Newbie Life of a Former Ranker

I sat on the bed and stared at the floor.

long time to do that.

This time he clasped and opened his hand.

Repeat several times.

It is white. Clean. so it’s strange

However, this hand that moves according to one’s will cannot belong to someone else.

“Are you really back… … ?”

Speaking in words, this unrealistic situation feels a little real.

I’m back.

before getting hurt.

Before life breaks as soon as it breaks.

Then there is only one answer.

An opportunity that came like a miracle cannot be wasted.

The next question is why, how, and what caused this miracle to happen.

Scared to accept the reality, Do-jin first picked up his smartphone.

I had to figure out the situation I was in now.

That way, you won’t blow away the opportunity given to you once again.

‘The most important thing is the date.’

Since he returned to before the accident, he had to avoid the traffic accident.

Thinking so, Do-jin checked the smartphone screen and stopped moving.

‘… … ?’

It was because the date was three days past the day of the car accident.

‘It’s already passed… … ?’

Dojin moved his stiff head and looked at the bed.

Then the memory of the day of the accident that I couldn’t shake for a moment came to mind.

three days ago… no, that day. Dojin woke up right there on the bed and checked the time.

“Ah, you’re late!”

Realizing that I was late for my shift at my part-time job, I left the house in a hurry.

After jumping down the stairs, I ran to the crosswalk.

The signal changed to a green light as if he had waited.

You avoided the worst. I ran with a smile at the small luck that came in the midst of a risky situation.

A roar rang out. Quaang. My consciousness was blown away with the feeling of hearing the sound through my body.

And when I woke up, everything was already messed up.

It was such a horrific incident that it made me sweat cold and breathe hard just by thinking about it.

But that incident, the moment that plunged his life into abyss, had already passed.

Dojin blankly checked the messages accumulated on his smartphone.

[It’s been a long time since shift time, where are you?]

The first message was from a former part-time worker at a convenience store in the morning.

There were traces of finding Do-jin at the convenience store owner, later at a cafe where he worked in the afternoon, and at a capsule room where he worked every other day at night.

Was I such a hard worker? Do-jin mumbled dejectedly, and let his hands hang down.

Then he started laughing.

The laughter that started small grew bigger and bigger.

In the end, he holds his stomach with all his might and laughs.

It was a curse that had plagued him for 15 years.

A very terrible curse that destroyed, split, and ground the human life of Do-jin.

I wondered if such an incident could be brushed off so simply.

I couldn’t help laughing when I thought that the name and color of fate had changed so quickly without fidelity.

So, Do-jin laughed for a long time as much as he could.

Dojin threw up a lot of things in the laughter he spit out.

Despair, sadness, remorse, resentment, joy… … . A lot of things that have accumulated in the past.

* * *

I felt at ease because I poured out my emotions to the fullest.

Is that why? The body, which had been starved for three days, complained of hunger.

It was funny to feel hungry even in this situation, but I thought I would die if I didn’t eat, so I rummaged through the refrigerator.

But there was only chicken breast, broccoli, and tomatoes.

It was only when he looked inside the bleak refrigerator that Dojin remembered the fact that he had been exercising in his spare time while working three part-time jobs.

“… I think it was better when I lived only on energy packs.”

Do-jin, who was tired of being difficult to adapt to, took out only tomatoes and closed the refrigerator.

No matter how young and fresh his body was, he thought that if he starved for three days and put chicken breast in his stomach, he would get sick.

I’ll have to boil it or porridge later.

‘I’ll have to return the text first.’

Chewing on the tomato he took out, Dojin replied to the accumulated messages one by one.

With the contents of an apology for three days of diving and that I think I will have to quit my job due to urgent circumstances.

“An urgent matter is an urgent matter.”

I’ve been back in time, but wouldn’t it be rare to have a worse situation than this.

Do-jin, who was fed up with silly thoughts, began to think about how to live in the future.

no, before that. I looked back on what kind of person I was at the time of regression.

Now, after Dojin left the nursery school, he was actually saving money by reducing his sleeping time.

The reason was to buy capsules.

No, to live a better life.

Like everyone else, Dojin was thirsty for success.

It’s been like that since I was very young.

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Maybe it was because I had nothing and no place to lean on.

However, apart from Dojin’s thirst, the reality was harsh.

It is only natural that if you try your best and live similarly to others, you are more likely to live a worse life than them if you start without it.

So, Do-jin gave up on entering the university he passed.

He decided to bet on his future after reading an article about the virtual reality game LOST, which is said to have acquired billions of users within three months of its launch.

just the problem.

‘It means he was hit by a car while saving money to buy capsules.’

After that, it’s an obvious story.

Despair realizing that his body was so thoroughly broken that even prosthetic limbs and limbs, let alone rehabilitation, could not cover it.

I wasted more than two years staring at the ceiling day and night, thinking that my life was over.

Then, before I died, I connected to LOST to show how I felt when I was walking fine for the last time… … .

When he came to his senses, he had already become a crippled person who changed everything in reality, such as settlement money, insurance money, and disability pension, into the game.

But back.

before misfortune begins.

Now you have the opportunity to do anything.

Dojin was worried.

Let’s put aside thoughts about how and why we regressed.

What matters is what you want to do for yourself.

How can I use my new life without regrets?

After much thought, the conclusion that Dojin came to was simple.

“No matter how I come back, there’s only one thing I can think of.”

What you want to do and what you are good at are all lost.

It seemed that achieving the goal of a ‘successful life’ would be easiest to achieve through LOST.

Fifteen years from now, we barely know what the real world is going to be like, but we’ve been paranoidly gathering information about LOST.

In my previous life, I started at the point where I was in a hospital bed and 3 years after opening, but now it is a good thing that it has only been 5 months since LOST started service.

If it starts under these conditions and fails, it is clear that it is an idiot, and Do-jin had no intention of living as an idiot this time.

Even in the life he gained once more, Dojin decided to head for LOST.

‘Then, the secret of regression will naturally be revealed.’

Let’s leave the troubles that can’t be solved, and there is virtually no way to solve them, to the future.

If you move upwards in LOST, you will be able to solve the clue.

but… differently than before.

Don’t do stupid things like turn away from reality and ruin yourself.

Aim to live a wonderful life that you can be satisfied with.

It’s too wasteful to waste the miracles that I’ve been looking for.

Dojin quietly made a promise while looking at his white and clean hands.

* * *

Dojin looked at the capsule filling the studio with a thrilled expression.

It was a cheap model with an old model, so even though it was big, it was the most precious thing to Dojin now.

‘It’s impossible not to be precious to more than 3,000.’

Even after investing 9 million won in all of his assets, excluding the minimum living expenses, the lease amount to be repaid was about 25 million won, including interest.

After deducting the cost of purchasing the LOST pass, the bank account balance was only 240,000 won.

This was more than a bold investment.

However, Do-jin did not worry too much even though he had spent almost all the money in his hand.

For Do-jin, who knows what will happen to LOST in the next 15 years, money is no longer an issue.

In the previous life, the standard and purpose of success was money, but from now on, money is just a means for fun, happiness, and convenience in life.

Still, for life to be fun, there must be a short-term but specific goal.

Isn’t it too abstract to have a vaguely happy life, a successful life, and a worthwhile life?

what would be good

While preparing to access LOST, Dojin seriously thought about it.

However, that worry was actually meaningless.

Because he was crazy about the game, he didn’t really need any other goals.

“It’s just starting… You should try it this time.”

Other than standing at the pinnacle of LOST, nothing comes to mind.

It’s nice that it’s so simple.

clap.

Do-jin, lying in the capsule, closed his eyes.

at the same time.

[Welcome to LOST.]

A new world has opened.

* * *

【The light of the creation of the world that illuminates Rostania is receding.】

The prologue of LOST began with the voice of a woman tinged with sadness.

Burning continents, black clouds, and a sky pulsating with red lightning.

The world of Rostania unfolded before her eyes.

【Ever since the power of Genesis began to weaken, monsters have been born endlessly in Rostania. You are the only ones who can save us from those who continue to threaten us over and over again, as if to execute the appointed destruction.]

A being from another world summoned to Rostania. In other words, the scene of users wielding swords and magic to defeat monsters passed quickly.

【You, warrior who loves adventure. If you hear Rostania’s voice, please respond. We invite you to Rostania, full of adventure. We will reward your dedication with a thrilling adventure!]

Do-jin thought as he listened to the desperate yet strong woman’s voice.

‘Every time I look at this, it looks like propaganda spraying young people to enlist in the midst of a war.’

Actually, it wasn’t a bad idea.

Because the setting is that we, the users, are being called as adventurers to deal with the endless increase in monsters due to the weakening of the Genesis Castle.

[Please set the appearance of the new body for the soul to dwell in.]

In any case, as a reward for watching the entire prologue, which was impossible to skip, character creation became possible.

‘No change in appearance.’

Dojin set the appearance to be the same as reality without worrying.

Do-jin’s appearance, which was like a mannequin made of white clay, changed to that of a tall, tall young man with sharp eyes.

[Please set the name to be used in Rostania.]

There were no worries this time either.

‘Dojin.’

Even in the previous life, the appearance was different, but the name was the same as the real name.

By setting just two things, the LOST character creation, which is given only one chance, is over.

“I never thought I would walk this road again.”

The path of light I walked in my previous life.

The impression of walking that road again, yes.

It felt like returning again.