Chapter 2 - Origins (2)

"Number 205, please come to the office."

I stared back at the number in my hand.

205

I stood up and walked over to the office. There I met the interviewer, who proceeded to ask me various questions about the job that I forgot to preparedbeforehand.

"Thank you for answering, Myo-nim. You may leave now."

I bowed, leaving as quiet as I could. I definitely failed that interview.

I failed it so bad.

…

I fumbled with the keys to my apartment, and collapsed onto my bed.

"That's going to be the 6th failed interview.."

I mumbled, staring towards my monitor.

Should I play?

I sat on the chair, and started up the game 'Eternal Realm' on my computer.

It had an update, what great luck.

The update took 25 minutes to fully get installed.

"My inbox isn't full this time, good.."

I murmured, clicking onto my friend's list.

"He's online?"

I clicked on my chat with miseoynn.

miseoynn: we both logged in at the same time, is it fate? we're meant to be!! >~<

damsoyiu: Don't joke like that.

miseoynn: wtvs.

damsoyiu: I'm going to unfriend you.

miseoynn: NO, WHAT !? THAT'S SO UNFAIR PLZZZZ T~T

A flurry of pleading emojis spewed into my chat.

After a while, he got down on one knee and held up a ring.

What? This game has a marriage feature? Also, that was so out of the blue?

damsoyiu: Are you into men?

That's the only reasonable answer as to why he sent me a marriage request..

miseoynn: NO. this is the only way i can get you to stay with me. hear me out, u and i gain benefits if we're married.

damsoyiu: .. What benefits?

miseoynn: 25% extra exp for a whole week, 50% chance of rare boss drops, and ur str n' spd increase by 1.2%.

.. That does sound really.. really promising.. I could level up faster, and gain rare mob drops? That's a good deal.. all I have to do is to get married to this guy.

miseoynn: U TOOK TOO LONG, THE RING BROKE...

damsoyiu: I guess we can't get married then.

miseoynn: whoopsie.. myb i lied. i may.. or may not have 24 other rings in my inventory. ^_^

damsoyiu: You had 25 rings..? How much did they cost all together..?

miseoynn: if i calculate right.. 25 million coins! 1 ring costs 1 million. ;P

.. That's so many coins he spent just to get married.. what the hell..?

miseoynn: wowww, do u rlly hate me that much? i've already wasted 2 million :,(

[Welcome to the new lovebirds! Enjoy multiple benefits and continue to level your couple meter for extra benefits!]

miseoynn: we're married now!! >_<

damsoyiu: How nice..

miseoynn: wtv, i need you to lvl up quicker so we can fight harder bosses. ur lvl 125, and i'm lvl 300. ill help u lvl up. im the no.1 player, so that's my good deed!

damsoyiu: Alright, lead the way.

'miseoynn' lead me to.. the final boss of the game?

damsoyiu: Uh, isn't this the final boss in the game? Like the strongest?

miseoynn: yeah, i thought you'd gain more exp this way.

damsoyiu: How do I even access to it? You have to be the maximum level to fight it.

miseoynn: its a bug because we're in a party, so you can access it now. let's just fight it.

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miseoynn: heh, im glad i have the sponsor from miyamoto, i cleared the debuff for both of us.

damsoyiu: It's pretty beneficial.

miseoynn: i do think that this boss is buffed.. it should be nerfed. the debuff is insane.

damsoyiu: I thought the number 1 player wouldn't care about that.

miseoynn: majority of the fanbase agree with me! D:<