The real world, Blue Star.
Indonesian Archipelago, Jakarta.
Night.
Clack, clack, clack...
In a room in a residential building, a young man with curly brown hair was eating a sandwich made by the Divine Book while furiously typing.
He was fiercely debating with others over the recent news of "Desolation Spread" coming out of Great Xia.
Many people online said that since the Great Xia Officials had made entering Hideouts mandatory, everyone else had better follow suit. That was most likely firsthand information from some secret channels!
But the young man with curly brown hair did not agree.
Because he was a landlord.
Before his father died, he had left him an entire residential building, ensuring he would never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of his life. Even the arrival of the Godforsaken Game had not made him give up his building.
"...Bullshit. What Desolation Spread?"
"It's perfectly safe here. Even if Demons invade the real world, I'm a level 17 Archer!"
"I can guarantee that all the friends living in my building will be perfectly safe!"
"There's word that clearing the High-Tier Divine Authority Tower's challenge rewards you with the 'Divine Book · Defensive Barrier.' When the time comes, I'll add a Defensive Barrier to my building..."
The keyboard clattered under the young man's fingers.
The more he typed, the more worked up he became. He was clearly locked in fierce debate with who knew how many people, taking them all on with his keyboard!
But suddenly, he noticed something was wrong.
He had typed out a string of words, only to find he could not send them.
"The internet's down?"
The curly-haired young man's expression shifted slightly. "That makes no sense. How could the internet in my building go down?"
He finished the