The Academy’s Deceased Ate It All chapter 1

The first thing I saw was a piece of land floating in the sky.

It wasn’t an airplane or a helicopter, it wasn’t a drone or an airship.

It was literally a piece of land.

Just like what you see in sci-fi movies, there were chunks of land floating in the sky, and even buildings of unknown purpose were built on them.

No, I knew the purpose of the building.

A white obelisk.

Seeing it, I unconsciously muttered.

“… Aegis?”

A defense and intercept system that floats over downtown Seoul and protects the city.

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Of course, there was no way such a thing really existed.

It was a term from the game that was almost the only thing I was obsessed with in my life.

Recalling that, I stood there for a moment blankly, staring endlessly at the huge mass of land floating in the sky.

“telephone… … .”

Startled and startled, I mumbled and reflexively lifted my phone.

And I knew right away that the phone was weird.

Everything was clean.

Messenger, Internet mail, phone book… .

All information related to my personal relationships was lost.

All that was left was a sudoku that I had laid down to play when I was bored.

I immediately called one of the few numbers I remembered.

“hello?”

[who are you?]

man’s voice.

My heart sank for a moment, but I didn’t press the end of the call just in case.

“Excuse me, isn’t this Yuji or Yang’s cell phone?”

[You dialed the wrong number.]

“Yes, sorry. Excuse me.”

I called my sister’s number, and it was a middle-aged man with a calm voice who answered the call.

When I called my mother’s number as well, this time a high school girl answered the call.

He held the phone in one hand and fiddled with the other, as if scratching between the corners of his eyes.

It was a habit that came out when I was in trouble or thinking deeply.

In fact, when I rubbed my eyes like this, the numbness of the popliteal muscles felt a little more comfortable.

“what.”

So a little genuine, I muttered quietly.

And, as calmly as possible, I thought of all possible assumptions.

First of all, Molka.

He immediately shook his head.

In the beginning, I was not in the position of a celebrity or public figure.

In other words, it was not worth the money and time to take a hidden camera.

Above all, there’s no way you can make a lump of land float in the sky just to take a hidden camera.

Then dream.

Could it be a lucid dream I’ve only heard of?

As soon as I picked it up from somewhere, I tried to break my finger, but I immediately stopped because of the dull pain I felt.

Pain is felt.

Then it’s not even a dream.

“after.”

He let out a sigh of relief at the rising tension.

No matter how much I thought about it, no clear answer came to my mind.

When I wake up, the world has changed.

Links with those around them that have disappeared.

Then, I looked at the floating island, the Aegis System, glimmering in my eyes.

The building you see in the game.

The luggage I brought yesterday.

“ah.”

I went straight into the house and unpacked my things.

At the top of the luggage was a game machine.

I picked it up with a slightly trembling hand.

And the screen of it, which should not have been turned on originally, was colored brightly.

I swear I haven’t touched it since yesterday.

[11% out of sync]

“… … .”

I didn’t know what it was, but I knew something unusual had happened.

I calmly put down the game console and started to think calmly once more about what was going on.

Even when I was a child, I had already experienced a situation like being thrown alone into this vast sea.

Thanks to that, I was able to keep my cool.

In any case, though.

Had an hour passed by sitting still?

Now, looking at the synchronization rate that has now surpassed 70%, I made a quick conclusion.

“The world in the game… ?”

I couldn’t believe it even when I said it.

But even now, if you turn your head a little and look out the window, the mass of land floating in the sky was the greatest evidence of all.

Either he or I went crazy without knowing it.

“… … .”

I leaned on the bed for a while and got up.

I was thinking of washing my face and calming myself down a bit.

And when I went to the bathroom, I could see that my face looked strangely young.

Recognizing that fact, I could see that my body had definitely gotten smaller.

“In another world, did you get younger there?”

I couldn’t help myself, so I looked in the mirror and murmured as if rehearsing.

There was certainly no long torn scar on the chin that he had when he was in college.

So, am I at the level of high school students now?

Beep beep!

I quickly got out of the bathroom at the sound of an electronic sound.

The game console that had already synced was making a sound.

I immediately sat down and picked it up.

“This… … .”

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On the screen of the game console, things I saw for the first time were projected.

I swear this wasn’t a game I played, nor was it a feature that came with the console itself.

Is it like a dictionary, or a setting?

Numerous tables of contents and lists.

However, most of them were filled with ‘???’.

There was only one thing other than ‘???’.

stats.

With a hopeful thought, I operated the game console and pressed the status button.

And seeing the screen that appeared immediately, I sighed a little.

“I think I’d be better off being crazy… … .”

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On the screen, an unfamiliar game status window appeared.

It was a familiar screen.

Except for the fact that my figure, not the game character, is placed in the center of the screen.

* * *

Luckily, I found clothes that fit my body, put them on, and went outside.

Just because he was still in the room didn’t mean there was something sharp.

Above all, this situation was very frustrating.

“Fufu.”

I went out and tried to gather as much information as possible.

It would be convenient to use a cell phone, but it was because of his strange insistence on seeing it with his own two eyes.

And after walking around for about two hours, I was finally convinced of a ridiculous hypothesis.

It is certainly.

This world was a world in a game.

That’s the world in the game I played 10 years ago.

It was a ‘cloud of the horizon’.

There is no joke like this.

With that in mind, I took out the game console I had brought from my cross bag.

The screen, which was filled with only ‘???’, had changed a bit.

It certainly looked like a setting book, or an encyclopedia, that was absurd.

It was filled with information about important places and buildings in the game that I checked while walking around.

Typical examples were Aegis, the association branch that I checked while walking around, the Hunter’s office, and so on.

I checked it, but the only detailed explanations were about the ’23rd Association Branch’ located near Aegis and me now.

Places that were not even mentioned in the original were just place names and photos.

After checking the screen once, I put the game console back into the bag.

‘Card or cash can be used without change… … .’

The problem was that I didn’t have much money on hand from the beginning.

Will you be able to survive this week or so?

Mumbling over the gimbap I bought at the convenience store, I figured out what to do now.

Before leaving the house, I searched the house thoroughly, just in case.

And I was able to discover things that were related to me, but that I had absolutely no memory of.

It was things like family relations certificates and bankbooks.

And from the documents and bankbooks I found, I could see that the ‘me of this world’ is an orphan and there is no relative or guardian to trust.

Also, the fact that there is nothing related to personal information to the point of pathologically other than that.

I was alone in this world.

I could feel myself calming down in a situation that was too unrealistic.

“… … .”

What should I do now?

I thought, drenching my throat with bottled water.

I just couldn’t help it, and I couldn’t live in this world.

family, friends… .

And there’s no way I can throw away what I’ve built up so far.

And above all, this world was not a very peaceful and safe world.

As it is a game made with teenagers in mind, superpowers, magic, monsters, and villains appear, as well as the main story to come.

A world of cruelty.

In a world like this, where if you do, you are more likely to suffer worse than death, you have no desire to live as a single body of blood and blood.

have to go back

But how?

I don’t know how I fell into this world.

So, he had no idea how to return to the original world.

However… .

‘Clearly there was a space-related guy among the last bosses.’

Ariman.

A monster that is the last boss of the game and possesses space-related abilities.

And when the monster dies, it drops a marble containing its power and essence.

Actually, I know that there was such a story in the DLC.

I don’t know the details of the story because I’ve never played it before, but I knew that it was a story about the protagonist of the DLC who got the marble of Ariman and wandered around the world.

If so, maybe if I get the marble, I can return to my world like the main character.

However, as I said before, Ariman is a boss mob that is difficult to meet, let alone catch it with normal gameplay.

If you don’t meet the special conditions, you can’t even meet them, and in the original work, they are mostly mentioned only in terms of setting and story.

The only thing he knew for sure was that Ahriman was incredibly strong.

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Of course, there was no way to unconditionally kill Ahriman.

This world was a world where magic, superpowers, and spirits existed.

If so, information and research related to dimensions or space would have to exist as well.

However… .

‘There’s no way I’ll be able to easily access that, and I won’t be able to understand it either.’

No matter what I thought, there was no easy way.

But at least I was able to decide what to do first.

Let’s go to the academy.

In a way, it was a paradoxical act to walk into a place that is also the center of the main story for safety.

But if you think about it, there is no better way than this.

‘Anyway, we need the minimum means of force, and we also need means to guarantee our identity and make money… … .’

Today, I was just a minor with no connection.

It was clear that there would be many restrictions in doing anything with such a status, and above all, there was no money.

There, inevitably, a lot of information and materials are gathered at the academy.

Even if he didn’t take a hostile method with Ariman, going to the academy was not a bad choice.

I picked up the admission certificate that was lying around in my room.

[Proof of admission to Orge Academy.]

At the end of the certificate that started with such an introduction, my name and picture were clearly printed.

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Orge Academy.

It is one of the most famous academies among several academies that exist in the work, and is the main setting for the main story of the work.

Also, most of the playable characters in the game belonged to the Orge Academy here.

An institution that educates talented students to nurture the next generation of heroes, such as monsters and villains, who will fight against various threats.

talented students.

In order to enter the academy, talent is inevitably required.

And I don’t know if it was me in the original world, but at least there was no way for me to have such a thing now.

“… … .”

I took out the game console and checked the status box.

There, my abilities were displayed in numerical values for easy viewing.

Name: Yoo Ji-hyuk

Gender: M

It was so objective that it was even cruel.

I was wondering where and how the ability should be used.

But instead of focusing on his physical abilities, he focused on what was underneath.

talent, skill, craft.

There is no information written in any of the fields.

If I had the talent to become a wizard, there would have been a ‘mana cycle’ or a ‘nature’s call’ if I had the talent to become a spiritist.

But nothing.

In other words, I was perfectly gifted, at least in the magical field.

Positions such as warriors, archers, or thieves were of course physical, so you might be able to do it if you put in effort.

However, with these abilities, it was clear that if he tried, he would only be third-rate.

“Uh… … .”

In a way, it might be an outsider’s situation.

I had to go to the academy, but I didn’t have the ability or talent to go.

And that ability or talent was not given overnight.

There will be no problems with admission itself.

However, it becomes a problem after admission.

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Orge Academy was a place where students were mercilessly kicked out whenever the minimum standards were not met.

[Congratulations on your admission, and at the end of the month until the start of this academy schedule, please strengthen your will and peace of mind again… After that, admission cannot be canceled… I look forward to seeing you again then.]

There was nothing important in the guide that I read again.

Except for the fact that I now have about a month of grace time left.

“… … .”

Although very rare in the academy’s practice, some students died.

As the number of applicants from all over the world flocked to it, the fact that a grace period was given and a period to solidify the doctor was given was also mentioned in the game, so I was well aware of it.

For me now, it was good to say that it was a period to prepare for life at the academy rather than to become a doctor.

With that in mind, I ate the food and got up from my seat.

‘I’ve played this game a few times.’

I’ve played all the playable characters in this game.

Early characters, characters that will be unlocked later, and even characters distributed only at events.

So, I knew most of the characters’ personal stories, abilities, personalities, and even where to get what abilities and items.

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Of course, it was a long time ago, so I didn’t remember everything, but at least I knew all the big things.

After all, I was one of the heavy users of this game.

“Let’s go.”

And I can say that it is an error in the game itself, not in the game.

He was well aware of the so-called bugs.

If so, that’s the first place you should go.

It was time to think about it and try to get up.

“Hey, can I excuse you if it’s okay with you?”

I lifted my head at the sudden voice.

There was a man in his thirties looking down at me.

“Are you having any trouble?”

As soon as I saw him, the first thing I noticed was the ‘???’ engraved on the game console. I could see that one of them was tightly packed.

And even without looking at the game console, I could immediately recognize who he was.

The left eyelid, where the hollow is visible, and the eye patch covering it.

Conversely, the golden eyes that sparkled excessively and were torn straight like snakes.

And a trident with a hidden blade hanging from the back.

“Lee Myung-Jun?”

He was in front of me, one of the ten most powerful people and an important person in the story.