Chapter 329

Defense Specialization and Relaxation

The 8th event had ended, and Maple Tree had accomplished their goal . Now they just had to decide how they would use their medals .

As Kaeda and Risa walked on their way home after school, they talked about this .

Did you decide on what skill you want, Kaede?

Not yet . I think Ill think about it until its close to the deadline .

Just like everyone else, then .

What about you, Risa?

Well, the next event wont be for a while . And there isnt any skill that I really want right now .

Like Risa said, the event had only just finished . There was no need to strengthen yourself in a rush . The seventh layer was very big, and it would take a while for the eighth layer to be implemented . So she had had no particular goal in front of her .

We can just take it easy again!

I guess . We can prepare by raising our levels and looking for skills .

Risa said . And then Kaedes face suddenly lit up as if she just had an idea .

I know! If were going to look for skills, why dont we go through all the previous layers? There are plenty of places we havent gone to yet!

Thats true . The layers in this game are so big . After all, you acquired Absolute Defense on the first layer .

Risa agreed that it wasnt a bad idea to go to all the places they hadnt been able to before . Kaede was living proof that there were a lot of hidden secrets . However, Kaedes expression made it pretty clear that searching for skills was not her main objective .

Hehe . Yeah . I suppose we can search for skills on the way while we sightsee .

Ahaha! You can tell?

I guess? Its fine . Lets look for some nice spots . Who needs a plan, right?

Yes! Lets look for unexplored territory!

If fighting was one way to have fun, walking around the world was another way .

And since they had just finished an event with vicious battles, they decided to walk leisurely through the past layers .

Oh, but we wont go to the sixth layer!

Yesthank you Well, see you in the game then .

Yes!

They waved at each other as they went their separate ways . Risa couldnt help but smile as she saw Maple running on light feet, obviously excited .

As Risa continued her walk home, she thought about all their past adventures .

Kaede seemed to be having much more fun than before . This made her more happy than anything, but she also worried about just how long this would last .

We have to enjoy the present! Shes never become so absorbed in anything to this degree before .

She was enjoying it now . Risa herself was enjoying it . Thats all that mattered . With this conclusion, Risa rushed home in order to boot up the game .

After she arrived, she quickly got changed and logged into the game . Here, Sally waited for Maple to arrive .

Sorry! Did you wait long?

No, I just came . So, you really think we dont need to plan anything?

She asked again . Maple grinned and repeated that she wanted to walk around leisurely without any plans .

Alright, lets go then . Theres no real need to prepare, as the monsters will be so weak .

Yes, lets go!

Maple and Sally teleported to the first layer and looked at the town . Compared to when the game first started, a lot of new areas had been added . This meant the people in the town were more spread out, so there were fewer than before . But it was still a lively place .

Its been a while .

Its hard not to get caught up in exploring and conquering the new layers and doing little else .

Where should we go?

Anywhere is fine . Just go where you want, Maple .

Then well start with the town!

Okay!

And so the two of them walked around the town . They had walked around this town quite a bit before, but they could see now that there were changes with the players and buildings .

For instance, there hadnt been any player stores before . As the newest and oldest floors tended to have the most people, there was demand for them here .

Now that I think about it, you dont see many players here with beginner equipment .

Well, considering how much variety they have in clothes and equipment now, youre a lot freer when it comes to appearance and functionality .

Thats true .

There are some things you can only experience when the game is new .

I see .

Maple and Sally went into all the stores that were unfamiliar . Accessories, clothes, furniture for those who joined guilds . The variety here easily matched that of the seventh layer .

Woah! Thats amazing!

Youre limited in what you can make unless your skill level is high . I wonder if the people who have stores here are like Izu, who fight on the frontlines?

Well, its fun to buy fancy things!