Episode 132
38. The Rift of the World (7)
That was before I got into the game.
As I was browsing the game forum sites every day, I saw a familiar nickname.
[NEW!] Paradise Academia Bug Patch 1.9.8 is released / Author: Paradise Patch
It’s been 10 years since the game Paradise Academia was released.
A user with the nickname “Paradise Patch” used to upload a patch file like that once every two months.
Of course, there were so many bugs in the game that it still seemed hopeless until the final version of the patch file came out.
‘Because it’s amazing.’
I clicked the post and downloaded the new patch file.
And don’t forget to send a thank you note.
Wouldn’t it be better to help each other with the few mangam players?
In such a desolate desert, interest, such as a small expression of gratitude, was nothing less than the water of life.
[World’s Strongest Build Master: I will use it again thanks to you. You suffer every time.]
Then, as soon as I sent the note, an additional reply came from the producer.
[Paradise Patch: No hehe, thank you so much for just enjoying it. You’re the one who won last year’s speedrun competition, right?]
You remembered my nickname.
I couldn’t hide the interest that started to spring up for some reason, and I continued the conversation.
He was also a unique figure in the forum of Paradise Academia, where there was only one left behind.
Some people make patches themselves, and they distribute high-quality mods on their own, so there were rumors that it was not the development team.
‘By the way, I hope the development team is playing here. There was a lot of talk about whether he was fired or not.’
Unless there was a lot of affection, I wouldn’t have put so much passion into a broken game.
[World’s Strongest Buildmaster: Yes, that’s right haha I was like that back then, but now other people’s skills are so great… I can’t even think of it.]
[Paradise Patch: You don’t know how surprised I was. The world record was 42 hours, but you shortened it to 36 hours]
[World’s Strongest Build Master: Is that so? Last time I saw there were people who woke up after 30 hours]
[Paradise Patch: I think it’s because the buildmaster paved the way haha]
I feel something strange.
I felt a bit embarrassed and scratched my head.
[World’s Strongest Build Master: It’s a pity. If the game was completed properly and DLC came out, I would have tried speedrun once more including that.]
[Paradise Patch: Ah… DLC…]
Special DLC.
I remembered what the general developer said at a meeting a few years ago.
It must have been promised to users that they would unlock the DLC for free.
In the end, like any game company, it was a promise that could not be fulfilled.
[World’s Strongest Buildmaster: That DLC wasn’t applied in the end, right? I wonder what the story would be like if it was applied as planned hahahaha]
[Paradise Patch: It must have been fun. It would have been possible to play something completely different from what you enjoyed in the main part.]
[World’s Strongest Build Master: How do you know that? Were you on the real development team as rumored…?]
[Paradise Patch: Haha The details are confidential. Maybe there are acquaintances?]
Wouldn’t that increase the credibility again? As he cleans up patches, there are probably many acquaintances who work in game development.
[World’s Strongest Buildmaster: Oh, then what were you planning to add?]
[Paradise Patch: I was told that DLC-only characters would be added separately. Perhaps related stories or NPCs have not been added?]
[World’s Strongest Buildmaster: Ah, there was definitely something like that. I wish there were more heroines that can be attacked personally hahahaha]
[Paradise Patch: Haha well. Could it have been?]
[World’s Strongest Build Master: Oh, I’m really sorry. The producers of this game are amazingly crafting just one story haha]
After that, the conversation between the patch makers and me continued.
Is it because the number of users who are active on the forum has decreased due to the new game that has just been released recently, so there are few opportunities to chat with the rest of the people?
It was pretty fun.
“No, but the time has already come.”
We talked without realizing the passage of time. When I woke up, it was time to leave the part-time job.
“Ugh…!”
This conversation should be over soon.
I tapped the keyboard.
[World’s Strongest Build Master: Oh, it was fun. It’s time for me to go out now, so let’s go. Thank you again.]
[Paradise Patch: Ah, Build Master.]
[World’s Strongest Build Master: ????]
[Paradise Patch: The DLC I mentioned earlier. You may be able to experience it a little bit. You can look forward to it.]
[World’s Strongest Build Master: Yes?]
A message was sent to the out-of-the-box story, but the patch makers did not respond any further.
half a year after that.
The final version of Paradise Patch was uploaded to the forum.
* * *
“Uhhh…”
The giant crystal golem began to slowly collapse with a strange sound.
The green crystal falls off as a whole, and the intact lower body loses its balance and falls backwards.
it was caught
It’s only one room.
I was confused as well. Even the Lioner’s sky slicing wouldn’t have been this powerful.
‘Crazy… … !’
Besides, regardless of the power, Aradwa also remained there.
If it had that kind of destructive power, it would have penetrated and disappeared somewhere.
Could it be because it was simply enhanced with rune magic and enchantments?
The reason Aradwa was able to remain is second to none.
Lorna Artel, who was a magician, was also not free from its influence.
With her hair scattered, she sat down in front of the fallen golem.
“Lona.”
As I approached slowly, Lorna slowly turned her head.
Lost eyes.
It was the same expression that I had seen in my memory for a while.
She licked her dry lips and opened her mouth with difficulty.
“You are not Baeksanwoo.”
“……”
“I’ve heard of it. Once in an era, there are beings from a dimension far higher than us.”
player.
She clearly knew who I was.
“Keep in mind, not everything happens in your sight.”
Lorna’s body begins to fall off little by little.
“Obligations are common, but whoever bears them is limited.”
As if a monster had disappeared, it was scattered into pieces of green prisms.
“It’s time to go back to the terrible place. How long will I have to wait to see you again?”
She closed her eyes and whispered.
“At that time, keep your promise. I’m sick of being betrayed now.”
Since then, it has been a breeze.
Lorna, who was in front of her, scattered all over the place and disappeared, leaving only meaningful words behind.
And at the same time.
“Sanwoo!!! It’s dangerous!”
Curl-Rur-!!
A pile of stopped dirt poured into the pit from which the golem had escaped.
The flow of time is being restored from the space that was the source of this situation.
“George, Camilla!! Bring the wizard lying over there and follow me!!”
Since this has happened, leaving the place as quickly as possible was a priority.
This is the central plaza of the Central Terrier, which attracts people’s attention.
There is also a student building in front of which the students of the student body will reside.
What if I get attention as the initiator or witness of this situation?
Just thinking about it made my head hurt.
I mean, I already have enough aggro.
“Yes!!”
Camilla and George were in a state of not knowing English.
He listened intently to me, and followed after me, carrying the wizard.
Only after arriving at the quiet alley outside the square.
We could catch our breath.
“Huh, huh, why is this guy so heavy? Plus the texture…”
“What’s the feel?”
“No, no. I don’t think you should say something like this.”
George turns his head, blushing strangely.
“Sanwoo, what is happening now?”
As I was about to ask something, I turned to Camilla.
She looked like she didn’t understand all of this.
it has no choice but to
Because I, too, couldn’t judge the situation accurately.
“Time is back. That golem was forcibly stopping time at Paradise School.”
“Stoping the entire island…?”
Camilla said so and raised her head. I also checked the sky, and the sky had regained its primary blue color.
“That’s why I ran away earlier. What do you think will happen if other people find out…?”
As soon as she heard those words, Camilla’s complexion turned pale.
She already knows the dangers of ‘rumours’ from Hisperif’s last incident.
It also means that I am in trouble because I am caught up in a strange person.
“If you’re unlucky, you might be pointed out as the person who caused this situation.”
Lorna Aztel, the protagonist, has disappeared, and only the pit from which the crystal golem escaped and the manastone fragments are scattered.
There is no way to prove that we are innocent victims.
“That’s not a problem. You did a good job escaping.”
Even George, who enjoys the gaze of others, strokes my chin to see if he agrees.
As proof of that fact, the air outside the alley was very cluttered.
A group of people rushing to somewhere.
If I hadn’t run away at the right time, I would have been completely ripped off.
“In the end, you don’t even know what happened, Sanwoo.”
“Yeah. Instead…”
I added, looking at the masked wizard who was breathing heavily.
“I’ll have to listen now.”
* * *
When I opened my eyes, I was on a soft bed.
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My whole body ached and ached. The mind has not yet returned from its hazy state.The wizard slowly looked back at his memories.
Sensing that the seal of Lorna was weakened, he recovered the crystal balls scattered all over the island.
I never dreamed that the crystal ball was simply bluffing, and that a golem made of a time-space crystal was hidden underground.
So what happened?
Unable to respond to the unexpected attack, he left Sanwoo to take over.
Leave it behind… … ?
So what about Rona and the space-time golem?
As soon as consciousness reached that point, the wizard got up from his seat like a game.
However, the place he thought was his room was not a room he was familiar with.
“What, what…?”
Upon closer inspection, the clothes were changed. Arms and legs were even given first aid with bandages.
no way.
The wizard hurriedly touched his face. Fortunately, the mask remained intact.
Was the seal of the mask maintained even in the unconscious?
“Whoa.”
The wizard sighed in relief and looked around.
A bed with a simple design, but only one quality is certain.
The view of the room was quite neatly decorated.
A yellow-green daisy flower on top of the bottle catches my eye.
At least it was clear that it wasn’t Sanwoo’s room. After the part-time job, I went to his room a few times to play.
‘Then who is it?’
The wizard approached the tightly closed door and carefully pulled the ring.
profit.
With the sound of the hinges moving, suddenly, a figure popped out from the front.
“……!!!!!!”
For a moment, I was so startled that I couldn’t even scream.
“Oh, you’re awake.”
In-young was none other than Baek San-woo. He must have been injured during the battle, his body was covered with bandages and wounds.
‘That’s right, we were hurt together back then.’
But that wasn’t the problem.
For now, the most important thing was what happened to Rhona and the time-space golem.
Will you recognize the voice?
It was the moment when the wizard immediately put the tampering magic on his neck.
“Lona and Golem have been caught. Time is back to normal.”
As if reading my thoughts.
That alone was surprising enough, but Sanwoo’s next words were even more shocking.
“Then, shall we talk in detail about how this happened?”
The boy’s eyes narrowed.
“Lona Aztel-senpai.”