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"Obviously... as the prison system of the Black Iron Palace... can't we use more... gentle means to punish these criminals?"
Asuna asked, after all, Japan is a society without the death penalty. Even if Moyin is on the side of justice and punishes others with death, the education she received since childhood makes her unable to accept this.
"They spend a few years in prison in the game, and then they are released in reality? There is no such a cheap thing, right? They are undoubtedly murderers, right?"
Mi Zhou picked up the juice on the table and took a sip.
"So do you do this kind of thing in real life? Or is it just because this is a game..."
Asuna confirmed.
"Of course, this kind of thing happens in reality, but it's limited to what we can see. It's not an organization like the World Police. They just kill it if they see it."
Mi Zhou began to explain.
Kill him easily... Is it that easy to kill a murderer? ? But Asuna can understand why Mi Zhou's level is so high.
Apparently RFB is also very good at fighting in real life, so she can quickly get used to fighting in this fully embedded game, which is better than all the players.
"...Okay, for the time being, I will assume that you are an organization that punishes criminals..."
Asuna sighed.
"Yeah, that's fine."
Mi Zhou nodded with a smile.
"Speaking of which, there is a call for players above level 15 on the notice board. It seems to be related to the boss of the first floor. Players who are interested in defeating it are requested to go to the entrance of the maze in Cantmira Town for a meeting. Do you want to go and take a look tomorrow?"
Asuna asked.
"Ah! We're finally reaching the first floor boss! I'll tell my brother about it."
After Mi Zhou finished speaking, he opened the communication module and started writing a message.
"You seem to have been waiting for a long time?"
Asuna was a little confused.
"Yeah, in SAO, if the player's level exceeds the monster's level by five levels, they can no longer gain experience points. So my level is stuck at level 20, right?"
Mi Zhou answered that Asuna was level 13 before, and now she is level , but Mi Zhou did not gain any experience points from fighting monsters in a team these days.
"I'm sorry... I asked you to level up with me."
Asuna felt a little guilty.
"No, I actually have a lot of fun with you."
Mi Zhou smiled disapprovingly, indicating that Asuna should not take it to heart.
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The next day, Moyin arrived at the entrance of the maze in Kantmira Town early in the morning. Half of the place was occupied by class seats designed similar to a colosseum, while the other half was the entrance to the maze.
To his surprise, there was already a player wearing adventure clothes and carrying a one-handed sword sitting next to him.
It was Kirito, the protagonist of the original SAO.
After looking around and seeing that there were no other players around, Moyin simply sat down next to Kirito.
"May I meet you? My name is Moyin."
"Okay, okay, hello, my name is Kirito."
Kirito was a little surprised by Moyin's behavior of suddenly sitting next to him and talking to him, but he quickly responded.
"Are you here to participate in the BOSS strategy?"
"Yeah, we have to conquer all 100 floors before we can return to the real world. This is not an easy task..."
Kirito spoke with emotion.
"Well, isn't it good? I can experience another kind of life. I can survive in this world with just a sword. To be honest, it's not bad to get money by defeating monsters."
"Eh? Do you like this world?"
Kirito was a little surprised. This was the first time he met someone who didn’t resent being locked in this world... but openly said that he liked someone.
"Well, maybe you think that dying once means you're completely dead a little too much, but what if we think of this place as another world?"
"People are mortal. Most people work from 9 to 5 as office workers and die in bed after a lifetime of hard work. I think people are already numb to this, going to work every day and so on. Actually, if you change your mind, because you are fighting monsters and walking on the edge of death, you can feel that you are still alive."
"Facing death, feeling death, and struggling to live for beautiful things, becoming stronger in the process, isn't that also a kind of life?"
Moyin began to explain.
"...Unexpectedly, I can't refute it. I actually like this world... I can go anywhere with just a sword..."
Kirito looked at his palms.
"But some players don't really want to bear this pressure, right? It would be great if those people could go back."
“It’s difficult for people to decide when they are born. You can think of players entering this world as being born into this world.”
"Regardless of their talents, at least after becoming players and entering the game, they are in a fair position, without their parents' assets and power, and without illness."
"Everyone relies on their own abilities to become stronger, or chooses to stay in the town of origin comfortably. This can actually be seen as a new life."
"Fair... birth... I never thought about this kind of thing... But, but it can't be considered fair, right? The experience of the beta tester."
Kirito retorted.
"After all, this world itself is not absolutely fair. Kayaba Akihiko is just trying his best to make it fair for all players, but absolute fairness does not exist under normal circumstances."
Moyin smiled disapprovingly. It was a wrong idea in itself to pursue absolute fairness.
"You seem to know a lot about Kayaba Akihiko. Why did he want to lock the players in this world?"
Kirito asked curiously.
"Of course I created a beautiful world. It would be sad if no one came to appreciate it, right?"
"If he just wanted to have fun, he wouldn't understand the importance of this world to him. That's why he used this method to kidnap 10,000 players and made them residents of Aincrad. At least that's my personal opinion."
"........."
Kirito fell into deep thought.
"By the way, I got this thing by accident. It's useless to me, so I'll give it to you as the first friend I made in this world."
Moyin took out the dual-sword skill scroll and handed it to Kirito.
"Eh? There's no need to give gifts to friends...right?"
Kirito didn't want to accept it and wanted to push the skill scroll back.
"I think this thing is very suitable for you, so do you want to buy it? You can think of me as a salesman, right?"
Moyin asked with a smile.
"Ah... Well, how much do you want?"
He felt that Moyin was a suspicious salesman, but they had been chatting for such a long time, and Kirito was too embarrassed to reject Moyin's proposal.
"How about 200 col?"
"Uh... is it so cheap?"
Kirito was a little surprised, as he thought Moyin was going to ask for a huge amount of money.
"Because I was planning to give it to you."
"...Then I will accept it as a gift. Giving you money would tarnish the meaning of this gift."
Kirito took the two-sword scroll that Moyin gave him.
"Yes, that's right."
Moyin said with a smile.
"Skill scroll?!???"
Kirito, who was holding the dual sword scroll, was shocked. He never expected that Moyin would give him such a big gift as an exclusive skill right away.
"Two-sword style is pretty cool, right? I think it will definitely suit you."
Moyin said with a smile.
"Of course he is handsome...but this gift is too big for me to accept."
Kirito said as he tried to stuff the skill scroll back to Moyin.
"Well, don't worry about it. This thing is useless to me. I am training another exclusive skill, Ghost Swordsmanship, which also includes the use of dual swords, so this dual swords skill is useless to me."
"Ah... so that means, after I learn this skill, I can create this kind of skill scroll and pass it on to other players to help them increase their combat power?"
Kirito asked.
"Of course not. If it can be copied to a large number of players at will, can it still be called an exclusive skill? You are the first friend I have made in this world, so don't let me down and learn this thing."
Moyin made a somewhat tough request. After all, the dual sword style belonged to Kirito, and he didn't want him to give it away.
"Well, since you've said this, I won't be polite."
Kirito used the dual-wielding skill scroll and learned the unique dual-wielding skill.
After learning it, Kirito immediately and excitedly examined the properties and derivative skills of the dual sword skills.
While he was confirming this, the other players who had been recruited also sat down in the square one after another.
A blue-haired young man carrying a one-handed sword and a shield stood in the center of the square.
"Thank you all for taking the time out of your precious leveling time to come here today. My name is Diaberu, and as for my profession, I consider myself a knight in my heart."
Diabel introduced.
"Today, my team found a door deep in the maze that exuded an ominous aura. I think that's the room where the boss of the first level is located."
"I'm sure you've all discovered that when our level exceeds 15, the experience gained from killing the highest-level monster on this floor, the Lizardman Swordsman, will decrease by 20% each level. That means when we reach level , we can no longer level up by killing Lizardman Swordsmen."
"As time goes by, the lower-level players will gradually level up to a level that can deal with Lizardman Swordsmen. If we continue to level up by killing Lizardman Swordsmen, we will waste a lot of experience points that could have been earned by ordinary players due to level decay."
"Therefore, a strategy for the BOSS is necessary. Besides, we can only return to the real world after completing the entire 100th floor of the game."
"So far, it has taken us nearly a month to reach the first-floor BOSS room. If we continue like this, we may not be able to return to reality and see our families until ten years later. That is really... too bad. Therefore! We must defeat this BOSS as soon as possible. I hope everyone can lend me their strength!"
Diabel asked sincerely.