CHAPTER 17.2 - The Emilia

"Okay in that case, if we go back to the inn, it just means taking the trouble of getting here again" Asuna stretch her arms and legs, she feels exhausted

"That's a good point," Kirito said "Maybe we should wait here"

"Uhm I'm hungry, I'll leave first I'll buy food for us," Liten said, "You want to come Argo-Chan?"

"Yehey! I'm hungry too" Argo looks at Asuna "A-Chan what do you want?" After requesting a specific food they leave the house of the NPC quest man leaving Asuna and Kirito alone

"I'm sorry, but I need a little break. If you want to take a nap, you can sit next to me" Asuna yawn she feel exhausted

"Huh?! Next to?..." Kirito started to panic and he blushed. Asuna started the close her hazel eyes until she falls asleep "Sleep tight Asuna.."

After five hours of waiting the NPC quest man entered the house "It's done" The man said. They woke up because of the noise coming from outside

"It's done! Our ship was done!" Kirito said in an excited tone "Wake up Asuna!"

"Hey, mister is the ship done now?" They ask still rubbing their eyes and yawning

"It's done, and you're going love it" The man smiled "Take a look" They come into the workplace area of the NPC man to see the gondolas

"Woahhhh!" They were amazed looking at their gondolas "Amazing! It looks even better than I expected" Agil said

"Yeah it's way better than the gondolas in town," Asuna said

"Of course it is! I made it" The NPC man said

"Look at the gondola its name was The Dragon Knights Brigade" They look at Kibaou's gondola and divert their gaze to Lind gondola

"My mine was The Aincrad Liberation Squad," Lind said and jump inside his gondola

"I didn't know that they like colorful things," Kirito said looking at their gondolas "Oh speaking of which, where should we go to hire a helmsman?"

"You won't need to hire anyone" The NPC man handed to them a paddle for each boat "Here, you can row it yourself"

"But I've only ever done this with rowboats," Kirito said

"Yosh! Let's do this!" Lind and Kibaou said

"Here's the manual. Study it well" The NPC man sends them the manual on how to use the boat

When the gate open they started to launch their boat "Okay, I think I'm getting the hang on this" Kirito said while paddling. They started to separate from each other

"Bye, for now, I will find a prospective buyer for this and the information quest," Argo said and left while Lind and Kibaou started a competition, who one's first arrived in the main Rovia will going to treat for dinner

"Let's see each other in the Boss field couple!" Lind and Kibaou said and started the race

"I want to compete too.." Liten said "Thanks for the party today Asuna-San!" They all left

"Partying with them is not that bad," Asuna said and smile "So this is the feeling of having a guild huh? What do you think Kirito-Kun?"

"Yeah it's exhausted but still fun" He smiled while paddling

"Shall we take this out in the town?" Asuna said and yawn "I'm kidding let's go back to the inn"

"Didn't you nap enough already?" Asuna throws a death glare "I'm kidding! To tell you the truth, I'm pretty beat myself" Kirito was sleepy too

After arriving in the inn they tied the boat to the fort "It's already five in the morning? Then let's meet up at ten in the morning" Kirito suggested

"Sounds good, don't oversleep" Asuna remanded him and enter her room "So tired" She lay on her bed and decided to take a bath when she entered the bathroom she take off her clothes and straight ahead to the shower room "Ahh this is nice, the water was warm" After having a shower she lay on her bed and brushed her chestnut long hair when suddenly she received a message to Kouki he wants to meet her at seven in the morning, she checks the time and decided to change her clothes.

***Teleportation Gate of Rovia***

"Asuna here!" Asuna saw Kouki waving at her so she approached him "Uhm, are you okay? Do you look haggard? Haha"

"I haven't taken a proffer sleep" Asuna yawn

"Is that so? Let me guess the reason for it" Kouki act like he was thinking "Ah! The reason is because of the Shipwright Quest, I'm I right?" Asuna nods at him "So you defeat the King Bear, what you can say about that monster?"

"He has a deathly fire breath that can make a roasted player in just a one-hit" Asuna said looking at him in bored "By the way thank you so much for the map, it's informative. Now we already have our gondola" Asuna smiled remembering her customized boat

"No problem" Kouki pat the head of Asuna "The reason why I ask you to meet me is that.." Kouki was hesitant

"Just till me.." Asuna raised her eyebrow, she feel that what Kouki going to say was important

"Actually, I need your help" Asuna's hazel eyes were asking "I'm worried to Lisbeth" Kouki take a deep breath "We talk that we would meet at the teleportation gate in Zumfut but she did not show up and when I check her last location I saw it in the dungeon in the 3rd floor"

"What is she doing in the dungeon?" Asuna ask and give him a puzzled look

"She told me that there is a man named Morte give her information about on how she can increase the level of her black-smith skills," Kouki said "I fear that Morte might be with him and-" He didn't finish his word, looking at his face he was scared

"I already meet that Morte player" Asuna get the attention of Kouki "He is one of the players that I encounter in Forest of wavering Mist, he invite Kirito-Kun to a duel" Asuna was wandering who win in that duel she didn't tell to Kirito that she watches their fight

"Is that so? So you already know that Morte was one of the Pk-players" Kouki said, Asuna was shocked after hearing that

"Pk-player? You mean player killer?" Kouki nods at her "But! I didn't see her cursor in the color orange, how did that happen?" As far as she remembered the cursor on the top of the head of Morte was green

There are nine colors for the cursor that can be seen on the top of the head of the players. The players that have not directly committed an infraction receive a green cursor, while the players that have committed a crime receive an orange cursor. Yellow is for the inactive monsters like the NPC's pets. While all active monsters have a red cursor of various shades, the monsters that are considerably weaker than the player and reward little to no experience points have light pink, close to white cursors the sixth color is pure red it is monsters that are equal to the level of the player, next is purple is for the active monsters that are a higher level range than the player. The monsters with an overwhelming disparity in level and which cannot be defeated by the player, no matter how hard one tries have a dark crimson cursor, and the last one is Black the very rare cursor it was given to ten powerful players if the green cursor of the player changed into black he or she can hide it and make it green as a normal players

"Because of the duel mechanics," Kouki said