Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

With the participation of Viscount Yophilis, the battle situation suddenly tilted towards the dark elves. Originally, when the enemy was about to land, the two sides were in a stalemate.

"This is just like a krypton gold player entering the game!"

Hachiman held onto the mast tightly, looking at the three golden buff icons that suddenly appeared in his status bar. The most exaggerated one was the "Wild Wave Repeller" skill.

Asuna's rapier suddenly hummed, and the tip of the sword drew a pale golden trail in the air.

The elven warrior, who originally needed a full-strength charge to repel, now fell lightly to the sea ten meters away like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser.

"Hachiman-kun, this feels so weird!" The girl looked at her own glowing fingertips. "It's like playing a water gun battle..."

(I see, the theme of this event is "harmony"...)

"The Viscount is about to take action personally."

The sea surface suddenly cracked with silver-white light, and Viscount Yofilis's sword turned into a comet and pierced through the battlefield.

That sword skill was simply unfair. The three medium-sized warships were like cream cakes cut by lasers, and the soldiers on the deck performed a collective high diving performance.

"The special effects budget is burning!" Hachiman's eyes widened. "Asuna, you'll be able to pull off this kind of map cannon in the future."

"Was that... a sword technique?"

"Indeed, the top-tier rapier skill called 'Flash Piercer' will be learned by Asuna someday."

"I could use that..."

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"Lord Viscount!"

Amidst the shouts, Hachiman discovered a fatal problem—the Viscount, after unleashing his ultimate move, seemed to be posing!

The posture of kneeling on one knee with the sword pointing to the sky is indeed handsome, but the bright [Stiffness] icon above the head is simply waving to the enemy.

The enemy flagship took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. Hachiman drove the Sivali into the battlefield in time and used the hull to build a defense line for the Viscount.

"Don't get in my way, human! Not only are you building warships for the dark elves, but now you're directly blocking our way!"

"Huh? What are you talking about!"

"Still trying to play dumb? These warships were clearly built by you for the Shadow Elves, and we seized them!"

(So ​​the fallen elves' plan is...)

"This is a conspiracy of the fallen elves. We have never planned an invasion." The Viscount, who had resumed his actions, saw a [!] symbol appear above his head, seemingly inadvertently triggering a side quest.

"You think I'll believe it?"

"Then let's make a bet. If you are defeated by them, I hope you can at least listen to this matter. Anyway, the outcome of the battle is now clear."

"...make a deal."

(Looks like we need to get rid of this guy...)

"Asuna, it looks like we need to work together to defeat him."

"Well, let us end this war!"

The crisp sound of blades clashing echoed throughout the venue, and Hachiman felt a tingling sensation in the palm of his hand.

As he jumped back again to avoid the giant sword's sweep, he glanced at the weapon's durability bar, and the scarlet warning sign was flashing wildly.

(This is bad. If this continues, the weapon will break first.)

Since it had been used continuously without maintenance since leaving the Temple Labyrinth, the weapon's durability had reached its limit.

The two kept switching positions to look for weaknesses, but they were unable to find a chance to counterattack. Realizing that their weapons were about to be scrapped, Hachiman gave instructions to Asuna.

"Asuna!" He used the reaction force of stepping on the rock wall to draw an arc in the air, "Coordinates in three seconds (D7)!"

"learn!"

A perfect block would directly result in the destruction of the weapon, so Hachiman always avoided using this move and just barely parried.

Clang—with the sound of metallic mournful wailing, the weapon that had accompanied him in conquering the third floor for a full seventeen days finally turned into data fragments, but what Hachiman wanted was this half-second of stiffness.

With the price of the weapon disappearing, the enemy was bounced back heavily.

(Blocking and linear attacks alone probably won't cut it. The time should be... now!)

Hachiman then used his Taijutsu skill "Crescent Moon" to perform a backflip kick, sending the enemy flying into the air.

"Asuna, switch!"

Before he finished speaking, his long light golden hair raised a beautiful arc in the faint blue phosphorescence, and the rapier user's silver boots stepped accurately on the broken surface of the stalactite, and the whole person turned into a meteor and pierced the visor of the fallen knight.

Asuna unleashed her full-strength Stardust Tears, and even the powerful forest elf, the Fallen Knight, was thrown into the air and helpless, ultimately crashing into the water. The two emerged victorious.

"I lost."

Facing an enemy who refused to whisper, Hachiman extended his hand and said, "As agreed, can you please listen to our proposal?"

"......Understood"

Accompanied by the magnificent BGM, the fog of war that had shrouded the cave for three months began to dissipate.

Hachiman looked at the task completion prompt of [Dark Elves and Forest Elves Armistice Agreement Signed] that popped up in his vision, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hachiman-kun, I'm going to go out and check on Argo about the strategy."

"Okay, I don't want to move for now."

While sitting there, he checked the status of the mission and found that in addition to the regular rewards, he could also receive an extra weapon. At this moment, Asuna ran back in a panic.

After learning from Asuna that the Clearing Group had started the BOSS battle early, Hachiman wanted to rush over with Asuna, while Kizmel and the Viscount went to help in the name of repaying a favor.

The four of them boarded a medium-sized boat and broke into the maze area. With the Viscount's powerful strength, the team advanced unstoppably and reached the BOSS room.

The water seeping from the crack in the door reminded Hachiman to avoid the front and slowly pushed the door open. He could still faintly hear Kiba's signature Kansai accent roar: "Linde! You better aim for me!"

"Asuna, get ready to open the door!" Hachiman bit his spare dagger between his teeth and pressed his hands against the stone door carved with sea beast reliefs. "On the count of three..."

Boom! The sudden surge of water sent the two stumbling all over the place. Kirito, soaking wet, was swept out like a drowned rat. The moment he saw his acquaintance, he grinned: "Wow! You're here much earlier than expected!"

"You're still in the mood to joke!" Asuna angrily shook the water droplets from her hair. "Didn't we agree to wait until we get back to fight the boss?"

The black-haired swordsman scratched his cheek and chuckled. "Well... Mr. Kibo said, 'By the time those two dating maniacs come back, the food will be cold.'"

Hachiman's temples throbbed, and he turned to look inside the door. Kiba was standing on a makeshift floating platform, dancing with joy, and behind him, there were at least thirty spare floats floating.

"That seemingly impulsive person turned out to be so attentive?" Asuna covered her mouth in surprise.

Hachiman stared at the dome of the boss room, deep in thought. "So, using the rising water level to trigger a mechanism to overcome the terrain disadvantage."

"As expected of Hachiman, you saw right through it." Kirito made a sword flower. "But now we have the important task of opening the door every two minutes to drain the water..."

"Leave it to me," Hachiman waved his arms.

The final battle went much more smoothly than expected. Whenever the water level exceeded the warning line, Hachiman would cooperate with Asuna to launch a combination skill to force a breakthrough.

The group blessing casually bestowed by Viscount Yophilis doubled the output of the strategy group.

"Is this the legendary 'Blessing of the Battlefield God'?" Klein stared at his skyrocketing stats, swallowing his saliva. "Mom, I feel like I'm invincible..."

The special battle spanning three levels has come to an end for the time being. Although it is unknown whether there will be any follow-up on the upper level, it is no longer important to the two.

Entrusting the ship to Kizmel for safekeeping, the fourth level attack was successfully concluded with zero casualties.

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SAO : Chapter 28 The Future We Long For

The current front line has advanced to the tenth floor, and fortunately, we have been able to continue the attack steadily since then.

Although Joe, a member of the Aincrad Liberation Corps, was always stirring up trouble, he hadn't caused any major problems so far.

Kirito might have given people a slightly distant impression due to his strength, but Agil seemed to have acted as a good middleman.

Asuna has recently begun to be called "Shining Asuna", and this title has become an unshakable existence.

Asuna's Sibaric rapier has been enhanced to +13, but this sword can only be used to advance one or two levels at most.

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"How's it going, Liz?"

"Even considering the strength range, metal as the main material is still slightly insufficient."

"I see... I've been searching around for suitable materials."

When Asuna showed off the Sibaric rapier, Lisbeth was quite shocked.

There was no way Liz could do it at the time due to her lack of proficiency, but could she really create such a weapon herself one day?

She wanted to at least help strengthen it, but she couldn't even do that at the time. After realizing this, Lisbeth worked very hard.

Although Hachiman was secretly helping to find forging materials, it wasn't until a few days ago that he finally reached a level of proficiency that allowed for safe strengthening.

The two were currently struggling to choose the main metal material, assuming that Lisbeth would be in charge of crafting Asuna's next weapon.

"How about making an ingot from the Shibarric Rapier as the main material?"

"That sword is like a miracle. If we only look at the metal grade, the metal currently in circulation is actually higher grade, so it can only be used as a supplementary material."

"I see"

"But it's such a headache. The storage space is almost full."

“After all, we made a lot of samples.”

"By the way, next I plan to try setting up a stall."

"That's great. I can make a lot of money and get rid of excess inventory at the same time."

As he spoke, Hachiman gently took out a rapier. Although it had only been strengthened eight times, its performance seemed to be comparable to that of the Shibarlik rapier.

"This is the best work so far, and it can barely be used on the front lines."

"While that's true compared to the Shibarric Rapier, most of the weapons in the frontline group are player-made weapons that aren't widely available yet, so you can only buy them from NPCs or hope for drops, so this is pretty good."

"I see"

In fact, the number of merchant players and craftsman players has increased significantly.

But the supply of materials is still insufficient, and unless there are frontline players like Lisbeth to help, it will take some time to expand the scale.

As they chatted, sparks flew in the forge. Liz dropped a failed sword blank onto the anvil for the thirteenth time, her ponytail exploding into a dandelion. "Ahhh! Why does it melt every time I add the wind attribute?"

"Try using mithril instead of the curing agent? Although it will cost twice as much, it can increase the magic conductivity by 15%."

Liz grabbed a charcoal pencil and frantically calculated on the parchment. Suddenly, she turned around and hugged my neck. "Genius! Hachiman, you really are a hidden master of forging!"

Hachiman was strangled to the point where he could hardly breathe, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a familiar white shadow flash by outside the window.

Asuna stood under the paulownia tree with her arms folded. The moonlight cast a silver edge on her clothes. She seemed to want to say something, but in the end she just turned and left quietly.

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Over the next few days, while advancing the strategy, Hachiman focused on gathering intelligence.

At this time, I received a call from Lisbeth saying that the stall was ready.

Since Hachiman had suggested it, he decided to go and see what was going on.

(Oh~ A large carpet with storage function. Argo used to use something similar.)

From a distance, it seemed that Lisbeth did a good job. Although some customers complained, they were able to accept it after detailed explanations, and there didn't seem to be any major problems.

(But there are always strange guests)

Thinking this, Hachiman walked towards Lisbeth.

"Ah, Hachiman."

"Oh, how's it going?"

“The first day was a bit hectic, but I should be able to handle it.”

"That's it"

"Asuna was here just now, helping to prepare the stall."

"Asuna, she..."

Hachiman suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Asuna in the past few days. Compared to the early days of the strategy, the time they spent together was indeed less.