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"I see... This is my former classmate Yumiko. She's new here, so please teach her a little."

After Hachiman's introduction, everyone greeted him, and Yumiko responded uncharacteristically reservedly.

"Are you okay, Ms. Yumiko? Your personality is completely different from usual."

"Yukino...I get nervous too."

"You'll get used to it soon. There are no weirdos here."

Except Reagan

After Leafa interrupted, Regen protested:

"Leafa-chan is going too far!"

Hachiman stepped in to smooth things over:

"Okay, okay, I'm really optimistic about you, Reagan."

"H-Hachiman... I..."

Hachiman patted Regen on the shoulder, and the latter nodded with emotion.

"Now that everyone is here, please take care of me from now on."

"Wait, where's Miss Argo?"

"We are here, Xiaoya."

"Ah ah!"

Argo had stood behind Asuna without her noticing. Hachiman seemed to have noticed but remained silent.

Incidentally, Komachi also noticed it, but when Hachiman didn't react, she kept silent.

"That's it. Please take care of me from now on."

At this point, all the scheduled members of the Yawata Guild have arrived, and they are about to embark on a new chapter of adventure.

ALO: Chapter 137: Arena Competition

"We don't have much time today, so let's go to the city's instance area arena first. There, we can learn from each other and improve our own strength."

"I see, maybe that's a good idea."

"Then let's set off immediately"

After hearing what Hachiman said, Kirito made this suggestion.

"Hey Hachiman, call Eugene too."

"You want to fight him again? The arena should be able to accommodate about forty people, no problem, right?"

"Eighteen people now? That's more than enough."

"Where are Miss Sakuya and Miss Arisa?"

"It seems that both of them have gone back to collect their belongings."

Yukino immediately looked at the window interface and said.

"Then let's take these members with us today."

So everyone left their residence and headed straight for the arena. Fortunately, there was an empty seat in the arena that could be used immediately.

"Then let's go in now."

"Wait a moment, Hachiman-kun."

"Ms. Sorel, what's going on?"

"Look at the number of people in the audience"

“It’s certainly an alarming number, but is that a problem?”

It turned out that on the way here, a large number of players were following this team from a distance.

In addition to Sorel, Mobius, and Yukino, there is also Kirito who defeated Eugene, and even Eugene himself joined the team in the middle. Such a combination cannot fail to attract attention.

"Hachiman-kun, could you please invite a few more people? Wouldn't it be inappropriate to have strangers join?"

"No, I don't mind, but what are you going to do?"

"give it to me"

After saying this, Sorel shouted to the crowd:

“We are now recruiting a few spectators who want to watch our simulated battle.

Video recording is prohibited. Spectators can talk freely with each other, but in principle, talking to us is prohibited. Participation in the battle must be negotiated separately.

Because this is a private gathering, I will personally punish and expel any players who behave disrespectfully.

We'll use an auction format. Hmm... too many people would be troublesome, so let's select six people for now. Anyone willing to pay 10 million gold coins can enter unconditionally. It's first come, first served. Okay, let's begin!"

There was a brief silence before the crowd immediately rushed to bid.

"I'll give you 10 million!"

One of the men who declared this was Ying Zong.

"Oh, isn't this Ying Zong? Long time no see."

"Okay, first one confirmed!"

"I, I'll give you 10 million too!"

"I'll go too!"

"Okay, let's confirm two more spots! There are three spots left! By the way, we're also very busy, and this might be the first and last time we get together like this, especially for me."

The amounts for the remaining three places also rose rapidly, eventually reaching 10 million.

"Okay, deadline!"

In this way, six participants were confirmed, and Sorel handed all the proceeds to Hachiman.

"These will be used as the start-up capital for the establishment of the guild."

"Ah, thank you, Miss Sorel."

"Sister Sorel is so amazing!"

"As expected of you, this is the way to handle things that I need to learn from you, sis."

"Then let's enter, Hachiman-kun."

"Ah, okay."

After entering the arena, Kirito was the first to step forward and call out to Eugene.

"Eugene, let's have a rematch now."

“Just what I wanted”

It was like the main course being served first. The two engaged in a fierce battle, the audience going wild, and in the end, Kirito emerged victorious, and Eugene shook hands with him.

“I still can’t win.”

"After all, it hasn't been long since the last time."

“Even so, I’m still unwilling to give up.”

"Eugene, are you just inexperienced? I always feel like your fighting style is too rigid."

"Well... I've been fighting since the game launched... But compared to you guys, I admit that I'm a bit inexperienced."

At this moment, Kirito suddenly called out to Hachiman:

"Um...Hachiman, can you come over here?"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Kirito?"

"How do you think Eugene can become stronger?"

It seems that Kirito hopes that Eugene can go further.

"Is that so? Hey, Asuna, come here."

"What is it? Hachiman-kun?"

"You saw the fight just now. Can you spar with Eugene?"

"What? I thought you were going to be his opponent."

"Yeah, no problem."

Ignoring Eugene's questions, Asuna readily agreed to Hachiman's proposal.

"And this lady is?"

"Ah, I'm Hachiman-kun's girlfriend, Asuna. Nice to meet you, Mr. Eugene. I'm so grateful for fighting alongside you in the final battle. It's thanks to you that I was able to return safely."

"Oh, so that's you... It's really comforting to see such a result from my efforts. That's wonderful."

"So Eugene"

"Ah, sorry, but is this Asuna-san also very strong?"

"In SAO, Kirito, Asuna, and I are called the Four Heavenly Kings. Simply put, we are the pinnacle of the 6,000 survivors."

"Oh oh oh"

"Eugene, there's no one stronger than you, right? The best way to become stronger is to fight against the strong, so let's give it a try with Asuna."

"I can't ask for it!"

Thus, the battle between Eugene and Asuna began. The audience, who had been disappointed because their opponent was an unknown person, immediately became as excited as before after the battle began.

"Did Mr. Yingzong enjoy watching it?"

"Mr. Yingzong, long time no see"

"Leafa and Regen, just seeing those two fights is worth the 10 million ticket price."

Looking at the excited Yingzong, the two nodded in agreement.

"Ms. Asuna is amazing. She can actually fight Eugene on equal terms."

"Rather, it seems I have the upper hand, Leafa-chan."

"I can't really put it into words. In terms of swordplay, I'm probably better. But I feel like I can't win. Anyway, I feel like I've been through a lot of battles. It's incredible."

Shadow Sect ① Phosphorus Clothes ⑦ Siwu Jiushi jJiuba said with a wry smile:

"If you ask me, it's so strong that it's not even worth referring to."

"Mr. Yingzong is obviously very strong too."

"My target is still Mr. Eugene. I'm already satisfied just to confirm with my own eyes that there is a higher power out there."

"Let's work hard together, Mr. Yingzong."

At this time, Regen said to Leafa actively:

"I, I want one too!"

"The person that Raigen wants to refer to should be Hachiman, right?"

"Ah, it's certainly possible, but I haven't seen Mr. Hachiman fight yet."

"You can see them anytime from now on. Come on, Reagan."

"Ok!"

In the end, the competition ended with Asuna's complete victory.

Although Eugene tried his best, Asuna's combo speed and attack frequency were so amazing that Eugene had no time to utilize the characteristics of his weapon.

What's even worse is that Asuna started using recovery magic in the middle of the fight, leaving Eugene completely helpless.

"What do you think, Mobius-senpai?"

"In terms of healing techniques alone, we should be better, but the gap in overall strength is too big. We also need to learn more, Ms. Yukino."

"Yeah... I can defend myself, but I'm struggling to attack at the same time."