Chapter 1 After quickly drinking my morning coffee —— thank god this is Aincrad —— while listening to the revolving waterwheel as if its sounds were a BGM, I changed into my blacksmith uniform and glanced at my image in the full length mirror that hung on the wall. Even though I called it a blacksmith uniform, it wasn’t anything even resembling overalls, but actually looked more like a waitress uniform: a dark red top with puffed sleeves and a flared skirt of the same color, plus a pure white apron over that and a red ribbon atop my chest. I wasn’t the one who picked these clothes; it was actually a friend of mine who was also a regular customer. According to her, ‘you have a baby face so stiff clothes don’t suit you.’ Well that’s what she said, and I was like ‘mind your own business!’ But sales jumped twofold once I started wearing this uniform, so I had no choice but to keep wearing it. Her advice didn’t just stop with my clothes, but even went to my hair; it was now customized to be extremely pink and fluffy. But based on the customer responses, it seemed that this look suited me. I, blacksmith Lisbeth, was fifteen when I first logged onto SAO. I heard back in the real world that I looked younger than my age, but that became even more pronounced in this world. When my pink hair, large blue eyes, and small lips combined with the old-fashioned apron, my reflection in the mirror felt almost like a doll.