The God's Games

"He's here to see me. What's the matter?" Hwanbin inquired.

Kim Jung-hyun realized he had been foolish, thinking of all those fanfiction snippets.

With Hanbin's permission, he stepped into the room.

After he finished chatting with Hanjun and left the room, he suddenly recalled that Hwanbin had changed out of his God of Darkness costume, but those striking red eyes had left such an impression on him that he couldn't forget them.

The red eyes seemed to be natural, without the use of colored contact lenses.

So, could it be true that some people are born with scarlet eyes?

With this suspicion in mind, Kim Jung-hyun stepped into the room.

As he walked, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had overlooked something important during this whole time.

For example, the strange state of the entire company—how could such a large company only have one boss and himself?

Even when Hanbin suddenly appeared, it did nothing to ease his doubts.

In a company of this size, he never saw any other employees, and he didn't even know where the company's servers were located.

There wasn't even a workgroup chat for the employees to communicate with each other.

Even if everyone worked from home, why was it that when he interacted with NPCs in the game, they couldn't understand him?

Back then, Kim Jung-hyun thought it was because NPCs had to stick to their character settings and couldn't break the their character for the players.

But now that he thought about it, maybe they genuinely didn't understand him.

As he continued to walk into the room, Kim Jung-hyun's mind was in chaos.

However, the moment he saw Hanjun lounging on the sofa, his thoughts snapped back into place. "Mr. Han, our company has been in trending quite frequently lately, especially after today's event. Several topics have made it to the trending topics again, and there's been some backlash too. I was wondering if we should keep a lower profile for the next few days."

Kim Jung-hyun still remembered why he had come.

Despite his stiff lips, he managed to say what he needed to.

Yet, he couldn't help but glance at Hanjun and Hwanbin, trying to find any flaws in their appearances.

To be honest, when Hanjun and Hwanbin had cosplayed as the characters from the game, there hadn't been a single hint of a mistake.

At the time, Kim Jung-hyun just assumed it was because they were the original models for the NPCs, so of course, there wouldn't be any issues.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But the hair color, the outfits, and especially those strange eyes didn't seem like something that could be faked.

This made Kim Jung-hyun even more confused.

He wondered if his imagination was running too wild.

Otherwise, why would he think that these two were actually the God of Light and the God of Darkness?

What he meant by that sentence was, Kim Jung-hyun believed that Hanjun might actually be a real god.

Or to put it another way, the World of Eorera might truly exist—just like how movies depict the multiverse—a real world created by the gods.

So, the entire company's employees are working from home because they're in another world—they don't even need to come to the office!

As for why Hanjun and Hwanbin can appear on Earth, it's because they are gods, and they can cross the rifts between worlds.

That must be it—there's no other explanation!

Hanjun had been about to answer his question but, upon seeing the look in Kim Jung-hyun's eyes, he set down his phone, leaned back lazily, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Kim Jung-hyun, still unable to fully process his thoughts, was startled by Hanjun's question, his emotions flaring up in an instant.

He stammered in response, "What? I'm not thinking about anything. I mean, I don't think you're strange or anything."

Oh no!

As soon as the words left his mouth, Kim Jung-hyun immediately covered it with his hand.

How had he let his thoughts slip out, and in front of Hanjun and Hanbin of all people?

Hanjun smiled faintly and asked, "Why would you say that?"

Kim Jung-hyun felt a wave of regret for what he'd just said, but it was too late to take it back what he has to say.

So, he had no choice but to answer.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Hwanbin beside him.

He saw Hwanbin standing there, staring at him with those scarlet eyes, their cold gaze making his heart skip a beat.

Kim Jung-hyun's heart could barely take it. "Actually, I've been meaning to ask for a while—Hwanbin, are you just wearing red contact lens? How come your eyes are always that color?"

Hanbin hadn't expected the conversation to turn to him and frowned, asking, "What does that have to do with me?"

Hanjun glanced at Hanbin and quickly understood what was going on.

Hanbin had probably forgotten to cover his eyes, which made Kim Jung-hyun feel that something was off.

But since Kim Jung-hyun had already asked, and Hanjun wasn't the type of boss to hide things, he simply said, "No, this is exactly how his eyes look."

Kim Jung-hyun had been expecting Hanjun to deny it, so he was about to nod and say, "Oh, I see..."

Then he froze and asked, "Wait, what do you mean by 'exactly how his eyes look'?"

Hanjun didn't change his posture at all; in fact, his current demeanor didn't seem like someone being questioned.

Instead, it felt more like Hanjun was the one questioning Kim Jung-hyun: "Haven't you already figured it out? Why are you so afraid? We're not going to do anything to you."

Kim Jung-hyun gave a sheepish laugh.

Of course, Hanjun wouldn't do anything to him.

As the God of Light, Hanjun naturally had a favorable view of humanity.

But Hwanbin was a different story—after all, he was the God of Darkness, the one who wanted to destroy the world!

If Kim Jung-hyun accidentally upset him, would Hanbin obliterate him with just one move?

It seemed that Hanjun had read his thoughts and couldn't help but cover his mouth, laughing: "Don't worry, even though we're gods from another world, we can't just harm people from Earth on a whim. We also can't use magic freely here. In this world, we're just ordinary people."

No magic?

Why?

Kim Jung-hyun asked, "Is it because of some kind of world law or something?"

Human imagination is vast, but Hanjun didn't know how to explain it clearly, so he didn't go into detail: "Something like that."

Hearing this, Kim Jung-hyun's curiosity was piqued.

Since Hanbin couldn't harm him, he felt much braver in front of the God of Darkness.

"I have a question I'd like to ask."

Hanjun nodded, allowing him to continue.

"If the game world is real, shouldn't the God of Darkness have been sealed by you in the Void Realm? Why is he here now?"

Hanjun smiled and replied, "The reason is that what's currently on Earth isn't our true forms."

Huh?

"As gods from another world, our true forms are essential to the existence of the World of Eorera. We cannot leave the World of Eorera, and Hanbin's true form has been banished by me to the Void Realm. But I used a little trick to bring him to Earth."

So that's how it is.

So, this God of Light, who looks so righteous and straightforward, actually has some clever tricks up his sleeve.

Kim Jung-hyun silently ridiculed Hanjun in his mind, but just as he finished, he saw Hanjun raise an eyebrow.

"…Wait," Kim Jung-hyun asked nervously, "can you actually read my mind?"

Hanjun shook his head, "Of course not, but your thoughts are written all over your face."

Kim Jung-hyun grimaced.

Fine.

He had thought that after years in the workplace, he'd developed some experience, but it seemed Hanjun could see through him far too easily.

Now that he knew Hanjun and Hanbin's true nature, Kim Jung-hyun naturally followed up with another question, "So what's going to happen to World of Eorera?"

Hanjun tilted his head, "What else? Life will go on, of course."

Kim Jung-hyun thought of the passionate debates among the players online and finally understood why they felt so emotional—because now he felt the same way.

"But…"

Kim Jung-hyun hesitated for a long time.

From a player's perspective, and even from the viewpoint of the people of the World of Eorera, the God of Light shouldn't just leave so easily.

Hanjun added, "Don't worry. Just because I've left doesn't mean I no longer exist. If the World of Eorera ever faces a world-ending crisis, I will definitely intervene."

Kim Jung-hyun's face flushed with embarrassment.

Alright, he got it.

This was like a common tactic used by many game companies—jumping in and out of their involvement.

However, judging by Hanjun's current popularity, even if he did come and go as he pleased, players probably wouldn't mind.

Kim Jung-hyun had one last question on his mind: "So, what are your future plans?"

The game had finally found its footing, and there were many aspects of the game waiting for players to explore—whether it was the pursuit of higher magical realms, the fusion of magic and technology to create a new world, or encounters with even more thrilling realms.

<<God's Games Online>> had endless possibilities awaiting its players.

Kim Jung-hyun could imagine that for the next five years, this game would be the first name on everyone's lips in the gaming world.

Even if the day came when players grew tired of this world, they would have left behind new knowledge and ideas, helping the World of Eorera reach a new height.

The World of Eorera would forever sing the praises of the God of Light and the heroes.

The Church of Light would continue to wait for the arrival of the last hero.

The World of Eorera has to move forward without the gods.

So, what do the gods plan to do next?

Hanjun found this question quite amusing.

Twirling a strand of hair between his fingers, he pondered for a moment and said, "Of course, we'll continue running <<God's Games Online>>. After the players eventually grow tired of it, or when Hanbin and I tire of life on Earth, we'll go check out another world."

For the gods, time was something that held no real value.

At this moment, Kim Jung-hyun finally understood that concept.

Hanjun thought for a moment before suddenly adding, "However, <<God's Games Online>> is becoming a bit repetitive. How about I create a small new world and develop another holographic game?"

The idea of the god himself getting excited about business made Kim Jung-hyun thrilled.

Naturally, he hoped the World of Eorera would continue to grow.

After all, with such excellent resources for holographic games, it would be a shame not to expand the business further.

Still, Kim Jung-hyun was curious about what kind of holographic game Hanjun would make next.

Hanjun stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "World of Eorera barely qualifies as an infrastructure-type game. I don't want to make something similar next. Besides, the small world isn't suited for creating new life forms. So, why not capitalize on the current trend and make a battle royale-style holographic game?"

It wasn't just that creating new life was difficult; after dealing with the World of Eorera, they simply didn't feel like handling such matters anymore.

As soon as Kim Jung-hyun heard about a new game, he clapped his hands in excitement. "Are we finally getting a new game?"

At last, they wouldn't squander the title of the first holographic game company, and they could finally develop World of Eorera into a true industry leader!

He firmly believed that as long as Hanjun and Hanbin, the two gods, were involved, their company would continue to thrive!