Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post
I don't mean a literal death trap.

Death gauntlet I guess would be more accurate.


There are countless examples in video games of "You have unlocked this side area". And if you go to that side area when you unlock it, you will die.

And that's fine for video games, but if he just decided to "try out" the side area on a whim and then discovers it's too difficult, he's just dead.
Indeed, if it all was just a game. My argument is that he was specifically selected and is now being trained. The game UI screens automatically mean there's something/someone out there messing with him specifically. It's not like nature would give birth to a game-like interface. So, yes, while he could, possibly, still easily die, I can't think there would be a literal death trap with an unavoidable death waiting for him. The someone who selected him would lose the "player" in that case. It should be a situation where, if he gives it his all and uses his brain, he should be able to overcome it. Like happens in 99% of games, though naturally games being only games, you can always keep starting anew from the beginning, at the very least, if there are no checkpoints or manual saves. That being said, Jinwoo did seemingly die already once, before he became a "player".