At those strange words Kirito spoke as he emptied his cup, Eugeo blinked
in surprise.
"What did you say? S... st...?"
Upon asking in return, his partner let his eyes wander for some reason
before clearing his throat with a cough and spoke.
"That was, well, the first of the essential points of the Aincrad-style. It
means something like, let's stay calm and go on. It can be used for farewells
too though... then I'll see you again; something like that."
"Heh. Got it, I'll remember it. St... stay cool."
Those words that he figured were in the Sacred Tongue just like the secret
moves were of course, new to his ears, but they felt unusually familiar
when he said it out loud. Upon repeating it numerous times in a whisper,
Kirito clapped his hands together with an embarrassed expression for
some reason.
"Now then, the ten o'clock bell will be ringing soon, so let's call it a night.
Also, regarding tomorrow, Eugeo-kun, there's a trifling matter I'll have to
attend to..."
"No way, Kirito. There's no way I'll let you escape, this time especially.