episode_0002

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“Please give me one drink of the cheapest one here.”

At my words, the owner, a good-looking woman, came holding a glass full of cheap alcohol.

chin!

The sound of a glass being placed on the table slightly shakes the noisy bar.

“I always look for the cheapest one. Let’s chat here.”

It is broad daylight now.

I was sitting in a bar and drinking.

It was a life like a hanryang, but what was it?

I was possessed by the world of the game.

I don’t think this level of deviation is that bad. sincerely.

… … Anyway, to sum it up.

I had entered the world of [Garand Eternity Saga], my favorite game.

As soon as I got here, the first thing I did was call the status window anxiously.

Just in case someone thought it was an old-fashioned game, nothing bad happened, such as a status window appearing in front of your eyes.

Even so, I was able to find out quite a bit of information without much difficulty.

No, rather than being able to know – it would be more accurate to say that as I became [possessed] by this body, I automatically felt that the memories of this body were my own.

My name is Swen.

He was 20 years old this year.

Not a nobleman, he had no last name.

There was no particular family involved. It would be easier to understand if we said that it has the form of an extra character that rolls around and is perfect for possession.

The only way to return to the original world.

That is, this continent will be unified.

To be precise, if the country I belong to succeeds in unifying the continent – I could safely return to the world I came from.

‘It’s a pretty common cliché up to this point.’

Because the situation that has already been given cannot be changed.

Next, check my abilities.

Since I couldn’t check my exact abilities through the status window – I checked my abilities by moving my body myself.

Seeing as how hard it is to climb even a small mountain behind you, it would take you out of breath – it would be correct to say that your strength and strength levels are low.

Somehow I looked 8 years younger than my actual age, but I felt weaker than before.

I thought it might be somewhere between 5 and 15.

The attractiveness level is… … Honestly, I don’t know.

When I look in the mirror, I don’t think I’m that ugly, but I’m not good-looking either.

Other than the fact that the hair color is close to pure white, there are no special features.

Should I say that it feels really good?

First of all, this game has a medieval fantasy feel, so the characters’ hair color is all natural.

In fact, there was no text in the first place that stated that in-game attractiveness determined the level of a character’s appearance.

I just vaguely think that might be the case.

In the game, the charm value was mainly used when persuading the opponent, that is, when engaging in diplomacy.

I would say around 50 to 60.

There were various other figures.

Politics, leadership, things like that.

But there was no way for me to find out about that right now.

You will be able to confirm this later if you are commissioned in any military unit.

And the most important thing is… … intellect.

I was convinced through several experiments over the past few days after being possessed.

‘My intellect… … 100 is correct.’

“Ah, you. You came today too.”

Next to me as I was drinking cheap alcohol, a man with whom I had known each other for several days walked.

This guy was just a neighborhood guy. At least he wasn’t a named general or anything like that that I knew.

“Hello.”

“Okay. Did you hear the news? They say the Brans army succeeded in retaking Heisel Castle.”

“Is that so?”

Is that so?

Brans County was the name of the army that had the land where this city I am currently in as its territory, and was led by [Lyn Brans], one of the named characters.

Lynn Brans. A talented woman with the most outstanding abilities among the three versatile siblings of the Brans family.

Although she had difficult conditions as she was the third child and a woman, she inherited the position of monarch from her father based solely on her abilities.

Both her first and second brothers were currently active as generals under her command.

If I were to summarize Brans in one word, it would be as follows.

Recommended monarch for beginners!

He is a monarch who has no particular disadvantages in most correction values and has a fairly good talent pool, so he can unify the continent without much difficulty if he acquires the basic knowledge of the game.

Since there is no need to think about any special strategies once you clear the game, Brans is a country that quickly escapes the hands of users.

“It’s really amazing. You are right.”

“Me?”

I said sarcastically for no reason.

“You guessed right that the Brans army would lose Heisel Castle due to the sudden invasion of the Walnut Army, and didn’t you guess that they would regain Heisel Castle again, even though this time they attacked without even reorganizing?”

Walnut County was, by anyone’s standards, an ordinary country, a country with no special features suitable for a moderately upper-middle-class person.

It seemed like he had respawned next to Brans in this world line.

It’s a pity, but Lord Walnut will probably disappear into the dew of execution soon.

Because it was one of the countries that could never be unified unless the user took control of it directly.

The power game in the game is transplanted to this world as is –

It was natural for ordinary citizens like the man here to think, ‘Walnut County cannot defeat Brans County.’

but.

According to my prediction, Walnut County was able to take Heisel Castle.

I don’t know why. Because no matter how much I think about it, the only conclusion I can come to is [Walnut County wins].

And, I actually won.

That alone would have been difficult to happen, but the day after the Brans army lost the castle without even properly maintaining it, they roughly rallied the remnants of the defeated soldiers and swarmed their troops to recapture it.

This guy explained to me all the reasons why he thought it would be difficult for Brans to win this time.

however.

This time, for some reason, the only conclusion that came to mind was [Brance’s army wins].

I don’t know why this time either, but I thought it might be the case – no, I was [convinced].

The results just came out today.

It wasn’t just these two situations.

I was able to discuss various issues with various people about the current situation, and each time, everything went my way.

After dozens of cross-verifications, I was confident.

It’s hard to explain with common sense, but it’s as if the entire universe is doing what I think it’s doing!

Considering that this world is the world of [Garand Eternity Saga], there is only one reason.

My intelligence is 100!

“Well, it just seemed like it.”

“Are you a prophet or something? I’m going to go gambling soon. Can you tell me if I can win?”

The man said that while looking at me and then smiled brightly.

I responded with appropriate small talk.

“Ahaha, that’s a bit… … Uncle, it would be better not to gamble.”

“That’s right. If I gamble again this time, I’m really going to get divorced.”

When this guy gambles, does he win or lose?

Unfortunately, the results were not predictable.

It seems that in this game, you can only perfectly predict things that are within the range that can be predicted with an intelligence of 100.

‘If I could beat them all, I would have gambled first.’

Just because my intelligence reached 100, it didn’t mean that I suddenly became very smart and could come up with great strategies in my head.

However, my prediction about the question was 100% correct. No matter what happened, that was the right answer, and it was the best decision that could be made.

Just like the characters in the game with Intelligence 100 always said the right thing when asked for advice.

‘Is there any way I can use this?’

After saying goodbye to the man who left after saying hello, I got lost in thought again.

Actually, there was a penalty to my ability that wasn’t a penalty.

My predictions were only possible if someone asked me the question.

I had to think alone in my head, ‘Can country A beat country B in war X?’ but I couldn’t come to a clear conclusion.

Until now, I was able to answer because the man asked clearly what he thought would happen.

That was also understandable, considering that the soldiers who were usually asked this question in this game did not answer anything in particular until asked.

Still, it was possible to make a prediction several times once the question was asked.

anyway.

This is a game world, and it runs according to the rules of the game, but-

I, who am breathing here now, am not an avatar or anything like that.

He is a living, breathing human being.

These are difficult times. It’s never a bad thing to make a name for yourself, but it was clear that if you made too much of it, your life would be in danger.

In-game, the user’s daily routine was to press the conscription button to gather about 2,000 soldiers for battle and attack the castle next to them.

2,000 soldiers will soon have 2,000 stamina, and will engage in a fierce battle with the opponent.

but.

It just felt like stamina in a game – these 2,000 soldiers were 2,000 people.

When the numbers went down, it was like people were dying all the time.

And I… … It is not like a divine being who presides over it, but rather a figure of 1 out of 2,000 people who are likely to be conscripted.

He was just a human with a value of 1.

Of course, if you became a subject of a unified nation, you could safely return to your original world.

However, I had no idea how long it would take until unification, and the possibility of dying in the meantime was very high.

So, rather than joining the ranks, he becomes a moderately stable vassal of Brans County and lives like a civil servant, receiving a reasonable salary.

It would be good if Brans County were to unify, and if a country worthy of unification emerged in the meantime, it would be okay to move to that place.

That was my plan for life in another world.

Isn’t that why you’re hanging out at a bar in broad daylight?

In this game, talent recruitment took place in bars, and it was clear that if my intelligence was above 100, someone would be interested in my abilities and come pick me up.

but.

In a week, only one monarch came to recruit me.

Considering that the CPUs would always come to scout a character with 100 intelligence if he was idle without a job, this was impossible.

‘You could check the characters’ abilities in the game, but… … I’m not sure because this is like the real world again.’

Even the guy who immediately left the room after talking to me wasn’t an element of the game or anything like that.

The same goes for the cheap beer I’m drinking right now. Because it wasn’t a god game enough to describe things like this in detail.

then… … Even if I just hang out at the bar, does that mean Brans-kun won’t come to get me?

‘Do I have to hit it directly with my body?’

Should I move my body to achieve success and fame?

It could be dangerous, but… … It was much better than being drafted like this and then being drafted.

Even if I’m a weakling, I’m still a man. And the conscription in this game was possible to draw as many as the adult male population.

It meant that I might die while suffering from a heartless illness.

Just like that, I emptied my glass of cheap alcohol. When I was wondering what I should do to get into Brans County.

“I… … Mr. Swen. Do you mind if I excuse you for a moment?”

“… … ?”

I turned my head and looked in the direction where I heard the woman’s voice calling me.

Cute cream-colored short hair.

Red eyes like bright red strawberries in a strawberry cake.

Although it is luxurious, the outfit looks somewhat shabby, perhaps because it has been worn for a long time.

Her name is Runarien Inian.

Her in-game nickname was ‘Luna’, and she was a super advanced level monarch that boasted the worst difficulty level in the game.

In its initial state, it was closer to an army group than a nation of fallen nobles, with no territory or troops.

Although the potential is enormous, the talent pool is not of much help in the beginning.

Nevertheless, Luna’s companions were all SSS level if they survived for a certain period of time, so she was a character capable of playing the so-called ‘Return of the King’.

Just now, I told you that in a week, only one leader came to recruit me.

That leader was Luna.

“Are you here again?”

“Yes, that’s right. I wanted to talk… … Why not? I will buy you alcohol.”

“Alcohol is okay.”

When I was playing this game, I also had experience playing Luna, so I knew Luna’s financial situation better than anyone else.

I’d rather eat the flea’s liver.

“Then… … .”

She sat down carefully.

Although it was new, I remembered how surprised I was when I first met her.

A tremendous beauty that could not be known from outdated dot graphics.

If I had known Luna was this pretty, I would have played more unifying roles with her.

“I… … Mr. Swen. I’m sorry to see you again… … Could you please help me… … ?”

“As I said, I’m not talented enough to work under Luna.”

She shook her head vigorously at my rude words and said,

“No! I heard that Swen is a very famous person. It’s embarrassing, but there isn’t a single strategist in our military right now… … I really need your help, Swen.”

“… … .”

actually.

If I refused this time, it would be like rejecting her five times.

I came here four times in one week.

If I refused three times, he should have stopped coming to me on his own. It was a situation where the monarch kept coming to recruit me without notice, and was using polite language.

I’m sorry to her, but you don’t have two lives.

I couldn’t enter Luna County, which will soon disappear from the map along with Walnut County.

‘Is it because I refused with kind words?’

I felt like the time had come to tell them the harsh reality.

“… … Luna. Would you mind if I dared to post a few words?”

“No, of course it’s okay… … ! Please feel free to tell us.”

“Luna, why did you raise an army?”

“That’s… … To unify the continent and allow everyone to live in peace-”

“So what you mean is that you want to become an emperor?”

She is a little embarrassed by my continued words.

“That’s right.”

“But it’s strange. You’re supposed to be the king, but aren’t you acting low-key to everyone, including me?”

“Well, that’s… … !”

She is so startled, as if she was caught off guard, that she cannot speak.

Even in the game, she had this kind of personality, so I knew that.

From her perspective, she must be wondering how on earth she knew.

“Luna seems to be kind to everyone. I wouldn’t say that his disposition is bad. However, it is a virtue that is not needed in today’s era. I do not think Luna is the monarch who can unify this continent. So, you cannot go under Luna.”

“… … … .”

If I told you this much, I wouldn’t come here again.

Sorry, I already made a plan.

As I ignore her and drink a glass of cheap liquor,

From next to me, I could hear her shaking and whimpering.

“That… … Is that so… … ?”

“… … .”

Runarien Inien was a weak person.

It is good that he loved peace and raised an army to take root in peace, but he was not at all suitable to be a founding monarch in these difficult times.

Even in games, if you leave it to the CPU, the army will inevitably be destroyed.

Although my heart was shaken by the sight of her crying… … Can not help it.

Because I have one life.

“In Swen’s opinion… … I am… … Is it impossible to unify this world…? … ?”

“… … .”

Well, well… … .

… … … …

… … … …

… … … …

That moment.

My world stops for a moment.

‘… … … uh?’

The question Luna asked me.

‘Can’t I, Runarien Inian, unify this world?’

and-

This is the conclusion I came to with an intelligence of 100.

————————-Not like that.