Sword Art Online's
Chapters 10
Kirito met a member of the Council of Human World Unions at Central Cathedral— at this time a coach—dan explained the situation. Ronye who accompanied him to the security office was also allowed to join at the round table for this time only.It was the Vice-Prime Swordsman who first broke the silence in the meeting hall on the 50th floor.
“...so where is that mountain goblin, Oroi-san?”
“Oh, I brought her here from the guard building and she asked to stay in an empty room on the 4th floor, the door was also guarded. But that is impossible.. ”.
Showing a contorted expression to Kirito, Asuna replied to him with the same expression.
“Until this incident is over, it is indeed inevitable.”
From the other side of the round table, Dusolbert said.
“So you two are sure that goblins are not murder suspects?”
“—aha yes, I think so.”
Kirito nodded and put both elbows on the table.
"Taking a trip from the Dark Territory to the Human World is what the Human Council Union did as an exchange project with the two worlds. When passing ‘Gate Besar Timur’, the entrants are required to comply with the prohibition. It's just an easy rule. It is forbidden to kill, steal, and maim, but the name of the commander of the dark forces is still clearly plastered there. In other words, if Oroi is still tied to ‘The Strongest Law’, means the Dark Territory has violated the terms and killed the lodging janitor.”.
“His right eye will instantly feel burned.” It was Knight Fanatio who continued his sentence.
Everyone who lives in the Underworld, be it human or half human, there is a seal called “CODE 871”. It was the worst thing because it could cause a lot of pain in his right eye while trying to break the rules and would cause his eyeball to vanish without a trace.
In the first place, ordinary people who had never broken the law. Ronye himself learned of the irrationality of ‘Taboo Index’ and ‘The Fundamental’ Imperial Law.
But even so, never tried to break it. Sticking to thought or action and when the right eye is destroyed, there are only 3 people who have been confirmed to experience it from the entire history of the Underworld for 300 years.And nothing happened between the two eyes of the mountain goblin. Ronye.
“...however,”
The voice that came from Integrity Knight Renri.The young man who wanted to marry Tieze, the young knight, who was waiting for an answer no matter what. He sat down with an expression that looked depressed and various other facial expressions.
“Murder is the biggest offense for anyone no doubt for Oroi. Therefore we, the Integrity Knight, give the truth of the law, although we cannot take part in the total loss of innocent human life. That means..if anyone other than Oroi kills the inn's janitor, the person is...”.
“—people who have destroyed his right eye seal.”
Kirito slightly snatched away with a bitter smile on his face.
“Ironically, if we have “Automatic” Church Governing Council still in place, we can definitely detect the culprit this time also”
Asuna shook her head.
“No, I have never relied on such a cruel system.”
The Governing Council of the Automatic Church, predecessor of the United Council of the Human World, it is ruled by the Axiom Church, which is made up of dozens of high-ranking priests without their human lives and consciousness, who have long been a tool for searching for people who break the law, in other words, they are human detectors. After the war, the sacred art called “Church Manager” was canceled, but they rose to a ghost after sleeping for several days without returning to consciousness.
While recalling it, Kirito retorted after taking a heavy breath.
“Oh yes. Is correct. By the way, I was bothered by this weirdness.”
“What do you mean?”
His black eyeballs were aimed at Fanatio.
“Where is the description…? In the past, there were only 3 people who had destroyed the right eye seal, and their reason was not just for killing alone. There are also causes or situations that make it that way. If the time comes, look, criminals, and victims who experience.the absolute symbol of evil must have been destroyed as well,”.
Kirito continued while looking at the file on the table.
“But, the murderer of the janitor named Yazen is not likely to be the one who can cause a grudge for someone. For several years he had grown up alone in the noble district, then worked in the inn after being released last year, and it seemed that guests from the Dark Territory received good treatment in the absence of discrimination. Although it was Oroi, the witness said that Yazen knew him.”
“In other words, in the case of Yazen-san this is impossible for everyone.
infinite power, right?”
Kirito confirmed Asuna's statement.
“More precisely..and also about the missing weapon.”
After the dagger that was reportedly the murder weapon of the Yazen victim vanished from the gun shop at the security office, Kirito quickly met the guards around the place and immediately informed the United Council of the Human World. But no one knows it. It was impossible for the guards of the Human World to defy orders from the representatives of the United Council who were further connected to the security guard force, the Human World Army.
In other words, the dagger was already in the inn, then stored in the hardware store, then stolen by someone from within—or just lost.
“What do you think of that thing?”
As Kirito looked across the round table and asked, it was Dusolbert who answered first.
“As I said earlier, it's a kind of rugged weapon with low quality, obliterating life with single use, then lost, so is the problem?”
“No, it is a weapon of iron. It can't just be destroyed. I feel there's a little piece of steel left.”
“Hmm..for sure.”
Suddenly the idea came to Ronye's mind as he looked at the giant holding his arm with a groan.Hurry he looked to the left and right of the round table to make sure taka da others wanted to talk, then he timidly raised his hand.
“Yes, Ronye?”
“So...uh..instructor—I mean Dusolbert-sama, if an arrow prepared to shoot has reached its limit, will you fix it with sacred art?”
As the girl asked, Dusolbert who was indeed the owner of the arrow weapon nodded confidently.
“Yes, the priority will be lower than the arrow made from real steel.”
“Maybe..there is a similarity in this case.The dagger used suspect is ‘weapon while’ made with metallic elements...as it is..”.
After Ronye opened his mouth, the atmosphere in the meeting hall was silent for a moment.
Although he removed the initial speech from the sacred art to refine the metallic element, 3 silver dots of light appeared under his palm. Then they became one and changed shape, sparkling. One end was bent and thick, and the other was sharp and long.It was a simple dagger that the goblins liked, which Ronye had seen several times, but it was a simple dagger,
he fell on the table and made a clinking sound. Thick weapons and rough handrails where lots of little details that steal the attention of—but still, there is still a difference compared to the original.
First, the shape of the base is too soft. In addition, the handle of the original weapon is covered with leather, and entirely made of metal, the same as the knife eye. When viewed more closely, it is very clear that it is an artificial metallic element.
Kirito took the dagger he made and said.
“I know very well about the goblin tribe dagger, this level is the limit, but the weapon in this statement is very precise with what Oroi thinks. That would be the meaning of taking high-level priests with large numbers to cope.”
Metal voice ‘kin’ ends his words. Kirito tapped the dagger with his Incarnation light. That is enough to prove that “weapons while” will lose its life, then the object will break like a broken glass and then disappear.
“...if so, we get serious problems.”
Knight Fanatio whispered while swinging her wavy hair.
“Currently, all the high-level priests in Centoria are under the command of the forces of the Human World and are directly connected to this Council of States. So, are there any rebels among them or….
–ulah from sacred art Dark Territory?"
If the Dark Art master forces Centoria and kills innocent citizens for a certain purpose, this is a big wrong scenario if that goblin Oroi just killed Yazen. If so, exchange projects from the Human World and the Dark Territory
causing another war between these two worlds that has finally subsided.
“But...if that is so, what is it for.?”.
Kirito muttered something, but he quickly shook his head and exclaimed loudly.
“Everything is still speculation. At the same time, we need to minimize the impact of this incident on society. Although the rumors were prevented before it spread widely, it would be difficult to prevent it and there would be a second or third case..Asuna, what about the forces of the Human World?”
Vice-Prime Swordsman nodded.
“I've asked Solterina—I mean Commander Selurute to restrain the movement of regular missions. He had already agreed to accept it, but there could still be strong rumors about it among the newcomers from the Dark Territory and the former nobles. It will press temporarily because we have the command right on behalf of the Council of States.”.
Asuna held back, but the strong gaze from her hazelnut eye color continued.
“...but if the same incident occurs again, the order will continue to arrive and will cause dissatisfaction and disbelief to the United Council. And if I feel it by manipulating the memory of this incident in the shadows, I'll be seen as the next cause."
“Ah, then, me too.”
Kirito sighed and clenched his hand.
“—then, in short this is the result of this United Council meeting. First officially announced that the perpetrator of this incident was not identified. Second, explain as much as you can and compensate the abandoned Yazen family. And third, put in every way possible to investigate this incident. Fourth, we will talk immediately with the leader of the Dark Territory. Anything else?”
Fanatio raised her hand and pointed in a somewhat embarrassed voice.
“In case of such an immediate issue of time, it will still take another month before the meeting with the Dark Territory. Do you want to move the schedule faster?”
“No.”
Kirito shook his head and said in his usual style.
“I'll go to Obsidia and meet Issukan.”
When his meeting ended, Solus' light had vanished to the west.
In a hurry Ronye went to the cage of the dragons to the west of the Cathedral and waved at Tieze who was guarding Tsukigaki.
“Sorry yes I'm late!”
When he heard the voice, a pale yellow dragon raised his face from the meadow, voiced ‘kururu’ and ran. Ronye caught her delicate body and stroked her cheek, Ronye said to Tieze.
“Thank you, Tieze, of course I owe you.”
“You talk a lot and talk a lot like Kirito-senpai.”
The red-haired friend stood up, moved his head slightly, and then changed his expression.
“Then...how was the meeting?”
They sat on a park bench that was along the wall of the dragon cage, and Ronye told about the summary of the incredible encounter.
After Tieze finished listening to him with a troubled face, he muttered.
“Sometimes..I feel a bad feeling..”.
“Yes, in the Human World, it is forbidden to kill each other, that seems to be what knights think.”
“There are some people who take advantage of loopholes in laws and provisions and damage them at will.”
Indeed indeed. During the ‘Rebellion of 4 Kaisar’, the reigning emperor at the time questioned the approval of the decree drafted by the United Council of the Human World which was the old rebel army of the Axiom Church. The destruction of the sentence was so horrendous that to emphasize and direct the troops of the 4 emperors in Norlangarth, Wesdarath, Eastabarieth, and Southacroith, there was no other way to dispose of the decree.
In order to achieve this, Ronye and Tieze were forced into a royal castle in North Centoria, and were forced to sword-fight with the emperor Kruger Norlangarth VI, to his surprise by showing his endless stubbornness, it was unclear if it was compatible with human life.
Tieze relaxed his arm and asked Ronye to change his tone.
“If that is the way, I will keep Tsukigaki longer.”
“Eh? Why?”
When Ronye looked at the face of his best friend, the red-haired girl smiled and said something unthinkable.
“Because, why not? Join Kirito-senpai to Obsidia?”.
