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Chapter 62
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Global services and capsule distribution.
Amazon was the giant corporation capable of solving both at once.
The Akashic Records publishing project’s chief director, Jacob,
felt immense joy at being assigned to this project.
“Truly incredible. This is the new model, Raven. It exceeds imagination.”
Though not fluent in Korean, his speech was clumsy.
An excited voice. A face unable to hide its admiration. An elated mood.
All of this conveyed goodwill toward Akare.
The new Raven capsule model, set to launch alongside the global service,
instantly captivated Jacob’s heart when the Crown Prince presented it as a sample.
The existing capsules required users to sit, which caused discomfort during long usage periods.
In contrast, the Raven capsule’s size had slightly increased,
but efficient spatial design now allowed users to recline inside.
Moreover, the capsule’s exterior could be customized with various designs,
and its user-care functionality was significantly upgraded compared to previous models.
“Our CEO mentioned that it’s even possible to move the schedule forward a bit.”
“Really? But it must not cause any setbacks.”
The representative from Record Eye knew English but insisted on speaking in clumsy Korean.
Korea. The land of Confucian ideals and etiquette.
Though unnecessary, this small detail could be overlooked as trivial.
Business often begins with such small considerations.
Speaking in Korean was Jacob’s way of showing respect.
“Of course, if you prefer otherwise… we can proceed as originally scheduled.”
The Crown Prince’s words, almost implying, “Can’t you even do this?”
made Jacob laugh heartily.
“Of course! Wonderful!”
Pushing the schedule forward posed much greater risks for Record Eye.
The Crown Prince and even Aurora surely understood this.
That they still proposed it first was proof of their confidence.
From then on, the project progressed rapidly, nearing its final stages.
Now, the time for the global service’s first step was fast approaching.
Amazon had already mobilized all possible strategies for marketing.
So much so that more people were aware of the yet-to-open game than those unaware.
One of the largest American online communities, Reddit,
buzzed with countless discussions in a dedicated Akare tab.
It wasn’t uncommon for Korean games to expand into global markets.
Though aggressive marketing often led to initial popularity during launches,
only a few games maintained long-term success in foreign markets.
Especially since Amazon, the publisher of Akare, had a reputation for poor management,
debates among foreign gamers became even more heated.
ㄴ The first virtual reality game? I never thought I’d see this in my lifetime.
ㄴ Keep two things in mind. One, the publisher is Amazon. Two, the developer, Record Eye, is a Korean game company.
ㄴ Korean? So this game is also stuffed with P2W elements?
ㄴ No. Akashic Records has no P2W elements, even in Korea.
ㄴ Amazing. Hopefully, Amazon gets it right this time.
ㄴ I’ve already decided my job. Warrior, parry, romance.
The internet knows no borders.
While some sites in Korea restricted access,
there were no such barriers overseas.
Akashic Records, once known only to insiders,
rose to fame through unprecedented large-scale marketing.
The Akare algorithm, previously active only in Korea, spread globally.
The biggest beneficiary of this shift was the major guild’s Paegwi.
ㄴ (Paegwi’s MoTube link) This warrior’s gameplay is incredible.
ㄴ Deflecting lightning with a human body? Laughs
ㄴ Interesting.
ㄴ Amazing!
ㄴVirtual reality? Surprised I can’t contain my excitement.
ㄴ What’s truly amazing is that the person in the video is 39 years old in real life.
ㄴUnbelievable.
ㄴ It’s so sad there are no subtitles.
Paegwi was called the role model and father of all warriors.
Unlike other Akare MoTube channels that only edited highlight clips,
he produced practical content, including warrior basics, strategies, and growth guides.
Though the language barrier prevented his words from reaching international viewers,
his extraordinary feats—like deflecting a massive boulder rolling down a mountain with his shield,
or perfectly timing a parry to block a paladin’s Divine Punishment—
captured the international audience with overwhelming performance.
Thus, aspiring warriors among foreign gamers nicknamed Paegwi as GIGACHAD.
However, more than Paegwi,
the individual most frequently discussed among people was
Aurora, Akare’s director with her unreal appearance.
ㄴ Question. (Link to the second-half showcase video) Who is the woman presenting in this video? And where is the presentation location?
ㄴ The location is virtual reality. The woman’s name is Aurora. She’s the director of Akashic Records.
ㄴ Director? This beautiful woman? Ah, it’s virtual reality, so she isn’t a pretty girl. (Despair)
ㄴ No. (Link to her real-life livestream) She exists in reality.
ㄴ What? Amazing. She’s so beautiful.
ㄴ Aurora. In Korea, she’s called the goddess of a new world.
ㄴ Her chest size is remarkable.
ㄴ Blasphemous.
In virtual reality, anyone could customize their appearance to be slim and attractive.
Though specific body parts had customization restrictions,
Aurora’s unreal appearance was naturally assumed to be a virtual reality character.
Soon, thanks to followers who suspiciously understood domestic memes well,
Aurora’s charm spread rapidly overseas.
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The large company party gathered in the centre of Elderheim.
They had all reached the entry-level requirement of level 80,
and had cleared all the side stories to completely fulfill the entry conditions for the Twisted World Tree raid.
Now, the only task remaining was to clear the Twisted World Tree after the Elder Lich raid.
For this day, the large company party had been sleeping less than four hours a day recently.
Even Napoleon would bow to such a minimal sleep schedule.
Surely, overworking like this would take a toll on their bodies.
Yet Akare users showed no signs of health issues, even after prolonged gameplay.
A scientifically inexplicable phenomenon.
For those unaware of the faint traces of divine power in the capsules that cared for their users,
there was no way to understand how their bodies maintained optimal condition.
They simply brushed it off as a blessing from Akare’s goddess, Aurora.
And so they carried on lightly.
After nearly a month of preparation,
just as the large company party was about to embark on the Twisted World Tree raid,
“Hm? What’s this?”
The party’s reliable frontline, Paegwi, came to a halt.
“Hyung, is there a problem?”
“No… Not exactly.”
Paegwi’s gaze turned to the empty air.
“There’s a lot of English chat on the window today.”
From others’ perspectives, the chat window wasn’t visible.
Daehyeop Kim couldn’t tell how much English chat was being posted,
but knowing Paegwi’s character, who rarely reacted to anything unless it was extraordinary,
he imagined there was far more than he could guess.
Daehyeop Kim opened an internet pop-up window and accessed MoTube.
“Wow, it’s true.”
Just as Paegwi said, there was a flood of English chats.
Far more than the Korean chats.
“It’s probably because of the global service.”
“How much? Whoa. That’s insane.”
Feeling bored from the delayed departure, Sweet followed Daehyeop Kim and checked Paegwi’s live stream.
When they saw the real-time viewer count surpassing 100,000, they were shocked.
“‘Twitch is the way.’”
“‘Apologies for the static.’”
“‘It’s just business.’”
Daehyeop Kim, Suzuka, and Sweet.
The three of them, witnessing Paegwi’s explosive rise, steeled their resolve.
Even if it hadn’t been this event, they were already considering leaving.
But a live stream with 100,000 viewers?
Not moving to Twitch would be irrational.
“Alright, let’s all stay strong and give it our best.”
Reviving the atmosphere, Daehyeop Kim extended his hand toward the newly formed barrier in Elderheim’s center.
[ Would you like to enter the Twisted World Tree raid? ]
[ Entry Gate: Gate 1 ]
[ Recommended Party Size: 4 ]
[ Y / Z ]
When Daehyeop Kim pressed Y, the entire large company party was transported to the domain of the Twisted World Tree.
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Twisted World Tree Raid.
In this raid, the main NPC Celestia participates and supports the players.
Celestia was, in essence, both a spirit and an elf.
Spirits were manifestations of mana fused with natural elements.
Elves were long-lived beings capable of communicating with nature.
Though Celestia was a mutant, she had extraordinary affinity.
Wandering the world for countless years, she accumulated vast knowledge.
Her innate talents, present since birth, naturally blossomed.
Celestia—she had become a great mage over time.
“Still, this is just the beginning.”
Great mage.
One either transcended the limits of the circle system,
or became completely free from it.
The former case was exemplified by my master, Occult.
The latter included figures like the ancient necromancer, the Witch of Sorrow, dragons, and the Demon King.
“…The latter are all just objects of destruction.”
The circle system was akin to a second heart for mages.
To be free of such a heart?
The very idea was abnormal.
And to have stolen the heart of an abnormal being,
and implanted it in my own body—
I wasn’t exactly a normal existence either.
“I’m looking forward to it. What choices will they make?”
A thousand years ago, I failed to fully destroy the Twisted World Tree and the Corrupted Spirit King.
Or rather, it would be more accurate to say I couldn’t.
The World Tree and the Spirit King were both transcendent beings.
Neither could be allowed to vanish in vain.
Their complete destruction was the lesser of two evils.
The worst-case scenario was the world being destroyed because of them.
To avoid both the worst and the lesser evils, I chose the best option.
And that was sealing the cause that made them objects of destruction.
“This time will be different.”
Two individuals who didn’t exist a thousand years ago were here now.
Celestia and Raven.
One was a great mage who lived a life close to eternity.
The other was a vessel with the potential to become the God of Destruction.
With these two and the protagonist players of this world,
everything I couldn’t set right in the other world—
“…Ah.”
I really do this sometimes.
Clearing the confusion in my mind,
I focused on the large company party’s Twisted World Tree raid broadcast.
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