I Have Supported My Favorite Character for 10 Years

6. I’ll destroy all of your world setting

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After the junior high school class, Azel and Zena left the classroom together.

The sunset dipping in the sky stained it with a faint orange hue.

“Are you going to the church today, too?”

“Yeah, I have to heal at least one more person.”

“You’re really amazing, Azel. Isn’t it tiring?”

Zena said, wiping Azel’s sweat with a handkerchief.

“Well, what would be tiring about it. On the contrary, Zena, you’re the academy’s representative Ace. Your training must be a lot more demanding.”

Azel smiled.

It’s not that the training is tough. More than that….

Zena held back from saying what she wanted to.

Their conversation didn’t last long.

People from the church approached them from afar.

“Azel! Did you have a pleasant day?”

“Yes, have you all had your meals?”

Azel’s influence has been growing day by day after the gale season.

Consequently, ‘Azel’s Benefactor’ is considered a wealthy patron and the perception that he’s a true benefactor taking care of the poor had spread widely.

“Yes, thanks to your grace, Azel.”

“How about the children…?”

“They’re currently waiting for the saint in the mansion you opened for them. They are all complaining that they want to see you, Azel.”

Azel wore a benevolent smile. It was a smile that was hardly expected from a junior high school student.

“I also can’t wait to see the children.”

“Shall we go?”

Azel turned his head and waved at Zena.

“Zena, I’m going ahead.”

“Okay. You must be busy, you should get going.”

“See you tomorrow.”

“Bye-bye.”

As Hazel left with the church folk, Jenna was left alone. She shuffled towards the training room, but no one pretended to know her.

She, too, had earned the title of ‘Vernon Middle School Dealer Ace’.

However,

“She’s damn insolent, isn’t she? She has a reputation of looking down on the students with poor performance.”

“Lower your voice. She might hear you.”

A multitude of envy and ridicule followed her around.

The fact that Jenna was from the slums. Despite living in a grand mansion, she was always seen in dirty clothes soaked with sweat, as if to prove this fact.

On top of that, she had the best grades in the dealer’s field.

That was like fresh meat to her peers experiencing puberty.

Especially to ‘Vanessa’, who was second in the dealer’s division due to Jenna.

Vanessa deliberately spread malicious rumors about Jenna to other students.

Assuming that Jenna would face mental stress and wouldn’t be able to concentrate on training due to the rumors.

Jenna didn’t remain silent about the spread of these rumors.

“I have never done such a…!”

“Look, she admits it!”

“Hey, let’s disappear before she hits us!”

But Vanessa and her clique didn’t even give Jenna a chance to refute them. Just like when she was younger and had to fight to get a piece of bread.

As was the case back then, she didn’t have to fight anyone this time. However, now everyone avoided her.

“What have I done wrong…!”

Jenna’s cries dissipated into the sky. Whatever she said was pointless.

Don’t be disappointed.

Jenna walked again towards the training grounds.

It seemed like a label was attached to the back of her steps.

─ Dirty slum girl.

“How did she get into the academy?”

“She has a sponsor, apparently.”

“Nah, it’s a lie.”

─ The rumor about the sponsor is a lie; she’s used her body since she was young to earn a place at the academy.

“She must have sold her body. That’s how she could buy the house.”

“Hey, be careful what you say.”

“Why be careful? It’s true.”

─ As she is from the slums, if she tilts a bit, she resorts to violence.

“Don’t you know she is the top dealer? They say her skill grew from beating up other students.”

Her origin from the slums was somewhat bearable as it was true.

However, rumors about activities she had never even thought of were spreading wildly, instigated by those envious of her.

This was too hard to bear.

Jenna had gained a top-tier sponsor named Joa and received a large amount of credit each month.

She could only think it meant the end of unhappiness and the beginning of happiness. At least back then.

But this place had its own pains.

She had already been tormented by rumors for about six months. Although she endured it, it was getting worse recently.

The vibrant and radiant her was gradually turning inward because of this.

She hit rock bottom.

She tried her utmost to appear cheerful in front of her benefactor, [Joah].

However, even that was challenging.

No.

In fact, she desired him to know how hard it was just for that reason.

Recently, there was barely a reply.

“Joah oppa…”

Tears trickling down her cheeks were quickly and discreetly wiped away with her sleeve. She still had to endure it.

There wouldn’t be anyone for her to rely on and lean on for a few years. It’s something she had to overcome by herself.

At least until ‘that day’.

Jenna never indulged in overspending or luxury.

Excluding the mansion she initially bought to escape the slums.

She saved all the credits she received over the years, sparing only the bare minimum for food.

The hundreds of billions in credits were fully deposited in her identity card.

The day she came of age and was officially admitted into Vernon Academy.

The ‘Day of Sponsor Summoning’, she had saved money in advance to live comfortably with Joah.

Consequently, unlike other students with sponsors, she couldn’t afford to buy luxury clothes.

Jenna had completely wiped away her tears.

“I have to overcome.”

Only then will I be able to return Joah oppa’s kindness.

Only then will Joah oppa choose me.

She could buy an item of luxury clothes or so since she had plenty of credit.

But, once she did, it felt like she would drown in the inertia of overspending. She would begin spending a hundred when she initially spent ten, then next would be a thousand.

That’s why she kept holding back.

To freely buy what she wanted, eat to her heart’s content and go anywhere she wanted all would come after Joah oppa’s arrival.

The day when the sponsor descends from heaven. Jenna decided to endure until that day.

Just then,

Woo-ung─

[Your benefactor has sent you a message.]

“…Joah oppa?”

There was a short message on Jenna’s identity card.

***

[Dear Joah: Jenna, are you having a hard time? If you’re struggling, speak up. And if there’s someone bothering you, let me know soon. I’ll kill them. Oh right, since I’ve already sent a message, you can only reply next month, correct? Just don’t worry, I’ll kill them before that.]

Cheonun jotted down a brief message and leaned back.

“May god Vernon erase any setting that involves someone bothering our daughter. It’s a nuisance.”

There’s no surety.

Jenna has not explicitly said, “Someone’s bothering me!” and there is no such content in the world view settings.

I interpreted freely “Jena had spoke such because she’s pessimistic about her condition,” “The reason for her pessimism is due to the bullying common in middle school.”

But, I just had a feeling.

It wouldn’t hurt to always be prepared for whatever happens.

I sent a message to reassure Jena, even while wondering ‘What if?’

Although the setup that being bothered in some ragged clothes is only prevalent in the cartoons of the 80s…

Since the developer is [Vernon God].

This bastard focuses too much on every detail.

[Hey developer, it’s me. I don’t know why our Jena’s setting ended up like this…….wasn’t she originally extremely bright and cheerful? Why the sudden severe depression…. Anyway, I need a proper worldview setting for this part……]

Explain to us, “Abyss.”

After once again filling up the 5700 characters, I felt a little relieved.

Whether it’s shop or anything, just bring it on.

About fighting… well, if it’s a match with wallets, I’m confident.

Do I have no money if I’ve lost health?

“I’ll turn the world set up upside down.”

Setting up the worldview in a game is quite important. It can even influence the game balance, not just the story line.

For example, in an RPG, users would accept even a slightly over-balanced character as long as he’s a super-powerful character according to the game’s worldview.

Thinking, “Our bro indeed makes characters super-strong,” “I might as well die”.

On the other hand, if a weak character comes out with too much strength, he would be criticized for not creating a proper balance.

My goal is to make sure that our girls reach that kind of position in the Vernon Academy world at least before the game is launched.

[Vernon Academy!] is a growth game.

If there’s something I can influence for my girls, shouldn’t we start growing from now?

Seeing the video, Azel seems to be growing quickly, gathering people and singing praise songs(?).

Now it’s time to take care of Jena properly.

“I should push both equally.”

I can’t stand to see my favorite characters being excluded.

Never.