Seeing the player in the cloak sitting the same row as Kirito before turning to look at him only for him to nod at before I hear a clap come from the stage having me to turn and look in the direction that it came from to a see a blue haired player standing on the stage, to see him looking all over before he spoke.
Diabel: With it seeming that I have gotten everyone's attention " it's nice to see all you here my name is Diabel my job in this game is knight." Only to be interrupted when someone shouted there's no job roles in the game causing laughter to spread out causing me to get their attention again by me "Now... now do you all want to hear this or not?" Which made them quiet down before I continue with a much more serious look on my face.
"Now me and my friends have found the boss room which is on the highest for floor of the dungeon for this level and I'm guessing that all you know that a normal part isn't enough to defeat a floor boss right? So, I want all of you to form parties."
Seeing that I was sitting alone and I could do handle myself and that I could just party up with Kirito later on, I didn't make a move to party up with any of the others. Putting my chin on the palm of my hand with my eyes closed I look behind me to see Kirito sitting closer the player in the cloak for I guess that he was parting up with them before having my attention go back to Diabel only from to speak once he figured everyone had partied up together.
Diabel: "Seeing that you all have partied up then let move on to talk about the..."
Only for to get cut off by a player voice that draws our attention to them while they walk down the last stair before walking up to the stage, but my attention gets drawn away when I saw the notification of the message icon appear under my name from Sachi causing everything else to had seemed to fade off into background. Opening it to see that it says "hey, Ishtar...how have you been? It's been some time that I have received a message from you.
I heard that their having a meeting in the town of Tolbana...about trying to find the floor boss to defeat and that it's supposedly of the tops and highest leveled players on our floor. So, I'm guessing you are also taking part in the meeting and of taking on of trying to find it and defeating it... I know that there's nothing I can do to have to you not to take part...but I just want you to be safe. Also, me and the others have started our own guild! you should stop by and see everyone...once's your back you can come and see how much we have all grown."
Feeling a tear slip down my cheek I close the message panel only for wipe the tear away before looking back to the stage to see that another player was sitting down next to the player with orange spikey hair just when Diabel has started to speak again.
DIabel: "Mhmm, so just as you all have heard in this guidebook there is information on the boss and how to defeat it, but it's not just about us defeating but also giving hope to those back in the town of beginning the hope and will to know that this game can be beaten along with there are people willing to take on the challenge of clearing the game. With that being said that is all I look forward to seeing all of you tomorrow at 10am."
Seeing that everyone is dispersing I get up and walk over to the row Kirito is in while he was standing up with the person in the red being had already left with them walking down the stairs, reaching him as he looked in the way I was coming from "hey there Kirito how have you been? sense the last time we have met and who was that you partied up with."
Kirito: Hey Ishtar, and yeah, I should had figured you would be here as well. Also, that was that was another solo player just like us for her name is Asuna."
Upon hearing the person's name that he had teamed up with causes my eyes to widen having me to look at them again only having me catch a glimpse of them while they walk past the exit of the arena of where I am only able to stare at the place they last where at with the thought passing through my mind of 'it...it... couldn't have been...her...right I mean she doesn't even play games... much more of games that are mmorpg.'
Kirito: Having has seen the expression that showed on Ishtar face before her just looking at the exit "are you ok? And do you know her Ishtar?"
Snapping out of my thoughts when I heard Kirito question which had me turn to face him again to answer him, "huh? oh yeah...I'm ok and... no, I don't know them for the name is familiar to someone I do know..." Closing my eyes before taking a deep breath after finishing what I had said I let my mischievous side show as I smile at him before asking "why...? are you worried about me or is that you were hoping that I could help you with getting to know here, huh?" winking at him.
See him jump back slightly as he was flustered which had him wave his hands in front of him before had said "no... no... I was just wondering because of the expression you had made when you heard their name." Smirking at him which made him roll his eyes when he saw my smirk I wave to him before leaving as well.
(Nighttime)
With the others from the meeting still talking back in the center of the town I lean against the wall of a build watching them I glance over to an ally that is light by a light lamps while I sip from cup to see that Kirito is sitting with the player that's wearing the red cloak for it seems that he sharing the butter from the heifer strikes back quest, I focus my hearing to hear what their talking back.
Kirito: "So, if you're not here to eat good food then what are you here for."
Asuna: Clasping my hands together and biting my lower lip with and image of Freya going through my mind "I'm here so that I can keep moving forward...and not to just be stuck in the town of beginning afraid of dying for I want to be myself even if I die by losing to a monster or even if another player kills me... but I must keep moving forward...also..." stopping midsentence as I bite my lower lip harder.
Kirito: Watching her clasper her hands together harder while she hangs her head, I look away biting in my bun chewing it before saying "well I don't want to have a party member dying on me and also tomorrow I want you to meet someone for I'm sure she will be join us for she is a solo player like us. And even though she didn't formally join the party I'm sure she will be teaming up with us for she had an expression of that she knew you when she heard your name, but she just said that your name just sounded familiar to her. So, with her joining us tomorrow I want to just focus on surviving the boss fight.
Asuna: Snapping my head in his direction while my eyes had widened just when he finished what he had said while he was taking the last bite of his bun "what is her is name!"
Hearing the desperation, longing, hope, and fear in her voice when she had shouted what she said to Kirito, I push off the wall as I had lowered my eyes while I felt an ache in my chest as I started to look away while I whispered under my breath "so... it is...you big sister..."