Starting The Group Chat With Solo Players

Everyone's Problem (2)

Meanwhile, in the realm created by The Forgotten Dragon King, a slime can be seen playing with his phone in his Japanese-styled room.

"This is fine."

The slime in his beautiful humanoid form taps on the phone screen with a smile on his face. After acquiring the smartphone, Rimuru thought he'd be able to... "Play" something or gain some entertainment.

But to his dismay, he forgets one crucial thing about having modern technology:

『The almighty Internet』

As a result, Great Sage can only give him a few things inside the smartphone.

"Tetris is fine."

Rimuru delivered those words with a smile(?) on his face when he taps his phone just to get all blocks fall aligned. Finally, he sighed.

"Haa, I shouldn't really get my hopes up... Rather, why don't I just check the compendium or something..."

He checked everyone's compendium despite none of them gaining his interest, yet one compendium stood out from the rest...

[Showing Administrator Y's Skills:]

• [Composite: Meteor Break] (C)

• [One-Handed Sword: Horizontal] (C)

• [One-Handed Sword: Horizontal Arc] (C+)

• [Martial Arts: Embracer] (C)

• [Multilingual] (C)

• [Universal Affinity] (B)

• [Self-Regeneration] (E)

• [Paralysis Breath] (E)

• [Poison Breath] (E)

• [Steel Thread] (E)

• [Sticky Thread] (E)

• [Body Armor] (E)

Rimuru swear he had seen a few of those skills before.

«Notice: Obtaining the unknown skill, 『Universal Affinity』seems to be essential according to the individual named Administrator Y»

Great Sage spoke of those words when he came across the skill.

"Is that so? Well, I guess I should then..."

*Ding*

[Would you like to buy a copy of 『Universal Affinity』?]

After Rimuru tapped on the Yes button...

«Notice: A parasitical Skill has resided into the soul... Executing removal proposal.»

«Report: Parasitical Skill has been successfully contained. Analyzing the skill in order to meet the requirements... Success.»

*Ding*

For some reason, Rimuru hears a voice of a bell. It was not the smartphone, it was something else.

His eyes only turned to see a holographic white screen in front of him.

[Aincrad has acknowledged your determination. You have awakened as a player]

[Welcome, to sword art online]

And one more notification...

[You are inside a private server]

Does Rimuru understand any of that? No. Did great sage understand any of that? Of course not, What are you expecting now?

Rimuru tilts his head, "Sword art online? Is it like... A game?"

«Report: The Mutated skill, 『Aincrad System』seems to be a foreign skill. The skill has been successfully translated and registered into the Voice Of The World»

«It appears to be a skill that assists the user's growth with blade weapons such as variations of swords.»

"Swords? Aincrad System? I thought I clicked on something different?"

«Answer: 『Universal Affinity』is being assisted by the Aincrad System. The skill can be used for further analysis»

«Report:『Universal Perception』, 『Universal Thread』, 『Universal Shapeshift』 are obtained from the synthesizing process by Degenerate»

A few of his skills evolved? He did not expect any of that. But he didn't think about it too much.

He asked about what his new skill does, but his eyes turned toward the system once more...

Name: Rimuru Tempest
Lv1
COL: 0
EXP: 0/30
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Agility: 1
Strength: 1
Blacksmithing: 1
Stamina: 1
Cooking: 1
Straight Sword: 1
2–Handed Blade: 1
Katana: 1
Rapier: 1

Points: 120

It was very interesting at least.

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Shiraori doesn't want to believe it... But something big just happened in front of him. Despite she owns a smartphone which she likes to web on her shoulder whenever she wanted to go, she can't believe what the object that shone on the ground right now...

Right, another smartphone.

'A wild smartphone has appeared!'

• Bag <
• Run
• Smartphones
• Fight

With the powerful tsukkomis inside her head, she imagined such options were given by the system.

But then...

[Moshi moshi~ Kumo-chan~? Is anyone there~? Please pick uuuup. I am lonely...]

The voice came out of the pink-cased smartphone. Shiraori noticed a letter was shown on the screen. Above the call timer was a name that states: "D"

Just "D", nothing else.

'What the f*ck?' was the first reaction Shiraori could utter despite the fact it broke her character for a bit.

[How rude! That's the first thing you say to me after you disappeared!?]

'She can hear me!? Rather, did she read my mind???'

[Hmmm~ for all that is worth, I wasn't exactly reading your mind you know? I really just like anything that's interesting you know?]

'interesting... Are you, watching me?'

Now that Shiraori thinks about it, if she was reincarnated as a spider in this labyrinth... The fact that a game like this started just so that she can play as a spider...

Obviously, she is not the one who is enjoying it. But the perpetrator responsible for her reincarnation.

'Are you... The person who reincarnated me?'

[Wow, how smart you've become, Kumo-chan~]

She called herself D, wasn't she? Now at all times, why would she reveal herself?

[Hmm... I planned to talk to Kumo-chan only after you have gained a sin skill or been at a certain power level... But that'll not stop me from anything interesting you know!]

'huh?'

*Ding*

A familiar sound, the smartphone that Shiraori strapped on her back suddenly shine. She took it off and looks at the notification on the screen...

[Administrator D has joined the server]

'Huh!??'

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To be continued.