[The appearance of the 5th World Manager, Disnier, has thrown all Leore-related sites into chaos.]
Currently, [the 5th World Manager, Disnier], is the most important character and villain in the main story.
Such a figure has now extended an invitation to Arang, the most famous and popular figure in Leore, to come to him.
Arang had no major issues with defeating field bosses, given her track record.
The problem was that the field boss resembled Arang, and [the 5th World Manager, Disnier] had invited her to come to him.
Until now, Leore’s story remained unchanged regardless of interactions with NPCs or player actions.
No one thought much about it because, honestly, a story that changes in real-time and differs for each user doesn’t make much sense.
But now, the story was changing.
Arang disappeared into the arms of [the 5th World Manager, Disnier].
The users who witnessed the scene:
– ???????
– ???
– Wait, what? Is Arang becoming Disnier’s Apostle?
– Where did she go?
– Just appeared and vanished out of nowhere.
[The Apostles of the Managers]
By now, everyone knows that each manager has chosen their Apostle.
Leore, which previously didn’t change its story for specific users, is now different starting this season.
At first, there were some negative aspects, but since Apostles only offered minor perks and costumes, no one really cared.
But now, the Princess going to [the 5th World Manager, Disnier] changes everything.
If Apostles were just titles, then becoming [the 5th World Manager, Disnier]’s Apostle means turning into a main story antagonist, right?
What happens then?
Starting with this, if the story expands and diversifies based on user choices, could it become like a game novel where users create the story?
It’s worrying but also super exciting lol.
[Comments]
– The story’s gonna get messed up lol.
ㄴ Isn’t that just life?
ㄴ Lol, real life’s even more messed up.
– How will they manage it?
ㄴ Maybe AI will handle it?
==
“I was surprised. I never thought I’d get an immediate answer. Are you sure about this? Turning the whole world against you?”
With a worried expression, like a mother asking her daughter, Disnier looked at Arang, who smiled.
“It’s fine. Didn’t you ask me to come? Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll make sure Disnier becomes the manager of this world.”
“Just in case, you do know who I am and what I’ve done in the 5th World, right…?”
“I do.”
“…?”
“Why?”
“I thought you’d oppose it, saying you need to protect the world or something. I had a lot of persuasive arguments ready, but you just agreed so easily…”
Arang laughed and looked up at Disnier.
“It’s fine. I like Disnier.”
“Arang…”
Disnier smiled lovingly at Arang.
From the moment he decided to make Arang his Apostle, he had worried about how to make the pure, cute, and childlike Arang his Apostle.
But that worry was unnecessary. Arang was already on his side.
The problem was what came next.
Although she had come to his domain, Disnier was still worried.
In the world of games, users always seek to become stronger or gain advantages.
“Please read the explanation carefully and make your decision.”
Disnier handed Arang a quest window.
The translucent window that always appeared when accepting quests popped up in front of Arang.
This quest window was different from the usual ones.
Instead of detailing what to do and the rewards, this one had red warnings.
The debuffs listed were enough to make anyone gasp.
The critical debuff was being unable to enter cities of factions 1 through 4 and not receiving faction war rewards.
Despite the harsh conditions, Arang clicked the accept button without even reading it.
“Wait—! Sigh…”
Disnier sighed, feeling like he was deceiving a young girl, as Arang smiled innocently in his arms.
==
“Huh?”
Disnier and Arang disappeared. Shortly after, the Black Knight, the first field boss, appeared out of thin air.
The knight looked around and absorbed Arang’s headless body, which was rolling on the ground.
“Arang’s been kidnapped!!!”
“Is it really kidnapping…?”
Kang Hangeul recalled what had just happened.
No matter how he looked at it, Arang had happily run to Disnier on her own.
“Come to think of it, I remember Arang saying Disnier was her favorite.”
“But Disnier’s the enemy! The enemy! And Arang’s been kidnapped by him!?”
“Uh… Baedeokgae, no matter how you look at it, Arang went willingly…”
“No! She’s been brainwashed!”
“Hey, hey… Brainwashing in a virtual world?”
“But the field boss has turned back into the knight.”
“The problem is we have to defeat the knight again to get Arang back… Will she reappear if we defeat him?”
“No idea. We’ll have to see after defeating him…”
“Look, the Ensidara raid party is trying again. They seem serious this time.”
Having gotten used to the fight, the number of tank knights decreased, and more dealers joined.
Despite the lack of aggro, the Ensidara party handled the knight perfectly with their tank, dealer, and healer setup.
“Ensidara’s raid party is really something. They figured out the strategy so quickly.”
“Yeah. They seem to quickly grasp which classes are needed in any situation. Their current setup seems to consider not just the knight but also Artamin Arang behind him.”
Leaving the hysterical Baedeokgae aside, Kang Hangeul and Yesol analyzed the Ensidara raid party.
Without any wipe mechanics or instant-death mechanics, the Ensidara party quickly defeated the knight.
“But this time, Artamin Arang appeared again, huh?”
“She looks a bit different though.”
She resembled Arang from her Sword Master days, but her face had changed.
The severed part of her head was made of a jelly-like material, all gray.
LV: 90 – Artamin Clone [Arang]
“Hey! The name changed.”
“Clone? A copy?”
“She’s not talking anymore. Guess she’ll just keep appearing like this.”
“Seems so. Kind of disappointing. I wanted revenge, but I guess that’s not happening.”
==
Sigh… Disappointing.
After becoming Disnier’s Apostle, I received various rewards and penalties.
I wanted to stay with Disnier, but that’s impossible right now.
Due to interference from other managers, I had to return to the guild house before they noticed.
I opened the quest window to check the details of becoming the 5th World Manager’s Apostle.
==
[5th World Manager’s Apostle]
Disnier, who has contemplated becoming the manager of a unified world, has appointed you as his Apostle, recognizing the need for Apostles like those of other managers.
Pledge your loyalty to Disnier and turn the entire world against you to achieve victory.
Rewards: 5th World Manager’s Apostle Outfit, 5th World Manager’s Apostle Title, Ability to act as a field boss during specific times and faction wars.
Penalties: Cannot enter other managers’ cities, Cannot receive faction war rewards, Cannot resign as Apostle, Drastic decrease in favor with the 4th World Manager.
==
The penalties were harsher than I thought, but becoming Disnier’s Apostle was worth it.
Not being able to enter cities? I can just watch videos. No faction war rewards? I’ll just grind gold. Drastic decrease in favor with the 4th World Manager? I don’t even need to see their face.
The rewards, though, caught my eye.
The Apostle outfit was expected, but the next reward was intriguing.
Ability to act as a field boss during specific times and faction wars…?
What does that mean?
Am I supposed to act like a boss?
I noticed a special skill called “Descent” in my skill window.
“Ooooh…!”
After reading the skill description, I got excited for the first time in a while.
