Tut! Can you hear me well? Since it’s my number, register it.”
The cat, who spoke in the voice of Chief Shin Dong-gyu, lightly leaps and stops at my face level as if someone had grabbed it.
1st class basic magic, fixing.
Like it had just plopped down on the floor, the plump creature displays its belly and shows the address book.
‘Amazing.’
Since there was no big difference from regular smartphones from here on, Shin Dong-gyu, who was watching me manipulate the screen to save the number, says. “The world has changed a lot even during your 3 years of military life. You…you used to annoy me a lot, but that’s why I worry more.”
Shin Dong-gyu looks at me and clicks his tongue. In his eyes, which had always threatened me and even resorted to violence, there is great concern.
“Society doesn’t give you opportunities like the military does. Society, to those who don’t have anything, is truly a f*cked up place. It’s fortunate that you seem to have come to your senses, but… if you ever find yourself in a hopeless situation, contact me. I’ll find you a job or something.”
“……”
I looked at Shin Dong-gyu, who was puffing on a cigarette. In the old days, or more accurately about 20 years ago, I despised him as an unanswerable old fart. But the image of him that I’m seeing now is completely different. It has only been one day in Earth’s time, so it’s impossible for him to have changed.
‘Ah, I was the one who was truly unanswerable.’
“What are you looking at? I’m finished talking, so get lost.”
I bowed deeply at the sight of Shin Dong-gyu, who was puffing on a cigarette and furrowing his brows.
“Thank you very much… really.”
At that moment, his eyes briefly widened and then curled up like a crescent moon.
“You brat. Yeah. Congratulations on your discharge.”
The date was August 3, 2089.
It was the day I finally left the military and went out into society.
* * *
Sitting in an unmanned taxi, I tapped the belly of a brown cat baring its stomach on top of my thigh.
Naturally, I wasn’t playing with a pet, I was in the middle of registering a smart pet.
“Alright. Your name will be Cheddar.”
“Please state the device name once again.”
I replied to the cat with a distinct woman’s voice.
“Cheddar.”
“Registration complete.”
I registered the DNA and alphanumeric patterns and downloaded the apps. The first thing I decided to do was find a place to live. The location was Seoul. With the disappearance of distance constraints through warp gates and teleportation, the real estate prices in the capital area plummeted, but it was still considered a holy land. Apartments in Seoul, which has Gwanghwamun Square, were still expensive even if they were studio apartments.
‘But living in Seoul was a dream of mine.’
I used more than half of the 80 million won I saved during my 3 years of military life to purchase a studio apartment.
The studio apartment was so small that it wasn’t even 10 pyeong, but it didn’t matter to me because I had already severed ties with my parents and was living alone. I patted Cheddar’s belly and started searching.
Ardania Continent.
Killians Mountain Range.
Viscount Hans Bronze Sword.
The results came out quickly.
-One stat change to become a master of revenge!-
-Real war begins. Revenge!-
-Revenge. From start to finish.-
“Ha. F*cking seriously.”
It was an online game.
It could be played with a virtual reality headset or a PC, but most of the gameplay was done on smartphones, making it a mobile game.
“It’s even popular.”
Revenge is a popular game that shines as the number one in global sales.
Maximum daily sales of 92 billion won.
Average daily sales of 11 billion won.
Average amount spent per person is 2.8 million won.
Revenge became a hit game to the point where Nemesis Soft, the developer of Revenge, was ranked among the top 10 companies in the world.
However, the public’s evaluation is not so good.
-Trash game. Well, it’s not a complete trash game because it makes a shitload of money.-
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