Jun

Continuing his search for more materials, Jun continued to walk side by side with Penelo and glanced left to right if he saw something that he could take as material. 'A normal item? I guess I am still new to the concept of the quality system... It's okay. I will learn as long I stay with knowledgable players like Penelo and Sunova.' He smiled to himself, before breaking off and head off toward the right side. "Yeah... It is pretty time-consuming... I had a rough time searching for the materials myself. But when I finally did, I took like a few days of rest." He jokingly commented, before placing his finger over the brush once again and tapped on it. A window appeared once more to ask if he would like to attempt to gather this material.

There was a Frenzy Boar also lurking around his area, Jun did not want to fight, so he had to be really careful when attempting to gather his material. When he accepted the attempt, he got a notification that he received the material. He got up and sprinted toward Penelo. "A... Alright. I got my other material! Let's move on!" He said as he caught his breath.

ID: 112082
LD: 14 + 1 (Success!!)

@Penelo

Embarrassed by his actions, Jun quickly took the pouch of Col and swipes down for his menu. He taps onto the items menu and materializes four tier-one materials and plops them on the counter. "There you go! That should be enough to cover the payment for the sword!" He took a step back and smiled at the blacksmith. He took a long walk around the blacksmith shop, before turning over to the blacksmith. "You seem to have a lot of customers come by to request items from you. I do plan on being a regular here if you do not mind." He offers a smile, before turning back to examine the decor. This was the very first blacksmith shop he had seen sell high-level equipment and he was excited to look around the store longer than he should. Jun would take quick glances of the swords and armors but always came back to them to look at the high-quality detail.

@Macradon

Walking around, tapping his chin, Jun made his way through the many shops that are opened on the first floor. He found himself staring at a blacksmithing shop, The Blazing Typhoon. "That name has some.. Energy.." He kept to himself, making his way inside the shop and walking over to the wooden counter. There was no one by the counter, but Jun pulled out his journal and placed down what he wanted his weapon to be like.

Jun pulled out a pouch filled with Col (500 Col) and placed it on the counter. "I hope this will do! I don't have much on me for now!" He waited for a blacksmith to come out and answer.

@Macradon

On 1/15/2019 at 1:20 PM, Ruby said:

On 1/15/2019 at 5:27 AM, Runa said:

On 1/15/2019 at 4:09 AM, Morgenstern said:

On 1/14/2019 at 11:13 AM, Jomei said:

 

On 1/14/2019 at 11:08 AM, Macradon said:

 

 

 

Jun smiled at Ghost, knowing that he should really be more gentle with her. "Oh no! I really do need to learn to speak properly, it seems like I usually come out as blunt.." He laughs nervously before turning away and walks over to a brush nearby. He crouched down and placed his fingers, taking a deep breath. 'Okay.. I know I can just gather some materials while Ghost is doing her quest.. Maybe try and take a few swings at some monsters..' He took clenched his fist and slowed his breathing. The brush shattered before his very eyes and he stood up and took a step back. "Yeah.. I think I rather test out my combat.. But then again.. I don't even know what to do with this sword and this chestplate.." He said to himself, before walking over to Ghost and smiled at her. "Well.. I failed my own search, let's continue down the path!" He commented.

ID: 111736
LD: 12 (Failed..)
 

@Ghost

Jun thought about fighting a few monsters, but it could go the wrong way and attack Penelo while she is looting. "I would, but I really haven't gotten myself into combat before. So I might do some other combat in the future!" He responded, before breaking off toward another brush. He towers over the brush and placed his finger on the brush. He clenched his left hand and took a deep breath. The brush dispersed and he was left with no materials. "You know.. This material gathering.. Kinda difficult for a player like me! I should probably invest in some kind of trinket that will boost my chances of finding more materials." He said out loud, before walking out of the forest and into Penelo's sight. 'Maybe.. I should also figure out how to fight these monsters.. If I plan on grinding this hard..' He sighed. There was more work to do, but he had to keep his head focused on one objective at a time.

ID: 111711
LD: 8 + 1 (Failed..)

@Penelo

"Well I wouldn't say she is a lower leveled Healer.. She is definitely a higher level than the both of us!" Jun smiled at Penelo and swiped down to look at his friend's list. His index and middle finger hoovering over Sunova's name. "I only just met her once, so I don't really know much about her, but I learned about the roles from her." He could not help, but smile around Penelo and he felt better after failing his search. "D--Do something different? Like what?" He wondered, as he watched Penelo successfully gather another material for her quest. "I mean, I am just doing what I can with you, you know? Since you are gathering materials, I will do the same as well!" He smiled, before moving onto the next brush. He identified a few materials he would need in order to ask a blacksmith to craft him a weapon.

He walked over to the boulder that seems to be ready to harvest and squats over. He placed his fingers over them once again and prepared himself. The moment he accepted it, the boulder shattered and he lowered his head once more. He sighed and walked back over to Penelo, "Let's keep moving!" He said with optimism.

ID: 111586
LD: 11 + 1 (Failed)

@Penelo

Jun looked confused for a second and then nodded his head, 'Christmas Event.. I must have missed it.. I guess being gloomy during the entire month of December does not really help with my case in leveling.. Huh?' He watched as the lantern slowly lit the area around them and Jun found another herb to look at. "Support, huh? Just like that Combat Medic.. I forgot to add her.. Heh.." He let out a small chuckle, before squatting down and placing his fingers above the herbs. He focused his mind on the herbs and tapped on the herb. A window appeared in front of him, but he was hesitant to accept the attempt. He sighed and pressed the accept button, as soon as the window faded away. The brush exploded and nothing was left. He fell down on his butt and sighed once more. "Now that was disappointing.. Maybe Penelo will have a better chance with getting her next material."

He stood up and walked over to Penelo and grinned. "You are doing way better than I am! I failed another search!" He walked beside her and continued to glance around the area for more brushes to look at. "Don't really know why I feel bumped out about these materials.. I'm not really aiming to have a profession!" He chuckled.

ID: 111527
LD: 03 + 01 (Failed)

@Penelo

'L--Level.. 20.. I have about 16 levels to be able to catch up to her.. But she will also be leveling at the same time..' Jun looked up and smiled at Sunova, "It's okay to fail at first.. There is nothing we can do about that.. It's human nature to fail.. I know you don't want to fail..I know the feeling." He clenched his fists, but still provided a smile. "If we were to give up after failing, I don't think we would be able to escape this death game.." He added. There were several quests he had to finish, but he also planned on a exhausting journey, hopefully helping him reach to the frontlines. He took a few steps forward and stretched out his arms, while shutting his eyes. When Sunova thanked him, he smiled and bowed. "There is no need for you to thank me! I am happy to as of met you as well! Don't worry about the guild stuff. I just have to go look for Neo and Haz! But I do plan on taking a little orientation around the other guilds. So If anything, I will see you again! Along with the other members of Garnet Rangers!" Exciting as it was, Jun was ready to meet with all the guilds that are available. 'I also need to be careful with the Player Killers.. I just have to be careful..' He paused for a moment and smiled at Sunova. "Okay, looks like we can end our conversation here! I need to figure a few things out before meeting with the guilds. I hope the next time we meet, I am a little stronger!" He commented, before turning away from her. 'I hope we do meet again..' He turned once more, smiling at her.

@Sunova

'B--Bad luck, huh? I only failed it once!' Jun pouted, before turning toward another direction to look for materials. "You know, it can't be my bad luck if I only failed one time!" He yelled from across the other side. He looks back down on the ground and began his search for materials. He located a brush and slowly placed his fingers above it and took a deep breath. 'Okay.. There is a chance that I will get it.. And there is also a chance that I won't get it!' Jun slowly pressed against the brush and a window appeared before him. Once again, asking if he would like to attempt to gather the material found in front of him. 'Alright.. Here goes nothing.. Along with the help of the lantern.. I should be able to gather something!' He accepted. The brush began to glow a bright white color and shattered before him. He smiled and immediately jumped up to his feet.

"Alright! I got my first material! How's that for bad luck?" He jokingly taunted, before running back towards Penelo. For some reason, it felt like an accomplishment that he has not felt in a long time. "Thanks for the lantern assist, Penelo! I don't think I would have gotten this!" He added.

ID: 111392
LD: 17 + 1 (Success!)

Tier One Materials: 1

@Penelo

Jun nodded his head, as he continued to listen to Sunova. 'A Combat Medic.. Man the more I advance further into the game, the more I learn about how the players have progressed here.. Guilds have formed and players have advanced quite quickly..' He tapped on his chin, as he began to think about the future of his build. As far as he is concerned there were three positions that he knows of in the battlefield.. "DPS.. Tank.. and Combat Medic.. Also known as the Support." He quietly said to himself, he looks over at Sunova and snapped his fingers. "So I just need to catch up to your level and I could do my best to help you out on your journey towards your goal!" He said with an enthusiastic tone. 'But there is a lot more that I need to do.. I don't even know her exact level yet.. Then again.. I need to really figure out my equipment situation as well.. She already has a Katana and her armor is also ready. I only have the starting equipment that I got from the first day of entering Sword Art Online..' He sighed and leaned against a wall, as he slowly began to figure out his situation. "If I follow your instructions correctly, I think I should be able to reach your levels in no time!" He added, but only guessing what her level is, he began to map out the quests that he needed to do. "Alright, Sunova! You have been a great help to me! I didn't think I would get so much information, just by meeting with you!" He praised, smiling at her.

@Sunova

Jun surprised with sudden burst of knowledge from Sunova, he quickly materialized his journal once again. 'Sword.. Damage.. Three. L--Light armor.. Mitigation.. Two.. With Accuracy..' He suddenly paused and began flipping through his designs for his tier one perfect equipment. 'I have a two damage and one bleed on a sword.. My light armor is focused on the evasions and light momentum..' He looked up at Sunova and nervously chuckled to himself. "Wow.. I had a completely different idea for my equipment.. You must have studied the enhancements more often than I did! I have no idea what I am doing!" He tapped the page on his journal and began strategizing what to do with his future plans. He wrote under his original enhancements and put down what Sunova suggested. "Alright! I will have to take these new adjustments to my current request! Thank you for the help! I didn't really know what to do until now." He quickly flipped through his pages, but he also jotted down the amount of materials and Col he would need. With that in mind, he let out a sigh. He felt as if his plate began to fill before his very eyes, but there was a lot of things he had to consider. "Okay.. So I am going to do my best to meet with all of the guilds! I want to see the benefits that they will provide for me! And I will need to do more research on my equipment!" He flicked his wrists once again and stretched out his arms. There were a lot he had to rethink, but as long as he stayed clear from any dangerous monsters, he was going to do his best to grind his way to the top. There was a pause before he looked back at Sunova, "I forgot to ask you. But what about you? What type of build are you going for? Actually.. What are you?" He asked, not trying to sound rude.

@Sunova

Being as quick as he could, Jun quickly materialized his journal and began jotting down the information he needed to locate the players. 'Neo.. Two colored hair.. Floor 7 or above.. Haz.. Giant man.. Hydra! Church or orphanage.. Heterochromia.. White highlights..' As soon as he finished his journal, he flicked both wrists and his journal and pen deposited into his inventory. "Got it! I will see if I can find them and set a meeting with them! Maybe I can get some information about the guild!" When asked about his current build situation, Jun looked down at himself, staring at his beginner equipment and back at Sunova. "Uh.. If I get my items.. Hmm.. I might upgrade my Straight Sword skill first! I want to be able to pump out the most damage as I could! Once I hit level 18, I should be able to max out my sword rank.. Also 14 levels after, I should I be able to max out my armor skill!" He said confidently, as he calculated his levels during his two year procrastination. He seemed excited to level, yet he was not doing any leveling.

@Sunova

Jun tapped lightly on his chin, as he thought about the known guilds around. 'Garnet Rangers, huh? I'll take a look at them once I get a little bit stronger.. I don't think it's best for a Level Four running around in a guild..' He looks over at Sunova and nodded his head, "I will take you up on that offer! I will see if I can find one of those two. Or uh.. Hydro? Hydra? Yeah.. Thank you for the info!" The expression he read off of Sunova, he could tell that she is really content with the people around her. Jun began to think about the training he has to do in order to grind for his level, causing him to sigh. "I guess I will also go take a look at those other guilds too.. Maybe there is some kind of orientation?" He jokingly commented, before stretching out his arms. 'The real training is about to start.. There is no way I can start procrastinating again.. I have done it for two years already.. It's time for me to step up..' He became determined to grind out and exceed past the levels of the players he had met.

@Sunova

Jun walked toward the edge of Snowfrost and found a building with a glass dome. The moment he took a step into the shop, he felt as if a warm blanket wrapped around him. 'Mmm.. That's a feeling that I have not felt in a long time..' He walked around the displays, but he was more interested in what he had in his journal. He took toward the top area and found the artisan behind the counter. "Hello! Is it okay if I showed you a design?" He asked, as he flipped his journal and showed the design he wanted. "Something like this! With a dragon in the middle!" He added with a smile on his face. He placed nine materials on the counter and pushed them toward the artisan. "Will this be enough?" He asked.

@Ennakai

Stumbling around the 22nd Floor, Jun found a shop beside a lake. 'This must be it.. Time to see if there is anyone home..' He walked into the shop and found the tailor sitting on his chair. "Ahem.. Hello! I require a Light Armor made!" He asked, as he took out his journal and pushed it toward the tailor. He pointed at the designs he wanted and smiled at the tailor. "If you could make it like this. I will greatly appreciate it!" He said, before looking up at him. He pulled out a bag of Col (750) and pushed the bag toward the tailor. "I hope this is enough to satisfy your payment!" He added.

@Kyot0

Following the direction of another player, Jun ended up at the edge of the Town of Beginning. 'Maybe.. I took the wrong turn..' He glanced inside a building to see a cluttered workshop and saw a player that could be younger than him. Before he could announce his arrival, the teenage boy had said, "I'll be right with you." Jun nodded his head and stepped inside and walked over to the player. "Ah.. Yes.. Dustin.. Uhm.. I am looking to see if you could make something of this design." He replied to the blacksmith, turning his journal over and pointed at the sword drawing.

Jun pulled out a pouch filled with Col (500 Col) and placed it on the counter. He pushed the bag toward Dustin and offered him a smile. "I hope this will do! I don't have much on me for now!" He awaited for the blacksmith to answer.

@Dustin

Jun blinked a couple of times at Penelo and realized that he had already said that. 'Now I look like an idiot.. Maybe if I played it off, I will be alright. No.. It's too late. I just have to go along with it.. What do I say? Oh man.. What have I done?' Jun chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head. "O--Oh yeah! I did, I guess it just slipped my mind!" He replied, as he continued to chuckle. The moment Penelo turned around, he sighed and followed her. He glanced around to see if could benefit from the lantern that Penelo had provided for him. The moment he took a step away from Penelo, he heard her call out for collecting her first material. He turned around and clapped for her. "Nice one! We will probably get this done before I could even loot anything!" He said, before he attempted to go search for his own materials. He walked over toward a brush and squat down and placed his finger over it. He gulped, as he pressed his fingers against the brush.

The moment his fingers touched the brush, it exploded into hundreds of polygons. "Haha, looks like I'll get the next one." He said to himself in a soft tone. He stood up and brushed himself off and walked towards Penelo. He sighed, but he was still optimistic. 'I'll probably be able to get at least one or two before we complete this quest.' He continued to glance around to see if there was another spot he could go to.

ID: 111225
LD: 13 + 1 (Failed)

@Penelo

"Wait! I didn't mean to say that you were stupid! I just don't want you to do anything that would end badly!" Jun reassured her, but he already began to feel bad. He smiled at her, but also had to make sure that he was not saying anything stupid. He was not much of a talker in the real world, but since it is virtual reality, he felt more confident to talk, but it bit him back. He had to now think twice before his words come out as rude, but he is also a blunt person by nature. 'Well.. I am practicing how to talk right now, so it shou--' Before he could finish his thought, Sunova asked about a guild. "Haha, no I am currently guildless.. I have not really seen any guild looking to recruit players.. I was actually thinking about creating a guild myself, but I am a little weak right now." He tapped his chin, thinking about names for his guild. 'But.. if I became a guild leader, I would also have to do actual talking.. What am I even doing?' He sighed with the thought of failing as a guild leader. "Maybe not.. I should probably join a guild. I might be able to benefit from that instead." He added following with a nervous chuckle.

@Sunova

As Jun followed Penelo out, he nodded towards the NPC out of habit. 'Crap.. Well.. No one saw that so it's okay!' As the two continue to walk toward the exit of the he began to search for what to do when everything was over. 'Maybe we can do the second quest together? I heard there was a fourth one.. No.. We will probably see each other again.. I am going to need to focus on find better gear anyways..' He sighed. "Well, let's get this show on the road! I mean.. We should try to finish this one as soon as possible!" He said, strolling in front of her with a confident expression. He knew what to do with his quest and was ready to finish this with Penelo as fast as they could. This was also the first time he had to help anyone out with anything and he wanted to make sure he did it right. He swipes for his window to check if his stats were appropriate if there was any unnecessary battles, but before he could conclude his thought.

'W--Wait.. Did I not tell her that I have already finished this quest? Maybe I should just pretend that I didn't do it and it'll be okay? But what would be lying.. I don't want to be known as a liar.. Well.. There's also that stalker thing.. No I have to tell her.' He cleared his throat and turned to face Penelo. "Well you know.. I already finish this quest." He nervously chuckled. "That's why I knew where the NPC would be at." He added.

@Penelo

'I guess Pinball and Hidden are still widely known for their actions.. This is getting out of hand..' Jun paused for a moment, realizing that what Penelo said could be true. He had no idea what the front lines were like and he was just having a hero's dream. He watched as she entered the shop, but stayed outside to keep watch. "I'll be standing out here until you receive the quest. I can help you out with the rest once you get started!" He replied in a soft tone. He leaned back against the cobblestone walls and awaited for Penelo to finish her conversation with the NPC. 'Maybe I should really think this front line stuff through.. There are also players like me and Penelo who are staying back and took too long to do anything.. But this is my step forward.. I will do something here.' He sighed and pulled up his stats menu to see nothing new with it. "If I bought new equipment, I could probably advance a few floors.. But then again.. I would need the experience." He said to himself.

He heard the familiar voice and smiled, "There she goes. Now with a bit on RNG on our side, we should be able to finish this quest in no time. We just need to make sure that we don't stay out too late. Otherwise, fighting the monsters would be a lot tougher.." He swipes away his stat window and stepped inside the blacksmith and waited for Penelo to finish her conversation.

@Penelo

He turned around with an embarrassed expression, "M--Mister Stalker? I believe that is not a title I would like to carry in this game. We should try for something cooler! You know? Something that everyone will know as I climb through the ranks!" He replied with a proud look on his face. He continued to help his newly acquired companion locate the NPC. He turned around with a smile on his face, "Those frontliners are just doing their very best to keep our spirits up! Maybe if we catch up to their levels, we can also help them out. I mean, I also regret sitting around and waited a whole two years. I guess I'm finally out doing what needs to be done!" When the player introduced herself as Penelo, Jun could not help but smile. It felt real, the players were real and not just some data written into the game. "Even if you don't see this as a journey, I think it still is! We will be at the front lines before you know it! Raiding the boss together!" He said with much enthusiasm.

He stopped in his tracks and presented the blacksmith shop to Penelo. "Here we are! Sir Zackariah's Blacksmith.. I really don't know the name of the shop. I just know he's somewhere over here." He said, as he peers into the windows to see if there was anybody around. "You should walk in to see if he pops up somewhere. He could be hanging out in the back or something." He added.

@Penelo

Realizing the tone of the environment he quickly backed up, "Wait.. No I'm sorry if I overstepped my boundaries here! Just a player helping another player out with their quest!" He quickly responded with a nervous smile. He was used to being overly friendly with players he had met online, so he had to restrain himself from overacting as his pseudo character. He took another step back and began apologizing, "I don't mean to offend you at all! We should just continue with the search of the herbs!"

Jun began looking through the brushes to see if there were any herbs he could help point out. 'I mean should it be easier if I could help point it out?' Before he could finish his thought he saw Ghost pick up a herb and he nodded his head. "Nice job! We just need four more!" He exclaimed, as he continued to look around his area. There was no sign of any herbs and he took to the path and followed behind Ghost. "That's a good one, we finally got one down. For me it sort of took forever and I was just losing my mind." He jokingly commented with a nervous chuckle.

"Well let's keep this up! We can finish this before the mobs come trickling in!" He said, as he picked his pace up to look around the brushes ahead of them. The mobs were getting more aggressive as the sun slowly set, but they were still in the safest place possible.

@Ghost

The sudden laughter that came from the female adventurer, caused Jun to sigh in relief. He was glad that he was able to clear things up and not look like the bad guy. With the comedic comment, Jun could not help but smile, as he watched the player walk ahead of him. He slowly picked up his pace and followed her. "Haha, keep me out of trouble? I'll have you know, I will be the first one to run out of sight at the sign of danger!" He jokingly replied. Although it was just a joke, he had yet to face a danger that he had to escape from, but he felt like that day was coming faster than he would ever know. He took a few steps ahead of the adventurer and turned toward her and smiled. "Also, we should probably get to Zackariah. We can't just be standing around here while all the other players get ahead of us!" Jun took the lead and began heading towards the blacksmith and keep his eyes on the time. 'It's getting dark.. It'll be dusk before we know it.. If we can get those five herbs and deliver the parcel, we should be able to end the quest with no problem!'

"I totally forgot.. This might be a little awkward right now, but my name is Jun! It's nice to meet you!" He introduced himself, as he turned around and offered a friendly handshake to his newly acquired companion. "I hope we do get along on our journey today!" He continued to say with a bright smile.

@Penelo

"Of course not! There is no reason for me to laugh.. Unless I missed a joke.. And if I did.. It was a laugh!" Jun smiled at her, but shook his head. "You shouldn't assume something of people! But I mean.. I think I would be a hypocrite for saying that." He added, as the two continue to locate the herbs. The First Floor is massive and with just the two of them, it was going to take them a while to even locate a few herbs, let alone five. 'Maybe.. If I also had some equipment that had the ability to help me locate items faster, I would be more helpful.. But then again.. These items are untradeable..' He sighed, as he continued to walk along side his newly found companion. When the player in front of him stopped, he stopped behind her and she introduced herself to him. "Oh! I totally forgot about that too! My name is Jun.. It's very nice to meet you now!" He smiled, as he shook her hand. Now that the two of them had gotten their introductions out of the way, Jun took a few steps forward and turned towards Ghost. "Now that we are friends.. You can't go dying on me now. Alright? Friends can't let each other down!" He said proudly with a smile.

@Ghost