Chapter 1 – #2 Curiosity Kills the Cat
#2 Curiosity kills cats
There is an old saying like that.
Curiosity kills the cat.
I was just like that.
It was a real curiosity. I emphasize this twice because it is really important. It was a real curiosity.
Well, it’s not because I want to satisfy my shady sexual fantasies. This is really important, so I emphasize it twice. It wasn’t really to satisfy my shady sexual fantasies.
Just out of curiosity, genuine curiosity.
So… There was a rumor that a game that was secretly very fun was going around in the shadows.
The illustration was a hit with the 19 gold game, and above all, the 19 gold scene transcended beauty and sublimated into art. In addition, the content of the game is very fun and immersive, so I feel like I became a real game character.
So I looked for it once.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I found it because it was really fun. I didn’t find it because it was just a 19 gold game. I thought it was really fun so I looked it up. I emphasized it twice because it is important.
Anyway, I searched for that fun game, but there was no income.
I went around game cafes and left posts, but no one said they had the rumored 19 gold game. It was very disappointing.
So I just thought it was a rumor made up by someone who had nothing to do and just forgot about it.
Then one day, I received an e-mail.
– Akdongshin
The content of the mail was:
He said that he sent me the game he had in order to repay the effort because I was eagerly searching for a game called [Dark City].
In fact, a user named Akdongsin sent the game with a compressed file attached to the e-mail.
Oh my god! The rumored game actually existed!
Surprised, I quickly downloaded the compressed file. It could have been sent by some evil bastard to spread a malicious virus, so I even checked for viruses. There were no viruses in the files.
Relieved, I launched the game as it is.
The game ran, and I was in awe.
Why?
This game, like Miyeonsi, is because it is a first-person game and you have to pay!
I tried to delete the game right away, having a no-charge theory that games are played with time, not money. For non-payers, charging was the root of all evil.
The moment I was about to press the delete button, I received one more email from the evil god who sent me Dark City.
– Akdongshin
“Really?”
Just in case, I pressed the pay button.
[Your soul is paid. Would you like to pay? Y/N]
Then this phrase appeared.
What? Do you pay soul?
“Poop! This game is fun from the start.”
I burst out laughing. They said it was a beta version, but I thought it was just a joke by the creators.
When I press [Y], [Soul has been paid. You can check the soul payment reward in the character creation window.] Appeared. The creator must have been an occult maniac.
As it is a beta version, the reward will be certain. With a trembling heart, I pressed the character creation window.
[Name : ]
“Name? Hmm… Horny man.”
Because this game is a 19 gold game, it is not decided that it is a man in heat.
It is a man in heat in the sense of a straight man and a straight man.
The reason why the surname is Bal is because it means a man from Balhae!
Therefore, to interpret the meaning, it means an upright man of Parhae. Anyway, yes.
[Name: Horny Man]
[Age : ]
This time it’s me
This was a bit surprising. You mean you can set a starting age? Just play the game. Does age matter?
“20 years old… Looks like a child, so let’s make it 30 years old. Fully matured 30!”
[Name: Horny Man]
[Age: 30 years old]
[Gender : ]
“This is kinda bad. If you do one thing, another one comes out? Do it roughly, really.”
I thought it would be so until the age, but it became annoying when the gender came out. How far are you going to go?
I filled in the personal information of each character one by one.
Before I knew it, I was immersed in character creation, so I didn’t know.
That I am slowly being sucked into the computer. My body is sitting in a chair.
I realized that too late.
*****
[Name: Horny Man]
[Age: 30 years old]
[Gender: Male]
[Height : 191cm]
[Weight: 104kg]
[Value: winner takes all]
[Alignment: Chaos]
[Motto: There is no bad money in the world.]
“Are there any more?”
The process of creating a character was quite cumbersome and not fun. Still, it was strange to decide things like values, inclinations, and mottos by oneself, but it was a bit boring because I didn’t know what effect this would have on playing the game.
Even those three, not objective, but subjective. Besides, how savage it was.
When I wrote “Super S” In the orientation, the phrase “Do you really want to do it with that?” Kept popping up. In a game where a high level of freedom is an advantage, my freedom was taken away. Make it even with my inclination super S!
Anyway, after writing down the motto, full-scale customization began.
“He is always tall, 191cm. A man must be tall so that his opponent can control his anger well.”
It’s okay to say this, but I’m not tall, and I’m not the bulky type. It’s not that the impression is bad either.
On top of that, I was wearing glasses, so I was the model of a typical easy-going person.
Maybe because I’ve been through so many different fights in my life, a man with a big and stern look was my role model, and the character I’m creating right now is that. Of course, I didn’t make it too tough, and I set it up with a decent look that exudes masculine beauty.
“Okay, perfect. It’s my style.”
After finishing the customization, I smiled with satisfaction as I looked at the character I created with my own hands.
A 191cm tall man reminiscent of a professional wrestler stood there wearing only cheap underpants. Really, when I went out on the street like that, everyone was scared and ran away.
Think about it. The 191cm giant walking around the streets wearing only one pair of panties.
Even the police won’t make an arrest.
For reference, I entered my height and weight before customizing, and no matter what I did, the character did not change from the values I set.
For example, even if I tried to reduce my height, I did not lose 0.1cm from my 191cm height, and my weight was the same. What could be changed was the style of the body and appearance.
When I clicked [Complete] With a satisfied face, the order I was waiting for the most came along with the phrase [Character has been created].
[Please select the psychic power of the character ‘Restrous Man’.]
Super power.
[Dark City] Is a kind of hero genre game featuring a hero who protects justice, a villain who faithfully follows his desires, and a monster who was born for unknown reasons and has strong hostility toward humans.
But what is very surprising is that this game does not have a main story.
No matter how free a game is, there is always a main story that is the background of the game. However, Dark City did not have such a main story.
So what should the player do in this game?
It’s just making a story.
Depending on the player’s actions, the various forces lurking in the Dark City are affected and moved, and then other forces are influenced by them again… An endless chain of influences occurs.
The player becomes a director and an actor and writes his own story, unique to Dark City, based on his high degree of freedom.
“Which psychic power should I choose… Huh?”
While looking through the list and checking my superpowers, a window called [Soul Payment Benefits] Appeared.
[Soul Payment Benefits]
[Psychic Option (x4)]
[Psychic Level Up Ticket (x50)]
[Parent Option (x2)]
“4 psychic options and 50 level up tickets? And what is this? Parental options?”
It was the first time I had ever seen the option of living and living as parents. The most important thing in playing this game is superpower, but I can’t stand it because I’m curious about what parental options are.
[You have used the parental option.]
[Choose parental terms.]
[Age, height, weight, appearance, personality, wealth, affection, occupation, social reputation, social status, charisma, presence of supernatural powers…]
“No, what’s so many?”
It wasn’t like writing information to some kind of marriage information company, and there weren’t just one or two things to input. In addition, both parents had to set conditions, so it was twice as annoying.
It is hoped that it will be objective, not subjective, otherwise it would have been tight.
“Parents, parents, parents…”
I was going to pick one at random, but soon changed my mind.
Anyway, the main story of this game is determined by the player’s choices and actions. And the role of parents was also very important in creating a fun setting.
Because they are the people we have the closest relationship with and have spent a lot of time with as children.
“Okay, let’s go this way.”
As much as possible, I chose the conditions so that they could somehow affect the story I think. What kind of story will come out? I was very curious.
After completing the parental setting like that, the long-awaited moment of choice of superpowers arrived.
[Select the superpower to use in the game.]
[One. Body enhancer]
[2. Body mutagen]
[3. Ruler of Flame]
[4. Ruler of Gravity]
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“…”
This game has a lot… From character creation to everything. I’d like to see this reduced a bit when it’s officially released later.
Anyway, I pressed the first psychic power, [Body Enhancer].
Then, a large man dressed as a soldier appeared and started fighting with the people who were presumed to be terrorists.
Terrorists shot at the man, but the bullets did not penetrate the man’s body. In the blink of an eye, the man who approached a terrorist swung his arms wide, and the terrorist flew away screaming.
Ten terrorists armed with guns were knocked down by a huge man in less than a minute.
The man who had calmed down turned towards me, crossed his arms, and looked at me with an arrogant expression.
“Are you my character?”
The man’s true identity was a character I had just customized, a man in heat.
Next to the man in heat came an explanation about the body enhancer.
[Body Enhancer]
[Body enhancers who fight bravely against enemies by strengthening their bodies are powerful psychic powers who dominate the battlefield. As much as he uses his body to the extreme, he excels in close combat and is especially powerful in one-on-one combat.]
[Psychic Tree]
Generate Lv.1 HP (+100)
Lv.2 Strength Specialization / Agility Specialization / Stamina Specialization
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“Wow.”
Admiration came out of nowhere.
Depending on the psychic level, different characteristics could be selected.
At level 1, you could only select [Generate HP], But it was different from level 2. In addition, it is divided into three each for strength, agility, and physical strength, and depending on the choice you make, the style of manifesting your superpowers changes.
“Oh, this is character creation, but it takes too long.”
He writhed and twitched his lips. It will take quite some time to check out all the superpowers that would be good.
*****
“Okay, it’s all over.”
Looking at the finished character, he nodded. I felt like I spent an hour just creating a character. I gave up on looking at how many psychic powers there are in the middle, and checked only a few names that attracted me.
As a reward, there were 4 more options for psychic powers, so I was able to choose psychic powers without any burden.
For now, I decided to keep the options I got as a reward. It was said that it could be used during the game, so I decided to use it when I got stuck while playing the game.
“Go da go!”
I finally pressed the [Start Game] Button.
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The game of no return has begun.
