This incident not only served as a reminder to Rozen's party, but also to the people in the [Scenario Class].
The government had been worried about this since the beginning. They were afraid that the Players who lived in SAO for two years would be affected, which would lead to problems in the real world. Therefore, the government took many measures, such as gathering the students in a temporary school, which led to Rozen and Yasna studying in the same school. However, there were also people like XaSa, who had already dropped out of school and didn't have a job, so they couldn't accept the government's supervision.
No one could guarantee that they wouldn't be like Death Gun, who would kill people at any time.
Especially Laughing Coffin, a Killer Guild. Due to its nature, many people who belonged to this guild couldn't get rid of the identity of Killer Players. Because of a little grudge or a little incentive, they would turn into the Grim Reaper in the real world and kill innocent people. That was something no one wanted to see.
Thanks to this …
"I've asked Kikuoka Seijiro to have the government monitor SAO's Orange and Red Players who have criminal records. If necessary, we'll even send undercover agents to contact them and ambush them at all times."
Rozen held Asuna's hand and said while walking on the busy street.
"Maybe, before this, the government won't take any action. It's a waste of manpower and resources to monitor every Player who has committed a crime in SAO."
However, under Rozen's suggestion, the Ministry of General Affairs took action.
Rozen suggested to them.
"There's no need to send special agents to monitor each and every one of them. According to the records, we can send special agents to monitor those with high Sin Value, while those with low Sin Value and low risk can be bribed to keep an eye on them. If there's a problem, we can report it immediately."
With such a suggestion, coupled with the fact that it was Rozen's request, the Ministry of General Affairs finally gave instructions to the [Scenario Class] to carry out this action.
"Now, the other Players are fine, but the Players who joined Laughing Coffin have either been put under surveillance or quarantined. Some of them have committed crimes that no one knows about, and I'm afraid they've all been arrested."
Rozen shrugged and said.
"Even Johnny Black is under the control of the country's agents, because he is also Death Gun's accomplice. Before this, he more or less helped Death Gun."
Yasna was taken aback at first, but then she was surprised.
"Johnny Black is also Death Gun's accomplice?"
Yasna didn't expect that at all.
"That's right." Rozen nodded and said, "Shinkawa Shoichi's health isn't good to begin with, and Shinkawa Kyoji is just a high school student. As the son of the hospital's director, they managed to get their hands on the drug that causes heart exhaustion. But it's not easy to sneak into someone's house and kill them without leaving any evidence, right?"
In that case, it was only natural that there was a third person helping them.
And with the relationship between XaXa and Johnny Black, it was easy to contact the other party and ask the other party to carry out the murder plan together.
"That guy has been arrested by the [Scenario Class]. After a while, he should be sent to court together with the Shinkawa brothers. The rest of Laughing Coffin's members have also been put under surveillance, so it's unlikely that there will be any more accidents."
At this point, Rozen pondered.
Because …
"The only accident is probably PoH, right?"
Rozen narrowed his eyes.
"PoH?" Asuna's heart skipped a beat. "Isn't PoH being monitored?" she asked.
"Yeah." Rozen nodded again, confirming Yasna's statement, and said, "After investigation, that guy seems to have left the country a long time ago. He's not in this country at all, so naturally, we can't control him."
Hearing that, Yasna couldn't help but worry again.
"Why does it have to be that PoH?"
Yasna murmured in a low voice.
It couldn't be helped. Compared to the others, PoH was the real danger.
Whether it was XaXa, Black, or other Players, those who joined Laughing Coffin were incited by PoH to become unscrupulous murderers. Even many Orange Players who didn't join Laughing Coffin were incited by PoH to go down the road of no return. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that PoH was the biggest darkness in SAO.
And as long as that guy continued to exist, it was likely that more people would be incited by him, leading to the birth of a new batch of Laughing Coffin members.
That was something no one wanted to see.
Especially the Clearers who had dealt with PoH before. They didn't want to see that guy get away scot-free.
Including Rozen. If he knew that PoH was causing trouble in the dark, he definitely wouldn't mind killing him.
But now …
"You don't have to worry about that guy." Rozen comforted her, "The Imaginary Class has already investigated him. According to the news, although he escaped to a foreign country, he became addicted to marijuana after leaving SAO. It's impossible for him to still have the consciousness to cause trouble after encountering that drug."
At least, when Rozen heard the news yesterday, he already knew that PoH was probably ruined.
After being addicted to marijuana, both his mind and nerves would be affected, and he would become sluggish. It would be very difficult for PoH to become that fearsome Genius Shortsword user again.
"If he dares to cause trouble for me in his current state, I won't hold back. I'll make sure he knows the meaning of courting death."
Rozen's words made Yasna feel relieved.
"In other words, this incident is completely over, right?"
Yasna looked at Rozen.
"You can understand it that way." Rozen smiled at Yasna and touched Yasna's head, then said: "Compared to this, you should think about the next Floor Clearers. On Christmas Eve, the 21st to 30th Floor of the new Aincrad will be open, right?"
These words caused Asuna's eyes to harden, and her gaze became firm and resolute.
"You're right." Yasna said in a serious tone: "The next step is the most important moment. It's not the time to pay attention to other things."
Yasna had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
"When the new Floor is open, we must clear the 21st Floor and reach the 22nd Floor as soon as possible."
Yasna clenched her small fist.
"That's it."
Rozen couldn't help but smile.
The two of them no longer mentioned Laughing Coffin, as if it was the end of the conversation between them. Instead, they talked about the next floor's strategy and moved forward.
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