Kirito and Asuna came upon a clearing where two NPCs, a light-colored man and a dark-colored woman, were locked in combat with each other. Kirito explained that they were listening for the clashing of blades, which they heard coming from southwest of their position and set out for Asuna in turn alerted Kirito of a Treant Sapling approaching them from behind.Īfter dispatching the monster, which brought them some distance into the forest, they returned to the path and Kirito revealed the task he had wanted to do was a quest initiation and inquired Asuna about her hearing. Knowing that what he wanted to accomplish would best be handled first, she agreed to hold off on repairing and restocking for supplies for the time being, and the two set off for the next village.Īfter five minutes of walking, Kirito, sensing a change in the air, warned Asuna of the design and denizens of their current location: the Forest of Wavering Mists. He then asked Asuna if she would mind following him on a detour from the path to the main city to take care of an errand.

Lost in thought over what battles in SAO actually corresponded to a concerto's concept of a one-on-many or few-on-many action, Kirito collided with the doors to the new floor and fell through the doorway.Īfter entering the 3 rd Floor, Asuna enchantedly marveled at their surroundings, vast forest of gigantic trees, while Kirito messaged Argo about the clearing of the 2 nd Floor and the opening of the 3 rd Floor within the hour. While they discussed Kayaba Akihiko's comparison of the eponymous sword skills clashing against each other to a concerto of life and death, Asuna commented how the basic traditional definition of a concerto did not match with Akihiko's analogy. Chapters Concerto of Black and White Part 1Īs Kirito and Asuna climbed the stairs to the 3 rd Floor, the former declared that their next destination was, in a sense, the true starting point of Sword Art Online (SAO), as it marked the first appearance of human mobs that were indistinguishable from players, aside from their color cursors, and, like Non-Player Characters (NPCs), could talk and utilize expert sword skills.

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