Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

ught us together.”

I said, aware that I probably looked like I was trying to sound cool.
But everyone agreed.
‘Let’s meet again some time’… And with those words said, Anne and I separated from the New Gloria Warriors.
This was apparently their second stamp, and so they headed off to the next terror spot.

We had to return to the town and show the fortune teller our cards.
This is what they meant by the adventure not being over until you returned.
Player killers were likely still targeting us.

“Still, that hospital was the only really difficult one!”

“Oh, you think so too, Anne? While it was possible to fight them through brute force and just run away at the end, you really wouldn’t know that if it’s your first time.
So I think a lot of teams would probably lose…”

“Hmm.
So that quest was hard for you?”

“…What!?”

It wasn’t Anne who replied!
Someone was within listening distance…!
As I held my weapon ready and waited, someone appeared a few meters away.

He had the face and body of someone between childhood and adulthood.
Blonde hair that flowed in the wind but was not too long, and blue eyes.
The armor was white with gold lines mixed in.
He looked like some prince from a fantasy world.

…Had I seen him before?
There was something familiar about his face.

“I’ll ask you again.
Was that hospital difficult for you?”

“…Yeah.
It was.
You should try it too.”

“Oh, I’ve already cleared it.
I finished the Grow Card and can fast travel to this Ghost Float whenever I want.
That’s why I’m a little surprised that you struggled with it.
Well, perhaps disappointed is a more fitting word.
To think that you are part of the Ghost Guild who beat Charin on the same difficulty as us.”

Beat Charin on the same difficulty…?
In other words, before she was weakened.
There were only a small number of players…!

“Ah, let me correct myself a little.
Yes, that hospital is more difficult compared to the other spots.
However, considering that it unlocks fast travel to a town in the sky… It’s below average.
The celestial world is above the surface world in more ways than one.
The quests to unlock fast travel are much harder than the ones below.
In a way, unlocking fast travel to a celestial town is like a status symbol.”

“What’s your point…?”

“The hospital isn’t especially hard.
It’s that the other spots are too easy.
All you need to reach the Ghost Float is a little luck and the ability to get on the ghost airship…otherwise, the difficulty is low.”

“I see.
I understand what you’re saying now.
However, surely you didn’t come all this way to see us just to say that?”

“Yes, that is true.
I came here to fight you.
I want to know just how good you are.
After all, you are one threat to us.”

The weapons that he took out…were two guns!
So he was someone who also used ranged weapons…!

“My name is Nord.
I’m from the VRHAR guild, and my position is EinHerjar-Ein… In other words, I’m the Guild Master.
Now, let’s have a little top player battle.
That is…if you can survive long enough for it to be called a battle.”