Dragon Raja: I started out as Erii's older brother

Why is my brother jumping around at the entrance of the Crimson Tower of Babel, muttering to himself, when we were supposed to go there to fight the boss?

Looking into Erii's pure eyes, Su Mo felt as if the burden on his shoulders was incredibly heavy.

[Alert! Alert! The dungeon entrance has been blocked by two elite guards, the Brothers of the Sighing Wall, of level ???.]

He took a deep breath, pulled out his phone, and began his live tutorial as a senior game director.

He then handed the phone to Erii.

[Forced breakthrough, survival rate 0.01%. We need to find a special key or complete a prerequisite task to proceed.]

Erii blinked, walked to the door, and peered curiously through the crack in the paper door at the two expressionless men in black suits outside.

She looked at it for a while, then turned her head, picked up her phone, and quickly typed a line of text.

We can't... just ask them directly if they let us out.

When Su Mo saw this sentence, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"My dear sister!!! My beloved sister!!!"

He clutched his forehead, pounding his chest in frustration. "This is a strategy game! It's stealth! It's a battle of wits! Not a dinner party! Do you think this is a kindergarten gate where you can just tell the security guard and leave?"

Although she said that, Su Mo still had some doubts in her heart.

What if?

What if the game's AI is just that unique?

"Okay, Plan A, negotiate!"

Su Mo straightened his collar, composed himself, and then forced out what he considered to be the kindest and most harmless smile.

He carefully opened the door a crack and peeked out half his head.

Good afternoon, brothers.

The two guards at the door didn't even lift their eyelids, as if he were invisible.

"Well, the weather is so nice, the sun is shining brightly, I was thinking of taking my sister out to experience the splendor of nature and to engage in a kind of physical and mental practice called photosynthesis."

Su Mo's face was practically cramping from laughing so hard.

One of the guards finally reacted. He raised his hand expressionlessly and spoke into the communicator on his wrist.

"Report: Target One attempted to communicate, but the content is unclear and appears to be a psychological attack."

Su Mo: ?! ?!

Was this a psychological attack? My concern was like a gentle spring breeze, so warm and caring!

An even colder voice came through the communicator.

"Rejected. Maintain Level A confinement. Authorize the use of the forced de-escalation procedure if the target exhibits any unusual behavior."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guard raised his eyelids, glanced at Su Mo indifferently, and then slowly patted something that looked like a stun gun at his waist.

"Sizzle."

A blue arc of electricity flashed by.

Su Mo slammed the door shut, her back pressed tightly against the door panel, her face pale.

"Help! They have stun guns!"

He felt his legs go weak.

"This game is too hardcore, what happened to the newbie protection period?"

Plan A has been declared bankrupt.

Su Mo was utterly desperate. He slumped to the ground, feeling that his Tokyo Tower conquest plan had died before it even began. o(╥﹏╥)o

"It's over, I can't get out. There's no Wi-Fi, I can't fight the hidden boss, my legendary equipment, my Dynamic Beam..."

He muttered to himself like a three-year-old who had his lollipop stolen.

Seeing him like this, Erii silently walked over and poked his arm with her finger.

Then, she picked up her game console.

On the screen was the game she was playing. A gigantic monster was wreaking havoc in the city, its health bar terrifyingly long.

Then, she pointed to the monster, then to herself, and finally typed a line on her phone.

When the minions can't handle it, it's time to bring in the boss.

Su Mo stared at the line of text, stunned.

He looked at the monster in the game, then at Erii.

It felt like a bolt of lightning struck my mind.

"I'm devastated!!! How could I be so stupid!!!"

He slapped his thigh and jumped up from the ground.

"Yeah! We can't beat those two elite monsters at the entrance, but we can call for backup! We can summon the strongest summon in the game!"

Who is the strongest summon in this game?

Of course it's Erii herself!

It wasn't her power of words, but her status as a princess!

The key plot point in the detailed outline instantly flashed into Su Mo's mind—as long as Erii is unhappy, the entire Snake Clan will tremble!

"Plan B, activate!"

Su Mo's eyes lit up again. He gripped Erii's shoulders, his expression as serious as if he were commanding a world war.

"Eri, your brother needs your help now!!!"

"We need to trigger a hidden world-class event called 'The Princess's Melancholy'!"

He lowered his voice and whispered mysteriously into Erii's ear.

"Once this event is triggered, the GM must meet our demands, otherwise the entire server will crash!"

Upon hearing this, Erii nodded as if she understood but not quite.

"And your task is very simple." Su Mo pointed to the corner of the wall.

"You don't have to do anything, just sit there and imagine that your favorite game has shut down, your most wanted figurine is no longer available, and the novel on your phone has stopped updating."

"Yes, that's the feeling—melancholy, sadness, a loss of hope in the world!"

Erii's acting talent is simply innate.

She silently walked to the corner of the wall, sat down with her knees drawn up to her chest, and buried her face in her arms.

Throughout the entire process, although not a single word was spoken, a low-pressure atmosphere of "if the baby is unhappy, the consequences will be severe" instantly enveloped the entire room.

"Great!!! That's fantastic!!! The Oscars owe you an Oscar!!!"

Su Mo mentally gave it a huge thumbs up, and then it was his turn to appear as the best supporting actor.

"Oh my god!!!"

He suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream, plopped down on the ground, and began frantically pounding the floor.

"My poor sister! Look at her! She's withered! She's faded! She's lost hope in this gray world!"

"Because! She can't go to that sacred place called Akihabara to buy the latest limited edition game!"

"Did you hear the sound of her heart breaking?! You heartless NPCs!!! You are strangling the soul of an artist!!!"

While yelling loudly, Su Mo kept glancing at the doorway out of the corner of his eye.

The two guards at the gate were clearly bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

One of the guards peeked through the crack in the door and saw Erii, who was emanating black energy, in the corner, and Su Mo, who was rolling around on the ground.

He immediately picked up the communicator, his tone becoming urgent.

"Urgent report! Urgent report! Lady Uesugi is showing signs of emotional instability!"

"Target One... Target One seems to have gone mad!"