LG 2

#2 Private Tutoring

「Ji9star: What’s up, Cat-nim? Why is your nickname like that?」

I changed my nickname in the guild chatroom. Everyone laughed like crazy at Kyung-soo’s nickname, which had been changed to ‘Deputy Guild Master Banished’ out of spite. It was nice to see everyone so happy. Halloween Eggplant, the deputy guild master, just laughed and threatened to demote him if he kept acting up. Unless the Guild Master was busy and couldn’t log in, the deputy guild master was the law. Kyung-soo quietly changed his nickname back to the original.

「WanduWandya: Ah, I should have been there tooㅠ To only see the scene where Cat-nim and Cheon No-eul are fatefully intertwined as a screenshot is so sad, I could dieㅠㅠ」

「Me: Don’t call me Meow for a while.」

「Ji9star: ㅡㅡ Everyone, please be careful with the honorifics!”! Meow (x) C-H-E-O-N-G-G-A (o)」

「Ji9star has registered a notice. ‘ㅡㅡ Everyone, please be careful with the honorifics…(See more)」

「Me: I hate that even more, damn itㅠㅠ」

「Ji9star: Too bad!’ How can people only do what they like!」

「Me: What kind of concept is this;?」

「Ji9star: My nagging mom」

「Me: Getting more annoying by the minute」

Now, as soon as Kyung-soo logged into the game, Cheon No-eul could know. Because the guild announcement window, ‘Catmeowmeow has logged into the game,’ would also pop up on his screen. Kyung-soo still couldn’t understand why Halloween Eggplant, the vice guild master, had brought Cheon No-eul into the guild, and he had no intention of understanding.

「Captain Poseidon: lololol Did you tell Cheon No-eul about the guild chat?」

「Me: Who would tell him? Why would I tell him? Don’t tell him.」

「Ji9star: I asked him anyway, and he said it was okay!」

He already asked? A sense of betrayal washed over me. No, more than that… he said it was okay? I thought he would jump at the chance. Everyone seemed to have the same thought as Kyung-soo, as they were all typing question marks.

「Ji9star: lolololol He said there’s someone else he wants to have his first chat with lololol damn lololol」

「neutaaaa: lololololololololololololol」

「Halloween Eggplant: lololololololololololololol」

「Ji9star: I don’t know who it is (C-H-E-O-N-G-G-A) since he didn’t tell me hehehe」

「WanduWandya: lolololololololol I have no idea who it is (C-H-E-O-N-G-G-A) (know)….」

「ParkRoaches: Wow… who (C-H-E-O-N-G-G-A) is it? I’m so curious!!!!」

「Me: lol」

「Halloween Eggplant: Am I playing the role of Cupid (H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N-E-G-G-P-L-A-N-T) again^^?」

「Captain Poseidon: I’m glad everyone seems to be having fun. hehe」

The game update window went down. When the update was finished, the main server selection window popped up.

「Ji9star: But we’d have a better chance of winning if we left Cheon No-eul out… he’s kind of a hindrance….」

「Ji9star: But the bald head was kind of funny, so I forgive him lololol Now, when you see the Failure Mangs, do you know that everyone is calling them bald? lololol」

「ParkRoaches: ㅡㅡ Then who told you to recklessly damage the hair given by the GM…?」

「WanduWandya: It’s good to see a mindset worthy of a Confucian country」

I had logged out of the game on the roof of Isis Village last night, so when I logged in, I fell onto the roof of Isis again.

‘Catmeowmeow has logged into the game.

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: Cat-nim, hello ㅇㅅㅇ/

Navigation, damn it.

[Guild] Ji9star: hihi

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: hi

But he can just say hello in the guild chat, why is he still whispering? As Kyung-soo jumped off the roof, Cheon No-eul, who had warped to the clock tower, used an emoticon to say, ‘Hello!’ Kyung-soo’s antipathy toward the deputy guild master grew a little more in his head.

First of all, in order to prepare for the Guild War coming up in six days, it was necessary to tweak Cheon No-eul’s stats and skills a little. Even if it was impossible to get him to 200, I thought we would have a chance of winning if we could raise him to level 180 and finish the third job advancement. Kyung-soo intended to Power-level Cheon No-eul, so he right-clicked on Cheon No-eul’s character and applied for a party.

‘Cheon No-eul is already participating in a party, so it is not possible to invite him to the party.’

[Whisper] Catmeowmeow: Are you in a party right now?

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: ??

[Whisper] Catmeowmeow: Looks like you’re busy okay okay

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: Ah, I’m not busy

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: I’m not busy

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: I was trading

[Whisper] Cheon No-eul: I was tradingㅠ Just a moment!

Trading? Did Cheon No-eul have something to sell or buy? Come to think of it, where did all that money come from? Kyung-soo was suspicious, but it wasn’t something he was so curious about, so he quickly forgot about it.

‘Cheon No-eul has invited you to a party. Would you like to accept?’

When I pressed Enter, a pop-up showing Cheon No-eul’s HP and MP appeared on the left.

‘Item acquisition settings have been changed to free acquisition.’

‘The instant dungeon has been reset.’

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Oh….

Kyung-soo was a little impressed by the series of setting changes.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Why?

[Party] Catmeowmeow: No, I just thought you wouldn’t know the basics of party settings… so I’m a little surprised lol

Cheon No-eul, who I thought would be embarrassed right away, paused for a moment and just laughed, ‘lololol’.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Why the party? ㅇㅅㅇ

[Party] Catmeowmeow: We need to raise your level

‘Cheon No-eul, Lv. 105’

But Cheon No-eul’s level had already risen a little. You do the second job advancement at level 120, but he had already reached level 105.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: When did you level up so much? Weren’t you barely over 80 yesterday?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: I cleared the quest hehe

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Alone?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Yep hehe

[Party] Catmeowmeow: That must have been tough….

He somehow managed to get past level 100 with that skill. It was funny to think about how many resurrection items must have been used. Kyung-soo hovered the mouse over Cheon No-eul’s character, right-clicked, and opened the equipment window.

“It’s a mess.”

He still hadn’t matched the set equipment for his level, and he was still wearing a level 50 weapon. No matter how you looked at it, it would have been difficult to level up alone with those stats and that equipment.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Should we try to get you to the second job advancement today?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Huh, me?

[Party] Catmeowmeow: ??Yeah

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Are you going to help me?

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Yes….

[Party] Cheon No-eul: hehehehehehe

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Cat-nim, I’m at the stage of clearing the Parthenon now! :)!!

Seeing the words Cat-nim sent shivers down my spine again. Cheon No-eul seemed to be in a very good mood today, even just looking at the text. …I can’t help it, it’s to protect the Valkyrie that I raised with passion and time. Kyung-soo told Cheon No-eul to follow him and moved first to the forest hot spring leading to the Parthenon Temple.

The forest hot spring was a hunting ground used by level 80-90 players, so there was almost no one there. Two or three of Melody’s guild members were sitting in front of the portal leading from map 1 to map 2, but it seemed like they had come to find a place where there were no people, where it was good to talk, and where it was suitable for testing skills. Cheon No-eul diligently ran after Kyung-soo’s character, who was riding on a bazooka and flying away.

[Guild] Ji9star: Cat-nim summon yap

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: yap

[Guild] Ji9star: If you have nothing to do, can you go around the stump twice for me to do a speed enchant on my shoes?

[Guild] neutaaaa: wtf are you doing another speed enchant??? I’m so sick of it

[Guild] Ji9star: What am I supposed to do with 1%ㅡㅡ It’s like garbageㅠㅠ I’m so slow right nowㅠ

[Guild] al0ha: ?

[Guild] Honeymoon: ?

[Guild] KidneyRatRat: ?

[Guild] Ji9star: what

[Guild] neutaaaa: You’ll disappear completely later;

Kyung-soo stopped for a moment to reply. In front of him, he could see the large gate leading to the instant dungeon. Cheon No-eul, who had been passing Kyung-soo, turned back and circled around Kyung-soo’s character.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Cat-nim, are you leaving?ㅠㅠ

[Party] Catmeowmeow: no no

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: I have to help Cheon No-eul with his job advancement right now

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Meow hehe

The words of Cheon No-eul suddenly brought back memories, and my hands trembled.

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Ah damn it

[Guild] Ji9star: ??

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Noㅜ

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: It’s the second job advancement, so it’ll be over soon~ Let’s go together when it’s over

[Guild] Ji9star: Okay^^7 Then I’ll be with Neutaaaa first

[Guild] neutaaaa: ??Me?

[Guild] Ji9star: Honey, accept the party invite ㅇㅅㅇ

[Guild] neutaaaa: Damn it, who are you? I’m so busy right now;

[Guild] Ji9star: But you accepted the party invite so quickly^^ Come to the stump hehe

neutaaaa was forcibly dragged to the stump dungeon. Cheon No-eul was hitting nearby insect monsters. Every time he got hit, his health decreased by a quarter. When Kyung-soo lightly hit it once with a weak attack, a critical hit appeared and the monster fell.

“……”

Just how weak is this bastard?

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Let’s go

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Okay!

[Party] Catmeowmeow: It’s the second one, so it’ll be quick. You don’t have anything to do on the weekend, right?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Yes, I’m free all weekend!!

[Party] Cheon No-eul: But… I don’t think the second one will be over quickly eitherㅠㅠ

[Party] Cheon No-eul: I was spinning all night yesterday and barely reached 100ㅠ

All night? After the major patch a month ago, you could quickly finish the second job advancement in about a day. After that, it was harder to level up, but until level 120, the difficulty was patched to be a little lower under the pretext of increasing new users.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: I thought so

But that could be the case for Cheon No-eul. He really has no talent for the game.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Just stand behind me and don’t die… I’ll catch all the mobs

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Just get the quests

Kyung-soo opened the pet window and turned off the automatic item looting function. First of all, it seemed more urgent for Cheon No-eul to match his armor and weapons. Sometimes items with options come out when you hit monsters, and it was better to pick up and wear equipment with options than to buy equipment in town.

Cheon No-eul was already on the warrior tree, so if he had the right defensive equipment, he could become a useful tank or dealer. PVP determines the winner or loser by the total number of deaths. To put it simply, Cheon No-eul’s control was already ruined, so he was thinking of maximizing his defense and holding out.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

“Ah, seriously, what terrible control, are you dying already?”

Cheon No-eul had already been hit by an insect monster and died once. Kyung-soo quickly dealt with the mobs as they spawned by placing hook seeds nearby.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠI’m sorry, I’m not good

I couldn’t even say it was okay as a formality.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: ;;; Go up there and accept all the quests first

Now it was time to seriously raise Cheon No-eul.

*

“This fucking! Ah! You crazy bastard! You died again! Ah! Ah….”

Resurrection items don’t work in scenario dungeons. Cheon No-eul died… sixteen times while coming to map 6. Sixteen times. I didn’t want to believe it. I couldn’t believe it. No one would believe this unless they experienced it themselves. Kyung-soo once again realized Cheon No-eul’s greatness today.

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Damn it….

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Is it C-H-E-O-N-G-G-A?

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Watermelon….

He was already feeling self-conscious because he wasn’t good at it himself, so it seemed a little cruel to swear at him so openly.

[Guild] al0ha: Watermelon lololololol

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Cat-nim is changing the subject lololol He was about to swear but changed the subject!

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

Even the guild chatroom, which was Kyung-soo’s bamboo forest, was not free from Cheon No-eul. Kyung-soo didn’t know how things had turned out this way and just sighed deeply.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: It’s okay… come quickly

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Okay!ㅠㅠ

“No, damn it… I’d be better than him even if I only used my left hand. Why does he run and die when I tell him to stay still?”

Kyung-soo cleared the way, so all he had to do was follow diligently, but Cheon No-eul jumped unnecessarily and melted to death in the lava below, fell off a cliff and died, and accidentally returned to the previous map and was hit by a monster that had spawned. It took more time than I thought.

“…It’s going to be hard to even get into the job advancement quest today.”

[Party] Cheon No-eul: I saved the stone tower, so I can get there quicklyㅠ0ㅠ

Kyung-soo sat down in the middle of the last boss room. If you’re the number one Valkyrie on the server, your health won’t decrease even if a level 100 boss monster uses a special move. Kyung-soo, who was staring blankly at the damage effect that appeared as 1 or miss in gray letters, remembered that he had equipment sent to his Sub Character in the mailbox.

Kyung-soo’s Sub Character was a poker job that used playing cards as weapons. The weapon wouldn’t fit, but the equipment would definitely help.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: This won’t work; wait

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Where are you going??

Kyung-soo used a warp capsule to move to Isis Village.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: -Ni@

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Cat-nim, I’ll really do well from now onㅠ I’ll stay stillㅠㅠㅠ!

Cheon No-eul desperately searched for Kyung-soo, who had moved to Isis Village.

[Global] Catmeowmeow: Baldy hi

It was essential to shout baldy at one of the Failure guild members while running to the mailbox. I don’t know when the Failure guild became the baldy guild, but this time it was a baldy with blue skin.

[Server] SquadTail: Catmeowmeow is picking fights with people who are minding their own business. Isn’t this user a total toxic user? Don’t you guys sanction this???

[Server] Ji9star: O!! Oh!!

[Server] neutaaaa: No, what is that circle on your head? Is it a baby octopus head?

[Server] Ji9star: No? It’s a baldy who’s very angry.

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: lololololol damn lol

[Guild] al0ha: lololololololololololol He couldn’t even pick up the bonesㅠ

[Guild] neutaaaa: Bone-carving Ji9star… Fake Love must have been filleted

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Then who told you to not have hair?

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: But why do you really do bald heads? There seems to be a serious problem with your aesthetic sense… I don’t think I’d ever create a bald character even if I died and came back to life. It looks weird no matter how you decorate it lololol

Failure also started using the server microphone item like crazy without giving up. The admins should be grateful to us, we’re consuming the server microphone so diligently.

Kyung-soo ran to the warehouse with a proud smile and took out a level 100 +4 enhanced two-option greatsword. He collected weapons and armor with good options separately, and tears welled up in his eyes at the thought that this was now coming to light. The mail sent from the Sub Character contained level 100 and level 110 armor.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Cat-nim??

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Wait, I’m at the warehouse

[Party] Cheon No-eul: O_O

[Party] Catmeowmeow: First, reset the dungeon… get all the second quests again and wait in front of the dungeon

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Okay

[Party] Catmeowmeow: And try installing the Hall Blue app on your computer or phone. It’s a voice chat app….

What should I say? That you’re so frustrating that my typing speed can’t keep up with what I’m trying to say? After thinking for a moment, Kyung-soo softened his words as much as possible.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: I just think it’ll be easier to talk….

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Ah, I have it installed hehe

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Really?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Yes!

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Why…?

Looking at how he can’t even do this simple game well, it didn’t seem like he would be good at other games. But it was a little surprising that Hall Blue was installed. If he plays other games besides this one… I briefly thought that he might be a Named in that game too. In a bad way.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: I play Minesweeper and Mafia with my friends….

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Wow, is online Minesweeper a thing?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Ah, yes, it is hehe

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Wow, that sounds really boring

[Party] Cheon No-eul: It’s boringㅠㅠ Should I open a room?

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Yes

When Cheon No-eul entered the code he provided, the room name ‘1234’ appeared. The opposing user’s name was, unsurprisingly, Cheon No-eul. Why on earth doesn’t he use his real name? And in a game, no less. Kyung-soo confirmed his headphones were connected and minimized the Hall Blue program to the bottom of the screen.

“Hello?”

-…….

“Can’t hear me? …What, is the mic not…? …It’s connected.”

-No, I can hear you!

“Shit, you scared me…”

-Sorry, did I startle you?

“No, it’s fine…”

Kyung-soo cleared his throat awkwardly and moved back to the Mountain Hot Spring Stone Pagoda. As the loading bar filled, he listened uncomfortably to the white noise coming through his headphones.

Come to think of it, is the cheek I slapped before okay? Why isn’t he angry? He even confirmed it was me. He knows our school, so why hasn’t he come to find me? …And why is he still following me around?

-…Sir.

Does he actually like getting hit? What a pervert.

-Cat-nim.

“……”

His body trembled slightly at the nickname that clearly pierced his eardrums.

-Cat-nim. If voice chat is difficult, you don’t have to do it. I’m fine with just text chat.

A soft, gentle voice flowed from the headphones as if soothing Kyung-soo. This time, the content registered before the embarrassing nickname ‘Meow’ did.

“Difficult? I’m fine.”

-You were quiet, …are you really okay?

“Of course I am, why wouldn’t I be?”

He often used Hall Blue for guild siege battles or large-scale PVP.

-You seemed shy. If it’s burdensome, you can end it. I can wait a bit longer.

“Huh? Wait for what?”

-Last time, you left first because you were shy, Cat-nim. It’s okay, people usually act a bit like that around me. I should understand.

“No, wait. When did I?”

-Why, at the movie theater that time, Cat-nim.

“…….”

-Cat-nim, when you saw my face….

“First, stop with the ‘Meow…’ thing.”

-Meow Meow?

“Fuck!”

Kyung-soo squeezed his eyes shut. The nightmare of that day came back to life.

“Yeah, that! Stop it.”

-You mean don’t call you Meow?

“Yes.”

-Why?

“…….”

-But you’re Cat-nim, what should I do? Then what should I call you? You won’t tell me your name, will you?

“…….”

He was right. It felt awkward to give his real name. Unlike Cheon No-eul, who proudly used his real name in the game, Kyung-soo was a normal person.

-I see. Then, can I just call you Hyung?

“Hyung?”

Because of this, I thought he was just an elementary school kid who wanted a hyung. …Turns out he’s a high schooler who wants a hyung. And one who looks perfectly normal at that.

“…How old do you think I am?”

-Ji9star told me. Eighteen.

“Ah…”

-Right? Eighteen.

“…….”

The phrasing felt a bit off. But Cheon No-eul wouldn’t curse at me. Kyung-soo frowned with mixed feelings.

“Oh, right. Call me that then…”

-Cat-nim, is that okay?

Don’t call me Meow! Kyung-soo closed his eyes tightly and assumed a posture of patience once more.

“Fuck… Just call me Hyung… But where are you right now? I told you to wait in front of the instance dungeon…”

-You’re changing the subject, right? Cat-nim, do you hate the nickname that much? Meow.

“Ah, fuck…”

-It’s cute.

His finger, which was about to click the guild window, slipped. A shower of chainmail rain poured down on the quiet hunting ground. The insect monsters nearby vanished in an instant, unaware of what was happening.

“…….”

Cute? Is telling you to wait in front of the instance dungeon cute? Or are the monsters cute?

-Hyung, I reset and I’m waiting inside. Come in.

“Fuck, cute, d-don’t ever say that again.”

-Why does it matter to you if I’m cute? What’s it to you?

“…….”

It’s creepy. Now I’m starting to get a little confused. Is this bastard taking his act too far? I thought he was just following me because I’m good at the game.

“…I’ll kill you if you do, seriously…”

-Okay, I’ll restrain myself from now on.

He wanted to grab the real-life Cheon No-eul, who was probably laughing with a ‘hehe’, and slap him one more time. Who knew that slapping him just once would become such a regret. While he was talking nonsense, the loading bar filled completely, and they entered the first map of the scenario dungeon. Kyung-soo let out a long sigh seeing Cheon No-eul hanging from a long vine, dodging attacks. He initiated a trade with the guy’s character, and it was accepted in less than a second. Kyung-soo dragged the equipment he’d brought from his storage and mailbox into the trade window.

-Hyung?

“Wear these for now, and if something better drops, we’ll swap them out.”

-Gasp, kay.

Cheon No-eul began equipping the armor pieces Kyung-soo gave him one by one. Since there were no cosmetic items covering the armor, he could see the red armor pieces stacking up in real-time.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: T_T

Why’s he like this, suddenly crying?

“Why? Something not equipping? There shouldn’t be any class-specific items…”

-Cat-nim, no, Hyung. I…

“Yes?”

-I’ll wear only this for my whole life.

“…….”

Cheon No-eul. The more I know him, the weirder he gets.

Whether the armor he was wearing before was truly trash or not, simply changing his armor reduced the number of times Cheon No-eul died in one hit.

“Ah, you! Why there, ah, really. You’re the first person I’ve seen fall from there. Didn’t even know there was a cliff…”

-I’ll climb back up quickly!

“…….”

-I’m not dying as fast as I thought?

Hearing that, Kyung-soo smiled proudly and said.

“Of course you shouldn’t die. They all have basic SS stats; if you fell and died, why would I have kept them until now?”

-Thank you, Hyung.

Cheon No-eul said in an affable voice. He has a gentle personality and says thank you well. There’s a saying that if you can’t do things well, you should at least be kind. That saying seemed to exist precisely for Cheon No-eul.

“What percentage do you have your auto-potion set to?”

Cheon No-eul’s HP in the party window was already halved. Despite that, the gauge wasn’t refilling. The guy was using the White Tiger pet sold in the cash shop. Using a pet slightly increases movement speed, automatically picks up items, and also automatically uses potions when HP or MP falls below a certain level. Usually, people set one potion at 70% and one event potion at 50% to recover health.

-What’s that?

“…You don’t know?”

-What is it?

“Then why did you equip the pet?”

-Because it picks up items for me.

“…….It was very basic common sense. No, they teach you that during the tutorial quests, and he doesn’t know? This means he didn’t even think about looking up a guide. Kyung-soo let out a small sigh, and Cheon No-eul floundered, asking what he did wrong this time.

“Wait, don’t move from there, stay put.”

-Kay.

“Press U to open the pet window, there’s a Skills tab, right?”

-Yes, yes.

“Activate the auto-potion there, and ah. Also, the White Tiger has a 10% critical damage amplification skill, doesn’t it?”

-…I was using that one?

“Wow… Amazing, but then why are you in this state?”

-Because I die if I get hit before I can attack. So I don’t use it much….

Well, that makes sense. Even if critical damage is amplified a hundred or a thousand times, it’s useless if the monster doesn’t take the attack. Kyung-soo had never seen Cheon No-eul properly use a skill even in one-on-one PVP. Because after getting hit once and having his back broken, the next attack was already waiting for him.

“What skill tree are you following?”

-Skill tree?

“…Never mind. I didn’t expect anything anyway. Then, what do you want to do for your 2nd class advancement?”

-…Hmm.

He was silent. From Kyung-soo’s perspective, not only were his skills a mess, but his stat distribution was probably a mess too. Although he was currently level 110, he had to complete the final advancement quest by himself. Of course, he’d never heard of any idiot failing a class advancement quest, but he had a feeling Cheon No-eul might just be capable of it. Kyung-soo pressed Esc and logged out first.

-Huh, …Hyung?

“I logged out, can you tell me your ID and password? Do you have account protection on?”

-…Kay? No.

“That’s a relief.”

-Why?

“I’m going to fix your skills a bit. I’m not going to steal anything.”

As if there’s anything to steal from Cheon No-eul. Might as well try to extract a flea’s liver. He didn’t even think Cheon No-eul would have any decent items.

“You have about a million Bel, right? I need to redistribute your stats. If you don’t have a particular 2nd class in mind, going Sword Master is fine. That’s the Blaze trigger. The controls are comfortable, and I’m just going to re-spec your skills; I think it’ll be faster if I just do it for you. I won’t touch your gear.”

-Ah… Yes! I logged out. My ID is Cheon No-eul typed in English.

ID: cjsshdmf

-Password is cheonnoeuljjangjjang123. The 123 is numbers.

Password:

He wondered if there might be a sub-character, but the character selection screen only had Cheon No-eul. The other servers weren’t even activated. Well, if his main character is this much of a disaster, he wouldn’t have had time to raise a sub-character.

‘Cheon No-eul has logged into the game.’

[Guild] Ji9star: Ah, he’s back again

[Guild] Ji9star: Sir, you and C– left at the same time so

[Guild] Ji9star: I thought you two were living together lolololololol?

“…….”

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Wanna get wrecked?

[Guild] Ji9star: ??

The guild chat went quiet, as if they never imagined Cheon No-eul would say something like that. Kyung-soo pressed K to open the skill window first, then pressed Enter to type a message.

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Who’s living together with who, dammit

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Ah, the skills are a fucking mess

[Guild] Ji9star: ??

-…Is it that much of a mess?

“Ah, did I say that out loud again?”

-Yes.

“Sorry.”

-But it’s cute, so it’s okay.

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Ah shit f-u-c-k-i-n-g-h-e-l-l

[Guild] ParkRoaches: ???????

[Guild] neutaaaa: ??????

The sound of a throaty laugh came through the headphones again. That bastard knows exactly what I dislike. Kyung-soo tapped the keyboard, feeling creeped out.

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Shit

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Shit

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T

[Guild] Ji9star: Ah… It’s Cat-nim….

[Guild] ParkRoaches: I see .oO(Living together)

[Guild] neutaaaa: Living together .o0(I see)

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Are you crazy?

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Yo

[Guild] neutaaaa: Lolololololololololol are you too lazy to even type words together now…? T_T

[Guild] neutaaaa: I don’t see even a speck of will to use honorifics; no semi-polite language allowed

-Hyung?

“What.”

-Hyung, you can use casual speech with me.

Kyung-soo let out a dry laugh.

“Seriously, I don’t use casual speech with just anyone. I don’t even use it with guild members, why would I use it with you?”

-Then who do you use it with?

“I don’t use it with anyone?”

-You used it with Ruin.

“That was fighting, not using casual speech… Anyway, I’m trying to re-spec your skills now, to redistribute…”

Whoa, crazy. So much money. Wouldn’t he lose a million Bel as a basic death penalty every time he dies? Kyung-soo blinked and counted the numbers with his finger. One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, …hundred million? He just carries around 300 million? Even after dying so much, having around 300 million means he had even more before?

“Crazy. Why do you have so much money?!”

-Ah.

“This is your main character, right? You don’t have any other characters.”

-Quizzes, I earn money by solving quizzes. Quiz items are surprisingly decent, you know.

He was talking about the Illusion General Knowledge Quiz that opens every 3 hours. It takes 30 minutes to solve 60 questions, and it’s useless if you don’t start from question 1. Also, because it’s surprisingly difficult, few people bother with quiz guides. The top prize item, Luck Amplification Potion, has a market price of around 5000, so that made sense.

“So that’s how you make money… Weird. But still, you should just level up in that time…”

-…I have to look for Hyung.

“Ah……”

-So…… I have to earn money… diligently….

His voice trailed off. It sounded almost pitiful.

“Ah, yes…”

So, in the end, it’s all my fault.

Kyung-soo deliberately ignored Cheon No-eul’s words and checked the state of the skills Cheon No-eul had allocated. The warrior, after his 1st class advancement, could use three types of weapons. But Cheon No-eul had allocated points to the basic stats of all three weapons, wasting 60 skill points, and had raised his character’s useless fixed damage stat by 15 points.

“I’ll allocate for Dual Blades for now, since it’s temporary. It’s the only thing I’ve ever raised.”

-Yes!

After advancing, he’ll have to re-spec anyway, so until then, he’ll just have to rely on defense. Kyung-soo maxed out his defense, tweaked the pet skills a bit, and even checked the keybindings.

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Anyone miss the class advancement quests from their innocent days? (Help me)

[Guild] Ji9star: Lolololololol Is Cheon No-eul sir still on his advancement quest? You’re not done yet?

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Hehe….

[Guild] Ji9star: What about my shoes? -_-

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Anyone except Ji9star who can help

[Guild] Ji9star: -_-?

[Guild] neutaaaa: Me me me ^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Escape! ^0^

[Guild] Ji9star: Honey? -_-

[Guild] neutaaaa: What; we’re breaking up;

He was clearly thoroughly squeezed dry by Ji9star. At the giggling sound, Cheon No-eul went ‘Huh?’ curiously, but Kyung-soo simply ignored him.

[Friend] Spade Queen: Hey

[Friend] Spade Queen: M.H??

“Spade Queen?”

It was a nickname he’d heard somewhere. At Kyung-soo’s muttering, Cheon No-eul answered in a nonchalant tone.

-He’s my quiz friend, you can just ignore him.

“Quiz friend?”

-He’s someone I solve quizzes with.

“Ah, yes…”

So he solves quizzes together with someone. Is it that hard? The quiz content, which Kyung-soo had never experienced and likely never would, felt strangely novel to him.

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Lolololololol I’ll help too

[Guild] Ji9star: T_T Me too… When the advancement is over, please craft my shoes for me T_T

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: K

With more people, even if it’s Cheon No-eul, it should finish quickly. Kyung-soo smiled with satisfaction and logged out.

“You can log back in now. Ah, and Ji9star and neutaaaa and the others said they’d help, so it should be over quickly.”

If it weren’t for Cheon No-eul, it would have been finished long ago, but now there are three more people to handle that terrible control, so it should be fine.

-They said they’d help?

“Yes.”

-…Why?

Somehow, it sounded like he felt mixed feelings. But it must be a misunderstanding. There’s nothing bad for Cheon No-eul about advancing quickly.

“Let’s just finish the advancement today, and we’ll grind all weekend to get to the 3rd class. There will be more people to help on the weekend.”

-Ah… Then are they all using voice chat?

“No, unless it’s for PVP, we usually don’t, but today, a little.”

-A little?

“Because of Cheon No-eul.”

-Hyung, just call me No-eul. Isn’t it too long?

“Ugh, I really hate it.”

-……Ugh….

“Anyway, you’re a special case.”

Because you’re the only person who gets your back burned and dies in the lava fire at the bottom of the map.

-Is that you saying I’m special?

“Well, yes.”

-Then we’ll keep talking? Just with me?

“Fuck, if we don’t, you keep going to weird places. I wondered if there was anyone who actually gets lost in an RPG game, but there really is.”

-Great! I’ll try hard!

No! Startled by the enthusiastic words, Kyung-soo hurriedly replied.

“Don’t try hard!”

-…Why?

“Just take it easy. Not moving is even better… Try hard, try hard to stay still.”

-Okaaay….

He had no intention of indulging the dejected tone. Because he had never once seen a good result from Cheon No-eul trying hard.

*

[Party] Ji9star: You guys are too slow

[Party] Ji9star: I’m going ahead first lol seeya~

Ji9star, who was almost twice as fast as everyone else, had already reached the end of the map and spoke. Even if others used movement skills to try to catch up, he’d be gone to the next map in the blink of an eye.

[Party] neutaaaa: -_-;;

[Party] Ji9star: Lolololololololol You guys are crawling along heh

[Party] ParkRoaches: Let’s just never help him with movement speed options again

[Party] neutaaaa: Just don’t heal him mp potions are expensive lol

[Party] ParkRoaches: Okay, received lol

Level 220 MP potions required gathering materials and crafting them yourself. The crafting cost was quite high, and gathering the materials wasn’t easy either, so a healer was essential for level 220 parties.

[Party] Ji9star: I’m sorry T_T

To those who had already reached the level cap, hunting grounds for levels 100-120 were like child’s play. Cheon No-eul stayed still, hanging on the ladder as Kyung-soo had warned.

“How many are left?”

-Ah… just a moment.

[Party] Cheon No-eul: 100 Fluffies left

[Party] ParkRoaches: okok

“We’ll get them soon.”

[Party] Ji9star: Fluffy extinction METEOR~!~!!!~!!!

‘Spear Rain!’

Ji9star’s character shouted the skill name and stretched his hand into the air. Sharp spears rained down from the sky, piercing the crawling cotton ball monsters. In the short time the bright red skill effect lasted, Ji9star rolled across the floor, barely escaping the attack’s range.

[Party] Ji9star: See, I’m still far from good.

[Party] Ji9star: I hit myself with my own attack.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: ?

[Party] neutaaaa: It’s a bountiful year

[Party] ParkRoaches: For what?

[Party] neutaaaa: A bountiful year for bullshit~!

[Party] neutaaaa: Dude, you’re not some crazy fuck, why are you dodging your own attack?lolololㅋㅋㅋ

[Party] ParkRoaches: lololollololol

[Party] Ji9star: Still lacking

Ji9star showed off all sorts of movement skills, dashing around the map. Ji9star, who mastered every skill with a movement function, even if it was inefficient, proudly took first place in Poseidon’s ‘Most Annoying Guy in PVP’ poll.

As soon as the cooldown was over, Kyung-soo pressed the third skill he had registered.

‘Hooking Star!’

The character, cutely holding a Bazooka in the air, stretched out his crouching body. The skill, which shot out colorful star candies and hooks based on Kyung-soo’s position, was more useful in the arena than in hunting grounds. It dealt damage with 100% accuracy, no matter where the enemy was.

[Global] Nin-nin-i: Seriously, why are max levels here;

[Global] Cheon No-eul: o(╥﹏╥)o

[Global] Nin-nin-i: Ah….

The users who were doing the quest for the second job advancement cursed and moved to another channel.

[Party] ParkRoaches: Hahaha, shit, he raised his hands hahaha

[Party] neutaaaa: Hahahahaha O_O/!!!!!lolololㅋ

[Party] ParkRoaches: Ah, so cuteㅋㅋㅋ

[Party] Ji9star: Cute? Ah, is that… a declaration of war to take Cat-nim’s place?

“Oh….”

Kyung-soo was intrigued and let out an exclamation without realizing it. The sound effect that the quest was completed was heard from beyond the headset. Now Cheon No-eul was level 120. All that was left was to do the final boss battle alone, but that was a bit of a concern.

[Party] ParkRoaches: Should I? Would you accept me?ㅋ

ParkRoaches used the limited edition emoticon from the last season, ‘Offering a Bouquet,’ to show Cheon No-eul a bouquet of roses in full bloom. In response, Cheon No-eul used the ‘Serious Face’ emoticon. And then he subtly stepped back and got hit by a Fluffy. Even with the equipment Kyung-soo gave him, his back bent.

…What the hell is wrong with him? Kyung-soo hit the Fluffy monster that hit Cheon No-eul with a weak attack, causing it to disappear.

“Get back on the ladder right now. Don’t come down.”

-Yessir….

Cheon No-eul answered gloomily and climbed back onto the ladder.

[Party] ParkRoaches: ㅠㅠ

[Party] neutaaaa: (Popcorn)

[Party] Catmeowmeow: lololollololol

[Party] Ji9star: The main wife who found out her husband cheated! Trying to smile….

-Hyung, it’s not like that for me.

“…What?”

-It’s true. I only have hyung.

“What are you talking about, that’s annoying. Is the quest all done now? All that’s left is the boss battle, can you do it?”

-Hyung. Why are you changing the subject? I only have hyung, really.

He’s roleplaying even in voice chat. Kyung-soo kept his mouth shut and greeted the guild members who had logged into the game. The guild chat was actively flowing.

[Party] Ji9star: Oh, where did Cheon No-eul go?

[Party] Ji9star: Cheon No-eul, Cheon No-eul-nim haha

[Party] Ji9star: I’m so used to it haha Sorry lol

As he said, Cheon No-eul reappeared in the middle of the party members, as if he had gone to the fashion shop for a moment. And soon after, a notification window like a wedding invitation popped up in the middle of the screen, and ‘Cheon No-eul’ knelt in front of ‘Catmeowmeow.’

‘Cheon No-eul has requested a relationship! Do you accept?’

“Are you fucking crazy?”

-No?

‘No.’

‘The relationship has been rejected. Confession event buff activated for 10 minutes.’

‘Minimum attack power increased by 5%’

[Party] neutaaaa: lololollololol

[Party] ParkRoaches: lololollolololㅋㅋShibalㅋlolololㅋㅋ

[Party] Ji9star: lololollololol

[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] Cheon No-eul confessed to Cat-nim with a Romantic Ring and got rejected!

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

[Guild] al0ha: Shibalㅋlololollolololㅋㅋㅋ

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Really?lololollololollololol

‘Cheon No-eul has been promoted to Honorary Guild Member.’

There were a total of three guild member ranks. The basic rank was Regular Guild Member, then Honorary Guild Member, and the highest rank was Elite Guild Member, to which Kyung-soo belonged. According to the guild’s internal regulations, Honorary Guild Members could only be promoted if they had a guild contribution of over 5 percent.

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ? I’m telling the Guild Master;

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Ah, I was so happy that… haha

‘Catmeowmeow has been demoted to Regular Guild Member.’

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ??????????

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: Huh???

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Ah, fucking hahahaha

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Huh

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Damnㅡㅡ

‘Catmeowmeow has been promoted to Elite Guild Member.’

‘Cheon No-eul has been demoted to Regular Guild Member.[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Ah hahahaha This time it was a real mistake, sorry sorry

[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Be carefulㅡㅡ

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: That’s rightㅡㅡ

[Guild] neutaaaa: hahahahaha Cat-nim is such a punching bagㅠ

-Hyung, you’re not mad, are you?

“I’m not mad?”

Kyung-soo said, huffing.

-I guess it’s not working yet.

“…….”

-It was a joke, a joke.

The ‘Romantic Ring’ item for requesting a relationship cost 1,000 won and was disposable.

-But hyung, I accidentally bought ten rings?

“Huh?”

-So I’m going to play a little more.

‘Cheon No-eul has requested a relationship! Do you accept?[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ㅡㅡ

‘No.’

‘The relationship has been rejected. Confession event buff activated for 10 minutes.’

‘Minimum attack power increased by 5%’

[Party] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Cheon No-eul used the crying motion emoticon. The character, sobbing with his face in his hands, stomped on the floor and wailed.

[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] ㅠㅠ….

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Why

[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] Just got rejected again by someone like Cheon No-eul…ㅠㅠ

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lololollololol

[Guild] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

[Guild] al0ha: Pat pat….

What pat pat. Kyung-soo grabbed his temples after a long time. Joyful laughter was heard in his ears. He felt like he was going to get a headache.

Title: (Hot Post Now!) Hey, did Cheon No-eul join Poseidon?

Author: Harirang/Minstrel

Content: Title says it allㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I saw Cheon No-eul doing the Eastern quest today… I never dreamed I’d see him in the East Continentㅋㅋㅋ

I mean, I saw him three days ago and he was just a warrior? But now he’s a Sword Master, leveling up like crazy.

He even joined a guild. But Poseidon isn’t accepting guild applications right now…? I know they closed applications a while ago?? Anyway, I was so surprised to see the guild tag above his head today. And I was doubly surprised that it was Poseidon… I was triply surprised that he was with that Valkyrie Catmeowmeow.

Actually, I wrote this post because I’m curious. Does anyone know what’s going on between Cheon No-eul and Cat-nim? Did the Valkyrie get shot in the head? Welcome to show yourself~^^

(58 comments have been posted.-I don’t know, they just suddenly started hanging out. They were always playing hard to get, but was it just flirting….

└From now on, this is how you do online dating^^^^^

└222222 No one cares about your dating, so if you’re going to be lovey-dovey, at least give money like Cheon No-eul Shibal

└How much did he give? I’ve never found him, so I don’t know

└He gives 500 just for a tip, and thousands if you actually find him. Sometimes he gives 5,000 if he’s in a good mood (on days he finds him quickly)ㅋㅋㅋ

└Ah, that’s why I haven’t seen him lately… Is the permanent event over… It was good while it lastedㅠ

└Good22222

└333333ㅋlolololㅋ He probably made almost a hundred million

-Isn’t it easy to become a Sword Master?

└It would be for a normal person….

└It’s fucking creepy if you think about it as Cheon No-eul

└How bad is it….

-Looks like he got shot in the head. The Valkyrie is power-leveling him, so he’s already on the 3rd job quest. If that’s what he was aiming for, I acknowledge it. I’d follow him around too

└Huh, already the 3rd job advancement?

└Him?

└Yeah, he’s on the 3rd job advancement quest. The Valkyrie’s AoE aggro is crazy tooㅋㅋㅋ You know the blue-haired Knight Spear? That super fast bastardㅋㅋㅋ Because of them, no one else can do anything. Cheon No-eul’s party is basically monopolizing the hunting grounds, so people around the same level can’t use Channel 3.

└(Photo)

Damn, that’s me~ lol To add a little, Cheon No-eul doesn’t do anything. The other guys are catching the mobs, and he’s just hanging on the ladder lol I came back after eating, and for some reason, he’s still doing that. It’s like he’s being disciplinedㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└Why? Is he intimidating the new recruit?

└Ji9star: Because our new member stays still when we tell him to, and then he gets hit and dies; So we made him hang on the ladder, it’s faster that way… If you don’t know, be quiet. It’s beyond anything you can imagine.

└Shibal hahahaha

└hahahaha okok

-Maybe Cheon No-eul suddenly became a god at the game? That’s why he accepted him haha

└ParkRoaches: Are you crazy;

└Hahaha sorry sorry haha

└Is this a Poseidon meetup here hahaha

└Hahaha

└So funny haha Is it that bad?lolololㅋㅋㅋ

└Ji9star: Are you laughing?

└lololollololollololollololollololollololollolololㅋㅋㅋ

-Suddenly the atmosphere is Sword Master… In reality, he’s a noob who can’t even kill a snail

└Come to think of it, I’ve never seen that bastard use a skill x

└OMG, I’m getting goosebumps, me tooㅋlolololㅋㅋㅋ

└But I’ve never seen him dodge either x

└A million people have seen him die

└Did this bastard just die non-stop?

└lololollololollolololㅋ

└lololollololollolololㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Go look at the 2nd most popular post, it seems like they’re raising his base stats because of Ruin and PVP…? www.illusions2.net/board_17811929

└Just don’t do the character deletion thing

└Then it’s not cool, it’s a Guild War

└ㅋㅋYeah, it’s not cool to start shit with the Valkyrie skill from Ruin~ If it were me, I would have bitten my tongue and died

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋNow the Baldies are coming, you’re dead….

└Transparent Human: Why is that coming up here?

└Wow hahaha They really came, it’s going to be a hot place hahaha

-Catmeowmeow: I didn’t get shot in the head; Don’t curse at me, I’m already frustrated and pissed off. If you’re going to curse, curse at our trash.

└He showed himself hahaha

└hahaha He’s frustrated hahaha

└hahahaㅠ

└Cheon No-eul: Usㅠㅠ I’m touched♡

└ㅗ

└Ew….

└If you’re going to make me see this, at least give me money

└They both got shot in the head

└Hey, bring back the bounty system

└Is the permanent event over?

└Break up

└Cheon No-eul: ㅗ

-But why does Cheon No-eul have so much money??? Is it a sub character? Cheon No-eul, answer

└Would it be a sub character with that skillㅋㅋㅋㅋ Then it would have been a mess from the main character

└Then what is it

└He’s probably from a rich family Shibal, he has so much money

-I saw him with Melody’s guild members at dawn, what’s that about?? Does anyone have a screenshot? I thought I took one, but I forgot that all my screenshots were gone

└He’s probably working part-time

└Probably working part-time222

└No, he was the vice guild master, I never saw him working part-time?

-Huh, isn’t Melody ruined?

└I just checked, Melody is still ranked 10th in the guild rankingsㅋㅋㅋㅋ The Guild Master is gone, but they only dropped this much… Amazingㅋ They’re persistent

└Ah, I saw that tooㅋㅋ I’ll take a picture and upload it next time I see it

└Part-time333333

└444

It was worth spending the whole weekend on it. Except for eating and sleeping, it felt like they had been hunting the whole time. Kyung-soo let out a sigh of relief, having safely raised Cheon No-eul to level 180 and completed the 3rd job advancement with the efforts of himself and the guild members.

[Party] neutaaaa: Wow, that was fucking hard….

[Party] ParkRoaches: Damn, solo healing would be easierㅜ

[Party] Ji9star: Cat Bully 180 congrats congrats congrats congrats congrats

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Hahahahahaha

[Party] Catmeowmeow: I’m suddenly annoyed….

[Party] ParkRoaches: Hahaha he likes it hehe

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Fake Roach shut up

[Party] ParkRoaches: That’s too much

“…….”

Kyung-soo applied for PVP to Cheon No-eul to commemorate the job advancement. He had hoped that he would be able to deal some damage now. Cheon No-eul accepted the PVP application right away, as always.

[Party] neutaaaa: Huh, where did they suddenly go?

[Party] ParkRoaches: It says unknown channel, they probably went to 1v1 hahaha

[Party] Ji9star: It’s the hottest time haha

[Party] Cheon No-eul: haha

[Party] Catmeowmeow: tsk

Ignoring the party members’ nonsense, Kyung-soo pressed the tap key, which was the weapon switch key, and held the Bazooka in his hand again. Kyung-soo’s character showed off the Valkyrie’s unique, pretentious waiting motion and raised the Bazooka high. Cheon No-eul spun two swords around. Kyung-soo waited for Cheon No-eul to move first. He didn’t have voice chat connected today, so he couldn’t even tell him what skills to use.

Now that he had about the same defense as a normal person, all he had to do was train him in PVP so that he wouldn’t be a hindrance. But Cheon No-eul didn’t attack first, instead running to the edge of the map and sitting down. Kyung-soo, who was waiting to follow him and get hit, realized something was wrong after a minute.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: ??

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Why aren’t you attacking?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: ㅠㅠ

[Party] Catmeowmeow: You learned all the skills earlier, right?

[Party] Cheon No-eul: How can I hit hyung….

[Party] ParkRoaches: ㅋㅋ

‘ParkRoaches has left the party.’

[Party] neutaaaa: They’re dating;

‘neutaaaa has left the party.’

[Party] Ji9star: lololollolololㅋㅋ(Interesting)

Still, thinking that he would reflexively use a skill if he got hit, he followed Cheon No-eul, who kept running away, and threw bean bullets at the back of his head.

Bang!

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Seriously, don’t just run away

Bang bang!

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Please

Bang!

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Heyㅡㅡ

[Party] Cheon No-eul: T_T

[Party] Ji9star: Hahahahahaha

But for the entire 8 minutes, Cheon No-eul didn’t touch him. Even though he wasn’t good at dodging Kyung-soo’s attacks and kept losing HP, he really didn’t even do a basic attack and just ran away. Kyung-soo’s expression slowly hardened as time passed. Eventually, when the word ‘WIN!’ appeared in the middle of the screen, Kyung-soo couldn’t stand it and made a declaration of war once again.

[Party] Catmeowmeow: Damn, let’s fight in real life, let’s see if you’ll just get hit and do nothing then

[Party] Cheon No-eul: Yes haha Call me!

“Ah, shibal….”

He seemed to be even happier. Kyung-soo clutched his head.

[Guild] Ji9star: lololollololol

[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] Cat-nim proposes a fight IRL again… Cheon No-eul “I couldn’t be happier….”

[Guild] WanduWandya: Shibalㅋlololol He really nailed the conceptㅋlololollololol

[Guild] neutaaaa: But Cat-nim’s character deletion day is D-3ㅠㅠ

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Sniff sniffㅠㅠ

That was exactly it. Three days. There were only three days left. Thinking that, he felt like he could go find Cheon No-eul right away, grab him by the collar, and shake him. Although that wouldn’t make Cheon No-eul suddenly gain skills he didn’t have.

Kyung-soo’s place was quite far from school. It was an eight-bus-stop ride, but sometimes when he was feeling troubled or the weather was nice, it was a good distance to walk. Kyung-soo missed the bus right in front of him, and since the weather was nice and the sky was clear, he started walking home.

A restaurant with delicious cockle bibimbap, an udon place in front of the school that was always crowded because it was cheap and had large portions, a newly opened Japanese restaurant… As Kyung-soo passed the row of shops, he suddenly felt like eating out today. Wait, what should I eat? He stopped walking for about 3 seconds to think, then turned into the alley and headed for the snack bar he used to go to often in middle school.

Legendary Tteokbokki. It was a snack bar known as a famous restaurant, even though it was in a remote location. The fried dumplings were delicious, they often gave you a free drink if you went often, and the spicy tteokbokki was famous. It was a bit much to eat alone, but that wasn’t considered a lot for an active high school student.

As Kyung-soo continued walking, he blinked when he saw a familiar school uniform. Female and male students wearing the same uniform as Cheon No-eul were coming out of the school gate. Come to think of it, there was a high school across from the middle school Kyung-soo used to attend. That’s why high school students used to shake us down for money back in middle school. Bastards… Lost in unpleasant memories, Kyung-soo glanced inside the school gate where the kids were coming out.

“……Huh?”

A person with particularly bright hair, making the same uniform look like a different outfit, was walking with a grimace.

‘Why is my life like this these days? It’s not a movie or a novel, how can this timing be possible? I shouldn’t have come this way in the first place! The one next to him… is that his friend?’

The two were talking freely. They were too far away to hear what they were saying, and he wasn’t that curious. Kyung-soo, who was looking at the two indifferently, made eye contact with the person who seemed to be Cheon No-eul’s friend.

His eyes widened. It was unlikely, but it looked like he was surprised to see Kyung-soo. The guy suddenly pointed his finger. Cheon No-eul, who had been staring intently at his phone since earlier, hadn’t noticed him yet. Kyung-soo had to run away before he saw him. He quickly turned his back and walked sideways, sticking close to the wall.

Just before he turned the corner and hid, he heard a familiar and unwelcome voice.

“Hyung!”

“…….”

It was Cheon No-eul’s voice, which he had heard endlessly all weekend.

“Hyung, where are you going?”

Kyung-soo stiffly turned around. Cheon No-eul, who had come right up behind him, smiled brightly. His friend was walking quickly behind him.

“I knew you’d come.”

“…….”

How did you know? I didn’t know….

“You came to see me, right?”

No, tteokbokki… Kyung-soo wracked his brain in that short time and opened his mouth.

“…Who are you?”

Lowering his voice as if it wasn’t his own, Kyung-soo pretended not to know. It was just once, and he only saw his face briefly. He didn’t have a particularly noticeable face, so he thought if he denied it, they might just pass it off.

“Hyung…?”

“I’m sorry! He’s a bit… Hey, are you crazy?”

The guy’s friend belatedly ran up and grabbed Cheon No-eul’s shoulder, looking apologetic. At least his friend seemed normal.

“But it’s really amazing. Really… he looks exactly the same.”

Except for staring at people as if observing them.

“Let go, we know each other.”

“Oh, really? Since when?”

Hearing Cheon No-eul’s words, his friend let go of his shoulder. No-eul looked straight into Kyung-soo’s eyes and said.

“Hyung, you know me.”

“Excuse me?”

“You don’t remember me?”

“Excuse me?”

Kyung-soo squinted one eye, as if looking at a stranger, and answered insincerely.

“Do you know me?”

“…….”

When Kyung-soo acted like he didn’t recognize him, No-eul’s face turned sullen. His brow furrowed, and he looked down at Kyung-soo pitifully, as if saying, ‘How can you not know me?’ Kyung-soo still looked at him with an indifferent face.

“Hyung, we were good together….”

“…….”

“I even knelt and gave you a ring in the Whispering Woods….”

Cheon No-eul muttered as if he was wronged. ‘Whispering Woods’ was the name of a game map. Kyung-soo blinked slowly and pretended not to know. The friend looked back and forth between the two with an anxious look again. And in a small voice, he muttered, “Cheon No-eul, you crazy bastard….” Kyung-soo was completely focused on other things, thinking about getting these two apart quickly and going to eat dinner.

“…It’s No-eul.”

“It’s not sunset yet.”

“No, I’m Cheon No-eul.”

No-eul said solemnly. Then the friend yelled at No-eul.

“You idiot! How would he know you when you’re not even in our school!”

“Don’t interfere. Hyung… why are you pretending not to know me? You know me!”

“He really looks like he doesn’t know! Stop it. I… I’ll go first, I’m sorry.”

Then, without refusing. Kyung-soo smiled slightly and moved his excited feet. It was only two steps. Until the guy shouted his name.

“Meow Meow hyung!”

“…….”

Just calling him ‘Meow’ made all the hairs on his body stand on end, but this time his foot slipped. Whether his friend grabbed him or not, No-eul stubbornly grabbed Kyung-soo’s sleeve and hesitated.

“What should I do… I think he’s my lost hyung.”

A passing student even felt sorry for him after seeing his pitiful expression. No-eul shocked Kyung-soo, who hadn’t recovered from the shock, once again.

“Did you hurt your head this morning…? How can you not know me, Meow….”

Shit.

“Oh, I know! Oh, I remember!”

“Remember?”

Kyung-soo grabbed No-eul’s hand and forced a smile. A spasm occurred on his lips and trembled.

“No-eul, yeah, it’s No-eul! Wow, you’ve grown so much!”

Kyung-soo said the same thing that a relative would say when they saw him after a long time, and cried tears inside. It was so, so terrible to have his nickname actually called out.

“Meow Meow….”

“It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?”

Before strange letters popped out of Cheon No-eul’s mouth, Kyung-soo stopped him by pretending to know him. The friend tilted his head, wondering why Kyung-soo, who had been cold all along, suddenly greeted No-eul so happily. In the end, he couldn’t beat No-eul’s glare and grumbled as he jaywalked across the road to the other side.

“Did I… grow a lot?”

No-eul looked at Kyung-soo with a shy smile, as if he had never had a gloomy expression.

“No? Not at all.”

Kyung-soo spat out the words, feeling like he had lost.

“Why are you raising your voice again? I don’t like it because it feels distant… Please speak informally, hyung.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Meow….”

Kyung-soo squeezed his eyes shut. Cheon No-eul was about to put that terrible name in his mouth again. Ah… really! Kyung-soo reluctantly opened his mouth.

“…Okay! Okay, I’ll speak informally. Instead.”

“Instead, I can call you by your name, right? Kyung-soo hyung.”

“How do you know my name….”

“Name tag.”

He pointed to the blue name tag on Kyung-soo’s left chest. Kyung-soo covered the name tag with his school uniform cardigan and quietly lowered his gaze. The guy muttered Kyung-soo’s name a few times, then laughed softly like in Hall Blue voice chat. Yeah, it’s a hundred times better than Meow. Maybe it’s better to just call him by his name….

“Kyung-soo hyung, have you ever fought in real life before?” Besides me.”

“…No?”

“Really?”

Cheon No-eul’s face lit up. Kyung-soo didn’t want to do anything good for him, so he stubbornly added.

“Because there’s no one who pisses me off besides you.”

It wasn’t a good thing to say, but Cheon No-eul’s smile grew even wider at those words.

“I’ll try harder!”

“Should I hit you….”And I’ll tell you what I usually do when I fight in person.””

He’s going to tell me that again? He wasn’t that curious, but he wasn’t that hungry yet, so he’d listen. Kyung-soo leaned his head against the brick wall and crossed his arms indifferently.

“What is it?”

“We usually eat together.”

The beginning was strange. Why eat when you’re in a fight?

“We take a walk together, play some games, and then make plans to meet again and break up.”

“Don’t lie.”

Anyone who wasn’t an idiot would know that wasn’t true. No, even an idiot could realize it was strange. No-eul raised the corners of his mouth and smiled as if it didn’t matter.

“It’s not a lie if we do it from now on.”

“…….”

“There’s a famous snack bar next to here, let’s eat there. Us.”

“…What? I didn’t come to meet you.”

Kyung-soo didn’t care whether Cheon No-eul was disappointed or not. No, he hadn’t cared about that from the beginning. He just felt unfamiliar and uncomfortable with the gazes that swept over No-eul and him as they passed by, and he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

“Okay. I’ll believe you.”

“It’s true. I came to eat tteokbokki…!”

“Yes, let’s go there.”

No-eul pushed Kyung-soo’s back. He somehow hurried his steps, but he felt wronged for some reason.

‘I eat everything without being picky!’

…Despite saying that so boldly, Cheon No-eul had drunk a whole bottle of water by himself and was still fanning himself with his tongue sticking out slightly. He doesn’t look like it, but is he secretly a cat’s tongue? Kyung-soo put the spicy tteokbokki in his mouth and chewed, watching the guy closely.

“…I usually eat well.”

“…….”

“Really….”

He hadn’t said anything yet, but the guy muttered softly as if he had been stabbed.

“I think this is just right.”

Thinking about it after saying it, he realized that it might be too spicy for other people. Kyung-soo was the type who couldn’t live without spicy food.

“Me, me too.”

“If you can’t eat spicy food, you should have said so. I should have asked them to make it less spicy?”

“It’s okay, I can do it!”

As if this was some great challenge, the guy clenched his fist and pursed his red, swollen lips into a straight line. The fork that was stabbing the red tteokbokki trembled. Kyung-soo stabbed all the remaining rice cakes at once, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed. No-eul’s eyes shone as if he was amazed by Kyung-soo.

The old store was always crowded with people, as usual. It seemed like there were more people today for some reason. Kyung-soo stood up from his chair first. Cheon No-eul, who belatedly got up and followed him, was just a foreign substance in a pleasant meal.

“Oh, I was going to buy it for you.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Cheon No-eul couldn’t eat much anyway because it was too spicy, and the portion was twice as much as usual, so he was full enough. The auntie at this place would add more as she pleased when female students came, or when there was a handsome male student in the group. So when he brought his friend Kwon Tae-yeol before, there was enough left over even after six people ate together. He had given up on complaining about this a long time ago because he was told that it was up to the person giving it.

“I’m going now.”

He had no intention of going to the guy’s school, so he had no regrets about leaving. No-eul grabbed Kyung-soo’s wrist as he waved his hand and tried to turn around. He looked down at his wrist and immediately shook off his hand, and No-eul widened his eyes and muttered an apology.

“Wait a minute!”

Saying that, No-eul immediately grabbed two ice creams and went inside in the blink of an eye to pay and came out. Kyung-soo already had a cool popsicle in his mouth. He felt strange. For some reason, he seemed to get caught up with Cheon No-eul when he came to his senses.

‘Was I such an easily swayed person?’

Kyung-soo’s gaze went to Cheon No-eul’s red, swollen lips, who was smiling shyly and saying, ‘Dessert.’ Now that he thought about it, he wondered if he bought the ice cream to calm down the spiciness.

“Was it very spicy?”

“No.”

“Tell me honestly.”

No-eul hesitated for a moment and awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. And in a small voice, he whispered, “A little….”

“I thought so.”

Kyung-soo chuckled. If you can’t eat it, you should have said so from the beginning. But I would have ordered it anyway… Kyung-soo sucked on the popsicle and checked the time on his phone. Not much time had passed. He really had to go home now. He shouldn’t even go near this area for a while.

“Just a moment, hyung.”

“What again?”

“Please teach me one-on-one… You came here today for that reason, didn’t you?”

Kyung-soo frowned.

“What am I going to teach you? How to eat spicy food?”

“No. There’s a 4-on-4 PVP the day after tomorrow. I think it would be better to teach me next to you than to hear it over the phone.”

That wasn’t wrong. No matter how much he explained over the phone, he couldn’t understand, so it would be faster to put him next to him and teach him one by one.

But it was Cheon No-eul, not anyone else. Cheon No-eul was already notorious for his Terrible Control, and after experiencing it firsthand, he had no choice but to be even more disgusted. He didn’t know what method he was using, but he suddenly died in a place without monsters.

“I’m not just asking you to do it. Of course, I’ll pay you.”

“I don’t need it, I have a lot of money too.”

“But it’s before the character deletion…. It wouldn’t matter if it was mine, but the character you’re deleting is yours, hyung.”

“Are you threatening me now?”

“Threats are what Ruin does. Wouldn’t I do better if you taught me just a little bit? I learn quickly.”

“…….”

He learns quickly? Does that bastard have no conscience? Kyung-soo began to recall the hardships of the past. He hadn’t improved at all compared to when the guy started following him around. The only thing that had changed was his level…. He had given him all the items, but he died at least ten times a day.

“…Just avoid them. Your HP is high, so just hold out with that. It won’t be that hard even if it’s three of them.”

“I can’t avoid them, not if you don’t teach me…. Just think of it as a part-time job. Teach me how to avoid them!”

“Not my problem.”

“…….”

“I’m busy. I’m incredibly busy.”

“…Are you that busy?”

“Incredibly. Not to mention the game, I have a lot of things to do, and I’m going to try studying from today. Ah, this is not the time for this!”

No-eul, who had closed his mouth tightly at those words and rolled his eyes, sighed deeply as if he couldn’t help it.

“Okay. I’ll just find someone else.”

“Okay.”

“The legendary pet confirmed ticket can be transferred…. I don’t have much use for it, so I’ll just try to find someone with this. I’ll find someone, right?”

Kyung-soo’s shoulders trembled at those words.

“…What?”

Legendary pet confirmed ticket?

“I’m sorry for bothering you, hyung.”

No-eul drooped his shoulders. Kyung-soo’s eyes widened and he swallowed hard.

“Wait, wait a minute. You have a legendary pet? Since when?”

“I got it yesterday when I hit a snail with the Galaxy Sword.”

“…….”

It came out of the Galaxy Sword? Really? …That should have been mine. Kyung-soo clenched his fist tightly. He had to make sure that his desire wasn’t too obvious in his voice. Calm down, Kim Kyung-soo. Kyung-soo took a deep breath and asked.

“Do you need it?”

“No. I just need it to automatically pick up items. Anyway, it’s useless to me…. I was just going to sell it, but money doesn’t mean much. ……So I wanted to give it to you, hyung.”

Yeah, yeah! You have to give it to me! Who else would take it if not me! Kyung-soo barely calmed his pounding heart and raised his head to look straight at No-eul’s face. No-eul sighed softly with a shadowed face and muttered.

“But you said you’re busy, so how can I bother you more. At least Earthling-nim….”

“No, wait a minute. I’m going to be busy from today, but it’s not like I can’t make time.”

“You don’t have to push yourself….”

“Thinking about it, who else can handle you if not me. Huh? I know you the best. Who leveled you up?”

“Hyung…?”

“Hey, who else would clear all the job change quests one by one and even make Blaze for you. Who is it?”

“Kyung-soo hyung….”

“Right? See, why do you think I did that?”

“…….”

“Isn’t it all for you?”

No-eul’s eyes lit up at Kyung-soo’s soft whisper.

“Really…? Really for me?”

“Well, it’s because you’re not like other people. I’d love to just do it for you, but… the more important the matter, the clearer the interests involved should be. It’d be awkward if we started feeling uncomfortable around each other, right?”

“Yes, yes. I don’t want that either!”

“So I’ll take the pet distribution rights. What do you need help with first?”

“Thank you! I knew you’d come through!”

“Alright, alright.”

“You’re the only one I can count on, really.”

“Of course.”

Just then, a PC bang came into view up ahead. Kyung-soo was so blinded by the prospect of pet distribution rights that he couldn’t see anything else. Worried that the guy might change his mind, he hurriedly dashed into the underground PC bang with light steps.

“Why do you have so many?”

“Isn’t this pretty normal? People get bored and start leveling other characters.”

No-eul paused while entering his password and stared intently at Kyung-soo’s screen. He slowly scanned the six character slots, including Sub-characters. For some reason, he felt a bit embarrassed. They were all nicknames chosen without much thought… Kyung-soo, who had been about to log in with his Main Character, the Valkyrie class, suddenly changed his mind on a whim.

He clicked on the gunner character he had abandoned after losing interest and logged in. The opposing guild master and the highest-level player among them, Paewang1, was a gunner. Gunners, who use two guns as their main weapons, are a class specialized in long-range combat. While their firepower isn’t particularly strong, they have short skill cooldowns and fast firing rates, so as long as you have a decent tank, all their weaknesses are covered. In fact, if used well, the gunner class can easily frustrate opponents.

‘Bazooka Pong has sent you a friend request. Will you accept?’

Huh? No-eul widened his eyes and stared at the notification window. It was a friend request from Kyung-soo. Kyung-soo suddenly poked his head over the partition and said,

“That’s me.”

“Bazooka… Pong?”

“…What are you doing? Aren’t you going to accept?”

At those words, No-eul hastily pressed the accept button. Then, a line of yellow text appeared at the bottom.

‘You are now friends with Cheon No-eul!’

…Ah, come to think of it, there was no need to send a friend request. He could have just sent a party invite, right? It was just a habit—when playing games with friends, he always added them first. But now, it would be awkward to delete him right away. Kyung-soo clicked on No-eul from the online friends tab and invited him to a party. He was in front of the Rainbow Hall.

Kyung-soo used a movement skill to roll over to Cheon No-eul. ‘Bazooka Pong,’ the only female character among the ones he leveled, grinned wickedly and fired her guns repeatedly at Cheon No-eul on a map where player attacks don’t register. No-eul responded by swinging his sword back and forth as if in greeting.

“But why did you log in with a different character?”

He used the ‘Act Cute’ emote on Kyung-soo’s character and asked. ‘Cheon No-eul’ rubbed his cheek cutely against ‘Bazooka Pong’s shoulder. The thought that Kyung-soo had been doing such horrifying things all this time with such a straight face sent a chill down his spine.

“…It’s my choice. Just wait a moment.”

When he requested a one-on-one PVP, the map changed. It was a three-tiered fighting arena map with an uneven floor. Kyung-soo leaned back in his chair and stared intently at No-eul’s screen. The guy had dragged a bunch of motion emotes onto his hotkeys instead of skills. The A, S, D, and F keys, which are usually registered as skill hotkeys, were set to ‘Make Fun,’ ‘Dance,’ ‘Cry Boo-hoo,’ and ‘Turn and Wink.’

“…….”

“Hyung?”

“Hit me.”

“What?!”

No-eul was startled. As he had done last weekend, he pressed the Tab key to put his weapon away into his inventory, then started running to the opposite side of the map. Rather than moving his character to chase him, Kyung-soo opted to pinch the arm of No-eul, who was sitting right next to him.

“Ow, that hurts.”

“What’s wrong with you? Go back to your original spot. I’m a long-range dealer, and you and Ji9star are close-range dealers, so you should at least know how to deal with a gunner, right?”

“…Me?”

“Yes, you. Isn’t that why you brought me here? You said you wanted to win.”

Meanwhile, time was ticking away quickly. Already, one minute of the eight had passed. No-eul moved his tightly pressed lips and muttered.

“……Then, hyung, teach me from behind.”

“I’ll teach you, so equip your weapon first.”

Kyung-soo placed his hands back on his keyboard and nodded. But No-eul shook his head as if that wasn’t it.

“No. Not like that. Things like how to move the mouse, or how you use skills. I want to learn that.”

“……?”

So, he meant he wanted him to teach him that now? Kyung-soo tilted his head. Then, No-eul lowered his horizontally long eyes and smiled shyly.

“So, hyung. To put it simply, if Kyung-soo hyung holds me from behind like this…”

“Huh!”

No-eul, still seated, wrapped his arms around Kyung-soo’s shoulders. Kyung-soo’s eyes widened. No-eul placed his hand over Kyung-soo’s stiffened one on the keyboard and looked back at him. ‘Bazooka Pong’ used skills exactly as No-eul’s fingers pressed them. The flashy skill of somersaulting and firing guns left and right didn’t even register in his eyes.

“You can teach me like this. Then it’ll really sink in!”

“What am I supposed to do?”

“If hyung stands behind me… Oof!”

Kyung-soo headbutted No-eul. With a thud, No-eul clutched his forehead with both hands. With a pitiful expression, he asked blankly.

“Why…?”

“Are you crazy? Am I your palanquin bearer? First, look at what kind of chair you’re sitting in.”

“……Ah.”

No-eul looked up at the backrest size of the PC bang chair and grew even more sullen.

“Then, from the side like me…”

“No. My back will hurt.”

“……If someone could learn just by being told from the side, would that even be human?”

Come to think of it, No-eul didn’t seem like that type, yet he had softly and clearly stated everything he wanted to say.

“Everyone learns that way? Hey, you talk a lot and expect a lot too.”

“You’re right, I expect a lot. That’s why I put the Legendary Pet Guarantee Ticket on the line. I’m not a pushover, so I wouldn’t just give this to anyone. There aren’t even any listings on the server, so the price is whatever you name it…”

Kyung-soo, who had briefly thought of him as a pushover, felt a pang of guilt and pursed his lips.

“…Then I’ll just ask someone else.”

That can’t happen! Anxious, Kyung-soo grabbed the armrest of No-eul’s chair.

“Wait!”

“Why?”

“You dragged me all the way here and now you’re doing this?”

At those words, No-eul shook his head and smiled. Then he said firmly,

“Dragged you in? That’s not it. You went in first, hyung. I just followed you in, didn’t I?”

“…….”

Since he always laughed vaguely and flattered with ‘Yes, yes!’ over voice chat, Kyung-soo had thought he wouldn’t be able to argue point by point. Did he even know how to be this assertive? My legendary pet… Struck by the guy’s unfamiliar side, Kyung-soo bit his lip in frustration.

Just then, the eight minutes ended. Since neither of them had died, the game ended in a draw. No-eul glared at the screen as it loaded back to the original map. He looked completely unwavering, with no intention of backing down. After hesitating briefly, Kyung-soo let out a deep, resigned sigh. At the sound of the long sigh, No-eul glanced over at Kyung-soo.

“Fine, whatever.”

“Huh?”

“…I’ll teach you as you wish. Pull your chair back a bit. Sit a little forward.”

As if asking when he had ever looked sullen, No-eul’s face instantly brightened.

“I’ll only tell you which skills to use and how to move. You have to get it in one try.”

“Okay~”

“But for that, we need an opponent…”

“A gunner?”

As if it were no trouble, No-eul grabbed a gunner running nearby and challenged them to a one-on-one PVP.

[Global] GodConChulsoo: ?

“……?”

What is this? Grabbing some random passerby and picking a fight? But strangely enough, the opponent accepted the PVP request.

[Global] GodConChulsoo: Why me…?

[Global] Cheon No-eul: Who are you? ;;

[Global] GodConChulsoo: ????

[Global] Cheon No-eul: ?

“…You don’t know who that is?”

“Him? He’s a gunner.”

“No, I mean, why are you challenging someone you don’t know…”

“Hyung, let’s start.”

READY… FIGHT!

At No-eul’s soft words, Kyung-soo first placed his hand on the movement keys. No-eul’s hand was colder than it looked. Coming to a PC bang with a guy he just met, and now holding hands—no, placing hands…

As soon as the game started, the opponent used a skill first. Thanks to the equipment Kyung-soo had provided, No-eul’s character barely avoided having its back broken. Kyung-soo used the movement skill that made him roll on the ground and dance with his blades to move behind the gunner.

[Global] GodConChulsoo: What???

‘Slash Blast!’

Like most long-range classes, gunners don’t have particularly high evasion. GodConChulsoo, unable to even run away, kept getting slashed by the skill that boasted 300% damage despite its narrow range.

‘30 COMBO!’

‘1 DEATH!’

[Global] GodConChulsoo: …?????

The guy slumped to the ground. GodConChulsoo, whose eyes had turned into X’s upon death, was revived according to PVP rules. During the 5-second invincibility period, he used a class skill to erect a barrier around himself. Because of that, he took less damage.

“When fighting a gunner one-on-one, you always have the advantage. You know Blaze is a close-range class, right?”

“Yes.”

‘Spin Tornado!’

GodConChulsoo used the Spin Tornado skill, spinning in place and firing bullets left and right. It was a wide-area skill that consumed half his HP to attack up to 10 enemies around him. But that only applied to monsters. Because the skill had a long charge-up time, players could simply jump to avoid it. It seemed like he was the type who only knew how to hunt monsters and had never fought against other players before.

[Global] GodConChulsoo: Whoa, you dodged it?? ;;

GodConChulsoo jumped upward and moved to a floating platform above. While escaping upward, he took two or three hits, causing the HP gauge below the platform to flash red. It was the color indicating he was on the verge of death. Without bothering to follow him up, Kyung-soo made a short jump and swung his sword upward from below.

“If someone jumps up, the person closest to them can just pull them down.”

“I don’t really get it.”

“……Because if they go up to recover health and then come back down, you have to finish them off when they’re nearly dead.”

‘2 DEATH!’

[Global] GodConChulsoo: Fck

“Do you want to try it yourself now? Just follow them around and hit them.”

“Hyung, if it were that easy, why would I have brought you here? Teach me more.”

“…….”

At least he seemed to be concentrating, as his eyes were sparkling. Well, whatever. The reward was incredibly generous compared to the effort, so he could repeat this dozens of times more.

Kyung-soo relentlessly slashed GodConChulsoo, who seemed to be planning to run away until the end, not even giving him a chance to turn his head. The character, wielding two swords and turning gracefully as if dancing, brought his blades down upon GodConChulsoo with an orange flame effect.

‘8 DEATH!’

[Global] GodConChulsoo: They said you have terrible control

[Global] GodConChulsoo: Fck;

In the end, GodConChulsoo recorded nine deaths and handed victory to Cheon No-eul. He cursed and moved to another channel.

“I think I kind of get the movement now.”

“……Movement? What about it?”

“You just get close and beat them up!”

“You only figured that out now…?”

“Yes!”

No-eul smiled brightly. He grabbed another passing gunner and sent a PVP request, and strangely enough, the opponent accepted again. Kyung-soo, wiping his sweat on his pants, proceeded to annihilate a total of twelve users in this manner.

[Guild] Ji9star: Cheon No-eul-nim ㅇㅅㅇ

Just then, a message looking for Cheon No-eul appeared in the previously quiet guild chat.

[Guild] Ji9star: Is the guy you Power-leveled not coming today?

“Hyung, they’re asking if you’re not coming on today?”

No-eul turned to Kyung-soo and asked. Since his Sub-character Bazooka Pong wasn’t in the guild, they probably didn’t know he was online.

[Guild] Ji9star: Fake Roach-nim said he can’t come on today lol Is Cat-nim not coming either?? Can you contact him?

“Hyung, they’re asking if you can be contacted.”

“Why are they asking you that?”

“I wonder?[Guild] Ji9star: Tell him to come on tomorrow for sure. I sent a guild chat but I think he turned off his data.”

They weren’t in a relationship where they contacted each other privately, so why was Cheon No-eul taking on the role of messenger? Kyung-soo stared seriously at the screen, and No-eul’s smile deepened. No-eul stopped Kyung-soo from placing his hands on the keyboard.

[Guild] Ji9star: Cheon No-eul-nim

[Guild] Ji9star: Sir/ma’am

[Guild] Ji9star: Is Sir/ma’am AFK?????

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Shut upㅡㅡ

[Guild] Ji9star: Okay

[Guild] Ji9star: Are you AFK??? (whisper)

‘Ji9star has been demoted to Regular Guild Member.’

[Guild] Ji9star: Ah

[Guild] neutaaaa: Lolololololololol

[Guild] ParkRoaches: Lolololololololol tsk tsk

[Guild] Ji9star: Sorry sorry;;

“Anyway, you get it now, right?”

“A little.”

Well, with this much teaching, he should at least be able to use skills decently. Cheon No-eul imitated Kyung-soo, moving left and right and using the movement skill with a hop.

“Now hand over the distribution rights.”

“Ah.”

Kyung-soo pressed the I key to open the item window. When he clicked on the event item with his mouse, a distribution ticket with a dazzling rainbow border settled into the first slot. The corner of Kyung-soo’s mouth twitched upward. But when he hovered the mouse over it, a strange effect circled the item.

“A lock?”

(Protected)(SSS/★Legendary★) Legendary Pet Guaranteed Distribution Ticket

• Allows you to adopt a summon born from the Milky Way.

The Legendary Pet Guarantee Ticket had item protection applied. It was a system to prevent hacking. Since it would be problematic to lose valuable items in an instant if hacked, applying protection to rare items was essential. However, once protection was applied, it took a full two weeks to remove it.

“…What is this?”

“Ah, I didn’t think about transferring it, so I put protection on it for now.”

“…….”

Kyung-soo, who had been excited with anticipation, blinked, unable to grasp the situation. Whether he noticed Kyung-soo’s state or not, No-eul continued in his bright voice.

“So you have to help me until the protection is lifted.”

“…The Guild War is the day after tomorrow, you know?”

“Just because I said the PVP ends the day after tomorrow doesn’t mean I’ll quit the game immediately, right?”

“……Fck.”

Why do they say you can’t spit in a smiling face? I could spit right now.

“So, hyung, give me your number.”

“Hey, you scammer.”

“Since you came to meet me today, I’ll pick you up in front of your school tomorrow!”

Cheon No-eul blinked and spoke. His voice was tinged with laughter. Kyung-soo let out a deep, explosive sigh.