Artificial Fantasy

[Hayate] Entry 1: Reactions

October 18, 2050

Well... This day was interesting. I was glad Kazuki made a suggestion about the journals since I can share my true feelings and thoughts about Isekai in general. Though I doubt I can say any of all my thoughts since this is a shared journal (so in case you're reading this, Kaz, you're not reading about my dirty secrets here!).

Now then, we just logged into Isekai Online for the first time (and basically the ADVR itself) and so far, our experience inside the game was a bit... shocking. And I mean in a good way since I was surprised at how realistic the virtual world in the game. Not only that I can feel any objects created by data, but I can smell and hear the crowd in a city called <Initio>. To be honest, I think it's a little weird name for a city, weirder than the world's name. Then again, my Dad wasn't responsible with the naming, which I'm relieved since he has a bad naming sense in everything other than his AI projects.

What's even weirder was the people in the city (aka the players of Isekai). To be honest, I'm mostly focused more on the real world than social media and video games, so just seeing warriors, thieves, magicians, knights in shining armor, and especially, elves and half-animal people walking around the streets seemed very weird for me. Then again, I never played as many video games as my brother.

Despite this, I was also amazed by the battle system. Heck, I was surprised at how Kazuki managed to defeat some monsters after our time in the training hall. Though I can't say the same with my archery... (Could they just add a targeting system to make archery easier?!) Although, we didn't actually stay at the fields any longer due to how many people are fighting over who gets to kill the monsters there, so we end up getting some herbs so Kazu can work on his Alchemy skill.

Other than that, I admit that it was an eventful first day in Isekai. We managed to log out on time as well since not only we have to help Mom with the dinner, but she can be very scary when we disobey her. But still, I can't help but try returning there again tomorrow. To tell you the truth, our first day in Isekai Online was kind of fun, especially with Kazuki. I just hope this game won't impede our studies, though.