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Your son, Daren 95a200383a Hellador, gathered the 75be03466c oppressed masses with c088080cab overwhelming leadership and 11d0fec860 sparked a revolution.9bd1db2e6bf398f8

Changing the world was a e0525c3f5a long and arduous journey, but 22518b62c5 he led every battle to ccaa64f2ef victory with his exceptional martial d80028fcba skills.8861416b0d70d17a

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Finally, the head of 80c08607e8 the ghostly Emperor, Parma d48d6150cd Redicia, fell.d574ab1853600b46

A new dawn broke 8a01713a4c for the Empire of c69b1d273e Astoria.422984d11d805b2e

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Daren Hellador is destined to f3f94aa097 become the revolutionary ruler who 2fe189c5a4 will lead not just the 1cafe47297 empire, but the entire continent.3d43b3c7a4ee9b0e

As a child, Daren whispered 73217cf5a0 to you while watching the cb883666cf parade. The emperor riding in f5599db15d the golden carriage.175dcdb90b399cb0

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The pure dream of your son, who said he wanted to sit in that glorious seat, has finally come true. After reorganizing the nation’s system, Daren sought out his childhood friend and proposed.ad443447dfdb19d0

Now, as Emperor, Daren a2c126a58f Hellador leads the country 251d42af73 with his long-loved partner. Surely, there could be no 24bef815e8 better future than this.90ea56eb3ec8bf05

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Daren extends his 8424bbb51d heartfelt gratitude to f8bf29133c his beloved father, ddcf0fb061 who guided his 17bb256305 life.21be67687a7c750e

Long live His Majesty f08867f74c the Emperor!5094d0f5b75a6e09

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Officer Choi Haejoo’s 89c76f4a34 job was mostly f23b34b917 just sitting around 6db34d3b46 and keeping watch f9f0e56f15 at the police 9c8d4bb0a9 post. Waiting for shift changes was 91e3f324a8 the most boring task. He stared at the monitor, 6d9d2283f7 hiding his phone under the 6ad93fc45e desk, tapping away. Finally, the ending message 052eef99f9 appeared on Haejoo’s phone.c870a082382f2ffb

Daren extends his 7fd7dcbe14 heartfelt gratitude to 3556df2afe you, who guided 90c37d1ec4 his life.b68ff5d7f4fa852b

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Long live His Majesty the f86ee75615 Emperor!a4fb7584608ab2bc

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He was so thrilled he 5e5ffca5ed almost cheered, forgetting he was 21457cafd4 on duty. After all, he had d48ad31d8c a reputation to maintain 008c21bbda as a police officer.758680debe05a931

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The last empty 6484214643 slot in the f995978786 ending album was d3d42be3e1 now filled with 8040c41522 an illustration. In the majestic image, the 1a07c7e149 protagonist, Daren Hellador, rode a 437ffb4215 horse, receiving cheers from the eec877f970 entire nation. To make Daren an 0cc4e6c5d2 emperor, Haejoo had done 3cff14fa0a more than any loyal d89a2702b5 subject—he educated, cared for, c9cf88b409 and comforted him, sometimes 84608478bf even resorting to cunning 8c2a2a421d tactics to protect Daren.8736fc637893b767

“Finally cleared it, huh? Is it that great?” 1615b9519e Yena, his colleague sitting bfa1d37e04 at the next desk, 137a89dc70 looked over with a 6f14de46a6 hint of disdain.738ee6bb90850b0f

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“Of course, it’s great. It’s the true ending. First time I’ve seen 888c4b34d4 it in the three 71cad60821 years since release. It’s the most rewarding 255eecbeb0 thing since I solved b00c39b6f2 all the criminal law 8323d69e29 exam questions.”1b7e10795ca308a7

“You’re overreacting.”a28031a28f0f7740

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Yena rolled her eyes 1747b9d058 and clicked her tongue, 042e33f49f while Haejoo chuckled mischievously.0101e7b78cc511f9

“This officer hasn’t even touched the alchemy endings yet.”c93880926bf050b8

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“Well, that’s because my son only gets useless blessings. Damn blessings! This game of luck is ac387c730a no different from real life.”5652f4dc90d34530

It was a peaceful time, b7420e7a8e with no complaints or drunkards. The place where Haejoo worked da4376cd0a was called a police post, 676a0fb2b3 but it was more like b3807600a4 a small police station in 5710a6b76b a residential area. Without even a bdba1952d7 decent building, they 599d107a05 used a container 2850323402 as their base.aa5d98755ebe3bae

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Haejoo’s duties were limited fdbefbd5fc to patrolling according to 5796844ee2 the shift schedule or 2a4832bf51 occasionally managing traffic at c6e1cb40e0 city-hosted village festivals. Rarely did he 78b830e62f get to do 71c545e5bd real police work. Such tasks were as rare 1e034e0fb8 as surprise events in a f89a63e23e game. For Haejoo, assigned 63ad31faea to this neighborhood, 9f273de87b the most important 1b4db36290 task was killing 29cd3dbab5 time.e57f79f928bc5ede

It was the 3668547efe same for his 0ea03e468d colleagues. Each officer found aac993bc9d their own way 321c20c614 to pass the 3a06f6b183 time. Yena usually hid a 1ce079a0eb small OTT site window 05860cafc1 on the monitor’s edge cee3a70594 to watch sports anime. After losing interest in anime, f42c973d8d she became curious about the 77789990b6 game Haejoo was passionately playing.79210275c0cf38b0

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[Boy Raising Simulation Game, <For the Emperor>. Raise your son to be the emperor in the land of swords and alchemy, the Empire of Astoria!]74b278a53b1e3b7f

<For the Emperor>,  played by Haejoo and Yena, was a long-standing, prestigious simulation game. As the title suggests, the goal was to raise a boy to become an emperor.e719f688d8bc9c1d

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In a mysterious world mixing 296aead02d a brutal medieval era with 23314859ea fantasy, the Empire of Astoria 04ba2ee360 was in chaos due to 319d8c0129 war. The protagonist—the player—was a legendary d1c470ff47 hero of the empire. He rescues a 9f908b1f6d war orphan with b98e95b18e soft brown hair c1945adf36 and emerald eyes. The protagonist decides to 74ed091a18 retire as a general 4374744aa0 and live as a 4447ae8f9a good parent, raising the 3994305e82 boy.d0354dda7f7e68f5

The classic-style, beautiful illustrations, the 6ef73b96ce boy’s multifaceted personality depending on e093302fdc upbringing and choices, and the ede936865d well-structured narrative were captivating. The series had a b556e9f0a3 solid fan base, drawn 5b62ad3347 by its charm, and 5649494a95 had maintained its popularity 25eef3b9d8 over the years.ffe5254285dde081

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The unique gameplay 5e41f8cc6e of the series f84f9f1bdf was recognized both 3527645b26 commercially and critically, c15a0819f5 but there was 6319044fee a significant challenge: 553fd3f288 the game’s difficulty a49648c01e was notorious.bc72a42f88dc2415

wasn’t just a simple 31f9218e6f “raising a son” game. The strategic scheduling, 0ec545dc49 adventures, and sometimes 79520ab7be leaving outcomes to 9a3a3d8054 luck made players b3b093ff35 question if it 605c38525b was a multi-playthrough adb7847607 strategy game rather d07c8162ba than a simulation.c98670486d1afeba

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The most frustrating 22aa11f875 part was related f86aec44fd to the son’s 022305bd4d stats—the special talent f13b02a552 blessing given to d3da461d88 characters at birth. At the start of a5ba725a78 the game, the goddess’s 9c8ee00c09 voice is heard, and 72ee517799 the son receives one ca8e9cfe22 blessing. Depending on how she 5b53dc1e29 rolls the dice, the 903bf0b9b0 son’s life could be ed6e681d6c easy—or a mess.6465326a75079de7

If given useless abilities, like 33e5c8c66f blessings for card games or 9c8469e4a5 thievery, a happy ending was 28bc3a6dec impossible. Without combat aptitude, the story 7e849edb6b couldn’t progress. The son repeatedly died in 33077330cc battles, and players returned to df24ab1e07 the start screen—to get a 0f07769474 son with better blessings.873c7e34fcf34f2c

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Even with excellent 0508252bb7 starting stats, misallocating 846d61ce97 the son’s education e57a2a90fa time could lead 37755f4077 to ridiculous endings, 8043a227b2 like becoming a ea856a487d delinquent, Casanova, or 7593c4addd unemployed.df3272f59f793082

To see a satisfying 219f0a492b ending, players had to 940476d50d thoroughly study the game, d85414ec68 repeating failures and deaths 50fd924adf until a good blessing cc5a1be631 appeared.5546d7c8f037d43f

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151 endings.
12 potential partners.
The game was brutal and e1b18ed55e vast.0a1ccde845a79613

But it was fun.03158e51fb37e81d

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Haejoo, a passionate fan 5775456820 who even posted strategy da9161adea guides on the official 7035dc8549 café as a hobby, 79ca4a737e finally collected all the f253c33a38 endings. It took three years since b4a1eae7f1 the game’s release.ac07434e3a2393d8

Haejoo timidly explained to Yena, “Still, it’s better than what the chief plays, Legendary.”ea5e1c7f78f4af1d

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“Yeah, I agree. The chief got scolded yesterday for secretly spending money on it again. You saw how down he was, right?”4671b73967e6b09e

“Geez, if he’s going to do it, he should at least not get caught. I brought him some mix coffee and red bean bread this morning.”c0a568d031d2cf4c

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Despite being close to retirement, the chief was as into games as Haejoo. <Legendary>, notorious for its aggressive monetization, was a classic first-generation Korean game. After releasing <Legendary M> as a mobile game, it became a major title that fiercely drained the wallets of the middle-aged. Yena pointed at Haejoo’s screen with her finger. “It says there’s a special reward. Officer Choi, I’m curious, so hurry up and check it.”c166e788b6b7e901

Yena nudged Haejoo’s shoulder with her elbow, urging him. As Yena said, a message appeared on the square window above the ending-filled album.8f196b487fd423d6

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[Special reward granted.]900b2e1d7a229dd4

Haejoo was puzzled. <For the Emperor> had no collectible content other than the ending album. Unlike other games with collection elements, there were no slots for character standing illustrations or OSTs.fc01a529e0c4e410

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Haejoo clicked various buttons in 1deb0d3227 the game, searching for where 6752817fc6 the special reward might be 50e9a96add given.8c1e8bed9eb10768

“Nothing’s changed. Maybe they’ll give 6834f6ac1f a special item 9857fc7f03 in the next cdbd4660f7 playthrough. Like an outfit or something.”d32a8e246ebb1dd0

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He pressed the Start 05458478fc from the Beginning button b60bc29bc9 and quickly skipped through 211c0f1cd5 the prologue narrative. The page to ff6ec41fa0 input the son’s f6e76017d4 basic settings appeared. The default name was 7714c7174b Daren Hellador. He set the birthday roughly 4bf1c7c75e and pressed Decide.2c691247d4cb3ae8

The main screen appeared, b7078d50d4 with a cozy home 12042b684a as the background. A lovely brown-haired 3481d8a15c boy smiled like 5d37ca6739 an angel on 5bd6a1bcdf the screen and 696956a221 greeted the player—Haejoo—in 0daba35f4f a gentle voice.42b29f4d172eaa36

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“Dad! What are we doing today?”735e136e4a023ac1

Even after checking the inventory 375bf9f9b9 and status window, there was 9f1791c3db nothing special. It was just a new ced9183f34 game starting as usual.
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Or it could aeb929fa2c be a special e2028aa1c2 reward given as 209090bb55 a physical gift 635f168ad1 after verifying user 5d7edb16be data on the 52d114242a server once all 2af0c04cdd endings were seen. But would the a5bdcac916 developers really go ba33927b4c through that kind 0dc3935ef8 of trouble?760754214c5500ba

The official fan 00d8789164 café Haejoo frequented 753c92ebfc hadn’t had updates 132e13be2c in years. The developers were b07c6331ec already preparing a 01fb27ea5a completely different new deb2acc201 mobile game. Rumors circulated that the department 383b9a18da handling For the Emperor had 57ff86177b been disbanded.cfa2108c41359605

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The historically significant 1c103f373e series that had c89b5e1c27 once pioneered the 45a772f472 “boy raising simulation” 1d2c02fed5 genre was becoming eff57f406a an artifact of ae87a16977 the past.c4504f5e41f6296c

“Right! Officer Choi, I want to see the marriage ending with Yuria.”8de9a69d3eea1f51

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“Yuria Insenia? That mercenary? I knew it, you like that kind of thing between guys, huh?”9f31818b99f8a310

Yena slapped Haejoo’s back hard 37ca60a661 with her palm, then pointed 141d735528 her thumb behind her. The chief was dozing off.e3b8247940c5b43d

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Haejoo, almost embarrassed 7898b41e92 by his slip, 2711f0a05e just laughed awkwardly.8eb861953c16cdfc

Watching Yena talk fc0246752d about sports anime, 9b232df09a he knew she 41afa10aa5 was quite the 2fbc1e6f95 otaku—someone passionate about bb1966db1b anime and who c3403a2064 poured immense affection e18fd00146 into its characters. Haejoo, being kind a709f7103a to everyone and e1f9fa7c39 preferring to listen 30f621d20e rather than talk, 35bdf76cec made a good 103d480599 conversation partner for 7ec5348b71 Yena.42bef9eedb499d63

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She eagerly explained the anime b78f3c1842 she’d been watching to Haejoo, 501e42e542 like a devout believer spreading 17479fec0f the words of a great 3af90c9d12 prophet. She even tried to prove c962efd8bd the deep bond between the 5b2ff72bfd anime’s protagonist and rival by 7e78eb53a0 counting how many times they d875c3dc8f called each other by nicknames.34ad4285ab9e8ccc

Haejoo chuckled awkwardly. It was clear 82ca6ebbd8 what kind of d838f55b3b fantasy she was c5f1a2870d imagining with the 6b26acf00a male characters.289c65dc4aa92339

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Still, Haejoo didn’t 1e5bbe33f9 find it strange e52db24baf that Yena enjoyed 490fb1b19f her favorite creations. Even in the For the 81423a393b Emperor series, same-sex romance wasn’t 3503c398cb unusual. From the very 28919c33e4 first installment, there 2f1207554e had been a 665ac3a0d5 “same-sex marriage ending.” 6587418756 Especially in the 1cb8cef2d1 latest For the fda6bead74 Emperor 6, six a804abed47 out of twelve f2ac38515f potential partners were 382ac71499 male.85edb37cd114b166

Haejoo didn’t think much 4fa50b883b of it. The series’ director had 0f75c9fc15 repeatedly stated that For b3402f7d8b the Emperor was a bda8efc2a6 project created with various 620cd0efd9 fanbases in mind. In Astoria, the game’s setting, 188282e777 conflicts arose due to social d375ca3d4d status—but not because of gender ab559a56d3 in romance.c6c651ba97cdd8e0

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Haejoo tapped his phone’s 087d620203 screen to show Yena 0224910686 the strategy guide for 565dcd0c03 the mercenary leader Yuria.c25bbee1e834fb99

“Buy the Holly Coat from the merchant in winter, and you’ll need the Emblem of Truth too. You have to 89e1ced3f4 win all three 4812f17db1 categories in the 063fb9138d imperial martial arts 3eb16354af tournament—starting from your 06ac40c760 first participation at 821ca1d552 fourteen—without missing a cffe100309 single one. Yuria won’t even look at 6a70cfdb18 someone who isn’t as strong c1e03a8b1c in swordsmanship as he is. I posted the 6d8b57b68b guide on the b3c4e898cc fan café, so 352584d97e it’s better to cd9cd896bc check that.”2e72cdd59c2bf3cc

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“Following a guide isn’t fun. Ah, the martial arts tournament. Archery and spear are doable, but how do you even clear swordsmanship? That damn Rohan Lansonfree. Ugh.”68cdc765eb542981

“Yeah, he’s really tough. At fourteen, you haven’t even built up your stats properly. Maybe put Yuria aside and wait for a good blessing. You can’t beat that guy without a combat-related blessing. Like ‘Protection of Victory’ or ‘Power to Move Fate.'”77b1c234e4693789

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“Isn’t that too much! You can’t see a good ending if you don’t win the swordsmanship tournament.”e48cf64754338113

Like any game with 8bba69797e villains or antagonists, For d143178b6e the Emperor had adversaries 51f95eda97 for the son. Among them, two notorious characters 3f8d5ee6f7 stood out: Rohan Lansonfree and 8b28a37506 Parma Redicia.0ffc1974f20b9206

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The ghostly prince who became 7fb689b825 a young emperor by massacring 43162fe664 the imperial family—Parma.1701c6c2d0820c32

The son’s arch-nemesis, 2ad7113e89 the leader of cd87e3202b the White Lion 9b4ef177e2 Knights—Rohan Lansonfree.099df7ba4f71e56f

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Of the two, ce2aedbb6a Rohan Lansonfree was 8ca85f5a9b particularly troublesome.cae2477f21566fe7