Chapter 254 - 254

Chapter 254

The game called was divided into playable characters, NPCs, and characters that only existed in the story.

The Demon King's army was so strong that some people called it a failed game because of its difficulty adjustment, and it was extremely difficult to defeat the Demon King's army while on the side of the Empire.

Among them, the route where you play as a member of the royal family was said to be so difficult that you would want to spit out blood.

Some hardcore online game players tried to figure out a strategy for clearing these difficult routes, but they gave up one by one because the efficiency was so bad compared to the time invested.

I almost became one of these people.

Until I completely possessed the 'Crown Prince' character.

As the playable character, the Crown Prince, I met many people I could never interact with while playing the game.

For example, the story of the imperial family in is not that much in the mainstream.

As such, not only high-ranking officials but also the imperial family were not described in detail, and the only information that players could know was that the youngest prince, Ray von Walden, died early during the war.

And of course, since there is no more detailed story than this, players cannot know the information of the second prince, who is shrouded in mystery.

"...."

But I am different.

I personally possessed the body of the crown prince and experienced the unique worldview of that was not revealed to the players.

That's why I knew the face of this man on the screen right now.

Since doesn't exist in the real world, I'm the only one who knows his identity.

Owen von Walden.

The second prince of the Arcadia Empire and my brother.

I couldn't spend a long time with him because I had to go to the front lines and lead the battle, but I still remember him well.

While I was away from the palace, he filled my empty spot with his gentle charisma.

He used his unpretentious personality to get along well with everyone.

I had some doubts in a corner of my heart.

In Final live broadcast.

The moment I took first place, a certain truth was revealed to me.

The 'seed' created by the power of Demon King Seir damaged the system created by God, and I returned to the real world with that damaged system.

Here, I had one doubt.

My mind and the crown prince's body were able to come over to the real world with the power of God.

However, what if there was a problem with all the systems from the beginning?

Wasn't there some 'abnormality' in the process of me coming over to reality?

In terms of games, it's like a bug.

When you move files on a computer, if there's an error, there are times when data other than the selected file is transferred.

If, really, if that really happened....

There was a possibility that someone other than Karis von Walden could also come over to the real world.

And this doubt that I had only been holding in the corner of my heart has now become a reality.

As I continued to look at the phone without saying anything, Kang Si-yoon tilted his head and looked at me.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh, no. I was just surprised for a moment. Who knew there would be another foreigner like me?"

"I was surprised too. I wondered where I could find someone like Karis."

I smiled calmly at Kang Si-yoon's words.

"That's not it. Si-yoon. There is no one in this world who can follow me."

"Oh, you're saying the obvious. There really isn't anyone anywhere who's as handsome as you, an otaku, and an idol. Hey, but I had a thought while talking. What if that guy is also an otaku? Isn't that overlapping characters?"

Owen won't appear as the same character as me....

"That's impossible. I'm the pioneer in this field to begin with. If we overlap, it's actually a loss for him."

"That's true."

"You're thinking about this seriously."

Kang Si Yoon gave me a meaningful smile in return.

"I thought you were a little absent-minded, so I did it on purpose."

"I'm fine."

"No. When I saw you from the side, you were on the verge of being sucked into the phone."

"If that's the case, then I apologize."

I returned the phone to Kang Si-yoon and went up to my room, saying I was going to rest for a bit.

As soon as I closed the door, I sat down on the bed and searched for 'Jerene' on my web browser.

In addition to the teaser videos for each member that Kang Si-yoon had shown me earlier, several pieces of information popped up.

I clicked on the profile introduction page posted on SNS and looked at the detailed information Owen had written himself.

Name, Owen Cromwell.

Height: 182cm, age: 19.

'It's exactly like the setting in . The age difference between Karis von Walden and Owen von Walden was two years.'

But the first thing that caught my eye was his last name.

It wasn't a von Balden like me, but a last name I had never heard of before, Cromwell.

If the Owen I knew had really come to this world, shouldn't the last name be the same?

But for a moment, I thought I knew why Owen's last name had changed.

'...Is it because it doesn't match the information I set for this body?'

The profile of 'Karis von Walden' that I wrote after returning to the real world.

That's it. I didn't even create a younger sibling.

The skill 'Estonian Idol' that I acquired a few months ago automatically created memories of my family that I should have, but my younger sibling wasn't there either.

Therefore, it would be against the worldview setting for someone else with the already rare last name 'von Walden' to appear.

'If my guess is correct, then Owen's nationality can be fully explained.'

It said that Owen Cromwell was born in England.

As Kang Si-yoon said half-jokingly earlier, he didn't come from the same country as me.

If you look at all the information here, no one would think Owen Cromwell is related to me.

What kind of relationship could there be between two people with different nationalities, different surnames, and different appearances?

But I remember it clearly.

The face in this profile picture I'm looking at right now is definitely Owen von Walden, the eldest brother of Karis von Walden.

There's absolutely no chance that my memory is wrong.

So when, how, and why did Owen come to the real world?

Why did he become an idol just like me?

"Haah..."

I wrapped my head around my neck and let out a long sigh.

I thought I had figured out all the secrets related to the system to some extent.

But I guess I was mistaken.

How far did this destroyed system go?

And the Demon King who is the culprit.......

'Wait a minute.'

I lifted my head as if possessed by something.

Up until now, I had only guessed in my mind.

I wondered if other characters in other than me could come over to reality.

And as of today, this prediction has become true.

Then, if I consider the worst-case scenario, If I force myself to think of the worst-case scenario.

'...Doesn't that mean Seir could come over here too?'

No. This is too much of a guess.

I cut off the Demon King's neck with my own hands.

There's no way someone who gets hit like that can survive.

Yes, this is clearly what I witnessed with my own two eyes.

Why is it? Why on earth do I feel this uneasy?

Is it because the Demon King secretly grew something called a 'seed' and damaged the power of the gods?

If he could use a spell to store that much power, wouldn't he have been able to do something about his own life force?

At this moment, when my mind was caught up in unnecessary thoughts and I was becoming confused.

"Hyung-nim! Why are you here alone!"

"....... Ah."

Heo Yu-bin opened the closed door and motioned for me to come quickly.

"Yoon-chul is taking revenge on Si-yoon! It was a declaration of war!"

"You probably haven't trained yet."

"Si-yoon hyung said confidently that he can just beat us. We're going to start now. Come on!"

"Okay, let's go right away."

Heo Yu-bin, who pulled me out of the sea of distracting thoughts, smiled brightly and quickly went down to the living room.

Soon, the opening of the Super Brawl game was loudly heard.

"Hey, bet! Bet!"

"I'll bet ten thousand won on Yoon-chul."

"Huh? Really? Yoon-chul got completely countered by Si-yoon hyung last time."

"Then Min-ha bet ten thousand won on Si-yoon?"

"Oh, I haven't decided yet!"

"Hey, I'm definitely going to win, so don't be scared and just walk!"

"Okay, okay! Stop hitting my knees."

The sound of the members enjoying legal gambling among themselves resonated loudly.

I got up from the bed and tapped my cheek lightly.

'Yeah, let's not get too carried away.

First, I should start by meeting and talking with Owen Cromwell.

I wonder if he really is Owen von Walden from .

If so, does he remember me?

'I can't just blindly go find a rookie who hasn't officially debuted yet........ In the end, I guess I have no choice but to wait until the comeback.'

***

Seleste's third album is scheduled to be released on March 30th.

The comeback date is set to coincide with the time when cherry blossoms are in full bloom across the country.

As the comeback draws nearer, I can feel the changing seasons on my skin.

The chilly winter wind gradually subsided, and the warm air of spring lingered in the air.

The fact that March is approaching also meant another fact.

It's the time of the new semester.

The excitement of a new semester has begun to bloom.

"So this content will be filmed at a nearby high school."

"High school...... "

"Hyung, don't hang your head like that."

"That's right!"

"Even if you say that, the passage of time is so palpable."

We were listening to the planning department people in charge of YouTube's own content explaining the concept of the next video.

They said that we should act as if we were returning to childhood and welcoming the new semester to match the start of the school year.

"First, the outline will be something like this. The things that the members need to prepare are the items needed for the self-introduction time. Hmm, what else is there?"

"Childhood, childhood!"

"Ha....... That's right, childhood."

When the word childhood came up, Chae Eun-gyu, the oldest, looked out at the distant mountains with a hazy look in his eyes.

"I used to play cops and robbers with the kids during lunch time."

"Wow, it's been so long since I've heard of cops and robbers. Didn't we play it in elementary school?"

"When Eun-gyu hyung was in elementary school......."

If it were normal, Chae Eun-gyu would have reacted here, but maybe it was because he was lost in memories. He just nodded.

"We played soccer and basketball a lot in middle school and high school."

"Really? We played a lot of dodgeball during physical education. Sometimes we played tee-ball too."

"Haa........ Those were the good times."

As Chae Eun-gyu continued to speak vaguely, Kang Si-yoon giggled and made a suggestion.

"Then we should do something for this content, too? To get Eun-gyu hyung's childhood innocence back."

"Oh, that's not bad either-."

Chae Eun-gyu, whose face had been bright, suddenly made eye contact with mine and frozen.

As if he was scared, his hands were shaking.

"Ah, no. Siyoon, I don't think you have to do it."

"Suddenly? Didn't you say you missed it?"

"Yeah, that's right. But it's okay. I don't think we have to do it."

"Why do you keep repeating the same thing?"

Kang Siyoon followed Chae Eun-gyu's gaze and met my gaze.

"Ah. Hyung, are you scared of Karis?"

"Of course! Dude, I feel like my stomach is going to tingle just imagining being chased by him! Didn't you see him on sports day?"

"I did, but I just watched for fun."

"I was comfortable because I was on the same side as Karis hyung!"

Although Kang Si-yoon and Yoo Min-ha said they were fine, Chae Eun-gyu still shook his head.

"No. Anyway, no!"

"Why are you like that, hyung?"

I deliberately made a cold expression and raised the corners of my mouth.

"...I'll send you off without any pain, so don't be scared."

"Look at that! He's really thinking of killing me!"

But no matter what Chae Eun-gyu said, Song Hyung-bin was already driving nails into the planning department.

"Since Eun-gyu hyung likes it this much, I think we have to do it unconditionally?"

"Uh, then should we include the police and robbers in the lunch event?"

"If we have the time, I think it'll be fine. It's rare for Eun-gyu hyung to react that much."

"Hmm, hmm! That's right! Then let's fix this-"

"Why isn't anyone listening to me!"

So in addition to filming , I ended up wearing a school uniform.

And since it was filming in a real classroom, not a classroom set.......

I'm quite excited.

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