When he was in the real world, Luo Zhen had seen photos of Kayaba Akihiko in news, magazines and various websites, and knew what Kayaba Akihiko looked like.
Kayaba Akihiko is an average-looking man with short hair. He often likes to wear a shirt, trousers, tie, and a white coat, dressed like a scientific researcher.
This appearance is completely different from the man named Heathcliff in front of him.
However, for Kayaba Akihiko, who is equivalent to the god in this game, changing his appearance is not difficult at all.
Like all players, isn't it possible to change their appearance in the early stages to make it the same as reality
In order not to reveal his identity, Kayaba Akihiko transformed his avatar into a completely different person. It couldn't be easier.
Therefore, even if the face that appeared in front of him was completely different from Luo Zhen's impression, Luo Zhen still had to admit it.
Heathcliff is Kayaba Akihiko.
That's the truth.
"!"
Someone in the player group in front seemed to be roaring something.
However, their roars were obscured by the howls of the Skeleton Hunters, making it impossible to hear their contents clearly.
Luo Zhen and Heathcliff stood side by side and looked at the chaotic battlefield in front of them. One had a calm expression and was still conducting methodical command, while the other had an indifferent expression, as if he was looking at a white mouse struggling in a cage he made. He seemed so aloof and full of compassion.
To be honest, Luo Zhen hated this expression very much.
Because this always reminds Luo Zhen of the unpleasant memories of the past.
If it were not for the current situation, this alone would be enough for Luo Zhen to fall out with Heathcliff.
Even though Luo Zhen is very smart, he also knows that truly mature people will not be so impulsive, but I'm sorry, no matter how smart a person is, he still has his own temper.
Unfortunately, Luo Zhen is a very tempered person.
If it were not during the strategy battle, Luo Zhen would draw his sword against Heathcliff even if he became an orange name.
But now, Luo Zhen can only hold back the emotions that are about to explode and continue to calmly give instructions to the players.
Otherwise, the front line will definitely collapse, and Kirito, Klein, Agil, and other players may die at the hands of the Skeleton Hunters at any time. What's more, even Asuna will be in danger.
Even for them, Luo Zhen had to restrain himself.
only... ...
"I have a question."
Heathcliff asked like this as if he was unaware of Luo Zhen's emotions.
"You have discovered my identity, why didn't you expose me?"
This seems to be what Heathcliff has been thinking about lately.
After all, two weeks have passed since the incident in Kradir. If Luo Zhen wanted to expose Heathcliff's identity, there would be plenty of opportunities.
With Luo Zhen's status as the leader of the strategy team and his reputation in SAO, as long as he steps forward to identify Heathcliff, Heathcliff will definitely be pushed to the forefront.
But Luo Zhen didn't do this.
"Thanks to this, I have been thinking about your intentions alone for the past two weeks. Although I came to several conclusions, none of them survived. They were all overturned by me."
Heathcliff said this as if nothing had happened, and told Luo Zhen the reason why his whereabouts had been a mystery for the past two weeks.
"Why don't you expose me?"
Heathcliff then looked at Luo Zhen. There was no curiosity in his eyes, let alone interest. There was only a simple desire for knowledge and the pursuit of answers to questions.
This is indeed very consistent with the identity of a scientist.
Unfortunately, this is also something Luo Zhen hates.
Isn't this the same mentality as those unscrupulous magicians who ignore other people's thirst for knowledge and only pursue results
Therefore, during his command, Rozen gave Heathcliff a lukewarm answer.
"That's just suspicion after all, not confirmation."
indeed.
Before this, Luo Zhen only had doubts about Heathcliff's identity, and had not yet clearly confirmed that he was Kayaba Akihiko.
Otherwise, Luo Zhen would not ask for a vacation and would like to think about the problem carefully.
But, that was before.
Heathcliff knew...
"Three days ago, in the underground maze of the Black Iron Palace, you found the deepest management device, right?"
Heathcliff told the story.
This made Luo Zhen raise his eyebrows, but he didn't feel any surprise in his heart.
"Oh, you still found me."
Luo Zhen said this without any nervousness.
In response, Heathcliff just smiled faintly, revealing the secret in Luo Zhen's heart.
"No matter what, I can still know that you used the management device to enter the management system and search for the list of administrators."
Yes.
The day after Yui regained her memory, Luo Zhen returned to the underground labyrinth of the Black Iron Palace. After all the hard work, he avoided the pursuit of the Scythe of Destiny, and finally returned to that room and used the opportunity to stay there. The management device found the list of game administrators.
Although, if you want to use that management device, you must log in with an administrator account, but Yui has administrator rights in order to be able to complete her duties through the system when necessary.
Therefore, Zai Luo Zhen asked Yui to provide him with the administrator account so that he could log in to the management device.
This is a rather dangerous thing.
According to Yui, the system has a self-checking function. If you use administrator rights to do something that is not allowed, your account will most likely be deleted. Now that SAO has turned into a death game, it is equivalent to immediate death.
But what Luo Zhen did was not anything illegal, he just looked up the administrator accounts that currently exist in SAO.
Then, Luo Zhen successfully saw an ID with administrator rights at the top of the list.
The id is heathcliff.
It was Heathcliff.
At this point, Luo Zhen confirmed Heathcliff's identity.
As the person with the highest administrator authority in the world, Heathcliff would naturally not be unable to discover this.
This is the biggest reason why I chose to reveal my identity at this time.
Heathcliff really wanted to know.
"My identity has been confirmed, why don't you expose me?"
Heathcliff made this inquiry again.
Of course Heathcliff didn't know that Luo Zhen also had his own considerations.
For example, Luo Zhen still has a purpose in this world, which is to collect powerful familiars.
With this purpose in mind, hastily exposing Heathcliff's identity may cause unnecessary trouble.
Who makes Heathcliff equivalent to invincible in this world
If he really uses administrator privileges to do something amazing because his identity is exposed, then it will only be Luo Zhen who suffers.
therefore... ...
"I want to fight the defensive boss on the 100th floor and kill it with my own hands."
Luo Zhen didn't know whether it was true or not, so he said such a sentence with a half-smile.
So...
"Is that so?"
Heathcliff smiled.
It was different from the indifferent and calm smiles before, but a cheerful smile as if hearing an unexpectedly interesting answer.
Then... ...
"In that case, I will grant your wish."
The smile on Heathcliff's face began to become heart-stopping, and he spoke like this.
"According to the plan, I will be the defending boss on the 100th floor."