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Sword Art Online Volume 5 – Phantom Bullet

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“Yea... If what was sent was not some deadly mysterious force, but normal sense signals... You still remember the «Imaginator Virus» that caused a commotion from a while back?” “Aah, that surprise mail incident, right?” Imaginator, that was a piece of software developed by someone for the AmuSphere. That piece of software generated a virtual space for diving, where you face the camera and whisper a message, and then compress it into a mail format. The receiver can then replay the file, which would reproduce the sender’s virtual body and the spoken message, that kind thing. Since you could convey videos, audios and even sense of touch, it became very popular. Eventually though, a security loophole was found, and there was a virus infected mail that would accompany the original message, which caused a major disturbance. If you tried to dive with that mail in your inbox, it would force open a preview, and before your eyes in surround sound and color, something shocking - usually erotic or gross, one or the other - would start to play. Of course, eventually a patch file was uploaded, and the incident was solved, but... “- Most AmuSphere users should have installed «Imagine» by now. But if there were unknown security holes, and the victim’s e-mail or IP address were known...” “...I see, setup a sending timer ahead, then send the signal at the same time as the gun shot - something like that is possible.” Kikuoka weaved his fingers together, and nodded as he rested his chin on top of them.