Ding!
[Welcome to Another World!]
Klein quickly opened his eyes and saw that he was in a white room. Nothing was in the room; only he stood there, until a beautiful, child-like angel, with silver hair and blue skin, approached him with a cute smile.
Her wings spread out, and Klein was momentarily caught in their beauty, as she said, "Welcome to Another World."
"It is with great urgency, hero, that I inform you what has descended upon the mortal realm—"
"Skip."
Klein sighed, cutting her short. He had no interest in listening to the game's elaborate lore; he was eager to bypass the introduction and proceed directly to character creation.
"Skip?" The angel cutely frowned her face. "Why skip the best part?"
Klein was genuinely shocked by the angel's reaction to his decision. The guide's expression of surprise and faint offense was so realistic that it completely shattered the illusion of a standard, scripted video game sequence.
"Anyways," the angel resumed. "As I was saying, the mortal realm has—"
"Skip," Klein said once more, interrupting the angel cutscence.
"You f—" the angel immediately placed a hand at her cute lips, stopping herself from saying a foul word. "Fine, you've skipped the introduction."
Then,
A blue screen appeared in front of Klein, and another appeared, just slanting below the first blue screen, but with keys on it that resembled a keyboard.
[Please enter your ID.]
This was it, he had finally skipped the introductory scene and went straight to character creation.
With a hand on his chin, Klein quickly decided to use his e-sport name, BigK as his gamer ID.
[B.i.g.K.] he typed.
[Error! Username already in use!]
"What?" Klein reacted.
He tried another, BigM.
But the answer remained the same.
[Error! User name already in use!]
He kept trying different names, only just changing the the last letter after the Big, from K to Z, then to A.
He went, from BigM to BigE, then many more, but the answer remained the same, until he tried — BigD.
He intentionally avoided 'Big D,' as it could be perceived as alluding to 'Big Dick.'
After he typed BigD on the blue screen, the system immediately notified him.
[BigD is available for use.]
[Do you wish to use the username BigD.]
[Yes/No]
Klein chose [Yes,] as he didn't even mind what others would perceive him as. He could have totally gone for a completely different name format, but he just wanted to stick to the one he used for e-sports all these years.
[Loading Rules...]
'Rules?'
[1. Upon death, players incur a loss of experience (XP Reduction) and the loss of one random, non-essential item from their inventory. Items marked as "Account Bound" or "Quest Essential" are exempt from random loss.
2. Each player avatar is granted a maximum of five (5) total lives within in-game 24 hours. Upon a player's fifth and final death, their avatar will be permanently and irrevocably deleted from the game world. All skills, items, and progress associated with that character will be lost.
3. The time within Another World operates at twice the speed of the real world. One (1) day in-game (24 hours) is equivalent to 12 hours in the real world.
4. For stability and persistent world integrity, players are restricted to one (1) logout every 24 hours of real-world time. Once logged out, players must wait a full 24 real-world hours before they can initiate a second logout sequence.
5. Players may request the transfer of earned in-game items, currency, or materials to the real world.
Upon a successful extraction request, the official Game Office will provide the player with a physical, real-world card containing verified, tamper-proof information regarding the extracted digital asset.
6. Players may use this real-world card to prove ownership and sell their digital assets to any interested third parties (corporations, collectors, or other players). The Game Office acts only as the verifier of the item's existence, not as a market facilitator.
7. Seventh Rule is locked. ]
Klein's meticulously analyzed the rules of the game, and out of the seven, two caught his attention, the first being the second rule, which clearly said that each player has a total of 5 lives per in-game 24 hours, meaning within each 24 hours if a player loses all their Lifes, their account will be permanently deleted, and after each in-game 24 hours, the life will reset back to 5 for players that has lost a life.
Then, the second was the seventh Rule, which wasn't provided for, that sparked a little fear in Klein, as he wondered what prompted the developers not to clearly state it out.
As Klein contemplated all this, another system notification popped up.
[Chooses a Class.]
[Warrior] [Mage] [Ranger] [Cleric] [Rogue][Tamer]
The class listed were the base classes, but after completing secret quests or meeting skill requirements, advanced classes such as: Spellblade, Elemental Sage, Shadow Dancer, Paladin, Spirit Caller — can be unlocked.
Going deeper, certain extreme rare items can give players even deeper classes called [Unique Classes.] Classes such as: Reality Breaker, Chrono Knight, Soul Weaver— fall under such.
As Klein hovered through each classes, their default stat screen showed up:
[WARRIOR:]
[Balanced melee fighter focused on strength and endurance. Masters of close-range combat and heavy weapons.]
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[PLAYER STATUS: WARRIOR - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 220
MP: 60
STR: 15
AGI: 8
VIT: 14
INT: 6
WIS: 7
LCK: 5
Talent: [Battle Instinct] – Briefly boosts defense and reaction speed when HP falls below 30%.
Weapon Affinity: Swords, Axes, Shields
Starting Skill: [Power Slash Lv.1]
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[MAGE:]
[A master of arcane arts, fragile but capable of overwhelming magical damage.]
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[PLAYER STATUS: MAGE - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 120
MP: 200
STR: 5
AGI: 7
VIT: 6
INT: 18
WIS: 15
LCK: 5
Talent: [Arcane Sensitivity] – 5% reduction in MP cost for all spells.
Weapon Affinity: Staves, Grimoires
Starting Skill: [Mana Bolt Lv.1]
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[RANGER:]
[A nimble hunter who excels at long-range combat and survival tactics]
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[PLAYER STATUS: RANGER - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 160
MP: 80
STR: 10
AGI: 16
VIT: 10
INT: 8
WIS: 9
LCK: 12
Talent: [Eagle's Eye] – Increases critical rate by 5% when attacking from range.
Weapon Affinity: Bows, Crossbows, Daggers
Starting Skill: [Piercing Arrow Lv.1]
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[ROGUE:]
[A stealth-focused assassin class specializing in critical strikes and agility-based combat.]
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[PLAYER STATUS: ROGUE - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 150
MP: 70
STR: 11
AGI: 18
VIT: 8
INT: 7
WIS: 7
LCK: 13
Talent: [Shadow Step] – Briefly become undetectable for 1 second after a successful dodge.
Weapon Affinity: Daggers, Dual Blades
Starting Skill: [Backstab Lv.1]
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[CLERIC:]
[A support and healing class that channels divine energy to restore allies and smite undead.]
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[PLAYER STATUS: CLERIC - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 180
MP: 160
STR: 7
AGI: 8
VIT: 11
INT: 13
WIS: 16
LCK: 9
Talent: [Blessing of Light] – Incoming healing is 10% more effective.
Weapon Affinity: Maces, Wands, Light Tomes
Starting Skill: [Heal Lv.1]
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[TAMER:]
[A rare class that bonds with monsters, using captured beasts as allies in battle]
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[PLAYER STATUS: TAMER - Lv. 1]
ID: EdgeLord#123
HP: 170
MP: 100
STR: 9
AGI: 10
VIT: 10
INT: 12
WIS: 11
LCK: 10
Talent: [Beast Affinity] – Wild monsters are less aggressive toward you.
Weapon Affinity: Whips, Staves
Starting Skill: [Beast Link Lv.1]
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"..."
Reading through the classes, Klein decided to settle for the only class he was familiar doing his e-sport days— Mage.
[Mage,] Klein selected.
[Mage Will Be Selected As Your Class.]
[Yes/No]
[Yes.]
Ding!
[Mage has been selected as Your Class.]
[Loading Status Screen...]
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[PLAYER STATUS: MAGE - Lv. 1]
ID: BigD
HP: 120
MP: 200
STR: 5
AGI: 7
VIT: 6
INT: 18
WIS: 15
LCK: 5
Talent: [Arcane Sensitivity] – 5% reduction in MP cost for all spells.
Weapon Affinity: Staves, Grimoires
Starting Skill: [Mana Bolt Lv.1]
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Then,
[Awakening Unique Talent....]
Each Player has the opportunity to awaken a Unique Talent. This talent is supposed to grant the player a unique advantage against others, with its power depending on the talent's Rank. The ranks range from E (common) to SSS (Cataclysmic)
Then,
[Unique Talent Awakened.]
[Infinite Mana (SSS)]