Crossover Anime: Starting from Jobless Reincarnation

Kirigaya Naoki chuckled and said, "We can continue the competition. I'll help Asuna level up, and you can find helpers yourself. It'll be the same old rules: in a month, we'll see who clears the higher level."

Kirito hesitated for a moment. He glanced at Asuna and then at Kirigaya Naoki, sensing something amiss between them. Without thinking too much, he left.

Naoki Kiritani looked at Asuna and asked, "Do you know swordsmanship?"

Asuna was bewildered.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere first." Kirigaya Naoki grabbed Asuna's hand and pulled her forward.

Asuna is no longer the shy Yuuki Asuna she once was. Having spent almost six years together as tutors, she doesn't have much resistance to this level of physical contact; in fact, she's quite used to it.

In short, Naoki Kiritani is by no means an honest person, so shaking hands during tutoring isn't unreasonable, is it?

When tutoring, getting a little closer isn't too much to ask, is it?

Anyway, I've already taken advantage of all the small benefits.

The place you just appeared in is actually the starting village, the initial town.

At the northernmost end of this level stands a robust tower with a diameter of 300 meters and a height of 100 meters.

Important location on the floor: "Torbana" is the most prosperous town in the valley not far from the labyrinth area.

The area surrounding the street is a grassland region where animal-type monsters such as wild boars and wolves, as well as insect-type monsters such as worms, beetles, and wasps, frequently appear.

Heading south from the doorway, you'll find yourself surrounded by endless grasslands and numerous wolf-like creatures.

The wolf was on all fours with a fierce look in its eyes, but it showed no intention of attacking anyone.

Kirigaya Naoki pointed to the little monster in front of him and said, "Let me explain to you what sword skills are."

Naoki Kiritani drew his iron sword.

Lines of small characters appeared.

[Iron Sword for Beginners]

[Quality: White]

[Attribute: Sharpness 1]

I don't know why, but Kirigaya Naoki's system interface is different from Kirigaya Kazuto's system interface.

To be precise, the descriptions of the equipment attributes are different.

The two pieces of equipment have different attributes.

However, none of these are serious matters.

I experienced the system's sword-wielding mechanism.

Because both the original owner of this body and those who had previously been exposed to swordsmanship had some experience with it, they were able to get the hang of it after only a short time.

Sword skills.

This is a special system-assisted move in SAO.

SAO, which emphasizes physical sensations, features a unique system where, after a character assumes a corresponding preparatory pose to trigger a skill, the system assists the character's movements and speed, allowing them to perform superhuman skills that are normally difficult to achieve.

Although similar movements can be performed without using sword techniques, the power, speed, and accuracy are incomparable.

Conversely, since sword skills are standardized movements driven by the system, and cannot be changed or stopped until they are completed, interpreting the opponent's preparatory movements becomes an important skill in duels.

In short, ordinary players rely on sword skills to achieve maneuvers that are difficult to accomplish in reality.

However, there is a brief animation before releasing a sword technique, which allows your opponent to counter your moves.

Chapter 29 Instruction on Sword Techniques

Naoki Kiritani began explaining the meaning of sword techniques and the precautions for using them to Asuna.

Because Kirigaya Naoki was a very good instructor, and Asuna had a good ability to understand, she quickly grasped the knack of getting started.

Unfortunately, I still haven't gotten used to this game.

Naoki Kiritani asked Asuna to defeat the wolf in front of her, and she held the rapier in her hand with some fear.

"Asuna, what are you doing?"

"The sword strikes must be swift and fierce, and the switching of sword techniques must be even faster!"

"Yes!"

"Asuna, dodge! If you see the blue light, either dodge or interrupt the opponent's sword technique!"

"understood!"

On the grassland, a blond boy stood to one side, shouting at a chestnut-haired girl.

"Your movements need to be steady, and your hand holding the sword should be even more steady."

“Yes!” Asuna almost gritted her teeth as she stabbed the wolf in front of her, who was staring at Naoki Kiritani. The wolf’s HP was depleted and it vanished in a blue light. Asuna breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her brow.

She turned her gaze to Kirigaya Naoki, who still wore an indifferent expression. He looked back at Asuna, his crimson-gold eyes so calm that it was impossible to look directly at him.

"Continue, Asuna," Kirigaya Naoki said calmly.

"I can't go on," Asuna gasped for breath.

Naoki Kiritani shook his head and said, "Wolf's level can only be considered as the most basic slime-level monster. He can kill it with one sword."

At this point, Kirigaya Naoki stepped forward, gripped his iron sword, took a deep breath, and the image of the sword-drawing posture of the Sword God Style flashed through his mind before he suddenly charged forward.

With a stomp of his right foot, he charged forward, arriving in front of the demonic wolf. Gripping his sword in his right hand, he thrust it forward with a swift, white flash that sliced ​​across the wolf's neck.

The stamina value decreased rapidly, but it did not immediately reach zero; this is the sword-drawing stance of the Sword God style.

Logically, slashing across the neck should have triggered a critical hit, and the sword-drawing move is twice as powerful as a normal sword move, but even so, it failed to kill the guy instantly.

Before the demon wolf could react, the boy gripped the sword hilt again and unleashed a second slash, a cold glint flashing as it struck.

The demon wolf let out a mournful howl, and its body turned into specks of blue light and dissipated.

Like a shattered mirror, it met its end without leaving a trace.

This is the death of the SAO world.

"Asuna, you need to be quick. You have to imagine what the sword technique will look like when it is triggered in your mind, and you also need to make the starting posture of the sword technique. Once the sword technique is released, it cannot be canceled!" Kirigaya Naoki instructed Asuna from the side.

Asuna pouted and said, "I always find it annoying to be lectured by you!"

"Sword skills - Rapier basics - Linear attack".

It flashed across the silver line. Because it was modified by Asuna's high agility, only a flash could be seen. It was very fast, almost instantaneous, and was used to make the first move.

It deals low damage but is extremely fast and has strong continuity; it is a single-target, instant-cast attack.

The rapier struck the wolf's jaw in an instant. Asuna flipped her feet, adjusted her posture, and quickly switched to a basic attack.

That's right, it's a basic attack.

Since everyone is only at level one, their skill panels are empty, and they can only rely on basic attacks to deal damage.

However, this approach is indeed feasible, as the purpose of basic attacks is to create a stun rather than to deal damage.

Sword skills have a cooldown (CD).

The reason why Kirigaya Naoki was able to kill monsters in one go was actually because of his original body and the wooden sword he had practiced with for a year.

Clearly, his swordsmanship was not recognized by the system and was not included in the scope of swordsmanship skills.

If it were truly included within the scope of sword techniques, the speed should be even faster, and the attack should be even more swift.

After all, if the strongest attack of the Sword God style couldn't beat a slime (not that Slime the Proud One), Paul from next door would be laughing his head off.

And so, I leveled up with Asuna. Since it was during the closed beta, there were hardly any people competing for the monsters in the area, and everyone tacitly agreed to fight their own monsters.

Asuna was still immersed in the realistic feeling of the game.

After clearing out a path of monsters, the two quickly reached level 3.

After allocating all his points to Strength and Agility, the boy continued on his journey with Asuna.

Heading towards the enormous tower, after walking for a while, they encountered all sorts of strange insect-like animals.

Characters like wasps have a level 3 rating and need to be more agile, which is where skill throwing comes in.

Naoki Kiritani began explaining the Wasp's movement rules and attack stun to Asuna. Holding a stone in his hand, the stone emitted a blue light, and Naoki quickly threw it. The stone, accompanied by a whistling sound, struck the Wasp squarely in the body. The Wasp had very little HP. Naoki said, "You also need to master throwing skills. It's a very simple sword technique, but it can play an extremely crucial role in certain situations."

Asuna responded listlessly.

Seeing her like this, Naoki Kiritani's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but give her a hard slap on the head.

"Hey, listen carefully when I'm talking to you, you might need it in the future."

"Tch, would anything from a game be used in real life?" Asuna retorted.

Naoki Kiritani lamented how difficult it was to deal with rebellious teenage girls; they were now even disobeying their fathers.

Naoki Kiritani said sternly, "Talking back is not allowed."

Asuna blushed and said, "I'm clearly older than you."

"I am your senior."

"I'm clearly taller than you."