Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

She personally prefers the latter, which is also a traditional skill of BB.

The other person doesn't seem to have the talent to be a villain; every time they try to play the villain, they always mess things up in various ways.

After all, in a sense, BB is also a member of the Tohsaka family, just like Ishtar, another comedic villain in Chaldea.

Unfortunately, neither Ishtar nor BB ever believed in bad luck, and they kept losing but kept trying. They were the type who were bad at the game but loved to play.

However, these speculations were of no help to her current situation, and Kayaba Akihiko quickly snapped out of his thoughts, looking at her again and saying:

"Although there are still many questions, I should be able to get a lot of answers after obtaining your memories."

As he spoke, he walked towards her.

She instinctively wanted to back away, but Kayaba Akihiko noticed her movement and simply raised his hand slightly to summon the system window. He tapped it a few times, and she immediately froze in place, unable to move.

At the same time, a status effect called "Imprisonment" appeared above the health bar in the upper left corner of her field of vision.

"Administrator privileges? Why?"

"Don't be surprised, all my privileges have indeed been taken away by BB. But I'm using Yui's administrator privileges now."

"By the way, BB, being a pure AI, is unable to detect this place."

Answering her questions without reservation, Kayaba Akihiko walked up to her, placed his left hand on her forehead, and continued operating the system panel with his right hand, saying:

"Please rest assured, whether it's reading memories or what happens afterward, I will try my best to do it in a painless way. This is just a small way I can make amends."

Should I say thank you?

"No need, this is just a small token of my appreciation, okay?"

Kayaba Akihiko's calm demeanor was shattered once again. He looked at the pop-up error message with some surprise; the memory reading program had failed for some unknown reason.

He turned his gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka again, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"After all, you're from another world. You're not that simple, are you? It seems you have some secrets that I haven't discovered yet. That's the source of your confidence, isn't it?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't speak, because in fact, she herself didn't know why this situation had occurred.

Perhaps BB installed a firewall for her while modifying her body?

'.snort.'

Just then, a familiar soft humming sound suddenly echoed in her mind, instantly answering her question.

'King of the Cave! '

'I am here.'

-

Asuna felt like she had a very strange dream.

In her dream, she saw both Fujimaru Ritsuka and herself from the perspective of an observer.

Then, she saw Fujimaru Ritsuka, unable to sleep in the middle of the night, get out of bed and go for a walk in the forest outside the camp. As a result, she was taken away by a strange little girl and brought to Kayaba Akihiko, the game developer of SAO, who said that he wanted to extract her memories and then kill her.

"You are in a dream, but what you see is reality."

Suddenly, a dark, unfamiliar male figure appeared in front of her, but what he said made her feel somewhat puzzled.

Who are you? What do you mean by what you're saying?

“I am Ritsuka’s accomplice. Ritsuka’s friend, go and call BB and tell her that Ritsuka is in trouble.”

After the other person finished speaking, Asuna felt the world in front of her gradually crumble. Then, she suddenly opened her eyes as if she had been awakened from a nightmare and sat up abruptly in bed.

"Is it a dream?"

After realizing she was dreaming, she breathed a slight sigh of relief, but also felt something was off.

"Why would I have such a strange dream?"

The scenes from her dream were still vivid in her mind. She instinctively glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka's bed beside her, and the next moment, her pupils contracted instantly—

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was sleeping next to her, is gone.

It was still late at night outside. She quickly put on her clothes and went outside the tent. After looking around, she still couldn't find Fujimaru Ritsuka, but she did see Kirito coming out of the tent as well.

"Kirito?"

"Asuna?"

Upon seeing her, Kirito was somewhat surprised, then, as if remembering something, he quickly asked her:

"Where is Ritsuka? Is she still sleeping?"

"I don't know, Ritsuka is missing. I didn't see her when I woke up."

"...Gone?"

Asuna shook her head. Kirito frowned unconsciously upon hearing this, and then she said hesitantly:

"Actually, I just had a strange dream."

She recounted the contents of her dream.

After listening to her story, Kirito's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said to her with a serious expression:

"Although it sounds like I'm making this up, I actually had a dream just now."

"And the content of the dream was exactly the same as what you described."

".Eh?"

The two exchanged a glance and immediately sensed that the situation seemed to be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 190 Rescue, Everyone Reunites

190.

2023-12-22

Kirito and Asuna immediately searched the Dark Elf camp and the surrounding mission area. They sent several messages to Fujimaru Ritsuka but received no response. Combined with the fact that they both had the same dream, they could only conclude that Fujimaru Ritsuka was missing.

"But why? Were the scenes in the dream real?"

Asuna paced back and forth anxiously. The scenes in her dream revealed a lot of shocking information to them, but also brought them a lot of unresolved questions.

Are Fujimaru Ritsuka and BB from another world? Are they in cahoots?

How did Kayaba Akihiko find out about this information?

What's going on with his unusual behavior?

Who is that little girl named Yui? Why does Fujimaru Ritsuka know her?

Who is the man who speaks in my dream?

Kirito sat cross-legged on the ground, his brows furrowed in deep thought, but he couldn't glean any useful information. He could only manage a wry smile:

"The information in the dream was too astonishing, but we know too little about it now, so we can't get any useful information from it."

Asking players about their real-life situations in a game is a major taboo. Not only Fujimaru Ritsuka, but they themselves have never revealed their real-life situations to each other.

No one expected that Fujimaru Ritsuka's background would be so unbelievable.

No, this is an plot twist on par with light novels, isn't it?

Hearing Kirito say this, Asuna calmed down a bit, because as he said, continuing to think like this was indeed pointless.

"Indeed, no matter what, the most urgent task right now is to rescue Ritsuka. We can deal with other issues later."

Upon hearing this, Kirito hesitated for a moment before saying:

"But should we really do it? Putting aside the fact that she's from another world, just considering the fact that she and BB are in cahoots, I think..."

"so what?"

Asuna interrupted Kirito without any politeness, saying decisively:

"Even though Ritsuka has kept many things from us, the experiences and time we've spent together during this period are real. At least when we find out the truth, she will always be my most important companion."

From the very first day of the game's open beta, she had been with Fujimaru Ritsuka, helping each other—or, more accurately, taking care of each other—all the way to where she was now.

Of all the SAO players today, no one knows each other better than they do.

Strong, steady, calm, enjoys good food and life, occasionally loves to sleep in, and has his own little schemes. When caught making a mistake, he will try to get away with it by acting cute.

The Fujimaru Ritsuka in her memory was an incredibly vivid figure, one that could not be overthrown by a mere dream.

".makes sense."

Asuna's firm attitude surprised Kirito for a moment. Recalling the moments the three of them had spent together, he made a decision in his heart.

He stood up from the ground and laughed:

"No matter what, we still have to go find her and get to the bottom of this."

Thus, the two reached an agreement.

According to the mysterious man in the dream, to save Fujimaru Ritsuka, they must ask BB for help.

But how can I get the message out to that guy?

Just as they were about to discuss this issue, a familiar yet unfamiliar girl's voice suddenly came from behind them—

"Looks like we've finally reached an agreement. If we had dragged it out any longer, I would have taken coercive measures."

The two turned around abruptly, looking warily in the direction of the sound, but were stunned when they saw the person's appearance.

The speaker was a cute girl with purple hair; although they had only met her once, they would never forget her face.

She is the target they need to find, the superior's illegal AI—BB.

"How did you end up here? When did you arrive?"

"Who do you take me for? Do you think I wouldn't notice if such a big person disappeared?"

BB seemed a little impatient and his tone was somewhat harsh.

In fact, she was quite impatient, and there's not much to say about the reason—

Because Fujimaru Ritsuka is missing!!!