Yu Ze cleared countless instances, struggled his way to the top, and took down the main god.
After spending over a hundred thousand years there, he grew tired of it, faked his death, and deleted his account. Now a big shot pretending to be a newbie, he planned to retire in the beginner's village.
Then he met a promising young man there and was struck by his love of talent. But because of that thing called the protagonist's halo, the promising youth kept getting beaten up every few days.
So Yu Ze pretended to be weak while secretly taking out those people, then went back to acting helpless and injured in front of the young man.
The two started clearing instances from the very bottom. One day, Yu Ze went away to deal with something and returned early. He saw the young man pinning a mid-game boss to the ground and beating it senseless.
Their eyes met. The awkwardness was mutual.
Yu Ze: "I thought you were a newbie. I was about to carry you."
The young man: "Funny, I thought the same about you."
P.S.
1. This is an infinite-flow story, but not a horror or puzzle-solving one, nor a typical example of the genre.
2. I'm going for atmosphere. The worldbuilding may be fantastical and strange.
Theme: Love requires honesty.
