Asuna was so scared that she almost fainted. If it wasn't for Tang Hao holding her back in time, she would have collapsed to the ground. Of course, anyone would be shocked in such a situation. Even Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat when he saw Asuna's pale face, so he didn't make fun of Asuna's cowardice.
On the other hand, Dark Night's expression was as calm as ever. While Asuna was frightened, she was also curiously looking at this frightening primary culprit.
It was a little girl who looked to be around seven or eight years old. She had long black hair and wore a white dress. However, her mental state seemed to be quite bad. There was not a single trace of blood on her pale face, and her eyes were as dull as a misaka. She had a blank expression on her face.
"Look, isn't her body glowing?"
Not only her mental state, but her physical state also seemed to be problematic. The white light radiating from her body was like a glowing object, causing her appearance to look a little blurry.
"Is this the child you're looking for, Kurumi?" Dark Night looked at her for a while, then asked Tang Hao.
"Yes." Tang Hao nodded. From her appearance and body shape, there was no doubt that this was Kurumi. Moreover, there was no reaction when he used Identify on her. He couldn't see her health bar, and he couldn't see any indication that a player should have … Of course, Dark Night was the same in this aspect. Perhaps it was because when she arrived, the game world was gradually becoming more realistic, and Dark Night wasn't a game character like Tang Hao.
"Kurumi … How did she become like this?" At this time, Asuna had already regained her senses. Although she was scared to death at the very beginning because she was really afraid of ghosts, she quickly calmed down after realizing that the ghost that scared her was Kuri. Then, she looked at Kuri's abnormal expression and couldn't help but worry. "Don't worry, Kuri.
Whoosh!
At this time, a small ball of light flew out from Tang Hao's sleeve and quickly pounced on Kurumi's body. As if attracted by her light, it was round and flat for a while, then it gently rubbed against Kurumi's face.
"Come back."
Tang Hao immediately shouted. He didn't know what was going on with Kurumi, but he couldn't let the little ball of light mess around.
After being yelled at by Tang Hao, the little ball of light immediately flattened its face and sadly flew back to Tang Hao's side. However, it did not go back into Tang Hao's sleeve. Instead, it looked at Kuri with curiosity and eagerness … Perhaps it thought that Kuri was one of its kind?
Given the little light ball's growth rate, it would be a child of six or seven years old if it were a human. It was not strange for it to be attracted to someone of the same age.
However, Tang Hao didn't have the time to care about what it was thinking. He frowned and said, "I think Kuri's situation isn't good. Let Mao Chang come and take a look."
Of course, Kayaba Akihiko was the one who knew the most about this game world. Even though Asuna still hated Kayaba Akihiko, she still nodded.
Soon, Kayaba Akihiko was summoned to the scene by Tang Hao.
"Oh, so you've found her." Kayaba Akihiko said faintly after hearing the news. If one ignored the behind-the-scenes means of turning SAO into a death game and only looked at the surface, one would think that he was a Buddhist planner. However, when his eyes fell on Kurumi, his face suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?" Asuna asked worriedly.
"Something's wrong …" Kayaba Akihiko frowned, and after a few seconds of silence, he said again, "She's about to disappear."
"What?" Tang Hao and Asuna were both taken aback when they heard this.
Asuna quickly grabbed Kayaba Akihiko's arm, "She's about to disappear? What does that mean?"
"It means exactly what it means. You can see that her body is glowing. This is actually her data as a game AI. She releases light to the outside world, which is equivalent to returning her data to the world. When she stops glowing, her existence will completely disappear."
"This …" Asuna was at a loss for words. She was completely dumbfounded.
Tang Hao remained calm and asked, "Why is this happening?"
"Why is this happening? Isn't it simple? Do you think there's something like a GM in the real world that we live in? " Kayaba Akihiko said matter-of-factly, "The world is gradually becoming more real. Players will no longer be just players, but real people in this world. Players will have to give up what they need, just like our real world, there's no need for a GM to manage it."
"In fact, it's not only Kurumi, I'm also the same. At the stage where the world's integration rate has reached 80% … Well, this data is my own speculation. Now, I've almost lost all my GM rights. Even the few backdoors that were left in the beginning of the game have been sealed by the will of the world. When the world is fully integrated, I'll become an ordinary player, an ordinary person, just like you. That's why I'm taking advantage of the fact that I still have some ability, and I'll speed up my work and finish everything I want to do."
"Kurumi's situation is different from mine. Because I'm a person, even if I lose my GM rights, I can still exist as an ordinary player. But Kurumi is just a program in the game world. Without the game as a foundation, she won't be able to exist."
"In other words, we can only watch her disappear?" Tang Hao frowned.
Kayaba Akihiko was silent. He didn't know how to solve this problem.
"No, I don't want Kurumi to disappear!" Suddenly, Asuna held Kurumi's body and shook her head. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes lit up. "Right, we can first take Kurumi out of this world through the chatroom, and then bring her back when the world is fully integrated. Then, she won't have to disappear anymore?"
"You're taking this idea for granted." Kayaba Akihiko said calmly, "I don't know how powerful your chatroom is, but Kurumi's survival is in the game. Just like how she can't leave the game world and go to our real world, when SAO becomes the real world, she will lose her survival … It's like if Earth becomes Mars, humans won't be able to survive."
Tang Hao scratched his head in embarrassment. In fact, what Asuna said was exactly what he wanted to say, and hearing Kayaba Akihiko's words, he was indeed taking it for granted.
Even if they directly took Kurumi out of this world like Sakura, it might not guarantee her survival.
Realizing this, Tang Hao and Asuna's mood was a little heavy. They thought that finding Kurumi so quickly was a lucky thing, but they didn't expect such trouble.
No, this was no longer a problem at all.
"Why don't you ask Amethyst?" At this time, Dark Night suddenly spoke. She looked at Kayaba Akihiko. "Maybe this person knows the game world very well, but it doesn't mean that what he said is necessarily correct. Amethyst may have more experience in losing her survival."
That's right!
After Dark Night's reminder, Tang Hao suddenly understood.
Why does Fantasy Village exist?
Because the human world could no longer allow monsters to survive, so Amethyst used the power of the Dragon God to set up a big enchantment and created a paradise like Fantasy Village for the monsters to live in. Even the two great gods of Shouya Shrine came to Fantasy Village to seek refuge because they lost their survival in the outside world!
Although the problem Kurumi faced was different from the monsters, the essence was very similar.
So, Tang Hao immediately contacted Amethyst and explained the situation.
At the same time, Kayaba Akihiko sat down, opened his personal panel in front of Kurumi's body, and quickly operated.
"What are you doing?" Asuna looked at him anxiously.
Kayaba Akihiko didn't look up, "I'm transferring all my authority to her."
"Oh!" Asuna's eyes suddenly widened.
"Although I don't know how magical that chat room of yours is, no matter what, Kuri is the fruit of my blood, sweat, and tears. Since you want to save her, as her creator, of course I can't stay out of this … However, my current authority is quite limited. The most I can do is ensure that her data will not be leaked, and that will only last for a few months."
Asuna suddenly understood. Looking at Kayaba Akihiko's serious face as he saved Kurumi, her impression of him improved a little.
"But, if you don't have the authority as a GM …"
"Don't worry, the class change program of the spirit type has been implanted in the game system, so I don't have to worry about what happens next. After the world becomes real, this implanted program will be recognized by the Will of the World, and it will become the world's law. Just like in those fantasy novels … anyone has the right to become a god."
"And the abilities I've granted myself are fixed. Unless I die, the Will of the World can't take them back. What happens next doesn't require the authority of a GM, so there won't be any delays."
Kayaba Akihiko calmly said, and his hands didn't slow down at all. When Tang Hao and Amethyst ended the call, he finally completed the transfer of authority.
As Kayaba Akihiko stood up, Kurumi's body was no longer glowing, but her body began to rapidly shrink. In the blink of an eye, a seven or eight-year-old girl had become a small figurine, the kind that could dance in the palm of one's hand.
"This is …?"
Kayaba Akihiko didn't care about the expressions of the people around him, and calmly said, "Shrinking can reduce energy consumption, so she can last longer. Of course, her authority will not be weakened because of this. She still has the authority to teleport, search for players, and browse the entire map … As for the future, it's all up to you."
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