Chapter 1 SAO

Although it's a game, it's no child's play!

As soon as Arthur woke up and opened his eyes, the first thing he heard was this cold and indifferent statement.

He didn't know why, after just sleeping for a while, he woke up in the world of Sword Art Online, and unfortunately found himself trapped in this deadly game.

Watching the giant in the blood-red robe disappear into the sky above the starting town, Arthur closed his eyes. He found it hard to believe that he had actually ended up in this deadly game. Perhaps it was just a dream. Recalling similar dreams from the past, Arthur opened his eyes with anticipation.

Maybe, just like before, when he opened his eyes again, he would be greeted by the familiar ceiling and warm bed.

However, what met his gaze was still the unchanging scenery of the starting town, and the players, just like himself, who found it hard to believe.

Had he really come to this world?! Arthur clenched his lips tightly. In the corner of his vision, he could see the game's buttons. He opened the item menu, and there, as a novice single-handed sword user, lay the initial weapon.

His emotions were complicated at this moment. There was excitement at finally arriving in this longed-for world, fear of this death game, and a deep longing for his home on Earth.

With these feelings, he clicked on the initial weapon in the item menu.

Equip!

When he felt the weight of the single-handed sword in his hand, Arthur no longer harbored the illusion that it was just a dream. Just as he was about to try swinging the sword in his hand, suddenly, he heard other voices in his ear.

"Detected sword-type weapon. Activating proficiency assistance system. Current proficiency in sword: 0/100 (LV1)."

The voice surprised Arthur, his mouth hanging open in astonishment. What was going on? Could it be that he was really dreaming?

With this thought in mind, Arthur, who had been somewhat fearful, turned his gaze to the outskirts of the starting town. There, there were plenty of wild monsters.

Perhaps, it was a good place to test his skills! After questioning whether it was a dream again, Arthur, with a mixture of excitement and nervousness, headed to the outskirts of the starting town.

Although the news was terrifying, there were still many players who had rallied, enduring their fear of death, and came to the wilderness to improve their strength. Then, as Makishunichi said, they would conquer the game and return to the real world.

So when Arthur arrived in the wilderness, there were still many players working hard to kill these novice monsters.

Arthur hurried past the crowd and stopped in a lonely place with few people.

He looked at the wild boar wandering in front of him, took a deep breath, and slowly drew the single-handed sword from his waist.

"Drawing the sword gains 50 points of proficiency in the sword."

"Congratulations to the host for reaching 50 points of proficiency in the sword. Obtained the basic sword technique for single-handed swords, Thrust."

The strange voice rang out again, and Arthur's movement to draw the single-handed sword froze.

He subconsciously opened his skill menu, where, in addition to the initial skills that all single-handed sword users had, there was an extra skill called Thrust.

Thrust: Basic sword technique for single-handed swords. With full proficiency, it can be advanced to Lightning Thrust! Current proficiency 0/100 (LV1).

What's going on? Arthur's fingers trembled slightly. There wasn't anything like this in the original story, was there? Just as Arthur thought he was dreaming, suddenly, he felt a pain in his body. It turned out that the wild boar had run up to him at some point and forcefully knocked him away.

Feeling the pain clearly, Arthur no longer had the idea that he was dreaming. He looked at his health, which had already dropped near the caution line. If he were to be attacked again, he would definitely die!

Taking a deep breath, Arthur suppressed his fear of death, gripped the single-handed sword in his hand tightly, and gazed at the restless wild boar in front of him.

"Thrust!" After assuming the correct posture, Arthur shouted loudly and suddenly felt his body uncontrollably rushing towards the wild boar.

A swift figure brushed past the wild boar, and just as Arthur hadn't reacted yet, a notification from the system appeared before his eyes.

The wild boar monster has been killed!

"Did...it die just like that?" Arthur turned around in surprise and happened to see the wild boar's health bar drop to zero, and its body shattered into pieces.

"The host successfully killed a level one monster: wild boar, using Thrust, and gained 50 points of proficiency in the sword, and 50 points of proficiency in Thrust."

The voice in his ear brought Arthur back to his senses.

Before he could react, another prompt sounded: "Congratulations to the host for reaching full proficiency in the sword. Would you like to increase your mastery level in the sword?"

Arthur had already understood that this was not a dream since the wild boar's hit just now. He no longer had the indifferent thoughts he had before. He tried to call out in his mind, "System?"

However, after a while, Arthur did not hear any response. Could it be busy? After all, many intelligent systems in novels seem peculiar, and it's possible that his system is also peculiar and might skip work.

So Arthur patiently called out again.

However, after five minutes passed, he still did not hear that mechanical, cold synthesized voice.

Well, he guess he really is an idiot. Arthur sighed helplessly. He had already understood, after the wild boar's blow just now,

After realizing that he had truly crossed over and dispelling the notion of dreaming, he attempted to call out to this strange voice appearing in his mind, even though the extent of its influence on this system was merely to alleviate his psychological unease in this unfamiliar environment.

However, it seemed that his system was not as sophisticated as the intelligent systems possessed by other novel protagonists.

Nevertheless, based on the recent prompts, Arthur had already formulated some ideas.

Swish!

Arthur drew his sword once again.

"Drawing the sword gains 50 points of proficiency in the sword. Current proficiency is at maximum level, unable to continue gaining proficiency. Would the host like to upgrade the mastery level of the sword?" This time, the mechanical, cold synthesized voice appeared.

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