Chapter 2505: Hei Qi Yihu: This Is Too Stimulating... Cough, Cough, Too Perverted

"Kirigaya-kun, you're wrong,"

Kayaba Akihiko merely scoffed at this, sneering coldly, "Do you still remember the Dragon Beast invasion incident from back then?"

"Why bring that up all of a sudden... I was one of the witnesses to that incident along with you! How could I possibly forget?"

Kirigaya Kazuto stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

He recalled those non-humans he had fought against the Dragon Beasts back then... especially Su Han.

Then, recalling Kayaba Akihiko's attitude toward Su Han on the 100th floor of Sword Art Online... Could it be that...? A look of horror and disbelief spread across Kirigaya Kazuto's face.

He felt he might have stumbled upon something extraordinary.

Paying no heed to Kirigaya Kazuto's shock, Kayaba Akihiko spoke calmly, "If even beings from another world can invade this one... is there truly anything impossible in this world? I've seen games manifest into reality more than once in my lifetime!"

"So! It's really no big deal."

After a brief silence, Kirigaya Kazuto nodded.

In truth, Kirigaya Kazuto was so stunned at this moment that he was utterly lost; besides... nodding, he had no idea what else to say.

"Alright, I'm going to continue my research! Don't... ask me any more questions."

Kayaba Akihiko resumed his work.

He had, quite subtly, issued a dismissal.

Staring at Kayaba Akihiko, who had once again plunged into his research, Kirigaya Kazuto fell silent for a long, long while. He rubbed his cheeks, a wry smile on his face, and sighed, "I suppose you're right..."

"This world! It's long since ceased to be the one I knew years ago... a world devoid of any supernatural forces..."

After a brief moment of bewilderment, Kirigaya Kazuto tightened his grip on his sword.

His gaze gradually sharpened. "A new era is about to set sail! No matter what... I've finally secured my ticket to this new era... and come into contact with supernatural power!"

After casting a deep look at Kayaba Akihiko, Kirigaya Kazuto bowed to him in gratitude.

Then he withdrew.

Kayaba Akihiko glanced in the direction Kirigaya Kazuto had left, his hands never pausing in their work, but his eyes flickered slightly, as if pondering something.

...... Meanwhile, elsewhere.

At this moment, the guild chatroom could be described as bustling to the extreme.

Izumi Sagiri: "... I obtained it! The power of paintings.

I can make whatever I draw manifest into physical form..."

Izumi Sagiri: "Because of my drawing style and art techniques, the summoned beings I call forth all look like people who stepped right out of the two-dimensional world! *sticking out tongue*"

"

Izumi Sagiri: "I think! This ability suits me perfectly."

Izumi Sagiri's eyes sparkled, deeply excited.

Long ago, she had envied Gokou Ruri's special ability, but now... she too possessed an unimaginable power! And its strength was in no way inferior.

Tony Is Not Rich: "."

Miss Izumi! When did you develop the illusion that you yourself aren't a two-dimensional character?"

Kousaka Kyousuke: "Two-dimensional warning."

"

Izumi Sagiri: ""

Fallen Angel Twelve-Wing Black Cat: "Oh right... if I recall correctly, Eromanga-sensei should only draw adult manga, right?"

Whitebeard Daddy: "!!!!"

Kousaka Kyousuke: "In other words, Izumi Sagiri can use her drawing skills to summon a bunch of hentai characters— holy shit, is it really that exciting?"

Kousaka Kyousuke's expression turned somewhat peculiar.

Izumi Sagiri: "!!!!"

Izumi Sagiri: "I don't know anyone named Eromanga-sensei."

Izumi Sagiri's face instantly flushed crimson, mainly out of anger and embarrassed fury.

Fourth Hokage: "Ahem... Kousaka Kyousuke's imagination runs wild! But what I'm thinking of is the ability possessed by Sai from Naruto!"

Sakata Gintoki: "I feel there's a huge difference between the two... after all! Sai paints ink wash paintings, while Miss Izumi Sagiri... draws risqué adult manga!"

Kurosaki Ichigo: "That's way too thrilling... ahem! That's way too perverted, isn't it?"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "... No need to hide it! I can sense you perverts' aura.

Even from 500 kilometers away! Even wearing a gas mask.

I can clearly feel it! *disgusted*"

"

Sawada Tsunayoshi: "... Terrifying... this kind of collateral damage— I'm clearly innocent here."

Echizen Ryoma: "Finally... I've obtained an ability beyond basketball! Body enhancement..."

Echizen Ryoma: "Although I only barely managed to grind to level 80 back then... thinking about it now, I kind of regret it! I should have spent less time sleeping back then.

And grinded more levels!"

Echizen Ryoma bit his lower lip, a look of regret on his face.

If he had grinded his level to 90 now! Or even 100... then, on top of his current foundation, his strength could have made another great leap forward, right? Sadux: "... This is a textbook case of! A man never knows when enough is enough."

Kousaka Kyousuke: "This batch of newcomers is no good! Look at me— how calm I remained after obtaining this power. Can't you all learn from me?"

Aikawa Ayumu: "Here it comes... the classic 'I've eaten more salt than you've eaten shit' routine!"

Kousaka Kyousuke: "What the hell, shit?! Aikawa Ayumu, I'll remember you for this!"

Osakabe Taihachi: "Super grudge-holder."

"

Cheng Long didn't want to dig into archaeology: "Calm down, Gao Ban realm... and the reason you're so composed after gaining the Sword Art Online power boost— isn't it because you already received World Tree enhancement back in the day? You've already had your moment of excitement."

.......... Cheng Long pressed his palm to his forehead and sighed.

Now you're putting on a show in front of the newcomers! Why don't you think about how you were back then? When you first gained power, weren't you even more excited than these newcomers? Why do you have zero self-awareness?

Gao Ban realm: "......"

Gao Ban realm's lips twitched slightly, but he fell silent outright.

Because of Cheng Long's words... he had absolutely no rebuttal! Kayaba Akihiko: "Guess what interesting thing just happened on my end?"

Gudako: "What happened?"

Kayaba Akihiko: "Just now! Kirigaya Kazuto suddenly rushed over, looking utterly bewildered."

He kept waving those two great swords in front of me! The power manifested by the President for him."

Kayaba Akihiko: "I also used Kenbunshoku Haki to overhear the researchers' comments along the way! They were debating whether Kirigaya Kazuto had relapsed into his chuunibyou and stormed in with two fake swords... It's hilarious!"

Ti Qie Hui Li: "Pfft... Fake swords? Really?"

Du Dao Ya Zi: "I think this is completely normal... If I were a researcher, I'd feel the exact same way seeing this!"

Du Dao Ya Zi: "After all, Kirigaya Kazuto's location should be Kayaba Akihiko's laboratory, right? This high-tech lab has tight security— real swords couldn't possibly get in. So these can only be fake toy swords."

Jianghu Chuan Ke Nan: "Miss Du Dao's reasoning is perfectly logical... I can't refute it at all."