I thought it was the intro to a web novel
“It’s VR.”
It was a coincidence.
As always, a video introducing a VR game that I happened to watch while browsing YouTube.
I wasn’t particularly interested in VR games.
If the article had been promoting PC games, I would have played PC games.
If the content was to promote a mobile game, I would have played a mobile game.
A coincidence that a VR game caught the eye of a young man who was bored with his daily life and was looking for a new stimulus.
– A dangerous world where you don’t know what will happen anytime, anywhere! This power stone with special energy sold only by Pandemonium is available at a low price of only 9,800 won…
“Skip the commercials… Hiya, I can’t even afford the latest model. A used one that came out two years ago is this good?!’
Looking back, it was inevitable.
Among the many trading sites, what is it if it is not inevitable that you click on that article among the many sales articles?
“Is this okay?”
All you have is a pair of sleek goggles that stick to your eyes.
A full body suit for tactile feedback that enables a realistic experience.
A motion detection sensor that enables fine-grained interaction.
There was not even a controller that could be called basic, but I liked the unconventional price of 10,000 won, unlike other devices that start at the minimum of 100,000 won even when used.
Others didn’t seem to pay attention to the low price, unfamiliar design, and poor content that didn’t even mention the manufacturer or product name, and didn’t seem to pay attention.
-Room limit: I don’t know much about VR, but if I only have goggles, can’t I use it only for watching videos, not for gaming?
-Monggeum throw: It’s for games. The goggles themselves have a built-in motion sensor so you can play games.
-Room limit: Is that so? But why is it so cheap?
– Mangem throw: I am in a hurry because of circumstances. Is it true? If you buy it now, the game inside will be handed over as it is.
-Limited in the corner of the room: Games too? How many are there?
-Mange game throwing: There are so many. I could probably do it for the rest of my life.
“Ah, what is life like?”
It would be an exaggeration to say that you can play for a lifetime, but it means that there are not too few games to use such an expression.
If this is real, you can’t miss it.
-Room limit: It’s a courier deal, right?
-Mange game throwing: Direct transaction. address?
-Limited amount of room: yes? Direct trade? Where do you live?
-Mange game throw: I asked first.
-Range limit: ···xx o’clock xx dong.
-Manggeomthrow: It’s good. I live there too. I’ll go right now.
-Room limit: Oh, sorry. You wrote it wrong. I moved a while ago, so it’s not xx-dong, but oo-dong.
-Manggemthrow: Come to think of it, I forgot that I moved there a while ago. I think I can go right now. Do you have a detailed address?
-Room limit: ···You want to come right away? this way?
-Mange game throw: Yes.
Something is strange.
However, it is not a courier service, but a direct transaction, and that is a situation where the other party comes directly to this place.
No matter what he thought, he had nothing to lose, so the young man eventually wrote down his address.
-Mangeemthrow: Let’s go right away.
“… What is this bastard? Are you kidding me?”
Ding-dong!
A bell suddenly rang.
There is no place for a courier to come, and I have never ordered delivery.
The young man, who thought it was someone’s mistake and tried to turn his gaze to the monitor, had no choice but to freeze at the sound of the voice he heard right away.
“I know you’re at home! Open it!”
“Who are you?”
“You said you were leaving a while ago, but you forgot?”
“…Couldn’t it be Mangem Throw-nim?”
“Yes!
“No, what the hell is this…”
It’s been less than a minute since I wrote down the address, but it’s already been found?
Even if the person living next door comes, it will take longer than this.
‘what? Is it like a hidden camera? planned crime? But why me? am i? Should I call the police?’
In a situation that is incomprehensible to common sense, all kinds of thoughts bite their tail and stretch out.
However, at the sound of the doorbell ringing and knocking, I eventually moved slowly and walked to the front door.
Clap!
“hello!”
“… haaa.”
“Why is that?”
“No, I thought it was a little strange because you came so much sooner than I thought.”
“Is that a strange idea?”
“Yes. I think he might be a thief or a stalker.”
“Me? You see, I’m just a normal person?”
“I mean.”
Contrary to what I was worried about, I laughed out loud at the ordinary man’s appearance.
If there’s one thing I care about, it’s about fashion.
Black uniforms that would appear in martial arts movies and various accessories that exude a fantasy feeling.
A splendid longsword studded with jewels that seem to appear in games.
No matter how you look at it, there is no special corner at all, and there is no part to be wary of as much as eye mucus, he was an ordinary person himself.
‘Well, looking at it again, it’s normal.’
It’s so ordinary that if you close the door and turn around, you’ll forget about it right away.
“I’m busy. Can I make a deal right away?”
Goggles that perfectly cover everything from the eyebrows to the bridge of the nose, and feel more like a fashion item than a VR device.
The young man, holding on to the goggles the man held out, was looking around and soon realized something strange.
“This one doesn’t have a terminal? How do I charge or connect to the Internet?”
“Ah, that, that’s…, they’re all models that only support wireless.”
“Really? Come to think of it, there’s no model name or manufacturer’s logo. What if it breaks down? How do I fix it?”
“It’s so strong that it will never break.”
“No, even if you say so…”
Unlike the ordinary looking man, this VR device is very suspicious.
However, all doubts have lost their power before one condition: price.
“Did you say 10,000 won?”
“Oh, before we do the deal, I’d like to get a quick confirmation. What’s your name?”
“Han Yuseong.”
“It’s okay. Han Yoo-seong owns a ‘connection terminal to experience and solve various incidents and problems as a member of the other world’, tentatively, with his own pure will, not by someone’s threats, unavoidable circumstances, or external pressure. Is that what you want?”
“···Yes?”
Yooseong, a young man who pondered for a while, realized belatedly that the ‘connected terminal for experiencing and solving various incidents and problems as a member of another world’ was talking about turning a VR device, and laughed.
“You can just call it a VR device, what are you talking about so grandly?
“Ha ha ha ha ha···.”
“Why are you sweating so much?”
“Bird, I was taken aback for a moment by hearing something unexpected. So could you answer the question I asked earlier?”
Some strange reaction bothered me, but Yoosung nodded involuntarily at the sight of the man looking this way with earnest eyes.
“Well, that’s how it is.”
For a moment, Yooseong felt as if his goggles were dimly shining.
But before he could say that, the man quickly snatched the bill from his other hand and stepped back.
“Sorry, but I’m on work and I’m going to have to leave! And use that as soon as possible!”
“Oh, wait. I’m curious, how did you come so soon…”
“Have fun!”
bang!
Yooseong, who alternately looked at the tightly closed door and the goggles on his hand, scratched his head and walked into the room.
There were a couple of things that bothered me, such as the quick arrival that was incomprehensible to common sense and the strange feeling of discomfort felt during the conversation, but the man had already disappeared and the goods were in his hands.
“Hmm. Come to think of it, this isn’t just a terminal without a button. How do you make it work?”
Not to mention the buttons, even the grooves and gaps between parts that should be present in a machine were not visible.
Yooseong, who was looking around at the goggles boasting smooth curves as if they were made from scratch, decided to try them on on his head.
“…Could it be that you were really scammed?”
All I could see through the colorless and transparent lens was the interior of the room that was not properly organized and was dirty. The moment I tried to think, ‘Wouldn’t it be a gain if I thought I bought a cool fashion item?’, beautiful letters began to appear in front of my eyes.
[Confirmed that the existing user gave up ownership and transferred ownership in accordance with legal procedures]
[Registering new user information]
[Please keep wearing this device while registration is in progress]
“Oh oh!”
It didn’t look like he had been scammed.
‘By the way, if you register information, what are you registering? Is it storing something like iris information?’
Beep!
I was startled by the sudden high-pitched sound, but soon realized that it was coming from my smartphone and relaxed.
An emergency text message sent by the government whenever there is an emergency such as a national disaster or natural disaster.
You don’t even need to check it because it contains information about the epidemic that has been sweeping the world for several years.
‘But didn’t you turn off the alarm?’
After the epidemic spread, a new message began to appear in the goggles the moment Yooseong tried to check his smartphone, recalling that he had blocked it for mental health at the alarm that went off dozens of times a day.
[Registration and authentication process completed]
[Grant user rights to ‘Yoosung Han’]
[Currently, Yuseong Han’s level is ‘Beginner’ and most functions are unavailable]
[You must complete the quest to activate the function]
[Access the multi-dimensional navigation system]
[Quest observation succeeded]
“Wait, what now?”
-He was the successor of the Asta family
-I, who was the most promising member of the Namgung Family, was the Moorim Gongjeok?
– Encountered an unknown creature at the Neptune Resource Base
-Death squad of 414 people who want to escape from the Pandemonium
-I want to leave the warrior party
-The gate is open, but I’m the only one who doesn’t have the ability
…
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Numerous titles reminiscent of web novels.
As soon as I reflexively fixed my eyes on the topmost text, the screen changed and a new window popped up.
[He was the successor of the Asta family]
-Civilization Classification: F-215
– Civilization Rating: 0.42
-Difficulty: D
-Kapron Kingdom, Asta Carlson, the heir of the Asta family, is imprisoned in a dungeon after being accused of colluding with an enemy country due to his brother’s conspiracy to seek the right of succession. Help him clear the wrong name and restore his honor and get the revenge he deserves.
-Clear conditions.
1.Escape from the Territory: The first half of the Asta Vision Sword Act.
– Additional conditions.
1. Death of the Traitors: The second half of the Asta Vision Sword Act.
2. Honor Restoration: Pure Mithril Magic Sword.
3. Acquisition of Succession Rights: Asta Vision Law.
“Is it a game…?”
I was taken aback by the strange words such as quests and multi-dimensional search systems, but the long message explaining the situation that floated on the lens, and words such as grade, reward, and clear conditions were definitely words used in the game.
It bothered me a little that I hadn’t heard of any of the titles on the list, but considering the VR games that started exploding a few years ago, it wasn’t all that strange.
‘Because it’s an indie game, he must’ve never heard of it.’
Yooseong, who was flipping through the photos that appeared in the in-game video, quietly turned the page back.
The scene in the prison filled with all sorts of instruments of torture covered in blood and flesh.
It’s the first VR game I’ve ever played, but I wanted to enjoy a game with a more peaceful atmosphere.
However, no matter how many pages he turned, the kind of game Yooseong thought of was not revealed.
“No, it’s good to have a lot of games, but why are there only these?”
There were various backgrounds such as fantasy, martial arts, fusion, ancient, modern, and SF, but the problem was the story.
The atmosphere is unnecessarily heavy and gloomy enough to feel the malice of the producer, such as an heir who is being chased after being falsely accused, an army that has survived for decades in another world, a space base invaded by an unidentified creature, and a person who is only incapacitated when everyone in the party is capable. ‘s stories.
[Anyone is welcome, so please help!]
-Civilization classification: M-5
– Civilization Rating: 0.82
-Difficulty: E
– The girl woke up and realized that she was alone in a room she had never seen before. He didn’t know where he was or how he got here, but he did know that an unknown entity was knocking on the door. Help the girl survive.
-Clear conditions.
1. Survive the unknown: 20,000 Karma
“Is it a horror escape?”
Horror is not my taste.
However, this was the only thing that could be done in a game of brutal difficulty, such as running away from countless pursuers with an injured body or leading a small army and fighting against overwhelming numbers of enemies.
‘It’s definitely not because the playable character is a pretty girl. But how does this start? I said it has a built-in motion sensor, so can I just move my hand?’
At that moment, the screen changed and a new message popped up.
[begins ‘Anyone is welcome, please help me!’]
[Activate the Deus Ex Machina program]
[Specification of dimensional coordinates and completion of Ariadne’s thread connection]
[Perform the movement of the spirit child]
vast outer space.
And a tunnel of brilliant light appeared in front of him.
Receiving a strange feeling as if everything that made up his existence was disintegrated and sucked into that tunnel of light, Yoosung closed his eyes as his instincts told him to.
this is not a game