Episode 101: A chance in a game turns into reality

26. Strange events (3)

"Eh, hey. "That's ridiculous, you must be joking, right?"

Beltor, who saw the huge bounty placed on him, thought it was a joke at first.

[Black Dragon_Penny]However, since the account of the person who posted the article was the guild leader of the Black Dragon Guild, it could not be seen as a joke.

Unlike the writings of low-level writers whose identity is unknown, the writings of someone who is the head of a large guild and a famous ranker were bound to be highly trustworthy.

Since the person he killed clearly had a business relationship with the Black Dragon Guild, I thought the guild leader might have acted as his agent.

Thanks to this, the article attracted explosive interest.

1. Pastel Blue: Wow! ㄹㅇim?

-Black Dragon_Penny: It's true. These bastards made off with hundreds of millions of items by PKing someone who was doing business with our guild.

2. King_Lapis Lazuli: Still, it's hard to trust this amount, isn't it?

-Black Dragon_Penny: This is a real post in the name of our guild. Can't see balance verification?

- King_Lapis Lazuli: No, the amount raised for certification is ridiculous.

-Black Dragon_Penny: He is a nobleman. They say he was also a nobleman with a title. If you're going to muddy the waters with nonsense, get out. Sparks fly for no reason.

3. Tarnis_Bug in the ear: Still, it cannot be denied as it was posted by a large guild. I believe it. Recently, I heard a rumor that Black Dragon asked for a contract.

-Tarnis_Bug in the nose: Oh, that's right. I've heard of it.

-Tarnis_worm in mouth: Someone who rents an exclusive hunting ground?

-Black Dragon_Penny: Where did you hear that? Please give me a source.

-Tarnis_Bug in the nose: Do you have a source? It's a rumor that everyone already knows. It looks like PK criminal also heard the rumor and rushed in?

Even famous rankers showed interest, and the article quickly became a sacred place.

In less than an hour after the article was written, it reached 300,000 views.

At this point, Beltor was starting to get scared.

'Well, he's still a noble with a title, so he should be treated to a certain degree.'

In my heart, I wanted to think of it as nonsense and just a threat, but... … .

Considering the value of the opponent's item that Beltor obtained through PK twice, he could not just ignore it.

If he was an aristocrat with a cash fortune worth 10 trillion won, as certified, he was considered a lord.

If such a person were to put his mind to it, it would not be a task to find someone through the information guild.

'How many people in the game know my information?'

He calmed his violently pounding heart and organized his thoughts.

Fortunately, he didn't have many friends, and among the few friends he had, none of them played Chronicle Online.

However, there was only one person who got caught.

He revealed his real name when he found out that he was a person he had become friends with in the game and lived in the same area as him.

Although I became close with him in the game, he was a trustworthy person, and I thought he was a common sense person who would not be suitable for this unknown article.

but.

In the end, it's all just his wish.

How many people would not be shaken when faced with a large sum of money?

1122. Kars: Me, me! I know the information about Rokuroran users!

-Black Dragon_Steamed Fish: Yes, please send me a note.

And while reading the comments, he had to let out a suppressed groan as he saw people appearing one by one offering to sell information.

'Should I cough up money and apologize right now? 'If I pray that I did something wrong, won't you forgive me?'

'No, no. What kind of entity is a noble? In movies, they're all villains and trash. There's no way things would work out.'

Beltor doesn't know that he is someone's villain.

Still, at this point, I couldn't help but admit that I had touched someone I shouldn't have touched.

While he was holding his head and thinking about all sorts of random things, a good idea suddenly occurred to him.

"Yes, it is obvious that they will be harmed, but allowing information to be sold is aiding and abetting a crime. "No matter how much game companies neglect their users, they will not turn a blind eye to criminal activity."

He quickly called the game manufacturer's customer service center.

Fortunately, the connection wasn't difficult.

[thank you. This is World Games Customer Center. How can I help you?]"Oh, hello. "I contacted you because I had a request regarding Chronicle Online."

[For verification purposes, could you please tell me your nickname?]"This is Beltor."

[…] … Yes, Beltor. How can I help you?]"There is someone in the community right now who is openly seeking my information. "It is clear that they are trying to harm them, but I don't think they are willing to tolerate such criminal activity."

[Are you asking me to delete the post?]"yes!"

[understand. Then, we will contact you again after taking action. Can I contact you at the terminal number?]"yes! yes!"

Fortunately, the results of the consultation were satisfactory.

The counselor accepted his request without any objection.

7235. Sephiroth: Sir, I just found Beltor's contact information!

But Beltor forgot something.

Of course, game companies that were thought to be neutral are ultimately run by a group of people, and the customer center employees, who can be said to be the weakest among them, are affiliated with partner companies and do not have very high job satisfaction.

If there is an opportunity to get a large amount of money, you have handed over your information to someone who will think that it does not matter whether you are fired from the company or not.

-Black Dragon_Penny: Please send me a message. Once the information is confirmed to be true, the deposit will be made immediately.

It wasn't just his acquaintances that Beltor had to be careful about.

"This, this bitch?"

Even after contacting the customer service center, the post did not disappear, and when he saw that the comment had been left, his complexion became pale.

"Fuck, what's going on? It makes no common sense to say something like this just because you got PKed twice. And how can you find out my location just by phone number?"

He pretended to be strong by saying that, but when he came to, he was packing his things in his room after organizing the items and exchanging the money he had earned.

-Ding dong.

Has it been about 10 minutes since a comment about selling one's information was posted on the community?

Suddenly, the doorbell of the studio he lived in rang.

"what?"

It is too soon to take common sense action.

Therefore, Beltor had to express doubt rather than fear that the user in question had really 'come to visit'.

He looked at the face of the person who came to him through the intercom.

"uh?"

Beltor let out a foolish exclamation without realizing it.

This is because the intercom was showing the faces of famous people as if it were a TV.

-Quaaang!

And just like a scene from a movie, the front door of his house exploded with a loud noise.

The scene was so unrealistic that he blinked as he saw the thick iron door fly off from the impact and become lodged in the wall on the other side.

"found. Beltor."

The person who appeared next was a young man with silver hair and blue eyes who could be said to be handsome even to men.

"Why is Adrian Lawrence in my room…" … ."

Adrian Lawrence, the silver-haired, blue-eyed intruder, answered his question by extending his middle finger.

"I am Mingi. "You son of a bitch."

"… … ."

Beltor, unable to understand what he said for a moment, tilted his head.

* * *

Even on Earth, I have heard several times that people get so excited while playing games that they get angry.

Every time, I just shook my head and said that there was nothing I could do, but after experiencing something absurd, I was able to understand their feelings a hundred times.

Although they differed in that their activities in the game had the potential to lead to reality, they were also sincere about the game.

Therefore, based on the information I obtained, I ordered Blue Moon to capture the relevant people, and I even personally captured and dragged Beltor, who had experienced death twice, to me.

So, 10 men lined up in front of me.

I looked down at them and scratched my forehead.

"Please, save me. "Your Excellency the Marquis."

"We just fell for Beltor's trick."

"If we had known that the target we were attacking was His Excellency the Marquis, we would never have done such a crazy thing."

"Yes, that's right. "It's all Beltor's fault."

"I will spit out the money distributed. No, you have to pay interest as well."

They rubbed their hands together and prayed again and again.

Moreover, there were people who bowed their heads deeply on the floor and even burst into tears, and their ages ranged from their early 20s to their 40s.

It is natural for them to react this way.

No matter how technologically advanced the world was, Rondel was basically a class society, and the notoriety of the nobles among the commoners was sky-high.

To commoners, nobles are truly heavenly beings.

It was a being that could kill them with just a word.

"First, delete your accounts. "Because I don't want to see you guys wandering around Chronicle Online again."

I handed them the virtual reality goggles one by one and instructed them.

"B, but if you sell the items in your account, you don't have enough money to compensate… … ."

"Just erase it."

Those who had devoted their all to the game showed regret, but when I asked one question, 'Do you hate it?', they all obediently did as they were told and deleted their accounts.

In that way, they lost their beloved character due to a moment of wrong choice.

"Hey, real name."

This is not the end.

Because the sense of me in the game and in reality is shared, the pain I felt while being dealt with by these people was significant.

It may be a joke to them, but I experienced the pain of death twice.

I asked Beltor.

He, who had a mesmerized expression on his face, answered tremblingly.

"This is Ian Cliff."

"age."

"I'm 30."

"job."

"Hey, I'm preparing for the administrator exam."

In other words, it means that you are a civil servant, which means you are unemployed.

"Do you really need to get pocket money from your parents to get to that age?"

"sorry."

"I should apologize to my parents."

I was so angry that I dragged them in, but what should I do with these guys?

Just killing someone is a bit excessive, but torture doesn't fit my image.

Would it be better to keep them locked up in the dungeon like this?

After thinking about this over and over again, I snapped my fingers.

Most of them were unemployed and worthless people.

Actually, no decent person would think of making money through PK.

That's why I decided to be kind to them.

"I myself will provide jobs for you."

Those who were worried that their heads would be blown off were suddenly surprised when they were told that they would be given jobs.

"I have a close assassin's guild. "It seems like they like stealing and killing people, so they go in there and do things."

"omg!"

"Please save me!"

"I have committed a mortal sin!"

The reaction was even more intense.

Those who were shedding tears were crying like children, and those who were begging for help were begging for mercy by banging their heads on the floor.

"It is ultimately a place where people live. "The wages are high, so try hard."

Beltor, who was completely lost, eventually cried and asked for forgiveness.

I nodded with a satisfied expression.

It seems that the fear brought about by the name Assassin's Guild was very great.

'I really won't let you die. Instead, I have to roll until I'm about to die.'

For the sake of my family who is going through a hard time because of these incompetent guys, I need them to show some sense.

"I'm going."

With those words, I gathered them and left the dungeon where they were imprisoned without any regrets.

If it were Earth, this would have been kidnapping and confinement, but I think being a noble is good because it is comfortable in many ways.

* * *

[I quit my job! The money was actually deposited!] [Oh! thank you! thank you! I will live happily!] [Black Dragon Guild public request review!]1. Pesulian: Wow, awesome. Was it real?

-Honey, you're late today: Crazy… … . There really was a supplier for the Black Dragon Guild.

2. King Irion: But is it okay to do this? Honestly, isn't it a crime?

-Urinary stones: So, everyone says what's good about it.

3. Charisma_Molar: I know it gives me goosebumps.

-Urinary stones: What are they?

-Charisma_Molar: When I send a message to a publicly wanted user's nickname, it says that the account doesn't exist?

-Urinary stones: … … .

-Honey, you're late today: … … .

-Neolioguri: Could it be that everyone was really taken away?

-Urinary stones: Isn't this a self-made play? They were non-existent from the beginning.

-Honey, you're late today: No, they're the ones who are there. There was someone who investigated the users through a personal broadcast.

4. Time Timer: I don't think this is an issue that can just be overlooked, right? Isn't this something that requires action at the game company level?

-Kingdom_Knock Knock: That's right. Are you going to play the game because you're scared?

-Antiweld Games: There can be no such thing as action. Even when a murder case occurred last time, they claimed that it was just a grudge between individual users and that they were not responsible.

-Kingdom_Dangisio: It seems like there is no response at all? There isn't a single notice.

As my post through the Black Dragon Guild guild leader attracted a lot of attention, the community was abuzz with reviews.

Because of this incident, I don't think there will be anyone who attacks me without fear in the future.

I have become completely untouchable, a being who cannot be tangled with anything.

However, what was surprising was that the management, who thought they would interfere in some way, insisted on inaction.

If the problem grew, I was planning to buy up as many shares of World Games as I could and become a major shareholder, or use my Hollywood system administrator authority, but I don't think that would be necessary.

"Isn't it true that the company World Games is also owned by Archduke Lucas?"

I laughed and reflected.

My eyes rolled back because I was so excited.