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The King Who Breaks All Rules.


"Every move decides life and death. Every choice takes something away. But this King chooses to shatter the rules instead."


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The strategist who once controlled every board… lost everything when the game turned against him.

Known as “The King of Impossible Moves,” Ryu was a pro gamer who could twist any hopeless battle into a win. But for him, victory was never free—it demanded sacrifice, no matter how high the price.

But with every victory, he lost something—friends, trust, his own humanity, and finally his career. Betrayed and broken, Ryu made a single vow—“Next time, I won’t sacrifice anyone. I’ll write my own rules.”


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A Game Where Faith Decides Life and Death

Trapped in a mysterious VRMMORPG, “The War of Faith,” Ryu awakens on a massive glowing board where people are “pieces,” and every move demands their faith and sacrifice.
The system’s rules are simple—

Command your pieces.

They will risk their lives for you.

Victory depends only on their belief.

But Ryu isn’t a normal player. He is a strategist with only one belief—“A King doesn’t follow rules… A King writes them.”


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The King Who Defies the System

With his newly formed team—
Kael, a logical knight who trusts facts, not faith.

Lyra, a sarcastic rogue who calls him a “stupid King” but never leaves his side.

Elira, a healer whose faith shakes even the system itself.

Ryu begins building his own board. He breaks the system’s rules, teaches his team to move by their own will, and slowly starts changing the balance of the entire game world.


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The War of Broken Trust

When reality and the game collide, Ryu’s greatest enemy isn’t monsters or players—it’s the system’s relentless countdown, a force that will erase everything from existence if he refuses to obey.

But compromise has never been an option for him. His final gamble is simple—
“Either I will break the countdown’s rules… or the King will fall forever.”


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Will a King Who Breaks All Rules Survive His Own Game?

Every move is a sacrifice. Every sacrifice writes a new rule.
And now, only one question remains—
Can a King who defies the system survive long enough to make his last move?


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The Strategist King Who Defies the System

Ryu slowly placed his hand on the old wooden gate, the final mark of the village boundary. The scent of soil and burnt wood was still fresh in the air. For a moment, all those faces flashed in his mind – the ones who, until yesterday, either thanked him when they looked at him or lowered their gaze in fear.

Elira stood a little behind him. Her small basket was in both her hands, and her fingers moved restlessly over it, as if she was lost in some other moment. Kael stood silently, his sword resting on his shoulder. His face was as serious as ever, but the slight movement of his feet showed that he too wasn't taking this departure lightly.

Ryu turned once over his shoulder. Some villagers stood near the gate – some with gratitude in their eyes, some with suspicion, and some with that uneasy silence born only out of fear. He gave them a faint, almost invisible smile – a smile that was neither happiness nor sadness, just the smile of someone who had seen everything and yet had nothing left to say.

Elira slowly walked closer to him, her gaze lowered as she spoke softly,

"Ryu… it hurts, doesn't it? Leaving all this behind."

Ryu looked at her. Her long hair moved gently in the evening breeze, and her eyes carried an uneasiness she couldn't hide. Ryu just took a small breath and said quietly,

"Hurt? Maybe. But I'm used to leaving. People, places… and sometimes even myself."

Elira looked at him after hearing those words. For a brief moment, there was that subtle pain in her eyes that she never showed anyone, but she quickly masked it again with a soft smile.

Kael stepped forward, adjusting his sword slightly as he spoke in an irritated tone,

"If we keep standing here talking about feelings, we won't cross the forest before sunset."

Ryu let out a faint laugh and looked at Kael.

"Thanks to you, Kael, I'm still alive. Never get a chance to laugh myself to death."

Kael scoffed and started walking ahead. Elira smiled faintly, but her steps were still a little heavy. Ryu looked at her, then, without saying anything, picked up her small basket and slung it over his own shoulder.

Elira looked at him in slight surprise. Ryu kept his eyes on the path ahead as he spoke,

"The journey's long. You shouldn't tire yourself."

The road slowly curved toward the forest. The sunlight was turning into a soft orange of evening, and in the air, along with the scent of earth, there was a strange silence. Every step Ryu took carried the uneasiness only a gamer could feel – the uneasiness of someone who knows that anything could happen ahead… and maybe, someone had just reopened an old game.

For a moment, Ryu glanced at Elira, who was walking slowly. The smile was still on her face, but her eyes carried that pain Ryu saw in his own every day. He turned his gaze back toward the darkening forest ahead.

The journey had begun… and it was a road they had never wanted to take.

11. The Road We Never Wanted to Take