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Hebron, the Delta.

He was a man with so many nicknames that I can’t bear to recite them all.

If we look at some of the representative ones, this is the case.

The first demon hunter.

The father of magic engineering.

Seventh Arch Mage.

And, a hero.

All of them were fanciful nicknames, but none of them were nonsense.

Deltan Hebron was a living legend who, about five years ago, slaughtered all the demons that tore through the dimension and even destroyed the king of demons.

Some said

He would be an angel sent down by the heavenly gods in preparation for the devil.

Or perhaps he is the successor to the lost dragon.

Otherwise, he might be a treacherous devil who hates devils.

However, if I were to ask that question to myself as a Delta person, the answer I would get would be different.

The words that would define Deltan Hebron were the most important secrets he would have to hide for the rest of his life.

‘Fuckin’ game.’

He was a drifter who encountered this world through a game and was sucked into the game.

I was a stranger with a longing for home.

Where should I start?

The man, now known as Deltan, closed his eyes and looked back on the past.

[Evil Lore]

I started playing this game after an acquaintance told me to have a hobby while I was busy with work.

When I think back on why it was a game, it was funny.

An acquaintance who encouraged me to pursue a hobby said, ‘You’ll never be able to master this, right? Would you believe it if you started to fall for the provocation of ‘Do you want to give it a try?’

In fact, that may have been the only mistake that brought him to this situation.

Falling for the provocation that said I would never wake up was probably the biggest mistake of my life.

One month to continue playing the game despite evil.

He cleared the game surprisingly perfectly.

At that moment, I was sucked into a game called [Evil Lore].

This is the situation we are facing.

Deltan clicked his tongue and said ‘Tsk’ at the past that made his stomach twist even when he thought about it again.

‘I cleared the game right away. ‘Then why can’t I go back?’

Being sucked into the game itself wasn’t that big of a problem for him.

It was a fairly difficult game, but the game had already been completed, so even if it became a reality, it couldn’t have been difficult.

Armed with the interface that began to glimmer before his eyes from the day he was sucked into this game, he cleared the game in such a short period of time.

Still, it was in the right place.

There was nothing Deltain could do other than vent his frustration at the interface, which just displayed a screen that said .

The only thing that increased day by day was the complaints.

Because it was such a situation, he couldn’t help but blink at the sudden change.

“What a fucking thing… .”

“… Im?”

3 years after clearing the game.

Since he was so consumed by helplessness, he could not help but make a blank face at the change.

I had no choice but to curse at the reality that had been cast upon me.

“… Be very damned.”

What greeted him after three years of waiting was DLC for a game he had never heard of before.

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1. Chambler’s Dream (Complete)

2. Heart of Gaias (Incomplete)

3. Token of Endless Winter (Incomplete)

4. Jewel of the Deep Sea (Wan)

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9. Seed of Demonic Exrias (Incomplete)

As soon as Deltan opened his eyes, he frowned at the interface he saw.

Then he blew the wind and blew it away.

The next thing he did after getting out of bed was nervously brushing his hair.

Red hair reminiscent of burning fire was swept up, revealing golden pupils that had been hidden until the day before.

Deltan sighed with an annoyed face and headed straight to the shower room.

Shoot ah-.

Cold water poured from the shower and hit his body.

He used it to awaken his spirit and reflect on the past.

-Fail again.

I thought back to the woman’s mockery.

‘… ‘It’s been three months.’

It’s already been 3 months since the DLC started.

Some time has passed since Deltan began his mysterious quest to collect the materials for the contract.

There was no significant progress.

This could be due to not knowing what this quest means, the fact that all the materials that appear on the interface are unknown materials, and the fact that this DLC did not exist when playing the game, but the most problematic thing for Deltans is There was a different reason.

‘Damn you, Mahua.’

Seeds of Demonic Extrias.

Of the materials mentioned above, it was the only one whose material I knew about, and one that could not be extracted in-game no matter what I did.

Deltain failed to extract it and was experiencing this slump.

Demonic Extrias was a curse that lived on the human body.

And it was a curse that the only way to remove it was to sacrifice all of the host’s life force to make the flower bloom.

In other words, there was no way to extract it in the form of a ‘seed’ in-game.

Can’t we just find a way through various experiments?

It was impossible.

There was only one living host for Demonic Extrias in this game.

Agnes Levadein.

The legitimate daughter of Duke Levadeine, the most beautiful woman on this continent, everyone’s first love and a love that can never come true.

A woman who is so ‘set’.

The Delta people were the only samples that existed on this earth, so they had to extract the seeds without making a single mistake.

*

The scenery of Tardan, the capital of the empire, was bizarre.

To be precise, it was strange to Delta people’s eyes.

The entire city is filled with old buildings reminiscent of a medieval city.

However, the products of all kinds of civilizations that did not fit with it were lighting up everywhere.

Street lights, cars, and suits from Earth, the home of the Deltans.

Deltan thought while looking at the scene while sitting in the back seat of a luxury sedan.

‘Did I make it for no reason?’

What can I say?

All of this was a product of the civilization the Deltans created over the past three years after clearing the game.

True to his name as the father of magical engineering, he overcame the boredom that had plagued me for the past three years by bringing civilization to this land.

‘… No, because I would have been uncomfortable if I hadn’t made it.’

Deltan closed his eyes.

The destination, Duke Levadein, still has to run for another 20 minutes.

He had to make up for the sleep he lacked because of the unpleasant morning.

“Wake me up when I arrive.”

“Yes.”

The elderly driver answered his question.

Deltan fell into a short sleep as he listened to those words.

*

I knew right away that it was a dream.

“What, how do I wake up from this?”

This is why the face of a man sitting in front of a computer and swearing was so familiar.

Deltan smiled at the face he hadn’t seen in a long time and crossed his arms.

‘This is new again.’

It was my past self.

To be exact, myself before I was sucked into this game.

Deltan walked over and looked at the computer screen he was staring at.

[Maghwa Extrias is blooming.]

[Agnes Levadein dies.]

What appears on the screen is a scene from a quest called ‘Memories of First Love’, which existed as a subquest in the game at the time.

‘Ah, it was a dream I had while doing this quest.’

On the screen was Agnes Levadein.

In line with the characteristics of [Evil Lore], which was basically a dot graphics game, she was made up of dots and was dead with a pure white flower growing in the middle of her chest.

Deltan frowned.

This is because the sight of Agnes lying dead reminded me of the mockery she had made the day before.

-Fail again.

A woman with a bad personality who can’t be grateful to people who help her, but always provokes her.

The Agnes that Deltans thought of was that kind of person.

Deltan gently suppressed the discomfort that arose.

Then, I looked at the computer screen and fell into memories.

[Load the save file.]

‘There was a time when I was obsessed with this quest.’

There was a time when I was obsessed with this quest for two full days out of the 30 days I was playing the game.

As the name ‘Memories of First Love’ suggests, this is a quest that appeals to love by rescuing a sick woman.

As a Deltan, it was a quest that I took on with the thought that ‘there might be a hidden piece hidden there’ due to the extreme difficulty level for a sub-quest.

‘I couldn’t wake up in the end.’

Now I know why.

‘There is no way you can beat the DLC main quest in the main game.’

When I think about it again, it was a composition that clearly felt the producer’s malicious intent.

‘Why not include it in the main story in the first place?’

Complaining was inevitable.

‘Memories of First Love’ was a quest that began when the player met Agnes and accidentally awakened the ‘Mahwa’ in her heart.

It was a quest with a lot of penalty, as if it was not cleared within the time limit, Agnes would die and a big man named Duke Levadeine would become the enemy, and it was a quest that made one expect a reward.

If you break this, I’ll give you something good.

It is full of such nuances and makes it completely impossible to break, so from the player’s perspective, the costume is turned upside down.

“Ah… Another failure… .”

The man in front of the computer rubbed his face with his hand.

Deltan laughed and laughed at the man.

‘Try to die, I can’t even wake up, will you do it?’

I was just thinking about that.

-Count, we have arrived.

Such a voice echoed through the space.

The scenery became blurred.

The sensation of my body floating lightly came to mind.

Deltain felt dazed for a moment, but soon woke up.

*

Duke Levadein was in the most prestigious position in the capital.

If you leave the mansion and walk 10 minutes to the left, you will find the Imperial Castle, and if you walk 10 minutes to the right, you will find the Luxury Museum, right?

The fact that the mansion was located in such a nice location meant something.

That was the extent of the authority Duke Levadein had.

I don’t know if it’s for everyone.

He was the prime minister of this country, a position worthy of such a word.

And he was a client of Delta Inn.

“Meet the Count of Hebron.”

Duke Levadein, a middle-aged gentleman with impressive blond hair, bowed briefly.

The Deltans were greeted according to the noble manner they had become accustomed to.

“Meet the Duke.”

“Thank you for your hard work today.”

“Because it’s a request.”

Duke Levadein laughed bitterly.

“… Still, I have to say thank you. Isn’t the Count the only one who found out what his daughter’s illness was? You are my only friend. How can I treat you poorly?”

Deltan smiled bitterly at those words.

That’s why the duke’s situation was pitiful.

‘It must be crazy because my only daughter has contracted such a disease and there is no way to do it.’

In-game, the demonic flower, which would not have bloomed if it had not met the player in the first place, suddenly began to grow with the introduction of DLC.

A disease so unfamiliar that no doctor or clergy could reveal its name.

It would be strange if one did not sympathize with the duke’s situation, as he had no choice but to cling to himself, the only one who recognized it.

“… I’ll do my best.”

Deltan said and entered the mansion.

I followed the familiar hallway to the third floor of the mansion, and from there to the room on the far right.

In front of the room with the best view in the mansion, Deltan took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

Knock. Knock.

“Enter.”

I didn’t hear an answer.

It was based on experience.

Deltan knew she wouldn’t answer until the end to test my patience.

Suddenly-.

The door opened.

There was a woman there with long, dazzling blonde hair.

“I never asked you to come in.”

Cherry blossom-colored eyes turned to Deltan.

His dark-circled eyes were folded into a crescent shape.

It must be a beauty that will take your breath away.

Deltan calmed his momentarily shaken thoughts and answered in an indifferent tone.

“What should I do?”