Chapter 666 (1/2)

Chapter 666

Wu Yan, Silica, Sachi, and s.h.i.+on chatted away happily while Kirito fell into a conundrum .

“Hah?…”

Inside a player run shop, Agil, Kirito’s best friend almost couldn’t believe his ears .

“You want me to help you contact Asuna?…”

Agil looked at Kirito like he’s asking for something weird .

“I thought you had a hard time dealing with her?”

Although they are both frontline players, they are infamous for always bickering over strategies in regards to floor boss raids .

Asuna is known as the Demon of Floor Conquest . She also has another moniker, the Berserker . Asuna isn’t afraid of high-risks strategies . For instance, she would attract the agro and let other players attack the player while she fights against the boss on her own . She traded her HP for the boss’ Hp instead of slowly chipping the boss down with player rotations . HP can be regained in time but Kirito doesn’t agree with her less than graceful methods .

They would always fight over strategies and other minor details, they even started fights with each other over slight differences . Why would Kirito intentionally contact Asuna?

Is the Black Swordsman another victim of The Flash’s charms? Maybe he wanted to ask her out?

Agil looked at Kirito with a bewildered look . Kirito was slightly annoyed .

“What are you even thinking about?”

Kirito sighed and continued .

“I just wanted to ask her some stuff . ”

“Is that so?”

Agil continued to look at Kirito with a slightly suspicious att.i.tude . Then, he thought about how his best friend usually acted and he reckoned that his suspicions rest upon doubtful a.s.sumptions . Finally, he nodded .

“Fine, I can call her for you . ”

Agil added .

“Seriously, you two are in the frontline raid group, why can’t you two just add each other as friends?”

Kirito rubbed the back of his head and he replied with a slight headache .

“Yeah, we aren’t that familiar with each other . Sure, we teamed up once during the first-floor boss fight, but, she joined the Knights of Blood Oath after that and turned into the Demon of Floor Conquest . ”

Kirito raised his head and he mused with a slightly puzzled look on his face .

“But, it looks to me like Asuna isn’t herself during our recent operations . ”

Agil stopped maintaining his inventories and he locked his brows .

“Yes, Asuna suggested drastic measures like letting a tank get hit while the others focus-fire on the boss . But, you’re right, she changed tactics from extreme measures to slow-and-steady ones . It’s almost like…”

“She’s not that hurried about clearing floors!”

Kirito spoke out .

“Yes! That’s the feeling I’m getting!”

Agil hammered his palm and he rubbed his chin .

“Why the sudden change though?”

“Saa, who knows…”

Kirito leaned against the counter as he nonchalantly came up with a theory .

“Maybe she’s bothered by her t.i.tle of the Berserker . ”

Kirito feels like that’s not the real reason . There has to be another reason why Asuna changed .

Kirito recalled the incident where he joined forces with another player to incarcerate the members of the t.i.tan’s Hand .

“You want my help to find a suitable weapon for you?”

Kirito felt confused by Wu Yan’s request . He used his free favor from winning the bet between them to get Kirito to help him out . Kirito looked at the Heaven Gazer on his back .

“I thought you had no trouble upgrading your weapon as you grow? Why would you suddenly need another weapon? Don’t tell me you finally outgrown your weapon?”

“No, it’s not that…”

Wu Yan scratched his cheek as he helplessly replied .

“Heaven Gazer served me faithfully and I invested a lot of resources into it so it’s not a bottleneck weapon for me . But, I only have one Heaven Gazer . I need another weapon on par with this weapon or better . ”

“Another one?”

Kirito knitted his brows as he finally realized his motives .

“That’s right, I almost forgot you can use two weapons since you obtained the unique skill, Dual Blades . ”

“Yeah . ”

Wu Yan sighed .

“I have been troubled by this issue for quite some time now . I searched high and low but there are no weapons that fit my needs that’s why I turned to you . ”

“Ah, I see why you chose to wager with me . ”

Kirito’s lip twitched .

“So you planned for all of this from the start…”

“Well, you know more people than me . ”

Wu Yan patted Kirito on his shoulders .

“Besides you, I don’t know who I can count on…”

“I thought you’re very close with the Black Cats, why don’t you ask them?”