“That was the first bad ending in the RPG ‘Wings’.”
Labo continued speaking calmly.
“During the palace event at the very beginning of the game, if you interact with the area behind the throne, a red button will appear.”
Shinji and Dongha immediately noticed what Labo was talking about.
“The imp following the protagonist warns, ‘Don’t press the self-destruct switch, it will lead to the end of the world.’ If the protagonist ignores the warning three times, he will be able to press the button.”
“Anchovy!”
“Brother, please!”
“Then the world really will be destroyed, and it will be a bad ending… … A ridiculous Easter egg.”
One of the many gag-like bad endings in Wings, an RPG I made when I was a high school student.
‘Red Button Self-Destruct’ ending.
“‘The World’s Decision’ is a self-homage to this red button.”
“You… you said it was just a joke!”
“You said you implemented a red button in ‘The World’s Decision’, wasn’t that nonsense?”
Labo smirked at his two bewildered friends.
“In Wings, the red button event comes right after the save point.”
“… … !”
“It’s just an event that you laugh off, even though it’s just a bad ending. The same goes for Wings Online’s ‘World Decision.’”
Labo continued his explanation kindly, still not looking back.
“If the user who occupied Snow White destroys the ‘Crystal of the World’, the ‘Destruction Event’ will begin. The balance of the world will collapse, and the Goddess will descend to the world to restore it.”
GM Rawhead and GM Bighead listened, swallowing dry saliva.
“The hidden boss ‘Gaia’ comes down to the game, and at this time, users can split into those who want to defeat Gaia and those who want to protect her and fight. If Gaia dies at this time… … the game is really over.”
“… … !”
“But I set it up so that no one can defeat Gaia, so that no user can kill her. So that the users on Gaia’s side have no choice but to win.”
Labo shook his head slightly.
“Then Gaia will bless the users who have protected the world together… … and a buff that increases the item drop rate will be given to all users for a week. That’s the kind of event it is.”
An event of destruction that does not perish.
It’s just an Easter egg. It’s just a festival to laugh and enjoy.
“But, I… … no, only I.”
Labo’s two hands, which were leaning against the wall, gradually gained strength.
“You can remove Gaia’s invincibility and kill Gaia.”
There was no wavering in Labo’s voice.
“I have the power to turn a joke into the truth.”
Kill the world AI.
It will destroy this world.
Crackle, crackle.
The crack in the wall that Labo was looking at grew bigger and bigger.
“Big guy… … That day, when I got cut, I asked you. How can you get a bad ending in an online game?”
GM Big and GM Big Head shouted desperately.
“Brother! Stop it, please! This won’t solve anything!”
“Hey, anchovy! Come talk to us first… …!”
“There is only one bad ending in an online game. ‘Service termination’… … Precious relationships disappear, and characters, items, and my house filled with memories disappear.”
But Labo pretended not to hear.
“I intend to make the process as dramatic as possible.”
“You… … !”
“Don’t worry. I’m the creator of this game. I’m the creator of this world. I have no intention of making it a meaningless ending.”
Rabo put strength into his hands that were resting on the wall, and spoke to himself as if making a promise.
“I’ll give you the most awesome and spectacular finale possible… …!”
Chorrrrrr!
Shinji decided that he couldn’t communicate with Labo, so he opened the interface panel and launched the development tool.
Her fingertips stopped at ‘generating terrain’.
“I know what you’re saying, but… … .”
The hand was quickly stretched forward.
“At least you should have told us first-!”
Tuquaquaquaqua!
Following the trajectory of Shinji’s hand, a wall of dirt rose up from the ground at once. It was intended to block the wall that Labo was trying to destroy.
but.
“No way.”
Suddenly, someone who had intervened in the meantime waved his hand lightly.
Crunch-!
“… … ?!”
In the next moment, the rising stone wall completely disappeared, turning into sand dust.
‘A higher authority than the Master Developer Account?!’
There is only one such being.
“Please do not interfere with your father’s work, Mr. Raw Hair.”
Beneath the laurel wreath, her splendid blond hair flutters, and her wings made of tree branches spread out.
The goddess and world AI of Wings Online.
Gaia descended, shedding dazzling light.
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“Gaia… … !”
Shinji gritted his teeth.
“What are you doing, Gaia! There’s chaos outside! What are you doing in the game!”
Dong-ha looked around Labo and Gaia, feeling restless.
‘Sister Gaia… …!’
Oasis, who had been listening to the conversation with bated breath, also looked at Gaia in surprise.
“You’re here, Gaia.”
Only Labo called her name calmly.
Gaia looked back at her former partner with a smile.
“You sound like you knew I was coming, Father?”
“of course.”
Labo chuckled.
“I completed the quest you gave me.”
Special Quest: Goddess’s Request
Rating: Legendary
1. Reach level 100 (1/1)
2. Occupy Snow White (1/1)
Labo has just completed the quest given by Gaia.
But there were no further instructions or rewards. Labo had expected Gaia to come to him in person.
“Besides… … I also noticed when you blocked GM access. I thought you’d intervene somehow.”
A flash of color flashed across Gaia’s eyes.
“Did you notice that I blocked GM access?”
“Of course. We’ve already finished preparing for the GM war.”
Labo connected all five GM accounts he had as an emergency measure and placed them on standby in the skies above Snow White.
Control is left to Oasis.
We have established an extremely aggressive strategy to counter GMs’ intervention with their own power.
However, all GM accounts were forcibly logged out.
At that moment, Labo had an intuition that Gaia was trying to block GM intervention itself.
“As expected, you are my father.”
Gaia covered her mouth and laughed, snapping her fingers.
Exactly-!
Wood crunch!
“Ugh?!”
“What, what what what what what!”
Suddenly, vines rose from the ground and tied up Shinji and Dongha’s limbs.
“Please bear with me for a moment, Mr. Raw Hair. Mr. Big Body.”
Gaia smiled sweetly and whispered in her characteristically beautiful voice.
“Father’s great undertaking is just around the corner.”
Labo, who was snickering while listening to the conversation coming from behind him, put strength into his arms once more.
This time, I pushed the wall that I had only pretended to push against with all my might.
Kukukung-!
The wall came down with surprising ease.
And then, from beyond, a dazzling blue light poured out.
“at las…….”
Labo’s voice was slightly trembling as he faced the goal.
Thud thud.
Labo stepped into the space behind the throne, which was densely packed with blue crystals.
A cold blue light spread from the center of the room.
Labo approached it step by step.
Looking at that sight, Shinji and Dongha desperately twisted their bodies.
If this continues… …the game will really be over!
Wings Online is destroyed!
“Oh my god, Gaia! Let go of me!”
“Labo is trying to kill you!”
“i know.”
Gaia nodded coolly.
“My father… … is a pure-hearted person.”
Pure love?
At this sudden sound, Shinji and Dongha both opened their eyes in confusion and looked at Gaia.
Gaia just smiles.
“Yes, a pure-hearted person. Someone who truly loves this game.”
It was a slightly sad smile.
“So sometimes… …you miss some, you pass them by.”
Gaia looked at Labo’s back and let out a thin sigh that was a mixture of affection and bitterness.
“That’s why you’re such a lovely person.”
Oasis watched Gaia like that, swallowing dry saliva.
‘Sister Gaia?’
It was different.
Something was very different.
‘Unnie Gaia… … Is that right?’
Is this being before my eyes… … really the Gaia I knew?
Is this the warm and kind older sister who created Wings with me?
Meanwhile, Labo reached the center of the room.
There was a huge crystal pillar connecting the ceiling and the floor.
A cold halo of light was emanating from the center of the thick pillar.
“after…….”
Labo took a deep breath and raised his sword.
And then, it struck.
Kwajik!
Normally, it should be invincible, but there is one exception.
The guild master who took over Snow White.
The invincibility is lifted only for the lord.
Crunch! Crunch!
The crystal pillar took damage and cracks opened up. Labo continued to strike down his sword.
Kwakwang!
Finally the pillar was broken.
Crystal shards flew everywhere.
In the center of the pillar where the outer wall had been destroyed was a large, deep hole.
Inside of me, the ‘crystal of the world’ is contained.
Labo slowly put his hand into the pillar.
“… … ?”
but.
“hmm?”
Labo’s hands scanned the empty space.
I tried to grab the inside of the crystal pillar again and again… …but I couldn’t catch it.
Labo quickly bent down and looked inside the hole.
“… … !”
It was empty.
The ‘decision of the world’… was not there.
‘Why?’
Gaia’s grumpy voice was heard in Labo’s ears as he was panicking.
“Isn’t there something you forgot, Father?”
“… … !”
Labo slowly looked back.
Gaia followed me into the crystal room with light steps.
“You still haven’t killed the ‘main character’ of this game.”
“… … !”
“Haha. That’s an unbecoming mistake for a father.”
The protagonist of Wings Online’s scenario.
The youngest princess of the Snow White royal family, who has been with us from the beginning of Season 1 scenario to the end of Season 5 scenario.
“Elaine Snowwhite… … !”
Now that I think about it, there wasn’t any.
You must appear with the Snow White Knights and block the path to the king’s chambers.
We must protect the king until the end and fall together.
Elaine didn’t even appear while the palace was burned and the king was assassinated.
“Could it be that Elaine… … escaped with the ‘Crystal of the World’?”
Labo muttered in disbelief.
Like the scenario planned for season 7?
You mean you escaped from the palace with the world’s decision in your hands?
“But how? That event hasn’t been implemented yet… … .”
Labo’s back stiffened as he muttered in vain.
NPCs that moved as if they were real people.
What if the changes that happened to them were all a prelude to this… …?
“… … It’s you, Gaia.”
Labo smiled bitterly at Gaia.
“As expected… … You don’t plan on giving in so easily, do you?”
“… … .”
“The changes that happened to the NPCs, and Elaine stealing the world’s decisions… … were all your doings?”
Gaia did not respond immediately.
Instead, he smiled brightly.
As always, a warm, meaningful, and… …somehow a slightly sad smile.
