Chapter 410 "Pokemon"

June 30.

After a month of discussion and the entry of major merchants and even other countries, the virtual reality games that were supposed to be banned were finally unlocked.

However, the only virtual reality game that is still operating on the market is "Pokemon".

Everyone is very confused about this name. Before, they had never heard of any news about the launch of other virtual reality games except "SAO".

Moreover, this game does not require money to load it into your game library, but players need to buy the game equipment themselves-the second-generation NERvGear that is online all over the world.

This is even more confusing.

If you don't make money from making games, then why do it?

Many people have huge doubts about this, but what is even more bizarre is that they can't find anything when investigating the operating company of this game.

Originally, many second-generation NERvGear manufacturers wanted to contact the operator of "Pokemon" to see if they could conduct a small transaction and operate the traffic, but the result was that they couldn't find the operator at all.

Although this game can be saved in the game library by players, it has not yet been officially launched.

But according to the preview on the official homepage of the game, the mystery of the game "Pokemon" will be unveiled at 8 o'clock tonight.

8 o'clock in the evening.

Rinko Kamishiro has put on the first generation NERvGear and is lying on the bed.

Others don't know what's going on, but how can she, the lover of Kayaba Akihiko, not know the truth about this "Pokemon", which is adapted from the death game "SAO" that just ended a month ago.

"How did you do it, Akihiko."

Rinko Kamishiro closed her eyes and murmured on the bed, waiting for the game to start while constantly thinking.

She was sure that Kayaba Akihiko was dead, but why did Kayaba Akihiko say that she could meet him when she entered the game when Aincrad was reopened?

'Is Akihiko still alive? '

This idea was just eliminated by Rinko Kamishiro herself.

She believed that Kayaba Akihiko should have just intercepted a part of his consciousness in Aincrad. They had studied such technology before, and it was not impossible to achieve it.

But Rinko Kamishiro had another question in her mind.

Who is actually operating the game "Pokemon"?

After the SAO incident, the original operator and game development company ARGUS of "SAO" went bankrupt due to the huge debt of the incident compensation.

Originally, Asuna's father, Yuuki Shozo, was going to take over the server and continue to operate it, but after RECT and ARGUS got to know each other, they found that all the rights of ARGUS regarding SAO had been secretly taken back by the developer Akihiko Kayaba a year ago. They now do not have the authority to continue to control SAO, so naturally they cannot hand over the server to RECT.

But if even RECT cannot operate it, then who else in Japan can do this?

One question after another flashed in her mind until the white light flashed in front of her eyes, and she entered the game.

What appeared in Rinko Kamishiro's vision was a quiet town full of natural atmosphere, and in the center of the town stood a giant tree that seemed to have no end.

At the same time, in the town and around the giant tree, there were countless creatures that looked full of fantasy.

Just when Rinko Kamishiro noticed these creatures, the title of "Pokemon" also appeared in front of her.

'Pokemon.'

Rinko Kamishiro knew clearly that those creatures were most likely the so-called Pokémon, which was also the theme of this game.

That is, all the players who went to the 101st floor at that time chose to go to Pokémon Island, otherwise they would have discovered that the background of the homepage was Yggdrasil.

However, although this group of players was gone, there were also survivors of the previous SAO incident who entered the game.

Although most of them had a shadow on this kind of virtual reality game, some people who were not afraid of death could not help but choose to log in out of curiosity.

And when they saw those "Pokemon", they immediately exclaimed "Isn't this Pokémon? ! '

Some of the smart players have guessed the truth.

It's not that there are talents other than Kayaba Akihiko in this world who have created a new virtual world, but that this new virtual reality game was originally transformed from Aincrad!

But they still have one thing they are not sure about.

Now that Kayaba Akihiko has died, there are two possibilities for this virtual reality game to still be released.

One is that this new version was already prepared after Kayaba Akihiko's death, but someone helped to spread it later.

Another is that the authority of the SAO server has been transferred to someone else by Kayaba Akihiko, and this "someone else" can do the game modification as long as he has a little ability.

After all, the difficulty is to create a virtual reality world. If you just delete and modify the content on the original template, the difficulty will be greatly reduced.

But no matter what, after figuring out that this matter is related to Kayaba Akihiko.

Basically all the surviving SAO players logged out of the game as soon as possible. Their bodies are still weak now, and they can't bear to be locked up for another year or two.

Among the SAO survivors, there is only one kind of person who can still continue the game, and that is the trainers or those who failed in their duties who failed to go to the 101st floor.

After seeing the Pokémon on the cover, they couldn't help but want to continue the game.

Most players chose to wait and see quietly. Some even expected Kayaba Akihiko to imprison a bunch of people again, but some chose to make the news public.

Kamishiro Rinko didn't know any of these things.

She had stopped at creating a character.

Originally, Kamishiro Rinko was a person who hardly cared about her appearance. Women engaged in scientific research usually had no energy or time to spend on their own makeup.

But considering that he was going to see his lover Kayaba Akihiko.

Kamishiro Rinko still chose to pinch her face a little to make herself look better.

(as is)

Rinko Kamishiro first removed all the freckles on her face, and then changed her short hair into waist-length hair.

Just like that, she felt that she looked much better, at least she became more feminine.

As if she had discovered the fun, Kamishiro Rinko moved her eyes to the board on her chest, and soon the original sugar orange turned into a cantaloupe.

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The steel woman, who had always been calm and calm, still turned red at this moment, and quickly clicked on creating a character, as if she was afraid that others would find out.

Enter the game.

The first level - the starting town.

Rinko Kamishiro looked around and saw that a lot of players had gathered, and the number of people appearing was still rising.

"Aincrad."

Rinko Kamishiro used to help Kayaba Akihiko test the SAO game, so she probably knew some of the maps in the game.

The first level of the starting town in front of us is the original first level of SAO. At least at first glance, there are not many changes.

This means that there should not be many changes to the map of this game, so there may be major changes in the game mechanics.

The moment she opened her backpack, Kamishiro Rinko confirmed her thoughts.

The weapons column, equipment column, etc. that should have been on the character panel have all disappeared, and he is only wearing a pair of simple linen short-sleeved shorts.

"There is no equipment slot, and there are no novice props. How to play this game?"

"I don't know, what exactly is a Pokemon?"

"Wow! It's amazing. It's really like reality, and it's all handsome guys and beauties. That sister's European style is so big, it must be as big as a watermelon."

"I've finally caught up. I'm so envious of the players in SAO for being able to experience such an exciting experience. It's finally my turn this time."

"Oh? There's a main quest, let me take a look."

Listening to the noisy sound in his ears, Kamishiro Rinko opened his backpack one after another, then frowned and ran to an uninhabited corner calmly.

【Backpack】

[***: After using it, you can send a friend invitation to the GM account ‘Heathcliff’. 】

Rinko Kamishiro raised her eyebrows, used the prop, and then looked around again to make sure no one was paying attention.

Judging from what the players around me just said, there is no doubt that this item is unique to me.

She knew the account 'Heathcliff' all too well. It was Kayaba Akihiko's administrator account in SAO. In the original book, this account would have been lent to Kirito to log in and defeat ALO's boss, Nobuyuki Sugou. .

She opened the friends column and found that it was still empty, so she had to divert her attention from there for the time being.

【task bar】

[Main mission: Initial partners]

[Content: Please go to the ‘Arzeus Research Institute’ located in the southeast of the map to receive your first Pokémon]

[Tip: Before receiving your Pokémon, the range of activities that the player can move will be limited to avoid being attacked by wild monsters or Pokémon]

"Arceus."

Kamishiro Rinko murmured.

She had also read the previous news. This so-called 'Arceus' was one of the three final bosses of SAO. It was said that it was an AI that was close to human beings.

"Go and have a look."

Anyway, her movements were limited and she didn't have much else to do, so Rinko Kamishiro decided to try playing this game made by her lover.

Following the map prompts, Kamishiro Rinko walked out of the starting town and was quickly attracted by the scenery outside.

Outside the town of Beginning was a grassland. This was the same scenery as when she helped Kayaba Akihiko test it. There were also some wild monsters with yellow health bars on it.

However, in addition, there are a large number of creatures with green health bars.

There is a bug with a little horn on its head.

There are purple rats with fangs.

There are also morning glory running around.

These creatures have appeared many times in the mouths of SAO survivors. Each of their races has its own name, but they are collectively called

Pokémon.