Closed Beta I Played Alone

Chapter 9

Episode 9. what I really wanted to do.

That night.

As soon as I entered the studio, I connected a second-generation, low-cost virtual reality connector, which I had never used since then, to my computer.

Then, I went to the website of the game whose name was changed from ‘Forgotten Legend’ to ‘Revival Legend’.

But it soon stopped.

The thought of what could be the meaning of this action flashed through my mind.

Because it’s a closed beta.

Those bizarre experiences that I can’t describe in words all started in the closed beta.

However, the game that was renamed ‘Revival Legend’ was opened and is currently operating normally.

That too for over 3 years.

In other words, like a closed beta, there is no promise of an end.

Moreover, not only the name of the game, but also the company itself has changed.

However.

“You should do it though.”

An MMORPG game that I fell in love with enough to think that it would be good if only two legs were disabled after a car accident.

So, living alone like this created an environment where I could become a game junkie I wanted and wanted.

But it wasn’t a game breaker.

No, it didn’t happen.

Because it wasn’t fun.

Even the game that made me want to have a car accident for the first time and thought that once I logged in, I would never be able to get out again.

I don’t know why.

I can only infer that the bizarre and intense experience given by ‘Forgotten Legend’ made all other games boring.

Of course, even without that bizarre experience, ‘Forgotten Legend’ was a lot of fun.

No matter how much I set my goal to reach the max level, it made me engrossed in the game for two or three hours a day or without sleeping at all.

“Kukk. Then this time, I might be a real game junkie.”

He ended the connection with a slightly self-sacrificing smile.

And started downloading.

Instantaneously, a screen window that says update, not fresh installation.

Looking at it, I was able to determine for sure.

If it’s not the same game, there’s no reason for ‘Forgotten Legend’ to be updated as a game called ‘Revival Legend’.

7 hours as always.

“after. By the way, I have a part-time job tomorrow…”

To be honest, you don’t even have to work.

Because a year ago my older sister, who always teased and teased me for being stupid, said with tears in her eyes.

It was said that the stupid youngest studied too hard to fit into the fountain, so her head was spinning.

Of course, because of the pressure her father gave her.

And my sister didn’t just stop talking.

She held a barricade in the public eye and proclaimed to her father.

If she left me, her youngest child, she would shave her head and go to her temple to become a nun.

Second to being smart, an older sister with a stubborn personality.

To be honest, her older sister had a more masculine personality than her older brother.

So, since I was young, my sister played with me, but from my point of view, I was bullied a lot.

Anyway, she was the older sister who kept her words like a sword.

So it cleared up a lot.

I heard from her dad that college doesn’t matter, so come home first.

But I refused.

For some reason, if I go into a house like this, I feel like I will only live within that fence for the rest of my life.

Anyway, the card that was recovered after being kicked out of the house was revived.

There, my sister, who shed tears for me, gave me a lot of pocket money every month.

So there is no need to work part-time.

nevertheless continued.

Because if you don’t do part-time job, there’s nothing you can do.

But now I have something to do.

right now too.

“If you say you will quit your part-time job tomorrow…”

He said that there was no applicant for 3 months until I went to work part-time there because he gave me a salty hourly wage as the work was generous.

So, if I quit my part-time job right away, there would be a lot of trouble.

While I was working there for at least 6 months, and if I quit my part-time job, I decided to speak at least a month in advance.

A situation that can only be a concern.

But then the phone rang.

From the owner of the cafe where I work part-time.

“Yes. boss.”

“Um… Jooyoung-ah.”

A boss with a cheerful personality.

But he was a little sulky, and he knew he was going to say something bad.

And, as I expected, the boss said something bad.

Of course, only from the boss’s point of view.

“I decided to close the cafe. Jooyoung, as you know, is not doing well…”

“Since when?”

“right now. So, starting tomorrow, I need to work part-time…”

“it’s okay!”

I immediately responded to the boss’s words.

Because it may be bittersweet from the point of view of the president, but from my point of view, thank you.

“okay? thank you for understanding. If you have worked until today, please pay the deposit tomorrow morning. Thank you for that.”

“Yes.”

I immediately hung up the phone and looked down at the receiver.

Because the situation fits so tightly, as if to focus on the game.

So I made a decision.

Let’s take this opportunity to become a game nerd who has never been able to.

I immediately got up from my seat and brushed my teeth in the bathroom, and although it was less than half the bed I used at home, I got used to it and flew into the bed that was more comfortable.

You need to get a good night’s sleep for the 7 hours it takes for the update to end so that you can start tomorrow with a clear mind.

early morning the next day.

I rolled up milk in the cereal I ate frequently, and immediately lay down in bed and put on the updated second-generation virtual reality connector.

Decided to go home over the weekend and get my 3rd gen high-end virtual reality connector.

And I made a promise.

Just as before the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd closed betas, I played the game enough to burn everything for two weeks until the end of the closed beta and decided to study only during the rest of the vacation.

“Let’s do it. That’s called game pain. To the extent that I can no longer think of games for the rest of my life! After that, there are so many things I can do.”

There is one thing for sure.

It’s just that I’m very knowledgeable.

It wasn’t much, even in the military and after I was discharged, but I knew it enough while dealing with a variety of people.

Even a bit of college life before enlisting in the military.

Because I got a perfect score in the CSAT, the result of 12 years of studying in elementary school, middle school, and high school.

In addition, the prestigious private high school I attended forced me to read books in various fields and write book reviews under the pretext of improving my thinking skills.

In addition to his mother tongue, Korean, he mastered English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, and Spanish, the second most spoken language in the world after Chinese.

Even those who dare to be called geniuses are at an impossible level.

That’s why I’ve never had a conversation with someone else, but I’ve never had a problem with speech or communication.

Well, mastering the learning process up to high school in Korea is a level where it is safe to take the first step as a member of society.

How much less, I was at the level of a few steps, no, dozens of steps further from there.

just university.

There was also the problem of Seoul National University, which was chosen as the best university in Korea.

Unlike high school, college classes require a deep level of knowledge in one field.

Of course, I tried to follow along.

No matter how high school level I am in my head, I still have a huge amount of knowledge accumulated.

No, in some ways, I’ve already gone far beyond high school.

So, as there is a saying that weaving this and that is called Manryu Gwijong, I thought that it would definitely help me to get in touch with a new study.

However.

‘It didn’t help at all to learn new things. Moreover, since I had already experienced such bizarre three times, I didn’t like studying meaningless like a squirrel spinning wheel to the point where my butt was sweaty.’

Like when I was in high school, I sat in a chair to the point where I got sweaty buttocks and studied.

But, as always, it didn’t.

So I made a decision.

To become a game junkie that couldn’t be done, and to set everything on fire just like in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd closed betas.

Until the game fails.

So, in the future, I decided to do what I can, whether I become a translator or an interpreter.

Because I have the ability to do that.

“great. Just like that time, I do everything to the point of being immortal!”

So, with a final determination, I laid down comfortably on the bed and ran the second-generation low-end virtual reality connector.

end

ⓒ basso77

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