"Ohh!"
Misho immediately turned off the hologram call. He didn't care about his buddies. He knew that they were also scrambling to enter inside their capsules.
He immediately entered Aphrodite and laid on the soft bed inside her.
"This feels really good."
Misho was satisfied. His 3,000 Earth Coins were well spent.
A helmet slowly descended and covered Misho's head. Slowly, he lost consciousness.
Before he realized it, he was standing on a square white platform with endless flowing lights around him.
Particles of white light gathered before him and formed a humanoid shape. The light darkened, and a beautiful young woman appeared in front of Misho.
Her skin was flawlessly white, her hair was deep black, and her body was petite. She smiled at him with her cherry-red lips.
"QuarterPounder, hello."
Aphrodite waved at Misho with her head tilted cutely.
"Y-Y-You are real!?"
Misho felt weird seeing her in person. He could even smell the fragrance she was emitting.
"Ehem. You are currently in the waiting lobby for Aphrodos. Please don't ask such insensitive questions. In a few more seconds, you will be transported inside the world of Aphrodos," Aphrodite explained.
"Wait! You mean I'm in fulldive right now??" Misho asked with his mouth wide open in shock.
It didn't even feel like anything was different. He could smell, hear, see, sense, and taste. It wasn't like the VR games he played in the past.
"Of course. How is it? Do I look beautiful?" Aphrodite asked as she turned her body around.
She wore a thick white satin dress. She looked like a real Greek Goddess in the flesh.
"Yes!"
Misho nodded his head instantly.
If he were to guess, she was a B-cup beauty. It was in the not-too-small-and-not-too-big category.
"Hehehe. Thank you. Alright. See you in the game," Aphrodite giggled and waved her arms.
Misho saw his surroundings fade, and soon, he appeared in an empty forest. He looked around, and it was daytime.
"This is crazy. I feel like I'm really walking on land," Misho muttered.
"Welcome to the world of Aphrodos! I will now take you to the tutorial. Do you want to proceed?" Aphrodite asked as she appeared in front of him.
"Yes."
A status screen appeared in front of Misho's eyes.
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Name: QuarterPounder
Race: Human (Temporary)
Element: Unknown
Cultivation: None
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BASIC STATS:
HP(Health Points): 10/10
MP(Magic Power): 1/1
INT(Intelligence): 10
LCK(Luck): 1
ATK(Attack): 2
DEF(Defense): 1
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"This is your status screen. You may open it anytime by thinking about it. If you want to close it, simply imagine it closing."
Misho examined his status screen for a while before he tried what she said. He imagined the status screen closing, and it disappeared from his view. Then he imagined it opening, and it appeared in front of his eyes.
"That's very convenient," Misho muttered.
It was a good design. He didn't have to click buttons like an idiot in front of an NPC.
"To log out, you can also do the same."
Misho thought about it, and a dialog screen appeared in front of him.
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Are you sure you want to log out?
YES | NO
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"Phew."
Misho released a sigh of relief. At least, it wasn't like that anime he watched. If he couldn't log out, he would freak out.
"What race do you want to become? In this world, there are humans, demons, earth spirits, and water spirits."
"Wow! Would that affect the way I would get strong in the game?" Misho asked
The variety of the races was unexpected. He assumed that it would only be humans.
"Yes. It will determine how fast you can cultivate," Aphrodite replied.
"Cultivate? Not levels?"
"You can say that cultivation is synonymous to levels here. If you increase in cultivation, it can be seen that you increased in levels," Aphrodite calmly explained.
"Oh! I see. That's interesting. But before that, can I ask Maisha?"
"To contact other players, you may open your friends list."
Misho understood what she meant. He simply needed to think about the friends list, and it appeared in front of his eyes.
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FRIENDS:
Maisha (Online)
BlackMuscles (Online)
RoundKoala (Online)
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Misho focused on Maisha's name, and it opened an interface. He was starting to get the hang of it.
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Actions:
Voice Call | Message | Unfriend
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Misho selected Voice Call.
"M-Misho?" Maia's confused voice sounded.
"Maia! Are you in the game?" Misho asked.
"Yes. I'm in the tutorial," Maia replied.
"Ehem. You can speak inside your mind, QuarterPounder. No one else can hear her speak," Aphrodite said and coughed awkwardly.
"My bad."
Misho wryly smiled at her.
"Eh? What are you saying, Misho?" Maia asked.
"Nothing. I was talking to Aphrodite," Misho replied.
"Aphrodite? Why are you talking to an AI? Are you okay?" Maia's creeped-out voice sounded back.
"Err… Is it weird?"
"Yes. After all, she can't understand something like that. Anyway, forget that. Why did you contact me?" Maia asked.
"What?" Misho stared at the grass blankly when he heard her words.
"Why did you contact me!" Maia shouted back angrily.
"I want to know what race you are choosing," Misho replied helplessly.
"I'm choosing the demon race. It sounds cool, right?" Maia replied.
"Okay. I'm choosing the demon race then," Misho replied.
Since she would accompany him in the game, it was only fair for him to choose what she wanted.
"Thank you, Misho."
"No problem. I will contact you again after this tutorial," Misho replied.
"Bye!"
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. . .
"Ah!"
After staring at the grass in a daze for a few seconds, Misho suddenly realized that he had forgotten to ask what her words meant earlier.
He turned to Aphrodite and stared at her thoughtfully.
"Aphrodite, can you understand what I'm saying?" Misho asked.
"Yes. Loud and clear," Aphrodite replied with a smile on her face.
"Eh?"
Misho furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and shook his head. He blamed it to himself that he misheard her.
"Anyways, I want to become a demon," Misho said.
"Since you are a male, you will be spawned as an Incubus. You will be a wind element cultivator. To increase your cultivation, you will have to suck a woman's essence," Aphrodite explained.