Thank you for reading "Sword art online, Aincrad but different".

This is a reboot of the series in Aincrad with many changes involved. I won't go into the specifics but I assure you that these changes are not minor. There will be more players trapped in Aincrad interacting with its canonical and not canonical game mechanics, bosses, and mobs. This story follows multiple players and their progress to conquer one floor after another.

The first five floors are the prologue of the story, holding the thread of Progressive Novels as an ode to them. From chapter 17 forward, non-canonical mechanics originated from other games will jump into this fanfic and the real story begins. Consider these elements a part of the game.

My inspiration to write this story is based on multiple fan-fictions in the community of Sword Art Online, the manga, the first, second and third season, the first four Progressive series, the games, and the movie "Ordinal Scale". Since the bosses, mechanics, mobs, and more will be drawn from canon, it is greatly advised that you have at least read the Progressive series to Progressive novel four and have seen the first two seasons.

To understand things easier firsthand;

- Italicized = Someone's thoughts and recaps of the past.

- [] = In-game message and updates.

- {}= Private messages.

- ~~= Time-skip.

- ** = Sound effect.

Lastly, I should mention that I am Dutch. Although I shall do my best to develop my English and make it as readable as I can, I will make mistakes, and I hope you can read past this. If you have any feedback on this, please let me hear your opinion. Earlier mistakes from chapters I will reread and rewrite to make them as readable as I possibly can.

Please take the time to review this story and let me know what you think. I value and use all feedback. Every review is another reason for me to keep this fanfiction continued.

For now, I hope you enjoy "Sword art online, Aincrad but different".

Disclaimer; I do not own Sword Art Online. Sword Art Online is owned by Reki Kawahara and ASCII Media Works.

This chapter is beta-read by 666-HyuugaNeji-999.

11:45. 06-11-2022. Kawagoe City.

''Onii-chan, I'm off to practice!''

''Okay! Good luck, Sugu!''

The person that the black-haired boy named Kazuto answered was his sister, as she was heading for Kendo practice as she did every Thursday. When the sound of a shutting door echoed through the Kirigaya residence and reached his room, a smile appeared on the young boy's face: he had the house to himself. And so there he was, a fourteen-year-old teenager preparing to enjoy an entire afternoon of gaming.

On his desk sat his newest purchase: a gray helmet designed for the just-released game Sword Art Online, or SAO for short. It was the first of its kind, ushering in the birth of Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (VRMMORPG), an entirely new type of gaming that placed one's mind in a virtual world, yet left the body resting in the real world. The inventor of both this game and the hardware that came with it was Kayaba Akihiko.

Kazuto would never say so, but he had become more a fan of Kayaba's work than he wanted to admit. At least, "fan" was what anybody would call an Internet follower who had read every interview and article about a game before its official release. It hadn't just been out of curiosity either, since he had already experienced the world of that game three months earlier as a beta tester. A thousand lucky players had been chosen to test it and he could count himself among them.

Oh, it's almost 12 o'clock. Gotta get moving, the black-haired gamer thought, eager not to miss a single second of this legendary moment in gaming history. Making sure that he was lying comfortably on his bed with his headgear on, he closed his eyes and nearly shouted, ''Link, start!''

The starting sequence of the game was as beautiful as he remembered. Dozens of colorful beams shot towards him, passing all around him until it all turned white. The only evidence that he hadn't just died and gone to the afterlife was the simple window in front of him that indicated this place was the starter room. [Create your avatar], read the message in front of him.

Normally, this was one of the most difficult parts of any game, but luck was on this gamer's side. [Use a saved character?] with a [Yes] and [No] underneath were all displayed on a secondary window in front of Kazuto. With the suggestion to use his saved character confirmed, another barrage of beams flew past him, blinding him completely for a second time.

By the time he regained his sight, he found himself in the square of an old medieval city. It was the central plaza of the Town of Beginnings on the first floor. The plaza was enormous, as it was the starting point for every player that logged into the game. In the center stood an enormous rectangular golden platform that was the inactive teleporter of the first floor. Four twelve-feet high conical pillars were placed in each corner of the platform. And to finish the plaza's design off, a tall thin clocktower stood behind the platform topped with an Arabian cupola. Apart from the latter, everything here reminded the black-haired gamer of pictures he had seen of the palace in the Vatican.

If this had been his first time, he would have admired the sight a lot longer. Instead, with memories of his time here during the beta still crystal clear in his mind, he ran towards the exit of the city. Left, right, and center, players spawned in the big plaza, evidenced by their flashes of blue spawning light. A total of 15,000 players could be online at any given moment, and since SAO was a milestone in the world of gaming, its popularity would bring quite a lot of traffic. That could be witnessed in the streets as blue lights appeared one after another at a rapid pace.

''Hey, you there!'' Feeling that shout was directed to him, Kirito stopped running and turned around to see a red-headed pirate with a bandana approaching. ''You seem confident in where you're going. This might be rude, but were you a beta tester?''

With a surprised expression, Kirito asked, ''Figured that one out pretty quick. Is it that obvious?''

''Just a lucky guess. Can I ask you a favor? I'm new at this game, so I was wondering if you could teach me the basics.''

Giving it a quick thought, he decided he had no reason to decline the pirate, especially considering he was known to help newbies back in the beta. ''Well, I guess I can teach you some things. I was on my way to the fields just outside the city, so why won't we start the basics with some fighting?''

''No problem at all. Oh, I forgot. My name is Klein.''

''I'm Kirito.'' Shaking hands, they left the city for the fields outside the Town of Beginnings. Never could Kirito have known that, for him, this encounter would be one of the most important ones he would have in the years yet to come.

''Dodge, Klein! He's charging!''

*Bam!*

Out of reflex, the pirate cradled where he had been hit, bracing himself for the oncoming rush of pain. Fortunately, that pain never came, but he only noticed this when the black-haired boy brought it up. ''You know you don't feel pain in this game, right?''

''Oh, yeah, I figured. Still, it's weird to get hit and not feel it,'' Klein responded, his expression still affected by the tackle from his opponent.

''Yeah, it took me two days in the beta to get used to that,'' Kirito said, offering to help his newest companion up.

After being helped to his feet by Kirito, Klein stared at the Frenzy Boar that had just charged him. Apparently, he had flown so far back that it de-aggroed and started to eat grass again. His first fight and the game was already mocking him. ''This is way harder than it looks...''

''It's not that difficult. You need to let the game's fighting system assist you with your skills. You just place the weapon at a certain angle, and the game will recognize it as a sword skill, guiding you through the rest of the motion,'' Kirito explained as he bent down to grab a stone from the ground and wound his arm back for a throw. The rock glowed red and flew with impressive speed towards the boar's rear.

The boar turned its attention to them, clearly not happy about the incident, and charged at Kirito. The black-haired gamer anticipated the charge and blocked it with his sword. For some unknown reason, for pulling aggro was still a somewhat vague mechanic, the frenzy boar switched its attention to Klein. This time, though, Klein was ready. In one clean movement, the game recognized his weapon's position and launched it forward, cleaving the boar in its side: sword skill Reaver. The boar cried in its last moments and shattered into thousands of blue polygons, no traces of its existence left. Feeling overjoyed that he had not only defeated his first monster but also gotten the sword skill right, Klein jumped for joy.

''Nice one!'' the teacher commented, approaching his friend with a raised hand.

''All thanks to you, man,'' the student replied, smiling brightly as their hands met in a friendly high-five.

That was until Kirito stated, ''That was good and all, but you do know that was the weakest mob in the game, right?''

''You're kidding! I thought it was a boss or something!''

Kirito laughed as they walked towards another boar further ahead, their conversation about some moments of the beta and the monsters that were - unlike the Frenzy Boars - fairly challenging. Until sunset, Kirito taught his newest companion a lot more, from simple mechanisms like sword skills and map usage to the different choice of skill sets and point distribution. By the time Klein's HUD had passed 17:00 o'clock, he was able to hold his own against the wild-life of Aincrad's beginning.

The HUD was a typical game feature that displayed certain information in your line of sight. There was the time, your health bars, your party members' health bars, status changes, and more which was for the player to discover. As the two figures stared at the beautiful sunset that illuminated that world with a red-orange glow, the pirate was reminded just from that mechanic of an important meeting. ''Kirito, I have to go. I ordered a pizza for 17:30, and I can't leave the pizza guy waiting at my door for too long.''

A friendly smile appeared on Kirito's face as he said, ''You've got everything organized, I see.''

Klein held up his thumbs, just before his confident expression switched to one of uncertainty. His voice also showing that uncertainty, he said, ''You know, I have some friends waiting for me in the plaza. I can introduce you later if you want.''

Kirito looked at Klein with an unreadable expression. After several seconds of silence, Klein was about to apologize for suggesting it when the black-haired boy responded with a surprising answer. ''Sure, I'd like to meet them.''

A little perplexed, the pirate tried to regain his composure and judging from the smile on his face, that was not something easily done. Klein summoned his menu by swiftly moving his index and middle fingers downwards, intending to log out as his newest friend kept his eyes on the horizon. Those next seconds would be the start of a life-changing moment. ''Hey, Kirito? The logout option was on the first part of the menu, right? I can't find it.''

''Yeah, right corner of the main menu.''

''Well, it isn't there,'' the pirate replied, starting to sound nervous.

Questioning mumbling could be heard as Kirito made the same downward motion and although Klein couldn't see his companion's menu, he knew Kirito was seeing the same thing he was. ''You're right. This is weird. As far as I know, this is the only way to log out.''

''Dammit, my pizza! I gotta get this helmet off another way!'' Placing his hands on his head, Klein tried to pull the Nervegear off, but to no avail.

''It's no use. The Nervegear stops your body from moving in the real world so we don't hurt ourselves.''

It was then the players heard the sound of bells, the start of an event that changed their entire lives.

The blue light that had them surrounded vanished not long after, details of a familiar place entering their sight once again. Kirito and Klein looked around, utterly confused as to why they were standing in the plaza of the Town of Beginnings. ''What just happened?'' Klein asked his temporary teacher, having long forgotten his pizza since more worrisome thoughts had entered his mind.

''Forced teleportation. Seems it is happening to everyone on the server,'' Kirito answered when he noticed other players appearing in the plaza as well. More and more players showed up, indicating that the entire player database was experiencing the same thing.

When the last blue light disappeared, the second stage of a master plan came into play. The sky turned blood-red, pentagons with the words [Warning: System Announcement] flashed disturbingly for every player to read. Seconds passed by in deafening silence until each and every one of the 15,000 faces were turned towards the ceiling. Out of the cracks of an invisible force field dripped a blood-red liquid, which fell as if in gravity's hands. Instead of landing on the ground as expected though, it hovered, collecting to form a figure floating in the air. It was a terrifying image and Kirito couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the sight. If this was meant as an opening of Sword Art Online, he had to praise the effort of the makers for the details. But something in him feared that this was not something that he would enjoy.

The result of the aggregation of blood drops was a red-cloaked figure around twenty meters tall: white gloves where its hands should be and only darkness under its hood, no face to be seen. It didn't help to ease the uncomfortable feeling rising and the atmosphere in the plaza grew inexplicably thick. Finally, the figure started to speak.

''Welcome to my world, players. I am Kayaba Akihiko. From this point on, I am the only one who controls this world.''

Kayaba Akihiko. The man who invented SAO and the Nervegear. The man the black-haired boy had looked up to since he'd heard about this game a year ago. This very moment, he floated before him. Yet, it did not make him happy in the slightest.

''I'm sure almost every one of you has noticed that the logout option is missing from the menu. This is not a bug. I repeat, this is not a bug, but a feature of Sword Art Online.''

Whispers could be heard around them, but they were not loud enough to understand. It was noisy, yet silent at the same time as almost undivided attention was drawn to the figure floating high in the air.

''There is no way to revive a player once he or she dies. You are only given one life, and once that is over, you will die here.'' There was a dramatic pause. ''And at that moment, the Nervegear will fry your brain in the real world, killing you at the same time.''

The players present remained silent, all sharing the same expression of shock and disbelief. In Kirito's mind, he was trying to understand what Kayaba was saying while the beating of his virtual heart began to rapidly increase.

Yet, the voice of his latest companion drew him out of that thought process.''Hey, Kirito. He's joking, right? He can't be serious right now, can he?'' Klein wanted to sound tough like it was all a joke, but Kirito could hear the fear in his voice.

''The biggest part of the Nervegear is in the battery and the Nervegear works like a microwave. It's almost definitely strong enough to fry our brains.''

Klein looked terrified at this reveal, but Kirito felt that now was not the time to be keeping his friend happy. For one, Kayaba wasn't done yet.

''Any attempts from the outside to remove the Nervegear are futile and will have the same consequences. Regrettably, three hundred and twelve players have already died due to outside interference. The government and media have now been informed of this situation, so there should be no more intervening from the outside. I have given the location of every player to the government so that your comatose bodies can be transported to a hospital. I think it is safe to say that the danger of you suddenly perishing has decreased to a minimum and you can focus on the only way to escape this game alive. You must travel a hundred floors of Aincrad and beat the boss on each floor. Even if only one person manages this, the game will be cleared and everyone will log out."

There was an uproar in the crowd. Klein said something about how not even the betas had made it that far. The cloaked figure raised his hand to silence them and gave another announcement.

''I have a gift for you all. Please check your inventories now.''

Doing what Kayaba Akihiko said, the black-haired gamer found the item [Mirror]. The moment Kirito looked into it, he became surrounded by another blue light. When that light vanished, he looked slightly confused that nothing had changed. He couldn't be more wrong as a familiar voice spoke his name.

''Kirito, is that you?'' The familiar voice whose was Klein's came from his right, but shifting his eyes on his companion, the face didn't match. As Klein had been a good-looking pirate, similar to an appearance many (including himself) would have picked, this person was more of an ugly bandit. What was even stranger was that this new player had the exact same hairstyle, hair color, and clothes as his friend had.

''Klein?'' Kirito voiced his shock and disbelief. Shifted his attention to the mirror in his hand, he saw the shocking image of himself in it. Not the face that should have been there - the one he had customized within the game - but his own, from the real world.

''How is this possible?'' Klein asked.

''The Nervegear covers your entire head, right? So that means it can measure your facial features. But how did it know the proportions of my body?'' Kirito questioned his mind in overdrive but still forgetting one simple procedure.

Klein reminded him of that procedure as he answered, ''Oh, I know. I bought the Nervegear yesterday, so I still remember. We had to touch our entire body from head to toe. I think it was called calibrating. But why, Kirito? Why do all this?''

''I think he's about to tell us.''

Kayaba didn't let him down on that one. ''You must all be wondering by now: why would I, Kayaba Akihiko, creator of the Nervegear and Sword Art Online, do such a thing? The truth is it was to realize my ambition: to create a world to live in and interact with. I wish you the best of luck, players. This concludes the tutorial for Sword Art Online.''

With that, the cloaked figure vanished the way it had come, the red liquid pulled back up by an invisible force and the ceiling returned to normal, the red-orange color from before suddenly very alarming. It took some time for the realization to sink in for everyone, but after a good five seconds, the first sounds could be heard in the crowd. After ten, everything went mad.

Players scrambled in total chaos, pulling left, right and center in total desperation. Players were pushed, punched, trampled, only to bless the protection of a safe border. Various emotions took the upper hand in rash decision-making, but one thing was written on all their faces. Staring into Klein's eyes, Kirito saw - despite his calm behavior - the same emotion present: fear.

Despite his rapidly rising heartbeat and the cold sweat forming on his brow, fear was not the feeling that overtook Kirito at that moment. There was something else on his mind that took control, those last words that Kayaba spoke before he had disappeared and left the players in this game to their fate.

''This concludes the tutorial for Sword Art Online.'' That's what Kayaba had said. But these players were not ready for the new SAO that would leave no mercy for the acts that were now on display. There was no actual tutorial in the game, thus making players learn through experience. In other words, making mistakes and moving on. If this game had truly become a death game, then a mistake could mean the end of life, in this world and in the real world. Something had to be done.

Kirito grabbed Klein's arm and pulled him along. ''Come with me!''

''To where?''

''To the middle of the crowd!''

An animal that is driven into a corner will make unorthodox decisions, not always the obvious or best choices one could take. When danger is close, it requires a calm person to see past the trouble and into the foreground that is nothing but trouble. But as the players in a crowd of many moved uncontrolled and without goal into each other, that calmness wasn't anywhere to be found.

Various players with their new real-life avatar desperately moved through the crowd or tried to keep themselves standing, hopelessness rising with each passing second. Whatever you had chestnut-brown hair, gray, red or anything in between, you were not safe within the panic of a thousand souls. In that chaos stood a cloaked player, her eyes trying to target the closest exit as she braced herself for another push. Dammit, I have to get out of here! Argo internally shouted. Seconds ago, Kayaba's terrible revelation cut her off from the real world, leaving the mess behind that she was currently trying to survive.

As a beta tester and information dealer, she knew the only thing that could help her in this new and desperate situation was information. However, she also knew she had to progress as quickly as possible. Apart from the limited resources surrounding the Town of Beginnings, crucial information could save many lives. As she tried to make her way through the chaotic crowd, she noticed two players running in the opposite direction.

What drew her attention the most was that those two players moved so steadily, an expression visible with a clear intent that was not drowned in total fear. Forgetting about her moment to push through, the curiosity she was so famous for drew in as she wondered why they moving to the center of the plaza. Especially when she believed she recognized an old friend, although his black hair was the only thing that still resembled his old avatar.

Is that Kii-bou? Argo thought. Due to an unexpected push, she lost sight of the two players again. However, mere seconds later, she received a private message. Speak of the devil. {Hey, Argo. Can you stay in the plaza? Gonna need your help with something.}

What's he up to? Secrets, something the info broker didn't like. With a swift motion of her fingers, she searched her friends list for the location of the black-haired swordsman. Her stats and items had been deleted since the beta, but luckily some of her data, such as her friend's list, remained. Her actions were interrupted by a loud sound similar to a mic being tested. The sound originated from the golden teleporter in the very center and echoed throughout the plaza. Two short coughs could be heard before someone began to speak.

''Fellow players of Sword Art Online, my name is Kirito. I'm a beta tester.''

The hell are you doing?! Argo would have yelled if it wasn't for the enormous crowd surrounding her. Giving away information like that could be fatal. Now that SAO had become a death game, it would be an act of suicide, or so the rat thought.

Kirito was apparently using the mic stored in the main menu to talk to the remaining players. It was a built-in option in the menu, because if you were ever in a group, raid party, or huge guild, sometimes you needed a little more volume to reach everyone's ears. The noise in the plaza stopped as everyone's attention turned to the young black-haired boy and the red-headed bandit on the platform, the pressure of being in the center of such raw emotion definitely overwhelming. Nevertheless, Kirito continued.

''Kayaba Akihiko told us that it was the end of the tutorial. But, in my opinion, he forgot something important. I can't take away your fears. I don't understand everything that was just said to us either. However, I can do one thing that gives us all an equal chance of survival!''

''Damn, Kii-bou. I knew you were good with words, but I wasn't expecting this,'' Argo whispered, memories of the beta returning as calmness had returned to her surroundings. Temporarily, yet just enough to ease the tension in her shoulders.

Kirito had been a solo player during that time but despite that, he'd given a lot of good advice to the other players. The rat had noticed at the time that Kirito was eloquent - never left speechless or grasping for words. The large crowd of players listened to the boy as if this moment could change their entire life. Little did they know how true that actually was. Kirito continued, ''As for now, Sword Art Online's real tutorial starts!''

The world of Aincrad was a place of its own, with mechanics unique to gaming. Aincrad was made up of a hundred floors, each the size of large real-life cities such as Tokyo and floating in mid-air. Each floor was separated from the next by a huge pillar, the location of that floor's dungeon. Every dungeon had a floor boss, a named monster guarding the entrance to the next floor. In addition to that, from the second floor up, there were field bosses. Those could be found standing in front of each floor's dungeon entrance - the only way in was to beat it. Every floor was a world all its own, with a theme, climate, quests, monsters, and more that could only be found on that floor.

Kirito shared his knowledge, from using the menu to the information on the HUD. He talked about stats such as agility and strength, skill slots and sets, different weapon classes, the leveling system, and more. The black-haired gamer kept talking, making sure everyone in the crowd could hear him and could keep up with the enormous information drop. Every now and then, he demonstrated something, using his companion or himself as a visual display. Other times, he just talked, using his hands to emphasize his words.

The beta player kept going, as the sky turned dark and the last bit of sunlight dipped below the horizon. He must have stood there for at least an hour, relaying everything he knew. Argo kept her eyes on him the entire time, enchanted by his speech. When the clock on everyone's HUD read 9:30 PM, Kirito stopped his tutorial. ''There's so much to talk about, I could go on forever! But after everything that's happened, I think now is a good time to break for the night; let it all sink in. Don't worry... If you missed or forgot something, we'll be stocking the NPC shops with free guidebooks in a couple of days!''

NPCs (non-player characters) were computer-controlled characters, like robots made up of data instead of metal and run by SAO's system.

The noise around the plaza started to build again, so Kirito raised his hands. There was one last thing he wanted to say. ''I hope this has helped some of you understand how SAO works, and I hope it helps you survive to the end! There isn't much else I can do. The situation right now is... the worst thing that could ever happen. However, if what Kayaba said is true - and there's no reason not to believe him - we have to adapt to this game as quickly as possible. If you still can't wrap your head around the current situation, then stay in the city. There are quests to do here that won't get you killed. On the other hand, if we want to get out of this game, we will have to leave the safe areas and defeat the floor bosses. I want to get out, so I will fight for what it is worth. I hope some of you share this view and will join me in this fight! This is the end of the real tutorial for Sword Art Online.''

The crowd remained silent. However, after a few seconds, a clap could be heard. It wasn't until after the first two claps that more people followed. Each passing second, more players followed. After five seconds most of the database was clapping and after ten seconds it became a deafening applause. Kirito raised a fist in the air and the applause rose to a roar.

Nice one, Kii-bou. You did amazing.

As a roar of new power shook the surrounding air, drowning out every other sound, Kirito stepped down from the platform. There, he was greeted by a grateful smile from Klein who had stood by his side from the beginning. ''Nice speech, man.''

Feeling his heartbeat slowly returning to a calmer pace, Kirito smiled as well as he said, ''That definitely went better than expected. Thanks for standing with me. I couldn't have done it without you.''

''Nah, this was your doing man. I just stood alongside you.''

Kirito's expression changed to something unreadable as he said, ''Sometimes, that is enough. Thank you, Klein.'' Klein's face lit up, showing the biggest smile one could have at this point. However, there was something Kirito still had to do. ''I'm sorry but I have to move. I need to gather some info on the new floor and get this guidebook out before the first victims fall.''

Klein's smile never disappeared, but in his eyes, there was an emotion Kirito could not identify. It was only there for a second, a flicker in his expression, then it settled back to the one he was so familiar with by now. ''Don't apologize, Kirito. You've done more than enough. I couldn't ask for more.''

After saying their goodbyes, the black-haired player went to an inn near the city's exit. At night, it was too dangerous to enter the fields. New monsters could pop up anywhere in the darkness. In the beta, most deaths tended to happen at night or against the floor bosses, but the latter was to be expected. Kirito was glad he had mentioned this during the tutorial.

It had just been a spur of the moment thing and he hadn't expected to stand there on his own. But at the time, he was just going with his instinct. Like so many times before, his instinct had never let him down.

Kirito opened the door of an inn that had been a famous tavern in the beta. However, now, the only visitors were NPC's, the circled cursors floating for his eyes alone a clear indication he was the only one in the tavern. Settling himself on a chair, he messaged Argo before ordering a cheap drink.

He did not have to wait long for her as the door opened up ten minutes later, accompanied by the simple sound of a bell ringing. Dark-yellow eyes quickly scanned the room before shifting to him and with a famous grin, she said, ''Hiya, Kii-bou. Nice speech.''

Settling herself on one of the bar chairs next to her old beta friend's, she asked, ''Now, what was that thing you needed my help for?''

Author's notes:

So this was chapter 1 of Sword Art Online, Aincrad but Different.

Upon rewriting this author's notes, this story is 49 chapters long. That is important for I am currently rewriting the chapters again for some minor details, such as grammar and fluently engaging. Also, this will be the only Author's notes for a while. If you still see an author notes without any significant information, I still have to adjust it.

Thus, I will say everything once, (and perhaps far in the story if you ever reach that point). I always value feedback and try to adjust my writing to the best of my capabilities. I post this story not for nothing, so please leave a review. It may seem like meaning much, but it means a lot to me. I can reply to it, so if you don't want this, just mention it along and I will respect that.

If you have ideas for floors, monsters or any that stuff, you are free to private message me.

My main beta reader of this story is 666-HyuugaNeji-999. She has worked on several of the chapters past 28 I believe and is currently reworking to get the first chapters up and running again. I value her adjustments, and I hope you do too as you travel alongside everybody through the Aincrad.

That was anything I was planning to say. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and see you in the next one. Beyor out!