Prologue Part 2

[You have received a message from the administrator].

The moment I completely conquered the game, the first message window I saw appeared.

Does the administration ever send messages directly to you?

It's a solo-player game, but the strategy ranking is aggregated in real time to create the player ranking.

As such, I'm connected to the Internet, and I can receive messages.

Do I get some kind of reward?

Like a coupon?

Maybe a slot in an upcoming beta test for the games sequal?

My curiosity piqued, so I clicked on the message window.

Then, successive messages appeared on the screen.

[The game's administration appreciates your strategy.]

[Challenge for glory. This is a favour given only to you, the number one ranked player].

[Perks].

[When you are ready to challenge for glory, the first step is to earn Perks. Perks can be obtained through exploration from the beginning MAP].

Glory?

Don't tell me there's actually going to be a sequel.

I conquered the game completely.

I started as the main character in a rural town in a chaotic war-torn era, became a king, eventually and emperor and achieved the unification of the world.

I'm not going to play the game again unless there is a sequel story, because I don't find much enjoyment in playing a second time, but I was a little attracted to the word "perk".

When you say it so clearly, it seems like there is a hidden plot.

Where's the beginning MAP?

My curiosity exploded.

This was not going to be easy to figure out.

So I looked around for the perks.

But no matter how many times I searched the game's MAP, I couldn't find any perks.

Is this a prank by the administration?

That's all I could think of when I got this far.

I entered the developer's website from my computer.

There was a contact form, so I sent an email asking about the meaning of the message that appeared.

I looked at the clock, thinking that if it was a prank, I would give them a good scolding.

The message from the administration had taken away my sense of accomplishment in conquering the game, and I felt exhausted.

It was already 4:00 in the morning.

There was no time for them to reply to my inquiry.

At least not until later in the day, the one I just got was probably a system-generated one that was sent the minute someone did what I managed to pull off.

"Fuhaaaa!"

I yawned spontaneously and had no choice but to turn off the game.

No, I tried to turn it off.

At that moment, my consciousness suddenly faded.

My surroundings turned dark, and I was struck by a terrible dizziness.