Chapter 1: A Lie

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(Abdul castle, floor 8, 1:42 A.M., 04/18/26)

Lisbeth: Bed please.

Dois: Alright, I'll take the couch, night Liz.

Lisbeth: Night Dois.

(Dois turns off the lights and gets on the couch)

Lisbeth: Hey Dois?

Dois: Yeah?

Lisbeth: You remind me of someone in SAO long ago, I was wondering if the player I remember is you?

Dois: I don't think so, I don't remember anything about you then today.

Lisbeth: Alright, night Dois.

Dois: Night Liz.

Dois voice: If only she knew that I am lying. I remember her before she changed her hair.

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(Floor 42, Lothrim, shopping district, 10/30/23)

Dois: I'll take 8 healing potions.

Female merchant: That will be 12,000 col.

Dois: Here you go.

(Dois hands over the col and the potions enter his menu)

Dois: Thank you.

Female merchant: Please come again.

     (Dois walks away from the shop)

Dois: Alrighty all stock up, now, let me see how my skills are...

(Dois opens his skill tree)

Dois: Alright, just a little more until I finally can learn katana mastery skill, but I still need a kantana though. Where can I find one?

(Lothrin, Plaza district, 1:32 P.M.)

Dois: I really don't have a blacksmith skill, so I should find a blacksmith, but where...

(bang, bang, bang)

Dois: I think I found one.

(Dois rush to sound of banging metal and found a shop called Lisbeth's smith shop, a small, portable shop next to a big a grand oak tree)

???: Thanks Liz.

Lisbeth: No problem.

Dois: Mmm, what's this?

(Dois hides behind a barrel)

???: Hey Lis, ever thinking about an image change.

Lis: Um... I'm not really accustomed to things like that...

???: We need to! Your childish face and those rustic clothes don't go together at all. Leave it to me!

   (The female player opens her menu)

???: These clothes are super cute, huh? And a ribbon here...

Dois: Geez what is this a blacksmith shop or a dressing room.

Lisbeth: How does it look?

???: It looks nice on you Lis, but something is missing...

Lisbeth: What?

???: Don't know but maybe dye your hair pink, it might suite you. Sorry, I have to get moving, another boss raid starting soon.

Lisbeth: Alright see ya Asuna.

Asuna: Bye Liz.

(Asuna  runs to the teleport plaza)

Lisbeth: (Deep breath)

    (Lisbeth walks into her tent)

Dois: What's wrong with her?

    (Dois gets a message)

Dois: Now what?

     (Dois opens his messages)

To: Dois
From: Klein

Hey brother, are  you going to train today or not?

To:Klein
From: Dois

Sorry, have something important, be back tomorrow.

To: Dois
From: Klein

Alright, if it's about a chick, don't scare her off like last time.

To: Klein
From: Dois

First, you scared her off, second, bye.

Dois: Alright now...

(Dois moves away from his hiding place and walks to Lisbeth's tent)

Lisbeth: (deep breath)... What am I going to do?

(Dois stays still, a few feet away from the tent)

Lisbeth: It's getting harder and harder to improve people's weapons and amour, I was lucky to improve Asuna's weapon. I'm running out of supply's and col... I wish my old friends are still here...

Dois mind: Man, I was going to ask Lisbeth if she can make me a katana for a cheap price, but now, I feel sad now. I think I can help her.

      (Dois opens his menu)

Dois mind: Where is it... ah, here it is, and it says that it needs a additional player and the reward is ore and a weapons, but first let me she want to do it first.

          (Dois walks to the tent)

Dois: Hello is there anyone here?

Lisbeth: Who are you?

Dois: A player that needs assistance from a blacksmith.

Lisbeth: What is it?

Dois: I was wondering if you can make me katakana, if that's alright?

Lisbeth: I could, but I don't have materials for it.

Dois: Is that so, we'll do you want to accompany me with a quest? The reward is a lot of ore, and weapons.

Lisbeth: Sure, but...

Dois: But?

Lisbeth: But why are helping me? Why not ask someone you know?

Dois: Well I'm already here, am I not. Also none of my friends are blacksmiths so, you want to come?

Lisbeth: Sure, let me pack up first. Also what's your name?

Dois: The name is Dios.

Lisbeth: Nice to meet you, I'm Liz.

Dois: The pleasure mine.

(Lisbeth packs up her small shop and walk with Dois to the teleport gate)

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