Return To Player - chapter 1

001. Prologue – Bad End
[You have finished the game.]
[The ending begins soon.]
I muttered as I saw a huge black hole in the middle of the red sky.
“… … So.”
10 years ago.
This world has become a game.
Reality has become a game.
We become ‘players’.
Game Masters, collectively called GMs, accept missions and continue the story.
Of course we don’t enjoy it.
An existence far above the sky.
For the so-called ‘gods’, we are forced to play this game.
They enjoy the game by participating in favorite spots among the board games operated by many GMs.
Some just watched, or some made their favorite players their avatars and participated directly.
And the result.
Humanity perishes.
‘This game is like trash.’
I’ve played a lot of games so far, but I’ve never played a game more trashy than this.
The end that is hard to reach is the destruction of mankind.
‘I want to mess with them at least at the end.’
A bitter smile appeared around my mouth.
I looked at the black hole.
If I gain divinity, I can enter that hole, but right now I’m just an ordinary avatar.
Of course, you cannot attain divinity until you become an avatar of a god.
In other words, I have to live alone in this abandoned world.
‘How will the gods treat me like this?’
The god, who made me an avatar, wondered what he would think of me.
Should I laugh?
Or should I send a look of compassion?
No, he’s probably blaming me for making this outcome.
[You have reached the bad end, ‘Lone World.’]
What I finally heard was the sound of the familiar system, not his fault.
‘Bad ending.’
What if it’s not a bad ending now?
If I thought about it now, this ending probably wouldn’t have come if I made a few different choices while playing this game, but I couldn’t change the ending that was reached.
[Thank you for clearing all missions by yourself!]
[All games will end soon. Thank you for your hard work.]
Yes, it ends like this.
I raised the sword in my hand at the voice that remained in my ear.
Ever since I heard the word ‘You did a great job,’ there must be no more role for me.
There is no need to explain what the avatar of the game that will be terminated from the game service will look like.
‘Is there only one answer left now?’
I don’t know or don’t have the confidence to live in this lonely world.
The moment when I decided to come to that conclusion and stabbed my chest with a sword.
An unexpected message window appeared in the air.
[DLC shop opens after clearing all single modes.]
“… … uh? “
What’s this noise?
DLC store?
It was a familiar name to me, who had played console games.
It stands for DownLoadable Contents, and is said to be content that can be downloaded and used additionally in the game.
‘But why is this all of a sudden?’
I hurriedly opened the explanation window about the DLC shop.
The description of the DLC shop is very simple.
[You can buy useful DLC for the game with the points earned.]
Currently, there is only one DLC that I can buy.
Yes, only one.
When I confirm the name, I have to open my eyes wide.
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Round 2 Pack: You can start the game from scratch.
Some of the privileges are unlocked.
Price 1,000,000 points
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[Another DLC is currently unavailable. Unlocked in the second round.]
[Current Points: 1,700,000]
“Second round, package?”
In other words, you start the game from scratch.
This is quite common in the console games category.
The ability to get something that you did not get in the first round can be obtained in the second round or play with a lot of advantages.
‘Do the gods know this?’
No way, if they found out, he wouldn’t leave me alone.
It will lead to mankind’s end, not mankind’s last.
Why do I have this feature?
‘Certainly.’
When this ‘game’ started, I was assigned the category, ‘solo player’.
So far, I haven’t added any special meaning to it.
This is because there is no description of the characteristics and no special effects have ever been seen.
“I wonder if the solo player was meant this way?”
No way, this is the Joker who only activates after clearing all the games.
There is laughter.

I even thought that it might be a fantasy I saw, which was going crazy.
However, if what I saw was real, not fantasy, one thing is certain.
‘That I can overturn this board game.’
I lifted my finger.
Then, I bought a second round pack at the DLC store without hesitation.
One million points is required for purchases.
I finished the end and got 1.7 million points.
In the second round, there’s not much to use, so it’s stacked up.
[You have purchased the 2nd package]
[2nd privilege applied.]
[From the beginning of 2nd round, you can buy various products at the DLC shop.]
A message appeared, and my head gradually turned white.
‘Please.’
Hopefully the explanation is not wrong.
If I really started over again, I would be able to correct the wrong judgment I made.
You can even change the ending that like a trash.
‘Ah.’
I felt a floating sensation, and my consciousness gradually disappeared.
[Please try a new ending in the second round.]
[Then, I hope you have a fun game.]
Until the end.
My first round is over.