You're Lazy, Dracula

"Please let him in."

"Yes."

The door opened, and from the position of the man, he could see that the person who opened the door was his adjutant. His adjutant was pressing the handle of the door with one hand, while the other was pointing at someone outside the door, making a gesture. "Come in" gesture.

Accompanied by the sound of slow footsteps, a handsome young man in a red windbreaker with slack eyes came in from outside the door.

He didn't care about the gaze of the man who had been staring at him, walked all the way to the center of the room, first looked around, then dragged a chair from the side to sit down, and then slowly lifted himself up Looking directly at the man, he asked lazily:

"Heathcliff?"

"Yes." The man sitting at the desk, or Heathcliff still maintained his posture, his head moved slightly, and replied: "I am the head of the Knights of the Blood Order, Heathcliff. Cliff. You are Dracula, the president of [Castlevania], right? I’ve heard of you for a long time.”

"Hey, I probably guessed what you were going to say... By the way, you are really idle. You have been in this position for a long time. When I first entered the guild, there were people lining up to welcome me. Could it be that yours? Are the guilds all chubby? This is a game. What’s the matter, can’t the two of us send it directly in the email? Even if we want to talk face to face, can’t we just go out and find a hidden place? It’s useless to have to talk about it The ostentation." The handsome and lazy young Dracula complained to Heathcliff, the head of the Blood Knights who invited him to come, and then he looked at Heathcliff and continued: "Also, the leader of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, if you don't want my little secrets to be exposed by me, then it's best to dismiss all the people you have placed around."

Heathcliff didn't say anything, the two looked at each other for a few seconds, and silence spread in this space.Heathcliff is usually a man with a decisive style and a serious personality, so after a long time, his gaze naturally took on an aggressiveness, and other people in SAO who met his gaze would generally feel Some are uncomfortable.But this young man who was full of slackness, not only did not feel uncomfortable when he met his eyes, even after a few seconds of looking at each other, Heathcliff was actually a little infected by the laziness in his eyes, and became Some fell asleep.

After reacting, Heathcliff was slightly startled, and looked away. He told the adjutant who had already entered the room and was closing the door casually:

"You go out first... By the way, let the people around you temporarily retreat."

"Huh? Commander... yes."

The adjutant who had just closed the door was obviously taken aback for a moment. He looked at Dracula with his back turned to him in bewilderment, then looked at Heathcliff's serious gaze, then opened the door and backed out.

Hearing the subtle orders and scattered footsteps coming from outside the door, Dracula sighed to the second-year man who was sitting like Commander Yodo:

"It's okay to place people near your guild office in the safe area, but you have so many people... Should I say that you haven't graduated from the second disease, or that your persecution paranoia is a bit too serious? Hope Mr Zcliff."

"I'm just taking precautions...Mr. Dracula, you know, I'm leading the most powerful guild in SAO, and I'm also a key member of the strategy team. Not too much power."

Heathcliff's figure was still against the light, shrouded in a shadow, his voice came slowly.

"I must be regarded as a thorn in the side of many players. If something goes wrong, it will be a huge loss for both the Knights of the Blood Alliance and the raiders. So I have to be careful. Row."

Although Heathcliff's speaking posture was very mysterious and serious, Dracula guessed in his heart that the man in front of him was actually enjoying the pleasure brought by the dress ratio, and he was secretly happy.Without him, Heathcliff's sitting posture, this position, and this tone of voice are all bad routines used by the former king of Castlevania in front of the brave men who came to crusade against him.

Dracula is very skilled at lighting up a light source in the dark, then turning his back on the light, using the light to cover his true face, and then speaking in a low voice.

Dracula is a man who speaks directly and is too lazy to lie, so he directly said what was in his heart to Heathcliff.

"How is it? Mr. Heathcliff, using this posture, this accent, and speaking with this scene, does it feel very refreshing, and there is a kind of pleasure brought about by facing others hidden in mystery."

"...There is not much time, let's talk straight."

The other party directly ignored Dracula's question, and changed the topic somewhat abruptly.

"This time, the president of [Devil City], Mr. Dracula, was invited here to discuss the strategy of the labyrinth area... Presumably Mr. Dracula knew about it before coming, right? We are led by the Knights of the Blood Alliance The strategy team, the news that the halberd fell in front of the boss of the fiftieth floor?"

"Ah, I know. I also know that when the group was destroyed, you wanted to rely on your authority as a gm account to lock the blood equipment ratio, but in the end you were slapped in the face by the guard boss."

Dracula showed a gentle smile, looked at Mr. Heathcliff with a serious and dead face in front of him, and continued:

"Am I right? Mr. Akihiko Kayaba?"

46. ​​Another person is behind the scenes

"You really are not an ordinary person... No, it should be said that there is no ordinary person in your guild, except for those two little girls."

Hearing Dracula's words, Kayaba Akihiko's face didn't show the slightest change, he still maintained the posture of propping his chin with the back of his hands, covering his mouth, only his calm and serious voice came slowly.

"Mr. Dracula, when did you know my identity?"

"Of course it was at the beginning."

As if feeling the surprise in the eyes of the man in front of him, Dracula blushed slightly and replied:

"Don't be so surprised... Now that you have understood that we are not ordinary people, shouldn't it be a matter of course to know some things that ordinary players don't know? Just like you have been paying attention to us from the beginning, I am also Silently watching you."

"Huh, it seems that Mr. Dracula knows a lot of things. Not only did he know my identity from the very beginning, but he even knew when I started following you."

Kayaba Akihiko quietly listened to Dracula's words, then retorted, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Mr. Kayaba, I'm not a fool, and a scientist of your level is even more wise... At this time, you might as well transfer your wisdom from the technical level to the interpersonal level and think about it. If I were a The maker of the game, when a team appeared in my game that was far ahead of other players from the very beginning, not only was it one step faster than other players in everything, it even captured the strategy. If I were you, the gatekeeper boss with a large number of people, I would also pay close attention to this team."

Dracula smiled and explained:

"The reason why I let my team behave like this is to make you pay attention. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to sit together so easily today."

"...From your tone, you seem to have anticipated today's situation from the very beginning. So you know that I will fail this time?"

Kayaba Akihiko thought for a moment, then asked.

"No, I'm not so predictable. You think too highly of me."

Dracula replied honestly:

"In the beginning, I just wanted to have a chance to meet you because I knew your identity. According to the deep impression I left on you, even if you don't invite me today, we will definitely meet one day in the future... At that time, if I get tired of playing, I can just shoot and catch you... Don't rush to refute, I know this is your game, but for us, using natural language to manipulate the program and seize your control It's not impossible to do it... Didn't you just get deflated once?"

"You...or you, what exactly is there?"

Kayaba Akihiko asked cautiously.

"I'm not telling you. It's not something you should know about, or something you can know about."

Dracula said this with a smile.

"You just need to understand that you can't deal with me, and now, it's you who invited me and needs my help. Let's get down to business."