"Mr. Mu, do you need something with Kayaba Akihiko?"
Following Mu Yang's gaze, Bucky's eyes followed, and Kayaba Akihiko's figure came into view. After a moment's thought, Bucky asked.
"Yes." Mu Yang nodded slightly.
"I'll go get him for you." Bucky patted his chest and acted decisively, immediately running towards Kayaba Akihiko.
"Hey—Kayaba…"
Bucky waved his arms as he ran towards Kayaba Akihiko, when suddenly a blur flashed past, and the clear shout abruptly stopped.
It was as if a baseball bat had been swung at high speed and struck a glass bottle. Ice shards, resembling broken glass, scattered outwards, falling onto the grass.
Mu Yang: ⊙_⊙
White Yaksha's eyes sparkled with interest. She gently waved her folding fan, the faint breeze ruffling her pure white short hair, strands dancing in the air.
"Whew—" Sakamaki Izayoi whistled, a look of amusement on his face.
"Eh? Eh!" Black Rabbit looked left and right, her expression a bit flustered.
Steve slapped his face, tilted his head slightly, appearing to be both unwilling to watch and unwilling to speak.
The next second, a roar suddenly erupted.
"Kayaba↗ Akihiko↘!"
A blast of cold air erupted instantly, and the low temperature suddenly swept through the surroundings. A layer of frost coated the dark green poisonous grass. "You bastard!!! Eat my Ice Spring!!!"
A path of frost chased after Kayaba Akihiko, clusters of ice crystals blooming on the path of frost, the sharp tips of the ice crystals gleaming with cold light.
That was Bucky's rage and killing intent made manifest.
"Damn! Bucky, what's the matter?"
Kayaba Akihiko undoubtedly possessed danger-sensing skills. Therefore, Bucky's imposing sneak attack didn't connect. Having dodged the attack with high-speed movement, Kayaba Akihiko looked at Bucky in extreme shock.
"There's no need for any further talk. Today, one of us must end up in the hospital."
Bucky's body was covered in frost, radiating a terrifying cold aura. The frost spread out from his feet, and irregular ice crystals slowly condensed in various places.
The terminal had an emergency life-saving function. Generally speaking, members were not in danger of losing their lives. Therefore, a battle between members, resulting in a trip to the hospital, was equivalent to a fight to the death.
In other words, Bucky's previous words could be interpreted as: Today, one of us must die.
"What's gotten into you?"
Completely oblivious to the situation, Kayaba Akihiko instinctively replied when he heard Bucky's murderous words.
A direct hit. Bucky's anger flared even higher, and the nerves in his brain instantly snapped.
"Die! Ice Inferno!"
A burst of ultra-low temperature erupted, and snowflakes drifted down slowly. A cluster of ice shards of various shapes suddenly appeared on the ice surface.
Ice Inferno. Within the area covered by the frost, ice shards of various shapes would continuously emerge from the ice surface, and more ice shards would appear on the surface of the ice shards... This cycle would continue until the frost filled the area, turning it into a mountain.
"Are you serious?!"
Kayaba Akihiko, who was more familiar with Bucky and knew some of his moves, didn't dare to stay in place. He jumped up into the air, staring at Bucky with a face full of shock.
"Words are useless!"
Bucky continued his relentless assault, countless ice shards forming around him. The ice daggers shot out like arrows, relentlessly targeting Kayaba Akihiko.
A pair of thin, translucent, fairy-like wings unfolded behind Kayaba Akihiko. These were the wings of an elf from the game ALfheim Online, a skill Kayaba Akihiko had acquired a few days prior.
It was like reliving a scene, as if they were back a day or two ago, with Kayaba Akihiko being chased by Bucky.
"The moves are quite flashy! But the power is lacking," Sakamaki Izayoi commented, arms crossed, assessing Bucky's performance.
For Sakamaki Izayoi, who could shatter mountains and split oceans with his fists, and hurl objects at the speed of the third cosmic velocity, the time it took Bucky to unleash his skills would allow him to kill Bucky with pebbles seven or eight times over.
Even if he waited for Bucky to finish casting his skills, he could just stomp and crush him. So, Bucky was too weak for him, and by his standards, Bucky was indeed very weak.
"Who's going to stop him?"
Mu Yang had no intention of intervening personally, turning his gaze towards Izayoi and the others.
Sakamaki Izayoi folded his arms, unmoving. He had no interest in bullying the weak.
White Yaksha watched the scene with great interest, showing no intention of stopping it.
"I..." Kuro Usagi only managed to utter one word before Steve stepped forward, approaching the two who were chasing and being chased. He said weakly, "Leave it to me. I have experience..."
"What do you mean, 'experience'? Do those two often fight?" Kuro Usagi's expression froze.
"It's very likely," Sakamaki Izayoi analyzed, stroking his chin. "People get irritable when they're always doing boring things. It's not surprising if a fight breaks out over something."
"Two against one becomes a three-way brawl. How exciting!" White Yaksha ate freshly bought popcorn, took a sip of ice-cold cola, and settled in as if watching a movie.
Steve, Bucky, and Kayaba Akihiko were roughly equal in strength, and in the past, a three-way brawl would have lasted for hours before a victor emerged.
But now, Steve was empowered by the Power of the Thunder God, giving him a personal combat strength far exceeding Bucky and Kayaba Akihiko. He immediately targeted one person upon entering the battlefield, suppressing them with his superior power.
One moment they were brawling, the next they were calming down, as the two were persuaded via a good beating.
They had to calm down! If they didn't, they'd keep getting hit!
The physical method of persuasion was really damn effective!
A while later, Kayaba Akihiko, his left eye blackened, walked over to Mu Yang and asked, "Boss Mu, what did you want to see me about?"
Although Steve had mainly been hitting Bucky, who had lost his mind due to anger, it wouldn't do to show favoritism. Steve was worried that only hitting Bucky would hurt his feelings, so he'd also thrown a few punches at Kayaba Akihiko.
If it weren't for that guy Kayaba Akihiko not looking where he was going, and crashing into Bucky, turning him into fragments of ice, the subsequent events wouldn't have happened. Consider it a lesson, to remind him to pay attention to his surroundings during battle.
"Well, I do have something to discuss with you."
Mu Yang nodded slightly, first answering Kayaba Akihiko's question, then saying, "I plan to build a floating castle in the sky, and I'd like to invite you to be the designer and administrator. Are you willing?"
Hearing this, Kayaba Akihiko's expression faltered.
His dream was to build the floating castle in his heart, and Mu Yang's words could help him achieve this dream.
But for some reason, Kayaba Akihiko didn't want to agree at all.
He only felt a chill, rushing up his spine and straight to his head. Suddenly, he had the illusion that it would be terrible if he agreed.
Was it an illusion?
Kayaba Akihiko wasn't sure, but at his current rate of earning money, it would take at least several years to completely repair the floating castle Aincrad. That was too long. The temptation to build the floating castle sooner was too great, making him subconsciously avoid thinking too deeply.
"I'm willing!"
Kayaba Akihiko's face was serious.
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