Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 76 A New Story Begins

In Kayaba Akihiko's room—

The scene before him left Tianxing both amused and exasperated.

"I'm so sorry! I'm really, really sorry!"

"Ms. Black Tower, you're right, I'll go and change it right away!"

While repeatedly apologizing, Kayaba Akihiko frantically dealt with the Black Tower's continuous criticisms, hurriedly revising SAO's system architecture design and the next day's operational plan.

Meanwhile, a few sounds occasionally escaped from Black Tower's mouth—

"Obviously obtainable!"

"Obviously visible!"

"It's obvious!"

That aura was truly awe-inspiring and left no room for doubt!

Tianxing couldn't help but sigh to himself that the easiest way to persuade a researcher was indeed to send another, more authoritative colleague.

In short, it still has to be Lady Black Tower!

Just then, Kayaba Akihiko spoke up and asked, "So, how do you plan to incentivize players to engage in active adventures while simultaneously conducting research on the Soul Theory?"

"That's easy." Black Tower replied without hesitation, his tone quite nonchalant. "Design a batch of hidden side quests as short-term incentives, and supplement them with physical rewards after completion as the main incentive. Just start with the most basic test of willpower."

Having said that, she turned her head and looked at Tianxing, a slight smile playing on her lips, repeating what Tianxing had said before: "Where there is belief, there is power. As long as you have imagination, there is nothing you can't do, right?"

The tacit understanding built up over many years allowed Tianxing to immediately grasp the unspoken meaning—

This person is making fun of themselves while simultaneously asking for funding from themselves!

So, he took out a silver trash can from thin air and, under Kayaba Akihiko's dumbfounded gaze, slowly began to rummage through it.

Unlike the gold ones, the silver trash cans were filled with various common everyday items. Gold bars, gems, and other hard currency poured out one after another, soon filling the entire room.

"Well, this should be enough for 10,000 prizes," Tianxing clapped his hands and said casually. "If it's not enough, just come find me."

After some tidying up, Black Tower took out his phone and connected to SAO's built-in server.

Then, she brought up a program called Black Tower Lobster—

The icon features the Mellentown lobster, which she has been quite fond of lately.

She input a few commands via voice, and the conversation she had just had with Kayaba Akihiko was transformed into a series of system tasks. Immediately, the Black Tower Lobster began automatically writing the program, the progress bar silently advancing on the screen, and the system rapidly iterating.

Shortly afterward, the system update was completed.

"Hmm—" Black Tower rubbed his cheek, thoughtfully examining the analysis panel in front of him. "Now we have the sword skill inheritance system too. This game is getting more and more exciting."

After saying that, she took TheSeed for herself.

The system preparations before the game's launch have now come to an end.

That evening, Yokohama Kohoku General Hospital.

Eleven-year-old Konno Yuuki sat by the window, a reincarnation manga in another world that she had already read countless times on her lap.

Outside the window, the autumn sky was tinged with a faint crimson hue.

In the corridor, several nurses were talking in hushed tones about a medical stealth device called "Medicuboid," saying that it was based on NERvGear technology and its future prospects were limitless.

She gently rested her forehead on the windowsill, her thoughts involuntarily drifting back to the past.

A year ago, she was diagnosed with HIV after an emergency blood transfusion at birth.

The news spread quickly throughout the class. Her desk was quietly moved to a corner, no one wanted to team up with her in PE class anymore, and even her name was silently crossed off the duty roster.

Under pressure from her parents and the passive-aggressive behavior from her classmates, she ultimately chose to transfer schools.

The accusations that came from time to time finally disappeared, but fate seemed to be working against her. Not long after, she developed AIDS, and the pneumonia that followed forced her to be hospitalized.

"If only I could go to another world and live a healthy and carefree life —"

Unfortunately, this is ultimately just wishful thinking.

"My mother is such a devout believer in the gods, but the gods haven't favored me—"

Her expression gradually dimmed, and her eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.

Just then, a piece of paper drifted in through the window from somewhere and landed squarely on her head.

She wiped her eyes, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and took the paper down. It was as if something was calling to her from the depths of her being.

There were two lines of text written on the paper.

The content of the first line immediately caught her attention—

Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?

Is this some kind of prank?

She couldn't help but chuckle softly, but deep down, she was already deeply moved by those words.

After all, this is what I look like now—

Even if I try, it won't cause any problems, right?

She stared at the words for a long time, and finally followed her heart and slowly moved her finger to the "Yes" below the words.

The next moment, consciousness quietly slipped away.

She quietly lay back down on the bed, as if she had fallen into a long dream.

Cold, shivering —

When Konno Yuuki opened her eyes again, she was greeted by an endless expanse of pure white space.

Before she could fully recover, a dignified male voice rang out from behind her, "Not bad, you're the most well-mannered newbie I've ever seen!"

The dizziness gradually subsided, and the brain regained its clarity.

She instinctively turned around and looked around.

However, the space was empty except for a dark-haired man who looked like a college student, standing in front of her.

Then, she noticed something even more incredible—her body became incredibly light, and the ailments that had plagued her seemed to have never existed.

That feeling was like returning to the healthiest state of my childhood.

She opened her eyes slightly, a mixture of trepidation and anticipation in her voice, and cautiously asked, "Senior—excuse me, where is this place?"

The man's eyes opened slightly, and his gaze immediately sharpened.

"Oh? She's not panicked at all; on the contrary, she's a very polite young lady."

"In that case, let me, as your senior, explain the rules here to you!"

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As he spoke, he turned his back to her and began to speak slowly in a tone of someone who had been through it all.

"Listen carefully! This place is called the Cycle of Reincarnation, a place where different worlds meet!"

"Here, you will be required to complete all sorts of tasks. If you succeed, you will receive unimaginable rewards."

"Strengthen yourself, exchange for abilities, even change your destiny—even immortality is no longer just a pipe dream!"

"But if you fail, at best your memory will be erased, and you'll forever lose the right to enter here; at worst, you'll die on the spot!"

"Of course, this matter cannot be discussed with outsiders. Remember that!"

Mu Mianji's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although the gods of her original world did not seem to favor her, this "reincarnation space" seemed to be unexpectedly optimistic about her!

"Okay, I understand—so, what is my first task?"

The man casually tossed a cell phone over.

The girl caught it and looked down at the content on the screen.

Mission Name: Death Game - SAO

"Mission Description: Mad scientist Kayaba Akihiko is preparing to trap 10,000 players who have purchased SwordArtOnline within the game. However, things are not as simple as they seem; a deeper secret appears to be hidden behind it. You need to unravel the mystery in this game and become one of the first to complete it."

"Reward for successful mission: A brand new, healthy body."

"Punishment for mission failure: erase memory and permanently disqualify from entering the cycle of reincarnation."