Academy Squinting, but not dark-Episode 1
1fury. world in the game(1)
why am i in the game.
I slowly searched through my memories..
There is a CD game. A game released with the title “Hero of the Academy”.
As you can see from the old-fashioned CD and classic title, this game was released 15 years ago..
Attractive characters and expansive worldview.
Almost open world freedom.
33,000Even though it is a one-won game, you can play not only as the main and supporting characters, but also as customized characters..
The game that became a ‘legend’ in the gaming world.
‘But that legend doesn't only have positive connotations..’
2D, Crude SD characters, presence of hidden pieces that cause balks, illustrations of characters that are too small compared to the high degree of freedom, etc..
It is a game that has become a legend, even in a negative sense..
Of course, in the past, there were more people who evaluated it as a good game..
Among the games of the time, there was no game better than “Academy Heroes.”.
However, there was one biggest reason why public opinion about the game was negative.…….
‘Can't beat the final boss.’
I am quite a stagnant person. But I just can't wake up.
This wasn't just my story..
Users all over the world tried continuously, but no one saw the ending of this game..
Ildeokdo, the origin of virtue, and Yangdeokdo, the virtue of virtues.
And Handeok-do is so serious about the game that he has to provide a separate difficulty level for Korea..
No one has cleared this game.
Even now, 15 years later..
A game that has a beginning but no end.
It was natural for users to leave..
Nevertheless, some people, including me, did not give up..
We continued to challenge each other by sharing the information we had..
It has been several years since the endless challenge continued with the single intention of seeing the ending of the game..
I think I've figured out all the quests, rewards, and hidden pieces in this game..
We're almost there. Just give it a little more and you'll be able to break it..
However, an incident occurred that poured cold water on our enthusiasm..
“There are quests, stories, and rewards that users have not yet discovered. I believe there are approximately 2,000.…….”
During the announcement of a new game, two sentences thrown by the developer in passing:.
Two sentences thrown in passing.
It was just two flaps of wings, but it was a huge storm for us..
About 2,000.
It was a month ago that I was happy that I had discovered a new quest that wasn't very helpful..
In other words, it also means that there is no new information we have discovered in the past month..
But there are still 2,000 more like this left.?
So how much more time and effort should we put into finding out all the things we haven't discovered yet?.
“Let's stop now.”
This was the conclusion reached by the old people..
I'm sick of it.
This game's vast worldview, repeated failures, and endless challenges.
My heart was broken..
No matter how well made a game is, it is only a CD game..
It is a faded relic of the glory of an old world with only a few illustrations providing eye candy..
「In addition to “Heroes of the Academy,” games that dominated the era continued to appear, and the surviving players turned their attention to other games one by one..
So I was left alone.
No joke, I was sure I was left alone..
Because the number of views on the report I upload every time I play a game has long been zero..
Nevertheless, I continued to challenge.
1year.
2year.
3year.
but.
[GAME OVER]
“ah… … I couldn't wake up again.”
Large [GAME OVER] font unique to CD games.
I looked at the screen and clicked the mouse nervously..
Even with hidden pieces wrapped around it, it looks like this..
click-.
Still, my hand holding the mouse pressed the start button again..
Why are you still doing this shit??
‘Because it's fun.’
This is a very simple yet sufficient reason..
Do you need another reason to play games??
It's already been 3 years since I played this game by myself.
I'm a little tired of it, but not to the point where I want to quit yet..
‘After that, I found 50 more..’
2,000Only 50 of them.
But for me it's not 'just'.
Because every time I found one, I felt like giving up..
If I keep doing this, won’t I be able to clear the final boss someday?.
This was the driving force that allowed me to start playing the game again..
“Ego… … So, which character should I play as this time??”
As the saying goes, the end of tuning is pure love, the main character?
Or a supporting character who assists him?
Either that or…….
‘Is this all there is to it?.’
I pressed the EXTRA button in the character selection window..
Main and supporting characters ultimately have to follow the flow of the story, so their degree of freedom is greatly reduced..
As someone who has to challenge the final boss while wearing hidden pieces, it is natural to avoid it..
But it didn't take long before I started to worry again..
‘What character should I play this time??’
「This is a pretty important issue in the game “Academy Heroes”.
This is because the initially given skills, quests, and stories vary depending on the character's appearance, personality, and tendencies..
18Incredibly high quality for a game that came out a year ago.
This is why I can't quit playing this game.
‘But recently... … I've never seen a new story before..’
It's been 18 years.
The number of times I have played so far is the same, but if you add up the number of times that users around the world have played, it is natural that there will be an overlap..
Odds are, it was difficult to see a new story..
‘To increase the odds... … I'm creating a character I've never played before..’
Even if you can't clear it, it's a profitable business just by finding new quests, routes, and hidden pieces..
As a result of creating a character that mobilized all of its knowledge and power, it succeeded in reducing only 30% of the final boss's blood..
‘I think I can beat it if I can find one or two more useful hidden pieces.…….’
Drurly-.
Hundreds of characteristics that appear when you hover the mouse.
Something caught my eye.
‘small eyes?’
I remember seeing someone else playing it on the internet a while ago..
It's not just small eyes.
‘I remember that the eyes were so small that they were called ‘squinted eyes’..
‘……It's a narrow-eyed character.?’
Zero x from Slayer x, a classic animation from my childhood, came to mind..
A man with a somewhat vain side and many secrets, and even his true identity and hidden power that surprised everyone..
The licorice character that played a role in increasing the fun several times..
‘In reality, he was a strong character..’
I thought it was a dark side, but it turns out that it wasn't a dark side, and I remember that it was a character full of charm..
then.
Drurly-.
I scrolled down without hesitation and clicked on the characteristics one by one..
Small eyes, cringe-inducing tone, smiling face, and even an ominous aura.
I searched my memory, but I don't remember playing this type of character..
Me and other users too.
‘Even if there was... … You've never played a character with more hidden pieces than me..’
All four are not very good characteristics, but it doesn't matter..
It's an experimental character anyway..
Okay, I decided..
When I pressed the NEXT button, a notification window appeared saying ‘Please select a name’..
My fingers moved without hesitation and gave me a name..
What I wrote is…….
‘It was 'zero'.
click-.
* * *
“…….”
And the result is just like this, like this.
I dug my own grave with my own hands. That's also very tight.
‘It really sucks.’
For reference, “Academy Heroes” is a game where you start with several skills depending on the character characteristics you initially set..
This means that the power of the unique skill initially granted is quite important..
But that's exactly it…….
[Eye opening: F]
-I open my eyes slightly. There is an ominous red glow in the eyes..
lol.
lol.
lol.
It's really not even funny.
Isn't it usually basic to give an open-air skill when returning, being possessed, or being reincarnated??
But what? Open your eyes?
Why do others start with rare traits or open-ended skills, but I…….
‘……Skill Window.’
I muttered with hope in my heart..
Then a bluish window appeared before my eyes..
[Translation: S]
-Can read and write all characters.
[Interpreter: S]
-Speak in any language.
[Mental Defense: S]
-Forcibly refrain from expressing emotions.
Not affected by mental magic or mental potions.
Don't panic. Don't get confused.
never panic.
[Information window: S]
-You can view information about people and various objects..
[Cringing tone of voice: S]
-Speech is forcibly corrected.
Force majeure is in effect due to the achievement of unknown conditions. can't resist.
[Ominous energy: B]
-An ominous energy radiates from my whole body..
The ON/OFF function is activated from S level and above..
[Eye opening: F]
-I open my eyes slightly. There is an ominous red color in the eyes..
The overlapping blue windows made my eyes dizzy..
Fortunately, [Open Eyes] wasn't the only skill I was given..
‘I wondered why he was so calm... … It was because of the mental defense skill..’
When I open my eyes, I'm in the game.
Even though it's a situation where I can't help but be surprised, I'm not that surprised..
It was the moment when I realized the power of skill..
[There are also [Translation] and [Interpretation] skills, so there seems to be no problem with using the letters and languages of this world at this level, and [Mental Defense] is one of the top skills in this game..
Well, I'm satisfied with just this much. Although there are some unknown things mixed in.
“Hehe, there's no way to die after all..”
???
Without realizing it, I raised my hand and covered my mouth..
What kind of strange way of speaking is this??
But what came out of my mouth was right.
I definitely meant to say, 'There's no way to die.'……!
ah… … no way……!
“Hehe, that can't be possible, right? Could it be that the skill called ‘cringing tone’ is like this?…….”
…….
I could tell that it was stagnant water..
This is one of the hidden hidden pieces..
Small eyes and cringe-inducing tone of voice. Compulsory speech correction activated when these two characteristics are selected together..
After a few months, I discovered a new hidden piece. but.
I wasn't happy at all.
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