ALL NOVEL 1
Prologue
[GAME CLEAR]
[ED – ‘103rd Top Master’]
An orchestra of sad tones. The ending credits began to slowly rise against the darkened background. It was then that I could barely breathe.
“finished···.”
Really, really, it’s all over. Soaked in catharsis, I lay down and enjoyed the afterglow of the ending.
I’m really glad I’m the first person to see this. Because I was able to enjoy this feeling before others.
The hidden conditions required as a route of true ending as a production company official were so vicious. Even though the narrative and volume were incomparable to the other 11 endings, they gave me satisfaction.
-「103rd Tower」-
After the name of the game, the BGM gradually became smaller and silence came. Soon, a sentence came to mind with a sparkling effect.
[THANKS TO ‘Seo Ji-han’]
Say thank you to me.
Maybe it was because I was drenched in the afterglow, so I had an indescribable feeling.
Tiling!
[12 – Achieved ‘Show True Ending’ with ‘evil’ tendency.]
[99 – Achieved “Unlock All Achievements”.]
Finally the screen was switched to a menu with notifications.
“Whoa.”
It’s been a long time since I liked a game.
I’m happy to see something like this while mass-produced virtual reality games are pouring in. This is the first one, so I’m looking forward to the sequel.
···By the way.
* Achievement 99%
“Why not 100%?”
The achievements that came up earlier will not be left out. I entered the blinking achievements section at the bottom of the confirmation menu.
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[Achievements]
[1 – View ‘Happy Ending’ with ‘Hero’ / ‘Good’ tendency]
…
[6 – View ‘Normal Ending’ with ‘Deception’ / ‘Neutral’ tendency]
[11 – 「Kwon Seon Jingak」/ ‘Bad Ending’ with a ‘evil’ tendency]
[12 -「103rd Top Master」/View ‘True Ending’ with ‘evil’ tendencies]
[18 – 「One pair of arms for two」/ ‘3 main heroines’, ‘1 or more sub-heroes’ and romantic relationships]
[76 – 「Folk Remedies」/ Clear any route once without recovering once]
Looking at the unlocked achievements, I realized something strange when I recalled the past.
“what?”
It was because for some reason there was one more space under the achievement that should be finished in the 99th.
[100 – View ‘My Own Ending’] [Mi Haegeum]
The 100th achievement that did not originally exist. The moment I checked it, an unexpected notification popped up in front of my eyes.
【NEW GAME】
【Would you like to make your own ending for Seo Ji-han?”
‘···Could it be hidden content?’
My heart started pounding. I’m the only one who unlocked all achievements, so I’m definitely the first. What gamer in the world would refuse to see this?
“accept.”
Then the screen went black and white letters appeared.
【LOADING················································.
Why does the loading take longer than usual?
I looked at the black screen with excitement… and felt that I was slowly falling asleep.
***
When I open my eyes, I see a familiar ceiling. It is the dormitory of ‘Yoosung Academy’, the starting point that feels more familiar than my room recently.
“Ham.”
Rather than waiting for loading to fall asleep. I think the game needs to be reduced a bit. First, as usual, I got up from the bed and moved my body.
‘Ugh. Is something awkward?’
Somehow, it’s so wrinkled like a body that actually woke up from sleep. You seem to be more sensitive than usual. Best of all, I didn’t see any system UI in sight.
“I wouldn’t have touched the settings…, eh.”
I looked at the mirror in front of me and let out a stupid noise.
What was reflected there was not the main character, Noah Park, but a familiar-looking man with a blank expression on his face.
“…are you me?”
In the mirror, I saw Seo Ji-han right there. For some reason, it came out a little smaller and ugly than the real thing, but it is a sophisticated model that can be called me.
When I touch my face reflexively, the feel of my real skin is vividly transmitted. I was amazed at the detail.
‘Huh. It’s a real gaggam.’
Seeing that I am a character, ‘my own ending’ meant to become the main character and draw the story. I haven’t enjoyed this content yet, but it’s great to have something like this.
Then you can understand why the sensitivity change or the system UI is not visible. The character has changed to me, so the setting seems to have changed at will.
Come to think of it, there were some people who played the game without the elements of the game?
‘It would be nice to have this kind of setting immerse you in the game.’
Obviously, the status window and HP elements are not visible, so it is very realistic. However, convenience is my priority, so I can’t do this because it’s inconvenient.
“Set.”
Well? nothing comes to mind
“Set. ···Set? menu.”
Again, it is silent. After thinking about it for a while, I took a deep breath.
‘It’s annoying.’
The system UI is unresponsive. This is a bug that was once a problem.
The currently commercialized 4th generation VR device controls the electrical signals sent from the brain, so that even when the arm is raised, only the arm of the character in the game moves, not the actual arm.
Thanks to this, I was able to enjoy VR without having to secure a space, but of course the issue of safety was raised. However, unexpectedly, the problem occurred on the game side, not the device.
As it is now, if the system UI does not respond due to a bug, the game cannot be closed by itself.
Of course, it was only a brief occurrence in the past, and now it is a problem that has been resolved. This is because there is a function that automatically ends the game if you give a big shock to the body in the game.
‘If you proceed like this, you won’t be able to save anyway.’
I’ll have to turn it off and file a bug report.
I just opened the window. Then, the scenery of the Yoosung Academy, the main stage of ‘103rd Tower’, came into view.
Huge schools with a mixture of fantasy elements. unrealistically large lot. And armed students walking along the promenade.
It’s fresh because it’s the first time you see it from this side rather than from the main character’s room.
“This setting is not bad either.”
It may be because of my mood, but the wind is cooler and the sun feels warmer than usual. Doesn’t it mean that immersion isn’t important for nothing?
Well, that’s it.
I scrambled up to the window railing. …that’s pretty high. My room was on the 6th floor. I looked down and my hands started to sweat.
Yes, it is a game, a game. It’s not even a horror game, but it’s ridiculous to be afraid of jumping from a high place.
Whoa. I thought to myself that it was a game, and then I closed my eyes and jumped off.
“··········!”
The sound of cutting the air pierced my ears, and a momentary feeling of floating raised my hair all over my body.
woohoo!!!
A thumping shock resounded throughout his body.
“Wow-!”
It’s a really unacceptable vibration. This should be enough to force quit. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the black screen…
“uh?”
. . . couldn’t.
Strangely, what came into my sight was a leg bent in a direction it shouldn’t have broken, and a red liquid that gradually spreads out…
My brain couldn’t accept the situation for a while.
“Chibaa!!!”
. . . great pain came.
“I’m taking a break because the homeroom teacher will be here in a little while.”
“···Yes.”
He replied blankly to the words of the nun who smiled kindly. I looked around from my right leg wrapped in bandages. It’s the first time I’ve been there, but it’s a familiar sight.
It was clear that this was the health room of Yoosung Academy, where the character’s stamina could be recovered in ‘The 103rd Tower’.
‘Besides, that woman in a nun’s robe.’
It was obviously the health teacher in charge of recovery, ‘Gran’. I was talking to an NPC in the game a while ago.
“What is this…”
I put my forehead on the incomprehensible phenomenon.
First of all, my commitment caused a disturbance in the peaceful dormitory. Fortunately, with the help of the students who were walking around, I was able to come to the health room, and I was treated and returned to the present condition.
However, it was their reaction that surprised me more than the game was not forcibly terminated. The bewildered facial expressions made by the NPCs gave a sense of vitality that could not be called a character in the game.
Above all, the pain I felt at that time was real. If it was a real body, it wouldn’t be strange if it turned into a lump.
Now, the skill that used divine power?
“Me, Mr. Grand.”
“yes. Where are you uncomfortable?”
A blonde nun smiles softly. She has an unrealistic appearance that will take your attention for a moment. I asked, feeling uncomfortable about it.
“Can I have something to drink? Not water.”
“No water? I would have run out of supplies.”
Gran looked around for a moment, then went to his desk and took the half-empty PET bottle.
“Ummm. I was drinking, would this be okay?”
“it’s okay. thank you.”
I accepted the plastic bottle that Gran gave me. It is an orange-flavored soda with a fictitious trademark.
‘This would be enough to draw conclusions.’
First of all, when I put my nose close to the entrance and smelled it, the scent of oranges came out clearly.
“What are you doing…?”
I ignored Gran, whose voice had somehow subsided, and then slowly drank his drink. lukewarm sweet taste. The carbonic acid stings in the throat, leaving a sticky feeling in the mouth.
‘···Fuck.’
You can feel the colorful ‘smell’ and ‘taste’ that cannot be felt in virtual reality. I was confused, but my reason was so cold that even I couldn’t understand it.
Right now, I’m not just playing a virtual reality game.
Putting aside any doubts that came to mind, he handed a plastic bottle to Gran and asked.
“Did your homeroom teacher say you were coming? Could you please tell him to bring me my life record?”
“Life log? Why all of a sudden?”
The dark look on his face quickly disappeared and he tilted his head.
“that is···.”
Without speaking, he sighed inwardly. ···If you look at this, it looks like the game is right.
I looked at the system of a familiar form that came to mind at some point.
[Tutorial – Let’s learn about ‘I’]
[Condition – Read ‘Seo Ji-han”s life record carefully]
[compensation – ‘???’ lift off]
If the quest told me to do it, I would go to the white house on the hill, not the health room. I had to make an excuse that didn’t even make sense, so he tapped my head and said.
“Um, I can’t remember who I am.”
*
[Special. 64 – The effect of ‘Strong Mind’ is active.]
[‘Mental power’ consumption reduced, rational and calm.]