Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-6697950-20131010173104/@comment-3250527-20131010214250

Note: Wiki-linked 'cuz I can. Used Google Translate for reference, but actually did translation. Kudo'ed C933103 for the digital text.

Aincrad's 2nd Floor Boss Monster has been defeated by the «Lead Group» player-base. After the victory, swordsmen «Beater» Kirito and his partner, rapier-user Asuna, withdraw from the main group and ascend the stairs to the next floor.

The 3rd Floor.

There, Kirito and Asuna wait in a dense forest that spanned the entire floor, and start their largest campaign quest.

In the forest, a «forest elf» knight and a «dark elf» knight do battle. In the beta test, the two NPCs were certainly in a discussion, and Kirito managed to survive the female dark elf «Kizumeru». Kirito was confused at the difference from the beta, but after a deep interaction with Kizumeru, he confirmed that she was an NPC.

Meanwhile, the other players started the «Guild Quest», and Aincrad's first «guild» was formed.

In a while, the Third Floor «Strategy Meeting» will be opened.

However, in that meeting, Kirito and Asuna are faced with a serious decision with Lind, a scimitar user and the leader of the new «Dragons Knight Brigade».........

Early DDA pl0x.

Other notes:
 * 細剣使い = Rapier User
 * シミター使い = ___User, probably a weapon. Shimita = scimitar.

Cheers. :D