Sword Art Online: The Duo Factors

Chapter 42: Comrade from the past.

Japan Standard Time, 3:30pm.. Undine Capital, inn.

After logging back in as a Cait Sith, Koharu opens the received messages from Keita for the meeting.

To Koharu,

Yulier, Thinker and I had meet up at the gate, waiting for your presence, gear yourself up and check your equipment. If you need materials for Ammo or new weapons, you can ask me.

Sincerely,
Keita.

She closes the message interface. Opening her inventory.

Koharu: Let's see...

She checks her inventory. Several Ninja Kunais, Explosive Papers, Shinobi Ninja Element Scrolls, Status Ailments Potions, several Titan Shurikens, Moonkiss, Several mags of 139.7mm nails and drum mags of Arrows, a Nailgun, an Automatic Crossbow, Lai's perforator, several boxes full of spears and a Magic-Tech Rifle. She grabs the Rifle from her inventory. Curiously detaches the crystal that is infusing the rifle with Mana energy.

Koharu: Magic-Tech Rifle..

Akihiko: Lai used it before when he was Floor 50. Remember the Factory that produces Mana Crystals?

Koharu: Yeah, I remember.. That place is also a place for creating weapons. That's why it was filled with Golems.

Akihiko: This weapon was made by Lai back in SAO, a powerful rifle that consumes Mana Crystals Magazines. But it was too costly to use since Mana Crystals aren't rechargeable. So I merely modified the coding, its appearance, its feed system and element modifiers so it can be recharged using your mana points. You can also switch between elements.

Koharu: I see..

She chugs it back and pushes it in. The steam of the energy escapes out from its venting system. She tests it in her hip fire motion and aims down to its iron sight to see its reticle. Toggling with the button near her trigger. The Crystal and the gun itself changes its color, from red (Fire) to blue (Water), from blue (Water) to green (Wind), from green (Wind) to brown (Earth).

Koharu: ...

Akihiko: I'm sure your massive arsenal is enough for your journey.

Koharu: No.. I still need one..

Akihiko: Huh?

Timeskip... Undine's Blacksmith shop..

After exiting out the weapon shop, a Two-handed Sword with a huge iron blade strapped behind her back. Just in case if she wants to uh... Make things quick and smooth. Aki drops a sweat as he sees Koharu's new weapon added to her arsenal.

Akihiko: How insecure are you, Koharu?

Koharu: This will cure if it can cut people in half in a gruesome way.

Akihiko: That adds a reason why not to mess with you.

Koharu: I know this is just a normal video game for me and everyone else here.. But the only thing that everyone doesn't know except me is the SAO survivors are still suffering. So I have to do anything to survive. I can't let my death delay my objective. That's what Lai is doing right now in real life.

Akihiko: ...

The former game director of SAO and the commander of the Knights of Blood Oath, gives her an advice.

Akihiko: Try not to stress your mind. Emotions and mercy are your mind's greatest enemies.

Koharu: ...

Keeping his advice, she continues her journey to the meeting point, where Keita and the others.

Meanwhile...