Akihiko Kayaba looked at Chen Fan and said, "You were the one who just breached the firewall."
"That's right, it was me. My friend was in danger just now, so I had no choice but to breach the firewall. If it hadn't been necessary, I wouldn't have wanted to do it."
Akihiko Kayaba seemed intrigued. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he said, "Oh? Why not?"
"Because I wasn't certain. I can break through the highest authority and even turn your world completely into mine. But if I really did that, you would definitely fight back. When that happened, this entire world—Aincrad—could very well be destroyed. Or you might go mad and kill all the players. That would be more trouble than it was worth, so..."
"So I've been following the rules of this world you established, clearing the labyrinths step by step without breaking the rules that should be followed. Of course, except for this time."
"I see. I was wondering why this incident was so strange. I never expected someone like you to exist." Akihiko Kayaba seemed very pleased. With a few light taps of his hand, a projection of Chen Fan's information appeared before everyone.
There was no detailed information at all. Everything was listed as unknown. Most of it consisted of reports surrounding what Chen Fan had done, along with a few speculations.
Suddenly, someone pointed at Chen Fan's information in midair and shouted, "Ah! Isn't this the person who got hit by Chibaku Tensei?"
"It really is!" The reports about Chen Fan had caused quite a stir back then. Seeing this, many people recognized who he was.
Akihiko Kayaba said, "Everything is unknown. No identity records can be found. It seems those speculations weren't entirely baseless. You're clearly no ordinary person."
Chen Fan