Yuto landed in a shallow crater.
The sky above glitched — stuttering between gray static and an empty black void.
He stood up slowly.
No players.
No NPCs.
No starter town.
Just... silence.
Then a high-pitched tone rang through his head.
> [Error: Class assignment failed.]
[Searching for alternatives...]
A glowing panel appeared in front of him — pure white, flickering like it didn't belong here.
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> Choose Your Class:
_
Yuto blinked.
Finally — this was the screen everyone posted screenshots of.
He started typing:
> Warrior
[INVALID: Does not match profile.]
> Mage
[INVALID: Magical compatibility rejected.]
> Rogue
[INVALID: Lacking attributes.]
> Assassin
[INVALID: Instability detected.]
> Paladin
[INVALID: Morality conflict.]
Each time he typed, the screen glitched harder.
Lines of red code began running vertically.
> "…What the hell do you want me to be, then?"
He tried typing:
> Glitchblade
Chaos Monk
Dark Soul
None worked.
> [All Class Templates Rejected.]
[Rebooting...]
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The screen shattered like glass.
Yuto stumbled backward as the world dimmed.
Then a new interface formed — black with green, terminal-like text.
It typed by itself:
> "You are an unrecognized variable."
"You were not meant to enter this world."
"Would you like the system to assign a path for you?"
Yuto hesitated.
> "Assign a path…?"
He didn't even click.
The system answered for him.
> [Acknowledged.]
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Everything turned white.
Then came red chains of code — wrapping his avatar, locking parts of his stat window.
His screen turned blood-red with a new warning.
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> CLASS: SEALED
SKILLS: SEALED
EXP TYPE: RESTRICTED
Your existence is unstable. Manual guidance protocol initiated.
> [MISSION 001: Eliminate a Level 50+ Player]
Reward: +10 random Stat Point
Penalty: Increased pain sync, psychological load
Time limit: 24:00:00
The next Mission will be updated after this will end.
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> "Wait, what?!"
> "I never agreed to that!"
The system ignored him.
His class tab blinked blankly:
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> Class: UNKNOWN
Status: Restricted
Skill Tree: Locked
Identity Tag: Unscannable
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Yuto was kicked back into a crowded zone outside a city.
He collapsed face-first in the dirt.
Someone immediately laughed.
> "Bro—what happened to your UI?"
"No class, no gear, no aura? LMAO."
"Must be one of those broken accounts."
A few players poked fun.
One even tossed him a rotten apple.
> "Here you go, beggar build."
Yuto didn't speak.
His screen still flickered with the mission.
He looked toward the towering gate of the city.
Dozens of high-level players passed through, swords on their backs, magic rippling from their gear.
He clenched his fists.
> "Fine..."
> "If I can't choose who I am, then I'll become what they fear."
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Far beyond, buried deep in the system code, a forgotten string activated:
> [The Nihilos Seed: Fragment Located.]
[Synching with Subject Reven: 1.2%]
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To be continued.