24th Floor, Panareze.
At this time, in Red Wings' base, only Rozen was there.
"Yesterday, they were all so lazy, and today, they all ran away. What a shameless bunch."
Rozen muttered as he walked into the bar in the base. "Ding-a-ling!"
At the same time, there were two cute voices.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
Saichou and Hanachou flew from Rozen's shoulders, landed on the bar counter, and stretched their bodies. They didn't fight today, but they looked like they were going to rest.
"You guys are the same."
So Rozen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He then stepped forward, but he didn't sit at the bar counter. Instead, he sat at a table, and there was a seat on the opposite side, which was naturally reserved for the upcoming guests.
"They should be here soon, right?"
After all, this was not the real world, but a game world that could teleport between towns through the teleportation gate. As long as they weren't in the field or the labyrinth area, they should be here soon.
That was the truth.
"Ding-a-ling!"
As the melodious bell rang again, the door of the bar was pushed open.
A total of two people came in from outside the door.
One was Yasna.
This slender sword user was still the same as before. She was wearing a white knight uniform with red patterns and a miniskirt, with a thin sword at her waist. She looked majestic and valiant, and people couldn't help but be fascinated by her.
However, Yasna was standing on the side at this moment, letting the real protagonist walk in front.
No matter who saw that person, they would be attracted at first glance.
However, unlike Yasna, who was also beautiful enough to attract the attention of others, that person did not rely on her appearance, but the sense of presence.
A very unusual sense of presence.
Like an indispensable protagonist, a high and mighty person, that person naturally exuded a presence that was enough to attract others as he walked in from the outside.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
A magnetic voice came from that person's mouth.
Rozen stared at the person in front of him and looked at him.
That was a man.
He should be about 25 years old.
His face was rather thin, and he looked very resolute, but he exuded an unknown intelligence.
He was quite tall, at least a head taller than Rozen, but his body was as thin as his face.
This man was wearing a loose bright red robe, and his long platinum hair was tied up. A pair of brass-colored eyes met Rozen's gaze. It was as if something terrible was residing in his eyes, and it was very oppressive.
However, Rozen turned a blind eye to the presence and pressure of the man in front of him. Instead, he looked at the weapon that the man carried with him.
[Shield?]
Yes.
The enemy did not carry a rapier or a short sword with high attack speed, nor a battle axe or war hammer with astonishing attack power. In fact, it was not even a sword or spear type weapon that players loved the most. Instead, it was a shield.
A cross-shaped shield.
Of course, there were a lot of Players who carried shields. In fact, since SAO had turned into a death game, there were a lot of Players who wanted to increase their defense with a shield. However, Rozen had never seen a Player like the man in front of him, who didn't carry any weapon and only carried a shield.
However, when he took a closer look, Rozen also noticed something.
(A weapon attached to the inside of the shield?)
Although the weapon couldn't be seen from the front, there was a sword hilt sticking out from the top of the shield, which proved that there was a weapon attached to the inside of the shield, and it was a longsword or a short sword that could be wielded with one hand.
(Not only did he use the shield as a defense, but he also used it as a scabbard?)
Rozen's mind turned quickly, and then he said.
"It's not that long, sit down."
So Rozen acted as if he didn't care too much about the man.
Rozen's tone was very casual. If it was someone else with high self-esteem, they would probably frown in displeasure.
However, the leader of Knights of the Blood just nodded and sat across from Rozen.
For some reason, Rozen felt that the man's every move was filled with a certain temperament.
That kind of temperament was not noble, nor was it elegant. Instead, it was like a machine. Everything was reasonable, as if even the strength to use and which muscles to use to move had been carefully calculated.
Under such circumstances, Yasna, who accompanied Rozen, took the lead and spoke first.
"Let me introduce you."
Yasna said to Rozen.
"This is the leader of Knights of the Blood, Heathcliff."
After that, Yasna wanted to introduce Rozen to her leader, but Rozen raised his hand and interrupted her.
"There's no need to introduce this one."
The man named Heathcliff said in a magnetic voice. His eyes were fixed on Rozen, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
"The leader of the Clearers, the leader of the strongest guild, the highest-ranking commander known as the Magician, and the person in charge of the frontline who has maintained a perfect record. I'm no exception. There's no way I don't know you, Guild Leader Rozen."
These words should have been used to praise others, but when they came out of Heathcliff's mouth, for some reason, it felt like he was evaluating others.
Moreover, Heathcliff didn't just comment on Rozen, he also glanced at Saichou and Hanachou who were playing at the bar with a curious look in his eyes.
Obviously, Heathcliff was very interested in Rozen's Tamed Monsters.
In fact, Heathcliff even said so.
"Isn't that the Rainbow Butterfly that's rumored to be able to bestow all sorts of abnormal statuses on Floor Bosses, turning them into live targets and saving the lives of countless players?" Heathcliff said as if he was talking to himself: "I didn't expect it to be this powerful. Maybe even the game developer didn't expect this."
Heathcliff gave such an amazing evaluation.
"Leader?"
Yasna was surprised.
Rozen also didn't expect Heathcliff to give such an evaluation even though it was his first time seeing Rainbow Butterfly.
"Leader Heathcliff, you're exaggerating, right?" Rozen said with a smile: "How could the game developer not expect this? This is something he designed, you know? "
Since the game developer designed a Tamed Monster that could be this powerful, it was naturally impossible to say that it was beyond the expectations of the game developer, right?
After all, if the original intention of the game developer was to make the Tamed Monster stronger than the Floor Boss, then the game developer would set an upper limit on the Tamed Monster's strength. For example, the damage value of the Tamed Monster was 1-1000, and it was impossible to exceed the limit.
Therefore, since the Rainbow Butterfly was able to control the Floor Boss, it must have been designed in advance to have such a possibility.
However …
"That's only half true, Guild Leader Rozen."
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