This VR Game Is So Much Fun!

Watch your mouth, girl!

As he spoke, Zai Zong stepped aside, giving Huan Huan some space.

A new notification appeared on the screen.

[You are Jemin Walker, ID D-9341. You were originally a Class B researcher at the Control Bureau, but were demoted to Class D for researching prohibited projects. From then on, you became a human expendable resource. And your story begins here.]

Huan Huan glanced at it, shrugged, made a brief note of the sentence, and then clicked confirm.

At this moment, Zai Zong laughed.

"Get ready to witness the second world, Huan Huan."

Huan Huan:?

Before she could understand what those words meant, the prompt in front of her slowly disappeared.

Then

The document in front of me, which was originally a menu interface, suddenly jolted!

Suddenly, the four options 'Start Game', 'Settings', 'Collectibles', and 'Exit Game' disappeared.

The document became just an ordinary document.

The table below seemed to have been hit by something and started to shake.

As a result, the other tools placed next to the document also shifted due to the vibration.

Immediately afterwards, there were sounds of struggling and writhing.

At the same time, a cold voice rang out.

[Doctor Jieming, due to your unauthorized research into prohibited items, in accordance with the service agreement of Containment Sites -19 and the comprehensive trial by the Upper Council, your Class B status will be temporarily revoked and you will be demoted to Class D.]

[At the same time, we will perform Class-A Amnesia, making you forget all experimental records from the research. Whether you are restored to Class B status will depend on your performance under the new memories and status.]

At that moment, another male voice rang out.

[Damn it! You can't do this! You have no idea what I've discovered! I need to write a report for the Upper Council! This thing could completely destroy the lives of all humanity!]

[Anesthetic, take away.]

[Yes!]

[No!!! You can't do this!]

Thump—

After a heavy blow, the sound disappeared, and the noise subsided.

The camera slowly rises in the distance.

The document in front of me is gradually shrinking.

Everything seemed to come to an abrupt end because of the 'anesthesia'.

Huan Huan was somewhat stunned by what she saw.

The lines she had just heard left her somewhat bewildered.

It seems to be just a reenactment of the game's hints.

But does this confirm the protagonist's identity?

At this moment, Zai Zong shouted.

"As expected, it seamlessly integrates with the menu interface again! Only Game always manages to come up with new tricks for the menu interface! Last time it was a car interior view, this time it's a document. However..."

The Zai Zong a moment, then shook his head.

"To be honest, guys, the menu interface of Control Failure is really not as amazing as Skyhill. After all, the view of a hazy rainy day from inside a car is so much more sophisticated than this camera moving away from the document and then making sounds! It feels like a step backward."

Huan Huan was a little confused, while the chat in the live stream responded to what her cousin had said.

This made her frown slightly.

I felt like I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Soon, while wearing the VR headset, everything went black before her eyes.

Then, four words appeared.

One month later

Huan Huan frowned again.

Is it already a month into the game?

Are you not going to explain what happened during that month?

Before she could think it through, the game's visuals gradually became clear, as if her eyes were opening.

And soon, things appeared before her eyes.

This is an incandescent light bulb embedded in the wall.

All around was a snow-white ceiling.

It appears to be a view from a supine position.

As Huan Huan was staring intently at the scene, she suddenly sat up, panting heavily.

Its body heaved violently and swayed unsteadily.

Did you have a nightmare?

[I'm... completely fine? How many times has this happened?]

Upon seeing this line, both the brother and sister frowned, puzzled.

What does that mean?

What do you mean "nothing's wrong"? What do you mean "how many times"?

Having nightmares?

The nightmare at the beginning that lowered my status?

The Zai Zong guess.

In the game, the protagonist sighed and said nothing more. Instead, he turned and got out of bed, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Then he supported his head with his hand, looking somewhat mentally exhausted.

At the same time, a soothing melody began to play.

The tranquil environment at that moment gave Huan Huan a relaxed and pleasant feeling.

"This background music is great!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than she found herself able to move again.

The camera angle in the game can also follow the movement of her head.

Then

She was shocked!

"Holy crap! Bro! Look! Come quick! This scene looks so real, so incredibly real!!"

Huan Huan was completely stunned.

The texture, the environment... it's so realistic!

It's just like real life!

Holy crap, are there really games like this in the world?!

"Alright, alright, look at you, so naive. Tone it down, don't embarrass me in the live stream."

Zai Zong spoke lazily, not at all impressed by the stunningly detailed scene.

As for Huan Huan, although she knew that what she was seeing was a game, the visuals were far superior to any game she had ever played before!

The details are amazing!

The wall texture, scratches, and cement debris are all clearly visible.

And these floor tiles are so smooth they reflect the main character's image!

The creases on this bed are just as realistic as the creases on my own bed when it's not folded!

Does my cousin usually play these kinds of games?

Oh My God!

At this moment, Zai Zong spoke again.

"Alright, stop acting like someone from some backwater. Take a look at your surroundings first, at least figure out where you are, you idiot."

"Okay!"

With an excited expression, Huan Huan immediately manipulated the joystick and began to survey her surroundings.

Then I realized that it was a small, dark room, like a prison.

Behind me was the simple bed I had just gotten out of.

In front of me was a thick partition without any table corners, seamlessly integrated with the wall.

On the other side were a sink and a toilet.

Looking to the side, there's a thick metal door.

There was no lock or keyhole on it.

Obviously, it cannot be opened from the inside.

But this looks like a prison cell!

Could it be that the so-called D-Class Personnel are prisoners?

"Wait a minute, you silly goose, look at that table over there. Is there something there? It looks like a file? A document or a file?"

Zai Zong observed very carefully and, through Huan Huan's perspective, saw areas that could be investigated.

The latter looked at the table and indeed found a document on it.

So he immediately stepped forward and tried to reach out and take it.

Then, in the game, a hand wearing an orange sleeve reached out.

This action immediately made Huan Huan's eyes light up.

She waved, and the game's protagonist waved back.

She waved her hand, and the game's protagonist waved back.

She looked down and saw her lower body, which was covered by orange clothes and shoes.

She even squatted down, reached out and touched her shoes, and then touched the ground.

Despite the lack of feedback, the freedom of movement was so exciting Huan Huan Huanhuan, who had never played VR Game before, that it felt like opening a door to a new world.

"Haha, bro, look, this game is so much fun! Whatever I do, the game does the same thing."

Zai Zong:

"I've become a man! Hahaha, I've become a man! Bro~"

Zai Zong: (Sighs while covering his face)

"Can I take my pants off like this? Let me try."

"Hey, wait a minute!!! You idiot! Don't do anything reckless with so many people around!"

Zai Zong stepped forward and gave Huan Huan a Huan Huan tap on the head, making her groan, pout, and look unhappy.

"He was just too excited! This game has such a high degree of freedom. He does whatever I do. He's never played a game like this before!"

"Alright, let's get down to business. Let's see what's written in that document."

Huan Huan pouted, reached out, pressed the button on the joystick, and picked up the file on the desktop.

Soon, a piece of paper appeared in front of her.

In brief, the above content means:

You are D-Class Personnel, and your identification number is D-9341. Please remember this number; it is your second name.

Your mission is highly confidential. No one will reveal the details of your work to you before you begin, and you are not allowed to ask questions.

Once you finish your work, if things go smoothly, you can regain your freedom and reintegrate into society.

If things don't go well at work, you'll return to where you are now until your next shift.

After reading the contents of the document, Huan Huan and Zai Zong frowned, which was rare for them.

The former frowned because the beginning of the game clearly stated that the protagonist seemed to be a demoted doctor.

Furthermore, it was explicitly stated that D-Class Personnel are humanoid expendables.

This was quite a sensory shock for her, who was still a senior in high school.

But Zai Zong frown was that this didn't seem to be so simple.

Based on the short films "Skyhill" and "The Staircase," as well as the CG trailer for "Control Failure," D-Class Personnel have no human rights whatsoever; they are merely human guinea pigs.

Moreover, their lives were not guaranteed, and they could die at any time.

Why does this document say that one can 'reintegrate into society'?

Are D-Class Personnel also divided into different classes?

Those with greater abilities can shed this identity and reintegrate into society after completing their work.

Zai Zong wasn't quite sure, and wasn't sure either.

Just as he was making his guess, a deep, steady male voice rang out from outside the door.

[Control Center, this is Agent Ulgrin. Requesting access to cell 3-11. He will be participating in experiment W-FBC-0173. Over.]

In the beginning, I wanted to write something more lighthearted, unlike the entire serious scene in the Staircase.