Season One

  Episode One

  Date: 21/11/2025

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  ???: “Ah… a new day means another kind of suffering.”

  My name is Sheng. I’m 19 years old. I live in the capital of America.

  My mother and father are dead… and the rest of my family? I honestly know nothing about them. I don’t know who they are or where they are.

  Only my older brother is the exception. He works at a huge company and has reached a high position there. He sends me some money every month… maybe because he thinks I’m a failure.

  All the games I created failed, or at least didn’t achieve the success I dreamed of.

  Except for one game: “World of Thoyars” — the incomplete version.

  It wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t have any game-breaking bugs, and it achieved decent success. It earned enough money for me to live on, even if it wasn’t a huge amount.

  But the full version I’m working on now… that’s another story. It’s full of bugs, and every day I feel like I’m drowning trying to fix them.

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  Sheng: “Bugs… bugs… too many bugs.”

  I hate leaving my house.

  My home… is closer to a garbage dump. There isn’t a single corner without trash.

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  Sheng (staring at the screen): “Three hours of videos just to understand one single thing… why the hell?!”

  He pauses and puts his hand on his stomach.

  Sheng: “I’m getting hungry… I need to order food.”

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  He calls a fast-food place called “Quick Eat – Instant Full.”

  Delivery worker: “Your total is 250 dollars because you ordered—”

  Sheng (interrupting): “Alright, alright… no need to finish. Take your money and go.”

  He goes back to sleep.

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  2025/11/22

  Sheng (with a faint smile): “Ah… a new day means another day of suffering.”

  He goes to brush his teeth, then sits down to check his game statistics.

  The numbers aren’t good, but the game “The Long Journey Between the Six Giants” is getting very high downloads.

  Sheng (talking to himself): “Looks like it might trend soon… nice.”

  But exhaustion overwhelms him.

  Sheng: “I need to focus… I have to finish the full version of World of Thoyars.”

  He opens the game program.

  He enters the “Beta Version” section to check the applicants for moderator positions.

  But he notices that all applicants either lack experience or are full of problems.

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  Knock knock

  (The sound of knocking on the door.)

  Sheng (nervous): “…!?”

  He slowly approaches the door.

  Sheng: “Who’s there?”

  ???: “It’s me.”

  Sheng (sighing): “Oh, right… no one else except you. Either the delivery guy or you… always knocking.”

  He opens the door slightly.

  “Anyway, what do you want, Yasmin?”

  Yasmin (the building owner): “What do I want? I just want the rent. And by the way… we’re throwing a party for the new tenant. Are you coming? Or like always, you won’t? You should at least build some connections.”

  Sheng: “I’ll think about it. I’ll pay the rent tomorrow.”

  Yasmin: “Fine. But why don’t you at least open the door properly while we’re talking?”

  Sheng: “The apartment… isn’t very clean. I don’t want you to see it.”

  Yasmin: “That reminds me… I hired a new cleaner to clean rooms for free. She’ll come tomorrow morning, I think.”

  Sheng (uneasy): “Fine, fine… just go. I have a lot to do.”

  Yasmin leaves.

  Sheng (returning to his screen): “Alright… the game…”

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  The game contains nine realms, but only four are currently available.

  It’s an RPG, but very realistic.

  There are wars between continents, multiple leaders, and many detailed systems.

  There’s also a global mode: each country has its own server, sometimes even five.

  The story progresses in seasons.

  Whenever one season ends, the next must begin from a specific point or mission.

  They have already completed three seasons… but the fourth hasn’t started yet.

  The last event in Season Three:

  The boss spoke about a mysterious organization called “The Red Drink.”

  The organization hired highway criminals and spread corruption across the continent of “Sioz.”

  In the end… when they were defeated, the boss swallowed a pill made from a mysterious fragment of something—

  Sheng (interrupting himself): “I’m hungry again.”

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  (After eating)

  Sheng: “The meal was good… now, back to work.”

  He spends the night writing code and editing graphics.

  Finally, he sighs while staring at the screen:

  Sheng: “Finally finished… there are still some small issues, and some characters and dialogue in the story need work… but after eight years, I’ve reached this point.”

  The day ends…

  (To be continued…)