The NPC Sam Yeonwoo (1)

"Kim Seongwon!"

"Kim Seongwon!"

"Kim Seongwon!"

I've heard my name again three times.

"Ah." I have woken again.

"Geez, it's the third time I called you!"

"You don't have to shout, you know."

"Well, anyway, have you got those new energy drinks?"

It's starting again.

"Hello? Kim Seongwon? Why are you spacing again?"

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[Note]

So you are here to save Hyun Cho again?

You know he will die in this scene and will never be saved. Even if you regress many times, he will die in many possible ways.

He is the main protagonist of the game; you cannot change that scenario.

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Then what are the things that can prevent him from being dead?

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[Note]

Nothing.

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I shouted and told Hyun Cho to leave.

"Hyun Cho, leave this convenience store right now."

"Huh? Why's that?" Damn you, I was trying to save you. I'm going to prevent you from involving yourself in the first scenario of the game.

Hyun Cho is a precious friend to me. And it's still traumatizing to me to see that he died in front of me.

"Kim Seongwon, what do you mean to leave? I only just got here to buy that new energy drink and was about to recommend this new game. I bought it online."

"I have that new energy drink you said at my house." This was all a lie; I don't have those at my house.

"Wait, really?"

"Yes." In order to prevent him from evolving the first scenario of the game, I brought Hyun Cho to my house.

I closed the convenience store and went home.

"Liar! You don't have those new energy drinks! F you, I wasted my time here!" It's for your own good.

"Well, anyway, free dinner!" Ah, right.

"You're the one who will cook dinner, while I'm going to explore your apartment room!" 

"Just do as you please; don't break anything."

[Time check: 7:33 p.m.]

There were two more minutes before the disaster happened.

"Hey Kim Seongwon, what game did you play? What is this? A Thousand Regression?" Ah, he found the game I played.

"Ah, that's the game I played. I've spent years playing that game, and it's updated today."

"The game company is even unknown; are you sure this is not a virus or something?" Of course not; it's not a virus. I even have a connection to the creator.

"A Thousand Regression" is a game made by an unknown game company, and it's a MMORPG open world game where you grind or spend time with that game every day when you're bored! I still don't know why the creator named it "A Thousand Regressions." But it's actually not that bad; the game is fun. It's like you really escape reality just by playing this game.

<This should be mentioned in the prologue chapter.< p>

It still hurts to see a game you love get bad reviews and hateful comments. The creator spent his life making this game!

"Oh, it said the game is under maintenance."

Damn ass, I already said that it's updating!

"Alright, that's enough goofing around my PC dinner is almost ready."

"Oh thanks."

[Time check: 7:34 p.m.]

One more minute.

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[Info Warning]

This scene will be a disaster!

You're trying to change the scenario where Hyun Cho involves!

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I'll accept the scenario then.

Whatever happens this time, I'll prepare for the first game of the scenario!

If the game "A Thousand Regressions" really came to life, then all of the things like items and accessories exist in this world.

If I manage to get all those items I got in the game, then I can survive without a problem.

A strange noise outside, people screaming in fear, and an impact happened again outside. The lights are all messed up.

"K-kim Seongwon, what is this?"

"Hm?" Ah, the game has started!

[Time check: 7:35 p.m.]

"What is this hologram in front of me?"

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[Greetings players]

The new chapter of the event has commenced!

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It's happening again.

Again and again. the disaster..

"Kim Seongwon, what is going on?"

"Hyun Cho, listen carefully. You are going to die in this situation."

All of a sudden, the hologram appeared again, but the time stopped moving.

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[Warning!]

You are prohibited from telling a person about his future situation! If you tell him the situation he's been through, you'll be teleported back to the blank space and regressed over again.

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W-what? I cannot tell anyone about the situation in which they've been involved. Which is? I have to keep this a secret.

The hologram disappeared, and the time started moving.

"Kim Seongwon, what was that?"

"N-nothing." I can't tell him that he's going to die in this scenario! If I did, I'd regress again.

"Just follow what I said."

If we were at my apartment building, there shouldn't be a creature here.

Last time at the convenience store, we'd encountered a giant ogre, which led to Hyun Cho dying.

What scenario is going to happen now? since we were at the apartment building.

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[Danger!]

Skeleton knight!

Info: secret event!

Compensation: 1000 gold!

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Skeleton knight? Wait?

"K-kim Seongwon, what is this?" Skeleton Knight is the secret event of A Thousand Regression!

An event dropped off at a new location of the game, which is the Deep Dark Forest! An update event three years ago.

No, this is not happening again. In the game, I fought this creature many times! The armor is so hard to pierce, which made me almost die.

"K-kim Seongwon, what are we going to do?" I don't know if we were to fight this; we need a mythic orb!

A "mythic orb" is an item that is dropped by a mythic knight. An orb is a very explosive item; once you get hit, you die in mythic dust.

I've read all of this info back then on the tweet "A Thousand Regression Creature Guide."

It is something useful in future updates.

But is it still useful in this scenario?

"Kim Seongwon, watch out!" I was pushed by Hyun Cho, and then Hyun Cho got stabbed.

The sword that Skeleton Knight used was bleeding. In the game, the skeleton knight didn't use bleeding but poison.

Did the game change?

Damn it.

"Hyun Cho, why did you push me?" It's happening again. Hyun Cho will die.

"K-kim Seongwon, please take this chance to run away as far as you can!"

"Hyun Cho, you are my precious friend; I won't leave you behind!" 

"You are also my precious friend Kim Seongw—" Hyun Cho died of bleeding.

The Skeleton Knight grinned as he pleased and looked for the next target.

No matter what I do, I cannot save Hyun Cho at the start. The only option is to run away.

I've run outside and left my apartment building, but the Skeleton Knight jumps at the window and is about to strike his sword.

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[Danger!]

Skeleton Knight will use the skill "Sword of Unholy!"

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I'll regress back over and over again, huh?

There's nothing I can do now.

I'll close my eyes so that I won't feel pain.

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[Congratulations!]

You have completed the secret event!

You have been given 1000 gold!

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I opened my eyes, and there was this person with a sword and an unfamiliar outfit. I guess he's also from the game.

He then grabbed my neck and said,.

"You, who are you?" This voice. sounds familiar? Could it be? Sam Yeonwoo?

"Name."

"W-what?"

"What is your name?"

"5 seconds if you don't answer my question; I'll eliminate you!" 

"Kim Seongwon."

"That's a strange name."

"I heard that a lot from my high school."

There is really no mistake! It's Sam Yeonwoo, the strongest NPC of the game, who got the title "The Slayer."

"So it seems you've mastered the game rule?"

"It is the same with you."

Bam. He hit my stomach. I barely managed to swallow back a groan.

This guy's attitude is just like in the game.

"Stop with the unnecessary answer. Only answer what I ask for. Understand?"

I nodded.

I figured it out—this won't be an easy pass.

In the beginning, Sam Yeonwoo was a more intimidating figure than the other NPC I met.

His personality had worn out after his father and mother died from necromancery when he was just 7. He joined the guild named "Vengeance of Justice." His personality changed after he joined the guild. He joined the guild just to avenge his father's and mother's deaths. I've known this story because I read it back then while I was on a game.

On top of that, this is the most annoying NPC you've encountered in the game.

"You Answer?"

"...I will."

This time, I tried to block the fist. The pain he felt felt like my bones were broken.

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[Info!]

The NPC has a guard against you!

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Tsk, this is so annoying. Is he going to make me a pinching bag?

"Sam Yeonwoo, will you put me down?"

Yeonwoo Sam looks shocked for a moment.

"You know me?" Of course I know you! You're the annoying NPC of the game "A Thousand Regressions!"

"I know. I am the creator of the game."

It was a lie.

I'm just an introverted person who would rather play online games to escape reality.

"You're Sam Yeonwoo, the strongest guy who got the title of Slayer! Of course I know you!"

At the game, he's like my disciple!

"Creator of the game, huh?"

Sam Yeonwoo froze and said,.

"I forgive your impudence this time. But the situation you are in hasn't changed."

"I know that."

He is not like the

other npc.

"I have only one thing I want to ask."

"Go on."

"If you're the creator, why did you create the game?"

Ahh. It was the question I knew he would ask, even though it's a lie.

"Will you leave me if I answer?"

"It depends on your answer."

What could I possibly say to convince this damn annoying NPC?