Chapter 1925: Klein: You... Could you be Kirito's father?

Naiyazi: "Su Xiao Xiao.

Guild Leader! I've been waiting to play games with you until the flowers have wilted! When exactly are you, my lord, going to form a party and run a round of Sword Art Online?"

Su Xiao Xiao: "... Then I'll head into Sword Art Online right now!"

Su Xiao Xiao: "Lei Mu.

Lei Mu.

Want to come along? This is a rare virtual game!"

Lei Mu: "Since it is Master's invitation."

Lei Mu: "Then we shall not decline out of politeness."

Fallen Angel Twelve-Wing Black Cat: "Demon Lord! Demon Lord! Count me in!"

Gabriel: "Currently grinding through Sword Art Online! Come over, let's party up! My healer play is wickedly smooth."

Su Xiao Xiao: "... Sorry..! We're not close! Farewell."

Gabriel: ""

Ainz Ooal Gown: "Looks like the Guild Leader is going to carry through the principle of not partying with Gabriel to the end!"

Umaru: "Actually, I can understand the Guild Leader's feelings...... Can you imagine! Your healer, when fighting a monster right at the end! Heals the monster to full HP — that kind of despair?"

"Thought about it a little...... Who could possibly withstand that?"

Gabriel: "Th-that was just an accident.

Can an accident be brought up in public?"

Umaru: "I'm willing to believe it was an accident too! But, one thing at a time...... Please find someone else!"

Umaru states that she agrees with everything he said.

But as for continuing to party with him, forget it! Watching the guild chat, a strange smile surfaced on Su Han's face, and in the blink of an eye, he entered Sword Art Online.

After waiting a moment at the Starting City, he soon saw Lei Mu and Lei Mu, who had finished creating their characters.

Su Xiao Xiao: "I'll stroll around Sword Art Online with Lei Mu and Lei Mu first! Play for a bit....

Then I'll go fight with you guys later!"

Naiyazi: "... Still have to keep waiting! Tweep! Well then...... I'll wait for you a bit longer... oh."

Fallen Angel Twelve-Wing Black Cat: "No problem...... Speaking of which, Demon Lord, this round of the game we're running! Should be on the 5th floor."

Fallen Angel Twelve-Wing Black Cat: "... Tsk tsk, these native Sword Art Online players are clearing it pretty fast!"

Su Xiao Xiao: "Don't underestimate the power of hardcore grinders!"

Umaru: ".

Lei Mu and Lei Mu shouldn't be participating in this battle, right?"

Su Xiao Xiao: "Mhm...... They're just here to play! After all, their levels are what they are."

Lei Mu and Lei Mu are just newbies, level 1 — going to fight on the 5th floor with that level, even looking for death isn't done this way.

Ainz Ooal Gown: "... Guild Leader, that's just—

I happen to still have two daily quests I can do! No rush."

Momonga says there's no need to rush.

Anyway... he's already hooked on Sword Art Online, so even doing daily quests, he does them with great relish.

After all, he was originally a seasoned shut-in.

He loves to play — even after becoming the Bone King and gaining tremendous power, his true nature hasn't changed much.

Of course, with the warning from the memory copy, Momonga mostly stays in human form...... Under such circumstances, he won't trigger forced anti-social behavior, nor will his emotions gradually fade due to undead traits.

Asuna: "Guild Leader, your understanding of the Sword Art Online world probably isn't deep enough, right? I'm just on the 1st floor, I'll come find you now! I'll lead the way for you."

Su Xiao Xiao: "... That works too."

After thinking it over, Su Han didn't refuse either.

After all, his time spent in Sword Art Online really doesn't compare to Asuna's.

After 5 minutes, Su Han met up with Asuna.

Then, holding Lei Mu's hand on one side and Lei Mu's on the other, he followed behind Asuna, wandering around Sword Art Online.

Along the way, Asuna introduced the sights of Sword Art Online to Su Han, Lei Mu, and Lei Mu.

She even let Lei Mu and Lei Mu try fighting monsters.

The result was...... Asuna stared wide-eyed as Lei Mu and Lei Mu easily jumped two levels and chased after a boar monster.

Su Han wasn't surprised in the slightest — god knows what terrifying training Lei Mu and Lei Mu went through. The volume of their training was enough to shock even Luo Cuilian.

Under such ascetic training, Lei Mu and Lei Mu's attainment in martial arts had long since reached an unbelievable level.

Let alone jumping two levels.

Jumping 5 levels would be normal.

Also during the stroll, Su Han ran into a familiar face on the 2nd floor...... Kirigaya Kazuto.

In a dense forest.

"You are......"

Kirigaya Kazuto recognized Su Han, and shock, disbelief, joy, and wavering suspicion flashed through his heart... all sorts of emotions, leaving him a bit incoherent. "You're actually here too...... Right! You have a good relationship with Mr. Kayaba.

Of course you should be here!"

Klein stood beside Kirito, looking at him oddly, then glancing at Su Han twice more.

He had known Kirito for some time, and the Kirito in his memory had always been the composed, in-control type — this was the first time he'd seen Kirito lose composure like this.

Suddenly realizing something, Klein slapped his thigh, a sudden realization dawning on him. "You guys know each other in the real world, right?"

Having figured this out, Klein was also mulling it over in his heart.

What exactly was Su Han's identity that could shock Kirito so much? Could it be... Kirito's father? Although he looked very young in appearance, however... in a virtual game couldn't you customize your own face? Who knows how old he really was in the real world or what he looked like. Kirito naturally had no idea of the slander running through Klein's mind. He gave a bitter smile, rubbed his own nose, and said, "I do know this person, but whether he still remembers me, that's hard to say."

"How could he possibly not remember you, Kirigaya Kazuto?"

Su Han shook his head with a helpless laugh, then he sized up Kirito. "Your level is very high!"

Based on the information Su Han had obtained about Sword Art Online, even if Kirito wasn't the number one person on Sword Art Online's level rankings,

he was at least in the top 5! "After all, I like playing games,"

Kirigaya Kazuto said softly, "let alone playing games! Testing games! That also counts as one of my jobs... after all, I'm an official tester."

"That makes sense!"

Su Han nodded.

He and Kirito chatted casually for a bit, then he took his leave.

Kirigaya Kazuto did not try to keep him either.

Watching the departing figures of Su Han and the others, Kirito fell silent for a moment, then bowed deeply toward Su Han, his voice sincere to the extreme. "Regardless! For what happened last time, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Nothing was stated explicitly, but both Su Han and Kirito understood that what Kirito was grateful for was Su Han having saved this world last time.

And to this, Su Han merely waved his hand casually.