chapter 1
1 – My Internet Friend Was God
“…”
My whole body is full of wounds.
My face was bruised and swollen, and my arms and legs were covered with cuts.
And the piece of paper in my hand.
[Class F expulsion notice.
You achieved 32nd place in class F of the academy, and you have accumulated 1 warning.
Currently, the cumulative warning is 2 times, and when it reaches 3 times, you will be automatically expelled.]
An academy, an institution that trains heroes to fight monsters and villains.
This is a place to efficiently nurture a very small percentage of awakened people.
And put it another way.
‘That means they don’t hesitate to throw out things that aren’t efficient compared to their investment.’
Class F, the lowest class in the academy.
There are 32 people there. Among them, I am 32nd.
It was undeniably the sound of being at the bottom of the academy.
‘f*ck.’
The reason why I look like a beaten dog on the day of the ox has something to do with this.
It was because he was fired without resistance in the ranking match to avoid expulsion.
That didn’t mean I didn’t try.
I think we made at least some level of effort at the top level.
But the reason why I’m lost in last place.
[Potential: Weak]
[Contract Constellation: None]
You can tell just by looking at a part of my status window.
On the first day of the entrance ceremony, I was not selected for any constellation because of this disastrous talent that was inferior to Dunjae.
This is like trying to win over elites who receive tutoring all day in Daechi-dong with torn textbooks.
In the first place, it was a battle where the outcome was clearly determined.
One semester ahead.
After 4 months excluding vacation, I will be expelled.
f*ck, I worked so hard.
I returned home with a devastated heart and turned on my computer without even thinking about washing up.
I can’t even wash my wounds anyway.
The computer turned on with a boot sound, and I immediately sent a message to my friend using that code.
[Randolph Carter: Let’s play a game]
As you go through life, you meet at least one or two like-minded friends.
And that goes for the Internet as well. No, it would have been easier if space restrictions had completely disappeared and it was easier to meet than in reality.
Anyone who enjoys playing online games must have dozens of friends in the friend window.
It may be different for each person, but in my case, all of them were Internet friends I had never met in real life.
You may feel sorry for me, but I can’t help it. In real life, I don’t have a good relationship with young people, so I don’t have a lot of close friends.
However, in an Internet space where you can run amok without notice, you are overflowing with talent and have quite a few friends.
So don’t look at people miserably with pitiful eyes. I am happy in my own way.
Anyway, among my many internet friends, there is one unusual person.
[Nyarlathotep: Got it]
He used a strange English nickname, but I liked it because there were many places to use it when I took him with me to play games.
Where is it useful?
-I really can’t f*ck with people.
-XXXXXX
It’s because when you get into a fight in chat, you write words you’ve never heard before, and spit out abusive language that everyone who sees you admires.
A troll known in her community takes her as a mercenary for her height because of an incident that swears at her and closes her game.
The ring.
Soon there was a video call from her and I answered the call.
-Are you here? Was waiting
She said that if there was one characteristic about her, it was that she spoke in a strange way that was hard to understand.
Still, there are many people who come up with concepts on the Internet, so I didn’t pay much attention.
“It’s already on, so come quickly.”
-Don’t rush.
While waiting with the game on, I entered the training ground and played by myself while wildly shooting the skills of the characters.
This is why I like games. Because when I was playing the game, I was able to focus only on the moment without thinking about anything.
However, I didn’t like the feeling of emptiness that sometimes came after turning off the game.
-But your voice seems gloomy today. Did something happen?
“…Is it obvious?”
To be honest, he is so good at psychology that he can make people quit the game with just one word.
The level of emotion hidden in my voice is easily captured even with poor sound quality.
“It’s nothing special. I’m afraid I’ll be expelled from the academy.”
-Why?
“I’m just filthy weak and into it. There must be a reason.”
I told close friends around me that I was an academy student.
However, she hadn’t told her that she was at the bottom of the F class, so it was the first time she had heard of the level of expulsion.
-I can help.
However, she did not waver at all and spoke calmly.
Help me? What are you doing to help?
No matter how much she talks, she can’t solve the problem of expulsion from the academy.
That’s why I thought she was playing a prank on her and asked with a smile.
“Yes? How can I help you?”
– It’s a simple contract.
The ring.
At the same time as the answer, a strange picture came as a message.
“What is this?”
-Release.
I looked at the picture closely and frowned.
[Rushtiya Equation
When did Randolph Carter and Nyarlathotep first meet?]
Randolph Carter. That was my nickname
Originally, it was ‘Gangwon-do Honey Fist Kim Hyeon-seong’, but it was a nickname she gave her because she was not good looking.
“Why do I have such a boring problem? It was 3 years ago, today.”
Exactly three years ago today. I had met her while playing her game.
-You’re hitting a bit. Turn the duo around with me.
It was actually a one-sided meeting, but I still remember it as a good first meeting.
-…Correct answer.
A faint laugh came through the headset.
“Did you even know how to laugh? This is the first time you’ve laughed.”
Chi Iik.
At that moment, a surprisingly clear voice was heard over the poor sound quality.
-This is the first time.
A voice as if you were talking right next to you.
No, beyond that, it felt like talking in my brain.
-The person I like.
Boom!
“What the f*ck!”
An explosion sound as if the sky had collapsed.
At the same time, my surroundings were stained with darkness.
Everything except the headset on my head disappeared, and I was isolated in that dark space.
But I knew the true nature of this phenomenon. I did this at the entrance ceremony…
“A Constellation Contract?”
When signing a contract with a constellation, the contractor directly communicates with the constellation in a specific space.
The space is different for each Constellation, but the Constellation, which is basically evil, was a dark space.
But it’s too dark here?
The currently known most evil constellation, ‘The Devil in the Dark’, also has a black background, the Darkness, and does not use this pitch-black darkness at all.
“What is this…”
At that time, I had a small doubt.
I’ve never signed a Constellation Contract, so how do you know this?
“Huh?”
I didn’t have any talent at all, so I couldn’t sign a contract with any Constellation.
That’s why I only know this fact through words I heard, but I don’t know what exactly this phenomenon is.
But why did I suddenly realize that this was a Constellation Contract without any excuse?
Sussuk.
At that time, something crawled on the floor.
My body stiffened and I could barely lower my head to look at its true identity.
It was a chaos. Chaos means to be confused and confused, and the word fits perfectly. Even though its eyes are looking up at me from below, I am a transcendent being looking down at me from the sky. No, it was not an illusion, it was the truth. This was the existence that could make it possible. I suddenly thought that the reason I was born was not for this moment. ..
“Damn, you’ve come to the wrong place.”
Slowly.
It crawled on the floor and suddenly rose and changed into a human shape.
“You inadvertently made me see the original form. I almost went crazy. I’m sorry.”
“Heh…Heh…Just, that’s…”
I was still confused.
I tried to recall its shape, but I couldn’t remember, as if something had blocked my head.
“Don’t try to remember. I blocked it.”
The woman standing in front of me poked my forehead and laughed.
“Who is…?”
A familiar voice and a familiar tone.
I already knew who she was, but she couldn’t believe it, so she asked.
“Do you really want to know?”
[Foreign media ‘Nyarlathotep’ asks you for an incarnation contract.]
“Nyala…Thotep?”
A foreign press? Not a Constellation? Besides, an incarnation contract?
Incarnation Contracts are different from normal contracts, and are applied only to a very small number of contract holders by the Constellation.
To put it simply, it means special A-class treatment.
That kind of contract is only for me.
“An insignificant civilization that began before 4,000 BC.”
She started stroking my chin.
“I’ve seen it all, and I think you’re the best.”
That face was smiling happily as if it were having fun.
“I can give you anything you want. I will do for you what I have not done for my followers.”
[Foreign media ‘Nyarlathotep’ is forced to proceed with the contract.]
“And no veto.”
I passed out with the feeling that something was being carved into my body.