The blade flashed in an instant, piercing through the image of Akihiko Kayaba disappearing like foam.

Did it work?

No, it's a failure.

Although the blade did hit the image, the sword power failed to purify the spiritual essence of Kayaba Jinghiko along the connection that should have existed.

And as for the reason for all this, it is nothing more than that the thief who is greedy for life and afraid of death escaped in the end, leaving only one image.

From the last sentence then? or from the beginning?

Maybe that's when the expression starts to get awkward.

It's really infuriating to suffer such a humiliation but not be able to repay it well!

Poison Island Tsuneko had a gloomy face, letting his anger burn in his heart little by little.

Finally, with a sneer, he picked up the mottled jade smasher again.

The sword mark on his right shoulder was slowly blooming, and the transparent power that should have been incomparably pure was gradually becoming violent.

Inspired by the power of the Master, the restless sword power spontaneously fused into the limbs and hundreds of bones, and finally gathered in the palm of the hand, pouring into the sword in the hand that was enough to carry its power.

Airplanes!

The sound of the knife seems to be nothing, but at this moment, it shocks the essence of the space, and the space around the blade of high-frequency oscillation will faintly feel torn.

"Wait a minute! ”

Akihiko Kayaba's eager voice came from this space, not focusing on a single point, but generalizing it as a whole. Indeed, if there is nothing concrete, even if she is poisonous, it is not easy to cut it. However, at this moment, she really has the power to tear through space, and even the space itself is just a slightly larger 'obstacle'!

"There is no reason for conflict between us!"

Akihiko Kayaba is desperate to stop her current behavior, and in the absence of the external access space that can remobilize SAO's internal data, this is the only one that makes it very meaningful, and it cannot be destroyed so meaninglessly.

But Poison Island Tsuneko ignored it, and the sword in his hand was slowly but surely sliding downward.

The colorless spatial essence was disintegrated at the moment of encounter, and a broken scar suddenly appeared in this pure white world.

"I've tried to read your memories but I haven't succeeded. ”

As soon as Akihiko Kayaba said this, the moving blade paused slightly. But soon it continued to move firmly.

"I don't believe it. ”

Tsumiko Poison Island didn't believe Akihiko Aoba's words at all, even if it was just in case, as long as she considered this possibility, she would want to chop him into pieces of meat immediately!

"It's true! I was able to succeed because an anomalous account with a kamikaze ID was destroyed, and I was able to restore a vague memory from the broken data. ”

Akihiko Ashiba finally said loudly.

"And I really think there is an alliance between us that can be forged. ”

After a moment of silence, the blade paused and fell.

Poison Island looked back at her eyes, looking into the void somewhere.

She'd found her bearings.

But she was not in a hurry to rush forward now, but her lips opened slightly.

"I need to know why you came to me. ”

She wouldn't be naïve enough to think that the other party had only locked on to herself, and since Kayaba Akihiko had obtained the memory of the kamikaze, she should also know the truth about what happened to him now. Whether it's anyone who behaves abnormally in SAO, or what is mentioned in the kamikaze's brain intelligence, it should be the friend he is trying to win over.

Akihiko Kayaba finally told the truth that everything he knew was going to return to chaos and darkness.

"I remember it was the 'Phantoms,' and that's what they called themselves. They're not here to save the world! Like Honkai, they're trying to get nourishment from the world. ”

"Hahahaha! What a savior of the world! In the end, as long as it is human, it is the same!"

From that soulless words, Poison Island Tsuneko was also able to gradually understand another truth that was different from what she believed.

Since the increase in the number of such death games, humanity has learned that no matter how many people fill it in, they may not be able to save the falling fantasy. So no one wanted to participate anymore.

Only a few people who are truly willing to persist for the sake of ideals and justice choose to persevere. But in the end, even that part of the population is gone.

This time, the phantoms who are willing to participate in the war are from the same force, and they can be said that they are not fighting for salvation at all. They had only come here to snatch some more life from the mouth of the Honkai that had been doomed to destruction.

In order to save themselves, fantasy will often spare no expense to give them more equipment and abilities. And these are not intended to be used in the fight against the Honkai here, but to disappear and leave after obtaining enough.

Only the illusions that await them will eventually die in the world, and there will be no chance to send away the protagonist who bears the last seeds of hope.

How many of these things have happened?

In the silence, the shadow of that person slipped in the heart of Poison Island Tsumiko.

Will he choose the same way?'

"Now you know why I chose you. ”

Akihiko Aoba's figure appeared from the spot where Tsumiko Poison Island was looking, and approached her excitedly and said loudly.

"Yes, only you are different! You are the same as I am the inhabitants of the world! Only you will fight for this world like me!"

"Come, join me in clearing out the corrupted 'saviors', and save this world corrupted by the Honkai!"

Poof!

"Why?"

Akihiko Kayaba looked in disbelief at the hilt of the sword that had sunk into his throat.

He was still trembling, trying to pull out the hilt of the sword to prevent the horrible end, but alas, he would never have a chance again.

Poison Island Tsuneko calmly picked up the remnant jade knife from the burning wreckage.

The blade was not stained with blood, everything was purified, and her side face was reflected from the flat knife surface.

Finally, he seemed to say this to this.

"You're right, but why are you still smiling at the corners of your mouth?"

That smile wouldn't have been created to save anything, if of course she had already seen it.

The face that seemed to cry in front of her.

That's really beautiful!

And Akihiko Kayaba's face is simply disgusting.

It's like that wisteria teacher, with a smile full of scum temperament through and through.

Maybe he chose the right goal.

Save the world and eliminate the Honkai.

But that was by no means because of any great righteousness! Since he could kidnap more than 20,000 people without hesitation just to fulfill such a dream. He wasn't destined to be a good guy.

Postscript: The disappearance of Akihiko Kayaba is destined not to cause any uproar, even the disappearance of Heathcliff, the leader of the Blood Alliance Knights, will only be considered to be killed by wild monsters in the middle of the labyrinth exploration, and then at the memorial service in memory of Heathcliff, Asuna was petitioned by all the Blood Alliance Knights to be the head of the regiment on the spot.

Kirito remained with the Knights of the Black Cat on a Moonlit Night, and thanks to his efforts, he managed to become the second most prestigious strategy group among players after the Knights of the Blood Alliance.

Only Poison Island Tsuneko has not been able to appear in SAO since then.

Instead, it appeared in another battlefield.

Now, ask a question.

If it is said that the world of SAO is a game that has attracted the attention of mankind because the main characters have become the main body of the story, it has become a 'fantasy'.

What is its main force and what is its enemy?

Another angle. What is it that is seizing its resources and turning them into weapons and armor to crusade against more fantasy inhabitants?

Ordinary NPCs don't think, so even if they don't have much 'attention' by default, they don't have much value.

Rare NPCs will increase the level of the AI to reflect different intelligences, while estate owners will give priority to combat AI. So what's it about crusading against these?

Countless resources are distributed to all players in one way or another through the mechanics of the game world itself, and eventually accumulate into powerful equipment and weapons, and grow into sufficient levels and skills.

These are all dependent on 'attention', that is, fantasizing about one's own 'existence'.

This is where Honkai dares to succeed in opening the hunting grounds, and in this fantasy, the first enemy is none other than more than 20,000 'players' who work together to weaken the world's existence.