Seiya, Called a Saint!

Seiya, Called a "Saint"!

Just as when Kirito and Seiya had previously rushed to grab quests, resources on Aincrad's First Floor were limited.

This time, nearly ten thousand players had flooded in.

In this Death Game, whoever seized the initiative and obtained useful resources could naturally greatly increase their chances of survival.

Compared to ordinary players, those "beta test" players who had experienced the game during its closed beta naturally knew better where the early-game resources were.

The player named Ya Wang had suddenly stepped forward to condemn those "beta test" players for monopolizing all the limited resources for their own selfish interests.

This had left ordinary players, who were already struggling, without even a chance to drink the broth.

Ya Wang's intention, then, was for those "beta test" players present to step forward and apologize to the ordinary players who had died.

As Ya Wang spoke, his gaze seemingly casually drifted toward Kirito's position.

Clearly, he knew Kirito was a "beta test" player, though it was unclear whether the two had some prior grudge.

Upon hearing Ya Wang's words, everyone present had different reactions. Quite a few beta testers like Kirito lowered their heads in silence, while some ordinary players were clearly stirred up by Ya Wang and now shared a common sense of outrage.

A dark-skinned, burly man seated among the crowd frowned slightly at Ya Wang's words. He pulled a small notebook from his clothes and was just about to speak when someone behind him suddenly burst into laughter.

Hearing the laughter from the crowd, Ya Wang, feeling humiliated, wore an expression of fury as he glared at a certain Black-Haired Boy who had laughed.

He was a black-haired, black-eyed boy who did not look particularly old. Standing on elevated ground at the back with his arms crossed, he looked at Ya Wang as though watching a clown perform.

"Kid, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm wrong?"

Judging from his appearance alone, Ya Wang was likely an adult who had already entered society. At the very least, his weathered appearance made it clear he was no student.

Compared to Ya Wang, Seiya, who had just laughed, looked to be only around fifteen. In Ya Wang's eyes, he was just a snot-nosed brat.

Being mocked by such a brat naturally infuriated Ya Wang, the "adult."

"Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to disrupt the Strategy meeting. It's just that your remarks and views were so absurd that I couldn't help laughing.

You look old enough, but I honestly didn't expect there to still be someone as naive as you. That's why I couldn't hold back my laughter."

It would have been better if Seiya had not explained himself. Now that he had, Ya Wang became even more enraged.

He even drew his weapon and declared that if Seiya did not properly explain how he was naive, he would smash Seiya's head in with the iron hammer in his hand the next second.

"Isn't this laughable? There's nothing wrong with wanting justice for those ordinary players, and what you said is true.

Most of the limited resources on Aincrad's First Floor have indeed been claimed by those Beta Testers, but what obligation do beta testers have to look after ordinary players?"

"Have you not understood the situation? SAO is a real Death Game now!

When everyone is struggling to protect themselves, do you expect everyone to be a saint? If you were in a boundless desert, would you selflessly share your limited water supply with others?"

Seiya's words instantly silenced the previously furious Ya Wang.

Even the ordinary players who had initially shared Ya Wang's outrage were left speechless.

That was right. Humans were selfish. As the saying went, Heaven's Punishment befalls those who do not act for themselves, much less when their own lives were at stake.

If they were beta testers instead, would they really give up their limited resources for other ordinary players?

"Hmph, the only reason you'd say something like that is because you're one of the beta testers.

As one of the beneficiaries, of course you'd speak from the beta testers' perspective."

Ya Wang had been rendered speechless by Seiya's words, but once he came to his senses, he felt he had lost too much face and could only continue striking back.

"You really are an idiot if you still don't get it. At a Strategy meeting like this, the most important thing is for everyone to unite, yet you idiot started by stirring up conflict between ordinary players and beta testers.

If you like morally coercing people so much, why don't you take out your equipment and belongings and share them with everyone?

After all, there seem to be quite a few people here whose levels and strength are lower than yours, Ya Wang."

Seeing Seiya and Ya Wang's argument escalating, Diabel, the meeting's organizer, had no choice but to step forward and mediate.

"This little brother is right. Whether we're ordinary players or beta testers, our main goal now is to defeat the Floor Boss and escape this Death Game as soon as possible.

So the most important thing right now is for everyone to unite. As for everything else, we can discuss it slowly afterward.

Mr. Ya Wang, and this..."

"Just call me Seiya."

"Mr. Ya Wang, and this little brother Seiya, please give me some face. Let's discuss how to defeat the Floor Boss first."

Diabel acted as mediator with a smile plastered across his face. He appeared quite polite, but inwardly, he was cursing Ya Wang for meddling in things that were none of his business.

"Seiya? Are you talking about the Seiya from the Wenren Merchant Guild?"

At the moment Seiya gave his name, Agil, the dark-skinned burly man who had wanted to speak earlier, finally found an opportunity to interject. Holding up the small notebook in his hand, he asked the question.

Prompted by Agil's words, many of those present seemed to recall something. They too pulled out small notebooks, then stared at Seiya in astonishment and cried out.

"No way, is that really Wenren Seiya himself?"

"I thought Seiya from the Wenren Merchant Guild was some businessman. I never expected him to be such a young boy."

That was right. Compared to the current Kirito, Seiya's name was already quite famous in SAO.

Ya Wang, who had found Seiya thoroughly displeasing until now, was so shocked upon learning that Seiya was the "Saint" that he could not say a word.

In SAO, some particularly famous players were given all sorts of strange titles.

However, the game had only been running for a month, so very few players had the honor of possessing a title.

Kirito was not yet the "Black Swordsman," But Seiya had already gained considerable popularity ahead of him and was known as the "Saint."