This Is Not a Game

Neptune

“It is not an easy situation, such as deploying additional guards and strengthening security due to the failure of the first strike team, but for the future of the country and the people…”

When you do something, you get used to it.

Despite the sudden change, Yoosung did not panic and began to grasp the situation by quietly rolling his eyes while maintaining his original posture.

In a narrow and dark space, six men, including himself, were staring at the map on the desk, listening to the voice of a middle-aged man with a split eye.

‘Are you briefing before the start of the operation?’

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Just like saying that even the military veterans don’t know about the scythe, Yooseong, who doesn’t know anything about strategy or tactics or the current situation, can only understand that it is to retrieve the target stored in a facility or destroy it if it is not possible.

“All right. If you have any questions or comments, please tell me now.”

“·······.”

“Okay. Then, let’s check the equipment one last time before starting the operation.”

As soon as the order was given, Yoosung glanced sideways at the people checking the equipment with familiar hand movements and began to imitate them clumsily.

puck!

“What are you doing? Did you wake up less?”

“this···.”

Yuseong, who was inadvertently opening his mouth at the heavy feeling coming from the back of his head, woke up when he saw the message that floated in front of his eyes.

[Synchronization with ‘Philip’ completed]

[You can use ‘Philip”s skill]

-Papa, hurry up and say sorry! The captain hates slow people the most!

“…Sorry. It’s your first mission, so you seem nervous.”

Clap! Clap!

When the synchronization was over, before I could even think with my head, my hands moved first and began skillfully servicing unfamiliar equipment and firearms I had never seen before.

Seeing this, the leader said in a slightly relaxed voice.

“As this is the first mission, it can’t be helped, but be careful as excessive tension will adversely affect movement. As soon as the maintenance is over, move to the designated point sequentially and start the operation in time. Good luck.”

Clap!

As it was the last to start maintenance, it was the last meteor to go out.

And as soon as he opened the door and saw the scenery outside, Yooseong burst into exclamation without realizing it.

“What is it, here?”

A panoramic view of the city, filled with the lights of streetlights, shops and skyscrapers, people shouting and the noise of cars.

At first, I thought that it might have fallen in a city somewhere on the earth, but Yooseong looked closely at the scenery through the window and realized that he was wrong.

‘Although it is a science-based civilization, the style of the buildings and the clothing of the people are different from those of Earth. It’s not Earth.’

-Please. What do you think? Go to the designated point quickly! What will you do if there is a setback in the operation?

‘There are still more than 20 minutes until the operation time, so you can move a little leisurely.’

– Relaxing! It’s your first mission, so be a little nervous!’

Yoosung listened to Philip’s complaint with one ear and checked the status window with the other.

Name: Phillip

Occupation: apprentice agent

Level: 59

Title: Heodang, who is weak in practice

Strength: 41

Agility: 57

Wisdom: 66

Stamina: 65

mana: 3

Possessed Skills: Dark Moon Type 16 (C), Gun Knowledge (D), Marksmanship (D), Stealth (D), Smoke (D), Tracking (E), Mechanical Maintenance (E), Martial Arts (E), Cryptography (E), understanding of the body (E).

‘Except for Wisdom and Magic, he has abilities that are two to three times higher than mine, and his skills are things that come to mind when he’s far away.’

phut! phut!

-What are you doing?

“test.”

The moment synchronization was completed, I was able to understand and use Philip’s skills and experiences instinctively, but what I know in my head and what I actually know are different.

In addition, this process could be said to be essential as there was no exact standard for Yooseong’s ability level.

If you can know how much power and speed a person with this level of ability can produce, you can roughly guess how much power his real body can produce.

‘If strength 41 is this much, is half of it this much? Agility 27 is probably about this…’

Yooseong, who was repeating shadow boxing and running in an empty hallway, spoke to Philip to see how much he had caught on.

‘There are a few things I want to ask you, is that okay?’

– No, of course. But I’m nervous, so why not ask a question while moving to the point?

‘OK. Guide me.’

-···Yes? guide?

‘The bald man said something earlier, but he heard it with one ear and let it out with the other. Don’t you know what the plan is?

– Oh, I see. Mmm. Something is different from what I thought.

‘It’s different from what I thought. what?’

-I thought all the users were serious beings.

Yoosung realized something and opened his eyes narrowly at the sight of Philip naturally bringing out the word user.

‘This isn’t the first time.’

Normally, if someone had the experience of moving their body freely, they would react like Aris.

However, far from panicking, Philip showed a very calm appearance.

Yooseong decided to add a few questions to the reaction that could not be shown without knowing about the quest or the user.

‘Do you know about the user?’

-Isn’t he the apostle of God who helps people when they are faced with difficult ordeals that humans can’t solve?

‘·······.’

-Yes? That, isn’t it? Can’t it be? Surely he said that?

‘That person?’

-This is the first user I met. What am I doing wrong?

‘···no. I know it right.’

It seemed that the former user, who was bothered by explaining the details, appropriately circumvented it.

Well, it would be much more comfortable to just skim through it with something like God’s Apostle than to explain it one by one, such as goggles, another world, and Karmani.

‘How did you meet the first user? How did I call you?’

– You said it worked because you wished for it?

‘If you wish earnestly, the universe will step in and help you. What is this?’

-uh? That’s what the first user said. He said he could meet the players if he really wanted to.

“… is the first guy Korean?”

-Ha, Korea? What is it?

Words that I never imagined would be heard in another world came out involuntarily.

He tried to figure out the quest creation mechanism or how to ask users, but Philip didn’t know anything about that either.

If you just earnestly, really earnestly, letters appear in front of your eyes, and it is written that you want to receive help and pay an equivalent price.

– And as soon as I finished writing, the user started to move my body. That’s all I know.

“I really don’t know anything.”

– Sin, sorry. I don’t know anything.

“No, I’m sorry. Why are you so passive?”

-Because I have new breasts… I’m good at simple memorization or training, but when I go into actual combat, my heart races and my body stiffens, so I can’t do anything properly. So I couldn’t get out of the apprenticeship for over ten years.

Philip explained that he thought he would remain as an apprentice for the rest of his life, but fortunately or unfortunately, a lot of the agents suffered damage while carrying out a certain mission recently, and there were not enough field agents to put into action, so Philip explained that he was finally given a chance.

-I don’t mind being ridiculed by myself, but I can’t stand the failure of my mission and the damage to my comrades and country because of me. please help!

“Are you doing well in training?”

-Yes. In sparring and training, he always achieved top-notch results. However, once I got into actual combat, my body couldn’t move as I thought…

“…is this a win?”

-Did you win?

I’ll have to test it myself to find out, but if Philip’s words are true, this quest is a winner.

After walking up a long flight of stairs, Yooseong finally arrived on the first floor, opened the tightly closed door, and stepped out into the street.

“·······.”

I looked out the window, but when I saw it up close, I was once again speechless in shock.

A skyscraper soaring high into the sky and a car with a rugged appearance reminiscent of a beetle.

Different types of people, similar to those on Earth but dressed in strange costumes, fight, arm in arm, and line up in front of the store.

Yuseong, who felt a strange feeling comparing the scenery of a city that seemed to have fallen in the middle of a movie set in the early 20th century and the city of Earth that was invaded by monsters and turned into ruins, began to move at Philip’s urging.

‘You mean over there?’

A building that is well over half as large and splendid as the other buildings.

-you’re right. It is the building of Neptune, a pharmaceutical company with the largest scale in Brandt.

‘for a moment. Brandt? Wasn’t your country name Brant? Why do companies in your country have as many people as agents of a secret organization? If I remember correctly, I remember it as a fairly radical operation.’

Even though the operation was being conducted in a building in the middle of the city, there was obviously no word to be careful.

Move as quietly as possible so as not to be seen, but if not, do not use weapons or put circumstances in your hands, but only tell them to thoroughly deal with obstacles and achieve their goals.

-I’m just a trainee, so I’m not sure of the details, but if I had to guess, Neptune probably has Oparts. No, it’s not speculation, it’s almost certain. It would be difficult for Neptune, originally a small and medium-sized company, to stand tall as a mega-conglomerate in less than 10 years after releasing a series of new drugs that swept the world.

‘Opparts?’

– It’s all here! Now, let’s focus on the operation!

I tried to dig a little deeper into the word that bothered me, but at Philip’s urging, I decided to focus on the task given to me.

People lined up in a long line in front of a building, adorned with colorful and expensive-looking clothes and accessories.

-This is the day when a party is held for Neptune’s executives and employees. Today is the only day that Neptune’s alert level is reduced. My role is…

‘I know that much. It must have drawn attention, right?’

No matter how manpower is lacking, perhaps because of the judgment that an important mission cannot be entrusted to a person who is not able to cope with the actual battle, the primary task given to Philip was to attract attention by quarreling.

-Yes. There’s a flask on your waist, so you can use it…

When I opened the lid of the flask, the strong smell of alcohol stung my nose.

He put half of the contents in his mouth, spit it out, and sprinkled the other half on his neck or sleeves, then tousled his hair with both hands.

The swaying arms, blurry eyes, and words that sometimes pop out without knowing the meaning.

Disguised as a perfect drunk in an instant, Yooseong walked a little away from the crowd and naturally fell as if his feet were twisted and threw himself at the people waiting in line.

“Oops!”

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