A professor's follow-up question about a favorite video game blew up one student's homework

In a class where everyone presents on their favorite game's story, one student's simple answer set off an escalating rule from the professor.

Translated by Klore · Published Sep 15, 2026

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Anonymous · 2026년 09월 15일

The college student whose homework just got 14x bigger갑자기 과제가 14배가 된 대학생

There's a class where you present on your favorite game's story.좋아하는 게임 세계관 발표하는 수업이 있는데

Someone said they're covering Lineage 2, so the professor told them, 'bring the first one too, yeah?' Then he turns to me: 'what number was your Final Fantasy again?'어떤 분이 리나메 2한다고 해서 교수님이 1도 같이해와^ 이러시더니 나보고 파이널판타지 몇이었지?

Me: uh, 14...나: 14요..

Professor: 'then bring 1 through 14, yeah? ^^'교수: 1부터 14까지 해와^^

So... I'm screwed.해서 엿됨걍

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💡 Wait, why did one answer turn into 14 games of homework?

Final Fantasy has 14 mainline entries, while the other student's pick only had two — so the professor's 'cover the earlier ones too' rule scaled brutally differently for each of them.vs. the US: like a film class making you rewatch every Fast & Furious movie for citing the newest one.Klore note

💡 Why does the '^^' make the order feel worse, not friendlier?

In Korean texting, tacking a cutesy ^^ onto a strict command is a common passive-aggressive move that signals 'non-negotiable' while pretending to be lighthearted.vs. the US: like a boss ending a brutal task list with a smiley emoji.Klore note

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163 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Do all the Final Fantasy worlds even share lore? Sounds made up.
파판 세계관들이 다 공유가 되나? 주작썰같음
135 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
No way a game professor doesn't know they're all separate worlds.
게임교수가 저렇게 모를리가 있으려나.
70 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Warhammer 40k (good luck with that homework).
워해머 40000

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59 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
"Oh they don't share a universe? Guess you gotta write a separate report for each one then."
"공유가 안 된다고? 그러면 세계관별로 레포트 따로 써야지?"
43 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Why would he assume they share a universe when they don't?
공통된 세계관이 없는걸 왜?
40 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
I thought the core lore elements are shared, like the Lifestream thing.
핵심이 되는 주 설정은 공유되는 걸로 암. 라이프 스트림 같은 거.
39 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
"Infinity, sir." "Then do 1 through infinity."
"무한대요." "1부터 무한대까지 해와."
15 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
The professor's basically telling him to end the dark age of technology and restore mankind's empire lol.
교수님께서 기술의 암흑기를 밝혀내고 인류 제국을 부흥시키라 하시는구나!
15 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
The Lifestream thing is really just a 7/10 thing, not actually shared across the whole series.
라이프 스트림도 7/10 때 썰이지 시리즈 전체로 보면 그렇게 공통되는 설정도 아님
7 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Anyway, there's a chocobo in it somewhere.
아무튼 초코보가 나옴

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