Chapter 108

The green wind began to rotate in a small radius in front of the monitor.

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

Gradually its speed accelerated, and the wind elongated up and down, creating a whirlwind.

And.

Fwoosh.

An effect of the wind unraveling like thread in an instant appeared, and something about the size of a doll appeared in the empty air in front of the monitor, from inside the eye of the storm.

The appearance of the thing that slowly descended and stood on the desk was similar to the warrior.

No, it was the warrior who had come out into the outside world, the very image that had appeared on the whiteboard.

-Doppelganger?

-Wow, it came outside!

-It looks like a toy.

The warrior and the warrior locked eyes.

The one who spoke first was the warrior on the outside.

It was a cheerful voice.

[Hello! I’m the Game Fairy!]

[Ah, hello!]

The Game Fairy?

“I guess that thing turned on the computer.”

There was no way it was not.

-To anyone looking lol

-Is it a villain?

-It’s cute that it’s so cheerful.

-It’s a fairy, how can it be a villain lol

[How is it over there lately?]

[Over here lately… Ugh. I don’t really know. I don’t remember the past.]

[You can’t help it! Because you just came to life!]

[W-what? I just came to life?]

[Yeah! You’re a character inside a game! You know that, right?]

[Yes.]

The pixelated character nodded its head up and down.

The rhythm of the pixel’s movement was good.

[Originally, when a game is completed, the world inside the game gains life!]

[Is that so?]

[Yeah! So under normal circumstances, you shouldn’t be alive right now!]

[Pardon?]

[Because your world isn’t finished yet!]

[Ah…]

[Then why me?]

[Because, you see, your dad and mom got a divorce!]

Who else could the game character’s mom and dad be besides the developers?

-Wow! Rogue ninjas!

-So they gave up on development ㅋㅋㅋ

-Game development is this hard, everyone ㅠㅠ

[A divorce?]

[Yeah! They ran away while making your world!]

[T-then, can’t you persuade them to make it again, Fairy?]

[Nope! I’m not very good at persuading!]

It was uselessly cheerful.

[Then what should we do…]

[I don’t know either!]

Unlike the fairy who was smiling brightly, the in-game character repeatedly moved left one space and right two spaces, as if restless.

[Perhaps if you could put the finishing touches on it, Fairy…]

[Development is hard!]

[Or calling someone else who is good at it…]

[That won’t work either.]

[Why is that?]

[Because they have to make the game themselves.]

This time, the character jumped upward.

Urgency could be felt from its hopping appearance.

It was only natural.

The warrior, who sat crouched in thought for a moment, floated an exclamation mark above his head as if he had thought of something.

[Then…! What about summoning them here? Won’t they change their minds when they see the world they were making?]

[Hmm… Would they really?]

[Yes! Once they enter the world they were making, they will definitely change their minds!]

That was probably true.

-So this was a game possession story ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The son is currently committing impiety.

-This is why making games carelessly is dangerous.

[Got it! I’ll send them to your world!]

The cutscene ended with the fairy showing a somewhat meaningful smile.

***

Seo-jun opened his closed eyes.

His vision was blurry.

After blinking a few times, his vision gradually became clear.

“My body isn’t moving.”

Since all his body parts were bound one by one, he could not even move his neck in the slightest.

Legs, waist, arms—it felt as if everything was tied snugly to the back panel.

‘It probably is.’

Seo-jun told the viewers what he was feeling.

-Oh

-Did they enter the game?

-Then the streamer is the developer who ran away.

-Inside the game!

The place where he was bound was currently a container tailored to his body.

According to what he inferred.

“For some reason, does this seem like a toy packaging box?”

A state fixed inside some container.

That was Seo-jun’s current position.

“Hmm.”

-So this isn’t 2D ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The pixels were cute, what a shame.

Whatever it was, it seemed he had to wait to get out.

Even when he exerted strength, the bindings did not break.

“Where did Tae-woo go?”

He did not know.

At that moment.

“What is this! Hey! Come over here.”

“Why?”

“I think there is a defective product among the newly born toys.”

“Really? Let’s take a look.”

Outside the transparent window in front of the container he was contained in, two heads of toy soldiers appeared.

They began to look down closely at Seo-jun.

“This fellow is a toy we’ve never seen before! No, is it even a toy?”

“This is… a defective product!”

“Defective? Our factory hasn’t had a single defect since the Queen took power over the kingdom!”

“Really?”

“What should we do? If the news that a defective product came out reaches the Queen’s ears, we will definitely die!”

“Then we have no choice!”

“What is it?”

“We must throw it away immediately!”

“Yes! Let’s throw it away immediately!”

Seo-jun tried saying whatever came to mind.

The toys did not hear him.

Interaction did not work. If so, he had to wait comfortably.

Soon, the toy soldiers’ heads disappeared, and he felt a sensation of floating.

It was because they had lifted the box containing Seo-jun whole.

“It feels like riding a palanquin.”

Seo-jun entrusted his body comfortably.

-It looks like you’re being disposed of?

-Is the world a toy world ㅋㅋㅋ It’s cute.

-Where did Tae-woo go?

The overall background visible outside the window was dark and dreary.

Since they called it a factory, the place he was originally placed in was likely a warehouse.

What kind of storage?

He did not know.

“Phew. Now let’s put it in this disposal site!”

“Unfortunate. Born as a defect of all things.”

Hmm.

It seemed they were trying to put him somewhere together with the box.

Accompanied by grunting sounds, Seo-jun fell while receiving the feeling of just before an amusement park ride drops.

***

A disposal site where trash was piled up like mountains.

A hole above it opened, letting in a faint light.

And a box fell from that hole.

‘It’s probably me.’

Thud.

Colliding with the ground, the contents inside the box popped out from the impact.

And after a while, the hole on the opposite side also opened.

Likewise, a box fell.

This time, the contents did not pop out.

[Ugh…]

A groaning sound came from inside the box.

It seemed he had not regained his senses yet.

And after a moment, a black silhouette approached the center, stepping through and looking at the surroundings.

[It hurts like hell. Shit. Where is this? A trash heap? Why am I here? I was definitely planning a new game yesterday.]

The character murmured softly, “It wasn’t even like I drank alcohol,” and at that moment, Tae-woo’s voice was heard.

“Right. The presence of alcohol is the most important. Don’t you think so, everyone?”

It was very typical of Tae-woo.

“Looks like our voices are connected.”

“Ah, seems so? Seo-hi.”

It was a voice overflowing with welcome.

Regardless, the cutscene was in progress.

The silhouette looking around seemed to gradually feel fear.

It was understandable.

On top of it being too dark to see well, there was nothing but giant piles of garbage around.

[What on earth… Where is this? I feel like I definitely had a dream of toys looking down at me…]

[Ugh…]

[Eh? Is there someone?]

[Ugh…]

The character froze.

As if an unknown fear had encroached upon his mind.

It was a normal reaction.

Fortunately, the groaning person seemed to have regained consciousness, as whimpering sounds were heard for a moment before he shouted in a loud voice.

[Excuse me! Is anyone there! Please help me! My body won’t move!]

He exhaled a sigh of relief and walked toward the sound.

There was a box.

[Hello.]

[Ah! Is there a person there? Thank goodness. My body won’t move right now. Could you please help me?]

[I’ll help you right away.]

[Thank you. But do you know why I’m like this right now?]

[I don’t really know either. When I woke up suddenly, it was just full of strange things.]

The person outside scanned the box, discovered a lid at the top that could be opened, and opened it.

[Eh? But your voice… What, is it you by any chance?]

You.

The person bound inside the box spoke in the second person.

And as if it were natural, the person outside realized who he was referring to, and his hand stopped in surprise.

[It’s you, right? Ha. What did you do to me? You interfered with every single thing, and now that I left, you go as far as doing something this petty? Where is this! Untie me right now! This is a crime!]

[No…]

[Why. Did you fail to find another slave to draw pictures for you after I left? Is that why you went as far as doing something this dirty?]

[No, it’s not like that…]

[Didn’t you say you could make it well on your own? Go ahead and do whatever with your great planning…]

[Hey! Just listen! I don’t know either!]

[…….]

[I’ll pull you out first. Since we need to at least figure out what’s going on.]

[Okay…]

The character outside opened the lid and pulled the panel inside.

He pulled the panel, which was almost larger than his own body, and took out the character inside.

As if the character inside had his bindings naturally released, he rose while rubbing his wrists.

And.

The game stopped.

“It seems we are to choose here?”

Seo-jun spoke.

“Who takes which character?”

“Yeah.”

-Looks like Art vs Programmer.

-First of all, the programmer seems to be the leader. Seeing how planning was mentioned.

-But who do we have to choose to be able to do what?

Since the release had just started, there was no information available to the viewers.

So Tae-woo spoke.

“There is actually something we heard in advance, you know?”

It was talk about roles.

“They say the art side supports the gimmicks, and the programmer side mainly executes the gimmicks.”

As soon as Tae-woo finished speaking, Seo-jun added.

“Of course, they say that no matter what you choose, there’s no difference in importance or difficulty. Since it’s a game we have to play together.”

-That is the basic of coop games ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-We all know that too.

-There are many true gamers here!

“Why are you in textbook-reading mode like this? Who were you saying that for?”

“You.”

“Telling me to support you?”

“Yeah.”

“No way.”

Indeed.

They still had not decided.

Perhaps Park Hyuk-soo, who was watching the stream right now, had his stomach burning with anxiety.

“Fine, I’ll let you have your way.”

-Isn’t that bastard Tae-woo planning to troll?

-Surely not ㅋㅋㅋㅋ wilderness (Wait, ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ)

-In this kind of game, the support might be better?

Seo-jun and Tae-woo finished selecting their characters.

And from that moment, their vision shifted, and they could move their bodies.

Simultaneously, miraculously, the lights turned on and it became bright.

And their figures were revealed in a large mirror with a broken corner next to them.

Simultaneously, the characters’ words were heard like narration.

[What is this.]

[Why are we?]

Seo-jun also examined his body with slight surprise.

“Oh.”

“Our appearances are toys?”

“Indeed.”

Reflected in the mirror turned on its side, their avatars looked like toys.

Toys that reflected their actual appearances quite exquisitely.

-It’s a miniature version ㅋㅋㅋㅋxxx

-The avatars are so cute.

-No, but why is the streamer handsome even when he becomes a doll? This is a bit annoying?

-Meanwhile Tae-woo is ㅋㅋㅋ… somehow uglier than in reality?

Seo-jun was not one to let this pass.

“Hey. They say you’re ugly even after becoming a toy.”

And the viewers seemed to be just as unable to hold back as him.

[‘ThisIsTotally’ donated 30,000 won!]

[It’s piece of art vs in pieces.]