A gamer who loves staying at home...
Even Uehara Naraku didn't have the chance to interact.
This familiar feeling made Uehara Naraku think of those times when Uzumaki Naruto and his friends made his head tingle... No matter how flawless his setups were, they would be effortlessly untangled by those straightforward people.
The reason they don't fall for it is...
They never overthink things.
"What a hassle..."
Uehara Naraku sat back in the gaming sleep pod, closed his eyes: "Starting tomorrow, let's prepare to open a new world instance, set the first clear rewards generously, so those players will quickly hand over their world-class items in exchange for rich first clear rewards..."
At this point, Uehara Naraku slowly opened his eyes again: "Also, the first guild war can start, PVP is the mainstream of the game..."
"Yes, President."
The man in the suit nodded and softly asked: "Regarding the change of the company president, we need to officially announce it according to regulations..."
"Whatever..."
Uehara Naraku lay nonchalantly in the gaming sleep pod, absentmindedly talking to himself: "Anyway, this game won't last much longer..."
Everything in the game world progresses systematically.
Unexpectedly, the first guild war could be described as a chaotic brawl, three powerful guilds each used world-class items to try to surround one guild, only to be wiped out by Uehara Naraku summoned by a player with a Ring of Destiny...
Simply ridiculous.
And those three world-class items were taken by Uehara Naraku.
Not only did they lose the guild war, but they also lost the world-class items, truly causing those guilds to lose everything...
Facing Uehara Naraku, who possesses the [World Will], at this stage, the guilds are quite inadequate...
This also brings another issue.
More and more guilds in the game world start secretly collecting world-class items, yet they all want to use them at the most crucial moment to summon Uehara Naraku.
Even the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild is no exception.
World-class items absolutely cannot be used lightly anymore, because each item means they will receive the assistance of Uehara Naraku at a crucial moment...
Of course, an interesting event happened during this time...
During a battle between two guilds, they simultaneously arranged for players possessing Ring of Destiny to use world-class items to summon Uehara Naraku.
The final result was rather odd...
Uehara Naraku took their world-class items, chose to act against the player he had lower favorability with, and wiped out their guild.
Really...
Makes you want to curse.
As a result, summoning the strategic nuclear weapon-level assistance of Uehara Naraku means needing enough favorability...
From then on, the guild wars in this game world became peculiar, first, major wars between large guilds must possess a world-class item to prevent Uehara Naraku's appearance, secondly, the players holding Ring of Destiny within guilds must have high favorability...
In ten years.
This made Uehara Naraku very carefree.
Likewise, this also created a huge problem.
That is, in this ten-year period, players have never taken down Uehara Naraku, the world boss, which also led to Uehara Naraku becoming famous, finally having his origins traced by players to be the new president of the game company Uehara...
Generally speaking...
Game company bosses are not usually favored by players.
Therefore, whenever players feel unhappy or happy, especially whenever the game updates poorly, players would search extensively for Uehara Naraku, attempting to take down the world boss Uehara Naraku...
Even just hitting Uehara Naraku with a Fireball feels good, after all, the chance to fight the president of the game company up close is quite rare...
For ten years, the world boss Uehara Naraku, who oppressed players as much as he helped them as an NPC, ended up famously marking the game "YGGDRASIL (World Tree)" popular again...
Some players even proposed...
"No quitting YGGDRASIL until Uehara Naraku is conquered!"
Even though many players over these ten years gradually left the game due to life or work reasons, they still tirelessly followed Uehara Naraku-related topics...
Moreover, Uehara Naraku's image isn't bad...
His smile is very healing, yet when he fights, he hits very hard, giving a bit of contrasting appeal, coupled with his luxurious equipment and immense power...
It's indeed quite attracting.
Batch after batch of newcomers entered the game "YGGDRASIL (World Tree)" influenced by its immense popularity, seeking a challenge...
This also brought new headaches for Uehara Naraku.
Because, as originally understood by Uehara, the game should have significantly declined during this period, with the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild shrinking from forty-one members at its peak to just three...
However...
The current Ainz Ooal Gown Guild...
It seems like there hasn't been any player withdrawal.
Even as of now, the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild still firmly holds a top ten spot in the world guild rankings, and their overall strength remains the strongest...
Over the past decade, the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild has handed over five world-class items to Uehara Naraku alone, not including the price Touch me paid for obtaining the Ring of Destiny!
This guild definitely has other world-class items in their collection!
But why haven't they stopped playing...
By the time calculation, there should only be three people left in the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild, and even these three should only occasionally log in!
And it's not just the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild...
Many other guilds, large and small, are still continuously growing and expanding.
"If I remember correctly..."
Uehara Naraku sat in the game sleep pod, looking at the latest game data, a hint of confusion in his eyes: "At this time, the number of players in 'YGGDRASIL (World Tree)' should have been dwindling, why hasn't this game died out yet..."
If this continues...
By the time the twelve-year traversal arrives, there will still be around a hundred thousand players in the game. If it shuts down then, what will happen to these players—will they travel to the Otherworld together or what?
If it doesn't shut down...
Will this kind of Otherworld traversal even happen!
"What the hell..."
Uehara Naraku slowly clasped his hands together, lying in the game sleep pod, questioning his life: "Why is it so troublesome to make a game die out?
In the game, we can't have all the players quit directly; they still need to help find world-class items while in the game, yet we also can't let the game continue to thrive..."
He's just a mastermind behind the scenes!
Not really a proper game company boss!
Why has the situation developed into this? Wasn't this supposed to be a proper world for collecting World Power rewards?
It feels like something's gone wrong somewhere...
"Get people to come for a meeting!"
Uehara Naraku glanced at the man in the suit and said in a low voice: "If this keeps up, it feels like this game will slowly turn into a well-known retirement game... Now, we must find a way to make some changes!"
"..."
The man in the suit was full of questions.
From launch until now, this game has been going for a decade... Isn't it great for it to become a timeless retirement game?
Anyway, the monthly revenue has been steadily increasing...
Not to mention, the president, who always plays the World Boss in the game, should know how valuable the divine artifact equipment and items in this game really are, right?
Now, a player with the Ring of Destiny, if they want to, can earn a hefty salary from a major guild...
Compared to the somewhat unhappy Uehara Naraku...
Momonga, the guild master of Ainz Ooal Gown, was very happy.
Originally, Momonga had a rather solitary life in reality, only experiencing precious friendships in the game. Many guild members actually wanted to quit and leave, but after frequently seeing news about 'YGGDRASIL (World Tree)' game, they slowly returned...
These members are in a Schrödinger's state...
They could quit at any moment, or continue playing any moment.
Regardless, guild master Momonga was very happy that old friends could still stay together...
"I was getting busier at work and didn't really want to waste time in the game..."
Bubbly Tea Kettle's strange body slowly wriggled, holding the NPC little guy Aura that it created in its arms, its voice somewhat charming and coaxing: "But we suddenly received a voice-over for 'YGGDRASIL (World Tree)', I voiced a new... oh, that's a secret I can't reveal!"
"What the hell kind of secret..."
Perorochino lay on the guild hall table, looking speechlessly at his sister: "Nii-chan, the new dungeon's game announcement has already come out..."
"Ah... new dungeon..."
Momonga's skeletal head turned to Bubbly Tea Kettle, speaking in surprise: "Is the final boss of the new dungeon, the daughter of Evil God Loki, Hel, really voiced by Bubbly Tea Kettle-chan!"
"Yeah..."
Bubbly Tea Kettle nodded, continuing with a grin: "And in the future, there will be even more voice-overs... because they... hehehe, that's also a secret!"
"It sounds really interesting..."
Touch me sat in his seat, calmly speaking: "Speaking of which, has Bubbly Tea Kettle-chan visited the 'YGGDRASIL (World Tree)' production company?"
"Next week maybe..."
Bubbly Tea Kettle nodded, tidying Aura's hair in its arms while softly continuing: "This year 'YGGDRASIL (World Tree)' has been really active, it's such a pity to shut it down..."
"How could it shut down..."
Momonga sat in the guild master seat, looking at the fully occupied guild hall, his voice filled with unmasked laughter: "As long as I and it are still alive, I could play this game for another ten years without getting bored!"