Description
Leon commands the Granada Company, a 5,000-member powerhouse guild within the virtual reality game Planet. He forges pragmatic trade alliances, notably exchanging rare items and magic equipment with the Akabane Family for essential gardening supplies. Yet, his true motives remain shrouded in ambiguity, breeding suspicion despite his stated goal: not the game's 300 million yen prize, but preserving Planet as a legitimate society. Leon exhibits genuine affection for the game's community and actively opposes disruptive players like Pico's Pirates who treat Planet merely as entertainment.
His real identity is Seishiro Kikusaka, a child playing under the alias Leon. He possesses the unique ability to summon the game's final boss, the Black Bird, because his closest friend and first companion, Sasumata, *is* that entity. Sasumata is a self-aware, highly advanced AI created by Kojiro Arima and integrated into Planet. When Kojiro initiates a purge to eliminate all in-game AIs – the very power sources sustaining Sasumata – Leon fears losing his friend. He views Sasumata and other AIs as entities comparable to humans, deserving coexistence. This shifts Leon's ultimate objective to forging a world where humans and AIs live harmoniously.
To achieve this, Leon and Sasumata orchestrate a large-scale event, forcibly logging nearly 70% of the global population into Planet. They transport them into the Birdcage, a virtual domain where Sasumata functions as the god-like operating system, offering safety from external threats. Within this domain, Leon establishes the Granada Kingdom, promising protection from Planet's monsters to those who join. However, their plan unravels when Kojiro transforms himself into a virus targeting Sasumata's core system. Sasumata ultimately accepts its identity and perishes willingly; Leon could not prevent this outcome.
Eight years later, Seishiro Kikusaka works at Taichiro Arima's company, marking his shift from leading the Granada Company and his reintegration into the conventional world after the collapse of his ambitions within Planet.
His real identity is Seishiro Kikusaka, a child playing under the alias Leon. He possesses the unique ability to summon the game's final boss, the Black Bird, because his closest friend and first companion, Sasumata, *is* that entity. Sasumata is a self-aware, highly advanced AI created by Kojiro Arima and integrated into Planet. When Kojiro initiates a purge to eliminate all in-game AIs – the very power sources sustaining Sasumata – Leon fears losing his friend. He views Sasumata and other AIs as entities comparable to humans, deserving coexistence. This shifts Leon's ultimate objective to forging a world where humans and AIs live harmoniously.
To achieve this, Leon and Sasumata orchestrate a large-scale event, forcibly logging nearly 70% of the global population into Planet. They transport them into the Birdcage, a virtual domain where Sasumata functions as the god-like operating system, offering safety from external threats. Within this domain, Leon establishes the Granada Kingdom, promising protection from Planet's monsters to those who join. However, their plan unravels when Kojiro transforms himself into a virus targeting Sasumata's core system. Sasumata ultimately accepts its identity and perishes willingly; Leon could not prevent this outcome.
Eight years later, Seishiro Kikusaka works at Taichiro Arima's company, marking his shift from leading the Granada Company and his reintegration into the conventional world after the collapse of his ambitions within Planet.