I said at a loss for words, Cline spread his chest. “Of course!” he said proudly. “I promised to meet some mates at the «Starting City» in a bit. I could introduce you to some of them and you could register them as friends. That way you would always send messages. How about it?” “Errr… Hmmm…,” I mumbled subconsciously. I got along with Cline pretty well, but there was no guarantee that it’d be the same for his friends. I felt like that there would be a higher chance of not getting along with them and as a result, fall out with Cline as well. “Should I…?” Seemingly understanding the reason for my not-so-confident answer, Cline shook his head. “Ah, I don’t mean to force you. There’ll be a chance to introduce them sometime anyway.” “…yeah. Sorry, and thanks.” As soon as I thanked him, Cline shook his head vigorously. “Hey, hey! I should be the one thanking you. I received a lot of help from you. I’ll pay you back sometime soon. Mentally.” Cline smiled and took another look at the clock. “…well, I’ll log off for a bit. Thanks a lot, Kirito. Be seeing ya.” With that, he put his hand forward. At that moment, I thought this person would have been a great leader in «another game» and shook