Sword Art Online Version Vongola

Level 12 survival of the fittest

Hello, Naintarlow checking in.

This chapter is kind of a filler and preparing to jump into the thick of the Laughing Coffin arc, and after that, we will have larger time skips as we approach the end of the game.

How do you guys like my version of boss fights? Should I cover more of them, or skip through them and mention them briefly? I definitely plan to write the 50th, the 74th, and the 75th raid but do you want to read more about other boss fights when the pacing of the story suits to cover it?

"This place changed a lot since the last time we have been here, didn't it?" Natsu asked softly, feeling a little out of place as he and Buzz stepped away from the teleport gate.

Around them was a large city, seemingly abandoned at first glance. The large square was empty, only a few NPCs milling a little distance away, but no players lingered around. Despite this initial picture, this city was far from unpopulated, with almost four thousand players still claiming it as their home.

They were back where everything began. Where newly made avatars spawned for the very first time when this whole thing was nothing more than an innocent game. This was where Kayaba gave that ominous tutorial that changed everything. The front square of the City of Beginning, on the 1st floor of the floating castle of Aincrad.

"I think it's more correct to say that we changed a lot since that time." Buzz commented as they confidently began to walk, a moment later the teleport gate flaring up behind them once again. "we were the very few ones who never came back after the first day."

Natsu nodded at his words, thinking about the day everything started. Even before the first boss battle, they stuck to other small towns and villages, closer to the dungeon, instead of staying and feeling sorry for themselves. According to Argo, there was still a ton of players who had never left the confines of the city's safe zone, not even with other, stronger players accompanying them.

"But why do we have to come here?" he complained as he crossed his arms, not wanting to think about what would have happened to him if he didn't meet Buzz and Agil on the day of opening. "The least Kibaou could do is to meet us himself instead of forcing us to come to him." he continued to grumble, even as Buzz laughed beside him. Natsu made no secret of his dislike of the cactus-haired man.

"Because both Kibaou and Thinker pulled their guilds away from the frontline before uniting their guilds and they don't attend strategy meetings because of that. But this is a talk we better have in person." a voice said from behind him disapproving, making him cringe at the lecture.

Asuna stood behind them with crossed arms and a slight smile on her face despite her earlier words. She was standing confidently, and both Natsu and Buzz noticed that a few residents of the city came out and watched her in amazement. After all, aside from her proficiency as a fighter, she was also famous for her beauty and she was very well known among the lower level players than brutes like Natsu or Kirito. At least that was what Argo said.

"Yo, Asuna." Buzz greeted her flippantly, not at all intimidated by the girl who could cause grown men to fearfully back away when she was stuck in one of her moods. It helped he had almost two heads on her and generally very few people could unnerve him.

"Hi, Asuna-nee-chan." Natsu on the other hand greeted her with the most innocent and adorable face he could muster. In hindsight maybe he shouldn't have teased her about a certain black swordsman a few days ago since the sub-leader of the KoB was known to hold grudges for a long time. She still yet to forgive Lind, the leader of the HDD for his treatment of Kirito and other confirmed beta testers. Though he didn't disagree with that.