Advanced Communications Network Promotion Division, General Communications Infrastructure Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

In the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, it is called the Hypothetical Space Management Division within the Communication Network, or "Hypothetical Division" for short.

In a nutshell, it is an administrative organization founded by the government and subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Its mission is to monitor the VR world, which is currently in a state of disorder and chaos.

And the man in front of him, Seijiro Kikuoka, is a senior civil servant who belongs to the second group of the imaginary section, and is an agent set up by the state in terms of networking.

On November 6, 2022, after the virtual reality large-scale online role-playing game "Swordartonline" was opened in beta and became a game of death, the Advanced Communications Network Promotion Division of the General Communications Infrastructure Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications immediately established an emergency response team for the SAO incident.

Seijiro Kikuoka is one of the leaders of this group.

Two years ago, after learning the news of the Game of Death, he was the one in charge of organizing the personnel and transporting the stealthy SAO players to a nearby hospital.

It can be said that because of his actions, many SAO players have been able to survive now.

Even Luo Zhen was in charge of him at the beginning, and was put in an ambulance by his people and sent to the hospital.

Of course, this man knows how special Luo Zhen's identity is in SAO, and he also knows that it was Luo Zhen who rescued the players in the entire SAO, plus he mysteriously disappeared for two months, so he would appear here.

Luo Zhen looked at the very transactional smile on his face, glanced at the hand that was stretched out in front of him, and did not hold it, but spoke directly.

"I heard Kirito's say that you were the one who provided him with the news of Asuna Yuuki's current situation, and you also provided me with the information that she lives in this hospital, right?"

Luo Zhen asked directly.

"Yes." Seijiro Kikuoka still maintained a smiling face, and he was not embarrassed, so he withdrew his hand directly and said, "After all, it is your request to become a hero, and after learning from the team members that you have this request, I naturally have to meet you." ”

"Less." Luo Zhen said unceremoniously: "You will meet my requirements and are willing to help me apply for permission to visit, it should be so that I can cooperate with your investigation, right?" ”

Hearing this, Seijiro Kikuoka's expression stiffened slightly.

Immediately, Seijiro Kikuoka restrained his transactional smile, scratched his cheek, and spoke helplessly.

"It's worthy of being a hero who has saved thousands of people, and the person who led the strategy team to complete the game's clearance at the forefront seems to be that I underestimate you too much, and I thought you were young, so you should be easy to deal with."

Seijiro Kikuoka said this bluntly.

Obviously, after realizing that Luo Zhen is not easy to fool, Seijiro Kikuoka no longer pretends.

"As you said, because of your special status and experience, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is very concerned about your situation and hopes that you can provide strong information."

Seijiro Kikuoka said so.

"According to the testimonies of the rest of the SAO survivors, in the final battle, only you and Akihiko Kayaba, whose ID is named Heathcliff, were forcibly transferred, and I don't know where you went, what the process was and what the result was in your first battle with him, no one knows except you."

In this case, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications immediately sent personnel to Luo Zhen's return, hoping to get key information about the final battle from Luo Zhen's mouth.

"Please also cooperate with you, according to your testimony, it is not only possible for us to find a way to save the three hundred players who have not yet awakened, but also to find the whereabouts of Akihiko Kayaba and arrest this sinner."

Seijiro Kikuoka pushed his glasses and said so very seriously.

It was for this reason that the team members could not get powerful information from Luo Zhen that Seijiro Kikuoka needed to come here in person.

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"I know your conditions." Luo Zhen said very calmly: "Take me to see Asuna, and I will tell you all the information related to Kayaba Jinghiko during the last battle." ”

Hearing this, Seijiro Kikuoka's complexion relaxed.

"In that case, please come with me."

With that, Seijiro Kikuoka turned around and walked in the direction of the hospital.

Luo Zhen didn't hesitate and followed directly.

Under such circumstances, Seijiro Kikuoka applied to the hospital for a visit pass in his own position and capacity.

If it weren't for him, Luo Zhen would not have been able to get permission to visit Asuna without being related to him, let alone know the location of the hospital that housed Asuna, so he could only find Asuna by his own means and visit him secretly.

Now, with the introduction of Seijiro Kikuoka, Luo Zhen has undoubtedly saved a lot of trouble.

"I've been the first to inform Miss Yuuki's family, and they said they could let you visit, maybe hoping that you would wake her up, even if they knew it was impossible."

Seijiro Kikuoka came to a ward, took out his pass, swiped it on the authentication device on the door, and opened the door.

"Miss Yuuki is inside, you can go in and meet her."

Hearing Seijiro Kikuoka's words, Luo Zhen nodded and walked into the ward.

"Whew!"

The sound of the electronic door behind it immediately closing.

A refreshing floral scent filled the room, burrowing into Rozhen's nose.

Luo Zhen raised his head and looked ahead.

I saw that in the depths of the wide ward, there was a curtain separating the space.

Luo Zhen suddenly stepped forward and lifted the door curtain.

In the next second, the scene inside the door curtain entered Luo Zhen's eyes.

In front of Luo Zhen, a fully automatic nursing bed with the latest technology sits there.

The bed is made of soft rubber and covered with a white and clean quilt, allowing the sunlight outside the window to shine on it, giving off a faint glow.

And in this bed, the girl lay there.

A long round of bright chestnut hair was scattered across the mattress.

Transparent white skin doesn't look like a patient at all.

There was a hint of crimson on his cheeks.

Wearing a simple hospital gown, covering the girl's delicate body.

She was lying there.

It's as beautiful as you've ever seen it in SAO.

It's just that at this moment, there is no coldness and heroism in her called "Flash", only a sense of weakness and slenderness, as if it may pass away at any time.

She was sleeping quietly.

On her head, a dark blue helmet covered her head.

All three LED lights glow blue, sometimes even twinkling like stars.

This is proof that "NERvGear" is receiving messages normally.

In other words, at this time when everyone else is back in this world, the girl is still imprisoned in the virtual world and cannot return.

Looking at this quietly sleeping girl who did not react to her arrival, in a trance, Luo Zhen seemed to be able to see the scene of her in front of the small cabin that she regarded as her home in the forest on the 22nd floor of Ayn Grant, who was wearing home clothes, waving to herself and smiling happily at herself.

"Luo Zhen!"

The sweet call was like a world away, awakened in Luo Zhen's brain.

Luo Zhen couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Asuna"

After decades, Luo Zhen saw Asuna again.

In a not-so-rosy form.