Desire

Service terminated.

Asin, who came out of the capsule, loosened himself by rubbing his shoulders with his hands. Last but not least, he was in the capsule a little longer than usual. I feel a little weak because I've been in the same posture for a long time. Azin crossed the living room with his neck snapped to the left and to the right.

“... it's over. ”

Open the refrigerator and drink a whole bottle of water. The feeling of filling the stomach with water was unpleasant, but the burning thirst was completely gone. Ajin squashes his empty barrel of bottled water and sits with his chair removed. It's been a long and long month. It was a month of sleep that reduced to a minimum, and it seemed like a few months. Azin was lying on the dining table, taking a deep breath.

‘The goal was achieved. ’

Azin was performing cardio until the end of service. Thanks to this, Binashim has grown into sobriety, reaching the level that the energy drain also aimed for. The only secret to not reaching the target is the no-man 's-land secret. Even though they were so dependent because they were free of rising air and no longer growing, the secret of no-man 's-land was 1-star and the limit was barely 40% of experience.

The full service opening date has not yet been made public.

Preparation, balancing, and system checks on the server side. There were many reasons to put it there. It's not a server-based game anyway, it's about throwing it into another world, so there's no need for that. Well, they won't reveal the truth of the game to the public either. In fact, First is a God-made game, and all NPCs and monsters that live in that world are living creatures, not polygonal chunks. If we find out about this, no one will believe us, and if we consider it to be true, we will only create great confusion.

‘minimal acquaintances, keep your mouth shut. ’

Azin rises up. I'm full of water, but I still have to eat something. Since I played games for almost 24 hours without eating food, I need to collect my body. It's called a meal anyway. Azin pauses as he raises the hot water.

Raw snow scent?

As soon as Ajin returned to reality, she emerged from the shadows. However, the smell of Raw Snow has not been revealed yet. Azin hesitates for a moment, looking at his reflection on the fluorescent lamp. Shall we go in? Azin's shadow lies through Persian castles. But he had never entered her castle of his own free will. Because I didn't have to. In the blue volcano, Azin has never faced such a crisis as to flee. It's the same in reality. I have a house to rest in. Why would I go into her castle?

No, to be honest, a little cautious. Raw Snow's scent freely entered the shadow, but Azin couldn't. He was still tied to common sense. God is transcendent. It's a different world. He couldn't understand it and accept it. I just ignored it.

‘Well, what can I say? ’

They say that there is clear evidence in front of them, but they cannot accept that it is completely true. So I can't throw myself. Into the shadow, into the Vampire Castle. I don't feel the need to. Azin went to the bathroom.

I came out after washing my body, but I still didn't see the smell of raw snow. Is he not coming today? A little, I felt weird. He leaves the towel in the basket, roughly washed, and returns to his room.

“... and then I thought, ”

I didn't say hello. The end of service was sudden, and he returned to reality with no time to say anything. The last time I saw him, the smell of Raw Snow sat next to Azin. Watching Azin meditate, he was silent, just by his side. Farewell? That's not it. She can come into this world anytime she wants.

I mean, it doesn't really matter. Put out the fire and walk alone in a dark room. Azin lies facedown on his bed.

Fatigue piled up in my body quickly fell asleep.

I did not match the bell, nor was I nervous. I thought it was a vacation for myself and I was going to sleep until my body was satisfied. However, it was impossible to sleep peacefully. It was the rattling of the doorbell.

Asin's eyes twitch at the sound of the doorbell. He wakes up and rubs his eyes, and he comes out of bed.

“... who is this? ”

There are no idle soliloquy voices. Azin pauses and looks at an empty bed. There was no one on a crumpled duvet. They haven't been here all night. Azin scratches his head and approaches the front door.

A doorbell that never rings except when it delivers food. Gas checks are being checked by the security of the house, and no one comes to visit the sick people who have lost all ties with their neighbors. In particular, Azin checked the time. 10: 00 a.m. is not the time to call it early, but no one comes to see him at the same time as he knows.

“... who? ”

Asin mutters as he looks at the screen in front of the closed front door. His head tilts as he blinks and looks at the screen. I had never seen him before. A black-haired, formal woman. Azin hesitated for a moment and manipulated the screen.

“.. who are you? ”

A woman flaws in her voice toward the outside. She looks around, finds a camera at the top of the door and smiles widely.

[Ah! Are you the nickname "Ajin"? So... yeah, puppy?]

Asin's body stopped when I asked. He paused as he tried to say yes. The beta service is over, but what Ajin did doesn't go away. In case you didn't know, he narrowed his eyes.

“.. who are you?" ”

I'm sorry! I'm Gladiolus.

“Please open it.”

My deafening voice tickled my ears. Azin looks back, stunned, but there is no one behind him. Ajin raises his hand with a dazed face and touches his ear. The approaching breath, the voice. It was the voice Azin knew.

‘Acacia.’

Azin opens the door. Halfway through the door, he looks at the woman cautiously. As Azin opens the door, she smiles brightly, quickly going through her things and pulling out her purse.

“Sorry to barge in on you like this. I called him, but he didn't pick up.”

Of course it's silent. Ajin has a dark face and received a business card from a woman. Gladiolus, the game company. Human Resources.

“... Yijin? ”

Azin glances up at Jina. She nods her head and touches the end of the briefcase that was on her shoulder.

“Yes!”

“... what brings you here? ”

“It's just that...”

“Is it a long story? ”

Azin asked without listening to the end. Jina flinches a little and nods. After looking at Jina's face for a moment, she sighed and replied.

“.. there should be a cafe across the street from this office. Please wait there. I just woke up and couldn't wash, and the room was a little messy. ”

“Oh, yes, I understand. ”

Jina nods without a word, and Azin closes the door with a slight bow. As the door closes and the lock snaps, Ajin sighs and narrows his eyes. I stared at an empty living room, but there was nowhere to look at Acacia.

“... acacia? ”

I carefully called her, but there was no answer. Is that a mistake? No, it can't be. Azin moves as he touches his breathing ear. He took off his clothes and immediately went into the bathroom to wash himself. Wash your hair, brush your teeth. Then he came out and dried his head. Usually it's just a towel, but it's been a long time. I didn't want to make a dirty impression on the target, rather than commemorating it. You are someone else on the ground, but you don't have to look bad to sit across from them and talk.

I rarely go out, but it didn't mean that I had no outfit at all. Azin, who opened the wardrobe, took out a shirt he didn't know he was wearing in months. The shirt with the hanger was less crumpled. Put on a neat white shirt and black trousers, and look in the mirror. He looks a little awkward in his outfit. Azin, who looked through it for a moment, went back to the wardrobe and took out his sunglasses. There is nothing unusual about sunglasses as the season is still summer. The sunlight was warm, so I kept my eyes on it in case I didn't know. Although Azin's videos have already exceeded millions of views, and many people live in narrow blocks of land, there is no guarantee that no one will recognize him by watching his videos.

I took out shoes that I hadn't worn in a long time and put on a watch that was hardly cold. It was a watch worn by a dead father a long time ago. As he ticks to check the clock, Ajin takes his wallet. And again, look in the mirror.

The wet, messy hair sank, but I couldn't help but look a little messy because it was too long. His beard is shaved and his clothes are less crumpled. Ajin turns his head as his fingers tap the sunglasses on his face. Put on your shoes and open the door to come out. How long has it been since you've been ready and gone out like this? There wasn't much of a case of colic, but it seemed a little tense coming out after a long time.

Taking the elevator down to the first floor, Ajin leaves the officetel. Then, without hurrying, he slowly walked to the cafe across the building. I saw Jina. Sitting at an outdoor table, the bag rests on his knee. She checks her cell phone and waves her hand to see if she found azine approaching.

“Sorry I'm late. ”

I don't intend to take off my sunglasses. Azin lowers his head slightly. Jina waves her hands with her embarrassed face at the apple of Azin.

“No, you don't have to. It's also wrong of me to sneak up on you without proper contact... Ah, have a seat! ”

Jina gets up and pulls out the chair to the side of the bed. Azin once again bows his head and sits across from Jina. The next waiter received an order. I didn't want to drink it so much, but I had to make a mandatory order, and Azin gave me the cheapest coffee on the menu.

“Well, if you'll excuse me, you have a very different image than I expected. ”

Jina, who received her coffee in advance, said, shaking the coffee cup in front of her with a straw. The white cream breaks and blends into the coffee Ajin still hasn't taken off his sunglasses.

“What do you mean? ”

“Oh, I mean, you know, the video. I saw that.”

Jina hesitates. Definitely a person who is depressed and offended and dangerous. She was pushed around and eventually ended up here. Jina also had to take an uneasy sigh the entire time she came here. The profile says he's a 24-year-old man, but he's definitely weird looking. My hair is shattered, my flesh is thick.

“What image did you imagine? ”

I ordered coffee. Azin put a straw in the coffee and looked at Jina and asked. Jina shakes her head in shock.

“Oh, no. Strange thing is...”

It's too different from what I expected The first time I saw it, it was a little frizzy, but it looked fine, and it didn't look very messy. And now I'm washing up and wearing the right clothes. Jina swallowed her saliva, looking at her clean azine clothes and a fine smile.

‘.. that's why it doesn't suit me better. ’

Turns out your avatar wasn't customized either. Jina compared the face of Azin in front of her eyes with the face in the video. Same size, same face. How dare you do something like that? Jina couldn't understand.

“.. so I haven't heard what you're here for. ”

No matter what Jina thinks, she asks what she wants to know. In the question, Jina later became aware of the purpose of her visit and became clear-headed.

“Well, let me get this straight. ”

“Please.”

Azin nodded and drank a cup of coffee. Jina taps her finger on the phone on the table several times and opens her mouth.

“Congratulations!”

“.. Yes? ”

In a big shout, he opened his eyes and looked at Zixia. Some of the people around me looked this way, but soon they didn't look like much. Jina's voice rises a little higher than she thought. She closes her eyes as she feels helpless, then approaches her head to the sore side.

“.. Congratulations. ”

“I mean, what is it? ”

“You're invited to a sailing party to celebrate the end of First's Open Beda service. ”

“.. Yes? ”

Azin was dumbfounded. In response, Jina searches the briefcase and picks out the white envelope and places it in front of him.

“The day after tomorrow, the car will come to Ajin's house. I want you to get in that car, come to the party, show me the invitation inside.”

“No, wait. It's a little hard to understand... what kind of party are you invited to? What do I deserve? ”

“A sailing party, qualified to attend... Ajin has been selected as one of the best players. ”

“Best player? ”

Azin tilts his head and asks again.

“Yes. Of the 1500 beta test users, character and skill levels, achievements in the game. You were chosen as one of the best players to put it all together. ”

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The long, long beta test is over. In fact, the doses are so long that you don't have any sense of closure;