offered, and all of them looked like rare items that you couldn’t buy from shops. “Well… I suppose this is too little, but…” “No, you don’t have to pay. They were spares anyway and this coincides with the reason I came here…” While he talked about something that she couldn’t understand, the boy pressed the OK button without receiving any money. “Thank you. Really…. Oh, I’m Silica.” As she said her name, she half-expected the boy to be surprised by it, but it seemed like he didn’t know it. She felt put out for a second, but then she remembered that it was this side of her that made her end up like this in the first place. The boy nodded slightly and offered his right hand. “I’m Kirito. I hope we get along.” They shook hands. The player called Kirito took out a map of the Wandering Forest from the pouch that hung from his belt. He looked for an area that was linked to the entrance and then started walking. As she followed, she put Pina’s feather against her lips and muttered in her mind. Just wait, Pina. I’ll revive you soon… The living area of the thirty-fifth floor had a pastoral, farm-like feel with its white buildings and red roofs. The village itself wasn’t all that big, but it was the main adventuring area for the middle level players right now, so there were quite a few people walking around.