Finally I have publish this chapter, sorry for the readers that haven't seen this story for a time, I have been really busy at the school, test, works and plus I have been sick. Well any way here is the new chapter.

Chapter 4: The new way of live

Had passed 2 weeks since after clearing the first floor, it was created raids parties which only objective was clearing all floors and beat the game SAO and right now they have cleared 9 floors and they are on tenth floor, Akame and his friends give up fighting the bosses of each floor since what happen on first floor, they trusted that duty on the front lines but they help in one way by supplying the front with weapons, armor, potions, etc. thanks the business that they had made, "Welcome! What I can do for you?" asked Hawk to a costume, Akame and his friends made a movable shop on the city Sintrouth (I just made it off because I don't know it's any city's name only if I search on the series) on tenth floor, there could sale weapons, armor, potions, loots and repairing weapons and weapons, they also purchased stuff from others players. Akame and Hitsuki occupied themselves to hunt and bring the loot from the monsters, Hawk learn how to do blacksmithing and a merchant, he become little famous due his work, Sora help the shop by attending the costumers when Hawk is busy and make potions (healing, antidotes, etc.) thanks a skill she learn call herbalism (I just made it out, I think), she only get out of the shop when she need to collect gradients for the potions and Shinokage make sometimes poisons but he spent must the time by making multi-tasks. "I need to repair my weapon, for some reason isn't making much damage that should." the costumer handed the weapon to Hawk for he could examine it "Let's see." he started to examine it "Okay your sword isn't sharp enough and is rusty. Due the rust does not allow to take enough damage that should, plus can break more easily."

Hawk first use a polish stone to take off the rust from the weapon and after took the weapon to his grindstone to sharp it, after finish it he raise the weapon and examining if it was dented, he didn't find any so was a job well made, he deliver the weapon to the costumer "Where! Is good as new. It will be 250 col." with a smile the costumer paid the repair and whet away "Please come back again!" said Hawk , he stretched his arms in exhaustion while giving a huge yawn, he look down and sighed "We aren't getting many costumers today ether!" Sora look at him with a pitiful smile on her face "The business is just slow today. So don't be like that, senpai." Sora start patting his back, her senpai turn his face to her with a small smile on his face "Thank you Sora-chan, you are a dear. I could just kiss you right now!" she turn her head away with light red shade on her cheeks, without they knowing Akame and others and arrive from their tasks and Hitsuki come closer of Hawk with an angry impression on her face "Now you flirt Sora-san, you little bastard!" "You get the wrong idea, Hitsuki-chan!" "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXCUSES !" she grab him around his chest and she bend herself to backwards making the bridge, Hawk powerless follow and hit his head very hard on the floor.

(Hitsuki is the captain of the fighting club back in school and is national champion, she is known by her nickname, The Crimson Fury)

Every player saw what happen on moment, they had 'poor guy' expression on their faces but they didn't intervene the fear was glued on their face and continued what they were doing, Akame sigh and turn is glaze to Sora "How was the business today?" Hawks return himself to normal and rise one finger "The same that last time, mad." answer to him Sora turn to him "Well was little better that last time. We had one more costumer than yesterday 'total 6 costumers today.'" said happily "Well that's true. And you guys, how was the hunt?" Akame scratch the back his head and said "We didn't fine almost nothing good. And you Shinokage?" asked to him. Shinokage just shake his head, together they sigh so they decided to close the store for today, while they were closing Sora suddenly noticed something "Gosh! I run out of plants! I need to get more for tomorrow." "I will go with you." said Akame, he turn his attention to the others "Please finish the closing the store while we are out." Hawk without looking at him "Hai! (okay or yes)" Akame turn his glaze to Sora "Let's go." she nodded.

They went into mountain forests that was near of the city, when they arrived they started looking for plants. For collecting them it was needed a player with herbalism skill (like gathering ore is needed a blacksmith, I think) so Sora always was needed, on their search they could few plants that could make healing potions but suddenly they felt a strong wind passing them, they look at the sky and it was cloudy "It seems that will rain soon, is better that we finish this and went back to the inn." "Sure." respond Sora "We just need few more. I have enough to make twenty potions."

They were walking on the middle of the florets collecting the herb but suddenly they heard lighting coming from the sky and started to rain no stopping, Sora put her arms over his head to cover herself from the rain, on that moment Akame open his inventory take from there two cloaks, he give a dark silver cloak to Sora for she could protect herself from the rain "T-T-Thank you!" said Sora embarrassed, he just give her a small smile then he put himself a dark cloak, he put the hood on and continue the search, Sora wake up from her embarrassment, put the hood on and follow Akame.

One hour had pass since it started to rain and until now the rain didn't stop yet. If Akame had not brought the cloaks just in the case, they would be right now soaked from the head to the feet. The two of them were still searching for the plants but they didn't find any, Sora was breathing heavily from exhaustion, Akame turn his gaze to Sora and sigh. He know that Sora wasn't accustomed walking inside of mountain forest "We better get back to the city, you must be exhausted." "I am fine! I can still searching!" she protest, he sigh and pat her head "I know that you want to help. But if we are tired, we can't do anything if we are tired" she didn't protest, she know that Akame was right so they turn back "GYAAAAAA!" suddenly a scream filled the forest "What was that? A player?" asked Sora, Akame turn his sighting skill for he could see his surroundings. Passing few seconds he saw a green cursor not far from there, he look at Sora "Let's go!" she nod.

They started to run in too direction of the cursor but the trees slow them down, they still could hear the screams of the player hoping for help. Akame increases its speed to get near of the cursor.

When they arrive the place they saw a 2 meters tall humanoid-beast like creature with dark purple skin carrying a huge a dagger like weapon, above him were two health bars and his name Arsigus, the Poison Troll, right front of him there was a short hair bluenette female player wearing a blue color cloth and breast plate and a spear trembling with fear. Arsigus sends a huge roar and knock her down with a punch on the stomach. Without warning Akame throw himself against Arsigus with his shield pushing him away from the female player, he kneel down and examine her "She still alive." he mumble "Don't worry, you're safe now! Sora stay with her!" he said to Sora.

Girls P.O.V

What did he say I couldn't wear with his mumbling "Don't worry, you are safe now! Sora stay with her!" he said while speaking with someone "Yes senpai!" right front of me appeared a female player wearing dark silver cloak, I couldn't see her face expect the mouth because of the hood. "Thank goodness that we were nearby!" said the hooded girl with a relieved voice I look at the other player wearing a dark cloak I couldn't see his face but suddenly my eyesight become blurry then my eyes closed by itself "Hey! Wake up!" shouted the girl

Akame P.O.V

I move forward in direction of Arsigus I need to keep him away from the girls "Hey! Wake up!" shouted Sora to the girl, she lost her senses she must being running from him for long time, we need to take her to a save place.

Is better that I analyze him first, I heard about him on the Beta Test, he his slow but make powerful attacks with his sword and bareheaded is suicide to attack him face to face, his sword have poison damage bonus so I must avoid it. My best hope is attacking from the sides and from behind.

Normal P.O.V

Akame charges against Arsigus right front of him in full speed and when Akame was near of him, Arsigus rise his sword and smash it against the floor but Akame had predict it his movement, right on the moment Arsigus was going to smash his sword against the floor Akame turn left and made a heavy strike on his left hip and after made a vertical strike on Arsigus's back.

Arsigus let out a scream of pain as hold his hip, he try Akame by make 180 degrees to left but Akame avoid it by jumping, on middle Akame hold his sword with both hands and pierced it where the neck and body are connected and slice it through his belly down living a huge red pixelated cut, Arsigus scream in agony then disappear on blue polygons on the air, in the end Akame receive a little big amount of money, EXP and an item "Arsigus's dagger! Poison damage bonus plus poison corruption for 1 min. Shinokage will be happy with this!" said with a small smile face on his face.

Sora P.O.V

I never saw Senpai moving like that, my eyes couldn't keep his movements he was moving like lighting! I knew he was fast but not this fast, because back on school Senpai was captain of Kendo club and the fastest member, I heard when he was on middle school he was already national champion. "Cool." the only words come out from my mouth.

Senpai walk to our direction and bent down, he look at the girl and then he sigh "We need to find a safe zone. Isn't safe for her being here" then he pick her up and hold her like bridal style.

Suddenly my cheeks turn red when Senpai pick up the girl and then I felt angry 'I wish that Senpai hold me like that.' I thought to myself.

Normal P.O.V

When Akame picked up the girl, he saw Sora with unpleased face "What's wrong? Are you okay?" he asked, suddenly Sora wake up from her thoughts "Is nothing." then the black-haired swordsman walk away with silver-haired lancer following him. They stopped inside of a cave that was a safe zone there they made the camp, the swordsman placed the girl near of a campfire then they waited until she wake up.

They take off their cloaks for they could dry, Sora sit down near of the campfire then she put her legs between her arms. Akame look at her and see her looking at the fire with a sad face , then he receive a voice call it was from Hawk.

"Hey! What happen? You guys weren't picking my calls." said the bluenette worry.

"It wasn't nothing, we just run in too a field boss." said the black-haired leader normally, Hawk become surprised when his senpai spoken like was nothing "A field boss! Is everything alright?" he asked worry.

"Was easy, but we weren't the ones to find it." "Huh? How was it?" Hawk ask again confused. Akame look back again to the girl who was still sleeping "Was a female player how find it first." Suddenly Hawk's voice turned from worry too excited "A girl! How is she? How old is she? Is she cute?" he started to ask multiple question that started to annoying Akame.

"First, I don't know her. Second, how should I know that. And third, why you care?" said the black-haired leader really annoyed "What is wrong!?" Said his teammate "There isn't anything wrong about knowing if a girl is cute!"

Akame just rub his noise bridge annoyed and then he sigh "Anyway, we find her on the middle of the forest running way from the boss. She was luckily that we were close by." Hawk release a relieved sigh "Thank goodness that anyone die today. Anyway,what now?" he ask.

Their senpai rub his back of the head and start to thinking "For now we will wait until she wake up. Then we will take her back to the city."

"Alright then! I have to go, call me when you arrive to the town. Oh, make sure I can meet her. See ya!" then he turn off call, Akame release a annoyed sigh "That pervet." he mumble.

A sweat drop came down from Sora while she was listing there conversation, suddenly she heard a little mumble and when she turn were the mumble came from, the girl that they saved was waking up. She look at the black haired and try to call his attention.

"Senpai, she is waking up." said the girl low, her senpai look at her and then he nod.

Few minutes later, the girl slowly stand up and rub her eyes, she look around and see Sora sitting on the floor right beside her and Akame sitting on the rock on the exit of the cave. Suddenly she started to feel nervous, Sora saw that and try to calm her down.

"Is everything alright, you are save here." said the silver haired girl holding her shoulders, the girl start to calming down slowly.

"Who are you?" the bluenette ask to her saviors, Sora release her shoulders and put her hand on her chest and start to introduce herself.

"My name is Sora and he is my senpai." she pointed to Akame, the black-haired come closer to girls "Is Akame, is a pleasure to meet you." he said calmly "And you are?"

"R-Right! My name is Sachi is a pleasure to meet you." said the girl called Sachi nervously, Sora look at her with a small smile "Nice to meet you, Sachi-san." the bluenette bow a little "Likewise. Um, how do you guys find me?" she ask to them.

"We were searching for resources for making potions and then we heard a scream. So here we are." said the black-haired with his arms crossed. Sachi's voice turn back nervously and slowly touch the pole of her lance.

"Are you guys with some group of PK?" when she asked that Akame's eyebrow move up and Sora give a confuse look "PK? What is that?" she ask to the bluenette "W-Well a PK is-"

"Player Killer…" said Akame interrupting Sachi "they are players that kill others players. On SAO there is the Greens Players, the Orange Players. The Green Players are players who haven't performed any kind of crime and Orange Players are players that performed a crime such stealing, hurting and killing on Green Players."

"That's horrible!" said Sora shocked "Why they would do that?" he just shook his head.

"I don't know. If an Orange Player repeatedly continues killing Green Players their Cursor turn to Red making them Red Players, those are the worst." When he finish talking he look at Sachi "Don't you think that is a stupid question making someone? Normally nobody ask someone if is a PK. If the person you asked that was a PK. He said no and would take you into a trap."

Sora noticed and felt the change of environment around them so she tried to change the subject "A-A-Any way, what were you doing here alone, Sachi-san?" she asked to the bluenette hoping that they change the conversation.

Sachi snap out from looking at Akame and look at Sora "I was with some friends of mine but were ambushed by a group of bandits. So we splitted up, I ran away into the forest hoping they stopped following me but I run into that field boss getting myself lost."

Sora's face turn sad from Sachi's story and then she look at Akame "Senpai, we need to do something!" "There isn't anything to worry about." he said calmly, Sachi become surprised.

He get up from his sit and he start speaking with his arms crossed "Because we take you back to the city." Sora nodded in agreement and get up and extend her hand to Sachi "Let's go Sachi-san."

Sachi accepted their help when she grabbed Sora's hand, the rain stopped making easier their situation, Akame knew the way back so he was in front of the girls killing any monster that was coming in their direction.

Sachi was amazed the way and the speed that Akame kill the monster, the monster were simply slaughtered, she come closer to Sora and start speaking low "How he can kill them like that? I never saw nothing like that."

Sora look at Akame while he killing the monsters "Believe or not he is a Beta Player." Sachi's face turn surprised by Sora's answer "A Beta Player?" the silver-haired girl nodded slowly.

"You can also call him a Beater, but don't judge him. When everything this happen he could just disappear and leave us, but instead he stayed taking care of us." Sachi turn confuse every time she said "us" "Did you just said "us"? There is more of you?".

"Yes. We came with a group of friends from school, he is a senior back in the real world. He also helps the others players in a way know. Every time a floor is clear, he give new information to avoid more deaths."

"Huh, girls. We are almost at the town." said Akame while trying call their attention from afar, Sora startled when Akame call them from their little conversation "Coming! Let's go Sachi-san!" the bluenette nodded, both started to speed up into direction of Akame trying keep his pace.

When they get out of the forest they could see the town not far from them, they just needed to follow the route ahead. They were walking calmly, the girls were talking happily behind of Akame while he was looking around carefully. Suddenly he stopped and rise arm indicating to stop.

Sora look at him nervously, she knew that he only behaved like that if he knew there was danger ahead "Senpai, what is wrong?" she ask, Sachi turn even more scarier by the look on Akame's face.

"Whoever is hidden around show yourself!" he started shouting in the middle of nowhere and on that moment a person came out behind of a tree, a male player wearing a dark gray cloth with a some kind of mask covering his mouth and he was armed with a serrated sword, his cursor was green.

The clothed player had surprised expression on his face like he wasn't expecting for Akame know that he was there "How you knew that I was here?" Akame didn't even answer he only shoot him with angry glares "You were following since when we get out of that cave."

"Tsk! You have a good eye." said the clothed player annoyed "It seems that we don't need to play around. Boys!" he snapped his fingers and suddenly more players came out from trees and rocks that were around them, they started to surrounded them, they all had their cursors green or orange.

'5…6…7… and with him make 8 in total.' thought Akame while was looking around if there was more "This are same ones that attacked us before!" said Sachi, a grin expression appeared on clothed player's face "That's right we were the ones who attack you. But unfortunately we didn't get a thing… but this time is different" on that moment the bandits started to approach them.

"SACHI!" a voice shouted calling their attention "Keita!" shouted happily, the player called Keita was running into their direction with more three males players following him, then he point a his staff on the clothed player "Let our friend go!" he demanded.

"Ahahaha!" the clothed player start to laughing "And you think that weapon and your shitty friends gonna stop us! Don't make lau_" "Be careful what you are going to say." said Hitsuki in scary tone while she was leaning her sword on the bandit's neck.

"What the fuck!" Hitsuki appeared right behind out of nowhere and also Hawk and Shinokage also appeared behind of the bandits with their weapons unsheathed, both their groups surrounded the group of bandits "You are unnumbered, give up!" demanded Akame.

"Damn it!" cursed the clothed player "How did you came so fast?" Hawk with victory smile on his face, open his message window and show to the bandit "We are almost at the city, bring the others, we have company." then he turn off the window and take off a magical crystal that would take criminals to the prison from his inventory.

One by one a light blue light appeared on the bandits teleporting them away, but the clothed refused to go to jail, he unsheathe his sword and launch himself to the girls trying to kill them but Akame place himself front of the girls receiving the damage, on that moment clothed player's cursor turn orange. Akame decided to give a punch to the player on his face, his HP bar went to 50% with a single punch, when he hit the ground he was teleported back to the prison.

"Keita, Tetsuo, Sasamaru, Ducker! I so happy to see you guys!" said Sachi happily "Us too Sachi. We were afraid that something happened to you." said the boy call Tetsuo while giving her a small hug.

"I am fine thanks to Sora-san and Akame-san. If wasn't from them I was properly dead." the bluenette girl said while pointing to them, with that Keita walk closer to Akame and rise his hand to do a handshake "Thanks for saving my friend." he said with a smile.

Akame nodded and accepted his handshake "It was my pleasure. We need to help each other if we want to beat this game."

They went to nearest Inn and order a feast, for them was time to celebrate, Sasamaru and Ducker were making some kind funny dance while they were holding each other shoulders, Akame and Keita were changing words, Tetsuo was surprised by the huge piles of empty plates around Shinokage that was still eating, Sachi and Sora were chatting happily and they added their Avatar name into their Friend List and Hitsuki was holding Hawk preventing him to go near of the girls that were distracted speaking each other.

After that Sachi and her friends decided to depart, Akame and the others escort them to the city's teleport "Be careful out there" said Akame while shaking Keita's hand "Likewise." he reply "Any case something, feel free to drop by." Keita nod gratefully

From afar Hawk was waving his hands to Sachi "Goodbye Sachi-chan! When you come back I will give you a special discount!" said happily the bluenette, Sachi nod with a smile giving a critical hit to Hawk

"Sachi-san please come back soon!" said Sora waving to her friend "I will!" she responded "Thank you for everything Sora-san, Akame-san!"

With that they have gone to other city, Akame and others return to Inn and spent there the night. Mouths have passed since that day, Sora and Sachi become really founded to each other every day they were speaking on voice chat or via message, the raids parties have cleared in total 40 floors without a single death thanks from the info given from Akame and maybe the others Beta Players, the business started to slow down so it was time to move to the uppers floors.

"Everyone let's go further up, the raids parties will not be supplied alone!" said Akame to his friends they all shouted "All right!" together "And how knows that we will find Sachi and the others, they haven't said a word for a long time." with that last phrase they moved the city's teleport to find a new business.

End chapter 4

Well is the end of it next chapter come. Chapter 5: The unexpected turn of events

Preview:

"SAKI!"

"NII NII!"

"What is wrong?"