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Chapter 01
This damn trash game.
Adrienne Rositon.
The only heiress of the Rositon Count family, who had the cute nickname Nana, and the main character of this game.
Her family used to be the largest landowners in the Iberta region, once the most prosperous place in the kingdom. But now their fortune had declined, and they were reduced to a fallen noble family with only a small farm in the countryside.
However, in the future, she was supposed to succeed, rebuild the Rositon Count family, and live happily ever after with the romanceable male lead.
Yes. That was how it was supposed to be.
But what was the point?
The world had ended.
Who would have expected that the game world, which seemed to have only a happy ending left, would suddenly turn into a zombie-filled apocalypse?
Song Nana was an ordinary office worker in South Korea.
She worked at a company that was only “big” in name—a dark, exhausting corporation—rolling through endless overtime while carrying a sincere resignation letter in her heart, promising herself she would quit this filthy job one day.
Her only hobby was a mobile game.
A farming romance game called My Sweet Little Farm, shortened to MasFarm. It was a so-called healing game with no bad endings, where the main character started from a small farm and later succeeded greatly, restoring her noble family.
For Nana, who dreamed of quitting her job someday and moving to the countryside to live peacefully as a farmer, MasFarm was the perfect game.
Maybe that was why she accepted it so quickly when she woke up inside the game. Not only that—she had possessed the custom character she created herself: Adrienne.
No, “accepted” was not enough. When she realized she had possessed the character, she was honestly thrilled.
If she had known one day earlier that she would enter the game, she would have thrown her resignation letter at her manager’s face and shouted at everyone in the office:
“Goodbye, everyone! I’m quitting this trash company and going into the game to find my happiness! It was disgusting meeting you, and let’s never see each other again!”
Nana stared at herself in the mirror with dreamy eyes.
‘But my face is really pretty. Maybe because I customized it with all my effort. No matter how much I look at it, it’s beautiful. I could stare at it all day.’
Just then, the sound of someone knocking on the front door brought her back to her senses.
‘Is this my first guest since entering the game? Let’s see… at this time, it should be….’
She fixed her clothes and opened the door with half excitement, half curiosity.
“Hi, Adrienne. The milk is especially fresh today, so I brought some for you to taste.”
A man with a body built from hard ranch work, a large-dog-like face, and always wearing a bright smile.
Ash, the only ranch owner in Sweet Little Village, had arrived.
Wow. He was already cute and handsome on the game screen, but in real life he was even better. 4D was truly the best. Handsomeness saves the world. Handsome men are always thrilling. Always new. The best!
“Adrienne?”
Ash tilted his head with a question mark practically floating above him. Nana covered her mouth with both hands, overwhelmed.
How can even your confused face be this cute and handsome? Everyone in this town! He’s my future boyfriend! My romanceable character!
“Are you sick? Are you okay?”
Ash stepped closer with a worried look. Nana quickly came back to her senses and grabbed the hand that was reaching for her forehead.
“No, it’s nothing. Thank you for worrying about me, Ash.”
When she held his hand with both of hers, his face turned slightly red.
‘Look at him blushing just because I held his hand. Ah, he’s so cute. What do I do? I guess this is my type.’
I’ll definitely succeed and make you the owner of a huge ranch. Trust your big sister, okay? I’m someone who possessed this game. I know all the strategies. I know the future.
‘And right before entering the game, I carefully read the MasFarm community posts about how to make money quickly. It might be a little hard, but so what? Farming was always my dream anyway. We can become rich. You and me, Ash. Hehehe.’
Her heart was filled with wild waves of excitement.
But before that, should I play a little push and pull with my future boyfriend?
“By the way, Ash. Why don’t you call me Nana? I thought we were close….”
“A-Ah, well, that’s….”
“So I was the only one who thought we were close?”
Nana slowly let go of his hand with a sad expression. She wanted to hold his hand 365 days a year, but sometimes you had to let go—like now.
“That’s not it!”
Ash quickly grabbed her hand again. His face was burning red, but Nana pretended not to notice.
“It’s not like that. I wanted to look good in front of you. And I have something I want to give you… I was saving it for when I gave you that….”
His clumsy excuses perfectly matched what the strategy guide described: a big-dog type, gentle and shy man.
“Adrienne… when the flower festival is held in May… would you like to dance with me?”
Inside Nana’s head, fireworks and trumpets exploded loudly.
The May Flower Festival was the biggest event in Sweet Little Village—a confession event where romance bloomed. If you were smoothly building a relationship with your chosen male lead, it was a must.
She smiled brightly, imagining a happy future.
“Okay!”
Her relationship with her romanceable character was going smoothly. The daily quest rewards and main story quest rewards were generous. Life inside the game was far more enjoyable than she had imagined.
But an unexpected disaster arrived without warning.
That day had seemed completely normal.
She woke up in the morning, checked the fields, and spent the afternoon completing daily quests for the village NPCs. Just another familiar routine.
Then suddenly, her vision began flashing red, and a message appeared before her eyes.
<Due to an unknown error, the system will reboot shortly.>
The world went dark like pitch black night, then brightened again.
But after that brief moment, the ordinary world Nana knew had completely disappeared.
It was one week before the May Flower Festival.
When Nana opened her eyes on the bed, she forced herself awake and stared blankly at the sky outside the window.
Just a few days ago, the sky had been clear and bright. Now it was stained gray and gloomy.
“It’s still the same. The error still isn’t fixed? How many days has it been?”
She buried herself under the blanket, pressing her hands against her ears, trying to forget that nightmare. The horrific screams from that day still echoed in her mind.
Several days had passed since the disaster swept across the world, but the memories only became clearer.
It had started when the once-blue sky was suddenly covered completely by dark gray clouds, blocking out the sun.
The villagers were confused at first, but they soon brushed it off. Sudden weather changes were common in the countryside.
“Looks like it’s going to rain. I just hope it doesn’t pour too much.”
That was the general reaction.
But Nana felt a strange chill when the sky darkened.
Because at that moment, this message window appeared before her:
<A new &$%W# has begu$#@$%#.
Update 40%……>
The broken letters looked even more terrifying under the dark sky.
Without even saying goodbye, Nana grabbed the chicken feed Uncle Jake had given her as a bonus reward and ran toward her farm.
<Update 70%……>
It hadn’t even been a minute since she saw 40%, but it was already 70%.
What kind of virus updates this fast?! If only it had been this fast before!
She ran faster, remembering how slow updates had always been when she lived as Song Nana.
<Update 80%……>
She could see the flower-shaped garlands placed at the village entrance for the upcoming May Flower Festival.
‘I need to get to the farm… I don’t know. Nothing like this was ever posted on the community!’
Her mind was blank. Going to the farm didn’t guarantee anything would improve. But she couldn’t just stand there doing nothing.
The baby chicks in her arms curled up quietly, as if sensing fear. They seemed frightened by the blackened, dried-up flowers and trees Nana hadn’t even noticed.
The update progress reached 99%. Just as she passed the village entrance, a sharp warning sound pierced her head.
<Due to an unknown error, the system will reboot shortly.>
Her vision flashed red and instantly went dark.
When it brightened again, the message in front of her was unreadable, full of broken characters.
<……100% New !$%#$$@ completed. Enjoy your @$#@ play……#!$!&^%#@!>
For a moment, the world stood still in silence.
Then—
“Gwoooooooaar—!”
A grotesque cry tore through the sky.
The thick smell of blood filled the air, along with people’s screams.
“Aaaaaah!”
“What is that?!”
In that moment, the peaceful healing game changed its genre completely.
