Beta Universe, 2025, Winter, a picturesque vacation island in the Southern Ocean.
Since the news of Wasteland OL's upcoming open beta was released, this mysterious fully immersive virtual reality game immediately caused a huge sensation worldwide, making this originally bustling vacation Sacred Land much quieter.
At the bar by the beach, the spacious counter was particularly deserted, with only one bartender mechanically repeating the action of wiping glasses, and a guest who only ordered a cup of coffee.
The atmosphere here was both harmonious and leisurely, yet filled with strangeness.
There were no other guests in the store, and it was unclear where so many glasses needing wiping came from.
That guest was even more bizarre, with a brow in his early thirties exuding a calmness as if he had weathered two centuries, and a mouth that seemed restless, occasionally spouting a couple of sentences, as if chatting with non-existent guests.
"No wonder it's 'another me'."
