(One)
One.
Sunday morning.
There was someone who visited Ulan’s room in the morning.
Black hair flowing down and blue eyes that look nervous.
It was Noah Darshen.
“Whoa.”
With a visit in front of you.
Noah took a deep breath.
It is an action to relieve the tension in the whole body. After biting her lip, she knocked on her door with her face showing her decision.
smart!
A knocking sound echoes in the quiet hallway.
After a while, the door opened with a clicking sound. Soon, a girl with turquoise hair stuck her head out.
“Oh, are you here?”
The next saint, Laurea.
Noah nodded silently, facing his projection eyes that twinkled like stars.
The moment I entered the room.
A desolate landscape came into view.
A space with nothing except the furniture provided as standard by the academy. I saw a huge man sitting on a disheveled bed.
Coincidentally, he also looked this way.
“You came on time.”
“That’s because I promised.”
I’m going to tell you the secret I’ve been hiding.
After giving a calm answer.
“uh?”
Noah gave a puzzled look.
I thought everyone would be gathered together, but Ulan and Laurea were the only ones gathered in the room.
“Hey, the other people… … ?”
“I didn’t call you.”
“yes? why?”
Noah’s eyes widened slightly.
As if it was unexpected.
Then Laurea opened her mouth.
“That’s because Ibella and Delia don’t know that Ulan remembers his past life.”
Ulan comes from the future.
Noah knows part of the future.
Lastly, Laurea has the power of projection eye to discern truth and lies.
Today’s conversation takes place with all of these facts in mind. However, Ibella, Delia, and Ian do not know this.
But what if you hear Ulan and Noah’s secret in this situation? It was clear that great confusion would arise.
“So, once today’s story is resolved, I plan to arrange a separate meeting later.”
“Oh, I know what you mean.”
Noah looked like he understood only then.
At the same time, I was relieved.
As for Ulan and Laurea, they are not yet ready to confess their secret to other colleagues.
“Then let’s hear the story now.”
Bright red eyes as calm as a lake.
Bright yellow eyes that see right through the essence.
Noah swallowed his dry saliva while making eye contact with the two pairs of eyes.
“… … all right. “I’ll tell you.”
The story of player Minah Yoo.
After making his decision, Noah spoke as if confessing a secret he had been hiding.
“I am from another world.”
A completely different place from here.
A world where there are no monsters, no magic, and no threat from the abyss. With a nostalgic expression, Noah continued speaking softly.
“And from where I was, this was a world in a game.”
A virtual reality game for single-player use only.
A game where the goal is to increase your strength by playing various characters and then block the abyss.
Commonly known as Arsene Continental Battle.
Is it because I spent the night organizing what I wanted to say?
The story flowed smoothly.
But at that moment.
“Now, wait a minute!”
Laurea suddenly stopped talking.
It was with a puzzled expression.
“I’m just saying I don’t understand, but what exactly is this ‘game’ you just mentioned?”
“Well, if you ask me, it’s similar to chess.”
Of course, the scale is much different, but if I were to compare it, it would be easier to understand it this way.
After giving a simple answer.
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Laurea looked like she barely understood. At the same time, Noah’s story began again.
“And I was a player.”
“If you are a player… … ?”
“It means a person who chooses one of the pieces on the chessboard and moves it.”
Becoming someone else and living a new life with all the memories, powers, and talents inherited.
To put it simply, it was possession.
Laurea repeatedly opened her eyes wide. This is because it is a story that is difficult to believe.
‘but… … .’
I had no choice but to believe it.
Because there was no lie in her answer reflected in the projection. Meanwhile, Noah continued his story.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean you can possess every person on the continent.”
There are a total of 99 playable characters, including hidden characters. And this includes the seven warriors.
Except for Ulan.
The moment Ulan heard this answer, he tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face.
“Why was I excluded?”
“I don’t know the exact reason either. “There are only a few guesses.”
“Can you tell me?”
“sure.”
Immediately after nodding willingly.
Noah’s answer soon followed.
“First of all, the most likely guess is because of the talent and penalty given to Ulan.”
Strong strength, perfect body, etc.
Ulan’s talent as a warrior is truly enormous.
Even among all the playable warrior characters in the original work, it is difficult to find one as powerful as Ulan.
‘so that… … .’
There is speculation that the character was intentionally made unplayable for the sake of balance in the game.
The penalty is also for a similar reason.
‘There are two penalties for Ulan.’
Stone Head and Berserker.
Among them, the stone head is a penalty that has quite a powerful effect. All types of ability to acquire knowledge are reduced to the lowest level.
‘But if it becomes playable… … .’
This penalty becomes meaningless.
No matter how low a character’s intelligence is, it cannot lower the player’s intelligence.
Noah summarized and conveyed all the information that came to mind in an easy-to-understand manner. Then Ulan frowned and answered.
“I cannot agree with that assumption.”
“huh? “Why?”
“My head isn’t that strong.”
“… … .”
Silence came to the hall for an instant.
Laurea, who was listening to the story next to the two, silently nodded.
“Well, I definitely understood what you meant by the answer I just gave you.”
Ulan’s rebuttal was thus buried.
Afterwards, the story continued again.
“The next assumption is that Ulan’s fate has already been decided, so there is no choice.”
“yes? “My fate is sealed?”
“What is that again?”
Seeing the two people asking questions at the same time, Noah answered with a slightly stiff face.
“I have played this game hundreds of times and experienced various incidents. “This was the same for all other players.”
Depending on what choices the player makes, the situation changes fluidly. However, there were some things that could not be changed no matter what.
“That is a sealed fate.”
A fate that cannot be changed no matter what you do.
For example, even though they knew that the giant king Largtan, the lord of the abyss, had set a trap, they had no choice but to get caught in the end.
Because of this, the hero’s party being cornered and Ulan’s death as a result are part of a confirmed fate.
“To return to the main point, Ulan’s confirmed fate is death in battle.”
In the original work, Ulan’s ending was always the same.
He fights alone in the enemy camp to buy time for his injured comrade to escape. Then he becomes a berserker and meets a violent end alongside his enemies.
“No matter how hard I struggled, it was no use. “Ulan always died in the same place.”
This is his destiny.
It is a mission given to the character Ulan and an inevitable death.
After everything happened like that.
“… … .”
The hall was enveloped in heavy silence.
In particular, Laurea’s face was stiff. It was because of the harsh story that death could not be avoided no matter what.
On the other hand, Ulan’s reaction was different.
“Thank goodness.”
“… … yes?”
The moment I heard those words.
Noah couldn’t believe his ears.
Because I didn’t understand why I was lucky that I couldn’t avoid the fate of death.
This was the same for Laurea.
“No, what good is good… … .”
“That’s right, isn’t it?”
Leaving behind Laurea, who had an absurd expression on her face.
Ulan answered bluntly.
“The fact that he always ended up in the same place means he never ran away.”
The two girls were speechless.
I never would have thought that people would accept the statement that they cannot escape their fate like that. Looking at the two with blank expressions, Ulan quietly laughed.
“In all my countless lives, I did not run, I fought, and I died with honor. “As a warrior, there is nothing more glorious than this.”
Even though all I remember is my past life.
The moment he looked so satisfied.
Suddenly, a tightly suppressed voice was heard.
“… … “What on earth is glorious?”
It was Laurea’s voice.
She took Ulan’s hand and looked up at him. She then said in a firm tone.
“Don’t ever do that this time.”
“Laurea?”
“If we’re going to fight, we all fight together, and if we’re going to run away, we should all run away together. I won’t leave you to die alone. never!”
There was a strong will in his bright yellow eyes.
An answer that feels sincere.
Ulan smiled awkwardly at a sight he had not seen in his past life. On the other hand, Laurea still spoke with a serious face.
“Promise me you won’t laugh.”
“what?”
“I said I would never do that.”
He doesn’t seem to back down until he makes a promise.
Ulan nodded his head once, then patted her shoulder and responded.
“do not worry. “It will be different this time.”
Ulan remembers his past life.
And based on this, I was able to reach the level of master much faster. Moreover, before the Abyss Gate opened, he had already defeated two monarchs.
‘so that… … .’
No matter how fateful it was, I was confident that I could overcome this time. On the other hand, Laurea still looked dissatisfied.
“I told you to promise without backtracking.”
“i get it. “I promise in the name of a warrior.”
It was only after finally accepting the promise that Laurea’s expression relaxed. It was as if he finally felt reassured by Ulan’s confirmation.
After the conversation ended like that.
Noah’s story began again.
“Anyway, I lived the lives of many characters while playing the game. And when three years had passed, something strange happened.”
When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a game.
At first, I thought it was just a normal connection. But soon enough, she realized that wasn’t the case.
Because there was no interface that a game should have. Moreover, even the logout button disappeared everywhere.
“The moment I realized that I couldn’t go back to the original world, I realized.”
From now on, I have to live as Noah Darshen, the named character of Arsene Continental War, not as player Minah Yoo.
At the same time, I felt it instinctively.
In order to return to the original world, the final goal of the original game, the Abyss, must be defeated.
“This is the secret I kept.”
After the long story is over.
There was silence again in the hall.
A heavy atmosphere weighing down on your shoulders.
Noah’s expression hardened. Although she was relieved to confess all the secrets she had been hiding, she was also scared.
Now that the whole truth has been revealed, he was afraid that his perspective or attitude toward himself would change.
After some time has passed.
A voice was heard breaking the silence.
“Hmm, to be honest, this story is even harder to believe than Ulan’s story.”
It was Laurea.
However, he only said that and did not doubt Noah’s confession itself. What she said in the projection was not a single lie.
‘And one more thing.’
The question I had always had was resolved.
The question is why there are two souls in Noah’s body.
As she was finishing organizing her thoughts, something suddenly crossed her mind. It was a story I heard from Noah the other day.
“Ah, then you know the future… … .”
“that’s right. “She answered that she knew because she had been in this situation countless times.”
Noah nodded repeatedly.
However, I wasn’t sure that I knew the entire future right now. Many variables arose when Ulan entered the academy.
When I continued to answer obediently.
Suddenly, Ulan made a meaningful statement.
“It’s almost like a god.”
“yes?”
“What do you mean by that out of the blue?”
“Well, the only being that controls people’s fate as they wish is God, right?”
Laurea’s face hardened at his question.
It is not because of profane remarks.
The moment I heard Ulan’s words, a memory suddenly came to mind.
‘… … The Bible of Creation.’
There is a passage there that is similar to the story Noah just told. Laurea recalled the details without fail.
『The divinity of starlight that came down from the sky created this world and countless creatures, then turned into starlight again and disappeared into the night sky.
However, whenever chaos arose in the world, he came down to earth in a human body and bestowed a great deal of knowledge and wisdom.
Afterwards, when their lives as humans ended, the gods turned into stars again and returned to the night sky.』
At that time, the gods who came down to earth in human form were later called star gods and were worshiped by numerous believers.
Immediately after recalling a Bible verse.
Laurea’s expression became serious.
‘Until now, I thought it was just one of the records in the Bible… … .’
After hearing Noah’s story, my thoughts changed.
This was because she noticed similarities between the player she was talking about and the Holy Ghost. Among them, she was particularly similar in that she borrowed a human body.
On the other hand, Noah said in horror.
“Poetry, God! “That can’t be possible.”
For some reason, God is portrayed as a perfect, omnipotent and omnipotent being. However, Noah does not know everything and is not omnipotent.
If he was really a god in the first place, he wouldn’t have stayed here and would have gone right back to his original world.
“Anyway, this is all my secret.”
After finishing his protest, Noah sighed.
A face with a clear look of fatigue. However, she knew that the story was not over yet, so she looked at the two and asked.
“If you have any other questions, please ask. “I will answer to the best of my knowledge.”
“Then I’ll ask you right away.”
No sooner had Noah finished speaking.
Laurea raised her hand.
“Actually, there is a verse like this in the Bible.”
She said what just occurred to her.
Everything from passages in the Bible to questions about the similarities between the Holy Spirit and the player.
Eventually, after all the explanations were over.
An unexpected answer came back from Noah.
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