Chapter 75

"Everyone go up together; as long as Kayaba Akihiko is killed, everyone might be able to return to the real world!"

"That's right, this guy is the culprit who trapped everyone in the game for two years; there's no need to talk about morality with him at all; everyone just go up together!"

The previous Heathcliff, because the Knights of the Blood Oath was the commander and had always been fighting on the front line of the clearing group, also had quite high prestige and popularity among players.

But after Kayaba Akihiko's true vest was exposed, he instantly became a street rat that everyone shouted to beat.

However, even facing the many high-level SAO players present, Kayaba Akihiko, who had exposed his identity, was still in a state of not panicking at all at this moment.

Instead, he looked at Shengzai with an incomprehensible look and continued to ask the question just now: "When did you start doubting me?"

"Although the 'Mirror of Truth' can indeed reveal the true appearance in the game, it must also be triggered by the user's contact."

"Even if you suspect that 'Kayaba Akihiko' would mix among the players, it should be impossible to let every player touch the 'Mirror of Truth' and try it, right?"

Kayaba Akihiko was puzzled; his disguise should have been quite perfect. But from Shengzai's behavior of stuffing the mirror into his hand just now, the other party seemed to have been convinced that he was Kayaba Akihiko.

"Can't say convinced; at first I was just doubting it; after all, compared to other players, many of your performances were too alien."

"As the main developer of SAO, you, Kayaba Akihiko, are more like a researcher than a so-called player."

"So far, the number of boss clearing actions we have carried out together should not be small, right?"

"In every clearing action, I can feel quite obvious emotions from other clearing group players; these emotions include the joy of successful clearing, the sadness of losing companions, the surprise of facing the unknown, and the fear of death."

"But only one person is an exception, and that is you, Heathcliff, the commander of the Knights of the Blood Oath."

"Powerful strength might give you enough confidence, but you are a bit too confident."

"From your eyes, I can't see a trace of fear of death, nor can I see a trace of surprise at unknown changes, as if everything is under control."

"Previously, when clearing the 50th-floor boss, that was also the most difficult battle of the clearing group so far; you supported the front line for ten minutes, and your HP didn't drop below 50 percent; that was because of blood locking, right?"

"However, even if there are many doubts about you, because there is no concrete evidence, I have always been in the stage of doubting you."

After Shengzai's words, Kayaba Akihiko also showed a bitter smile, and then clapped his hands and said: "Because you held a doubting attitude towards me, you directly took the 'Mirror of Truth' I gave you during the public beta to test me, right?"

"No wonder Asuna said before that you felt I was not simple; it turns out you have been doubting me all along."

Shengzai really wanted to say that the words just now were purely his nonsense; he was convinced that the other party was Kayaba Akihiko entirely because he was a transmigrator.

But even if such words were said, obviously no one would believe them, so he could only thicken his skin and say: "'Mirror of Truth' is originally a tasteless thing; it's not a loss to use it to verify my guess."

"As for why I have this thing, it's because I entered the game with my original appearance, and this thing was not triggered at that time."

Kayaba Akihiko himself didn't expect that the one who exposed him was the difference between players and game planners.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case; players play games more to obtain emotional value, and he, as an administrator, integrates into it, more to collect data.

"It's really a pity; I originally wanted to accompany you to the 100th floor of Aincrad as Heathcliff, because I am the final boss there."

"But now because my identity is exposed, this game obviously cannot continue, so let's meet again in the room on the 100th floor."

Facing the many clearing group players surrounding him, Kayaba Akihiko didn't panic at all.

In this SAO world, as long as he wants, he is invincible.

He could also kill everyone present at will, but that would be too boring and contrary to his original intention.

And just as Kayaba Akihiko, whose identity was revealed, was about to return to the 100th floor to be his boss, Shengzai suddenly called out to the other party who was about to leave.

"You started the duel, but now you are preparing to run away? If you run away without fighting, then it should count as my win, right?"

Kayaba Akihiko, who was originally preparing to leave, was stunned when he heard what Shengzai said, and then said with some surprise: "Now that you already know my true identity, you still intend to duel with me?"

Honestly, Kayaba Akihiko was also quite curious about the "unique skill" Shengzai mastered.

Because he searched SAO's huge database later, he didn't find any information about "Shikigami Sword."

And this result, while making Kayaba Akihiko feel surprised, also made him quite happy, because his original dream was to build SAO into a real world like the real world.

What is a real world? That is a world with infinite possibilities, not just limited to the original inherent data.

From Shengzai, Kayaba Akihiko saw things outside the settings, which was the main reason why he was interested in Shengzai.

Originally, he wanted to learn more about Shengzai through dueling, but now that his identity was exposed, the plan could only be temporarily aborted, and his observation of Shengzai could only wait until the other party reached the 100th floor.

Shengzai had always been worried that he was too special and might be erased by Kayaba Akihiko; after all, in the SAO world, the other party was no different from a god.

However, in fact, such worries were completely overthinking.

It was even better to say that even if all the players in SAO died, Kayaba Akihiko would not let Shengzai have problems.

Because Shengzai's specialness made the originally fixed data of SAO produce some unknown possibilities.

Copying Shengzai's own data and then erasing him might be possible, but such a practice was undoubtedly killing the chicken to get the eggs.

Unlike fixed computer data, humans are creatures that constantly grow; now Shengzai has brought possibilities outside the data to SAO, so what about him in the future?

"If you want to continue to fulfill the previous duel agreement, then I naturally won't refuse."

"But if you lose, I don't need you to join any Knights of the Blood Oath this time; you just need to tell me who on earth you are."

Inviting Shengzai to join the Knights of the Blood Oath before was just to collect Shengzai's data more conveniently; now that his identity was exposed, there was no need to do extra things.

(Update another chapter, why do I feel that what I wrote recently is a bit watery, damn (▽｀)

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