Translator: Dreamscribe

A good ending was essential to make a good beginning possible.

Starting with Epilogue 1 of Episode 3, 'Homecoming', the epilogues were revealed in order. All were stories set after the disappearance of the Lord of Greed.

Epilogue 2, Leon’s 'Nightmare', and Epilogue 3, Aren’s 'Hope', became hot topics.

“Nightmare” began with Leon gravely wounded and hovering on the brink of death after being struck by the Lord of Greed. In the midst of a terrible nightmare, he recalled memories with the Heroes and fought against the monsters of the nightmare.

Young Leon fought hard against the Corrupted Goblins with a rusty dagger. The king died, the knights fell one after another, and they cursed Leon, but he was not shaken. He already knew they were fakes created by the Lord of Greed.

Leon overcame the past together with the Heroes.

The past could no longer become his enemy.

Leon believed in the Heroes.

He endured with all his strength, believing in the Heroes.

The moment the Heroes reached the Goddess, light burst forth from the rusty sword, turning it into the Holy Sword. Regaining his original form, Leon leapt deeper into the nightmare.

“Wow! Leon nim!”

“Is this the Other Side World?”

“As expected of the King of Heroes!”

Leon split his will into two and successfully blocked the Lord of Greed, who was trying to escape through the nightmare.

As light shone within the horrible nightmare, Leon awoke from it and sat up in bed. He opened the window and looked toward the Magic Barrier.

The Magic Barrier shimmered beautifully, signaling Arsilan’s victory. At that moment, the wound tainted by Erosion healed instantly.

[I’m proud of you all.]

Gazing at the Magic Barrier with eyes full of warmth, Leon smiled brightly as Epilogue 2 'Nightmare' came to an end.

Aren’s epilogue, 'Hope', was a story about Aren working hard in the afterlife. The content was good, but it was especially well received for showing many adorable sides of Aren.

Jinwoo had a rare family gathering. Perhaps influenced by Anna and Mary, everyone came together when Jinwoo’s father suggested it.

The mood was good.

There was a common topic: Arsilan Saga. Everyone loved Arsilan Saga, so the conversation flowed easily and was full of affection.

As the developer of the game, Jinwoo was deeply satisfied.

‘This is the power of games.’

Generations had come together through a game.

It was something he had only vaguely dreamed of during his time as a game developer, but he had achieved it through Arsilan Saga.

"Hmm..., Leon is indeed an outstanding man."

“That’s right.”

“Hoho, you’d have to be at that level to reign above the Heroes.”

Grandfather and noona talked about Leon’s epilogue.

“Haha! Rather than reigning over them, it feels more like he stays behind for the sake of the Heroes. It seems more like a duty than a position of power.”

At hyung’s words, grandfather and noona nodded.

'Hehe, he's doing a moderate play.'

‘Being ordinary is a good thing.’

They both nodded, thinking that way.

No one thought of Jinwoo’s hyung as the craziest bastard in Arsilan. Not revealing one another’s identities had somehow become the unspoken rule.

“It’s nice to gather like this after a long time. Let’s do this regularly.”

Everyone nodded at father’s suggestion.

Jinwoo looked at his father. His father, having also started Arsilan Saga, now naturally joined the conversations. Since he was in charge of the entire Ohsung Group, the only time he could log in was while he was asleep.

Now that Ohsung Group was continuing to thrive without any issues, he said he could make more time lately.

‘Shall I check it?’

Just a quick peek.

Jinwoo looked at his father’s information.

[Lv.82] HellDoctor

Title: [A] Mad Scientist (Rare)

Affiliation: Helby Lovers Group

Race: Orc

Class: Magic Engineering Doctor (2nd advancement)

[Notable Details]

*Helby Lovers Group airship patent registered

*Invented airship-exclusive Magic Engine

*Helby merchandise registered after agreement with FS Games (figures, life-size cutouts, bromides, etc.)

*Helby swimsuit created

*Helby horn massage machine created

*Helby smartphone theme released

.

...

....

Jinwoo was momentarily speechless.

The rapid development of the Helby Lovers Group’s magic engineering technology was due to the father's involvement. Moreover, all the numerous works related to Helby were creations of the Hero known as HellDoctor. HellDoctor was a well-known figure ranked 6th among the crazy Heroes.

Jinwoo looked at his grandfather, hyung, noona, and father.

“Hohoho!”

“Fufut.”

“Hehehe!”

“Haha!”

Everyone was laughing joyfully.

Seeing them overlapping with the appearances of the Heroes made it feel a bit frightening.

LifeHunter, NorthernGrandDuke, RomanticBard, HellDoctor.

If the Heroes witnessed this gathering, they might scream and run away in shock.

‘...They really are family.’

Seeing how they each showed remarkable performance in Arsilan, they were indeed family.

Yes, just stay healthy, that’s enough.

Jinwoo tightly shut his eyes, thinking that to himself.

“Hoho, Jinwoo. Is development going well?”

At grandfather’s question, everyone perked up their ears. Although they were family, they never asked deeply about Arsilan Saga. It would drive them mad with frustration if they got spoiled. So they kept their questions to this level.

“Yes, it’s progressing smoothly.”

“If you ever need help, just say the word. This old man will do his utmost to assist you.”

Grandfather’s eyes were full of affection.

“Haha! Father, what kind of help would our Jinwoo need when he’s the richest in the world?”

“That’s true. We’ve been the ones receiving all the help. Hohoho!”

Father and grandfather laughed loudly as they said that. Noona and hyung seemed to be getting along well for a change. With smiles, they shared all kinds of stories with Jinwoo.

‘What a harmonious family.’

Jinwoo nodded with a smile.

A harmonious home was pleasant to see.

Grandfather suddenly took on a serious tone and looked at hyung.

“Do you have a girlfriend?”

“Cough!”

Hyung was flustered by the sudden question.

He has one! He definitely has one!

Everyone immediately realized the truth from his reaction. Hyung’s face turned slightly red.

“Hohoho!”

Grandfather seemed particularly delighted.

“Ah, it’s not at that stage yet.”

Hyung stuttered as he answered.

Jinwoo had a feeling about who hyung was seeing, but he didn’t bother to think too hard on it. Grandfather immediately asked noona as well, but didn’t ask Jinwoo.

“What about me?”

“Hoho, don’t you need to develop Arsilan Saga?”

“Ah....”

“And it’s a busy time right now, so I believe you’ll do well.”

Focus on Arsilan Saga instead of other thoughts!

That’s how it sounded. Father, noona, and hyung all nodded deeply. Jinwoo was planning to do so anyway, but something about it made him feel strange.

Ting!

An alert rang from the family members’ smartphones. It was a notification from Arsilan Worlds. Everyone pulled out their Soul Glass and put it on. Such scenes no longer felt strange at all.

A teaser video for the Grand Festival had been uploaded to Arsilan Worlds.

In three days, a Grand Festival was scheduled to celebrate the victory and unite Arsilan as one. Episode 3 would conclude during this joyful festival, and a new beginning would be prepared.

The video began.

Aren appeared, searching through records in the afterlife.

[Long ago, the Goddess and the Magic Dragon fought countless battles. The Magic Dragon, the Goddess’s adversary, was so powerful that even Ella-nim could not guarantee victory.]

Aren showed numerous records detailing the battles between the Goddess and the Magic Dragon. A duel in the Celestial Realm, a duel in a volcanic region, and even a duel in the Demon Realm.

[844 battles, 844 draws. That is the record between the Goddess and the Magic Dragon.]

But not once had there been a clear victor.

[Sigh, I wish it would just end quietly... but is that even possible?]

[Aren nim! The Goddess has disappeared again!]

[Again?]

An angel holding a trident urgently reported, and Aren slumped into the chair, letting out a sigh. Aren had the look of a weary office worker.

Even with overtime, the work never ends!

That was the look in the eyes.

-Uh, um....

-This is the Grand Festival teaser, right?

-Why does it feel like we’re watching ourselves?

-Aren... run away...

The Heroes felt pity for Aren, as if they were seeing themselves being tormented by their workplace boss.

[It’s almost the Grand Festival period… please, let nothing happen….]

Aren tightly shut his eyes.

The screen shifted to show Ella sitting beneath a waterfall. She was focusing her mind while enduring the forceful waterfall pouring between two cliffs.

Ku-gu-gu-gu!

As the canyon split, a massive boulder fell toward her head. The moment it reached the top of her head.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga!

The boulder, along with the waterfall and canyon, split apart.

[Good.]

Ella nodded and stood up on the spot.

The screen transitioned to show Helby. Helby was sitting on the highest mountain in Arsilan, covered in falling snow. Snow had piled up thickly on her body and even frozen solid.

The moment she opened her eyes inside the ice.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga!

The mountaintop vaporized and turned into magma.

[Not bad.]

Ella and Helby appeared in a field. As the screen split in half, Ella and Helby’s faces were shown.

[Let’s settle…]

[...this once and for all, shall we?]

As they stared at each other, the moment their new forms collided, a brilliant light exploded, and divine power burst in all directions. The battle continued without end. In the end, Ella and Helby agreed to settle their match during the Grand Festival.

At that moment, their divine powers spread across all of Arsilan.

In Solis, banner production was in full swing.

Just as a Dwarf craftsman was admiring the banner he had made with a proud expression.

The banner’s text was erased and changed anew.

[The greatest sports festival on Earth begins! Burn with passion! Give it your all! Fight and win! Divine Dragon Great War!]

On either side of that phrase, Ella and Helby were glaring at each other. The video ended there. Right after it ended, an information window popped up in front of them.

[The great athletic meet will be held during Arsilan's Grand Festival period!]

*Participants will be divided into Team Ella and Team Helby.

*Once a faction is chosen, it cannot be changed.

*Exclusive team uniforms will be provided!

[Victory Rewards]

Team Ella: Helby becomes Ella’s younger sister. (1 month)

*Radiant Ella’s Treasure Chest

*Ella’s Costume Box

Team Helby: Ella becomes Helby’s maid. (1 month)

*Helby’s Raging Starlight Box

*Helby’s Costume Box

You could choose your team right now.

-Wooaaaaah!

-Kyah! Now THIS is a festival!

-Wow! The entire Arsilan is doing a team-based sports competition!

-Honestly, even if they reused content it would’ve been fine, but they’re working way too hard ㅋ

-I’m going with Helby nim’s team. Maid Ella? That’s something I can’t resistㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-This is too hard to choose ㅋㅋ

The Heroes’ reactions were on fire.

It had been just a short while since Episode 3 ended.

The Heroes hadn’t expected any new content for the Grand Festival. It seemed like there just wasn’t enough time. Naturally, everyone assumed the previous Grand Festival's events would be reused.

Still, they would’ve gladly accepted that. The Grand Festival was already so much fun, and with all the upcoming updates being massive in scale, it felt unreasonable to hope for new festival content.

-When did they even prepare this?

-Creator God nim....

-Long live the Creator God!

But right in front of them, a bold announcement of new content appeared!

“Hohoho! This is wonderful!”

“Looks like it’s going to be fun.”

Grandfather and noona nodded in great satisfaction, laughing. Father and hyung were the same. They started talking about the upcoming sports festival with cheerful laughter.

Jinwoo felt satisfied watching them.

It felt like the family had grown even more harmonious.

‘We should gather more often.’

Jinwoo decided he would attend every family gathering from now on. It would be nice to have a joyful meal together and talk.

“As for teams, obviously….”

When grandfather opened the topic, everyone except Jinwoo responded at once.

“Ella….”

“Ella….”

“Helby….”

“Helby….”

A cold silence descended over the entire mansion.

Grandfather and hyung chose Team Ella, while father and noona chose Team Helby. It was split exactly fifty-fifty.

“Ahem...!”

Grandfather rose from his seat, clearly displeased.

“Perhaps it's best we refrain from family gatherings for a while.”

“Yes, I think that would be wise.”

Father nodded and stood up as well. Hyung and noona glared at each other before turning their backs and heading into their rooms.

“Ah! Wait, the meal….”

He had found a great restaurant….

He had even made a reservation for a hologram movie….

Jinwoo’s voice echoed hollowly through the room.

“......”

Jinwoo wore a dazed expression.

We were getting along so well.

We were definitely a harmonious family.

The peaceful scene from just moments ago now felt like a dream. A heavy tension, the scent of war, spread across the entire mansion.

Was this really something worth getting this immersed over?

Left all alone, Jinwoo felt a bit lonely again.

He decided to go outside by himself for the first time in a while.

Since he was already more famous than anyone else in the world, he pulled down his cap and wore a mask.

“Huh?”

As he entered the shopping district, he saw an unusual sight.

The owner of a coffee shop had put up a sign with a drawing of Helby at the entrance.

[Free coffee with Team Helby participation!]

*Please come inside and verify!

[The best Solis lunchboxes for the Great Sports Festival are ready! Selling nostalgic lunchboxes!]

*Contact 'MommyPunch' in Marogo. Bulk orders available.

[If Team Ella wins, free soju for one day!]

[Special discounts to celebrate the Sports Festival Event!]

Advertisements like these began popping up on shop fronts one after another.

There were many self-employed business owners who operated simultaneously in both the real world and Arsilan. When you looked at a shop through Soul Glass, it would immediately connect to the corresponding shop in Arsilan.

Things were definitely different from before.

Even if it was a major event in Arsilan Saga, the ripple effect was beyond imagination. It was enough to completely transform the landscape of the shopping district.

He even saw elementary school kids walking home.

“Hey! Let’s go with Team Ella!”

“Team Helby is cooler. They even give you horns!”

“Huh? Really? They give horns?”

“Yeah!”

There were also Sports Festival events prepared for prospective Heroes, and they could participate by descending into Arsilan.

Even in the real world, the excitement of the Sports Festival was palpable.

Considering that half of South Korea’s population were Heroes, maybe it was only natural.

“Hmm....”

Maybe he had just been too busy to notice?

Jinwoo, the president of FS Games, was the only one not fully feeling it.

“Huh?”

His eyes met those of a passerby.

He hadn’t used any magic.

Wearing a mask and cap, Jinwoo thought there was no way anyone would recognize him.

“Y-you’re the Creator God nim, right?!”

“It’s you, isn’t it?”

“It’s really him!”

Jinwoo had underestimated the Heroes’ sharp eyes.

After the Princess of Erosion event, Heroes had been scouring Arsilan for any clue they could find. As a result, their powers of observation had greatly improved. They could now identify people just from Jinwoo’s eyes and general vibe.

“Oh!”

“Waaaah!”

Suddenly, people began to gather around him.

“...I’m not the Creator God.”

“Can I get a picture, please!”

“...I mean, I’m really not the Creator God….”

“Could you sign this too?”

“Yes.”

Jinwoo was endlessly weak when it came to the Heroes.

He was a weak Archmage who had no choice but to grant the Heroes' requests whenever they asked.

Jinwoo lowered his mask and took pictures with them. Seeing the Heroes so overjoyed, as if they had obtained an A-rank item, warmed Jinwoo’s heart too.

“Please take this!”

“And this one too....”

“I run a store just over there, wait a second!”

Gifts piled up around Jinwoo.

“Thank you!”

“Thanks to you, life feels worth living!”

“This is what life’s all about!”

“Kya!”

Joy overflowed not only in Arsilan, but also in the real world.

‘I need to work harder.’

It was no time to relax.

He had to keep striving to create an even more joyful world.

That was the only way to overcome the Erosion.

Title: Creator God nim Appeared!

I run a coffee shop in real life, and I just saw  Creator God nim.

He had his face covered, but the Heroes caught him.

[Attached photo: With Creator God nim]

He took pictures with everyone and even gave out autographs.

You guys don’t have Creator God nim’s autograph, right? If this were Arsilan, it would be SSS-rank for sure.

Anonymous1 (KR): What is this? A real-world event?

Anonymous2 (US): What do you get if you catch the Creator God nim?

└ Anonymous3 (JP): What, is the Creator God nim some kind of treasure goblin…?

Anonymous4 (ES): Korea… I’m jealous….

└ Anonymous6 (BR): Seriously jealous.

Anonymous7 (KR): I guess I’ll have to go outside for once.

└ Anonymous8 (KR): I’m going out too!

It was instantly posted to Arsilan Worlds!

Not long after it went up, some Heroes started logging out and rushing over. As more and more people began to crowd around him, Jinwoo had no choice but to call in the security team.

“Long live the Creator God!”

“Long live the Creator God!”

Shouts like that echoed around him.

Hearing those cries in real life was honestly a little embarrassing. But in the blink of an eye, even the real world had taken on a festival atmosphere! Jinwoo barely managed to escape and return to the mansion.

“That was a close one. If even a little more time had passed, you might not have gotten out.”

“Really?”

“There’s a rumor spreading in Arsilan Worlds that anyone who meets the Creator God in real life gets a special title.”

“Hmm....”

At Kim Han-soo’s words, Jinwoo fell into thought.

Should I really give one out?

[A] Witness of the Creator God

You discovered the hidden Creator God!

*Reward: The Creator God’s Special Gift Box

Jinwoo thought of a title like that, then smirked and erased it from his mind.

And just like that, three days passed, and the Great Sports Festival finally began.

*****

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