The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 1 - Examination
March 30, 2072.
That day, it was a bright day. The birds chirp, the sun shines brightly, even the air is so fresh.
But my mood is not like that. Wh why? The cause is very simple.
Today is the day of the national exam!
Yes, today, March 30th is the day that the national exam will be conducted!
"Woi Erik, quickly get up and hurry to leave!"
Shouted my father loudly.
'Damn, I've been playing games lately, can I do it well?' I thought in my heart.
I hurried to stand up from my bed. So in a hurry, I just devoured the fried chicken on my plate without eating anything else.
"Basically, his work only plays games every day. It was wrong of me to buy him that Virtual Reality Capsule."
'If you want to curse wait I've gone father.'
Is correct.
The VR capsule is a tool to connect to the game world of Re:Life. The shape is simple, like a tube where the player enters into it in a sleeping position.
After that, the player's consciousness will be transferred into the virtual world to play this game.
Truly an incredible technology. The application is unlimited. But that's a story for another day, now I....
"Damn it, there's no bus that stops from here. Everything full? What kind of shit is this?"
I kept holding back my anger.
How not, the clock has pointed to 7:30 while the exam is carried out from 8:00.
I need a bus for transportation to school.
The time it takes? Exactly 40 minutes if everything goes well!
"Damn it, come on, I'm late for this."
When I thought so at a bus stop suddenly a Mage or a big motor approached me.
"Hey, isn't this Erik? What are you doing here? It's too late!"
He shouted while laughing at me. Name's Ryan. He was my classmate.
His appearance is very handsome, has a lot of money, and is very athletic.
If you ask me what the drawback is that people are a little stupid and like to play with women.
I actually wanted to reply to her saying that she was late too, but I put that aside.
"What are you daydreaming about, bro? Let's get on!"
Yes, even so, he is a good person.
"Thank you, Ryan."
"Huh, tell me thank you for wearing it by helping me with the exam later! Ahaha!"
'What are you asking for help from someone who is equally stupid to you!' that's what I wanted to say but I held back.
Ryan has helped me, so I must repay him.
Time pass.
By the time we were both at school, the clock was at 8.06. Although late but not too long.
Ryan and I ran to the exam room.
'Damn wait I woi, very fast running huh...'
I've been out of breath running around for a while but it seems Ryan is fine.
Arriving at the front door of the room, there was a guard who immediately told us to sit down. This test is done using a computer.
'Damn it, it's hard all this!'
Thought.
"Pst, woi Erik, this number is what's the answer"
Whisper Ryan sitting next to me.
After seeing it for a moment.
"Wow, it's different than mine."
'Congratulations! At least I can avoid the reason that I have absolutely no idea of the answer.'
"Damn, why is it so hard, yes, thanks to Erik."
When I answered, I looked at some of Ryan's questions to find out what I could answer. I'm not feeling good because Ryan helped me out.
"The number 9 is B."
"Oh, thank you, Erik!"
That's the mood of the exam today. I continued to help Ryan as much as I could and without realizing it, the final exam was over.
The sun has started to set. Sure enough, the 4 subjects exam was conducted in one day. Totally bonkers.
But something made me feel anxious.
Yeah, a piece of paper in my hand.
If this paper is a love letter from a doi that I like, of course I will be happy. But the thing is, this paper is....
"Damn it, I am angry...."
True, this paper is a print out of the national exam results.
Mathematics: 35
English Language: 68
English Language: 44
Science of Nature: 20
Well, all have a maximum score of 100. With my grade, it was certain that I would be wiped out by my father.
"Woi Erik, what's your grade?"
Asked Ryan who was suddenly sitting next to me.
"Nih look for yourself, I want to see yours too."
"Okay, this is just look."
When I saw Ryan's paper, I felt a little relieved.
Mathematics: 50
English Language: 56
English Language: 32
Science of Nature: 10
Without much talking, we both become ascetics.
Shut up, look at the sun that's starting to leave.
Time passes quickly and without us knowing it the day is getting dark. But we're both still silent.
"Hey Erik, I don't really care about my grades because my family owns the company and I'm sure I'll be the successor. Although, my father will also beat me up with this value. But, what about you?"
I never thought Ryan was worried about me.
"Aren't you going to be hard-pressed to get into college with that grade?"
I haven't answered yet, Ryan has asked me another question.
"I'll definitely get beat up with this grade, but it doesn't seem like I'm going to get into college. You know, my family's not so rich. Nevertheless, they supported me as the eldest son. After graduation, I'll find work at a convenience store or at a restaurant. At least to repay my parents' kindness."
"So yeah, just tell me if you need help. If you don't get a job, I'm gonna ask my dad to find you an office boy in my dad's office."
"Thank you for that...."
Even so, I plan to make some side money from playing Re:Life games when I'm not working.
And from there we both promised to help each other.
Arriving at home.
Sure enough I was beaten up by my father.