Cutting off the communications link between the UW world and the Real World, then imprisoning Kirito's consciousness in this world or erasing his memories—Administrator possessed the authority to do all of that.
Although Kirito and Eugeo had obtained the power of the "Weapon Mastery Technique" from Cardinal,
he knew perfectly well that with their current levels and strength, they stood no chance against Administrator, the High Priest.
So when he sensed Administrator's intention to make a move, he spoke bluntly. "The fact that I dared reveal your secrets in front of you means I have nothing to fear.
Even if you kill me here, erase my memories, or imprison my consciousness in the UW world, it will be useless.
Because I'm not the only player who has dived into the UW world. I have companions.
I haven't told anyone outside about your secrets yet, but if anything happens to me, you'll only be exposed sooner."
Administrator, who had been prepared to act and eliminate any future trouble, wore an extremely displeased expression when she heard Kirito's words, grinding her silver teeth.
"You intend to threaten me?"
"No, it's not really a threat. I simply want to cooperate with you.
You want to rule this world. For those of us who don't belong to this world, that doesn't harm our interests, and we can't be bothered to stop your ambitions.
Perhaps you don't know this yet. My companions and I aren't the only players who entered this world. There's another group as well.
That's right. The sudden attack on the Human Realm by the Dark Territory was the work of that other group."
"My companions and I were officially hired by RATH to guide the growth of the UW world's Artificial Souls. In a sense, we are this world's caretakers.
But