Chapter 11: Trivial Matters Before the Game Begins

  "SAO... Sword Art Online..."

  Lowering his head, Bayun Mo said in a low voice that only he could hear,

  A story starting from a death game...

  Although he became a yokai, his way of thinking gradually deviated from humans and approached yokai, and Ya Yunmo's memories of when he was still human before reincarnation also became increasingly blurred.

  But Yui Kirito still remembers some key things from Sword Art Online.

  This game had only 10,000 places available for formal sale after the closed beta ended.

  Baiyun Mo didn't notice the astonished glances from passersby, she closed her eyes and sensed the situation of that imaginary seed in her spiritual sea.

  After descending into this world, the fantasy seed began to slowly absorb the remaining fantasy power left over from the birth of this world.

  At this rate, it will take about three years to fully absorb.

  It seems that in the original story, SAO was also cleared about three years ago.

  "It seems like we can play that game."

  Baiyun Mo smiled lightly.

  What? Is he a monster? A black household? No ID and no money can't buy gaming equipment?

  That's not the problem at all.

  According to the message from the electronic advertisement screen just now, SAO's closed beta test will take a month and there is also a one-week interval between the closed beta test and the official release.

  This long period of time is enough for Bayun Mo to solve his own accommodation problem here.

  But before that...

  "Well, let's go take care of those guys who are blocking our way first."

  He muttered a sentence under his breath and turned around, walking in a certain direction.

  According to the road signs on the street, it is indeed in the direction of RECT Manufacturing Company.

  There is someone who has already been marked for death in Bái Yún Mò Xīn's heart.

  It is necessary to extend it.

  RECT Manufacturing Company has a standalone office building in Tokyo where land is at a premium.

  This also shows how good Mei's family environment is.

  Her father Katsushi Yashiro is CEO of Rector Manufacturing Company.

  However, Katsuragi Shozo, who is extremely talented in management, has a very poor ability to judge people.

  Otherwise, I wouldn't have trusted such a petty person like Xiang Sheng either.

  As a later ALO development company RECT employee, Sugou Nobuyuki, who had gained the trust of Kirito's father, Kiritos' father-in-law, Shouzou Kiritos, was pretending to be kind and gentle on a daily basis, but his true nature was that of a thorough self-interest and ambition. During his student days, Sugou Nobuyuki belonged to the same laboratory as Kayaba Akihiko, who later developed NERvGear and created the SAO game, and he harbored hatred in his heart towards the excellent Kayaba Akihiko.

  In the original work, after SAO was thoroughly cleared, Sugou Nobuyuki secretly abducted 300 of the 6,000 players freed from SAO into ALO, where he conducted inhumane brain experiments on them.

  Among them was Akane Minato.

  What made Hachiyoshi Moku uncomfortable was that Susumu had once tried to assault Akane and almost succeeded.

  That's why he had to die.

  "Hello sir, who are you looking for?"

  The reception hall on the first floor of the building, the receptionist at the front desk looked at Yayoi Sumi who came in, with a dazzling light flashing in her eyes, and asked with a slightly red face.

  "Hello, I'm looking for Xiang Shenzhi."

  As a boundary youkai, Yakumo Yukari, who had read countless grimoires in the underground library of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, was naturally extremely familiar with some sleep-inducing magic. With the help of magic, the front desk lady enthusiastically helped Yakumo Yukari connect the phone to Suzaku Shizuka's laboratory.

  "Hello, is this the Stealth Technology Research Department? This is the front desk."

  "Yes, someone here is looking for Mr. Xū Shēnzhī."

  "Alright, alright!"

  After hanging up the phone, the receptionist smiled at Yagumo and said: "This gentleman please follow me, I'll take you to the reception room first, Mr. Susumu will be here later."

  Baiyun Mo nodded and followed the receptionist into a nearby guest reception room.

  The receptionist poured a cup of clear tea for Bayun Mo and then bowed and retreated.

  Before long, a mature man wearing a suit and glasses walked in.

  The man adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, glanced at Bayunmo in the living room, and a hint of surprise and puzzlement flashed across his eyes behind his glasses.

  What does this young man in magnificent Taoist robes want with me?

  "Hello, I am from a humble village, may I ask who you are..."

  Because of the unintentional oppressive aura emanating from Yakumo Sumeragi, Suzaku Hishiro took him for a big shot with a deep background. He came to sit in front of Yakumo and asked cautiously.

  Baiyun Mo raised his head and looked at Susumu Susumu opposite him, a purple light flashing in his deep and profound eyes like the starry sky. Seeing this, Susumu's pupils dilated, and his expression also became dull.

  "You won't remember who I am, after work today, you'll casually find a bar to get drunk and then intentionally crash into a speeding car on the street and die."

  Bā Yún Mò gently put Shū Xiang under hypnosis.

  It was just an ordinary person, Susumu, who had no resistance to the command given by Yakumo Mukuro and remembered it in the deepest part of his heart. When he came to, ten minutes had passed, and Susumu first looked around the empty living room with a puzzled expression before turning around and leaving for his own research department.

  At this time, Yakumo Mokuto had already inquired about the address of ARGUS company and was on his way there.

  Since we're going to play SAO, we'll naturally need a NERvGear.

  Is there a more convenient way than going directly to NERvGear developer Mao Arata?

  With the help of magic, Yagumo Mukuro easily found Makoto Naegi, who was wearing a white lab coat and glasses, in the SAO department under ARGUS.

  By using magic, Yui obtained a specially customized NERvGear headset and SAO client installer package from Kirito, then left the ARGUS building.

  That night, Yakumo made a point of paying attention to the city news.

  As reported above, a prominent researcher at RIKEN died unexpectedly in a car accident.

  Next, Yakumo Sako used magic to prepare a legitimate identity for himself in the 11th district, and then found some wanted criminal bounty information in the police system of the 11th district. He transformed into a bounty hunter and started his hunting journey.

  By capturing some wanted criminals and collecting rewards from the police station, Yakumo Suke accumulated a considerable amount of objective cash.

  Although this amount of cash is still not enough for Yayoi Maki to buy a house in Tokyo where land is worth its weight in gold, it would be sufficient to buy a house in some smaller cities.

  After buying a scenic independent house in a small town near Tokyo at a low price, Yayoi Moku used the remaining money to purchase a top-of-the-line computer and immediately installed the SAO game.

  Because at this time, the closed beta start time had already been missed, so Yayoi Sumi did not enter the game and instead quietly waited for the official operation of the game.

  Time has passed for another half month.

  The official operation time of SAO game has arrived.

  After setting up magic circles that could automatically remove dust and keep the room clean throughout the room, Yui Mukuroji put on the NERvGear headset and entered the game.