Sword Art Online: Two Blades Two Swords (Text Edition)

Episode 7: Beater

It has been 2 years since this Death Game Started. Everyone are still on Floor 1, and Floor 1 Boss hasn't been beaten yet, and already 2000 players have died in these 2 years.

Astrion, Kirito, Yuna and Eijiros are now in a city called "Tolbana".

And later, players go to the Amphitheater in Tolbana, where a Player named "Diavel" calls for Players to come there.

Kirito, Astrion, Yuna and Eijiros and many other players went there. Everyone sat on the seats of the Amphitheater and waits, until Diavel comes. A Blue haired player. Astrion thinks he saw this man somewhere.

Diavel then speaks up.

Diavel: Greetings everyone. Thank you for coming today. My name is Diavel, and I see myself in this game as a "Knight".

Everyone starts to laugh.

Diavel then gets serious, and he speaks up--

Diavel: The reason I called you here today is... that me and my Group found the room to the 1st Floor's Boss!

Everyone gets serious now and then they cheer and claps their hands.

Random Players: Finally!; They found it!; Yeah, thats what i call good work!; Good job!

Astrion: They found it...

Kirito: Did they...

Astrion and Kirito whispered to each other.

Diavel: So. If we want to defeat the boss, we need to form groups. We have to attack the boss in group tactics! Please form groups!

Everyone forms groups.

(With Astrion, Kirito, Yuna and Eijiros.)

Astrion: Yuna. Are you staying out of this?

Yuna looks down. Taking down the boss is a serious task and Yuna is still afraid of fighting since Death in this world means Death in the real world. Even if Yuna trained with Astrion, Eijiros an Kirito, and also leveled up during these 2 years and can defeat all the monsters on Floor 1 on her own. She still fears facing the boss.

Astrion places a hand on his sisters right shoulder and tells her with a smile--

Astrion: Don't worry. Stay close to us and just fight the *and Astrion whispers towards Yunas ear* fight the soldiers of the First Floor Boss, in case everything is indeed like in the beta. Okay?

Yuna nods. She has to get stronger if she wants to survive. Astrion and Eijiros cares for her so she doesnt want to be a liability for them.

While everyone else formed groups, Astrion looks around and sees a girl with a hoodie is sitting alone and it seems she is not in a group. Astrion decides to go to her.

Astrion: Hey.

Girl: *looks at Astrion* ...

The girl is silent.

Astrion: Where is your group?

Girl: ... I'm alone...

Astrion: Hey... If you need a group, you can join my group.

The girl looks at Astrion and then at Astrion group. She hesitates a bit but seeing that a girl (Yuna) is with them, she feels a bit safer so she nods and accepts Astrions offer. Plus, she needs a group.

Astrion sends her an invitation and a Noticification menu appears in front of the girl and the girl accepts it and is now part of Astrions group.

Astrion looks at the name of that girl above left on his visual interface under the his name and the names of his other group members (Kirito, Eijiros and Yuna) and her name is "Asuna".