episode_0070

“This is…”

A familiar space.

A place I returned to after about a month.

“You’re back…?”

I got up and looked around.

A familiar single bed. Familiar desk and chair.

And… even the familiar… machine stuck in one corner.

No matter how much I washed my eyes and looked around, it was a very familiar space.

“Why here.. I’m definitely trapped in a game.. No.”

I thought it was a game again.

Even if it was only for a month, it was another reality I lived in.

It was a rejection of that.

To hurry back, I entered the machine placed in the corner of the room.

Connect the power, press the familiar button and execute the operation.

Weeeing-

A mechanical sound comes out and the lights start to come on little by little.

“I’m fine. Because it takes time to warm up. Information before that.”

I found my cell phone somewhere in the room.

I was a little embarrassed because I couldn’t see my cell phone, which was always on my bed or on my desk.

“found.”

It had rolled under the bed.

When I saw the power turned on, it seemed like there was still battery left.

I plugged my phone into the charger and looked at the lit screen.

“What is this..”

My eyes widened and I panicked.

Date unchanged.

That was the day I entered the game.

Not even a day has passed since then.

To find out what was going on, I went to the school bulletin board or game community and searched for information.

There was only new information today.

No one knew that a month had passed.

For a moment, I thought it was my imagination.

Meeting Ray and other NPCs, fighting counters, getting injured by weapons, and recovering… all the time I spent there.

It’s all an illusion. Or a dream.

I ran to the bathroom and checked my face.

I’m full of pimples and acne, and I don’t have any of the fat that I gained from playing games and studying.

A man with a sculptural body and looks that make men fall in love with him at first sight.

It was a face that I personally customized and changed.

This couldn’t have been an illusion or a dream.

“Whoa.. Let’s calm down for now.”

There was nothing that could be solved right now.

Ding!

The machine has just finished preheating.

A notification sound rang and called me.

Clap clap!

After slapping my cheek to come to my senses, I went inside the machine and started .

A familiar loading message appears, inviting me into the game.

10 minutes later.

I got out of the machine.

“It hasn’t changed..”

The play I played is preserved as is.

There was no sign of it disappearing or being reported as a bug.

A month ago, I received a notification that my character had been deleted due to a bug.

A character that would have been deleted still survived.

Just in case, I logged in and checked my items and abilities.

Nothing changed.

Absolutely flawless data.

Well, I’ve never cheated, so there’s no way something like that would remain.

I felt uncomfortable.

A little anxiety rising in my heart.

The feeling of shouting out something is heartbreaking.

“What the hell.. I guess I’m pretty smart..”

If you don’t do that, you won’t be able to get into the best university in Korea right away without passing the qualification exam and taking the exam.

So I don’t know any more.

Even when I wrapped my head and thought about it, nothing came to mind.

Before I woke up here, I definitely smelled a strange scent.

and..

“It doesn’t come to mind…”

It just feels like I had a pleasant dream…

A dreamy feeling, like floating in the sky.

I’ve felt it before.

Even then, I didn’t know how I got there.

I was hit by a fireball during a job change exam and died feeling the pain of my body burning…

“Pain..? Die..?”

I remembered the time I slapped my face a little while ago.

Was there any pain at that time? It wasn’t.

There was no pain and I didn’t even feel anything.

I glanced at the corner of the desk.

If the absence of pain is not an illusion.

It was worth a try.

“Phew..”

I held on to my trembling heart.

There was nothing I could learn by staying here.

I made up my mind.

Slowly put your legs back and stay like that.

Kwasik!

“Oh my…”

Unlike my foot, which I thought would naturally break, it was quite intact.

The edge of the desk caught my feet and I collapsed.

“Somehow… I think things have turned around…”

There was a harvest.

There was no pain in my feet either.

I’ve heard it before.

I don’t feel any pain in my dreams.

“This was a dream.”

The corners of the mouth naturally rose.

This is reality. And dreams.

I was moving freely in it.

There is only one thing I can do. After putting on some clothes, I went out.

The moment you go outside, you feel the gaze of countless people.

There was a mixture of envy and jealousy.

It wasn’t a face I created for no reason after spending an hour considering it.

“Wow.. this is it!”

I was filled with joy.

I wonder if this is what the life of a handsome celebrity is like.

I was anxious in my heart.

“Haha.. It’s not a good thing..”

Every person passing by can hear voices whispering behind them.

Voices criticizing me and voices praising me are the opposite.

I didn’t feel well.

To relieve my frustration, I grabbed a drink from a vending machine that happened to be there.

‘Was there a vending machine in a place like this?’

There was nothing like this in my memory.

Oh, I see.

This was in my dream. Therefore, items needed for convenience were created at the right time.

Yes… these days, there is a vending machine in one place in Seoul.

I emptied the contents of the drink thoroughly.

Oh my.

As the cool carbonic acid enters the body, the stuffy discomfort comes out as burps.

“I feel a little more comfortable now…”

As the feeling of being stabbed in my chest disappeared, my body and mind became at ease.

There was an item like this in the game too…

I looked at the empty can in my hand.

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Name: Drink of Vitality

Grade: Normal.

Description: A drink made by a programmer who worked all night.

Ability: The moment you drink it, your whole body becomes energized.

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Why is the in-game item here?

Is this also a dream, so are things from the game implemented here?

I don’t know what is what. The priority was to find a way to get out of here.

I’ve heard it before.

There is a way out of any dream.

So, I had to escape from here as quickly as possible.

First, I ran.

Just because you stay still doesn’t mean you can escape.

I didn’t look back.

The moment you look behind while running.

Because I heard that I sleep forever in a dream.

Of course, it was all something I saw as a setting in the game.

I don’t know if it’s true.

It’s just… this is in my dream.

It would have been made based on a game.

“Then what I have to do is. Running without looking back!”

“Ryuk..”

At that time, Ray’s voice was heard from behind.

I almost looked back.

‘no. That’s fake. There’s no way Ray’s voice can be heard here.’

You must not forget.

This place is fake.

I ran without hesitation.

“Ryuk.. It’s me. Quickly turn around…”

This time it was Rosellnia’s voice.

It’s fake. She doesn’t make such pitiful sounds when she calls me.

Because he has a happy and clear voice.

Don’t be fooled by fakes!

I said, moving my hand back and raising my middle finger.

“ Or just eat it”

“….”

Are you embarrassed?

There was no sound after that.

Has it already been almost an hour?

Little by little, I began to see a way out that I thought had no end in sight.

There’s a little bit left now.

If you try just a little harder, you can escape from here.

I ran even though my legs were numb, I was out of breath, and my balance was off.

To get out of here.

I wanted to stop right now and catch my breath.

I’ve never run like this in real life either.

It was more efficient to use skills by swinging a sword than to run.

“Now we are there.”

The shining exit at the end is getting closer and closer, and is now within reach if you stretch out your hand.

“Ryuk…”

Stop.

My legs stopped working.

Now all I have to do is stretch out my hand. Why do you come here and bother me?

I wanted to look back.

That’s right… the voice I heard from behind was that of my first love, a senior.

“Fuck..”

My legs couldn’t move.

I thought I had taken the burden off my mind by talking to Bella.

It was a mistake.

I couldn’t shake it off.

I just didn’t want to know, so I closed and locked the door deep inside.

“Ryuk…”

But why do you leave my name alone and call me Ryuk?

At this part, I wondered if it was because it was a dream.

Shaking my head, I moved my heavy feet and took a step forward.

The hand was sucked into the escape hatch first, and the body slowly went inside.

“It’s a shame..”

The voice I heard at the end.

What on earth is this regrettable?

I didn’t want to know or be curious.

I was just… scared and had a feeling that we would meet again someday.

*

When I opened my eyes…

Several people were holding my body.

“Ugh.. My whole body hurts.. Why is this..”

“Ryuk!”

“Are you okay? Can you see me? Have you come to your senses?!”

“Master, I’m glad you woke up.”

Voices coming from all directions.

It was a voice I heard before, but it was full of affection.

Just because I felt like there was emotion in my voice.

I never thought my mind would become this peaceful.

“What’s wrong? Ryuk, where are you hurting?! See a doctor right away!”

Even though Rosellnia looks shocked when she sees me smiling uncharacteristically.

I could see the shyness in it.

“No. I’m fine. Rather… why am I doing this?”

“That’s…”