TL : enigma3555
PR : freak_guy
Episode 21: God Ose, A New Culture
Chief Shield, real name Choi Jeong-hoo.
He is 23 years old.
Because he returned to school after serving in the military, he was treated like a fossil, but it didn’t matter.
Childhood friends, Mi-Gan and Yubin… No, because there were Kim Woo-jin and Yu-bin.
They had been together since childhood, middle school, and high school, and although they separated in college, their friendship did not change.
They stayed in constant contact and naturally met and hung out.
This was possible because they had similar hobbies and although they were busy criticizing each other, they never had big fights.
One of those hobbies was gaming.
Even though VR games were popular, the quality was not good, so the demand for PC games was still high, and gamers were divided into VR and PC groups.
And as if their 12-year friendship wasn’t in vain, Choi Jeong-hoo and Kim Woo-jin were PC fans.
Yubin didn’t like games, so she played other things when they met, but she always enjoyed playing PC games with Kim Woojin when they were at home.
“God’Ose is hot these days. What are you going to do?”
“No, No. As for games, the classics are the best. And they say it’s a lucky game. I just feel stressed.”
“You have a lot of money.”
“God’Ose is on a different scale, isn’t it? Why not create a guild altogether? Reid, come quickly and run.”
Because Godose was famous, I was curious about it once in a while, but I was too familiar with PC games and had achieved so much that I felt like throwing them away.
“And to be honest, if we start God’Ose, I think Yubin will get upset.”
“Ah, I admit that.”
Even now, Yu-bin is upset with him for playing with her, and he wants to play God’Ose?
Unlike PC games, the standard limit is 5 hours, and it was obvious that I would feel left out since I wouldn’t even be able to contact them.
If Yubin plays the game, everything will be resolved…
She was sick of games after receiving a bad rep from League of Legends, which she tried, and her mental state was shaken.
“Do you guys know God’Ose?”
“God’Ose? I know about it.”
“Is there anyone these days who doesn’t know God’Ose? If you don’t know, you’re a spy.”
But Yubin brought up the game first.
Choi Jeong-hoo unconsciously asked, wondering if it was because he had recently become interested in God’Ose.
“Why? Would you like to try it too?”
“Huh, her? She absolutely hates games. I guess I was asking out of curiosity. And even if she tried, She would beat it in just 2 hours? She’s a physical Eva.”
“… … .”
“And haven’t we encouraged you so many times? You say that we play without you all the time, but when I call you to come, you don’t.”
Immediately seeing Kim Woo-jin snort and diss bitterly, Choi Jeong-hoo took a step back.
It was a scene he saw often, and now was the time for fists or feet to fly.
But what is this?
“… … .”
Yubin didn’t react at all.
Kim Woo-jin, who was instinctively preparing to defend himself, stopped.
Then he looked at Yubin with an expression of uncertainty. Then, Yubin, who had been mocked for no reason, began to blurt out her flustered words.
“No, that’s not it… I heard God’Ose is not a game, but just another culture? Well, there’s a lot to do and a lot to see… And when I watched a guild video, it looked cool, like a movie…”
“Oh my god?”
“Oh what! Just let me have a taste of it!”
That was the reason the three of them started God’Ose.
And the moment they finished the tutorial.
“And! And! And…!”
“Crazy! Oh my god!”
Yubin and Kim Woojin were very upset.
Yubin kept cheering with bright eyes, asking if this was really a game, and Kim Woojin blamed himself, saying it was a waste of time, asking why he hadn’t done something like this until now and was playing a trash game.
So what about Choi Jeong-hoo?
‘… How much is in your bank account?’
I immediately opened my wallet.
He was so confident that he spent 14 million won to select the hero god.
My friends also picked good gods with useful characteristics, so there wouldn’t be a party like them in the current section, right?
I even had that thought.
“Everyone, read this strategy book carefully. Because it is important, read it several times. Especially since it’s Yubin’s first time, if there’s something you don’t understand, ask right away.”
“Okay, I get it.”
“That’s a habit again. I don’t like it because it seems like a theory piece, but… I admit it this time.”
I even read the strategy book several times.
As a newbie, I started off with the best preparation.
“No, wait a minute. But why are they all distant?”
“? When did you see me get close?”
“… It’s a bit too much to hit him directly. And I also want to try using magic.”
“Under… Just wait, I’ll get over with it quickly.”
That was the reason.
Not taking the time to get a close-range dealer.
Since there was no death penalty anyway and I wanted to hunt quickly, I was thinking of just finding someone.
However, the person we found that way was a bit unusual.
-Kaiser LV1
‘What? Kaiser? It sounds familiar… Oh, that’s right. The number one in Demrok. Looks like he’s a fan.’
At first it was just fascinating.
There are still people who like that forgotten person.
That’s because Choi Jeong-hoo didn’t know much about the Kaiser.
No, he just wasn’t that interested.
I didn’t care about people who were successful in manga games like Demrok, and I wasn’t attracted to VR games themselves.
If Kaiser had not appeared in God’Ose, He would’ve probably forgotten the name Kaiser.
‘Is he that great?’
I always had that question when I heard people talking about the Kaiser.
You mean to say he was first? That he was ranked higher than that annihilation?
I know that, but honestly, isn’t that all a thing of the past?
VR and virtual reality are completely different, and the current annihilation is not the same as back then.
This story is getting more exciting! What’s going to happen next?
Because Kaiser knew that, he didn’t even start.
In reality, the name Kaiser was quickly forgotten.
‘But I met a fan.’
Wouldn’t it be amazing if I met such a person on the same day that I first started God’Ose?
Of course, that was just his thinking.
There was no further interest in it.
“Anyway, I just needed a melee dealer to be with me until I graduated from Beginner City.”
Since it was their first time, they didn’t particularly expect someone with great skills.
That’s how everyone plays games at Arde.
‘Why are you so good at fighting?’
But that man exceeded those expectations.
No, he went beyond it and made them wonder if this was the same game.
When he was trampling goblins with his fighting skills that were unbelievable even when I saw him in person, I thought he was a newbie or someone who had been around for three years.
The play of such a man was enough to dampen the overflowing confidence of Choi Jeong-hoo, who had been praised as a tank in PC games even though he had never played VR.
But it was okay until then.
I was able to move on and think that the world is wide.
however… … .
‘Isn’t this too much? No matter how big the world is… … .’
… … Is there any dealer who can break the boss’s pattern with a normal attack?
No, would anyone even think of doing something like this in the first place?
At this moment, I was able to instinctively realize it.
‘This Kaiser was real!’
The man who I thought was just a fan who couldn’t give up his nostalgia for the old throne was actually the owner of that throne.
It was very absurd and thrilling, but at the same time, it was amazing.
‘How can the timing be like this?’
The day Kaiser, who had not been heard from for a long time, started God’Ose was on the same day where he first started playing the game.
It was Kaiser who happened to talk to me, and we ended up having our first party like that!
I felt like I was having a meal with a retired celebrity at a guesthouse I happened to visit.
And the reaction of ordinary people who see such celebrities is usually similar.
‘… … ‘Let’s get an autograph first!’
Whether it’s a celebrity you’re interested in or not, how many people will have an opportunity like this in their lifetime?
Moreover, Choi Jeong-hoo felt the thrill of seeing Dohyun’s battle with his own eyes.
That was enough time for him to become Kaiser’s fan.
It was at that moment when Choi Jeong-hoo who was trying to speak cautiously had an instinctive thought.
[We have regained first place in the time limit.]
[The party name of the party is registered at number 1 in the rankings.]
[Chief Shield’s party has been registered.]
-1st place: Chief Shield’s party
“… … uh?”
The timing was shattered by the sudden recapture of first place.
Choi Jeong-hoo is also someone who was good at PC games.
I couldn’t figure out what this meant or what mistake I had made.
‘It’s done.’
That was all I could think of.
I was just thinking about getting an autograph, but what kind of lightning bolt is this?
I was even more embarrassed as it was a game I started off lightly.
Of course, I went into serious mode after finishing the tutorial, but I had no intention of stabbing others like this.
Who is this guy?
This is the famous Kaiser.
‘Maybe they were aiming for first place this time…!’
It is said that rankers form the best party to achieve the ranking and only participate in trials when they are in their best condition.
If you think about it, didn’t that man also choose the fastest route possible?
‘It was like that during goblin hunting, during boss hunt, and during phase 2.’
[Return of the Kaiser!]
[Kaiser! Reclaims the first place as soon as he begins playing God’Ose?]
[Who is this Kaiser!]
I ruined the opportunity to once again make the world buzz, the first step toward that brilliant return.
In fact, Dohyun did things without much thought, but as it happened, it gave more strength to Choi Jeong-hoo’s thoughts.
‘… Shouldn’t I apologize?’
In some ways, it’s the same starting point, but if you’re the famous Kaiser, you’ll soon be in the top 10 guilds even if you don’t have the same reputation as before.
If you live up to the name Kaiser, most of the top 10 guilds will be paying attention.
It may be symbolic, but it may even involve executives.
What if I bring this up when I go to the interview?
‘… He’s a fugitive.’
If someone heard it, they might think it was an excessive delusion, but in Choi Jeong-hoo’s opinion, it was never excessive.
You can barely do that with a game?
No, it’s more like a game.
Unlike reality, where there are laws, in games, power is the law, and if you have power, you can easily ignore moral concepts.
-Okay, so it’s not really killing me, so what?
With that mindset, the person who offends you is killed.
Moreover, if it was God’Ose, adding more would not have been less.
‘They say Kaiser’s fans have a particularly strong fan spirit.’
Even more so, what if it is related to Kaiser, who has a large fan base and many pursuers?
Those fans who are now hiding because their status has dropped will rush in, saying they have done well.
How dare you take our Kaiser’s place!?
They could have banned him from taking even a single step in the village, saying he was scandalous.
No, there is no need to go all the way to the fan.
It was obvious that malicious users would just get excited and decide that this was the time to vent their anger.
‘In fact, there were similar cases…’
Although it wasn’t at a time limit like this, it was famous enough that all God’Ose users knew what happened to the user who stole the high-level content that a famous ranker was putting his efforts into.
Even Choi Jeong-hoo, who is new to God’OSe, can find it after looking through the posts a few times.
‘They said they eventually quit because they couldn’t endure the countless threats.’
You might think it was excessive treatment, but that was the reality of God’Ose.
Although the moral sense was somewhat broken as a game, it had too much of an impact on reality and made too much profit to be dismissed as just a game.
“I’m sorry. I will compensate you somehow.”
Let’s pray.
First, beg, and if you have to compensate, compensate somehow.
That thought alone filled my head.
It was so unfair to quit God’Ose, which I had just started to enjoy, without being able to fully enjoy it.
And this wasn’t just his problem.
It was obvious that the rumor would spread quickly and that it would cause damage to Kim Woo-jin and Yu-bin. Kim Woo-jin was like that, and he couldn’t let Yu-bin, who had fun playing games, give up.
“I’m really sorry.”
Kim Woo-jin and Yu-bin reached out to see him bowing his head due to a strong sense of responsibility and even reaching his waist.
They also understood the situation.
They had no intention of letting Choi Jeong-hu take responsibility alone.
‘Let us apologize too.’
Even if we take responsibility together, doing that was wrong.
While thinking that, we were about to bend down together.
“It’s okay. It’s not like you did it on purpose.”
“… Yes?”
“It’s no big deal. Compensation is more important than that.”
The man who said that didn’t feel sick, regretful, or resentful at all.
He didn’t seem particularly upset or disappointed.
“It’s okay, let’s leave now.”
Kaiser’s blunt attitude seemed like it was really no big deal.
It’s like seeing a friend who happened to pass by and pick up 500 won, and just wants to leave without making a big deal of it.
That was enough to make Choi Jeong-hoo dazed.
[Fame is something that follows, not something you pursue.]
“Why do I suddenly remember those words I once heard?”
Perhaps it was because I thought that there was no man who suited this phrase better than this guy.
And how many men in the world make you feel that way?
“… ”
Somehow, I felt like all the hard work I had done was in vain.
And soon something else filled that emptiness.
It was a thrill, a feeling, and a relief.
I couldn’t explain it in one word, but this made me more confident.
This story is getting really exciting! What’s going to happen next?
“… … ah.”
And it seemed that Choi Jeong-hoo was not the only one who was so sure.
Kim Woo-jin and Yu-bin made eye contact.
Because the confident eyes and blank faces of the two friends expressed the same thoughts.
Among them, Kim Woo-jin was the first to open his mouth.
“Honestly, I thought it was excessive when I read the article praising Kaiser.”
Her hard voice, which had lost its usual lightness, was trembling slightly.
Normally, I would have made fun of him right away, but I couldn’t do that now.
Because they also felt the same way.
“But now I understand.”
“… … .”
“This is Kaiser… … “The world we live in is really different.”
Choi Jeong-hoo quietly trembled and thought about that.
‘… … ‘This is what it feels like to look at someone’s back and feel how cool he is.’
That’s what the back looks like that makes you want to follow behind… … .
It was a strange feeling for someone who had always played only as a tank to be looking at someone else’s back, but for some reason it wasn’t a bad feeling.
