Beater

## Chapter Details

This chapter contains eight quests and gives more detailed tutorials; also, its story covers the defeat of the boss of the first floor.

## Quest Details

### **Quest 1:** To Tolbana

December 2nd, 2022Floor 1: Tolbana
Kirito: Since the game began, a whole month has gone by, and two thousand people have died so far. After all this time, none of the players have been able to clear Floor 1. I used to be a beta tester, and even I haven't found out where the boss's lair is. And today, finally, we're having a meeting to figure out how to find and defeat the Floor 1 boss.

### **Story 2:** Floor 1: Boss Raid Meeting

Assault Team Member: Hahaha! Dude, there's no job system in this game!
Diavel: Here's the deal: our party found the boss room at the top of the tower today. We need to defeat the boss and make it to Floor 2. The next step is to tell everyone waiting at the Town of Beginnings that we can beat this game! Fact is, it's our duty as the most capable players here. Do you agree, or not?!
Assault Team: Yeah!
Kirito: Wow...
Diavel: Glad to hear you're all with me on this. Now, let's figure out how we're gonna beat this boss. First off, we'll team up into parties of six.
Kirito: Wait, what...?! This...is bad!
???: ...
Kirito: You got left out too, huh?
???: ...Not even. I wasn't left out. It's just...everyone seems like they're already friends.
Kirito: So you're solo too. You want to form a party with me? It would only be for this fight...
???: ...Fine.
Asuna: ...
Kirito: (Her name's...Asuna. A girl?)
Diavel: Alright, looks like everyone's teamed up. Now then...
Kibaou: Hold on a sec! My name's Kibaou, got that? Before we take on the boss, I want to get something off my chest. We all know about the people who died so far, yeah?! Some of you gotta apologize to them right now!
Kirito: ...?!
Kibaou: The day this stupid-ass game started, the beta guys just up and vanished, right? They ditched us! They snagged all the good hunting spots, and they grabbed all the easy quests too. They were the only ones getting stronger in here. We should make 'em apologize! And make 'em give up all their money and the items they got too! They can't expect the party to trust them when they don't trust us! Why should we?!
Kirito: ...
Agil: Can I say something? The name's Agil. Kibaou, you got this guidebook too, right? The ex-beta testers were the ones handing these out for free at the item shop.
Kibaou: ...
Agil: Everyone had equal access to this information. Even so, lots of players still died. I didn't come here to point fingers at anyone. I'm here 'cause I want to learn from their deaths. I'm here 'cause I want to find out how we're gonna beat that boss.
Kibaou: ...Hmph.
Diavel: Okay. Can we get back to the meeting now? For info on the boss, it's all in here. The latest issue of the guidebook you just heard about. According to the book, the boss's name is "Illfang the Kobold Lord." Also, he'll be surrounded by his minions, the Ruin Kobold Sentinels. Illfang carries an axe and a buckler. When his last health bar turns red, he switches to a talwar. That's it for the briefing. We leave tomorrow at ten in the morning. Meeting adjourned!

### **Quest 3:** Boss Raid Preparation

Kirito: Those are pretty good, aren't they?
Asuna: You really think these taste good?
Kirito: Uh huh. 'Course, I got a trick to make it taste even better. Try it with some of that.
Asuna: Huh...? Cream...? ...!
Kirito: I got it from "The Heifer Strikes Back." That's a quest in the village before this one. You wanna know how I did it?
Asuna: No. I appreciate the offer, but... I didn't come to this town to eat good food.
Kirito: Okay, why are you here?
Asuna: So I don't lose sight of who I am. I don't want to lock myself in a room in the Town of Beginnings and slowly rot away. I'd rather stay the way I am till the last moment. Even if a monster beats me and I die...I won't lose to this game, or this world. No matter what.
Kirito: I wouldn't want a party member dying on me. So try not to die tomorrow.