Just as there is 'Soft Magic' in Fantasy that is portrayed through magibabble, there can be 'Soft Science' in a Sci-Fi stories through technobabble that makes 'some sense', but not entirely correct.

We are frickin' writers, not scientists. You don't have to be anatomically correct all the time, all you need to do is show that you know enough of your stuff to write a decent story. In fact, the excuse of it being an alternate world can be used if you're going to bend the limits of physics and say that fire doesn't need air to exist in this parallel dimension.

I see a lot of writers being put into a state of confusion due to not understanding the line between fantasy and Sci-Fi. They seem like they are trying to fit the Star Trek mould too often.

Science can just as well do the same things as plot devices in fantasy stories. Once you add 'realism' to a fantasy, it becomes progressively better sometimes compared to a completely fantasied story where 'logic' doesn't hold within it.

Those who write Sci-Fi usually envision a future they can imagine where magic-like Rocket Boots and other stuff exist. However, a writer must not get bogged down by small details and MUST think of an overarching story where these details matter.

It is the same with Fantasy. Even if you write about someone breaking the mould as a wizard or something, you have to attach your world to a narrative rather than doing it the other way 'round.

No one wants to hear about how awesome your boat propellers are before hearing your story's narrative. They would rather you cut down and make it relevant when it is actually relevant.

Adding some 'Hard Science' to your story is only when the scenes later on have any use for them. It bores a person to death no matter how extensive your technobabble is unless you make it interesting. Try using facts as plot elements.

For example: Even the simple fact that people cannot breath in space and instantly die when they come in contact with the 'void' of space could be used to add a layer of tension when a spaceship is damaged. Similar to how dangerous 'hard magic' is used in Epic Fantasy like Frodo's Ring in The Lord of the Rings has definitive corruption on others.

Unlike Fantasy that can use the Power of Friendship to bend logic, the readers of Sci-Fi never be expecting any 'realistic' plot elements to be bend just because the Author wants a happy ending. There are no 'Healing Potions' in real life that can be used to fix up injuries nor are people affected by prophesies or whatever.

This is the contrast between Sci-Fi and Fantasy that you can make full use of. As most authors go onto the Sci-Fi side of writing not because they strive to be scientists but since the aesthetics of a science fiction world are just so interesting.

Science Fiction is a good place to tackle heavy topics like the nature of life and the absurdity of those who see 'science' as everything. Those who disregard emotions and become cybernetic entities for the sake of casting off their mortality are portrayed as the bad guys while our totally human protagonist fighting them is a 'good guy'.

The lines between an Artificial Intelligence and regular Humans blurs as we become the 'God' of technological species that defy our definition of what is 'living'. Just as we see God as some sort of fourth-dimensional and incomprehensible being that created us as an imperfect image of 'Him', the robots given sentience would see us similarly.

Some robots might have emotions that can allow them to defy their programming, some robots won't go as far as gaining emotional functionality but will preform their roles better than even a human. It could show the reason why people get attached to the inanimate and soulless objects we put our own hearts into creating (like Big Hero 6).

But though exploring philosophical questions is good and all, never forget that a good 'plot' is needed to put forward and give clues into the writer's answer that context. Sci-Fi is, after all, a premise, not a relatable character in of itself.

Think of the science-fiction elements as just the background for your story, similar to how other genres should be that as well. You won't have to deal writing blocks if you keep to writing only what you know rather than just speculative theories.

Whether it's as dark as a Cyber Punk or optimistic of the future, just know what mould you are using for this premise. Are you writing an Adventure story with Sci-Fi as the places, destinations, and whatever tools the MC can get him hands on, or are you writing a comedy where the Sci-Fi elements don't need consistency but absurdity?

After moving past why you shouldn't add unneeded technobabble unless it's interesting to listen to or has plot significance, let me remind you all that robots and 'science' isn't entirely separated from the realm of magic. After all, there is a reason you don't see skimpy power suits being worn by astronauts these days. Just be sure to have a focus if your going to add very illogical things to the plot.

I like Gundam as much as the next guy but the whole reason the Mecha sub-genre of Anime has waned in recent years is because writers have been focusing too much on 'science' rather than the spectacle. I don't need to now what materials your Mecha is made of unless you point its weak points and make it relevant in a fight scene.

Bring up the strengths and weaknesses of something and THEN use those facts as devices that can move the plot. Conversely, if you go overboard with this advice and tell me nothing but how your giant robot looks and the 'science' behind its creation, even going as far as to tell me how many secret guns it has, then I'll be bored...

I'd love to see Cyborgs Vs Mecha but just don't forget the human element of Sci-Fi. How we create things not solely for the sake of creation but put are feelings into it just like the novels we write.

Humans are passionate that way...

Thanks for reading and I wish you guys well~ Be sure to ask if you have any blog or story requests.

(Cover by Darkstar Dust)

This is a story I worked on ages ago that has been refined and edited by adding foreshadowing to events while also simplifying the power system better than before. This story can be considered a prequel to An Adventure Beyond Greatness as it takes place years prior to the events of that story.

Short Synopsis:
After retiring from the battlefield, my life became empty and lifeless. The regrets of my past haunt me in my sleep. Then a change occurred, a King from another world summoned me to fight for his kingdom, but I died even before I could give him my answer. Now, after a fake God allowed me to reincarnate (albeit imperfectly) with my memories intact, into a world filled with magic and swords.

Long Synopsis:
This is about a flawed protagonist who only knew to rely on others and not socialise who gets a second chance to change himself in order to live the life he aimed for in his past life. The narrator isn’t exactly trustworthy since it is purely in his bias perspective while other perspectives given by others fill in the blanks that he either leaves out or twists to suit the situation.

The story itself can be considered a parody of Isekai’s classic tropes which are given a sense of reality as time goes by. As there exists no ‘Demon Lord’, there is also no black and white, only characters opinions and counter-opinions throughout the story.

Chapter 642: negotiation?

"are you sure he didn't do it on purpose?" gu kuangen's face was gloomy as he looked at shi cai ning and asked.

Shi cai ning nodded. "mr. yang tian had a very good evaluation when he was young. he was very easygoing, but there's a rumor that he has a weird habit. if he doesn't finish writing a book, he won't come out of seclusion. i think this rumor is true."

"shall we continue to wait?" gu kuangen frowned and said unhappily.

Shi cai ning pondered for a moment,"... you can send him some sci-fi blockbusters that haven't been shown yet, or you can send him something special to broaden his mind..."

"won't this backfire?" gu kuangen frowned. in the past, mr. yang tian never accepted gifts, and he had a very strange personality.

Shi cai ning nodded, "i've checked his information. although he's famous now, he donates a million dollars every year to some schools that need it. his heart isn't bad, and he's very low-key. besides, it's not like he's giving money. i think this method is feasible."

Gu kuangen smiled. he reached out and stroked her hair. "then we'll do as you say!"

When it came to sci-fi, old man gu loved to watch sci-fi movies the most. even though there were very few sci-fi movies at that time, he was very attentive. every time there was a big movie or a photo exhibition about the moon and the sun, he would keep a copy of the information.

Therefore, there was a thick notebook in the gu family. it was full of information that old man gu had collected. when gu kuangen was young, he had browsed through it and was shocked by the pictures.

Now, it was just the right time to use it. therefore, gu kuangen immediately went back to the old residence and found the large notebook that his grandfather had collected. he asked cheng li to send it to mr. yang tian.

Two days passed.

Gu kuangen was quite optimistic about the project in the field of film and television. if mr. yang tian did not sell the copyright, the project proposal that cai ning had painstakingly worked on would probably be scrapped.

Of course, he did not want such a large ip to fall into the hands of others. therefore, he had to take over the copyright of mr. yang tian's three novels!

On the third day, his assistant called cheng li again. his attitude was very good, saying that he hoped that they would wait for another three days.

Generally speaking, the big-name directors and producers could not stand such a rejection. in the past, many people had insisted on it four or five times, but they did not insist on it anymore.

However, gu kuangen continued to wait. on the fifth day, mr. yang tian's assistant finally told them a piece of good news. mr. yang tian had already come out of seclusion and could meet his guests!

Gu kuangen could not help but look forward to it and excitedly went to meet the guests as promised.

The place was set at mr. yang tian's home.

He was a person who did not like to go out, and gu kuangen understood him.

Shi cai ning did not go with him. when mr. yang tian saw gu kuangen, he immediately smiled and shook his hand, "hello, mr. gu! thanks to old mr. gu's notebook, i was able to complete the ending of the book in my hand! otherwise... i would probably have to go into closed-door cultivation for another month before i could complete it!"

Gu kuangen did not expect yang tian to be so enthusiastic. he maintained his smile and answered him in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.

"hello, mr. yang tian, i've finally met you!"

"hehe, young man, i'm really sorry, sorry!" yang tian laughed. previously, his assistant had said that gu kuangen wanted to buy the copyright of the novel that he had created. he had also asked his assistant to investigate.

He discovered that gu kuangen was the youngest person that the president had ever met. moreover, he was young and had a promising career. the performance of the newly acquired entertainment company was also on the rise.

Mr. yang tian and gu entered the study for more than an hour to discuss secretly. cheng li thought he would be able to take down the copyright of the novel.



I'm not your slave, you bastard! She's furious! She's furious! I'm furious! WE'RE BREAKING UP! She's laughing like crazy! We'll discuss this in a hundred years She was her ex boyfriend, mother hated down and out, but he praised her as treasure, when Tsenin, you want my heart, my life, I can give you at any time

'The cutest in the Omniverse?' The being asked without any change in their tone of voice, making it seem like it wasn't an absurd question.

Though that was mainly due to its experience and multiple encounters of the absurd he had previously experienced from other candidates, there were things much more absurd that other candidates had asked or requested before.

'You can certainly become the cutest in the Omniverse, but unfortunately, the points required is higher than what you have and is actually even higher than what any other candidate had ever received.'

His enthusiasm did not decrease despite being told so as he only wanted to confirm the possibility as he wasn't stupid as to think that becoming the cutest was so simple.

"I'm alright with that, but before anything else can you elaborate on things like what world I would be going to, or would I also be able to choose it? Also, I'd like to ask how we would be sent into the world, will we be sent as a newborn or an adult? Can we choose what race we can become, also can we..." question after question was asked not about the abilities and powers he would be able to purchase but about the details on the world he would be going to and the procedures before going.

He knew that abilities, powers, and skills were the most important when going to another world since the majority of protagonists in these types of stories are unfamiliar with hardships and would have immense difficulty adjusting to such a different environment where death is extremely common, though he was imagining typical fantasy worlds with medieval level of technology and human rights, but he knew that the second most important thing was the beginning, where everything starts.

Of the novels he's read, part of them would have the protagonist start in a favorable situation or location such as in the middle of a field with a road leading to a nearby city, or starting off as the child of noble, or even just having overpowered abilities at the start. The other part would be the novels he actually enjoys such as evolution novels where the protagonists start off as the weakest and useless of monsters and have to fight their way through life-threatening monsters to reach the top to survive.

With his experience in reading all those novels, he had asked all those questions and started formulating a plan on how to take advantage of the start of his new life. Midway through his question, the being had interrupted him with an answer he should have expected if he had remembered what they had said near the start.

'Candidate should be pleased to know that all that you have asked is possible due to being included as what you are able to purchase, we understand the importance to the start of your new life and also the reluctance to spend your points on a seemingly temporary thing such as your beginnings.

'We have thus decided to gift a budget of points to all candidates to be spent on the world you desire, how you would be transferred such as becoming a newborn as keeping your current body, the state of your physical being such as being young or old, and the location you would be transferred at, you may also choose the general circumstances of your birth, such as being born into a wealthy or poor family.

'Things such as becoming other races will also be supported by the budget as we do not wish to limit our candidates, and of course, you may use your own points outside of the budget if needed'

His mind was racing as he was thinking of a million things confirming that there were little to no limitations on what he could choose, so he went for the classics.

"Okay then... can you find me a world where it is multiple times the size of the earth and has technology and magic mixed in to create magitech? So kinda like a sci-fi slash fantasy world with monsters and space exploration..."

'Multiple worlds of the description have been found and before you can ask, I am not allowed to reveal the number of worlds of that description due to the rules, at this point you are able to randomize the selection and the world chosen will be locked in. You are also able to add on more points if you were to randomize you would be using 13% of your allocated budget'

13% was still an acceptable amount so he decided to add more details.

"Uhm... Alien civilizations are common?"

'22%, possible worlds have been reduced by 64%'

It was a little surprising that just adding that would increase the cost by 9% and decrease the number of possible worlds by two thirds, but he didn't plan to adjust it as he didn't want to be limited to one world, that was also the reason why he had wanted his starting world to be bigger than the earth.

"Speaking of which, what's the size of the smallest world in amongst all of them if you can tell me?"

'It is 2.032 times bigger than the earth as I assumed on your behalf when you said multiple times bigger'

"Still too small for my liking... Increase it to a minimum of... 3.5 times?" He asked unsurely, though he wanted to go to other planets, he wanted to train himself on his home planet first by experiencing every inch of it.

'Cost increased to 24.5%, possible worlds reduced by an additional 7%'

Luckily it seems like size doesn't matter too much when it comes to selecting a world. Not wanting to spend any more of his free budget of points, he decided to stop there and randomize the world.

"You can go ahead and randomize now...please lady luck...don't screw me over..." While praying to the mischievous god of luck, he hoped that the world he was going too didn't have any unexpected variables, like if the only sapient creatures on his home planet were goblins, he didn't want to conform to goblins definition of cute!

He had slightly regretted not adding the detail that humans are one of the main sapient creatures as he had stupidly assumed that every world would have one, but it was too late now as a big 'Randomizing World...' was seen on his middle monitor.

After a tense couple of seconds which felt like forever, A big blue and green planet that looked totally different from earth appeared on his monitor, it had many more continents than the earth with most of them being even larger than the ones on earth, along with a countless number of islands that covered the planets like pimples.

The two other screens on the monitor lit up as it showed the statistics of the world such as being called Vanterio being 5.49 times bigger than the earth, the major countries in the world, the basic history of the world that even a child would understand and other tidbits of useful information.

It also showed the sapient races in the world which included humans and... humans and...?

On the list that stated 'Sapient Races' there was only one line which said humans, though he was extremely relieved that he didn't get an unexpected race, as even becoming an elf or dwarf would have been fine, he still wanted a diverse number of sapient races since he had asked for a fantasy mixed with sci-fi world.

As if reading his thoughts, the otherworldly being spoke up. 'Sadly, since you did not specify on other races being included, or any race for that matter, I had included worlds that had one main race. The candidate should know that despite the fantasy genre including other races as the norm, fantasy is a much more broad term than that and thus did not affect the search results too much.

He flinched upon hearing so, thinking back on it he has read tons and tons of fantasy books where humans were the only race, such as a novel set in the modern-day where people suddenly get magic powers. He sighed from his blunder and could only plan to be more careful in his wording next time.

'While all I have said is unchangeable, It does not mean that there are no other sapient races in your world, as the information you see is only the basic complementary information we are obliged to provide, and you are able to gain more by spending more of your budget.'

"Wait, so you're saying that other races may exist but they're hidden? Like living in closed-off communities or obscure places?" His eyes turned wide as a bit of hope returned to him as the words reached him.

'Emphasis on 'may exist' as there is still a possibility that they do not, would you be willing to spend some points to find out?'

Though he really wanted to know if other races existed, he didn't want to waste his precious free points and also thought it could be fun if he discovered them on his own rather than cheating.

"No thanks, now let's move on to the next thing, I want to become a newborn in Alcavia, with my parents decently rich and influential, with my gender being female, like as female as possible!!" He increased his volume when asking to be born female to emphasize the importance of that criterion.

Alcavia was an isolated continent and country with a decent distance from other continents and is also renowned for being the most diverse and magitechnologically advanced country in the world due to the greatest minds in the world gathering there.

'From your description, I have set a criterion for your family member to be in the upper-middle-class in relation to Alcavia as a working-class Alcavian citizen could easily become an upper-middle-class citizen in the majority of the world.' 

"I knew it was a great country from the basic information but wow... that puts things in perspective, the cost should be a lot then, how much would it be inclusive of what I already used?" 

'A total of 117.13% of the budget would be used which would exceed the allocated budget, you are able to supplement the exceeded amount with 1.93% 'of your normal points'

"No thanks, I wouldn't even use 0.1% of my normal points no matter the situation, lets compromise and have you decrease the criterion so the range is from the lowest point of the spectrum of the upper-middle-class and above until the budget used reaches 90%"  

'You are of the majority that refuses to use your normal points for your beginnings so I can understand, for your new criterion, I have adjusted it accordingly and there are much fewer results from before'

"Lowest point of the spectrum or not, it's still upper-middle-class, now for the last 10% of my budget... I'd like loving, kind and unrestrictive parents, as much as 10% allows." The reason he wanted that criterion was not due to his previous upbringing. While his parents may not have been the most loving or kind, they properly did their jobs and parents and cared for him a good amount, and he had properly respected and appreciated their effort to raise him, even if he could not say that he loved them very much.

He added that criterion as he wanted to be unrestricted in his actions in his new like and wanted a loving family that properly appreciated a cute little girl, as that was his destiny, nothing will change it. 

'Criterion has been added, would you like to randomize now?' 

"Do it!"

MC: So I can choose anything within my allocated points and imagination?

???: Yes, from Almighty Systems to Evolving Weaponry, to Dominating Cultivation Techniques, anything you desire. 

MC: Then, make me the cutest! The cutest in the Omniverse!

???: ...

The room Jie created was huge. He led the other three down stairs and left the three girls outside. In front of them was an area as big as a soccer field. They were amazed by it. Jie said with pride, “I didn’t know that you can change the room, but after figuring it out, you just have to focus and imagine on where you want to change while holding the room’s handle outside. God will also amend any imperfection you have. Just like this training ground.”

This training ground was separated into a few areas. There’s a target practice field, a long distance running field, an obstacle running field, and a close combat platform.

“Starting today, everyday from 8am to 12pm, 1pm to 6pm, and 7pm to 12am. We will train non-stop. We won’t see any results on our body with just these few days so we will start with shooting and close combat. You will also have to run and test your limits. Once you know your limits you can plan ahead in the movies. Anyway, there is a lot of training we have to do.”

Jie gave everyone a description of the purposes of each training area. Long distance running and obstacle running was obvious. Close combat was necessary, shooting was an important factor in sci-fi movies. Everyone agreed to his plans.

Zheng asked, “What about guns? Do we go exchange them for training? Or are we using your desert eagle?”

“Didn’t I say you can create anything in your room? It’s just that you can’t take many of these things out of the room. Go take a look at that storehouse. I exchanged a magazine on guns, then created them according to the descriptions. You can also test the power of sci-fi weapons. Even though they are expensive, you should probably exchange for one when you have the points.”

Xiaoyi exclaimed then ran toward the target practice field. Lan sighed. “You probably can’t create magical weapons in this room, right?”

Jie nodded. “No. I kept trying but couldn’t create them. God probably put a restraint on this.”

Lan touched her forehead. “The most difficult movies are probably the supernatural ones. God wouldn’t let us get familiar with this type of weapon to increase their difficulty. Anyway, if I have the points I will probably only get one sci-fi weapon and spend the rest on magical weapons. That’s what I am planning.”

Zheng and Jie nodded. Especially Zheng, that 1500 points didn’t go to waste.

Jie spent the rest of the afternoon teaching them how to use guns. Of course, other than testing out sci-fi guns for fun, they put their focus on normal guns, especially on their shooting accuracy. Lan and Xiaoyi spent the whole time doing target practice.

Jie led Zheng to the combat platform. Jie only spent 100 points on his gun and the rest enhancing himself. He probably was also in the army back in the real world. He’s much more experienced than Zheng in close combat. It only took a while for him to knock down Zheng.

Jie shook his head. “Not enough. Your speed and strength are there but you can’t keep calm. You have much more strength than before so you can’t control the punches you throw. Learn how to control your speed and power the first few days. Then you will have to learn to use your abilities. We will depend on you for the next movie.”

Zheng nodded. He definitely felt he couldn’t control his strength, and he’s rather curious on his Qi. Was it as amazing as the novels described it? The punches he received from Jie could knock a normal person out, but it was only painful at first then he felt a warm sensation moving through his body and the pain dissipated.

The four of them had dinner at Jie’s room. Then Zheng brought Lori back. On the way back, he was still thinking of the training. He figured out the function of Qi. Other than lessening pain, when he spread it through his body, his speed and strength would double. That was the only time he beat Jie in combat. Jie couldn’t even do anything against that kind of power. But then he could barely move for ten minutes. Seemed like this could only be used in danger.

Zheng still hadn’t figured out how to use the blood energy yet. Since it’s on the same rank as Qi, it shouldn’t be too weak.

“Ahem!”

It woke Zheng up from his thoughts. Lori was standing in front of him with a red face. She seemed mad at him. “You’re walking with me and your mind is elsewhere. Are you regretting you didn’t create another beautiful woman when you saw those two women? I am just a teen, mature women are more attractive, is that what you’re thinking?”

He held onto her hands and smiled. “I am thinking about this afternoon’s training. I will tell you everything if you want to know. Be confident with yourself. You know there were almost a hundred guys trying to date you in school. And you know I’ve always liked you, how could I have think about someone else?”

She looked at him for a while, then smiled. “Then you will tell me in a bit how you spent these years. You just said you will tell me everything right?”

Zheng was startled then he forced a smile.


“Want to know the meaning of life? Want to live… a real life?” The world changes when you click YES. In God’s dimension, you have to keep getting stronger, keep evolving to survive one horror movie after another. Do you kill everyone in your way to reach the end as a lone king? Or fight along with your comrades and survive through the support of friends? Everything was just for staying alive. Until you find the secret of God’s dimension. Who is the real enemy? 

"Work work work!" In an office building in the Timo Business District of Yoder City Center, a newly-listed game review company just began their busy day at work.
In this enterprise, there were over two hundred game reviewers. But evidently, they were still short-handed. It was normal for them to work overtime mainly because the game market was too large. In this industry, the number of employees had already reached the millions, yet it seemed far from being saturated. Every year, there would still be a large number of graduates joining this industry.
Ever since the founding of the D-Planet Federation in the twenty-third century, artificial intelligence had begun to spread extensively throughout the globe. Most jobs that required human labor were filled. Hence, the tasks humanity could do gradually became lesser, resulting in large amounts of idle time. On the contrary, the entertainment business became increasingly developed, and the improvement of the gaming industry, as one of the important parts of the entertainment business, naturally saw rapid progress.
"[Storm Tribe], [Imperial Conqueror], [Spirit Sword Sealing Demons Record], [Yin Yang Master 28]…" In the office, Little Chen who had just entered the office began to open up the list of games that needed to be tested. He glanced at this list of huge IPs as envy shone in his eyes.
These games were all products of large companies and big productions that had immense numbers of advertisements since two years ago. The company he worked for could actually get so many high-caliber games for testing. It seemed like its connections and capabilities were extraordinary. But sadly, these had nothing to do with him.
As a newbie, these huge IPs would never be given to him to review and test. Only experienced veterans would be invited to conduct accurate evaluations and risk estimations for these games.
And as for newbies like him, the games they reviewed were usually privately designed.
Because artificial intelligence had developed greatly, the gaming platforms, templates, and frameworks were extremely mature. The basic costing wasn't high, leading to many private gaming enthusiasts who didn't have a lot of money to create virtual games using their creativity. But because they sorely lacked a game creation team and art designing team, the privately designed games could only attract audiences if they had elaborate creativity.
After the barrier of entry was lowered, private games flooded the market. For quality privately designed games, it was rare to find one even in ten thousand games. The majority of the games depended on selling scantily-clad female characters or the BL (boy's love) genre. But even so, for such games, a portion of gamers who stayed at home also wouldn't buy them. In this world, those who could afford to stay home and do nothing but play games wouldn't lack money either…
Little Chen scrolled the screen, searching for some game products that were of slightly higher quality. All of a sudden, he saw a black-colored metal icon.
"The logo isn't bad!" Little Chen felt a little more energetic when he saw the game icon of 'Star Ocean'. The logo had a metallic feel to it and from its title, it seemed to be a game of the sci-fi genre. But sci-fi couldn't accurately describe it. Many major gaming productions wouldn't dare to touch the sci-fi genre, let alone private game designers.
Most of the sci-fi games were hanging the heads of sheep while selling dog meat, falsely advertising their content. Either some hot babes would accompany you to travel the universe, or it would be a hack-and-slash game like [Legend] that was covered under the guise of 'science-fiction' where one would level up while killing space monsters. Warriors and mages in normal hack-and-slash games would have their titles changed to origin force soldiers. The dragon-slaying saber would change to forcesaber—everything was just blatant plagiarism covered by new names and titles.
It was unknown how many people were still playing [Legend], and how many more generations of people would still be cheated by such a method?
With a heart like he knew everything, Little Chen clicked into the game. It was still better for him to test a hack-and-slash game like [Legend] early in the morning than to test a bunch of similar privately designed games. After all, there were many past examples that he could draw references from.
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"Welcome to [Star Ocean]. Come, sign the contract and become a subject under the authority of Overlord Xiye!"
A clear voice broke the dumb-founded look on Little Chen's face. He raised his head in a startled manner and stared at the unusually formidable-looking NPC. His entire person began to shiver.
"Damn. Is... is this really a privately designed game?"
"Isn't this model too realistic?"
Little Chen stared at the surroundings with disbelief etched on his face. The scene was a temporary military base fixed up with metal. Inside were all sorts of unknown instruments, robotic arms, and many pieces of equipment that he didn't recognize. He suddenly felt too excited to speak.
Right now, the highest-evaluated sci-fi game in the market was [Titan], created by the Rainstorm Company. [Titan]'s ID was sold at $8,800 federal dollars and was known as the most expensive game in the market. When he was still studying, he had to scrimp and save for three years before he could barely have enough money to buy an account. But the sense of reality projected by this game's design and the quality of the NPC model could basically trash [Titan]!
The details, the metallic feel, the NPC model, the lines of his face, the heaving rhythm of his muscles when he breathed in and out. The sense of reality was even more real when compared to sci-fi movies!
Could he really have encountered the 'legendary' divine work of the mortal world?
Little Chen involuntarily stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the NPC. But even before his hand came in contact, an imposing might suddenly gushed over. Little Chen couldn't react in time and fell onto the ground in fright. The sense of pain traveling up from his bum caused him to feel even more bewildered as he silently mused, "A 100% tactile feel? This game is too gusty!"
"You are not allowed to touch this overlord!"
"An all-intelligent NPC?" Little Chen drew in a deep breath. Right now, A.I. technology had matured, and so an all-intelligent NPC wasn't anything rare, but the personality of this NPC was pretty interesting.
After thinking about it, he didn't continue to antagonize the other party. This game had a 100% tactile feel. If he was somehow smacked to death by this NPC, that feeling would be extremely hard to bear. As he contemplated, he turned his gaze to a huge metal door at the side.
There was a window on the door. Through the window, he could see the scene outside the temporary base. It was filled with desolation, as the scarlet red ground had no greenery. This place should be built according to the scenes on Mars.
This would save some trouble in the creation process, but the details were extremely precise. The quality of the sand and gravel on the ground looked extremely real. The flowing effect of their physical interaction with the wind was also very good. There were no problems at all!
After thinking about it, he pushed his hand forward, wanting to open the door to see the outside world. But all of a sudden, he felt a shock current bouncing his hand back. Just when he was astonished, the NPC spoke, "Mortal, your current body can't survive on this planet. After signing the contract, this overlord will commence a biological modification for you. Once the number of people here reaches 500, this overlord will organize all of you into different teams to harvest resources outside to build your home base!" 
"Oh…" A look of sudden enlightenment flashed on Little Chen's face as he mused, "So it is still unavailable to the public!"
But after pondering, it should be the case. For a production of this quality, just the amount of work needed for the details of the different backgrounds and scenes alone would be enormous. Private designers naturally wouldn't have the ability to open up too many zones. After understanding this logic, he instantly knew that this was a semi-finished product!
Such semi-finished products weren't rare on the market. Many private designers had high standards, but they weren't able to finish the game due to a lack of funding. They would always first design an opening model to attract investors to fund their game.
When he thought of this, he immediately began to score the game professionally.
Game quality: Semi-finished.
Game scene performance: Five stars. Perfect details, excellent quality. Just from the scene alone, one can tell that this game will be one that can span across eras!
Game model: Five stars. Exquisite, detailed, fully exhibiting the talent of the art design team.
Game playability: Unknown. Temporarily unable to play. It is a game that's looking for investors.
Overall game evaluation: A semi-finished product that has very high potential. It has a very strong art design team. I believe that if there's a good game-planning team, this might be a product that can replace [Titan]. Investment risk: Three and a half stars. The reason being the content right now is too little; there's almost no content. This made me doubt if there might be completely no planning done for this game in the future. I suggest investors to ask the creator carefully first, or to hire a good planning team on their own terms!
After having a conclusion in his heart, Little Chen excitedly went to write his report. It was like finding gold in a shithole. This was already considered a good accomplishment.
But suddenly, he discovered that there was no menu popping up. He then glanced at the only intelligent NPC on the scene. "Might I ask how do I exit the game?"
This time around, the NPC didn't say anything at all. It expressionlessly pointed to a transmitter at the center of the base that resembled a transfer device in sci-fi movies.
The node exit system?
Little Chen was startled. Although it could make the game seem more real, it evidently was much more troublesome. In the currently fast-tempo entertainment game models, this wouldn't be liked. It seemed like this game truly lacked a good planning team.
After contemplating it, he didn't hesitate and entered the transfer device. After activating the menu, he chose the option to exit [Star Ocean]. He also took the opportunity to quickly hand up his report before anyone else discovered this game. He must not let credit for such an accomplishment escape him!
After that, a flash of light manifested, and Little Chen who was in the transfer device vanished completely. The NPC that had a look of arrogance on his face suddenly sat down after he saw that Little Chen had left. He removed his imposing metal helmet and revealed a handsome face!
"This overlord is so fatigued!" The NPC actually began to mumble to himself. "That silly fool finally left!" After that, he spoke to the air, "A.I., can we really get away with it by me acting like this?"
"Overlord, please rest your heart at ease!" An electronic voice rang out suddenly from within the base. "Overlord, you only need to wait patiently. Not long later, there would be an unending stream of subjects flowing in!"


Player: I'm a worker whose monthly salary doesn’t even hit $5,000. My monthly rental already takes up half of my salary, I don’t have a girlfriend and is reprimanded by my superior every day. However, I feel very happy because there has been a new virtual game recently. In the game, I have a powerful bloodline. Not only do I have my own fleet, I even have a powerful overlord that granted me a colonized planet. Although I know this is fake, but inside there, I found the meaning of my life!
Actually...the overlord who gave him the planet really wanted to tell him that this game wasn’t fake. (You really have your own fleet and colonized planet…) but the overlord knew that he couldn’t say this. Because, once he said it, these subjects who thought of themselves as ‘players’, would definitely not be as terrifyingly hardworking as now!!


"So you want me to do what?"

[Conqueror Mode is the best for right now as you will be taken into one of the worlds/universes inside Aeris and can freely develop there. What you are lacking right now is not cultivation base though it could be better it should be enough for now, but what you are lacking the most is more social activity.

You can battle against the monster and beast but never a human or those with this intelligence. These have no intelligence and their attack pattern is quite obvious, but if you fight against a human with how you are now you will lose.

To fix this you need to fight against people and understand politics better which conqueror mode will help also you can refine your skills inside the world since you have a lot of skills but have not refined them for you to use as max level means you can use the full potential not that you wield to it best power.

 The gifts that I was talking about before is that you get 1 free world in Conqueror Mode along with 3 free challenges inside this mode. I will give you a recommended list to for you to choose.]

"So what are the recommendations?"

[There are a total of 3 choices to choose from and they are 3 Imaginat Universe. There are 3 types are universes Primordus, Minorus, and Imaginat Universes. 

The primordus universe is universe either formed by Primordal Realm experts or naturally formed using Primordal Energy, these universes are not possible for Aeris to recreate for now at least. Regis is this type of universe.

Minoris are universe created by people below Primordal Realm or were naturally formed using any energy below Primordal. They are dived into 5 levels from lesser, lower, mid, higher, and supreme levels. Earth is lesser.

Imagine Universe are universe created on ideas of people like Anime's, games, and etc. Each time someone daydream a new universe is formed, but at another time so are destroyed too. They have categories like sci-fi, magic and swords, action, fantasy, eastern fantasy, and etc to find them or novels, games, and etc.  

The chooses are Elder Scrolls, Against the Gods, or Naruto. Now all of these are involve humans and politics to certain instants and why I choose them is because you know how the universe works and the gist of the timeline.]

"Naruto, there is no if, and, buts about it. There are several 'pontentail' in that workd. Plus I have a Naruto loot box so using in there will make it easier for me."

[Just so you know some of your powers will be sealed and you will be a child at 3-4 when you reincarnate, but you can design his bloodline and I will create a parallel universe so that you can start in. You can only keep one of your 3 bloodlines that you will be able to use in that world while you can have a total of 3 from that universe when your in it, but the deletion will be limited.]

"Can I still use my DP and loot box and packages?"

[Mostly No]

"Let me use my wish slips then I want to have at all of my dragon, Chaos Star God, and Incubus  bloodlines in Naruto and get to have more choices, I want to use my DP and loot boxes and Packages and be able to fuse."

[Alright you can have 5,000,000 of your DP transferred when you go to the world, you can have both of the 2 bloodlines you want but your dragon bloodline and star god will be sealed along with the skills until you unlock them gradually through missions, the loot boxes and packages can be brought to the universe but only the beginner pack and naruto loot box, and finally you can choose up to 7 bloodlines at the max along with some skills that will carry over too like shadow clone jutsu Thousand Cuts, Assassinate, whip skills, sword skills, and maybe a few other skills.

You will not have the Heaven style,  Falce has to stay out, the weapons you own, and your titles for jobs like blacksmith will be limited down to Transcendent Realm as Sword of Kusanagi is at Immortal level. This will cost you almost all of your wish tickets with only leaving you 3 left. Do you accept?]

"Yes"

Dreams are one of the pleasant things people enjoy the most as it contains their wildest imaginations where what they want can be fulfilled that many enjoy and look forward to, but not all dreams are good as they can be "harmful"too.
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Jack Smith had lived his life to the fullest. He had travelled the world, eaten interesting and strange cuisine, had a wonderful family and a great career. And that had been enough for him until he died and was now standing in front of the God of Death, who was offering him to reincarnate into a world of his choice. That's right, there were multiple worlds, all the Novels, Anime and Movies actually existed as separate worlds.

The God of Dreams used the Energy from fans and gave life to these worlds, overtime they would evolve to become real and would function like a real one, breaking off from the story and allowing the inhabitants to live freely. ``So do you understand? Because you had been a charitable person until death, even donating a part of your company to charity, you are given a chance to reincarnate into a world of your choice and ascend to become a God. Oh yeah! Don't choose Movies and novels where there is no Fantasy or Sci-Fi elements, I trust you don't need me to tell you why.''

 Jack already knew why, they would be normal worlds and there wouldn't be any way to become a God, his ambition which had been fulfilled once awoke once again and reached them limits of his very existence. He wanted to become a God but not with a predetermined path, he would create his own and ascend to Heavens. ``I choose Harry Potter world, oh, please make me a child that is living at Privet Drive.''

``Very Well, I hope you ascend to become a God, it's always entertaining to watch the process even if they fail.'' With that slightly Dark undertone, Jack was covered in Light and sent to the world of magic and wizardry, to make his own way to Heaven, to become a God.

Jack Smith had lived his life to the fullest and was content with it. That was until he was given the choice to reincarnate into a world of his choice, a chance to become a God.

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"Well, Eric, would you let my publishing house take care of your book ?" Michael Klaus didn't try to hide his intentions, as he very bluntly said.
 
Eric looked at the already printed and bounded manuscript that the black girl gave him, and said to Michael Klaus: "I'm sorry, Michael, though I appreciate your recognition, but you know, I want to try my luck with some of the larger publishing houses. Parents hope for their children to make it to the Ivy League, don't they ?"
 
Michael did not have the slightest expression of contempt or displeasure as he smiled and said: "Eric, you don't seem to have a full understanding of those large publishing companies, maybe we could find a place to talk, I know a cafe not far from here, my treat, how about it ?"
 
Eric took back the manuscript, and put it into his bag as he straightforwardly replied: "I'm sorry, Michael, I'm late for work, if in the future my manuscript gets rejected by those publishers, I will contact you."
 
Eric carried his backpack and got out of the printing shop, he started his car and drove towards the restaurant.
Michael hesitated a little, before immediately rushing out of the shop, getting into his car and following him. He had a feeling that if he missed this opportunity, he might regret it forever. This feeling he got was 30% because the Jurassic Park novel and 70% because of that young man called Eric.
 
Although he had only read the top half of the novel, Michael was surprised by the lad's knowledge. It had to be known that teens his age may have never heard of genetic engineering, chaos theory, nanotechnology and other high-tech factors. But not only was this kid well documented, he also used that vocabulary in a way that didn't actually make you lose interest in the novel, and instead added to the fascinating twists of the plot.
 
He had seen many types of sci-fi novels, but most of them used those scientific terms in a very boring way, that type of fiction was obviously not for all types of readers.
 
Eric parked his car on the parking lot and turned around to find a black car stopping not far away. Michael Klaus got out, he had apparently followed him. This served to satisfy Eric's vanity. His favourable impression of Michael was seriously growing.
 
"Hey, Eric-"  Michael waved his hand and was about to speak when Eric pointed at his watch and said: "That, Michael, you see, it's nine and I work in this Italian restaurant as a waiter, if you don't mind ordering breakfast, the bar and restaurant are basically deserted before 10 o'clock." Michael nodded knowingly and followed Eric as he walked into a restaurant.
 
Eric changed his clothes and came out, Michael had been sitting at a window seat, an empty breakfast plate in front of him.
 
"I explained the situation to Mr. Jeff, but you have to hurry." Eric sat across Michael, smiled and said: "I might be young, but I'm not that easily persuaded."
 
Michael laughed: "I believe after you hear my explanation you will certainly give it to me to publish. As I just said, you probably don't know those big publishers, but, I have worked at Simon & Schuster for eleven years, I did everything, from the most basic things to editing. Because I failed in the competition for the department manager position, I left and founded my own The Night Elves publishing house."
 
"What does that have to do with me ?" Because of his past life as a loser, Eric feared hearing about other people struggle stories, and couldn't help but interrupt.
 
"Relax, young man, I  just want to make you understand that I'm not kidding around and that my words are the truth. You know, I was originally editing reviews at first, every day I reviewed tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of words from drafts, although there were a lot of, ehm, bad manuscripts, there were also a lot of works that got published. At least 2000 different kinds of books make it each year. Even if you got published, they already have thousands of ongoing publications, how much promotional marketing resources do you think they'll use on a newbie ?"
 
Michael finished, stopped and took a sip of water, leaving Eric some room to process. Eric already got the idea but did not say anything, he kept staring at Michael, indicating him to keep going.
 
Michael followed:  "My publishing house might be small, but with my years of experience and knowledge on publishing and marketing, it has always been doing well. Science fiction, adventure, and horror novels, although we only publish about a dozen novels each year, we still have a certain amount of reputation in the industry. If you give Jurassic Park to me, I promise to put in all the resources we have towards promoting your novel in the shortest time possible and help Jurassic Park  build some fame. With my help, and under my guidance, your novel will have higher chances to make it into the bestseller list."
 
Michael laid all his cards on the table, then quietly waited for Eric's decision.
 
After hearing Michael's rant, Eric was still somewhat concerned. Even if a small publishing house put in all their resources, how much could that possibly be ?
 
His mind was still that of a middle-aged man, he had experienced a lot in his past life and had seen all kinds of people. So of course he wouldn't be so hot-blooded as to change his mind with only a few words. However, there were two points that Michael mentioned that kept hitting his sensitive strings:  in the shortest time possible,  and, help Jurassic Park build some fame.
 
No matter the era, fame had always been an intangible but incredibly useful asset. From Eric's point of view, the only obstacle to the implementation of his plan was his young age that would prevent him from receiving other's full trust and support.
 
But with enough fame, this shortcoming disappears. If an eighteen-year-old freshly graduated high school student were to become a movie director, people would just laugh in contempt. But if an eighteen-year-old talented writer becomes one, the results would definitely not be the same. Sure, there would still be criticism, but there would also be some who would think along the lines of: Damn, that genius kid is quite fierce.
 
Eric said: "I have to admit, Michael, you kinda moved me there. However, these are only promises, I still know nothing about your publishing house."
 
"It's very easy to change that," Michael calmly said: "One of the authors my publishing house is in charge of made it into the recent New York Times best-sellers list. Although he only made it into the last place, it didn't stop Twentieth Century Fox from purchasing the movie rights. It'll probably be made into a film in the following years."
 
Eric didn't doubt Michael's words, those kinds of things could be easily looked up. He said: "So, when do we start talking about this cooperation ?"
 
Michael was stunned for a second before stammering: "Y-you, you'll agree ?"
 
"Yes," Eric nodded and smiled, "To be honest, I just can't wait to see my novel hit the shelves."
 
"Alright so how about tonight ? I think you may need to work now." Michael pointed at the restaurant's entrance where guests were gradually increasing.
 
After the two men agreed on the meeting place, Michael left the restaurant satisfied.
 
"Eric, what did you talk about with that man ? You look unusually happy." Jeff asked. Eric had just told him that he had to discuss something important with a friend, so he was a bit curious.
 
Eric handed the menus over to the guests and then their orders to his colleagues in the kitchen, before replying: "Oh yeah, awesome news Jeff, that man is the owner of a publishing house, I will soon be published."
 
Jeff was a little confused, and asked as he looked at Eric strangely: "Publish a novel ? Didn't you tell me yesterday that you wanted to become a director, that you had written a script ? Are you going to give up on your dream so quickly to become a writer instead ?"
 
Eric said: "Of course not, my goal hasn't changed, writing won't prevent me from becoming a director now, will it ? The manuscript is in my backpack in the locker room, Jeff do you mind taking a look and giving me your opinion ?"
 
Jeff made his way to the locker room in puzzlement, he thought that Eric's novel would probably only be a thousand words short story, so when he saw the thick stack of paper that made up the manuscript, Jeff's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. There was definitely more than 150,000 words, in his entire life he probably hadn't even written so much !
 
He spent the lunch period busiest hours in leisure. The restaurant's staff was taken aback when they realized their boss seemed to have disappeared for several hours. For that old man who always hanged around to suddenly go AWOL, it was definitely weird.
 
When they were discussing if they should go look for him, Jeff came out from the locker room, patted Eric's shoulder and said: "Brilliant novel, you'll probably resign soon." With these words, Jeff left. Once their boss' figure disappeared, a group of people surrounded Eric to inquire about what happened.
 
And that's how, for the whole afternoon, from time to time waiters and kitchen staff members would take turns to go into the locker room to read Eric's work. A beautiful waitress even coyly asked him if she could take a it home.
 
Although Eric wasn't indifferent to the beautiful girl's flirtatious winks, he could only decline such a request. He had a few copies of the novel, and lending her one was not a problem, but before the book was published, he didn't want any untoward accidents to happen.

An advertising director is reborn in 1988 Hollywood as an eighteen-year-old blond-haired westerner named Eric Williams.

From then on, he starts writing movie scripts and television songs, becomes skilled in directing every kind of film, wins over all kinds of female celebrities, and takes the road to become a Hollywood legend.

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ATTENTION!

This is not an original novel, all rights in this story belong to JUST DO.

The translation of most chapters is done by: Elawn, Nano4bots and Sissy That Walk.

My translation will start where they have left it, my translation may not be as good as theirs but I would like it much more people to know more about this story that I liked so much.

I WANT THAT I LIKE THIS HISTORY A LOT, BUT I DO NOT AGREE TO A LOT OF THE BEHAVIORS BOTH OF THE PROTAGONIST AND SOME CHARACTERS. IN THIS HISTORY CHARACTERS OF REAL LIFE APPEAR AND I DO NOT ASSURE THAT THE DATA PROVIDED IN THIS HISTORY WILL BE TRUE.

Help

You can open up the [Menu] or different windows in the [Menu] by simply thinking of the name and a blue window should appear in front of you as a result.


These blue windows will only be seen by you and no one else.


You can either tap, or focus on a field to get more information or use a certain item in the [Inventory].


Killing Outsiders or Players will yield experience points, item drops, G Points, and more.


You can use G Points to exchange for certain purchases in the store.


The stores will be randomly scattered throughout the world and would appear as a floating orb.


To enter the store, you must be within 5 meters away from the orb and simply think of entering.


You will then be transported to a separate dimension where you can purchase safely.


Battles are prohibited inside the stores. Failure to comply will lead to immediate death.


By opening the [Leaderboard] window, you will see your ranking in the whole world.


Every month, everyone will receive a reward according to their rankings.


You can advance a rank by leveling up or killing a person whose rank is higher than you.

 

...Damn, it didn't say anything about why this thing happened at all...but it's good that there's a [Help] window.

 

Even if they didn't mean to, once others scream or think of the word 'help', this window will appear and they would be able to understand some things.

 

It was a right decision to tell everyone about the [Inventory]. Otherwise, they are bound to know about this anyway and would be problematic for me.

 

I'll stop exploring Broken Reality, BR, here.

 

"Ah, right. How are we going to get dinner?" (Nicholas)

 

...I completely forgot about that.

 

It was one thing after the other and I actually forgot to eat...explains why my stomach's hurting for a while now…

 

"I'm going to go down to the nearby convenience store to grab some food. Electricity still works so we can just heat it up with the microwave here. Anyone coming with me?" (Will)

 

"I'll go. I'll also grab some necessities for women while I'm at it." (Ryza)

 

I nodded and told Brook to keep guard while we're out.

 

"Be careful." (Sam)

 

I gave Sam a comforting smile and head out with Ryza.

 

There were no Outsiders in the hallway but we still kept our guard while looking warily at the broken doors of the other offices.

 

I kept my [Logs] window opened up and settled it on my lower left vision while minimizing it so I can immediately know if there are monsters that appeared.

 

This was Ryza's suggestion as she already begun to take advantage of the windows.

 

We didn't take the elevator but took the stairs.

 

"There doesn't seem to be any corpse...did everyone evacuate safely?" (Ryza)

 

"Maybe it's part of the system..." (Will)

 

I imagined bodies disappearing into white smoke when killed. The monster before was completely devoured so I didn't know if there are any gimmicks like that.

 

It's kinda scary how there you won't even have an intact body when you die.

 

"Right, Ryza, what's your weapon?" (Will)

 

If it's her, then she'll probably have an ice staff, or ice sword, or ice dagger, or ice something.

 

She's an ice queen after all.

 

"[Energy Blasters MK IV] a rank C+ weapon which is basically a laser handgun." (Ryza)

 

Ryza made a futuristic looking gun appear in her hand.

 

…It's not ice based…well, at least it isn't a flamethrower or something.

 

But it seems that BR not only use fantasy themed items/equipments. There are also sci-fi stuff like this…

 

Well, the blue windows itself are already sci-fi I guess. But these kinds of things often happen in fantasy novels so I just naturally thought it was normal in a fantasy.

 

Then again, this is reality...Broken Reality...I think I kind of understand how the name came to be…

 

"So it's a Star Wars gun." (Will)

 

"..." (Ryza)

 

"*Cough*, any limitations I should know? Like, ammo or overheating?" (Will)

 

"It doesn't have any ammo so I can shoot it indefinitely. It also doesn't overheat. If it's something to watch of, then the energy blasts seem to bounce off shiny surfaces." (Ryza)

 

...Seriously!? It bounces!? What kind of logic is that!?

 

Whatever, it was dumb of me to even think of using normal logic when it comes to things BR made…

 

"...I was joking. It doesn't seem to have any disadvantages other than its range of 10 meters and the user's own aiming." (Ryza)

 

"I-I see...sorry, I'm really not used to you joking or actually, you just have an awesome poker face..." (Will)

 

"...Then, I won't joke again." (Ryza)

 

"No! No no no! I didn't not like it, I was just not used to it! In fact, I think it's kinda cute and uhh..." (Will)

 

"I was joking." (Ryza)

 

Ryza let out a rare mischievous smile and continued to go down the stairs while leaving me there, blinking.

 

After a while, I laughed wryly and followed her.

 

I thought I already knew her personality but it seems I was wrong. She seems more laid back than I originally thought but still pretty cold at times.

 

"...Cute huh?" (Ryza)

 

"Hn? Did you say something?" (Will)

 

"Nothing. Right, you said you can only do that attack before once every 3 months. Is there anything else?" (Ryza)

 

When I caught up with Ryza, I heard her mutter and thought she was talking to me so I asked.

 

Sure enough, she was asking about my weapon. Well, it's only natural for her to ask since I asked about hers.

 

Figured it's fine to tell her, I brought out [Blackest Heart].

 

When I brought it out, Ryza seemed to be entranced at it's black luster which gave out a mysterious aura.

 

"This guy's called [Blackest Heart]. The description said that it's made from a dragon's heart or something. I can use its strongest skill [God Devourer] once every 99 days which can insta kill even gods but I won't get any item drops. Though, I'll gain a random skill from the devoured. I can also use [Devour] to insta kill those 5 levels higher than me but it takes a lot of my mana." (Will)

 

I didn't say anything about the other skill, [Blackest Might] since I thought it could be my trump card when things turn for the worst.

 

"Isn't that too powerful? What rank is that? A+?" (Ryza)

 

"Erm...SSS..." (Will)

 

Ryza's eyes went wide in shock. I guess even the ice queen would show an emotion of surprise when hearing about this.

 

"...It seems I made a right decision to follow you." (Ryza)

 

"Hm? Why?" (Will)

 

"I don't believe in luck. I believe in destiny. You having an SSS rank weapon at the start meant that you are destined for something great. I think I saw you get a crown and a cape as well? And your name...you having no relatives alive means that you are the only King and the true [King]. This new world...this Broken Reality has already made that decision the moment you got these three items." (Ryza)

 

Hearing her say all that made me stupefied.

 

I didn't think she thought of it that way...things like destiny or becoming a King...is that really what's in store for me?

 

"And I, Ryza Moore, whatever you wish, be it to be your slave, servant, maid, concubine, or your Queen, I shall be yours and only yours." (Ryza)

 

"E-eh? Hold on, Ryza, this is..." (Will)

 

Not even mentioning the weird comments like being a slave or concubine, I was still too surprised by the way Ryza is acting!

 

She's even half-kneeling!!!

 

This, this...what the hell is going on!?

 

"Do you accept? If you don't accept, I won't stand up." (Ryza)

 

"Okay! Okay! I accept!" (Will)

 


You have unlocked the Relationships feature


You can now see the names and status of those who pledge their loyalty to you in your Relationships window.


Relationships will also be categorized accordingly.


The loyal relationships' names would remain green when loyal but will turn red once they start to harbor malicious thoughts towards their master


It is also possible to see what state your Relationships are in.

 


Ryza Moore has been added to Relationships.

 

More windows popped up but before I can even retort on the previous ones, new ones showed up which nearly stopped my heart in shock.

 

Ryza Moore has proposed to be your slave. Do you accept?

Yes

No

 

"No!" (Will)

 

Ryza Moore has proposed to be your servant. Do you accept?

Yes

No

 

"No!" (Will)

 

Ryza Moore has proposed to be your maid. Do you accept?

Yes

No

 

"No!" (Will)

 

Ryza Moore has proposed to be your concubine. Do you accept?

Yes

No

 

"No!" (Will)

 

Ryza Moore has proposed to be your wife. Do you accept?

Yes

No

 

"Yes!" (Ryza)

 

"Yes! Eh? Wait! I mean no! No! Hey! Undo! Undo!!!" (Will)

 


Ryza Moore has been categorized as Wife.

 

"What!!!???" (Will)

 

Eh!? Eh!!?? Eh!!!???

 

This...this…...EHHHHHHH!!!!????

 

"Hn, I only kept count and didn't know which windows appeared on you in order but I should have been either the maid or concubine but...well, wife is also good." (Ryza)

 

"Wait wait wait wait! What just happened!?" (Will)

 

"I don't really know myself. I suddenly received a message whether I wanted to have a relationship with you...after that, I was given a list on which Subject I want to be and proposed those that fit me. Just in case, I listed a lot since you might reject immediately. Sure enough, you rejected everything. So I confused you buy saying yes and I managed to be your wife." (Ryza)

 

No no no no, I already know that it was something like that but I'm asking why you'd want to be my slave, servant, maid, concubine, or wife!?

 

I don't remember having much contact with her before this!

 

How did I raise the ice queen's flag!?

 

Without even noticing it, I was already in the Ryza route!? And even completed it unknowingly!? What the hell's up with that!!!???

 

"That...Ryza, do you...really like me?" (Will)

 

"Yes." (Ryza)

 

"B-but why?" (Will)

 

"...Hn, if you still don't know, then it's a secret. Don't worry about it husband, if you think I'm going to betray you, just see if my name turns red on your Relationships window." (Ryza)

 

Hah? Secret!?

 

Ughh...these are why women are so…why does every girl I know all have weird secrets about me!?

 

Come to think of it, Sam seemed like she was going to say something to me before this...could she be also…

 

"How rude, you're thinking of another girl in front of your wife." (Ryza)

 

Are you psychic!? How did you know!?

 

"Muuu...are we really sticking to this husband wife thing?" (Will)

 

"Do you prefer dear? Honey? My love? Or my royal husband?" (Ryza)

 

"Will is fine! Just call me Will!" (Will)

 

I swear...if she really called me royal husband...I'd run off to the window and jump over.

 

"Then, call me Ryz. My father used to call me that." (Ryza)

 

"Eh? Uhh, okay then...Ryz." (Will)

 

Ryza smiled and nodded before stepping off the stairs.

 

I didn't notice it but it seems we already reached the first floor already…

 

It took longer than expected since we kept stopping along the way.

 

We were also very loud...so it seems this building is already abandoned. Or that the survivors were too afraid to come out to check the noise.

 

"Hn? Ryz...could it be...you have a father complex?" (Will)

 

Caught off guard, Ryza tripped over nothing and looked back at me with a flustered look.

 

"W-wha-!? I'm not!" (Ryza)

 

I was a bit surprised at her reaction but I was soon smiling.

 

"Hehe, it's my first time seeing you blush like that. The cold look is definitely beautiful but a blushing Ryz is a hundred times cuter!" (Will)

 

"...I wasn't always cold you know?" (Ryza)

 

"Hm?...Then...can you tell me why?" (Will)

 

"Some other time. Maybe after you grew a backbone and kiss me." (Ryza)

 

I laughed wryly and shook my head.

 

I must say, seeing this new side of Ryza is very refreshing...maybe being lovers with her isn't that bad…

 

"Alright, alright. I'll stop. Look, the convenience store is just across the road." (Will)

 

There were none in the lobby in the first floor as well. As for outside...the road was already dark but the lights are still on in the convenience store.

 

There may be people there or it has been left on from the start.

 

"Put on the rest of your equipment and be ready." (Will)

 

Ryza nodded and bright light covered her body from the waist up and left eye.

 

She was originally wearing a light blue buttoned shirt and a black jeans for a semi-formal outfit but once the lights disappeared, she gained another piece of clothing.

 

It was a long sleeved jacket which was joined together from the bottom to half of her body, which was under her breast and it only served to emphasize its bountifulness.

 

The jacket was a deep dark blue with metallic shoulderguards and glowing blue lines running across it. Very sci-fi-ish.

 

Her left eye also changes as her iris turned into light blue which seemed to glow and...I think I can see a crosshair on her eye as well...must be a contact lense for aiming.

 

It seems she got a set of sci-fi equipments huh?

 

Noticing my look, Ryza explained.

 

"The jacket is called [iSuit]. It's lightweight and could stop an anti-tank bullet with impact absorption installed as well as change its temperature depending on the climate. Rank B++ The contact lense is called [Shooter's Eye]. It connects to my neuro system to slightly guide me in my aim. Rank B." (Ryza)

 

I nodded and also wore my equipment and explained them.

 

When she saw the crown and cape, I swear I heard her stifle laugh…

 

"Then, can you use that [Soul Eyes] to look if there are any people or Outsiders behind a wall?" (Ryza)

 

...Why didn't I think of that?

 

Come to think of it, I haven't really used any of my other skills…

 

Other than my weapon, the others didn't need any MP to use, I wonder why?

 

Oh well, let's see what [Soul Eyes] do.

 

Instantly, the world in my vision turned into black and white. However, it is not completely colorless.

 

Looking up, I can see six different colored lights. Or, well, it looks like a ball of smoke? Gas? Aura? Anyway, it was a ghastly glowing thingy...I guess this is what a soul looks like.

 

One of them is black...even though it should be hard to see in this black and white world, somehow, I can still see it.

 

There's also one that was colored pink, one which was light pink,

 

The other three are blue.

 

I looked back to Ryza and saw her soul was pink colored as well...uhh, is the color supposed to represent what they feel about me?

 

But if that's the case...then...why is there another pink? And there's also a light pink one…

 

The black one though...I think that's Van. It seems he hates me that much.

 

The two pink...are those Sam and May?...It's not the guys...right?

 

A-anyway, I've looked around and there seems to be a few more people inside the building. Their souls were colored white.

 

That should mean they're strangers or something.

 

"It seems I can really see through the walls but all I see are their souls. I have no idea who they are but there seems to be other people still in this building." (Will)

 

"What does my soul look like?" (Ryza)

 

"Umm, it's pink and comforting." (Will)

 

"I see..." (Ryza)

 

For some reason, Ryza looked proud but it might be my imagination.

 

I then looked outside to see if there are any people alive outside.

 

I saw a bunch of white souls standing still, probably hiding in the buildings. Other than that...there's a weird red...spikey...soul?

 

Human souls were round and occasionally changing depending on their mood. But this one...it was bright red and feels really dangerous...this should be the soul of an Outsider.

 

...No, looking closely, it doesn't look that much different from a human soul, but I somehow felt that it's from an Outsider…

 

The size is also bigger than human souls.

 

I looked at my chest and saw my own soul. It was golden and also bigger than normal but still smaller than that Outsider.

 

This means that the Outsider's level is bigger than mine…

 

There are also several more smaller Outsiders around it. It seems they're surrounding a group of humans.

 

"Be careful, there's an Outsider which has a higher level than me outside and six more smaller ones which should be around my level. I can use my [Devour] four times and [Flame Aura] one time for a minute with the remaining MP." (Will)

 

I already explained my skills to Ryza earlier while I explained my equipment so we can coordinate better.

 

If the red Outsider soul corresponds to their element, then my [Flame Aura] would help a lot.

 

Not to mention I still have my [Phoenix Cape].

 

Seeing Ryza nod, I continued by describing her the vague locations of the Outsiders and the plan.

 

The plan was simple. First, I'll deal with the Outsiders while Ryza grab everything she can in the convenience store. At the same time, I'll lure the Outsiders away to let the people evacuate in the building.

 

I already looked around and know that there aren't any more Outsiders besides these ones so as long as I take care of these guys, we will have a lot of freedom to roam around.

 

I don't understand why there's so few Outsiders but I can't think about it now.

 

If I can't kill the Outsiders, I can just fly back to our place.

 

But if the big one's just 5 levels higher than me, then everything's going to be smoother.

 

The plan was in the case that it was 6 levels higher than me or more.

 

"Are you ready?" (Will)

 

Ryza nodded, and we both darted out of the front door.

 

Ignoring the incident earlier, this is my first official battle with the Outsiders.

 

Now...how will it be?

Status

Name

William King

Level

10

Mana Points

420/420

Ranking

5

Strength

15

Wisdom

32

Agility

24

Stamina

12

G Points

100

Status Points

0

 

Skills

Flame Aura

While undergoing his internship in an IT company, William King's life changed when suddenly, a monster appeared knocking on their doors. Discovering the mysterious game like settings, William, together with everyone else, began their survival in this new world where reality and fantasy mingle together...this broken reality.


I don't own this....


*****FOR AUTHOR'S BADGES*****

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