Shirou's clones number 30 million

Meanwhile, in reality...

After finally washing the sheets and blankets, Suzuki Satoru finally had time to check online news.

Faced with the overwhelming discussion, he was momentarily at a loss.

At the same time, the scene from not long ago resurfaced in my mind.

"what……!"

If all of this wasn't a dream, then it meant I had done something incredibly rude to my new neighbors.

"Let me die, I'm too ashamed to face anyone."

"Huh...? The game actually reopened?"

"That's right. The Prime Minister has already spoken, so there's no way there can be any problems."

"What exactly is going on?"

An old game that had just shut down has surprisingly reopened, and even received national support, becoming the only virtual game in the country to do so.

Even in his dreams, he couldn't have imagined such an outrageous plot.

And this is actually reality!

"By the way, the game has reopened and undergone such big changes, everyone should be logging back in to check it out, right?"

"The previous characters and items shouldn't have been deleted, right? It's just a new server, not a new game."

Chapter 317 A Game for All

Chapter 317, Section 318: A Game for All

Upon entering the game and seeing everything so familiar, Suzuki Satoru felt as if he had been transported to another world.

I thought it was all over, but I never expected to be able to enter the game again.

At that moment, he suddenly thought of a problem and hurriedly ran to the conference hall.

At this moment, the conference hall was already full of players. Even those who had been away from the game for a long time were sitting in their seats, discussing the reopening of the game with other players.

"you……"

Flying Squirrel stood frozen at the entrance of the conference hall, staring blankly at everyone.

"Moon Squirrel is here! You're late today."

"Yeah, the game has reopened. I thought you'd be the first one to log in, but it turns out you'll be the last one. That's really surprising."

"Oh...long time no see, I knew you would definitely come."

The flying squirrel stood there, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar with the people present, and unconsciously recalled the past days.

Due to real-life work and life reasons, the number of players in the guild naturally decreased over time.

But this is normal, and he has never complained to anyone about it; he just often feels lonely.

"Sorry, I'm late. How come you're all online already? I thought I'd be the first one online."

The players who had quit the game earliest looked at each other and spoke first:

"I'm sorry, this is a task assigned by my supervisor. I need to create a character in the game because they said they'll check it in the game later."

"Huh...? Your boss assigned the same task too? Me too. Sigh... Seriously, I never thought that a game I used to play would become a mandatory task assigned by the boss. This is just too outrageous."

"What's so outrageous about this? The most outrageous thing is that the Prime Minister actually announced in public that World Tree would become the country's only virtual game. Such an outrageous thing is unimaginable."

"Hmm... This is really outrageous. When I saw that news before, I thought I was dreaming and made a lot of mistakes. Who would have thought that it would actually be true?"

Upon hearing this, Ainz instantly recalled his previous socially reprehensible behavior and shook his head repeatedly, trying to put it out of his mind.

It seems I'm not the only one who mistakenly believes I'm dreaming.

That's right, no one could easily accept something so outrageous.

However, although I don't know why, everyone is online, and it seems they're not just coming in to take a look, which is great!

"So, are you all planning to make a comeback?"

"Sigh... let's see what the company's next move is. If it weren't for the boss's request, I really might not have time to log into the game right now."

"Me too, but it's pretty great to play games while on paid leave. I hope this can last a while longer."

"I don't know what's wrong with the top leaders of the country, making such an outrageous decision. But it's not bad for us."

As the group chatted amongst themselves, Ainz gradually learned about each of their situations.

Although most people have resumed playing, due to practical reasons, it is ultimately difficult to continue playing indefinitely.

"Speaking of which, why does the guild look so dilapidated? Has it been breached?"

Upon hearing what a companion said nearby, Momonga instantly broke out in a cold sweat and quickly bowed his head in apology.

"I'm sorry, a while ago a player who spends a lot of money appeared in the game. I fell for his trick and he infiltrated the game, causing me to lose a lot of items and equipment."

"No need to apologize. We're all gone. You're the only one left in the guild. It's already amazing that you've managed to hold on."

"Yes, you've done very well."

Hearing his companions' words of comfort, the flying squirrel felt even more ashamed.

Although he had been looking forward to the return of his companions, when that day finally came, he failed to manage the guild well, resulting in the name of Ainz Ooal Gown being trampled on and countless items and equipment that everyone had worked hard to obtain being stolen.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"No need to apologize. Speaking of which, I saw a message online by chance, but that forum disappeared very quickly."

Tapchimi paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I heard that this game will be realized in a few months, or about six months, and everything in the game will be realized in reality."

"Although I don't really believe in this kind of thing, my child was very excited when I mentioned it at home before, and kept asking to join the game."

"Of course, she can't get in yet because of her age."

"On the contrary, my wife was also asked by her boss to enter the game. She should be leveling up in the newbie village right now."

"I've already made plans with her to go monster hunting at midnight tonight, so I might have to excuse myself from that later."

Hearing Tapimy's blissful tone, Flying Squirrel's mood gradually improved.

It seems that Tapimy will be playing the game more often in the future.

If this is a beautiful dream, may it never end.

"Can the game become a reality? I wish it could come true, then I wouldn't have to go to work anymore."

"That's what I mean. Once the game materializes, with all the gold coins we have in stock, we won't need to work anymore."

Will you continue to go online after this?

"Probably. At least for the next few months, it should be available every day. After all, judging from the big fuss the government is making, this game is bound to have some major developments in the next few months."

Seeing that many people nodded in agreement, Ainz was overjoyed; this was his long-held dream.

"If that's the case, in the next few months, the materials and equipment in the game should become very valuable, and it's not impossible to exchange them for cash."

"Hmm...that makes sense! Looks like I'll have to go to the game trading market to resell items in the future; I should be able to earn some pocket money."

"Pocket money?" Flying Squirrel repeated his words.

"Yes, my wife is too strict after we got married. She gives me too little pocket money every month, so it's really hard to save up any money on my own."

"Uh...your wife came in too?"

"Yes, but she doesn't know I've played this game. She just thinks I'm a newbie and I'm currently leveling up with my colleagues. I'm thinking about how to pretend to be a newbie to approach her."

"Isn't it?"

"You have no idea, my wife has a really strong personality and is incredibly strict with me... If she knew I was a max-level player, she would definitely confiscate all my assets in the game. Real life is already so miserable, please give me a little freedom in the game. What about you, Tapimy? Do you have enough pocket money?"

"I'm the one who manages the money in my family."

"I'm so envious!"

The flying squirrel chuckled to himself, and at the same time, realized a problem once again.

World Tree has truly become a game for everyone.

"By the way, do you guys believe that games can materialize?"

"That's just a joke online; how could such a thing happen in real life?"

"That's true, I don't believe in such things either. But if it really materialized, this non-human body would be extremely inconvenient, wouldn't it?"

"Haha...How is that possible?"

Despite this thought, a sense of unease arose in everyone's hearts.

If something as outrageous as the Prime Minister publicly supporting Yggdrasil can happen, it's hard to guarantee that the game won't materialize.

Chapter 318 Am I crazy or has the world gone mad?

Chapter 318, Section 319: Am I crazy, or has the world gone mad?

"Are you there?"

"Yes, go ahead and speak."

Sitting in the treasure vault, Shirou Kurokawa looked speechless and sighed softly.

Unexpectedly, just after finishing his conversation with his shadow clone, he contacted him again.

"Many players have left messages on the official website hoping that the game company can introduce race-changing items. Should we add such items to the update list?"

"No problem, add it. By the way, why did you suddenly want this kind of prop?"

This time, the shadow clone on the other side remained silent for a long while before finally speaking:

"There's a rumor going around online that this game will become a reality within six months."

"what?"

Shiro Kurokawa looked surprised and asked in astonishment: