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[What we need to create is not the first online game. What we need to create is a ‘best’ online game.]

The slogan that started the official development of Dragon Emblem Online at the internal meeting.

Among each development team, the online project started by the best talent was built over the course of eight years, as Hayashi said.

Thanks to this, many changes were made in the early planning except for the large framework.

In an online world where no one else exists except NPC and monsters, I was able to enjoy the world as if I were a traveler.

My character settings here have taken the life of Holy King Croel.

However, I didn't feel particularly suspicious when I spoke to NPC because I was a normal human being.

“Travelers? Haha! That's nice. I'm sure the world feels better after getting rid of the Horses. If the number of outsiders grows like this, our town will flourish quickly. ”

I nodded at the village chief's words, commanded by the transcendent being who surpassed the drink to put the world back into darkness.

“A fortuneteller who had been in town before said, There will be more outsiders like you in the future. They said to treat them well since they are returning from the end of the world to destroy the Demon King. ”

In the online world, players were known to NPCs as "outsiders" or "pilgrims."

The final unification of the second episode of Dragon Emblem lies within the Dimensional Breach, the home of the Horsemen.

Here, the players were perceived as the heroes who destroyed the Demon King and returned to this world in a gaping dimension. Thanks to the kindness of the chief, I decided to stay in this town for a while.

Building a small house in a pioneered area set up near the village took about 8 hours of real time. While I was raising the house, I returned to the village and looked at the guide book in my inventory.

In this world consisting of two hours of day and two hours of night, when we looked around, we saw traces of caring to the smallest places.

I mean, the kids that were playing in the open space at sunset, the settings that go back to their homes.

The effect of preparing dinner is that chimneys everywhere in town are smoky...

The more I looked at it, the more I felt like hidden performances that made me admire it more.

I sat my character on a nearby hill to see the view of the town, leaning against the burning sunset on the TV screen and leaning against the chair.

“I didn't think you'd make it this far. Everyone must have suffered a lot...”

When the sun, which was burning red in the sky, sank to the horizon and a starlit darkness came, a warm light started to come out from each window with peaceful background music.

Then I heard Yuki's voice outside the study.

“Joon-Hyuk? You haven't washed yet? ”

“Oh, yeah. I'm gonna wash up now. ”

“You must be tired from driving, but get some sleep early today. ”

“Yes, I will. ”

I didn't want to end it like this, but it's going to take a while to get the house up, so should we call it a day?

Once again, I ended Complete Raon and left the study.

&

The next day.

When Yuki and Seohyun left the house, I immediately answered the phone to Hayashi.

As soon as Hayashi answered the phone, laughing as if she was waiting for my call, she asked me.

“How was it?”

“I don't care. You really made it. To be honest, I was impressed the whole time I played yesterday. ”

“It's worth eight years of hard work listening to a compliment like that from the director. ”

“His voice...”

“What can I do? The title stuck in my mouth...”

“So what do you want me to do from now on? ”

“What do I do? Break it with excitement. Messy. For the time being, you can play Story Mode like a normal RPG game. While you're at it, please contact us as soon as you find a bug. By the way, the data you play is also an important reference for our development team, so please take care of it. ”

“Story mode...”

“From the planning phase, you wanted a device that allowed users to control the online world on their own. ”

“Of course I did. ”

“That's why I'm asking you. In the meantime, I would like you to act as a middleman. ”

“Is this how you got me into this? ”

“It's a bit shabby, but let's not dwell on our old friendship. If you play, you will definitely feel that you are lacking in something. Please also communicate that part without flare through your guide character. ”

“A guide character? ”

“A certain level will appear as a number. Well, I'm busy, so...”

“Hey, Hayashi. Wait…”

... is disconnected.

This guy said all he had to do was say what he wanted to say.

When I thought of the Pentagon staff who were choking with their handsets down, I felt like something that was sleeping inside me was soft and breaking.

Okay, I'm going to analyze every system thoroughly and tire you out. ’

Wait... but isn't that exactly what they're after?

I don't know.

Yeah. Let's see who wins.

I ran straight to the library, forgetting I was going to eat breakfast, turned on Complied Raon, and tried to access the online world.

[Your home is complete.]

As soon as I entered the town, I smiled in the raised message window and headed to the frontier where the house was built.

But I was just leaving the town entrance.

With an urgent BGM, a crack broke out in the space and a giant monster popped out.

“Khh!! Humans... Chasing us to a crevice. ”

I think he's the Horseman who escaped from the gap in the story.

“Tsk!! Monster!!"

“Why are the Horses here!? ”

Suddenly, the villagers start to scatter, screaming.

Oh, I'd love to go home.

“Hehehe. No one would bother coming here. Great. I'll get rid of them all!! ”

... too cliché. It's a classic villain line.

Let's do a more impactful line.

A creature three times the size of a human was screaming at the runaway Humans while encountering my character.

“Who are you? Why don't you run? Do you want to die at my hands first? ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Clearly the event ambassador would like to take a look at his hands...

But this guy. Don't you recognise me for being drunk on a horse?

“Stay away, traveler!! Dangerous!!"

Instead, I chose a command window, as I saw in the guide book, in the image of the villagers shouting about me.

“Die!! Human!!"

“Piss off.”

Kuaaang!!

I was able to finish off a horse with a single command skill to a drink that already possessed enormous natural abilities.

[Lesser daemon defeated. 3800 XP gained.]

“Hmm… easy? ”

“Oh!! Overpower the Horses in one fell swoop. You must be the warrior who drove the Horses out of this land. ”

Ahhh!! I feel like my hands and feet are failing.

Who the hell created this scenario...!!!

&

Since then, I've been trying to access the dragon emblem online for as long as I'm home alone.

After experiencing a variety of events in the first village, Augrad's hands and feet were sometimes a little annoyed with his performance, but at a very high level in the system.

Among them, it was the guide character Hayashi mentioned, who suddenly appeared when he reached level 3 and followed me around like a servant after telling me that the Demon King Osiris had been defeated by Humans.

In an online world where no one else was available, he was the only one who could talk to me, and at first he only answered my question with the same answer, and then I was able to have a proper conversation at some point.

Like an interactive program, "Mindfulness," he had a system that accumulated databases and increased vocabulary with the contents of conversations that came and went. Funny thing is, since we're teaching this guy something, regular NPCs are also starting to talk in a very natural way, depending on the amount of data they accumulate in the database.

Then one day.

“Where should we go hunting today? ”

“Marcin, how long do you intend to see this peaceful world? ”

“Why? It's relaxing and nice. ”

“We are the Mages. And you are our God. Don't you feel the cries of the Fallen Demon King Osiris in the gaps of dimensions? ”

“Oh Shi... Li... Don't mention him to me, anyway. ”

“Marcin.”

“Stop talking about it!! What if the villagers hear!! ”

While I was banging the keyboard, I threw a big smile at the stunning dialogue of the guide character.

Depending on the player's metabolism and behavior, he was extremely flexible, as if someone was actually a moving player character.

Thanks to him, I moved around various regions, but I wasn't bored by him.

Sometimes they would help with battles, and sometimes they would talk about it in the game with campfires on remote, unpopular islands.

Then one day.

I sent Yuki and Seohyun to the station and school respectively, and called Hayashi while I was moving to the library, just like at any other time.

“Are you eating on time? How much time have you played in the last 10 days? ”

“When I do it, I also make sure. We'll see. Soon I'll have a bunch of reports from my guide. He's the real deal, by the way. How the hell did you program that? Sometimes you talk to me and I freak out. ”

“Ah-ha-ha, I see. Now that you're a level 10, you've met our character guide. ”

“Hmm? What are you talking about? What do you mean, level 10? You showed up at level 3 and you've been so busy lately, you forgot? ”

“Yes? No way. You know my temper, don't you? Your guide character will appear at level 10 after all of the first Town events. ”

“What? Hayashi, hang up for a second. I'll call you back. ”

“Oh, yes. I understand.”

No, what kind of ghost is this?

A prodigy at level 10 shows up at level 3 to help me?

Maybe it's just a bug, but you shouldn't make such a primitive mistake.

After entering the library in a strange mood, I put the power switch on the Complete Raon.

Shortly thereafter. The moment the title screen pops up and tries to connect using a developer protocol with a username and password.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.

What...? What's that noise? That's not what it sounds like on TV.

I looked through the desk drawers one by one to find the cause of the deafening sound coming from the library.

And after a while. I carefully removed an object from the drawer that caused the noise.

It was a game & watch that flew with me from the future.

“What is it? I've never heard anything like it...”

As I tilted my head to unhinge the game & watch, I remembered a faint text to see if the battery had dropped on the top display.

“Would you like to accept the invitation? ”