A loud thud echoed throughout the small cafe as the two females in the place looked at the source, which happened to be Kirito who had once again slammed his head down on the table due to being bored out of his mind. The two girls shrugged it off like it was a common everyday thing as they resumed their conversation which just happened to be about Kirito and all the stupid things he had done.

"And the next thing I know I see him riding one holding on for dear life," Argo said finishing her story with a laugh.

"That isn't that bad I just remember the other day when he-," Rain was cut off as the sound of a chair screeching on the floor reached her ears as Kirito stood up.

"Kirito, where do you think you're going?" Argo asked as her eyes narrowed.

"I'm tired of listening to you two talk as if I'm not here. If you need me I will actually be doing something productive." He was already halfway out the door as he said this but was stopped as both of the girls grabbed onto his shoulders.

"Now Kirito you aren't seriously thinking of leaving alone are you?" Argo asked her voice going into a dangerous tone. "Because if you did I may just have to cuff you to a table."

"Just let me go before I get mad," Kirito said as he got out of the grasp of the two of them. "I am a solo player and I want to stay that way." He was facing away making him miss the look of hurt that quickly appeared on Rain's face. After receiving no response he walked off leaving the two girls alone one mad and the other hurt.

"He didn't mean to hurt'cha, you know?" Argo said in an attempt to console the girl beside her.

"But he's right I have been just forcing him to take me along this whole time for selfish reasons." Rain replied sadly.

"He has always been like this just give him some time alone with the local wildlife and he will have gotten over his mood after a mass extinction or two." Argo joked as she thought of a way to cheer her up.

"I can introduce you to the others you know? They are really friendly especially compared to him." Rain did a little shudder at the mention of others and this was not something Argo missed.

"Scared of groups of people?" She asked knowing the case all too well. She was snicker a little on the inside as she realized how similar Rain was to Kirito. Rain just gave a nod as her answer since she was too embarrassed to answer.

"I really just don't feel comfortable interacting with others that much." She finally said.

"There's only three of them and I can guarantee two of them will be all over how cute you are. The last one while he is a bit intimidating is like a gentle giant." Argo said trying to convince the girl. It was hard enough to try and beat this game with one crazy person refusing to interact with other and they did not need another Kirito.

"Can I leave if I get uncomfortable?" Rain asked causing Argo to smile.

"Of course, now come on!" She said quickly as she ushered Rain to the teleport gate before she changed her mind. The two girls quickly left and teleported to the first floor just in time to miss a teleport coming in.

A lone figured stepped on out of the teleport gate and took a quick look around as a smile spread on their face. "Hopefully this floor is just as fun as the first one!" They exclaimed before rushing off in the exact direction Kirito had gone.


Kirito was not in a good mood as he once again wiped a cluster of wasps that was nearby. He had been already cleared half a dozen or so of the clusters and had acquired some decent drops but he didn't care as his clustered thoughts dominated his mind. He was very annoyed that Argo and Rain had expected him to stay with them and act like he was part of a group or something. He hated groups and he hated people but he could admit he hated the two of them less than the normal person. He was glad to be free once again as it had been a long time since he had gone solo, well if you didn't count the small escapade that had happened after the opening of the floor that is.

He was brought out of his thoughts as he heard the sound of shattering and looked down just in time to see the durability of one of his daggers had emptied causing the weapon to shatter. He let out a small curse in annoyance as that was one of his finer daggers. The reason it had broke was because he hadn't repaired it like he usually would have with Rain. He did enjoy her smithing work as she was truly gifted with it and that was one of the reasons he had put up with her for as long as he did. The other reason was that she was a loner like him but after seeing how she interacted with Argo he was no longer entirely convinced of that. If she was a loner she would be fine with Argo as she could crack open almost any person's mind with ease.

Kirito opened his inventory and stowed away his other dagger since he had gotten a little bored of using them. He finally decided on a small lightweight sword that he had acquired from the wasps he had slain. Sting was the name of the blade and it was a simple one handed sword that was colored an annoying bright yellow. He did not like the weight nor the color of the blade but the speed that it could be swung and the damage it had was more than enough to convince him to use the blade. During this moment he had not noticed a loud buzzing sound nearby causing him to snap to reality as he heard the wind whooshing behind him. His experience was the only thing that saved him as he quickly turned to the side, barely evading the larger than normal stinger that now took place where he was just moments before.

"I either have the greatest or unluckiest luck in the world." He murmured as he looked at the Wasp Queen before him.

This was a field boss unlike most since it wasn't naturally spawning and could only spawn at a very small chance after so many clusters of her subordinates had been killed. The Wasp Queen was easily the strongest enemy on the floor as its strength could rival the floor boss on the next one. This was balanced however by the fact that while its other stats were unfairly high, the health was lower than normal. While this fight was unfair due to the sheer odds of it there was one silver lining and that was the fact that if Kirito was overwhelmed he could simply run away to town and be safe as the boss would not follow. But he didn't consider this right now as all he thought about was the possible drops and experience.

He charged the giant mob and activated a sword skill causing a long horizontal slash along its side. He quickly followed up with a double strike and then quickly jumped back as the queen countered. He repeated this process two more times before noticing that the health bar had maybe lost a few pixels so far. He cursed under his breath as he knew while its health was lower than it should be, it was an enemy that was not meant for players who just started this floor. But Kirito had fought this boss in the beta and knew every attack it had. He could dodge them all meaning he could win this fight with pure skill as long as he won the battle of attrition.

They exchanged attacks for the next few hours causing a serve mental strain to start forming on Kirito. Just the mass repetition he had been following with his attacks had been numbing his mind slowly and it was causing him to grow sluggish. Eventually, this caused him to mess up allowing the Wasp Queen to land an attack which took his health down into the red with one shot, he would have died if he didn't attempt the dodge at all. He did a backward jump and chugged down a few health potions to heal what he had lost and during this time he noticed that the boss still had a quarter of health meaning it would take another hour or two before it would die.

After healing Kirito charged into battle once again but as soon as his sword skill connected he knew he was screwed as the wasp let out a noise in rage and its color changed from yellow to red signifying it had entered enragement, which was something it had been incapable of in the beta. He barely avoiding the queen's next few strikes as she lashed out with her stinger faster than ever before. He knew with its new found strength that it would be impossible for him to kill with his current stats and gear.

He tried to break away from his fight in an attempt to escape but the queen let out another noise causing other wasps to spawn in cutting off any route. These new wasps were stronger than normal ones and much faster. The also wouldn't die in sword skill or two like a normal one meaning that Kirito was basically screwed at this point. That didn't mean he wasn't gonna try and escape as he started a hit and run strategy on the summoned wasps. It was exhausting and dangerous as their attacks took a fourth of his health every time one of their stingers hit. Eventually, however, he had managed to kill them off but just as he began running to escape he felt something sticky slam into the back of his ankles causing him to trip.

After the painful impact, he twisted around to see a thick viscous liquid that resembled and was probably honey had hit him. He looked around for the culprit and since the Wasp Queen was the only thing left meant that it had been the one who had launched the honey. He tried to cut away at it with his sword but the blade would only get caught in the honey. Slowly as if it was taunting him the boss approached and when it was overhead it reared back its stinger to deliver the killing blow. Kirito managed to get his sword unstuck at the last second and managed the block the attack but the force behind it also causing his sword to be wrenched from his grip. The queen let out a sound as if it was laughing as it once again reared back his attack. Kirito

The queen let out a sound as if it was laughing as it once again reared back his attack. Kirito fumbled through his inventory as he hurriedly tried to equip another weapon but he knew he would be too slow and closed his eyes waiting for the sound of his own shattered polygons to fill his ears. The sound soon came but the strange thing was that Kirito hadn't felt himself get hit and the noise had come from above him. He slowly opened his eyes to see something he would have never thought possible.

A girl was standing above him and from the looks of it, she had just used a sword skill. The problem one it had happened at the last moment meaning it to be a single strike which also meant that it had taken out the fourth of the bosses health that had remained in a single hit. Kirito lay there absolutely stunned as he looked at the girl who finally turned around as if just noticing him. She calmly walked over to him before bending slightly down and offering a hand as she happily said, "That was fun wasn't it?" He didn't even feel himself pass out.

Sorry for the long time it took to update. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!