ALL NOVEL chapter 1
1 – [1] For whom the bell tolls
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【Chapter 1 – For Whom the Bell Tolls】
ending reward.
One of the contents that can be obtained after the end of the story in the game.
Naturally, there were quite a few special cases in terms of performance, function, and design as they were at the end of everything.
It was said that it was rare.
This meant a unique game play or an opportunity for self-satisfaction that comes from collecting.
Whatever it was, it was clear that gamers had a reason to strive for data shards.
But not everything was positive.
Some corrupt developers who want to control the psychology of gamers have used this to commit rather vicious things.
[Ending A completed – payment completed]
[Ending B_1 Completed – Payment Completed]
[Ending B_2 Completed – Payment Completed]
[Ending C complete – payment completed]
.
.
.
[Ending X Completed – Payment Completed]
[Ending Z completed – payment completed]
shoot the ending.
Divide rewards by ending.
Invest as much time as you want to get the item you want.
It was a terrible trick to increase game play time, and it meant that the game entered the realm of labor.
It was a tragedy to have to keep meeting the hidden boss, which gets stronger every round, but unfortunately, human malice did not stop there.
[All endings completed – Unpaid]
Compensation conditions that those obsessed with content collection would call hell.
Satisfying all conditions could be said to be a kind of torture device exclusively for collecting insects.
And really sadly.
I was one of those collectors that got grinded out because of it.
“I thought you were going crazy while doing it for real.”
Exactly, that was just a little while ago.
By completing all the endings, I have satisfied the conditions to receive the final ending reward.
Indeed, it was the end of a long, arduous and difficult task.
So, someone would say something like this.
‘Aren’t they elements that can be unlocked quickly by manipulating the memory or registry anyway?’
‘If you use a program released by the developer, you can collect it right away. Why?’
‘If it’s that hard, wouldn’t it be better to give up collecting and then delete the game?’
Maybe realistic words.
There was only one answer to this.
just like it
I just did it because I liked the game, just like people.
The sense of achievement and romance that comes from hard work was worth the pain.
Moreover, the word reward usually means something like material things, but the last reward was far from that.
It meant that it wasn’t just a piece of data close to consumables.
[‘Console window’ has been unlocked.]
[‘New Game Plus’ has been unlocked.]
[‘Custom function’ has been unlocked.]
Rewards that make the game colorful.
Instead of being a pre-determined main character, it even provided a function that could be modified as desired.
This is exactly what I was looking for so far.
[New Game Plus: ON]
[Custom Feature: ON]
[※ You do not know what will happen when using New Game Plus and custom features, and any problems that arise are entirely the responsibility of the user.]
That said, there were a lot of bugs.
But none of that mattered.
I pressed the start button below the logo that said ‘Gray-Zone’.
Then, a new character customization window popped up to determine the appearance other than gender.
It was the first appearance setting, so I put a lot of effort into it despite my lack of ability.
[Complete the customization phase]
[Proceed to character level adjustment step]
End of long customization.
What came out afterwards was a window for determining ability values such as stats and characteristics.
It was where the core of the game play was decided, so I watched with my chin hanging.
What to post, what to set high, what to put as the focus.
Many thoughts followed, but I soon realized that it was a futile worry.
‘It’s New Game Plus anyway, so the points are infinite.’
It was something I could invest in on my own.
All stats soared unstoppably to the maximum value of ‘Genius’ through Dumb-Lack-Normal-Excellent-Genius.
It was perfect.
Then, the focus shifted to character traits, with up to three choices available.
I thought I had to think about it because there were so many characteristics, but I thought about this part a long time ago.
I immediately scrolled down and selected 3 traits.
[Trait 1: Positive Random Trait]
[Trait 2: Positive Random Trait]
[Trait 3: Positive Random Trait]
I could say it was a really beautiful choice.
Especially for a decision disorder patient like me, there would be no more suitable option than this.
Congratulating myself moderately, I moved on to the next one.
‘Set name… … Age is default… … He was born in the United States anyway, so I’ll just have to choose roughly.’
Is it just because of the urgency to play games?
Parts that could be neglected were swept aside or set loosely.
[Character creation has been completed.]
When I finally pressed the save button, a new save file was created with the sound of a bell.
Now loading this save file would start a new game.
I moved the mouse with anticipation.
Wiing-
But clicking the button didn’t happen.
When I looked at my phone with a rough vibration, I saw that a DM had arrived.
“ah… … .”
A message I hoped would never come.
Unfortunately, it had already arrived, and he was in a position to see it.
It seemed like I ate too much to enjoy today alone.
I sighed deeply and shut down the computer.
I got ready to go out in moderation and moved my steps outside.
The game was repeated after returning later.
It was a promise for the near future, but the promise was not kept.
some time after that.
Because I died in a car accident.
* * *
Gray-Zone.
It has a grand name, but in reality, it is a modern and fantasy game where all you have to do is defeat monsters.
As with games like this, the world was on the verge of destruction, and the story and common goal was for the main character to prevent it.
A female protagonist with no skills or connections.
Roughly slay wild monsters.
Roughly beat the villain.
Grab some Gao in a cutscene.
Too much rooting.
Roughly catching a bad group.
Roughly dog-like destruction or dog-success.
It could be described as a simple ARPG narrative.
To the point where even a nerd like me, who sees more fun than story, can easily understand.
But apart from that, the actions I had to do to progress the story were very complicated.
Gray Zone has several endings.
In order to meet the conditions, you had to collect certain items or perform certain quests.
Of course, there were all sorts of things, and there was also a happy ending that you can see only when you kill the f*cking hidden boss and retrieve the hidden items.
And all these processes could be summarized in one thing.
No matter what the ending of a fun game is.
That it doesn’t help much in a person’s life.
Considering the purpose of the game in the first place, you could have asked if that was a natural part.
But I wasn’t talking about the moment when you relieve stress and get satisfaction.
“My little children. What is that bad-looking green creature in this picture?”
“““Fat Oak!”””
“Then who are the wonderful people here?”
“““Mister Hunter!”””
“Everyone fits well! So finally, what is this?”
“““World Gate!”””
After death, the world in the game.
The place of birth is Korea, not the United States, which is the main background.
The point of view is twenty years ago from the main story.
Not even the main/supporting actors, extras, or NPCs.
So, to summarize this.
I’ve just entered the world of games.
I am just an ordinary person
There were infinitely few elements that could be used.
It was strange.
that too too.
Usually, when I read something like a novel, I would receive an armful of privileges when possessed somewhere.
A fraudulent ability, an exceptional talent, and the probability of bewitching people.
If that’s not the case-
“Shang… … Taechang… … .”
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Like the words you just blurted out.
Sadly, it was futile.
The result of praying for a magical thing was the awakening of a dream that I don’t know how many years it would repeat.
There was no smell, no sound, no interface, nothing.
It was really pitiful.
Because it was said that there was nothing really given.
“Aye… … .”
I wish I had time superpowers.
Why is he not the main character who is good at fighting and using magic?
It doesn’t matter if I do TS, so please make me possess a karma heroine.
Or at least possess an extra in the game.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a third-class villain fighting the main character.
Even the porter of the main character’s party can do well.
Of course, NTR TS is a bit depraved, so except for things like childhood friends.
However, nothing changed even though he prayed earnestly to suck the honey.
A child who can’t even use magic properly.
Soon there was only ‘Kang Xian’ who would suffer from the duties of a student.
“Life is like a dog.”
“Kangxian child, I can’t use that word.”
A useless possessor in the Hunter world.
No, I wonder if it was possessed in the first place.
[Sprout Class: Low Magic Kids Class]
Anyway, I was in a position to suffer from the CSAT in my second life.