Artoria wants to read people's hearts

However, what he said was as graceful as a black sea with turbulent waves, and it was as terrifying as a bottomless abyss, which chilled people's hearts.

"My name is Akihiko Kayaba, and I am the only person who can control this world now." The giant spoke word by word in a low and slow tone.

Akihiko Kayaba?

Who is that? ?

Is the name famous? ?

As soon as the other party's voice fell, the originally silent atmosphere around suddenly burst into whispers.

The words of everyone passed into her ears, allowing Arturia to roughly understand the identity of this giant.

Akihiko Kayaba, the designer and founder of this game, is also a well-deserved genius of this era!

——Sounds great.

Tilting her head, Artoria's brain was running rapidly.

She put together clues and fragments one after another, and finally came up with a seemingly ridiculous answer.

Could it be that.........

Taking a breath, Artoria couldn't help being shocked by the conclusion in her heart.

Could it be that this is not a real world, but a game? !

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and the whole square seemed a little noisy.

But the person in the sky was not affected in the slightest, and was still talking slowly, not caring about the emotions and attitudes of everyone below.

I only heard him say this, "I think all players should have noticed that the logout button disappeared from the main menu screen, but this is not a problem with the game.

I repeat, this is not a problem with the game, but the original gameplay of "Sword Art Online". "

"???"

What the hell is this guy trying to do?

Artoria tensed her body, looking at the huge figure in the sky with burning eyes.

"Everyone can't log out voluntarily, and outsiders can't stop or disable the operation of NERvGear, if anyone tries to do so—"

After a pause, his voice was slightly lowered, appearing a little lazy, but in this calmest tone, there was a strong undisguised deep malice.

"—The signal unit of NERvGear will emit high-power microwaves to destroy your brains and stop your life activities."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone exploded in an instant.

"What are you talking about?"

"It's a play for the sake of stirring up the atmosphere."

"Hurry up and finish, I have to go offline for dinner."

Stupid people are trying to paralyze themselves with reasons, and there are even activists who directly drag their companions out. It can be seen that most people did not take what he just said seriously.

"Hey, Kirito." Klein glanced at the silent black-haired young man with a wry smile, and asked for his approval, "What is that guy talking about? Is there something wrong with his brain?!"

Chapter 3 Acquaintance in Distress ([-] in [-])

What exactly is Kayaba Akihiko talking about?

On this point, Kirito has a different idea from Klein.

"The microwave of the signal unit is indeed the same as a microwave oven, but as long as the limiter is lifted, even if the brain is burned..."

The solemn expression on his face made the red-haired young man involuntarily feel uneasy.

"Even so, it's okay to cut off the power."

With an anxious tone, he seemed to be convincing himself.

"No..." Shaking his head with a heavy heart, Kirito vetoed what he just said, "NERGear has a built-in battery, if you forcefully unplug the power, it may lead to even worse consequences .”

Artoria listened quietly, carefully collecting all the information she could get at this time.

The people around began to panic slowly, the girl's eyelashes drooped, and she closed her eyes lightly without saying a word.

The person named Akihiko Kayaba continued to speak, his tone was high and without any ups and downs.

There is no way to stop the game, he said.

He said 231 people had died in reality.

He also said that from now on, there is no way to revive in the game. When the HP becomes zero, everyone's character will disappear forever, and at the same time, the brain will be destroyed.

Because the information the other party said was too terrifying, some people couldn't help but questioned it in horror.

"This is no longer a game!"

"You are a crime, a murder!!"

However, facing the clamor of the crowd, the giant in the sky remained unmoved.

He seemed to be smiling. Although he couldn't see the other person's face, Artoria felt that the other person was smiling.

Like a god, he easily controlled the life and death of everyone, looking down on everyone present from above.

The thick malice seemed to be overflowing, it was really disgusting.

"There is only one way for you to be liberated, just beat this game."

Following his words, one high-tech transparent floating frame after another appeared in front of the giant, and finally integrated into a huge 3D map.

In the sight of everyone, he clicked a small red dot on one of the maps.

"Now you are on the lowest floor of Aincrad, which is the first floor. As long as you conquer the labyrinth areas on each floor, you can enter the upper floor by defeating the boss of the defending floor."

Kayaba Akihiko explained to everyone, and the map continued to roll up with his words until it reached the top.

"This also means that after defeating the final boss on the [-]th floor, you will be able to clear the level and return to the real world."

Facing the news of the thunderbolt from the blue, everyone had different attitudes and behaviors. Presumably, at this moment, the world is nothing more than this.

"Finally, there are gifts from me in everyone's storage slots, please confirm."

Curiosity was aroused, and everyone opened the storage box suspiciously.

After people took out the 'gift', the next second, the blue light once again flooded the entire square.

As if to remind them that this is another reality, the item called "Hand Mirror" once again gave everyone inescapable, cruel evidence.

Arturia's eyes were dazzled by the dazzling light, so she subconsciously narrowed her emerald green eyes.

When the light faded, she was surprised to find that the faces of the people around her had changed, and even their bodies had changed.

Turning her head, she looked at the two people she knew, only to find that even Kirito and Klein were no longer the same.

"Kirito, Pendragon, are you two alright?"

Klein asked anxiously. At this time, his red hair had turned brown. Coupled with the patterned red turban on his head, he inexplicably gave off the feeling of a down and out warrior.

"........."

"By the way, who are you?!(?Д?)?"

Klein looked at the direction where Kirito was standing, his face was full of confusion.

In fact, it wasn't just him, the black-haired boy also felt a little overwhelmed by the current situation.

"Could it be?" He looked around, pointed to the brown-haired young man with a puzzled expression and asked, "Are you Klein?"

"Since you know my name, then you are Kirito?!"

The boy has black pupils and hair color, and his facial features look as slender as a girl's, but his height is quite different from the previous character's, about 1.7 meters two.

As for the age, judging from that immature appearance, it is less than 15 years old at most.

After the two recognized each other in surprise, they seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned their heads in unison to look in Artoria's direction.

Now that everyone has changed into their real appearances, what about Pendragon?

What is the original appearance of that blond girl with extraordinary temperament in reality?

In other words, is her real identity really a big guy with eight pack abs? !

As if opening a blind box, the two of them swallowed subconsciously, ready to be disillusioned in their hearts.

They were really curious about this new friend.

However............

With a slender waist and a snow-white complexion, her eyes are so transparent, with a clarity that can see through to the end.

At this time, the blond girl was looking at the two of them with curiosity in her eyes.

"What's going on? Why haven't you changed anything?"

Klein pulled Kirito and rushed to her in two or three steps. He looked so shocked that he thought he had seen an alien.

Although the black-haired boy didn't speak at the side, his expression of astonishment, which was exactly the same as Klein's, was enough to show that he actually wanted to know the answer.

Regarding this question, Arturia just tilted her head, and the dumb hair on the top of her head also swayed for a while.

"Of course it won't change, because this is who I am."

With a voice that should be expected, she uttered surprising words, and dropped an atomic bomb in the hearts of the two of them completely indifferently.

"!!!" X2

--Oh my God.

Playing online games and using his original appearance to log in to model, so there really are such people these days.

The two looked at each other, seeing the same surprise in each other's eyes.

"...Wait a minute." The black-haired boy asked in a puzzled manner, with a hint of bewilderment on his expression, "Then about your ID, Artoria Pendragon,... ... Could it be that your real name is also called this?"

"Of course." Nodding, the clear wind lifted her girlish hair, and the blue skirt was scattered like flowers.

"I don't change my name when I go, and I don't change my surname when I sit down. This name is very important to me, and I am also proud of it."

When talking about this, her eyes seemed to be shining, and there was a proud smile on her face.

This is really......

Kirito secretly smashed his tongue, thought for a long time, and finally found a suitable adjective.

'.......This girl is really an honest person! '

While they were talking, the red giant in the sky spoke again.

"Everyone must be skeptical right now? Why would Akihiko Kayaba, the developer of Sword Art Online and NERGear, do such a thing?"

yes, why?

Everyone turned their attention to the huge red figure in the sky again, and listened carefully to what he said next.

"I created Sword Art Online just to create this world for viewing, and now, everything has been achieved."

He said so, slowly telling everyone about his purpose.

"Kayaba... Akihiko."

Kirito couldn't help but clenched his fists tightly, his face somber as if he could drip ink.

Looking at the slightly raised tone of the man above the sky, Arturia could clearly hear that he should be very proud of this now.

Yes.

Again.

A heavy sigh overflowed in her heart, her emerald green eyes were full of sadness, as if she was isolated from the world.

No matter which world it is, people like this will always emerge in endlessly.

"—just a madman."

Arturia commented on Kayaba Akihiko's actions.

Thought-criminals are not terrible, what is terrible are thought-criminals with the ability to act.

On Kayaba Akihiko, the girl seemed to see the figure of Ares Tacrowley.

Arturia felt very sad about this.