Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 595 Flying Squirrel: I could play this game for another ten years and never get tired of it!

A gamer who likes to stay at home...

He didn't even have the chance to make contact with Uehara Naraku.

This long-lost feeling reminded Uehara Naraku of the times when he was driven crazy by Naruto Uzumaki and his gang... No matter how flawless his plans were, they would be easily thwarted by those simple-minded people.

The reason they didn't fall for it is...

They never overcomplicate things.

"This is such a hassle..."

Uehara Naraku sat back in the game's sleep pod and closed his eyes: "Starting tomorrow, prepare to launch a new world dungeon. Make the first-clear reward generous, so that players will quickly hand over their world-class items in exchange for the generous first-clear reward..."

At this point, Uehara Naraku slowly opened his eyes again: "Also, the first guild war can begin now; PVP is the mainstream of the game..."

"Yes, President."

The man in the suit nodded and then asked softly, "Regarding the change of company president, we need to make a public announcement according to regulations..."

"casual…"

Uehara Naraku lay nonchalantly in the game's sleep pod, muttering to himself casually, "Anyway, I won't be able to survive in this game for very long..."

Everything in this game world is progressing smoothly and methodically.

Unexpectedly, the first Guild War was a chaotic free-for-all. Three powerful guilds each used world-class items to try and besiege one of the other guilds, only to be wiped out by Uehara Naraku, summoned by a player wielding the Ring of Destiny…

That's absolutely outrageous.

The three world-class items were also taken by Uehara Naraku.

Losing the guild war was bad enough, but losing a world-class item was a huge blow to several guilds, leaving them practically penniless...

Facing Uehara Naraku, who possesses the "Will of the World," guilds at this stage are simply not up to the task...

This raises another issue.

In the game world, more and more guilds are secretly collecting world-class items, but they all want to use them to summon Uehara Naraku at the most crucial moment.

Even the Ainz Ooal Gown guild is no exception.

World-class items absolutely cannot be used lightly anymore, because each item means they will receive Uehara Naraku's assistance at a crucial moment...

Of course, something interesting also happened during this time…

During one of the battles between two guilds, players possessing the Ring of Destiny simultaneously used world-class items to summon Uehara Naraku.

The final result was rather bizarre…

Uehara Naraku took their world-class item and chose to target one of the players with relatively low favorability, wiping out their entire guild.

Really...

It makes you want to curse.

Therefore, to mobilize Uehara Naraku, a strategic nuclear weapon-level ally, they would need a significant amount of goodwill towards him…

From then on, guild wars in this game world became strange. First, wars between large guilds required the possession of a world-class item to prevent Uehara Naraku from appearing. Second, players within a guild who possessed the Ring of Destiny had to have sufficiently high affinity with the guild…

Over the course of ten years.

This allowed Uehara Naraku to live a very comfortable life.

Similarly, this has caused a huge problem.

That is, during those ten years, players never managed to defeat Uehara Naraku, the world boss, which led to Uehara Naraku's rise to fame and eventually led players to discover that the origin of this world boss was Uehara, the new president of the game company…

Generally speaking...

Game company owners are generally not well-liked by players.

Therefore, whenever players are unhappy or happy, especially whenever the game releases a terrible update, hordes of players will search extensively for traces of Uehara Naraku, trying to take down the world boss Uehara Naraku...

Even just unleashing a fireball at Uehara Naraku would be enough to vent one's anger, and the opportunity to beat up the game company president at close range is truly rare...

Uehara Naraku, the world boss who tormented players for ten years, was also an NPC who consistently helped them. Ultimately, this led to his breakthrough, giving the game *YGGDRASIL* a renewed boost in popularity…

Some players even suggested…

I won't quit YGGDRASIL until I take down Uehara Naraku!

Even though many players gradually quit the game over the course of ten years due to life or work reasons, they still enjoy discussing Uehara Naraku...

Furthermore, Uehara Naraku's image is quite good...

This person has a very healing smile, but once he starts fighting, he becomes incredibly ruthless, creating a somewhat endearing contrast. Add to that his luxurious equipment and formidable strength…

It is indeed quite attractive.

A steady stream of newbies, drawn by the game's immense popularity, have also begun to suffer in YGGDRASIL...

This also brought new troubles to Uehara Naraku.

Based on the history that Uehara originally knew, the game should have already been on a significant downward trend by this time. The Ainz Ooal Gown guild alone had dwindled from a peak of forty-one members to just three...

but…

The current Ainz Ooal Gown Guild...

It seems that not many people have quit the game.

Even looking at it now, Ainz Ooal Gown Guild still firmly holds its position in the top ten of the world guild rankings, and their overall strength remains the strongest...

In the past ten years, Ainz Ooal Gown Guild has handed over five World Items to Uehara Naraku alone, not including the price Touch Me paid for obtaining the Ring of Destiny!

This guild definitely has other world-class items in its collection!

But why haven't they quit the game yet...?

Based on the timeline, there should only be three people left in Ainz Ooal Gown's guild, and even those three should only log on occasionally!

And it's not just the Ainz Ooal Gown guild...

Many guilds, large and small, continue to grow and expand.

"If I remember correctly..."

Uehara Naraku sat in the game's sleep pod, looking at the latest game data, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes: "At this point, YGGDRASIL should have fewer and fewer players. How come this damn game isn't dead yet..."

If this continues...

In the future, after the twelve-year time travel period, it is estimated that there will still be more than 100,000 players who have not quit the game. If the game is shut down at that time, will these players travel to another world together or what will happen to them?

If the servers aren't shut down...

Will there still be such a thing as being transported to another world?

"What the hell is this...?"

Uehara Naraku slowly closed his palms, lay down in the game sleep pod, and questioned his existence: "Why is it so troublesome to make a game die out?"

In the game, we can't just let all the players quit; we still need them to help find world-class items, and we can't let the game continue to be popular...

He's just a mastermind!

He's not a legitimate game company owner at all!

Why has the situation developed like this? Isn't this supposed to be a legitimate welfare world that collects the power of the world?

It feels like I'm going in the wrong direction...

"Let's send someone to the meeting!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at the man in the suit and said in a deep voice, "If this continues, I feel this game will slowly become a well-known retirement game... Now, we must find a way to make some changes!"

"..."

The man in the suit was completely bewildered.

Their game has been around for ten years since it launched... Wouldn't it be better to make it a long-lasting, casual game?

Anyway, the monthly revenue has been steadily increasing...

Putting everything else aside, the president, who has always played the role of the world boss in the game, should know just how valuable the artifacts and items in this game are, right?

Now, a player who possesses the Ring of Destiny can earn a substantial salary in a major guild if they wish…

Compared to the less happy Uehara Naraku…

Ainz Ooal Gown, the guild leader, was very happy.

Momonga was originally a bit of a loner in real life, only experiencing precious friendships in the game. Many of his guildmates had actually considered quitting the game, but after frequently seeing news about YGGDRASIL, they slowly returned...

These companions are in a Schrödinger's state...

They might quit at any time, or they might continue playing at any time.

Regardless, Chairman Momonga is already very happy that his old friends can continue to be together...

"I'm already getting busier and busier with work, so I don't really want to waste time on games..."

The teapot's eerie body slowly wriggled, cradling its self-made NPC mini-guy, Aura, in its arms. Its voice was somewhat alluring: "But we suddenly received a voice-over request for 'YGGDRASIL,' and I'm doing voice-over work for a new... oh, that's a secret!"

"What damn secret..."

Peroroncino lay sprawled on the table in the guild hall, looking at his older sister with a speechless expression: "Nii-chan, the game announcement for the new dungeon has already been released..."

"Oh... a new dungeon..."

The flying squirrel's skull looked at Bubble Teapot and exclaimed in surprise, "The final boss of the new dungeon, Hel, daughter of the evil god Loki, is voiced by Bubble Teapot?!"

"Um…"

Bubble Teapot nodded, grinning as he continued, "And in the future, there will be even more voice acting... because of them... hehe, that's a secret too!"

"That sounds like it would be very interesting..."

Tachi Mi, seated calmly, began, "Speaking of which, has Bubble Teapot ever visited the company that makes YGGDRASIL?"

"Next week..."

Bubble Teapot nodded, tidying Aura's hair in his arms, and continued in a low voice, "YGGDRASIL is really making big moves this year, it's really hard to quit this game..."

"How could I possibly quit..."

As the guild leader sat in his seat, looking down at the guild hall packed with people, a hint of undisguised amusement crept into his voice: "As long as it and I are still alive, I could play this game for another ten years without getting tired of it!"

ummm

As I was writing, I suddenly felt something strange and inexplicably thought of President Pei…

(End of this chapter)