Asuna saw how cute the little girl was and instantly forgot her fear.
"She's probably not a player, there's no cursor above her head, and her health isn't displayed either."
Tenya reached out, picked up the unconscious little girl, and examined her closely.
"Is that an NPC?" Asuna looked confused.
"Not that either. If she were an NPC, the game would prompt that illegal touching is prohibited."
Tenya, with a serious expression, used his finger to tickle the little girl's tender and smooth foot sole.
"Tenya-kun, you..."
Asuna stared.
Foot fetish?
"Just an experiment."
Tenya's expression was normal as he held the little girl.
"In any case, we can't just leave her here. Let's take her back home first."
The group returned home.
"Who is this anyway? Such a small girl actually entered Aincrad?" Silica looked worried.
The full-dive games on the market require a minimum age of 12+. This little girl looks only a little over ten years old, so she shouldn't have been able to enter the game.
"If she can be brought into a player's house, then she can't be an NPC."
"Could it be a bug in the game?" Mito made a rational judgment.
"Hard to say, we can only wait until she wakes up." Asuna shook her head.
Just then, a group of uninvited guests arrived.
"We are members of the Knights of the Blood!"
"Excuse me, is this the home of the player Tenya?"
Members of the guild named Knights of the Blood, wearing white capes with red patterns, said.
"Who are you?"
Asuna looked at the uninvited guests before her.
"You must be Asuna-san, known as The Flash, right?"
"I am Kuradeel, Captain of the Royal Guard of the Knights of the Blood."
A tall man said.
A hint of astonishment flashed in his eyes as he looked at Asuna, then he assumed a gentlemanly posture and extended his hand towards her.
"..."
Asuna frowned slightly, didn't take his hand, and just quietly stared at him.
"What do the clearers want with us?"
Hearing the sound, Mito walked out of the room and confronted Kuradeel and the others from the Knights of the Blood.
"This must be Mito-san, known as The Purple Scythe. I have long admired both of you."
Kuradeel smiled kindly, about to say some flattering words.
"Let's skip the pleasantries. If you have something to say, just say it directly." Mito crossed her arms and interrupted him coldly.
"Cough cough!"
"I have come on behalf of the Commander to invite you to join us Knights of the Blood and become members of the clearers."
Seeing that it was hard to get close to the two women, Kuradeel had no choice but to state his purpose.
"This..."
Asuna and Mito exchanged glances, didn't answer directly, but subconsciously looked inside the house.
"Silica, you take care of this girl. I'll go out and see." Tenya instructed Silica and then walked out of the room.
He glanced indifferently at Kuradeel and the others before him.
This guy...
Such arrogant eyes!
Kuradeel's eyebrow twitched.
Seeing Tenya standing shoulder to shoulder with Asuna and Mito, a hint of jealousy surged in his heart.
However, he hid it well and maintained a polite expression.
"May I ask if you are the renowned Solo Swordsman, Tenya? We..."
"Not joining."
Tenya didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all.
He refused directly and decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.
"You...!"
Kuradeel's face stiffened.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he asked again, "Tenya-san, why don't you consider it again?"
"Knights of the Blood is currently the strongest guild in Aincrad, you..."
"Can't you understand human language?" Tenya interrupted him again.
"Hey!"
"What kind of attitude is that?"
"How dare you treat our Royal Guard Captain like this!"
Several members of the Knights of the Blood present all expressed righteous indignation.
Kuradeel's face also instantly darkened.
In reality, he was a multi-level marketing leader with glib talking skills.
Before coming, he had already prepared a series of deceptive sales pitches.
He was confident that getting a few naive young people to join would be a piece of cake.
He never expected that the other party would refuse the moment he opened his mouth, leaving no room for discussion.
This prevented him from using his skilled techniques.
"Get lost."
"If there's something to discuss, your Commander should come personally. You are not qualified to talk to me."
Tenya's attitude was cold, and he unceremoniously ordered them to leave.
"You...!!!"
Kuradeel and the others became enraged out of embarrassment and exchanged glances.
If the soft approach doesn't work, then use the hard one.
"Tenya!"
"I want to duel you!"
"Let's talk with strength!"
Kuradeel initiated a PK request.
According to the game's settings, PK is limited to within 5 minutes, and when one party's health drops below 10%, the PK is automatically canceled.
This is considered a player protection mechanism.
"Boring."
"If you want to fight, just come directly."
"I'm not interested in wasting time with you."
Tenya said coldly.
"You, what do you mean by that..."
"You want to force PK me?"
Kuradeel's expression changed.
Forced PK doesn't need to be actively initiated, it can be done anywhere on the map at any time except in town safe zones, and it doesn't require the other party's consent, it's initiated unilaterally.
The price is that the color of the name of the player who initiates a forced PK will turn yellow, commonly known as a yellow-name player...
If they kill the other party, their name will turn red, which is a red-name player.
In ordinary games, maybe you would think forced PK is cool.
But in Aincrad, having your health drop to zero means death.
"As the price for your provocation."
"Do you dare?"
Tenya narrowed his eyes, full of provocation.
Kuradeel gripped the sword at his waist, his face extremely gloomy.
The members of the Knights of the Blood behind him were strongly urging him on and shouting.
"Captain Kuradeel!"
"Quick, show that kid what you've got!"
"Let him know that our Knights of the Blood is not to be trifled with."
Faced with his teammates' encouragement, Kuradeel was in a difficult position and could only bite the bullet and go for it.
"Tenya-kun..."
Asuna looked at him with a worried expression.
She wasn't worried that Tenya would lose. It was just that once an action that harms another player occurs, the name would turn yellow.
It would somewhat affect his reputation.
"It's fine."
"Anyway, they provoked me first."
Tenya didn't care about reputation.