[In the endless universe and world, there is a world full of Pokémon. 】

[The theme of that world is 'peace and Pokémon'. Hundreds of species and Pokémon live together in one world, and every node in life is closely related to Pokémon. ]

[That world is called 'Pokémon Island'. 】

[And 'Kayaba Akihiko' is the first human on Blue Star to use virtual technology to perceive the existence of this world. ]

[He used virtual technology to connect the consciousness of 5000 Pokémon far away in Pokémon Island to Aincrad, and learned from them what kind of world Pokémon Island is. ]

[In order to travel to this dreamlike world, he used virtual technology to create a super-giant teleportation array, Aincrad.]

[There is only one way to open this super huge teleportation array, and that is to clear the first 101 floors of Aincrad and come to the st floor to sign a contract. ]

[As long as this contract is signed, brave trainers can use NERvGear to use Aincrad as a springboard to go to Pokémon Island to truly meet their Pokémon partners and make new friends. ]

【Well, now, it's your turn to make a choice. 】

When all the contents on the stone tablet have been browsed, two dialog boxes will automatically pop up in the players' field of vision.

The dialog box above is set in a modern city on Blue Star, with various modern products and humans on the streets.

[Return to reality, and you can play Aincrad again with this account. ]

The dialog box below uses the natural city of Yggdrasil and the World Tree on Pokémon Island as its background, and many combinations of trainers and Pokémon appear inadvertently in it.

[Open the 'Aincrad' teleportation array, and gain the right to travel between the real world and the Pokémon Island world, but the Aincrad account will be destroyed and you will not be able to enter Aincrad again. ]

Next to the two dialog boxes, there is a countdown of [5min], which means you have five minutes to consider.

These two options are very interesting.

The one above.

For players, this is equivalent to preserving traces of their past with Pokémon. In the future, they can still return to Aincrad and walk the same path they took in the past, or they can come here to see their Pokémon again.

This choice, at least, seems stable. At least Aincrad, which has been cleared, will not encounter any danger again.

And the one below.

It is equivalent to abandoning the past, mustering up the courage to create new memories with your friends, embarking on new adventures and journeys, and even seeing the charm of the other world and meeting more Pokémon.

This choice is full of mystery and instability, because for the players present, everything on Pokémon Island is unknown, and no one knows whether this beautiful world described will contain any ferocious beasts.

After all, SAO was described as very beautiful before it was launched.

But in fact

If they hadn't been imprisoned in it, it would have been quite beautiful indeed, and they even met important Pokémon partners.

3400 players were silent at this moment.

Different ideas popped up in their minds.

"Kirito?"

Asuna reached out a hand and held Kirito's hand, she was a little unsure of what to do.

"Asuna, if what is said here is true."

Kirito looked up blankly at the huge stone tablet in front of him, "I want to meet the real Ulla. I want to go to his world and travel and adventure with him."

"I understand. I also want to see the real Heracross."

Asuna nodded after hearing Kirito's idea, then smiled and looked at Heracross beside her, "When we go there in the future, I'll ask you to take us out to play."

"Hey~"

Heracross returned the smile and patted his chest confidently.

He has so many good friends there, I'll introduce them all to Asuna when the time comes!

After making the decision, Kirito and Asuna chose the second option together.

Not only them, it can be said that a considerable number of the 3400 trainers quickly chose the second option.

Most of these people are young people.

The second option was chosen not only because of Pokémon, but also because of their curiosity about the "unknown world" and their yearning and imagination for more Pokémon and other worlds.

On the contrary, older people like Shangmei will hesitate for a little longer.

They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, so they will consider more about their families and things in the real world, and are not as brave as young people to rush into the unknown.

However, when Shangmei's eyes met the poor little Bulbasaur, she no longer cared about so much and touched the second option with one finger.

"Our seed is so small. If she lives there alone without anyone to take care of her, she will definitely be bullied. As a mother, I must protect her!"

Shangmei clenched her fists and held Bulbasaur tightly in her arms.

Anyway, her husband and daughter are working overtime in the procuratorate all day and don’t come back, so there’s no point in her staying at home alone. She might as well explore the unknown world with her baby Bulbasaur.

That's much less interesting!

"Since we enter that world through NERvGear, we can immediately log off if there is any problem in reality."

"Just treat it as a game. It shouldn't affect reality too much."

"I usually study during the day, and when I get home I come to play with Xiangwei Miao. I can also ask Xiangwei Miao to accompany me to review for the exam, hehe~"

The players kept talking to themselves, using all sorts of words and thoughts to convince themselves to choose the second option.

Many trainers also asked Pokémon for their opinions, and Pokémon all gave the answer that they could safely choose the second option.

In the end, all 3400 players, without exception, chose the second option.

The fact that they could reach this level showed that they were willing to face risks and crises for Pokémon. Moreover, there was a temptation before them, and their own Pokémon allowed them to choose with confidence, so there was nothing to hesitate about.

[Select countdown ends]

[Number of people who chose the first option: 0]

[Number of people who chose the second option: 3400]

When this statistic appeared in front of the players, they all looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

The Pokémons also gathered together and cheered, as if welcoming new trainers to their home, Pokémon Island.

【Last Announcement】

[Congratulations to all players. Your SAO journey has come to an end. Although Aincrad will still exist, it will no longer be SAO, but a brand new world.]

[A special warning to all players: the first generation NERvGear you are using will be completely discontinued due to the SAO incident. You will not be able to purchase the first generation NERvGear again. Even if you buy it, it will no longer be your original player serial number. ]

[This also means that once your NERvGear is taken back or lost, you will never be able to go to the Pokémon Island again. ]

【So, please do everything you can to protect it. 】

The announcement popped up for about two minutes, allowing players to read the content clearly.

Then another dialog box popped up.

[Aincrad will shut down the server in 10 minutes, and all resident players will be forced to log off. Please make good use of this last moment to say goodbye to this world.]

When this dialog box disappeared, SAO's system seemed to have completely gone silent.

The 3400 trainers present made appointments with Pokémon to meet again in a different world called "Pokémon Island" and go on a travel adventure together.

Afterwards, they took out all the equipment and props they had on them, and browsed and recalled them one by one.

After logging out of SAO this time, they will never see these things again.

The ten minutes were up quickly.

Beams of light appeared on the bodies of both players and Pokémon, and lasted for about 30 seconds. All players and Pokémon were forced to log off.

. . .

Pokémon Island, outskirts of Alliance City, Dr. Kayaba's laboratory.

At this moment, Kayaba Akihiko was sitting at his desk thinking about how to update Aincrad.

In the future, Aincrad will become a brand new game for players on Blue Star, and it will definitely be a very popular game.

Even if Jingyan makes the game content as shit, there will still be a lot of players who buy it.

Because in the Blue Star game market in the current timeline of 2023, Kayaba Akihiko has the world's only fully immersive virtual reality game.

This was also thanks to Dark's previous request that Kayaba Akihiko recover the technology of "The Seed" and other related scientific research materials, so game makers in that world who want to create a virtual reality game can only start research again.

Even if they took a shortcut, it would just be a matter of calling back the researchers who previously worked with Kayaba Akihiko on SAO, and conducting scientific research again.

Without the talented scientist Kayaba Akihiko, it would take them at least two years to develop a new virtual world.

This is equivalent to achieving a monopoly on virtual reality games in a short period of time.

As for the NERvGear-related technology that allows players to log into the game, it was left there by Kayaba Akihiko.

He dared to guarantee that a large number of companies would not be able to withstand the temptation of profit and jointly appeal to lift the ban and research and develop the second generation of NERvGear.

At this moment, the automatic door of the laboratory opened.

Kayaba Akihiko continued writing his words, but the third eye on his forehead looked towards the door.

"what happened?"

"Regarding the update of Aincrad, I have an idea here. What do you think?"

The person who came was Dak, holding a paper plan in his hand.

"I just happened to be worrying about this matter."

Kayaba Akihiko took it and looked at the subject of the plan.

Pokémon

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