SAO: The Eroge

Chapter 2*: Scene 1: Mixing Action and Romance!

Scene 1: Mixing Action Plots and Cheap Romance!

November 6th, 2022. Horunka Village, Aincrad. Inside an Inn, 21:30...

On the small village of Horunka, night had already fallen and given everything an honestly peaceful and relaxed atmosphere, completely at odds with the terror and despair that consumed most players trapped within SAO, still back at the Town of Beginnings.

However, Kirito the swordsman (As selfish as that sounded) couldn't really care about any of that as he let himself fall on a chair and allowed his face to slam on the wooden table, feeling a terrible headache and the vague need to jump off the Floating Castle.

And the playful (If slightly concerned) voice that came after someone sat before him didn't exactly help as much as she intended.

Of course, it wasn't really her fault, as there was no way she knew that she was the source of his current state.

"Geez, Kii-bou, I know it has been a rough day, but do you really need to look as if the world was ending? Honestly, I expected better from you..."

Raising his head to deadpan at the girl sitting before him, the boy actually had to suppress a weird mix between a whimper and a groan, as his eyes once again came in contact with the source of his current mood.

Namely, the invisible (For everyone but him) words floating about the Info Broker's head.

[Hosaka Tomo: 'Trolling Information Broker']

[Relationship Status: Best Beta Buddies]

[Affection Points: 66/100]

[Heroine Summary: You only know Tomo (Until you read this, that is) by her in-game name of 'Argo', also known as 'The Rat' during Sword Art Online's Beta thanks to the whiskers she started to have in her face since Floor 2 (And that you never knew the origin of). You two easily became friends out of some Gaming-sense-of-honor, in which you both played the role perfectly: You the reckless unstoppable swordsman and her the mischievous and vicious information dealer. While some people said she would sell even her grandma for the right amount, she's actually a very caring girl who has almost as much problems as you do making actual friends, hence why she values your friendship so much and why she's currently so concerned about you, thinking you may have lost it or something]

"For the last time Argo, I'm...fine, really. I don't you to...babysit me or anything." lamely explained the gamer while trying very hard to look at his friend (And nothing more!) in the eyes, ignoring the screen above her.

"Yeaaah, the fact that you're still sounding as if you had an anvil on your shoulders despite having just gotten that fancy new sword convinces me of the contrary." drawled out Argo while pointing to the boy's back, where his all-new Anneal Blade, arguably the best weapon you could get in the 1st Floor, rested.

"Look, you don't have to act all tough with me, Kii-bou. This whole situation is a nightmare, I know that, and you don't have to pretend it hasn't affected you when it clearly has. Hell, even I'm not feeling exactly chirpy right now, and I'm sure this retard here didn't help too much with that..."

As she said those last words, the girl sent a glare towards the last figure 'sitting' on the table...or more like, the gaged and tied-up boy who was trying very pointlessly to get free of the rope binding him, and that didn't seem any older than Kirito was.