CHAPTER 32.2 - Recruitment and Information

"Hey! Kii-boy! What is the oiler, what should I do?" Argo shouted at Kirito they followed them outside the café

"Let's go consumables ask for a purchase!" Kirito stop running and look at Argo "One out of cost I'm going as much as a potion just buys it!"

When Kirito was completely gone, Argo check it and click the trade and it cost fifty thousand cols "What?!" Asuna was shocked looking at the cost of that trade

Kirito has already arrived at the dungeon; it was fifteen kilometers along the road on the underground tunnel. Normally when searching two-hour course however because Kirito came in solo it only took twenty minutes. Kirito attack the monsters that block his way and entered a safety area

"Hmm is Nezha still.." Kirito look around to look for Nezha

"Kirito!" Kirito turned on his back and saw Nezha running approaching him "It's been a long time since we saw each other, I'm glad to see you!" Nezha smiled happily seeing Kirito. He was in the dungeon for seven hours looking for relics and leveling up

"I'm happy to see and meet you again Nezha" Kirito smiled "Look like you improved much better, but you seem alone? Where are your friends?"

"Hehehe everyone was busy picking up relics" Nezha messed up his hair "After we pick up relics they go back to the city first"

"I see.." Kirito nod. Kirito look at Nezha level good thing that they have a connection so he can see his level and it was not enough for the Boss battle

"I'm happy when you contact me, but what's the matter?" Nezha ask him, he was confused because this is the first time that Kirito ask to see him so he thought that the reason was very important

"I'm sorry for suddenly folding in, I have a request.." Kirito tap his shoulder and whispered

"I can do it. Anything please tell me" Nezha pointed himself and smiled, he is willing to help Kirito in any way because he owed his life to him

"That's very appreciated, I hope you won't hesitate.." Kirito take a deep breath "The fifth floor Boss let's go and defeat it together" After hearing that Nezha's face become pale

"W-What?!" Nezha shouted in shock and fear to avoid someone hearing their conversation Kirito covered his mouth

"Sshhh lower down your voice" Kirito turned his eyes around the safe zone to check if someone is trying to ears dropping their conversation. When he saw nothing he removed his hand from Nezha

"What was that?" Nezha took a deep breath

"For some reason, we need to defeat the floor Boss faster than anyone, that's why I asking for help is that okay for you?" Kirito asks him and Kirito offer his hand

"The players from Aincrad Liberation Squad and Dragon Knight's Brigade that two guilds you're taking the lead, right?" Nezha accept his hand, he smiled widely he thought that the two guilds are with them so his fear disappeared "They understand that I'm coming right?"

"Ahem.. No, they won't come.." Kirito fake his laugh

"W-What?.." Nezha started sweating and his mouth dropped hearing that

"From the back, we measure the timing and weakness of the Boss, if you accidentally hit me of your dagger that's fine.." Kirito knows that Nezha was not pro using his dagger "That was a dangerous thing if you don't want to join the raid it's fine I understand" Kirito smiled. Lond silent covered the whole place for a while

"It's important circumstances. Is that right?" Nezha look at his throwing dagger

"That's it, this SAO death game we want to finish it as much as faster than we could do," Kirito said seriously

"Got it" Nezha gripped his hand holding the dagger "I'm really happy meeting you" Nezha tap Kirito's shoulder "Let's hurry so we can handle the situation"

"Thank you!" Kirito smiled

"Please lead the way!" Nezha said confidently, this is his second time fighting a floor Boss

"Okay! Let's go!" Kirito was even more courageous and they left the dungeon to meet the others. When they arrived at the meeting place they saw that their already waiting for them however Kirito noticed that Asuna was missing

***Coffee Shop / After Kirito left***

"Hays.." Asuna sigh

"Asuna-Chan let me do the recruitment to Shivata and Kine.." Argo said

"Is that okay?" Argo nods "If that's what you want I will let you, but how can you recruit them? Is that really possible to leave their guild for a while just to join our party?" Asuna was concerned about that, she is not sure if they can convince the lovers to help them

"Whaha they do not have any choice" Argo laughs wickedly "Good thing that we have the lover's information so they can't refuse us. But I will try to convince them without scaring them with that information"

"Ohh! I will recruit Agil-San for sure they will come to our party" Liten said and they both separate their ways

"Hmm.. What should I do then?" Asuna decided to take a walk in the city of Mananarena and good thing that she saw Kouki who was busy looking from the outside of a shop "Hey! Kouki-Kun! Why are you looking from outside of this shop? You can enter you know?" Approaching him

"Hey, Asuna-San! It's been a while since I saw you" Kouki faced her "Hmm.. The last time I saw you was on the Yofilis quest-" He quickly covered his mouth and scratch his head

"Oh! I thought it was just my imagination when I saw you on Yofel castle, so it was really you" Asuna remembered that she saw Kouki from the distance when they left the castle with Yofilis and Emilia, but she thought that it was just imagination

"Hehe it was me" Kouki smiled

"Then you are watching us on every quest?" Asuna ask

"Hmm.. Not really, I received notification when someone trying to do the entire quest but it was my choice if I want to watch it or not" Kouki said and Asuna nod "But if you are asking if I could help the players taking the quest, the answer is not. That's much prohibited"

"I see that's why you only watching us from afar?" Asuna said

"Yup! So let's go somewhere you will treat me remember?" Kouki smiled and Asuna throw a confused look "The gondola quest?"

"Ahh yeah, I remembered it. Let's go I will treat you" Asuna has dept to Kouki because he gave the map of the quest when they are on the third floor of aincrad. When they arrived at the restaurant and after the waiter took their order Asuna started asking questions on him "So what are you doing outside of that blacksmith shop?"

"I was looking for a nice weapon," Kouki said "To upgrade the dagger"

"Ohh! I was confused why you are still upgrading your dagger when in fact you can't use it on the floor Boss battle"

"That one! It's not for me" Kouki laugh "It's for you; during Beta Testing no player achieved the special skills on the dagger"

"Special skills? Is that like hidden skills or cooking skills and other?" Asuna ask

"Well, no one gets any special skills" He nodded "Special skill is a rare type of skill that you can get here in Sword Art Online, I only know one of those skills it was throwing special skills" Kouki's eyes started to shine imagining that he got that skills "I hope I can get that however I can't.." Kouki look at Asuna and smiled meaningfully "But you can hehe"

"Me?" Asuna pointed herself