Episode 1. Entrance Ceremony?

[…… The game is trash, but it’s a really fucking hot H-game. Honestly, who needs good gameplay in an H-game? If it’s hot, that’s all that matters. But that’s exactly why I’m even more pissed off. The erotic scenes are made incredibly hot. The female characters are illogical perverts, sure, but it’s an H-game, and they’re hot, so it’s fine. But fuck, the protagonist’s IQ is basically that of a chimpanzee. And the story? If you can’t write a story, just write something passable, right? The erotic scenes are damn hot, but the process to get there is just a giant cancerous lump. And the protagonist, Lee Hoyeon…]

“Hoo.”

After finishing the game review I’d been writing as a hobby for a long time, I stretched my stiff body.

Game reviews started as a hobby, but doing it for so long turned it into a job.

Sometimes I get ads, and I even make an income.

The passion I had at first is long gone.

I realized that even things you love become tiresome once they become a job.

But sometimes, games come out that reignite my old passion, and today’s review was about one of them.

“I’m fucking pissed.”

‘A fucking masterpiece game that made my balls do cartwheels had finally come out of Korea!’ I thought, but playing it just made me want to puke.

The erotic scenes were hot, but to see one, I had to play through 3 hours of a fucking RPG.

A moment later, comments agreeing with my review started pouring in.

‘I agree. The gameplay is trash.’ ‘Still, it was kinda hot though.’ etc.

‘Yeah, even Buddha would agree.’

But then, one comment caught my eye.

[god6974] : Bullshit lol. How well do you think you would have done if you were the protagonist? In my opinion, this is a game the story saved.

Normally, I wouldn’t respond to such a cheap troll, but I was so angry at the game company that screwed over these hot heroines that I replied in a fit of pique.

ㄴ No lie, if I were the protagonist, I would’ve hit on every woman out there.

ㄴ[god6974] : Whatever lol. Wanna bet?

ㄴ Bet on what? You punk, focus on self-improvement.

Seeing him reply instantly as if he’d been waiting, I knew he was just an attention seeker.

After blocking him so he couldn’t reply, I lay down on my bed, my body tired.

Instead of worrying about that loser, I should be thinking about what game to review tomorrow to get more views.

KakaoTalk!

‘What the heck, calling at this hour?’

I didn’t have many friends to chat with on KakaoTalk anyway, and I’d blocked all ads, so it couldn’t possibly be anyone other than family.

[Are you gonna bet or not? Decide quickly]

Sender: [god6974]

Who was this again…?

Then, the nickname of the guy who was trolling my review earlier flashed through my mind.

‘It’s the same nickname as that idiot from earlier?’

Since I barely had any friends, it couldn’t be a prank from a friend. My family was on my KakaoTalk, but they didn’t even know I did H-game reviews.

god6974 : [If you ghost me one more time, you’ll regret it]

Kim Jin-ho : [Who are you? I’ll report you if you keep playing pranks.]

Of course, I didn’t think reporting him would lead to any punishment, but while I was wondering what to do, a reply came.

god6974 : [I told you, let’s bet! Can you do better than the protagonist?]

Kim Jin-ho : [Forget the bet, do whatever you want. I’m reporting you to the cyber police.]

I was actually a little scared, but seeing him spew that crap made all my tension disappear.

How immersed in the game must someone be to come bothering a mere game reviewer with this crap? Tsk, tsk.

I saw a glimpse of Korea’s dark future. He wasn’t worth replying to anymore, so I swiftly blocked him.

Actually, having guys like that bothering me probably meant I was getting famous, so maybe it was a good thing.

‘I need to report him to the cyber police first thing tomorrow.’

I turned off my phone screen, placed it by my head, closed my eyes, and drifted off to sleep, thinking about what game to play tomorrow.

*

“Excuse me, hello?”

Tap, tap.

Aish, who is it? I was sleeping so well, why are they bothering me.

“Excuse me. I don’t think you should be sleeping right now…”

I’m sleeping, what are you gonna do about it… Huh?

I had definitely fallen asleep in my studio apartment, but now a woman was waking me up.

My senses snapped awake, and I jolted out of my sleep.

Before my eyes stood a cute female student who looked vaguely familiar, staring at me strangely.

“Who sleeps during the entrance ceremony? You must have been too nervous to sleep last night, huh?”

Entrance ceremony?

I quickly scanned my surroundings. Students in uniforms filled a massive auditorium, with the second and third floors packed as well.

The students nearby were glaring at me.

Looking towards the front of the auditorium, the words [32nd Victoria Academy Entrance Ceremony] floated prominently.

It was real. The words weren’t written; they were floating in mid-air.

“What the fuck is this…”

Is this some kind of hidden camera prank? I fell asleep in my apartment and woke up kidnapped in a strange auditorium.

But I felt a strong sense of déjà vu in this auditorium.

The memory from last night. I argued with some keyboard warrior otaku. That guy, who had immense pride in the H-game ‘[Sex Academy]’, somehow knew my details and even sent me a DM. He definitely mentioned something about a bet…

[Ah. Next, we will have the speech and oath from the student representative.]

“…”

I subtly lowered my gaze.

A disposable clip-on name tag reading ‘Lee Hoyeon’ was attached to my right chest.

Wow.

The entrance ceremony for Victoria Academy from [Sex Academy], the protagonist’s name ‘Lee Hoyeon’, the cadet uniform I’d seen often in the game, the badges indicating our year level, and so on…

It seems I’ve become the protagonist of [Sex A].

‘This is absurd.’

Looking around, I definitely saw familiar faces. The heroines: Lumi, Lucy, Alice, Nam Daeun, etc. They were all characters from [Sex A].

[The student representative, please come up to the stage.]

Whether I found it absurd or not, the entrance ceremony continued.

A female student waiting below the stage walked up.

Her blonde hair cascaded down her back, her skin was as white as snow, and her confident eyes hinted at her strong pride.

Her bouncing breasts and perky behind swayed with each step she took up the stairs, completing a perfect figure even from the side.

“Whoa, is this year’s valedictorian foreign?”

“They say she’s the daughter of a major foreign guild. Apparently, she got a perfect score on the written exam?”

“Wow, pretty girls are smart too.”

As the student representative moved, murmurs began to spread.

The student representative, Alice, was the daughter of the head of a major French guild and one of the heroines of [Sex A].

On stage, she began reading the speech laid out before her.

“To all the new students and parents present today, greetings…”

It wasn’t particularly important content.

“Oath!”

I wanted to run out right away and figure out what was going on, but not knowing what would happen if I left now, I continued watching the ceremony.

[This concludes the 32nd Victoria Academy Entrance Ceremony. We thank everyone who graced us with their presence today.]

After the ceremony ended, students dispersed, heading off with their parents or friends.

I looked around, then quickly headed towards the dormitory.

*

I scanned my dorm key, linked to my smartwatch, at the entrance and went inside.

The dorm room was considerably larger than my old studio apartment.

I took off my outer clothes, hung them on the chair, and sat down on the pristine white bed that looked neat.

“Now what.”

I idly pulled my cheek and pinched my ear, but it only hurt, and I didn’t wake up from the dream.

Looking at the full-length mirror in the corner, I saw the undeniable face of ‘Lee Hoyeon’, the protagonist of [Sex A].

“…”

I repeated the word ‘status window’ in my mind.

---

• [Lee Hoyeon]

▶ Strength: 34

▶ Stamina: 35

▶ Agility: 30

▶ Endurance: 34

▶ Magic Power: 36

• Unique Authority: Combat Sense

• Skills: None

• ???: ???

---

Whoa! A status window!

The Unique Authority called [Combat Sense] belonged to the protagonist, Lee Hoyeon. Let’s stop denying it now.

I had reincarnated as the protagonist of an H-game.

“Hmm…”

But hey, isn’t this a good deal?

I’m the protagonist, so I’m handsome. Plus, the Unique Authority called [Combat Sense] is top-tier in the game.

It doesn’t seem like I’ve lost anything compared to my old life.

Tiriring-

A vibration came from my left wrist, so I checked my smartwatch.

[Cadet Lee Hoyeon is assigned to Class A. Please report to the Class A building for first-year students by 9 AM tomorrow.]

It was a text message about class assignment. Class A, just like in the original game. The main characters are mostly gathered there. Of course, since it’s an H-game, most of them are women.

“Let’s think about it after I wash up.”

I took off the cadet uniform and hung it up, took a quick shower in the bathroom, and changed into Lee Hoyeon’s casual clothes that were on the stand.

I came out of the bathroom, drying my hair with a towel. Tap, tap.

“Huh?”

There was an unfamiliar envelope lying on the desk.

‘It definitely wasn’t here before I showered?’

I picked it up and checked it. It was a plain white envelope, tightly sealed, with nothing written on it.

“I must have just missed it.”

It was probably just a notice with dorm rules. I was flustered at first, so it’s possible I missed it.

I grabbed the top of the sealed envelope and tore it open.

Then, light and letters poured out from inside the envelope, arranging themselves before my eyes.