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

"He was contemplating whether to choose the sword of victory or our great revolutionary cause!!!"

team leader:...

He felt like his brain was about to crash, like his CPU was about to burn out.

While Su Mo was having a great time, Erii had already been drawn to the arcade games in the game area.

There was a brand-new retro-style challenge game set up there, which was marketed for its extremely high difficulty and the achievement of completing the game with just one coin.

Erii stood in front of the arcade machine, her small figure contrasting sharply with the huge screen.

She tossed in a coin, and the battle began.

For a moment, the only sound in the entire gaming area was the crisp, rhythmic tapping of her keys.

Her fingers flew across the joystick and buttons, so fast they left afterimages. The pixelated character on the screen, under her control, performed godlike maneuvers, dodging a barrage of bullets and precisely eliminating each enemy.

The surrounding otaku were stunned, all stopping their games and crowding around.

"Holy crap! How many years of being single did it take to develop that hand speed?"

"Wow! She's an absolute pro! Look, she's already reached the final boss! This machine's been sitting here for a week, and nobody's even seen what the boss looks like!"

Meanwhile, on the rooftop across the street, our Dark Masked Man is in a fit of impotent rage because his plan has failed once again.

"A complete disgrace!!! This is absolutely a complete disgrace!!!"

Looking at his trench coat stained with ice cream, he felt his dignity being brutally trampled on, and he was completely devastated.

"Very well, mortals, you have successfully angered me."

He saw Su Mo and his group enter the arcade through his binoculars.

"Hide inside? Do you think you can escape the punishment of the night by hiding in a place full of light and falsehood?"

He smirked, revealing a very kind smile.

"Let me show you what true home-field advantage really is!!!"

He decided to create a stage for his enemies—the darkness.

He quietly slipped downstairs and found the main power switch box on the side of the arcade.

"Tremble in the darkness, you insects!!!"

He pulled an iron shovel covered in strange runes from his pocket, muttered shameful lines, and shoved it into the switch box.

"In the name of fire, grant this place eternal silence!!!"

"Sizzle-smack!"

A blinding spark exploded, and all the lights in the entire building went out instantly.

In the gaming area, Erii was at the most crucial moment in her game.

The final boss on the screen had only a sliver of health left. She controlled the little figure, leaping high into the air, preparing to deliver the fatal blow.

If she hits it this time, she will set a new record for the first time clearing this machine.

The surrounding audience held their breath.

Then, the screen went black.

The whole world instantly fell into darkness and deathly silence.

"ah---!"

"What the hell?! My save file?!"

"Is there a power outage?"

A commotion and complaints arose from the crowd.

Erii stared blankly at the black screen, her small body frozen.

She remained in the position of preparing to press the attack button.

Her impending victory, her flawless combos, her soon-to-be-set highest score record...

Everything is gone.

An invisible, icy, and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from her center.

Su Mo, who was chatting idly with the team leader in the figurine section, was the first to sense that something was wrong.

He didn't sense the dragon's might; rather, the screen of his phone, which he had just taken out to check the price of the figurine, flickered and the battery level jumped from 88% to 1% in an instant, visible to the naked eye.

Then, it automatically shut down.

"Holy crap!!!"

Su Mo let out a heart-wrenching scream and immediately went into EMO.

For him, this was worse than the end of the world!

Then, something strange happened.

A piercing shriek came from the guards' tactical headsets, and several men covered their ears in pain.

The POS machine at the cashier was frantically spitting out white paper.

The emergency light on the rooftop flashed twice and then exploded into pieces with a "bang".

In the corner vending machine, all the beverage cans were sprayed out like bullets.

All the electronic devices in the entire building seemed to come alive in an instant, and then, in the most violent way, they met their demise.

This is the power of words - judgment.

Obliterate all rules, and adjudicate all order.

Fueled by Erii's rage at losing her game save data, she sets her sights on electricity, the very foundation of modern civilization.

"Oh no!!! The young lady's Word of Power has gone out of control!!!"

The captain of the guards shouted in terror, but he couldn't get close to Erii at all.

That invisible force field was like a forbidden zone set up by the gods.

Su Mo finally realized what was happening.

He looked at the center of it all, at that small, solitary figure standing in the darkness.

He felt no fear, only overwhelming rage, like a network administrator discovering that the server had been hacked!

"My electricity! My internet! My source of happiness!!!"

He couldn't care about anything else, and despite the pressure that made his scalp tingle, he charged towards Erii step by step.

"Stop it!!!"

He grabbed Erii's shoulders and shook her violently.

"If this keeps up, we won't be able to cache tonight's new anime episodes!"

"Do you know how many people in all of Tokyo are waiting to download study materials?!"

"You're going against all the otaku in the world!!!"

Su Mo's heartfelt, desperate cry echoed for a long time in the chaotic darkness.

Everyone around, whether they were stunned nerds or well-trained guards, froze on the spot.

At that moment, the string of reason in their brains snapped completely.

The world is going to end, okay? This guy is worried about not being able to download new anime?!

What kind of divine spirit is this? It's a pure, hardcore otaku spirit that has transcended all sophisticated tastes!

Erii, who was being shaken wildly by Su Mo, seemed to be amazed by this peculiar train of thought.

The destructive storm in her eyes paused for a moment.

She could sense that her brother's emotions at this moment were not fear or worry, but a grief that was even purer and deeper than the loss of a game save file.

It felt like... all the servers in the world had shut down.

"elder brother..."

She snapped out of her emotional outburst and instinctively tried to comfort him.

As her consciousness returned, the terrifying power of the Word of Power that had enveloped the entire area vanished instantly, like an appliance that had been unplugged.

The backup power supply started, and the emergency lights came on.

The entire arcade was restored to light, leaving behind only a mess and a group of people questioning their existence.

"Report! Report! The target's emotions have stabilized! Repeat, the target's emotions have stabilized!!!"