I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

"My scanning method has a probability of less than one in a thousand. It can convert my own memories and thoughts, that is, the electrical reactions inside my brain, into digital codes, turning my brain into a real computer that exists on the Internet."

Kayaba Akihiko said so.

"However, at that moment, something seemed to have intervened. If it weren't for this opportunity, I would probably still be trapped in that crystal."

The crystal that Kayaba Akiyo mentioned should be the soul crystal in Asuna's warehouse.

It seemed that when the other party uploaded his "existence" to the Internet, he was captured by his own system, so that his consciousness was trapped in the soul crystal.

Then, Kayaba Jingyan continued:

"I am now nothing more than an echo and afterimage of the being called 'Kayaba Akihiko'."

Because, he is dead in the real world, and now he is just a soul crystal in Asuna's hand.

If I had the chance back then, I might have become a ghost in the online world, the virtual world, or the game world.

If other people knew about this, they would definitely be shocked and horrified.

After all, storing the human soul in some kind of substance is absolutely unimaginable.

However, as someone who had seen all kinds of incredible things, Asuna accepted it quickly.

"So, you wanted to escape from the real world to the imaginary world at first, right?"

Asuna was also quite surprised and said: "You really have created a new way to escape crime."

Asuna's tone was somewhat sarcastic when she said this.

However, Kayaba Akihiko didn't care at all.

"The meaning of my existence was fulfilled when that floating castle collapsed. If that's the case, there's no reason for me to stay in the real world."

"Although the final result is somewhat different from what I expected..."

Kayaba Akihiko raised his eyes, looked at Asuna, and said calmly:

"If you hate me, hate me for locking you and even ten thousand other players in the death game and causing them to suffer for two years, and therefore want to punish me and make me get the punishment I deserve, then I can only say sorry."

Although he said so, there was clearly no trace of apology in Kayaba Akihiko's tone.

For this genius scientist, he was just doing what he was supposed to do.

In order to fulfill his dream, he had already discarded all the feelings of guilt and remorse when he decided to do this.

It's really, incredibly paranoid.

89 Stopping in front, and gradually strange topics

"Although it can't be called an apology gift, but as someone who once crossed swords with me, I will give it to you."

As he spoke, Kayaba Akihiko raised one hand.

In his hand, a glowing object appeared out of nowhere.

It was a very dazzling and brilliant crystal.

Its interior is as mysterious as if the universe is running, and it also seems as if there are nebulae flowing, appearing extremely bright and beautiful.

The entire crystal is egg-shaped and transparent, allowing people to clearly see the operation of the universe and the changes in the nebula within it.

Kayaba Akihiko raised his hand, and the glowing crystal flew out of his hand and fell into Asuna's hand.

"what is this?"

Asuna took it subconsciously and asked subconsciously.

“This is the seed of the world.”

Kayaba Akihiko answered expressionlessly.

"The seed of the world?"

Asuna clicked twice gently, but the familiar window did not appear. Perhaps she could only check it after she left here and returned to reality.

Kayaba Akihiko's voice suddenly seemed distant, as if it was thousands of miles away.

"I don't know if it can help you, and I don't know what results it will bring."

"Now, I'll give it to you. It's up to you to use it however you want."

"Well, goodbye, Asuna."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kayaba Akihiko disappeared unnoticed.

…………

"Ding----"

An inaudible crisp sound was heard in the darkness, and in Asuna's warehouse, a crystal that had originally dimmed regained its light.

Kayaba Jingyan: "..."

…………

Asuna looked at the empty dark space. After a long silence, her figure disappeared.

As for the crystal in Asuna's hand, it also disappeared along with Asuna.

The dark space collapsed, turning this conversation into a dream.

……

……

"Hmm? Are you back again?"

The moment Asuna opened her eyes, the familiar door appeared before her.

However, the numerous guardian knights around him had already disappeared.

The door opened wide, emitting a holy light.

Under the illumination of this light, the wings behind Asuna seemed to be assimilated by the light, emitting a holy phosphorescence.

Even the flight time, which was originally only a few minutes long, was gradually restored under the illumination of this light.

"Forget it, let's wait for everyone to come together."

Asuna slowly flew back a distance, away from where the light was shining.

She shrugged and ignored the door that had been opened to her.

If those races that are eager to conquer the World Tree but are unable to do so saw Asuna's behavior, they would probably curse at her.

"You actually gave up such a rare opportunity?!"

"Do you know how much manpower and resources it will take to conquer the World Tree? Are you really okay with just giving up like this?!"

"Hey, hey! We're about to cry. This is too much!"

There will probably be a lot of words like this.

However, Leafa was the only one standing outside the World Tree Gate.

Moreover, Asuna did not choose to become a light elf, nor did she step into that door, so naturally there was no change in her.

Even if Asuna went out, Leafa would only think that she had failed in her attempt to conquer the World Tree. No one would know that Asuna not only conquered the World Tree, but also gave up the chance to become a spirit of light.

However, although the difficulty of this strategy is not a problem for Asuna, this is also under the premise that Asuna is "cheating".

If it were the players in the SAO strategy group, these seemingly endless guardian knights, each with their own duties, would definitely be a powerful enemy that is no less powerful than the SAO defensive boss!

If that happens, maybe they will be able to rediscover the kind of... well, happiness they had during their SAO days, right?

After all, SAO has become a death game since its launch, killing many players.

Even many members of the strategy team may be hiding deep fear in their hearts.

It was only the desire to survive that made them suppress the fear in their hearts, and made them take up arms and muster up courage in order to return to the real world.

Although there are some people who choose to enjoy the game while playing it, they are ultimately only a minority.

After all, as a game, its target audience is mostly students.

Even in the Starting Town on the first floor, Asuna saw many players who were only elementary school students. If it weren't for the protection of other players, these children would probably have died in SAO for various reasons.

Think about those adult players, they are basically a minority in SAO.

Moreover, these people are either high-ranking officials of major guilds, or have joined Kayaba Akihabara's "Blood Knights" and, together with Asuna, have been working hard on the game strategy.

Although the members of the strategy team are all game experts, who knows if they are not suppressing their fear while fighting?

Some people, perhaps after liberation, will never play similar games again in their entire lives, and will devote the rest of their lives to work, gradually becoming a good family man who is enthusiastic about his career, cares about his family, and does not like games.

However, many years later, if they were asked to recall the events of the SAO period, I wonder if they would tremble.

In this game where there is no death and resurrection is possible, if they were allowed to conquer this game by themselves, which many ALO players have failed to conquer after spending a year on, perhaps they would be able to shatter the fear they had accumulated during the SAO period.

In addition, Asuna had contacted her friends in SAO before, and through their efforts, she was able to contact many players from the SAO era. By then, as long as they were able to re-establish the concept that "Ah, it turns out that this is just a game," they would definitely not be bound by SAO in the future.

After all, ALO was created based on SAO. In a sense, SLO is the son of SAO?

or daughter?

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Do you always feel that things are getting weirder?

If some unscrupulous artists humanized SAO and ALO, and added elements like "players", "elves", and "strategies"... I'm afraid the sales would explode.

After all, ALO is now a phenomenal game!

Huh? According to this, shouldn't such anthropomorphism have appeared long ago?

90 The Terrifying Leafa

"Asuna!"

When the magnificent door slowly opened, Leafa rushed over immediately.

Leafa finally breathed a sigh of relief when Asuna slowly emerged from the large door in front of her.

On both sides of the gate, the two huge statues did not respond at all, as if they were broken.

When Asuna saw Leafa's anxious face, she also increased her speed. The wings behind her fluttered slightly, bringing up a breeze, and she flew directly in front of Leafa.

"What's wrong, Leafa?"

Asuna dropped from mid-air, took a few brisk steps forward, then came to Leafa's side and asked in confusion.

"Are you okay, Asuna?"

Leafa immediately grabbed Asuna's hand and asked with concern.

"Failed?"

Leafa didn't give Asuna a chance to explain, but instead comforted her on her own.

After all, if Asuna succeeded, Leafa, who had been guarding outside the World Tree, would naturally discover any abnormalities on the World Tree.

And until now, Asuna has appeared from the gate, and the World Tree has not changed at all. Doesn't this mean that Asuna has failed?

However, looking at Asuna's current state, she doesn't seem to be very tired. It seems that with her strength, it is indeed no problem for her to deal with those guardian elves.

However, if you want to conquer it alone, it is still a little insufficient.

"As expected, let's wait until Sakuya and Alisa are ready before we act together."

Leafa suggested.

Obviously, Leafa was still a little worried that Asuna would not accept the challenge and challenge herself to complete the game alone.

However, Leafa's worries were unnecessary.

Because, the world tree in front of them had just opened its most central door to Asuna not long ago.

However, Asuna did not choose to enter.

"Alright, alright, I'm fine." Asuna quickly held her hand, preventing Leafa from moving around on her body as if to check on her. "Well, although the situation is a bit complicated, thank you Leafa for your concern."

Asuna did not say that she could pass through that door at any time and become a spirit of light.

After all, if Kirito participates in the conquering of the World Tree, Leafa will definitely not miss it, so it would be nice to let her join in at that time.