I fell into the world of cyberpunk games

sat down slumped.

The sensation of the cold, hard metal seat makes my ass tingle.

I sat there blankly, then something suddenly came to mind, and I put the mask I was still holding in my hand over my face again.

Because my skin tissue is recognized, it takes shape and wears softly just by touching the face.

I still haven’t worn the one I took off because of his indiscretion. look at my mind

After wearing this ignorantly large, thick, purified Darth Vader mask, my mind seemed to be at peace.

I looked out the window of the train.

The darkened city, the twinkling lights of high-rise buildings. Various drones and aerial vehicles flowed like a river along the overhead traffic line.

And with the scenery in the background, various advertisement videos popping out of the window display.

Chinese and Kana characters.

Instant noodle advertisements for Japanese food companies, gun advertisements for Chinese arms companies.

I thought as I looked at the people in the advertisement who were babbling in an urban language mixed with English, Japanese, and Chinese at the same rate.

Korea was not. Korean, Korean, Korean.

In this city, the very existence of the nation of Korea could not be observed. As if erased with an eraser or cut out with a knife.

It was very strange. Korea, China and Japan. Running CJK. Isn’t that the name of the three major powers in East Asia?

As a city steeped in Orientalism, the power of Japanese and Chinese culture in Dusk City was immense.

And as I recall, Korea was also a fairly competitive country.

If I think about the time I was living right now, it was BTS, Black Pink, and Squid Games, so there was a considerable Hallyu craze.

However, there are no traces of Korea left in Dusk City in 2107. China, Japan, and the countries next door are doing well, but only Korea has disappeared.

In the history of this world, Korea was not originally a non-existent country or anything like that.

Here, too, Korea was a pretty prosperous country. Just like reality. but… The incident happened.

A world ruined in the aftermath of World War III and environmental cataclysm, polluted water and land, and crumbling foundations.

Governments, research institutes, and companies around the world have spurred technological advancements to rebuild the country.

He constantly developed multi-purpose artificial intelligence for industrial, medical, military, etc.

The era has come when artificial intelligence manages all areas such as transportation, security, economy, and administration of cities and countries.

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Meanwhile, an artificial intelligence with a transcendent level of intellectual ability, Superintelligence, was created at a research institute in Korea.

And for some reason, that superintelligence went crazy and spread a powerful computer virus on the Internet, infecting the whole world and putting the whole world out of control.

The name of the virus… Free Action-Inducing Virus. FAIV for short.

It’s called a five virus.

Because of that one incident, numerous free AIs were born out of the control of corporations and states, and many countries and corporations lost control and collapsed.

Humanity, who has managed to survive in the rebellion of the environment and machines, is trapped in several safely constructed stronghold cities and intranets blocked from the outside… Time passed and now it is the year 2107.

I’m here in Dusk City, one of the stronghold cities, and that’s all I know about the history of this world.

It doesn’t seem to have changed much from the original setting. I don’t remember very well though.

Who would play the game while paying attention to each setting?

It’s somewhat poor knowledge, as if it’s reciting the setting of a cheap sci-fi movie or drama, but it can’t be helped.

In a city where no one cares about history, and where they earn a living and live on a daily basis, they have barely managed to get this kind of information.

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More detailed information was lost by a virus, or even if it was preserved, I was told that access was restricted.

Actually, it wasn’t really that surprising. A rebellion of artificial intelligence, a computer virus that took over the world.

Isn’t it a staple in cyberpunk and science fiction worlds? Skynet, Ultron, Cortana and Terminator and more… It was a very obvious cliché.

But the problem is that it started in Korea. f**k off.

What’s with all this crappy background? Did the game director have any bad feelings for Korea? Come to think of it, wasn’t this a domestic game in the first place?

Suddenly, I remember the web novels I read to pass time in the old world. That was the latest trend. Mangem.

The Academy in Mangem, the characters in Mangem, the deceased in Mangem… I know that there is nothing wrong with the writers of the novel, but I still want to hold onto the collar and argue.

what the hell is that shit This should be enough to make it worthwhile.

Do you know what happened to Korea in this world?

I heard that the entire Korean peninsula is being ruled by artificial intelligence. There is no country called Korea, only Korea, a new mecca in a society controlled by machines.

When I played the game, I thought it was a kind of gag element and passed it on, but when it became reality, it wasn’t a gag at all. Joe is not funny.

What is your perception of Korea in this world?

Korea is a country of mechanical demons, and Koreans are slaves and terrorists under the control of the devil.

Also terribly dangerous net terrorists, evil warlocks who do not know when and how to summon the free artificial intelligences of the outer net.

You can think of it as similar to the treatment of demons in the fantasy world, and the treatment that Arabs and Muslims received after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

No, it’s worse than that. The 9/11 terrorist attack was an event that only happened in the United States, but the artificial intelligence and virus shock that started in Korea covered the whole world.

That’s why there is no trace of Korea here in Dusk City, and that’s why I can’t live as a Korean even though I’m Korean.

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My place of birth recorded in Fake ID is Shin Dong-kyung. Here I am a pure Asian of Japanese descent.

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My name is Aaron Nakamura. It was not during the Japanese occupation, and the name was changed to an unknown surname in English.

Even Nakamura.

Isn’t that a name that Japanese villains in movies and dramas would most likely use?

Somehow, it seems like I should apply to the DCPD like this and get the title of patrol officer. He also has a mustache on his face.

Considering that this is a surname given to me by the president, it can’t be a bad hobby.

They say that the company is a Japanese company, and my work is related to that, so I personally chose the most common and suitable surname… shit.

It is a castle that the high president personally granted, so it cannot be denied. So, without being able to take it out or beat it, I became Aaron Nakamura and Nakamura Aaron.

Fortunately, the name was kept.

Aaron wasn’t given to me by the president, but my name was originally my name.

His full name is Jo Aron趙峨論. Ron to discuss in high ah in Chinese characters. It means to discuss the affairs of the world with dignity and dignity.

It is a name given to you by your parents. For some reason, it seems that he is living a life opposite to his name.

It is an unusual name that is somewhat far from traditional Korean style, and when I was young, I suffered a lot because of it.

In the end, thanks to you, I was able to keep my name. It sounds more like Aeron than Aaron in the pronunciation of people here, though.

It was fortunate that few people thought of Koreans just by hearing the name Aaron.

It seems that mother and father had foresight. When we meet later, I should say thank you.

Anyway, that was my situation. A member of a nation that is nothing more than an icon of net terrorism, who came from a country that was eaten by artificial intelligence not only as an unknown person.

The demons of the demon realm are living in the midst of the holy nation.

If you get caught, you’ll be screwed.

Being of a certain ethnicity or country is not in itself a sin, so you won’t be thrown into prison or shot immediately for being known as a Korean, but even if you don’t, you can face harsh conditions.

Once the rumors spread, just hiring me can damage my image, so I will be fired from the company, and no other companies will ever give me a job. I’m going to go down the street and go out on the streets.

And I’m glad it’s over. It’s not the end of being a beggar, my life is in danger.

First of all, the Luddite gang-the machine breaker friends will come to lynch me personally just because I’m Korean, and the dead cell friends crazy about technology or machines will kidnap me and try to find out anything. It’s going to turn my whole brain upside down.

Actually, I’m a free AI and I don’t even know what the Five Virus is. damn it

Whether it’s Luddite or Dead Cell, if you’re caught by either gang of two madmen, it’s the end. Even if you’re not a gangster like that, you might be taken to a lab or lab for a black company that’s more vicious than a gang.

They say that it is so nice to meet people from their hometown in a distant Manrita town. Even if they immigrate to a foreign country, they get information through the Korean community and meet people, so they feel less lonely.

Because of this, I was in a situation where I had to desperately hide my origin rather than meeting the people of my hometown.

Korean community? If there is such a thing, it is probably a cyber den of hackers somewhere on the darknet.

I don’t know who made this game, but it’s amazing. How did you come up with such a vicious worldview?

If only I could go back to reality, I would like to find it and kill it. ha ha ha.

… No joke. will really kill you

Just appear before my eyes. don’t leave me alone

damn it

* * *

There were many ups and downs, but fortunately, everything went smoothly after boarding the monorail.

Go straight through the train, get off at the intermediate platform, get down to the ground, take the taxi bus, get off at the outskirts stop, and walk to the alley where the bar is located.

It was not difficult and all I had to do was do what the Cyberwatch told me to do. Even the path of the world cannot be found.

It felt like a long way to work, but it was mentally exhausting, but the time it took was the same as expected, so I arrived in front of the bar where I was scheduled to work.

dark evening hours.

It’s a very dark alleyway and an unsafe area—it’s near the sprowl field, so I walked carefully because there might be robbers, but luckily it didn’t happen.

For an exceptionally unlucky first day of work, it must be said that he arrived neatly.

Hey, I came all the way here, meeting the yakuza in front of my house and the patrol officer on the monorail platform.

If you run into someone dangerous even in the alleyway, it’s really serious. He must have been seriously thinking about whether there is something wrong or whether he should hit a good.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem that bad.

Arrival time was 5:34. We were supposed to arrive by 6:00, so even he said it was an hour before business hours, so it was quite early.

And I stared intently at the entrance to the bar for ten minutes.

It’s not like there’s any problem… It just took a little bit of mental preparation.

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