Volume One Extra Chapter.

"Hey, dad, I bought something online today. Did you receive a text from the bank about that?" Das asked as he took a large bite.

"Now that you mentioned it, I did receive something like that. What did you buy?" he asked, checking his phone.

"A VR game."

"Say what?"

"A VR game."

"A game?"

"Yeah."

"You bought it?"

"Yeah."

"To play?"

"Yeah?"

"Angela, our son said he bought a game. Can you believe it?!"

"Indeed, dear, I can't believe what I am hearing right now!"

'Here they go again.'

Let him clarify that they are not shocked about the game, nor are they shocked that he spent too much money on the game. They were shocked because he bought the game.

Aren't you overreacting? It's not that rare for me to play games. The last time he played any game was… was… nevermind that, more importantly-

"Elena said she wanted to play with me, so I bought it."

"Ooh? Hm, Hmm?"

They both did the same thing in unison. Double annoying.

"Elena sure is changing you, huh?" Dad said as he took the last bite from his plate.

"Shut up!"

"It reminds me of when we were in high school, doesn't it, Angela?"

"Indeed."

'About the time they were in high school... Does that mean their love story? I want to hear it-  Oh, it's not like I was interested to know it, though.'

'It's just they rarely talk about themselves.'

"Well then, thanks for dinner." Dad got up and said, "I will be in my room."

"Okay, dear."

Das walked to the kitchen and washed his hands.

"Wait!"

Aw shit!

Das stopped him without thinking.

"What happened, Das? Do you want to hear our love story?"

"Huh...no, it's not like I want to hear it, but I would like to know it."

"Oh, is that so? Then ask properly." He gave Das a knowing look.

He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Please...tell me your love story."

"That's my son." he huffed.

'Annoying, too annoying. At least, now, I can hear their love story.'

"Well, it's not that great, but here I go." Dad sat on the sofa and said, "Your mom and I went to the same high school."

'I know that already; tell me more.

"I was just like you back then."

"Just like me? An awesome and logical person."

"Of course not; I was a studious nerd just like you."

'Annoying, did you have to say 'studious nerd'?'

"Oh, by the way, I was more handsome than you," he added.

'Annoying, I don't know why, but for some reason, it pisses me off.'

"And your mother was also like me."

"Hah?!"

"Stop it, dear; it's embarrassing." His mom blushed.

'What are you blushing for? And wait... Mom was also a nerd...just like me--I mean Dad.'

"I didn't talk to your mom at first."

"We were in different classes after all." Mom quipped.

"Then your mom and I started competing on scores."

"I see, so you spent time together and fell in love, just like Elena and me."

Das spent six months with Elena, tutoring her. Time passed by, and they became closer and closer. He wondered when exactly he fell in love with her?

"Nope, not at all."

And here, they both denied it.

'It hurts for some reason.'

"We were archrivals."

"Stop that, dear; it's embarrassing."

'Again, what are you blushing for?'

"We kept competing in every exam and test. Sometimes I won, sometimes your mother. And when we were in our last year, we decided that the one who scores more in the final exam wins."

"I see, then what happened after?"

"The final exam results were-"

"Were?"

"A tie, we both had the same score."

"Oh?"

'I see, so a tie, huh? Wait, he is talking about the final exam, right? That means their high school life is over now, right? What happened to the love story? Maybe...'

Das slowly opened his mouth and said, "Then, you realized that you both love each other and started going out?"

'That's what must have happened, well not a great love story like Elena and me but still--'

"Nope, not at all."

'Again, they both denied it. Would you stop hurting me now?!'

"So then, what happened?" He asked, thoroughly annoyed.

"After that, your mom said, 'You are smart, I am smart, if we make a baby, then he will be the smartest,' and then we started going out."

"Stop that, dear; it's embarrassing."

"..." 

He was... speechless.

"Would you stop blushing? What the hell is wrong with that story? Do you even call that a love story? Where is love in that story?"

His dad patted his shoulder and said, "Now, now, Das, love has various variations; you will understand once you grow up."

"Oh? Is that so? Then I don't want to--"

Ring~!

He received a text. 

'Who is it?'

Das saw the name of the sender; it was Elena. He remembered she told him that she would video call him. He completely forgot about that. He should go to my room quickly, or she will get angry.

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[Explanation of volume one]

World 0 has adaptive and AI advanced monsters. World 0 is not possible to be cleared.

When Das played world 0, it wasn't released. It was still in the testing stage, so the monsters' (basic) stats and skills were not set. Hence, it wasn't finalized.

Only a player who is 40+ can enter World 0. World 0 monsters are adaptive, meaning if a level 40 player plays it all, the monster will be set with a level 40 player (First experience).

The level 40 players will not be able to clear it. It's impossible.

After that, if a level 100 player enters World 0 to clear it. The monster will be level 100, meaning a monster with (level 40 fighting experience) + level 100 skills and stats. Thus, a level 100 player will not be able to clear it.

After that, if a level 70 player enters World 0 to clear it. The monster will be (Level 40 fighting experience) + (Level 100 fighting experience) + a level 70 skills and stats.

So basically, it is like this: Level 40 player = Level 40 monster. Level 80 players = level 80 monsters.

The basic level of monsters is set to be level 40, it was supposed to be level 40, but when Das played, he was only level one.

So the monsters were of level 1. Not only that, the (actual) skills and stats of the monsters were not set (yet) because world 0 was not released.

That's the only reason Das was able to clear the world 0. If he had played it after the release, he would have died instantly.

Every little thing that happens in this novel has a huge reason behind them. Even the skills he got are for a reason. Everything will be slowly revealed as the story progresses. 

Thank you for reading this and the novel.

Have a good day.