CHAPTER 3.1 - Party Player

"Parties that want to practice with the team a please stay to consult. Dispense!" Diavel raised his hand. Some of the players are willing to stay

"Eh? Fencer-san?" Asuna turned to leave; she had no intention of staying there long. Her party player immediately followed her to convince her to stay "You're not going to join the collaborative practice?"

"This isn't the most important role. Fighting minions and calling it support" She doesn't agree that they just support "If I'm not considered part of the fighting force, then say so"

"It can't be helped, we're only two players, there isn't enough time to switch and use potions" He is trying to explain it to her, even though there is the support they still can fight besides being support is a very important role

"Switch?.. Potions?.. What?" Asuna stopped walking and turned to him

"I know. Let's wait until tomorrow around the battle time and talk. There's a mission that can serve as practice for you, but you can only do it in the morning" He explained "Today I will give you an explanation. Let's go to the bar-"

"No. I don't want anyone to see me with you again" She walked away

"Ah. If you say someone no one will see you.." He came up with a good idea "Anyone can enter an NPC's house.." Asuna just frowned "Right! What about the inn's rooms? If you lock it, the sound won't pass through"

"Definitely not! What do you want, you rotten bastard?!" Asuna smoked with anger when she heard the idea, she covered herself with her arms

Asuna started to walk away again..

"Ha. I don't want to go to the lousy inn either" He said, "Not only my room only cost 80 cols, but I also rented the entire floor and you can drink all the milk you want!" He is trying to convince her but she still keeps walking away "There's also a bath, but no one uses it.. And there's also a nice big and comfortable bed.." Asuna stopped and rush towards him "What?" He was suppressed when Asuna run towards him

"What did you say?" She grabbed the collar of his clothes

"Eh? What? Rent a room?" With so much, he said he could no longer remember

"Not that!"

"Like milk?"

"Not that either!"

"Then.. it's?.."

"The bath and the bed," She said as her eyes shinning

***Kirito's rental House***

Kirito rented the 2nd floor of an NPC farmer's house. He brings Asuna into the bath

"WAAAAA.." Her eyes glowed when she saw the bathroom, her eyes widened in the bathtub and her eyes grew brighter. She is staying in the inn but it's not comfortable and besides, there is no bathtub in the inn's so she was happy that she can soak in the tub

"Well… Take your time.." Kirito leaves her alone "The door doesn't lock, but it seems ok right?"

She started to take off her clothes; first, she removed the rapier followed by her red cloak until even her undergarments were gone, and also the braid of her hair was also removed. She has a remarkable beautiful physique that suits her pretty-charming face and long orange-brownish chestnut hair and hazel eyes.

When the tub was filled with water she immediately soak from there, she could feel the warmth of the water touching her body leaving a relaxing sensation "With this, there's nothing to regret anymore even if I disappear from this world during the boss battle the day after tomorrow" She murmur as she closed her eyes enjoying the moment "No, I actually have one more wish, I want to eat that cream bread again.." She immediately stiffened at her thought and shook her head to get rid of such thought "No.. I already know that this.." Her face become saddened as she touched the water in the tub "And everything her is nothing more than a set of electrical signals being emitted from the nerve gear, everything is completely fake" For her, this world is just a photocopy of the real world "But.. But, I wonder if in the real world, how strongly I desired anything" She was thinking if she will still feel this desire in the real world

***Outside the bathroom***

Kirito was currently reading the guidebook for the floor boss when he heard a knock outside his door. He became pale he already knew who was outside

"H-hey! How unusual of you to come this way" When he opened the door he saw Argo, so he was right in his suspicion

"Yo, is Fencer-san here?" Argo ask

He imagines that when Argo finds out that Asuna is inside, he is sure that she will be speared fabricated stories and she will ask money to them avoid the rumors he was more nervous and sweaty at that thought "There's no way that the extremely cautious Fencer-san That I just met today would come to my room just to use the bath"

"Bath?" He was even more nervous "Hmm.." Suspiciously Argo looked at him

"No, we were together part of the way, but I guess she's already arrived back at the inn. HAHA" He forces to convince Argo that Asuna is already at the inn

"Hmm.." Argo is still not convinced "Well whatever, while I'm here.. I'm going to make a report about that request from the other day" She pushed Kirito and went inside

"Ah hey!" She entered so fast that Kirito could no longer stop him

"I'm coming in. Oh, you have a spacious room! I would get lots of money for selling information about this place" Argo walked around while inspecting the furniture "How much did it cost? Are there some special conditions, such as an event?" Kirito is still facing the door "What's this room? Oh, what do we have here.. Bathroom?" Kirito is already sweating profusely with extreme nervousness when he heard the word 'Bathroom' "This room even has a bath attached!"

"At the moment the bath is uh.. Yeah it's broken!" He ran quickly to block the bathroom door when Argo was about to open it "It's broken! In order to enter you need to do an annoying repairing event"

"Is that so?" Argo turned around so Kirito could breathe easily

"Well, in that case, it's no use huh" But deep inside Argo knows that Kirito is hiding something inside the bathroom "Yeah sorry, I'll get you something to drink-" But Argo quickly run to the bathroom while Kirito tried to stop her

"Time to unveil the truth" but it was too late she had already opened it "Oh, what's this?" Asuna exposed herself to them wearing only her undergarments

"A-ah well uh.. Those parts are also covered by your starter equipment huh?" Kirito said when she saw Asuna while feeling sorry for her

Asuna equip her sword and was about to attack Kirito "AAAAHHHH!" The shame in her face was visible when she attack and her other hand was trying to cover her upper part

"Wa-wait!" Kirito would try to explain but it was too late

***In the forest***

"Well done!" Asuna is currently practicing, when Kirito spoke commending her "Just then was the flow of using the cooperative battle, switch, in the end, we only switched once though, you almost solo'd the battle" While clapping his hand

"You say something?" Asuna looked at him wickedly

"N-no.. Nothing.."