"As for the game, let me try a new style."
On the surface, Yousuke Shibazaki appeared very calm, but inside, he was extremely excited. He had been in this other world for several years, where his life was nothing more than fighting and traveling, being mistaken for an orc, and being harassed by leaders.
But now, he could finally play games seriously, and this kind of happiness was something he had longed for.
"Huh? Realism! A game should just be like a game! Turn on the Game mode!"
Yousuke Shibazaki was never afraid of high difficulty, but he believed that since it was a game, it should feel like a game. Reality was painful enough, and he didn't want to experience that pain again.
The game he chose was none other than Contra, which Liu Yuan had just added. Among the games available, one was Resident Evil and the other was Contra, both familiar to him.
Especially Resident Evil 1, which was a game launched on multiple platforms. He had played it seriously many times. Now, being able to experience it again made him feel that all the sufferings he had endured in the other world were worth it.
"Hehe, hehehe!"
Yousuke Shibazaki's laughter made Kisara and Takashima Yuuna swallow nervously.
"Boss, is he okay?"
Liu Yuan touched his chin and said, "He should be fine. Resident Evil 1 was launched on the Sega Saturn console in many worlds. You haven't experienced that era, so you don't know how impactful this game was back then."
Especially that iconic smile when a character looked back—it was the childhood and adult nightmare for countless people in an era with few horror games. Yousuke Shibazaki was one of those who was scared back then, but as a loyal Sega fan, he still played this game seriously and completed it. He almost knew the plot by heart.
Experiencing this game now brought him immense joy.
Without hesitation, he immersed himself in the role of Chris. He wanted to experience the game from Chris's perspective.
"If I remember correctly, you need to turn left here, then turn right; there's a herb in this corner. Wow, it can actually explore the location of materials—like a radar!"
This familiar yet unfamiliar game made Yousuke Shibazaki feel the thrill of past explorations. Although he was completely immersed in Chris's role, the game mode had very few restrictions, so the player wouldn't feel physically tired.
On the contrary, the first-person exploration and puzzle-solving made him rediscover his past joys.
A gun, a knife, and a happy day. Don't be afraid when you encounter danger; the herbs in the corner will save your life.
In a single day, Yousuke Shibazaki successfully cleared Resident Evil 1 on Chris's path. This speed was light-years ahead of players new to Resident Evil.
But Yousuke Shibazaki was still a bit dissatisfied: "If the details in those places were refined, my speed could be faster. Then can I please ask..."
Takashima Yuuna came over: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Excuse me, what is the highest record for this game?"
Liu Yuan heard this question, looked up, and replied directly: "The highest record is 1 hour of game time, clearing the level."
"What!"
Yousuke Shibazaki looked at his in-game time—10 hours—and his face fell.
"Damn it! Someone actually cleared the game in one hour, ten times faster than me. It seems I need to work harder."
The desire to win surfaced just like that, but it didn't matter. He had no intention of breaking the record, but combined with his series of operations, he felt that he could cut some steps, such as not taking unnecessary ammunition and consumables, and starting a speed run directly, reducing the time to less than 5 hours.
After confirming this, he began to focus on game mode. He lost track of time, and when he saw the sound prompt that the store was about to close, he quickly saved the game and left.
"Ah!"
He lay on the stool as if he was falling apart: "Great, I haven't felt this refreshed in a long time."
Although he didn't play the game by pressing the handle, the content of the game didn't change at all—the hidden easter eggs, how to solve puzzles, etc., remained the same. It's just that the way to play had changed a little, but he didn't hate this experience.
"Very interesting, I'll continue tomorrow~"
Yousuke Shibazaki left the Internet cafe, and the moment he walked out, he found himself back in the forest where he had been resting. He took out his watch and saw that only a short time had passed.
"Was it a dream?"
Yousuke Shibazaki scratched his head in confusion, but when he took out the poster of the goddess Neptune, he knew it wasn't a dream. When he saw the game system and the weapons, ammunition, and consumables he had collected in-game, he became even more excited.
What Resident Evil brought him couldn't make him stronger because he could already communicate with the spirits of this world and possessed top-tier power. He didn't need anything in the game to change his life.
If he wanted it, he could use his power to do anything he wished, but what was the point of that?
If possible, he would rather play Resident Evil again, and if he had enough time, he would play the rest of the series.
When he entered the game, he saw that Resident Evil had more than a dozen games and movies to watch.
If he didn't watch them, he wouldn't feel right! He felt very uncomfortable now.
"Well, it will be open in twelve hours. Good night!" Lying on the ground, he looked at the poster of Neptune, prayed devoutly to the Sega console in his heart, and prepared to sleep.
"Orc, what did you take?"
Before Yousuke Shibazaki could put the poster away, an elf suddenly appeared and snatched it. When she saw the image of the beauty on the poster, she was stunned.
"Who is she?"
"She? A goddess! The goddess of Sega, my faith."
"Why haven't I heard of her?"
"Give it back to me!"
"No..."
Before she could finish saying "no," she felt the change in Yousuke Shibazaki's emotions.
Anger? Excitement? Or looking at an enemy? Clearly, she had taken his most important possession.
"Don't be anxious, let me see it too. She... is very beautiful."
"It's not her appearance that's beautiful."
After seeing that Elf was just admiring the poster and not doing anything harmful, his emotions stabilized.
"Hey, orc, can you introduce her to me? I've never seen anything like this before."
Elf returned the poster carefully and sat next to Yousuke Shibazaki. Seeing Elf's curious eyes, he immediately showed an excited expression.
"She is the goddess of Sega! Her name is Neptune. She is..."
Yousuke Shibazaki talked nonstop. After so many years in this world, this was the first time he introduced a game company and various games so seriously.
As for Neptune's appearance, it was just an additional charm for Yousuke Shibazaki. Let alone a goddess, even a simple console placed here would captivate him for days and nights.
He, like Elf next to him, was not someone who judged by appearances.
Elf didn't understand many of Yousuke Shibazaki's words, but she grasped a key point. He could now go to a place to play games, a place she didn't know about.
It wasn't until Yousuke Shibazaki finished talking that Elf asked, "Then... can I play this 'game' with you?"
"Together?"
Yousuke Shibazaki hesitated, but when he remembered Liu Yuan saying that outsiders could come to play when he was leaving, he nodded.