31 Chapter 31: I Will Definitely Kill You.

A clear and strong voice reverberated on this dead silence atmosphere. All players who look down to their feet immediately raise their head, looking toward the source.

It's a man.

However, the appearance of this man stands out the most like a star.

Silver hair that glows brightly in this dimmed space, golden eyes that haven't lost hope, a resolute face like a hero depicted in a fairy tale and a fashionable black attire that doesn't fit quite well to this fantasy world but have a sense of mystic to it.

Everybody, including Kayaba too, feels out of it after seeing him.

Because Rein's presence himself is a like puzzle that won't fit anywhere.

{...Hmm, seeing you raised your hand, it looks like you have a question to me. What do you want to ask?}

Kayaba himself respond to this man calmly, but deep inside he has a huge sense of doubt and surprises at the same time.

(This person... why he doesn't fell to despair?) (Kayaba)

It doesn't make sense to him.

In this situation where all people can only hug their knees, succumbing to despair and hopelessness.

That's the obvious reaction.

However, this man only can stand resolutely while looking at him directly with a calm face.

It was an irregularity.

That's why it intrigued his interest.

Answering to Kayaba's doubt, Rein lower his hand and ask his question.

No, maybe it's close to a declaration of war.

"Will you be waiting for us on the top floor?" (Rein)

{....What?} (Kayaba)

"Hmm, I guess my voice isn't loud enough..then,--"

{No, I can clear your voice clearly. You do not need to repeat yourselves.}

"Oh, huhu. Sorry about that. Since this place is open space, I thought you won't hear me."

Not only he can stay calm, he even has the leisure to laugh and pour jokes toward to the main perpetrator.

It is strange. His attitude doesn't fit in this situation at all.

He can be said as a crazy person who hasn't accepted this situation. Some players thought it like that.

But not to Kayaba.

Facing this man, who is smiling faintly while looking at him directly is definitely, not a lunatic.

Even so, 'normal' doesn't fit the description either.

Moreover,

{...This is unexpected. No, peculiar would be better I guess. Why do you ask this kind of question? Shouldn't you be wondering the solution to be free from this world easily?}

That is so.

But Rein only shakes his head while still smiling.

Because he doesn't come here to enjoy the game nor to give up from just a simple death game.

Other than his main goal, there is one more thing he wants to definitely accomplish.

He personally wants to settle the score with this bastard in front of him.

"Well, since you can hear me loud and clear, could you please answer my question first? I'm just curious." (Rein)

{Curiosity is it.} (Kayaba)

*Nods*

{Hohh...Interesting. The original plan is to reveal it only when one of you come to the top...However, seeing you, I changed my mind.}

{Just like you suspected, I will be waiting in floor 100. Moreover, I will be facing you all as the last boss to face.}

"!!!" (Players)

The players who hear that loud clear fallen to a deeper despair, like a swamp with no end to it.

This man in front of him is the creator and game master of SAO itself!

Therefore,

'How could we beat a 'God'? (Players)

"...It's over."

Nobody knows who say that.

However, his words only synchronize with all of the players in here.

It is impossible to defeat a god.

The action of challenging itself is equivalent to idiotic.

Except for one person.

Even hearing that, he doesn't fall his knees.

Even knowing it, he doesn't have any intention to give up.

Instead,

"That's good. With this, I don't need to hesitate anymore on conquering this world completely." (Rein)

He smiled brightly more than ever.

".....WHAT!!?" (Players)

Not only Kayaba who stayed silent, even the players who hear it feel shocked to the core. Other than crazy, there's no other description that fits him so.

If you think it on common sense, that is true.

However, Rein is not a normal person nor a guy who have a simple mission to succeed.

His ultimate goal is to defeat the strongest existence recorded in the past, present and the future.

Unable to defeat a God?

(Who decides that?) (Rein)

Therefore, this is the perfect trial for him.

While pointing his hand toward to Kayaba, Rein proudly declares the most ridiculous and strongest intention after coming to this world.

"Clean your neck and wait for me. When I reach the top...I will definitely kill you." (Rein)

*Shiiin*

Another silence descends on this place again.

However, it immediately broke due to one person.

{Huhuhuhu.....AHAHAHAHAHA!!} (Kayaba)

Kayaba Akihiko couldn't help laughing heartily hearing that.

He never expected any of this situation.

However, that is the main purpose of creating this world.

To expect the unexpected.

{Ahhhh....I'm sorry. I didn't mean to condemn you. It is very surprising.} (Kayaba)

"(smiles) That's fine. But, I won't take my word back nor have the intention to change it. It may take quite a while to reach it. Even so, please wait for me. Because I will definitely fulfill it." (Rein)

{Hahaha! You are a very intriguing person. Killing me is it... Interesting. Try to do so. I will always wait for you to come to me.}

"Don't worry, I won't make you wait that long. Expect it greatly."

{Huhu... I wish you good luck. Until then.}

*Shuuuuu*

After Kayaba finished his word, the red cape dissolves back to the red liquid and being absorbed back to the warning sign again.

*Wiiing* (Warning sign disappearing)

Sword Art Online is just a game, that itself won't change.

However, due to the creator, it has become a world where your hit point will be equivalent to your life.

Now, in this broken and cruel world, Rein has made his point clear.

To become the God Slayer.

To challenge the impossible.

The dice have been thrown.

The 'game' has finally started.

*****

"Fuuuhh... Now then, I should get moving." (Rein)

After Rein made the bold declaration, all he has to do is move his body to the field and another city to gather more EXP for increasing his level.

But that itself is already abnormal to the other players.

While he tried to move his body,

"Hey wait!! What the hell are you thinking !?" (Player A)

A player with a fierce face and intimidating body block his path.

"Hmm, do you have something to talk with me?" (Rein)

"Of course I do! What shit are you trying to do just now!!"

"Obviously to obtain experience. After all, my level is still too low to challenge the floor boss."

"YOU CRAZY BASTARD!! DON'T YOU FEEL ANYTHING AFTER HEARING HIM!? WE ARE GOING TO DIE IF OUR HP IS ZERO!"

For Rein who only talks naturally and calmly just like something normal, the player who stops him is unable to hold his emotion anymore.

(This....crazy!) (Player A)

He doesn't understand any of this situation.

Half an hour ago, he's only a gamer who play this game for fun. He didn't log out because he only thought there's a bug interrupting the server.

But now, some crazy game master said it's not a game anymore and force his demand one-sidedly to clear this death game without any chance to escape.

Isn't it natural to be panicking?

Isn't it obvious for people to run away from it?

Everybody did so. Every single player in this place wants to avoid this cruel reality being forced directly to their face.

Except for Rein.

"What were you thinking idiot!?" (Player B)

"You lunatic!! How could you defeat the game master!! Think that with your broken head!" (Player C)

"Because of you!! Because of you, We can't escape this place anymore!!" (Player D)

"How will you take responsibility!!" (Player E)

Starting from a random player who stops him, now even the gallery raise their fallen knees, immediately voicing out their complaint without restraint.

Frustration, condemn, and hatred is pointing from every side all over to Rein.

Before, they could only listen to Kayaba Akihiko's announcement in silence because they don't what to say.

Now, when Rein is only heading out for defeating monsters in the field, he becomes the public enemy number one.

"Ahhh...I see." (Rein)

Seeing this scene, Rein finally realized why did these people immediately point him fiercely while glaring him like their fated enemy.

Thinking about it for a moment, their reaction to him is really natural.

To the one who stops and yelling him, instead of being annoyed, he only smiles faintly to them.

"You all have given up, haven't you?" (Rein)

"!!!!" (Players)

Just with that few words, the plaza immediately becomes silence again, like becoming a mute.

Rein already experience this scene thousand times on his previous world.

Pointing other people to avoid being pointed.

It usually happens to people who make mistake but unable to admit it by themselves. However, this time, they don't point to Rein because of their mistake.

They do it because they want to push their negative feelings and stress to somebody.

Anybody is fine.

As long as that somebody become the scapegoat for relieving their emotional burden and pressure.

And that 'somebody' is the idiot who recklessly challenges the creator of this world without thinking.

To that kind of person, they won't feel guilty nor remorse to express their disgust and remorse clearly than ever.

Rein is the perfect target for their sacrifice.

"You all are no better than that asshole." (Rein)

This is one of the true nature of humanity.