I Became the Goddess of a New World

Two princes and one princess.

Among them, the Crown Prince was the youngest.

In fantasy novels, it’s usually depicted that they engage in power struggles to become the emperor.

However, the Crown Prince was the image of a well-raised young nobleman born into a wealthy family.

I hadn’t seen the Crown Prince of that time, but the rumors in the world described him as such a person.

But during the war against the undead army that the Ancient Necromancer raised throughout the continent,

the first princess was assassinated, and her older brother, the first prince, died leading from the battlefield.

The deaths of his sister and brother, who cared for the youngest more than anyone else, weighed heavily on him. Their father, the Emperor, was in critical condition.

The war against decaying corpses was growing more intense, and there was only one individual who could become the focal point of the Empire.

The young Crown Prince.

He was strong. No, he had to become strong.

He grew up in such an environment and had reached the end of his childhood.

This was the childhood of the Crown Prince that I hadn’t witnessed directly.

The first time I met him was after the war with the Ancient Necromancer had ended.

The royal family invited me, a war hero, and my master, and it was there that I first met the Crown Prince.

“I still remember when you looked at me and said, ‘You act like a cold corpse.’”

At the Crown Prince’s reminiscence, I turned my gaze and whistled.

Did I really say such a thing on our first meeting? I didn’t remember well.

“Anyway, were all the stories about the young Crown Prince that spread in society true?”

The tales of the young Crown Prince were quite famous.

I had many opportunities to ask the person directly if it was true, but…

It wasn’t an easy topic to ask about someone’s family affairs.

“The young Crown Prince in the stories appears as a very strong person, unlike me.”

“Um… Is that so?”

To me, the Crown Prince seemed strong, but if he said he wasn’t, what could I say?

“So, what do you think? About my proposal.”

Before discussing the young Crown Prince’s stories, I shared my entire tale.

And I suggested that we develop the Akashic Record together.

I wasn’t a modern person, nor was I a professional like Akachan, but…

I believed that the Crown Prince, with his capabilities, would adapt quickly and become a competent staff member.

“Hmm…”

“It’s the perfect opportunity to free yourself from all positions and responsibilities and gain countless knowledge you’ve been curious about, right?”

If expressed in stats, he was like a fully filled hexagon; in genre novel terms, he was SSS grade.

Such talent was something I couldn’t afford to miss.

With my enthusiastic appeal, the Crown Prince let out a sigh mixed with laughter.

“It feels like just yesterday when you left without saying a proper farewell…”

Ouch.

It was indeed just yesterday since I summoned the Crown Prince at that time.

“Freeing myself from all positions and responsibilities… That sounds nice.”

“Right?”

He had wished to be called the Crown Prince even after becoming the Emperor.

Having become the captain of the colossal vessel called the Empire against his will, it was understandable that he would be tired of it.

In a way, wasn’t his position similar to mine? I hadn’t wanted to become a hero either.

“Alright then.”

“Sounds good.”

We shook hands and smiled at each other.

***

In reality, there was another reason I hurriedly hired the Crown Prince as a staff member.

Of course, there was the difficulty of continuing development with just Akachan and myself.

But when I thought about it, I realized that I had never had a chance to play as Akare even once.

So I was planning to secretly dive into my alternate character this time.

‘The job will be Priest.’

In this other world, the relationship between magic and religion was quite straightforward.

They didn’t mix like oil and water.

They were fundamentally opposing, like light and darkness.

So I wanted to give it a shot this time.

“We’re opening soon.”

I entered the capsule. Then, with the creator’s authority, I checked the number of users in the capsule.

“Ten million?”

Is this real?

It matched the number of beta test applications exactly.

Ten million. That’s 20% of South Korea’s total population currently in the capsule.

‘I even raised the price of the capsule a bit.’

One million won.

Even though it wasn’t cheap, a lot of people were waiting to purchase the capsule.

“There are foreigners too.”

I had made it so that only verified Koreans could buy it.

However, they must have found various ways to circumvent that, like proxy purchases.

I thought about issuing immediate suspensions as per the terms, but…

On the flip side, how much did they want to play that they’d come all the way to Korea for it?

With that thought, I decided not to issue immediate suspensions and rather give them a grace period.

Once the grace period passed, those who had engaged in proxy purchases would be permanently banned.

As I contemplated the penalties, before I knew it, the opening time had arrived.

I logged in with the account I had prepared beforehand and accessed the Akashic Record.

“Ah, aaah.”

Black hair, red eyes.

I wasn’t exactly the main version, but I was still definitely pretty.

Step by step—

“You who have reached the Hall of Heroes. What do you seek having come this far?”

A gigantic hall and an Aurora statue. A Maid from beyond asked the question.

That one was one of Akachan’s many avatars, so she didn’t recognize my identity.

“I am…”

“Master. What are you doing?”

Huh, how did you know?

Upon closer inspection, Akachan’s avatar had her main body inside.

“Were you aware?”

“To some extent. I had an inkling.”

Akachan. Don’t you know too much about me?

“I want to be a Priest. Please skip the record recollection.”

“Master, I want to play the game too.”

What? Akachan also wanted to be Akare?

“Akachan, there’s a way for you to play the game.”

“···! I request the method. I’m desperate.”

I spoke softly with an evil smile.

“Finish the Crown Prince training, and then you’ll have the spare time to play Akare, right?”

“Affirmative. Question? What you did to me is the same as…”

“I’ll be going ahead!”

Leaving Akachan who swallowed the red pill behind, I opened the door in front of me.

As I passed through the door, the scenery of the Dark Devouring Forest appeared.

“Hissss~ Haaa~”

The Dark Devouring Forest was still a forest. The air was very fresh.

It was definitely different from the air polluted by modern times.

After breathing in the clear air, I headed straight to where Raven would be.

“Whoa, whoa! Calm down!”

“Whiiiiiing!”

Raven pretended to be a fallen noble and was calming the horse down.

Could this be how it feels to see my own writing from the reader’s perspective?

A twinge of embarrassing warmth surged up inside me.

“Uh, uhhhh…!”

Raven lost control of the reins. The enraged horse charged at me.

“Hey! Be careful!”

“Huuh~”

When I was summoned to this other world, I had actually gone through something similar.

A horse pulling a passing merchant’s cart had charged at me in a fit of excitement.

The prologue of Akare was based on something I experienced back then.

‘Back then, I almost got trampled by the horse.’

If I had been hit, I probably would have fractured a few ribs.

“Get out of the way!”

As the galloping horse came up close without me moving, Raven recited the prepared lines in urgency.

I bent my body and dove into the horse’s path, aiming for the middle of its back legs.

I accurately struck the area where the joints were aligned with a cross.

[Critical!]

“Whiiiiiing!!!”

I approached the horse writhing in pain on the ground and raised the cross.

“Calm down now.”

Heal.

The area where the joint had broken started to recover rapidly.

I stroked under the mane of the horse.

“You were in pain, right? I’m sorry.”

“Whiiiiiing…”

As it recovered, perhaps depleted of energy, the horse let out a weak whinny.

“Who are you… exactly?”

As I calmed the horse down, Raven approached me.

Raven looked at me as if to say, ‘What kind of guy is this?’

“I’m just a passing Priest.”

“That makes no sense…”

Why? Haven’t you ever seen a passing Priest before?

Just like I did with the horse, I lifted the cross.

“···That might be true.”

Raven, who didn’t want to become like the horse, showed an amazing turnaround in attitude.

‘This is already fun.’

I had just joined up with Raven.

It was so much fun I felt like I might go crazy.

‘Beta tester. You guys have only been playing stuff like this?’

Master Kim. Sweet. Suzuka. And the other thousand beta testers.

You’ve all been enjoying such a ridiculously fun game.

Of course, being a Director also had its own rewards, and I had fun working.

But playing the game while free from all positions and responsibilities was definitely more enjoyable.

“So, shall we go?”

I moved forward with the healed horse and Raven, progressing the main story.

***

[Indie Minor Game Gallery]

Today was a historic day in the in-game gallery.

The reviews left by beta testers felt like a bittersweet memory now.

And today, that despair of wanting to play Akare but being unable to ended.
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[Title] Can I graduate from being a virgin?

(Capsule opening certification pic)

Just popped my capsule!

Took a day off just for today!

Let’s go~
Recommended: 215 Not recommended: 0
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[Comment 251]

Virgin graduation, lol.
Lol, filthy behavior is truly from a virgin.
Lol, I doubt he actually graduated from being a virgin.
Lol (author) you little shit!
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Reports poured in from those who had become respectable gamers from being total no-lives.

Thanks to Akachan and Aurora working day and night, the quantity of capsules was sufficient.

Thanks to that, Koreans could buy the capsule if they had the money.
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[Title] What the hell is this capsule?

It has heating air conditioning and comfy chairs.
No other chair around one million won would be this good.
You can even access the internet inside, lol.
Computer << the epitome of a loser from the past. It's time to fade into history. Recommended: 455 Not recommended: 5 ――― [Comment 414] I wonder how much electricity it consumes. Naw, it has low power consumption. What material did they make it from? Finally found where superconductors have gone! Aliens would probably ask to be accepted as disciples upon seeing the capsule. Lol, no way. Lol, the alien torture theories have led to alien disciple theories. ――― [Title] South Korea looks set to win more Nobel prizes, lol. Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Economics, Nobel Peace Prize. Isn’t three a reasonable number to get? Recommended: 811 Not recommended: 0 ――― [Comment 333] Is it really possible to win a Nobel Prize seriously? It does sound insane. What’s insane about this? Is virtual reality that terrible? Alfred Nobel? He was just the guy who invented dynamite! That’s a bit much though. Lol, this is absolutely insane. He was just an ordinary person born in a world without Akare. ――― Especially the capsule’s specs captured the buyers’ hearts. It provided heating and cooling, set up with chairs that were comfy. Most importantly, the fact that you could access the internet inside the capsule was a huge factor. With this, unless you had a reason to play PC games, there was no need to use a computer. On this basis, rumors circulated about whether Akare would receive a Nobel Prize or not, but the chaotic Nobel Prize rumors didn’t last long. The Akashic Record’s official launch had arrived. When the time came, no posts appeared in the in-game gallery.