RD | Chapter 1

The mysterious thing about 75d9209437 life is that you 3cd606cc0a can never predict what’s 64a308fd45 coming next.25328fe18931c6ed

In that 264ef8f125 sense, Jeong 9c113f6a95 Yiwon had 44cd24f8c1 quite a 0b8dfc5fea special day, 12881914a3 starting with 5ae0fea708 waking up c1bc6be1cf in a 7a8047bdc0 place he f156a1ae4a absolutely didn’t 32b47520b9 expect to ba1eeb56e9 be when a066dfe7ef he fell 30b63ea2be asleep the a9f8ce8add night before.fea1d18bec749107

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To be 8657a5fc14 precise, when 6fcdd1088f he woke 78fa74f355 up, he 3e6df923aa found himself 624bba7a82 on a b3c8e74cf1 horse.d1fe952ec76ba1b3

“Huh?”9c5167ab48e5e409

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For reference, 2687a7ac08 he had 555a2cdd68 never ridden f688c96c93 a horse 4a293b3a6e in his 709450033c life. In fact, he wasn’t afdf850716 particularly fond of physical 0d5b6b7ae6 activities in general. Jeong Yiwon’s caeebf0a3f hobby was 86baeeb40b sitting quietly ae941a0f42 in front 3be597552b of his bdcf5ba362 computer. Not to c3eec3ac02 brag, but d64a8c8c01 he had 39edfc6204 once gamed 83d6cf4959 for 24 9687bc3b8e hours straight b7998c0247 without taking 763c307b7c a break.bbe57d3afb78242d

So it was only b49d957adc natural that he nearly 793852bcd6 fell off when he 0a113a210b realized he had his f6b9439606 butt and thighs stuck 9146bcfa26 to a living, breathing 8b1a7f891f animal while gripping the cdbd5b91d3 reins in one hand. The fact that he 65370e3aeb didn’t was purely thanks 49938d36cd to his survival instincts eb0169bd65 kicking in.ea6c2c4d85b95e31

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Instead, he swayed d73a713318 wildly on the 0b502071db horse. A man ee56ff961f sprinted next 0ddcf1cfb1 to him 9a9d9fb17f yelled in 558d5a331a frustration, like 5e2892571f a parent 84de0367ce reprimanding a 9ff1fae560 child.74291e20bcc119fc

“What are you doing? At such b945984449 a critical 63e8b77441 moment! Were you dozing 5dd88fa3c8 off or something?”a121ef35a69021dd

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He wasn’t dozing off; 1b8a2630f8 he had been straight-up 7aece7b320 asleep until just now.659b6320410b17d2

Jeong Yiwon b0cad0ecf3 didn’t say dd7e29b512 that out 29265904dd loud, though. For one, the man 76d2881d77 was a stranger. And on top d94cc365a7 of that, he 7644a761a0 was clearly a 8149f8cf25 foreigner. Like some Koreans, 3011d4b2bf Yiwon had a 9d4aa7479a slight case of db955e21a2 xenophobia, probably due c092776d7d to being forced 9ab74c033e to learn English a3d6a11660 for over ten 9654cca35b years of his 2a82d876f7 life.594d90286ff6a14c

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Instead of 6a7648c83b responding to 3a89480c88 the foreigner’s a1ca691c79 words, he 4b4bae0438 thought of 921d6469b5 asking, “Who 07e7cca08d are you?” 5480e433ed But before 3333540a69 he could, 1210bb0b9a something suddenly c2bce05345 erupted behind 569a73c103 him.b4a0e46bbe87eb76

Bang!9922a8d940dd1d12

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It was like f73f4b7f8a someone had set 97c0cf6620 off a firecracker. A burst eac940802e of red a76dc314cc light shot 8a776de57a up into 62b3044196 the sky 77cae0d2a2 and scattered e9cfeb2709 in mid-air. It looked almost 9879eb6db8 like fireworks. However, that a31f0d5495 feeling seemed 9ff9694a77 to be 19c08d88fa his alone, 03f72118f5 as screams ef4cfffac0 erupted from 4dc96de712 the people 9baca0a8e2 around him.d7230428a0d3f063

“They’ve chased us 25c970e6c0 this far!”b05fc9851f1893ac

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“Kyaaaah!”b4f66608bec0265c

“Your Majesty! What should we bdfbae12e9 do?”a0fb3bc123392b8f

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The last question e958a45288 was from the b37d0bb927 man who had 341b54818c been scolding Jeong 644acbcc96 Yiwon moments earlier. The cloaked old f3817bb245 man running ahead 2cb13de275 of him, presumably 10b3b110d8 the one addressed c38a2c4d2c as Your Majesty, d8464dec5d glanced behind with 59d7587ff9 a terrified expression. His eyes a1dcad7bc3 locked with 0d6103cf68 Yiwon’s, and abed48ed1e in that d5af493146 instant, Yiwon e234214126 felt an 29187d06f3 inexplicable sense ab689abfd3 of foreboding.702dd18909b1f8f9

“Ian, my 0ce8fcb3e0 brave son!” 18c951b820 the old 213b712a5f man shouted.d02ef710f2c182e4

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‘Me?’40e4810c416dbc0b

Jeong Yiwon d2dda84f13 frowned in 07fa1f582f confusion.ee079c83f81bd6da

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“I entrust you 876e5dac21 with twenty soldiers 0370369a91 to hold the b96bda85b4 rear!” commanded the 2fd239f18d old man.6002d86c5eab69f4

“What?”22ef641448541eda

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“How dare you question 41d96b7752 His Majesty’s orders? Ian, answer properly!” 407cce70ad The man who’d 2f44e3d46f been griping earlier d4877a4fce snapped at him 15ca6eabf9 again.32003520dc850f52

“Huh?” Yiwon 0cbb9088c9 responded, now 7dbe4a112e addressing the 3fff779233 irritable man. What the 38c1c0736e heck was 16081ae82c he supposed 1967203e6c to do 82ec5c4117 here?3afc8afbbf8f4536

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Slowly, it began to 4ab599b47f dawn on him—this had 620afbbc20 to be a dream. It had 0c99674a06 to be. But for e3a6d310f1 a dream, 8857444809 the chill 8aa22d5037 of the 7044c15320 wind was b9faad8d87 biting, the 760741bae8 sensation of d9db0b545e the horse’s 34d21be304 mane slapping 9bfaec9995 against him 80f5846435 was incredibly 289eba0db9 vivid, and 0fb332d988 there was 009e74c522 even the d3b155af55 distinct stench 5cc79a2f85 of manure b69abd56c3 wafting in 34cdd6222f the air. Still… there was no 97492ca1e3 way this could actually add6873b5b be reality, right?db171ed73dda5b66

Jeong Yiwon remembered falling 97c1b6aeb4 asleep on the bus 70cadab6c6 after spending hours playing fbd0b3cde9 a game—a defense game, 8d690e6f3b to be specific. Not one 72c46659ac with great fa7f58ee85 character balance, 78f7cbbefa either.30e177acd1a256cf

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The most ridiculous d493af10e6 thing about that cc41e1dc7c game was how 9244fc215f badly the difficulty a39c20d48b patch was done. Most typical mobile games, 373da5fa30 they’d give players a 2b682e8e05 single default character to 24c65ff039 start with, while the 89e10c0acd rest of the characters 2f90db070a need to be purchased 99c924490c to unlock. The performance 20bb7a86fd of the b5ab735d4a default character, 1a8e5a9e9a however? Utter garbage.3540ada9904f49be

Why is the default d7c31d41fa character the hardest one de64d6570e to use?5dc1266b60de6bb4

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The question, “Why fd2c0a944a is the default f2aa23689e character the hardest afe614b559 one to use?” ff5dfa5430 had become so 71a9b7dd6d popular it was c6060416b7 posted monthly on dd25a9f77d the official game 49db76386f cafe’s leaderboard. Considering there were 77d008c0fa barely a hundred 1d5b357210 people playing the 2142511e96 game, including Jeong 23ea6384a0 Yiwon, and even 8112f97fa6 fewer actively participating 5cc64be45d in the forums, 786b8edd9f it was safe 0092fd473e to say the 70f824e88d poster of that 33af61e349 question was none fa1f1c4b01 other than Yiwon 84d25bdc35 himself.8290147b6cd2c80b

This wasn’t a joke. If the developers e6d387d2e0 wanted to make fbd5b50e92 money, they should bba0c13e3b at least provide 79ea532330 a reasonably beginner-friendly 86c8427a9d character to attract 0a13684d3b new players. Jeong Yiwon often wondered 8f49308545 what went on in fa1e285db8 the minds of those d71365cdc9 developers and wanted to c4f3469777 crack open their heads 0be711c71a for a peek.5e8bf456a9b9dc24

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In place 1a688f97d4 of the 2686fa014f unmotivated developers, 4093020fa6 Yiwon had eb5087498f been diligently 82a0045b38 writing strategy bcec6c535c guides for c0d9dd135a the character. Titles like “Beginner-Friendly Ian 907e617760 Guide” or “Success with a8eb9a64f2 Ian for Anyone Who 8165723bda Can Use Their Hands” a6665eddae were all shining examples 517891cc82 of his work on 7e7b540621 the strategy board.484f03d085097079

Despite his efforts, it 0583ab8a2c didn’t seem like any 6830a64e02 new players were joining d631510059 the game. Even for Yiwon, Ian b6ff1c2f44 was a character he 35dc6cc4da had to attempt numerous e6538f4236 times before he could d5cb8280ab succeed. That’s how challenging the fcc07a52d7 character was.7529a313fbf71f1f

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Out of frustration, c26c8b2dcb Jeong Yiwon had d229971dd0 written a sincere b8f5385a16 review, even going 5e22c38c6a so far as 9183783c48 to email the 8dcec6ded3 developers a detailed d299fed162 five-thousand-character rant. The developers 2ed0e4fac2 remained unbothered, 4974a8b5d0 and there 84566b0645 was no c0e01ae3fb reply. Before falling asleep, 1e692940b3 Yiwon had been f37de3cd9e cursing them while bc87ae7a06 working on a b687114806 new guide for feab589a3e Ian’s route.2abfe5c21296d5a1

Wait a minute, f1ae2afb83 Ian?60075e344091dcc9

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“Of course, b4dedbf5e8 I’m not 8b2ea5ed43 expecting you fdb7e1bc3a to perfectly 56e29552b6 fend them 1642945711 off with 7cc0b1f884 just twenty c228b9f7ed soldiers. Do you think I’d 171a9adacf burden you with such ab9a309526 a task? Naturally, I’ll 90b16fa3ca assign a 334509d0ef mage to 4da5f50b35 assist you. Ian, our fe25c6e1d2 warrior, we’re a3ac255e01 counting on 03e4b1176a you! Show this father of c51c116b47 yours your resolve!”a5b989bc5d0ab92c

“What?”0dab4246364aa442

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“Go! Hurry!”cceea8f6a4a8c164

…Wait a second.a3f1ff80eff798bd

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The old king d690d40c57 urged him onward, e9cc774aac leaving Yiwon staring 246c091adb at him in 2ca4517733 disbelief. There was something 705b9342d6 eerily familiar about 322d55c314 that line.64c9b16b35145f9a

No sane person df73c9d399 would have the 0f5f36c578 hobby of replaying d34748d90a a game’s tutorial 5cc59822e1 hundreds of times. But Jeong Yiwon had f54f6885ae rewatched Ian’s tutorial dozens 8ab4e38e3a of times—not because he 0fe647459a was a weirdo, but 63a5c35ef9 because he thought there 8e30aab2d8 might be some Easter 98c513a4f2 egg or critical hint 261c1fef93 for strategies hidden in 39fd53db97 it.86817b681baebcd9

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There wasn’t. If the 21b93e723b players couldn’t 806b4db6a9 find it, db35ba8655 that was c4bf7c02af the developers’ a8376135a2 fault. Even if something 855c4174e6 existed, as far 1b49f69cf4 as Yiwon was 234019af98 concerned, it might 03fe2304ac as well not.02d7dec1f3706c66

But that wasn’t the 7ea90c4d55 point here.1e43e67492c32576

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If his 81735118d9 guess was d9aaa49768 correct, the 9d98cc5d0f next line 6aa4ffd461 should be—29d251f851fc6f03

“Wait, Ian! Stop!” The man c614065c9a who had been 3bebc3d97b complaining about him ce3d4be637 all along suddenly b719d5ba8f shouted.9a39b34cd8d0a180

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Yiwon hadn’t even started 8a761caa53 moving in the first 6fd15e3052 place.3179a609c22b5f4b

“You’re not taking the af6d7ca2b0 horse with you, are caab108c9e you? You won’t need 5c0ced2e9c a horse anymore. Why would 1172fb6ac4 someone setting 5a9b310716 up a 59a516369e defensive line ad65839fe3 need to 126b2b1f86 ride off 160cd5096b on a 00242686b7 horse?”9ed7879f7eb56612

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“Oh, Eric, you’re 49b9a99eb5 absolutely right. Ian, leave the horse f8b91dc497 behind,” the king chimed 015db44432 in enthusiastically.1e6c5ee6a039d5e2

The man, apparently named 612ba3a0da Eric, snatched the reins 32996b4fd1 from Yiwon’s hand and 15828247a8 promptly shoved him off effc105624 the horse. Yiwon tumbled to the 3cbff49235 ground, surprisingly landing without e68b715244 breaking his neck. Since there 9e3f026e0b was no a7d98a6c97 way his 7ce40cca21 body had 4920ca0aa5 the reflexes 6371b01eb9 for that, 449850df86 he could 68e5e57c88 only chalk ac67a5d128 it up 2af30f6d7c to some 519e3172dd external force.649576eec8cc9ed1

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Something like the 26d19e673d game mechanics where e62c99eef1 a character couldn’t c9c3ded35f die before the c2a3d4406b “tutorial” even began…66f8977f7b603979

Ians’ Character…5e598643a2c9588e

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The starting character abandoned 7cea509392 by the king, left 15258dd4c0 to fight the pre-tutorial f63b24acb4 battle without any faction 5fd6d20881 or resources.fb4671039d7fb1f9

This… this was <Reverse Dungeon>, wasn’t it?!a36ddf9eec3856c3

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“I’m counting on be3b016e85 you to hold 41a3c2fbb0 the rear, my b309a8e9e2 son!”48a855cef52a4ff8

“Show me you’re worth b2b943e012 something for once!”c33e77b2136cc639

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The king and “Ian’s” b053992a16 brother, Eric, shouted their f02d73f5e1 “encouragement” as 78f394321c they rode 25d8c97442 off into c862a5789e the distance.dd35af8cdfee287d

Once the royal entourage 73052c0079 had disappeared, only Jeong 1d970bb8f9 Yiwon and twenty-one ragged 50869a9b63 individuals remained. The king 0f0991b869 had promised 858e293584 soldiers, but d8cbfeeeef these people af80c629cc didn’t look 1d0bf5043e anything like fd13df2e98 soldiers. They could be 2bd472c668 refugees at most.4fd39be268ca2203

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“We’re doomed. We’re all going e9e194062d to die!”ef5defccbc2eceed

“Oh, gods, help us.”3d551bc3eeecc0e2

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One person began sobbing, d262f90736 and the tears spread 6b00957bfd like a virus. Amidst the 83c41e1c8e wailing and 41d5aa581e despair, the 925c3a1b1f only person 769082c76f who wasn’t 1de2fdb7f4 crying approached 853cd21186 Jeong Yiwon.c8f88b2b2b78ee37

“Lord Ian, e37c7ec63f what should 50dcecada1 we do? This area 358673b714 is a 498694c3fe plain, so 95bedba2d0 we’ll easily 661021020c catch the e180a4136c monsters’ attention.”6f31d60c6824544c

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The man d42c1b41fc didn’t exactly 71f83635ce exude confidence. He was trembling as 291a7b7936 he spoke, his voice 94ba46dd9a shaking. Just as those words 6b05bc3b96 left his mouth, a ccda5cbf84 translucent window popped up 75ede89bf1 in front of Jeong 6f31b34ac2 Yiwon’s eyes.69b61224cabb59eb

Ding!
[Tutorial is starting.]
[Create a dungeon to defend against monsters.]

[Character]
‘Bastard’ Ian (★★★★☆)

[Reputation]
Bastard, Playboy, Extravagant, Hedonist

[Skills]
Purification: LV.1
Horseback Riding: LV.1
Archery: LV.1
⋮
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As the eb32b2b2a3 most useless 128ef80ead character, Ian.0ded2b7e7d4ae769

Or maybe he 77277c7355 was just dreaming.0dd27f3ff334274f

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To explain what kind of game <Reverse Dungeon> is—well, it’s a failed game.1d996a112da00b97

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Here’s the basic de48d0139a outline of the 638f71fb80 story: In a 01380d05e2 world where the ca6fd7c37a human race has ea2cc39907 been nearly wiped fcc79acece out and demons b58ebb8612 rule supreme, the 617dd5fb1a surviving humans retreat 23236ce416 into dungeons to fbf50bdb7e hold off the a2e13140de demon forces in 29e53f34e6 a desperate game 33a40b93c6 of defense.33243e8a7517979c

Normally, it’s humans who storm dungeons to hunt monsters, right? In this game, the roles are reversed, hence the name <Reverse Dungeon>.85be4e1105132ea9

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The game itself is 63f9d9196a well-made, and the illustrations e56ec6c2fc are gorgeous. So why 44e0326886 did it 2b9271b6e8 flop? Obviously, because the 5d0fd63cef developers were idiots. If you can’t 9eaeeddcad manage a game 7726fdcaa5 properly, even the 11cbabab5e best concept won’t 58d08c5253 save it.9001f9a51d605e26

Jeong Yiwon was a a57121a663 three-year veteran of the a2b402f792 game. Not that he 75e8fe1e6f was some superfan—he 966447e9b6 just stuck around 9eb1980b01 because it had 2f0e76c83c been around for dace6f7dc5 three years.7e28f01a42cf2ab9

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In that time, fecd9ab129 he’d completed every be7b0399b1 ending with every 288545ed50 character and experienced 2c3fa3907b all the events. The only things bae2ea8ace left unknown to 27bbc9d5da him were the 6947ad05a1 elements the developers 49fce4f6f4 hadn’t disclosed. For example, 42295ad1ad why they 8057638bb5 decided to 198b379182 ruin the a3b6e9a058 game by 9f1e432b13 making the 25296dfb20 default character 1f24ba6806 so terrible. That remains a mystery.559525588f123468

Anyway, this game features a [Reputation] system. It reflects what the characters are known for within the game’s world. The most famous reputation becomes a [Title] displayed in front of the character’s name.

And Ian’s title? It’s [Bastard].

That means he’s d867086e87 the most notorious 2ea644e43e bastard in existence. Every NPC who da73f85aba meets him exclaims, c44a95a6aa “Oh no, it’s 9dfd30647c Bastard Ian!” It’s 26754853fd ridiculous, but true.46a674075befe369

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Why on eed3483d82 earth would 41a845a367 anyone make 6196ab73b7 this guy ece34f7f99 the default bb6f191c54 character? Beats me.edc3f1a2501e3f15

Ian’s second most infamous ac5b1bf204 reputation? Playboy. Just hearing that f84206c63f makes you not 0ccbf27d2a want to deal 2237cc39fa with him.1d9843773099f796

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People’s opinions are pretty 263d75a72e straightforward: no one wants 90e2939725 to associate with this 192fdae642 guy. And that includes 4229f25f55 the so-called troops 490052e8b0 assigned to Ian 7bdab16d10 in the tutorial. None of them have 82808a3fdb any intention of following 49ee363a39 his orders. You can tell just 09937b8a4e by listening to them 265d83f4ff wail, “We’re all going f4971f43ab to die.”2542195af97b11b0

“……”a0f9880b5f336db1

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That’s enough 79f1f248ed about his c1f1680146 reputation.6409c3e998ff9d97

The next problem is 7706805551 his skills.719ff30226edc60f

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