Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Chapter 160. Discrimination? A Knight's Statement

160.

2023-12-06

Upon hearing the other person's words, Asuna immediately frowned and looked at them with displeasure, saying:

"What do you mean? Are you looking down on female gamers?!"

Upon hearing this, the other party spread their hands innocently and said:

"I'm just stating the facts. After all, among all these players here, aren't you two the only beautiful female players?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "pretty" when he spoke, as if he were mocking them for only being there because of their looks.

"You guy.!"

Asuna glared at him angrily.

Not only Asuna, but many other players in the square also stood up, looking at him with righteous indignation, and some even wanted to duel him immediately.

The other party seemed surprised that his previous remarks had provoked such strong anger. He took a half-step back somewhat timidly, then tried to appear calm and shouted:

"I'm just stating the facts and offering my opinion. Isn't it said that everyone is welcome to express their opinions?"

So there are players like this here too.

Tong Ren thought to himself.

Aside from a few games targeted at women, male players make up the majority of most video games, and among top players, male players hold an overwhelming advantage.

Therefore, female players are very popular most of the time, but at the same time, there are indeed some male players who look down on female players, which is called gender discrimination.

Just then, a clear male voice came from the other side of the square:

"May I speak?"

The speaker was a tall, one-handed swordsman dressed in various shiny armors. Upon seeing him, the player group stirred slightly.

Kirito could understand the commotion; after all, the guy in front of him didn't look like a typical handsome, popular guy who played VRMMO games.

In addition, the long, wavy hair on both sides of his face was dyed a bright blue.

Since the first-floor shop does not sell hair dyeing items, you can only obtain them by getting them as drops from monsters or by purchasing them from players who have them.

Judging from both his appearance and behavior, he's quite a social butterfly.

Fujimaru Ritsuka also looked him over, a hint of surprise in her eyes. She hadn't expected him to appear in this way.

At the same time, she nodded and smiled:

"Of course, go ahead."

After receiving Fujimaru Ritsuka's permission, the popular young man gave a refreshing smile and said:

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Diabel, and I'll assume that my profession is a knight."

"Where did this career system come from?!"

"Your job is 'normie,' right?!"

The moment the other person spoke, the atmosphere in the square became much more cheerful, and everyone started making jokes.

"Ah ha ha!"

Diabel smiled nonchalantly, then looked at the burly man who had spoken and laughed:

"Friend, before you begin speaking, may we ask your name?"

The other person crossed their arms and said:

"My name is Darko."

"Okay, Mr. Darko, your point is that Ritsuka's abilities are insufficient to serve as a commander, which is why you objected, is that correct?"

"Tsk, you could say that."

Darko clicked his tongue, reluctantly agreeing with Diabel's summary.

Then, Diabel asked:

"In that case, may I ask how far you've progressed in the maze area?"

Darko frowned deeply at the question, seemingly reluctant to answer, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only stiffen his neck and speak defiantly:

"Eighth stage. But so what?! Does a slow pace of progress disqualify one from offering opinions?"

"of course not."

Diabel laughed:

"If that's the case, it's no wonder you misunderstand Ritsuka and the others' strength. Let me explain a little."

As he said this, he looked at the group of players in the square and said loudly:

"My team and I just found the passage to the nineteenth level yesterday, and we've only just begun exploring it."

"I think our team's progress is already quite fast. I imagine most of the players here are still in the seventeenth to nineteenth stage, right?"

Many players nodded in agreement, and the range that Diabel mentioned was actually roughly the overall progress of the current top-tier player group.

Therefore, although Korda has only reached the eighth tier and is also a front-line player, strictly speaking, he should be considered a second-tier player, with a considerable gap between him and the top players.

He himself should be aware of this fact, which is why he said what he just said.

After receiving responses from the players, Diabel turned to Korda and smiled:

"As you can see, Mr. Korda, all of you players here are top-notch gamers, but most of you have only just reached the nineteenth level of the maze area."

"However, under these circumstances, Ritsuka and her team had already cleared the entire maze and found the first boss's room."

"Such undeniable and astonishing results, aren't they enough to prove their strength?"

"well said!"

"You've got a knack for it!"

"Wow, you're so handsome, you damn social butterfly!"

"As expected of a Knight!"

Diabel's brilliant speech made the players cheer and applaud, and his teammates applauded excitedly, looking very proud of their captain.

As Diabel said, the players who were fighting on the front lines knew best how amazing it was that Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others had explored the BOSS room, which also showed how strong the opponent was.

That's why they tacitly agreed to let Fujimaru Ritsuka take command.

Ultimately, in the game, "strength" is the mainstream factor, and Fujimaru Ritsuka's strength earned their recognition, nothing more.

Not to mention that some of the players present had received help from Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, and were die-hard fans and most loyal followers of the two girls.

Korda's current actions have undoubtedly kicked the toughest rock in SAO right now, and provoked the person he should never have messed with.

In a sense, this social death is no different, is it?

".snort!"

Diabel's upright attitude and highly reasonable remarks once again created a one-sided atmosphere in the square.

Seeing this, Korda's face turned pale and then purple, but unlike Ya Wang, he did not sit down again. Instead, he snorted coldly and left the venue without saying a word.

No one cared about his departure; some even applauded it.

The number of participants in the meeting has already exceeded the limit of forty-eight. At that time, we will definitely need to make choices based on strength. Korda, who has just arrived in the eighth-level area, will probably be excluded even if he stays.

The other party's choice was actually quite wise.

After Korda left, Diabel very gentlemanly bowed to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna in the center of the square, and then rejoined the group amidst another round of cheers.

Fujimaru Ritsuka opened her mouth with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Diabel, for speaking out, and thank you all for your support. I hope the meeting can continue to proceed smoothly."

"If this continues, we'll probably have to drive until the afternoon."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 161. The meeting ends, Kirito and Diabel...

161.

2023-12-07

Fortunately, no further strange accidents occurred.

After confirming Fujimaru Ritsuka as the commander, she then began to fulfill her responsibilities as commander, organizing the players into teams.

Most of you players here have your own teams, but to successfully defeat a boss, you can't let your teams be so disorganized and fight individually.

After a simple split and reorganization, three tank teams with shields or heavy armor were formed, three highly mobile and high-firepower main attack teams, and two support teams equipped with long weapons.

Since Fujimaru Ritsuka needed to take command, the squad leader's authority was handed over to Asuna, and four temporary members were recruited to form the sixth squad responsible for the main attack.

Just then, Kirito quietly rejoined their group.

The number of participants exceeded the maximum number of players allowed in the strategy, so several players were eliminated based on a comparison of factors such as equipment quality and skill proficiency.

Even so, these individuals are undoubtedly important combatants for the future campaign. Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna personally expressed their apologies and encouragement to them, which made them feel somewhat flattered, so the atmosphere was still relatively harmonious.

After the teams were assigned, the next step was for each team leader to introduce themselves.

The most impressive among them were Diabel, the captain of the first squad, and Ya-o, the captain of the fifth squad, who had all performed well at the meeting, as well as Asuna, the captain of the sixth squad.

In addition, the second squad leader, Agil, with his dark skin and bald, tough-guy appearance, also attracted a lot of attention from players.

Next is confirming the distribution of the money and items dropped after the BOSS battle, which is also a very important issue.

In recent years, the loot distribution mechanism for large-scale raids like boss raids has taken many forms, such as dice rolling, individual loot drops, or all loot dropping on the ground for players to pick up themselves.

However, during the closed beta, SAO used a rather old-fashioned last-hit mechanism, meaning that the items dropped by the BOSS after its death would appear directly in the inventory of the player who killed it.

In this situation, even if the rule is set that the ownership of the treasure is determined by rolling dice, the player who actually obtains the treasure must be willing to honestly hand it over.

However, this is clearly a great test of human nature.