Chapter 617 (1/2)
Chapter 617
The next day, Tolbana, the town center…
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A strategic meeting was held here to discuss the strategies and preparation for taking on the 1st Floor’s floor boss .
Early in the morning, a bunch of figures already gathered after hearing about this meeting . These players are either strong, or very confident, or they had aces up their sleeves .
Unintentional or not, there are no guilds here, only organized parties . Heck, some more established parties aren’t even here .
Maybe, for them, this kind of meeting is a joke . Even large guilds and very organized parties weren’t able to enter the Boss room, what of these rag-tag bunch of misfits?
If only they know that the ones who defeated the 1st Floor boss in the original work were actually this disorganized raid group of parties…
A lot of people showed up for this meeting that was held at a fountain with a semi-circle platform . Players that had a bit of fame sat around the stairs as they looked at the platform . Some of them are busy talking to each other while waiting for the host to arrive .
When Wu Yan arrived, there were already well over thirty players here .
Everybody also noticed him the moment he came here, it’s hard not to notice someone with obviously very advanced equipment .
“That black coat, that black longsword…”
The players immediately gasped in shock .
“Wait, isn’t he the beta tester that caused an uproar near the start of this game?”
“Beta tester…”
They started gossiping while glancing in his direction . They are mostly treating him with negativity .
Some distance away from him, a rather handsome black-haired youth who looked like he can become a professional sponger reacted to the words “Beta tester” and he quickly looked in Wu Yan’s direction . Just like this player, there was another player with a rapier as a weapon…
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“He’s a beta tester, huh…”
The handsome youth mumbled . He didn’t treat Wu Yan with negativity like the other normal players . In fact, he looked like he could sympathize with him .
As for the hooded player, n.o.body could tell but the player is definitely examining Wu Yan .
After being leered by most of the players here, he started getting a bit annoyed even though he knew it would turn out like this . Maybe, he’s a bit too flashy for his own good .
Wu Yan crossed his arms as he found a place to stand . He didn’t want to see down but he did take a look around the place . It didn’t take him long to find the handsome youth who was looking at him and the hooded player not far away from him .
When Wu Yan noticed him, the sponger-looking handsome youth nodded . He’s obviously friendly but Wu Yan can’t help but be a bit surprised .
He looked like he can easily cross-dress better than women . This handsome youth was none other than the original main character of this universe, Kirigaya Kazuto, inside SAO, he is known as Kirito .
Wu Yan recalled how the original male protagonist and female protagonist took part in a meeting about raiding the 1st Floor Boss .
Oh, so that meeting was this one, then?
“If that’s the case, that hooded player must be…”
He noticed her brownish-orange chestnut hair peeking out of her hood .
That’s the original female main character of SAO, Yuuki Asuna, she used Asuna in-game as well .
He looked at Asuna and Kirito who sat not far away from each other and he lowered his head to hide an amused grin .
“This Boss fight won’t be at this rate…”
A blue-haired swordsman character walked up the stage and he started speaking after everyone piped down .
“I would like to thank everyone for coming here, I am Diavel!”
The player known as Diavel gave everyone a courteous smile .
“I identify my own job as a knight!”
Everyone started laughing out loud when they heard Diavel . Wu Yan also shook his head as he couldn’t believe someone can still crack a joke in this grim place .
SAO didn’t have a job system so most people are cla.s.sified according to the type of weapon they used . If you used swords then you’re a swordsman . Of course, n.o.body stopped you from calling yourself a knight . There wasn’t anything to stop someone from picking up a spear and calling themselves a spears-man . It’s just a matter of weapon proficiency and adeptness with the weapons .