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,Arang-i, do you really have to play the game to this extent…?”

Anna-eonni asked me again with a very worried expression.

,Yeah. I absolutely have to.”

I am currently tied to the bed.

Of course, my prosthetic arms and legs are all detached, and I’m tied to the bed, so resistance is impossible.

The reason for this is, of course, to access the virtual world.

Right now, I’m about to freak out the moment I realize the access device is about to cover my head.

One way to treat claustrophobia is to gradually get used to it, and I’m trying to do that a little faster and stronger.

Anna, Pinku Berry, and the doctors were worried, but I thought I wouldn’t be able to use the access device for months if I kept going like this, so I came up with this method.

,Should I press it?”

Nod.

First, I close my eyes. And take a deep breath.

Seueuk.

The sound of the access device coming down is clearly heard, and as my vision begins to darken, my body starts to twitch.

The access device feels closer and closer, my heart tightens, and my body is seized by fearㅡ

The access device started to move away.

I slyly opened my eyes and looked to the side.

Anna-eonni was trembling as she placed her hand on the access device button.

I tried to endure it, but from Anna-eonni’s perspective, I must have looked really distressed.

I was experiencing the greatest fear I’ve ever felt in my life, but I thought I was enduring it well. It’s a shame.

It doesn’t really matter since I won’t die even if I freak out and will eventually just faint, but it seems different from my family’s perspective.

,The doctor told me not to overdo it under any circumstances… Is there no way?’

This is a mental issue, so it can’t be solved with just willpower.

Mental issue?

Wait a minute.

Come to think of it, I didn’t have claustrophobia when I was a man. That means Arang-i had claustrophobia.

Now that I’ve opened my eyes as Arang-i, I’ve gained two abilities that seem to transcend humanity.

The first of those two is extrasensory perception.

Having spent a long time without limbs and with a dead mind, the senses that would have been in my limbs and the energies that occupy my mind all concentrated on my body’s senses, allowing me to gain senses that I believe transcend humanity.

The world feels slow, and I can react to magic and arrows that others can’t even react to, accurately parrying them, and doing things that seem like they’re from manga or novels.

The second is multiple personality disorder.

It’s called multiple personality disorder, but to be precise, it feels more like parallel processing. But calling it multiple personality disorder sounds cooler, so I call it the Multiple Personality Disorder skill. It’s not wrong either.

This is an ability that’s possible because there were two minds in one body.

Right now, the claustrophobia is solely Arang-i’s mental issue. That mind fused with me, and the act of entering the carrier became the trigger for it to appear.

In other words.

,If I concentrate and separate Arang-i’s mind with multiple personality disorder, wouldn’t it be possible?’

I should try it right away.

It’s a bit difficult if I’m not in an awakened state due to menstruation, but I only need to separate the mind for the short time the access device is operating anyway.

,Eonni, now’s the time.”

I decided to execute it immediately.

,Arang-a, are you okay?”

,Yeah. Don’t worry!”

==

,It’s a success!!!”

What I saw as soon as I opened my eyes wasn’t the hospital room, but the virtual world personal room that I decorated myself.

I never thought this would succeed.

Using the multiple personality disorder skill that I newly acquired while fighting the space war, I separate Arang-i’s mind, which is feeling claustrophobia, and access the virtual world.

I can’t believe something I thought of in a moment would succeed like this.

But there’s still one problem left.

The separated mind is having a very hard time.

The multiple personality disorder skill consumes a lot of concentration. It’s only natural since it’s dividing the original mind.

It’s hard to maintain this unless I’m in awakening mode.

Eventually, my concentration will drop, and it will merge again.

What will happen then?

It’ll probably be like this, right?

Tting. Tting. Tting.

Warning alerts started appearing in front of my eyes.

As my mind returned to normal, the claustrophobia that had been separated until now started to come all at once.

But it’s not as unbearable as when I was first in the carrier.

Because this is the virtual world right now.

,Calm down. I need to calm down. If my heart rate goes up any further here, I’ll be forcibly logged out. I don’t have many chances. If I keep getting forcibly logged out, Anna will definitely not let me play the game for a while!’

My whole body started curling up on its own due to the seizure caused by extreme fear. But if I keep bending my body like this, it will be harder to breathe.

If it becomes harder to breathe, my heart rate will increase, and if it goes up to a certain level, I’ll be forcibly logged out.

Then my gaming life will be out of commission for a while.

,This isn’t a dark place. This isn’t a narrow space. This isn’t a place where I’m trapped. This is an open virtual world.’

My whole body trembled, and I forcibly straightened my bent back, strained my eyes, and opened them, imprinting on my eyes that this place is not just a confined space but an open space.

My whole body is trembling.

It’s not easy to control a body that’s trembling with fear. But.

I have to do it.

I can’t enter the virtual world? That’s something I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely can’t allow.

,Huu… Huu… Huu…”

My vision is shaking. It seems like I’m crying.

Okay.

This is a debuff.

I’m going to think of it as a debuff.

There are various debuffs in L.O.L. too.

Fear, defense reduction, stun, stiffness, movement speed reduction, damage dealt reduction, damage received increase, etc. There are countless debuffs.

If I think of this claustrophobia as a debuff now.

Fear, mental confusion, increased damage received, brainwashed state, maybe?

I’ve received this many debuffs all at once while playing L.O.L.

No, if you think about it, there were far more than this.

When it’s a field boss or a world boss, I’ve received debuffs that can’t even be compared to this.

Hundreds of people cast countless debuffs to weaken me even a little bit in order to kill me.

Enchanters and skills that cast various debuffs that weren’t usually visible all pour out debuff skills to weaken me even a little bit.

Compared to that time…

It’s nothing.

,Iyaaaaaat!”

I shouted loudly and jumped, giving great strength to my feet that felt like they were glued together.

As my feet left the ground, I felt the feeling of being free all over my body, and the moment I touched the ground, I jumped once more.

,I can’t let fear dominate my body again. The moment I do, I won’t be able to move my body as I want again.’

I quickly moved my hands and logged into L.O.L.

Kung.

My vision is dyed black.

Even the blackness seen during the very short loading time makes my whole body succumb to fear.

==

The users who were adventuring in the recently hottest Ferde Continent thought that someone had logged into L.O.L. because of the sudden flashing effect in front of their eyes.

But the height of that flashing effect was very small.

,It’s Arang-i!”

One user was certain that if there was a user with such a small height among the users playing L.O.L., there was a very, very high probability that it was Arang-i.

,Eh? Arang-i? No way.”

Even the user who didn’t believe it shouted at the sight of Arang-i as soon as the effect surrounding the user disappeared.

,What? It’s really Arang-i?”

,What? Is this where the honey drops are?”

,Is Arang-i okay?”

,That’s right. Didn’t she log out yesterday looking sick? She looks a bit sick?”

,Didn’t she say she was okay on the broadcast in reality yesterday?”

,That’s right.”

,Take a picture of the coordinates here and send it to the guild chat!”

The voices of other users were heard around.

Even though I was trying to open my eyes, I didn’t realize I had closed them at some point, and I didn’t feel myself logging into L.O.L.

,She’s in user state right now? Now’s the chance! Kill her before she turns into a world boss!”

,Screw it!”

Users rushed at Arang-i, who couldn’t even control her body.

The moment one user’s sword was about to touch Arang-i’s body.

Paaang!

With a cheerful sound like a bell ringing, the user’s hand was knocked away.

,Seueueup… Huu…”

Arang-i showed a perfect parry in a state where she couldn’t even control her body.

Pisyuk!

An arrow flying towards Arang-i’s temple.

Teop!

The users who were watching Arang-i were flustered by Arang-i, who simply grabbed the arrow flying at the same speed as a real arrow with her bare hands.

She wasn’t even in world boss state.

Pure white cloak. Black armor. Black eyes.

It was Arang-i’s main job, Sword Master’s outfit.

Nevertheless, they couldn’t help but be flustered by her showing such insane reflexes.

,Thank you. After all, no matter how scary it is, it’s less scary than dying.”

Seureureuk.

Arang-i’s body starts to change.

The pure white armor starts to change into lingerie dress, and the red womb tattoo on Arang-i’s stomach shines, and the world starts to be dyed black.

,I feel like I can finally breathe.”

Arang-i broke the arrow in her hand with her grip and jumped in place, checking her body condition.

A fresh breeze wrapped around her body, and as Arang-i, whose body was completely calmed by smelling the scent blowing from the dawn forest, looked at the users who were starting to gather more and more, she smiled.

,Perfect for a warm-up.”