As a member of the Cybersecurity Division, his duty should have been to ensure the safety of game players.
Yet because the two boys before him possessed considerable gaming talent and skill, he had repeatedly put himself in danger. That really made no sense.
Thinking of this, Seijiro Kikuoka shamefully prepared to turn around and leave.
He had already decided that although his gaming skills were a little lacking, this time he would dive in and complete the mission himself. After all, it was his job to begin with.
However, Seijiro Kikuoka had no idea that his sudden decision to turn around and leave had instead left Seiya completely bewildered.
No, he had deliberately pointed out how dangerous Kikuoka's quest was not because he did not want to do it. He was trying to take the opportunity to drive up the price!
In the past, Seiya probably would not have been all that interested in dealing with the bespectacled man before him.
After all, as far as Seiya saw himself, he had always been the head of a Kendo Dojo. Teaching swordsmanship was his real job; playing games was nothing more than a hobby.
If not for the fact that Seijiro Kikuoka was an official with the ability to help him get the dojo's business license back, Seiya might not even have taken the Death Gun job in GGO.
But things were different now. Kirito and he had been racking their brains over who they could rely on during the week Nao was away, only for this man to appear like timely rain.
"Mr. Kikuoka, I think you may have misunderstood what I meant.
We understand your work. As players who frequently come into contact with fully immersive virtual games, we have a duty to contribute to creating a clean