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"Link start!"

I spawned back in the chair I was sitting in when I logged out. Sinon was sitting in the chair next to me.

"You are late" was her comment.

"By two minutes. Sorry" I said defensively. She did not continue the conversation. The room filled up, as people came in, hoping to get away from the fanatics in the main room. The television came on, with that announcer guy. But it wasn't his voice that spoke.

"The game is rigged against you" said Kayaba beside me. "Someone knows who you are, and is going to act on that knowledge." This startled me. 'What do you mean?' He smiled. "What could I mean?" 'Good point'.

The announcer spoke. "Hello, BOB contestants. Welcome to day two of the Bullet Of Bullets! Yesterday, we finally got through all of the first round, by having four battles at a time. Today is round two!" People cheered quietly. "Now then, to find our first two fighters!" He slapped the wall behind him, and said "Arcdestroyer99 versus….. Sinon! Wow, first round! Let's do this!" Sinon teleported out. Hmm. She will do fine.

I walked towards a bar in the center in the room, and ordered some soda. Even online, people under twenty one cannot have alcohol. The bartender was an npc, but still knew the law… and that annoyed me.

I heard a wheezing sound, and then the hiss of pneumatics. "Are you the real deal?". I turned slowly. I saw a tall man. He had a mask on, that looked like a robots' head. He had on a tattered green-gray cloak. The exposed part of his arms were coated in mechanical parts, legs too. "Are you the real deal?" He repeated. The voice was slightly robotic, but deep and bass.

I blinked in surprise. "Umm, what do you mean?"

He wheezed. "Are you THE Tryth?". More pneumatic hisses. "Are you the real deal?"

"Okay buddy, you are really starting to annoy me" I said, feeling frightened.

He held up his hand, and took off some of the metal I saw a black coffin…. with a face on it….. that was smiling….. with an open mouth. My eyes opened in surprise...and then fear. It was the Laughing Coffin tattoo.

"Are you the real deal?" He asked again. My eyes strayed towards his face, wide in fright.

"What do you want?" I demanded, putting on a mask of bravery, although my legs felt like jelly. "Why are you here?"

Kayaba stood beside me. "Be careful. We don't know what he is capable of. His screen name is Sterben. Address him as this." I was about to speak when Sterben beat me to it.

"Well, it looks like Kayaba has risen from the dead." Sterben opened his menu. "Although I know you died, how could you stand before me now? Unless….. yes that must be it." The mechanical face turned to me. "You are the real deal. I will love killing you in the Battle Royal" he walked away, wheezing.

'He could see you"' I thought.

"Yes, what a predicament." Was Kayaba's reply. "I will find a way to combat this new development." He disappeared. Sinon spawned next to me a few minutes later, the same bland expression as always.

"How'd you do?" I asked her, and waved the bartender down.

"I won" was her simple reply. Well, if I cannot get her to open up, I guess it isn't my fault.

"That it?" I asked. "Not going to gloat about how you probably owned his ass?"

She shook her head. Hrmph, fine.

"What do you want? I will pay" I said to her. Her eyebrows curled slightly.

"Nothing, I am fine."

"Yo, bartender, get a couple of orange sodas over here, please!" He came up, handed me a pair of foot tall glasses with the fizzing drink. I saw my money deduct a little, but I don't care. I handed her one. She scowled and took it.

"Waste of your time and money" she said. I smiled.

"Nope, not a waste. You are a friend, and I am being friendly."

"Waste." Was her reply, and I dropped it. I stared off into space. What did that guy want? Why was he wearing the LC tattoo? Well, he survived SAO, that much I can say is obvious. I am going to have to talk to Argo tonight.

A few hours of standing and brooding, I heard something.

"And now, the final battle of the day! Tryth versus Deadshot!"

'Deadshot? What the hell? That is so close to "Death Gun"...'

"Deadshot is not Death Gun." Kayaba said beside me. "But be careful. Deadshot is a dual pistol user, high speed, going to be hard to run down."

'Then you obviously have not raced me before.' Was my mental reply. I was teleported.

I was in the same map as before a jungle. 'Wow, can't I even get another map?' Immediately after the fight started, signaled by a gunshot sound, I leaped into a tree, and scanned the surrounding area. It was the exact same map. Wow. I decided to use a different tactic than before, last time, I waited for him to come to me, now I will catalyze everything.i jumped from tree to tree, Stealth on, so I was invisible and made no sound. Pistol in left hand, powered-off photon blade in the other, I set out, using my legs to speed through the jungle map. I was running when a bullet zipped in front of me. I dropped to the ground, dodging any other shots, but landing hard and skidding. A few more bullets accompanied the first, firing over me.

"Where are you, Tryth? I want to win quickly, so please make this easy for me" I heard. I smiled. 'Ok, fine'

"Don't be rash" said Kayaba, beside me once again.

'I plan on being rash' I jumped up, and looked in his direction. He was a twentyish year old, and in each hand, held a Desert Eagle. 'This guns are so overrated' is raised my own, and opened fire, unleashing the twelve shot clip in quick succession. A few hit at the thirty foot range, and while firing, I ran at him. He fired at me, and I smiled. 'Time to put those reaction times to good use' I saw red lines in the air. 'Those must be the projected trajectory!' I blocked all of the bullets he shot at me easily enough. Almost on top of my target, I ran faster. He turned tail and dashed. 'Wow, he is nowhere near as fast as I thought he would be. I overtook him quickly, slicing twice across his back, killing him. The victory screen appeared in front of me.

"Hm, you are faster than I originally thought. Good job" said Kayaba.

'Thanks.' I respawned in my chair, in front of a screen. I sighed. 'This is a little fun, maybe I will come back occasionally.' I checked my HUD. 10:26. Oh shit.

"Hey Sinon!" I called to the girl across the room

She nodded, so I said my message, "I have to go, same time same place tomorrow!" And I logged out. Ripping off the electrodes, and apologizing to my nurse, and slipped my shirt on, and dashed out of the room, down the stairs, out the door, and down the street. 'I hope she is not pissed at me' I made it to the door in record time. Swinging it open, I shouted, "I am so sorry! I was the last battle!" I heard snickering from the kitchen. I closed the door, and walked over. Argo was standing there, making a sandwich.

"Baka! I told you you don't have to explain yourself!" I stared at my feet, in embarrassment.

"But I told you I do have to-" I was interrupted by a newly made sandwich being shoved into my mouth. Startled, I looked up. She was standing there with a mix of emotions on her face, the most prominent being annoyance, and amusement.

"Thowwy" I said around the sandwich.

"Eat. Don't talk. We have all night for that." I did as she commanded, famished.