Chapter 0
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Prologue
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What do you think is the most important element in living a good life?
Many people would say it's skill.
But I think it's luck.
With good luck, you're born into a good family, and with good luck, you meet good parents.
With good luck, you get a healthy body free of defects in your limbs, and with good luck, your chances of meeting good people go way up.
It's a shame.
I didn't have much luck.
My family was dirt poor, and my parents were always struggling over money.
I lacked outstanding looks, sociable charm, a brilliant mind—none of that.
'Still.'
Even so.
I didn't live my life all pessimistically.
I tried my best, in my own way.
Always staying positive, thinking good things are good.
'Time to head to work.'
I slipped on my worn-out work clothes and grubby sneakers.
Stepped out of the dorm.
As always, I pulled out my phone. Tapped the game app.
Walking from the dorm to the factory while playing was my daily routine.
Lately, I'd been hooked on a game called Era of Success. A mobile game where you raise yourself or others, aiming for social success—that's the core storyline.
'I'm jealous.'
I envied the characters in the game.
Characters just as worthless as me. But they grew day by day. Their looks improved, their stats got better, their income shot up to ridiculous levels.
'I wish I could be like the character... grow, develop, get recognized by others, even snag a girlfriend......'
I desperately wanted a life like the ones in the game.
But I knew it could never happen in reality.
It was just a wish born from envy, even though I knew it was impossible.
And yet.
Something I'd dismissed as an impossible reality.
[Executing Era of Success.]
[Work hard, grow, and seize success.]
Thankfully, it became reality.