Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

However, I can now confirm that it is indeed the real deal, a truly intelligent AI.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be alive today.

In addition, despite so many changes, many players still chose to continue and fight on the front lines of the game.

Ritsuka, the unparalleled spear wielder, and Asuna, the gleaming rapier wielder.

These are the two players I've heard about the most recently, and they're both female players, which really surprised me.

I observed them from afar for a while, and they were indeed quite outstanding young women.

The rapier wielder was still somewhat inexperienced, but the spear wielder surprised me. I even had a feeling that he was hiding something, something I couldn't fully understand.

In any case, I sincerely hope they can enjoy everything in this world and congratulate them on successfully completing the game.

I need to get back to what I'm doing now.

December 17 2025

The monster's state was strange, not just in its appearance and behavior, but in a more fundamental way, giving off a chilling and sinister feeling. This was definitely not normal.

I've decided to continue observing.

December 24 2025

By observing the birth and death of numerous monsters throughout the game, I discovered that monsters occasionally exhibit non-programmed behaviors, while simultaneously becoming more ferocious and violent, as if they have mutated.

At the same time, I discovered that the monster's data seemed to be mixed with some unknown substance, neither data nor program, but something that could not be analyzed.

Perhaps this is the reason for the monster's unusual behavior.

But we can't get any more information from observation; I need to conduct further research.

December 27 2025

I cleared the first level, although it was slower than during the closed beta, it still exceeded my expectations.

The leader of the raid team was [Ritsuka]. I was a little surprised to hear this name again; I didn't expect her to be able to do this much.

My research has stalled, and I am unable to successfully analyze the mysterious substance inside the monster no matter what I do.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems like some substance has entered my body.

December 28 2025

December 29 2025

I survived again and gradually came to understand everything.

Ritsuka Fujimaru Ritsuka Chalete.

She is the primary target.

kill her.

No, what I need is knowledge.

kill her.

No, it will expose us.

kill her.

I need to think of a solution.

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"Hmm, where am I?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly opened her eyes, struggling to get up from the ground, and immediately realized that her body seemed weaker than ever before.

Then, she looked around. She was in a spacious room with a futuristic feel, and the pure white color scheme looked a lot like Chaldea, which was originally used as a research institute.

While observing the surrounding environment, memories of the time before he fell into a coma gradually surfaced in his mind.

Because she couldn't sleep at night, she went for a walk and encountered Yui on her way back. Then, she suddenly fainted.

"Hello, Ms. Ritsuka."

Suddenly, a strange yet somewhat familiar voice called out from behind her. She turned around abruptly and saw a short-haired man in a white coat standing not far from her, calmly looking at her with a somewhat indifferent expression.

Beside him stood Yui, who had brought him here. She remained silent, her expression blank, like a lifeless puppet.

She glanced at Yui with some concern before turning her gaze to the man and asking warily:

"Who are you.?"

The man seemed completely unfazed by her wariness and introduced himself in a calm tone:

"My name is Kayaba Akihiko, and I am the developer of this game."

Kayaba Akihiko?!

On the afternoon of the first day of SAO's open beta, she had heard the other person's voice in the plaza of the town of beginnings, which explained why the other person's voice sounded somewhat familiar.

But hasn't the other player already had their privileges taken away by BB and become a completely ordinary player?

What happens now?

Where are they now?

Was Yui being controlled by the other party?

Has BB noticed the current situation?

A multitude of thoughts flashed through her mind, but before she could speak, Kayaba Akihiko began to talk to himself, saying:

"From the moment I began developing the fully immersive environment system, no, long before that, from the day I dreamed of that floating steel castle when I was a child, I made it my sole desire to create this place, to create a world that could transcend the constraints and laws of reality."

"Therefore, Sword Art Online, the game was developed as the world I envisioned."

"But I still believe, I believe that such a different world really exists, and in that world there is a real, floating steel castle."

"And now, my daydream seems to have a real possibility of becoming a reality."

He paused for a moment, looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka who was listening quietly, a hint of expectation in his calm expression.

"Miss Ritsuka, and that AI who calls himself BB, you two are visitors from another world, aren't you?"

"!?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes widened in surprise, wondering how the other party knew their identities.

However, she nodded and replied frankly:

“We do come from another world, but our world doesn’t have any floating steel castles.”

No, wait.

She hesitated after saying that, feeling that she had been a bit too absolute.

I don't know if Semiramis's Hanging Gardens count, although it's not a steel castle, it is indeed floating in the air.

Moreover, even if Chaldea doesn't have them, she can't guarantee that there aren't floating steel castles elsewhere. After all, in the lunar world, you never know what might happen.

"So, what are you planning to do?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 189. Unable to Resist?

189.

2023-12-22

Kayaba Akihiko's answer to Fujimaru Ritsuka's question was very simple—

"intelligence."

"Intelligence? What intelligence?"

"I need to study the information about other worlds and about traveling through worlds."

Kayaba Akihiko said calmly.

But at that moment, his body seemed to lose its balance, and he suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Barely managing to steady himself, his previously calm expression seemed to twist with pain of unknown cause. He held his forehead with his right hand, his brows furrowed, and muttered to himself:

"I know what to do, but that will be after my business is finished."

After ending his incomprehensible mutterings, his expression gradually returned to normal. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka again and continued his statement in a normal tone:

"After I get everything I want, next, I will end your life."

"."

Fujimaru Ritsuka remained unmoved by Kayaba Akihiko's words. After observing his series of reactions, she finally spoke and asked:

"Mr. Kayaba, what is possessing your body?"

"You figured it out? But it's not surprising, after all, this is something from your world."

Kayaba Akihiko wasn't too surprised by this, but his words surprised Fujimaru Ritsuka, who couldn't help but ask:

"Things from our world? What are those?"

"You really don't know?"

After confirming that her reaction was genuine and not feigned, Kayaba Akihiko was also somewhat surprised and asked in return:

"This was clearly something set up by that AI named BB, don't you know that?"

Then, he rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment:

"That's true. In Yui's memory, although you two seemed to have a close relationship, the hatred and killing intent contained in this thing were so strong that it was not as simple as the trial it described."

"It seems there are still quite a few mysteries."

On the other side, Fujimaru Ritsuka's face darkened when she heard Kayaba Akihiko say "the things BB arranged".

She had no doubt about Kayaba Akihiko's words, because it was indeed something BB was capable of doing.

Especially since she had recently noticed that BB's behavior was a bit off, as if he was secretly up to something, and she never expected that he was waiting for her here.

It's unclear whether the current situation is within BB's calculations, or if her attempt to play the villain has backfired again.