Episode 11 "Identity Revealed"
Kirito vs Heathcliff... will be terminate.
will be the main part.
75th floor Colosseum
"Oh no! Why did you get into a duel like this!?"
In what appeared to be the player's waiting room, Asuna was questioning Kirito.
Leaning against the wall, I ignored it. How did this happen... Well, in a nutshell, Kirito and Heathcliff decided to go head-to-head with Asuna's temporary withdrawal... On the condition that if they lost, they would join the Knights of the Blood...
Of course, I was also summoned, but I declined the invitation before, and since it wasn't an offer that would benefit me, I declined.
That's why I came to cheer for Kirito today, but it seems that Asuna still isn't satisfied with Kirito's duel.
"Kirito, you know that too... The commander has never reduced his HP to yellow, even a living legend... That's already beyond the game balance."
"I know... it's an invincible sacred sword, isn't it?"
"...then!?"
"... Well, I'm not going to lose easily either."
Kirito replied with eyes full of motivation.
“No more…!? Hwon-kun didn’t say anything either!”
"Well... maybe there's a dual wielding of the same Unique Skill, right?"
“Th, even Fon-kun……!?”
At my unexpected words, Asuna dropped her shoulders.
(Sorry... Kirito, Asuna)
While apologizing to Kirito and Asuna for knowing the result, I replied.
and……
While Asuna and I were watching at the entrance of the arena, the duel between Kirito and Heathcliff finally began.
The first move was Kirito's two-hit sword skill <Double Circular>, but Heathcliff countered it with a shield. As it was, he closed the distance and used <Shield Bash> to break Kirito's balance, but with his reaction speed, Kirito completely blocked Heathcliff's follow-up attack. From there, Kirito's onslaught began. He drove Heathcliff away with a swift slash of two swords. Then came the fateful moment.
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
Taking advantage of Heathcliff's loss of balance, Kirito activated <Starburst Stream>. That high-speed continuous attack finally knocked back Heathcliff's shield, creating a fatal gap. It was then that Kirito's final blow was about to be decided.
(Tsu…………After all……!!)
Heathcliff moved at an impossible speed and blocked Kirito's blow. As expected of Kirito, he didn't know what had happened and was surprised. And then... Kirito, who was unable to move due to the sword skill's stiffening time, was attacked by Heathcliff's blow... The duel ended in Heathcliff's victory.
"Ki, Kirito-kun..."
Seeing Kirito unable to move from the shock, Asuna panicked and rushed over to Kirito.
However, I was convinced and left the place so as not to be noticed.
"……Wait"
“Yeah… you’re Fon-kun?”
When I called out to Heathcliff as he was about to leave the arena, Heathcliff showed a slightly relieved expression.
"... that movement just now... what is that?"
“……………………”
However, my words made that expression harsh.
"... That's the ability of the sacred sword. To be honest, I never thought I'd end up using that... As expected of Kirito-kun."
"... Hmm... Are you trying to deceive me? I definitely thought it was the system's over-assist."
"……What do you want to say?"
It seems that Heathcliff's vigilance has also reached MAX due to my point. His tone changed.
"I can talk here, but... wouldn't it be better if you and I were alone?"
"... that's fine... let's change places, shall we?"
Heathcliff nodded at my suggestion, and we moved with the transfer crystal.
Then came the room of the leader of the Knights of the Blood Oath.
"So... what do you want to say, Fon-kun?"
"...I think you're GM... Akihiko Kayaba."
"... huh. You're saying that quite boldly... but isn't this a ridiculous story?"
"...There are other reasons...For example, the legend that HP never goes up to yellow...if you consider that the sacred sword is a GM-exclusive skill, it makes sense.
Besides, you've mastered the sacred sword in no time... even me and Kirito couldn't use the skill right away...if you knew what kind of skill it was from the beginning, It's a different story."
"... I see. If you say so, it's true... but isn't it all just speculation?"
“…Ah, yes.
"……?Not changed?"
Even Heathcliff seemed to have doubts about my strange phrase, and frowned.
Then I took a deep breath. What I am about to say is very risky for me. However, if you don't say this on the contrary, it will be difficult to reveal his true nature.
Then... I made up my mind and spoke to Heathcliff.
"I'm from... the world you're looking for, a world of flying steel castles... that kind of world... come to think of it, do you believe me a little?"
"……………………what……?!"
Even Heathcliff couldn't hide his surprise at my confession.
"... I am... a human from a parallel world."
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Silence reigned in the place. In terms of time, it should have probably been several tens of seconds,
It felt like an eternity to me, as if time had stopped. And it was Heathcliff who opened his mouth.
"... I see... No wonder you should be able to see something strange in your personal data."
"Huh...!?"
His voice changed as he spoke. It was a voice I heard in that square shortly after I came to this world.
"...That's right. You're right, I'm Akihiko Kayaba."
“…………”
"You...were you suspicious of me from the beginning?"
"... Ah. In my world, your true identity was originally exposed by Kirito."
"Fumu. Kirito-kun, huh... I thought it might happen, but... No, I didn't expect his true identity to come out so soon... This is ``I guess you could call it the real pleasure of a network RPG.''" ...! ? ”
“…………That’s the line you said when you were exposed.”
I thought he was going to say it, so I covered it with the line from the novel and said it. As expected of Kayaba, his expression also collapsed.
"... Hmm. Apparently, in your world, our world is a game... no, as a work of fiction, is it famous?"
"As expected of a genius programmer... I have something I want to ask you."
"... if you can answer, let's answer... what is it?"
He got up and was pouring that fake coffee. I took a deep breath again, held my breath, and spun out the words.
“…Are you the one who brought me to this world?”
"... I can't do such a godly thing... If I can do that, I'll do it myself."
"...Is that so?"
Well, I thought that this was an unlikely line... I just checked.
"Let me ask you a question... How did you log into this world?"
"…………What do you mean?"
"... look at this"
With his left hand, he opened a window—perhaps for GMs only—and made it visible so I could see it. My personal data was displayed there.
“‘Illusionary Sword’…………There are a lot of things I want to ask about this unique skill, but……what I want to hear the most is this player number……10001.”
"... what happened?"
"...You know, right? There are a total of 10,000 players who have logged into Aincrad... Player numbers only exist up to 10,000. I'm a player."
“………………!?”
I was at a loss for words when Kayaba told me the truth, and my eyes distorted.
"... I see. That's why a unique skill like 'Illusion Sword' that I didn't program was born."
"... don't program...?"
"That's right. Originally, I designed 10 types of Unique Skills, including 'Dual Wield' and 'Sacred Sword', and incorporated them into the system...... but I didn't even design a Unique Skill like 'Illusionary Sword'. In other words, the ``Illusion Sword'' shouldn't exist in the first place...
It's the 11th unique skill."
"……teeth……?"
……Then, since I came to this world……that dungeon and the 『Fantasy Sword』 were born……? Well then……
"... How can I return to my original world...?"
“……I’m sorry.”
…………The front of my eyes was greatly distorted. Apparently, the shock had knocked him out of his waist. Before he knew it, he was slumped to the ground.
"... I'm sorry to you, but I have another bad guess."
“……”
Kayaba calmly spoke to me who was stunned.
"Your personal data...if you're a normal player, you'll know where you're logged in...in other words, your current location...but as far as you are concerned, not only where you're logged in, but even your Nerve Gear's operating status is unknown. It has become…………that is……”
After taking a breather, Kayaba continued.
「…………When this game is cleared……will you be able to return to your original world……to put it bluntly, there is a high chance that you won’t be able to return to your original world……and disappear.」
That one word was enough to crush my hopes and plunge me into the abyss of despair.
The secret of the Ori master and the phantasmagoric sword revealed...
Please be aware that next time the timeline will advance at once.
Until the final episode, we do not plan to update the original main setting.
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