Although he had decided to uncover the rapier user who had committed the crime, it wasn't that easy to do so.
"The labyrinth area on the first floor of Aincrad is 300 meters in diameter, and it's in the shape of a tower. Even if it's only one floor, it's also 300 meters in area. Plus, this is a labyrinth with complicated paths, and there are many shadows and corners, and the rapier user has a high proficiency in Concealment. It's undoubtedly very difficult to find the rapier user in such a place."
That was the problem Rozen explained to the girl.
Of course, the girl knew that it wasn't easy to find the rapier user.
"Maybe, the rapier user has already left the labyrinth area."
No matter who it was, they would think so before looking for the rapier user, right?
However, Rozen denied that.
"That rapier user has angered the public, and the Players here won't let him slip away so easily. Therefore, there must be a part of the Players that can leave the 17th floor of the labyrinth area to search carefully. The rapier user definitely can't leave so easily."
The evidence was that when Rozen left the 17th floor with the rapier user and went to the 19th floor, they also encountered the same Players.
However, Rozen relied on his familiarity with the labyrinth area and the map files of all the places except the 20th floor to successfully avoid the Players' search.
"And I don't think a Player who only wants to attack people from behind will carefully record the map files of the labyrinth area. The map files that are more detailed than the ones I have in my hand shouldn't be in circulation yet. Therefore, the rapier user can't circle around like us, he must still be wandering in the 17th floor."
That was Rozen's reasoning.
Then, the only problem left was that rapier user.
"How are we going to find the rapier user?"
In the cave on the 19th floor, the girl asked Rozen this question.
"If the rapier user has a high proficiency in Concealment, it won't be easy to find him, right?"
If that wasn't the case, the other Players would have already found him.
But Rozen answered without hesitation.
"Find a team of Players with the lowest defense and surround them. In that case, the rapier user will jump out on his own."
There are two reasons for this.
"One: Since they're capable of incurring such public wrath, they must've ambushed quite a few player parties. Since they're so determined to ambush players and can't leave this place, they'll definitely continue searching for prey. In for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound."
"Two: The enemy's weapon is a thin sword, which doesn't have high attack power, and it's an assassin who practiced Stealth. For the enemy, the best target is a player with low defense, so there's a chance to kill them in one hit."
Because of this, Rozan Can, who was dressed in cloth and didn't seem to have much defense, was targeted by the rapier user.
In summary, Rozan Can came to this conclusion.
"As long as we can find a group of players with low defense and surround them, we'll definitely be able to wait for the rapier user to jump out."
That was why Rozen and the girl left the 19th Floor and returned to the 17th Floor, where they successfully found a party of Players with low defense and watched them from the shadows.
Of course, there was a risk involved.
"If the target doesn't appear, and we're discovered by other players, then we'll be in big trouble."
Rozen said something that wasn't funny at all without any nervousness.
It was indeed not funny.
If they were discovered by other players, it would definitely be bad.
Think about it, a beta tester who was hated by many players and a Tachibana Rapier who was likely to be the culprit behind the attack on a player. What would the other party think?
They would definitely think that Rozen and the girl were plotting something against them.
At that time, a conflict would be a small matter, but a fight would be a big deal.
Even with Rozen and the girl's skills, even if they faced a whole team of top players at the same time, they could at least escape. But if that really happened, the culprit could just sit back and watch the tigers fight and reap the benefits.
"That's how it is, so please don't think that it doesn't matter, just do whatever you want."
"… I don't need you to remind me."
After the two finished their discussion, they relied on Rozen's map file and circled around for a while before returning to the seventeenth floor of the labyrinth area.
All they had to do now was wait.
"You can relax a little, it's okay."
Rozen whispered to the girl behind him without looking back.
"Who's nervous?"
The girl immediately returned the favor.
Also …
"Don't keep calling me you, I have a name."
The girl protested in a low voice.
"Really?" Rozen wasn't interested: "Then what's your name?"
The girl didn't answer right away, she seemed to be considering whether to tell him her name or not.
After a while, the other party sighed and answered.
"" Asuna "— — This is my character's name."
"Asuna".
That's "Yasna" right?
After learning the name of the girl who used the rapier, Rozen immediately said.
"Don't tell me that's how you spell your name in real life? Like Asuna or something? "
This sentence made the girl named Yasna tremble.
… What a simple and easy to understand reaction.
Rozen muttered in his heart.
At this moment …
"Woo!"
The Rainbow Butterfly that had been floating above their heads suddenly made a sound as if it had discovered something.
Rozen and Yasna immediately reacted and looked at the team of players in front of them.
In the next second, the two of them saw it.
Behind the team of players, in the shadow of a corner of a small path, a cloaked figure holding a thin sword, with an orange cursor above his head, attacked the team of players in front of him at an extremely fast speed.
On a closer look, the attention of the team of players had been drawn to the monster when it exploded into polygonal fragments because they had defeated it.
Taking advantage of this moment, the thin sword user rushed out from the shadow and attacked the back of one of the players.
However, that player was not only wearing leather armor with low defense, his hp bar was also reduced by a third because of the battle with the monster.
If the opponent used a sword skill to attack him now, his hp bar would definitely drop to the red area.
Even …
"…!"
Beside Rozen, Yasna, who was holding the thin sword, did not hesitate and suddenly rushed out.
With this charge, his figure was so fast that it seemed to be able to leave behind afterimages. Like a sharp arrow, he shot straight ahead.
Seeing this, Rozen was startled at first, then he smiled and also rushed out.
At this time, the two thin sword users met each other.
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, the two rapiers collided with each other.
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