Money Can Buy Everything

025: Meeting Kirito

Both of them screamed in frustration.

"Seems like I came at a bad time?"

"Ah, how untimely! My first sword skill, my first perfect kill, all interrupted by you! Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"

Klein jumped up vigorously, as if he were about to get angry. Kirito quickly stopped him, saying, "Alright, Klein, he didn't do it on purpose."

After restraining Klein, Kirito turned to look at Momo, revealing a slightly surprised expression.

Kirito had a baby face, and he was often mistaken for a girl, so when playing games, he always tried to present himself as more masculine.

However, the newcomer's appearance was tall, but his body looked frail, and his face didn't quite match the term masculine. If anything, the word effeminate might be more appropriate.

"Cut it out! I thought it was someone else. So, this is your real appearance? You directly logged in, and isn't this game supposed to reflect the real appearance?"

"Ah..."

Both Klein and Kirito widened their eyes in disbelief, looking at Momo and saying, "Could this be your true appearance?"

"Yes!"

"Really? You're not lying, are you? But judging by your appearance, it doesn't seem like you're lying. You seem like a complete newbie. What do you think, Kirito?"

"I think he's probably telling the truth. After all, he knows absolutely nothing."

"But this is too astonishing. This appearance is definitely at the level of a celebrity! Is he a big star in real life?"

"Regardless of whether he's a celebrity or not, since we've met, it must be fate. Let's not gossip about him, as it might give him a bad impression."

"Ah, you're right."

Klein rubbed his head and said, "Haha, sorry, I was just angry and said some random things. My name is Klein, a newcomer to Sword Art Online, and I've played quite a few games before."

"I'm Kirito. I was a beta tester for Sword Art Online, so I'm somewhat confident in my skills."

"Then let me introduce myself too. I'm Momo. Although I've played some games before, this is my first time encountering this type of game, and I have no idea how to start. I saw Kirito guiding Klein, can I join too?"

Hearing this, Klein also nodded, acknowledging Momo. After all, both of them were newcomers, so he didn't have to embarrass himself alone.

"Welcome, newcomer! You've come to the right person. You should know that using skills in this game is extremely difficult. I, Klein, am a genius, and it took me quite a long time to release my first skill. So, as a newcomer, you should listen to my advice carefully. Of course, in the end, you should also follow Master Kirito's guidance, understand?"

Kirito chuckled, scratching his face. Klein had said such things, so how could he disagree? Fortunately, on the first day, most people weren't in the mood for monster hunting and leveling up, so he didn't have to worry about falling behind in levels.

"Well then, excuse me, Master Kirito."

"No, no, please don't call me Master..."

But at this moment, Momo suddenly beckoned for Kirito to come over and whispered something to him.

"Kirito, would you be willing to impart your combat experience and combat awareness from the beta test process to me? In return, I'll tell you the secret of the unique skill in this game."

Reimu faithfully executed her subtitle reporting work, saying, "Momo initiates a trade, offering the condition of acquiring the Dual Blades exclusive skill awakening in exchange for Kirito's teachings on the game's understanding, combat experience, and combat awareness during the beta test."

"Active skill learning and teaching activated."

Kirito was slightly stunned but then smiled and nodded, saying, "Sure, no problem."

"Trade accepted!"

In an instant, countless pieces of information flooded Momo's mind, and Kirito's face also showed a shocked expression. Both of them were digesting their gains.

"Using Kirito's current innocent and sincere nature, taking advantage of the conditions he can't refuse, directly obtaining his combat experience. Are you going to become the second Black Swordsman?"

"No, combat is just my side occupation. My real profession is a merchant! But in Aincrad, how can I survive without any sword skills?"

Momo drew the short sword from his back and said, "Kirito-kun, you can come to me for trades in the future. Although my shop hasn't opened yet, I will buy anything you bring. Experience points, skill proficiency, combat awareness, combat experience, and so on, as long as you have something to sell, I can buy it!"

"In that case, I'll be counting on you!"

Kirito's eyes gleamed because of the secrecy of Momo's additional skill. He wouldn't leak any information or inquire about unnecessary matters, but the trade with Momo made him excited.

Now, Kirito's desire was to work hard in Sword Art Online and become the strongest in terms of combat power and level. Even though he didn't know where Momo got the information, he had no reason to refuse such a trade.

"Hey hey, what are you two doing? Don't ignore me!"

Klein approached, having seen Kirito and Momo talking secretly but not knowing what had happened.

"Ah, I was just teaching Momo how to use skills, but I was just repeating the explanation. I think you just need more practice, so I didn't raise my voice."

"Is that so?"

Klein glanced suspiciously at the two of them and said, "I feel like something has happened. Well, forget it. Come, come, new guy, Momo, let me demonstrate to you how to release a sword skill!"

After that, Klein squatted in a peculiar posture, his face turning red from exertion. Finally, he managed to unleash the sword skill, shouting "Ah ah ah" as he sent the short sword flying.

Fortunately, this time he hit the wild boar, leaving a bloody wound on its body. However, just as Klein landed, the roaring wild boar knocked him over, and he fell flat on his back.

"This is a sword skill?"

As a newcomer, Momo flipped the short sword in his hand, performing a series of sword movements. Kirito smiled wryly and said, "It's considered one, after all, I taught him. Momo, don't you want to try it out practically? Having a skill without any combat experience makes it difficult to master the sword skill."

"That's not a problem."

Momo assumed the starting posture of the skill, and the sword's blade lit up with a glow. Then, with a light shout, he shot forward, hitting the wild boar and leaving it with only half its health remaining. Klein stood there dumbfounded.

"I'm proficient in hand-to-hand combat in reality, although I haven't practiced this type of heavy sword before. However, I did receive training in Western-style swordsmanship through the system."

In fact, Momo was understating it. In his previous life, he had encountered various attacks and threats when he was young, prompting him to spend over twenty years honing his combat skills. While it was just training during his spare time, with the guidance of the most powerful teachers and the most professional equipment, as well as the support of a well-trained team, Momo's combat skills were unparalleled.

But in the end, he didn't need that strength in his later years, and the bodyguards who had sacrificed everything to protect him were enough to fill several of his estates.

"Really? You don't have any tricks to teach him? Why does he learn it all in one go, and even use it so smoothly! There must be some crucial technique!"

"Unfortunately, there really isn't."

Facing Kirito's words, Klein collapsed to the ground in tears, acknowledging the fact that his comprehension ability couldn't be described as genius.

...

"Huh, why did the login button disappear?"

After playing for about an hour, Klein decided to log out to receive his pizza delivery. However, he was surprised to find that the login button was gone.

"It can't be, are you looking at the wrong place? It's on the lower right side of the menu... Huh, it's really not there?"

Both of them exclaimed and began discussing the reason. In the end, they all agreed that it must be a bug and believed that the game company and Kayaba were already working nervously to fix it. Only Momo quietly continued hunting wild boars, trying to accumulate some primitive experience.

The drop rate of wild boars was quite low, with only a few koirs dropping occasionally, along with some wild boar skin and meat. As for the legendary white wild boar leather armor, tusks short sword, and wild boar leather boots, it was believed to be impossible to obtain.

However, in Momo's equipment slot, there lay a harvest three times larger than that of Kirito and Klein combined, completing a set of wild boar set equipment: short sword, leather armor, and boots.

At this moment, even Reimu realized that one of Momo's particular attribute was at work.

Luck A.

This was truly a powerful stroke of luck, enough to be called a heaven-sent individual!