Two friends escape their respective harsh realities and found home between the company of one another. In a high-end virtual realm.

Writer's Note: This is a short read by chapter, a direct narrative story.

[2020] Almost a year ago, in time when MMORPG console had improved to its full-extent, a young man named Crow came across a girl in his age and became friends with her. They are both seventeen, him and her; finding the transitional phase from childhood to adulthood difficult to bear. And as time goes on, they found home between the company of one another.

To balance pain and pleasure, together they warp into Fantascia almost everyday, and experience their magical adventures— fighting different monsters by magic and skill; then lately, locating the Forests Realm's missing Elder. 

A story about existence, friendship, universal change, and claiming free will.

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1/Mc will not be allowed to play as a trainer (Overpowered pocket army if not which could kill the novel and don't feel confident to write)
2/Mc will only be allowed to play as a Pokemon (One Mon only for each new playthrough)
3/Mc won't be able to use each pokemon perks and skills unless he transforms into it (He won't need to actually turn into a pokemon in the real world to use the skills and attacks though)
4/The perks and skills displayed (level up/TM) in the Expertise Menu and effective in combat, will only be for one Pokemon (The one he chooses for battle/training)
5/Mc will obviously not be allowed to use legendaries in the first playthrough






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Pokemon Abilities such as "Adaptability" or "Flashfire," etc., will not be used in the anime or the games.






Pokemon moves, and combat will only adopt the Pokemon anime rules.






This is not something you should consider as a Nerf, this is just common sense. I don't want to kill my novel so early.


I'm open to discussion and any suggestions. Even if right now I'm going to focus more on the Naruto aspect.






Thanks for your patience. I'm working on the chapter

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The age of cultivation has finally descended unto the world. It was a bloody era, brutal for everyone; one to revere for the weak, one to oppress for the strong.

In this new era, the forsaken scrap for food while the talentless put their hopes in the next generation.

In this new era, the dauntless awaken through countless tortures while the gifted ascend through sheer enlightenment.

In this new era, the rich eat medicinal pills like candy and repress those who possess solid foundations...

Bloodlines, classes, skills, perks, and mana pool:

Those were the five determinants for assessing the potential of young cultivators.

Hibari, who was born in a prominent clan of exorcists, didn't show attunement for any of those.

For seven years, he who was recognized as "trash" by his contemporaries, has lived the path of a recluse, spending his days watching anime or playing video games.

Like any hot-blooded kid, the young man had dreamed of a golden finger.

But a prayer he made on his fifteenth birthday would compromise the majesty of the heavens for eternity.

The second: "I must have heard you wrong."

Heaven's Dao:

"The first Immortal Emperor was an Otaku..."

The third: "..."

The fourth: "..."

The tunnel went on and on.

We've been walking for approximately 30 minutes, but it seems like this underground cavern wasn't going to end any time soon. How big is this cave?

However, I didn't have the time to leisurely bask in the mystery of nature.


I've been listening in on a dangerous conversation that has been happening ahead of me for a while now.

"How about we just kill him here?"

One of the men suggested.

"We aren't some petty thieves, we're adventurers. Is there a reason for us to be obsessing over a couple of coins? The bounty on that Demon Lord's head is more than enough."

"Do you have an ass for a mouth? All I smell is gas whenever you open your mouth. How can you not understand why we're like this? Even though we went through all this effort, we'll only get a thousand gold coins. In other words, even if we cut his head off and turn it in――."

Riff pointed at me.

"We'll only get a thousand gold coins! Just move your feet diligently, you lazy bastard. It's not like your wife's breasts are going to run away somewhere just because you're a day late."

The others cackled. Even the rookie who was supporting my body shook as he laughed.

I felt a chill go down my spine.

'You crazy bastards!'

These guys were treating my life like some joke. This wasn't something a human would do.

They continued to joke around.

"You're probably wrong, Captain Riff. There are rumors going around town saying that this guy's wife has amazing tits. I've even dreamt about having my face smothered by those ass-sized breasts and suffocating a little."

"I'll be honest, I've also wished the same. He's probably unbearably worried that his wife's breasts are being passed around town."

"You perverted bastards!"

I remained as quiet as a mouse.

Once the immediate threat to my life was gone, I gradually started to understand my situation.

For starters, these guys weren't talking in Korean. And yet, I naturally understood what they were saying. The fact that I had woken up in a cave even though I thought I had died was bizarre and something about my entire body was abnormal as well.

'Calm down... Let's calm down and think.'

I purposely took deep breaths. Slowly, going along with the beat.

I saw on some television program that if you focus on your breathing like this, then your mind should be able to escape from the initial shock. This piece of information, which I've never thought about in my entire life, came to mind right now for some reason. It probably means that my brain is that desperate.

They've been disclosing a rather large amount of information. Albeit, I wasn't aware of this earlier since my mind was a mess.


•They referred to this unknown cave as a
dungeon.

•They said that they're conquering this dungeon.

•They're claiming to be adventurers.
Finally, they called me Demon Lord.
 
Dungeon, conquering, adventurer...Demon Lord.

I'm uncertain as to why, but until a short while ago, although it feels like the distant past now, I was completely engrossed in the game <Dungeon Attack>. I thought about what happened immediately after.

'I definitely died.'

I silently recollected what had happened up to this point. I opened and closed my mouth over and over again. My injuries hurt, so it was difficult for me to think straight if I didn't do this. Dungeon, conquering, adventurer, Demon Lord, and death. These 5 key words kept repeating in my head.

All right. The inside of my head was clearer than before. At the very least, it felt that way to me.

Except there was something missing. It felt like I had missed something while doing the last calculations for a math equation.

"I don't like that guy. If that guy is just putting on a show but actually has ulterior motives, then we're the ones who'll get the short end of the stick. There might be some goblins left somewhere in the dungeon."

"Jeez. Since when did our comrade become such a coward? The monsters in dungeons are loyal to their Demon Lords. Do you understand? As long as the Demon Lord is in our hands, those guys are nothing. It doesn't matter if a minotaur or an ogre showed up."

The sound of talking echoed throughout the cavern.

"Gah...haa...."

I pretended to groan in pain because of my injuries as I continued to think. What am I forgetting? I clearly know something. A certain scene that matches this situation perfectly.

I went through my memories meticulously. The time I got hit by an arrow, the moment I first opened my eyes, the car accident. Once I did, a certain memory emerged on the surface of my sea of consciousness.

Sequel.

"...!"

Why am I remembering this only now? VenusPanties, that person told me that he was going to send me the sequel of Dungeon Attack.

My vision abruptly became vivid. I started to thoroughly understand what this group was and the words they've been using. In order to not become impatient, I carefully ruminated the sentences in my mouth silently.


• VenusPanties said that he'd send me the sequel of Dungeon Attack promptly.

• Strangely, they asked me several times whether I'd regret it or not.

'This is insane! God damn it!'

My breathing became faster. Was this all nothing more than a coincidence?

Someone told me that they would send me the sequel of a game. I died soon after. Once I opened my eyes, I found myself in a world that was incredibly similar to the game I played. ――This is all just a coincidence?

Contrary to my rapidly beating heart, I managed to reach a cool-headed conclusion. There was no way.

Damn it, despite being in my mid-twenties, I never knew I had this kind of talent! I'm referring to my ability to think calmly despite my right foot being fucked up. I want to go thank the main culprit behind this incident for helping me discover this talent by giving them a slap.

I quickly laid out the possible answers.


1, I entered a game world.
2, I possessed someone in a world that was similar to the game I played.

3, This was a delusion or a dream.

4, I had died and gone to Hell.

I slowly caught my breath.

A 4, choice question.

At a glance, it feels like there are a lot of possibilities. Don't be afraid, I consoled myself. I just have to cut down one choice at a time. It isn't difficult. It doesn't matter if it's actually difficult or not. Just the very act of thinking that it isn't hard in times like this is important.

'For starters, the first possibility.'

How should I test this? The several novels I've read throughout my life were surprisingly helpful here. If this is a game world, then it will definitely respond to this phrase.

"Oi, Your Highness Demon Lord. Does your Royal person feel uncomfortable anywhere? Hm?"

The rookie asked. Rather than sounding concerned, his tone sounded sarcastic.

"If Your Highness Demon Lord falls here, then we'll all end up going back empty-handed. That isn't exactly a good thing. It's a bad thing for us, but it's an even worse thing for Your Highness! Captain Riff is quite a cruel person."

"I'm...guh, I'm okay...."

"All right. That kind of spirit is what's important in life. Haha. Your foot is only slightly broken, after all. It should be fine after applying some spit on it. If you're a man, then you should be able to endure something like that."

In what way is this only slightly broken!?

The urge to cry out surged up my throat. However, I didn't let my emotions show on my face and simply agreed with him.

I pretended to groan in pain and mumbled in a nearly inaudible voice. It actually did hurt every time I took a step with my right food so the acting part was easy.

"Status."

Nothing happened.

It wasn't time to panic yet. I murmured quietly in Korean.

"Status."

At that moment, a clear sound effect rang out.

-Ding!

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
True Name: Dantalian
Race: Demon Lord

Faction: Dantalian's Demon Lord Army

Attribute: Neutral(0)

Level: 1　　　　　Infamy: 7
Job: Dungeon Manager(F), Demon Lord(F)

|Leadership: 11/15 |Might: 2/5|
|Intelligence: 25/25|Politics: 10/15|
|Charm: 3/10|Technique: 1/10|

*Titles: You have no titles.
*Abilities: You have no abilities.
*Skills: You have no skills.

[Achievements: 0]
[Subordinates: 0 units/20 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

"...."

A blue, semi-transparent hologram appeared before me.

I stood there stunned into silence. The rookie shouted at me.

"Why are you standing there like a scarecrow for!?"

He sounded as if he intended to hit me if I didn't start moving again. He most likely can't see the hologram.

"S-Sorry. My foot started to hurt."

"Eh. Tch! How can a Demon Lord of all people not know how to walk properly?"

I staggered forward.

The emotion I was feeling right now wasn't pride towards my ability to remain composed in desperately dangerous situations, delight for finally discovering the answer, or panic because of how absurd this situation was.

It wasn't anger towards VenusPanties who was probably the main culprit behind all this or murderous intent towards the adventurer who scratched me with an arrow.

Only despair was wrapped around me right now.

'Bloody hell.'

Even a swear that I would normally never use came out.

'Fucking...this is a fucking terrible character!'

* * *

Dungeon Attack. A simulation game that was developed in Korea and made for a mature audience.

It belongs to the 'dungeon-conquering simulation RPG' genre. That was literally what it said on their official homepage. These developers would always create their own genres and attach them to their games. They probably think of it as a joke.

The main protagonist is a robust youth from a rural village.

To put it badly, they were a country bumpkin.

Once their hometown was razed to the ground by a certain Demon Lord's army, they swore to get revenge on all of the Demon Lords. At a glance, the protagonist seems like your typical hero...but the main characteristic of Dungeon Attack comes from the difficulty. The fact that the hero was just a slightly strong country bumpkin. Nothing more, nothing less.

The Emperor's secret child? A dragon's final descendant? The teacher they met coincidentally was actually an archmage?

There wasn't anything like that.

The protagonist was genuinely an illiterate country bumpkin that was raised in a rural village through and through.

Naturally, trying to defeat two or three Demon Lords on your first playthrough was difficult. You have to go through your 5th or 6th playthrough before you can enter the actual main story scenario. Only after you get through about 10 playthroughs will you be able to see all of the main story. If you want to beat the secret missions as well, then you have to at least go through 17 playthroughs like I did. Moreover, only a pro like me can achieve this with this little number of playthroughs. Was this not an insane difficulty curve?

The Demon Lords here were the same as those very Demon Lords that were indispensable to RPGs. The protagonist is a hero, so the enemy is a Demon Lord. Simple logic.

Demon Lords live in the dungeons they create and monsters protect those dungeons. The player has to utilize their ability, supplies, and strategy to try and conquer those very dungeons.

Although it's a common setting, Dungeon Attack has its own feature. Normal RPGs have only one Demon Lord, however, Dungeon Attack has several. A whopping number of 72 Demon Lords. The player has to defeat all 72 Demon Lords.

Rank 1 Baal, 
Rank 2 Agares, 
Rank 3 Vassago, 
Rank 4 Gamigin,
....

Rank 71 Dantalian.

In the game, Dantalian is literally the scrawniest, worst, and lowest among weaklings!

Even if you barely have any experience in playing games, beginners can beat at least Dantalian in their first playthrough. It was natural. In the first place, he's a Demon Lord that was made for beginners. If I were to compare him to something in a different game, then he was no different from a rabbit in the first hunting area of a game. As long as you know how to click, anyone can slay a rabbit.

That wasn't all. Dantalian was treated so badly that...while every other Demon Lord appeared with very pretty and flattering illustrations, one Demon Lord, Dantalian, had nothing.

He was treated entirely like an extra. He was only a Demon Lord in name and was weaker than monsters that were slightly strong.

Before I died, the stats of the last Demon Lord I defeated, Rank 1 Demon Lord Baal, was roughly like this. I remembered them precisely because I looked at them hundreds of times in order to beat him.


━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Name: Baal
Job: Dungeon Manager(SSS+), 
Demon Lord(SSS+)

Level: 389 Infamy: 8700078

Leadership: 356 |Might: 402 |Intelligence: 311
Politics: 287| Charm: 210| Technique: 109

*Titles: 1. Great Demon Lord 
2. Legendary Dungeon Manager 
3. Legendary Slaughterer

*Abilities: Strategy SSS+, Operation Art SSS+,

Discipline of Kingship SSS,

Swordsmanship SSS+, Magic S

*Skills: Devil's Doctrine, Lethal Move 

Nullify(改), Magic Nullify(改)

[Achievements: 2500]
[Subordinates: 7500 units/7500 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

How brilliant. The title Great Demon Lord wasn't wasted on him. Generally speaking, he had an aura that one would acknowledge as the true boss of a game.

Going along with his monstrous stats, his illustration was amazing as well. He looked like a handsome middle-aged man. There were a lot of gamers who thought that the Great Demon Lord looked better than the protagonist.

On the other hand, how were Dantalian's stats?

 

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
True Name: Dantalian
Race: Demon Lord　　 　Faction: Dantalian's Demon Lord Army
Attribute: Neutral(0)

Level: 1　　　　　Infamy: 7
Job: Dungeon Manager(F), Demon Lord(F)

Leadership: 11/15　　Might: 2/5 　　Intelligence: 25/25
Politics: 10/15　　Charm: 3/10　　Technique: 1/10

*Titles: You have no titles.
*Abilities: You have no abilities.
*Skills: You have no skills.

[Achievements: 0]
[Subordinates: 0 units/20 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

 

Generally speaking, he had an aura that people would acknowledge as the sandbag of the game. This is absurd. What is this?

Just because they were all similarly known as a Demon Lord didn't mean that they were all the same. In truth, the gap between Baal and Dantalian was similar to the gap between the United States of America and Nepal in terms of influence. The gap couldn't be bridged even with a second chance at life.

Just so you know, once your first playthrough comes to an end, Dantalian stops appearing entirely starting from your second playthrough and on. This was the developers' way of showing consideration because they believed it would be tedious for the players to deal with him every time.

For example, imagine giving a level 20 swordsman a quest to 'go to the beginning forest and hunt a rabbit!'. Think of how boring that would be. Quests like those should be deleted appropriately by the developers. Demon Lord Dantalian fitted in that condition perfectly. A rabbit that was unbearably tedious to deal with.... From a straightforward perspective, the character known as Dantalian in the game Dungeon Attack amounted to only that much.

The problem now was that I had become that very rabbit.

I think I might go insane.

Do you know how this world ends?

Become the hero and defeat the 72 Demon Lords. The game that was boasted as the absolute hardest strategy game, 『Dungeon Attack』.

I used to be the ‘hero’ that had accomplished everything in this game, but after answering a suspicious survey, I found myself in the game as the weakest Demon Lord, 「Dantalian」.

With only my eloquent tongue and my memories of conquest as a hero—.

In order to survive as Dantalian. I shall tear this world apart.
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[3 Chapter a day]

The tunnel went on and on.

We've been walking for approximately 30 minutes, but it seems like this underground cavern wasn't going to end any time soon. How big is this cave?

However, I didn't have the time to leisurely bask in the mystery of nature.


I've been listening in on a dangerous conversation that has been happening ahead of me for a while now.

"How about we just kill him here?"

One of the men suggested.

"We aren't some petty thieves, we're adventurers. Is there a reason for us to be obsessing over a couple of coins? The bounty on that Demon Lord's head is more than enough."

"Do you have an ass for a mouth? All I smell is gas whenever you open your mouth. How can you not understand why we're like this? Even though we went through all this effort, we'll only get a thousand gold coins. In other words, even if we cut his head off and turn it in――."

Riff pointed at me.

"We'll only get a thousand gold coins! Just move your feet diligently, you lazy bastard. It's not like your wife's breasts are going to run away somewhere just because you're a day late."

The others cackled. Even the rookie who was supporting my body shook as he laughed.

I felt a chill go down my spine.

'You crazy bastards!'

These guys were treating my life like some joke. This wasn't something a human would do.

They continued to joke around.

"You're probably wrong, Captain Riff. There are rumors going around town saying that this guy's wife has amazing tits. I've even dreamt about having my face smothered by those ass-sized breasts and suffocating a little."

"I'll be honest, I've also wished the same. He's probably unbearably worried that his wife's breasts are being passed around town."

"You perverted bastards!"

I remained as quiet as a mouse.

Once the immediate threat to my life was gone, I gradually started to understand my situation.

For starters, these guys weren't talking in Korean. And yet, I naturally understood what they were saying. The fact that I had woken up in a cave even though I thought I had died was bizarre and something about my entire body was abnormal as well.

'Calm down... Let's calm down and think.'

I purposely took deep breaths. Slowly, going along with the beat.

I saw on some television program that if you focus on your breathing like this, then your mind should be able to escape from the initial shock. This piece of information, which I've never thought about in my entire life, came to mind right now for some reason. It probably means that my brain is that desperate.

They've been disclosing a rather large amount of information. Albeit, I wasn't aware of this earlier since my mind was a mess.

 

•They referred to this unknown cave as a
dungeon.

•They said that they're conquering this dungeon.

•They're claiming to be adventurers.
Finally, they called me Demon Lord.
 
Dungeon, conquering, adventurer...Demon Lord.

I'm uncertain as to why, but until a short while ago, although it feels like the distant past now, I was completely engrossed in the game <Dungeon Attack>. I thought about what happened immediately after.

'I definitely died.'

I silently recollected what had happened up to this point. I opened and closed my mouth over and over again. My injuries hurt, so it was difficult for me to think straight if I didn't do this. Dungeon, conquering, adventurer, Demon Lord, and death. These 5 key words kept repeating in my head.

All right. The inside of my head was clearer than before. At the very least, it felt that way to me.

Except there was something missing. It felt like I had missed something while doing the last calculations for a math equation.

"I don't like that guy. If that guy is just putting on a show but actually has ulterior motives, then we're the ones who'll get the short end of the stick. There might be some goblins left somewhere in the dungeon."

"Jeez. Since when did our comrade become such a coward? The monsters in dungeons are loyal to their Demon Lords. Do you understand? As long as the Demon Lord is in our hands, those guys are nothing. It doesn't matter if a minotaur or an ogre showed up."

The sound of talking echoed throughout the cavern.

"Gah...haa...."

I pretended to groan in pain because of my injuries as I continued to think. What am I forgetting? I clearly know something. A certain scene that matches this situation perfectly.

I went through my memories meticulously. The time I got hit by an arrow, the moment I first opened my eyes, the car accident. Once I did, a certain memory emerged on the surface of my sea of consciousness.

Sequel.

"...!"

Why am I remembering this only now? VenusPanties, that person told me that he was going to send me the sequel of Dungeon Attack.

My vision abruptly became vivid. I started to thoroughly understand what this group was and the words they've been using. In order to not become impatient, I carefully ruminated the sentences in my mouth silently.

 

• VenusPanties said that he'd send me the sequel of Dungeon Attack promptly.

• Strangely, they asked me several times whether I'd regret it or not.
 

'This is insane! God damn it!'

My breathing became faster. Was this all nothing more than a coincidence?

Someone told me that they would send me the sequel of a game. I died soon after. Once I opened my eyes, I found myself in a world that was incredibly similar to the game I played. ――This is all just a coincidence?

Contrary to my rapidly beating heart, I managed to reach a cool-headed conclusion. There was no way.

Damn it, despite being in my mid-twenties, I never knew I had this kind of talent! I'm referring to my ability to think calmly despite my right foot being fucked up. I want to go thank the main culprit behind this incident for helping me discover this talent by giving them a slap.

I quickly laid out the possible answers.

 

1, I entered a game world.
2, I possessed someone in a world that was similar to the game I played.

3, This was a delusion or a dream.

4, I had died and gone to Hell.
 

I slowly caught my breath.

A 4 choice question.

At a glance, it feels like there are a lot of possibilities. Don't be afraid, I consoled myself. I just have to cut down one choice at a time. It isn't difficult. It doesn't matter if it's actually difficult or not. Just the very act of thinking that it isn't hard in times like this is important.

'For starters, the first possibility.'

How should I test this? The several novels I've read throughout my life were surprisingly helpful here. If this is a game world, then it will definitely respond to this phrase.

"Oi, Your Highness Demon Lord. Does your Royal person feel uncomfortable anywhere? Hm?"

The rookie asked. Rather than sounding concerned, his tone sounded sarcastic.

"If Your Highness Demon Lord falls here, then we'll all end up going back empty-handed. That isn't exactly a good thing. It's a bad thing for us, but it's an even worse thing for Your Highness! Captain Riff is quite a cruel person."

"I'm...guh, I'm okay...."

"All right. That kind of spirit is what's important in life. Haha. Your foot is only slightly broken, after all. It should be fine after applying some spit on it. If you're a man, then you should be able to endure something like that."

In what way is this only slightly broken!?

The urge to cry out surged up my throat. However, I didn't let my emotions show on my face and simply agreed with him.

I pretended to groan in pain and mumbled in a nearly inaudible voice. It actually did hurt every time I took a step with my right food so the acting part was easy.

"Status."

Nothing happened.

It wasn't time to panic yet. I murmured quietly in Korean.

"Status."

At that moment, a clear sound effect rang out.

 

-Ding!

 

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
True Name: Dantalian
Race: Demon Lord　　 　Faction: Dantalian's Demon Lord Army
Attribute: Neutral(0)

Level: 1　　　　　Infamy: 7
Job: Dungeon Manager(F), Demon Lord(F)

Leadership: 11/15　　Might: 2/5 　　Intelligence: 25/25
Politics: 10/15　　Charm: 3/10　　Technique: 1/10

*Titles: You have no titles.
*Abilities: You have no abilities.
*Skills: You have no skills.

[Achievements: 0]
[Subordinates: 0 units/20 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

 

"...."

A blue, semi-transparent hologram appeared before me.

I stood there stunned into silence. The rookie shouted at me.

"Why are you standing there like a scarecrow for!?"

He sounded as if he intended to hit me if I didn't start moving again. He most likely can't see the hologram.

"S-Sorry. My foot started to hurt."

"Eh. Tch! How can a Demon Lord of all people not know how to walk properly?"

I staggered forward.

The emotion I was feeling right now wasn't pride towards my ability to remain composed in desperately dangerous situations, delight for finally discovering the answer, or panic because of how absurd this situation was.

It wasn't anger towards VenusPanties who was probably the main culprit behind all this or murderous intent towards the adventurer who scratched me with an arrow.

Only despair was wrapped around me right now.

'Bloody hell.'

Even a swear that I would normally never use came out.

'Fucking...this is a fucking terrible character!'

 

* * *

 

Dungeon Attack. A simulation game that was developed in Korea and made for a mature audience.

It belongs to the 'dungeon-conquering simulation RPG' genre. That was literally what it said on their official homepage. These developers would always create their own genres and attach them to their games. They probably think of it as a joke.

The main protagonist is a robust youth from a rural village.

To put it badly, they were a country bumpkin.

Once their hometown was razed to the ground by a certain Demon Lord's army, they swore to get revenge on all of the Demon Lords. At a glance, the protagonist seems like your typical hero...but the main characteristic of Dungeon Attack comes from the difficulty. The fact that the hero was just a slightly strong country bumpkin. Nothing more, nothing less.

The Emperor's secret child? A dragon's final descendant? The teacher they met coincidentally was actually an archmage?

There wasn't anything like that.

The protagonist was genuinely an illiterate country bumpkin that was raised in a rural village through and through.

Naturally, trying to defeat two or three Demon Lords on your first playthrough was difficult. You have to go through your 5th or 6th playthrough before you can enter the actual main story scenario. Only after you get through about 10 playthroughs will you be able to see all of the main story. If you want to beat the secret missions as well, then you have to at least go through 17 playthroughs like I did. Moreover, only a pro like me can achieve this with this little number of playthroughs. Was this not an insane difficulty curve?

The Demon Lords here were the same as those very Demon Lords that were indispensable to RPGs. The protagonist is a hero, so the enemy is a Demon Lord. Simple logic.

Demon Lords live in the dungeons they create and monsters protect those dungeons. The player has to utilize their ability, supplies, and strategy to try and conquer those very dungeons.

Although it's a common setting, Dungeon Attack has its own feature. Normal RPGs have only one Demon Lord, however, Dungeon Attack has several. A whopping number of 72 Demon Lords. The player has to defeat all 72 Demon Lords.

Rank 1 Baal, 
Rank 2 Agares, 
Rank 3 Vassago, 
Rank 4 Gamigin....

Rank 71 Dantalian.

In the game, Dantalian is literally the scrawniest, worst, and lowest among weaklings!

Even if you barely have any experience in playing games, beginners can beat at least Dantalian in their first playthrough. It was natural. In the first place, he's a Demon Lord that was made for beginners. If I were to compare him to something in a different game, then he was no different from a rabbit in the first hunting area of a game. As long as you know how to click, anyone can slay a rabbit.

That wasn't all. Dantalian was treated so badly that...while every other Demon Lord appeared with very pretty and flattering illustrations, one Demon Lord, Dantalian, had nothing.

He was treated entirely like an extra. He was only a Demon Lord in name and was weaker than monsters that were slightly strong.

Before I died, the stats of the last Demon Lord I defeated, Rank 1 Demon Lord Baal, was roughly like this. I remembered them precisely because I looked at them hundreds of times in order to beat him.

 

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Name: Baal
Job: Dungeon Manager(SSS+), Demon Lord(SSS+)
Level: 389 Infamy: 8700078

Leadership: 356　　Might: 402　　Intelligence: 311
Politics: 287　　Charm: 210　　Technique: 109

*Titles: 1. Great Demon Lord 2. Legendary Dungeon Manager 3. Legendary Slaughterer
*Abilities: Strategy SSS+, Operation Art SSS+, Discipline of Kingship SSS, Swordsmanship SSS+, Magic S
*Skills: Devil's Doctrine, Lethal Move Nullify(改), Magic Nullify(改)

[Achievements: 2500]
[Subordinates: 7500 units/7500 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

 

How brilliant. The title Great Demon Lord wasn't wasted on him. Generally speaking, he had an aura that one would acknowledge as the true boss of a game.

Going along with his monstrous stats, his illustration was amazing as well. He looked like a handsome middle-aged man. There were a lot of gamers who thought that the Great Demon Lord looked better than the protagonist.

On the other hand, how were Dantalian's stats?

 

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
True Name: Dantalian
Race: Demon Lord　　 　Faction: Dantalian's Demon Lord Army
Attribute: Neutral(0)

Level: 1　　　　　Infamy: 7
Job: Dungeon Manager(F), Demon Lord(F)

Leadership: 11/15　　Might: 2/5 　　Intelligence: 25/25
Politics: 10/15　　Charm: 3/10　　Technique: 1/10

*Titles: You have no titles.
*Abilities: You have no abilities.
*Skills: You have no skills.

[Achievements: 0]
[Subordinates: 0 units/20 units]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

 

Generally speaking, he had an aura that people would acknowledge as the sandbag of the game. This is absurd. What is this?

Just because they were all similarly known as a Demon Lord didn't mean that they were all the same. In truth, the gap between Baal and Dantalian was similar to the gap between the United States of America and Nepal in terms of influence. The gap couldn't be bridged even with a second chance at life.

Just so you know, once your first playthrough comes to an end, Dantalian stops appearing entirely starting from your second playthrough and on. This was the developers' way of showing consideration because they believed it would be tedious for the players to deal with him every time.

For example, imagine giving a level 20 swordsman a quest to 'go to the beginning forest and hunt a rabbit!'. Think of how boring that would be. Quests like those should be deleted appropriately by the developers. Demon Lord Dantalian fitted in that condition perfectly. A rabbit that was unbearably tedious to deal with.... From a straightforward perspective, the character known as Dantalian in the game Dungeon Attack amounted to only that much.

The problem now was that I had become that very rabbit.

I think I might go insane.

The horror game host Xiao Tangqiu crossed into a horror game.

He hadn’t yet cleared the instance when he met a man who was exactly like his childhood friend who had been dead for many years.

Where did this cold and powerful mysterious man come from? Why did the brutal killing games happen so frequently? Why did his teammates go crazy in the middle of the night? Who was the ultimate mastermind behind all of this… Was it a distortion of human nature or moral decay?

Please pay attention to the ‘Horror Game, Live Broadcast’ and follow the live broadcast of Anchor Xiao Tanqiu’s horror game.
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His eyes weren't with him last Friday, and so he did not notice that Keiko was not around as well. To think about it, he should at least check up on her. During the time in-between classes, he would send Keiko a message, hoping she would reply. There was nothing wrong with asking a childhood friend why she was not in school for two days. The class president only heard about a house emergency, but there was no further details.

Classes had ended around lunch, giving the students a choice to take lunch or go home already. Since Arata and his two Hands were going to get ramen, they did not bother taking lunch. It was also by then that he messaged Tohru about seeing her in the afternoon at the Lumen Park. A good day in general rolled, if he would not count being extorted by Attori to pay for more expensive meals since they did eat at Imperial Kitchen.

Since it was a Saturday, there was quite a crowd building in the streets. Arata, who had gone home first and changed into something more stylish and comfortable, went to see Tohru who was waiting by the fountain. She was fiddling with her phone with a frown on her face. She lifted her gaze as she felt someone was looking at her before waving with only her fingers moving like a flirting fortune cat. The man walked up to her and sat next to her.

"Enjoy chatting with more women?" Tohru greeted him with a bitter pout, eyes going back to her phone screen. "Geez, she won't stop."

"Who?"

"No one." She locked her phone and pocketed it. "Ready? Let's go." She got up and led Arata to a less populated part of the park.

They reached a part of the park where the crowd was seen far away. There were no other people around but them, which was nice considering the space. The king looked around at the surroundings, feeling refreshed by the shining leaves against the orange sun.

"Acchan, eyes on me." Tohru giggled and beckoned Arata to search the bushes with her. She picked up a stick and asked him to find one similar to it. She watched him get one before humming as she walked away from him as if making distance. "Well, I'll be testing you starting from this day. Do you think you can make it out alive?"

"Huh?" Arata twitched at the dialogue.

[You have unlocked the Challenge Mode! This mode is only exclusive to players who have three or more date-ables with maximum affection rate, and are playing non-route. Non-routes will now merge constantly after every playthrough so there poses a threat of the date-ables harming one another.]

The king's eyes widened, remembering the angry glaring Ruby just gave Attori earlier. And of course, Keiko's plead that he leave Attori behind.

[There are three parameters during a Challenge Mode: HP, Dodge, and Subdue. HP deals with your health during a Challenge Mode. An attacking date-able might damage your HP. Defending another date-able will also damage your HP. When your HP hits 0, you will lose consciousness, and gets sent to the next action time.]

[Involved date-ables also have their own HP. Be wary of it. If either the attacker or defender date-able hits 0, they will be knocked out.]

[Dodge parameter gives you the ability to save your HP from being depleted fast. However, some attacks cannot be reduced. Subdue gauge will dictate if the attacking date-able could be stopped. Filling up the gauge will let you end the Challenge Mode in a success.]

[Failing a Challenge Mode will affect your date-ables such as decrease in Affection, Obedience, and Encounter Rates. This might also cause them to run amok when their Obedience Rate falls down to 0%. Date-ables who had run amok will vanish from the playthrough.]

[Conditions to succeed in a Challenge Mode: Subdue the Date-able. Conditions to fail a Challenge Mode: Player or Date-able HP hits 0. Reminder: You cannot initiate a Challenge unless training with Tohru to increase Dodge.]

[Would you like to repeat the instructions? Yes / No]

"What is wrong with these devs?" Arata mouthed away from Tohru's sight as he listened to the instructions. He sobbed visibly, earning another raised eyebrow from the she-jerk. He then turned to the girl. "Yeah, I'm ready."

"Try to dodge my attack, Acchan." Tohru grinned as she moved the stick as if a sword.

She entered into a stance, making Arata answer with a guard stance. It was good enough that Arata bought the new magazines for the Challenge Mode. He had a beginning Dodge Rate of 30% thanks to those. Their training was not intense; in fact it was too light for an actual fight. Tohru was impressed nonetheless.

"Wow, I didn't know you know how to fight now. Really impressive!" The she-jerk laughed out before swinging the stick away. "Well, I guess we're done for today! I'll see you again sometime for this, okay?" She flashed a grin, satisfied with the results.

[You have completed the tutorial for the Challenge Mode. Meet Tohru during any afternoon in the Lumen Park to start training. Your Dodge rate is now 33%! Congratulations!]

[The Affection Scene has ended! You have additional 50 points! Affectionate Jerk Hamada Tohru now has 5% Affection Rate! Congratulations!]

Headache. Arata felt like he was going to get a headache from this content he just unlocked. Given that he was outside the game, he must have been very excited to see what happens when Attori becomes the attacking date-able. Then again, it would be painful for him since he might get knocked out for real. It always happen to him in real life, but he cannot risk it in-game.

Then again, reviewing the game's proposition of the heroines getting a complex over the player, he could see that a merged route would result to them fighting one way or another. The Challenge Mode was simply a way for the player to choose which side will win. A way to show who he values more among the women lest he forget there is more than one woman in his heart. A mode to show the date-able rankings.

A question popped out of his head. Will this affect the rate of him bumping into least favored date-ables?

Arata sobbed louder, realizing that it was amusing to most who wanted to have all the girls for themselves. To be honest, most veteran players get all the women just so they could mix and match them during the minigames and the Multiplayer. And these veterans also knew it was a must to always play a non-route when a patch rolled in with an updated calendar so they could unlock all locations and date-ables in one go. Imposing a hierarchy might end up letting them see their favorite date-able more than the ones they favor less. And this hierarchy will be decided how they play the Challenge Mode. On the other hand, not choosing a side might cause the date-ables to vanish from the playthrough.

"Arata, are you okay? You're crying all of a sudden." Tohru went to inspect the male. "Did I hit you somewhere you can't stand?" She grinned differently and pushed the stick up between his legs. "I don't remember hitting you right there."

The stick broke his trance and agony over the Challenge Mode. Arata, who had his head hanging down, was fast to dart his gaze at the stick touching his organic one. And for obvious reasons, it kept on moving. Arata brought his gaze up to see Tohru's face with a rather disgusted look despite the grin. "You must like it, don't you? But I'm sorry. My hands are too clean for that."

The king then brought the stick he was holding to poke Tohru at the side of her neck, to which her vacant hand flew to protect. He chuckled before a bitter grin. "I'm trained to play games. Want to check?"

"You know we just picked up these sticks. They're dirty." The jerk tossed the stick she was holding and stepped back with both arms up while shrugging. "If you think I'm a type to go outdoors, nah."

"How about a room?" The king kept his grin. "Like... in Sight-see Delia. Gone there yet?"

The jerk then flushed red. She only stared at him, showing interest but not falling for his charms. Tohru only chuckled and waved her hand. "Don't you think it's a little early to ask?"

[Affectionate Jerk Hamada Tohru only had the Obedience Rate of 50%. Would you like to insist? Yes / No]

Arata hummed inwardly as he remembered how the Obedience parameter worked. It gave the date-able the choice to refuse gifts and dates. It seemed that even an Encounter can be refused using this parameter as well. Then again, he just unlocked Tohru; he was thinking she must have an Intro Encounter like the others. However, by the looks of it, he should retreat for now. He chose 'no.'

"Y-Yeah, sorry about that." The man scratched behind the ear. "Did that sound too desperate to you?"

"Desperate? Not really. I mean, like you, I get a lot of asks, too, you know. I just settled for Keita because he's a busy bod, making him unable to drag me around dates and all." Tohru looked to the side with a guilty and bitter grin. She started combing her hair with her own fingers. "Maybe I did make a mistake by then, but I like the protection he gave me. My relationship with him stopped those perverts from asking. Then again, after breaking up, he had taken their place."

"So you never liked Keita for real?" The king twitched.

"Huh? No, I like Keita, but not to the extent of sticking with him to college." The jerk chuckled and made sing-song noises. "You know, I'm not exactly the girl he should be having in college. I'm more of the high-schooler type so yeah, we don't fit anymore."

"So rude." Arata frowned at the girl. "How dare you decide for him about that?"

Tohru then hummed in a rather offended manner. "Hey, I don't remember giving you the right to judge my actions." She then sighed and smiled nonetheless. "I want to go home now. Thanks for seeing me today. I enjoyed it really."

"Even though I offended you?"

"Hm, yeah. You see, no one actually calls me out on my crap." She laughed out and waved. "Save me, okay? See you around, Acchan!" She ran out of sight.

Arata only waved at her until she disappeared. For some reasons, he managed to put a grin on his face, getting quite an insight about her relationship with Keita. As a veteran player and one of those who were revered by the community, he had this habit of speculating the hidden stories he can only unlock through a routed playthrough. Maybe her route will deal about her closure with Keita... just like how Momoka had closure with one of her close clients. He was not worried about the endings though; they never failed the player if he managed to max the date-able.

It was time to go home so the king chose to walk back towards his house. Then again, a familiar face stood next to a lamppost along the street. The king walked up to her and flashed a smile to get her attention, looming into her view.

"Keiko~" he called out, earning a twitch from the girl. He straightened and looked around. "Are you here by yourself?"

"N-Not really." She seemed to avoid his gaze. Keiko had somewhat wrapped her arms around her, burring as if getting rid of a feeling.

"You want me to walk you to your house?" Arata reached out to pat her head. It pained him to see another date-able cry no matter how much he likes Attori. He should at least employ some sort of damage control starting from today, knowing that he just opened Challenge Mode, the gateway to carnage.

"We haven't talked again since that day. Are you mad at me?" Keiko lifted her face and showed her reddened nose and teary eyes to the man. She turned away. "I know forcing you is wrong, but I don't think I have other means. I..." She flung her gaze at his face again. "I love you, Arata! I can't-"

Her speech was stifled by a kiss Arata placed on her lips. Her eyes widened a little before closing at the warmth of his mouth. After putting putting seconds into a deep kiss, he pulled back and stroked at her hair.

"You're right. We should talk." The king used his other arm to wrap around her shoulders, the other arm gesturing to the path before them. "I'll walk you. Let's find a good place to talk."

"Arata..." She finally smiled and took a hold of Arata's hand on her shoulder.

Hamasaki Arata was an avid dating sim gamer, building one harem after another in his little cyberspace. However, he just happened upon a newly released dating sim game called Player-kun Complex. In-game, the women the player maxes would be obsessed with loving the player in what seemed to be a compulsive way, which is like developing a complex. Seeing the gorgeous arts as part of the game's introduction, Arata immediately downloaded it.

After months, he was able to reach end game, maxing all the available women referred to as 'date-ables'. Just when he was getting bored of the game, the developers announced a major update, adding new date-ables and the notorious Encounter Mode. Like any other loyal player, Arata patched the game. He did while walking home and met a rather fatal accident.

Basically dying with the phone in his hands, Hamasaki Arata gets transported inside the game. Now, Arata meets all the date-able heroines that he maxed, and had to manage living in their synchronized routes. Not to mention the new ones he wanted to unlock and max as well.

This begins a struggle of a nobody turned into a living god in a world he had built in his little cyberspace.

Similarities to any game or living person or existing places are purely coincidental. This work of fiction includes adult themes such as sex, language, and murder. It may contain triggers as well so please be advised.

Hi, Author here so I haven't been updating the story since I didn't have the motivation to write so I've been reading age of cosmic exploration, and dam I liked that book I pretty much finished reading it and since only a couple of chapters are left I'm like well shit I need more of this so since it doesn't seem like the book will get updated any time soon so I've been really inspired by the book and currently I have the urge to write something similar like a playthrough of Stellaris converted into a story while trying to introduce magic to sci-fi so don't expect any updates for the current story since ill be cooking up with whatever I come up probably not gonna release any chapters of what I cooked up since I might just lose the enthusiasm and get back my motivation to write the current story anyways everyone stay safe and don't catch the big bad corona.

A lot of single player games have multiple endings. Some of them also require multiple new runs to obtain all of them. Some are also way more punishing than others. Undertale is one such game. If in your first playthrough you decided to just kill everything and do the genocide run, you would've ruined any chances of ever doing a true pacifist (not kill anything with additional requirements to get the best ending possible) run without quite a bit of hassle.

Undertale is known for fourth wall breaks where things such as reloading an older save doesn't completely undo everything you did.

Restarting the game after your genocide run, you will be faced a black screen for 10 minutes until given the choice to sell your soul to reset the world you destroyed. 

The game would then literally save that fact to your steam cloud. 

It you then attempted a true pacifist run, you would get a twisted ending.

Even if you deleted the file, everytime you'd restart the game, Steam would just redownload it. So now you're left with the option of never being able to play the game online again (and making it impossible to gain any further achievements) or to follow some random guide on the internet to find out how to restrict file reading access for that specific file.

Feel free to leave any kind of comment you want from questions to facts/spam.

A mishmash of random things. 
Daily chapter guaranteed.
Currently every new chapter will be focusing on a random topic. I will try my best to keep them interesting and short. 

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Early - Medieval - Renaissance War (Historical Intended / some story are fiction beware)

Kingdom of Majapahit

Kingdom of Malacca

Kingdom of Sunda (Pajajaran War)

Kingdom of Siam

Johor (Renaissance Era)

Papua tribesman

Portuguese Expedition

English Expeditions

Spain Expeditions

The Dutch Company (VOC)

Early - Modern to Futuristic War (Early Great war to the cold war)
Western (Historical Intended / some story are fiction beware)

Germany (Communists and Imperialist/Nationalist)

Austria

Great Britain

The United States of America

Canada

France (Nationalist and Foreign Traitors)

Romania (Imperialist / Nationalist)

Bulgaria

Hungary

Denmark

Slovakia

Eastern (Historical Intended / some story are fiction beware)

China (Imperialist and non-Imperial / Ideology based)

Japan (Imperial / Nationalist)

Vietnam (Northern and Southern)

United States of Indonesia / Republic of Indonesia

Thailand

Malaysia

Singapore

Korean (Northern and Southern)

The two Age will be connected directly due to some circumstances so wait for it.
No Need to say more right? (Fiction Based some are based on lore and story of the legend)

The third ages would be a different dimension based and can only be entered by a special gate obtained only the greatest leader of the two Age given by the Admin as a special recognition of the player's abilities.

Early - Ancient Warfare the Rise of the Fallen kingdom (The Great Eternal War)
Only for those who love the way of Warhammer works and for the fans only (Different playthrough but same MC)

Early - Gothic War (Interstellar War)

This novel is based on VR games which are in Strategy and RPG setting, not only the player can feel their surrounding they can taste any delicacy in the games, The NPC is able to interact with the player as if they are alive as a real human which can't separate a person from the NPC.

The game has 4 era which is the ancient civilization of Atlantis, Indus, and the Lemurian, Medival that spread from the Asian, European, and the Southeast Asia, Modern time which start from great war, second world war, and cold war, as the last age is the Gothic era timeline after the end of the nuclear war and the world had already gone into universe war which has strange beast and the unknown horror lurk on it.

"War is an endless event and the people inside it see what hell incarnate is like" said by anonymous.

Warning: the cover is not yet final and may change later

Okay, so this is a modern girl in thedas fanfiction. In the latest playthrough of DA: Origins the mc wanted to do something else to get out of her comfort zone. Warden is a Cousland he and zevran had a friend with benefits sort of relationship but he knew him better than the other companions. ....'I just want to rest"Maker why me"If I do something wrong it'll be all my fault"I didn't ask for this, he should be the to do these things why put everything on me, heck he is even a prince those he think easier for me?"Why am I not surprised he can't even sit on the throne someone else has to do that too SINCE IT ALSO HAS TO BE ME THAT MAKES THE CHOICE THAN HEY WILL SIT ON THE BLOODY THRONE"I guess I'm a father now..Andraste help me."
Warden: "So you're the one who created me?you're the one that chose my path? why is it only me and not the other two, why should I have the tragic story of the three while those two could have a better ending it's not fair, it's not fair, it's NOT FAIR, IT'S NOT FAIR, YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. Hawk had a happy ending heck you even drop your self in this hell hole for the inquisitor, everyone but me...I won't mind that life if at least I did the right things, I won't mind but NO not me. Sometimes I ask if I could go back in time"
MC with tears on her face: I'm sorry I'I' I didn't know sorry I'm sorry...

--Game and Virtual Reality Committee--
Video games in this world weren't governed by the National Radio and Television Administration, but the Game Committee.
They might seem like they perform similar tasks, but they were actually very different. The National Radio and Television Administration focused on reviewing games, picking out violent, sexual, or otherwise riding on legal loopholes would be filtered and developers would be asked to make amendments.
But the Game Committee did much more than that.
The reviewing process in this world had a tiered system and overall much looser restrictions. Many violent games are allowed, and the changes required might only include changing the age restriction.
Moreover, the Game Committee's main purpose wasn't to screen games, but to control and regulate the gaming industry to allow the gaming and virtual reality technology to be developed better. 
Normally the Game Committee would never differentiate games based on how profitable they were, and would never give a game an upper hand just because they were more profitable. 
The Game Committee cared more about innovative games, and would help genres that were struggling. AT the same thing, they would also provide support and guidance for anything related to virtual reality.
The Game Committee was currently in a meeting going through the judging process of the event.
As there were a lot of games, the games went through a preselection before having the opportunity to be reviewed. 
Moreover, the judges could never be able to play all the games from start to finish. The designers prepared tools to allow them to make changes to the attributes and story branches. The games with a more complicated story were even required to deliver a script.
"We can consider the other prizes later, but the first place is between Tale of the Sword and Wulin Legend, anyone else have opposing opinions?" asked the host of the meeting.
"No problem," replied the other members.
"Alright, then let's discuss which game is better deserving of first place."
---
As the Game Committee members were discussing, the players were also downloading the game and playing it.
Tale of the Sword and Wulin Legend were essentially neck to neck in terms of their promotion which was why they had most of the attention.
"Which one do you think is going to win?"
"I think Tale of the Sword? Zen Entertainment is really good at themes like these and have mastered both story and gameplay. If they do it seriously, it must be really good."
"But Tale of the Sword made no innovations."
"How do you innovate? There have been so many Chinese themed games, and the ones who try and innovate fail miserably. Tale of the Sword is basically the best format for these games, you're just shooting yourself in the foot if you make changes to it!"
"But this format has been overdone. The core of the game is always the same, and the only thing that changed is the story. What's the point of a game if they all play out to be the same? If I'm just here for the story, I may as well read a novel or watch TV!"
"I'll try out Wulin Legend. Chen Mo seems quite genuine. And I haven't seen a Wuxia game for a long time, I should support it!"
"Yeah, I'm supporting it just because of the theme song!"
---
In forums within groups, the players were discussing the design and story of both of these games.
"Tale of the Sword's story is so good! I cried going through that!"
"Yeah, the ending made me feel so sad, but the story is so good!"
"Friends who were playing Wulin Legend, how is it going?"
"Oh, I'm still running around doing quests, I feel like I'm going to play it a second time...."
"Why, is that game that fun? Is it worth playing multiple times?"
"No, it's because I don't think I can beat it in one playthrough..."
"What skills did you guys pick? What am I supposed to do? I'm kind of confused..."
"I've done most of the quests now, I can only say that it's really complicated!"
"I have a notebook beside me when I'm playing this game, jotting down notes as I went. I have more than a dozen pages in notes now..."
"Really? Is it that crazy? Even if a game has some puzzle elements, it can't be ten pages worth of notes right?"
"Then you can write in on some toilet paper..."
"You guys will know once you play it. This game makes me feel dumb."
"I heard there's already a strategy by a tester from the experience store. Yeah, a streamer named Lin Xue waas streaming the game, I heard they've gotten two of the endings already."
"What does that mean, is there a third ending?"
"Three? Hehe, Chen Mo himself said that there are nearly ten endings."
"Huh? Ten?!"
"Yeah, and the ones Lin Xue got were the good and evil endings. The main character defeats all the good masters and was chosen as the leader of the guild, defeating the cultists at the end. In the evil ending, the main character joins the cult and exterminates all the different types of martial arts before finally killing the cultist leader to become the dictator."
"Really? Evil ending? My goodness, it's my first time hearing such unorthodox endings in a Wuxia game! But I like it!
"Am I playing the same game as you guys? Why was I defeated by chickens in the first village and obtained the title 'Chicken Warrior'?"
"Geez, stop mentioning that. I saw Lin Xue get the evil ending on her stream and it's crazy. I won't spoil it any further, so if you wanna know you'll have to watch it yourself. I'll just say that there is a lot of freedom given the player, much more than everybody expects."
"My goodness, you've managed to reel me in. Alright I'm downloading it!"
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Wulin Legend and Tale of the Sword were both priced at fifty RMB as Chinese themed standalone games rarely went above this price.
Moreover, the purpose of these games wasn't to make a profit, but for the judges. There was no point in having a higher priced game just to anger the fans.
Tale of the Sword received many good reviews at the start as most players were there for the story, leaving a good review after experiencing the entire story.
But Wulin Legend had mixed reviews. The majority of them were five star reviews, but there were one and two star reviews among them. The main complaint was that the game was too difficult to learn and many players couldn't figure the game out. They would die unexpectedly in the first playthrough and were really mad.
But the popularity of Tale of the Sword died down soon after as there were no innovative gameplay in the game. Although the story was great, there wasn't much to talk about a few days after beating the game.
Moreover, many players noticed that the game difficulty, level design, and story were all done with the judges in mind, and the flaws were easy to discover. The game was quite fun initially leaving behind a good impression, but that was as good as it got, and had nothing following that initial hihg.
This game angered some fans too, you're ignoring the players just to please the judges?
On the other hand, Wulin Legend got more and more popular. There were more and more posts about it on the forums. Strategy and tutorial videos were also getting increasingly popular!
Yao Yu, the designer of Tale of the Sword, was getting worried. What is wrong with Wulin Legend. How come it didn't die down after all this time, but actually increased in popularity?


Chen Mo liked calling himself a video game designer, despite being a mere video game producer.
After dying one day from work-related stress, he transmigrated into a parallel world as himself, right after he graduated. He was now in the body of his younger self, who also aspired to be a video game designer. 
Will he be able to fulfill his dream after being reborn in this oddly different new world, and become the best video game designer in that world?
Follow Chen Mo on his romp through video game classics as he brings the great games of the past to a whole new world in pursuit of his dreams!
Note: This Novel has been continued as a passion project by its translator. The continuation of this novel will not affect the result of Trial Reading or Voting Pool. 

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