The Game Master Has Logged In To Another World Novels & Stories

I entered the sequence I had just remembered. Then, the prompt for a handle appeared. I didn't even have to think. User: FoxDragon Pass: ********** Access Granted. The interface shifted into a high-density chatroom and command terminal. The last time I had been here was seven years ago. The screen erupted with scrolling text, notifications, and pings. [SYSTEM]: FoxDragon has entered the Abyss. The chat, which had been moving at a sluggish pace, came to an absolute standstill. [User_Glitch]:No way. Is the server bugging?*

We established stakes (meaningless points). The chaotic energy pouring from the tear hesitated. It was being offered a conflict, but a structured one. A game. It was a form of nonsense it could understand. It liked games. With a sound like a universe shrugging, the raw chaos coalesced. It formed into a single, shimmering, mischievous entity—a Game Master from the chaos realm. It looked like a child’s scribble given sentience and a profound love of rules-lawyering. “I accept your terms!” it declared, its voice the sound of dice rattling in a cup. “My realm will hide first! Seek this!”

Piece by piece, a dark doorway began to form on the floor before me. And then the mechanical voice rang out cheerfully in my ear: 【Congratulations, player Nina. You’ve earned the affection of all residents of “The Happy Home” and successfully summoned the Gate to the Otherworld. 【The Gate will appear tonight at 11 p.m. Surviving players, bring your families and gather on the first floor to open it. 【Anyone who misses the time will be permanently trapped within this instance.】 The live chat went wild—

' She typed in her user ID and password before leaning back and clicked enter. A string of words that read, 'WELCOME BACK TO WSR A, PHANTOM' appeared on the screen. She was about to place her hand on the mouse when strings of messages exploded on the screen. Big Nick: Eh... Phantom is online. TsoRukshi: NEWS FLASH! The King is online. King is online. Player#25: You guys should come online. Phantom is online. Big Nick: It seems there will be lots of dead bodies in today's war *grins*

PATROL MODE: PASSIVE. The drone stopped spinning. Its eye turned blue. It beeped once—a happy, compliant sound—and vanished. It had accepted the new command. Ren stepped back, his wireframe heart pounding. He wasn't just playing the game anymore. He was the Game Master. Suddenly, the scrolling text in the sky turned red. ANOMALY DETECTED. FOREIGN USER IDENTIFIED. PURGE PROTOCOL INITIATED. The floor began to dissolve. The purple and black squares turned to liquid fire.

All I had to do now was work behind the scenes and troubleshoot for other players, providing them with walkthroughs. Life was bliss when I didn’t have to deal with the non-player characters. I happily took the new role and started living the dream in an office. Silvia was up to no good again. With her developed self-consciousness, the Core System couldn’t keep her line or stop her, alongside Kaden, from disappearing. The System came back to me, claiming that it was for my safety. “Player, why don’t I teleport you to other worlds. Silvia is a loose cannon. What if she hurts you? We haven’t identified a glitch yet. You might not be able to come back since she takes you away.”

Conversation died instantly. Dressed immaculate white, the game master spread his arms in a wide flourish. “Good morning again,” he chimed as we filed into silent lines. “I’m so pleased to see everyone ready!” His voice lifted with theatrical excitement. “Wonderful news, dear players! It’s time for the next game.” My breath stalled. 0269 simply crossed her arms and exhaled through her nose, looking like she was moments away from yawning. Meanwhile, I tried to keep my palms from sweating through my uniform. My heart slammed against my ribs like it wanted out.

Instead, the system gave me a new notification. 'This body will die in three days, so you may return to your original world then.'

I had doubted things before, but since I already assumed this was an otome game, every red flag got shoved to the back of my mind. That entire drunken haze vanished in an instant. “What do I do now?” I whispered to the system in my head. “Given the… unusual circumstances, the system will now perform an emergency shutdown. Visual feed has been censored. Goodbye, host. See you tomorrow. Hopefully, you survive until then.” Before I could even scream, the system cut the connection.

At the bottom of the Main Menu are a couple of multi-colored player names with chat messages after them. She clicks one of the names and the screen gets divided into two. On the left is Alliance Chat and on the right Global Chat. The Global Chat tab is highlighted and she sees a thread of chats on it. Taking a deep breath, Kate does something she has never done before. She types a chat message and then presses Enter. | 17 Kayzel_123 [K&E4ever] __Ecto, wherever you are, please come home to me. | Only one other player in the whole world replies to her: