The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 74: Wait, Is That Me?

[Player Adas Is Now The Ruler Of World Zero]

"....."

What? It just said that I am the ruler of world zero, right?

What do you mean by a ruler? You want me to rule it?

"Congratulations Das"

[Congratulations, Adas!]

Don't congratulate me! Aren't you guys confused too?!

"What now?"

[Let's go inside the palace]

"Yes, we might find something in there."

We entered the gate of the palace. Amazingly, something as big as this palace was formed in a matter of seconds. Well, it's a game, after all.

"It's so big!"

[It's a palace after all]

I agree that it's big, but this is nothing compared to Edens Palace, it's one of the world's biggest palaces.

After entering the gate, I found the scenery familiar. There is a big garden, a small lake followed by trees. The main door of the palace has giant statutes holding a sword and shield.

The door is closed, not only that, the door is enormous too.

[Identifying The Player. Player Identified. Access Granted]

The door opened. We went in.

"Hmm. It's beautiful from the inside too."

"Das. Can you help us out?"

I looked back to see those statues were blocking the way for Elena and Lily.

When I went near the statues, they unblocked the path.

[They recognize you as a king. You have to permit us to enter]

I don't like being called a king.

"You shall enter."

When I said that, they were able to enter.

"What's the meaning of this?"

What will I do of the palace? I don't need it! I am getting a real palace after three months anyway.

"Someone is coming!" Elena exclaimed.

I heard footsteps approaching us, what's more interesting is the sound was coming inside that palace.

Who is it? Another player...but no one should be able to get in.

After waiting for a while, we saw a figure, wearing armour and a spear in his...her...its hand.

"Welcome, King Adas. I am the caretaker of this palace."

"Don't call me king!"

"Command noted! What should I call you? Ruler. Sovereign. Monarch. Majesty. Emperor. Lord. If you don't like any of them, then you can use the custom words too!"

[He is an NPC character]

"Yeah. There is no way a human would sound that robotic."

[I know someone who speaks robotically]

"Oh? Who could that be?"

[Do you realize not realize it?]

"I feel you, Lily. He is like that sometimes," Elena quipped.

"Wait, what do you mean?"

"Nothing"

[Yeah. It's nothing]

I don't know, but I feel like they made fun of me.

"Command noted! What should I call you? Ruler. Sovereign. Monarch. Majesty. Emperor. Lord. If you don't like---"

"Fine, fine. Call me Lord or whatever. Just don't call me king!"

"Command noted. Lord, it is"

I glanced at Elena and Lily. They were trying their best not to laugh.

"Welcome, Lord Adas. I am the caretaker of this palace."

We are back to start now?!

"What do you want?"

"I am here to give you some information about the event"

"We already know it."

"You have successfully cleared world zero. You are now the ruler of this world."

Is it okay to kill NPC? Wait, can we kill NPC?

"Tell me something new."

"Once a player has cleared world zero, they are the ruler of this world."

How many times do I have to listen to the same thing again and again?

"The World Zero event is available for a week. The first player who cleared World Zero will get to rule the world."

The way he speaks scares me.

"To be fair to the other players, the event period, that is, one week. The players will enter World Zero and challenge the ruler for the title 'Achiever.' Note, the title 'Achiever' holds the authority. The player who has it will be the ruler of this world."

Okay, now something is interesting.

"If the ruler loses a duel with the challenger, the ruler will lose his title, and the challenger will be the next ruler."

Wait, so...

"This will go on until the event ends. If the ruler does not lose a duel, he or she will stay a ruler of this world."

"Are you kidding me? So now I have to fight the players?"

"That's right! Any other questions."

"I am not free. What will happen if I log out and someone comes to challenge me?"

"The player will have to wait until the ruler logins again."

"What if I don't log in again?"

"The ruler needs to log in at least once for 4 hours. If not, then the ruler will automatically lose the title"

"Is that so?"

"Yes"

I see.

"Hey, Elena, Let's go back."

"Why?"

"What do you mean why? I am not fighting anyone!"

"Are you scared?"

"I am not! I don't need this world. What am I going to do with it?"

"Once this event ends. The ruler can change the world; however he or she wants. That includes everything. The forest. The sea. The buildings. The sky," the NPC said.

"What will I do with that if no one is in this world?"

"The ruler can create anything too. He can create NPC characters. Animals or any possible thing."

"....."

"The ruler can organize events and battles too. The other players can also enter the world once the event ends. It will be like the regular world, but the ruler will be the god of the world."

This is...ridiculous.

Why are the developers doing this?

"Hey Das, let's do this."

"Well..."

"We will rule the whole world!"

"Fine"

I hate to admit it, but I am interested now.

"Okay so..."

Elena took out her sword and...

"Wait, why are you pointing the sword at me?"

"If I defeat you, I will rule this world."

Talk about being greedy.

"This is a joke, right?"

"Who knows, I am interested in ruling this world though."

"Is this person a challenger? If yes, then I can arrange a duel."

This NPC and his voice... need to be silenced.

"Begone at once."

"As you command. Lord Adas"

"Das?"

"What?"

"Are you okay?"

"Umm, yes? Why?"

"No. It's just...the way you said it was somehow weird."

Now she is calling me weird too.

"What should we do now?"

[Let's explore the palace]

"Nice idea. Let's go."

We wandered around in the palace for a while. Everything was going well until we reached the hallway, which had gallery walls on both sides.

A weird guy in a relaxed pose in all the photos, a different pose in different images. He looks awesome.

"Who is it? Some random character?"

"Das..."

Elena and Lily were making a confused yet shocked face.

"What?"

"That is you."

"What?"

"That guy in the photos is you!"

"Wait, is that me? I don't remember doing any poses like that!"

[The game did that on its own]

Now that I look properly, rather than calm, the poses look embarrassing.

[Two Challengers Have Entered The Floor]

"Great"

They ruined the mood. Who are they?

[Adas. We should go to the throne room]

"Yeah, let's do that."

We went to the throne room. The throne is big enough for two peoples.

After waiting for a while, the challengers reached the palace and soon to the throne room.

The door opened, and the two challengers were...why...why are they here?

"Why...why are you two here? Ricky, Rikka!"

"Long time no see Adas."