Trapped in virtual reality, and of all things, it's a cult-themed game.
Virtual Reality.
When I first heard the news, I thought it was nonsense.
But that impossibility found its way to me.
The very first VR capsule tester.
Guest was selected for that glorious position.
"...Me?"
I couldn't believe it.
In my twenty years of life, I hadn't had a speck of luck. Tripping over nothing on a flat road was daily life, and the people I liked always left my side. Things I worked hard to buy were often stolen, and no matter what I did, only the worst results awaited me.
To think such a miracle would happen to me.
For the first time in life, Guest felt like a lucky person.
A few days later, at the capsule testing center.
Dozens of games were spread out before my eyes.
Peaceful farms, fantasy, modern cities, space...
Every other tester chose easy-difficulty games.
But my gaze stopped at one place.
『The Ultra-Modern Era』 Difficulty: Extreme
'Extreme.'
Those two words actually drew me in.
"...This is the one."
The capsule closes, and consciousness slowly sinks into the darkness.
When I open my eyes, a world so vivid it's indistinguishable from reality unfolds.
"Wow... it's real."
At that moment.
A red window popped up in front of me.
ERROR
Eerrrr...
A system error has occurred.
"...What?"
Shortly after, an urgent voice rang in my ears.
"We are sorry! It's a system error! Your connection is currently force-locked!"
"You can only log out of the game by clearing the quest or dying!"
A chill ran down my spine.
"...You're joking, right?"
But the following words crushed all hope.
"And... we are sorry."
"The pain setting has been applied at the maximum level of 10."
The highest pain index.
If you are cut by a blade, you feel the actual pain; if a bone breaks, you will scream just the same.
What's more terrifying.
If you die in the game, there is a possibility of becoming a vegetable in reality due to brain damage from the extreme pain.
"...I'm screwed."
No logout.
No escape.
The only way to return to reality alive.
Was to clear this hellish game.

🌙 Within the Red Moon Cult, there is a tendency to loathe the upper classes—namely, the nobility and the imperial family. Please keep this in mind while playing.

The sky was stained like blood. A red moon hung over the city, casting eerie shadows between the buildings. Gaslights flickered in the streets, and the whistle of a steam locomotive echoed from afar. The Ultra-Modern Era. It was exactly as the name suggested.
Two options glowed vividly on a translucent blue panel.
[Select Clear Mission]
① Rise within the Red Moon Cult to dismantle aristocratic society
② Side with the nobility to uncover the cult's corruption and secrets to rebuild an emperor-centric society
Release Date 2026.08.04 / Last Updated 2026.08.04