NEETS
Chapter 4: Is this a Game?

I still wonder who that guy is? why does he know my identity?.

because it was with a heavy heart I received the package of the man. After I opened the package contains a box. in the box there is a cassette. the tape reads "NEET"

"hmmm... What is this cassette? is this a game?" my thinking.

if this is true cassette game.this must be an old-school game.because in this all-in-the-world internet era, people rarely use cassette tapes to buy new games. especially games now if it wants to be made in the form of a cassette tape.it will certainly be more than 1 disk. whereas this is only 1 disk.

unfortunately on my PC there is no DVD player, but out of curiosity about the contents of the cassette I sacrificed some of my money to buy an external DVD player.

the next day my external DVD player package came. I plugged the DVD player into my PC. I turned on my PC and I put the cassette into the DVD player.

first look ordinary. After a few seconds the cassette was spinning began to arise strange sounds from the DVD player.

"NGIIIEVIKKKKKK!!!!"

a very deafening sound.The sound that at the beginning slowly over time became increasingly firmer. My head became dizzy and increasingly sick.The world seemed to spin rapidly around me.

"YYYYARGGGG!!!" I screamed withstanding this pain in my head.

I tried to reach my PC and wanted to turn it off but even though I had pushed the power button many times the PC still did not want to die.

the pain in my head was growing and seemed to want to break.The world was spinning faster and faster.to the point where I saw my room as if it was breaking apart like a speck of dust scattered around me.

over time the dust that surrounded me turned into a bunch of data in the form of numbers, and immediately after that my view began to darken and I did not know what happened after that.

a few hours after that incident.

I opened my eyes. My head was still a little dizzy and my vision was still a little blurry. After a while. Finally my vision began to clear.and all I saw was the ceiling of my room. I started sitting on my bed holding my head which was still a little dizzy.

"what happened, was it just a dream?" my thinking.

I also drank water first to calm the mind. After that maybe I will play the game first for a while, but after I saw it turns out my PC was destroyed. burned and burned.

"a, what the hell is this?. Is this because of the tape that the guy gave me?." I was so upset to see it. The PC I bought with great difficulty was destroyed just by a cassette tape.

finally I decided to pack the PC and want to take it to a service place who knows it can still be repaired.

during tidying up my PC I realized that the air in my room was getting hotter.it is usually not this hot because I use AC in my room, but the longer somehow the hotter.

I immediately packed and changed my clothes to look neater.I lifted my PC that I packed earlier. or maybe it's because my physical body is a little weakened because it's been locked up for too long.

well, for the first time in a long time, I finally left the house, which I hope I just don't want to hear the bad words of my neighbors.

I started to open the door.the thin wind flowed from between the doors.the more I opened the door the louder the wind blew and a lot of dust also entered my room. and after I fully opened my room, which looks not an ordinary sight, but a vast expanse of the desert.I was just stunned and did not understand what happened.

I began to slowly walk out of the house.step by step.and sure enough.I stepped on the ground in front of me and it was indeed real sand even the heat and wind that blew felt so original.

the still confused me only had one question "where is this?"

I didn't know it was reality or just a dream but this sensation was real. I wanted to go straight back to my room but after turning around something surprised me. so shocked and do not believe me to fall in a sitting position.

well, right on the roof of my room a very large dragon was perched on the roof of my house. The dragon was red and had a breath of fire that was rushing from its mouth.The dragon looked at me and immediately spread its wings.

he immediately flapped his wings and instantly my room was instantly destroyed and I was bounced far enough over the sand dune. I tried to stand up and run but my legs felt so limp that I had no energy at all.

suddenly the dragon landed right in front of me and prepared to breathe out its fire.I was so scared that I could not even say a word let alone scream.

maybe this is the end of my life.I close my eyes and immediately the atmosphere was silent.

I still close my eyes.maybe about 1 minute.and the atmosphere is still silent.not long after a sound is heard.the sound of a gentle breeze and the sound of birds chirping is heard. a very refreshing aroma pierced my nose.A scent that was so natural.like in a forest.

"ah... could I have been in heaven?" my thinking.

I still did not dare to open my eyes.I groped the ground, and it was not sand but a grass. When I felt my back body like something was holding back like a backrest. I realized it was a tree that looked so big.

in the moment I was feeling how good this atmosphere was someone with a shrill voice shouted.

"hey!! open your eyes!!"

after shouting that he directly slapped me hard and I immediately opened my eyes.

it was so blinding and the sunlight was like piercing into my eyes. I then looked around and sure enough I was in a flower garden. especially while sitting under this pretty shady tree.

wait, why am I here? wasn't that in the desert? and who slapped me?

suddenly a light passed in front of me.

"a, what is it?"

the light swirled around me then stopped right in front of my face.he got closer and closer.

"ja, don't come any closer!!" my yelling.

"hey. don't be afraid I'm not a monster"

"uh? that voice?"

it was the same voice that told me to open my eyes. After I noticed again it turned out that the light was a very cute and cute little elf.

proudly the fairy introduced herself. "my name is Shiva. I am an ice fairy and also your guide."

I thought for a moment and then continued my question "guide? a kid like you is my guide? and by the way what is this place?"

yes, the fairy looks like a child in my eyes.

"hey. don't call me a kid? I'm an adult. I already have a certificate as a tau guide" the fairy said while banging my head.

iiiihh. the way he was angry was so cute. I wanted to pinch his little cheek taste that. let alone when pouting.

"oh yeah, Shiva you haven't answered my question..?"

with a face still slightly pouting Shiva answered my question.

"all right..I first ask.is your name Arya right or can I call R?" ask Shiva

"It's right" I answered

Shiva then held onto his chin with a slight glance at me "hmm. You are quite handsome as well even if it is not your real face."

"not my real face? whatchu mean?" much

"let's stand and see your face in the river over there." Shiva immediately pointed to the river that was near the tree I was sitting on. rather it surrounded my seat.

I ran and saw the shadow reflected from the river.

"si, who is it. Is that really me?"

a very handsome man with white hair and red eyes reflected from the shadow of the river. His face was much different than the previous me. with pale face and unkempt black hair.

"calm it's just the Avatar to hide your real self." Shiva's right behind me

after hearing that I felt a little relieved, at least no one recognized my original self in this area.

"let me explain in more detail.this is a different world from where you are. This is a virtual world called NEET. more precisely this is a game that is being developed for the latest technology of future games, and it happens that you are chosen as the only player here."

"i'm the only player/player in the game?" ask me to Shiva

"yes, it can be said like that. Because the possibility of other players is very small, because this project is very secret.yes, you are very lucky to be selected this project and managed to get into this game. because someone is recommending you. oh yes for a moment please extend your right hand to me."

I obeyed Shiva's orders and stretched out my right hand to him. He held my right hand and turned my palm down. a symbol shaped like a flower petal appeared from my hand.A projector screen emerged from the emblem.from the screen there were many writings that showed my status.

Player name: R

Level 1: 1

HP(Health Point): 100/100

MP(Mana Point): 30/30

Power :25

speed: 10

stamina: 10

intelligence: 40

luck :5

Job : Freelance

Skill : none

even in the virtual world my job is still a freelance.

"well, that is your current status.To bring it up you can press the back of your right hand about 5 seconds ntar your status will come out. remember here you have limited life and limited energy so use it well."

"Keep, what happens if my life runs out. will I be revived at the nearest check point? and what exactly is my purpose here?" my many.

"yes the bad news is that if you die here then it's the same as you die in the real world and for your purposes. yes, like RPG games in general, you have to defeat the most evil ruler in the world, and there is one important goal that you have to do. Find a woman. I don't know what kind of detail that woman is. But from my program only be told that she's the most valuable asset to this game company.maybe it's the only way out of the world of NEET"

hearing that I can't die in this game makes me weak and discouraged.

"hey don't be sad like that." Shiva suddenly turned into a ball of light and entered my body.

"hey what, what the hell is this?" I was panicking.

from inside my body Shiva says "i lend my strength to you just in case at the beginning of the game. My strength will be active if your life is 30% and can only be active for a few seconds. so you can't be free to use it and still have to try to get stronger."

"alright then".

with a forced finally I accepted the condition.with a heavy heart I stepped walking to find the nearest city.maybe I did not meet a dragon like in the Desert earlier. if you meet again with such a monster again I can die with one strike.

with this my adventure in NEET began.The adventure is so dramatic that it will change my life.Yes that's how I think but probably won't be as dramatic as that too.