Starting From the Town of Beginnings
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Kirito, Lelouch, and Klein were teleported to the central square of the Town of Beginnings by a blue light…
There was a sea of people in the central square. There was almost one person in every 40 centimeters square.
"Oh, there are so many cute girls." Lelouch looked at the groups of handsome men and beautiful women in the central square.
Klein said to Kirito beside him," There were so many people, but what was going on…?”
"Anyway, he will come out and explain later.”Kirito guessed.
All the players in the game might have been transferred to this square like Lelouch and the others.
In a few seconds, the crowd fell silent because they did not understand the situation. Then, they began to look around in panic.
Not long after, noisy sounds began to spread from various places, and the volume gradually increased. "What's going on?"”"Can I log out like this?" "Hurry up and let me log out!" In this case…
After a while, the noise of the crowd began to take on a restless air, and the sounds of "Stop joking!”"GM, come out!" Such an angry roar.
Suddenly…someone's voice drowned out the noise. "Ah…look up!"
Kirito Klein and Lelouch looked up reflexively. Then, he saw a wonderful scene. 100 meters above, which was the bottom of the second layer, was dyed with a layer of bright red checkerboard pattern.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the pattern was formed by two English words. As for the two words written in bright red font, they were Warning and System Announcement.
Kazuhiko Hayaba, you just came out, hurry up and finish this! Lelouch looked up at the sky from the crowd.
The red pattern covered the entire sky. Its central part was like a thick drop of blood that slowly dripped down. However, the blood did not drip to the ground. Instead, it suddenly changed shape in midair and slowly twisted. Finally, a giant with a height of nearly 20 meters and a dark red cloak appeared.
No, that was not quite right. Since they were looking up from below, they should be able to see the faces in the hats pulled very low. However, there was no face in that part. It was completely empty. One could even clearly see the inside of the hat and the stitches on the edge. There was also only a faint darkness under the long hem of the dress.
Kirito had seen such a cloak before. It was the uniform that the GMs who were members of ARGUS would wear during the closed test. However, at that time, male GMs were definitely old men with long beards who looked like magicians. If it was a female, it would definitely be a female character wearing glasses under the cloak. Perhaps it was because something had gone wrong and he could not create a new character, so he could at least let the cloak appear first. However, there was nothing under the dark red cloak, which made Kirito feel an indescribable sense of unease.
"Is that a GM?" "Why doesn't he have a face?" "What happened?" The sound could be heard everywhere.
At this moment, as if to stop these sounds, the right sleeve of the cloak suddenly moved.
From the expanded sleeves, one could see pure white gloves. However, the sleeves and gloves were clearly separated from each other. There was no physical part at all! The left sleeve was also slowly raised. On the heads of the 10,000 players, the white glove was opened to the left and right. It felt like a faceless man was opening his mouth. Then, a man's deep and clear voice came from afar.
"Players, welcome to my world.”Kazuhiko Hayaba said.
Many people couldn't understand what it was saying, except for Lelouch.
" My name is Hayaba Akihiko, and I am the only person who can control this world…" Hayaba Akihiko said while sweating profusely. After all, Lord Lelouch was here, so he still used his mind to signal to Lelouch for forgiveness.
Lelouch could also feel this feeling of forgiveness from below and nodded his head, telling Hayaba Akihiko to do his own thing.
"I think all of you have noticed that the logout button has disappeared from the main menu. But this wasn't a problem with the game. I repeat. This was not a problem with the game, but the original version of SwordArtOnline.”After obtaining Lord Lelouch's understanding, Hayaba Akihiko boldly did his own thing.
"The…the original version?" Klein whispered hoarsely.
Mao Chang seemed to cut him off and continued to announce in a low and smooth voice,""From now on, before you reach the top of this castle, you will not be able to log out of this game.”
Kirito couldn't immediately understand what " this castle " meant. In this town of beginnings, where exactly did the castle exist? However, Mao Chang's next words swept away his doubts in an instant.
"…Besides, there's no way to stop or disable the operation of NERvGear by relying on outsiders. If anyone tries to do that-"
There was a short silence…(PS: Mao Chang's speech is a necessary part of the plot, and the following is Lelouch's one-man show…)
The following words were slowly spoken in the heavy silence of ten thousand people holding their breaths." The microwave emitted by the signal component of the NERvGear will destroy your brain and stop your life activities.”For a few seconds, everyone was stunned…
Lelouch closed his eyes and waited patiently. He basically knew about Hayaba's plan. It was fine if he did not listen to what he had to say. Even if the NERvGear (helmet on his head) was taken off, he would not die. Even if he wasn't immortal, he was still one of the two Overgods!
Because Lelouch didn't have the intention to continue listening, he closed his eyes and time passed…
"Finally, let everyone see that this world is the only evidence of reality for you. I have prepared a gift for you in your equipment bar. Please take a look." Kazuhiko Hayaba tapped on the settings panel a few times.
Hearing this, Lelouch opened her eyes and waved her right hand down curiously. The players around her did the same, and a series of electronic ringtones sounded in the square.
He tapped on the label of the item bar from the main menu that appeared. At the top of the item list, there was a gift mentioned by Mao Chuang. The item name was " Small Hand-held Mirror."
At this moment! The surrounding players were suddenly enveloped by a white light. At the same time, Lelouch was also surrounded by the white light. His eyes were pale. " What the hell…" Lelouch was puzzled.
In just two to three seconds, the light disappeared, and the original scenery appeared before his eyes again…
Lelouch looked around and realized that the people who were handsome and cute a few seconds ago were all gone!？In its place was a group of young people from the real world who gathered randomly on the street and made them wear armor. What was even more terrifying was that the ratio of men to women had changed greatly!!!
All the players had changed from their own characters to the real world. Although it was still made of a hexagonal material, and the details were still a little strange, it could still be said to be quite an impressive simulation. It was as if a 3D scan had been applied to their faces.
"…I see." Kirito looked up at Klein and squeezed out a soft voice. "NERvGear covers the user from head to face with high-density signal components. In other words, not only the brain, it can even completely grasp the surface shape of the face…"
"..." Lelouch was completely speechless. What? It turned out that this group of people was the real appearance. Those who were originally cute girls were actually uncles!？ohmygod!! If he had found a cute girl to play with, he would have been in trouble!!
Maochang, you're so sensible! You did very well, or else I would really…Lelouch felt like vomiting, and he gave Mao Chang a look to indicate that he did a good job.
Mao Chang nodded at Lelouch." That's all for the official operation of Sword Art Online." "Good luck, players…" Then, he disappeared…
It didn't take long for Kirito to pull Klein and Lelouch to a junction.
"Listen up, I'm leaving this town for the next village. You guys come with me.”Kirito said to Lelouch and Klein.
Klein widened his eyes under the vulgar pattern headscarf and looked at Kirito. Kirito lowered his voice and continued,""If what that guy said is true, then in order to survive in this world, we have to do our best to strengthen ourselves. I think you should be very clear about this. Online role-playing games are a battle for resources between players. The more money, items, and experience points the system provided, the stronger the player would become. Those who have the same thoughts as us…should be training and waiting in the surrounding area of the Town of Beginnings, so the resources will soon be exhausted.”
Kirito saw that the two of them were silent and continued,""In the end, it will only be everyone constantly looking for the location where the system spawns. Therefore, it is best to use the next village as a stronghold now. I know the path to the next village and the dangerous locations very well. Even if I'm only level 1 now, I can still reach it safely.”
" Hmph, boring. I still have my own things to do. Goodbye..." Lelouch left the two of them. The opening speech of Mao Chang had ended, and his goal was gradually being implemented. It was time for him to enjoy this SAO world.
Lelouch didn't care about Klein and Kirito's relationship after that. Now, the main thing was his own business, not to follow the two of them around. Dressed in a Virtual Night Suit, Lelouch walked into the distance, his figure out of sight…
Finally, it was time for the main show. What would Lelouch do?=======================
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