DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"Ha, nothing but a clay chicken and a clay dog."

"November 20th. We entered the 6th floor. During the quest from the NPC Great Sage - Delicious Steak Endurance, we learned Meditation and our proficiency level immediately increased to 500. I stopped progressing through the game and started accumulating True Critical Hit."

"November 23rd. Using my Cosmo, I achieved 10,000 true critical hits, and mastered the unique skill 'Critical Hit Path.' It truly lives up to its reputation as one of SAO's unique skills; its effect is simple and brutally to increase critical hit damage. As proficiency increases, the critical hit damage stacks infinitely. I can now deal double critical hits."

"On November 24th, I cleared the sixth floor and successfully leveled up to 20. With 'Critical Strike,' my leveling efficiency improved significantly. During this process, I unexpectedly discovered that 'Critical Strike' seems to enhance my sixth sense—a truly unexpected bonus."

"When we were fighting the boss, we encountered some trouble because the lord was a Rubik's Cube monster, requiring us to solve a specific Sudoku puzzle. I pushed Asuna, who was being targeted by the monster and was about to be low on health, away from us. Hero saves the damsel in distress +1."

"On the same day, I went to the arena in the main street of the seventh floor and found a man there selling secret scrolls for the monster arena. The scrolls contained the results of ten arena matches. If you guessed all ten matches correctly, you would get 10 million Coles. We followed the scrolls and guessed nine matches before running away, getting 5 million Coles x4."

"After running out of the venue, I told Chenghui about this method of making money."

"On November 25th, we cleared the seventh floor. The boss of the seventh floor was a fire dragon with wide-ranging attacks. The difficulty seemed to be that its roar could stun players below level 20, which I just met. After a good experience of the hunter's life."

"It has to be said that the fire dragon's damage is terrifyingly high. The continuous burning flames, coupled with the tail sweep that can take away more than half of the health bar, once put the team in danger."

"Yuki and I often had to draw fire for Asuna and Mito when they were stunned at crucial moments. My health also dropped below half for the first time."

"But after this, I felt that Asuna was looking at me a little strangely. Hmm... maybe she was attracted by my skillful dragon-slaying techniques and my rolls that evaded all attacks."

"On November 26th, I heard that the arena on the seventh floor had closed down. To celebrate this good news, we cleared the eighth floor. Cheng Hui was satisfied with our progress and intensified the leveling up of the top-tier players."

"On November 29th, I defeated the tenth floor boss. The undead warrior gave me a lot of trouble. Asuna was almost one-shotted. Fortunately, I teamed up with Yuuki, and the two of us, like the Condor Heroes, combined our swords to block the monster's pursuit."

Then it dawned on me that every five floors in SAO represents a qualitative leap. The tenth floor is the final boss, whose identity can be determined based on information from the closed beta. Kayaba Akihiko, that old schemer, must have hidden a trap.

But the devil is always one step ahead; my one-handed sword proficiency has surpassed 200. My critical strike proficiency has surpassed 100, and my critical hit damage has reached 3 times.

Even with my combo skill "Meteor Impact", the monster still fell.

Hmm...that's a worthy opponent. I'm level 25 now.

"December 5th. The progress of the strategy has sped up. I gave up exploring the map because there was no information to use. I spent 6 days clearing the 20th floor. Level 35."

"On December 15th, I heard that all the players in the Town of Beginnings had gone out to level up, and the second group of players had all reached level 25, covering the 15th floor. I felt some pressure, and in a fit of anger, I spent ten days without sleep and cleared 25 floors in one go, pushing the progress to the 46th floor."

"On the 46th floor, I found a huge number of ant-like monsters with high attack and low defense, which reminded me of the strategies that junior players used to use to kill killer ants. My level started to increase rapidly."

"December 16th. Having reached level 68, I could no longer gain much experience by leveling up here. I started looking for suitable people to train for the next team."

On the 20th floor, I found a troubled child sleeping amidst a horde of monsters. Surprisingly, every monster that attacked her was killed by a strange reflection of damage.

"I was surprised by this player's unconventional approach, thinking they had found a loophole in SAO. I went up to ask them, and discovered that they were actually a girl I knew—Honjou Kaede, ID Maple. Because she was too afraid of pain, she wore a full set of extremely reinforced heavy armor and chose the largest shield with the highest defense. For this, she even gave up weapons and focused on being a tank."

Upon inquiry, I learned that the other party was level 35. Due to an accident, she obtained a shield with built-in damage reflection. With all her points allocated to defense, she gained a terrifying level boost through the "AFK" method she had seen before.

I invited her to join the strategy group and decided to take her to level up on floor 46. Maple was delighted and brought two teammates: the rare class Dragon Knight Silica and the apothecary Ako.

"December 17th. I used the large player base to find a weapon that could just one-shot a monster, and the team started helping newbies level up. Maple and Silica easily killed high-level monsters with finishing blows, and their levels increased rapidly."

"On December 20th, the team's overall level increased by over 50. My Critical Strike Proficiency reached 200, with a multiplier of 5x. Maple unexpectedly awakened her unique skill 'Infinite Shield,' and it seems she can benefit from the properties of all the shields in her inventory."

"Maple has equipped herself with the top-tier reinforced greatsword and added 'Reflect Damage,' 'Defense Specialization,' 'Poison Counter,' 'Chance of Invincibility,' and 'Health Regeneration' to her inventory..."

"As expected of the Queen of Luck, I don't even dare to touch Maple now. If I'm not careful, I'll get a bunch of negative status effects on my head."

"On the same day, Dragon Envoy Silica also underwent a transformation. Her blue dragon evolved to maturity and could now be ridden and flown. Mobile healer mount acquired."

"On December 25th, the 46th floor welcomed a top-tier group of players tasked with clearing the area. I unexpectedly spotted Kayaba Akihiko among them; he had also mastered the 'Divine Sword' skill. I think the raid can officially begin now."

"On December 26th, I led the strategy team to start strategizing the floors again."

"December 30th. We broke through the 49th floor, but temporarily stopped at the 50th floor. I realized that we need to significantly increase the player level in order to ensure zero casualties from the skeletal monsters on this floor."

“Floor 50 is a threshold. There are no tricks to dealing with the monsters there; it’s just a brutal stat overpowering. I’ve decided to wait for the overall player level to increase.”

"On January 1st, I took my team to explore the different floors, received a few good hidden missions, and bought a house on the 22nd floor."

"January 5th, according to the timeline before the chaos, today is my birthday. Yuuki sneaked into my room, saying she wanted to give me a present. Asuna noticed Yuuki's unusual behavior, and after learning it was my birthday, she blushed and said..."

"Actually, I had a premonition. Last time, because my lunar birthday was approaching, I rewarded myself. This time, it seems to be a bit similar to that situation."

……

Asuna crossed out the rest of the content, saying that such shameful things shouldn't be recorded.

"Okay, actually I didn't want anyone to see it either. I know very well that people who write diaries aren't respectable people, and it's bound to get spied on. So I cleverly omitted the contents. Hehe."

"Just between you and me, after today, I have two more favorite desserts: purple sweet potato pudding and roasted chestnuts."

"Especially the purple sweet potato pudding, it's soft and bouncy, and when you put it in your mouth, it's like it's dancing, which is intoxicating."

"It's a pity that I actually prefer seafood to dessert. But since I've already had the pre-dinner desserts, I feel like I'm not far from having a seafood feast."

"January 6th. Asuna was furious when she learned that SAO was no longer at risk of death. She felt that yesterday must have been due to the suspension bridge effect, otherwise she wouldn't have been with Yuuki. I think people can indeed do some irrational things under the pressure of death. So, I spent a day taking her to catch the S-rank rare ingredient, the mixed rabbit, before she forgave me."

"Although she said, 'This is just a game, it's normal for players to marry each other. Once we're out, just pretend nothing happened, you're still Yuuki's boyfriend,' what I saw was a girl's shy blush. Girl~ will you really keep your promise?"

"For dinner, I didn't get to have the mixed rabbit dish, but I did get to eat roasted chestnuts again. Hmm, not bad. As a return favor, I also brought out my secret weapon: cream-filled rolls."

"At night, I heard Asuna say in her dream that, at least in the game... I couldn't hear clearly, but it seemed like someone was treating me as their online boyfriend."

"January 7th. Asuna, dressed in her best equipment, led the strategy team to completely clear floor 50. The SAO strategy team has truly stepped into a new era."

"That night, I ate the sumptuous meal that Asuna had prepared to celebrate clearing the floor with zero casualties. I foolishly smeared cream on the chestnuts (crossed out), I can't write anymore, Asuna will be angry."

"January 8th. Enjoying desserts by the lake."

"January 9th. I've accomplished nothing. I've disgraced the transmigrators. It took me two months to reach level 50. After much reflection, I'll savor the sweetness of the lake."

……

"January 14th. Enjoying desserts by the lake."

"January 15th. I know I shouldn't be so decadent, too many desserts are bad for my kidneys... well, it seems like that doesn't happen in the game. But I can't be so decadent either, there are still 1 players waiting for me to save them."

"Today, I took Yuki out fishing... We took a walk in the lakeside park, and the three of us looked like a family of three. Although Asuna isn't much older than Yuki, she already has the air of a mother."

"In the afternoon, in the woods on the 22nd floor, we heard legends that sounded like ghosts. I thought to myself, 'Finally, the wait is over...'"

"At night, we gained a daughter—Yui."

"After the arrival of our daughter on January 17th, Asuna's attitude seemed different. She looked at me with increasingly strange eyes, and would often hide in a corner, secretly biting her handkerchief. I guessed she might have postpartum anxiety? But I thought SAO didn't have a system for giving birth. Ridiculous."

"January 19th. We took Yui to search for her memories. After learning that there was an administrator in the Black Iron Labyrinth on the first floor, we successfully infiltrated it. After contacting Makise Kurisu, we successfully cracked the core program of SAO, allowing Yui to travel freely to and from Makise Kurisu's superbrain without restriction."

"Today, I have gained a personal spirit that can access the game's underlying algorithms at any time and easily kill bosses with administrator privileges. Makise Kurisu has gained an artificial intelligence to assist in research and development."

"Now, I have the ability to make players leave the game at any time."

at this time……

Xia Jia lay on the bed, looking at the last page of the diary, poking her chin with the pen cap:

"What should I write today? Finishing the SAO strategy log now seems like giving up halfway."

Yuki lay beside him, her delicate feet crossed, her chin resting on her hand:

"Should we send everyone back?"

Shaka patted Yuki's head:

"Yuki, do you still want to continue?"

“Hmm!” Yuki narrowed her eyes: “I haven’t cleared the hundredth floor of the dungeon yet, but I still want to conquer this floating city first.”

"Yako's alchemy level broke through today. It seems she can now refine a special potion that increases attribute caps. With it, we could have advanced to the next floor."

"What a pity. I wonder how many people will be willing to stay and continue playing the game."

Shaka smiled and said, "I will. Even if I'm the only player online after that, I will still clear the remaining 50 floors. I want to see what Kayaba Akihiko left at the top of the tower. That guy will probably be with me too."

Yuki hugged Xia Jia: "I'll stay with your Xia Jia. Hehe, Xia Jia is so firm when I hug her~ Once we're out there, I might not be able to have her all to myself."

Shaka ruffled Yuuki's hair: "You said Asuna was so soft yesterday..."

"It's soft, boys are different!"

"Little pervert."

"Oh, I'm going to sleep with Asuna tonight!"

"Mite will get jealous~~"

"Who cares!"

As the two fooled around, the sun rose again.

Shaka wrote in his diary:

"On January 20, Aincrad was liberated."

Chapter 496 Doraemon's Gift

After closing her diary, Xia Jia left the lakeside cottage.

After Cheng Hui gathered all the players, Xia Jia publicly announced that he had found a way to leave the game.

Players were initially stunned, then bewildered. Ultimately, they inexplicably felt a sense of "That's it?" and "I've already pushed to floor 52, but the game is shutting down."

They didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed; they felt that their two months of effort hadn't been worth it.

But being able to go home is definitely the best option.

Under Cheng Hui's organization, the players uploaded all their equipment and resources to the guild warehouse, and then Xia Jia kicked them offline one by one.