Ian converted the remains of the snake into Spending Points. He got a few hundred which he quickly spent on clothes. Finally, he did not use leaves as clothes anymore.

He was now in a proper black coat with a black shirt inside. He wore long pants to protect his skin from scraping against a rough surface. He would fight monsters later, and it would involve a lot of running and rolling.

He gripped his bloody Kusanagi in his right hand. "Shall we go, Asuna?"

"Un." Asuna nodded.

The both of them walked into the forest, passing weird plants and animals. They reminded Ian that this was not the world he knew. The tree's leaves were huge. One of them was enough to wrap his whole body.

As he looked in wonder, He noticed Asuna looking around with the same gaze as him. She too was marveling at the beauty of this forest.

For some reason that brought a smile to his heart. Although he was not an avid anime fan, he watched SAO a bunch of times before. And he honestly could say that Asuna was one of his favorite characters.

To meet her in person, and to be walking alongside her was like a dream come true.

Suddenly, the bush in front of them shook, and a large wolf popped out.

"Ian, stay back." Asuna was in a battle stance, ready to attack.

But before she could think, Ian suddenly charged forward. The wolf growled and bared its teeth. Ian grinned and slapped the dirt with his sword towards the wolf's eyes.

That blinded the wolf, and Ian took that chance to attack. With the Bloody Sword Art embedded in his mind, Ian felt like he had done this movement more than a million times.

His blade precisely went for the neck of the wolf. Its head flew into the air while blood gushed out of its neck.

[You have killed Big Wolf]

[+360 EXP]

Ian quickly converted the remains of the wolf into Spending Points.

[Spending Points: 130]

Not bad. If he continued to kill monsters, his spending points and his levels would increase a lot.

Some items such as Rinnegan or jinchuriki were so expensive. He wanted to buy Sharingan one day and kill all his enemies with Susanoo.

That would be fantastic.

As Ian was daydreaming in his mind, Asuna was looking at Ian in wonder. That sword skill earlier impressed her. Efficient and effective. Quick and powerful.

Her eyes sparkled. 'Maybe I can ask him for a spar some time.'

"Come on, Asuna. Are you thirsty? We should look for a river, first." Ian said to her with a smile.

Asuna smiled. From all the memories she received about Ian, he doesn't seem to be a bad person at all. Like her, Ian loves playing RPG games. He also read manga, manhwa, light novels, and pretty much anything just to pass some time.

Yet, even with all that, he still spend some time studying which always earned him good grades in college.

"Asuna?" Ian called again.

Asuna glanced at his handsome face and blushed as she recalled the 'cultured' part of his memory. He was a perfect man, but why did he have a taste in 'tied up girl stuck in a laundry machine'?

Asuna's cheeks become red and she tried not to show her embarrassment by looking down.

"Is there something wrong?" Ian asked.

Asuna panicked and laughed awkwardly. "No, not at all. Let's go find the river."

They scoured the forest, fighting any monsters they saw, but still could not find the river. Eventually, they become tired, hungry, and thirsty.

"Let's eat one of those berries," Ian suggested.

"What if they are poisonous?"

"I will test them." Ian picked one of the pink-colored berries, and then rubbed it on his skin.

This was to test if the berry was safe to eat or not. He waited for his skin to react. If it become itchy and red, then the berry was not safe to eat. But after half an hour, his skin was fine.

He then ate the berry and told Asuna to wait for the effect.

Nothing happened.

"The berry is safe to eat." Ian gave a handful of berries to Asuna. "They are sweet and full of water. For now, we should eat this to prevent hunger and dehydration."

Asuna was staring at Ian and could not say anything. This man was much better than she thought. Testing if the berry was poisonous or not before giving it to her.

She looked down. Ian was willing to hurt himself so she could eat these berries. "Thank you."

"No problem," Ian said with a smile.

Suddenly, a large yellow and black creature leaped from the bush. Its sharp claws headed for Asuna, and she couldn't react in time before the claw struck her neck. She closed her eyes.

Clang!

The sound of metal against metal resounded. When Asuna opened her eyes, Ian was there, blocking the claw of a giant tiger.

"Asuna, attack its sides. I will keep it preoccupied."

Asuna froze for a second before she nodded and quickly rushed to the side.

Ian was trembling right now. Blood came out of his nose. The weight and power of the tiger were monstrously strong. It felt like he was lifting a boulder.

Asuna quickly came with her rapier, and she flashed forward. The rapier pierced through the stomach of the tiger.

[You have killed Wild Tiger]

[+430 EXP]

[You have leveled up]

Ian felt powerful energy rushing through his body. Not only he was now stronger, but he was also faster, and it felt like he was smarter too.

'System, do I have a status panel?'

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Name: Ian

Level: 6

Summon: Asuna

Strength: 6

Toughness: 3

Mobility: 5

Utility: 0

Magic: 0

Skill: Bloody Sword Art

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That was a terribly low number, but he was not worried. His status would increase sooner or later as long as he actively killed monsters.

Ian converted the tiger into points and realized that he had enough to buy the item he wanted.

[You have received single-tomoe Sharingan]

Ian smiled. "Nice."