Chapter 10 The Start of the Death game

It's been 6 days since Zen came to this world. Zen days are spent walking alone or accompanied by Suguha. And now the two of them could be said to be very close.

In the morning Zen woke up, then suddenly Irene said something.

[Good morning Zen]

"Good morning Irene" said Zen who was still gathering his life.

[Zen got a Main Quest, please open the quest menu for more information] He continued.

"Hah..!" said Zen in shock. then he started to get up and sat on his bed and started checking the quests he got.

Main Quests:

[Following Sword Art Online Closed Beta]

[Take the Beta tester for the upcoming Sword Art Online game]

[Present]

[EXP: 1000]

[Store points: 1,000,000]

[Access Points: 100]

[Skills: Creation]

"Finally, a main quest has appeared, but how do I become a beta tester for the game Irene?" ask Zen

[No problem Zen, you just have to buy Nerve Gear in the system shop] Irene replied.

"Okay fine" said Zen

Zen then opened his System Shop menu and started looking for nerve gear and buying it.

[1000 Store Points Deducted]

"It turns out that the price is quite expensive, then what are the advantages of this nerve gear, Irene?" ask Zen

[Firstly, this nerve gear has been modified to be safe for use by Zen. So when the Sword Art Online game starts, your brain will not be destroyed by the transmitter from this nerve gear if you die in the game. Then Irene can also access the game system, so Irene can travel with Zen to the game through this nerve gear.] Irene explained.

"Then how do i take part in the beta tester of the game?" ask Zen

[Because Irene can access this nerve gear, Irene can also hack their system, so Irene's sister's data has been registered to participate in the Close beta of the game.] Irene said answering Zen's previous question.

[What you do next is start observing the game before the actual death game begins] she continued.

"Alright then, thanks Irene." Zen said

[It doesn't matter Zen, Irene will always be by your side] he replied.

Then Zen got out of bed and started to prepare himself, because today Zen was invited by Suguha to accompany him shopping.

Once ready, Zen then waited for Suguha to come to his apartment, because Suguha insisted on picking him up.

After waiting for a while, suddenly there was a knock on the door coming from Zen's apartment door.

"Wait a minute Suguha-chan" Zen said. Then he opened the door to his apartment.

After the door opened, there was a young woman wearing a pink dress smiling at Zen.

"Okay, let's go." Zen words

Then the two of them headed to the mall, where Suguha asked Zen to accompany her.

The two of them then enjoyed their time together from shopping, having lunch, and chatting in a tavern until the afternoon.

"How was today's date Suguha-chan" Zen joked after they were about to head home.

"I told you we're not dating, but accompany me shopping Zen-san" said Suguha with a blush on her face.

Right now Suguha didn't understand her feelings, because she was still expecting someone, who was now starting to avoid her.

"Well then, if you ask me out again, I'll be really looking forward to it Suguha-chan." Zen joked back.

Hearing this Suguha just sighed and let Zen say.

"Alright - alright, thanks for accompanying me and escorting me Zen-san" said Suguha.

"You're welcome Suguha-chan, see you later" said Zen

"See you later Zen-san" he replied.

Then they started to separate and Zen then returned to his apartment.

After finishing dinner, Zen immediately rested to start his adventure tomorrow at the start of Sword Art Online's Close beta.

The long awaited day has arrived. Today is the day when the game that is being talked about everywhere will start its close beta. A thousand lucky people will try this game first, one of them is Zen.

All media around the world have started reporting on this game, even though this game has not been officially released, several beta testers who will test this game suddenly become artists because many people are waiting for them to describe the game later.

Everyone is starting to get excited about this game, including Zen, who is currently preparing to enter the game. Zen was excited because he was about to do something that he could only watch and imagine before, even though the actual event hadn't even started yet.

"Alright, let's get into the game" Zen said and started to install his nerve gear.

"Are you ready Irene?" Zen said after attaching the nerve gear set and starting to lie down.

[Of course, Zen] Irene replied.

"Okay"

Then Zen consciousness began tochange, as if something sucked in. Then Zen's vision turns into a loading screen to where the language selection and so on are like in the anime.

Zen then made his character with a different avatar from him. Then he arrived at the menu to enter the name in the game. But Zen prefers to use his real name.

After everything was finished, then his consciousness began to shift to the scenery of a city. Not long after, several lights appeared and brought up several players who had entered this game.

"Wow.. So this is what it's like to enter a game" said Zen in his heart.

Then Zen looked around and realized that the world in this game was very similar to the real world. Even though his eyesight was a bit disturbed by some of the info bars about his character, Zen was still excited to try out the features in the game.

Zen then tried to swing his left hand to summon the menu bar, and a menu bar appeared like in the anime.

After finishing his observation, Zen wanted to try something.

"Irene, can you hear me?" ask Zen

[Very clear Zen] The answer.

"Okay, what should I do now?" Zen asked then.

[Better, let's go around this place first.] he answered.

Then Zen started his adventure by exploring this city first. Zen explored this place and was amazed that even NPCs could look exactly the same without the slightest flaw.

Seeing an NPC selling something, Zen wanted to try experimenting.

"Excuse me, how much do these apples cost?" ask Zen

"The price is 1 bronze coin" replied the NPC, then an imaginary screen appeared to confirm the payment.

"Hmm... So it's like that" Zen said then left the place.

"Alright let's start our adventure" said Zen