You're Lazy, Dracula

"Okay then, let's get down to business."

Knowing that he didn't have the capital to pry Dracula's mouth open, Akihiko Kayaba wisely changed the topic and returned to his purpose of inviting Dracula.

"As you know, our clearing team suffered a huge setback when we cleared the normal difficulty of the fiftieth floor. At the most critical moment, I originally wanted to unlock the gm account Blood authority, but I failed."

"Huh? What kind of failure method? Is it unable to open, or it has no effect after opening?"

"It can't be opened. When I tried to open the gm permission, the system prompted that the permission of my account has been cancelled, and the gm permission has been transferred to another account."

Hearing Dracula's question, Kayaba Akihiko answered honestly.

"Well, the authority has been transferred...By the way, what is the guardian boss of the fiftieth floor?"

Dracula thought for a while, and continued to ask:

"It's a weird tentacle monster with four hooves called the Black Goat Cub. Its passive skill can throw the player into a state of intense confusion."

"...Let me ask first, have you ever understood the Cthulhu mythology system? Or have you read similar novels? For example, "Mountains of Madness", or "Shadow of Innsmouth" or the like?"

"I have a little understanding, because one of the two game designers I invited to assist me in designing the game this time is a crazy fan of the Cthulhu mythology system. This boss should be written by him."

"Then you understand what [black goat cub] represents?"

"I only know that they have a certain relationship with [Sha Nicholas] in the Three Pillars of God."

Kayaba Akihiko seems to have only a slight understanding of Cthulhu's mythological system as he said.

"The Son of the Black Goat is a direct descendant of [Shabu Nicholas], one of the three pillar gods. This monster is used as the boss of the fiftieth level. Although there are reasons why the fiftieth level is slightly stronger than other levels, but For ordinary players, this level of difficulty is still too much... If this continues, in the last few floors, the players may face the Old Ones, and there is a great chance that the last floor will face the last three. One of the pillar gods is the prototype boss."

After Dracula analyzed it, he continued to ask curiously:

"Speaking of which, I'm curious, Mr. Kayaba, you should be a very proud person, so designing games, according to your personality, should also be done by yourself...Why did you invite Miyazaki and The two of you, Tanaka, come to assist you in designing the game SAO?"

Kayaba Akihiko heard this question, thought for a while, and then said:

"It's okay to tell you, because during the research and development of [Full Stealth Technology], the company that funded me was in trouble, so my funding was cut, and the research on this technology was once stagnant until there was a The research institute has funded me?"

"Huh? What's the name of that research institute?"

"Kaos Future Technology Research Institute, the director of the institute is an oil tycoon from the African region. He has a strong interest in future technology and games. After hearing about my research, he took the initiative to contact me. , expressing that he would support my research. By the way, I also got to know the two game designers Miyazaki and Tanaka through this director as a bridge.”

"A cheerful black man? ... What's the name of this director?"

When Dracula heard Kayaba Akihiko's description of the director, he already vaguely understood the identity of the other party in his heart, but out of caution, he still asked a question.

"The director's name is Blake Fano."

"Black Pharaoh...it really is her. She really lingers..."

Dracula looked at Akihiko Kayaba with a sad expression on his face and teased:

"Mr. Akihiko Kayaba, I probably understand who the person who took away your authority...Congratulations again, you have become the Robert Oppenheimer of the [-]st century."

"Why do you say that?"

Kayaba Akihiko asked curiously.

"Because you have all made toys that are likely to destroy mankind...Of course your toy is not finished yet..."

Dracula said a few words along the way, and then said perfunctorily:

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter, first tell me what you want me to do when you invite me this time?"

"Okay... In fact, I would like to ask you to lead the members of the [Devil City] guild to temporarily join the clearing team and help us clear the boss on the fiftieth floor. Almost all of your guild members are stronger than top players, If you join, it will definitely be of great help to our strategy.”

Kayaba Akihiko put forward his request to Dracula in a serious tone, it seems that he takes the strategy very seriously.

"Well, I can't decide on this issue... Our guild adopts a democratic system, so I have to go back and ask them for their opinions."

Dracula crossed his legs and replied:

"Should we contact each other by email at that time? If the girls in my guild agree, I will help you with the strategy. Of course, we will talk about the conditions when the time comes."

"...Yes. I will wait for your reply."

Kayaba Akihiko thought for a while, then replied.

"Then I'll go first, goodbye."

Dracula stood up, walked to the door, and opened the door. After he took a step, he suddenly turned around and said to Akihiko Kayaba with a smile while maintaining this posture:

"Ah, one last thing, after this time is over, Mr. Kayaba, you can go to the temple to burn some incense... Don't go to the church, it's useless to go to the church. To be honest, you are really unlucky, in six billion Among all living beings, you are the only one who has been targeted by her."

After saying these words that made Akihiko Kayaba puzzled, Dracula went out and closed the door with a bang.

47. Raiders again

Aincrad, in the esay labyrinth area of ​​the fiftieth floor.

The [Castlevania] team led by Dracula and the strategy team led by Akihiko Kayaba successfully merged together.After the two had a brief meeting that day and went back, Dracula told the girls in [Castlevania] about it and asked for their opinions. Yes, one for tracking, one for fun, one for braking, and the rest just follow the crowd.After those four troublemakers managed to convince Wuzhi, who was braking, there was no one in Castlevania to stop them. The cooperation between [Castlevania] and Akihiko Kayaba was finalized in this way. Later, Dracula discussed specific conditions and matters with Akihiko Kayaba in a private chat, and then decided to meet here today.

On Dracula's side, of course, all members of the [Castlevania] guild were present, while Akihiko Kayaba brought only the best of the best members of the attack team.For example, the red-haired rough guy Klein and the black-haired pseudonymous Tongren who became friends with Dracula, and the famous black man and traitor Agil, plus the deputy head of the Knights of the Blood League, a flaxen head The long-haired beautiful girl "Asuna of the Shining", there are several scattered people, not much more than the members of the [Castlevania] guild.

"Mr. Dracula, you are here."

Seeing Dracula and his group appear, Kayaba Akihiko hurriedly greeted him. Dracula shook hands with the original behind-the-scenes manipulator, and then greeted players he knew or didn't know one by one, and then looked at this The guy complimented himself and the [Devil City] guild with social rhetoric without a smile on his face, and then said:

"Then let's confirm the negotiated conditions first. According to what we discussed before, you will be in charge of commanding, and I will be responsible for reminding you of related matters. We will choose the lineup of [Devil City] by ourselves. When necessary, we will Can you get out of the battle in an emergency, how about it?"