Sword Art Online 012 – Alicization Rising Chapter 7 – The Two Supervisors 25 could I float to the surface of her thought process. And I thought. About what an atrocious error this woman, Quinella... no, Administrator was committing, that is." "Was it... an error...?" I instinctively asked in return. After all, if the preservation of the world formed the basis of Cardinal's main process, what Quinella had done would be in tune with that principle regardless of how radical the measures adopted were. However, Cardinal answered in a dignified tone, taking my glance head-on. "Then allow me to ask you. Has the Cardinal System of that other world you knew ever harmed players of its own volition, even once?" "N.... no, it didn't. True, it was the players' ultimate enemy, but... there weren't any unreasonable direct attacks, sorry about that." When I spontaneously apologized, Cardinal gave a short snort through her nose and continued. "However, she did. She imposed a penalty more cruel than even death upon those who showed signs of harboring suspicion or opposing the Taboo Index she established... However, I shall leave the details for later. In that extremely rare respite from sleep, I, the Cardinal System's sub-process, judged that Administrator was a major error in and of herself and attempted to purge that. To be specific, I tried to jump down from the top floor thrice, tried to stab my heart with a knife twice, and tried to incinerate my own self with sacred arts twice. After all, if I could reduce my Life to zero in one action, even the highest minister would not be exempted from erasure."