DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"You should be very experienced with this kind of task."

Miwako Sato frowned.

"Even though you say that..."

The normal procedure is correct. Based on experience, they would arrest the kidnapper. But now the kidnapper has gone into hiding in the online world. What should be done?

"But Kayaba Akihiko is already dead."

Miwako Sato said, "He uploaded himself to the internet, and we have no control over him."

Xia Jia shrugged: "Then we'll have to negotiate."

Miwako Sato said, "We started working on this as soon as we received the news, but that person was very stubborn and insisted on letting the players clear SAO."

Xia Jia clapped his hands: "So there's no room for negotiation?"

“Yes.” Sato Miwako said helplessly, “So we hope to use the power of the Descendant Teacher to hack into the server, or at least let our police officers into the game.”

"We don't want to watch the hostages be harmed and be powerless to do anything about it."

Seeing that an opportunity had presented itself, Xia Jia curled the corners of her lips into a smile:

"Breaking through the other party's firewall and creating a compatible login client is no easy task."

“I know that.” Sato Miwako bowed her head. “Please, Teacher Descendant.”

Xia Jia quickly waved his hand: "What I mean is, technology is not the problem, what we lack is funding."

"Huh?" Officer Sato's eyes widened in surprise.

Xia Jia rested her chin on her hand and looked at Officer Sato with dead fish eyes: "Ms. Sato, you're not trying to freeload off our technology and products, are you? Kayaba Akihiko's helmets alone cost tens of thousands of yen. This is practically research and development, so please support us a little."

"You can't expect the horse to run without feeding it."

Chapter 466 Kayaba Akihiko: I'm your fan.

"I understand, I will apply to the higher-ups."

Miwako Sato said with a serious expression, "But time is of the essence. We need to get into the game as soon as possible and comfort the victims!"

Xia Jia nodded: "That's no problem. Give us an hour, and I can come up with 10 pieces of equipment before dusk."

Sato Miwako nodded: "Then the next step is the backup plan. Dr. Makise, since you have the ability to breach Kayaba Akihiko's firewall, do you have a way to completely seize Kayaba Akihiko's management control?"

Kurisu Makise nodded: "It will take time and money. I need to upgrade the existing computers. If the Metropolitan Police Department can provide a 'quantum computer,' I can take control of SAO within 7 days."

Officer Sato's lips twitched: "Quantum computer..."

These kinds of things are only controlled by large corporations. Government computers are mostly connected to things like space stations, so they can't just be lent out casually.

Knowing it was impossible to get so much money at once, Makise Kurisu frankly said, "Providing some funds is fine too. I need at least 1000 top-of-the-line computers on the market to assist me."

"1000 units, that's tens of millions."

Makise Kurisu rolled her eyes at Officer Sato: "What I mean is, all we need is the host computer; those graphics cards and devices designed for visual appeal are useless."

“That’s still quite a lot.” Officer Sato scratched his head. “Never mind, I’ll go and apply to my superiors.”

"Anyway, maintaining the treatment of 10000 people requires a large amount of funds, which has been deducted from the funds above."

Xia Jia was stunned by what she heard. Good heavens, getting the victims to crowdfund relief funds—that's quite something!

While Officer Sato was communicating with his superiors, Shaka made a phone call and asked Professor Agasa to send over 10 helmets.

Afterwards, he and Makise Kurisu found a quiet room and modified the ten helmets.

The method wasn't complicated; it was simply hacking into Kayaba Akihiko's server and opening a new login port.

Only the login device used by Shaka herself requires an additional ritual for the descent magic.

2:35 p.m.

Shaka completed the helmet modification and also received a promise from Officer Sato.

"After the incident, the higher-ups promised that all the medical expenses saved would be given to you as a reward."

Wow, this is free stuff!

Xia Jia, of course, didn't care about these things and asked, "How do you calculate the savings?"

Officer Sato said, "The plan is expected to take two and a half years. To maintain the physical functions and basic health of 10000 people, it will take more than 12.5 billion yen."

Another two and a half years?

Xia Jia's eyes lit up: "So, as long as the rescue operation is fast enough, we can get the remaining difference?"

Officer Sato nodded: "Yes."

Even disregarding the negative consequences of the incident, this amount was already part of the court's anticipated expenditure. If the matter can be resolved quickly, the court can gain substantial additional prestige. Therefore, it's not a loss.

Shaga looked excited and tossed him a helmet, saying, "Let's get going! The sooner we clear the level, the more money we can earn!"

Officer Sato, holding his helmet, tilted his head and asked, "What do you mean? You want to join the game too?"

Shaga put on his helmet and said, "How can I speed through if I don't go? Do you think I can rely on you cops who only care about detectives?"

Although he was right, I'm so angry! Officer Sato bit his lip in frustration.

Inside a specially prepared room, eight special police officers, including Officer Sato, put on their helmets together.

Shaka finally shouted out the line he'd been wanting to say for so long: "Lincoln, you big jerk!"

Colorful light streaks bloomed before their eyes, and the next moment, everyone appeared in a dark space.

Sato Miwako looked around warily: "Where is this?"

Xia Jia put her hands on her hips, pulled down the menu to check it, and said calmly, "As expected, I knew it wouldn't be as simple as I thought."

Sato Miwako asked nervously, "What do you know?"

Xia Jia shrugged: "The logout button is gone. Or rather, it never existed in the first place."

"What?!" Sato Miwako exclaimed.

"Why are you so nervous? Isn't this something we should have prepared for a long time ago?"

Xia Jia closed the menu on her own, then closed her eyes and snapped her fingers.

stab.

A jolt of electricity flashed, and the next moment, a projection appeared in the darkness before them, showing Makise Kurisu's image.

"Just as I thought, it looks like we'll have to execute Plan B. Although that's what I was preparing for from the beginning."

Makise Kurisu nodded slightly: "I have already instructed the supercomputer to randomly attack the other party's program. It won't be long before we can begin negotiations."

The words fell.

Before Xia Jia could wait long, a blood-red notification box appeared in front of him.

Blood gushed from the void, and a gigantic figure in a blood-stained robe appeared.

"Kayaba Akihiko." Shaka greeted the voice in the void, "I've heard so much about you."

The crimson priest slowly descended, shrinking in size to stand before Shaga:

"Teacher Descendant, I've been looking forward to meeting you. I've always wanted to have a long talk with you about 'Fluidlight' and 'Another World'."

"You may not know this, but I grew up reading your stories. Since I was a child, I have always wanted to be like you and create a perfect, realistic alternate world."

This statement is truly the most damaging to celebrities! What do you mean by "growing up watching my story"?

You're much older than me!

Xia Jia was shocked: "How dare you pin the blame on me?! You little rascal, you're so wicked! Don't slander an innocent person!"

Sato Miwako pulled out a silver bracelet from somewhere.

"No, what are you doing!" Xia Jia looked at Sato Miwako in disbelief.

Sato Miwako said expressionlessly, "Sorry, it suddenly appeared in my hand."

Shaka calmed herself down and looked at Kayaba Akihiko again: "Since you admire me so much, why don't we just stop here? Once we're in jail, I'll take you to a real otherworld for labor reform."

Upon hearing this, Kayaba Akihiko remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head: "I'm sorry, I can't do it."

Xia Jia gave a wry smile: "Are you still pursuing your so-called dreams?"

Kayaba Akihiko shook his head again: "No. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

"?!" Everyone was surprised.

What does Kayaba Akihiko mean? Can't do it?

The sudden, unexpected turn of events caught Shaja off guard. This was quite different from the story he knew.

Kayaba Akihiko smiled at Makise Kurisu: "Actually, I'm very grateful to you for stopping all of this at that time."

Makise Kurisu frowned: "No, you clearly deleted the logout device."

Xia Jia interrupted, "That kind of thing never existed in the first place. The moment a player logs into the game, they can't log out. You think what was deleted was just a smokescreen, right?"

"No, what was deleted was 'their' self-destruct program. They wouldn't be so kind as to play some silly 'game completion' trick."

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