[What we need to create is not the first online game. What we need to create is a 'best' online game.]
The slogan that started the official development of Dragon Emblem Online at the internal meeting.
Among each development team, the online project started by the best talent was built over the course of eight years, as Hayashi said.
Thanks to this, many changes were made in the early planning except for the large framework.
In an online world where no one else exists except NPC and monsters, I was able to enjoy the world as if I were a traveler.
My character settings here have taken the life of Holy King Croel.
However, I didn't feel particularly suspicious when I spoke to NPC because I was a normal human being.
"Travelers? Haha! That's nice. I'm sure the world feels better after getting rid of the Horses. If the number of outsiders grows like this, our town will flourish quickly. "
I nodded at the village chief's words, commanded by the transcendent being who surpassed the drink to put the world back into darkness.
"A fortuneteller who had been in town before said, There will be more outsiders like you in the future. They said to treat them well since they are returning from the end of the world to destroy the Demon King. "
In the online world, players were known to NPCs as "outsiders" or "pilgrims."
The final unification of the second episode of Dragon Emblem lies within the Dimensional Breach, the home of the Horsemen.
Here, the players were perceived as the heroes who destroyed the Demon King and returned to this world in a gaping dimension. Thanks to the kindness of the chief, I decided to stay in this town for a while.
Building a small house in a pioneered area set up near the village took about 8 hours of real time. While I was raising the house, I returned to the village and looked at the guide book in my inventory.
In this world consisting of two hours of day and two hours of night, when we looked around, we saw traces of caring to the smallest places.
I mean, the kids that were playing in the open space at sunset, the settings that go back to their homes.
The effect of preparing dinner is that chimneys everywhere in town are smoky...
The more I looked at it, the more I felt like hidden performances that made me admire it more.
I sat my character on a nearby hill to see the view of the town, leaning against the burning sunset on the TV screen and leaning against the chair.
"I didn't think you'd make it this far. Everyone must have suffered a lot..."
When the sun, which was burning red in the sky, sank to the horizon and a starlit darkness came, a warm light started to come out from each window with peaceful background music.
Then I heard Yuki's voice outside the study.
"Joon-Hyuk? You haven't washed yet? "
"Oh, yeah. I'm gonna wash up now. "
"You must be tired from driving, but get some sleep early today. "
"Yes, I will. "
I didn't want to end it like this, but it's going to take a while to get the house up, so should we call it a day?
Once again, I ended Complete Raon and left the study.
&
The next day.
When Yuki and Seohyun left the house, I immediately answered the phone to Hayashi.
As soon as Hayashi answered the phone, laughing as if she was waiting for my call, she asked me.
"How was it?"
"I don't care. You really made it. To be honest, I was impressed the whole time I played yesterday. "
"It's worth eight years of hard work listening to a compliment like that from the director. "
"His voice..."
"What can I do? The title stuck in my mouth..."
"So what do you want me to do from now on? "
"What do I do? Break it with excitement. Messy. For the time being, you can play Story Mode like a normal RPG game. While you're at it, please contact us as soon as you find a bug. By the way, the data you play is also an important reference for our development team, so please take care of it. "
"Story mode..."
"From the planning phase, you wanted a device that allowed users to control the online world on their own. "
"Of course I did. "
"That's why I'm asking you. In the meantime, I would like you to act as a middleman. "
"Is this how you got me into this? "
"It's a bit shabby, but let's not dwell on our old friendship. If you play, you will definitely feel that you are lacking in something. Please also communicate that part without flare through your guide character. "
"A guide character? "
"A certain level will appear as a number. Well, I'm busy, so..."
"Hey, Hayashi. Wait…"
... is disconnected.
This guy said all he had to do was say what he wanted to say.
When I thought of the Pentagon staff who were choking with their handsets down, I felt like something that was sleeping inside me was soft and breaking.
Okay, I'm going to analyze every system thoroughly and tire you out. '
Wait... but isn't that exactly what they're after?
I don't know.
Yeah. Let's see who wins.
I ran straight to the library, forgetting I was going to eat breakfast, turned on Complied Raon, and tried to access the online world.
[Your home is complete.]
As soon as I entered the town, I smiled in the raised message window and headed to the frontier where the house was built.
But I was just leaving the town entrance.
With an urgent BGM, a crack broke out in the space and a giant monster popped out.
"Khh!! Humans... Chasing us to a crevice. "
I think he's the Horseman who escaped from the gap in the story.
"Tsk!! Monster!!"
"Why are the Horses here!? "
Suddenly, the villagers start to scatter, screaming.
Oh, I'd love to go home.
"Hehehe. No one would bother coming here. Great. I'll get rid of them all!! "
... too cliché. It's a classic villain line.
Let's do a more impactful line.
A creature three times the size of a human was screaming at the runaway Humans while encountering my character.
"Who are you? Why don't you run? Do you want to die at my hands first? "
" · · · · · ·. "
Clearly the event ambassador would like to take a look at his hands...
But this guy. Don't you recognise me for being drunk on a horse?
"Stay away, traveler!! Dangerous!!"
Instead, I chose a command window, as I saw in the guide book, in the image of the villagers shouting about me.
"Die!! Human!!"
"Piss off."
Kuaaang!!
I was able to finish off a horse with a single command skill to a drink that already possessed enormous natural abilities.
[Lesser daemon defeated. 3800 XP gained.]
"Hmm… easy? "
"Oh!! Overpower the Horses in one fell swoop. You must be the warrior who drove the Horses out of this land. "
Ahhh!! I feel like my hands and feet are failing.
Who the hell created this scenario...!!!
&
Since then, I've been trying to access the dragon emblem online for as long as I'm home alone.
After experiencing a variety of events in the first village, Augrad's hands and feet were sometimes a little annoyed with his performance, but at a very high level in the system.
Among them, it was the guide character Hayashi mentioned, who suddenly appeared when he reached level 3 and followed me around like a servant after telling me that the Demon King Osiris had been defeated by Humans.
In an online world where no one else was available, he was the only one who could talk to me, and at first he only answered my question with the same answer, and then I was able to have a proper conversation at some point.
Like an interactive program, "Mindfulness," he had a system that accumulated databases and increased vocabulary with the contents of conversations that came and went. Funny thing is, since we're teaching this guy something, regular NPCs are also starting to talk in a very natural way, depending on the amount of data they accumulate in the database.
Then one day.
"Where should we go hunting today? "
"Marcin, how long do you intend to see this peaceful world? "
"Why? It's relaxing and nice. "
"We are the Mages. And you are our God. Don't you feel the cries of the Fallen Demon King Osiris in the gaps of dimensions? "
"Oh Shi... Li... Don't mention him to me, anyway. "
"Marcin."
"Stop talking about it!! What if the villagers hear!! "
While I was banging the keyboard, I threw a big smile at the stunning dialogue of the guide character.
Depending on the player's metabolism and behavior, he was extremely flexible, as if someone was actually a moving player character.
Thanks to him, I moved around various regions, but I wasn't bored by him.
Sometimes they would help with battles, and sometimes they would talk about it in the game with campfires on remote, unpopular islands.
Then one day.
I sent Yuki and Seohyun to the station and school respectively, and called Hayashi while I was moving to the library, just like at any other time.
"Are you eating on time? How much time have you played in the last 10 days? "
"When I do it, I also make sure. We'll see. Soon I'll have a bunch of reports from my guide. He's the real deal, by the way. How the hell did you program that? Sometimes you talk to me and I freak out. "
"Ah-ha-ha, I see. Now that you're a level 10, you've met our character guide. "
"Hmm? What are you talking about? What do you mean, level 10? You showed up at level 3 and you've been so busy lately, you forgot? "
"Yes? No way. You know my temper, don't you? Your guide character will appear at level 10 after all of the first Town events. "
"What? Hayashi, hang up for a second. I'll call you back. "
"Oh, yes. I understand."
No, what kind of ghost is this?
A prodigy at level 10 shows up at level 3 to help me?
Maybe it's just a bug, but you shouldn't make such a primitive mistake.
After entering the library in a strange mood, I put the power switch on the Complete Raon.
Shortly thereafter. The moment the title screen pops up and tries to connect using a developer protocol with a username and password.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
What...? What's that noise? That's not what it sounds like on TV.
I looked through the desk drawers one by one to find the cause of the deafening sound coming from the library.
And after a while. I carefully removed an object from the drawer that caused the noise.
It was a game & watch that flew with me from the future.
"What is it? I've never heard anything like it..."
As I tilted my head to unhinge the game & watch, I remembered a faint text to see if the battery had dropped on the top display.
"Would you like to accept the invitation? "
Who invited you out of the blue? To where?
Was the model itself a messaging feature?
In a random invitation message, I turned the game & watch around.
The shape is no different from when it was first brought from the future. But it's been a long time since I pulled it out of a drawer like this.
There was no last update on the CEO game?
Is there anything left?
'But will you accept the invitation? You want to tell me what's going on? '
If you press the YES button here, you're not going back to the year I was in 2015, are you?
I still have 10 years left on my appointment.
I went to the kitchen with the game & watch in my hand and poured a glass of cold water from the fridge.
'Let's think calmly. Perhaps the person who sent this invitation message was the grandfather of the gaming store. You have something to tell me, don't you? '
But if that's the case, why would he send a message like this to make people nervous that you'd show up like you did at Yuki's wedding?
"Oh... I don't know. "
I swallowed the cold water, shaking my head vigorously to the left and to the right, and picked up the game & watch.
First, let's hear the story. I've always wanted to ask you something.
But when I saw the screen of the game & watch, I was surprised and almost spit out the water I swallowed.
[You have been disconnected from Complete Raon 3. Please move closer.]
"You're not Bluetooth, you're aware of your surroundings? "
I had no choice but to return to the library with my game & watch, as the invitation message seemed to only work in the library with Complete Raon.
[Accept invitation?]
In the invitation message that popped up on the screen, I took a moment to look at Complete Raon and Game & Watch alternately.
And then after a while. With a foolish thought, I burst into laughter.
"Oh, you can't be serious. "
It's a time slip, although it's a cliché in movies and novels, but at least it's too fancy...
Then one day, the day that came behind my back jumped up and touched my back.
"How long have you been eating this guy's breakfast? "
"Oops!! I... pressed it!!!!! "
[You have accepted the invitation. Attempt to connect.]
Access!? Where the hell? But it was too late.
Kuang. As gravity increased, he turned his head toward the TV as he pressed all over his body, and the dragon emblem was automatically triggered and he was trying to reach the server.
"N-no way. "
The blurred vision was the same as it was when it returned to 1983, and after a while, all the objects in the study began to be fragmented polygonized and scattered like dust.
"Meow ~ ~ ~ ~"
The cat in the library with me tried to leave the room in a surprise, but it was circling around me like a handful of dirt from an overbearing tail.
Suddenly, I was trapped in a polygon vortex, and I found a place to rush out of, but at that moment, I plunged beneath my feet into the darkness.
"Ahhhh!!!! "
&
"Lord..."
"Hmm…? "
"Lord..."
"What the...? "
"The sun is already high. Now get up. "
No, wait, what about this voice? I'm afraid to open my eyes when I close them.
"No way. Anubis... is that you? "
"What do you mean? "
When I opened one eye to my anxious heart, I noticed a handsome man with a mediocre texture.
"Ahhhh!! It's really here!! "
"Lord, Lord. Why are you suddenly like this? "
"Damn it... This one went too far!! It's a fantasy!! "
"Meow…"
Hmm? I turned my head to the sound of the familiar crying, and my eyes met the day when the cat looked at me with pathetic eyes.
In reality, Yuki's delicate laundry and fur had always kept him dry, turning his fur into a lump of angled polygon.
"Did you get dragged away too...? "
"What pathetic eyes does a humble beast dare to drink!! "
Boom!!
"Whoa!!! No!! Not even a game!! He's like family to me! "
"Family...? "
I took a long sigh and sat on the floor, tearing Anubis from the blade.
Take a look around, this was in front of the event dungeon I saved last night.
The campfire burned overnight was already full of white ashes, and my faithful Anubis was preparing for the dungeon expedition.
"What the hell..."
I pressed my temples tightly and gazed at the day of yawning and eating bread at the same time next to me.
"Hey, man. Are you sleeping in this situation? "
"Miss..."
This 11-year-old this year was also considered to be a middle-aged man.
When I was a kid, Yuki and I were sneaking around, and I became a great pig who ate and slept all day.
"We're all set. Do you want to leave for the dungeon?"
"That... yeah. Let's go."
My faithful servant, Anubis, a guide character, stood up and put a sword in his waist.
An Egyptian myth that guides the souls of the dead. Anubis...
I gave it a name a while ago because I thought it would be good for a higher rank horse, but I liked it quite a bit.
"Today's dungeon is a little harder than it used to be. This is the home of a Spider Boss Monster named Behemoth, so it's hard to get out once wrapped up in spider silk. Please be careful. "
"Huh? Oh, yeah. "
"But why do you keep looking around? May I ask?"
"Huh? Did I do that? "
"Otherwise, my personality is too sensitive. I'm sorry, Lord. "
I followed behind Anubis as he made his first move.
Then, one day, while in the sunshine on the rock, I cried for a long time as if I were saying goodbye.
"Son of a bitch. You come with me. I don't know when I'll be back, but I have to come here looking for you. "
Roughly one day he picked it up and put it on one shoulder, and the man with the claws scratched his back.
Blow, blow, blow!!
My ears are bothered by the noise, but the claw attacks of the day could do me no harm.
'Cause...
"Phew... When I left town yesterday, I was glad I put on leather armor. "
Anubis glanced at the arrogant one earlier today to see if it bothered him.
"Don't be so mean. It's his own expression of affection. "
"I understand."
... But then I thought about it. If you accepted the invitation, shouldn't you be out for a ride?
What the hell are you doing?
Soon we'll have Anubis and the Dungeon. Where the hell is the grandpa who called me?
While I was constantly looking around, I finally saw a skeleton-shaped cave that looked very bad in front of my eyes.
"Ah... I've finally arrived..."
"Lord, is there a problem? "
"No, I'm just talking to myself. "
After a while, you step into the dungeon, where the rotting meat stirs the ends of your nose with moisture.
I was told it was a virtual reality. I never thought I'd experience it this way… '
Although graphics were broken or textured everywhere, the dungeon configuration was very neatly placed.
Anubis draws his sword to prepare for a sudden attack, and grabs a torch in his other hand.
In fact, Marcin, who was like a fraudulent character, had better dark magic than swordsmanship, so I slowly followed behind Anubis, holding him in my arms for a day.
Suzus...
That sounded bad. But I knew what this sound was.
How many times have I heard you play the game…
It was the sound of a swarm of spiders crawling on the floor.
"Looks like we'll be up against them soon enough. If you step back, Marcin, I'll take care of it. "
Suzus!!!
Pa!! As soon as Anubis finished speaking, the whole body creeps with the appearance of giant spiders coming from everywhere. There's nothing to talk about!
"Burn!! "
As my voice sounded in the narrow passageway, I immediately burst into flames with the feeling of something hoarse and escaping within my body.
Whoa!!!
"Queek!!! Stuck....."
I felt nauseous because of the spiders, who turned their bodies upside down in the hot fire and retracted their eight legs, but I couldn't turn my head because of the endless pushing of the spiders.
"Burn!!! Burn!!! "
Phew!!!
"Yuck!!! "
The charcoal-black spiders crumble their bodies one after the other.
"Maybe you're putting too much effort into the minnow. You must save your strength until you face Behemoth. "
After the first battle, I swallowed bitter grass to fill the MP (Magic Point), grabbing another day of sleeping cats and wrapping them around my shoulder.
"Enjoy yourself in this game." '
I gave up on finding my grandfather and decided to focus on clearing the dungeon.
Luckily, the battle wasn't that difficult after entering the game, so I got my grades back and started clearing dungeons at a fast pace while supporting Anubis.
Anubis wiped the sticky fluid off the blade, and how much further did he go? You notice the save point ahead of the boss battle.
"How long have we been in here? "
"I don't know. He got in this afternoon because he was up too late, so it must be early tonight. "
Early evening... so it's been about two hours since we played.
I need to clear it quickly before I can get back to my old man's world...
After roughly wrapping up, Anubis stood up in front of me, hugging me for a day.
"Then I'll go in. "
"Let's get this over with. "
"Leave it to me. "
&
"Shit!! Anubis. Hey, man!! You told me to leave it to you!! "
Spiders of unimaginable size. Anubis, who has fallen from the strikes of Behemoth, remains motionless.
"Whoa!! "
Every time I swing, my whole body feels torn apart by the wind pressure. I hurl my cat away quickly and yell at the spider.
"Burn!!! "
Glug glug!! Kuaaang!!
A heavy pillar of fire was rising, inflicting damage on Behemoth, but what was the size of the beast? You pause the attack for a moment, but it doesn't seem fatal.
"Ahhhh!!! "
Phew!!
I ran through the deep ground as if I had been bombed in a war movie. I was full to my chin, and I turned around and shouted.
"Burn them all!! "
Kuaaaaang!!
After four pillars of fire had been blocked between me and Behemoth, I hurriedly ran to Anubis.
"Lord... Lord. "
Was I moved by the rush towards myself? I gave him a warm smile... and kicked him hard.
Phew!!
"Cough!!! "
"He's waking up. Why don't you get up and fight? Where did this come from?"
Shusheng!! Kuaang!!
"Whoa!! "
He started swinging his eight legs and knocking down the ceiling to make sure he decided to die with us.
"Do something about him!! "
"If you'll excuse me for a moment, I'll show you the blade of the Sage..."
Rrrrgh!!
"Ahhhh!"
... Was he always such a lame character...? I'm gonna have to rename it.
But I also sensed that for a moment... it was time for the sharp attack by Behemoth to follow behind Anubis.
"Shit!! You can't be scared and hurt!? "
Shhhhh!!
When I heard the sound of the wind, I gave up everything and closed my eyes.
I empowered myself with fear, but no matter how long I waited, Behemoth's attack seemed to be about to hit me.
"Haha. Why don't you open your eyes now? "
"Huh…? "
Suddenly, I opened my eyes to the voice of the old man, and I sat on the starry town hill with my cat for a day.
"Huh? This is..."
"Really? How does it feel to be in a world you've created? "
"What? No, I mean, what am I..."
Suddenly, I came into the game, but when I got used to seeing the old man like this, I finally felt embarrassed.
"It was a different experience, right? "
Then I sat on the floor, wiping off the cold sweat, knowing the frostbite.
"Oh, I've lived for a decade. Haha..."
"But you've adjusted well. "
"Sir, you were too much of a joke. I thought you were going to die. "
"Eek. What about your wife and daughter if you die?" Would I do that? "
"Haha... God... I can't feel my legs. I just wanted to say hi. Senior."
"You. You still have your manners... even when I first met you. "
The smiling old man, who had wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, looked no different from the time I met him in 2015.
"No, but what in God's name did you do this terrible thing for? "
"Well, I thought you'd like it, but you didn't. "
"It's not like that. It's so sudden, it's not even 2015 yet..."
Then the old man looked at me with serious eyes, and opened his mouth.
"You. Have you stopped playing games? "
In the old man's question, I couldn't say anything for a moment.
You hear a weeping insect somewhere in silence, calling for silence.
"Huh?"
While patting the back of the day, I answered the elderly man's question, looking down at the village where the darkness descended.
"It's not that I don't like developing games or feel limited by the idea itself. "
"Hmm…? Then why?"
"There were people who killed themselves over a game I made. "
"You mean the game you invented over a decade ago called Virtual Idol? "
"I see you know that. "
"But that's not your fault, is it? "
Of course, the old man's words are not wrong. But after the Tokyo Dome performance, Tsubaki died.
Seven suicides across Japan occurred in a week.
Two of them were spared, but the other five incidents were unstoppable.
It was an unfortunate accident, and it wasn't the Pentagon's responsibility, but I had somewhat foreseen this from the moment I accepted Tsubaki.
That's why I made a music video about her and prepared an event to say goodbye to my fans, but it turned out to have an adverse effect.
Her music video announced to fans at the Tokyo Dome show followed by a wave of commemoration on PC communication and the Internet.
A small memorial service was held for her in Ueno Park, Tokyo, for fans, although she had left over time.
Officially, we were going to have a memorial for a month, but there were so many visitors that the memorial was extended by a week.
For those who attended the memorial ceremony, I distributed the CD with the music video that was released in Tokyo for free, but I remembered the memory that I suffered a lot throughout the memorial period because there were not enough CDs for the day.
After the memorial service ended, she was taken to a section in Hokkaido, where she was originally from, and many people still remember her, who still rarely visit her.
"I still don't know. Whether it was the right choice to accept her back then. "
"Is that regrettable? "
"I once wondered if there was a better way to go than regret. What if we could go back to the way things were? But no matter how much I looked at the game & watch, I didn't get a second chance. "
"It wouldn't be a miracle if you could turn back time so many times. Miracles are for people who are desperate to have a chance. "
I could feel the depth of time in the old man's eyes looking at me with a quiet smile.
And through those eyes, I felt a little bit of uncertainty about the old man who had been confused. I see. I knew he was...
"You. What do you think is so special about gaming compared to a typical fantasy novel or movie? "
"I don't know, maybe the user can experience the story indirectly? "
"Yes, RPGs are a common form of gaming, moving their own characters along the storyline created by the director. But more importantly, It creates a whole world. This rock I'm sitting on right now. In the dark forest ahead. It actually creates a virtual space of up to one grass forfeit. It's a little different from a fiction based on imagination. "
"Ah…"
"An absolute worldview from one person's head. And based on that, all employees unite to build that world. Just like I used to..."
"You mean the old man has also made a game? "
"Of course."
"It was something far beyond your imagination at the moment. "
"What kind of game is that?"
In my question, the old man smiled softly and carelessly for a moment.
"The first work I programmed was... 'Life.' "
" · · · · · ·. "
As I suspected, he was not just a god who ruled the realm of the game.
There is a much farther uppermost being. But why would that be me?
"But it was impossible for a country to create billions of human lives by itself. "
"So how do you...? "
"In your case, what is the first thing you do to make the game easier? "
"Are you talking about the game engine? "
There are people who coincide with the so-called graphics engines. In fact, the game engines are like a collection of 'toolboxes' that contain graphics and everything you need to develop effective games such as physical effects, sounds, artificial intelligence, scenarios, and animations.
To put it more simply, it's like having a chef prepare ingredients and cooking utensils for cooking.
"Yes, I needed it to be more efficient, to have billions of people living different lives. Occasionally, people who are born with good brains become somewhat known, but you've probably heard of Akashic Records... or Samran in the East? "
Hiya!!!
Was it real?!
I didn't expect to be silenced by the shocking remark of the bomb.
The old man threw a bloody smile at me and took out a lotus candle from his arms and asked me.
"The rest was easy. An archaic record is a giant computational device that unleashes endless destiny on a wide variety of characters. Of course, there are those who are born with a miracle chance of being cleansed. Those who are called the Saviors... or Saints. "
"So you're saying... that life is a probability game that comes out of an academic record...? "
"The elixir is severe, but I can't argue with that. Orders are built on irregularities. If everyone lives the same life, isn't there something more terrifying than that? "
"But still..."
"Why? Does it feel so empty? What about the characters in your game? The destiny of the protagonists and villains to live in the story of the game. Aren't they already confirmed in your mind as well? "
" · · · · · ·. "
"Archaeological is a great system compared to that... at least it doesn't confirm the end with birth. because even the archaic system that creates destiny has unpredictable areas. "
"Unpredictable areas? What's that?"
It's called willingness. Will is not just an indeterminate element, like hope or a dream. It has the power to even change the shape of its natural destiny. "
"I understand what you're saying. But I don't know what that has to do with me coming back to 1983. "
"No. It's the miracle of your will. "
"What? No, I just did what the game & watch told me to do..."
"Hahaha! That's it. The regression you chose in Game&Watch was a bug that even the archaic system couldn't anticipate. "
"Yes? Bug? "
The word "Berg" makes my eyes frown unconsciously, so I guess this is a dizzy occupation.
But the old man smiled furiously and explained to me why.
"Usually. If you give one person their life back. He makes mistakes in the past, or he tries to go back to his childhood and redesign his life. But what about you? "
"Ah…!? "
"You created a whole new human being in 1983. It's like an online game. It gave you a unique experience encountering you as a child. and I could meet new people, and I could create a new life in there called Snow Hyun. The academic system has also struggled a little to correct the errors that start with you…"
After regretting to this day, I felt that the questions that had been feeling confused were being released gradually through a conversation with the elderly man.
"So my life since 1983 has been completely out of your academic system. "
"Well, you could say that. But it was kind of fun. I used to feel joyful watching your leadership excite gamers by creating results with many people, not just by targeting their successes. For me, Yuhee is just watching someone like you. "
"Then you must be very disappointed to see me doing nothing these days. "
"Not exactly. Because there's a big difference between the 10 years you feel and the 10 years I feel. Even if it's not you, there are plenty of people I need to take care of and watch. It's like putting hundreds of dramas and movies on an external hard drive and just bringing it out every time I think about it. "
"The more you use this metaphor, the less I feel as a person. "
"Haha! I'm sorry. But know this. It's very rare for me to spend this long time separately. "
"Actually, I was wondering the same thing. Why are you calling me now and saying that..."
"Oops... I couldn't tell you the most important thing. "
"What's the most important story? "
"That is the world you have created. "
"Are you talking about the dragon emblem? "
"Yes. How have you felt traveling through this world made up of your imagination over the past few days? "
"It's a world where everything is touching to me..."
"But…? "
"I didn't miss a thing. There are parts that I wish I could have saved a little more detail..."
"I mentioned it at your wedding, but I'm also very interested in your game of Dragon Emblem. When was that again? There was a boy who met me with transcendent will to save the Dragon Emblem. I admire that. I gave him a chance to send him into the future, the exact opposite of you. By the way, do you know what he said? "
"I don't know? "
"The dragon emblem. I told her not to listen to my ears. "
"Oh, ha, ha, ha. No way."
"Probably since then. I became quite interested in the world you created called the Dragon Emblem. This is only a virtual space, but it is also a place where a lot of human greed and suffering are concentrated. Maybe when it's official, more emotions will come together. So many emotions that surround one worldview and have the will exploded. That world becomes a distant star in the universe..."
"The world that I thought would actually exist in space? "
"Your imagination is not yet enough to become a star, but great imagination beyond any absolute realm can also create a world. like J.R.R. Tolkin, who created the guitar of the fantasy world."
The world I created is becoming real.
"How's the taste appealing? But to do that, you're going to have to be much more grounded than you are now. "
"I will challenge you no matter how long it takes. Everyone will be sure to create amazing online games when they play. "
"I look forward to it. Go back to your old world, then. "
After greeting the old man, I stood tall next to him and glanced at him.
" · · · · · ·. "
"What are you doing? "
"You said you'd send me back. "
"Don't you know Log Out? This is a game. You have to disconnect. "
"Oh, I see. "
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. "
"Then I'll go back. It's time for Seohyun to meet me at school soon. "
"Okay, take care. "
"Oh, sir..."
"Hmm?"
"Is it okay for me to come into this space again? I want to explore the world and fix it one by one. "
"Haha! It's a world you made. Come and see." "
"Thank you, sir. Goodbye…"
The moment I turned my back on you and tried to log out of the settings window.
I heard the old man's voice behind my back.
"Oh, by the way, I have a question. "
"Yes?"
"Why didn't you use the game & watch I gave you? It would have made life a lot easier."
I opened my mouth smiling at the old man's question.
< Epilogue. (I added some last part.) >
"Why didn't you use the game & watch I gave you? It would have made life a lot easier."
I opened my mouth smiling at the old man's question.
"That's treason. "
"Treason?"
"I too have not thought about a life that monopolizes everything. because all I had at the time was money and a prediction of the future, and it was as much rest as a swim to the ground. "
"Then why didn't you? "
"What will you do after you've monopolized everything? And in that throne, would I never have been arrogant? My regression... has not only been about my own success from the start. "
"Then what was the regression for? "
"I just wanted to feel the nostalgia of the retro game that I just missed again. I wanted to meet famous directors in person, compete with my games, and just live as a pure game director. "
"Have you ever regretted that choice? "
"That's right."
"I see. I understand your mind... Farewell. "
"Yes, I look forward to seeing you again. "
&
"Director, did you hear about the 11th round of the Punitive Force? "
Hayashi spoke to me while I was taking a quick bite with the staff at the staff restaurant.
"Hmm? Why? "
"This time, it looks like the users are very determined. After losing the last 10 wars, the number of players participating in the battlefield has doubled. You said you could win this time..."
"There will be more and more of them to participate in the battlefield anyway, so we can't help but get caught up. "
"I'm almost done pretending to be a director. "
"I see... If I fall this time, I'll hand it over to the right ranker and I'll watch the battlefield casually. "
Then Kaori, who was next to Hayashi, opened his mouth with a happy smile.
"Director, you never lost a fight before the eighth time, even after you said that in the ninth place. "
"Haha... Did I do that? "
In Kaori's pint, I stopped my hand from making fun of the chopsticks and smiled.
A drink subjugation that can be the highest highlight of Dragon Emblem Online. Thanks to the amazing difficulty designed to suit the reputation of the Dragon Emblem, it was already the 11th war on a monthly basis.
Mashin's castle updated for the first anniversary of Dragon Emblem Online.
Many top rankers have risked and challenged deadly penalties to conquer there, but have repeated failures over the past year.
The Dracine Punitive Force was only able to participate by 10 of the highest-ranking players on Dragon Emblem Online, and they were able to move an army like a strategic simulation, not just with their characters.
And the troops were made up of players from lower ranks who volunteered for the drunk punitive force.
Called the Commander Betting System, it was a system that enlisted its commanders during the punitive period to persuade their characters.
For example, compared to Frost's star craft, they join as part of famous commanders such as pro-gamers Imyohan and Jinho Hong to become the 'Marines' they serve.
Of course, the player was nudged with graphics the size of a bean, but the game footage until the 10th subjugation was foolishly passing 100 million views on YouTube.
The Drinking Punitive Force is an advantageous battle for its users over time, as individual combat forces have gathered to raise the entire force's combat strength.
However, the defense of the Black Dragon has been fully implemented, including Anubis, who guards the great castle by my side, Massin.
'Well, the First Punitive Force only saw the tail of the Black Dragon guarding the castle and annihilated it. '
Then Hayashi, who was rolling rice balls in his mouth, asked me.
"But what's the real secret? "
"What?"
"The Anubis you programmed. How can you be so good at that? You've been keeping track of the situation in real time. Honestly, I thought I was done with the last 10 subjugations..."
"Oh, that's him..."
... he makes his own strategies based on player data from the Punitive Force.
The first NPC character with his or her own will.
He is my reliable chief, who sometimes makes false assumptions, but never makes the same mistake. Probably the closest thing to an academic system in the world of dragon emblems.
"The most dedicated character. I didn't have to fight the battlefield until now. "
I finished my meal, roughly speaking of Anubis.
&
After the full moon from there. I was rotting pretty bad when I met the 11th drinking punitive force at the Pentagon Shop Event Hall.
"Dammit, this time it's really not a joke. "
In a private playroom set up backstage for me, I was battling a four-man army that turned the castle into a complete wasteland.
"Great!! You can do it this time!! "
"Ouch!!! Please!!"
"Just a little more!! "
The battlefield on the screen was very disadvantageous to me now enough to hear the screams of the users outside.
"Lord!! Behind my back! "
In Anubis' extensive message, I turn my eyes to the monitor that illuminates the stage, sweeping away the flowing sweat.
"Ahhh!! Korean Player Yoon Soo-hyun and Hong Man-ho!! It's a great move!! Anubis' bodyguards are unable to mount an attack on two men!! Can we really beat Dragon Emblem for the first time? "
The voice of Jun Fei, who was responsible for the commentary and progress of the 11th Subjugation, was very naughty today. The excitement in his voice reminds me of the Dragon Emblem event he held at Fame Communications... Was his name the Dragon Emblem Punitive Force back then?
Do you think they'll feel better if they come all the way out here and pick my throat?
It's really dangerous this time.
[Joo-won. I guess I was wrong. Avoid seats.]
[Shut up, just hold on for two minutes!!]
After sending a message to Anubis, I hurriedly left the pads and locked the doors of the private play room inside.
Then I took out the game & watch that I had taken out of my bag.
[Trying to access the world of Dragon Emblem Online.]
[YES.]
At the same time as pressing the button, all the pick-ups were polygonized and the head was pinged for a moment.
However, as soon as I opened my eyes for a moment, I hurriedly thrust the magician's fireball flying towards me with one hand and reached out to the enemies on the other hand.
"Burn!!! "
Kuoooooo!!!!!
As I set fire to the fiery pillars that stretched out of my hand, Anubis quickly ran to my side and faced my back.
[I can't believe you brought the Lord here.]
[It's okay. Don't worry about it. Focus on the battle.]
[Yes, I understand.]
In the fierce battle for two hours, nearly half of the castle was destroyed, and many soldiers were lost. I didn't know the players' will to defeat me was this strong...
I barely managed to turn the tide of my work with Anubis. I took a long sigh and left myself on the throne. At this rate, the rest of Anubis and his men and the Black Dragon will take care of it.
At that time, the old man showed up at the game store with a familiar voice in the drink room, where he thought no one was there.
"You survived another one. Yes."
"I know, but I'm not so sure about the next punitive event. "
"Is that so? But you've grown a lot in just two years. "
"I'm scared too. I thought I'd last at least another year..."
"If you're so sad, why not manipulate the game & watch to nudge your player data?"
With deep wrinkles, I shook my head to the left and to the right of the old man's smile revealing his white teeth.
"Won-dong. Stubborn..."
"I told you the same question once before, but it's against the rules. "
"Treason. As you said, it's a product with the power of treachery, but isn't it a waste to let it rot?" "
"Not at all! Thanks to you, I can travel freely with such a wonderful world. "
"This one has no appetite at all. "
"Gosh, I have to go back to reality and finish the competition. I have to work behind the scenes with the workers..."
"See you again. "
"Yes, sir. I'll be going, then."
The throne swept away the dirt from the clothing collar and called out the system window.
[Do you want to log out of the world of Dragon Emblem Online?]
[YES.]
The old man said he wasn't greedy.
But it may be his hasty judgment.
Everyone has greed. And that's the same for me.
Since the creation of the content of the game, all developers and users, if there is one wish, it is a reality.
Before the 1983 session, there were many experimental devices for VR technology in 2015.
My desire is to convey this exciting feeling of freedom to ordinary users of the Dragon Emblem through games & watches, if possible.
But in order to do that, you'll need to understand the arcane records that Game&Watch and the senior citizens spoke about...
But can you even figure this out before you die?
I'm not sure, but I have to try.
Even if it wasn't me, human beings would have left footprints on the surface of the moon.
Hoping that one day, gamers from all over the world will step into the unknown world of gaming…