So yes, I made this. I was looking through the fics and I found the lack of Rain important. Maybe it's just me not having read enough, but I wrote this, so I'll just leave it here. In the development of this, if I dont run out of inspiration, you might find references to other animes, nit sure yet, but not enough to really call it a crossover. So hope you all enjoy it.
P.D: not really important, but you all probably all know how all the main characters look. For that little NPC girl, I was looking for something cute, and the description that fit the most for me was Lotte, from Little Witch Academia.
20:24 PM December 3rd, Horunka Village, Floor 1, Aincrad.
The man her little sister admired was out of his mind. At least she thought her sister admired him, knowing her sister's likes from the countless interviews, even when they haven't seen each other. At least she had seen her as a baby, but now she was almost 14, so her unknown related would be around 10 out there. But seriously, having ten thousand people dive into a virtual world to let them die? That was messed up.
Those thoughts came across her mind as she leveled up. The 'Level Up' window showed with a little explosion of confetti-like particles, as if it was something to celebrate. "I guess I should call it a day." The girl sheathed her one-handed sword and faced the entrance of the dungeon of the first floor of the flying castle, Aincrad, while focused on his skill points. Once again, she invested her skill point in Dexterity. She was focusing, even if she didn't know why, in landing fast and precise strikes, rather than overwhelmingly strong ones. Her one-handed sword skill showed a progress of 59.5/1000. Enough to unlock her last skill, 'Slant'.
"Phew, that was a long day! I should get back to the inn, otherwise I won't have any room left!"
When she left the dungeon, she thanked the breath of fresh air entering her throat. She didn't really breath, nor could she have sore throat(which she would need back IRL due to her work), not even after the night of tears the first one was. She wiped all the thought about the sociopath that had put them all through this, and calmly walked towards the lights in the distance.
To be honest, I don't know how long this will take. Now that I think about it, what do I have back there if it isn't singing and that maid cafe? A sudden shape colliding with her when she arrived at the town stopped her thoughts, and the player she collided with staggered a bit, but soon looked around nervously.
"Sorry, I was daydreaming."
"I don't have time for ya now." the player, seemingly female too, ran away. There is no need to be rude. The sight of two men walking after her first confused her. First she thought they could be some kind of bodyguards, but soon she noticed the shady gaze in those two.
"What the….?"
The girl in a robe turned in the next street, leading to a dead end. When the two men entered the same place 'by coincidence', the sword user got a really unpleasant feeling in her stomach. Are the going to… No way, nobody would hurt someone else here. Ah, screw it, I have nothing else to do.
With those thoughts, she followed the three into the dark passage. As soon as she looked around, she saw the two men trying to intimidate the girl. "C'mon, we only asked about a certain beta tester. You are an info broker, aren't you?"
"Of course I am, ya moron! I just said I won't sell that! Havin' heard that stupid speech of yer leader, I can't expect ya to do anythin' nice!"
"How pitiful, I guess we will have to get the info by force!"
The girl, even while hooded, showed how she gritted her teeth, with both anger and resignation. The sword-user had heard three weeks ago, almost at the start, that someone's HP wouldn't drop in a safe area like a town, but the feeling is scary enough for most player to hand their equipment right away. The mysterious girl in front of her was considerably brave, to be honest. Well, I don't have anything to lose.
"Hey, you two!"
The two men faced the direction where the voice came, kind of worried at first, but laughing when they saw the female in front of them.
"Ah, don't worry, onee-san! We were just doing some 'marketing'" the two smiled as if they were not intending to attack a defenseless person.
"You two are out of your mind."
The smile in their faces faded, with an angry expression taking its place. Not that Rain had really insulted them, but some people are incredibly sensitive with their self-esteem.
"Are you saying we are crazy? You will regret that!"
The first man drew a one-handed sword. The other one did the same with a curved one. Then, they both jumped at her, confident in the fact that they wouldn't kill anyone, only scare them. The girl try to swing her sword, but, still being a complete noob, did not unsheat it. The man's sword glew blue, something she had not achieved even once, but she dropped to the ground to dodge. Then, she swung the sword, still sheathed, at her enemy. In that world, pain wasn't real. In its place, a numbing sensation could be felt. When the head was hit, the feeling was really, really unpleasant. "Seyaaa!"
The hit landed directly at the enemy's head, and he staggered a few steps, and touched his forehead with his hand. She was going to do the proper with the other man, but while he was facing her, a broom was swung and hit him in the back. The mysterious girl had picked it from the floor. They were some kind of an excuse of a spear. He was slightly pushed.
"Ah! Fucking….. Bitch! I will make you regret!"
They picked up their swords and rushed to the plaza, disappearing in the crowd. She felt a stare on the back of her head, and she turned around to see the girl that was getting up. Their first conversation started with a simple question.
"Why?" the girl calmly asked still with angry expression. Seemingly, she didn't like depending on others. "Why did ya jump in?"
"You see, I saw you back there being chased, and I got a really bad feeling, so I tailed you all and ended here."
"I don't really know whether to say that was really nice of ya or really stupid. How did ya expect to get outta here fightin' two level 4 players?"
"I think being level 6 could help. Anyways, are you okay? Did they hurt you?"
The mysterious girl's eyes widened slightly as she praised her savior, something that she hardly ever did, not even with her only friend. "Yes, untouched. But whoa! Level 6? Yer only a little behind the clearers. They are between level 8 and 10. I stand here at 4."
"Don't say it like that! I only train everyday. It takes ages, though. Do you know how that guy made his weapon glow? That seems to fasten things."
Now the girl's eyes widened to their top.
"Yer tellin' me that you got all the way up to level 6 without usin' a sword skill?!"
The girl hanged her sword to her waist once again and gave her a confused smile.
"Sword skill? What are those?"
The facepalm of the girl in the robe was loud enough for her to hear. She say something the sword user didn't understand.
"Yer a total noob, aren't ya?"
"Noob?"
The second facepalm landed.
"Sit here, I'll explain. I owe ya one, and I don't like owin' people. What is yer name?"
"It is usual to say someone's name before asking, don't you know?"
The mysterious girl looked at the sword user with a little frown, that reminded her how little she knew the girl, and that she shouldn't tease her.
"Hmm, yer right. My bad, I am Argo, the best info broker around!"
"Did your parents really call you Argo?"
Third facepalm. At that rate, she would end up hurting herself. The robbed girl nervously replied.
"The name ya input when you start the game! Ya don't use yer real name here."
"Ahh, that makes sense. I should have know when I saw someone named 'XaXa'. Do you really want to know my name?"
"Of course, I need to know my contacts."
"Well then, my name is Rain!"
For the first time, the sword user called Rain noticed a smile in the info broker's face. Now she looks more like a person I would like to be friends with.
"If ya have time, I will explain the basics to ya."
Rain sat down next to Argo, and she explained. After half an hour, and at least ten facepalms more, they were done explaining.
"So, let me see if I got this correctly. I have to pose in a certain way to get those skills to start?"
Argo smiled in a happy way while she let out a little laugh.
"I would call it posin', but ya got it."
"Thank you, Argo-san! I will head to the inn."
"Wait, Re-chan!"
Rain she turned around once again to look at Argo.
"What is it?"
"I feel like I want to help ya back, so I will give ya some info for free. Listen, in the near end of the town, there is a little house. Inside it, you will find a NPC. She will give ya a glass of water. Accept it and the quest 'Secret medicine of the forest' will start. The NPC will give ya some instructions, I don't know which. The important thing is the reward. A sword called 'Anneal Blade'. One of my customers told me it would be useful until floor 3."
Rain looked at Argo. Why is she telling me this? I thought info brokers asked for money in exchange for info.
"Feel honored, Re-chan! I won't treat ya for free next time!"
"O-Okay, Argo-chan! Thank you! Dosvedanya!"
"See ya!"
With those words, Argo faded in the crowd. Rain stood there deciding whether to go for the sword now, in the middle of the night, or go the following day. Taking into account that she kind of wanted to show up at the boss fight, she decided to go for it. Hmm, I didn't really get the hang of it listening from that roof. As strange as the girl was, she had a strange attraction for high places. They made her feel confident. I want to look at that boss. Plus, I will explore the next floor when they are done. She entered the outer part of the city. Between all the inhabited buildings, a little house had a warm light glowing out of the windows. It seemed like if in the game there was some kind of money difference. The house in front of her looked like the one belonging to a poor family. "That has to be it."
She approached the door and knocked it. Soon after, a woman, looking in her late thirties, opened the door with a bitter smile.
"Oh, sweetheart. It's late. Come in, I will treat you to something to drink."
"Thank you."
They both entered the house. It was a small place, mainly made of brick. She had a little closet and a cooking place full of things. In the middle of the room there was a table with four chairs, in one of which Rain sat down.
"I am really sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone, so I don't have any kind of food now. All I can offer is a glass of water."
Remembering what Argo had told her, the girl accepted the offer, and soon after the glass reached her hand, she heard a weak but loud cough. Can a NPC get sick? I think I should just show concern.
"Is anyone sick, miss?"
The NPC turned around and showed an irreal expression of sadness. Until that day, it had been impossible for them to recreate perfect feelings.
"Ah, you mean the coughing? It's nothing. My daughter has been ill for a time now. Nothing seems to work."
Even knowing that they were not real people, Rain started to feel really sorry for them.
"Is there anything that I can make to help you?"
"I don't really want to impose, but there is actually something. Far to the west, there is a forest where some deadly carnivorous plant spawns. They are called "Little Nepenthes". The legends say that when one of them has bloomed, you can obtain a unique medicine by slaying it. Sadly, I don't have the means to fight for it."
"Don't worry, I will get it for you."
The expression of the NPC woman turned from an unrealistic sad face to an unrealistic smile. The sudden change surprised Rain. That girl, Argo, had told her that she shouldn't get surprised by extreme expressions, that was something the game didn't recreate nicely. In that moment, she was witnessing that.
"Really?! Thank you! But it is still night, you can sleep here and go tomorrow."
"I already have plans for tomorrow, so I will be going tonight. Sorry to keep you waiting, but I will be back in about two or three hours."
"If you have plans for tomorrow, I won't stop you. There is one thing you need to know though. Of all the monsters that spawn, the one you are looking for is rare. Very rare. You will be able to identify it by the flower that blooms in its head."
"Thank you, miss. I will be coming back soon."
While she opened the door, she wondered why she had been so polite to a person that didn't really exist. It should be a habit from the maid cafe she worked on. She hurriedly checked the inventory. Five HP potions, two SPD potions, one hiding potion, plus a teleport crystal for emergencies. With that and my equipment, I should be set for it. Those thoughts continued to boil inside her head for half an hour, until she arrived at the forest. She unsheathed her sword as a measure of safety. She was pretty self-confident on her swordplay, but this was a great opportunity to check the sword skills out. Looking at her skill tree, she had unlocked both the one-hit skill 'Vertical' and the the one-hit skill 'Vorpal Strike', and the starter one, 'Horizontal'.
"Okay, this is the first one!"
The plant that appeared in front of her was about two meters high, with a big mouth filled with teeth, no eyes and considerably long tentacles. Why do they need to have tentacles? With this kind of things, it is normal that other countries see us like helpless perverts. As it was going to attack, a surprised Rain was shot forward a few meters, her red eyes shining in surprise and her light brown hair waving as she thrusted through the plant's mouth, making it disappear a few seconds later.
"Whoa! This is amazing! Now I got how they leveled up that fast!"
The plant didn't have any flower, so the item did not drop. After a second, she heard some voices, so she hid behind a tree. She didn't really know why, but attention wasn't something she desired. Something told her that they were in that forest for the same reason.
"Yes, dude! That plant thing is around here!"
"We are so going to get that sword!"
Crap. Looks like I am not the only one behind it. I should have some time until they find it. Rain ran into the forest, slaying, piercing and slashing every monster she came across with. After almost 45 minutes, being it almost midnight and having killed more than a hundred nepenthes, she was tiredly thinking about giving up when she heard a loud war cry.
In the next area of the forest, the two players she had seen before were in the middle of a battle with a slightly bigger nepenthes. It had a different color pattern. A quick look at it revealed the flower on its head. Hmm, how unlucky. Guess I'll have to come again tomorrow.
"This is the first time it spawns in a week!"
What, a week?! I can't wait that long! She looked at how focused the warriors had managed to bring it down to less than a quarter HP. One of them had a spear, and his friend had an axe. Wait, why do they want a sword? Are they reall that stupid? If the wanted a sword, they could have chosen it as their initial weapon. She made a really evil plan.She activated her hiding skill and ran behind the monster. The players, focused on the monster, didn't seem to notice her. This might not be the nicest thing to do something tells me that playing nice won't make it.
Sorry.
She used the skill with highest damage she could afford, 'Vertical'. The downwards skill slash sliced through its head all the way down to its tentacle/feet, as the last chunk of its HP vanished. Even after a month, she couldn't get used to those polygons exploding. The players seemed confused, since neither of them had attacked, and when the polygons disappeared, there was nobody there.
Ten minutes later, at the end of the forest, the sword-user was sitting on a tree branch, five meters above the ground. Maybe that was not very nice of me. Rain DID think that she had done something wrong, but she didn't care at all. If they are clever enough, they won't risk their lives without a powerful weapon. After all, they were using a spear and am axe, for god's sake! I need it now, I will be playing on a hard place now.
She jumped from the tree and sheathed her 'Bronze Sword', just in time to start running. It was almost one in the morning, and the raid would start at noon. Not sleeping had the same exhausting effect that in the real world.
"Ugh, if I don't get there quickly, I won't get any sleep."
After a rather boring run, without monsters or even players, she arrived back at the house.
"I'm back, miss! I have brought the medicine for your daughter!"
A known face came up from the front door, showing the usual strange smile, and clapped in joy.
"Ah! Thank you so much! Now I can heal my daughter!"
The woman entered the house, and so did Rain. The NPC opened the door of a room in which a petite figure was lying down. She was sweating, and like tears, sweat disappeared when it left its owner's body. She had a painful expression, incredibly realistic for a NPC girl. The woman poured the 'Little Nepenthes Ovule' in the girl's mouth. The chest of the girl started to shine. After a glowing minute, the girl opened her eyes and shyly looked at her surroundings.
"W-where am I? Okaasan?"
The woman hugged the girl, and Rain felt like if she was not necessary, so she left. She sat on a chair of the kitchen, materialised an apple-like fruit she had found in the forest and bit it. A sweet, filling flavor exploded in her mouth. Bite after bite, she enjoyed the simplest,yet the most satisfying meal she had had in a month. Maybe it was the feeling of a fulfilled duty. Not even ten minutes had passed when the woman appeared in the kitchen.
"I have to thank you. Without your help, my daughter wouldn't have survived. She also wants to thank you. Akino! Come here!"
The girl, looking around ten, left the room carrying a heavy item, wrapped in a towel. She had short, blonde hair and now was wearing glasses. The combination of those with her eyes and wide smile made her look properly childish, but also really cute. She was smiling behind the effort of holding such a heavy package. She arrived at the table and hurriedly gave it to Rain.
"Thank you for saving me, onee-chan."
Rain patted the little girl's head. A little spear of pain pierced through her. Would having a little sister be like this? She had a long way if she wanted to discover.
"You can sleep here if you want."
"Sorry, but I have a inn room. I will have to decline."
Both the woman and the girl showed a little expression of sadness, slightly more realistic this time.
"Okay, then I won't hold you back."
What a strange pair. Of all the NPCs I have seen so far, these two look more human-like. When she opened the door, a tiny hand for a ten year old girl grasped her arm. Rain turned around and her eyes met the girl's.
"Come back sometime, onee-chan!"
Some weird feeling, considering that the girl was a NPC, popped up. She nodded and left. On her way back, she thought about the quest. If it hadn't been for the death factor, the game was quite fun. It could get boring somehow, but she liked the concept. She had killed exactly 147 nepenthes in the forest, leveled up, and once again, now level 7, and, once again, invested her point on Dexterity. At the moment, she had four points on Agility and three on Dexterity. Apart from that, she had picked hiding and smithing as secondary skill and non-battle skill Why did I pick smithing? Ah, I should have taken cooking! I can't live with the food of the inn forever!
She was thinking about the different jobs when she remembered about Argo. She opened the PM menu and wrote.
[I completed the quest. I have some info I think could be useful. For me, the approximate spawn rate for the nepenthes was about 0,7%. Consider this a payback for the info about the quest. Next time I'll charge you! Dosvedanya!"
She wasn't very confident on how the info broker would react to the joke. After all, she had only talked to her for half an hour. Before she even noticed, she was back in the inn. She entered and ignored the rest of the people, heading straight to the room. When she arrived, she let out a sigh of relief and exhaustion.
"Phew! Finally, sleep time! I can't wait!"
That, obviously, wasn't true. As soon as her gaze landed on the wrapped package the girl had gifted her, most of her sleep mood vanished. Even when it was almost two in the morning, she unwrapped it and discovered a sword sheath. It was not really decorated, not that she liked huge ornaments. Two days before, a girl brought five considerably decorated rapiers to the dungeon, broke them all, fainted, and was taken back to the town by a young boy.
Now, the real deal comes next. Rain unsheathed the one-handed weapon and both smiled and opened her mouth in amazement.
"Whoa, I guess this is the reason for the 'Art' in the game's name!"
The sword was rather simple. No decoration, no cool colors, no anything. However, there was something in the handle, in the spiked blade, in the calm grey sword, that irradiated pure elegance. The amazed girl stood up and assumed a low stance. The skill 'Horizontal' made the sword glow blue, and destroyed a glass in the table.
"Oops!"
The window to pay for repairements popped up. Forntunatly, a glass costed only 60 col. After getting rid of the in-game currency, a long yawn was let out. She hadn't realised how tired she was. Still having a little strength left, Rain was clever enough to unequip her battle gear. As far as she was concerned, there was no way of getting completely naked, so she lied down in the bed. The last thing she saw before falling asleep was the shape of her new sword.
11:28 December 4th. Horunka Village, Floor 1, Aincrad.
"Shit, shit, shit!"
She had fallen asleep, and remained like that for longer than expected. The boss fight was in half an hour, and almost three kilometers away. How could I fall asleep that easily?! I won't make it in time!"
She hurriedly equipped her battle gear and rushed through the inn, then the town.
It was a great day. The sun was shining, cloudless sky, the girl were singing, great enough to make her, and probably the entire clear team, curse their luck for having chosen that day. At some moment, she saw a familiar girl with whiskers in her face.
"Ah, Rain-chan! He…"
"Sorry, I don't have time, Argo-chan! We'll speak later!"
She then continued to run. When being in the edge of the town, she wondered if she should stop to visit Akino and her mother. She soon declined her own idea. Coming two consecutive days would be kind of rude. Running for 10 minutes, killing the now annoying boars spawning everywhere, and a SPD potion later, she arrived at the dungeon. The round tower, around 100 meters in diameter, rose all the way up to the next floor. That meant that there could be up to 30 floors in the labyrinth. Rain had gone to the 16th.
"Well, here goes nothing!" she entered the imposing building with her new sword in her hand. The monsters in there were mainly some weird dog thingie. 'Ruin sentinel kobold'. How boring, my 'scary puppies' fits better! Fifteen Minutes of brutally slaughtering puppies, she found herself on a passage next to the front liners. There were very different players. Probably she now was the same level as them, level 8, but she wouldn't take part in it. That thing of 'everyday training' was a killer lie. When glancing through the group, she could see a really big black man, a blue-haired man, probably the leader, and lots of not-impressing-at-all people. After a brief talk, they entered the boss room. She looked inside.
In the middle of the room,there was a huge, really fat kobold. Next to him, three 'puppies' were swinging their maces around. The clearers divided into seven groups, three for each mob and four to keep 'Illfang', as it was named, entertained. They had clearly explained the strategy the day before. With such different players, who would think they would work together this nicely? As she thought this, she materialised the only throwing pick she had, dropped by a boar the first day she went to the fields.
The party started to attack. They weren't absolutely coordinated, but enough to hold the boss back. It didn't take them much to make the first HP bar vanish. Illfang roared and three more 'puppies' spawned. The clear team did the same again. A pair of two players, one of them a black-haired boy and the other having a hood, but obviously a girl, were dominating their task. When the boy landed a skill, the girl was there without delay. If this is going to be like this, they will get bored soon. Guess I'll wait for them. After ten minutes of boring watching, the.boss was brought to the last third of its HP bar. It jumped back and threw its axe at the clearers. He prepared to unsheath another weapon when the blue haired man from before jumped forward.
"I'll take care of this, stand back!"
"STOP, THAT ISN'T A TALWAR, IT'S A NODACHI!"
Indeed, the monster didn't take out the indian curved sword. The man, still running, showed a surprised expression. Rain's body reacted before her brain did. She threw her pick to the man's ankle, causing paralysis on it. The man dropped like a ragdoll as the big-ass katana-like weapon sliced the air over his head four times. He didn't get up. Both the hooded girl and the black-haired boy engaged. They worked as one, the boy parrying with his sword and the girl hitting it. Man, I will need to rush in to get XP now, curse this guy! In the exact moment Rain saw the two of them in post skill delay, she jumped in from behind without anyone noticing, due to both the amazement of Diavel's stupidity and for the sudden change in weapon. She didn't want to kill the boss, only hit it to get some XP, which she intended to do with the pick.What the girl didn't expect was the black haired boy also jumping. His strike, 'Vertical', landed first, leaving the boss with literally one bit of HP left. When her 'Horizontal' landed, the boss roared in pain for the last time before exploding in a immense and incredibly dense cloud of polygons. She panicked for a second. Fuck! Now everyone will look at me! My intention of remaining hidden is gone! While still in the cloud, a window popped up. 'Midnight coat', last hit bonus. She materialised it as soon as she could and threw it towards the confused boy, who still hadn't noticed her, becoming the coat a environmental object and enabling him to pick it. She then rushed towards the now open door leading to the second floor.
She, however, stopped behind the door to hear at what they said. The boy had put the coat in his inventory, and some cactus-like man was shouting at him.
"Why didn't you shout that advice of yours earlier?! You scared us to death! How did you know what weapon it was?" his expression twisted into anger. "Could it be that you are a beta tester?!"
And again. What has this guy against beta testers? Rain didn't have enough time to think any longer.
"Beta tester?!" say the black haired boy while evilly laughing. "Don't put me in the same group as those newbies!"
More than enough. Rain took a robe from her inventory and put it on. She walked all the way up the stairs for five minutes. Finally, she got to a strange column with some kind of runes. When she touched it, a stream of countless particles exploded in the device.
"A teleport gate! Nice! I will rent an inn room and come back in a week or so to vi…"
"So it was you."
That sentence surprised the sword-user, who fortunately didn't turn around. Even with the robe, it would be hard not to be seen. The black-haired boy was now wearing the coat she had thrown at him, and his blade, identical to hers, hanging from the left side of his waist.
"W-What do you mean?"
"It was you who landed the last hit, and judging by the orange cursor over your head, it was also you who saved Diavel."
She nervously looked up. On top of her head, an orange cursor was calmly floating. She panicked. A lot of rumors about the effects of that cursor had been spread, and none of them was good.
"Ah, don't worry, you didnt even hit for a twentieth of his HP. If my maths aren't to rusty, it should disappear just now."
In that moment, the orange cursor was replaced by a green one. Rain sighed with relief. She would be able to sleep today in a town.
"Listen. I don't blame you for what happened back there. In fact, if you hadn't saved Diavel, it could have gone far worse. I just want to know why. Why give this coat to me and run away?"
Rain doubted she should run through the gate. After all, how could speaking with that black-haired boy hurt her?
"Black doesn't really suit me. As for why I ran away, well. I had a bad time with too many guys being after me. IRL things. I just want to remain unnoticed."
The boy frowned slightly. After being condemned to a in-game life of loneliness, he didn't really understand why someone would desire the same.
"My name is Kirito. Nice to meet you."
Rain smiled and turned around to look at the young beater's eyes, those black eyes staring at her with curiosity, without letting him see her own.
"It's a pleasure, but I will keep my name as a secret for some time. I would really appreciate if you didn't tell them about me. Will you do me a favour?"
Kirito looked like if he was about to say something, but he smiled slightly, which made Rain also wonder why someone would do what he had done. It was pretty obvious that he had understood the situation in which all the beta testers were in that moment. He had decided to carry all that weight within his own shoulders. I can't tell if he is really noble or absolutely stupid. Who wants eight thousand enemies in this world?
"You ended that dog. It is you who has to go first to the next door."
"I will. Looks like that 'Asuna' girl that was in your party is chasing you down."
Both confusion and fear because that girl was chasing him showed up in Kirito's face.
"How did you know her name?"
"Looking at how you shouted it out loud, I think that even some bosses from the following floors know her name. Wait for her. In this game, the male-female rate is so low that you most likely won't have any other opportunity, especially with a girl that stunning."
The so-called beater smiled widely as he blushed very slightly and chocked a bit.
"I-I will wait for her. But if you say I should get some company, what about you?"
Rain smiled as she stepped into the stream of light and started to vanish.
"Don't worry, I will figure it out on my own."
The last thing she saw was a girl with long, chestnut hair calmly walking towards Kirito with her rapier sheathed and looking at him in a killer mood.
