Although they knew the man before them had come to help them escape the game and defeat Heathcliff, the players simply could not feel the slightest bit of goodwill toward him. They could not feel happy at all.
Just like before, since he could enter, why didn't he take them out directly?
Or had the outside world already taken control of SAO's internal system and could restore the [Log Out] button at any time?
The man's behavior before them even made them feel disgusted.
"My name is Sugou Nobuyuki."
Only a few people in the crowd reacted—most of them in shock.
Asuna was among them. The man before her was someone she would have to face in the future.
In front of her father, this man appeared to be a kind young man, but in truth, he was extremely evil.
It was precisely because of his powerful acting skills that he had been able to get so close to Asuna's father. Sugou Nobuyuki had also said more than once that he wanted to marry her. By coincidence, Asuna had overheard the two of them talking several times.
What Sugou Nobuyuki had proposed to Asuna's father was essentially a marriage contract resembling a political marriage. Without knowing anything about it, Asuna had also become a bargaining chip for her family to cooperate closely with the man before her. More accurately, Asuna's father had not rejected him outright because he wanted to keep Sugou Nobuyuki from leaving the Yuuki family's protection or severing his ties with them.
To be honest, Asuna's father, Yuuki Shouzo, had hesitated at the time. He naively believed that Sugou Nobuyuki's feelings for Asuna were sincere.
"This time, defeating Kayaba Akihiko is only my second priority. My true purpose..."
Light reflected off the other man's glasses, making it