Chapter 318 (1/2)

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24th floor, Panareze.

Rozen pushed open the door, and as the bell rang, he walked into the bar.

“Those guys are so lazy up until yesterday, yet no one is here now, how cold.”

Upon entering Red Wings’ base, he found that no one else was there.

Saichou and Hanachou instantly flew from Rozen’s shoulders and made themselves comfortable upon entering the bar.

“Goo!”

“Woo!”

“You guys are no different.”

Rozen sighed and then sat at one of the tables in the bar instead of at the counter.

“They should be here anytime now.”

This wasn’t the real world, after all. Moving between Floors and towns was almost instant in this world unless Players were in the Labyrinth.

And speak of the devil.

“Tringring!”

The bell rang as the bar’s door was pushed open.

There were two people coming in.

One was Asuna.

Although still looking as majestic and stunning as before, this time, Asuna walked slightly behind another person, as if letting that person took the spotlight.

Anyone would be drawn or interested in that person once they saw him.

However, unlike Asuna, it wasn’t his appearance that bewitched people, but rather his charisma. He had this presence about him that seemed to declare that he was the one who stood above all.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Upon hearing the charismatic voice, Rozen observed him in the least obvious way possible.

The one who was standing beside Asuna was a man. He should be around 25 years old, based on his appearance. He had this resolute look on his face and seemed to exude unknown intellectual nature. He was quite tall, at least taller than Rozen, and muscular.

The man was wearing red armor. He had steel-gray hair and brass-colored eyes gazing at Rozen’s eyes intimidatingly as if there was something menacing inside him that he was trying to hide.

However, Rozen didn’t care about the intimidating look the man gave. The thing that caught his eye was, in fact, the man’s weapon.

(A shield?)

Yes.

The was carrying neither a rapier nor dagger, which excelled in attack speed, not axe or hammer which boasted its high attack power, or even a spear that was popular among Players, but a shield, a cross shield.

Of course, seeing Players with was nothing strange for Rozen. In fact, more and more Players had a shield to boost their defense now that SAO has become a death game, but he never saw a Player who just equipped a shield without another weapon like the man in front of him.

However, upon closer inspection, Rozen noticed something.

(Is there a weapon behind the shield?)