Chapter 1: Cheat Mode

Kim Min-jun.

Twenty-six.

Scaredy-cat.

If I had to describe myself in three words, those would be the exact ones.

My accomplishments were also quite remarkable.

Until middle school, I slept with my parents.

I couldn’t go to the convenience store alone at night until I became an adult.

Cover your eyes~

There was a time when I watched my favorite streamer play a horror game and covered the game screen with a browser window.

And now, I was playing a horror game on my own, searching for it.

“Ahh! Shit!”

When a monster suddenly jumped out of the monitor, I felt like I was electrocuted and threw my headset.

The reason I was playing a horror game full of monsters like this right now was simple.

In a week, I had an interview with the company that made this game.

I applied because the starting salary was high—

“Of all the games they could have made…”

I sighed, covering my face, and made a decision.

“I can’t do this. I’m downloading it.”

Honestly, I knew I wouldn’t be able to get through the game properly even before I started, so I had already looked up something.

Among the many mods floating around online, I found one cheat mod.

Since I was going to be interviewed by the game company, I tried not to use it, but seeing how I couldn’t even get past the tutorial, I eventually decided to use it.

“All stats 100x, monster locations visible, unlimited items…”

I was satisfied as I read the description of this game-breaking mod, thinking that if everything applied, I wouldn’t even be able to tell who the real monsters were.

I felt like it was finally becoming less scary.

“Let’s go…!”
I applied the mod and pressed the ‘Start New Game’ button.

Suddenly, a bright flash erupted from the monitor.

With sparks flying, all the electronic devices in the room turned off.

I lost consciousness.