chapter 1
1. Do not be ridiculous. why do i want you
The first time I was possessed by this place was three months ago.
I possessed a game called Broad Academy Online, which I usually enjoy playing, and I have been here for about three months.
For reference, Broad Academy Online is a modern academy game.
“Keungcha-!”
Today, too, I put dozens of kilograms of waste paper and paper on top of my grandmother’s cart.
“Student, thank you so much for today… It must be hard to help every time…”
“What about hardship? It’s just something I do because I like it.”
Today, too, I helped Grandma pick up waste paper. It wasn’t a big deal. All she had to do was collect all the papers and waste papers generated at the academy and deliver them to her grandmother. It would be quite tiring for an elderly person to pick up paper documents and boxes one by one, so I only gave a little help for this person.
Every time I bowed my head, saying thank you, and seeing my grandmother who looked after me, I felt proud for some reason, and it was a small good deed that I have been doing every day.
‘Whoa… I have to go to class quickly now. Today, a lot of waste paper came out, so my grandmother collected a lot, so I feel more proud for some reason.’
At first, I was just frustrated at being caught in a game I didn’t know why, but as time went on, my mind began to calm down. This is because there are abundant resources and food, and above all, an infrastructure similar to that of Earth.
cell phones, computers, and the Internet. I was able to enjoy all the things I enjoyed on Earth and live here as well. No, on the contrary, I could see it as a better situation than when I was on Earth. Because I on Earth was a hikikomori who couldn’t find a job and only played games in the corner of the room.
However, now I can afford to help others like this.
I suddenly remembered something and activated the status window.
‘Status Window’
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[Status window]
▶Name: Hyunseung Lee
▶Occupation: none
▶Strength: 5 ▶Stamina: 9 ▶Luck: 7
▶Endurance: 6 ▶Dexterity: 5 ▶dexterity: 8
▶Characteristics: none
▶Skill: None
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Then, the usual stats that were not special came into view.
‘Hmm… But in case something happens, should I collect things like hidden pieces in advance?’
In fact, I’m a veteran who has been playing this game for a very long time. So, if you try to be strong, you can find hidden pieces or things like job change books, and even change jobs with hidden jobs. If you just try.
‘Well, I don’t think it’s really necessary.’
I am not the main character in a novel. Anyway, the academy provides support for living expenses every month, and even if you can’t do practical skills here, if you get excellent grades in the written test, you will be treated to some extent. There was no need to go into an adventurer’s guild and risk your life to catch the monsters that came out of the labyrinth. Various researchers are also prestigious jobs and have high profits.
Therefore, rather than going through a difficult and arduous process to obtain a hidden piece or a hidden job, I set the goal of getting a moderately high score in the written test and just living a normal life, using only the knowledge I knew. Thanks to the knowledge I had accumulated while playing the game for over 10 years, I got a perfect score every time on the written test, so it was clear that from now on my life would only go smoothly.
‘As it is, you can maintain a high rank in the academy’s written exam, and if you enter the Magic Tower, you can live safely while earning high profits.”
There is no reason to go back to Earth. As long as he graduates from the academy here, unlike on Earth, he will be able to live happily. I know every little detail about this game. So, after entering the Magic Tower, I will use my knowledge in earnest to write a thesis, gain fame, touch big money, and live a completely different life from my life so far.
‘also. This is for the best.’
You can also get treatment at the academy. It was self-evident that after graduating, I would be able to get a direct job at the Mage Tower, where my knowledge would instantly make me famous. Since I didn’t have to take revenge on someone or go back to Earth, it was strange that I was going around trying to become stronger.
‘Three years… I just have to endure for another three years.’
Stupidly, I thought so.
***
That morning, as usual, I headed to the academy.
The daily routine was the same as usual. I went to school 2 hours early, and before Grandma came to pick up the waste paper, I collected all the discarded papers and waste paper scattered around the school and made it so that Grandma could take it comfortably.
“Okay… I’m done now.”
I felt proud when I saw the waste paper piled up in the corner.
‘No matter what, there are a lot of inconveniences living with basic stats. Should I increase some stats like strength? Then it would be convenient to collect waste paper.”
Soon, I smiled and shook my head.
‘To think about collecting hidden pieces while working hard to sort waste paper well, it seems like I’ve become a lot better now.’
After spending some time thinking about miscellaneous things, the old woman who picked up waste paper came to the academy without fail.
“Hello, Grandma. I’ve gathered everything in advance today.”
“Aigoo… you don’t have to do this…”
Grandma looked at me with worried eyes and talked.
“You’ve been through a lot since morning… Take this at least…”
Grandma’s wrinkly hands held several hard-boiled eggs.
“You don’t have to give me this…”
It would be tight to collect waste paper all day long to raise living expenses, but even in the midst of that, a gift handed to me saying that I would like to thank you. It wasn’t that expensive, it wasn’t that great, but it was heartbreaking.
‘If I had a family, would it feel like this?’
i am an orphan When I was young, I lived in an orphanage, and as an adult, I barely worked a part-time job, stuck at home and played games. I didn’t have any proper friends or acquaintances, but at least it has changed since I came here. At least now I’m helping someone and making friends like this.
I cracked an egg right away, put it in my mouth and chewed it.
-well
-well
To be honest, I didn’t really like hard-boiled eggs. But the eggs my grandmother gave me had a particularly sweet taste. It was precious. Not the egg, but the heart.
I was changing. They were aware of the pride of service and the joy of coexistence. Even the preciousness of being with someone.
“Grandma’s eggs are really good. Thank you.”
“Aigo… No… I’m sorry I can only do this…”
“No. I really like eggs!”
I spent the morning talking to my grandmother about this and that, and when it was time to go to school, I went to my class.
– Woongseong
– Woongseong
‘what?’
It was strange. Normally, this is the time when everyone should be sitting and preparing for class, but all the students were standing.
‘Um… isn’t that my desk?’
even. In a state where they gathered around my desk.
One of the male students, Seong Hyun-wook, shouted at me and talked.
“Hey, that bastard is here. f*ck Lee Hyun-seung, are you out of your mind?”
Seong Hyun-wook is a guy who doesn’t usually talk much.
Seong Hyun-wook is the main character who plays a big part in the game, but I didn’t bother to form a deep relationship with the people around me because I only wanted to enter the Mage’s Tower without following the game’s story anyway.
That’s why it was embarrassing. I couldn’t help but be embarrassed to see someone I wasn’t even close to yelling at me and swearing at me.
I replied as if it were absurd.
“Why are you doing this? What have I done?”
Then, Yu Hee-yeon glared at me from behind.
Yoo Hee-yeon was also one of the main characters in the game, a person who had nothing to do with me.
she shouted at me in a daze.
“You didn’t do anything? Then what the hell is this?”
She took a cell phone out of my drawer.
‘What is that?’
I only keep academy-related books in my drawer. That strange-looking cell phone is not mine.
It wasn’t that that mattered.
-click
When Yoo Hee-yeon opened her phone, her pictures were packed in the gallery.
‘f*ck… what is that?’
They were obviously voyeur photos of Yoo Hee-yeon at school, at home, at the training ground, training ground, at a cafe, at a restaurant, in various places.
Yoo Hee-yeon looked at me with eyes that looked like trash.
“I found a cell phone in your drawer that voyeurized me. What are you doing behind the scenes, trash? Tell me why you were stalking me.”
“What? Did I stalk you? Why am I?”
My goal is to live quietly. His goal was to graduate from school in moderation, enter the Mage Tower, and live with a stable income. Why would I touch and stalk the main heroine? It was unbelievable.
She laughed and told me.
“You must have stalked me because I’m pretty, right? That’s why guys. If you’re sloppy and can’t talk to me in front of me and do dirty things like this behind my back, then that’s how your aptitude will be released?”
“No…? What do you mean, I didn’t really do it? That’s not my cell phone, and my cell phone is in my pocket.”
I took out my cell phone from my pocket and complained of injustice. However, the seeds were not eaten.
“Do you think it would work if you used an air system and made such lax excuses? You look like pathetic trash. You’re low-class and ugly. Still, since you’re a person with pretty good written records, I expected you to be an intellectual, but as expected, against trash who couldn’t even awaken to a job. I guess I was expecting something.”
To be clear, it’s not that I didn’t have a job awakening. didn’t do it because you don’t have to But, those things don’t matter. I had to clear my name now. The important thing was why the cell phone that took the picture of Yoo Hee-yeon was in my locker. And how to overcome this situation was important.
‘f*ck…’
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t see a way out of this situation. How am I supposed to respond when they have already decided on an answer and are pushing me against it?
So, contrary to my heart, I could only foolishly assert my innocence over and over again.
“I… I didn’t do it?… What… What are you talking about…?”
Numerous classmates glaring at me. Among them, the heroines in the game were included.
“Little… disgusting…”
“Die, trash.”
They looked at me like real dirty trash.
I screamed for my throat to burst.
“My… I didn’t do it?! It’s unfair! Why the f*ck am I stalking you!”
I screamed like crazy, but all I got back was a cold gaze.
At that time, Seong Hyun-wook came out and talked.
“Aren’t you envious of Yoo Hee-yeon because she’s pretty and strong? You didn’t get to the point where you couldn’t catch up to him even if you worked hard all your life, so you liked him because he had a pretty face and excellent written grades. Because you wanted to become stronger, you must have followed him around in a filthy way.”
If I put my mind to it, I can become much stronger than Yoo Hee-yeon. Do you envy strength? Because of performance grades? Say no to bullsh*t
“What the hell is that bullsh*t…! Why the hell am I using him…!”
I was about to shout something more, but stopped.
because I realized They’re not listening to me.
“I’m sorry.”
“Why do you live like that? It’s like garbage.”
“Look at the swearing… oh, it’s scary…”
I have already been branded as a nasty and dirty criminal who stalked Yoo Hee-yeon.
Yoo Hee-yeon looked at me from afar with disgusted eyes.
A lot of other people in Class A also seemed to consider me a criminal. Their gaze was frighteningly cold.
‘f*ck… Yes, this is how it comes out, right?’