chapter 1
1 – Boyhood ~Let’s grasp the situation~
The popular game series ‘Fallen Hero of Academy City’ ‘, as the name suggests, is a game set in Academy City.
A story about a failed student who becomes a hero in an academy city where countless students gather and finally saves the world.
It’s a story line that could be a common story, but this game has surprisingly received positive reviews from many gamers.
A cliched but equally exciting story.
Elegant drawing style that pleases the eye.
An exciting battle system.
Around the time these three factors meshed and the second installment was released, a famous YouTuber’s play video advertised by the developer hit the jackpot and gained explosive popularity.
As the newly released 2 pieces became known to the public thanks to their popularity, the previously released 1 piece was also treated as a hidden masterpiece and started to make a belated box office hit.
As the first episode became a belated box office success and the second episode also hit the jackpot, die-hard fans of ‘Failed Soldier’ highly anticipated the next installment, the third film.
‘Hold your breath until episode 3 comes out!’
‘Since the second part was a hit, the third part will come out soon, right?’
‘Developers, hurry up and disclose the information about Fallen Warriors 3!’
However, the developer of this bastard committed the atrocities of not releasing a new series for nearly 10 years after releasing the second bullet, perhaps because he knew the taste of money.
After one year
After 3 years
After 5 years
It was only natural for the users who fell in love with the failed hero’s charm to leave one by one.
In the end, all those many fans disappeared and all that was left was a handful of users with broken heads.
They, who had defended the developer until the end, also turned black after being neglected for nearly 10 years and turned into excellent Mangem warriors.
And in such a situation, news of the release of a new series came out of nowhere!
‘What? You guys said there’s a third episode coming out?’
‘Aggro, envoy.’
‘Heh heh, you came here after peeping at another world line. Come over here, let’s cook some jeon together.’
‘No, there are 3 episodes coming out!’
‘Oops. Did you have such a dream?’
‘Please feel sorry….’
‘No, it’s real!’
At first, no one believed the news.
That’s also the case. How likely is it that the company that went into hiding after releasing Part 2 will release Part 3 out of nowhere?
That’s exactly 8 years later!
Unsurprisingly, most people, as well as users who were expecting a new series of failed warriors, responded with disbelief.
‘Say something that makes sense.’
‘What kind of game is our game?’
‘No matter what impossible conditions were presented, if I matched with the failed hero 3, I would succeed like a ghost.’
‘I can’t forget that I advanced to the quarterfinals because I still have to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup and become a failed hero…….’
‘Sounds like a nonsense to say that this game is being released even though this game is Failed Warrior 3….’
However, these reactions changed dramatically when users who searched just in case added a word or two.
‘Jayenjaaaaang! I believed it!’
‘Is Skyina a god? Is Skyna a newcomer? Is Skyna a god?’
‘Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!’
And the community, which had been diligently cutting firewood for the first time in 8 years, started to liven up after a long time.
Various articles were posted and many topics were exchanged, but their main topic was the PV video released by the developer along with the release announcement.
[PV analysis]
[Analysis of characters from PV]
[Extremely personally, write down the information revealed in the PV]
[About ‘flammability’ in PV]
[‘Is Yeon Je-sung really a villain?]
[Relationship between ‘Yeon Jeseong’ and ‘Yeon Family’ in the PV]
Among them, there was a character that caught the attention of the users, and that was ‘Yeonjeseong’.
The student council president who represents all students in ‘Failed Hero of Academy City’.
The appearance of a young man sitting there made users feel a deep charisma and a decadent atmosphere.
In a way, it was only natural for him to receive a lot of attention, as he showed a figure worthy of the name of an attractive villain.
On the other hand, ‘Strategy Warrior’, the name of the failed hero community, also drooled and watched the PV as if licking it when he heard the news.
PVs are stored separately and divided into collections and viewings, while keeping an eye on everything in the PVs without missing anything, and beginning to analyze whether there are any hints that could be key to the strategy.
He digging into the PV day and night in seconds, showed anticipation so high that he couldn’t sleep as the release date gradually approached.
And the day of the long-awaited release.
“It’s the first new film in 8 years! My mouth is watering!”
He bought and played the game before anyone else, and at the same time he lost consciousness in the burst of light──
“……Hmm?”
When I opened my eyes, I was forced to grasp the situation by the word ‘緣 (yeon)’.
───
The mind is floating.
At the same time, I felt uncomfortable with the soft texture covering my body.
Was there a soft bed like this in my room?
“…….”
A few minutes to lie down silently with eyes closed.
As I woke up, my head gradually grasped the situation, and suddenly cold sweat began to flow from my forehead.
‘No. Probably not …… Isn’t it?’
Recall the situation just before passing out.
I started the game shaking my shoulders.
Bright light emitted from the monitor at the same time.
I collapsed from the chair screaming.
At this level, even an idiot would be able to infer the situation.
‘It’s a dream!’
It’s nonsense to say that it’s called Hoi Bing Huan.
It would be more realistic to be dreaming.
And if it was a dream, there was no reason to be afraid.
I made that decision and slowly opened my eyes.
At the same time, a large Chinese character stuck in the ornate ceiling.
『緣』 (Yeon)
I looked at the Chinese characters engraved in the middle as if to show off, then closed my eyes again.
‘Well, let’s go to sleep.’
I lost my mind in a small studio, but when I woke up, it was an antique mansion.
No matter how much it is a dream, it is exaggerated.
It will be fine when you wake up.
Muttering a comfortable voice, I fell into the soma again.
.
.
.
“Is it true…”
And then I despaired of the unchanging reality.
Did you say that thinking stops when a person experiences an embarrassing situation?
It really felt like the accident had stopped for an instant.
‘No no no. Calm down. Calm down me!’
First of all, understanding the situation comes first.
How I came here is a matter for later consideration.
The first thing I need to think about right now is what kind of situation I am in.
Look around and look around.
The luxuriously decorated room revealed without filtering that the owner of this place was a precious person.
‘For now, there’s no immediate danger… I.’
It’s too soon to be relieved right now, but the probability that the person who gave me this room will harm me isn’t very high.
Of course, kidnapping is a different story.
“……?”
I roughly finish the situation and get off the bed.
Then, unlike usual, I felt my gaze lowered strangely.
“…What is this?”
I lowered my head and looked at my palms, where my callused hands went and the baby’s white hands came into view.
As soon as I saw the stocky limbs, I realized that the situation was worse than I thought.
I didn’t come over as I was, was it possessed?
As soon as I saw the word 『緣』, I intuitively felt that I had fallen into the game, but I didn’t know that I might have possessed the character.
“Mirror! Where is the mirror?”
Noticing that I was possessed, I hurriedly moved to find a mirror.
If you possess a character in the game, you can decide the direction of your activity based on the information of that character.
I am the one who knows the growth direction of each character and even the exclusive weapon.
If you know who you are, you can use the knowledge in the game to grow in any way.
‘There are many ways to grow as a merchant or assistant without having to use force!’
The game that had stagnated for 8 years surpassed oil and created a demon, so I had information on all the characters from Fallen Warriors 1 to 2 in my head.
As long as I knew the identity of the character I possessed, there were countless ways to grow quickly, and I was confident that I immediately started searching the room looking for a mirror.
“Isn’t it in the room?”
How long did you search the room?
No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find the mirror, so I decided to leave the room.
The moment I opened the expensive-looking door and took a step….
“Did you cough, youngster?”
“Whoops!”
As soon as I opened the door, I stepped back, startled by the ladies-in-waiting.
The 10 maids who appeared in an instant without the slightest sign were bowing their heads respectfully, hiding their expressions.
The ladies-in-waiting looked at me with expressionless eyes, and then came closer and spoke briefly.
“Let me help you with grooming.”
“I’ve brought you something to drink. Please quench your thirst first.”
“Huh? Uh uh…?”
I returned to the room I came out of following the hands of the maids who naturally led me into the room.
“What, what!?”
When did you get dressed?
Hair is…Sticky! What is this!?
Is this the expert’s touch?
As I was looking in awe at the ladies-in-waiting who had finished dressing up in an instant, one of them came forward to talk to me.
“Do you need anything?”
“Oh, yes. Could you bring me a mirror…?”
“Please stop using honorifics. We are just servants. We will prepare the mirror you mentioned immediately. Spirit.”
“Here you are.”
At the call of the maid, the maid behind her took out a large mirror from her bosom.
Wait, where did that come from!?
Aren’t you ignoring the laws of physics?
As I was looking at it with bewildered eyes, the lady-in-waiting raised a mirror and reflected me.
I was able to look at my reflection in the mirror after I immediately calmed down my expression.
Short limbs and immaculate skin that hasn’t lost breast meat yet.
Even the golden eyes revealing a subtle presence under the black hair.
She looked much younger than I knew, but unfortunately it was a face I remembered.
“…Hey, I’m sorry, can you tell me who I am?”
She looked blankly at her mirror and asked, and the lady-in-waiting who was holding her mirror said in a solemn voice.
“The treasure of the Yan family that supports the imperial empire. I am the son of Yan and the future head of the family, ‘Yeon Je-seong’.”
I shed a dejected laugh at the lady-in-waiting’s words without the slightest hesitation.
“Ha ha ha…”
It’s ruined.
I really screwed up.
You mean ‘softness’.
‘It’s not 1 or 2, it’s a 3 character!’
Why is this guy out of all the many characters!
No, of course, from the moment this place opened the family, I felt a little bit suspicious for some reason!
“But it’s not flame retardant!”
“Do, boy?”
Even the ladies-in-waiting, who were expressionless at the sudden flash of light, put on a puzzled expression.
“Whoa… It’s nothing.”
Leaving behind the ladies-in-waiting who were showing a worried reaction, I wiped my face once and looked in the mirror trying to control my emotions.
‘I fainted while trying to play Fallen Warrior 3, so I thought it might be 3, but I tried to ignore it…….’
Forcibly running the happiness circuit, I was only thinking about the number of good cases, but with the results shown in front of me like this, I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know.
The Yellow Empire occupies a large share in failed heroes.
The Yeon family has the greatest power in an empire that can be said to be the hegemon of such a continent.
Anyway, I seem to have become a soga-ju there.