At the live broadcast site of a television station.
Akasaka, wearing a tie and a black suit, walked up to the podium and addressed the microphone before him, speaking to all the people of Japan.
"ALfheim Online is a project strongly supported by our country."
"I know that the previous death game, Aincrad, has left many of you with deep shadows and lasting impacts."
"But the country must keep moving forward."
"We cannot give up on full-dive virtual reality games!"
"This technology can not only generate revenue for the country, but also be used in healthcare."
"It is a key technology for advancing science and technology to the next stage."
Akasaka picked up a piece of chalk and wrote all over the blackboard behind him.
In short, he spouted a whole bunch of official nonsense.
The kind of official rhetoric that sounded especially nice.
Even if you had never seen a pig run, surely you had heard one squeal?
In his previous life, Akasaka had listened to so much official talk that he had learned how to deliver it himself just by listening.
Akasaka spoke only of the game's benefits, brushing over its drawbacks with a few simple words.
In other words, he deliberately downplayed the consequences.
For example, if the game were exploited by bad people, someone could potentially take remote control of it and directly burn out your brain.
Akasaka did not mention that point.
In any case, he only talked about the advantages.
For instance, expanding the game overseas, earning money from foreign countries, and generating revenue for the nation.
Akasaka's goal was to stir up the people's emotions, then have them swarm into the game and work for him to save Asuna.
At the same time, Akasaka gave the people of Japan an extremely tempting promise.