Episode 2
“Hey, Jin Hoon.”
“uh?”
“Your brother, why are you like this?”
“I don’t know either.”
Mother and Jinhun could not keep their mouths shut while watching Jinseong.
For a few days, it looked like he was starving.
Aside from scooping up half a bowl of rice in one sip, even snatching your favorite side dish with your chopsticks?
“oh! Delicacies!”
Poof!
Mother and Jin-Hun wondered if Jin-Sung had eaten all four meals, and that the eldest son might have heard of him overnight.
His size, having mastered various martial arts, is well known, but he, who does not eat breakfast, did not eat your air overnight.
“Mom’s food was really good. It just sticks to your mouth. Is it because your mother did it? After all, mom’s rice is the most delicious in the world!”
fuck off!
A belch spewed out of Jinseong’s mouth. The quick-firing lines were a bonus.
How long have you been eating home-cooked meals?
Home-cooked meals that could only be eaten dozens of years ago, before my mother fell ill.
Until then, my mother had been maintaining her health and had been feeding her two sons home-cooked meals.
It was the reason he was able to empty four airs of rice.
“hey. Jin Hoon. Turn on the TV.”
“ok.”
Tilik!
And Jin-hoon turned on the TV.
[What makes your blood boil!]
[What makes your heart beat the most!]
[The world of endless adventures of swords and magic!]
[An epic story only for you begins right now!]
[World’s first ‘s virtual reality game!]
[Start right now!]
Jinseong stopped playing the spoon when the advertisement started playing on the TV.
It was a familiar ad.
At the time, it seemed like it was so-so, but it was the very advertisement that took away his heart at once.
And Jin-seong couldn’t help but doubt his eyes when he saw the date written at the end of the advertisement.
[July 28, 2020]
[Open Beta D-1]
The game hadn’t even started yet.
“what? that one.”
“…”
Jin-seong did not respond to Jin-hoon’s words.
Rather, he focused all his attention on scraping off even the remaining grains of rice.
Kimchi jjigae, rice with delicacies, and even fried eggs.
Jinseong, who shoved all of them into his mouth in turn, muttered without even paying attention to the TV.
“…AC (Arsia Chronicle).”
It was < Arsia Chronicles >.
“what?! Hyung, did you curse right now?!”
“ok?”
“It’s called A.C.X…”
“What are you talking about, that’s the name of the game. name!”
“evil! crazy!”
When Jinseong screamed, Jinhun screamed.
It was because of the grains of rice spilling out of his mouth.
And Jin-hoon’s headlock that follows.
“Let go, really. I was told to let go.”
“If you’re like hyung, let go… gagging!”
While Jin-seong showed Jin-hoon his dignity as an older brother, he recalled the ad on TV that is now gone.
‘Arsia… chronicle…’
Jinseong clenched his fist.
* * *
“I’ll go up, Mom.”
“Don’t overdo it and contact your son often. know?”
“You know, then mom takes care of your health too. I’ll go.”
Jinseong closed the taxi door and waved his hand.
It was a return to the bedroom.
The semi-basement I saved as soon as the ink on my 20-year-old ID card dried.
Jinseong earnestly earns money to play the role of the head of the household and moves to Seoul to start working.
There was nothing I hadn’t done.
Sashimi restaurants, chicken restaurants, PC rooms, convenience stores, loading and unloading delivery cafes, fruit and vegetable parts at large marts, and even parking carts.
Jinseong’s work spectrum was so wide that he even tried building a food seasoning factory and an apartment park.
It was because of his father’s teaching that money should be earned honestly.
“I’ll ask the driver to come to Geumjeong Station. As soon as possible.”
“Oh~K.”
And the taxi carrying Jinseong quickly headed to the station.
‘Really 10 years ago.’
Jinseong looked out the window and was lost in thought.
It was a landscape that has changed a lot.
28 July 2020.
In the meantime, Jin-seong has been able to think about what happened to him, while knowing how the world has changed through his smartphone.
That was the world 10 years ago.
< Galaxy-M24 Apple > is not an era called < brick >, but a world where it was called the finest high-end capsule.
I don’t know what happened, but when I opened my eyes, the world had been rewinded to 10 years ago, and I was back to the hardest times.
It was a difficult thing to accept.
The days when I was earning money like crazy on behalf of my father who was lying down.
The time when I wanted to throw everything away because I couldn’t bear the weight.
After that, he fell in love with the game and cut ties with his family.
For Jin-seong, it was the most intense trace of life that could not be erased and also a memory that could never be forgotten.
This was the reason why Jinseong could not be dismissed as just a dream.
[Notice: The Ovo system is activated.]
[Notice: The countdown begins.]
[Remaining time: 167 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds]
[Notice: Failure to access the game will result in death, so be careful. ]
“What is it?”
Jinseong rubbed his eyes at the message that appeared in front of him.
It was strange.
Do you see the system window in front of you even though you haven’t logged into the game?
Although he was careless, he hadn’t become so stupid that he couldn’t distinguish between dreams and reality.
It was the sound of reality in name and reality. But it’s not enough
that
the system window pops up in front of your eyes, and you can die if you don’t access the game
…
“Ah!”
And Jinseong felt the terrible headache that he experienced for the first time in his life invaded his brain along with the voice in his ear.
“student! what’s the matter! are you okay?!”
“Ke… uuuuuuuuuuuu…!”
It was a voice he had definitely heard.
* * *
“So… you’re looking for a product that can ship today?”
“yes.”
Garosu-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Employee Kim Mi-young tilted her head at Jin-sung’s words. It was the first request I received since the store opened.
< Evertale Store >!
Directly managed store of Evertale, which has only three locations in Korea!
Among them, the flagship store located here in Sinsa-dong is the largest virtual reality device store in Korea, handling various high-end options and customized capsules.
It was also the only store where you could experience virtual reality games.
But…
‘Looking for a product that can be shipped today?’
While Mi-young questioned Jin-seong’s request, she thought about how absurd that request was.
This is because it took several weeks to model the customer’s capsule by suggesting the optimal capsule for the user for all capsules handled at the flagship store in Sinsa-dong.
“I am very sorry to say this, but according to the company policy, all capsules are pre-ordered. If you don’t mind, why don’t you take a customized test?”
While Jinseong was looking around the store, Miyoung spoke to him.
It was a natural story.
In general, a buyer selects a capsule that suits him through dozens of tests conducted by the Evertale Store, sets additional options, and then places a pre-order.
Evertail’s capsule is a device that integrates various high technologies, and the price alone boasts an astounding price, reaching tens of millions of won.
It was said that it was not something that could be bought just like picking up sweets.
“You don’t have to give me a discount, so please show it as an item that will be shipped out today. Right Now.”
“Yes then, bye… Yes?”
At Jinseong’s words, Miyoung lowered her head.
It seemed that he did not understand the language.
Even though it is a sensational virtual reality game, would you buy a capsule worth tens of millions of won without any discount?
Of course, such people were not rare, but Mi-yeong never thought that Jin-seong was that kind of people.
sweaty t-shirt.
3 piece training shorts.
The appearance of such Jinseong was only seen as a wrestler who had just finished a match or a ssireum player who had just finished a split exercise.
“Uh…then would you like to come this way?”
Jinseong headed inside the store following Miyoung’s guidance.
He must have had preconceived notions from the way he was dressed, but it didn’t matter.
Something back 10 years ago. And what happened in the taxi.
Jin-seong needed to check the system message that popped up in front of his eyes with a terrible headache.
It was because the content was too brutal to ignore.
“This is a refurbished product that another customer made a reservation for and canceled. The settings are initialized by default, and it is an exhibition product used for store experience, but…”
“I will do it this way. Please do the calculations with this.”
‘…What is it, the real rich boy?’
When Jinseong held out his check card, Miyoung tilted her head.
It was like someone who had bought something like this over and over again.
I heard that the 3rd generation of conglomerates these days don’t pay much attention to how they dress.
Mi-young put her check card into the card terminal without saying anything, thinking that Jin-seong might be an eccentric boy who cosplays as a commoner.
Although he was a rather eccentric young boy, it was because the circumstances of the people in the other world had nothing to do with him.
“For delivery and installation, a professional mechanic team will visit and install it. If nothing else happens, it will be delivered this afternoon. Is that okay?”
“Yes, it is fine. Please contact us in advance before arrival. then.”
And Jinseong went to < Evertale Store >.
