"You don't need to sign in tomorrow, Park Hyunsuh,"
"What? Why?"
"You know of the economy right now, the company can't afford to pay more salaries anymore..."
"You can't do this to me, it's a violation of worker's rights!"
*Beep*
"Fuck!"
Trembling in anger, I slammed my desk, looking at my computer screen, which had a stream turned on.
"So today I will be explaining how to fight the monsters in the [Forest of Traisel]"
I zoned out, thinking about my current situation.
I was just let off from my job, and I had just taken a loan in order to buy a VR Pod from Polareys, expecting it to be paid off in a month.
'I can't even sell it because of the fucking interest,'
Hyunsuh cursed, before looking back at the screen.
'I heard you could get money from the game by transferring in-game currency into real money by the company,'
'Since one coin is 1,000 won then in order to pay off my debt I would need 40,000 coins...'
Looking back at my newly bought pod I bought, I sighed before turning off my computer and light in order to conserve money, before approaching the pod.
I looked at the instructions sheet the pod came with and it seemed self explanatory, keep it away from kids under 10, keep away from water, the normal for electronics.
I opened the pod and marveled at the interior.
'Pretty looking pod, no wonder it was so fucking expensive...'
Stepping in and laying down, I activated the button for the visor to fall down unto my face before I closed my eyes.
[First time user calibration...]
[Calibrated.]
Opening my eyes, I looked around to see a white plane, before a portal appeared.
Out of the portal, an angel looking character walked out, with a name above their head.
[Tutorial AI Alice]
'So I'm jumping straight into the tutorial?
The angel had long, blonde hair, with a white nun's outfit with golden outlines covering her skin up.
She had 2 large dove wings popping out of her back, with the signature halo above her head. If she was real, I could confidently say that she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.
Opening her eyes, she had yellow eyes the same color as her hair.
[Please enter your Display Name]
'Display Name... I guess that makes sense,'
"Para!"
[Para is being registered...]
[User is now [Para]]
All of a sudden weapons appeared around the angel.
The classic swords, shields, bows appeared.
[Choose a Path]
I looked at the variety of weapons making an inference what such paths would lead to.
'A staff most generally means that you would be walking the path of a mage'
'A sword a swordsman, a spear a lancer, a book a...'
I looked back in confusion.
'A book?'
A plain book was in view.
'I would normally assume this to be a mage but a mage's staff was already shown...'
I looked at Alice with a confused look.
"What kind of weapon is this?"
[Correction: It is a book.]
'Wow way to speak the obvious,'
"Can I inspect it?"
[Permission allowed.]
I opened the blank book to see the title of the book.
[Heroes and Legends]
Taking the book and sitting down, I flipped though the book wondering if there was any content that could give me a clue.
'It's just a list of heroes or famous people,'
Closing the book, Hyunsuh stood up.
[Choosing the Path of a Protagonist!]
"What?"
[Loading into Beginner City...]
"WHAT THE FUCK-"
Feeling the wind in my ears, I looked down to see a forest below.
"SHIT SHIT SHIT-"
Seeing the greenery approach, I crossed my arms hoping for it to cancel some of the damage.
[Skill: [Plot Armor] Activated!]
I slammed through the trees, before landing on the ground with a loud *thud*.
I looked at my top left to see my remaining HP, which thankfully I had a little over half left.
There was 2 more bars below my HP, which I assume are Mana and Stamina.
[Status Screen]
Name: Para
Path: Protagonist
Avatar: None
Titles: None
Level: 1
HP: 17/30
MP: 30/30
PLA: 30/60
ATK: 5
AGI: 5
INT: 5
DEX: 5
Available Stat Points: 50
'The third bar wasn't Stamina?'
I thought, wondering what PLA meant.
'I heard a skill activating earlier,'
[Skill Screen]
[Passive Skills]
- [Protagonist's Buff]
Act like a [Protagonist] should!
- [Butterfly Effect]
Your Contributions will have more Effect!
- [Murphy's Law]
You will be more unlucky at times!
- [Determination]
Protagonists must be determined!
'Such useful descriptions.'
Hyunsuh thought before looking at his actual skills.
[Skills]
- [Plot Armor] LV: 1
Will take up [Plausibility] proportional to threat in order to survive.
(Will activate under Instant Death attacks!)
- [Plot Twist] LV: 1
Will take up [Plausibility] proportional to problem.
(Conditions must be met!)
[Class Skill]
- [Avatar] LV: 1
Will take up [Plausibility] proportional to incompatibility with Heroes and Legends.
{Skill Length}: 7 Days
{Skill Cooldown}: 7 Days
"What is this Plausibility they are talking about?"
As soon as I mumbled that, a screen popped in front of me.
[Plausibility] {PLA}
- Unique Stat Comparable to Holy Power or Aura
- Only available to [Protagonists]
'Does this mean that I could be the only Protagonist?'
'Is it possible that no one chose this out of the 3 Billion Players?'
It was possible, after all, your account was connected to your DNA through the VR Pod, so taking risky decisions was very rare, due to how permanent the decisions are.
I looked back at the stat screen that I had gained my plausibility back.
'Where am I, anyways?'
As I thought that, a mini-map was revealed, showing that I was much further from the Beginner Village, Placida than I had initially thought.
[You are currently in the Malichyte Woods]
I looked around the forest I had found myself in, before deciding to climb up a tree before doing anything.
How to I get out of here?
There was no teleport unless you were a magician or had a teleportation scroll.
I looked at my skills page one more time before deciding on a course of action.
[Avatar]
When I activated the skill, a list of names were shown, most of them were greyed out, but a select few were available.
I decided on a name, before looking at my available stat points.
'If I want to reduce the amount of plausibility it takes in order to have this person as my avatar, I would have to make it relatively similar to their build,'
I started adding points before looking at my status screen again.
[Status Screen]
Name: Para
Path: Protagonist
Avatar: None
Level: 1
HP: 30/30
MP: 30/30
PLA: 60/60
ATK: 25
AGI: 25
INT: 5
DEX: 15
Available Stat Points: 0
After looking at the person I chose and my stats, I activated my skill.
[Avatar]
"Avatar: Beowulf!"
[Consuming 50 Plausibility for 7 days in order to Emulate Hero: Beowulf for 7 days]
I looked at my stats again before I set off.
[Status Screen]
Name: Para
Path: Protagonist
Avatar: Beowulf
Titles: None
Level: 1
HP: 30/30
MP: 30/30
PLA: 10/60
ATK: 25 (+20)
AGI: 25 (+17)
INT: 5 (+5)
DEX: 15 (+8)
Available Stat Points: 0
My vision suddenly seemed wider, causing me to look at my newly acquired skills.
[Avatar Skills]
- [Monster Tracker]
Can detect [Monster-Type] Enemies from 50M away.
- [Monster Legend]
Increases all Stats by 100% when fighting [Monster-Type] Enemies.
- [Diverse Weaponry]
Any object you hold will be considered a [Weapon].
- [Monster Hunter]
Gives [Optimal Path] against [Monster-Type] Enemies.
"Hold on... isn't this... a little too broken?"
A/N:
No this isn't a translation, if you're thinking this from the Korean names.
I am Korean but I like writing in English more.
Enjoy.
If there are grammar mistakes, I apologize, please comment them and I will make sure to fix it when I have time.