"Woo!"
The Rainbow Butterfly flying next to Rozen let out a worried cry.
Rozen didn't seem to hear it at all, he just stared at the logout command.
Suddenly, a window opened in front of Rozen.
It was a message from a friend who logged in.
"Kirito?"
Rozen immediately opened the message.
A message like this was displayed on the screen.
"Can you log out on your side?"
That short sentence told Rozen how anxious Kirito was right now.
And it also told Rozen something.
"Others can't log out either?"
The bad feeling in Rozen's heart was getting stronger and stronger.
Driven by that kind of feeling, Rozen was no longer in the mood to reply to Kirito's message. He directly replied "No" and closed the window.
However, a new message was immediately sent over.
"Is this a bug?"
That question was as good as not asking.
If Rozen knew about it, he wouldn't be a player, but a GM.
Rozen could only confirm one thing.
"If this is a bug, then it's going to be troublesome."
This was no laughing matter.
The game's developer, ARGUS, was a well-known game company that valued the rights of the players.
Therefore, even if it was the first time the game was launched, there was still an endless stream of players, and the 10,000 participants were easily snatched away, which showed how good ARGUS's reputation was.
However, if the problem of not being able to log out and return to the real world occurred on the first day of the game, it would not only be a matter of losing one's reputation, but one might also be charged with the crime of 'imprisoning ten thousand citizens' and be taken to court.
By that time, not only would the game's formula go out of business, but even games like SAO may be banned due to the risk of personal safety.
If that really happened, it would be a big problem.
"I plan to rely on this game to greatly improve my strength, how can I let it go out of business?"
Rozen's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his mind was racing.
Suddenly …
"Clink — Clink — Clink —"
A bell-like alarm suddenly rang out, reverberating in Rozen's ears.
"What happened?"
Rozen was slightly startled. Just as he was about to look around, something strange happened to his body.
Clang!
A sky-blue light shone on Rozen's body and enveloped him.
Outside the blue light, the surrounding scenery gradually faded, and the entire space also began to sway.
Seeing this situation, Rozen immediately reacted.
"Isn't this' transfer '?"
In other words, it was a transportation method similar to spatial teleportation that was mentioned just now.
During the closed beta, Rozen had experienced this many times. He had used the Town Portal to teleport to other places. He had even gotten his hands on very precious teleportation items to teleport in the wild or in the maze.
But now, this phenomenon was clearly not triggered by Rozen himself.
Under such circumstances, the light surrounding Rozen's body became more intense.
When the blue light disappeared, Rozen had already been teleported to another place.
This was the place where Rozen was just a few hours ago, the central square of the Town of Beginnings.
Clang!
Clang!
Blue teleportation lights kept appearing around him. Just like at the beginning of the game, players were teleported to the square one by one.
"This … This is the Town of Beginnings?"
"Aren't I in the wild?"
"Is this the teleportation mentioned on the official website?"
"What the hell is going on?"
The surrounding crowd made such a noise, making the noise louder and louder. Eventually, it even evolved into panic, and the atmosphere of anxiety filled the entire square.
"Coo!"
The Rainbow Butterfly that was teleported with Rozen seemed to be shocked, and it directly jumped into Rozen's arms.
If it was a normal situation, someone would have noticed the existence of this cute Swallowtail Butterfly and caused another level of panic, right?
Unfortunately, at this moment, the players didn't have such leisure time.
"Why can't I log out?!"
"Someone, please explain!"
"What kind of lousy game is this?!"
The players anxiously cursed, and the frightened Rainbow Butterfly couldn't help but burrow into Rozen's arms.
In this regard, Rozen could only let it rage.
Because …
"What is that …?"
Looking at the scene in mid-air, Rozen was startled.
Not only Rozen, but the other players also discovered this situation.
Above the square, at the bottom of the second floor, a layer of bright red chessboard-shaped patterns appeared without any warning.
In the middle of the square, there seemed to be a huge drop of viscous blood dripping from it.
However, the blood didn't drip on the ground, but changed shape in mid-air.
Not long after, a nearly 20-meter tall crimson cloak appeared.
That's right.
Cloak.
There was no body inside, and there was no face where the head should be. It was just an empty hole without any flesh or blood. Even the front of the sleeves had no arms sticking out. There was only a pure white glove. It was as if an invisible person had put it on. It was very uncomfortable.
In the next second, a magnetic voice came from the cloak.
"Welcome to my world."
The red cloak introduced itself in an emotionless voice.
"I am Kayaba Akihiko. I believe everyone here knows me, right?"
As soon as the words came out, the players in the square were stunned.
"Kayaba Akihiko?"
Rozen was also a little surprised.
Because, Rozen did know this name.
To be more precise, it should be said that everyone who played this game knew who he was.
Because …
"I'm playing this game — Sword.
I am also the basic designer of NERvGear. "
"Game designer and quantum physicist, Kayaba Akihiko."
"Now, the temporary virtual body that appeared in front of you is me."
The man named Kayaba Akihiko introduced himself in a light voice, and everyone was speechless.
"Is he Kayaba Akihiko?"
Rozen stared straight at the red cloak in the sky.
And as if to break the unusual silence, Kayaba Akihiko spoke again.
"I think everyone has noticed that the logout button has disappeared from the main menu, right?"
Kayaba Akihiko said.
"Please don't worry, this is not a problem with the game, but it was originally designed this way."
Kayaba Akihiko's words made all the players unable to understand it.
There was only one thing that they could understand.
That was Kayaba Akihiko's next explanation.
"In short, from today on, you will become a resident of this world, and you can't leave here."
Kayaba Akihiko dropped a heavy bomb.
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