Chapter 105

I managed to safely graduate from the facility. I heard that the facility was created by the country, a place designed to train agents to assassinate leaders or key figures of enemy nations. Of course, after I escaped, all the adults involved with the facility were killed, so I couldn’t hear any more about it.

I disappeared into the shadows. Using what I had learned, I started making money. The skills I picked up there were solid, no matter how many bodyguards there were, I could easily infiltrate and fulfill my clients’ requests. Of course, if I saw someone I didn’t like on the news, I’d go and kill them too.

Then, I remembered the promise I made with Yibai. The things we were supposed to enjoy together.

We started with anime. From the masterpieces that were highly praised to the trashy ones recommended on the internet… we watched them all. They were fun, touching, sad, and hilarious. Of course, there were also some absolute garbage like *Iron-Blooded Orphans* or *Danganronpa 3*.

After that, we moved on to dramas and movies. Dramas weren’t really my thing, but I really enjoyed the movies. Masterpieces like *Schindler’s List* and *Roman Holiday* were ones I rewatched multiple times.

Then, we decided to try out games. In a team game, someone called my mom a whore because I secretly took the knife edge. I had no interest in people who didn’t exist in the real world. But that guy told me the person who introduced me to the game was a bitch. So, I went and killed him.

He was a trashy guy in his 40s, living off his parents in a room. After killing him, I bought a console on the way back and decided to try out *Draghinty Fantasy 1*.

The beginning of the game was incredibly boring. Demons resurrected, the world was in danger, the emperor summoned the strongest people from around the world to defeat the Demon King… it was all so cliché and dull.

“Damn, I wasted my money.”

It was a classic game, so I spent a fortune on the cartridge, but it didn’t seem worth it. I couldn’t understand why people on the internet praised it as a masterpiece.

“Is this some kind of Clementine effect or something?”

I decided to just close my eyes and play for an hour. But as I played, I got more and more hooked. The relationships between the interesting characters, the perfect level design, and the playstyle that changed depending on how you used the relics… It was so fun that I played all night.

Even after 9 hours of playing, I was still in the early areas. I’m the type who has to clear all the hidden items and achievements in an area before moving on.

But something felt off. Yibai had said there was a boy in *Draghinty Fantasy 1* who looked like me. But no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t find any boy. There were only old men and adult males. I started to worry that Yibai had tricked me.

Then, in the mid-early area, I met a boy. I wasn’t sure at first, but when his robe came off, an illustration popped up with the name Werner.

It was a simple illustration, but I could tell right away. This guy looked exactly like me. From his facial features to his hair and body type, he was a spitting image of me. He was even an orphan, just like me. I wondered if the developers had used my face without permission.

“Most characters I’ve leveled up so far will just become useless if he joins…”

But that wasn’t the case. Werner’s area-of-effect skills in field battles were absolutely invincible. Plus, the relics were specialized for him, reducing MP consumption or allowing quick use of pre-stored spells, all focused on field battles.

No wonder players went crazy spending money to get Werner when the mobile version came out. His performance was still top-notch in the mobile version, earning him nicknames like “Trash Killer” or “Field Slayer.”

But as I played, I noticed that Werner was quite different from me. Unlike me, Werner was sociable. He called all his comrades “brother” or “sister” and clung to them. I, on the other hand, called men “old man” and women “auntie” when I first met them.

And unlike me, Werner prioritized others. When a rockfall happened, he pushed Squar out of the way and got seriously injured himself. When poisoned, he gave the antidote to a girl whose life was in more danger. He was nothing like me, who was selfish to the core. It was because of that selfishness that I was able to graduate from that place.

As I defeated demons, hidden bosses, and even the Demon King, time flew by. After seeing the ending, something felt off.

So, I started playing on the hardest difficulty without using recovery items. Then, I challenged myself to not use healers during battles. After that, I played blindfolded… I repeated the game over and over.

When I hit 999:99 in playtime, there was nothing left to do. I had completed all kinds of restricted and变态 playthroughs.

After finishing the game, my life felt empty again. Werner on the screen was smiling with his comrades… but I had no one by my side. No friends, no first love… they were all dead. No, I killed them.

When I went online, I found there were many addicts like me. So, I started hanging out with them.

As I got more involved, the admin of the community, Jutak, handed over the authority to me and disappeared, that bastard.

The internet community was like a cage full of wild beasts. All sorts of weirdos did bizarre things for attention. The worst one was an old lady’s… it was too horrifying to even mention.

**Title: Don’t post troll/hate images, you bastards. (Notice)**

**Nickname: WhiteSnake**

**Content: I’ll really come and kill you all before you do, you damn bastards.**

ㅇㅇ(223.62): LOL Jutak’s angry murder threat

ㅇㅇ(8.62): It’s been a while since this was posted

ㄴ WhiteSnake: I told you not to, damn it

ㄴ SquarMamang: Remember, if you post hate images, Jutak the Assassin will come for you…

ㄴㄴ WhiteSnake: Remember your grandma’s birthday.

ㄴㄴㄴ SquarMamang: I remember her death anniversary.

ㄴㄴㄴㄴ WhiteSnake: Sorry, sorry, sorry.

ㅇㅇ(62.175): Do you know what the number next to my ㅇㅇ means? It’s the number of images I’ll post today.

ㄴ WhiteSnake: Oh, I thought it was the number of your moms.

ㅇㅇ(124.54): How did this slave bastard get out? LOL

… That day, there were too many bastards to kill. These thieves actually sent me a warning before posting hate images. I had warned them beforehand, so I killed all the bastards who posted hate images. It wasn’t for me, but for the sake of the entire community.

After delivering justice and buying 20 shrimp burgers, I came home to find the community on fire.

**Title: ??? : Jesus, why aren’t you starting the meeting?**

**Nickname: SquarMamang**

**Content: (Image of the 4 saints) The developer of *Draghinty Fantasy 2* hasn’t arrived yet.**

ㄴ DF2BoomIsComing: Fact) Those bastards are also playing games, so they’re not coming to the meeting LOL

ㄴ ㅇㅇ (223.62): Fact) Those bastards have to watch the PV being released tomorrow LOL

ㄴ Jesus(1.004): Personal opinion) I’m not going to the meeting

ㄴㄴ SquarMamang: Why not?

ㄴㄴㄴ Jesus(1.004): I’m unemployed

ㄴㄴㄴㄴ SquarMamang: Idiot

**Title: If this news is true, I’ll go to Han River and dance with a knife**

**Nickname: DF2BoomIsComing**

**Content: And the man held the sword.**

ㄴ HealthIsMostImportant: There was a man called the Sword Tiger in the DF gallery…

ㄴ ㅇㅇ(223.32): For *Draghinty Fantasy 2*, I’ll gladly become evil.

ㄴ SquarMamang: You otaku bastards are going crazy.

**Title: What the hell is wrong with you idiots?**

**Nickname: WhiteSnake**

**Title: Why are you mindlessly spamming again? If it’s nonsense, I’ll come and kill you.**

ㄴ SquarMamang: Kyaaaaaaah! Kyaaaaaaah!

ㄴ DF2BoomIsComing: Kyaaaaaaah!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ(124.54): The developer, is he a god? Is he a god?

Amidst the beasts’ nonsense, I finally found out after searching.

*Draghinty Fantasy 2* was coming out.