"Alright, let's not worry about this for now. What we need to do now is to find this person called 'Grimlock.'”Liz said.
" But…to be honest, even if we find Grimlock, he probably won't tell us too much…" Yasna frowned.
His colleagues felt the same way.
The one who killed Kaine was indeed the unknown red player who had ordered the short spear, and not Swordsmith Grimlock. Killing someone with a weapon that he had created and recorded his name was the same as writing his name on a kitchen knife in the real world before killing someone. But then again, an Artisan player with a certain level of knowledge and experience should be able to guess the purpose of this weapon's design.
" Penetrating Damage " basically had a weak effect on monsters. Mob, who relied on the rules to move, had no fear at all. Even if they were stopped by a piercing weapon, they would immediately pull it out. Of course, the monster wouldn't return the weapon to the player. Instead, it would throw it far away. There was no way to retrieve the weapon before the battle ended.
Therefore, the purpose of creating this gun was obviously to use it against other players. All the blacksmiths I know would have rejected the commission the moment they learned of the design concept.
But Grimlock still made this gun. Although he wasn't a murderer himself--his name was easily known after being verified--he might be someone with weak ethics, or even a player who secretly belonged to the Red Guild.
"…At the very least, they shouldn't easily reveal information to us. " If the other party asks for the fee for providing information…" Kirito said in a low voice. Aguirre shook his head vigorously, and Asuna glared at him fiercely.
"Then let's split it in half."
"…I know, I'm already on board.”After shrugging his shoulders, Kirito asked the stingy merchant one last question.
"Although it's not much of a clue, it's better to tell me the name of the weapon.”Aguirre looked down at the window for the third time and said,"Hmm…his name is 'Guiltythorn'. The thorns of sin, right?"
" Is that so…" The few of them looked at the short spear with countless barbs again. Of course, the weapon's name was just the result of the system randomly naming it. Therefore, the name itself should not carry any human will.
But…
"Sinful…thorns…"
Hearing Asuna's murmuring voice, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
"We're going to find Grimlock, so don't follow me.”
As soon as Asuna finished speaking, the longhaired man, who seemed to have reached the limit of his patience, shouted. If his expression was more detailed, his anger would have caused two or three more veins to appear on his forehead.
"Lady…Lady Asuna! It's one thing for you to move to such a slum, but now you're actually letting these guys of unknown origin act with you. This, this is really too wrong!”When he heard the name 'Lord Asuna', he knew that this guy was definitely Asuna's diehard fan.
"Let's not talk about this person's background for now, but his sword skills are indeed superb. I think he's more than ten levels higher than you, Krattier.”Asuna pointed at White Night.
"You, you must be joking! How could I be worse than this guy…!”The man's broken voice resounded throughout the entire alley. He originally used his sunken eyes that looked like three white eyes. He glared fiercely at White Night, but suddenly, as if he had recalled something, his facial expression changed.
"Oh right…you're not the Coldmoon Sword Hero, are you?”
"That's right, this guy is that person.”Asuna said with a smile. Suddenly, the guy called Kradil was speechless. White Night's ability in the entire game was also top-notch.
" But, but, the regiment commander's orders…" In the end, he still wanted to put up a final struggle.
"Anyway, you guys can go back first today. This is the vice commander's order." Asuna's left hand grabbed the belt on the back of White Night's coat and pulled him back as she walked toward the portal square.
"Hey…hey, hey, is it okay?”
"It's alright!"
White Night, Asuna, the Kirito couple, and Aguirre arrived at the lowest level of Irongrunt, the " starting town ", through the transfer gate of Argert.
Their purpose was to confirm the 'Tablet of Life' in the Black Iron Palace. Before looking for the blacksmith Grimlock, he had to at least confirm if he was still alive.
It was clearly spring, but the vast starting town was still shrouded in a desolate atmosphere. Of course, this was not the result of the climate parameters. There were no players on the wide street surrounded by the night sky. Even the NPC band's background music seemed to be a gloomy tune.
The reason for this was an order from a guild called the Army. They prohibited players from going out at night. Along the way, they met army patrols wearing the same dark gray partial armor.
Moreover, as soon as those guys saw White Night and the others, they would immediately rush over like a police officer who was about to correct a student who had skipped class. Although they quickly retreated under Asuna's absolute zero attack, their actions still made them quite nervous. White Night wanted to draw his sword and cut them several times.
The Black Iron Palace was just as its name suggested. It was a huge building made of shiny black iron pillars and iron plates. The air inside was obviously much colder than outside. Even Asuna, who was walking forward quickly, seemed to be so cold that she rubbed her exposed arms.
Perhaps it was already late, but there was no one inside. During the day, many players would come here to confirm the death of their friends or lovers because they could not believe it. When they saw the name they were looking for mercilessly drawn with a horizontal line, they would usually cry on the spot.
Just like that, White Night and the others quickly walked through the empty hall illuminated by the blue flames.
Asuna and White Night came to the Monument of Life, which stretched dozens of meters to the left and right, and stared at the part of the countless names that began with " G " in English alphabetic order.
Meanwhile, Egil and the Kirito couple continued to walk to the right. White Night and Asuna held their breaths as they looked at the names of the players listed. Then, they found the name almost at the same time.
Grimlock-no horizontal line.
"…He's still alive."
"Yes, I am."
"Kainz is indeed dead. The date of death was 18:27 on the 22nd day of the Cherry Blossom Month.”Kirito walked over and brought the news.
"The date and time are right. When we leave the restaurant tonight.”Asuna lowered her head and lowered her long eyelashes.
After finishing everything, he quickly left the Black Iron Palace. At the same time, he let out the anger in his chest. Unknowingly, the background music in the street area had already turned into the slow waltz used in the late night. The doors of the NPC shops had all been closed, leaving only the scattered street lights illuminating the road. The patrolling soldiers were nowhere to be seen.
"Go back and rest today. Tomorrow, we'll find that Grimlock to confirm it!”
"Okay, see you tomorrow!"
In this somewhat heavy atmosphere, the five of them parted ways.
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