Magic University, but in Space

[What is it like to play a multiplayer full-dive game as if it were single-player?]

Rand has a lot to say about that.

A social recluse by nature, he lived by the principle, "If I can avoid bothering others, I will." To complete the full collection in Starsea Journey, he created multiple accounts and managed to finish every co-op mission by using one character to climb on another's shoulders.

#I fight myself, I kill myself, I betray myself#

#There's nothing he can't do, only things he hasn't thought of yet#

But after Rand finally earned the last hidden achievement, he looked at his multiple accounts, all with a complete collection and top-tier characters, and suddenly lost interest.

So he decided to quit for good.

Just as Rand was about to do so, a black cat claiming to be a world-saving System bound itself to him and sent him to the world of Starsea Journey.

At this point, the main story of Star Journey had yet to begin.

Neither the protagonist nor the villains had embarked on their destined paths. Standing at the spaceport, Rand gazed at the majestic, colossal starships docked at the station, his heart surging with excitement.

Black Cat: Our goal is to save the world! Our future is the sea of stars, and our ideal is

Rand (cutting in): Our ideal is to build a magic university!

Black Cat: ??

Rand (excited): I've always wanted to take part in the main story and build a mysterious, powerful magical institution! Now's the time. Let's make a name for me and my school by starting with "blowing up the space station"!

Black Cat: ...Huh?

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Starsea Journey is a full-dive game praised by players for its "fantastical, dazzling world and exquisitely romantic story."

In this world, magic and science fiction intertwine. Magic stones power starships as they soar across the sea of stars, while magical incantations propel portals across light-years, straight to the far side of the universe.

Humanity studied the magical arts left behind by the gods and reached the center of the universe.

But on the other hand

War raged across the universe, and social classes were rigidly entrenched. Death and despair were scattered across the corners of the universe like dust. The players struggled and fought back alongside the protagonist, until hope grew ever more elusive...

Then a boy of extraordinary origins reached out to them.

Game Forum:

[Everyone, I finally found my people!!!]

[Waaah, my friend told me the game had a great setting but the main story would destroy me, and I didn't believe her. Now I believe her even less! The early part really is brutal, but your friends show up later!]

[We went from fighting alone to university group activities. All that's missing is Rand taking me to school! Rand is the best!]

[Mama, look! I'm at a magic university in space now! I'm a happy little bean!]

At that moment, the black cat looked at the players' posts on the forum and fell into unprecedented silence:

...So this works too?

Theme: Youth and friendship must never be betrayed