Chapter 2 - 2 – It’s Real?!

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 – It’s Real?!

A few days had passed. Breeze, now known as Max Charles, got used to his new situation and learned a few things.

First of all, he was indeed transmigrated. He knew this from the fragmented memories of the body he currently had. This world was similar to where he came from but was more advanced in terms of technology.

Everything from school, meetings, and working exceptions were now done in a virtual world called 'Lobby.'

With more people using virtual reality as part of their daily lives, healthcare was also focused in that area.

Many doctors and scientists successfully created a nutritional supplement that could sustain people for a day straight without food, but it was ill-advised to rely on it because it couldn't truly replace real food.

Secondly, it seemed like he was a 19-year-old orphan who had lived on welfare until now. His savings were only enough to last him three months, but after that, he wouldn't have anything unless he found a job.

The memories he got helped a lot to know about his situation. Max Charles loved games, and the capsule in his room was apparently a virtual reality device that people always used at this age.

But he couldn't afford a game due to his lack of money. Even the cheapest VR game with bad graphics costs more than 150$. That amount of money could allow him to live for a few days.

He chose to spend his money on his daily life rather than play the game himself because he knew his situation.

So he only watched streamers play the game instead of actually playing it.

And the third thing... Streaming had become a favorite job alongside the fast development of virtual reality. It became the main source of entertainment, providing various themes from real-life streaming to game streaming, and even some movie-level storytelling.

In fact, many streamers were more famous than celebrities in this era. Some with attractive appearances also worked as a model for fashion brands, and some signed ad deals with various companies.

After settling and getting used to his current situation, Max was interested in one thing.

"Streaming..."

In his past life, he enjoyed it to the point he wanted to do it again in his next life. It seemed like God or whatever it was granted his wish.

"Should I do it again? No, can I do it?"

He stood up, caressing the VR capsule beside his bed.

"It will be different from the past, but I want to do it again."

Unlike a game streaming using a computer, he would need to control his character directly this time as the game would be in a full-dive virtual reality, which would be hard for him, who had no experience in it even with his new memories from Max Charles.

The interior of the capsule was similar to a sci-fi mecha cockpit with some small screen displaying his vital signs. He wore the helmet that read his brainwave, and the capsule closed by itself.

[Entering Lobby.]

A mechanical voice rang in his ears.

"Let's do it."

The scenery around him changed as he dived into the virtual world.

An expanse of rolling grass plain stretched out as far as the eye could see. A gentle breeze caused them to sway.

Everyone's Lobby was different.

Max's Lobby was just a simple grass plain with a hill in the distance and a simple chair under a sole tree. He loved it, especially the gentle breeze that hit his face.

With futuristic technology, human's five senses could be replicated near perfection even in this virtual world. That was why people loved it.

"Now..."

Sitting on the chair, he looked at a hologram screen spread in front of him. Punch's streaming website was opened on the screen, and the home menu was filled with various streamers.

Max ignored them for now and went to the account. He created one by himself using his capsule ID, which was connected to his personal account.

When pressing the create button, a window that asked him to write his name popped up. He hesitated a little before filling it with 'Breeze' using the virtual keyboard.

"That name is what made me love streaming, so there is no way I will use another name."

He pressed the OK button after deciding.

Then another choice popped up, asking whether he made the streamer or viewer account. This time, he didn't hesitate to choose the streamer account, set up the donation account, and finalized his registration.

A notification popped up with a cheerful sound.

[Your account has been successfully set up! Please fill in your additional information!]

At the same time, he also heard a notification from inside his head, and a smaller blue window popped up in front of him.

<Quest is completed! Please choose your reward!>

"It's real?!"