The Game of the Grea Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Even when Seonghyun watched the video again, the ghost was still visible, and as he browsed through other videos, he could see it in those as well.

Should he call it a ghost video?

'This is amazing.'

Seonghyun had always been able to see ghosts if they happened to be caught on cara.

But those were ghosts in the real world; he had never seen a ghost in a ga before.

Yet, they appeared in the Eternal World videos.

Ghosts in dieval attire, as if they were the ghosts of in-ga NPCs.

What in the world was going on?

He didn't know much, but one thing was certain.

'I think it's really a ghost.'

It was just Seonghyun's intuition, but there was nothing more certain than this.

Even when he visited many renowned shamans, only he could see the ghosts.

So, Seonghyun's intuition was solid evidence.

He pondered over this.

First, could other people see those ghosts?

Looking at the reactions to the videos, no one ntioned the ghosts.

Then, were they only visible to players?

That wasn't the case either.

The NPCs also seed oblivious to them, passing right through the ghosts as if nothing was there.

Lastly, could they just be hidden NPCs?

Similarly, that wasn't it either.

'Other NPCs and users have icons or NPC nas displayed above their heads.'

But nothing was visible above the heads of those who appeared to be ghosts.

Judging from all the circumstances, not just Seonghyun's intuition, it was definitely a ghost.

A ghost in the ga.

To think his sister's words would be right.

'My sister is amazing.'

Or was it the ga that was amazing?

Anyway, the important thing was that there were ghosts in the ga.

'And all ghosts are friendly to .'

No matter what kind of ghost it was, all ghosts liked Seonghyun.

They always tried to help him unconditionally.

The ghosts in the ga would probably be the sa.

It was just a feeling, but what could be more certain than that?

That ant, if the ghosts in the ga helped Seonghyun...

Wouldn't he be able to obtain hidden pieces that only they knew about?

Hidden pieces that other players couldn't find.

Didn't soone say that dead n tell no tales?

But if he could talk to the dead...

'I could learn a lot.'

Seonghyun smiled, becoming even more interested.

Looking forward to connecting tomorrow, Seonghyun fell asleep late at night.

3.

He woke up after a deep sleep.

A refreshing morning that he couldn't easily experience in the military.

After waking up and eating the delicious breakfast prepared by his mother, Mrs. Lee Nakyeong, he washed up and went back to his room.

'Well then...'

—Shall I connect?

He already knew how to enter the capsule and connect to the ga.

His sister, Yoo Mina, had told him countless tis.

His ears were practically calloused from hearing about it.

A ga enjoyed by 2 billion people worldwide.

Seonghyun, who had researched it yesterday, was quite excited.

More than anything, he was curious about the ghosts in the ga and whether he could really obtain hidden pieces through them.

By the ti Seonghyun woke up, his sister had already eaten breakfast and entered the capsule.

Before he knew it, Seonghyun was also inside the capsule, connecting to the ga.

At first, he felt as if his mind was being sucked sowhere, and then, after a feeling of floating in mid-air, he found himself in a pure white room.

Upon arriving in the white room, he slowly floated down to the floor.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, text appeared before his eyes.

[Welco to Eternal World.]

[No registered account found.]

[Would you like to create an account?]

[Yes / No]

"Oh!"

Even just seeing the window with the text floating in front of his eyes was amazing.

How could they create sothing like this?

It was incredibly fascinating.

It was much more vivid than when he watched it in the videos.

Feeling truly like he was in another reality, Seonghyun imdiately pressed 'Yes'.

Then, a full-body mirror appeared.

Was this what they called customizing?

[Please configure your desired avatar.]

[You can also choose your desired race and ethnicity.]

[However, please note that creating an avatar of a different gender than the user is restricted.]

[You can use voice commands and the cursor.]

His appearance and body were fine, but he was bothered by his short hair since he had just been discharged from the military.

So, could he just say it like this?

"Um, can I make my hair a little longer?"

At Seonghyun's words, a countless number of hairstyles appeared.

"There are so many kinds?"

As expected of Seonghyun, the epito of composure, he was only slightly surprised.

Among them, he chose the hairstyle he often had when his hair was long.

Seeing his old appearance restored, Seonghyun nodded in satisfaction.

"I'll go with this."

[End customization?]

[Yes / No]

Without hesitation, Seonghyun pressed 'Yes' and moved on to the next step.

The next thing to choose was his starting region, which he had already heard about from his sister and researched himself.

The choice was obvious.

"Hindel Village."

Several explanations appeared, but since he already knew them from his sister, he boldly pressed skip.

It was information he could easily find again on the website.

And for the most important part, the character na, he simply used his own na without much thought.

It was just a character na after all.

[Enter the nickna you wish to use....]

"Seonghyun."

He answered before the ssage window could even fully appear, and the window disappeared.

And finally, the last ssage appeared.

[Character creation complete.]

[There is a character available to play.]

[Log in as character 『Seonghyun』?]

[Yes / No]

What was the point of even asking?

Seonghyun imdiately nodded, and a new ssage popped up.

[Welco to Eternal World, another world, an eternal world.]

[May good fortune be with player 『Seonghyun』.]

With that, the ssage disappeared, and Seonghyun found himself in a new space.

Outside, the sunlight was shining brilliantly.

A gentle breeze blew, and the chirping of birds could be heard.

Tweet~ Tweet!

The sound of birds, more vivid than reality, along with the gentle breeze.

And the scent of flowers and grass carried by the wind, all refreshingly brushed past Seonghyun.

It truly was another reality.

It was different from watching the videos.

'This is incredible.'

Contrary to his inner surprise, he calmly looked around.

There, a fierce-looking man was staring at him.

Seonghyun already knew his face.

Gruger, the tutorial instructor of Hindel Village.

He was known as a tough and strict instructor, befitting his fierce appearance.

As expected, Gruger spoke in a gruff voice, sharp as a knife.

"Welco, newcor."

"Hello."

"My na is Gruger. I am the instructor who will train you."

"My na is Seonghyun. Nice to et you."

"Hmm, you have basic manners."

It seed like many users didn't even bother to greet him.

He had heard that so people looked down on NPCs.

Seonghyun didn't pay much attention to it and looked at Gruger, who then told him,

"In this place, you can leave once you destroy a scarecrow. Like this."

Looking in the direction Gruger was pointing, Seonghyun could see other users each holding a weapon and vigorously striking the scarecrows.

The way they swung their iron swords looked quite sharp.

Still, seeing the scarecrows not breaking easily, Seonghyun was a bit impressed.

"Now that you understand, choose one of the iron swords over there and defeat the scarecrow."

At Gruger's words, a quest window popped up.

[Mandatory quest, 『Tutorial』 has been generated.]

『Tutorial』

→《Basic》

→Choose one of the various iron swords hanging in the training ground and defeat the scarecrow.

→Reward: 1 Silver, Training Completion Certificate.

So this is how the quest progresses.

Seonghyun imdiately...

"Yes, I underst..."

Seonghyun was about to answer Instructor Gruger and go choose an iron sword.

That is, until he saw sothing that looked like a semi-transparent human figure made of smoke.

Anyone could tell it was a ghost.

Seeing it in person made it even clearer.

Just like the ghosts in reality, that was a real ghost.

And that ant...

'It will grant my request.'

Furthermore.

It was wearing the sa clothes as Gruger.

Was it a ghost who used to be an instructor?

Then things might get easier?

Seonghyun already knew about the hidden piece in this tutorial.

It was sothing his sister had told him, but it was also a common hidden piece already widely known among other users.

'There's a steel sword mixed in with those weapons, right?'

It was said that there was a steel sword mixed in, with much higher durability and attack power than ordinary iron swords.

However, all the swords looked identical, making it extrely difficult to distinguish them.

So users had the discerning eye to pick it out, but even if ordinary people heard how to identify it, it was nearly impossible to find it among so many swords.

Several users were carefully examining the swords trying to pick out the steel sword, but as far as Seonghyun could see, no one had managed to find it.

But if that ghost really was a forr instructor, wouldn't it know?

Seonghyun walked towards the armory where the swords were placed.

Gruger watched Seonghyun from afar and frowned.

'He seems like a decent newcor...'

Judging by his gait and movents, he seed far from athletic.

Occasionally, there were so newcors who appeared exceptional.

Those who had so athletic training or, judging by their gait, had learned so martial arts.

But Seonghyun showed no such signs.

Gruger gave up on him as soon as he saw him.

He was just an ordinary newcor, nothing more, nothing less.

Just because he was polite didn't an he was skilled.

Around the ti Gruger gave up on Seonghyun...

Seonghyun, choosing a sword, looked at the ghost there and spoke in a very small voice, inaudible to others.

"Hello?"

-Gasp! Holy shit! Ca-Can you see ?

The ghost was so startled that it even swore.

But in its eyes, Seonghyun could see a clear fondness.

Just like the ghosts outside.

Seonghyun nodded at the ghost and spoke very quietly.

"Do you happen to know which one of these is the steel sword?"

At Seonghyun's words, the ghost grinned broadly as if it was obvious, and looked at Seonghyun with an expression like a grandfather looking at his grandson, nodding repeatedly.

-Of course! I know! As a forr instructor, of course I know! That's not it. Co this way!

"Thank you."

Seonghyun also spoke quietly and followed the ghost as it led the way.

It was really working.

However, as Seonghyun followed the ghost, he felt sothing strange.

'What is it?'

It was a bit different from encountering ghosts in reality.

He knew from experience that Eternal World felt even more vivid than reality.

But that applied to ghosts as well.

Seeing the ghost felt even more vivid.

It was a sensation he had never felt before, but he just accepted it.

Never once had a ghost hard him.

And he knew instinctively.

That it wouldn't happen.

Before long, Seonghyun saw the ghost pointing at an iron sword.

-This is it! This is the steel sword!

"Hmm."

At the ghost's words, Seonghyun casually grabbed the sword as if it were a matter of course.

He did so in a single motion, even though once he grabbed a sword, the choice was made and he couldn't pick another.

To others, it looked like he had gone to where the weapons were, looked around, and then strode over and made his choice.

The other users, seeing Seonghyun, thought he must have just picked a sword without caring about the steel sword.

But why did he walk so far to grab it?

Just as that question arose, a radiance emanated from the sword Seonghyun was holding.

"I-It's the steel sword!?"

"H-He just picked it like that!?"

It was the mont the evidence of him choosing the hidden piece was clearly revealed.

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