contact the provider from the IP address, and you would find out his real name and address that way.” “- As long as my arms are, even they cannot reach the other side of the Pacific Ocean.” Kikuoka’s frown had, this time around, seemed to display an unfeigned weariness. “«Zasker», the company that develops and operates Gun Gale Online... is an unknown organization that we know next to nothing about and they have their server in America. While the in-game player support seems to be fairly solid, let alone the real address, even the phone number and e-mail address are kept private. Good grief, ever since «The Seed» got publicized, it’s one of those sort of shady VR worlds that have been sprouting non-stop like weeds.” “...Oh, is that so?” I interrupted, while shrugging. Only Agil and I knew about the origin of the VRMMO development support package «The Seed». Similarly, the sudden appearance of the floating castle Aincrad in the reborn ALfheim Online was, to the general public, a leftover from the former SAO server that was managed by the currently non-existing RECTO Progress, which is how the matter was settled. “And well, for that reason, if we’re thinking about grasping the truth of the matter, we have no choice but to get into direct contact within the game. Of course, we’ll consider even the most remote possibilities, and the utmost of safety measures will be taken. Kirito- kun will, in a room prepared by us, dive into the game, and we will disconnect you right away if there are any abnormalities in the output of the AmuSphere being monitored. I won’t ask you to get shot; it’s fine