Chapter 66

Seeing Shengzai, who still didn't quite understand the situation, Sachi originally wanted to remind him out of frustration, but was soon stopped by Asuna beside her.

"Sachi, thank you so much for helping me; I am already very satisfied with this result."

"Shengzai's personality is just like this; after all, no matter what happens, things have to be done step by step, don't they?"

Watching the smile on Asuna's face, which seemed to imply something, Sachi's face immediately turned red.

But soon she also realized that in terms of feelings, they as outsiders could at most act as wingmen, and there wasn't much more they could help with.

"Asuna-san is truly a perfect person, both beautiful and understanding; she is simply a shining existence."

Girls' friendships often come quite suddenly and inexplicably, but in any case, after this incident, Asuna and Sachi became quite good friends.

And until Kirito and the members of the "Moonlit Black Cats" left, Shengzai, looking at Asuna beside him, was still in a state of disbelief.

He couldn't understand at all why the first meeting between the main wife and the first love was so harmonious.

The meeting between Asuna and Sachi not only didn't result in a bloody shura field, but the two even became good friends; in Shengzai's view, this was simply absurd, opening the door to absurdity—absurd to the extreme!

"That... Asuna, what do you think of Sachi? Since she is with Kirito, didn't you feel unhappy or anything?"

Because what just happened was truly beyond Shengzai's expectations, looking at Asuna, who was still fiddling with the "Meteor" beside him, Shengzai asked cautiously.

"Sachi is a very nice girl, and I also think she and Kirito-kun are a very good match."

"By the way, Shengzai, you're free now, right? Having just received a new weapon, my hands are a bit itchy; let's PVP."

"Of course, considering you are the national kendo tournament champion, it should be no problem for you to go easy on me, right?"

"That, I actually..."

"Alright, since you have no objections, then it's happily decided."

"In this PVP, you are not allowed to use weapons, and there is no time limit for the duel."

Shengzai's words, which were only half-finished, were directly interrupted by Asuna, who then smilingly sent a completely unfair PVP request to Shengzai.

"What the hell, not allowed to use weapons? Then what's the difference between me and a lamb waiting to be slaughtered?"

"You are definitely angry, right! Sure enough, although you said you didn't care on the surface, seeing Kirito and Sachi together, you are still angry."

Asuna, who had been in a pretty good mood because she received the "Meteor," was almost blown away by anger after hearing Shengzai's words.

Then, regardless of whether Shengzai was willing or not, she directly grabbed Shengzai's hand and clicked the "Agree to Duel" option on the system interface in front of him.

After being forced to accept this completely unfair PVP duel, Asuna originally thought she could properly vent her anger on this hateful guy in front of her, but Shengzai backhanded and summoned a giant flame tiger and a huge bird.

If it were before, without using weapons, Shengzai would not have been able to defeat the current Asuna.

However, after the last power sharing, Shengzai was no longer what he used to be; now he could not only summon shikigami to fight, but even without using kendo, his martial arts were equally awesome!

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Aincrad 55th Floor, Granzam.

The main town here, because it was built with steel that shimmered with black light, was also known as the City of Iron.

Today, the strongest guild in SAO, the Knights of the Blood Oath, was also located here.

After finishing today's team training, Asuna, as the vice-commander of the Knights of the Blood Oath, was also prepared to go home early today.

"Asuna, thank you for your hard work today; also, regarding Shengzai, have you already spoken to him?"

Asuna had just prepared to leave the guild headquarters when she was quickly called out by a middle-aged man in red knight armor with gray hair behind her.

And the person who called Asuna was none other than the commander of the Knights of the Blood Oath, known as the strongest player today, Heathcliff.

Heathcliff's strength was such that it was said he once held the front line alone for ten minutes during the 50th-floor boss fight when it was about to collapse.

And it was said that from the beginning of the game until now, his HP had never dropped to the yellow zone, meaning it had never been below 50 percent.

"That..., I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet, but based on my understanding of his personality, he probably won't agree."

"But I will find a way to persuade him again..."

After saying goodbye to Heathcliff, Asuna let out a big sigh again, and then came alone to the 50th floor of Aincrad, Algade.

Algade on the 50th floor of Aincrad was the most prosperous street among the towns currently cleared in Aincrad, besides the "Town of Beginnings" on the first floor.

Although the streets here could only be described as "messy," there were various shops or street stalls around the streets.

Compared to the "Town of Beginnings" on the first floor, the player level of the audience here was also higher.

After arriving on the 50th floor, Asuna first bought some edible monster ingredients from a few players setting up stalls, and then came to the grocery store of her old friend, Agil.

"Agil, do you have any good ingredients today?"

Looking at Asuna, who appeared in front of him like a housewife with a vegetable basket on her wrist, Agil didn't feel the slightest surprise.

Because since half a year ago, the famous "Flash" in the clearing group had been a regular customer here.

Because they were all players in the clearing group, and Agil was one of the few friends of Shengzai and Kirito, Asuna was clearly extremely familiar with him.

"It's Asuna, you came at a really good time today; a player was short on money, so he was selling 'Golden Carp' here in Algade, and I happened to get it."

When hearing the name "Golden Carp," Asuna's eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise: "'Golden Carp'? That S-class ingredient known as one of the three great delicacies along with 'Ragout Rabbit' and 'Hexagonal Honey'!"

As a foodie, in order to satisfy her appetite, Asuna had maxed out all her cooking skills, and she had long since memorized all kinds of ingredients in SAO.

However, for a dream ingredient like "Golden Carp," she had only heard of it but never seen it.

"Agil, please, sell that 'Golden Carp' to me!"

Dream-level ingredients were rare and hard to find, so as a foodie, Asuna naturally prepared to take it without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)