Game Over, NPCs
“Hear that, Dad? The prince and the princess live happily ever after in the story. You’re not even a knight in shining armor. The best you’ll ever be is the villain.”
“Yeah, yeah, sure.”
My half-hearted response stood out against Kaden’s discolored face.
“Mr. Simon Barone, you may now kiss your bride.”
“Player, the exit portal is now open. Ten-second countdown initiating.”
Amid the overlapping voices, Kaden’s eyes widened, and he shrieked out loud.
He shouted the same way when the System went away the other day.
It was a glitch that Kaden could hear the System, but it didn’t change the fact that I was going home.