"I … I brought my men and prepared to return to the Main Street after leaving the map where the Floor Boss' room was!"
Under Rozen's intense gaze, Cobards answered in a nervous voice.
"No … However, on the way back, because I felt that the battle in the labyrinth area was too difficult, I wanted to train my subordinates, so I stayed in the lower area for a while and let them work hard. That's all. After that, I immediately returned to Camdete and used the teleportation door to return to the base on the first floor. If you don't believe me, you can ask these guys!"
Cobards pointed at his subordinates, and the other gamers hurriedly spoke up.
"Yeah! We went back immediately! "
"We didn't return to the Floor Boss' room in the middle!"
"We definitely didn't do it!"
"That's right!"
The Players who were part of Cobartz's elite troops began to explain loudly.
Hearing that, Rozen's expression didn't change much.
"Then, when did you return to Kmdit? And when did you return to the first floor? "
Rozen continued to ask.
Because the players' main menu displayed the time, there was no situation where they didn't know the exact time. If Cobards said he didn't know, it would be too suspicious.
Fortunately, Cobards seemed to remember the time.
"We gathered on the first floor at 9 in the morning. Then, we teleported to Kmdit through the teleportation door and headed to the labyrinth area. When we discovered the Floor Boss' room, I checked the map and saw that the time was 1 in the afternoon. After that, we stayed in the labyrinth area for about half an hour. When we left the labyrinth area and returned to Kmdit, it was already 2: 30 in the afternoon. It was also around that time that we returned to the first floor.
We definitely didn't stay for long! "Cobards seemed to have stimulated his memory under his intense mental stress. He recalled the time perfectly and explained everything without missing a single word.
Rozan Can nodded and spoke as if nothing had happened.
"It's exactly the same time as my investigation. It seems like he wasn't lying."
This sentence sent a chill down Cobards and the other players' spines.
So, Rozen had already investigated this matter?
Thinking about it carefully, this did not seem to be a difficult matter to investigate.
After all, Cobartz's group was quite eye-catching. If they returned to the Main Street and passed through the Teleportation Gate, they would definitely be seen. Even if they returned to the first floor, there would definitely be people who saw them coming out from the Teleportation Gate Square. As long as they investigated, these things couldn't be concealed at all.
Even though Rozen already knew all of this, he still asked despite knowing the answer. It was not hard to imagine what would happen if Cobartz's information was different from the information he had gathered.
Everyone finally understood that this man's reputation wasn't just for show. He was the best and smartest commander in all of SAO. If he lied, he would only be asking for trouble.
"Then, next."
Rozen acted as if he didn't know what he had done and continued to ask the next player.
Just like that, Rozen asked the suspicious players one question after another. Basically, he asked about the players' movements in the maze area and the corresponding time.
And with the previous example, these players didn't dare to lie at all. All of them told the truth, and none of them dared to hide anything.
Among these players, there were not only those who belonged to the Army, but also the Clearers' top players, such as Fuurinkaze, Knights of the Blood, and even Red Wings. All of them were questioned by Rozen.
Even Kirito and Klein were among them.
Of course, it wasn't because Rozen suspected Kirito and Klein. It was just to ensure fairness.
About half an hour later …
"Then, next."
Rozen stopped in front of a player.
It was a player that Rozen knew.
Why did he say that?
Because Rozen only learned about the existence of such a person yesterday, but he already had a deep impression of him.
That person belonged to a guild called Knights of the Blood.
He was wearing a red and white armor and cloak, and there was a very gorgeous two-handed greatsword hanging on his waist. He had long hair, was as thin as a stick, and had a pair of white eyes. He looked quite disgusting, and he claimed to be Yasna's guard.
"I remember your name is Klatyr, right?"
Rozen looked straight at the so-called guard with a somewhat twisted personality.
"… That's me."
The guard's words were unexpectedly short, and compared to yesterday's unruly appearance, it was a completely different performance.
In fact, the guard's current performance was somewhat unbearable.
His skinny face was turning pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. His hands were tightly gripping the hilt of the big sword at his waist as if there was nowhere to put them. However, his hands could not stop trembling, causing the scabbard to make a cracking sound, showing unimaginable trembling.
Looking at the guard's performance, Rozen's eyes narrowed slightly.
It wasn't just Rozen, the others also felt that Klatyr was a little too nervous, and they frowned.
"Klatyr …"
Yasna's expression looked a little grim.
"… … …"
Heathcliff, who saw this scene, was also silent.
And just when all the Players thought that Rozen was going to continue to ask questions like an alibi, Rozen suddenly said such a sentence.
"Actually, when you were chasing after your vice leader today, I've been watching from the side, using Stealth."
Rozen suddenly said such a confession.
"Rozen?"
Yasna was surprised.
"What …!?"
Klatyr's eyes widened, and he was shocked.
Ignoring Klatyr's shocked expression, Rozen said to himself.
"Didn't you chase Yasna all the way to the labyrinth area?" Rozen said teasingly: "Because halfway, I dragged her into the bushes and hid together, but you rushed in front of us. When we sneaked into the labyrinth area, we even saw you wandering anxiously at the entrance."
Speaking of this, Rozen changed the topic.
"Maybe you don't know, my tamed monster has a skill called Color Changing Powder. As long as it is sprinkled on the target, it will immediately disappear. Only when the target is within ten meters of me, the powder on the body will turn red. In this case, even if the target uses Stealth Skill, the red powder will be seen."
Rozen's words made Klatyr seem to realize something, and his face suddenly became pale.
"That's right." So Rozen said with a smile: "Because I saw you at the entrance, I let my tamed monster quietly sprinkle this powder on the inside of your cloak, so that even if you use Stealth Skill to get close to us, we can detect it in time and leave."
At this point, what Rozen was going to do next was already very obvious.
"I wonder if you can lift up your cloak so that we can see if there is any red phosphor powder inside?"
Rozen's casual words changed the atmosphere of the entire square.
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