"Do you have time to play the game today?

— — Satoru Suzuki "

Uesugi Subaru came out of the shower and laid on his soft bed. When he saw this message, he suddenly remembered. Today was the day YGGDRASIL closed its server.

He almost forgot about it due to the time difference.

He casually wiped his wet hair and dried it with a hairdryer.

Uesugi Subaru took out the holographic projector and saw the old models in the storage basket. He suddenly felt a lot of emotions.

After many years of reform, from the bulky helmet at the beginning to the light and delicate eyepiece design now, technology was really changing with each passing day.

"Coming.

"

Uesugi Subaru replied to the message and went into the game.

YGGDRASIL was a DMMO RPG game that was released twelve years ago. It allowed players to experience the virtual world as if it was real life.

Twelve years ago, when DMMO RPG games were first popular, YGGDRASIL's research and development company quickly took over most of the DMMO RPG game market due to its vast maps and high degree of freedom.

However, as time went by, YGGDRASIL's research and development company couldn't just focus on one old project in the current DMMO RPG game market.

Coupled with the imbalances in the early stages of development, the twelve-year-old game ushered in a completely new generation.

New engine, new structure, new maps, new gameplay, more refined character designs, more detailed maps, more interactive experiences …

In the end, the game was just too old.

After the white light, Uesugi Subaru logged into the game. The last time he logged in was seven days ago.

Because the day and night cycle was the same as the outside world, the main city in the game was now at night. Only some of the wild and scenic maps had their own time system.

"You're here!

Allen, did your business trip go well? "

As soon as he logged in, Uesugi Subaru received a voice message from Momoga with a smiley face emoji.

"Well, it went well, but the time difference is giving me a headache."

He flew to two countries in seven days, attended a wedding and a funeral, so he wasn't feeling well.

But today was different …

No matter what, he still wanted to come up and take a look.

Ever since he had graduated from university, he had taken over the account of Ulbert Allen Oder from his brother. In addition, he had spent a lot of time with his friends and family in the guild. The game's engine, precision, and gameplay were probably inferior to many other games on the market.

However, to him, it was the first DMMO-RPG type game he had ever played, and it had accompanied him throughout his frivolous years.

Farming equipment with friends and family, chatting and bantering together, rolling in the arena together, snatching Bosses in the wild together, building a guild together …

There were so many memories of him here that he chose to return to this place after playing a few other games.

Although most of his friends from back then were no longer here.

Perhaps there would be occasional events, and some people might come online to take a look. Even he himself had not been able to go online for the past year due to various things.

More than half a year ago, when the server was about to stop operating, the number of players decreased even more.

The prices in the game plummeted, and everything seemed to have lost its meaning.

Now, not even a shadow of a player could be seen in the once bustling main city. Only NPCs stood in their original positions mechanically, repeating the same boring storyline.

"I see. Heiro Heiro came online just now, but he seemed to be tired from working overtime and went to rest.

During the day, Bubble Teapot and Perroccino also came online … "

Even though Momoga was trying very hard to keep her voice calm, Uesugi Subaru knew very well that she was very sad.

This guild came and went, and when they decided not to recruit new members, people left one by one. Only Momoga remained from the beginning to the end.

He was fighting alone like a lone soldier.

Uesugi Subaru also thought about quitting the game. There was a time when he ran into some trouble, so he told the guild leader, Momoga, that he would be leaving the game for a while.

What did he say at the time?

Oh, I remember now.

He said, "Go, Allen, I'll always be here."

"Okay."

It was this sentence that made him decide to stay, even if it meant that only the two of them were left in the guild.

"You've been here all day?"

Today was not a legal holiday, and everyone was working.

Without waiting for Momoga to answer, Uesugi Subaru's character yawned according to his physical reaction in the real world.

The person on the other side seemed to be stunned for a moment, and his voice became nervous. "Allen, this is a rare opportunity. Do you want to stay and watch the game's server shut down?"

Satoru Suzuki felt his whole body tense up, waiting for Allen's answer.

Until a sleepy voice came from the other side.

"Of course, I purposely went online before I recovered from the jet lag. Even if I die suddenly, I want to see it to the end. Otherwise, it would be a pity."

After that, the chair next to Momoga flashed.

The Demon of Cataclysm, Urbert Allen Oder, who had Demon horns and was wrapped in a silver cloak, appeared on top of it and stretched his body.

That's great.

At least someone could accompany him in the end.

Satoru Suzuki decided to do something to prevent Allen from falling asleep.

Otherwise, it would be a pity.

So he stood up and took down the guild symbol "Ainz Urgun" from the conference room.

"Speaking of this, it was really crazy at that time."

Seeing Ainz Urgun's Staff, Uesugi Subaru couldn't help but remember that in order to make this thing, not only did they spend money on normal materials and dungeon equipment, they also robbed several wild bosses and even occupied them for a long time. Because of this, they resolved their grudges with several guilds.

Not only did they fight for a long time, but they were also attacked to the eighth floor.

Fortunately, their guild still had a trump card. After destroying several guilds' alliances, the other guilds' alliances, which weren't very stable to begin with, started to fight among themselves because of some differences in the members.

"Yeah, a lot of people took paid leave. I heard that Genji Rou even quarreled with his wife.

At that time, everyone was focused on making it and didn't care about anything else.

Allen, didn't you also spend a lot of money on the lucky draw to get the rare item that you needed? "

Satoru Suzuki was very emotional. At that time, everyone was still there.

It was a pity that from the initial nine people to the forty-one people, thirty-seven people left halfway, and finally, only three people were left. Now, only he and Allen were left.

Thinking about it now, Uesugi Subaru also felt that it was a bit unbelievable, but he didn't think so at that time.

Walking out of the throne and down the long stairs, he saw the butler of Nasarik's tomb waiting at the bottom of the stairs, as well as the Subaru Star Cluster of the battle maids.

Uesugi Subaru covered his face. "I think I even quarreled with those idiots because of this name."

This was too much!

They actually used his name to name the battle maids!

"Huh?

Allen, don't you like beautiful girls? "

"It's loli!

Loli are the treasures of the world!

Why didn't you use my and Perroccino's suggestion? We even stayed up late to draw up the character designs. "

He wasn't interested in the battle maids, this was a matter of principle!

A sad emoji popped up next to Allen's character.

"… You still remember this even now!"

So this is why you set your Tier 3 transformation as a loli?

'Are all you 2D workers so scary!?'

Uesugi Subaru looked at the NPC he set, Mudusa, who was less than 1.2 meters tall, half-human, half-snake, and cute with her eyes closed. His old father's heart was about to melt.

When he had a daughter in the future, he would buy her and make her the prettiest little princess in the world!

"Don't you think my daughter is super cute?"

Daughter … Satoru Suzuki lowered his head and looked at the various guardians in front of him. That's right, these NPCs that they had set were just like their children.

He gathered all the guardians of Nasarik's tomb.

Uesugi Subaru patted the head of Mudusa, who was standing next to Dimiougos, and then looked at Dimiougos.

What a pity, after today, he wouldn't be able to see them anymore. When the server was shut down, all the data would be wiped clean. It was time to say goodbye.

Dimiougos was an NPC set by his brother, who would replace the players as the head of the guild when the guild war started.

Mudusa was a guardian that he set after he started the game, and she was the adjutant of the commander.

It was a pity that these NPCs couldn't leave Nasarik, otherwise, he would have taken them out for a walk.

"Allen, do you want to go out?"

Momoga saw Allen open the portal of the teleportation magic.

"Yes, I want to explore the whole map of the game one last time."

"That's good. There are many memories."

"Do you want to come with me?"

Momoga shook her head and sighed, "I want to take a good look at our guild one last time."

Uesugi Subaru didn't force her. He teleported himself out of Nasarik and went to the Beginner's Village. He wanted to explore the game map one by one in the last few minutes.

He summoned the flying pet that he had bought with money. This type of pet was meant for casual players. Only the players who could ride it could use it in battle. It didn't have any attributes other than looking good.

Players with mounts could choose their own battle mounts.

Wild bosses of various levels stood alone in the wild map. There was almost no one left at this point.

Because of the notice of the server outage, everything in the game had lost its original value.

After the New Year, the game didn't have any recharge activities, and the game coins were no longer valuable.

Uesugi Subaru laid on the back of the white tiger and opened the shop interface.

Looking at the money column, he remembered that a month ago, for some reason, he had received 50,000 yen of in-game gold coins. The merchant who had been selling in-game gold coins for a long time had cooperated with him for two or three years, so he decided to give him all the in-game gold coins as a friendly gift.

YGGDRASIL's backpack was an unlimited backpack. There was no limit to the amount of coins that he could carry. Now, the number had exceeded 100 million.

There was also the money left over from the previous paywalls. There was no operating activity, so there was nowhere to spend it.

This was the last benefit that the game gave him. All the items in the shop could be bought with gold coins.

Healing potions?

The number of purchases was increased to the maximum!

Magic scrolls?

The number of purchases was increased to the maximum!

Uesugi Subaru didn't know where the irritation in his heart came from. Even the familiar images of the game didn't give him any comfort.

Anyway, if he didn't spend all these things, there would be no point in spending them tomorrow.

Or rather … he had always valued them too much …

Uesugi Subaru was so excited that he didn't realize that there was a big problem around him.

Until Satoru Suzuki's slightly panicked voice sounded —

"Allen, Allen!

Are you still there?

All the NPCs seem to have come alive! "

What the hell?

"Allen —!"

Uesugi Subaru exited the shop interface and looked up at the dark sky. A cold rain fell from the sky.

Satoru Suzuki's panicked voice rang in his ears — what the f * ck …

"Allen, I can't contact the GM. The logout interface is gone, and the control panel is all gone …"