Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

The wind on the hospital rooftop carried a slight chill, ruffling Misaka Mikoto's short, brown hair.

After leaving the ward, she didn't rush back. Instead, she invited Kirito to the rooftop, as if she wanted to discuss some things privately.

Kirito readily agreed.

With her back to Kirito, Mikoto leaned on the railing, gazing at the skyscrapers of Academy City in the distance. Her tone was several times more serious than it had been in the corridor: "Please tell me the truth. This can't possibly be a coincidence, can it?"

At first, she just thought that Misaka Sisters had just happened to meet Accelerator and were being bullied by that villain.

But looking back now, I realize I was too naive.

After seeing so many faces that look just like your own, anyone could sense that something was amiss.

Fortunately, Kirito didn't intend to hide it: "It all stems from the 'Level 6 Evolution Project.' Those involved used your genes to clone more than 20,000 Misaka Sisters in order to evolve Accelerator into a Level 6 ...

"Clones? And 20,000 of them?!" Misaka Mikoto turned around abruptly.

Her eyes were filled with shock and disbelief, her hands trembling slightly. "Those are living, breathing people! They have their own consciousness, they can speak, they feel pain, how could they be used as experimental subjects?!"

Having personally interacted with the Misaka Sisters, she knew that although they all had cold faces, each of them had their own unique emotions.

Now they're saying they're just consumables used for experiments?

Who can accept this?

Her voice grew louder and louder until she realized she had yelled at the wrong person, at which point she calmed down.

But her voice carried an overwhelming sadness: "How long has this experiment been going on? Have many of them already... died?"

"So far, 9982 experiments have been conducted. Apart from the eighteen you've seen, the rest... I can only say I'm sorry."

"...What are you apologizing for?"

If anyone should apologize, it should be her, the 'older sister,' not someone who helped her.

Now that I think about it, I completely understand why they called me "Big Sister" even though it was our first meeting.

It turns out they really are related by blood.

Thinking of this, she slammed her fist on the railing. With a loud "clang," a shallow dent appeared in the metal railing.

Mikoto turned her head to look at the buildings in the distance, tears welling up in her eyes, but she held them back.

She is an esper in Tokiwadai, known as the "Electromaster" by others, but now she can't even protect her own clone, and so many of her sisters have died tragically. This sense of powerlessness is driving her to the brink of collapse.

Kirito didn't step forward to offer any advice; he simply stood quietly to the side.

At this moment, any words of comfort seem inadequate; only by allowing her to fully release her emotions can she regain her strength.

Not long after, Misaka Mikoto wiped the corner of her eye with her sleeve, her gaze regaining its firmness.

"Have you calmed down?" Kirito asked. "So, what are your plans next?"

"Of course, we must rescue all the 'sisters' and make those who planned the experiments and indiscriminately killed innocent people pay the price they deserve!"

Just as Kirito thought.

Misaka Mikoto then scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly: "Oh right, I didn't have a chance to ask earlier, who exactly are you?"

Although I had some guesses in my mind, it might be someone from Academy City who disapproved of the experimental approach, or someone who had a grudge against Accelerator.

But Kirito's answer puzzled her: "I'm just a kind-hearted dual-wielding swordsman who happened to be passing by."

She couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Isn't that a pretty perfunctory answer?"

She shook her head helplessly, but Mikoto didn't press the matter further.

The atmosphere eased slightly, but Misaka Mikoto's face turned serious again: "And about Accelerator, you have experience fighting him, could you teach me?"

The thought of the other party's ability to cheat gives me a headache, but luckily there is an experienced person right in front of me. If I can learn something from him, it will be very useful for my next move.

"I do have some experience."

Seeing her earnest questioning look, Kirito smiled mysteriously: "But it's no longer necessary. My plan is about to begin."

"plan?"

Kirito didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the distant sky with a deep gaze: "Don't worry, you'll see it for yourself tomorrow."

After these days of hard work, Kirito finally had the confidence to confront Accelerator head-on.

It was all because he saw a server-wide notification in the player chat that the nineteenth floor had been conquered.

Moreover, according to the previous plan, Yui should already be taking action.

......

The next morning, thanks to the defeat of the [Nineteenth Floor Guardian, Ultimate Mutant Insect Queen], the first batch of players officially appeared on the twentieth floor of SAO.

They numbered as many as two or three hundred and were located on the central street of the seventh district of Academy City.

'Fury Control', along with 'Dragon Lover' and 'Black Toast' from the Knights of the Round Table, emerged from the teleportation array with a group of players.

He rubbed his eyes, and when his gaze fell upon the surrounding scenery, he froze on the spot.

"...here it is?"

It's no wonder that Fu Ruikong was shocked, because what he saw was too bizarre.

Looking into the distance, one sees rows of high-rise buildings, glass curtain walls reflecting the midday sun, wide asphalt roads, and hovering airships in the sky—it's the picture of a bustling, modern metropolis.

Black Toast couldn't help but mutter to himself, "When did we quit the game?"

"Idiot, we're still in SAO!" Dragon Lover reminded him.

Previously, most of the maps in SAO were desolate mountains and wilderness, or suburban areas, and the slightly better ones could only be called towns.

Of course, 'Mitakihara' is a city, but compared to other places, the current map looks like a futuristic metropolis!

Looking around at the other players, they all seemed excited, with exclamations of surprise rising and falling.

Someone ran up to the vending machine, and sure enough, a payment interface popped up asking for a drink and a flavor selection. They tried pressing the button, and a can of beverage actually came out.

"The drink tastes good, but it's a pity it doesn't have any food-enhancing effects."

"You should be grateful. The price is so low, it's a godsend for people who want to lose weight."

"Brother, you're a genius. Whenever you want to vent your anger, you just log into SAO and eat nutritional meals in real life."

"Don't say it, really don't say it."

Someone wants to be a thug and just vandalize the vending machine so they can get something for free.

"Great idea. If I come all this way to SAO and have to pay for whatever I want to drink, then I've come to SAO for nothing."

However, they underestimated the realism of SAO.

Just as they were about to pry open a vending machine with weapons after knocking it over, a police siren sounded from afar, revealing several security robots.

Immediately afterwards, the people who had caused the damage were taken away.

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.

"SAO is too realistic. People who cause damage in real life should be brought to justice!"

"Those guys are really funny. They all came here to seduce, wouldn't it be a waste if they didn't go to jail?"

The atmosphere became cheerful after everyone heard this.