Developing Games: To scare players all around the world! - Chapter 2: Natalie Willis

Kurokami Haruto, a 16-year-old high school student, lives an ordinary life with his older sister Kurokami Satsuki—a beautiful, gentle nurse who’s… a little too devoted to her little brother.Haruto always dismissed rumors about “Awakened Ones”—people who suddenly gained supernatural powers—as nothing more than internet nonsense. Until one day, after fighting with scoundrels to defend a strange girl, he woke up to a system interface flashing before his eyes:> 《 SYSTEM: “Chosen of the Abyss” Activated 》> • Main Skill: [Moonlight Blade Manifestation] - Summon up to three spectral swords.> • Main skill: [Abyssal Devour] – Absorbs energy from the moon, converting it into personal strengths.> • Hidden Skill (Rare): [Yandere EXP Farm] – Whenever a yandere develops feelings for him, all main skills gain double experience.> • System Service: “Scanning for yanderes within 10 miles… Detected: 1 target:Kurokami Satsuki.”Haruto: “…What is this?! My onee-chan?!”

Together with the shocking death of a famous gamer, a new VRMMORPG was launched.

“This is not just a game, this is about building a second life.”

Said Dr. Jeff Johnson, the founder of Ninecent, when he announced the new game.

[LAST SHELTER ONLINE]

It quickly became the number one wanted game that even affected the global cryptocurrency market.

However, after the mysterious death of his brother. Hiro’s life had been wrecked with no money left to spend and no place left to live.

That is, until he received a surprise late birthday gift from the deceased.

While other gamers around the world were scrambling to get the limited edition of full-dive VR, Hiro received the mysterious beta-testing access.

Being an expert gamer himself, Hiro soon found something unusual about the new game, and it seems that there’s much more to it than a simple game.

Will Hiro find the truth behind it all?

[System linked.]

[Welcome to Last Shelter Online]

The Supernatural era descended, the rules changed, mystery arrived, and the world altered. Countless ruins of civilization emerged, and an abundance of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures lay at everyone’s fingertips. Radical faction, “This is the best of times, entering a new world, excavating relics, mass evolution!” Conservative, “This is the worst of times, with countless monsters outside, once you leave the Safe Zone, extinction awaits humanity!” … Meanwhile, at a remote ruin, Lu Yuan successfully discovered new treasures and sought after the mysterious wealth, desperately trying to contact his fellow Earthlings. “Found a communicator, can it get through?” “Hey, humans—I’m almost becoming a god, and you’re still hiding in the Safe Zone?”

Claire receives a strange dream the night before her 18th birthday, an unknown goddess offers her power as her paladin. This power comes with a “gift” Claire was not ready for, but if it means getting her brother back, then she'll master it. Join Claire and her party as they navigate adventuring, fighting against tyranny, and the gifts the goddess bestowed them.