◈ Epilogue
[godapple: GG]
[ghosudog: gg]
[-Seo Ji-han, who returned to active duty this season. In the comeback match, we win a great victory!]
[- That’s an amazing performance. Rather, he showed better skills than when he was active duty. I’ll tell you this, but Seo Ji-han isn’t very young for a professional gamer, right? But, it broke everyone’s expectations—!]
I leaned back in my chair and heard the cheers. A feeling of deja vu. This is the scenery I saw in Yejimong.
‘Yes, yes. I think it’s an amazing comeback game.’
Because the opponent was a rising ace these days. Who could have predicted that a player who made a comeback declaration suddenly would be robbed like this.
I got up and shook hands with my opponent. The boy’s expression was distorted as if his mental state had been broken.
Is this going to cause a slump?
I wonder if I was too harsh on the young blue junior, but what can I do? The world of winning is cold. Moreover, for me, the privilege of a ‘strong spirit’ that does not waver under any circumstances…
‘No.’
I smiled bitterly, feeling a sense of déjà vu at the sight where nothing came to mind.
This is reality.
‘Has it already been a month since you came back?’
Normal reality without systems or perks.
“Congratulations on winning before the comeback!”
As soon as I opened the door to the waiting room, the guys who were coaching me congratulated me.
“Coach. no, bro. Nice to see you. You look younger, don’t you?”
“Aren’t you on any medicine? I think we should do a doping test.”
“I didn’t even do a ceremony.”
“Noisy. I’m going to die of exhaustion, so everyone go away.”
I drove them out and sat down on the sofa. It’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve played, so I’m out of pulse. At that moment, I could feel a popular figure approaching from the side.
“Brother, drink this.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Our team’s ace and genius handed me a drink. I wanted to thank you, but somehow my expression was shaky. I turned the lid on and asked why.
“···no. I just can’t get used to returning to my original form. Can mental illness be cured so easily?”
When the genius spoke in a worried tone, his expression hardened.
When I returned to Earth, there was no such thing as being reported missing or unconscious while in the hospital.
As you can see from this guy’s reaction…
‘I think ‘Seo Ji-han’ and I should have swapped bodies.’
····The soul of ‘Seo Ji-han’ in the 103rd tower was living on Earth at the same time.
He couldn’t mix the words, but it was clear that he had suffered in his own way. That’s because I’ve heard pro gamers say that games are harmful and should not be played.
First of all, Seo Ji-han did something here.
When consciousness returned to my body, I declared a comeback and became a cheeky player making full use of my second heyday.
‘···Well, I also made a B-class aspiring hero into a hero, so it’s similar.’
I felt worse, so I had nothing to say.
“Honestly, I was surprised. No matter how good you are physically, you have to be physically supported in the end, but suddenly the opposite has happened. It’s already been a year since I forgot how to operate and painted all active members with one physical.”
“Well, . . . has attained enlightenment.”
“Are you hurting your head? Where do I want to bang my head?”
When I looked around as if a genius would bang his head in the wall at any moment, I got up in a hurry and stopped him.
“hey! You can’t do that.”
“Ahaha, of course I’m joking.”
The genius raised his hand with a satisfied face.
“Anyway, congratulations on your victory before your comeback, hyung. Welcome back.”
…welcome back.
I smiled at the words that sounded ambivalent to me and held my hand.
I returned home with the feeling of being reminded of victory.
Bump! As I opened the door, I was greeted like a habit.
“Oh, yes. Irregular.”
A familiar voice was heard from someone already in the house.
The owner of the voice is the 103rd top master. He was watching TV in his plain clothes.
It’s been a month since I returned to Earth. In the meantime, the crazy thing about cohabiting with the character I grew up was going on secretly.
‘I live with the character I grew up with. It’s completely like a Ranobe setting.’
Naturally, I had to think like that. For reference, the genre is dark fantasy. It’s not like a love comedy.
Topju had a contemptuous expression on his face as if he had even looked into my thoughts.
“What disgusting imagination are you, Irregular.”
“I didn’t do that… no. Why don’t you stop calling me by nicknames? Are you going to leave your name alone and call me crooked?”
“why? it’s your nickname A variant that has gotten better after retirement and getting older, regular.”
“… uhh. Let’s not talk.”
Irregular. I didn’t expect to hear such a nickname here. I asked, taking off my shoes.
“Are there any progress?”
“No, it’s the same. There was no more information about the developer. Even when I went to the address I found last time, there was no such thing as a company.”
“okay? Then that’s it too.”
Topju nodded at my words.
“Yeah, it’s magic. They intentionally erased their existence. Other people on Earth are unaware of it.”
“Hmm. It got pretty complicated.”
I didn’t know that there was magic on Earth. It would be natural if you think about connecting the other world as a game called ‘103rd Tower’ in the first place.
“I’m going to chase after it in a different way from tomorrow. If they used magic, I’d have to do the same.”
Still, if there is one achievement, it is that the top stocks have been remarkably active. Probably because it has a new purpose. I reminded him of his plight to pay attention.
“Anyway, be careful. First of all, you are a vagrant without an ID.”
“If you are in trouble, you can use magic, so it’s okay. Rather, aren’t you too conscientious? They use magic in fair play matches.”
“Isn’t that…?”
Now that he has returned to Earth, Topju is still an Awakened. Unlike him, after returning to Earth, I lost my status window and returned as a normal person.
Except for one thing.
“There is nothing I can do about my head spinning quickly because of this. It’s like breathing.”
I raised my blue hand.
‘Mana’ was still in my body. As a result, even if he was not a superman, he was able to perform dehumanizing actions by strengthening his body. It can even break thick concrete, so there is no need to go anywhere to get hit.
Top-joo shook his head, thinking that what I said was a lie.
“Hey, your tongue is long. Come to think of it, a parcel has arrived, so check it out.”
“parcel? Who sent it?”
“I don’t know. See you once.”
The courier in the corner did not know the address of who sent it. Cheeky! After tearing the sealed box and checking the contents, I was at a loss for words.
“why? What came…”
Similarly, Topju who came next to me was at a loss for words when he saw what was in the box.
[103rd Tower: DLC – Another Tower]
A new game chip called DLC was delivered.
From a developer who kept chasing traces.
“You crazy.”
Topju had an expression on his face that listened to my explanation and understood.
“…so that means that now beyond that invisible wall has been realized.”
“right. From the expansion, you can go to the other towers out there. So it’s well worth a try. The Rift is now usable again, so you can always come back.”
The new scenario was written on a piece of paper that came with the game chip. Now, the worldview has been extended beyond the 103rd tower to other towers.
“You can now meet other top owners you’ve been wanting to meet.”
I opened the closet. Whoa! Then the void cracked and a crack was formed. Topju looked at the gate and sighed.
“… uhh. It must have been because the reason I said goodbye was that I could go back.”
The original crack is a one-way street. It was normal that if he returned to Earth, he would not be able to return. However, in the process of replacing it with magic, I succeeded in improving it beyond that. A portal as a two-way passage.
“There is nothing more embarrassing than saying and seeing as if we will never see each other again. So it’s good to be in moderation.”
Of course, setting the location is one-time use, so you could only go through this closet, and the coordinates were fixed to the 100th floor from beyond. Still, if you use this, you could freely go back and forth between the world of the ‘103rd Tower’ and the Earth. However, a huge amount of mana was consumed and a cooldown of a month was required to go back and forth from Earth once.
“But I don’t think we need to use the rift this time. I can move on to this.”
I took out my VR device and put the game chip in it.
If my guess is correct, like when I started ‘My Own Ending’, it was clear that this was the trigger that allowed me to go to another world.
“Are you okay, Player?”
“There’s no reason to try that game chip. Wouldn’t it be enough to find a developer first?”
“That is a stupid question. Maybe this is a shortcut to chasing the developer.”
“···is it?”
Besides, there’s no way gamers can pretend they haven’t seen this.
‘More than anything.’
After a month had passed, I was curious about the reactions of my colleagues. In the meantime, Seo Ji-han, who returned to the original world, must have moved.
If I see you again, I’ll have to tell you everything. That I came from a place called Earth. First of all, I left a note in case something unexpected happened.
[-Let’s cooperate.]
[Earth’s ‘Seo Ji-han’]
“Tell this guy well.”
Top-joo took the note I gave him. This is a message I send to Seo Ji-han, who will fill my place when the soul is replaced. I’ll have to give him a chance to play a professional game too.
The last thing I said before using VR devices.
“Then see you later, Topju.”
“…do your best at what you are doing. Irregular. We will do our best this way.”
Maybe it’s because I don’t have a ‘strong mind’, I felt my heart pounding and used the VR device.
【CONTINUE】
As always, the loading time is long.
. . . when I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar ceiling.
[Tutorial – Say hello to reunion.]
[Condition – Greetings to at least 30 acquaintances]
[Reward – Unlock ‘Expansion Pack’]
“Then let’s do it.”
[終]
