3 months went by in a long but short time.
Thinking of the mind waiting for the opening of The Road, it felt like three years, but it felt very breathless to complete the necessary preparations before the opening.
During those three months, Youngmin thoroughly prepared. He first wrote down the things he knew, remembered, and experienced on a computer so that he would not forget them, and made double or triple backups just in case. He, of course, did not forget to put up strict security.
Excluding the very basics, I wrote only the bold stuff, but it was almost the size of a book.
Next, I disposed of all the game accounts I had. It was to prepare bullets in advance so that capsules could be purchased at the same time as opening.
In the past, I sold only part of the items even after The Road was released, just in case, but now I know. From the moment you encounter The Road, you won't be able to think of other games.
In fact, I could count on one hand the number of times I played another game after playing The Road.
It was just a few rounds to pass the time due to maintenance, so I uploaded all the items and accounts to the item trading site without any regrets.
"30 million won, this should be enough"
Since he had already been called a name in several virtual reality combat games, he received a generous price.
That's how much money I got in my hands, a whopping 30 million won. It's not enough, but this should not worry you for a while.
If you set the capsule to the highest quality, it will cost about 15 million won, and the remaining 15 million won will be enough for several months of capsule maintenance, living expenses, and purchase of preparations. After that, I was able to make money with The Road, so I didn't have to worry.
He was tempted to invest even for a moment with this money, but Young-min made up his mind. Because he knew little about anything other than games.
I know about one or two pieces of information that stocks have risen after a few years, but until then, the time has been too long, and above all, the load will become more money from now on, so I gave up thinking.
"The cost of living will soon be cut off, so I'll leave this much behind… … ."
If my parents knew that I ruined the first semester due to various preparations, including bodybuilding, and even took a leave of absence for games in the second semester, I could have expected that my pocket money and living expenses would be cut off.
Because it was like that in the past.
In the past, I ruined the first semester by wandering around in the aftermath of being dumped by an cheating girlfriend, and ruined the second semester by living on the road.
Of course, now I don't think about my ex-girlfriend for even a minute. She had long since cleared her mind even before returning to the past.
"The rumor is… … I can't help it. I'm not going to go all the way anyway."
It was a CC with my ex-girlfriend. Since the day I came back, I didn't do well in the department and hardly went to class, so rumors spread that it was because of my ex-girlfriend, not the game.
But I don't care. Until I settle down at The Road, I plan to continue taking a leave of absence from school or just enrolling.
Isn't college going to be a job anyway? At that time, he thought of dropping out altogether and focusing on the game properly.
In order to do that, there should be no repetition of the same situation as in the past.
"It's open!"
The Road's capsule reservations were made without realizing it.
It became an issue when there was no news about it, or even on a webzine specializing in games.
It was embarrassing, but the effect was great. It was all covered with content about virtual reality capsules.
There were many claims that it was a scam because the production company was unknown, but Youngmin did not hesitate to pay with the top-notch option. It's because people are still hesitant, but they know that soon they won't be able to live without it.
I wanted to buy one or two more and resell them, but I gave up because Falcon, a game company, strictly admits only one purchase per person.
Capsules are an option anyway. The better the capsule, the better the sensitivity and can be played for a long time, but it was possible to use it with the existing virtual reality game connector. That's why The Road spread rapidly.
"Looks forward to it in five days."
It takes only three days from delivery to installation. And The Road opened five days later. To be exact, five days later at midnight.
This is because there are relatively few accesses during the early morning hours, so there is less chance of being overloaded, and you have time to deal with unexpected bugs.
To be precise, since the users also have to sleep, it reduces the time and people to raise the voice.
'But there's nothing like that.'
In the case of The Load, which received an expensive account fee, not many users accessed it because of the misunderstanding that it was a scam at the beginning of the launch.
And since it was already released in a state close to completion, even if rumors quickly spread and the number of people connected increased rapidly, there was not even a single problem.
Knowing that, I was able to put my mind at ease once the payment was successful. Now all that remains is to wait.
"There are still two months left until the application period for leave of absence, and I just need to adjust my condition."
five days ahead. I endured it for 3 months, but I wonder if I can endure it for another 5 days. Youngmin calmed down and changed into his training clothes.
Over the past three months, through consistent exercise, Youngmin's body has improved considerably.
As for how dramatic a change would be in 3 months, it was a car that had not been in a very usable condition since it hadn't been long since he had been in the military.
In addition, this time, in order to access the game for a longer time, he even learned martial arts in order to help the game progress even a little.
It was not without money, so it was possible to raise it to the best condition just by managing the diet and registering the seal.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
There were quite a few gyms and dojos with champion careers around them.
However, what Youngmin chose was an ordinary local martial arts school.
It was a small place that taught a few martial arts such as judo and aikido, but I was satisfied because the dojo was just to use the equipment and facilities anyway.
Instead, he focused on building muscles and improving his senses so that he could handle his fighting style. It is to keep the same sense as possible in reality.
Some might say that we go so far for a single game, but you know when you do it. The Road was worth it.
Young-min worked out so tenaciously that the director asked if he was preparing to become a martial artist, and he was so muscular that he squeezed his muscles.
However, considering Youngmin's unique class and fighting style, even that was not a complete preparation. It's because it's hard to do with an ordinary human body.
"Today, too, you are eager. Everyone is excited thanks to you. Keep working hard."
"Ah, yes."
Youngmin smiled faintly as he watched the enema tap his shoulder while he was exercising.
'Soon everyone will have no choice but to work hard.'
With the opening of The Road, there will come a time when all kinds of martial arts and martial arts dojos will be greatly revived.
It's because the level is good, but it's because you can't control it, so things that get killed by monsters of a lower level than yourself happen frequently.
Because of that, Young-min also spent a lot of money and visited famous stamps at first. to learn better.
However, it took too long to learn that it was a proper martial art, and there were so many people who thought the same way.
And above all, there were not many things that were useful in practice. First of all, the weapons in hand are different and how to use them is different.
Nevertheless, at the beginning of the game, those who learned so-called martial arts or martial arts did well. Apparently, those who have been training for a long time or who are accustomed to hitting 'living creatures' adapted more quickly to the fact that they had to use their body directly.
'Even though it's only the beginning.'
But it was only the beginning anyway.
As the characters began to demonstrate more than human powers, the gap began to close. Those who only knew how to use their bodies began to lose to those who were quick at the game, those who had excellent senses, and those who had good strategies.
Game sense and combat sense are not unconditionally outstanding just because you are good at fighting in real life.
Those who said they learned murder skills beyond martial arts did advertise, but they too grew up a little faster. In the end, the winners were the 'gamers'.
Knowing that, Youngmin was going to exercise only as a supplement. This was because he knew better than anyone else that accessing the game even for one more minute of the time he would invest in exercise would benefit him.
There were only a few days left to do this painful exercise, overtaxing the muscles.
'This is enough for now.'
Young-min made up his last will and reviewed the things he had prepared. He memorized it again and again so as not to forget it even by mistake.
Just like that, the opening day of The Road has arrived.
* * *
"Whoa, I'm nervous"
growl.
Every time Youngmin opened his mouth, bubbles bubbled up. This is because the capsule he is in is filled with a special solution.
It was a liquid that could be breathed, as shown in the robot artwork called Evangelion, which was popular a long time ago.
In addition, it has a considerable amount of nutrients, so it has a grateful function of preventing deterioration of health even if you do not disconnect for a long time. It is a necessary function for Young-min, who will frequently stop eating and drinking.
When the others struggled with the solution, they couldn't even think of operating it, so Young-min skillfully manipulated the capsule to connect to The Load.
"5, 4, 3, 2… … 1. Access!"
In an instant, my mind flashed with a feeling of dizziness.
But what you see is not reality. It entered the world of The Road.
The first thing that caught my eye was a black space with nothing.
It was the character selection window, the place that anyone would encounter when accessing the game. There are no characters yet, so it should be considered a customization space. When I touched the full-length mirror that appeared in front of me, my current self appeared.
'It's just as I know.'
The basic race is human, but it was possible to select humans, gnomes, half-elves, and dwarves for each faction, or the opposite faction, orcs, trolls, undead, and goblins.
Each of them has their own characteristics, and there is a difference in their initial growth, but they did not overwhelm other races to the extent that the balance collapsed according to the fashion.
Even though some races are said to be fraudulent from time to time, when someone from another race rises, the trend tends to change quickly.
If there is something that reigns, it is not a tribe, but a guild or a powerful individual.
Although it has the characteristics of an MMORPG, depending on the way you grow, you can become a 'superman' and an individual can wipe out the majority.
"Race selection, human."
Up to 30% of the change in appearance was possible, but Youngmin only changed the color and style of his hair and left most of it the same. Rather than having a little more advantage by adjusting the length of the arm, etc., he chose the body he was most familiar with. Anyway, there was a limit to extending the limbs, and even if the specs were good, if it didn't suit me, I couldn't change it. And the original version wasn't bad either.
[Traveler, tell me your name.]
"Locan. My name is Lokhan."
Finally, after deciding on a name, Young-min was sucked into Rokan's body in the mirror.
And soon, Lokhan's view changed.
* * *
What caught my eye was the universe. And it was a huge tree that could not be expressed as a unit.
But Rokan knew.
That it is not a tree, but a 'world'.
As he calmly watched, Rokhan's body turned into particles of light and spun around him.
Then, a flash of light exploded and a phrase of his own appeared.
[Do you want to proceed with the tutorial? If you skip it, you cannot receive tutorial rewards. Y/N.]
Rokan raised his hand and touched the Y button without hesitation.
Those who have played so-called games would skip it, saying, 'The tutorial rewards aren't great!', but that was a trap. It may feel like it's not a big deal later on, but in the beginning, nothing was as valuable as this reward.
No, the beginning of the gap that will later widen like a snowball comes from here.