003.2 | The Spring of the Game

Footnotes: 1. AI - artificial intelligence; smart machines that could imitate intelligent human behavior 2. NPC - Non-player characters; In-game inhabitants 3. Neutral Ground - Safe area; Killing players are f*******n; Areas with no hostile monsters 4. That thing still exists? - Relating to the idea that common colds are no longer common since people developed their immunity even to counter tumor growth. 5. Lozenges - A sweet, chewable pill that contains demulcent 6. Rice Buckets - it means a good-for-nothing; incompetent; they are the mouth to feed 7. Life of a salted fish - Or just salted fish in general, it is a metaphor that means corpse. The underlying meaning refers to people who have no intention of doing anything like a corpse. 8. Sleeping with their eyes open - Lying without batting an eye 9. *「そら」Sora - means sky; the air; the heavens PS. Hello guys! I made some sketches of the characters, monsters, and places. You can check them on my ** and sss