Klein

Soon, the bells in the plaza rang.

Everyone was forcibly summoned into the plaza.

Including Akasaka, and Usagisawa Misumi's group, who had still been kneading Asuna's breasts. They all looked up in confusion before being forcibly teleported away as well.

It was exactly eleven thirty.

It was time for Kayaba Akihiko's speech.

All the players gathered inside the plaza, thinking it was some special promotional event, and looked around in every direction.

Until the sky turned red, filled with red exclamation marks and hexagonal scale-like objects.

Red liquid seeped from the sky, just like blood...

Gradually, it formed into the figure of a giant man.

It was Kayaba Akihiko.

Kayaba Akihiko wore a red robe. No one could see his true face; they only saw him spread his arms as if embracing the world and shout loudly.

"Welcome, everyone, to my game world—Aincrad!"

"I imagine you all have many questions. I can explain them one by one."

"From this moment onward! This game is no longer the same."

"From now on, dying in this game means truly dying!"

A player jumped out and asked, "What does that mean? Did the game bug out?"

Kayaba Akihiko wagged a finger.

"No, no, no. The game hasn't bugged out. This is perfectly normal."

"And I am the developer of this game."

"Kayaba Akihiko."

The players were all stunned, including Kirito, who had been watching the scene unfold.

He had always had an uneasy feeling...

Kayaba Akihiko also explained the details of this death game to everyone, including the answers.

He spoke for over a thousand words.

Then he added one final sentence.

"If you want to leave this game alive, clear all one hundred floors of Aincrad!"

"Otherwise, you'll stay here for the rest of your lives."

"Until you die."

"What kind of