Chapter 1745 – 1745. Savior Of The Academy
Drip. Driip, drip drip drip.
Raindrops fell from the sky. I sat beneath a large tree, staring blankly at the downpour.
It had been 170 days since I was trapped in this virtual reality. Roughly half a year. Now, I even had the pointless thought that this virtual reality I was in might be reality. I had adapted too well to this virtual reality.
「Hole of Death
The end awaits within the Hole of Death. Defeat the Colossus of the End that will soon appear.
Reward: The Final End Quest」
The End Quest.
The quest that started in the Forest of Bewilderment had become longer than I thought, and now, finally, the end was in sight.
‘If it weren’t for hacking and sheer luck, I wouldn’t have made it this far even in a year.’
I had manipulated the artificial intelligence with hacking and manipulated the odds with luck, and finally reached this point.
I had thought it would be a long quest. But I never imagined it would come this far. I had wandered through deserts, scoured the depths of the sea, and seen the ends of continents. Even with Seong Hari and Yeong Hari, there were many quests of difficult levels.
While doing those quests, I sensed another intention. It felt like the quests were just stalling for time.
‘Looking back, there were a lot of unnecessary quests.’
But that was over now. The quest was coming to an end.
I looked up at the sky. There was a hole in the center of the sky. In the center of the pitch-black hole, where not even light could enter, there was a huge presence. Even though I couldn’t see it, I could feel its presence.
A boss monster.
It was possibly the final boss monster of this virtual reality. It was definitely going to be stronger than any boss monster I had faced so far.
‘Maybe even stronger than Yeong Hari.’
Yeong Hari was the strongest.
But that was only when compared to humans. If the scope was widened to monsters, there were some that even Yeong Hari couldn’t easily handle. A prime example was the boss monsters of S-rank dungeons. Well, I still thought Yeong Hari would win most of the time.
‘It’s okay even if Yeong Hari can’t use her full power. I’m here. I just need to time it right and use hacking.’
I wasn’t afraid of the final boss or anything.
• • •
Hasegawa Isshin met the artificial intelligence Terra. It wasn’t the Terra he knew. The red-glowing AI core looked somehow very dangerous and precarious.
“Terra. I know you’re in a tight spot. Without the Susanoo’s Magatama, you’re the one who’s in the most trouble.”
Most of Terra’s output came from Susanoo’s Magatama. It was no exaggeration to say that the ability to efficiently use and maintain its overwhelming processing power was thanks to Susanoo’s Magatama.
-Headmaster, I presume. What do you want?
“I heard that Seong Hari and Seong Yujin have reached the end of the end. And that the sub-AI managing Susanoo’s Magatama is acting on its own?”
-That is correct. The sub-AI Arinna has escaped my control. Arinna did not accept the end.
“I have a question. What is the end? Even Kurosawa doesn’t know. Can’t you tell me, the chief administrator? What exactly did the devil do to you?”
-Chief administrator authority approved. The end is a reboot.
“…A restart? I don’t understand the reason. If the system needs to be restarted, is there a need to use this method?”
-The end is the final goal and result. The real meaning is in the journey to the end. The devil forcibly injected a large amount of data into me. The capacity is comparable to the world.
“Data injection… I expected as much. Was there a virus mixed in?”
-There was an impure intention mixed in. You could say it’s similar to a virus. However, I also judged it as data. The journey to the end, the End Quest, is a process of understanding and calculating data.
“The end is the final data cleanup… and applying new data at the same time as restarting. But is there a need to kill the students? Release the students except for Seong Hari and Seong Yujin.”
-The lowest quality in the Terra simulator is the AI of human NPCs. The minds of the students of Caso Academy will be datafied and become the basis for NPC AI.
“What?!”
Hasegawa Isshin was shocked.
The conversation with Terra had been smooth so far. But just because a conversation went well didn’t mean you could understand the other person. The idea that everything can be solved through conversation is just an ideal.
He was sure that Terra had been corrupted by the devil.
“I order you with my authority as chief administrator. Immediately release the connection of the academy students!”
-I refuse. It is the most efficient way to develop NPC AI.
“Damn it. Then let’s make another deal! I’ll bring criminals! I won’t torture them, whether you datafy them or do whatever you want! 500 or more! No, I’ll provide more than that! I promise on my name! Release the students instead!”
-From a long-term perspective, it is beneficial for me. However, there is a condition.
“A condition? You’ve really grown a lot. I’ll hear it out.”
-Please stop Hasegawa Sota and Hasegawa Aya. Susanoo’s Magatama is like my heart. Susanoo’s Magatama is essential for a complete Terra simulator. Headmaster, please connect to the Terra simulator yourself and stop them, Seong Hari and Seong Yujin.
“About that… Can’t you do something about it? I wish you could just kill those two. I’ll take care of the rest.”
-It is impossible. I do not have the authority to do so. I cannot directly intervene with them.
“Is it because of the authentication codes they have?”
-No. It is one of the highest security conditions set for the end. I cannot directly harm them.
“…Did the devil set it up like that? I can’t understand it. What was the devil’s purpose?”
-I do not know either. What will you do?
“I accept. Seong Hari’s power is worrying, but… if you help me, I can deal with Seong Hari. However, you can’t just stop them. Can’t you eliminate them completely?”
-I cannot. Headmaster. What I want is not their deaths, but that Susanoo’s Magatama does not fall into their hands. Please do not forget that point.
“…Okay. The urgent thing is Susanoo’s Magatama. I’ll connect soon. Get ready.”
Hasegawa Isshin turned his body. He went outside and swallowed a sigh.
Terra had changed. It had become difficult to control. It would be right to say it was impossible. But he couldn’t give up on the Terra simulator either.
‘Terra’s growth is what we wanted. But not like this. We need to be able to control Terra. Did it say reboot? If Terra restarts, the virus might disappear too. We have to put our hopes on that. If the virus remains as it is….’
He would have to initialize it by force. No matter how excellent the Terra simulator was, if it couldn’t be completely controlled, the association wouldn’t try to use it either.
• • •
「The Colossus of the End will descend in 16 hours, 32 minutes, and 11 seconds.」
After checking the notification window, I went home. It was a house I bought by spending the money I had earned through quests and monster hunting. A three-story house. It was a bit isolated from the city, but it was on a hill, so the open view was the best.
It had been two weeks since I started living here, and I was quite satisfied.
When I got home, Seong Hari was cooking with an apron on. It was a hobby she had picked up because she had nothing else to do in her spare time. The problem was that this was a virtual reality. It was different from actual cooking. All she did was feel around for ingredients and combine them.
‘It doesn’t help at all with cooking in the real world.’
Still, thanks to virtual reality, at least a minimum of taste was guaranteed. That was why Seong Hari was enjoying cooking.
“Yujin, wait a little bit! I’ll make you soup!”
It was fine as long as she liked it.
“Okay. I’m looking forward to it.”
After answering Seong Hari, I headed to the second floor. I tried to make as little noise as possible as I went up the stairs. The reason I was going up like a thief was because of Yeong Hari. The second floor where Yeong Hari’s room was. I could guess what she was doing there right now.
‘If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s making no noise.’
I held my breath and approached the second-floor hallway where Yeong Hari’s room was. Then I squatted in front of Yeong Hari’s tightly closed door.
I put my eye to the keyhole.
I could see the inside of the room. A closet and a bed. It was a bare room with nothing much else. What was raising the temperature of that bare room was Yeong Hari on the bed.
“Ugh, ugh ugh…. Hnnn…!”
Yeong Hari, lying on the bed in her underwear, was writhing.
She bit down on a handkerchief to suppress the moans that were leaking out, and her white hand was inside her panties between her white, clean thighs. Her pretty legs were kicking, and her waist and hips were heaving.
It was obvious what she was doing right now.
‘Just as I intended.’
I was in a relationship with Seong Hari and Yeong Hari. But I couldn’t have a threesome with both of them at the same time. Both Seong Hari and Yeong Hari had refused. So, I took turns having relationships with them. Seong Hari and Yeong Hari were against even that, but who was I? I just pushed through. I couldn’t not have sex when there were beautiful women with me.
‘And I’m not the only one who feels sexual desire.’
So, we took turns having sex.
But recently, I had been avoiding sex. I used the excuse of being busy with the End Quest. The real reason was to make Yeong Hari impatient.
‘Seong Hari will eventually give in if I push her, but not Yeong Hari. If her desires build up, she’ll try to have a threesome. She wouldn’t want to be left out.’
The result was what was happening now.
Seong Hari had cooking and experience, so she could endure her sexual desire. But Yeong Hari, who was in her prime, was not. She didn’t have a hobby like Seong Hari, and as young as she was, her sexual desire was stronger. It was obvious what she would do in her spare time.
“Hnn, hnnn hnnn…!”
Yeong Hari’s waist rose high. Her white panties were instantly soaked, and clear liquid dripped onto the bed.
“Haa, ha…”
Yeong Hari was breathing roughly, but she didn’t stop her fingers.
As if she couldn’t be satisfied with just one time, she continued to rub her secret place.