Aincrad, 13th Floor, Knights of the Blood's temporary encampment.
Keita, who was wearing luxurious equipment, stood in a spacious meeting room, his tall figure reflected on the smooth marble floor.
Opposite Keita, there was a man with long blond hair wearing a red knight's armor, looking at the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window with his back facing Keita.
Beside the man, there was a beautiful brown-haired girl wearing a red and white knight's armor with a thin sword at her waist.
They were the leader and vice-leader of Knights of the Blood!
Heathcliff, Asuna!
However, Heathcliff hasn't revealed his powerful unique skill Holy Sword yet, so he hasn't received the title of "Holy Sword" yet. Although Asuna has received the title of "Flash", she was still more famous for her beauty than her strength.
In other words, Asuna's strength was only known to the Clearers, the rest of the Players didn't know about it.
"Oh? Speaking of which, Leader Keita seems to have a good relationship with the mysterious Miss Yakumo, right? "
Heathcliff said while looking at Knights of the Blood's encampment outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
Hearing the name "Eight-cloud Ink", Asuna's beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light.
Although she only teamed up with Eight-cloud Ink during the First Floor's BOSS raid, and they didn't contact each other after that, Asuna has been paying attention to Eight-cloud Ink's news.
Asuna was very curious about the person who was able to fight against the entire Clearers by himself.
Asuna, who teamed up with Eight-cloud Ink before, knew very well that Eight-cloud Ink didn't rely on "Winged Dragon Princess" Silica's powerful support ability to solo the BOSS like the rumors said.
Later, when news spread that Silica had joined Moonlit Black Cats, Eight-cloud Ink was able to solo the labyrinth area and solo the BOSS, Asuna's speculation was proven to be correct.
What kind of person could have such a powerful strength?
As a member of the Clearers and the vice-leader of Knights of the Blood Oath, she knew how powerful the Boss was.
Although she always acted strong and fearless in front of outsiders, she knew that every time she faced a Guardian Boss, the fear in her heart would always linger.
She really wanted to get close to Eight-cloud Ink, understand Eight-cloud Ink, and know everything about him.
Unfortunately, she hadn't seen Eight-cloud Ink since they parted on the first floor.
Facing Heathcliff's question, Keita calmly replied: "Yes, I do have a personal relationship with Yakumo. If it weren't for that, our Moonlit Black Cats wouldn't have survived to this day."
"Hmm, I know a little about this." Heathcliff turned around and smiled at Souta. "Thank you, Souta. With Lady Yakumo's help, we'll have a much easier time dealing with the final boss. As for the Boss reward, how about we follow the Clearers' rules? "
Keita nodded and left the Knights of the Blood's encampment.
Hearing this, Asuna's eyes were filled with anticipation.
'Finally … I can see you again …'
⑧
A few days later.
On this day, the teleportation platform in the central square of Aincrad's 25th Floor lit up from time to time, and Elite Players with powerful equipment walked out one after another.
Some of them were solo players, but most of them were members of the Clearers who were wearing the same uniform.
When Asuna led the members of Knights of the Blood out of the teleportation platform, all the Players in the square looked at her.
Valiant, valiant, and beautiful. In this game that reflected the players' true appearance, Asuna was the number one female player with her looks alone!
Those Players who looked at Asuna, whether it was the members of Knights of the Blood, other Guilds, or solo Players, more or less, had admiration in their eyes.
There were only a handful of people who could look at Asuna with a calm expression.
Among them, there was a handsome young man wearing black clothes and carrying a black greatsword on his back.
It was Kirito.
Seeing Asuna, Kirito couldn't help but frown. In many strategy meetings, Kirito and Asuna often quarreled.
It was because Asuna's strategy was too extreme. She would do anything in order to clear the dungeon. She would even lure the boss to attack the NPCs in order to find a chance to kill the boss.
Although Kirito knew that the NPCs were just a bunch of data, he still didn't agree with her.
When Asuna arrived at the central square, she looked around but didn't see the legendary white figure.
She frowned and found Keita, then walked up to him and asked: "Is that person … still not here yet?"
Keita looked at Asuna and was stunned for a moment. Then he realized who Asuna was talking about and said: "I've already sent Yakumo an email, he'll be here soon."
Asuna nodded and walked to the side, waiting quietly.
Time slowly passed by.
Just when everyone was getting impatient, the teleportation platform emitted a dazzling blue light.
After the light disappeared, a white figure appeared on the platform.
"Here she comes!"
"Is that 'White Fox gongzi'?"
"So … so beautiful! 'White Fox gongzi' is a woman? "
"Yes, it's beautiful, but according to the information, it should be a man …"
"Is the thing on his neck the legendary Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?"
"Tsk tsk … You really kept us waiting …"
Dressed in a white celestial fox robe with golden edges, Yakumo walked up to Keita and the others and said with a smile, "Sorry for being late."
"Haha! It's fine! The leader of this team is Miss Asuna, the vice commander of the Knights of the Blood. If you want to apologize, you should apologize to her! "Keita scratched the back of his head and laughed.
Eight-cloud Ink nodded and walked up to Asuna, who was looking at him curiously.
After a few months of not seeing each other, Asuna had taken off the gray cloak that covered her entire body, revealing her beauty to everyone.
"Long time no see, Asuna. I didn't expect you to be so beautiful without your cloak."
Hearing Eight-cloud Ink's words, Asuna was a little shy, but she shook her head expressionlessly and said: "Long time no see. I knew you were strong, but I didn't expect you to be this strong."
Eight-cloud Ink ignored Asuna's question and said: "Can we start the raid?"
"Yes!"
Asuna clapped her hands and said loudly to the crowd, "Alright, everyone! Since Yakumo is here, let's start the raid! "
"Oh!!"
Everyone waved their hands in response.
Yakumo?
Eight-cloud Ink chuckled when he heard Asuna call him that.
Since when did he become so familiar with this girl?
But of course, Eight-cloud Ink was happy to have such a beautiful girl acting so familiar with him.
When Asuna led the team to the labyrinth area, Eight-cloud Ink met up with Keita and the others.
Kirito was also with them.
At this time, Eight-cloud Ink learned that Keita and the others had become friends with Kirito. They even logged into each other's friend list.
In the original work, although Kirito became friends with Keita's Moonlit Black Cats and even joined them, Kirito hid the fact that he was a beta tester and his real level. This led to the tragic death of all the members of Moonlit Black Cats except for Keita who went to buy a guild house.
After learning about this, Keita chose to commit suicide by jumping off the border of Aincrad.
In the Manga, this incident was a fatal blow to Kirito. Kirito spent a lot of time leveling up on his own until Asuna came into his life. That was when things finally got better.
But now, with Eight-cloud Ink's help, Kirito, Keita, and the others avoided the tragedy in the original work. Kirito was undoubtedly happy.
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