Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Jason leans forward and glares at me with disbelief.

"What do you mean that Becker is alive?!"

I look at him and nod.

"Yeah, I made the same reaction or even worse than yours actually. Becker is alive and he now lives inside the game, and he's been inside the game since it got published to the world."

Jason is rubbing his forehead while squinting his eyes with disbelief. I'm looking at him shaking his head and he's shocked by what he just heard, then he looks at me and furrowing his forehead.

"How? So you're saying that when he showed himself to the players during the first month event, it was him? And not an NPC that he made?"

I nod in agreement.

"Yeah, it was him and I have been contacting him ever since I know the truth."

Jason leans on the sofa and lifts his head and closes his eyes while sighing.

"Unbelievable..."

Jason opens his eyes and looks at the ceiling for quite a while to process everything, then he looks at me and puts his hands together.

"If he's still alive, I can ask him to help us..."

I nod in agreement.

"Yeah, but to do so, you have to personally ask it to himself in the game. Have you tried playing the game, Mister Jason?"

Jason shakes his head.

"No, I haven't had the chance to try the game. I think now is the time for me to experience the game that the people in the world are playing."

Sev looks at him and smiles.

"I will be waiting, Mister Chairman."

I look at him and tilt my head.

"Do you need a tour guide, Mister Jason? We both know that I'm the best tour guide when it comes to the Legacy of the Betelgeuse."

Jason looks at me and chuckles.

"Okay, I will ask someone to install the pod in my office now."

I nod with understanding and then I stand up.

"Then I will go back home and wait for you outside the Sarkh Village."

Jason looks at me and nods.

"Alright, I will be there. Thank you, for coming by, Trevor."

I nod and then I leave the building and go back to the mansion.

I'm back in the mansion and I look at the time. Jason should have finished the tutorial by now or at least he's on the last tutorial quest. I go to the gaming room and I look at everyone who is still in the game, I go to my pod and logging in to the game.

As soon as I log in to the game, Chelsea messages me, she says that the new armor for me is done and she wants me to grab it in the workshop inside the chest. I thank her and Grisell and so I go inside the workshop and I open the chest that Chelsea told me. I open the chest and I can immediately see the new armor in there. I grab it and look at how cool the armor is.

[Trevor's II Light Steel and Black Leather Hooded Shirt (Grisell D'Aca's) obtained!]

[Trevor's II Light Steel and Black Leather Trench Coat (Grisell D'Aca's) obtained!]

[Trevor's II Light Steel and Black Leather Pants (Grisell D'Aca's) obtained!]

I put them on. A black hooded shirt, a black leather trench coat and maroon on the inside with so many belts on it, and then black leather pants that match with the coat. All the bonus stats are for INT and DEX, so it's perfect for me. I need to treat them something as a thank you gift, but now I have to meet with Jason outside the Sarkh Village.

I go to the nearest village and use a transportation service to go to the Sarkh Village. I hope that Jason is still doing his tutorial quest or I'm going to feel bad for letting him wait for me for hours. I ask the coachman to hurry and I give him extra gold coins for that, and he immediately whips his horse to run faster.

I get down from the carriage and look around the south gate, but I don't see him anywhere, then I go to the west gate, and I don't see him there as well. I walk back to the south gate since that's the main entrance and exit for the new player after they're done with the tutorial. I see so many players leaving the Sarkh Village with excitement, then I see a player on his own looking around, and his appearance isn't like any other players I have seen outside the Sarkh Village. I look at him and he looks at me, we both tilt our heads and then he approaches me.

He looks like in his mid-30s but he doesn't look like Jason at all because he looks way younger, but then he furrows his forehead.

"Trevor?"

I raise my eyebrows.

"Mister Jason?"

He nods.

"Yes, that's me."

I look at him and try so hard not to laugh.

"Why are you look like this?"

Jason is scratching his head.

"Well it's a long story, but the point is I was asking Sev's help to fix my appearance, and here I am looking like myself when I was in my young age."

Jason looks at the scenery and takes a deep breath.

"This looks so real, and I can feel every part of my body. This feels so unreal for a game, no wonder people love this game so much."

I chuckle and nod with understanding.

"Yeah, that's why so many people said that this game is their second life. In this place, you can do anything you want and you don't have to worry about anything. The time is slower in here, and people can spend days in the game and it only takes hours in real life. This is like a dreamland."

Jason shakes his head with disbelief.

"Becker made this so everyone can be free from the harsh of the real world. Now I finally understand why he entrusted his legacy to us, and after I experienced this game myself, I don't think I would let anyone destroy this game. It's really an honor and at the same time I can feel the weight of my responsibility to take care of his legacy."

I smile and nod in agreement.

"Yeah, we both are responsible for that in our own way."

Jason looks at me and nods in agreement.

"So, let's add each other as a friend first."

I nod and I add him as a friend.

[Player [Golden Jason] is now added in your friendlist!]

I look at his name and look at him.

"Golden Jason?"

Jason looks at me and raises his eyebrows.

"Why? Golden is from the name of my company and Jason is my first name, so Golden Jason is the best name that I can come up with in my head. That sounds cool, right? Isn't that how you guys name your character?"

I'm tilting my head and smiling at him.

"Yeah... Anyway, want to walk around and see what the world has to offer while I'm going to tell Becker that we are here in the game?"

Jason nods in agreement.

"Yes, that sounds nice."

We both are walking toward the nearest village which is a few miles away from here. I'm showing him the direction where the Aarus Empire, the Eluna Empire, and the Alliance Kingdoms are at. He looks so excited and he's telling me his experience when he killed the first monster in the game, he was anxious and scared but then he realize that the monster was easy to kill and he almost didn't feel anything when he got hit by the monster. I'm laughing and chuckling while listening to his story, but then a notification appears in front of us.

[Unexpected Event. A fight for the unmarked territory! (on progress)]

[Packs of Orcs led by Orc General against Packs of Vagabond Wolves led by Storm Wulf.]

[Objective: Choose aside and help one of them! They will reward you with something precious, or not!

Rewards: 50.000 EXP, 5 EXTRAPTS.]

Jason is tilting his head while pointing at the notification.

"Oh? What's this? An event?"

I nod.

"Yeah, do you want to do it?"

Jason scoffs.

"Oh, I'm so ready for anything."

I chuckle and then show him where the monsters are at. Jason looks at them and immediately becomes quiet.

"Oh... I think I change my mind. They look so strong, so let's just pretend that we don't see anything."

I laugh at him but then someone is walking towards us.

"Didn't you say that you're ready for anything earlier, Mister Jason?"

We both turn our heads and I see Becker is smiling at us. He waves and then crosses his arms while Jason is furrowing his forehead while staring at him. Becker stands in front of us and tilts his head.

"What's wrong? Oh, right. You didn't recognize me because of my new appearance."

Jason raises his eyebrows.

"Mister... Becker?"

Becker smiles and nods.

"Yeah! This is me. Are you surprised?"