A greeting

Upon entering the city the group is greeted by Lynn, who is wearing a short green dress now, she waves at them stating that she was about to get off for the night but wanted to ask how the hunt went for Alyssa.

Alyssa: "Hey Lynn, yeah thanks for asking, It was a lot more work than I expected, but I have plenty of materials now to sell, so I should hopefully have some armor soon." Lynn says that's great, before logging off.

Soon, Yuki and Clark also say they are going to be heading off for a while to eat and do some errands in reality, and after a few minutes, it is just Alyssa and Mai left, though Mai says she has to run to turn in a quest she accepted that morning, but points out the butcher that Yuki mentioned earlier to Alyssa, wishing her luck and hugging her, before running off down a still crowded street.

Alyssa is alone for pretty much the first time since she joined the game, and can tell there's a significantly smaller percentage of players on now than there was when she logged on, likely due to most players being unable to afford the VR Pod, which helps to allow players to stay in the game for long periods.