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20 years old. The year I became an adult.

I succeeded in being admitted to Korea University, which is praised as the best university in Korea.

However, before coming here, my daily life consisted of studying, playing games, studying, playing games.

Because I didn’t have enough time to study and play games while attending high school, I dropped out and obtained a high school diploma through the GED, and until I turned 20, I didn’t leave the house and lived a life filled only with studying and playing games.

Because I was like that.

The newly entered university campus was truly a group of devils.

In fact, the demons in the game made me feel more comfortable.

I wanted to skip class right away and go home to play games.

Still, that was me until yesterday.

“Junior? What are you doing today?”

“Junior? Are you still alone today? Should I play with this sister?”

“Junior..”

“Junior…”

The warm and affectionate voice of a female senior calling me.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t been able to interact with people for too long. The woman’s sweet voice continued to stimulate my heart.

‘It’s clear that this senior likes me!’

This was definitely the case with my friends who played games together.

They say women like Jjintami. So it’s clear that Jjintami likes me with all the excitement in my body.

After hearing that, I was convinced and put it into action right away.

Clothes and gifts that women will like. And I looked for the confessional message in the game.

“For women.. neatly organized hair and matching clothes. And it is said that giving expensive-looking gifts is the best way…”

also..

There are a lot of people in the game.

Rather than information posted on the Internet by faceless people.

The information of these people who socialized with people and created intimacy was more accurate.

These are people who play games with me for more than 15 hours a day. I didn’t think you would lie to me.

Because these people are connected by such a strong bond.

After getting information from the people in the game, I tried to leave the game right away.

NPCs that catch your eye right before the end.

These were my NPCs, decorated with the pocket money I had saved up.

“You’re pretty today too… I’ll be back, everyone. Probably.. I may not be able to come in this evening.. Bye.”

I spoke to NPCs who couldn’t hear me, then pressed the quit button and left the game.

The faces of the NPCs changed very slightly just before the end. I didn’t notice.

*

Turf… plod…

Heavy steps… and a dirty heart.

I had to wash away this feeling right away.

I returned home and took a shower right away, but once my mind became dirty, it did not easily go away.

“Obviously.. he definitely liked me…”

I was able to wipe away the tears flowing from the water falling from above.

If not, when I came to my senses later. I would have struggled with embarrassment.

“Fuck.. game.. how about playing a game… .”

I was heartbroken.

I’d rather say sorry. It’s not my taste. If I had heard that, I would have understood it to some extent.

but..

-A man who is addicted to games is…

What’s wrong with a man who plays games!

Most men in the world have one or two games that they are addicted to!

In fact, aren’t even professional gamers addicted to games all day long?

There isn’t much difference between me and them.

The game I play.

With games called virtual reality.

Excellent graphics and brilliant skills. And it even has the advantage of a high degree of autonomy, allowing the player to choose their own route and job, rather than the same route and job every time.

It was the strongest and GOAT game with no flaws to be found.

Recently, it was a game that was so popular that there was even news that was selected at a game competition.

Maybe it’s thanks to that. At first, only male users flocked.

Recently, the number of female users has also been increasing significantly.

How can you criticize a game like that?

bang!

I hit the wall hard with my fist.

“Ugh…”

sick..

I was so angry that I ended up hitting him too hard.

Even if I tried to relieve my anger like this, it wasn’t easy.

Hehehe..

I stopped the creaking shower, wiped it with a towel, and walked out of the bathroom.

“Whoa.. As expected, you are all I have.”

NPCs I created.

My NPCs who will never betray me or attack me.

It was an NPC raised solely with love, passion, and money.

The elf queen who raised the young elf and has now grown into a great person.

Although she was a common vampire, she was a vampire princess who grew up with me and cost me a lot of money.

A hatchling dragon that hatched from an egg received by winning first place in an event quest.

And even the soft animal-eared person who hatched the ideal type I created when I first started using money for the game.

Although there is more. The NPCs who gave me the most affection were these guys.

“Okay.. what kind of relationship am I in? It would be faster to go into the game and start dating NPCs.”

I threw the wet towel around the room, put the game console on my head, and entered the capsule where I could access .

I didn’t know later.

A towel thrown randomly around the room would have fallen on the board that powers the capsule.

Unfortunately, there were no towels that day, so I used a damp towel that I had already used.

In fact… the water was falling into the board… and a small smoke was rising.

“Then, let’s go see my beloved NPCs. Game on!”

Not knowing that there was smoke rising in the room, I just logged into the game.

*

“Umm….”

When I opened my eyes.

Something was strange.

If you leave the game and reconnect, you will always be connected from home.

“But.. why.. this…”

However, what I saw in front of me was not my home, but a custom menu for creating a new character.

Why did you come here instead of home? I thought about it for a moment, but no thoughts came to mind.

Thinking it was just a temporary error, I played around with the custom.

As time passes, operators will come to resolve the error.

10 minutes passed and then an hour passed. The operators didn’t think of coming.

What on earth are you thinking? If you’re going to fix it, it’ll go a long way if you at least notify people in the game!

Really. Because like this. Isn’t the game being criticized?

I sighed and decided to finish the customization for now.

Since it was impossible to exit the game while on this screen, I had to start the game and proceed through the tutorial. I was able to quit the game.

Because I played with the custom for an hour. My face is already there.

My appearance was so perfect that it could be said to be at its peak, and my alter ego in the game had literally become a monster.

If it were like this in real life, everyone would look at it with envy… and think the same useless thoughts. I tried to access the game.

Tiring!

[Please select the player’s name.]

It’s a name…

I was thinking about what to do. if. If this was an error, duplicate names seemed possible.

‘Ryu…cro…ro.’

Tiring!

[Would you like to decide as player ‘Ryuk’?][Y/N]

Duplicate name. Seeing that it didn’t appear, it was still possible.

Without even thinking about it, I clicked yes and entered the tutorial right away.

The dark custom screen changed and moved to a new space.

For a moment, I felt a bit of motion sickness along with the sensation that my body was floating in the air.

‘what. The feeling of riding through a portal feels more vivid, doesn’t it?’

Even though I thought it was strange because it felt different from before.

I checked the translucent system notification that appeared in the air.

Tiring!

[Tutorial quest has arrived.]

[Do you want to open it?][Y/N]

Since I had to finish the tutorial, I clicked yes and started playing.

The first tutorial I did was how to operate it.

The operation method was not difficult as all you had to do was move it exactly as it does in reality.

Other than that, there are ways to take a portal or climb up a rope. Jumping, gathering. Achieved 100 basic operations, including others.

No matter how many times I see it, I’m surprised that people need about 100 different ways to move.

Now that it’s over, the next quest continues.

Tiring!

[The hunting quest has arrived.]

[Do you want to open it?][Y/N]

Next, the hunting quest was the second and final quest that could be done in the tutorial.

Once this was over, I was able to quit the game.

When I clicked yes, a weapon appeared in my inventory.

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Name: Ordinary sword.

Grade: Normal.

Description: An ordinary sword that can be found anywhere.

Ability: Attack +3.

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Attack power +3 was by no means a high number.

When you take out the sword from your inventory, a random mob appears in front of you. 3 green slimes.

To say it was a miscellaneous mob, it only repelled physical attacks and only worked on magic attacks.

You cannot learn magic from the tutorial.

Although it is a green slime that can be said to be literally invincible.

Sigh! Sigh! Sigh!

Let’s attack the core inside the green slime.

He trembled, unable to maintain his body, and liquid flowed out.

Tiring!

[Achievement completed]

The tutorial has finally come to an end.

I waited for this to leave the tutorial chapter to end the game.

Tiring!

System notifications ringing in my ears.

‘what? Surely the two tutorial quests will be the end?’

Did I hear it wrong? I wanted to, but It was impossible not to hear the sound clearly.

I checked just in case.

[Tutorial final quest!!]

A quest that I would never normally enter, with as many as three !’s in it, appeared before my eyes.

My interest as a gamer was piqued, so I checked it out.

[An opportunity for those who enjoy playing Counter Story! You have the opportunity to participate in the war as a world hero! Would you like to participate?][Y/N]

[However, in order to participate, only existing player data will be deleted.]

What are you talking about? Player data is erased?

Can not be done. How much money and patience have I endured to grow it!

I pressed ‘no’ without even thinking about it.

Tiring!

[This is a quest that cannot be refused. Forced ‘Yes’ was selected!]

[Then I hope you enjoy this fun game!]

what…!

Oh, no! my data! Turn…!!

I tried all sorts of ways to force it to quit.

My vision became increasingly dark.

No… This is… a cancer… war… to connect to the game.

Just like that, my vision was sucked into darkness.