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"Hmph," Ardeel notes. "His guess is pretty much on the money; granted, the situation we had encounters certainly offered a ton of context clues. In any case, I departed to investigate further player-killings in order to take inventory of cases occurring thus far. It's a broad search, but I only...

"I gues you could say that," Ardeel nods. "Made my way back here from the 3rd floor, so my sense of direction has become a little out of whack." He pauses for a moment before continuing. "Say," Ardeel's tone suddenly becomes less aloof and more serious, yet not threatening. "If Al mentioned to...

"Hah, I see! So you're his cousin, huh?" Ardeel nods more comfortably than before. "I appreciate the open arms!" Dean seemed like someone Ardeel could trust, especially if he was related to Al. He decides, however, to keep his own goals to himself for the time being. He then adds one last...

Ardeel's eyes widen with optimistic surprise. "As a matter of fact I do, I partied with him among others for quite a while," he responds. "Is he a friend of yours?"

"They call me Ardeel," Ardeel reciprocates the handshake. He then offers a wave to Kolress. "I don't suppose you two would mind me tagging along for a short time? Could use a little rest after today's routine." Ardeel checks his own messages after talking. Come to think of it, this would be a...

"Agh! Sorry!" Ardeel quickly responds to Dean, bowing his head slightly. "It's just I'm a little frenetic right now. Just got done making my way here from the 3rd floor. Once again, really sorry." It was then when Ardeel noticed another player with him, who was silent. "Say, are you two a party?"

"Ugh....oh, man! Talk about a lot to learn on this one!" Ardeel groans as he trudges into the Town of Beginnings. Since he left his party, all he had done is interview and interview and interview player after player after player. Tiptoeing through nearly every nook and cranny of each player hub...

Ardeel hesitates for a moment, before elaborating further about the sword. "Here, Al. Take a look at this in particular." He points out to Al the familiar insignia that they had happened upon on the previous floor. "It's them. They're at it again. I can't wager the full extent of their actions...

"Just, well, this..." Ardeel responds, turning his attention to Al. He then goes through his inventory to show off the weapon he found at the scene of the crime.

Ardeel looks up for a moment and spots what he thinks is Al's group. "Lenora, Oregano; I think they're over there," he notifies his two friends.

"I don't think they would be in danger, but then again, it's not like I know their locations. I know Al's with a group on a quest or something, but that's about all I can recall. Best thing we can do I suppose is stay put for now," Ardeel replies. He looks across his shoulder to pass the time...

Ardeel looks down before responding, collecting himself before replying in a soft voice tinged with fear. "...player killing. It happened again; I-I'm sure of it." He then looks back at Lenora again, this time, saying the following: "I apologize running off the way I did, but I had to do it...

After a little more scanning of the crime scene, and eventually adding the sole piece of evidence he found at the scene to his inventory save for the insignia, Ardeel despondently rushes back to the inn, only to be greeted by Lenora: right outside of the inn. The look on his face told the story...

Squatting a short distance away from what appeared to be the scene of the crime, Ardeel glares intensely at the giant fallen tree in front of him. There was no mistaking it. It was the same insignia they found in the previous floor, albeit done much more crudely since the tree surface likely...

Ardeel does not notice Oregano's leaving, and thinking that he is still with Lenora, Ardeel promptly rushes back to the scene of the potential crime, which unwittingly leaves Lenora by herself. Shuffling through random bushes and downed trees' branches, he finds himself very much obstacled, but...

Unfortunately, the falling trees render Ardeel and Co. unable to make it to the scene of the potential crime, and they find themselves back into town. His attention turns back the way they came, his mind racing as to discern how to get to the scene.

Ardeel agreed. Certainly one thing after another. After listening to the continued discourse of those voices, it suddenly dawned on him. Those voices were close by, but it didn't seem they would be able to easily make their way towards the three of them given how the trees fell. This had to...

Ardeel recoils, gaining slight air from the ground in a fearful leap as the trees fell with a crash. "Holy smokes!!" he shouts at the near top of his lungs. Looks like he ran out of time to feel sorry for himself. Timely, too, as things were about to take a turn for the worse. "Well, would you...

Ardeel looks at Oregano and replies: "I dunno. I guess. I'm in a bit of a funk all of a sudden. Should pass soon." He then looks back, conveniently noticing a certain guild hall under construction. "Huh, I don't suppose we head over there?" Ardeel finishes talking, hints of melancholy still in...

Ardeel continues being sad. He's had his moments of brilliance, but on days like these he seems to be nothing more than a punchline to a cringeworthy joke.

"Amen to that," Ardeel assesses what Lenora says. Soon, he just sits on the grass dejectedly, that feeling of inferiority kicking in.

Ardeel got to enjoy a brief moment of victory before a THIRD wolf blindsided and tackled him from behind. Fortunately, Oregano and Faolan finished the wolf off in due fashion. Rising from the near-perilous experience, Ardeel thanks him before looking over to see how Lenora fared. Seems like both...

Ardeel, unfortunately, wasn't so lucky. Two wolves decided to gang up on him, only reinforcing the potential existence of what he believed to be his status as the weak link. He manages to evade both of the wovles' first strikes, but then ends up in a deadlock with both, their fangs gripping the...

Ardeel's brief moment of anticipation breaks as he turns to the wolves. "W-well, I guess we have our answer," he nods in a reactionary tone. Ardeel promptly readies his staff, preparing for battle.

"Hmm, there doesn't seem to be any around here. Not to worry, I think I have something else in mind!" Ardeel scrolls through his menus and soon sends a duel request to both Lenora and Oregano. Sure, he could only duel one of them, but he felt it would be useful to train against them to test each...

With the three of them in agreement, they cleaned up the kitchen and left for training. ********** Ardeel, Oregano, and Lenora soon find themselves having traveled to a somewhat nearby lot close in proximity to where Lupus was building the future guild hall. Looking back at the both of them...

Ardeel turns his attention to Lenora and the plethora of empty dishes and bowls in front of her. "Wow! She's a champion eater!" he thinks to himself. "She certainly beat me on that front!" While these thoughts sound awfully crass and rude, something Ardeel forgets to take into account, he finds...

"Ah, I can only imagine!" Ardeel nods, face full of sandwich. "With food like this, I'd probably be the same way." As he finishes his food, Ardeel muses over his other friends. They were likely hard at work, and he feels slightly guilty that he hasn't done too much since they arrived here...

"No problem," Ardeel replies just as he finishes swallowing his food. Come to think if hit, he wasn't sure if items could leak in SAO either. Looking back over, he notices that the pixelated properties that one emanated from the container began to fade after Oregano stopped it with the bowl...

Ardeel sits next to Lenora, eating one of the sandwiches, which had such fine ingredients. Then, something catches his eye. Across the counter in the kitchen was a bottle of olive oil that Oregano likely used to cook some of this food. It appeared to be...leaking? "Hey, Oregano," Ardeel talks...

"Probably," Ardeel nods, addressing Lenora's question about Oregano using his namesake in his food while stifling a small laugh. When Oregano himself answers the door and presents the food situation, Ardeel gazes in awe at the results. "Wow, you really cleaned house in there!" he exclaims...

"Hmm," Ardeel thinks aloud. "Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure where he and the others went. Perhaps we could just roll back to where we were staying. I think Oregano was cooking something back there. Should we try it out?" Ardeel's hand scratches the back of his head as he speaks. He...

Ardeel continues to watch the trees when his focus is interrupted by Lenora resting her head on his shoulder. He is now visibly blushing, his eyes looking rather surprised. He ultimately doesn't react as to not disturb her and promptly looks back up at the trees. "So, what now?" Ardeel says...

The montage reaches its end as Ardeel sits on the forest floor, just watching the trees. Coincidentally, by the time the sequence of events ended, they were near where Al and Co. were present. He then heaves in a genuinely happy sigh, his hood coming off the back of his head in the process.

((Well in this case, it might be: But not before the following post. Reader discretion is advised.)) Ardeel mellows out considerably after Lenora speaks; she seemingly having read the majority of his thought process. He still feels a bit rosy though. "Well, then. I-I guess it's a date." he...

"Yeah! Sure! I'd like that!" Ardeel grins confidently and grabs Lenora's hand as he pulls her with him in his walk towards the door. "Yeah, this will be nice!" Ardeel thinks to himself. "Scouting out the town. Lenora and myself. Just the...two of us...." That last thought stops Ardeel in his...

Ardeel's blank expression returns to normal upon seeing Lenora's reaction. It would have certainly been helpful if he knew where Ulrich was. If he recalled right, Ulrich was looking into the guild quest, but he wasn't sure where that took him. "We could always just...what?" He looks at Lenora...

"Ah, yes, where did he go!" he nods in a leader-like fashion. "Ulrich went...uhhh..." Ardeel's expression goes bank, in no doubt likely making Lenora not enthused by his unfortunate mishap of information.

"Yeah, that works for me-" Ardeel had turned around after speaking to Lenora as to assess of Lupus and Oregano were around. His words stop with a halt and his expression looks defeated. Lupus was not present, and Oregano looked as if he was in one of those do not disturb moods that if intruded...

The warmth becomes contagious as Ardeel too, grows nervous, his hands shaking a little. Was it really time to ask such a question? They just got out of a boss fight, and the timing was awfully rash. Wouldn't it be better to take a breather like he said? No. It had to be asked. It...it was time...

Ardeel is taken aback by Lenora's words. He sort of understood her perspective. This whole situation was ridiculous, and the odds to escape Aincrad were insurmountable. Nevertheless, he had to believe that hope was still on their side, and that they would all escape this game. To forget was, to...

Ardeel picks up on Lenora's blushing, his face responding with equal measure while he looks down. He nods as she talks about their meeting at the Town of Beginnings. It felt like some time, but it seemed almost inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Not because of the moment itself, but...

Ardeel's attempt to lean over to catch a glimpse of the message is thwarted by Lenora's sudden turnaround over to his line of sight. As soon as he is spotted, his elongated lean is quickly pulled back like a slinky as he now holds the ends of his chair in mild defeat. This time, he truly was...

Ardeel's attention is caught by Lenora's sitting nearly beside him. Noticing that she opened her menu, he stealthily inches closer to get a peek at her notifications. Now this was a true test of stealth and worth. If only he wasn't making noise with his scooting of the chair he sat in. Maybe...

Ardeel, instead of getting pelted with food, was offered articles of sympathy food be a few players. Overwhelmed by the gestures, he power-walked to the inn as fast as he could. Once they arrived there, Ardeel replies to Al. "I'd be happy to tag along, but I think I'm going to sit this one out...

Among those not being very kind to Lupus were a few who, knowing that Ardeel was the one hit by the blunt end of the axe, attempted to console him as they walked into town. Ardeel, now embarrassed, struggles to shoo them away, sticking with Lupus's story. It was the truth after all.

"Ugh, y-yeah. I'm okay," Ardeel murmurs in a daze. He accepts the healing crystal and slowly rises from the ground, nodding slightly, thanking Al and Lenora for their concern. He resolves to never pull a stunt like that again, and promptly follows the party into the Town's interior.

In the midst of a premature celebration, the force of the axe throttles Ardeel in such an unexpected fashion that he, in the midst of a choked gasp, flies into the tree behind him. The noise of the impact alerts other passers-by entering the city in addition to their group. The whites of...

As Ardeel's thoughts remain on his skills development, an out-of-character and unusually devilish thought crosses his mind. Considering his ever-improving skills with stealth and acrobatics, he decides to put these abilities to the test with a little practical joke. However, this did not come...

Ardeel continues to walk, the forest seemingly endless in spite of the many players traversing it with them. In the midst of the forest, he begins to grow discouraged. He wasn't sure which skills he wanted to develop in the game. Heck, the only real ones he focused on we're out of necessity...