Lisbeth Blacksmith.
Akira and the others were standing in front of a shop with that name.
Akira pushed the door and entered with his group to the shop of Asuna's friend Lisbeth.
"Welcome to Lisbeth's Blacksmith Shop" - they were greeted by a familiar male voice the group recognized.
"Isn't this Kirito to help your girlfriend in her shop?" - Akira teased upon seeing Kirito sitting in the seller's place.
It's true that Kirito started dating Lisbeth 3 days ago when they went on a trip to collect resources from the northern forest.
How did he know Akira?
He got 25,000 points from Kirito for cutting off his meeting with Asuna and stealing many of Kirito's chances...etc.
"There's nothing else to do," Kirito nodded, not denying Akira's words, "If the reason you're here is Gilgamesh."
Right, Kirito didn't find anything to do since he reached level 20 some time ago, and he needed equipment to raid the floor boss when they found his location, so he came to his girlfriend to ask for new equipment to be made.
It was impossible to rise above level 20 on the first floor, and even almost impossible for ordinary players to reach level 20, and only those who knew the hidden parts could reach it, and it definitely needed to make a lot of effort for this.
"We came to order new equipment" - Akira said as he walked to Kirito's place with Shido, Shin and Rimuru while Asuna and Misumi walked inside where Lisbeth works.
"So did you specify the class you want?" - Akira asked with obvious curiosity.
"No, not yet" - Kirito shook his head because he didn't want to get Class now and didn't want to risk that there might be better ones on the higher floors.
True, this is not a game, and he had to be careful, or he might die because of a simple mistake.
"Then what about you guys?" - Kirito asked, bringing out chairs for everyone to sit on.
"I haven't decided yet" - Akira shook his head lightly and sat down on his chair.
"It might be better to wait until higher floors, we might find a better Class," Shin said, remembering the Class on this floor.
There was a lot of Class but it was primitive and might become useless in the future so many people are currently without Class.
Currently, the Blacksmith and Alchemist class were the most popular because they did not need to fight and were chosen by 90% of the beginners.
And there was a Class such as Swordsman, Assassin, Magician of One Affinity (the four main elements), Berserker, Lancer, Archer, Healer, Tamer.
There was also an Adventurer's Guild that players would go to to get quests and set up a party to fight monsters.
The quickest way to level up was to accept quests related to subduing monsters because he would get EXP from monsters killed and the quest when it was over.
Everyone started talking together in a harmonious atmosphere, and the girls joined them after a while.
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"Let's talk about work" - said Akira after having a good time chatting together.
"I heard you wanted equipment to prepare for the floor boss fight," Lisbeth inquired with a serious expression that could hardly be seen on her face.
"That's right, we're guessing that the Floor Master is at the top of the tower in the Eastern Forest," Akira said, remembering where the Floor Master was in the anime.
"The tower is in the eastern forest," Kirito muttered, thinking seriously about Akira's words. "That tower hasn't been explored yet, which means there's a good chance your guess is right."
"We'll go there to explore it, that's why we came here," said Akira, looking at Lisbeth.
"Do you want me to make new equipment for you?" - inquired Lisbeth upon hearing Akira's words.
"That's right, you're one of the few who have a high blacksmithing skill," Akira replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"So what do you want me to do?" - inquired Lisbeth, her eyes shining because it might be her chance to leave this place and return to her family.
"I want a great sword, provided I use the Wolf King's Blood Fang as the main ingredient," Akira said as he pulled out a meter-long, bright white fang from his storage.
"King of the bloody wolves!!" - exclaimed Lisbeth, not believing what she heard.
Even Kirito looked at Akira in disbelief at the mention of the Blood Wolf King.
The Blood Wolves King wasn't just an ordinary beast, but rather a hidden beast that appeared after killing a few hundred blood wolves.
The Blood Wolf King was powerful, something that the party could hardly defeat at its best, let alone when they were exhausted.
What's worse is that when you wound the blood wolf king, his blood turns into blood wolves and attacks you.
And this monster was a nightmare for the players because it killed thousands of players at the beginning of the game, and no one dared to go to the field of bloody wolves for fear that this monster would come out to them.
And now Akira was telling them that he had killed this heinous beast and that he even wanted to make a weapon with his fang, which surprised them.
"And others, we need 6 bows using the wood of the Tree-faced Beast and the tendons of the Blood Wolf King" - Akira continued, ignoring the couple's shock - "And I want 6 shields using the scales of the Great Python."
Akira began to list his requests, which increased the shock of the couple, and he brought out legendary items (meaning rare) one after the other.
"In the end, there is nothing left but their personal equipment. They will tell you about it and provide you with the resources to make it." - Akira said and sat down sipping water because his throat felt dry after listing so many things.
"Well, well," said Lisbeth, feeling her head hurt from all Akira's words. Luckily I've recorded everything on a piece of paper so she doesn't forget, "here, write down your requests here."
Lisbeth handed each person a piece of paper and a pen because she did not want to hear about their requests because her head was hurting enough.
"Actually, there is another purpose for my coming here," Akira said as he sat down with Kirito while the others wrote their requests to Elizabeth.
"..." - Kirito looked at Akira with a questioning sign, not knowing why Akira was looking for him.
"Join our party" - Akira said directly as he looked at Kirito - "And before you refuse, this is just cooperation until we defeat the floor boss and then you can go back to single player."
Akira added upon seeing that Kirito was about to decline his offer.
Honestly, Akira didn't care much if Kirito accepted or rejected his offer because he was going to fight the floor boss with or without Kirito.
But Akira had to admit that he would feel some comfort with Malek Hala, the protagonist, at his side.
Although the protagonist's aura causes a lot of trouble, none of the protagonist's companions die, so Akira can rest.
Akira had to admit that being a leader, you not only have to take orders, but you also have to plan every fight, make sure that the members don't lack anything, and most importantly, do everything you can to make sure no one dies.
Akira knew that as a leader, you had to carry the souls of those who fought with you, and you couldn't let them die in vain because they trusted you with their souls.
Akira certainly didn't want to betray their trust and would go to great lengths to ensure that no one died.
This is why Akira wanted to invite Kirito to the group, because with the protagonist's aura, he could better guarantee their lives.
"You don't need my answer now," Akira said and got up from his seat. "You have time until Lisbeth finishes making our equipment, so think about it well before answering."
Saying this, Akira walked over to the others as they finished their equipment orders.
"So how long do you think it will take you to finish all our orders?" - Akira asked, looking at Lisbeth who was checking everyone's orders.
"One week is enough," Lisbeth said confidently, stocking everyone's orders in her inventory.
Normally, it would only take a few minutes to craft a sword due to the help of the SAO system, but due to the large amount of orders, it was impossible to finish everything quickly.
Not to mention that Lisbeth had requests that she had accepted before Akira and the others requested, so it would take some time.
"Then we'll be back in a week." - Akira nodded and walked off with his party to go back to their hotel.
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