Synopsis: the Student Council President is a Boss

　　She said while taking out the senior technician certificate of ARGUS company.

　　"I'm one of the developers of Sword Art Online, and I'm also the assistant of the game designer Kayaba Akihiko. If you encounter any bugs in the game's 12 closed beta test, please let me know, and I will deal with it as soon as possible. "

　　"?!"

　　What Rinko Koujiro said was very sincere, reflecting ARGUS's consistent style of attaching importance to player experience.

　　However, Shiyu of Kasumigaoka and Kazuko Kiritani's eyes widened in unison.

　　The other party is Kayaba Akihiko, the minion who will turn Sword Art Online into a death game in the future!

　　Before they could react, there was a knock on the door of the box, and then a man of medium stature, wearing a white coat and dressed as a researcher walked in.

　　It was Kayaba Akihiko.

　　Xiazhiqiu Shiyu subconsciously protected Kiritani Kazuko behind him.

　　The current situation was somewhat unexpected to her, but Shiyu of Kasumigaoka was not considered to have no power to change the situation at all.

　　She has used almighty points to strengthen her physical fitness, and she has deliberately learned some women's martial arts. She asked herself that it would be no problem to deal with Kayaba Akihiko and Koujiro Rinko.

　　However, Kayaba Akihiko's right hand was always in the pocket of his coat, as if he had some sort of support, so Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't act immediately.

　　When she came, she kept an eye on it, edited the information to ask the president for help in advance, and set up the timing to send it, which can be regarded as avoiding accidents to the greatest extent.

　　Coupled with the gift that the president gave him, the current situation is not extremely unfavorable to him.

　　While Shiyu of Kasumigaoka's thoughts were flowing, Kayaba Akihiko had already looked at the two of them, and an unexpected expression appeared on the originally condensed face.

　　The program Kayaba Akihiko set in the helmet will only be triggered when someone cracks the helmet's technology and touches the device that can emit microwaves to cook the wearer's brain in the future.

　　And the black-haired girl holding the helmet can be regarded as Kayaba Akihiko to further determine the situation.

　　There is no need to try again now.

　　"Are you the ones who noticed the trick I set up in NERvGear? A girl of this age, a computer genius?"

　　"What are you talking about...Senior..."

　　Koujiro Rinko was a little dazed.

　　Looking at Kayaba Akihiko, who had an unexpected look on his face, but still had an unprecedented icy temperament, his senior in college days, who thought he had a common aspiration, Kamiyo Rinko felt unfamiliar.

　　She is not stupid, on the contrary, to be Kayaba Akihiko's assistant, there is no doubt about the wisdom of Rinko Koujiro.

　　Yes, since Kayaba Akihiko suddenly asked himself to search for feedback from beta test players, there was an anomaly.

　　This is not a job within the purview of a developer, and there is clearly a dedicated customer service in the company.

　　Kayaba Akihiko glanced at Koujiro Rinko, and then looked at the NERvGear game helmet in Kiritani Kazuko's hands, looking at this cold dead thing, but showing a soft expression.

　　"We've had a lot of dreams since we were young, right? I also forgot how old I was, when I was obsessed with the fantasy of a floating castle in the sky. The situation in that fantasy, no matter how much time passed. It's all vivid in my mind. As I get older, the image becomes more real, more and more expansive. It flies off the ground and goes straight to the castle - that's been my only one for a long time. desire."

　　"..."

　　Koujiro Rinko was listening, as were Kasumigaoka Shiyu and Kiritani Kazuko.

　　What Kayaba Akihiko said sounded normal, but he used virtual game technology to realize his former fantasy, and created the magical scene dreamed of in his childhood in the form of a game.

　　It is not a bad thing to let more people enter the city of fantasy and share the fun.

　　This is not.

　　"I'm really building a floating city called Aincrad. In the future, many players will log in and fight the monsters I created. But it's not enough, even a full stealth game is not enough, What I want is a different world that is as real as possible in all aspects, rather than a game that is treated as a plaything. Therefore, the death of the player in the game should be reflected to the same extent in reality.”

　　There is no need for Kayaba Akihiko to continue to say more, Koujiro Rinko, who used to be his classmate and is now his assistant, already understands everything.

　　Since the black-haired girl brought the game helmet, combined with Kayaba Akihiko's words, the answer is obvious - he installed something in the helmet that is enough to kill the player.

　　But now, Kayaba Akihiko did not inform himself in advance, and followed him all the way to the cafe, the action he wanted to take was definitely not just a few words.

　　Rinko Koujiro looked at Kayaba Akihiko's right hand that had been in the pocket of his coat, stood up quickly, and protected Kasugaoka Shiyu and Kiritani Kazuko.

　　Although there is a saying that "things gather together, people are divided into groups", but there is indeed a big difference in the personalities of Rinko Kayaba and Rinko Kayaba.

　　Kayaba Akihiko can ignore human life for the sake of ideals and is close to madness, but Rinko Koujiro will not.

　　"It's too late to stop now."

　　"It's only a few steps away from turning the dream into a reality, how can I stop it? Rinko, you have always been my work partner, and you two girls, since you can find an arrangement that even ARGUS has not found at such an age , is undoubtedly a genius. It is only half a month before the official operation of SAO. If you are willing to cooperate and stay here for the time being, I will not hurt you."

　　"There's really something wrong with this cafe..."

　　"It's just the property under my name. I gave the waiter a long vacation in advance."

　　When Kayaba Akihiko answered, light suddenly appeared in the room.

　　It was not technology, but a light that was more inclined to some kind of fantasy power. Under the dumbfounded eyes of Kayaba Akihiko and Jindai Rinko, it gradually turned into a door.

　　Someone came out of it. .

Chapter 123

　　Looking at the figure that appeared in the gate of light, Kayaba Akihiko had a strange feeling of being stared at by an incomparably powerful being.

　　At the moment when the other party passed through the gate of light, the powerful aura that was faintly revealed made Kayaba Akihiko's instinct as an intelligent life to warn frantically. He looked young and looked like a high school student. The existence of a male is definitely not a normal human being. , he has power that he cannot resist.

　　Facing the unknown that broke common sense, Kayaba Akihiko experienced a vague sense of fear, but also a subtle surprise.

　　He developed Sword Art Online, designed game helmets, and even made secret arrangements. He wanted to imprison players and create death games when the game was officially launched in the future. Everything was to reproduce the fantasy city and build it as much as possible. A real different world.

　　Kayaba Akihiko is actually like a different kind of second disease.

　　Now, seeing the appearance of a completely unreasonable existence in a world that he thought was ordinary to boring, Kayaba Akihiko thought about many things in an instant.

　　Some fantasies that were originally impossible to achieve may also have hope of turning into reality.

　　However, before he could speak, Shirogane Yuxing had already opened his mouth.

　　"If the thing you hold in your right hand in your coat pocket is what you think is the basis for a stalemate or even an equal negotiation with me, then you can try to use it."

　　Shirogane's attitude is not friendly.

　　Although Shiyu of the Hill of Xia did not report the movement in real time, the current situation is enough to explain the situation.

　　Kayaba Akihiko is a quantum physicist and a genius gamer. In the future, in the Sword Art Online game, he will also hide his identity as a game manager, fight side by side with the players, and become the leader of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, "the strongest man", but Still an ordinary person after all.

　　Shirogane Yuyuki will determine his final outcome based on Kayaba Akihiko's next actions.

　　For a while, the room fell silent, and the atmosphere became condensed.

　　Shiyu of Kasumigaoka felt relieved the moment Shirogane Yuxing appeared, and Kazuko Kiritani was similar.

　　After all, with all the magical means shown by Shirogane Yukin in front, Kayaba Akihiko, as an ordinary person, can hardly bring a sense of threat to people.

　　And Rinko Kamidai was a little sluggish.

　　She couldn't understand the situation in front of her, but she also vaguely understood that the situation originally controlled by Kayaba Akihiko had completely reversed.

　　“…〃々…”

　　After a brief silence, Kayaba Akihiko withdrew the right hand that had been in his pocket since entering the room.

　　In his hand is a pistol.

　　Even in Neon, this is unquestionably contraband.

　　Kayaba Akihiko did not take the gun license test, and pistols are not within the scope of the license.

　　This is what he obtained through secret channels.

　　After developing Sword Art Online and determined to make it a death game, Kayaba Akihiko made various preparations, and naturally he would not forget the self-defense.

　　However, at this moment, Kayaba Akihiko, who took out the pistol, did not attack as Shirogane Miyuki said, but removed the magazine and placed it on the table in front of him.

　　After taking a step back and pulling out all the pockets of his clothes to prove that he did not hide other weapons, Kayaba Akihiko raised his hands.

　　"Maybe we can talk, and you will have absolute dominance."

　　Kayaba Akihiko surrendered swiftly, which made Shirogane Yukin raise his eyebrows.

　　This wisdom of judging the situation made Shirogane Yuyuki have some patience to talk with Kayaba Akihiko.

　　However, Shiroyuki Yuyuki did not speak to Kayaba Akihiko immediately, but looked at Shiyu Kasumigaoka.

　　"He was trying to hurt you?"

　　"Originally, it seemed that the plan was to kill people directly, but after seeing that Kazuko and I were girls of this age, they turned to trap us in a coffee shop to avoid leaking the news."

　　"Is that so... It's barely a bottom line."

　　Shirogane Miyuki nodded and looked at Kayaba Akihiko.

　　"Tell me, what do you want to talk about. Since I have asked Shiyu of Xiazhiqiu to take action, it is impossible to let Sword Art Online turn into a game of death, think about what you should say."

　　Kayaba's talent for quantum physics and program development is high, as evidenced by the full-stealth game Sword Art Online.

　　His talent may exceed the upper limit of all other worlds that the Ten Thousand Realms Guild is currently involved in.

　　But that's it.

　　Shirogane Miyuki, who has come to this world, can feel the increase in the "known" he has mastered.

　　Originally, relying on the improved memory and understanding, he had learned a lot of physics knowledge by himself, and he had already exchanged his almighty points for the computer ability that reached the upper limit. The basic and powerful Shirogane Yukin only needed to spend hundreds of almighty points again to be able to do it. Master the virtual stealth network technology of this world.

　　Therefore, Kayaba Akihiko's value is limited.

　　"...¨..."

　　Kayaba Akihiko fell silent again.

　　As before, he was thinking.

　　Kayaba Akihiko, who could guess that there was a huge disparity in strength between himself and the opponent, knew that he had to be cautious in his words and deeds when he had already shown hostile behavior.

　　From Shirogane Yuyuki's words, Kayaba Akihiko roughly understood that Kasumigaoka Shiyu was not the computer genius he thought he was, and that the other party obeyed Shirogane Yuyuki's orders.

　　In addition, compared to simply saving those players who may die in the game in the future, Shirogane Yukin may have other purposes.

　　Otherwise, the other party's words and attitudes should not be what they are now.

　　If it is said that Kayaba Akihiko's biggest wish now is to transform the floating city he created from a virtual game into a real different world.

　　But he knew very well that even if the unknown existence that emerged from the Gate of Light really had the authority to create the world, it was impossible for him to satisfy his wish.