Zach caught sight of Lua's innocent eyes. He regained his senses. He threw himself beside Lua."What am I doing?" he asked himself."What's the problem, Dad? I thought Daddy was going to lick my face.""Enough, Lua! You are now in the human world. Human fathers would never do that to their children.""OK, Dad," Lua responded solemnly."I'm going to campus. Don't go anywhere. When I get back, I'll take you to look for an apartment where we can live together.""Can I come along?""No, you can't. You watch television to see how people live."Zach departs for college after teaching Lua a few things. He felt strange when he returned to the real world. It's empty and bland.Several girls approach Zach, including Nina and Lisa. He should be pleased with the girls' interest, but he felt nothing right now.Zach was excited to enter the world of elevators and meet his friends. He wanted to go on an adventure with them to the other floors. He misses Yuna

After spitting water out of his mouth, Zach coughed. It felt strange and made him dizzy. Because water had entered his ear canal, he lightly hit his head while tilting.Rebecca was curled up unconscious not far from his location. Zach only became aware of her presence after Rebecca groaned and began to open her eyes."Are you okay, Rebecca?"Zach crawled up next to Rebecca. He assisted the girl in sitting up and scraping her hair."We're safe, Zach. Where have the others gone?" She asked softly.Zach realized that Sean and Yuna were not with them. There are only coral reefs and strange trees around them.A small lake stretches through the brownish-white land. Zach took a step towards the lake. He wanted to use water to wash his salty tongue from the seawater. The water in the lake, on the other hand, appears to taste like seawater."Oh my gosh, it's so salty!""Is the lake linked to the sea?""It shouldn't be because there isn't a river to connect them. And, remember, we just drowned?

"Tell me this is not a dream," Zach muttered."What's the matter, Zach? Who exactly is she?" Sean was becoming nervous.A middle-aged beauty emerged from the ruins of the palace. Then came a tall and dashing young man.After a brief pause, the sound of other footsteps followed. They were a group of fifteen people.Sean counted it again and again until his mind came up with a definite answer. "You guys... Are you generation zero players?" Sean's eyes widened in disbelief."Does Generation Zero truly exist?" Yuna and Rebecca were also taken aback."That's right," a man replied.All of that shock, however, is nothing compared to Zach. Because he recognized one of the zero-generation players."Hello, Zach. How are you?" The woman gave a warm smile. Her gaze fell sadly on Zach, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.Sean, Yuna, and Rebecca all looked at Zach at the same time. Lua and Fin exchanged questions as well. How can Zach meet players from Generation Zero when he is also new to the wo

"What do you mean?""Those non-player characters used to be real creatures. Many creatures were killed by the forces of darkness following the defeat of the world of elevator war. The king of this world created a system for storing the souls of war victims. Meanwhile, the real bodies of the war's victims were lost in the world of darkness, inhabited by evil spirits who used them as slaves."Zach's heart was racing. "S-Serena... is she also dead?""That's right, all of the citizens on the simulation floor have died. Except for the leader of each floor," Patrick replied.Zach sighed with relief. Serena, at least, is real and alive! He couldn't possibly calm down if Serena was no longer alive."But why would the elevator system pay us such a high price just to kill a non-player character or do a farmer's mission like going up floors?" Sean, a wealthy man from the world of elevators, inquired."Every time you kill a monster, their soul returns to their body. So their souls are now in the

Kinanti, like Patrick, looked down, as if she was hiding something. Zach was aware of his mother's feelings of guilt."What's the matter, Mom?"Kinanti simply shook her head, making no sound. She only bit her bottom lip."Because we are in the same situation as the residents of the simulation floor," Patrick explained after another sigh.Patrick's statement astounded everyone. They were silent for a while."What exactly do you mean? We've never encountered the Lord of Darkness." Greg shook his head, stunned."Right, that's impossible," Erica mumbled."Take a look, Pat!" Hans made a clapping motion with his hands. "We are more than just souls!""Yes, that's correct. Pat, maybe you're getting old." Another person stated."The king of darkness managed to take us before we could hide. Only Kinanti and I were still awake at the time.""Y-you knew, too?" Greg looked at Kinanti as if for the first time."I apologize. We both agreed to keep this a secret from you. We don't want you to be depr