Sword Art Online Volume 17 – Alicization Awakening Chapter 20 - Each of their Battles 13 How could they remain silent upon being told that there was a chance of losing the characters they had built by infusing their entire spirit into them? “Y… You’re fuckin’ kidding me!!” A player who ran out of the crowd shouted, jabbing his index finger at Lisbeth. He was a Salamander dressed in crimson full-body armor, carrying a battleaxe on his back. He appeared to be a Commander- level player just below Lord Mortimer and General Eugene. Pushing up his helmet visor and exposing his eyes that scorched with rage, the Salamander bellowed in a voice loud enough to shut up the entire group behind him: “You gather everyone here and tell us to dive into some fishy server; that’s already pretty ridiculous. Now you’re telling me about character loss?! How the fuck are you gonna pay us back if they’re gone forever?! Or is this just a trap to weaken our entire race?!” “……… Gurgh!” Lisbeth stuck out an arm to stop a red-faced Klein from jumping forward, and tried her best to reply calmly: “I’m sorry, we can’t. I know very well that the characters you’ve trained are priceless. That’s why we’re pleading you to help us… All I’m saying is, please help our friends in Underworld, they’re putting their lives on the line to defend against the Americans’ attack.” Even though she was not shouting anymore, Lisbeth’s voice still carried across the entire dome. The Salamander seemed to hold in his anger for a moment, but suddenly it came sputtering out furiously again. “The ‘friends’ you talk about are just the SAO survivors, aren’t they?! Those guys who make that face that screams ‘I’m super special’! I know all of it, you original SAO lot have always looked down on us!!”