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[Name: Jun Saie]

[Rating: Player Rank A]

[Family / friends: private]

[Current HP: 10,000 / 10,000

[Phases played and completed: 997]

[Status: alive]

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[Jun Saie - offline]

Me with my beautiful brown hair and wearing only jeans and a sleeveless shirt was facing a group of lizard men who had black skin with several bluish patches with a reddish tinge spread all over their body.

"Jun, are you sure about this? Even if you are a level A player, you are unarmed" Said Selins a young woman with long and beautiful black hair who held her sword, who had strange inscriptions engraved on her blade that had a black coloration reaching the level of "Vantablack" a world's darkest composition, the hilt of the sword was made of an unknown wood and in this very hilt in the center was the carved design of a fox and a few seconds after I had looked at it Selins stuck the sword blade to the head of one of several lizardmen dotted around the room. Soon his sword emitted a strong green light that darkened quickly and went it went up the left arm and channeled through it and then down the blade of the sword and went straight to the creature's skull that let out a deafening scream that echoed throughout the room that, without having a chance to fight, its body would decompose in a few seconds. remaining only its bones and that in this state collapsed, turning into a pile of bones with the remains of the skin and other parts of the creature that did not give way due to the excessive healing effect.

Selins, I think after this show I don't want to be cured by you, and look, don't worry about me it's ok, because if it wasn't for the excessive number of mobs, I could finish this D-rank match by myself." said that while dodged the Lizard Men's predictable attacks by stopping in the middle of two quickly grabbing their necks and crushing them

"When are we going to do something?" Said a guy wearing a red bandana standing in the middle of a girl and a boy

"Don't talk out loud, let them do everything because that way we don't run any danger and we level up" said the girl slapping the guy who had spoken on the shoulder

That group that was in front of the room's entrance door, just kept looking at me as I grabbed one of the lizard men by the arm and hit his chin right after throwing him to the ground, after putting an end to the last lizard man. that attacked me, another broke free from the ceiling falling beside me and this one just took a punch in the middle of his chest, that went through his chest and came out through his back consequently killing him

"Let's go to the last room because the way here was very easy, I hope the boss of this place is different," I spoke as I kicked the body of one of the lizard-men throwing him into the pile of corpses of his kind that collapsed the moment his body hit against it, the boy with the red bandana spoke with a sarcastic tone looking at me "Too easy? I almost died to defeat two of them, and thinking about it I feel sorry for the boss of this place"

Mangtoon, a longtime friend and also the person who organizes our trips to the famous "Phases", arranging the equipment and recruiting other players when we are short of people to enter the phases, slapped me on the back and said "This must be because you are too strong, we went through the ten rooms on this phase and you only had one scratch that has healed".

The huge door in front of us opened and showed us a completely different room from the previous ones, this one was completely white from the walls to the ceiling and the only thing in this room was a huge statue of a woman that seemed to be made of cement when I was looking at her I realized that she was wearing an Onmyōji dress and her hair came down to the floor and she would certainly be over 5 meters tall, Looking at her hand I would see a sword as large as she was and that seemed to be made of the same material as her body, but what caught my eye were the engravings on the blade of her sword which would be several words that looked like runes with a red color, and these engravings were located between several demarcated numbers that would go from the tip of the blade to the end of the blade being the numbers ranging from 5,000 to 35,000 plus the strange thing and that only from the number 36,000 to 45,000 were gray.

"Come back now little human beings, there are still living beings." The statue spoke as it moved its arms and thrust its sword into the ground in front of it, causing pieces of the ground to fly out and hit two of the eight players who fainted instantly and with that I think they were even very lucky not to die, but because of this show of strength all the players without any exception had despair written on their faces

" Hey, think what you are? one player? or a piece of shit? take that scared face off, she's just a mob that ate too much yeast" I would say running towards the huge statue that stood still "So you won't do anything, but how brave is you" a few meters away from her I would jump into her face punching her between the eyes which generated a huge shockwave throwing me back

[ Damage = 0]

When I landed in front of Selins and looked straight ahead I saw a blue screen I had never seen before and when I realized it was the damage, I had done to the statue it was too late because I had been stabbed by one of the girls in my group right in the rib and without thinking straight, I punched her in the face with my clenched fist throwing her against the wall next to us causing her to pass out

[Damage = 130]

once again, the blue window appeared, but the damage stats showed the ones I had suffered "So the room shows the damage done to everyone? Wait then the engravings on the sword..." My thoughts were interrupted when I heard Selins shout "Jun run away!"

"This is the only way-out Jun I hope you can excuse me, look at the statue you are the only one who can get us out of here" Mangtoon said opening his backpack and taking out three assault rifles with a dead look on his face after looking at the huge blue window floating above the statue's head

[Final mission: Kill the Jun Saie player and meet the condition of doing at least 45,000 damage - Bullet damage = 1000 - Player life span 9,995/10,000. Punishment for mission failure: Death]

After reading what was in the blue window, I started laughing non-stop and looking directly at the statue I said, "So that punch really hurt you, didn't it, you fucking bitch."

After taking a deep breath and looking at Selins, who was looking tearfully at the floor hugging her knees and with her beautiful face covered by her legs, I turned to her and ran my hand through her hair and said "Don't cry, my beautiful lady, unfortunately we won't be able to get married and have a bunch of kids, but I promise I will be watching over you, even from the other world."

Selins jumped into my arms crying on my shoulders while my eyes darted around looking at Mangtoon and the other players who had a melancholy look on their faces, this must be because they were with a strong sense of guilt holding their assault rifles thinking they would have to participate in a sick game controlled by the statue

"No! why, why did it have to be you, I won't leave you, I will heal you, even if I have to give my life... "I interrupted Selins giving her the last kiss making her calm down and go back to being the Selins she always was, as soon as she pulled away, she looked at me saying" forget what I said I will never miss you, I just tried to be nice as a last gift because of our long friendship"

I walked in front of the three, a green haired girl, the boy with the red bandana and Mangatoon were holding their guns being Mangtoon in front of me the girl on my right and the boy on my left just waiting for the signal to start shooting and in my final moments before I was hit by a shower of bullets I looked straight into my friend's eyes and said" buy the mirror of Athena".

He looked at me with a smile, shook his head and before giving the signal said "Don't worry, I will never deny a request from you" after he spoke seeing that I had nothing more to say everyone started shooting at my body from three sides initially it didn't hurt much but as the seconds passed more and more of my own blood ran through my skin and an unbearable pain started to appear all over my body until my vision started to blur and darken and a few seconds after losing my vision completely I couldn't feel or hear anything anymore

[Bullet damage = 100]

[Damage = 300]

[Damage = 1300]

[Damage = 5764]

[Damage = 1532]

[Damage = 1300]

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[Name: Jun Saie]

[Rank: Player Rank F]

[Family/friends: private]

[Current HP:0 / 0]

[Phases played and completed: 1]

[Status: alive]

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[Jun Saie - offline]

[Update installed - resetting settings - error removed Jun Saie is online]

I woke up completely sweaty and with an immense headache and for some reason I was wearing only a white boxer shorts, and with no memory of anything that happened the day before, the only thing left for me to do was to go take a shower and then have a good breakfast because my stomach has been rumbling so much it feels like I haven't eaten anything in over five years when I got out of the shower with the towel around my neck and walked into the living room, I realized it was completely clean and that's strange because this has always been an organized mess, so I wondered: "Did I ever clean my apartment?"

Soon my stomach forced me to stop wondering if I had cleaned up or if the maid had forgiven me for destroying the building once so I just turned on the TV and left it on a random channel just to have something to listen to while I made my little feast

"The world is going through an update again and this can change several things, even if it is so small, which confirms that each person has a unique window and only they can see it"

Said the TV journalist who looked worried about something and then, as a way to pass the time while I prepared my food, I tried to guess what it was

He's getting fired, no, that doesn't make sense for him to be saying something important he must have a long career ahead of him, so is he seeing something embarrassing?

I sighed, putting the shrimp in the pan.

I give up and it's almost impossible to find out.

While the shrimp was being prepared, I started to cut a fish to make a nice sushi when for some slip of mine I ended up cutting my finger and before I could react in any way an annoying voice came into my head speaking, he spoke once, twice, and never stopped saying

"Small cut - damage done = two"

As the finger bled, I was enraged at the damn voice for an impulse the only thing that came to my mind was to punch the floor as I spoke angrily "Shut up"

Just as I was about to punch, I heard a beautiful soft voice that I had never heard before that said

"Mister bug if you intend to stop that voice forever and better not do it"

I looked around searching for where this voice was coming from when I saw a woman with snow white skin and white hair having a stronger color with beams of blue rays swinging her beautiful hair with several numbers scattered across her body more of majority being one and zero this woman had come out of the television which was now burned out and by her appearance reminding me of that of an old past account among gamers I said "What is a Game Master doing here?"

"So, you already know us!?" said the unknown woman with a sweet smile

"Who doesn't know the group of people with white hair, gray eyes, numbers marked on their bodies and who deceive the idiots who believe in them!?" I picked up the knife I was using to cut the fish and threw it at the stranger who, with a mocking smile, stopped the knife, picking it up and holding it only with his thumb and forefinger nails.

"If you don't believe me, look"

when she finished speaking, a blue screen appeared on which the journalist had spoken with a record of all my information, but what immediately caught my attention was my current rating.

"What the fuck are you trying to do and a prank? And that's funny? because what the hell are you saying I'm an F rank?" I was already talking face to face with the stranger, paying attention to her every move

"So, Jun Saie and that's why I'm here in front of you because the day you entered that phase, something took you offline and that wouldn't be a problem if your body hadn't been destroyed." After talking, she went to the kitchen sink and took a glass from the cupboard and began to fill it with water until it ran over and caused damage to the cup by tapping your finger against it causing it to crack, it cracked it enough for the water to start coming out, making the cup break.

"Your body was like that cup; it couldn't withstand the damage it received and it collapsed"

"Those idiots got out of line and gave the statue a lot of power, right?" The stranger had disappeared in front of my eyes and when I felt something touching my neck it would be she who had hugged me and spoke whispering in my ear

"I like smart guys, but I'm sorry to say you're not one of them." She ran her hand down my face bringing it to my waist

"You were attacked by her and that's what made you look like this"

While she was talking her hand that is on my waist stuck it in my rib causing a pain that I hadn't felt in years and it wasn't any good anymore when I looked forward, a blue window appeared and it had the damage it had taken so I noticed that beside it there was a second window that showed my current one only that had a negative in front of the numbers

[Rib injury - perforation - damage = 189]

[Current HP = -191 / -191]

but without having time to think about it I elbowed her stomach causing her to let go of me for a moment like that, giving her time to hold her face with my right hand throwing her quickly to the ground without giving her a chance to recover. her face on the floor as I sat on the back of this madwoman who had a mocking smile even in this situation, but seeing that she didn't move, I started to say, "I said I understood, so I didn't need a demonstration."

The stranger appeared behind me and, without me being able to notice her, was running her hand over the wound I had made."'You can call me Bina, and don't worry, I healed what I did, so can you drop my hologram?"

"Hologram?" The woman holding the hologram in front of me disappeared, causing me to lose my balance and fall to the ground.

How the hell did she make a hologram that has matter in her body?

She simply ignored my question and sat down at my sink, crossing her legs, pulled a yellow roll of paper straight from the fabric of the sleeve of her dress and pointing that roll of paper at me said, "In short, you died and it took you five years to come back to life, this is due to the damage you suffered as well as the fact that being offline turned you into a bug"

When I heard what Bina had said I already understood what she wanted so I supported my hand on the wall beside her face leaving our faces almost glued together and at that time I returned the favor to her whispering in her ear "So you intend to erase me? or will you make me your slave?"

Bina wrapped her legs around my waist taking me by the chin and stealing a kiss that I couldn't deny as her lips were soft and if we continued

I wouldn't have anything to complain about, but for now I don't have time for that so before moving on to one more advanced level, I interrupted the continuation of our kiss by running my hand between our lips

"It's quite the opposite, I came here to reward you for not letting you die in peace, but as that alone wouldn't be enough, I'll give you two bonuses, a map showing where a "zeroed phase" will appear.

Before she could finish speaking, I touched the surface of the map that was in her lap, pulling it out and hitting it right on the you head.

"I see, the second option then" I said Looking at the map and realizing that this is just a trap for her to have fun watching me go into unfamiliar places So, I went to the door that led to my room looking through the reflection of the TV. I would see the word happiness on her face, but the moment I opened the door, I threw the map back at her and said "and don't worry your kiss was enough so I have a few things to do and one of them is put on some clothes so I'll see you later Game master Bina"

"If you desire it so will be, have a good life Mr. Jun" Bina was in front of my television again to go back where she came from, she passed her hand in front of the television making everything go back to normal before it burned because you came to my apartment and before entering, she thought "Too bad, I wanted to have more fun with him "

As Bina thought and I wore a white shirt and black pants on the now repaired television, he emitted a very familiar voice from the newspaper I was listening to when Bina arrived.

"Looks like I'm in luck today" Bina said looking at me when she and I saw Mangtoon giving an interview about the blood sword accident.

"So, Mr. Mangtoon was the player who zeroed the blood sword phase?"

"We can say yes, I say it wasn't easier because there was a nuisance in my group, but at least the important ones stayed alive."

Said that keeping a smile on his face "But look at this little traitor being someone in life," he said keeping a smile on his face as he watched the Mangtoon talking about how strong he is, looking at Bina with a smile that in his eyes conveyed a sense of hate and contempt looking completely harmless plus the feeling of fear and bigger than if it were completely crazed

Hey Bina you said there were two bonuses, right? Can I choose them?

"What made you change your mind?" said Bina, curious to know how I would answer because the real answer was already clear just by looking at me

Well, I remember asking a tick to do something for me that I think was really hard for him, so I decided I'm going to help him relieve himself, it's no big deal so don't worry

An hour passed and, in the meantime, I got some answers to clear up my doubts and I had already earned my two bonuses I had requested and now I am standing in front of the door, putting my hand on my neck, it feels like five years of sleep has caused me a slight discomfort in my back

After leaving, Bina threw herself on my couch leaving the TV on as she wondered about the requests, I had made of her "What's he going to do with this? I just hope he doesn't die soon, because there's still so much, we can do together "

After leaving, Bina threw herself on my couch leaving the TV on as she wondered about the requests, I had made of her "What's he going to do with this? I just hope he doesn't die soon, because there's still so much, we can do together "

in front of the building where I live, a young man with white hair and red eyes would come out of a drinking and betting booth looking at his wallet squeezing it angrily and in a melancholy tone spoke

"Dude, I have to stop spending money on gambling, it always hurts my eyes when they lose everything and they keep begging me to give it back, but I don't have much to do to get money, I need to do it or I can't pay to have Nari, I just hope they don't start talking about their shitty past, man no one cares "the white haired thief started looking at all the people passing by on the street seeing a window over his head showing how many times a person had entered and completed a phase

"No, he turned 100, or I can't even think about trying to steal this guy, he's a monster, what rating should he have when he turned 1362, that looks good 78, but this guy who turned 32 is today's choice, he still shouldn't… "The white-haired thief was surprised when he looked at me and saw that I had just completed one phase which left him ecstatic

"This guy is rare, the black tuxedo he's wearing must be daddy's baby, this one will come back crying in mommy's lap."

The Thief with his eyes shining emanating a huge murderous aura looking at me supports his left leg behind him and hits the ground with the other making him run at high speed towards me

"Oh my God, if you intend to kill someone in broad daylight, at least hide your intentions"

I said, taking two steps back, stretching my arm forward and leveling with the height of a normal human causing it to hit my arm and make it fall unconscious to the ground, not even knowing what hit it.

with an unconscious thief at my side, I took his wallet out of my pocket and started throwing away everything I didn't care for and while I was doing that, I said what was in case I threw something of value without noticing "Documents, documents, player license, more documents, debts and here they are, only thirty dollars and seriously? But well enough for my coffee."

I threw the empty wallet over his past-out body and started walking when I noticed that the arm, I used to stop him started to shake and when I perceives that blue window again appeared in front of me

[Impact damage = 300]

"So, this arm of mine is a little useless today, but at least with this I could see that my physical abilities remain the same except I can only use as much as a player of my rank could, maximizing everything." I've spent the last forty-five minutes trying to figure out what I can and can't do as I walk towards my destination

but now it's time to visit an old friend

I said this when arriving at the entrance to the city center and already focusing my attention on the biggest building that was located right in the center of the city, the players' guild where Mangatoon is currently in control of everything