The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 322

Episode 322

‘Hmm. This place…?’

A place we arrived at, engulfed in light.

It was just an ordinary-looking family home.

What is unique is that it is an apartment-type structure that can only be found on Earth, not a home in Connect.

“…Could it be that you came to Earth?”

Raoul reached out to the electric rice cooker in front of him, just in case.

But that’s just an illusion.

It was an object shaped like a hologram.

Of course, not all items were fake.

Because refrigerators, gas ranges, and fans were things that actually worked.

‘It’s just like a shell, but the way it works is using a magic circle?’

The items themselves all looked luxurious.

This is probably because it was not made in a factory, but was made one by one by a craftsman.

“how is it? Does it look a lot like the real thing?”

And then the silhouette of a small black-haired boy appeared before Raoul’s eyes.

“you…?”

“I’d like to say hello. “This is Jay, the artificial intelligence in charge of managing Connect.”

Jay’s translucent appearance seemed to have been projected using illusion magic.

“Jay?”

Raoul tilted his head and asked as if he suddenly remembered something.

“Is it possible that there is not just one artificial intelligence manager? Clearly, the manager who responded to the system call was D.”

lang syne. I remembered

the system manager D. whom Ravel had called after first connecting to the Earth.

The unfriendly manager who gave only macro-like answers and robbed me of my coins.

“this. I will apologize for what happened then. My younger brother was very mischievous. And the answer is yes and no. “There is only one artificial intelligence, but for efficient system management, it operates by dividing into multiple personalities.”

Raoul chuckled.

Even though the coins were a bit of a waste, thanks to that I was able to establish First Company on Earth.

“Why did you bring me here anyway? “There’s nothing that looks particularly special.”

Earth-style appliances and furniture were special, but I wondered what that had to do with the core room.

“The reason we brought you here is because of the request of Lee Chang-hyuk, the creator of the Connect system and our father. Of course, it is also about handing over complete control of the system.”

“Lee Changhyuk? “Are you from Korea?”

“Oh, you know very well. My father asked me to bring him to the core room if a coordinator with two master keys is born. This way…”

Jay guided Raoul to the door beyond the living room.

“This is my father’s study. “We don’t know what’s inside.”

Sweet.

The door opened and Raoul slowly entered the room.

‘this.’

Traces of the room owner’s feelings were left throughout the study.

Models of Earth objects that cannot be found here were on display, and game cartridges that looked like they had been made by hand were scattered around.

On the blackboard hanging on one side of the room, in bold letters, along with a dizzying array of programming languages, was written ‘Must return’.

For some reason, I felt like my heart was being squeezed.

On the desk placed in front of the study.

There was a book made of rough paper.

‘Is it a diary…?’

Raoul opened the bookshelf and became absorbed in its contents.

-2002. The whole country was intoxicated with the excitement of the World Cup, but there was no time to enjoy soccer. This is because a game that has been in development for several years was about to be released.

-This work had to succeed. Even for my son Jaehyun, who is now three years old.

-How could this happen! Early morning when I returned from working overtime. Suddenly, the road surface gave way and the car fell somewhere. When I came to my senses, what I saw before my eyes was a golden dragon bigger than a mountain. I thought it was a funny dream and fainted again.

-It was only after 15 days that I was able to accept reality. What a different world! Why on earth did this happen to me?

-I absolutely had to go back. My son Jaehyun, now three years old, had no one to take care of him. My mother passed away while giving birth to Jaehyun, and as an orphan, I didn’t even have anyone to call a relative. I hired a nanny, but will he really take care of Jaehyun even if I’m not there?

-I learned magic from the Dragon Lord and about the world of Connect from the Three Wise Men. I studied about the power of God and sacred magic through an old priest who was affiliated with the church.

-I received a revelation from God. In my dream, Connect and the future of the Earth unfolded as if in reality. Even though I was blaming the guy called God who brought me here, I had to make a decision. If the gate is opened on Earth defenselessly like this, the Earth will be destroyed in an instant. In that case, that child too…

-I communicated well with Boresta (Dragon Lord). After receiving his suggestion, we began creating a ‘connect system’ that could open a passage to Earth. It was said that variables such as time distortion or phase transition may occur during the dimensional connection process, but it did not matter. I must return to Earth.

Raoul was heartbroken.

In his later diary, he wrote about his feelings of despair, expectation, resentment, and hope.

And much of the content was made up of feelings of regret for the child left alone on Earth.

Since he himself grew up as an orphan, the guilt of making his children orphans seemed to be oppressing his heart.

And we have almost reached the second half of the diary.

-Finally, the prototype of the connect system was completed. All that remains is to supply enormous energy to run the system and procure materials to create avatars. And it was a connection to Earth!

-The dragon was great. Boresta succeeded in estimating the coordinates of the Earth using only traces left on my body. And energy to run the system was secured from the hearts of dead dragons. The corpses of dragons will become the basis for producing avatars.

-why! Why on earth!

I felt resentful of everything in the world. We succeeded in connecting the dimensional passages. But I couldn’t go back.

I knew long ago that my physical condition was strange. Because a normal human body cannot become blurred. My body, which had already crossed the dimensional passage once, was in danger, like a candle about to go out.

-I decided to find another way. I asked White, who was going to Earth, to give me the child. However, a device was needed in case it could not be found.

-Boresta’s death approaches. Thankfully, he offered to use the last of his strength for me. I transferred a piece of my soul to the second master key. Thanks to you, my ending will come to an end, but who cares?

-The master key was produced in the form of a game cartridge. This is because it was my son Jaehyun’s favorite item in the house. I hope that the child will remember me even just a little bit.

-With the power of the Lord and the blessing of the old priest, the second master key was sent beyond the dimension. I can only hope that the forces of fate will guide it to the child.

-If someone is reading this diary, it means that they have obtained the second master key containing my wish.

I hope and ask that you are someone who has a connection with my son Jaehyun. If you ever meet that child, please tell him.

Your father never abandoned you. I am so sorry and I love you….

The moment I read the last sentence in the diary.

The magic circle engraved on the last page was activated, and all the information about Lee Chang-hyuk’s son flowed into Raoul’s head.

Before he knew it, tears were flowing endlessly from Raoul’s eyes.

What was the meaning of those tears?

* * *

Clack.

After some time, Raoul came out of the study.

“Are you out, Master?”

Jay bowed his head towards Raoul, who was now recognized as the true owner of the connect system.

“Take me to the real control room.”

“All right.”

When the front door opened, a completely different scene appeared.

An observation deck overlooking a huge hangar.

A spacious control room reminiscent of an airport control tower greeted him.

And what was visible beyond the window was the body of a huge gold dragon.

“These are the remains of Lord Boresta.”

Even if it wasn’t Jay’s comment, I was able to recognize it right away.

The various magic circles engraved on his remains and the coffin were connected to strange machines installed in a large square.

“It’s stopped working now, but those are avatar production equipment. When people on Earth connected through a capsule, their souls were contained in the avatars produced here and transmitted to various parts of the continent.”

‘I see. This is the source of the misconception that Connect is a game.’

Creating a real body, not a virtual body, and infusing it with a soul.

Raoul couldn’t even imagine how on earth such a device was created.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the dragon’s remains, there was a huge temple-like structure surrounding something in a circle.

‘That is the very large magic circle that ended the era of ancient continental warfare!’

The miraculous object that was said to have blown away Connect’s mana with the power of God was sleeping right here.

Raoul, who was looking through the window, walked towards the central control panel.

“You may have heard the explanation from your father, but now you have to make a choice. If things continue like this, the Connect system won’t last long.”

Producer Lee Chang-hyuk left behind not only memories of his son.

He told us the true purpose of the Connect System and what can be done through it.

The Connect system was not simply a system that connected Connect to players on Earth.

That was just a superficial function of the system.

In reality, it was a planetary management system that could interfere with the dimensional barrier surrounding the connected planet.

After the ancient continental war.

While the dark dragon Marveliones is establishing an empire through humans.

Lord Boresta worked with the temple to clean up the remnants of the gate remaining throughout the continent.

Geumyeok was created and the demon gate was sealed.

Since then, there has been a series of confrontations between the Empire’s attempts to break the seal and the Guardians and Lord’s descendants who try to stop them.

However, the lost mana would slowly come back, and the last resort prepared was the connect system.

A control system was created that mobilized all the power of the dead bodies of dragons and seals scattered across the continent.

‘It was intentional that the gates were created mainly for the kingdom rather than the empire.’

Thanks to this, the kingdoms suffered great damage in the early stages of the game, but it was an unavoidable choice.

Because in an empire that controlled black magic, gate monsters could be controlled.

The Imperial Demonic Soldiers could be said to be a representative example.

And for the growth of players arriving from Earth, the gate had no choice but to be driven to the kingdom.

And now that all scenarios are over.

Most of the Connect system’s energy was being used to block gates targeting Connect planets.

However, there are limits to blocking all such attempts.

The Tower of Demon World was the result.

The connected system’s defense shield was breached and the suppressed energy produced a high-level gate.

And now the Connect system was waiting for Raoul’s choice.

“ha.”

A message from the connect system appeared before Raoul’s eyes as he sighed deeply.

-Sooner or later the invasion energy of the dimensional gate will exceed that of the connect system.

-The stored energy is gradually depleted and the system itself eventually stops operating.

-The coordinator must make a decision before the stored energy is used up.

-I suggest two methods:

-first.

We use all our energy to separate Connect Planet from all dimensions.

In this case, no more gates are created and the connected planet can exist on its own.

The amount of mana does not change, there is no external influence, and the residents of Connect may be able to enjoy peace.

-second.

Accept dimensional energy without going against the flow of nature.

In this case, gates will be created more actively than before.

Instead, it uses its reserves of energy and dimensional energy to form a buffering barrier outside the connect planet.

The barrier will be a protective shield that limits the power and activities of those crossing the dimensional gate.

Just be careful.

In this case, energy from other dimensions that we have not been in contact with until now may also flow in.

-What are the coordinator’s options?

Raoul closed his eyes and looked back on what had happened.

Life as Bae Do-hyeon in his previous life.

Life as Raoul in this life.

The countless relationships I met during my life and the people I will continue to protect in the future.

And even the pull of fate that brought him to this place.

After thinking about it, Raoul opened his eyes.

There was a strong determination in the shining golden eyes.

“My choice is…”

* * *

“A magical message has arrived from the American branch.”

The crowded situation room suddenly became quiet.

The man who was looking at the world map marked with various markings turned his head towards the person in charge of communications.

Although his face was a little haggard, his eyes were alive and he was none other than Ilwoo.

“Please report.”

“yes. The operation to liberate Los Angeles attempted at 00:00 on the 17th ended in failure. At the new A-class gate that appeared during the operation….”

Il-woo closed his eyes tightly.

‘Even there…’

The situation room looked gloomy after hearing the sad news.

The world map attached to the front of the situation room was mostly red, indicating the monster’s territory.

It’s already been 3 years since I lost connection with Connect.

Humanity was still struggling.

Although they said they were prepared, confusion was inevitable as most of the leaders of each country had disappeared.

In addition, as the amount of mana increased, existing devices that used electricity gradually reached the end of their lifespan.

However, one consolation is that there was no shortage of food thanks to the rapid growth of plants.

‘There may be an effect of the population decreasing.’

And existing devices were being replaced by a new method called magic.

Although it was still in the beginning stages, a generator using mana stones was also developed.

However, the appearance and erosion of gates was accelerating faster than the speed at which humanity was adapting.

Now, it was difficult to call it human territory except for the First Company’s shelter and certain areas where the ‘gate creation prevention barrier stones’ distributed by them were installed.

We tried to counterattack by going through such difficult times, but as you can see, we continued to fail.

‘It’s dangerous like this. Unless something happens, eventually…’

Il-woo shook his head to shake off the bad thoughts that were creeping into his head.

He was the representative of the Guardians, an awakened organization, and the idol of all awakened people.

He could never appear disappointed or discouraged.

Clap clap.

“Well, it’s still too early to be disappointed! If I try again based on the information I gained this time, I will definitely… Huh?”

Ilwoo, who was trying to encourage people about what was going on, stopped talking.

His eyes were shaking wildly as he caught sight of someone who shouldn’t be here.

“How have you been? “You still have a lot of trouble.”

“How come here…?”

The moment when the smiling other person’s hand touches Ilwoo’s shoulder.

-Nice to meet you again, player Kim Il-woo.

-The connect system has been updated. Would you like to connect?

-Complete-

〈Review〉

The first serial started on May 22nd last year.

Somehow, I ended up finishing the work exactly on the one-year anniversary.

Thanks to the support and encouraging advice from readers, I think I was able to safely reach my destination of completion.

There may be many regrets and stories that have not yet been told, but I would like to leave the remaining parts to each of you.

After taking a short break, I will come up with a better work and greet you all again.

I am sincerely grateful to the many readers who have been with me so far, and I hope that only brilliant flowery paths unfold in your future.

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