Fun.

Oh…

I’ve been playing the game “Leole” diligently for almost half a year, and this is my first time visiting the company that made it.

I could have asked Anna to come, but then I wouldn’t feel any sense of accomplishment, so I was just thinking I’d go someday. Who knew I’d get invited just for taking down a field boss?

,Wow… It’s my first time at the Leole company.,

Bae-doeppeogae said, looking up at the Leole company from beside me.

It’s not just me and Na-gyeong who came to the company today.

They said I could bring up to four people, so me, Pinku Berry, Bae-doeppeogae, and Na-gyeong. The four of us came to the company.

There wasn’t really a big criteria for deciding who to bring, I just picked the people I know who are the most serious about and love Leole the most.

Na-gyeong is definitely coming along for my protection, though.

,Welcome. Are you Arang-nim, Hayan-nim, Miae-nim, and Na-gyeong-nim?

,Yes.

,These are name tags. We require them to be worn in our company to avoid confusion, so we would appreciate it if you could wear them.

,Okay.

We walked around the company with the employee who greeted us, looking at the various places we could tour.

It’s a game company, but it only runs Leole, so the company itself is just decorated like Leole.

I used to wonder how Anna managed to build that Leole Inn cafe for me so quickly, but there was a template here.

The in-house cafe is exactly the same as the inn in the Leole game, how romantic.

,Wow…

,Amazing. How is it exactly the same?

,It’s really pretty.

Na-gyeong, who hasn’t reached max level yet and hasn’t seen this inn in Leole, was also impressed.

It’s beautiful enough to be impressive even if you don’t know about it, but it’s even more touching if you do.

No, if they even made the windows like medieval windows, they must have been thinking about this inn when they built the company itself.

You can see how much this company loves Leole.

But…

If that’s the case, why is it that it’s been two days since I said my main quest was stuck, and they’re just telling me to wait…? Huh?

==

,Welcome. I’m Kim Ji-hoon, the main director of Legacy of Raid.

,”Hello.”,

After walking around the company and receiving a lot of merchandise, we met Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi, the reason we came to this company.

The jeans and the dress shirt visible inside the neat sweater seemed to be saying, “I’m a developer,” to anyone who looked at him.

And seeing him wearing the same clothes he often wears on live broadcasts at the company, I’m sure he has at least 10 of the same outfit at home.

It was kind of amazing to see the ajeossi I always saw on live broadcasts right in front of me.

,How was the tour of the company?

,It was so much fun.

,That’s right. I think if my company was even half as good as this, I wouldn’t have quit.

,I’m glad you said that.

After exchanging the kind of stories people share when they meet for the first time, the main topic came up.

,Arang-nim. So, to explain again-

,Before that!

I raised my hand and spoke as Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi was about to bring up the field boss.

I know it’s rude to interrupt someone, but I have to say this.

,Arang-nim? Is there something you want to say?

Fortunately, Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi didn’t seem to mind my sudden behavior.

,It’s not that, but I wanted to talk about the main quest that stopped after I caught the Hero. When will this be fixed? The inquiry said it would be fixed soon, but it hasn’t been fixed for two days.

,Huh? Arang’s main quest is stuck?

,Yeah. I caught the Hero and went to sleep, and the quest glitched. Nothing works. So I ended up pressing emergency escape, but it took about a minute to exit. It was a little scary…

I said, pretending to wipe away tears.

,What? Is that true?

Pinku Berry, who had been looking at Kim Ji-hoon with respect, suddenly started glaring at him.

,I’m sorry!

Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi jumped up from his seat and bowed 90 degrees to me. Everyone in the conference room was taken aback by the force of his bow.

The oldest person, and the person who should look the most dignified, is bowing 90 degrees to a 16-year-old child? That’s very difficult.

But Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi did it. I could tell how cool this person was just from that.

,First of all, I sincerely apologize for that. Until then, the internal meeting had not yet concluded, so we could only respond to inquiries by asking you to wait.

No, they’re having an internal meeting just to proceed with one quest? Is it spaghetti code, so if they let me proceed with my main quest, it’ll get all tangled up, crash, and bug out?

,Actually…

Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi started explaining the reason why it was taking so long, and after hearing it, we were beyond bewildered and wondered if we were even allowed to hear this.

,So… AI has recently made another big advancement… and they’re creating branches in the story…?

,Yes. That’s right. It’s not a story that flows according to a set path, but a method where the story is created based on the user’s choices at every moment. To put it simply-

It means that a virtual world game like something out of a manga, anime, or novel is being created.

Until now, it has been proceeding with a set story like the PC RPGs I have played.

,Then wouldn’t that cause several problems? If the story is different for each user, it seems like it would be quite difficult to manage, starting with the reward issue…

,That’s right. I think there are enough risks. But everyone going down the same story, the same content, the same path, is not a world, but a well-made board. It’s not a living, breathing world.

What I felt while talking was that Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi really wanted to create a virtual world.

If a world where the story progresses differently for each user, like something out of a manga or novel- Wait a minute.

,But what does that have to do with my main quest?

,The process of AI creating quests is complicated in many ways, but the big picture and decision-making power are clearly with us. But one of the stories created by AI started with Arang-nim. Among the various stories, that was the one we liked the most, and in order to go with that story…

,It means I have to wait in this state. But that aside, is it okay to tell this to ordinary people like us?

I felt it was fun to listen to, but no matter how I think about it, this is company confidential.

Is it really okay to just say this kind of thing?

,This will be announced at the next Leo-on. And since Arang-nim is the beginning of it, I thought it would be too irresponsible to simply keep saying that the main quest cannot be progressed.

,So when will I be able to proceed with the main quest?

,Ah… that… that is… maybe…

Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi’s speaking speed suddenly decreased rapidly.

,Maybe, a month…?

That was the first time he looked like a pitiful ajeossi instead of a cool office worker.

Actually, now that I know the reason why my main quest was stopped, I don’t really have any intention of complaining.

They’re using this method to make the game more fun, so there’s no reason to argue.

It’s better to say it like this.

Rather than a game that just doesn’t say anything, ignores inquiries, and has no updates, they’re making a cooler and more fun game.

I have plenty of time anyway.

I know that if I endure that time, something fun will come, so there’s no problem.

==

I’m standing alone in a completely white cube room.

The white walls aren’t just white, but have thin lines drawn regularly, and there are dots where the lines meet.

It feels a bit like looking at a Go board.

This room is a room that Kim Ji-hoon-ajeossi entered through the company’s exclusive access device.

The reason I came here is to create a field boss AI through me.

There’s nothing particularly grand about it, I just have to fight the enemies that appear in front of me, he said.

Then, all the sensors in this room and the access device will obtain data.

While I was warming up, a mannequin appeared in front of me. It had the same build as me.

[Please let me know when you are ready.]

,Yes. Then just 5 minutes.

I sat down in the lotus position and closed my eyes.

A field boss that looks like me is coming out.

And the field boss is a level adjustment content. In other words, even if time passes and users get stronger, it is adjusted to the level of the field boss, so you always feel the same difficulty.

In other words. If I raise the difficulty like crazy?

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

I took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, awakening every sense in my body one by one.

Actually, feeling this is a lie, I’m just meditating with that feeling.

If I were menstruating, all my senses would be sharpened and I could push my extrasensory perception to the limit, but not now.

When menstruation ends, Arang’s emotions also decrease a lot, and body control decreases.

But now I’m going to push my extrasensory perception to the limit, even if it’s a strain.

Why?

I want to see the users suffer a little.

Why?

It’s fun!

A field boss that looks like me wiping out users? That’s so cool.

In other words, an NPC that looks like me is coming out, how fun would that be.

Just you wait.

The strongest field boss creation project is going.