Leore isn’t like those games in manga or novels where each user has a different story based on high-level AI, branching paths, or a world that evolves based on the user’s actions like the real world.
Nope. It just follows the story made by the developers, like other games.
No matter how advanced technology gets, changing the main story like I mentioned earlier is just nonsense.
Different main stories for all those users? Ugh, even with great tech, the servers probably couldn’t handle it. And the developers making all those stories? They’d drop dead, right?
“Wait, no? Looking at the server integration and NPC AI tech… Eh, I don’t know.”
Anyway, the NPC in front of me, who fits my taste, is clearly the main antagonist in Leore’s story.
“Such a shame…”
—
“Hello, Arang-nim.”
“Gasp. Hello!”
I’m done for. The moment I heard her voice, my favorite NPC in Leore was decided. Her voice, both languid and enchantingly pervasive, matched her appearance perfectly.
The story began as my favorite NPC started speaking.
She talked about this and that, and the scenery changed, but I didn’t notice any of it.
Her gestures and explanations naturally drew my eyes to her chest, and I got so distracted that I only caught bits and pieces of what she said.
—
“Arang-nim. Do you think this world is just one world? No. Originally, there were 14 worlds.”
“Wow…”
“But when the balance of one world collapsed, it merged with others, and now there are only 5 worlds left.”
So those 5 worlds are [Korea], [Asia], [Europe], and [America]. What’s the fifth one?
“Out of those 5 worlds, I was in charge of one. Those of us who manage and oversee worlds are called Managers.”
With that, [???] changed to [Manager of the 5th World].
—
My favorite NPC, the Manager, explained that the boss in charge of the Abyss region’s massive energy died in all 5 worlds due to a huge coincidence, causing the balance to collapse and the worlds to merge.
But what does that have to do with the Manager in front of me?
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“Arang-nim. The merging of worlds cannot be stopped. It’s inevitable. But there’s a problem here.”
“What’s the problem?”
“The Managers overseeing each world will all gather in one world. Meaning, there will be 5 Managers in one world.”
The Manager of the 5th World sighed and continued.
“Only one Manager can exist in a single world.”
—
Gasp. Does that mean… even though she’s an antagonist, I could end up on the same team as my favorite NPC!?
“Arang-nim, who has resolved all the dangers of the world and purified the Abyss region even I couldn’t handle. In this unified world, together with me—”
*Boom!*
“Oh my. I didn’t expect you to catch on so quickly.”
What? What is it? Just tell me you want to rule this world with me already!
—
Suddenly, the space rumbled. The Manager of the 5th World frowned.
“I think we’ll have to say goodbye for now. We’ll meet again soon—”
As the pitch-black space was covered in a blinding white light, I tightly shut my eyes.
—
==
The light faded, and I cautiously opened my eyes.
“Thank goodness…! Really, thank goodness…!”
What I saw wasn’t the voluptuous, enchanting Manager of the 5th World, but a pure white loli angel who seemed to have rolled in from somewhere.
“I almost lost you to that witch…! Arang-nim, are you hurt anywhere!?”
Sigh…
Written in green text: [Manager of the 1st World].
So, I’m ditching the voluptuous noona for this small, seemingly useless loli as my story companion…?
Is this right? Leore, is this correct? Shouldn’t I at least get to choose? Huh?
—
The [Manager of the 1st World], who’s almost the same height as me.
“You don’t seem hurt…! Thank goodness… Phew…! I-I’m [Manager of the 1st World], Karoi! I was so shocked when I saw Arang-nim being taken by Disnier…!”
[Manager of the 5th World]. So, the voluptuous noona’s name is Disnier.
So, Karoi saved me from Disnier?
What a pointless thing to do.
—
Karoi, who looks insecure and is supposed to be a world manager, is fidgeting while watching my reaction.
The difference between her and Disnier noona is stark. Sure, she’s cute and pretty, and they made her to be someone you’d want to protect, but my type is Disnier noona.
Not this small, self-esteem-lacking kid.
—
Karoi explained the current situation.
The 5 worlds became unstable and merged, resulting in 5 Managers in one world.
The story is that the Managers need to expand their factions to become the sole Manager of this world.
‘I want to join Disnier noona’s faction…’
Karoi said she’d respect my choice and introduce me to the other 3 Managers, allowing me to choose from 4 factions.
The frustrating part is that Disnier noona’s faction isn’t among them.
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“Disnier’s world was hell itself. A world where only strength mattered. Monsters thrived, and weak humans became their prey—a terrifying world! We can’t let that witch take over this world…!”
In short, the 4 Managers are ostracizing Disnier noona.
Poor Disnier noona.
—
After the story explanation, the story mode ended with a promise to meet again later.
[Meet all 4 Managers and choose the faction you want to join.]
A simple and clear quest.
—
I guess from now on, I’ll meet different Managers, choose a faction, and attempt large-scale world quests.
It seems like there’ll be large-scale PVP or a contribution system for proper faction wars.
Not just 2, but 4 faction wars—I’m already excited about how they’ll handle it and what events and content will come.
Instead of just merging servers and letting things flow, they’re gathering all Leore users worldwide, creating NPCs to manage each server, and setting up faction wars.
—
“Arang-nim, we don’t have much time. See you later! Bye!”
After Karoi’s farewell, the screen went black. When the loading ended, the Ardea Guild building where I received today’s quest came into view.
—
There were way more users than when I first arrived, and instead of Korean nicknames, countless English nicknames were visible.
Not just English nicknames, but their appearances were clearly foreign.
“Wow… It really merged.”
These people all just watched the same story I did and moved to the merged server.
—
Already, some social butterfly users were chatting with foreigners, adding friends, and showing off their social skills.
In the past, I’d have been like, “Die, social butterflies!” but now I’m different! I have tons of friends in Leore. And they’re all top-tier players.
—
I opened the friend list. My guildmates were still progressing through the story, it seemed.
I sent friend requests to Reina and Emma.
Normally, friend requests wouldn’t go through, but after the server merge, it worked without a hitch.
—
*Ding, ding.*
“So fast!”
Less than 10 seconds after sending the friend request, it was accepted. Were they just sitting around doing nothing?
—
*Ding.*
[Arangaaaa!!!]
Even though it was just a text whisper, Reina’s forceful message made me feel like I could hear her voice.
“Arangaaaa!”
Wait, I actually heard it?
—
I flinched at Reina’s charging hug from behind and twisted my body to dodge it.
“Reina! You scared Arang!”
“Ah, sorry Arang…!”
After Reina’s charge, Emma walked in leisurely. Despite her slow pace, the powerful AI physics engine of the virtual world made Emma’s ample chest move in a way that was still awe-inspiring.
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“Reina, Emma, how have you all been?”
“Arang! You’re still so cute!”
“Arang. It’s around 5 AM in Korea, right? Are you feeling okay?”
“I’m perfectly fine! With such a huge update, I woke up at 3:30 AM and logged into Leore at 4 sharp.”
“W-Wait…! Your body! Ah, Arang, are you okay? Really okay!?”
—
Reina circled around me, checking my condition, so it seems she watched the tournament match I participated in.
“Huh? Did you watch my tournament match? Ugh… I’m really good at PVP, right?”
My insane combo chains, which even beat Korea’s strongest, are satisfying even to me.
—
“That’s not it…!”
“Didn’t I reply to your email saying I’m fine?”
“Well, yes, but…”
“Instead of that trivial stuff, tell me about the Managers you saw.”
—
I escaped Reina’s grasp and approached Emma, grabbing her hands to make her hug me.
Feeling the softness behind me, I spoke, while Reina pouted and said,
“It’s not trivial…”
Right now, the upcoming faction wars are more important.
If done well, it could turn into a national-level war. How can I resist such excitement?
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