I like traveling the most

The fifth floor of SAO, Karuruin.

"Xiao Lin! Look, look! There are silver coins here! Ah, there are copper coins here! It's amazing, they are everywhere!" Aqua put her buttocks down on the ground and quickly picked up the coins.

As the stupid goddess said, the coins are silver and copper, but they are not the kohl (money system) in the system, but coins with silver trees and a few lines on them, which look very old.

"Let me see..."

Xiaolin opened the information given by Xiaochun.

"It says that this floor is called a ruins, and these unearthed items are called relics. In addition to the roads and walls from long ago, there are small relics like this falling everywhere. Hmm, that's it."

In general games, the location of props will be displayed on the mini-map, or a flash will be set on the screen to warn players. But SAO just fell to the ground without any prompts. Even finding the mission items took a lot of effort. You can imagine how difficult it is to find such a small coin.

This is all related to reaching the fifth floor first.

"Huh? It also said that if you eat a dessert called Blue Meta, you will also get a BUFF called [Relic Discovery Reward]. The effect is that you can see the fallen objects in the streets or underground of Karuruin. Falling coins or gems emit a hazy light, which can be said to be quite useful."

"Gem?"xN

Well----

Now, not only the idiot goddess, but Darkness, Megumin, Alice and others were also interested. Sure enough, no matter which world, gems are irresistible to girls.

"It also says that gems and gold coins are quite rare, so even if you find BUFF, it is difficult to find them. There are also even rarer things such as rings and necklaces with magic effects."

"Ring? Necklace?" xN

It was bad. The more they talked about it, the more excited they became.

Xiao Lin stepped back: "Don't you want to be on this floor..."

"Any questions?"

"...No, it's up to you."

Faced with other people's questions, Xiao Lin remained silent. He has a deep understanding of women's pursuit of gems and jewelry, and he understood most of it from his mother.

He looked at Sato Kazuma again.

"That's strange. I thought you would scold them and stop them from wasting time here."

"Actually, I'm quite interested in this, Senior Kobayashi. Look, the information about this level - the relics are not written in the strategy book. Why? I guess the reason is not because I don't want to write it down, but because I'm afraid of the fifth level. Isn’t it causing a huge crowd of people?”

"……really."

Players are extremely obsessed with benefits. Their sense of smell is like that of sharks. Once they smell the smell of blood, they will rush in crazily.

"Besides, how can we let go of the good things? Let's pick them up before the city is overcrowded!"

"Ohhhh——" xN

Sato Kazuma shouted loudly, arousing the enthusiasm of Aqua and others.

If you think about it carefully, there seems to be no difference between players and adventurers. They are both popular because of their strength, they also adhere to the first-come-first-served rule, and they form teams when challenging difficult tasks. Especially in this death game where there is no way to resurrect, except for changing Apart from the names, they are exactly the same.

"Forget it, just be happy."

He was used to the team being like this.

By the way, their collective name is Karuruyin coins, which can be exchanged for Kol at the NPC exchange merchant on the street, which means that their value is the same as the normal value of the system. It is precisely because of this that Kureya and Lei Yin, who were originally uninterested, became interested.

These two guards spent a lot of money to give Alice better equipment. In addition, they also had to strengthen their own equipment, so their need for money was extremely high.

Following Xiaochun's navigation, several people walked back and forth in the alleys and walked for five minutes before arriving at a store.

——Blink and Brink

"Blink and Edge? What a weird name."

"Why is it called this?"

"Who knows. Anyway, you'll know once you get in."

Xiao Lin grabbed the iron door knocker and pulled hard. The next moment, cold wind blew from behind the door, causing everyone to subconsciously turn their heads away.

Soon, the wind stopped.

Only then did everyone look inside.

Behind the door is a square terrace with iron handrails on the front and right side, and the restaurant building adjacent to the left side. The masterful carving art and the large country-style windows exude a very good atmosphere, but the view is soon drawn back to the front terrace.

Alice sighed: "So beautiful..."

No one contradicted her.

From the ink-like blackness on the right hand side, through the changes of deep blue, blue, and lilac, to the dark red color of the sunset on the left hand side, the vast night sky fills the entire field of vision.

Looking up, you can see the starry sky that looks like it is about to rain down, while looking down, you can see the vast sea of ​​clouds that glow faintly after being illuminated by the starlight.

A stunning view that makes your scalp numb and your whole body trembling.

If you look carefully, you can see a group of large birds flying higher up. They slowly crossed the night sky from east to west, and finally disappeared among the stars.

"I see, that's what Blink and Brink means."

Megumin suddenly realized something.

At this time, Yunyun saw tall walls slowly winding on the left and right sides of the terrace, and a huge pillar stood deep inside, connecting to the bottom of the next floor a hundred meters above. In other words, they were standing on the edge of Aincrad, just as the name of the store suggests.

Kobayashi pressed Darkness's shoulders.

"I'm telling you, don't do anything stupid."

"What...! Who do you think I am!"

"Perverted female knight, what's wrong?"

"Hmm!"

Darkness blushed, looking excited by being insulted, and was no different from the pervert that Kobayashi said.

"In short, don't jump down."

This is the observation deck at the edge of Aincrad, even more prominent than the town of origin. Jumping down will definitely lead to death. If Darkness is not warned, she might really jump down.

"Well, aren't we here for dessert? Don't waste time."

"Oh, yes."

After Sato Kazuma said this, everyone remembered. They came here to find the visual buff of the relic, so they ran towards the terrace in a hurry.

It was the best place to eat. Not only could you see the outside of Aincrad, but you could also see the beautiful scenery in the restaurant. Of course, others would not miss it.

But I didn't expect to meet acquaintances as soon as I arrived here. They were the black-clad swordsman and the brown-haired beautiful girl.

"Asuna? And Kirito?"

After seeing the two, Aqua said stupidly:

"Are you on a date?"

"Date, date, date? It's not like that, this is not a date!"

Kirito didn't react. Asuna slapped the cast iron table hard like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

Kobayashi saw the girl's red ears.

Yo, you're shy!

... Although he wanted to say that, saying it would only make the atmosphere awkward, so he just shut up.

Kirito was also silent.

Even though his reputation didn't fall to the bottom because of Sato Kazuma's help, closed beta players were still not welcome in the game. He was originally a taciturn person with social phobia, which made him even more taciturn now.

I don't understand why he is socially phobic.

They always team up when fighting bosses, and they cooperate well, but he is still so shy.

Unlike the stupid goddess who doesn't understand the atmosphere, Darkness, who is as mature as her body, said considerately: "Sorry, we still disturb you, we will leave now-"

"It's a rare opportunity, let's go together!"

Asuna said decisively, and her tough attitude does not allow others to refuse.

Is she such a personality?

The others looked at each other. On the contrary, the stupid goddess who didn't understand the atmosphere sat down and greeted carelessly. Seeing this, Sato Kazuma and others couldn't leave anymore, and the twelve people including Kirito and Asuna sat down at three tables.

Kobayashi and Aqua sat at the same table with them.

"Excuse me, I want to order!"

The stupid goddess shouted, but unfortunately no waiter came. Asuna patted the table and explained, "In this store, patting the table is considered as calling the waiter."

"Is that so? You really know it."

Aqua nodded, and then said to the waiter who came over, "Please give me the roasted Poro Poro bird and bubble wine!"

"Wait a minute, why did you order the drunkard set meal right away? Have you forgotten why we came here?" Kobayashi held her menu.

The stupid goddess patted her head.

"Ah, I forgot."

"You... Sorry, please change the order to Blue Meta and coffee. In addition, one for each person, thank you."

Kobayashi took the initiative to correct the order.

The waitress repeated it and took the menu, then left.

"Blue Meta? Miss Aqua, do you also want to increase the BUFF?"

Asuna respected Aqua very much, because she saved her from the abyss of pain, so her attitude towards the stupid goddess was obviously different from that of others, but the stupid goddess didn't know this at all.

"Yes, we heard that people can see gold coins and gems, so we came here."

"You too? That's really lucky, because this store only provides 30 servings a day."

"What, is that so?"

Seeing Kobayashi nod in agreement, Aqua immediately shouted: "Excuse me, please let me pack a few servings of Blue Meta!"

As expected of the stupid goddess, after confirming that it was a limited item, she decisively chose to pack up all the remaining ones.

Unfortunately, her idea failed, because Blue Meta can only be eaten in the store, and the effect lasts only one hour, and even if you eat more, it will not increase the duration, but it can refresh the time.

Then the waitress came with twelve desserts and coffee, and handed one to everyone present.

Asuna was a little surprised.

"This is..."

"Maybe they thought we were together, after all, we were sitting at the same table. There is no way to pack it, so don't be polite, just treat it as my treat." Kobayashi said.

Aqua also said, "That's right, eat it!"

"Then... thank you."

"... Thank you."

Asuna and Kirito accepted the kindness.

Aqua looked at the two of them and suddenly asked, "You are dating."

"Puff, cough, cough!"

Asuna spurted out. Fortunately, she turned her head in advance and did not affect other people.

Snap——

She slapped the table hard: "No! We are not dating! We are just here for the relics like Miss Aqua and you!"

Then Asuna glared at Kirito, as if complaining about her silent partner.

"Oh..."

With her mouth full of food, the stupid goddess, like a hamster, revealed stupidity in her clear eyes.

No, no, why are you so excited?

Looking at Asuna with rosy cheeks and Kirito with his head buried in coffee, Kobayashi sighed at the immaturity of the two.

Soon, a piece of dessert was eaten.

The greedy Aqua wanted to taste the food of this store again, but the BUFF of the limited dessert only lasted for one hour, and she was dragged away by Asuna before she could order.

Sato Kazuma and others also followed. After all, they were all interested in the relics of the fifth floor. I hope they can pick up high-quality relics.

Then, only Kobayashi and Kirito were left in the store. Two men sitting together, with desserts in front of them, looked awkward no matter how you looked at them.

The atmosphere was a little stiff.

Kirito pursed his lips, and after a long time of hesitation, he said, "Hello, long time no see, Mr. Kobayashi."

"Long time no see... Although I want to say that, we defeated the boss of the fourth floor together two days ago, and we were even in the same team." Kobayashi made a teasing expression.

Kirito's whole body stiffened immediately.

You don't need to guess that he must feel very embarrassed now, and if there is a crack in the ground, he would like to crawl into it.

"Hahaha——"

Kobayashi smiled: "Don't be so nervous, Kirito. It's completely different from you in battle. Why are you so shy? We have cooperated so many times, and we should be very familiar with each other. As far as I know, you have a good relationship with Agil."

"Yes, yes..."

Kirito was still a little embarrassed.

He did have a good relationship with Agil, and the two did not meet many times.

But for Kirito, they are different.

Agil is just an ordinary player who is familiar with him, but Kobayashi has opened up a new way of playing in the game, which is a new routine that no one has developed even during the closed beta period. Especially since Kirito is a high-level player, he naturally understands how exaggerated this skill that is out of the system is. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is dancing on the edge of a knife, so he can't help but admire him.

In other words, he became a fan of Kobayashi, and he would naturally be very reserved when seeing his idol.

To be honest, Kirito once suspected whether Kobayashi was Kayaba Akihiko's man, or simply the incarnation of Kayaba Akihiko himself, but as they spent more and more time together and with the information from Argo and other parties, Kobayashi is an ordinary but not so ordinary player.

"So... Kirito, has anything strange happened recently?"

"No, nothing."

Kirito shook his head.

This is basically the standard greeting of the strategy group.

The strategy group is not always together. They are only invited and appear when they are conquering the BOSS. In order to keep an eye on the abnormalities of the game, they will also exchange some information.

By the way, the two of them have no friends.

Kobayashi thought Kirito was a lone wolf player who didn't like to add other people as friends, just like a certain big devil said that he didn't give fans contact information. And Kirito was shy about the relationship between idols and fans and didn't dare to ask for contact information.

There were some subtle misunderstandings between them.

Kirito suddenly paused, thought for a while and said, "No... If you want to talk about strange things, there is one."

"What?"

"A way to kill people legitimately without getting a red name."

"What method, please tell me in detail."

Kobayashi narrowed his eyes and became serious.