After the celebration, everybody logged off and return back to the real world. I also logged off, just to get away from them. That’s because I have other plans. An hour has passed in the real world and I re-logged in. This time there is no one around the guild anymore. The time is 1:45 AM. I’m sacrificing my beauty sleep for this. I better do what I have to do fast. I open my inventory and search for items that I could use in my newly acquired account. As a veteran player, it is not just stats and skills that made a character powerful. Equipements and the skills embedded in them also play a huge part. For example, my black piercing sword, this sword have black dragon skills embedded inside of it. By using a magical counter, I could use each of the black dragon skills such as a paralyzing roar. The awesome part of equipment skill was that most of them don’t actually use mana. There are a few pieces of equipment that use mana like Ren’s flaming sword. But those are very rare. Passive sk

The stadium was surrounded by players. Hundreds of players were about to register, but for the registration was complete. There are things that players must accomplish. Registration wasn’t just filling up the form. A mini-tournament was also held to further shave down the huge number of players participating in the Sword Arts tournament. There are so many of them. We all know that this extra will surely eat mud in a few minutes. That’s because I was here… Stepping out from the shade, a man with average looks, average height, pitch-black hair, and eyes. Little shade of eyes bag underneath the eyes. And the demeanor of a weakling. Yup, all of that only describe a certain character that everyone will recognize in any isekai anime or light novel… His name is Blackraven. I made my back hunch a bit to replicate how most of the NEET walk. I must remain unconfident and weak looking. Seeing myself in the mirror was superb. This is the perfect look. I’m so terrified of my acting skill. Movi

(New world Kaede perspective)I’m currently deep in the forest. A short sword in my hand and light armor equipped. Why I’m here? The answer is simple. It's for revenge. This time I’ll defeat the same bear monster that put me in a disabled state not a long time ago.I used roasted fish as bait.Meanwhile, I’m hiding inside a bush waiting for its arrival. I baited some other types of monsters like wolves and bugs. I don’t have any complaints about it, I still can get my experience killing these monsters.I checked my status and notice that I had already leveled up from level 5 to level 6. My MP increased to 120 same as my HP. Seems like leveling in this world are difficult. I already killed lots of monsters, fifty monsters to be exact before I level up to level 6. Killing a lower-level monster indeed gives little experience.To increase my level, I need to find a monster that has a higher level than me.“There it is!”The bear monster appeared. It took the bait as I anticipated. From th

“How did you know I wanted to save the kids?”I asked the girl pulling my hand.“You’re the only person there who offered something to that poor lady. And you’re eyes are telling me that you’re deeply worried.”She replied.That must be true…Truth, I’m thinking about why I’m hesitating to give the woman help.Having a second thought, about it. I think I have to save the children. I have to stay positive. I still have the teleportation card in my pocket. Just in case something bad happened.I’m going to be fine.“Before you drag me out… Would you mind telling me your name?”“I’m Noel.”“I’m Kaede.”“You have an unusual name.”“I can say that same to you…”While her hand continues dragging me away. I accidentally took a glance at the necklace on her neck. The necklace on her neck contains the adventurer ID as I have.Just like I am, this girl is in gold rank.She’s in gold rank in this world. She might be a good experience adventurer.Even though, I’m considered as Gold rank. All I bat

“Fuyuno, you got to be Fuyuno right?” “Who are you? Why do you know my name?” She replied while looking at me coldly. I would like to explain myself to her, but look directly into her eyes. She’s taking a glance at me like in the unknown. On second thought, we're both strangers to each other even in the real world. “Did I know you?” She asked. “What?” “The way you call my name. It feels like you know who I am in the past… I’m been traveling for three months in search of my memories. I’m hoping I will stumble upon someone who knows me in the past. That’s why I’m asking you if you know me?” Even she ask me that question. I feel sorry because I don’t have much to say. Because we’re strangers even in the real world. There is also a possibility that she is born in this world and has the same name and appearance as Fuyuno. That was too much for a coincidence. But she said she is in search of her memories. Does that mean she has amnesia? “...” She made a deep breath and turn her