Chapter 300: I'll bet on you (2)

Raising My Precious Absolute God.

A company founded by the Transparent Blood Family, Transparent Co., Ltd, manages this virtual reality game, which has gained worldwide popularity in Roan, the Earth 3, where Ahn Roh Man is the President.

'And those Hunters are trying to turn that virtual reality into another reality, another world.'

It seemed they wanted to bring to life an 'Absolute God' in that world. Furthermore, currently-

'The Hunter Families, Divine World, and Demon World are involved.'

Cale thought about the complicated vested interests relationships among these major groups.

'But that's that.'

Yes, that's that.

'Why am I in the world of that virtual reality game now?'

Wow, this is ridiculous.

Cale recalled the previous situation.

'First, the power of the Golden Eyes used by the Saint of the God of Chaos.'

The Dominating Aura absorbed part of that power using the Sky Eating Water. To properly assimilate it, he made Cale faint. After fainting, he reached out his hand towards the golden power in that black space.

'And ended up here?'

Did I suddenly connect to the game and enter tutorial mode?

- Cale, what is this?

The Dominating Aura was quite bewildered. Cale completely ignored the deep voice. And he formulated a hypothesis.

'It seems the Saint is in the game.'

Is it a normal game user? Or someone who has infiltrated with a specific purpose?

'I don't need to rush to find an answer.'

Cale didn't think too much about it. Only one thing was clear.

'The fact that the Saint of the God of Chaos is so related to this game means it's important.'

This-

"It's likely crucial."

Wow.

Cale paused as he muttered aloud and looked at the floating screen in the air.

[Do you want your nickname to be 'It's likely crucial'?]

"Damn it."

Wow.

He said it again.

As Cale's face twisted.

[Do you want your nickname to be 'Damn it'? #$(!@(#$)-----]

"Eh?"

What?

Cale shivered.

[@%$^$%* System Error*# () ^, &!@%]

Beep- Beep--

Cale, who was in the middle of a blue meadow, watched as everything around turned red. Like alarms were blaring.

[@#%^ Error &@% Cause, %&#(Unauthorized user access)]

Some words were readable.

'Error cause, unauthorized user access.'

Cale immediately understood.

'Well, I'm an unauthorized user.'

I didn't connect through an official device, I just touched a golden eye and ended up like this.

Beep, beep, beep.

Cale raised his head. The clear blue sky turned red. It looked like a world on the brink of destruction, everything had been tinged with red.

- Ca, Cale, are we okay?

The Dominating Aura was scared.

'Ugh.'

Cale sighed. Sure, this is a new world for him. But Cale had a rough idea.

'Surely, it will say it's an abnormal connection and kick me out.'

Then I'll be expelled from this space and regain consciousness.

'Sigh.'

Just thinking about it makes me sigh. Surely, I vomited blood in Clopeh's face and passed out. How long has it been since I was unconscious? What happened?

'Damn it!'

I'd rather be with Raon or Choi Han, so I don't feel anxious. Clopeh could do anything, and that scares me - actually,

'I'm scared!'

Cale admitted his fear.

'I can't assimilate the power of the Saint of the God of Chaos right away, so I'll leave it stored for now.'

Even if I'm expelled now, later I can go to the world of the Transparent Blood Family and properly connect to the game through President Ahn Roh Man, create an account, and absorb it properly. It will take some time. I won't be able to use it in the next fight against the Dragon Lord, but it will be safer.

Beep, Beep--

[To resolve abnormal access @^&%*: destruction]

Alright. Let's resolve this.

Whiing--

The wind blew. Cale was carried away by the wind and looked at the red light covering the sky, which had turned the beautiful world into something ominous.

"Eh?"

And he shivered.

- Cale, what is that?

What is that? Something is coming. Something is approaching rapidly from the sky.

"Eh?"

Cale was bewildered.

D-D-Dem...

The Dominating Aura couldn't continue. Finally, it exclaimed.

- D-Demon---!

The demon had the typical appearance that Cale had imagined while reading fantasy novels for years as Kim Rok Soo. Something was falling very quickly towards Cale. A vertical drop.

'Should I dodge it?'

Cale tried to use the Indestructible Shield.

'Eh?'

And he was genuinely bewildered.

"Eh? Why isn't it working?"

He couldn't invoke the Ancient Power.

- Eh?

The Indestructible Shield and the Glutton Priestess were bewildered. What's going on?

'Ah!'

Cale found the answer.

'I'm in a game!'

I haven't registered as a user yet! I have no level, no skills, I'm nobody here!

"Damn it."

As Cale's face contorted completely.

"@&%(%"

The demon was saying something. He had huge black wings and a demonic noble outfit, like something out of a novel. An elaborate cape hung from him. Moreover, he was quite handsome. He was the stereotype of an attractive demon with a decadent, chiselled face.

"@#$%%"

The demon kept talking. Now Cale could see him better. He was close enough. That's why Cale's expression changed.

"Is it possible?"

The demon looked desperate. And he looked at Cale as if he were-

'Yes, as if I were-'

As if he were a treasure that must be saved at all costs.

- Cale, that guy seems desperate.

The Dominating Aura said in a suddenly calm tone.

"Yes."

Why is he acting like this?

Cale looked at the demon with a pleading expression. Now that he was closer, he could hear the demon's voice clearly.

"@#%%"

It was still incomprehensible.

"Can't I understand it without registering as a user?"

Cale commented calmly but stopped. The demon was getting closer. He was trying to reach him at all costs. However, about 5 meters away, Cale had a thought.

"Why is he falling so slowly?"

Why is he having so much difficulty reaching me?

'Then, this is-'

Cale stopped in his thoughts.

"Huh?"

The sky cracked open. The red sky split in two, and something emerged from the crevice. And the Demon desperately tried to get closer to Cale. He reached out his hand and body towards Cale.

Instinctively, Cale extended his hand too.

The crack in the sky. The red sky, covered in red light, opened up, and a red hand emerged. It was a hand as red as blood, with visible veins. And that hand was heading straight for the Demon.

No...

[Resolution of abnormal access: destruction]

It was heading towards Cale.

"Damn it."

I can't use the Sound of the Wind or the shield.

"@&%(%"

The Demon was saying something while crying. As he extended his hand. Cale ran.

"Ah, seriously!"

He wasn't going to make it. Cale understood immediately. He had to grab the Demon to save himself. No, to avoid being destroyed by that red hand.

'I have to!'

As the Demon fell slowly, the red hand rapidly approached the ground.

- Hey, hey! Catch it! Cale, catch it!

The Dominating Aura screamed in terror.

- You should exercise.

The Glutton Priestess commented calmly.

“@$%”

The Demon came closer. Cale ran somehow. Yes, just like when he was Kim Rok Soo. He concentrated all his experience and wisdom, all of it. And he relied on Cale Henituse's physical talent, on the hidden strength in his muscles.

- Yes, run!

Cale jumped.

'I did it—'

He touched the Demon.

"!"

At that moment, Cale realized something. There was a transparent and invisible barrier between him and the Demon, and the Demon had pierced through that barrier and entered within it. The Demon grabbed his hand.

"Who are you?"

Finally, Cale heard the Demon's voice clearly. Moreover, Cale took a deep breath.

It's hot.

The world outside the transparent barrier was heating up in all areas touched by the red light. As if it were on fire.

"Why is there a stranger here—"

The Demon tried to say something more, but he turned around.

"Damn it!"

Cale saw the hand that the Demon and he were trying to crush. What he thought were veins were red translucent tubes, within which flowed black liquid.

"First, let's get out of here!"

The Demon's wings enveloped Cale and himself. At the moment the outside world was blocked by the black wings, Cale heard the Demon's voice.

"Teleportation."

And Cale was transported elsewhere. More letters appeared in the translucent window.

[Tutorial Dungeon: Dark Hell #@%#$ Room]

An ancient-looking room entirely painted black. The furniture and everything else looked like the room of a noble who loved things quite luxurious and elegant. The furniture was black too. However, the lights illuminating the room were bright. Cale finally got to know the identity of the Demon.

[The Boss of the Dark Hell Dungeon, Dark Count Lupe II]

The Demon in front of him. He was a monster that Players had to defeat. Moreover, the Tutorial Boss, designed to teach new players how to play the game.

"Ugh, ugh."

Dark Count Lupe II barely walked over to the sofa and slumped onto it. His body, sinking into the sofa, trembled slightly.

"Damn it. To achieve this, how can it be so difficult?"

His voice, interspersed with breathing, did not hide his anger. He ran his shaky hands over his face and looked at Cale.

"Who are you? How did you get here? Who are you? You are a stranger. What route did you take to access this game?"

Cale sat on the sofa across from Dark Count Lupe II and began to speak.

"So, are you really a character in the game?"

"Damn it! And what if I am? Is it so rare for a game character not to follow orders and act like they know this is a game? Huh? Damn it! First, who the hell are you?"

The handsome but decadent young man was exhausted. Tears filled his eyes. Additionally, there was a spark of hope in them. He asked with a trembling voice,

"You, you— Are you not one of those who have ruined this place? Right? So, did you not enter here through a strange route? Right?"

At that moment, Cale leaned back on the sofa. He spoke calmly.

"Those who ruined this place. Do you mean the Hunters?"

"!"

"Or the Gods? Or the Demons? Would anyone who started the game have gone through this Tutorial? Right?"

Cale smiled at Dark Count Lupe II, the Tutorial Boss who may have met most, if not all, of the Players in "Raising My Precious Absolute God." Because Cale saw the spark of hope in Dark Count Lupe's eyes.

"Are you an enemy of those Hunters?"

Cale nodded with a smile.

"Yes. I am an enemy of them. Moreover, one who seeks to destroy them."

"!"

The Count's face lit up as he covered his face with both hands.

"Damn it. Finally..."

His voice was full of tears. He seemed to be holding back the tears.

"Finally, someone I can talk to..."

As he watched the excited Demon, Cale leaned towards him and asked quietly.

"I'm glad to find someone I can talk to in this place."

The Count slowly lowered his hands and looked at Cale. Cale gave him a warm smile as he asked,

"So, what happened to you?"

"...Ha."

The Count sighed. Already without his wings, he lay on the sofa and closed his eyes tightly.

"The beginning, yes, to put it briefly, I can say it like this."

When he opened his eyes again, there was a sarcastic smile in them.

"The System that controlled me, the one that gave me orders, started going crazy."

Hm?

"Was this System called AI? I think this AI also had a name. Anyway, as an outsider, you should know. Anyway, the AI is going crazy!"

He grabbed his long hair and pulled it as if he wanted to rip it out.

- Won't that hurt?

As he listened to the Glutton Priestess speak calmly, Cale watched the Demon silently. In the face of Cale's calm gaze, the Demon pounded his chest with his fist as he said,

"And that, damn it! Ha, seriously!"

He shouted with a face on the verge of tears.

"I'm the only one who knows! Only I know that it's going crazy! That's why the Administrators don't fix it!"

Ho.

So, the Administrators. They don't know the AI has gone crazy?

"Why don't they know?"

The Demon shouted.

"They don't know! But how do I know? Because the Tutorial started collapsing! And because I started learning about the outside world!"

Count Lupe grabbed Cale's sleeve unknowingly.

"Hey. Please, help me. Please?"

He asked tearfully.

"The AI keeps giving me absurd missions."

"What missions?"

At that moment, a new translucent window appeared in front of Cale. But unlike before, this time it had a black aura, very characteristic of Demons.

[@#% Mission Activated!]

[1. Find the hero with the Dark Count and stop the terrifying @#God who is destroying this world]

[2. Find my brother with the Dark Count]

Hm?

[Requester: System]

Suddenly, a memory came to Cale's mind. The moment he heard the secret story of the game's origin from President Ahn Roh Man.

'And there was someone who played a prank along with our family.'

He remembered the conversation with Ahn Roh Man.

'...the System.'

'Yes. There was an AI. A minimal artificial intelligence system to maintain the virtual world.'

'That AI was my friend and brother. He was born a year before me, so I guess I should call him brother (hyung), right?'

'That AI was hidden in the game. Of course, he handed over most of his functions to Transparent Co., Ltd. Transparent Co., Ltd probably didn't even know that AI existed. He hid and waited.'

Thanks to that AI, Ahn Roh Man was able to become number one in the rankings. Cale opened his mouth.

"System. Is the brother you're looking for referring to the AI that was created before you?"

The existence that was hidden in the game.

Zzzzt. The window trembled and shook violently. Unlike a common transparent window, letters appeared in the window emanating black energy.

[Do you know my brother (oppa)?]

Oh.

A small smile appeared on Cale's lips. He entered the game to obtain the power of the God of Chaos, and now maybe he had found a valuable clue or ally. Cale settled comfortably on the sofa and began to speak. Before starting the conversation, he asked something from the system. If you want to ask for something...

"First, create me an account here. Without the Hunters noticing."

Shouldn't there be an exchange?

And so, Cale got an account. Additionally, there was something that caught his attention.

[Race: Semi-Demon (the blood of a ## flows through your veins.)]

"Why am I a Semi-Demon?"

[*To help you blend in, you will be included in the next major update.]

"No. That's not important."

[Title: Secret Final Boss of the Tutorial]

[*Only accessible through a hidden mission.]

Final boss? Am I a monster and a final boss on top of that?

A target for Players to defeat? Is that me?

"Couldn't you just create a normal account for me?"

Zzzzt.

[I don't have that capability.]

Cale frowned as he read the words written by the System. This wasn't going as expected.

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The masterpiece created by Transparent Co., Ltd.

The game 'Raising My Precious Absolute God.'

A new notification appeared in that game.

<Notice of Upcoming Major Update>

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"It's been 6 hours, 25 minutes, and 31 seconds."

Lock, with wide-open eyes, stared at Cale, who was asleep. Beside him, the servant Ron smiled kindly as he cleaned Cale's blood-soaked robe.

"Hehe. It seems they can't do without me."

He looked at Cale sleeping as if he were looking at his favourite grandson. The Ancient Dragon Eruhaben discreetly looked away from the whole scene.

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Thank you for reading!

[Author – Yu Ryeo Han]

[Translator – Anowa]

[Proofreader – Rai_Mayank]