What is a or the metaverse? Nothing, just a dimension where everything is virtual. Virtual shopping, playing games, chatting, etc.

"Welcome to the Metaverse, students." Satoru stopped his hands down while standing inside a dark room filled with little glowing lights.

Satoru started with, 'VR games. Let us show you the VR game we have. This will be a true virtual reality game developed by Japan.'

By showing the students a VR game, which was turned into a reality by the government a few years back when the first game was launched.

Satoru, he was standing with other students, took the students underground to a dark room which was labeled as 'Arcade'. A normal one? Or a virtual one?

"In front of you, what you can see glowing brightly, are the gaming booths. Or in other words, the stand where you will receive the headset and the key to enter the metaverse."

Satoru explained as he walked near to booths. There were tens of such booths across the arcade room. Tens of glowing stands which had a big screen, a digital pad, a chair, and a man sitting in front of it.

Not tens of men, there were no more than five men present in the arcade right now.

"You will be receiving your VR game ID right now. I request- okay, first let me introduce these masters." Satoru spread his arm towards the guys sitting in front of the booths.

They were... Literally gaming nerds. Most of them had spectacles on, one was a fatty. Two were dark, gloomy creatures sitting without giving Satoru any attention.

"These are gaming masters. Do not go on their looks, but they once had the title of Metaverse's Gaming Masters. The title was given to the best players.. across the world." Satoru added at last.

"Hello," One replied while adjusting his spectacles.

"Yo, guys." Another man pushed his glasses back with his middle finger and adjusted his frame.

The rest did not even mind to greet, they glanced at the crowd and went back to their work, which looked like some kind of coding.

"These are the teachers or your instructors for the gaming period. As you can see," Satoru walked near the closet gaming booth, "There is a chair, a headset, and a game already set for you," He told, "All you have to do is get a little knowledge about the game and tone your skills."

'Skills? In the sense of skills inside the game?' Ryan wondered.. not for too long.

"This game can be played globally only if you surpass level ten," Satoru turned to the only guy who was paying attention to him, "If you will, please.." Satoru lifted his hand and pointed towards the screen.

The guy quickly turned his chair, logged in the game by typing at an insane speed. Even Ryan's typing speed was not that cool.

"Oi." that guy muttered to his friend.

A man from the other side slid his chair near the first guy, "done?" he asked the first thing.

"Of course." that guy, the first guy with the glasses, adjusted his frame once again before lifting up the headset.

'These bunch of introverts..' Satoru could not help but shake his head.

"Ready, you?" the guy asked his friend with glasses, "Going in.. one, two, three."

The man with glasses nodded and.. lost control over his body his body fell lifelessly into the chair he was sitting on. He sank deep into the chair.

"At the screen, you are up." The guy went back with his chair sliding on the silk smooth floor.

"Done." His companion replied, "Chose a setting,"

"Make it a forest with two beasts, five-six Mafias." the second guy replied to the fat guy who was continuously typing something.

"Two, one." He counted down and boon, "On the screen." He used his legs to push his heavy body away from the booth.

Everybody's eyes turned towards the screen. And as the setting was described, the man with glasses who entered the metaverse was now standing in the middle of a forest.

"Releasing beast in... One." With a loud roar, a beast came running towards the man with glasses, furiously.

"Okay, let me summarize what happened," Satoru sighed, he knew the introverts would not say a thing, "Megan-Kun went inside the metaverse. To be precise, inside the game called as Trait Masters' Metaverse RPG Game." Satoru started, "Shibo-san set a setting described by Sukini-Kun." Satoru explained, "And now, Megan-Kun will be fighting to clear the scene."

They all turned their eyes to the screen once again, "It is displayed on the roof, for students at the back, and who can not see." Satoru lifted his hand to point at the roof.

A beast attacked Megan. Megan adjusted his frame, 'Bring it. You can not beat Megan-Sama.' He swirled around, his clothes changed. He was now wearing a superhero costume.

Not just that, he had weapons in his hands. A big gun was the weapon he was wielding. He did not fire at the beast the first thing.

In the sky above, a helicopter was making loud noises. Megan rolled on the ground, took his aim at the helicopter. And boom. The helicopter burst into pieces.

"Five Mafias cleared. Gained 5 EXP points." Shibo announced.

'Five? That much?' Ryan thought till his eyes went up at the roof and.. fell on Megan's stats screen.

< Name: Megan-Sama >

< Race: Mega Human >

< Class: Ranger >

< Level: 218 >

Ryan did not have to go any further reading the stat screen. He knew the man in front of him was a fucking gaming genius.

"Okay. before you develop any misunderstandings," Satoru raised both of his hands, "We are not promoting you students to play this game." Satoru completed that.

Megan fought the two beasts which were advanced tier. It did not take him one minute to finish the fight and walk out of the game by choosing the exit option on his stats screen after saving the game.

"You would not understand the fundamentals of the game at first," Satoru stepped forward, "But it is pretty simple. You will get it as you play." he told the students, "Please go ahead, Sukini-Kun,"

The guy named Sukini, who was the second guy with a lot of... Flesh scarcity. He was too skinny.

"Duel mode activated," Shibo announced.

The fourth guy put on the headset and went inside the game. Megan came out and went back inside again.

They demonstrated how a duel works in the game. They were in a hall where they faced each other with their own Traits and skills.

"So multiplayer, solo, and Due. It is possible to play with every and any mode you want. Alright, now that we have demonstrated the game, let us get down to the conditions."

Satoru walked to the front, "Basic, this game was developed to improve students' skills, Traits. To train them for the best. And the scenarios were developed to train students' reactions while in the time of a villain attack." then Satoru turned his head to the students, "We were attacked and lost many students that day. If only we had trained students how to react... Fine!" Satoru snapped out of it.

"If you come here on a date or to hang out with your friends, you will have to pay 10 yen for one hour. But if we bring you here for training, no payments should be made.

"But if some here are hardcore games and want to pursue a career in gaming, you are free to do whatever you want in the arcade."

Satoru paused, then continued, "Your Traits can be used in the game. If you are serious about gaming, then this game has special equipment, weapons, monsters, beasts, dungeons to clear, etc. you know it better than this old man.

"Level up in the VR game to go global. Sometimes private clubs or the government host online VR game battles. The winner is.. you know it.

"And now for the final word, I would like students to get their game IDs by registering for this game through a link, I will share within... Uh, done." Ryan had no choice but to sign up using Gwen's mobile.

After a few minutes, everybody was done signing up. They received a special code on their ID card which will allow them to access the game further.

"Come this way. Everbody is done, I see." Satoru asked a man to open a portal in front of the arcade.

Students stepped through it, he was the first one to walk through the portal. The next second, everybody was standing in a big, humongous, massive, colossal stadium.

"Now welcome to the Arena. This will be where the leveling games will take place with other friendly battles."? Satoru opened his arms while standing in the middle of the arena.

It was really a huge stadium with stands, club rooms, VIP rooms, lobbies, etc.

"And this is the place where, tomorrow, we will test your Trait levels," Satoru added. Everybody's smile faded.

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