Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Chapter 162 Misunderstanding Resolved
LA, which is the Last attack.

As mentioned just now, the mechanism for the treasures dropped by BOSS in SAO is that the player who delivers the final blow to the BOSS directly obtains the treasures.

When SAO was still in closed beta, he was really good at calculating the BOSS's remaining HP and using the most powerful sword skills to win the BOSS's LA reward.

As a lone player, he would naturally swallow up all the LA rewards and turn them into his own power, so that he could climb to the eighth level within the two-month closed beta period.

But because of this, his name can be said to be quite notorious among the closed beta player group.

This is why he thought of using a fake name when he met Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna for the first time.

Because, if the two of them were closed beta players, they might regret saving him when they heard the name [Kirito].

If SAO was still a normal game, he wouldn't care about these negative reputations, but in today's situation, it is no different from social death.

Back to the point.

The sharp words coming out of Diabell's mouth made Kirito feel a little embarrassed, because what the other party said about his robbery of LA was an irrefutable fact.

Of course I came here to clear the game, and even finding the BOSS room had my share of the credit!
Although he wanted to reply loudly and confidently, when he thought that the other party might have stolen LA from him during the closed beta period, the words got stuck in his throat and he could not spit them out.

After a moment of silence, he asked in a deep voice:
"What exactly are you trying to say? What's wrong with wanting to seize LA? You don't want to say that you don't have such thoughts, do you?"

"How is that possible? Of course I also want the reward from LA."

What he didn't expect was that Diabel nodded generously and admitted.

"Actually, my original plan was that my team and I would be the first to find the BOSS room, then act as the commander to attack the BOSS, and finally find a way to capture the BOSS's LA."

"I have even considered how to prevent Kirito-kun from launching another attempt to seize LA."

"But no one expected that two talented players, Ritsuka and Asuna, would suddenly emerge. As new players, they would surpass us closed beta players and be the first to find the BOSS room."

Having said this, Diabel couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face, and said helplessly:
"As a result, my plan almost came to nothing."

"."

This statement seems to have no logic, and it makes people confused about the relationship between his plan and the capture of LA.

However, Kirito felt that he vaguely heard what the other party wanted to express.

Compared with the LA mechanism adopted by SAO today, the other party seems to agree more with the distribution concept of the contribution system, similar to the model where those with the highest overall contribution in battle can choose equipment first.

In SAO, only the player with the highest contribution can obtain LA.

This also explains why his plan looked like that, and why it was said that his plan failed.

Because according to his own philosophy, the players most qualified to receive LA rewards now are undoubtedly Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna.

He is truly a [Knight], in every sense of the word.

After understanding this, Kirito gradually regained his composure and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

On the other side, Diabel continued:

"Did you hear what the player named Kibaou said in the meeting just now?"

"Although most of the players who came to participate in the meeting are relatively rational, as far as I know, there are indeed a considerable number of players in SAO today who have the same ideas as Kibaou."

"As an ordinary player, Ritsuka is also the most famous player in SAO today. She does not reject closed beta players like us, and even took the initiative to defend us. I am very grateful for her speech."

"At the same time, I think this is a very important opportunity - an opportunity to repair the rift between ordinary players and closed beta players."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, looked at Kirito seriously and said, "Kirito-kun, if you really want to act in the same style as during the closed beta period, to be honest, I have no way to stop you."

"But I hope you can think carefully about the current situation and don't let down Ritsuka's kindness to us closed beta players."

"That's why I came to you, and that's the only thing I want to say."

"."

At this point, Kirito fully understood Diabell’s purpose.

Although the other party's words contained barely concealed accusations against him, after understanding the whole story, he could not return the other party's hostility.

The question now is, how should he defend himself?

But at this moment, a smiling voice that was familiar to both of them suddenly came from the side——

"I didn't expect you to have such an experience, Kirito. It's really surprising."

".Ritsuka, Asuna?!"×2
Fujimaru Ritsuka's figure appeared from around the corner, along with Asuna who was following her. Kirito looked at them in shock and said:
"Why are you here?!"

Hearing this, Asuna accused him angrily:

"It's not because we sent you messages but you didn't reply at all, we thought something happened to you!"

"Um, um, sorry?"

Under Asuna's strong pressure, Kirito timidly apologized, but Diabell was stunned when he saw this.

The moment he saw the two girls, he suddenly felt something bad, fearing that his and Kirito's status as beta testers would be heard by the other party.

But looking at the interaction between Kirito and the two of them, he was a little confused about what the situation was now.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled at Diabell sheepishly:
"I'm really sorry. We didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but I can defend Kirito a little bit."

"Actually, Kirito joined Asuna and I during the exploration of the labyrinth area and acted with us, so he also had a share of the credit for finding the BOSS room."

"So it should be reasonable for Kirito to want to get the LA reward, and I believe that he only participated in the BOSS strategy meeting because he really wanted to clear the game."

"Eh, this?"

The astonishing amount of information thrown out by Fujimaru Ritsuka made Diabell stunned again, and then looked at Kirito in disbelief.

Being stared at by such eyes, Kirito turned his gaze to one side in confusion, scratched his head and said:
"Well, that's it anyway."

After a while, after finally clarifying the current situation, Diabell couldn't help but reveal a wry smile, and said helplessly to Kirito:
"Kirito-kun, if that's the case, why didn't you explain it earlier? It makes me feel like an aggressive villain now."

"How could it be? I understand your meaning and concerns. After all, I was really not very likable during the closed beta period."

Kirito used some gentle words to describe his behavior.

Then, he glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna, and smiled bitterly like Diabell:

"But my current situation is not easy to explain to others."

Hearing what he said, Diabell also turned his attention to the two slim and beautiful girls in front of him, and quickly realized that he understood Kirito's concerns.

".Too."

At the same time, he sighed quietly in his heart:
Kirito-kun, you are really enviable.

(End of this chapter)