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nArash’s Battle Royale Role Playing Survival Project.

nWhat a long name.

nCurrent time dilation is 4.0179x

nAfter checking the time dilation, I surveyed this world.

nBattle Royale etc…

nOr, Arash’s world for short, looks as if numerous worlds have been woven together, giving it a quite unique look.

nThe planet was one huge spiral stretching towards the sky.

nThe spiral, which seems to ignore common sense, had many different layers of worlds.

nAt the very bottom is a vast meadow world, then a sequence of worlds including lava, mountains, historical sites, ruined cities, undergrounds, caves, and so on.

nAnd between each world…

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nThere appears to be a mysterious bridge reminiscent of the night sky connecting each world.

n< This was originally a game made by the protagonist Arash. >

nGame.

nHearing it, this certainly looks like a game.

n< However, one day, reality and Arash’s game world overlapped. >

nSo it was like that.

nArash’s game had become reality.

nAnd the countless challengers that were brought here.

nIt is said that whoever clears the 50th world first will have one of their wishes granted.

nEver since I saw the hashtag, I’ve been curious about how a game can become reality.

nIt sounded like something from a novel, but what’s in front of me proves it’s really possible.

n“But wasn’t it something that only existed on Earth?”

n< There are many worlds similar to Earth. >

n“Oh…”

nI slowly flew along the sky, looking at the worlds within the spiral.

nThere were many people running around in some of the worlds.

nAlthough I’m only a temporary Constellation, I was able to see every stage at a glance, while the people inside couldn’t.

nWhere’s the protagonist?

nIt was too difficult looking from afar, but then the Client spoke.

n< It’ll be faster to you use Channel Search if you want to find a specific human. >

n“Come to think of it, I did receive a few skills.”

n< That’s right. Although you don’t have the full power of a Constellation, being a temporary Constellation, you’ve received all the channel skills . >

n“Great.”

nSlowly looking over the skills, I activated Channel Search.

nHundreds, no, hundreds of thousands of channels appeared.

n“Hm…?”

nEvery channel signifies a challenger, so there were at least hundreds of thousands of people in Arash’s world.

nLooking at the channels, I touched the one that reads ‘Best Hot Pick 3,’ and saw that there were over a thousand Constellations watching.

nBest of the best!

nNo.1 in channel ranking: Arash

nConstellations watching: 2076

nConsidering that other channels had at most a hundred, this was ridiculous.

nActivating my skill, I entered the channel.

nSuddenly.

nWoosh!

nMy surroundings suddenly changed, and I felt the sensation of moving.

n“Ugh…”

nDizziness, similar to when I travel to other worlds, came over me.

nAfter waking up and opening my eyes, a different world came into view.

nLowering my eyes, I could clearly see a world of lava.

n{ The 7th world and stage called Volcano of Despair. }

n{ The theme here is ‘competition’. }

n{ Which challenger will be the first to reach the final destination? }

nI guess the humans competing against each other in this artificial lava world are the challengers.

nHovering above the challengers was an angel shouting loudly at them.

nNow now, everyone! At last, we’ve arrived at the highlight! You’re nearing the end of this stage! Five challengers have survived up to this point!

nThe final competition leading to the next stage.

nA bloodbath between five people.

nIt seems like this is the final competition before the next stage.

nThe first challenger to pass this stage will receive double the reward! Who will be the one to claim it?!

n{ Losing My Balance Libra: Arash will definitely win. }

n{ Laughing Half Moon Bear: Don’t you want to see Arash lose? }

n{ White Wolf Crying Victory: Arash must not win! }

nSeeing the sudden messages, I frowned.

n“Chat window?”

nA translucent chat window of Arash’s channel appeared in front of me.

nHere, the Constellations were expressing their own opinions.

n{ Dragon That Devoured The Sun: Arash, kill them all! }

n{ Witch Departing On A Boat: Pull out their heads and offer their spines to me! }

n{ Summer Beneath World Wolf: I will give my teeth to the bravest warrior! }

n…Every single nickname truly looked childish.

nAnd even the messages weren’t any better.

nTo put it bluntly, it was like a conversation between elementary school students, or to put it nicely, it’s like watching a Shakespeare comedy.

n‘Hm…’

nI slowly watched for the outcome.

n100 people were among the first to arrive at the 7th stage.

nAnd of the 100, only 5 remained.

nEverything was going smoothly.

nThat is, if they were all working alone.

nAh, how could this be! Four of them were a team. How will Arash, the lone challenger, overcome this crisis?!

nAs soon as the angel finished speaking, a message appeared in my mind.

n{ Challengers have ‘level,’ ‘class,’ and ‘skill.’ }

n{ Do you wish to view the challengers’ information? }

nI nodded my head and their information appeared.

nThe four challengers teaming up against Arash are a priest, an archer, a warrior, and a mage.

nTheir average level is 6.

nHowever, Arash is level 9.

nHe is quite higher level than the rest.

nAlso…his class looked very unique.

n“…Star Cleaving Battle Mage? What class is this?”

n{ Hidden class. Only one person per hidden class, and the way to obtain one is extremely difficult. }

nHowever, Arash had one.

nProbably because this was his game world.

nReally, this is too much.

nThinking about it.

nArash had developed the game.

nThat means he knows every detail that exists in this world.

nDetails that I somehow need to get in order to kill him.

nBut…

n< Protagonist Hunter Lv.2 is not high enough to see the information of this world. >

n“Why? I was able to see it last time.”

n< It was due to that world detecting the effect of ‘regression.’ >

nThat…sounds plausible.

nEvery time Fiolen used his knowledge of the future, I was only able to get a glimpse of the change in the target’s future.

nIn other words, I won’t be able to kill Arash using an information advantage like last time.

nThe situation is looking increasingly grim.

nAmid my deepening worry, Arash, who was in a crisis, suddenly started to do something.

nThe angel shouted with all its might.

nThe challenger Arash! He took something out!

nFour level 6 challengers against one level 9 challenger.

nI guess it was a foregone conclusion in everyone else’s eyes that the four would win, but things didn’t go as expected.

nAh! That’s the claw of the Lactarox! Why the hell did challenger Arash take that out…oh?! Oh my! He combined it with the saliva of a Manticore!

n{ Item manufacturing by challenger Arash! }

n{ Successfully created ‘Plutten Paralyzing Poison Ballon!’ }

nIt was hard concentrating on the announcement and commentary in the channel at the same time.

nWas that thing really so great?

nThinking so, the chat window soon became plastered with messages.

nSkyward Sword: Amazing! How clever!

nBest Necklace Manufacturer: That’s my recipe! I can’t believe it, it’s amazing!

nWater That Can’t Be Put Back: How did he think to do that!

nDon’t Let Your Dreams Be Dreams: A challenger at the 7th stage figured out how to make that?

nI still couldn’t understand it.

nWhat’s so great about it?

nMy question was soon answered.

nArash, holding the claw with both hands, swung it in all directions.

nThe other four challengers slowly began to lose their strength even though they were not touched by the claw.

nThe Plutten Paralyzing Poison Balloon has the effect of paralyzing anyone who breaths in the gasses, and is super effective in hot places! Sure enough, challenger Arash! He predicted everything and had prepared an item in advance!

nArash, wearing a mask, continued to swing the claw recklessly.

nThat wasn’t the end.

nGrabbing the air, Arash pulled out an item and quickly overpowered the four challengers.

nIn the end, he defeated them all.

nA flawless conclusion.

nNumber one on the channel ranking somehow reversed an unfavorable situation because of a brilliant idea again!

nThe reactions were explosive.

nAs expected of challenger Arash!!

nAlong with the angel’s shout came a series of ‘sponsorship’ in Arash’s channel.

nCrackion Noise sponsors 1000 Star Force.

nDragon That Devoured The Sun sponsors 1500 Star Force.

nSight That Lost The Light Sponsors 1200 Star Force.

nI was in a daze watching the endless sponsorship messages.

nStar Force?

n{ Challengers can use Star Force to raise their level and stats, or purchase items. }

nDo I have that?

nRemaining Star Force: 370

n…That’s all?

nThis amount of Star Force…the situation is much worse than I thought.

n< Star Force correlates to your Mana. Once consumed, with time, your Star Force will recover. >

n< Also, Star Force can be gained when your chosen avatar clears a quest, dungeon, or world. >

nHu, so there was a system like this.

nIt was both amazing and annoying.

nIn the meantime, Arash, who could not see the Constellations, bowed his head and thanked them.

n“Haha, thank you! Constellations! When I clear all 50 worlds and become a Constellation, I’ll make sure to pay you all back!”

nWatching him, somehow I felt hopeless.

nFrom now on, I have to find a way to kill Arash who’s being watched by the other Constellations.

nI have no information advantage.

nAnd I can’t even touch him physically.

nThe only way to kill the protagonist is through Channel Interference, but with only 370 Star Force, I will be in a terrible situation if I sponsor someone even once, and it was hardly enough to do anything with this amount.

nWhen such thoughts invaded my mind, I took a deep breath and cleared my head.

nYeah, there has never been an easy hunt.

nAs a F-Rank hunter, no hunt has been a ‘freebie.’

nWhen I meet an enemy that seems impossible to defeat, I just make use of anything and everything I have.

nWhile thinking about my dilemma, Arash reached the final destination of the 7th stage.

nThen, along with the sound of firecrackers, the angel screamed.

nWe finally have a winner!

nNow that first place has been decided, the only thing left was for the other four challengers to come.

nThe four challengers, who were knocked down before reaching the only wooden bridge, rose up with difficulty, and began to cross it.

nThen, Arash putting his hands on his legs, spoke.

n“Guys, you know what?”

nEveryone’s attention was focused on Arash.

nHe seems to relish in this fact.

n“If I give up my first place reward, a ‘bug’ will cause the only way to the next stage to disappear!”

nSaid Arash with a bright smile.

n“I will give up my first place reward. So, remove the bridge.”

nAs soon as he said that.

nThe bridge disappeared like it had evaporated, and the four challengers began to descend into the lava.

n{ The first challenger to clear the 7th Stage has been determined! }

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nImmediately, numerous messages and sponsorship flooded the chat window.

nStar Running Horse: What a pleasant surprise! Yes, kill them all!

nStar Running Horse sponsors 1000 Star Force.

nPoisonous Plant In Greenhouse: You have to beat them to the point where they can’t stand up again.

nPoisonous Plant In Greenhouse sponsors 2000 Star Force.

nKnife Sharpening Leaf…

nWatching their insane behaviors, I turned to look at something else.

nThe four challengers that hadn’t fallen into the lava, but were dangling onto each other.

nThen back at the Constellations going crazy.

nA rather plausible and only method came to mind of how to kill the protagonist.

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