Closed Beta I Played Alone

Chapter 5

Episode 5. Secondary and Tertiary Closed Beta (1).

In the evening three days before the end of vacation.

“her. You’ve really improved your grades. A lot of it too.”

fuck.

“Yes.”

Unlike me, thanks to my handsome older brother and older sister, I was always embarrassed in front of my father.

But he answered with a smile on his shoulders for the first time.

As the expression on my father’s surprised expression when he saw my report card shows, my grades have risen sharply.

“It seems that Jooyoung-kun worked really hard.”

“Yes. Jooyoung’s problem so far has been basically the lack of knowledge to support it. So, I wrote a curriculum based on the basic knowledge that will be the foundation for this vacation, and that seems to be the main thing. Of course, Jooyoung-kun’s hard work cannot be ignored.”

Signboard instructors at famous academies in Daechi-dong, Gangnam.

Until last vacation, I had one-on-one tutoring for each subject.

And, as always, it didn’t work.

Of course, they wouldn’t be wrong.

If I wasn’t good enough, I wouldn’t have been called to this position if I didn’t have the ability.

In the end I have a problem.

“okay. you did a good job By the way, our Jooyoung’s study method is…”

The way of studying that came out of my father’s mouth.

This vacation, he said, I will study on my own without tutoring.

Aside from the fact that one-on-one tutoring didn’t work for me, I couldn’t stand the slight contemptuous expression on the faces of the instructors about how I became a high school student and didn’t even know this.

And then the instructors opened their mouths.

“Jooyoung seems to have a better learning effect when studying alone than with someone next to him.”

“Yes. Each student has their own learning environment. For example, there are students who study better when they are criticized, while there are students who do better when they are encouraged and praised. Of course, Jooyoung-kun is not the same case as above, but based on the results revealed this time, it is better to let him study quietly by himself than to have a helper or competitor next to him.”

“I think so too.”

“Hmm. That’s right.”

A father who nodded his head at the words of several instructors and spoke out.

And it seems that the direction of my future studies has been decided.

Because my dad is a very reasonable person.

“Good. Then, I will do the same as you did during the vacation.”

“Yes. all right.”

“We will do our best to send Jooyoung-kun to a university in Seoul.”

Instructors who are so flattering that they can be seen by their father’s words.

To be honest, I just wanted to say something about it.

Not because of you, but because of my concentration? Or because of memory.

But it was quiet.

Because I can’t talk about the sudden concentration and memory.

Anyway, the instructors went back and that day, I had a fun dinner because of my happy dad.

Not only is he friendly, but he also receives a lot of pocket money telling him to work hard.

That night.

“Hmm…”

I sat down at my desk and entered the homepage of ‘Forgotten Legend’ on my computer.“Isn’t it? it won’t be What in the world is not going to come true if you make a promise like that with blunt words?”

During the first two weeks of the first closed beta, I decided to just play games and study only for the rest of the vacation.

And he kept that promise.

But even if I study according to that promise, I never thought that the English words or mathematical formulas I couldn’t memorize would come out well.

However, my own shackles and aspirations to focus on my studies.

But it happened.

Things that didn’t work before, this time, like a dry sponge absorbs water.

Or like a game in which time and effort are unconditionally rewarded with experience points or items.

tap. tap. tap.

[Have you ever had a different experience with this ‘Forgotten Legend’ game?

For example, concentration or memory […]

I stopped writing on the free bulletin board of ‘Forgotten Legend’ in the middle.

“Hmm… do I need to say this?”

If it was harmed to me, and if I suffered damage, it is natural to pursue it, even if it is not a report.

But no.

Even 1 damage.

On the contrary, if you benefited, this case.

Instantly, I deleted all the posts I had written on the free bulletin board.

Whatever the reason, there is absolutely no need to reveal it.

And when I erased that thought, another thought took over my head.

The second closed beta.

However, there was no article about the 2nd closed beta even though I looked all over the place, starting with the free bulletin board.

“Well, it’s been less than a month since the first closed beta ended.”

Moreover, it is natural to have other games floating around in your head if it was the same as in the past.

But when I tasted ‘Forgotten Legend’, my thoughts on other games were far away.

Even the first game that I didn’t even log on because I wasn’t confident to get out of it.

And so time passed.

6 months later.

“Whoa.”

let out a long sigh.

Because it was over as soon as the vacation was over.

memory and concentration.

As if it were a dream or an illusion.

Of course, there were things that didn’t go away.

What I was studying at the time.

But other than that, after vacation, I returned to my original self.

No matter how much I memorize English words or mathematical formulas, after a few days, I forget as if I remembered when.

So what I’ve done so far is worrying.

I had no choice but to use what I put in my head during the vacation as much as possible.

So I always hoped for it.

The second closed beta.

“Aren’t you going to do the 2nd closed beta…?”

After vacation 6 months ago, I logged in every day.

To the homepage of “Forgotten Legend”.

I wondered if there would be a second closed beta.

But no posts were posted.

Like a broken website.

“Tomorrow is vacation again. And at that time, the first closed beta was also conducted right after vacation.”

Of course my hopes.

Because I know it’s not worth a penny or two to run a closed beta.

But it is absurd to say that there is no publicity whatsoever.

“Whew…”

That day too, he sighed and stretched out with a chemical equation that he did not understand.

the next evening.

tyring.

“Huh?”

An alarm sound indicating that a message has suddenly rang.

Goosebumps arose in the moment.

Because back then, like now, it rang in the evening.

He immediately shifted his gaze to the clock on the other side of the desk.

[8:30 in the evening.]

“……”

It also rang at exactly this time.

Carefully, really carefully, I clicked on the message display on the phone’s screen.

And it was verifiable.

Along with the news of the second closed beta of ‘Forgotten Legend’, all users who participated in the first closed beta received a message stating that they can participate without a separate application.

Of course, it cannot be said that ‘Forgotten Legend’ has improved my concentration and memory.

Because there is only one sample and there is no evidence.

But you have to know it intuitively.

Because of ‘Forgotten Legend’.

That’s why I’ve been waiting for ‘Forgotten Legend’ without playing any games.

I took out the second-generation low-end virtual reality connector that had been shoved in the closet and connected it to the computer.

Then, I went to the homepage of ‘Forgotten Legend’ and entered a 12-digit number in the message indicating the new access code that came with it.

widely. widely. widely. widely.

Since I had already done it once, I was able to proceed quickly.

And the same 7 hour update time as back then.

“Eww…”

Just like the first, the second closed beta will open at 10:00 the next morning.

However, unlike the first, there was a sense of excitement that was hard to control.

Because I waited over 6 months.

I just watched ‘Forgotten Legend’, which was updated very slowly, moving my feet like that.

Throw away the chemical formula you had just memorized.

10 am the next morning.

“Set the alarm at 12:20.”

I still don’t intend to announce that I’m still playing, so I set an alarm 10 minutes before lunchtime at 12:30.

-Alarm setting is completed at 12:20.

Then, I lay down on the bed with the second-generation low-end virtual reality connector on my head, which had just finished the update.

“execution.”

– Run the virtual reality connector.

Soon, a small island dyed with green grass that was set when logging into the first closed beta caught my eye.

But he didn’t care and shouted straight away.

“Check download history.”

– Your download history.

: Forgotten Legend. (Available.)

“Run Forgotten Legend!”

I shouted out loud because I was already wearing a virtual reality connector.

Then, in front of my eyes, a different intro video from the first closed beta was played.

From very low-level monsters such as orcs and kobolds to ogres and trolls, as well as monsters boasting great majesty such as basilisks and drakes, rushing towards the long wall guarded by humans.

A sight that takes your mouth wide open.

However.

“Skip!”

I immediately skipped the intro video.

Because it was rush hour.

Then, a huge wheat field appeared just like the first closed beta.

And I quickly skimmed through the instructions of the second closed beta, which appeared just like that time, and accessed the game.

At first glance, it didn’t show much difference from the first closed beta.

Of course, more areas are open to the public, and the number of monsters, items, and skills that appear has also increased.

The level limit has also been increased to 200.

However, there was one thing that was the same.

Just like the first closed beta, two weeks of progress.