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A tense atmosphere permeated the entire Floor Clearers meeting.
Seeing that Rozen and his Red Wings members were late for more than half an hour, some of the Players in the meeting room naturally had an ugly expression on their faces, which made the atmosphere even more tense.
Under such circumstances, only some of the Players in the meeting were friendly toward Rozen.
"You're late again, Rozen."
The person who said this was a huge man with healthy black skin. He carried a heavy two-handed battle axe on his back and was followed by a group of well-built players.
It was Aikir.
"Oh?" Only now did Rozen notice this old acquaintance, and he was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that even you would come."
Ever since they cleared the 1st Floor, Aikir never stepped down from the ranks of the Top Players. He participated in every Floor Boss Raid together with Rozen and the others.
However, Aikir and the others didn't join any guild, nor did they choose to create a guild. Instead, they participated in the Floor Clearers as a party.
The reason, in Rozen's own words, was this.
"Compared to Clearers, I prefer to do business."
That's right.
Aikir was not only a Clearers' Top Player, but also a businessman who sold items. At the same time, he also bought items from other Players, acting as a middleman. Unfortunately, he was a little shady. Every time, he would use his face and body that could scare children to buy items at a low price and sell them at a high price. Although he was famous in the industry, he was notorious.
Due to his business, although Aikir often participated in the Floor Boss Raid, he rarely participated in the Field Boss Raid.
This time, Rozen was a little surprised that the other party attended the meeting, but at the same time, he was also a little surprised.
After all …
"That happened on the 25th Floor, and I don't know what will happen on this Floor. Coupled with Aincrad Liberation Squad's withdrawal, the Clearers' combat power has been greatly reduced. I'm also worried."
Aikir said these words in a heavy voice, and his teammates nodded in agreement.
Although Rozen had asked Argo to inform the Clearers that this Floor wouldn't be too difficult, it was normal for Aikir to be worried after the bitter battle on the 25th Floor.
Apart from Aikir, there was another person who spoke to Rozen.
"We're already so nervous, yet you're still so leisurely late."
This was a very frivolous voice, one that could even be said to be very indecent.
The owner of the voice was a man dressed in warrior armor with a scarf tied around his head. He had bright red hair and looked like a downtrodden swordsman. However, his expression was unexpectedly refreshing and generous.
Seeing this man, Rozen didn't react, but Kirito, who was beside him, already avoided eye contact with him.
The man naturally noticed Kirito and immediately raised his hand to greet Kirito.
"Yo, Kirito, it seems like you've been tossed around a lot by your guild leader."
Kirito smiled slightly when he heard that, but he still responded in a somewhat complicated tone.
"You're still the same, Klein."
Klein.
That was the name of this downtrodden samurai-like player.
Although he looked like this, he was actually quite capable.
He was a member of the Clearers, and he was also the guild leader of Fuurinkazan.
Unlike the other guilds in the Clearers, which were established first, then recruited members, and gradually grew stronger, all of Furinkazane's members, led by Klein, were his friends.
They weren't friends in the game, but friends in real life.
It was said that Klein once met a beta tester before SAO became a death game, and he learned how to use Sword Skill under that beta tester's guidance.
Later, after SAO became a death game, that beta tester once invited Klein to leave the Town of Beginnings together with him to get rid of all the other Players and take advantage of the resources. However, Klein didn't agree. Instead, for the sake of his friends, he was willing to stay in the town to meet up with his friends, and then leave the town together.
Later, Klein and his friends founded the guild Fuurinkazan, and through his own efforts, he and his friends and guild members, eventually became a top Player and joined the Clearers.
In other words, Klein relied on his own strength to protect all his companions and guide them until they were strong enough to become a member of the Clearers.
That was just one of the manifestations of his ability.
In addition to being a guild leader, Klein himself was also a very powerful and special Player.
"Tachi User."
That was Klein's current Class.
Yes.
Tachi.
On the 1st Floor, when the Floor Boss Irfang's hp bar entered the last red zone, the weapon he used was a Tachi.
During the closed beta period, the Humanoid Samurai that prevented the Players from reaching the top of the 10th Floor also used a Tachi as a monster-specific weapon.
After nearly half a year, after reaching the 10th Floor, Tachi was no longer a monster-specific weapon, but a Special Skill that Players also had the opportunity to obtain.
The so-called Special Skill referred to a hidden Skill that would only appear when certain conditions or options were met.
This kind of hidden Skill was very rare, and unlike other Weapon Skills, it couldn't be obtained unless certain conditions were met.
On the other hand, after breaking through the first floor, Rozen learned a special skill from a hidden NPC on the second floor — Body Technique.
Body Technique was a kind of Skill that could be used to fight empty-handed without a weapon. Similar to other Weapon Skills, Body Technique had its own Sword Skill, which was very popular among high-level Players.
Similar to Body Technique, the Tachi used by the samurai monsters on the 10th Floor and the Cynocephali Lord was also a special Skill. It was known that there was a high chance that it would appear on Players who constantly practiced Crooked Sword.
Klein learned this special Skill, and he was a very famous Tachi user in the Clearers. In terms of strength, he was estimated to be among the top five in the entire Clearers.
By the way, the beta tester that Klein met in the Town of Beginnings was Kirito.
Kirito also said that to Holuka and Rozen before they parted ways.
"I've already abandoned my friend, and there's no way I'll turn back."
That person was none other than Klein.
In other words, when Klein wanted to help his friend, Kirito didn't stay. Instead, he abandoned Klein and left the Town of Beginnings alone in order to survive.
Because of this, ever since he saw Klein joined the Clearers with his friend, Kirito was both shocked and guilty, and he had been avoiding Klein.
Rozen could see that Klein didn't care about that, but Kirito didn't seem to have gotten over it.
(I'll leave it to him.)
Rozen thought so.
In general, Klein and Aikir were allies in the Clearers, and they wouldn't be enemies with Rozen.
But it was different for others.
"As expected of the leader of the strongest guild. Are you trying to show off by making everyone wait for you?"
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