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Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

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Summoning the Holy Sword

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"Argh…" After a while, Rhode regained consciousness and Lapis's screams had given him a huge headache. He felt powerless and his brain had as though been drilled into.

Rhode opened his eyes slowly and he saw Lapis's ashen face instantly. The young lady's forehead was full of sweat as she heaved a sigh of relief. "Sir, you collapsed so suddenly and I didn't know what to do. I would have gone to get Miss Marlene and the others to help if you didn't wake up."

"How… How long have I been unconscious?"

"Only for a few minutes, Sir Rhode. Fortunately, you didn't collide into anything when you collapsed."

"…" Rhode recalled the clutter of mess on the workshop ground and he believed that he must've been extremely lucky to not hit his head into anything… But why did I faint so suddenly? That's right. I came to the workshop to check on the twin daggers and… there was a burst of scarlet radiance when I touched their blades…

Elves of the Wind