“For all graduates National Private High School, congratulation!”
All graduates was hearing the speech of Student Council President in this graduation ceremony, but Rudi was sleeping with his hand folded and sat on the chair. He didn’t care what teached, head master , or president talked because it didn’t change that he graduated.
All students and alumnus poured out from hall after graduation ceremony ended. All alumnus was walking with their parents while they are holding their graduation diploma. But Rudi was walking alone, no one of his parents attended on his graduation.
Some of underclassman surrounded their favorite senior to bid their farewell. It didn’t mean they wouldn’t meet them again, but all was for congratulate their senior.
Rudi was walking aroud school building to remember all his memories in his beloved school. On his class room where he had sat until his butt hurt and slept when his teacher had given boring explanation. On the backyard when a girl had confessed to him. And below Headmaster office when he and his classmate had broken window with soccer ball flew and had hit head master head. And various memories he could remember.
“Oh, Rudi is it?! What senior doing here. didn’t you go home? After graduation ceremony ended, I thought all alumnus went home.”
His junior on soccer club was cleaning balls in storage room. Because yesterday they had friendly match senior vs junior, they didn’t have chance to cleaning the balls.
Rudi walked toward room and sit on the bench inside.
“A bit remembered memories here.”
“Oh.”
“By the way, what level you now Andi?”
“Me? Hehe, still level 43. I was still staying at first city.”
They had chatted for a hour before both of them sorted up all equipment inside storage room after cleaned. After locked the door, Andi asked.
“Rudi, I had heard you had a fight with Domination again.”
He remembered the incident several days a ago when he had made party to hunting in new foundly dungeon. With his in game character, Killer Vise, they had planned to clearing dungeon and killing the boss, but it hadn’t worked as they planned. Before they reached boss room, they ambushed by 50 players member of Domination. His party of 6 helplessly annihilated.
The reason because Dominaton wanted to recruit him to their guild, because he was popular to guildless player. He didn’t join any guild instead always made party with anyone to clearing dungeon or boss raid. He was ace on every event as the best damage dealer.
He was pioneer for clearing new foundly dungeon before other big guild and prefer forming party with free player without any association with any guild. His party often found new dungeon and cleared it before any guild know and only heard the new about their accomplishments.
Because this he was very famous and liked by a lot high level guildless player. Once some of his party member suggest him to create guild and opposing hegemony of big guild but he refused with reason it was troublesome to manage guild. He prefer explore on uncharted map, and find new dungeon.
So some of big guild wanted to recruit him to their guild to increase their credibility as big guild to attract strong player join them. But if Killer Vice joined guild, the players usually form party with him would have hard time to hunting because big guild usually dominated dungeon with good drop or prohibited other player to explore new foundly dungeon freely and claimed as their teritory. If they found any party other than their guild hunting in their territory, they would annihilate them without exception. The reason was “If you want to hunting here, join our guild.” To increase their guild power.
Even so, some of player didn’t accept this and battle between guild and hunting pary occurred often.
But with presense fo Killer Vise, 3rdrank on leader board, the didn’t dare to challenge him and the party he brought. Because the difference their power and this strongest warior could annihilate them which their level below him.
The players he brought didn’t want him to join any guild leave them so they often made confrontation with other guild. But because they outnumbered, they annihilated a lot. Like several days a go.
**
Rudi parted with Andi on school gate. He walked to his home alone. His parent should come in his graduation ceremony but his mother received emergency call from mayor in the morning so she unable to accompanied him. and his father, he didn’t want to know what he doing now. His father rarely went home, always busy with his work without go home several days.
As she worked in mayor office as secretary, his mother asked permission to take day off today, but apparently a sudden call made her unable to leave her work.
And the result, he alone this noon.
He passed several teenager who was chatting about Second Terra. Like what their equipment, where they would hunt together. Because this game popular, a lot people made it the talk on their free time.
He saw a middle aged woman ran to his direction. She was running hastily with sweat flowed from her face. She stopped before him.
“Ha.. ha… ha… sorry Rud, I couldn’t attent your graduation. Mayor asked me to handle procedure about a project on market district. So, what doo you like do to celebrate your graduation?”
He was glad his mother came even too much late. Because she always in his side every time when his father only care about his work.
“Lets just go home and dinner together. Mother must be tired.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
He didn’t want to make his mother more tired if they have to go to restaurant just to celebrate his graduation. If they both could eat together, even just in home, that enough.
**
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After arrived at home, Rudi changed his clothes and turned on his PC. He saw situation on forum. Development about Second Terra, on Human Continent. Most of player still stuck on small cities. Six months after this VMMORPG released, only few player reached capital city of kingdom Emeralia. The highest level player 152 from more than one million players. Today guild Domination would attack Riverton City owned by Guild Nightmare. Both of guild hire a lot of player to raise their manpower on this guild war.
Then he checked his email. He got a new mail from his friend inside game.
“Damn you Vise, I thought you rejected all guild invitation because you can join my guild but you deleted your character. Are you crazy? After became top 10 player in game you should have big influence if you enter any guild, and if I could have you in my guild, I can raise my guild faster. Ahhh… you crushed my dream.
Now I can’t contact you inside game, only this way. Ah, just do what you want. If you need something, just call me after you re-add me as friend.”
Rudi only smiled, Smit, his ingame friend with Blacksmith class have plan to make guild for player with special class. Unlike other guild that created guild to competing with other guild for power, so they recruit stong player as much as they can. And when he ready to make guild, he want Rudi to join to make strong core member but he canceled his plan because Rudi deleted his character.
He heard his mother called for Dinner, so he got out from his room.
**
After replied Smit with sorry, Rudi prepared to enter Second Terra. As he wore helm he connect to the game system.
He feels nostalgic sensation after greeted by AI. Because to deleted character need 3 days to finish, he couldn’t play.
“Yes”
Rudi was seeing 4 race offered. At beginning of game launching, only 3 race offered, but now he could choose 4 race.
Player opened new race after they found new place and meet requirement for unlocking new race on their adventure, so new player can choose new opened race. Old player could change their race too, but they have to pay high sum of money if they want to lock their level and skill, but they can’t change their class. And if the new race incompatible with old class, race change can’t be used. If player don’t have money, they can simply delete their character and create new, but of course their hard work would gone in vain.
(*) mark indicated inside the races new player could choose branch of sub variant, like elf, there are sub variant like moon elf and dark elf, werebeast have wolfman, catman, tigerman, and bearman.
But he found something strange, human have (*) mark. After he open the branch, he found
2 human races in row, with one of them had (?) mark.
He was pondering for a while. He never found that a player find this strange choice. He read the description for
“Yes.”
On front him appeared big mirror with his avatar reflection.
He changed his avatar appearance by return it like his previous avatar. A skinny boy with “handsome” face. Well he just leave his character face like his real body with a bit change, he made his body more skinner. Because on avatar creation, a player can’t change his appearance too much far from his real body.
“Vice.”
“Yes.”
…
…
He presented a lot beginner village. New player can’t birth in city directly, but all beginner start from village, so they can find other beginner easily because most of higher level player don’t want to stay in beginner village because of lack facilities.
“Choose the most unwanted, hated, and quiet village.”
What a bad name. are they don’t have a better taste on naming he thought.
After he compared with other village on second, and third rank matched criterias, he choosed this village.
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Player name: Vice,
Race: Male,
Gender: Male,
Beginner Village: New Cursed Village>
“Yes.”
Then his body sucked into mirror before him and his sight went blank and then he heard a sound of wind and birds chirping. He opens his eyes. He noticed he is sitting on a bench under a big tree.
He saw several villager houses before him. Not many people here. when he would stand he heard someone.
“Oh, this rare to see outsider come to this village. Welcome to our village, New Cursed Village. I am Vor,Village Chief. If you need anything, feel free to ask me, kid.”