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The sound of the electronic door being opened sounded in the corridor.
Kikuoka Seijiro, who was waiting in the corridor, turned his head when he heard the sound and looked in the direction of the electronic door. Then he saw Luo Zhen walking out of the ward with an expressionless face.
Seeing this, Kikuoka Seijiro muttered a few words in his heart, and then stepped forward.
"Is it ready?"
Kikuoka Seijiro confirmed with Luo Zhen.
But Luo Zhen didn't answer.
"I have one more thing I need your help with."
Luo Zhen looked at Kikuoka Seijiro and said such a sentence with an indifferent expression.
Kikuoka Seijiro raised his eyebrows slightly.
"whats the matter?"
The national agent obviously had no intention of agreeing casually, as he asked the question carefully like this.
Luo Zhen didn't care either.
"I want to see the mainframe servers used by SAO that are still in operation."
Luo Zhen made his request.
"You want to see the server?"
Kikuoka Seijiro was suddenly stunned.
"That's right."
Luo Zhen nodded without hesitation.
Since we plan to solve the mystery of the fact that 300 players, including Asuna, are still awake, we must go and see the server that is still in operation.
After clearing the game, the server should have stopped operating, but now it is still operating, proving that it has played some role, and the spirits of three hundred players, including Asuna, are still imprisoned in the unknown. name somewhere.
Luo Zhen planned to start from the server to see if he could find any clues.
Although Luo Zhen is not very good at this aspect of professional technology, he has learned that if the brain is strengthened with the "Virtual Ether" technique, the computing power can be comparable to that of a super-intelligent computer. , maybe we can think of ways to do something.
only...
"You should know that if you touch the server casually, serious problems may occur, right?"
Kikuoka Seijiro was silent for a while and then gave this answer.
"In the past, we have tried countless times to take action on SAO's servers to find ways to liberate players from the game. However, the level of the servers designed by Kayaba Akihiko was too high and we could not It’s easy to invade, and secondly, even if we can invade, accidents may happen, triggering some protective mechanisms, resulting in the death of 10,000 players, and we don’t dare to act rashly. It’s probably the same situation now, right?”
Luo Zhen naturally understood what Kikuoka Seijiro wanted to say.
Considering the life safety of three hundred players, the server is indeed like a black hole and cannot be touched casually.
Luo Zhen has also considered these.
"Who is maintaining the server now?"
Luo Zhen once again did not answer the question.
Looking at Luo Zhen who had been asking questions calmly, Kikuoka Seijiro started to murmur in his heart again.
Judging from the files, the young man in front of him was clearly only sixteen years old. However, he showed maturity, stability, calmness and sophistication that was even better than his own. He was truly a guy who should not be underestimated.
Kikuoka Seijiro no longer regards Luo Zhen as a young boy, but talks like an ordinary person.
"SAO's servers used to be installed on the fifth floor below the head office, but that company has gone bankrupt due to huge liabilities including development fees and compensation for the SAO incident."
——〈ARGUS〉.
This was just one of many small game development companies a few years ago. Later, with the participation of Kayaba Akihiko, it developed into the largest game development company in the industry. A company famous for focusing on player rights, it is also SAO's The companies that develop and operate the company, of course have to shoulder all the responsibilities when SAO becomes a death game.
Declaring bankruptcy is a matter of course.
However, the server must be maintained by someone, otherwise if something goes wrong, you will be in big trouble.
so...
"The person currently entrusted with the maintenance of the SAO server is a comprehensive electronic equipment manufacturer called . Their complete stealth technology research department has very excellent technology. The maintenance of the server has been done since the collapse of . They are in charge, and even the work of mobilizing player files is assisted by them. Otherwise, it is not clear whether we can successfully obtain the file information of some players, including you."
Kikuoka Seijiro said this.
Then...
"If you really want to see the server, I can help you ask for their opinions." Kikuoka Seijiro suddenly said with deep meaning: "I think they won't object."
"Oh?" Luo Zhen looked at Kikuoka Seijiro and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"It's very simple." Kikuoka Seijiro said with a smile: "Because the CEO of is named Yuuki Shozo."
Yuki
Could it be...
"He is Miss Yuki Asuna's father."
Kikuoka Seijiro revealed this truth.
... ... ... ...
After that, Luo Zhen took the car back with Kikuoka Seijiro.
On the way, according to the previous agreement, Luo Zhen told Kikuoka Seijiro the entire process of the final battle with Kayaba Akihiko whose ID was Heathcliff and the conversations that took place during the process, so that Kikuoka Seijiro could get provided sufficient information that was different from the past.
Kikuoka Seijiro seems to be planning to use this information to analyze the location of Kayaba Akihiko, who is still missing, and arrest him.
However, that has nothing to do with Luo Zhen.
Luo Zhen just told Kikuoka Seijiro the information he knew as agreed. As for how the other party will use the information, it has nothing to do with Luo Zhen.
Of course, Kikuoka Seijiro also made some subtle insinuations, wondering if Luo Zhen really didn’t know that he had been missing for two months and didn’t wake up until now, but it was naturally impossible for Luo Zhen to be succeeded by Kikuoka Seijiro. After several back and forth In a short time, Kikuoka Seijiro's plan failed, and Kikuoka Seijiro began to believe that Luo Zhen really didn't know anything.
"Maybe Kayaba Akihiko was unconvinced after losing to me, so he kidnapped me, kept me asleep, and maybe did some unknown human experiments."
Luo Zhen just said these words casually, making Kikuoka Seijiro smile bitterly.
However, if Luo Zhen really doesn't know anything, then this possibility cannot be ruled out.
Therefore, Kikuoka Seijiro also asked Luo Zhen to go back with him for a comprehensive physical examination.
Luo Zhen didn't object.
Anyway, Kikuoka Seijiro will definitely not be able to find out anything. Moreover, Luo Zhen can also use this as a bargaining chip to let Kikuoka Seijiro do a few things for him.
This made Kikuoka Seijiro really start to wonder whether Luo Zhen was really only sixteen years old, and how could he be so cunning and calculating.
However, Kikuoka Seijiro still helped Luo Zhen.
"I have already contacted Mr. Yuki, and I should be able to meet you in a few days. Please make plans to meet your future father."
Kikuoka Seijiro's malicious words made Luo Zhen's mouth twitch, and he wanted to slap him twice.
In this way, Luo Zhen was sent home by Kikuoka Seijiro, and returned to Kiritani's home after a long absence.