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After accepting the quest, I headed to Ray’s home.

Ray, who was heading home, just glanced at me. I didn’t make that loud noise on the way.

But… there was no panic earlier.

After taking a little break, I found some relaxation.

‘Was Ray…a character with such a loud voice?’

It was a memory that flashed through my mind, so it wasn’t an exact memory.

The Ray I knew was not a character with such a loud voice.

All I know is the tacky twintails.

I closed my eyes for a moment and got lost in thought to recall the memory.

There was no memory that came to mind.

In cases like this, I think the quickest thing would be to ask.

Let’s take a quick look at Ray’s face. She avoided my gaze.

Why is he doing that?… Ah. I see

I knew why she blushed a little and avoided my gaze like that.

‘It must have been impulsive.’

Until now, I’ve never heard of an NPC taking a player home.

Because they were NPCs that only moved within the system set as default.

It seems that a bug has occurred.

3 days in this world is 24 hours in reality. It was said that at least one day had to pass before 8 hours had passed in reality.

And it’s only been 3 hours since I was trapped here.

There is still a long way to go.

Pain coming through the sword.

It was definitely not a dream.

For the safety of players in the game. Nociception block was applied.

Although not completely. 90% of them were blocked. The shock that came to my hand was beyond imagination.

I was able to infer one thing from here.

This is… a bug.

I was walking for a while, lost in thought.

Ray, who had been avoiding eye contact, finally spoke.

“I.. a beginner. Home has to go this way.”

“Huh? uh. Uh oh. I understand.”

I guess I took a wrong turn.

No matter how stagnant it is, it’s my first time going to the NPC’s home. I didn’t know the way.

In the end, she took the lead and led the way home.

“This is…my home.”

Unlike before, the voice became smaller rather than louder.

I don’t know why it’s doing that. I opened the door without even knocking.

Who knocks when entering an NPC’s home?

I’ve never seen anyone like that. Except for the crazy ones.

but.

As I opened the door, a delicious smell wafted up to my nose and a warm yet cozy space.

There’s even another NPC who is busy cooking inside.

The feeling of life is such that you feel like you are actually living there, not in a game home. It was a house full of affection.

“Huh? who is this? Why do you carelessly open the door to someone else’s home?”

“ character. for a moment! mom! Here’s the situation!”

“What is it? Is this buggy too?”

*

The guardian deity of the beginner village I know has no parents.

I’m not making a fuss, it actually didn’t exist.

In the past, his family died in a counter attack, which led him to become an adventurer. It was written in a short story.

“It must have been like that…”

The scene unfolding before my eyes right now.

Me and Ray. And Ray’s mother sat around the table.

When I came home, I was eating the mushroom stew I had smelled.

“Ray! How old are you? still! I’m a picky eater when it comes to vegetables!”

“Director Nam! Whether you eat vegetables or not! It’s not delicious!”

Loud voice + loud voice.

The answer is simple.

‘My head hurts..’

The two mother and daughter had the same hairstyle.

I could tell exactly who Ray got that style from.

At this point, I was curious.

“Well.. what is your name?”

“You mean me? My name is…”

gulp.

Why am I so nervous about just asking for my name?

I stared at Ray’s mother’s mouth and waited.

“Yes. Say yes. So can you tell me the name of the beginner?”

“Ah! And lo and behold! I forgot to ask for your name!”

match!

Hearing Ray’s words, Nei immediately raised his arm and struck Ray hard on the back.

“It hurts-!!”

“What do you do if you bring a beginner without even a brief introduction? This is kidnapping! I’m sorry.”

“Ah… no… my… name is… Ryuk… ”

Yes…

The moment you hear that name. A vague memory suddenly came back to me.

“Nay…”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Guardian of the beginner village…”

“Oh my! Everyone remembers those old days! that’s right. This lady used to be like that too. Now I have passed it on to my daughter. But they say it’s too weak and it’s a problem.”

“Not weak! today! yesterday! Even then! How many counters did you kill coming into town?”

match!

Ray got hit on the back again.

“This is for mom!”

surely. Looking at the mother and daughter, the mother still seemed stronger than the daughter.

“But… you saved Ryuk, who was trying to leave the village, like this!”

“…What does that mean?”

Ray told Ney everything that happened today.

I was embarrassed as I was listening from the side. Because it can’t even handle a level 1 wounded mushroom.

“That kind of thing happened… Ryuk. Let me ask you one thing. Why did you attack the injured mushroom’s head?”

??

What do you mean?

It was common sense to attack mushrooms before they exploded the spores on their heads.

Let me say that. Ney nodded, saying he understood what the problem was.

“No way. I didn’t know there were still people trying to attack mushrooms that way…”

“Mom? What does that mean?”

“Ryuk, listen carefully.”

Nei ignored Ray’s words and looked straight into my eyes and said.

I was literally shocked when I heard her words.

“How Ryuk tried to dispose of the mushrooms. That’s the method used 30 years ago. The habits of counters have changed between then and now. So, Ryuk needs to know the current method, not the method of 30 years ago.”

30 years…

I’ve never heard anything like that in a game.

For a moment, I don’t know what Ney is talking about. I wanted to say it was nonsense, but

Ney’s eyes were so serious.

In the end, I had no choice but to ask another question.

“Then, players… what happened to the players?”

“Player.. It’s been a long time since I heard that word. The last players were also 25 years ago. They all disappeared after the cataclysm. Because the counters also evolved step by step due to the cataclysm.”

Cataclysm…

I haven’t heard of anything like that happening in the game.

Rather… because the final boss was right in front of me.

Increasing the difficulty level with Cataclysm… That was tantamount to killing new players.

How much are you trying to charge?

For a moment, anger arose in my head.

Still, there wasn’t much I could do.

Just stay here until the bug is fixed and then head out.

Until then, I had to capture as much content as possible.

“I’m sorry, but… can you repeat what you just said?”

I listen to your every word.

Captured everything.

After the story was over, I was resting in the room Ney gave me.

All there was was a made-up bed, a small closet, and a desk.

It wasn’t anything special, but for someone like me who doesn’t have a groove, this was also very helpful.

I was lying in bed thinking about what to do now.

I looked up without thinking.

“Huh?”

[There is an unconfirmed quest.]

A quest appeared out of thin air.

*

[There is an unconfirmed quest.]

I definitely checked all the quests and clicked yes.

There won’t be any more quests to appear… What kind of quests are these?

I took my hand without realizing it.

Tiring!

[The world after the cataclysm]

25 years ago, the world faced a cataclysm. The reason is none other than failing to defeat the final boss.

Although we barely succeeded in sealing the final boss. The seal is unstable. The time of resurrection is not far away.

Defeat the final boss and restore peace to the world. (Y)

Reward: Wish Ticket.

In case of failure: death.

What the…!

A forced quest!

Compulsory quests come out once a year during large-scale events, but today alone they have already appeared three times.

I want to refuse, but

There was no way to refuse a forced quest.

Because the game won’t proceed until you click Yes.

I had no choice but to press yes.

Tiring! Tiring! Tiring!

A system alarm rings continuously.

[Daily Quest: The path to becoming strong]

[Daily Quest: Mastery is the only way to survive!]

[Please find…]

It seems like the game is going crazy.

Not one, but three linked quests appeared.

Two of them were daily quests, so it wouldn’t be a big burden.

The last quest was the problem.

“Still, I have to check from above.”

I clicked on the quest that appeared at the top.

Tiring!

[Daily Quest: The path to becoming strong]

Your body is so weak. In order to become stronger, basic physical strength is inevitable.

Of course, it’s an impossible quest for you, who plays games every day due to lack of will, but there’s nothing you can do about it!

No matter how painful it is, no matter how much you want to run away, you cannot.

100 push-ups: (0/100) Not completed.

100 sit-ups: (0/100) Not completed.

100 squats: (0/100) Not completed.

10km run: (0/10) Incomplete.

Reward: Stat +2

In case of failure: NPC’s anger.

It was an exercise method I had seen many times before.

Nothing was that difficult.

Things that may be difficult at first, but become easy to do later.

I don’t know why I have to exercise in games.

I passed it on and checked the next quest.

Tiring!

[Daily Quest: Mastery is the only way to survive!]

You have no talent for weapons. Your fate would rather be stuck in a corner of your room, scratching your stomach and eating snacks to gain weight.

but! You must take up arms to change that!

No matter how painful it is, no matter how much you want to run away, you cannot.

Swing a weapon 1,000 times (0/1000) Incomplete.

Reward: Stat +1

In case of failure: NPC disappointment.

You’ve been saying something that’s been getting on my nerves since a while ago.

what? Is it because of my mood?

It was never scratched. I was just… worried.

“Stat +3 with 2 daily quests.. not bad.”

Of course I won’t do it now.

After the level goes up. I will do it when I feel a little lighter.

I opened the last remaining quest.

Tiring!

[Please find….]

Find your passion for gaming..

You can’t get out of here until you find it.

Hint: If you defeat the final boss.. maybe passion will appear..?

Reward: End game button.

In case of failure: death.

“…what?”

In the end, the goal was to defeat the final boss.

You can’t get out of here until then?

I quickly opened the menu.

The empty space at the bottom was slowly disappearing.

I thought it was a bug because only the button disappeared for a moment and the space remained.

Now the remaining space has disappeared.

“What is this.. It wasn’t a bug?”