Little Garden's Eastern District, outside the 2105380 gate, the No Name Community's residence.
Inside the residence, most areas were in disrepair. Some were ruins, others overgrown with weeds. Only a few frequently used areas remained tidy.
At this moment, in a meeting room in one of the buildings.
"Ugh! So tired!"
Kayaba Akihiko crumpled a piece of paper into a ball and tossed it behind him. He then collapsed forward as if completely burned out, his cheek pressed against the smooth, cold stone tabletop, and he lay there, speaking.
"Kayaba Akihiko, you still can't rest, you know?"
Mu Yang looked at the holographic projection of Aincrad in the center of the table and said in a gentle voice, "Aincrad has a hundred floors. We've only just finished designing the first five. We're still ninety-five floors away from completion. It's far from time to rest."
The hundred floors of Aincrad were meticulously designed by Kayaba Akihiko. They featured all sorts of strange plants, rare minerals, fantastical monsters, and marvelous natural scenery, along with ruins and civilizations of various styles.
But those things couldn't satisfy Mu Yang. He wanted a higher standard. Therefore, Aincrad's original blueprints were overturned, and Kayaba Akihiko was dragged by Mu Yang to Little Garden to draw new blueprints.
As for why they came to Little Garden, there were two purposes.
The first was to gather material. Little Garden was connected to many worlds, and the architectural styles of the outer gates were bizarre and varied. The creatures living within were also strange and varied, making it a perfect place to gather material.
The second was to watch the battle. On the day Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe You entered Little Garden, they clashed with a certain trash community, and a Gift Game was agreed upon... to be held in one or a few days.
Tonight was when the Gift Game would be held, and at such an important moment, Kuro Usagi and Sakamaki Izayoi couldn't possibly stay in the Dimensional Store. Not to mention, Kuro Usagi was the referee of the Gift Game.
Mu Yang also wanted to join in the fun and watch a Gift Game.
"Ninety-fifth floor..."
Kayaba Akihiko's eyes immediately lost their luster, his entire spirit seeming like a candle that had burned to its end, about to be extinguished.
"I feel… like I'm going to die of exhaustion!"
At this moment, Kayaba Akihiko finally understood the reason for the chill he felt earlier; it was a premonition of the crisis.
He also felt a sharp pain for his previous naiveté. As a working man, why didn't he ask about the working hours?
Twenty-four-hour non-stop work, he felt like he was going to die from overwork!
"It's okay, my Resurrection Magic is at a high level. Reviving you will be easy."
Mu Yang said these terrifying words with a blank expression, and Kayaba Akihiko's face instantly turned ashen.
Are you a demon?!
Kayaba Akihiko didn't say anything, but his vivid expression conveyed the exact same meaning.
Jin Russell and Kuro Usagi, who were watching from the side, had similar expressions to Kayaba Akihiko.
It was afternoon, and there was still some time before the Gift Game, so Kasukabe You and Kudou Asuka were also present.
The two girls, who came from modern society, commented on Mu Yang's actions one after the other.
"He's a capitalist!"
"He's a terrifying capitalist!"
Sakamaki Izayoi didn't give his opinion. With his terrifying knowledge reserves, he was thinking about how to design a certain floor, and he didn't care about Mu Yang's words.
Hakumen no Okami also didn't pay much attention, sizing up the holographic projection of Aincrad while looking for faults.
"You've rested for five minutes. Get back to work," Mu Yang said to himself, utterly demoralizing Kayaba Akihiko with a single sentence.
Thump! Kayaba Akihiko slammed his head against the edge of the stone table. Then, he sat up abruptly, raked his fingers through his hair, and picked up a pen to scribble on a piece of paper.
He started by jotting down a rough outline of the settings, then used a holographic projection to refine them.
Time passed quickly as Kayaba Akihiko worked tirelessly.
Before they knew it, evening had arrived. Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe You were going to participate in a Gift Game, and Mu Yang and the others were going to watch. This allowed Kayaba Akihiko a moment's rest.
The venue for the Gift Game was the community of the other party involved.
Based on the game's content, the entire community had been covered by a dark, eerie jungle.
The game didn't need much explanation; it was just a beginner's brawl.
"A little weak..." Mu Yang commented.
Hakumen no Okami took the opportunity to ask for a favor, "Help me out, will you?"
"Alright." Mu Yang tossed a terminal to Hakumen no Okami.
The game ended, and the group returned to the No Name Community's residence.
After taking a break for an hour or two, Kayaba Akihiko started working again.
Jin Russell and Kuro Usagi went to prepare the celebration banquet, while Hakumen no Okami treated the two girls.
Regarding this, Mu Yang cast a subtle glance at Hakumen no Okami, "Don't you go messing around while the girls are unconscious!"
"How rude! I never do things sneakily," Hakumen no Okami declared, puffing out her chest. "I always do what I want in the open!"
"..." After a few seconds of silence, Mu Yang gave a thumbs up. "As expected of you."
Nearby, Sakamaki Izayoi was sketching monster designs; he seemed quite interested.
With everyone working together, Kayaba Akihiko and Sakamaki Izayoi were the main contributors, with Mu Yang, Hakumen no Okami, and the others providing support. The design progress for Aincrad surged forward rapidly, and they soon finished designing the first twenty floors.
The design for the remaining eighty floors was temporarily put on hold.
Night had fallen, and the stars were shining in the sky. The celebration banquet was ready, and it was time to eat.
By the way, the ingredients were provided by Hakumen no Okami; the impoverished No Name didn't have any good ingredients.
The banquet was held on the lawn of the courtyard.
As freeloaders, Mu Yang and Kayaba Akihiko stayed on the edge of the crowd.
Holding a tray in one hand and chopsticks in the other, Mu Yang ate a seafood fried noodle of an unknown style, savoring the taste.
Honestly, it wasn't bad.
Having eaten too much food from the shop, Mu Yang's palate had become somewhat refined.
He chewed a few times, swallowed the noodles, and then looked at Kayaba Akihiko, asking, "Any ideas for the design of the subsequent eighty floors?"
Hearing this, Kayaba Akihiko, who was eating with gusto, trembled. He looked up with a resentful expression.
Why bring that up while I'm enjoying a meal? Can't you just let me eat in peace?
As someone who had been tormented by the client for more than a day, Kayaba Akihiko had a lot of choice words brewing in his heart, but he dared not speak them.
"No," Kayaba Akihiko said, "I plan to go around tomorrow and look for inspiration."
He was using the excuse of research, but in reality, he just wanted to relax.
"Alright, I'll take you around tomorrow." Mu Yang nodded slightly.
Kayaba Akihiko: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
You're following me? How am I supposed to relax? How am I supposed to rest?
Relaxation trip X
Research trip √
"Want to go play in other worlds? I want to go too," Sakamaki Izayoi, who had sharp hearing, raised his hand and said.
Hearing this, Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe You both raised their hands, indicating they wanted to go too.
"Then let's go together!" Hakumen no Okami announced.
Kuro Usagi: "..."
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