Faced with all this, I could only whisper. I walked as leisurely as possible, trying not to be noticed by my friends around me.
Is this really the right path? How far have you come from the beginning? \"
"That's right. As a gamer, my gut always told me it was here."
I continued to move forward while responding to the voice echoing in my head. His companions were also moving forward together, and the 'voice' came from one of them - one of them to be precise.
"With the help of everyone and Lilan, we defeated all the enemies, but somehow"
Along with the 'voice', the girl's voice reached my ears. It belonged to one of my traveling companions and the person I'd known the longest, but his voice sounded worried. Ten seconds later, the sound reached my ears again.
\"Kirito, can I ask you something?\"
"please?"
"lost?"
"Yes"
After interrogation, I finally confessed and stopped walking. Looking back, I saw a girl with half-long black hair, wearing light-colored clothes, which looked very revealing, and a girl with dark blue hair cut into a short bob, wearing loose light blue clothes. The girl is looking at me.
The girl with the same haircut and scantily clad clothes whom she had seen many times—Shino had a very dissatisfied expression on her face.
"If that's the case, then hurry up and say it. You seriously don't know how far you have come."
What Shino said makes sense.
The 'Collapsed Walled Area of Oracion' is so intricate that it looks like a maze, perhaps to repel invaders. No matter how far you go, there are still many places where the stone walls have collapsed. I knew it would be like a maze from the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be so intricate.
I apologized and tentatively said goodbye to Shino.
"I didn't expect it to be so complicated. If I looked at the wild map carefully, I might be able to understand it, but I was careless."
Beside Shino, the girl with dark blue and black hair - the Prime Minister looked a little worried.
"I don't know where we are now. How much further can we go?"
"Well, I don't quite understand either. I don't know what a prime minister is."
The Prime Minister shook his head. Of course, Shino didn't seem to find the right route either. Then, the 'voice' sounded in my head.
\"In that case, the first thing to do is to go back. There are some branches along the way. Maybe there is a right path there.
I turned to the person who made the "sound". There is a dragon. Although it is a dragon, its entire body is covered with white-gold fur, and part of its body is covered with an armor-like carapace. A sword-like horn sprouted from its forehead, and a long golden mane flowed from its head.
Moreover, a pair of large white wings grew from its shoulders and back, similar to the wings of a raptor, but the tips of the wings were made of golden energy, and there was a tail that looked like it had been cut off at the end. The dragon is unique in that it has the silhouette of a wolf.
"Lilan, can you jump to the sky? Since evolving, you can fly better than before."
"I have thought about this problem before, but it seems not to be affected by evolution." I still can't fly in the sky in this field.
I was a little disappointed with the words of my reliable "acquaintance" Lilan. I thought I knew I couldn't do such a thing even with Lilan's strength, but I couldn't help but hope.
When the Kurdish siege of the desert regional leader was defeated, Kem and his friends said they had acquired some kind of item and brought it to me. It's like an object made of steel. And there are two in number and different shapes.
My friends and I shook our heads when Kaim said the item was delivered to me "like it was a part of the area boss," but when we tried to manipulate it we discovered it was meant to be a "familiar." Use, turns out to be an item that can be used. I also found out that it could be used for Leland so I had no hesitation in using this item for Leland.
This is where Lelan evolved. Moreover, what is surprising is that it just evolved once and immediately evolved again, resulting in two stages of evolution at once. Before that, Lilan's name and appearance were both 'Sword Wolf Dragon Upuot', but his name became 'Guardian Sword Dragon Upuot' and his appearance also changed to what he is now. His strength doubled and he became more reliable.
It's not over yet. As Lilan evolved, so did my Interpreter, a sword made from Lilan's tail. It doesn't change shape like Lilan, but it has twice the status. It turned into a powerful magic sword and was put into the scabbard on my back.
She has things that make her more reliable, but they're not Ariadne's clues to disrupt the status quo.
"It would be such a shock to me if I couldn't use Lilan's wings. I don't know how long it would take to get to the right route"
"Please stop saying unreliable things."
When Shino said this, my shoulders couldn't help but sag. Having said that, I had to find the right route as soon as possible. But I don't know what to do to achieve this. "What should I do?" Just as I was thinking this, I noticed the Prime Minister's gaze.
\"Unreliable? Isn't Kirito unreliable?\"
Everyone can't help but pay attention to the premiere. Premier tilted his head slightly and said to Shino.
\"Shino, what you just said is completely opposite to what I said.\"
"?"
\"Sinon said before that she relies on Kirito very much. She said that as long as you and Kirito are together, things will go smoothly, so you should also rely on Kirito. I have always relied on you, I think\"
Shino's face showed a slight blush. Indeed, Shino and Premier would sometimes explore the city or the wild together. Shino probably told the Prime Minister various things at that time, but to my surprise she also included me.
\"Shino, are you talking about this?\"
"Uh, uh I did say that, but"
\"Now Sinon says she can't rely on Kirito. Is this true?\"
When the Prime Minister asked, Shino looked embarrassed. It looked like he was debating whether he should say anything. After asking and answering this question, Shino boldly raised her head and looked at me.
\"The truth is, I can really rely on Kirito. Kirito, you have fought for me many times and protected me many times. No matter how powerful the enemy is, I will never give up. You are protecting me.\ ""
I will protect Shino. This is something I have decided on since SAo, and it is also my mission. It seems like a common occurrence now, but hearing it again made me itch.
\"Moreover, Prime Minister, you also understand. Until now, Kirito has been desperately protecting you and fighting for you.\"
\"Yes. Kirito has fought for me many times and protected me many times. That's why I want to protect Kirito and fight for Kirito.\"
When the Prime Minister said this, my chest felt even more itchy. But the two of them didn't care.
\"So, Prime Minister, you can trust Kirito. Kirito is stronger than anyone else and will not lose to any enemy. He is the one who can defeat any enemy and pave the way.\"
The Prime Minister shifted his gaze from Shino to me. When the Prime Minister saw my shadow reflected in her light blue eyes, the corners of her mouth raised silently and she smiled.
\"Yes. Kirito has always been like this. He has always fought for me and protected me. I believe that I am here now because Kirito is with me. That is why I rely on Kirito. To So far, and the days to come.\"The future..."
I whispered the Prime Minister's name.
Am I really that strong? Indeed, strength and power are needed to protect them. That’s why I got to this point, because I wanted to be strong. As a result, I was able to protect them, but I also understood that it was not something I could do alone.
\"I'm not as strong as Shino said. I also rely on Shino and Lilan. No, I don't just rely on them, I rely on everyone. Everyone I rely on because you rely on me, lend me your strength , I can protect you and Shino. So I want to do my best to become strong for everyone. The reason why I have come to this point is because I can protect you and Shino. Because everyone relies on me and lends gave me strength."
I took a step closer to the Prime Minister and put my hand on her head. If you think about this, you'll do it often.
"If you can rely on me, I can become stronger and do my best. So don't hesitate to rely on me."
The Prime Minister nodded slowly, and the smile on his face became stronger.
"Okay. It's up to you, Kirito."
When the Prime Minister told me this, I felt a warmth in my chest. When I finally let go, a voice sounded in my head.
'I feel the same way. I will continue to trust Kirito-sama.
"I'm counting on you too, buddy. But you don't have to call me Master."
Lilan laughed. If she were in werewolf form, she would have an understandable smile on her face. After glancing at Lilan from the side, I turned my head to face forward. Shino was also present.
\"I'm counting on you too, Kirito.\"
\"Ah, leave it to me. I will continue to protect you, Shino. In order to do this, I must become stronger.\"
Shino nodded deeply and smiled. I had to be strong for Shino who smiled at me and believed in me, and for the people who also relied on me - I felt this thought deeply.
Just after that. The Prime Minister suddenly started to leave us. I immediately stopped calling.
"Hey, what's wrong, Prime Minister?"
\"I must respond to Kirito who made me rely on me. I will use my "power of Muga" to pave the way here.\"
\"The Power of Mugamuchu\". The appearance of this sentence almost made me laugh out loud. Shino and Lilan were also about to lose their minds. It appears that the Chancellor does possess a vast, unknown power, but it doesn't have as many uses as she imagined.
From before to today, I must have been teaching her that "inhuman power cannot be used to do anything, it is very inconvenient", but I taught her the inhuman power first, and Alice's words seemed stronger than expected.
\"Although Kirito is making his debut,\"
\"Ah, it seems that I haven't come down yet\"
After saying that, I followed behind the Prime Minister.
When we got lost while exploring the Fortress of Ortrum, we decided to go home.
The reason was an email calling me. Alice rarely sends emails or logs in. I was surprised to see the name displayed in the window indicating that the email had been received.
The message was simple: "I was able to log in today. I brought someone important with me, so please go back to your house." It didn't say what the important person was or who he was referring to.
However, since it was sent directly from Alice, something important must have happened. We suddenly stopped looking and headed home.
While walking through the grassland that was almost the same as the one on the 22nd floor of Aincrad, Sinon told me something that must have puzzled her. It's about the premiere.
She told me that the mission in the premiere was in progress, but wouldn't disclose it. No wonder she thinks so. I also seem confused by the truth behind the Prime Minister's pursuit.
The first mission progresses as Kaim and his friends defeat the regional boss in the Kurdish siege desert. Where the area boss is, there is something like a secret passage.
Kaim and the others seemed to be walking inside. They said that this was a temple-like place we had discovered so far, and that as usual, there was a sacred stone enshrined in the deepest part. I brought the sacred stone back. Stone. The Prime Minister received the sacred stones and has now collected four sacred stones.
Yet, even then, I still had no idea what the top priority was. There's no story, no hint as to why they're collecting the Holy Stones, or how many they should collect.
Moreover, although the Prime Minister is an NPC, she is in a strange state from the beginning, without any initial settings and is set to "empty".
not only. She has become very emotional now, and her growth ability is also outstanding compared to other NPCs. It's like the Prime Minister is Yui - a design that deviates from the original NPC standard.
I have come to this point only thinking about completing her mission, but after thinking about it calmly, I can only say that the mission of the Prime Minister is really strange. Sometimes he collects stones, sometimes he prays to a big tree, so there is no consistency in what he does.
What exactly is a premiere, and what exactly is this mission? Alice had previously said, "If we can find the console, we might be able to find something," but that console hasn't been found either.
If you ask Alice, you may be able to get further hints. While thinking about this and chatting with the people around me, I quickly returned home.
When I opened the door and went in, there were already two figures. One of them is a tall woman with long black hair, wearing a coat that looks like a white coat, and is characterized by large breasts. Alice called us here.
Just as we were about to call out to Alice, we realized who the other person was—and we were surprised.
\"Private, Kirito-kun!\"
Next to Alice stood a little girl with long silver hair and red-purple eyes. She was wearing light-colored clothes, a blue, white and gold skirt, and a small hat.
Qi is the idol in ALo, Lilan's sister, and one of the developers of SAo. She is famous in the real world as a young genius scientist named Qise Arshapin.
"Xiao Qi, why are you here?"
Number Seven is busy with development and research and cannot log into SAo. I thought I wouldn't be able to play with Xiaoqi during the closed beta, but now I'm surprised to find him here. The ALo idol showed a proud smile and caught our attention.
"Development has calmed down and I've been able to find enough time to log in. It's been worth the late nights developing and researching."
Alice made a "hey" gesture and we laughed bitterly.
Xiaoqi, who had gotten into a lot of trouble due to overwork before, was now told by her sister Lilan not to overwork and stay up late. This girl actually came and disobeyed her sister's orders and promises.
\"Lilan will be angry again if you do that.\"
"Of course, you will be scolded from now on. I did this assuming that you would be scolded."
As Seven expected, everything was calculated. After thinking again, I turned to Alice. At this time, the patient as her personal doctor and the daughter as the creator were already looking at her.
"I just had time to log in today, so I came here and met Xiaoqi. I didn't know this girl was here, so I was surprised. But I can say that I am very lucky. Do you understand?"
Alice asked, blinking slightly. Seven is the developer of this game. Although his authority is relatively small, he has a rich understanding of the content of this game.
If it's Number Seven, she might be able to find out about the mysterious Prime Minister's mission. That's probably it.
The important person Alice is talking about is Number Seven. It was a bit unexpected, but as Alice said, we were lucky. Now you may be hearing more about the premiere.
"By the way, No. 7. I have something to ask you. You mentioned before that there is an unidentified Npc girl. Since then, we have been working on the tasks she gave us."
Just as I was about to say this, I saw something walking past me. When I turned back in surprise, No. 7 had caught the Prime Minister who I was about to speak to.
"Hey hey hey, what is this!?"
Xiao Qi was obviously panicked. The Prime Minister was suddenly caught by a man he had never met before and panicked. The Prime Minister also seemed confused.
"Xiaoqi, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong!? That's what I want to hear!"
Seven grabbed the Prime Minister's face and started playing with her cheeks. The Prime Minister looked even more confused and continued to stare at me with his misshapen face. It looks like they are calling me for help, but unfortunately I can't seem to send a rescue boat.
Immediately afterwards, even Xiao Qi turned to look at me, and we all looked at me side by side.
\"Kirito-san, what happened to this girl!?\"
"So that girl is the mission Npc. So that girl's mission is very strange. I collected a kind of stone called holy stone, but I can't see the story, and words like goddess appear"
\"Holy Stone, Goddess!? Is this story true? Why are you pursuing this mission now? Kirito-san, do you know what that mission is!? Why is there such a thing here? Do you mean it? \"It already exists? "
Xiaoqi asked me quickly, wondering if he was panicking or out of habit. It seems that he did touch on some important secret.
"Not just the face, but the clothes!!"
Additionally, Seven grabbed the prime minister's clothes from her face. The Prime Minister probably didn't realize that he was about to take off his clothes, he just looked at Xiao Qi without any shame.
“There’s no doubt about the design but what’s going on?”
"Xiao Qi, what's going on? Do you have a problem?"
Number Seven raised his head and answered Shino's question.
"Everything is strange! Why is the ground mission that is supposed to be running running!? Why is the ground mission Holy Stone Goddess here!?"
We cried out in surprise when we heard this.
Ground missions are missions based on the story. Of course, it is also planned to be implemented in SAo. According to Xiaoqi himself, it will be implemented after the closed beta is over and the official server is launched.
I can't help but be surprised that this is already starting to happen, but it doesn't end there. The words "Holy Stone Goddess" came out of Xiao Qi's mouth. As the premiere mission progressed, I learned about the existence of the goddess who was said to have given the Holy Stone to Angrude.
That was the premiere, she said.
"What do you mean? The Holy Stone Goddess in the ground mission, are you saying that the Prime Minister is a goddess!?"
Xiao Qi nodded and explained.
They told us about a few ground quests, one related to the Goddess of the Stone and another to the creation of Aincrad, the Twin Priestess of the Tree, and we'll take a look at the faces in their quest premiere. Her features are said to be those of the Sacred Stone Goddess, and her clothing that of the Twin Priestesses. Of course, such a thing is not possible in the current version of SAo.
Even less likely, however, is the Prime Minister. Things that shouldn't be mixed together formed strange shapes inside her. A twisted thing where a goddess and a miko mix together. Xiao Qi said so.
After that, we also talked with Xiaoqi in detail about the characteristics of the Prime Minister and told him about his past girlfriends.
\"You said you have no memory? You have no memory of the witch or goddess.\"
"Ah, he seems to be walking around in the City of Origin without any memory. He was on the field when we protected him for the first time."
\"It's getting weirder and weirder. I guess it's the Prime Minister. The girl's features are clearly those of the Holy Stone Goddess. Her face shape, hair color, and the crying black child. I don't even know who designed it, even the designer. It’s unclear, but this is exactly the characteristic of the NPC assigned to the ‘Holy Stone Goddess’ in the ground mission.”
"Then don't you know who designed it?"
Seven nodded in response to Lilan's question. The NPCs responsible for ordering important tasks in SAo and the NPCs participating in large-scale tasks have special appearances designed by the world designer, making it easier to distinguish who is responsible for which tasks. The Prime Minister, an NPC involved in ground missions, also ordered a special design.
However, when the world designers tried to design the NPC for the ground mission, the design was already applied to that NPC, which is said to be the NPC in the current premiere.
What's more, it's locked behind several powerful security systems, with no way to change its character or design, and none of the designers seem to have had any ideas about its design. I don't understand why the NPCs in "Ground Quest" have their current premiere appearance, nor do I understand who created this design.
There seemed to be a dispute among the developers about this, but no matter how they tried, they couldn't change the design, so they ended up leaving the Prime in its current form.
"I may never have thought of the appearance of the Prime E. I don't know who designed it." To Shino's words, we can only nod. From the first time we met him, he had no values, no memory, and was assigned a ground mission that should not have been performed during the closed beta phase. That alone is enough to make you think the Prime Minister is an abnormally stacked being, but that's not the end of it.
The Prime Minister's growth ability is significantly higher than that of other AINpc. She began to have feelings and thoughts very early, and now it can be said that she has gained humanity. And it looks like it's hard to tell who designed it, and it's already in need of restoration.
What we know about the Prime Minister is still full of anomalies. And, the development team outside of Seven doesn't know this yet. When the development team wasn't paying attention, something unusual happened.
After that, I thought of something. Seven just talked about the ground mission. He said that the Prime Minister has the physical characteristics of the "Holy Stone Goddess" and wears the costume of "Twin Witches".
If she is not only a goddess, but also a twin miko, then her role as a twin miko would mean that she is one of the twins.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Qi, if the Prime Minister is not only a goddess, but also a witch, doesn't that mean they are twins?"
\"That's true. Since becoming the "Holy Tree Twin Miko", this girl has had a twin sister or younger sister. Kirito-kun, I have never seen a girl like the Prime Minister. \"? "
I can't answer No. 7's question. We have been following the Prime Minister for a long time, and to protect her, we made sure that she stayed with Relan and the others when we were away. However, we have never found the Prime Minister’s twin sister, and Lilan and others have never reported anything similar.
Alice must have understood our situation, so No. 7 lowered her head slightly, and Alice opened her mouth in her place.
"I have done some development on this game, but I am not responsible for ground missions, so I don't know the specific situation. However, in most cases, the NPCs responsible for the goddess and the twin witches don't know." It didn't appear until the mission progressed. There must be something Premeditated. Not only were the settings of the goddess and the twin witches mixed up, but they also refused to listen to the management's instructions and began to carry out scheduled tasks. They implemented it themselves, so the matter is quite serious. Very serious. I don't know what would happen if management found out about this. "
"In other words, is it possible that both the Prime Minister and the twin sisters will be erased?"
Lilan told her to take her mother's place. His expression looked sad. Alice and Leland are right. If management becomes aware of this anomaly, the first thing they will do is fix it. According to the revised content, it is not surprising that the prime minister who has grown to this point has been deleted.
"Will I disappear? Will I be erased?"
Premier looked at Alice and Lilan with confusion. I've now managed to avoid being discovered by development and management, but it's only a matter of time. The Prime Minister is about to think about what to do next if this happens, when Alice tells him to wait.
"No, there is a way to prevent the Prime from disappearing, but it's too early to conclude that management will delete it if they find out. I understand why, Seven."
Hearing this question, Xiao Qi tilted his head, but then his expression seemed to have thought of something.
"Yes, yes! It's not fatal yet, so I don't know if I can remove it first."
From No. 7’s words, I also understood what Alice wanted to say.
Although the Prime Minister's mission has progressed to this point, nothing will happen unless it progresses further. The premiere itself cannot be removed until we find out the cause and content of the behavior. If her existence is deeply connected to the mission system, then eliminating her will cause huge problems to the game itself, and even risk the game being unable to run.
That's why management can't remove her just because she's started. Alice glanced at us, then nodded and spoke again.
"Yes, I can't say anything unless I find the Prime Minister and her twin sister first, and management can't begin to fix or delete this girl without revealing her true identity. That's why I use the internal console Come\"check out this girl's affairs. Kirito-kun, have I told you before? \"
"You mean the console you told me about was just for this moment?"
In answer to my question, Alice lightly scratched her head and said "hmm". I think it's a very subtle reaction.
"I thought I would know about First Mission just by turning on the console, but I had no idea that First Mission caused such a serious situation. Even if I didn't say it then, I can tell you now. I will say so."
Xiao Qi walked towards me.
\"I will investigate this issue myself, but I also hope that Kirito-kun and the others can use the console to investigate.\"
"I'd like to ask you to leave it with us, but we don't know where the console is. Don't you recognize Seven?"
"Of course I understand that the console is located in the south of the Altrum Fortress, and there is a door there that is difficult to find and cannot be passed by ordinary players. However, it is difficult for ordinary players to find it. So, I will give you the coordinates. Also, I’ll give you the password.”
Xiao Qi said this and handed me a note. I took it and was about to put it in the storage room, but then Lelan walked up to me.
"I'll take the coordinates and password, and we can calculate the coordinates."
"Yeah, I'll leave it to you to show the way."
"give it to me."
I gave the things I got from No. 7 to Lilan. As Lilan, by transforming into a "familiar" form, you can bounce enemies away from one side and advance forward. You won't have any difficulty getting here.
Then Alice asked me to make a suggestion.
\"If you're going to the console, you'd better bring Yui, Strea, and Jupiter with you. If we work together, we should be able to find out the cause of the Prime Minister's strange situation.\"
These four people can operate the console to view deep data and examine logs. I was thinking about it before Alice told me.
When I heard the news again, I nodded and opened the message window. As I spoke to the three of them and operated the holographic keyboard, Shino shouted to the Prime Minister.
\"Prime Minister, please wait with Teacher Alice and Xiaoqi. Let's go get something.\"
"Why? They might find out about me. So why can't I go with them?"
I don't understand the Prime Minister's protest, but what Shino said is what I wanted to say.
Altrum Fortress is the newest area, and the enemy strength is also the highest. For us players, it doesn't matter how many times we are defeated, because we can resurrect as many times as we want, but high-level NPCs cannot be resurrected once they are defeated. The front line is always dangerous.
Additionally, by using the console to investigate the Prime Minister's mission mechanism, the Prime Minister risks facing truths she doesn't want to know. The premiere shouldn't be on a console.
After sending the message, I stood next to Shino and shouted to the Prime Minister.
"The place we are going to now is a dangerous place for the Prime Minister. I know you want to protect me, but just wait here. I will definitely investigate your situation and find out all the circumstances."
The Prime Minister looked at me steadily, but then he looked a little sad, sighed, and said softly: "I understand."
\"If Kirito and Sinon want this, I can't help it. I think I'll just wait here.\"
"I will try to come back as soon as possible, so I will ask you to stay home until then."
The Prime Minister nodded again and lowered his head. Even though she was an Npc, she cared about me and tried to protect me, so I guess the fact that I was going to an unknown place bothered her. However, this is not the place to take the Prime Minister, so there is nothing we can do in the end.
"Okay, without further ado, let's go to the console. First go to the City of Origin to meet the three of us."
After confirming that Sinon and Lilan responded to my order, the three of us left the house. Prilia sent me off with a worried look on her face.
For her sake, I should grasp the situation and come back as soon as possible. Thinking like this, I teleported through the portal in the nearby village and headed to the 'City of Origin'.
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When we arrived at the portal to the Beginning City, we met Yui, Straya, and Jupiter. The girls who were informed of the situation immediately joined us. A group of six people headed to Otrum Fortress.
We arrived at the first area of Altrum Fortress, inside the Stonewall Maze. I thought I would get lost again, but Lelan, now in his "familiar" form, offered to guide me and started walking. After we received the coordinates of No. 7, we knew our destination—Rilan, who never lied, said so, so we followed him with confidence.
It's like having a priority task going on. When I do my job as Prime Minister, the Prime Minister often acts as a guide and navigator, showing me the way.
It's a bit weird for Lelan to be playing this role right now, but I was able to continue to perform with confidence, just like I did in the premiere.
After following Lilan for about ten minutes, we came to a stone wall. It's the hard-to-find stone door that Xiaoqi mentioned. It looks exactly like the surrounding stone walls. Everything about it, from the texture to the shape, is identical to part of a stone wall, and the door won't open unless a code is entered.
If that were the case, no player would notice there was a door here. They have very good security practices. In front of the door, while I was admiring it, Lilan transformed back into her werewolf form, opened the window, and entered the code string that Number Seven might have taught him.
The door, no different from the stone wall, slid open silently, opening the way to the console.
When we all set out on the path only developers can take, and after walking a while, the door closes with the silence and movement of the automatic door. Now, other players won't come over and you can explore the console to your heart's content.
However, at that time, I felt a little strange. It felt like the store closed a little late. It should have closed earlier, but it didn't close until we were pretty far gone. The security looks solid, but I feel like the details are missing.
No one seemed to notice any discomfort but me, though, and I quickly regained my composure and concentrated on moving forward.
After walking for about a minute, we saw a rock in front of us. A small building appeared. The entrance to the building, about the size of a house room, was open and I could see inside. When I went in I immediately found what I was looking for.
A square stand with a black marble-like texture and a keyboard-like light floating on the top. This is the administrator console I saw in the underground labyrinth on the first floor of Aincrad.
Knowing that Xiaoqi's words and coordinates were not lies, they were relieved. Lilan, Yui, Straya and Jupiter rushed to the console and started operating. Then, as if in response to the girls, sparse windows appeared everywhere in the room.
"Are you four okay?"
It was Jupiter that answered my call. Jupiter, who has the highest information processing ability among the four, operates the console and windows with ease.
"No problem, I'm looking at the mission log for this game, but since it's still in beta, it's easy to narrow down the information."
"However, I have completed more than 50,000 tasks."
Sinon and I were surprised at Strea's report and smiled bitterly at the same time.
"SAo" is a game that runs on the same base system as SAo, with "the Seed" added to the core system. This "SAo" is also equipped with the automatic task generation function that is very popular in SAo. The momentum of task generation does not seem to have changed in "SAo".
"Although it is still in closed beta, this game actually has more than 50,000 missions!?"
"Yes, and now this number is still increasing, ah, it has now reached fifty-five thousand."
Facing the surprised Shino, Jupiter's answer left her speechless. If it exceeds 50,000 during the internal testing, it is likely to exceed one million when it is officially launched. When I think about that moment, I break out in a cold sweat.
Since they just want to filter out the one piece of data that the Prime Minister is seeking from the massive amount of more than 50,000 pieces of data, I have to admire their high processing capabilities.
"Ah, here, Dad!"
"This is it, this is definitely it!"
Upon hearing Yui and Lilan's voices, Shino and I immediately ran towards them. I could see many English words and numbers flowing through the light window. Of course, I couldn't tell which was which. Jupiter and Strea were also looking at the window that Yui and Lilan had opened, but they seemed to know what was inside.
\"Although it is the mission of Mr. Prime Minister, it is currently confirmed to be active. Moreover, some strange things appear from time to time. Is this a sign that the mission is forcibly started and modified?\"
Listening to Yui's report, I tilted my head.
Although the primary mission is a ground mission, what does it mean to force it to start? Moreover, since it has been modified, even if it has not been developed, it is obviously abnormal.
"Is it okay to force the change to start?"
"Normally you can't do that, but there are definitely signs of being tampered with. And that's not all."
It was Jupiter who convinced Lelan to take over. He placed his hand gently on his chin, looking mature.
"Some parts have remained the same, but there are also some parts that have undergone major changes. Especially the activity of 'worshiping the sacred tree' was completely added afterward."
\ "You added something that did not need to do. Think about it, when the house of Kirito was found, the Prime Minister said he was praying to the big tree. \"
I nodded to Streya.
At that time, we went to the northernmost tip of the Gemon Peak Lake under the leadership of the Prime Minister. I thought there must be a holy stone, but when I arrived, I found myself in front of a huge tree. So the Prime Minister suddenly decided to pray to the tree.
"So because of the impact of task changes?"
"That thing is really strange. He suddenly went to find a big tree and suddenly started praying. What's worse, he didn't seem to understand anything. That was forcibly added. If so, I understand Why do you want to do this? "
The question of answering the poem is Yui. I look around the log displayed in the window.
\ "Yeah. I can't help but want to know why the chief of the Prime Minister's task will cut and paste some unnecessary incidents. Praying to the big tree is part of the ground mission of the Prime Minister \" The goddess of the holy stone ". This is no Including ... "
"Ah? Hey, look at this!"
Lan suddenly raised her voice, and the sisters turned to the place she was pointing. We couldn't see what it was written above, but they seemed to be able to understand, and the last four people exclaimed.
I was impatient and asked the four.
"what happens?"
It was Lilan who answered the phone, but he didn't look at me.
"The mechanism is broken. The Prime Minister is a NPC who plays the role of a goddess. It was originally set according to this role, but the system has forcibly changed the system to become the" Holy Tree twin priests "." It seems that they are forcing her to wear 'Holy The clothes worn by twins 'witch' are clothes worn at the premiere. "
I exclaimed: "What?"
Although Plame is a goddess and has the role and memory of the goddess, this role is erased by the system, and it is replaced by the character of the twin witch. The Prime Minister's 'NULL' is given unreasonable.
This time Jupiter's direction surprised us.
"This module makes Prime Minister E performed like that, but it is a bit strange. This is obviously a process that has nothing to do with [SAO] operation. This is created for [SAO]. No." No. "
"This thing is that it looks like it is doing a huge calculation process. Moreover, it is even sending and receiving data to the outside world. The sphere? And the number is unusual?" What is it? "
Strey tilted his head, and we tilted our heads.
It is said that there is a mysterious module inside the Bishop System of Red, which can be operated independently and send and receive data to countless Amuspheres. Sending and receiving data to the external Amusphere may be distributed computing, connecting multiple devices to perform huge calculations.
But why is it necessary to do such a thing? What calculations do you use distributed calculations? There is also the premiere -what does the goddess and twin witch do? I can't read it at all.
"What is this module?" I just spoke, and Lilan made a loud voice. The sisters also followed, and once again raised their voice. The voice of the four echoed inside the building and became extremely loud.
"What's going on this time!"? "
Just as Shi Nai was finally about to vent his dissatisfaction, his daughter turned around. His face showed a very angry expression.
"Dad, mother, it's hard!"
After Jiu's words, a window appeared in front of me, and I was speechless by the scene inside.
Inside the light window, a huge steel castle floating in the air collapsed and fell to the ground.
Seeing the flying castle, we were speechless.
\ "This is the simulation test module of the Eien Gramte collapse!! \"
Lan, the resident of the flying castle, certainly said so. \ "Eyen Grandte is about to be born from Ain Grandte !!!? \"
Friends who heard my story -the survivors of Eynglangt shouted in unison. When we operate the internal console at the coordinates of the 7th, a lot of surprising information appeared, which made us confused for a long time. This confusion is now spreading to his friends. I can't pass it -I have no choice but to talk about it.
\ "I don't know that the Bishop of the Red Woods wants to build the Ian Grandte, but we are forced to help! \"
Diabel was very panicked. The situation of others is almost the same. This reaction can be said to be quite natural. My discovery is shocking.
Our work is actually set up as a ground task. The ground task is a story involving a person called the goddess of holy stone, and the Prime Minister is the NPC responsible for this task.
However, the system will premiere from the goddess to "twin witch" of the Holy Tree, making her one of the twin witch. The true identity of that system is the simulation test module of the Eyan Grandite collapse.
It was once merged into Eyen Grandt. When Ian Grandt was cleared, it began to move, causing Eye Grandt to collapse. Even in SAOs that use En Grandt's copy server, it continues to exist and operate secretly. Although Ian Grandte has nowhere to find.
The module that destroys the task that should have disappeared as a mission. It did not develop, but operated alone, using countless Amuspheres for parallel distributed computing.
However, if you trace the roots, it is also part of the base system. After all, it must be the bishop of red in the operation of the crash module.
When it is said that the Lan, Jieyi, Streya, and Jupiter of Cadidal conducted a thorough investigation of Cardinel, the current situation was revealed.
It turns out that the bishop of Red admits that SAO is the final world of Boss Ran's father, HeathCliff, and tries to activate the collapse module.
If this happens, most venues will disappear, and the game itself cannot continue. The VRMMO field itself will suffer devastating. This is just a big problem, but the problem has not ended.
Before that, there was another problem that was about to appear in the hands of the bishop of red.
It is said that the twin witch of the Holy Tree is the creator of Eyen Grandte. The role is now incorporated into the Prime Minister. When I investigated the task content of the Prime Minister and our current situation, the truth was white.
The future of the future is the myth of "when the five holy stones are collected in Qi Qi, and after praying for the prayer hall to pray, the twin witch will completely awaken and create a new world."
When we discovered this story, our surprise reached its peak.
The bishop of the red in this world is causing contradictions. Although the world I recognized after the BOSS was defeated in the end, I was not Aan Grandte, but that was not Eyen Grandte. So it cannot be destroyed. It must be destroyed, but nothing must be destroyed.
In order to resolve this contradiction, the bishop of the red spares no effort to create one with AINGRIUND as the material.
Ian Gulan, imprisoned our nightmare -like steel castle.
Moreover, through the pursuit of the chief task, we helped the birth of the base galaxy Aan Grandte.
\ "So, do you mean that the holy stones you have collected so far are the creation of Eyen Grandte? \"
Asuna couldn't hide her confusion, we could only nod. If the holy stones are collected and the two goddesses who become twin wizards, the earth will be cut off, and Ine Grandte will be created. Saint Stone is one of the materials for making Eyen Grandte.
"So, the original role of the Prime Minister sauce was rewritten, and it was terrible by the system. It's terrible!"
Silika stood beside the Prime Minister with a sad face. The Prime Minister lowered his head and didn't speak. I don't know if she was confused because she said what she didn't understand, or was she speechless if she was too sad.
Immediately, Claine scratched his head and said:
"What do you mean, no one cares about such a thing? You mean that developers have not noticed it when developing? This has caused such a big problem."
\ "No, I didn't notice it. The bishop of the red clothes itself is a black box, which has hundreds of security functions as the same as using in SAO \"
\ "This is not something that the management of the game company can handle, Bishop of Red. \"
After the explanation of Jupiter, Alice said. As a powerful assistant of Mao Saiyan, she created Lan and his friends "MHHP", Yui, and his friend "MHCP", and were also one of the creators of the Cardinel system. Alice looks like Clean now. Call Alice is Egil.
"As far as I know, you have created a base system and helped create SAO."
\ "Yes. The base system can be said to be a masterpiece of Mr. Mao field and our sweat and tears. It is a system of the mobile world that has many functions that allow you to move the world independently. VR world, there are many layers of security, there are many layers of security Measures to prevent easy operation. Mr. Mao Field and I have created the strongest security system. No wonder the management of this game has not noticed. This is a problem that cannot be solved. It is your opponent. "
Unconsciously, everyone in the room focused on Alice. Alice, who has been leaning on the wall towards us.
\ "So what the bishop of the red clothes wants to do is forcibly turn the Prime Minister into a twin witch, and forced Kirito and others to help complete the task, so as to create Eyen Grandte they want to destroy.
Regardless of how Kadidar controls everything in the world, it cannot rewrite the setting and execution of the entire world. I can't do the big things such as cutting the earth and creating Eyen Grandte. So I decided to make it as much as possible, and the rest would let Kirito do it. In order to allow players such as Kirito to achieve an incident of creating Eyen Grante.
I intend to turn Eyng Gramte's creation into an event organized by players. "
Everyone sounded "yes". So far, all the primary tasks I have completed are reminders of the bishop system of red. Without awareness, we were forced to help in an event that affects the survival of the world. I also think it is difficult to believe this.
At the same time, Alice was close to the Prime Minister and finally stopped in front of him.
\ "The design of the first stage is strange, but I don't know if this is related to this. Well, anyway, if this goes on, Kirito will see what will happen.
\ "If the prime minister task is continued, the disaster created and destroyed by Eien Gramte will occur. In that case, this virtual world area and VR technology will end."
\ "Yes, I can't forgive myself. Do you think so too? I don't know what the situation has caused this, but we must stop it anyway."
We nodded to Alice.
We must avoid losing this wonderful virtual world because of the black box "red in the red coat" of Mao field. In that case, not only Priemir, but even Ji Yi, Lilan, Strey, and Jupiter here, they will be unable to survive. We will lose them. I can't allow this kind of thing.
I don't know how others are, but at least I have made a decision to prevent the disaster in the hands of the bishop of Red. Immediately afterwards, Li Fa asked us to raise our hands.
\ "But what should I do? We have made quite a lot of progress in the task of Mr. Prime Minister \"
\ "I think the mission of the Prime Minister will not continue in the future. The task of the Prime Minister is only to this step. If we don't do this
Philia's answer is correct. The major disasters at the end of the primary task will happen because you have made progress in the primary task. In this case, if you do not continue the prime minister's task, this situation can be prevented.
In addition, because the Prime Minister was protected by us, other players could not take her out and promote the task as much as possible. If we do not take action, even the bishop of red is powerless.
\ "Yeah. First of all, we must protect the Prime Minister and don't continue the task anymore. But to be honest, that's it. \"
Liz Bate turned his eyes to me. I can say that everything is good for the time being, but the problem still exists. It was the existence of another goddess -the twin sister of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was protected, but Prime Minister's twin sister was not protected or even found.
If the twin sisters fall into the hands of other players, they may become the fuse of the Cardiner disaster. This must be protected by our twin sisters.
Probably there is the same idea as me. Shi Nai answered Liz Bate in the way everyone can hear.
\ "This is hard to say that there is no problem. We only have the Prime Minister, and we do not have another witch candidate. It can be said that it is another goddess'. If there is no girl, it will be dangerous."
\ "Shi Nai is right. First of all, we should find another goddess, the sister or sister of the Prime Minister. As long as they stay with us, there is no problem for the time being, and the Prime Minister can see her family. So I believe you will be happy. "
When he heard You Ji, everyone nodded.
That's it. For the Prime Minister, another goddess is her family member. Maybe for our own convenience, but if we can protect another goddess, the prime minister can be with her family. It's not just these incidents that make her sad.
"Then I have to find the prime minister's twin sister. I have never seen or heard such people. Algo, Spirgel, do you know what?"
Kam turned to Algo and Spegel, but Algo shook his head, while Spiegel lowered his head slightly in response.
After meeting for a while, I found that Spiegel was also an information expert, and he mastered a lot of information we didn't know. Argo, Philia, and Spiegel are now the three pillars of our information network. Among the two, Algo spoke first.
"Unfortunately, we don't have such information. We collect this information just to prevent it."
"I didn't, I don’t know where the twin sister of the Prime Minister is."
"I think he may really know this. Hey, Prime Minister."
Philia asked Prime Minister Sipgel. Plame, who stood by Alice and Silika, kept his head down without responding. It's been like that ever since. Since everyone has gathered in this house, the Prime Minister has never said a word.
Asuna probably began to doubt that when she approached, she shouted loudly.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
At this time, Asuna touched the Prime Minister's shoulder with her hand.
The loud noise of animals echoed on the first floor of the entire house.
All of me, including me, was startled by the loud noise, and turned their attention to the source. This is the premiere.
The goddess suddenly made an incredible voice, attracting everyone's stunning gaze, and she slowly raised her head. He didn't seem to have any strength, and his saliva was flowing from his mouth.
"Uh, I tried to hold back, but the ringtone began to sound."
"Oh?"
"I have been hungry since then"
I thought it was the roar of a monster, but it was actually the sound of the Prime Minister's stomach. It seems that the reason why the Prime Minister bowed his head was because he was hungry and had no energy.
The truth was too shocking. Everyone was stunned on the spot, and some even exclaimed: "Zuke!" I just felt that something strange happened, so I was not unattended at all.
