Since the Virtual World had practically guaranteed his escape from the Blood Moon Kingdom, Ashe had never once considered the possibility of failure. Still, he had mapped out the worst-case scenario in his mind.

In that scenario, he imagined himself blending into a group of unfamiliar adventurers, stumbling into some foreign land far worse than the Blood Moon Kingdom. The locals would treat him as an enemy. He would continue his long-standing tradition of taking the blame for everything, switching roles from cult leader to foreign invader, and live a so-called happy, free life under constant threat.

He had believed that no matter how bad the journey became, it could never be worse than that, until reality hit him like a slap to the face.

Society, it seemed,...