Chapter 325 – Volume 65 – A World Without Heroes (5)
A beautiful fairy city.
A land of happiness where all sweetness sleeps.
Gazing blankly at the sparkle, the boy meditated for a moment with all his heart.
“Brûlée…”
Sculptures that look as if they were transported from a fairy city.
It was part of an exhibition themed around the game ‘A World Without Heroes.’
Near the sculpture, the same background song from the game is playing.
I didn’t know that when I was playing the game.
Just listening to the music that was playing back then.
Memories overflow, and my eyes become red.
“After a few days, I was hooked.”
“Did you see this too?”
“…This game requires you to develop other job classes to some extent as a condition for 3rd job advancement.”
“It was like that.”
Now even boys.
I can understand why the girl loved this game so much.
Therefore, I was happy to participate in this event.
“If you have time, please take a look at our job-related stories.”
“…I’m already at the level for the 3rd job change. I’m planning on taking a look soon.”
“I’m going to cry again.”
“Is that a spoiler?”
“Oh, is that so?”
The two held back the tears that were flooding in as best as they could.
Throwing out the story of the game as a topic one by one.
I burst into light laughter.
“Are you going to continue the game?”
“It’s a game, it’s about protecting the world.”
They were not warriors.
The place I’m trying to protect is a world where heroes no longer appear.
But what he was trying to do was no different from that of a warrior.
“I never thought I’d hear those words from you.”
“…Brulee is the beauty that has been preserved.”
“Okay.”
Next to the two people talking like that.
The rumbling sound started to get louder.
The two stopped talking for a moment and looked in that direction.
“Magic…?”
And there was someone demonstrating magic there.
Although it is a strange situation to cast magic in a place like this.
The two didn’t even think to point it out.
“That’s…!?”
The magic that came from the hands of a girl popping a large piece of candy into her mouth.
I saw a faint but clear aura flowing out.
Embarrassment poured from the mouths of countless people.
『In a world where erotic comics are legal』
I quietly blend in with the crowd.
I was watching the scene of applying aura to magic.
…Of course, while feeling extremely thrilling pleasure.
‘After all, it makes you empathize with your emotions so openly. It works.’
It turned out just as I thought.
A lot of people thought my story was real.
It was the users’ praise for my work.
I can’t help but feel good about this result.
I’m not fooling people like last time.
This is the result of competing purely based on the skills of my work.
I even lost all my time due to recent game development.
The fact that the results are good makes me happier.
…I’m even happier because Rika next to me is happy.
“He was extremely happy when he was getting ready. Is he that happy?”
“…Yeah. Even more so seeing everyone having fun with the same thing.”
Gather together people who like the same things.
Enjoying the event like this in itself.
Because it feels very good.
“Especially, sometimes, when people admire the details I prepared. It feels strange…”
“Maybe you should become a cartoonist too?”
The reason why I work hard to create work.
Because it’s always for that kind of happiness.
Once you realize that, you have no choice but to become one of my own people.
“By the way, it’s true. Just like you said, the situation in the game actually happened…”
“Yes, this is a phenomenon I have been researching recently.”
“Hmm, I see you’re working hard in that area too…”
Well, to Rika, it only seemed like a means to hide my identity.
It may be surprising that I am sincere in my way of learning magic and being active at school.
“By the way, you said that Cheonma Electric would only be released to a few people, right?”
“Uh, I asked people who saw it. The reviews were really good.”
“That’s right. I really liked it too… It’s been a while since I heard a new story from you.”
Most of it was based on old stories.
This time, it is a new story with a martial arts setting.
It was a completely new thing created while maintaining only the worldview.
Instead, I gave priority to Rika and told her the story.
I included it as if it was a story that couldn’t be told, but…
Anyway, Rika really liked it without much awkwardness, so I don’t think there was a problem with the content.
‘Then it’s probably as expected in the end.’
As expected, few people agree.
That setting was not directly applied to this world.
After some more time, we need to make it public to everyone and see the difference before and after.
“Actually, I have some regrets.”
“Do you regret it?”
“…A story about an aspiring hero who couldn’t become a hero.”
“Ah.”
The episode is currently finished production.
Although the data is already included in the client.
This is an episode that cannot actually be enjoyed in the game.
Just one click on the server at any time.
It has been opened as an event so that everyone can enjoy it, but…
It hasn’t been made public yet.
That’s why no one at this event knows this story.
About Rika’s favorite episode.
It must be frustrating not to be able to share it with others.
“Sorry. I have some plans.”
“It’s just that it’s a little disappointing.”
“Don’t worry. We will try to arrange an event like this even after we make it public.”
This event earned enough money through merchandise sales, making it a profitable business.
I think the situation is sufficient to hold the next event.
…At that time, it would be okay to decorate the theme based on that episode.
“Anyway. What are all the things here?”
“Ah, the gift I’m going to give you now.”
“Gift?”
“Yes, this is the dessert I ordered.”
The theme of this event is the story of fairies.
I thought there was no gift that went better than giving dessert.
We have prepared a dessert gift set for the number of people currently at the venue.
“…You really have no intention of making money?”
“Rather than money, it’s better to have people who are happy to receive it and fall in love with the story.”
Of course, making money can be good, too.
My work remains as a happy and enjoyable memory.
This can be seen as the best result.
“You’re like a big brother.”
“Uh?”
“…I think it’s similar to the older brother who was telling me the story. He wanted my happiness.”
“Okay.”
Lately, I feel like the distance between me and Rika has decreased a lot.
It doesn’t feel like it’s been resolved clearly.
It felt like we were back closer to our old relationship.
“Ah, here. You too are a guest of this event.”
“…Thank you.”
I also handed the dessert box to Rika.
In a way, Rika can also be seen as a user or reader of this game.
This was one of the things I wanted to give this gift to.
“Thank you.”
The sight of her opening the package with an excited expression.
I looked on happily.
And as soon as she opened the package, her eyes sparkled in surprise.
Although her body has grown tremendously and is completely different from when she was young.
That behavior itself seems to be the same.
…He’s still a cute guy.
“How can I eat this?”
“It’s made to be eaten.”
“But…”
Let me continue to recommend.
Rika slowly began to put the very roughly cut chocolate into her mouth.
“Mumbling…”
The feeling of that rough cutting itself was a reproduction of the original work.
You’re probably thinking about that right now.
“It’s hard… And bitter.”
“Huh.”
“…Ha.”
There is a fairy girl who loves making desserts.
While trying to find a new ingredient for her dessert, she tasted sour sugar.
She eventually became addicted to sour sugar and was abandoned in the village.
But even so, she remembered her favorite actions, her actions of making desserts and feeding them to her family.
She somehow managed to create this rustic chocolate.
Because her addiction made it difficult for her to move her body properly, it was difficult for her to look pretty.
After becoming addicted to sour sugar, she had a hard time feeling the true taste of sweetness.
The taste of this chocolate was bitter.
It’s a shame that I couldn’t even take care of the girl’s belongings.
Her family asked to bring her a doll-like keepsake to honor her.
When you go to her house for that quest, you will find the girl who has already taken her life and the chocolate left behind.
After checking the ingredients to see if the chocolate contained new sugar.
After deciding it was safe, I delivered the chocolate to her family.
The story ends with the family eating chocolate with sad smiles.
“Uh, this candy…?”
“If you can’t use aura for magic even after biting into something sweet this time, I was thinking of making you eat this.”
It is the sweetest consumer item that can be easily obtained in the game.
So most wizard users use this to apply auras to magic.
I thought that if there was a candy made according to that design, it might help create the situation I was aiming for…
‘Actually, I didn’t need that much support.’
Even if you don’t meet those conditions.
I got results just by eating sweet foods.
Now, all that remains is its use as goods.
“It tasted like this.”
“That’s right. I inspected it, so it will taste the same as I expected.”
“It’s cool…”
Basically, it is for the purpose of spreading the party.
The focus was on creating a strong sweet taste.
So, even though it is a fruit-flavored candy, the fruit flavor is barely noticeable.
“Everything in it is known.”
“I think users will like this at this level, right?”
“I hope so.”
The last thing left was an object called Pepper.
There are several celebrations in the new fairy kingdom, such as Chocolate Giving Day and Candy Giving Day.
Among them, there was also an anniversary where long sticks covered in chocolate were exchanged.
To commemorate November 11th, the anniversary of Brûlée’s death.
It was the last new dessert Shukron made before committing suicide.
Since then, fairies have been known to exchange homemade pepperos on November 11th.
When the relevant story is completely finished.
Because we are providing Peppero as a commemorative item.
Quite a few people will recognize this.
“It’s been a while since November 11th. Are you giving it out now?”
“There’s nothing we can do. But we can’t postpone this event until then.”
…And more like that.
The story behind this is probably more important.
