episode_0002
by adminOne day, I suddenly fell into the world of the game I always enjoyed.
A light flashed on the monitor, and I was lying on a hotel bed.
I gathered my confusion and looked around the room, but there was no special corner.
But the moment I pulled back the curtains on the window and looked out at the scenery, that thought disappeared.
High-rise buildings are popping up all over the place, and cars pass by on the asphalt-paved roads.
The streets are full of people, and people come in and out of the building.
This is a common sight seen when staying at a high-rise hotel in Seoul and looking out the window during the holiday season.
But that image seemed familiar to me in a different way.
‘It has to be that way.’
Several images came to mind and then scattered.
A scene announcing the start and end of the game.
The scenery I saw was the same as the background that appears in the prologue and ending of .
‘It will look different depending on the ending, but for now, this is what was shown in the prologue.’
Honestly, I was relieved.
If you follow the King of Chaos route to the ending, this scene appears in the form of a demonic world burning with purple flames.
The black flame trees rising from the ground dye the sky black, and the earth burns forever with purple flames.
In the case of the normal ending, which is reached without following any special route.
This scene is what it looked like right after the war ended… It simply appears similar to the beginning of the apocalypse era.
but… What if I make the best choices at every moment and my character brilliantly solves the world’s problems?
The ending cutscene that can be seen at that time is an evolution of the scenery in front of me.
An ending to an era of upheaval that is evaluated as a true ending among users. The ending of this world that can be considered the only happy ending.
… But no matter how the story ends, it is now just an ordinary modern landscape.
‘In other words, I am now in the prologue part of the game.’
This scenery tells me the time zone of this world I am possessed by.
A world where there is no misfortune or good fortune. It is very similar to the scenery of the world shown in the prologue.
This appearance shows that the time period in which I was possessed is ahead of the start of the main story.
‘My appearance is the same as the customization that I applied with presets.’
I saw my reflection blurry in the glass window.
It wasn’t clear because it was glass, not a mirror, but it certainly looked exactly like the tenth barrier magician character I created.
That’s why I couldn’t help but think of it.
‘… no way.’
Should I, the player character, solve the problems of this world?
A game is a game. No matter how difficult an enemy is, there will eventually be a strategy for defeating it.
Bosses armed with absurd abilities and equipment also seem impossible, but they are by no means impossible to clear.
No matter what the ending is, the ending of this world will come.
I also saw all the endings, so I know it well.
How ridiculously difficult it is to save this world.
Of the seven different endings, there is only one ending that can be interpreted as a happy ending: The Age of Upheaval.
The problem is that even that is very difficult to reach. After several attempts, only the 5th and 9th characters reached the conclusion.
It was like that in games too. Even more so, what about reality?
There is no such thing as respawn. Once you die, that’s it.
Mistake in choice? It is impossible to take back words or choices once made by force quitting or reloading a save.
Taking stat points does not conveniently increase your strength.
In the end, I am an ordinary person who entered the game world in the body of a character.
“It’s not a problem that can be conveniently solved with a status window like in games… .”
I muttered, feeling irritated at the daunting reality that had hit me.
No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed impossible for me to lead the way to the end of this world.
okay.
[You have pioneered a new horizon of boundaries that can be reached through barrier techniques.]
[The status of the world is redefined.]
If there was no status window.
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What is the background and direction of the main story of ?
The answer is set in the academy and leads towards the final boss who is plotting the destruction of the world.
Eden.
This is the main stage of Part 1 of the game’s main story.
Australia was abandoned after the cataclysm. The world’s best hunter training academy built around the World Tree growing in the desert terrain of that huge continent.
A state-of-the-art facility created by combining the existing human civilization with new technologies created through the generation of magical power.
We provide high-quality education with world-class talents who have retired from active duty as professors.
This is just a representative example, and to explain its greatness in detail, it may take several days and nights.
Although there are many applicants from all over the world, the average number of cadets admitted each year is around 500.
begins with the player entering the entrance ceremony as a cadet of Eden.
“Cough!”
The body fell to its knees with the sound of glass breaking.
The glass wasn’t really broken.
The evidence was the remnants of magical power that scattered and disappeared in all directions instead of glass shards.
“Ha… ha… .”
The sensation of running at an all-out sprint, sitting down, and out of breath swept through my body.
I wasn’t out of breath because I was exercising really hard.
It was just that the rapid consumption of magical energy caused strain to the body.
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[Seong Yu-jin]
Gender – Male
Age – 20
Stat Points: 12
Force: 13
Horsepower: 15
Strength: 11
Barrier Art (EX), Body Strengthening (D), Magic Circuit (D)
Sovereignty of the Other World (EX)
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I opened the status window while panting, but as expected, the status was miserable.
The first day I fell into this world. After hearing the voice of the status window, those abilities, skills, and mysteries arose.
I don’t know the detailed reason. I have no intention of questioning it in the first place.
“Phew… Again!”
Ugh-.
A barrier filled with magical power unfolded. It is a barrier developed so perfectly that there is nothing wrong with it.
When I see this, I become convinced. My character specializes in barrier techniques.
It makes me believe that he may have more outstanding qualities than the 9th character on the rankings.
‘It’s probably thanks to the sovereignty of this world.’
My eyes turned to Sang Tae-chang’s .
Mystery. Unlike magic, which is classified as a skill in the game setting, it is also a term for unknowns whose principles have not been interpreted.
An ability that is fundamentally different from magic or science that uses magical power. A force with separate laws that operate for itself, like the physical laws of the world.
EX-level sovereignty of the other world is not a skill. As shown in the status window, it is definitely a mystical ability.
[Sovereignty of the Other World – EX]
─It is possible to open and close the door to the virtual world.
─Control and manipulation of the virtual world is possible.
─It is possible to freely use barrier techniques that are of a lower level than the virtual world.
A mystery that allows free entry into and manipulation of the virtual world overlapping the real world, and the use of barrier techniques of a lower level than this ability.
The reason why the barrier technique in the category is EX grade is precisely due to the influence of that mystery.
The skills and mystery of EX rank, which goes beyond S rank, the highest rank in the game, and does not exist in the first place.
However, it is still impossible for me to use the sovereignty of this world.
Clang-!
“Cough!”
The perfection and level of the barrier technique is absolutely perfect. There is also an inherent mystery of sovereignty over the other world.
Moreover, thanks to the status window, I perfectly know how to use my abilities.
But there is one thing I lack. There remain fatal problems that have not yet been overcome.
“Damn, I’m running out of magic again… !”
It’s magical power.
Both skills and mysteries use magical energy as fuel, but the total amount of magical energy in my body is at a miserable level.
Would this be what it would feel like to manually generate electricity and use electronic devices?
The level and completeness of the ability was sufficient, but my magical power needed to actually cast it was insufficient.
If it were a game, the ability level would have been raised by investing stat points and applying various elixirs.
Since those virtual abilities became reality, it wasn’t that difficult to raise them.
‘Now that it’s reality, nothing is easy from start to finish.’
It is possible to increase magical power by using 12 stat points right now.
However, the higher the ability level, the more difficult it becomes to increase it.
In that regard, stat points, which instantly increase abilities without any cost, are a valuable resource.
And the elixir? If it was an item that was sought after, it wouldn’t have been called an elixir in the first place.
In the end, just as you increase your muscles through exercise, the answer is to increase your abilities through hard work.
‘You’ll go through a lot of trouble, but there’s no way.’
If you consistently exercise strength or practice martial arts, your strength stat will increase.
The same goes for horsepower. You must raise your stats by continuously repeating exhaustion and recovery.
‘My mental strength is vague.’
The problem is mental strength.
The role of mental strength in the game was to improve resistance to mental attacks and status abnormalities. It was often used for various gimmicks or events.
In short, it is not a stat that is generally needed in battle.
Compared to magical power or force, it does not play a large role in battle.
‘Efficiency is low compared to the time invested.’
Basically, it is an ability with the characteristics of high risk, low return, and conditional high return.
Unless you are dealing with a special enemy, investing in mental strength is generally the worst decision.
‘What’s more, there isn’t much time left.’
There is only one day left until Eden’s entrance ceremony, which I am preparing for.
The good news is that because I possessed the player character, I had already passed the entrance exam.
But even if I enroll, will I be able to follow Eden’s curriculum?
I think I am good at self-objectification. That’s why I’m sure.
Absolutely not. My current skills are below par.
‘Even if you get in, you’ll be pushed out quickly.’
So I had to improve my skills somehow.
Even if it is difficult to utilize mysticism, we must somehow make it possible to freely use barrier techniques.
“Phew… .”
I let out a mixture of random thoughts in one sigh. Before I knew it, my thoughts had become deeply negative.
Objective and critical perspectives and judgments are important, but it is not good for them to spread into pessimistic perspectives.
I emptied my mind and calmly unfolded the barrier once again.
‘Squeeze out magical power and place it according to the magic formula.’
I have the knowledge of barrier techniques and the structure of the technique in my head, but I still lack the sense to use them.
The sense of moving magical power, the proficiency in deploying a barrier, the thinking that calculates a magic trick… All of that is clumsy.
Because we are Earthlings of the 21st century who were born with no special abilities. I wasn’t used to the magical power that suddenly appeared in my body.
‘Rather than being dragged around by the skills given by the status window, I have to use the skills in the status window.’
Erasing the gap between the presence or absence of innate magical power and supernatural abilities.
That is the most important issue for me now.
‘little bit more… !’
The procedure is almost complete. If you pour in just a little more magic like this, the barrier will be completed.
Jjiing-.
The calculation of the magic formula continued. The moment the barrier was almost completed, an unbearably intense headache struck me.
“Ugh… !”
My body was shaking. As the mind that had been concentrating on the calculation dispersed, the barrier that was about to be completed shattered and scattered.
I never thought I would get a headache so severe that I wouldn’t be able to maintain the barrier.
It seems like my brain was overworked by my impatience to become stronger.
And are you trying to deal a final blow to my thoughts? I heard the sound of something breaking in my head.
“Ah… ?”
It was a nosebleed. Bright red blood was dripping from his nose.
My body began to show evidence that it had truly reached its limits.
I really thought I was going to die if I continued here. I quietly blocked my nose to stop the bleeding and lay down on the bed.
“What… It will work out somehow.”
I closed my eyes, consoling myself for being impatient.
Since you know the story and events of , one way is to enter Eden and grow quickly.
Because I have a lot of information about this world that others don’t know.
“Haam… .”
I set the alarm early in the morning and went to sleep.
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[Observation of player turn data… success]
[Summon player’s turn data… success]
[1st play data: The succession of ‘Romantic One Tool # Barrier Wizard’ begins.]
[Inheritance of play data from the 2nd to the 9th rounds is temporarily suspended.]
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