I Became the Goddess of a New World

Everyone wants to shine, don’t they?

A successful life, a healthy body, a happy family.

The brilliance of a human is much like a desire they want to fulfill.

This psychology works just the same in games as it does in reality.

Got plenty of economic freedom and a love for gaming?

Then there’s no reason not to spend money.

As my character grows stronger, and my presence increases, I feel satisfaction.

That’s why real transactions have become one of the game’s difficult challenges.

As long as there’s demand, supply will naturally follow.

“Looks like the workshop has come in.”

After drowning in a dreadful workload as usual, I was scouting around and came across dozens of people moving in Echo of the Wraith.

All of them were Priests, each with a level of 10.

Naturally, they were all equipped with just basic items, casting heals and buffs on each other while mob hunting.

“Look at their organization.”

A party can have a maximum of 4 members. If you gather 8 such parties, you can create a raid.

There weren’t just one but two such raids.

In other words, 64 Priests were roaming across Echo of the Wraith, hunting.

Among them, I noticed someone who seemed to be leading and coordinating the efforts.

“It’s not just about leveling up, is it?”

Party hunting is efficient, but a raid is not.

In a raid, the shared experience is reduced by almost half, but you receive buffs related to combat, making it essentially a raid-only feature.

“Collecting items is the goal.”

The Akashic Record is an RPG game based on an open world.

Naturally, it has elements and content that excite adventure.

Their aim must be the ‘Spirit Fragments’ that drop all around Echo of the Wraith.

If you collect 10 Spirit Fragments, they can be combined into ‘Essence of Remnants.’

This essence randomly boosts one of a character’s stats upon first use.

That’s why the demand for Spirit Fragments has surged, and that workshop came to seize the opportunity.

“From China to Vietnam. Australia and Thailand. Even Japan. Such a diverse crowd.”

Is this really a global village?

This is my created world.

Get out of my world!!!

It was time for uninvited guests and troublemakers to leave.

I deactivated the spectator mode and dropped right into Echo of the Wraith.

Being in the middle of the workshop’s line-up quickly drew everyone’s attention.

Approaching the one who seemed to be the representative, I drew my sword.

“All members who violate the terms of service and operational policies are subject to sanctions.”

“What’s with the sudden? Everyone, stand behind me. Who are you? This is unjust, I can’t understand it.”

Look at this terrible translation.

Their mere existence was harmful.

“For more details, please check the official site.”

High magic, Absolute Zero.

Exchanging mana for imbuing my will upon the world, I swung my sword once.

A chill swept over the workshop, and the bitter cold delivered a slow death to them.

After slashing through the frozen statues, I completed the sanctions.

“Whoa, whoa… Incredible.”

A Priest hunting nearby approached me, soon filled with admiration.

He wasn’t subject to sanctions and suffered no damage from my magic.

Yet, the transaction records I saw as the creator almost crossed a line.

“Aurora, Director, is it you? Those workshop guys have been bothering me constantly, thank you…”

“Stay within the bounds of extra pocket money.”

My cold voice shut him up.

*Gulp!*

Was he caught off guard by the direct hit?

He awkwardly giggled, starting to hiccup.

“I won’t do it anymore! Sniff! Really! Sniff! I’ll be satisfied with chicken!”

“Good. Please enjoy the game in good health.”

Having normalized the global workshop situation, I switched back to spectator mode and left the spot.

***

[Indie Minor Game Gallery]

These days, the main buzz in the in-game gallery was about ‘Rice Eating.’

Due to Akare’s rice-eating efficiency being so good, the topic never cooled down.

At first, all posts about rice eating got hit with a lot of downvotes.

But nowadays, even when rice-eating info goes up, people mostly just let it slide.

It felt almost like missing out if you weren’t rice eating right now. The mood was strange.

Amidst this atmosphere, a certain post appeared.

That one post flipped the vibe of the in-game gallery.

———

[Title] Live View of Rice-Eating Priest Workshop Sanction

(A video of Aurora normalizing the workshop)

(A video of Aurora warning the poster)

The graveyard hunting grounds were dominated by a workshop that was doing nothing but twiddling thumbs when suddenly, Director Aurora made an appearance and annihilated the workshop, lol.

I approached Director Aurora in admiration, but when she warned me in a chilling voice, I almost had a heart attack.

Wait, 10 Spirit Fragments for a chicken gift card? Who would dare to snub that?

Of course, I plan to stop rice eating and enjoy it as Director Aurora advised in the future.

I’ve returned from a corrupted rice-eating sinner to an earnest priest.

Upvotes 2002, Downvotes 64.

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[Comments 1234]

How much loss is it for a workshop operating with two raids?

n64 people lost caps, basic -64 million.

nThe foreigners likely suffered hundreds of millions due to needing proxy purchases.

nWow, holy crap, lol.

nThe normalization of workshops is New Ro Ra.

This guy rice eats and rewards himself? What a scum.

nBy the way, 64 downvotes, how precise, lol.

nThe workshop people seem pretty mad.

***

Capsules were equipped with real-time replay recording functions.

Because of that, the scene of Aurora normalizing the workshop was recorded, and the user who got directly warned by Aurora uploaded it to the in-game gallery, stirring up buzz.

The workshops, alongside rice eating, have been one of the problems in RPG games.

Many game companies have struggled to completely resolve this issue, facing user criticism.

However, the rapid response shown by Akare has certainly relieved gamers’ pent-up frustrations.

———

[Title] Weren’t RPGs supposed to not catch workshops?

Especially in domestic RPGs, lol.

These guys wouldn’t give any sanctions even if you report them.

Akare has a Director personally stepping in to sanction workshops.

Is it something so easy they just couldn’t do before?

I’ve heard the domestic RPGs are experiencing the worst recession ever.

Think of it as the karma coming back for their horrible management.

Upvotes 845, Downvotes 16.

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[Comments 521]

In terms of gameplay and operations, Akare is the ultimate winner. Just truth.

nFor real facts.

nPlus, a blue pill cutie Director? Can’t compete.

nSister Aurora is so “serious” she even cosplays after work.

Many games with excessive P2W systems have terrible customer service.

nWhat kind of game is this, seriously?

nDoesn’t it apply to all domestic RPGs? lol.

nNowhere treats customers like suckers as bad as the gaming industry.

———

From the perspective of game companies providing domestic RPGs, they might feel a bit unfair.

Having the first virtual reality game suddenly appear in the same RPG genre was already a loss, now they’re being dragged out and beaten while being compared in gaming quality and operations too, making it understandably frustrating.

But just because it’s unfair doesn’t mean the past karma will vanish, so that’s something they’ll have to deal with.

———

[Title] I drew fan art of Director Aurora

(Aurora fan art sweeping the workshop with Absolute Zero)

And here’s a bonus

(Aurora preparing for cosplay fan art)

Upvotes 1666, Downvotes 1.

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[Comments 851]

LOL, bang bang, haha.

nCrazy dude.

nRice-eater, please…

nThis guy just doesn’t know how to hold back, lol.

I’ll use it well.

nUsed it well.

nWhat’s with the one-minute cut?

nShooting speed, you know?

If Aurora reads these comments, she might get a reality check.

nWith those crazy fans, haha.

nGirls with high self-esteem actually like stuff like this more, you know?

nOh, that’s just terrible, lol.

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Recently, while the in-game gallery was only buzzing with rice-eating topics, as rumors about Aurora kept emerging, the buzz swiftly changed.

No longer were there rice-eating buzzes, and even if related posts came up, they quickly got downvoted into oblivion.

***

A few days had passed since the sanctions on rice-eating users that crossed the line with workshops.

The Crown Prince quickly adapted to the work, showcasing excellent performance and significantly reducing the workload.

As expected, my eyes weren’t wrong. The Crown Prince is an SSS-grade employee, not a mere work slave.

Thanks to the Crown Prince and Akachan’s efforts, my own workload had drastically lightened.

So, after a long time, I logged in to play Akare with my sub-character.

“Suzuka has rejoined the Major Corporation Party.”

The Major Corporation Party had surpassed the point it ended at during beta testing.

The progress was significant, and because of it, I couldn’t play with Suzuka anymore.

“I need to find a party too.”

I had already tried several times to find a party, but all were refused.

I didn’t hear the reasons for the rejections, but I had my guesses.

Rice-eating Saint.

A user stuck in the large community of Akare, which is practically the main base.

The number of Priests had increased significantly due to the rice-eating issue.

Why in the world would anyone want to party up with a Priest user who has a controversial past? Absolutely none.

Of course, not all Akare users would check the in-game gallery, so maybe if I kept looking around, I could find a party.

After enjoying the event where Raven reveals her gender at level 15, I moved to the Cradle of Dark Magic to spin around the dungeon.

“A user called the rice-eating Saint is spinning around the Cradle alone?”

From a third-party perspective, it’s an understandable misunderstanding, right?

But there were no other dungeons or hunting grounds available either.

The only place a Priest could solo would be the Cradle of Dark Magic dungeon.

There’s absolutely no way I’m spinning around just for the sake of rice-eating to grab a black obsidian staff.

“Hmm?”

While spinning around in the Cradle, the boss monster, the Dark Minion dropped a black obsidian staff.

“…”

With trembling hands, I picked up the black obsidian staff and stored it in my inventory.

This is definitely not for rice-eating.

It’s just to sell at the shop and gather gold to gear up.

‘That nickname keeps pricking my conscience.’

Could it be that the Director handling the normalization of the workshop is actually a rice-eating user spinning around the Cradle?

I absolutely cannot let that be found out.

I have never rice-eaten, nor will I in the future.

But it’s a highly suspicious situation just waiting to be misunderstood—a perfectly ripe scenario for getting mocked.

“Finally 20 levels…”

Hunting is efficient in parties, but soloing bosses isn’t.

Since I monopolized the boss as a solo player, I quickly hit level 20.

Let’s level up to 23 and then push through the main story.

As I set my inner plans, just as I was about to re-enter the Cradle—

“Excuse me.”

Someone called me from behind.

Turning around, I saw a man who appeared to be a Priest staring directly at me.

“I’ve been watching you for a while. Are you soloing?”

“Yes. I’m a Priest.”

Could this possibly be an invitation to join a party?

Feeling excited, I replied.

“Soloing the Cradle as a Priest? Is that really possible?”

“Yes, it is.”

At my proud answer, the other’s face contorted.

“What? Are you using hacks? There’s no way that could be possible.”

…What’s up with this?