Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"Enjoy your pain, stupid Keenan!"

A thin young man with ginger hair looks weak on the ground in the backyard of one of the top universities in New York.

He is Keenan, one of the students who often gets bullied. Keenan is the saddest student on this campus.

Keenan is always the butt of his classmates; for them, Keenan is too weak and nerdy. Moreover, Keenan is a student who managed to sit on this campus thanks to a scholarship.

Nearly half of all students on this campus are children from the upper class, so it's unsurprising if they sometimes arbitrarily treat people not on their level.

No one helped Keenan; his friends deliberately took Keenan to the backyard to make it quiet.

Keenan's blue eyes stared at the traces of blood drops before him. His blood dripped out when his thin stomach was hit by the punches of three of his classmates.

"I… I gotta go."

Keenan forced himself to get up; his body felt like ten elephants had stepped on it. His face was blue; the swelling was visible near the temples. Under the sun, Keenan started walking to leave the campus.

All eyes were on Keenan when he started to enter the part of the hall, which he certainly passed if he wanted to go to the main gate. No one cared; laughter was heard while calling out Keenan's name, followed by the words stupid, weak, weird and useless.

Several people also took out their cell phones and started recording Keenan making jokes online.

Keenan kept going; he didn't care about the things he was used to going through since elementary school. His thin physique and his father's past mistakes have become easy targets for bullies to put pressure on Keenan.

And that is something that Keenan admits is true. Keenan is weak in sports; he likes science and technology subjects, leading him to become an enthusiast of books and games.

Yes, MMORPG is his favourite. When it comes to gaming, Keenan is the king. He could feel himself becoming very strong in a game character; it was sad to realize that it was the exact opposite of him in real life.

"Keenan!"

The call came from a well-dressed woman across from the convenience store, which is opposite the bus stop, not far from the Keenan campus.

"Mom?" Keenan, who was just about to sit on the bus stop seat, cancelled his intention and stepped back to approach his mother.

The smile on the face of the woman named Carenina disappeared when Keenan stood before her. "What has happened to your face?!"

"Bullying, what else could happen to my life besides that? You already know and are tired of dealing with every complaint that comes from my junior and senior high school teacher," said Keenan.

"Keenan, what do I always tell you? Fight them; you have nothing to fear, you--"

"It's not my wish to be born weak, Mom. Come on, it's on the side of the road, and you're still cornering me. I don't mind this bullying anymore; I just want to finish my education at that damn college and become a famous programmer or gamer."

Carenina took a deep breath, took out a USD 3 note and handed it to Keenan. "Take it, use a taxi to go home, buy lunch. I cook, but I want you to enjoy pizza or whatever you want. I'll be home tonight."

"Thanks; this is more helpful than your words before, Mom."

**

Arriving home, a courier was seen standing at the door of Keenan's house. A black box was also in his hand.

"Excuse me?" asked Keenan.

"Ah, here you go. Sign here." The courier handed Keenan a piece of paper which was a receipt.

"I didn't order anything; maybe you got the wrong address."

"You can't read? What's your name?"

"Keenan Barker."

"Then, here it is, your package. Sign here."

The well-built courier raised his eyebrows, forcing Keenan to finish the package-receiving process immediately. Keenan just gave up following his orders; the muscles in the courier's arms were enough to make Keenan shudder.

The mysterious package was then brought into Keenan's house. Light enough for a large box.

"Let's see, what have I got this afternoon."

Keenan's eyes widened when he saw a greeting card in the box; not only that, but he also got a video game and a VR set.

Dear Mr. Keenan Barker,

Happy! You are selected as one of the exclusive connoisseurs of MMORPG: PENTAGON GLORY, which will be released soon on 07-07-2017. This exclusive access will open on 02-07-2017.

Best regards,

Brighten Corp.

Keenan was stunned; he froze in the television room and shouted. "July 2nd? Does that mean tomorrow?! WOOW!"

The thin man was overjoyed. He ran into the room and jumped on the bed, suddenly all the pain from the punching on campus just disappeared.