Chapter 40

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The next day, at Floor 24, I was on my way to the island to fight Zekken. On my way, I met Kenshi.

Shin: Hi, Kenshi.

Kenshi: Yo. So you're gonna fight Zekken today, huh?

We were walking and talking at the same time.

Shin: Yep.

Kenshi: And you didn't even tell me about him. Some brother you are.

Shin: I'm sorry. It's just... if I let you know, you would fight him and win easily. I wanted to fight him too.

Kenshi chuckled.

Kenshi: Just kidding. I'm not mad at you or anything. Instead, I love to see you fight with a player that even Kirito couldn't beat. And yeah, maybe if I fight her, I'd win easily but who knows? I'm not the strongest player in the world.

Shin: Oh, right. Leafa mentioned that he was talking to Zekken in the middle of his duel.

Kenshi: That? He told me about it not too long ago.

Shin: What did he say?

Kenshi: He asked Zekken: "You're fully a resident of this world, aren't you?". The reply he got was a wordless smile and a blistering charge attack.

Shin: Does he mean a hardcore heavy user?

Kenshi: I don't think so. I don't think he was talking about any one VRMMO world, but rather that Zekken was, in a sense, a child of the full-dive environment itself.

Shin: What does that mean?

Kenshi: Beats me. I guess you will have to sense it yourself to know more.

Tohka: Hey! Over here!

We saw Tohka, waving her hand in the air. We didn't know we had arrived at the island. Kirito, Asuna and the others just arrived here.

Shin: Tohka? You're here too?

Tohka: Of course! I can't miss the chance to watch you fight.

Miocchi: What she said. Though, some of us couldn't make it here.

In the center of the island, there's a duel between a player and Zekken. We saw the player fell on the ground before he surrendered.

Player1: I surrender! Resign!

Player2: Unbelievable! That makes 67 in a row!

Player3: Isn't there anyone who can stop Zekken?

Just then, Zekken was slowly flying onto the ground as my eyes widened.

Just then, Zekken was slowly flying onto the ground as my eyes widened

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As everyone was cheering for her, I tapped Liz's shoulder.

Shin: Hey, Liz.

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