Chapter 2587: ?Asuna's Girlish Heart?!

After a brief silence, Kayaba Akihiko let out a long sigh.

"Let's just forget it! The matters here, we'll resolve them ourselves... Keeping it hidden forever isn't going to work either! Besides..."

Kayaba Akihiko paused slightly, a strange glint flickering in his eyes, and said softly, "Our current strength should already be sufficient."

"... Sufficient? Are you sure?"

Tony Stark stared at Kayaba Akihiko with a strange expression.

"... What's that look for?"

The corner of Kayaba Akihiko's mouth twitched as he said, "I'm one of the early members who joined the guild, after all! I've even been strengthened by both the World Tree and Sword Art Online—destroying a country would be a piece of cake, alright..."

"... Sorry..! It's not that we're doubting you."

Xuanwozhang Sect spoke with an expressionless face, "But the strength you displayed earlier! Isn't much stronger than Black Snow Princess and the others."

Xuanwozhang Sect very tactfully indicated that the strength Kayaba Akihiko had just displayed... was an embarrassment to the guild's early members! "... What can I do about it?"

Kayaba Akihiko rubbed his brow with a slight headache.

"Most of my skills are wide-area destructive skills... If you all hadn't been in the fight just now! Naturally I would have thrown them all over without hesitation... But you were all tangled up together! What could I do?"

Of course, Kayaba Akihiko's skills shouldn't cause harm to Xuanwozhang Sect and Tony Stark.

But Xuanwozhang Sect and Tony Stark had already suppressed their opponents... Now if Kayaba Akihiko threw a skill in halfway, it would inevitably look like he was stealing the credit.

Not to mention, the skill would envelop both Xuanwozhang Sect and Tony Stark together.

Although it wouldn't injure the two, it would definitely offend them... Naturally Kayaba Akihiko wouldn't do something so foolish.

Tony Stark shrugged, offering no opinion on the matter.

"Um..! Actually, I think what Mr. Kayaba Akihiko said is right!"

Asuna stepped in to smooth things over, a gentle curve forming at the corner of her mouth.

"Besides! Everyone, don't forget the mission rewards we obtained this time... If used well, these rewards can take our strength a significant step further."

"... Used well?"

Xuanwozhang Sect fell into thought.

Although he considered this mission's rewards quite good, he hadn't realized just how good they actually were. "Don't underestimate this reward,"

Tony Stark explained, "This time we can materialize non-living objects below the multiverse level... In other words, if we wanted, even materializing a Rinne Sharingan at the quasi-multiverse level should be possible, right?"

Xuanwozhang Sect's pupils contracted sharply, looking somewhat horrified.

Even Black Snow Princess, who had been calm until now, couldn't remain composed at this moment, the butterfly wings on her back trembling slightly.

"Alright! If you're interested in the Fantasy Crystal, we can study it slowly once we each return to our own homes."

Su Han spoke up.

After obtaining the agreement of the few before him, Su Han clicked to return.

Brilliant light swirled around the few, and then all three vanished.

The people remaining on the spot looked at each other.

"Mr. Kayaba, we'll be counting on you from here on!"

Asuna stared directly at Kayaba Akihiko.

Kayaba Akihiko pondered briefly, then nodded, "Alright! You all go back first... Protect the people around you.

I'll negotiate with the officials here!"

Japan in the Sword Art Online world: has a near-mad obsession with supernatural power.

As an authority on virtual worlds, Kayaba Akihiko understood this very well... This obsession stems from a past monster invasion of Japan.

It caused tremendous damage to Tokyo! Kayaba Akihiko himself was fine, after all, he had no close relatives.

The fact that he created Sword Art Online in the original work proves this! Because there was nothing in the real world worth his attention, he could act so recklessly... But Black Snow Princess, Asuna, Kirigaya Kazuto and the others couldn't do the same.

Considering Japan's official obsession with supernatural power... he had to prepare for both contingencies.

"We understand!"

Black Snow Princess's expression instantly grew solemn, the wings on her back trembled slightly, and her figure vanished with a whoosh.

Asuna nodded slightly, silently merging into the void.

"... Then! Mr. Kayaba, please take good care of yourself."

Kirigaya Kazuto bit his lower lip, hesitated for a moment, then still sheathed his dual blades.

Then his feet tapped lightly, and his figure shot off toward the direction of home.

... In the span of a breath, Su Han returned to his own room.

He sat on the bed and claimed this mission's reward... namely, the Fantasy Crystal.

"Although it's not very useful to me! Its very existence offers me some inspiration."

Su Han's eyes narrowed slightly, nine tomoe slowly rotating within his pupils.

He was peering into the essence of this Fantasy Crystal.

Although the Fantasy Crystal was certainly very useful to the other mission participants... for Su Han, that was not the case.

After all, what the Fantasy Crystal could do, Su Han himself could also do.

Of course, although Su Han and Kakatos were somewhat similar in the form their power took,

the roots of their power were different! Su Han's power to turn the virtual into the real stemmed from the Reality Stone that could interfere with reality.

And Kakatos's power originated from... the power of fantasy! Su Han's power seeped into the Fantasy Crystal, and then the Fantasy Crystal silently merged into Su Han's palm. "The harvest is decent!"

With a slight nod, Su Han gained a certain understanding of the laws of fantasy through the Fantasy Crystal.

In the future, if he wished! He could fully use this to continuously study the Dao of Fantasy... and in the end, truly master the Dao of Fantasy! Stretching his body, Su Han lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and entered the guild chat room.

Asuna: "!!!!"