By Zephyria #3 Chicken Game
At seven in the morning, Seong-hyun, who had come to school early as the duty student, stopped by the faculty office to get the class key. Class 7 of the 2nd grade, 7… Only the key to class 7 wasn’t hanging in its place. Did someone arrive before me? He nonchalantly left the faculty office and walked up to his classroom.
“Kyung-soo?”
Contrary to his expectations that it would be the class president or a student from the sports club, Kim Kyung-soo, who was habitually late, was sprawled powerlessly in the classroom with the lights on.
“Are you really Kyung-soo?”
“……”
“Kim Kyung-soo! What’s the occasion?”
Seong-hyun rubbed his palm over Kyung-soo’s name written under ‘Late People’ on the blackboard. Kyung-soo’s name was rarely on the board, so they never erased it even while cleaning. Seong-hyun was amazed not only that Kyung-soo wasn’t late, but that he had come to school before seven, and kept chattering.
“Shut up….”
“Why are you being like this?”
“It’s noisy.”
Kyung-soo muttered in a hoarse voice. Seong-hyun paid no attention and kept talking to Kyung-soo. Kyung-soo, who was lying on his desk with his face buried in his arms, finally lifted his head abruptly because of Seong-hyun’s persistence.
“Damn it, let me sleep!”
“Why are your eyes like that?”
“…I don’t know.”
Kyung-soo’s eyes were sunken. His eyes were also a little unfocused, and he definitely didn’t look like someone who had slept well last night.
“Okay, sleep, sleep!”
Seong-hyun grabbed Kyung-soo’s head and put it back down on the desk. Kyung-soo, who didn’t even have the energy to get angry, let out a long sigh. And soon fell into a deep sleep.
It still felt like a dream. If he closed his eyes tightly and opened them again, wouldn’t he go back to before he went to bed last night?
“……”
Of course not. No matter how much he held onto vain hopes, everything that happened last night was real, and there was no use trying to avoid it. So, inadvertently, Cheon No-eul’s….
“…Gochujapchae.”
“Damn it!”
Tae-yeol frowned as he looked at Kyung-soo, who had been spacing out and suddenly cursed.
“Damn it? …Why all of a sudden? Are you crazy?”
“What did you say just now?”
“What, Gochujapchae? It’s on the lunch menu today.”
“…Ah, sorry.”
Gochujapchae…. It wasn’t a gochu…? Kyung-soo’s pupils trembled slightly. The reason he reacted sensitively to a specific word replayed in his head, and he wanted to die. The thought of that thing throbbing in his hand still made his head throb.
“There’s nothing to eat. Are we goats? How can we live on just grass? Is the principal embezzling?”
“I don’t know……”
Kyung-soo acted like he was out of it all day. When asked to read a poem in Korean class, he opened the wrong English textbook, and he kept sighing as he looked out the window. In the recorder performance evaluation in music class, he seemed to be doing it half-heartedly, but he brought out the mournful melody well and received an A. All day today, Kyung-soo slept face down unless he was taking a test or the teachers deliberately woke him up.
Do-young, who was watching Kyung-soo with concern, asked carefully.
“Did you get dumped or something?”
“Dumped….”
Dumped? What’s dumped…. Kyung-soo, who was muttering stupidly to himself, looked at Do-young with wide eyes as soon as he remembered the meaning of dumped. Do-young seemed to interpret that reaction as his words being correct. Kyung-soo…. He muttered sadly and looked at Kyung-soo with pitiful eyes. No, that’s not it! Tae-yeol patted Kyung-soo’s shoulder as he answered in surprise.
“Don’t comfort him!”
Kyung-soo shook off his shoulder.
“Comfort? That’s not it. I think you got a text.”
“……”
“I heard the vibration.”
Kyung-soo looked down at his bulging pocket where his cell phone was. He had to check the community’s reaction after the Character Deletion Bet, and he was really curious about what happened after that….
“Aren’t you going to look?”
“Wait a minute.”
Kyung-soo closed his mouth and put his hand in his pocket. The cold, hard cell phone was in his hand. He could take it out and check the contents right away. It was very easy. But he was afraid that Cheon No-eul would have contacted him.
「Do you remember last night?」
“……”
Thud.
Before he could even finish reading the message, the cell phone plummeted to the floor. It was because he was so surprised that he lost all strength in his hand. Kyung-soo belatedly came to his senses and quickly picked up the cell phone.
「Oppa, we were so h♨ot last night♨ Come hang out^^♡ 1oo,ooo won in points upon sign-up★ ☞ www..」
“……”
Hey, you useless son of a bitch, if you send me this kind of shitty text again……. Kyung-soo sent a reply with all the curses in the world and then blocked the unknown number as spam. All the piled-up messages were just useless content. In the guild chat room, there was a barrage of criticism for Failure Mangs, who was MIA without a word, and several links to the free bulletin board were sent. But there wasn’t a single text from No-eul. There wasn’t even a single missed call.
“……”
Is it just me who cares? Kyung-soo rolled his eyes and fell into thought.
After that incident at dawn, No-eul fell asleep with a smile on his face. The relieved look on his face, illuminated by the light, seemed like it would not be forgotten even after a month. Unlike him, Kyung-soo couldn’t sleep for even a single second.
At five in the morning, the rain stopped and the wind died down. He spent time watching the clock hands move one space per minute. Kyung-soo, who had been listening to the sound of breathing next to him for about an hour, got up stealthily as soon as it turned six and picked up his barely dry school uniform. When he put on his bag while holding his breath, he heard No-eul stirring in the room as if he was about to get up. Kyung-soo opened the door and ran down without looking back. And headed straight to school.
“Kyung-soo, did something really happen to you?”
“…Did something happen?”
Something did happen. Kyung-soo avoided his gaze and swallowed the words he was about to say.
“Did you really get dumped?”
“That’s not it.”
Kyung-soo said firmly. But he didn’t tell them about what happened. The two of them poured out questions as if they were grilling Kyung-soo, who was sparing his words.
‘I, of all people, with a guy who’s a year younger yesterday….’
He couldn’t bring himself to say it, so he forcibly held back his words. When asked ‘How do you feel when you think about yesterday?’, Kyung-soo stood still and thought about it.
“It’s fucked up….”
There was no other way to explain this feeling.
「C-N: Hyung, see you after school.」
Then the screen lit up and a message preview window popped up. This time it wasn’t a spam text or someone else, but from Cheon No-eul. …But what does he want to see me for? Is he going to explain what happened yesterday? The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. Because he was worried, he couldn’t eat well either.
In the end, Kyung-soo got severely indigestion and had to get medicine from the nurse’s office.
No-eul was waiting at the back gate of the school. As soon as their eyes met, he wanted to run away, but with the feeling that it would be futile, Kyung-soo reluctantly moved his feet. When Kyung-soo approached right in front of him with a constipated expression, No-eul smiled brightly.
“Let’s go.”
“……?”
Let’s go, where to? No-eul walked in step with Kyung-soo. While following him absentmindedly, Kyung-soo rolled his eyes around. Are we going to go to a cafe or something to talk? …Why are we even moving places to talk about something? Kyung-soo, who was thinking all sorts of things, belatedly realized that this road was the way to No-eul’s house and stopped walking.
“Cheon No-eul, wait a minute. Where are you going?”
“To my house.”
“……?”
Ah, are we going home to talk? Well, someone might be watching, so it’s dangerous to talk about ‘last night’ on the street. Kyung-soo, who arrived at No-eul’s house, turned on the computer and sat in front of it as he did yesterday. Even while logging into the game, Kyung-soo was on edge. He was waiting for when he would bring up the story. But No-eul didn’t mention the ‘yieung’ of last night and was saying that it was a little cold today.
“What are you trying to do.”
“Yes?”
“Hey, speak quickly.”
“What are you talking about?”
“……?”
He had nothing to say to the question that came back at him. He thought that if he saw his face, Cheon No-eul would bring up what happened yesterday first. He was only worried about that situation, so he didn’t think about what No-eul would say.
“…Apologize or something.”
“Yes, I’m sorry! …But why?”
“Why are you apologizing if you don’t know why?”
Kyung-soo grabbed his forehead as if he was going crazy. No-eul, whether Kyung-soo was burning inside or not, blinked his eyes blankly and exclaimed ‘Ah!’ with a smile.
“Hyung, are you perhaps worried about what happened yesterday?”
His head froze. He said it so casually that Kyung-soo was overwhelmed with the feeling that he had become a strange person.
“What? Me?”
“It could be.”
“……?”
“I’m okay.”
Kyung-soo couldn’t follow this conversation. Okay? It could be? Are those words coming out of that bastard’s mouth?
“Hey, Cheon No-eul.”
“I was a little embarrassed, and also shy. But since you did it in your sleep, I won’t say anything.”
No-eul lowered his eyes and smiled as if he was doing a favor. Kyung-soo shook his head at the feeling of being deprived of the initiative.
“Th, that’s because I apologized yesterday.”
“Huh? Did you?”
“I did! Wait a minute, that’s not what I was going to say?”
“Yes, let’s say you did. I’m okay….”
“No! I’m not okay!”
It was his job to decide whether he was okay or not. Kyung-soo raised his voice. Then, No-eul’s gaze towards Kyung-soo was filled with emotion. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but Kyung-soo frowned and brought up the main point.
“This, we have to make sure to clear this up. I was worried all day because it was so uncomfortable.”
“All day… thinking about me…?”
Kyung-soo unconsciously glanced down at No-eul’s lower body, then turned his head abruptly, realizing what he was doing. His neck was burning because of what happened yesterday. He raised his hand and stroked the back of his neck, muttering.
“Hey, usually… you don’t get hard just from touching, right? Especially in your sleep.”
“What are you talking about? If you touch it like that, of course….”
“I got it!”
Kyung-soo cut off No-eul in the middle of his sentence.
“Still, did I have to do that instead…? Th, there was a need?”
Kyung-soo grimaced as if he was feeling uncomfortable just thinking about it.
“But you said you would take responsibility, hyung….”
“…You li, …like me, right?”
“Yes, maybe?”
“Sorry, but I don’t like you. Not at all.”
At the firm words, No-eul looked at Kyung-soo and lowered his head powerlessly. When a shadow fell on his docile face, Kyung-soo was overwhelmed with the feeling that he had become a major sinner. He had just cut him off at the beginning to avoid giving him hope.
The thought of the Legendary Pet Adoption Ticket suddenly flashed through Kyung-soo’s mind. What if this bastard gets sulky and doesn’t give it to me? He thought he should appease the sulky Cheon No-eul. But before Kyung-soo could open his mouth, No-eul spoke first.
“Then do you have someone else you like?”
“No? I hate people.”
“So you don’t have anyone.”
“…That’s right, not yet.”
If you want to be precise, that’s right. Kyung-soo held back his words. It wasn’t like he was pathetic and miserable just because he didn’t have a girlfriend, and it wasn’t like he had never dated before, so it was okay.
No-eul stared silently into Kyung-soo’s eyes for a while, then twisted his lips. Is that what the eyes of a predator in a documentary look like? Kyung-soo frowned even more, not wanting to lose to the goosebumps that suddenly appeared on his arm.
“I thought it would be nice to stay like this….”
“Like what?”
“Just like it is. I thought our current relationship was fine.”
“What’s our current relationship?”
“…But when I think about it, I feel strangely bad. …It’s really annoying.”
No-eul blinked slowly, muttering about what he should do. It sounded like he was saying it on purpose for me to hear, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying at all. Kyung-soo just watched him with his mouth shut. Before long, No-eul, who had come to a conclusion on his own, said clearly.
“Then you can just like me too, hyung.”
“Cough!”
He choked on his breath at the thunderbolt from the blue. Kyung-soo turned his head and coughed.
“I only date girls! Since when has Korea become such an open-minded country? I don’t really like guys!”
“Yes? I never asked you to date me.”
“What are you talking about? You said you liked me.”
“Yes. So now you just have to like me too, right?”
“……What?”
“You don’t have anyone you like right now anyway, right? Yes?”
“Crazy, creepy. I hate it.”
Kyung-soo shook his head. No-eul grabbed Kyung-soo’s hand. Kyung-soo shook off his hand and tried to run to the front door, but was blocked by No-eul. With each step he took back, No-eul approached slowly at the same speed, making Kyung-soo’s head spin. He turned around and went into No-eul’s room, slamming the door shut.
“Come out.”
At the sound of knocking on the door, Kyung-soo was overwhelmed with the feeling that he had entered a horror movie. He quickly picked a random name from his recent call list and made a call. At the same time, he threw the window open wide. He looked down and his head spun. Kyung-soo had a slight fear of heights. No, even if he didn’t have a fear of heights, no one would be crazy enough to jump down from here.
-Hello?
“Do-young-ah, this is… the 10th floor.”
-…Suddenly? Where’s the 10th floor?
If it was about the 2nd floor, it would be worth jumping down, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it from the 10th floor. The blowing wind ruffled Kyung-soo’s bangs.
“Will I die if I jump from here?”
-……What?!
No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like it would end with just one injury. But the only way to escape was through the window…. It was also difficult for him to grab the wall and climb down like in the movies. The door kept rattling, and he could hear busy footsteps beyond the door as Cheon No-eul looked for the key.
-Kim Kyung-soo, you crazy bastard! Why are you jumping down from there, jumping down! Of course you’ll die if it’s the 10th floor, is that even a question?
“I’m not the crazy one.”
“Hyung, open the door.”
He heard the sound of the key ring jingling. That bastard is the crazy one! Kyung-soo swallowed hard. Do-young was frantically shouting his name over the receiver.
-Kyung-soo, no! Is it about what you said earlier? Was it serious? First of all, don’t think extreme thoughts and think about your parents!
“I did….”
-Then you don’t want to jump down anymore?
“No, this is the only way. Save me.”
-Ah! Damn it, where are you! Tell me quickly!
“10th floor….”
While he was muttering blankly, he heard the sound of the key turning in the door. He’ll be caught in less than a minute. He ran away absentmindedly, but it wasn’t easy to get out of the room. Kyung-soo began to contemplate whether this was what it was like to have a terminal illness.
-Hey! Don’t hang up, don’t jump! Kyung-soo, you can’t die! There are people who will be sad if you die….
“…What are you saying? I’m not going to die.”
-……Not going to die?
“What are you talking about? Why would I die? Did you eat something wrong?”
-…….
Click, he heard the sound of the key turning. When he turned around at the sound, No-eul was pouting and looking at Kyung-soo. A loud voice erupted from the receiver. Are you crazy, do you want to die, come with a mouthpiece tomorrow, and other swear words….
“Ah, I know. I’m sorry. ……Yeah, sorry for surprising you. No… it was just in the recent list. ……Yeah, sorry. Don’t be mad. It was my fault.”
No-eul came to Kyung-soo, who was listening to the sound quietly, and sat on the bed. After the commotion, the culprit of this incident was staring at him.
“Why are you running away, like a coward.”
“A coward? Anyone would have been in this situation….”
“I wouldn’t.”
“Yeah, you’re great.”
Kyung-soo sneered sincerely. Even if he tried to run away, it was inside Cheon No-eul’s house, so Kyung-soo was a rat in a trap from the beginning anyway. When the tension was released, his head was empty. When Kyung-soo let out a sigh, No-eul’s smile deepened.
“Then hyung, would you like to make a bet with me?”
“Get lost. I won’t do it even if I die.”
“Is it because you’re afraid of losing.”
“……”
This bastard. Kyung-soo clenched his fist tightly at the tone that seemed to be deliberately provoking him.
“Hyung, are you scared of losing?”
It was clear. This was nothing more than a provocation.
“I said I wouldn’t do it.”
“Just listen to it. It’s really nothing. If you avoid it without even knowing what it is, you won’t get anywhere.”
“……”
It definitely seemed like it would be a strange bet. Still, I was curious about what he would say. Kyung-soo tilted his head as if to say, “Go on, try saying something.” From the moment No-eul opened his mouth until he finished speaking, Kyung-soo’s eyes, which had been planning to listen indifferently and then refuse, gradually widened in astonishment.
“What kind of crazy talk is this…? This only benefits you.”
The content of the bet No-eul proposed was as follows: he would make Kyung-soo like him within a certain timeframe. Kyung-soo, of course, shook his head and recoiled at those words.
“I know. Obviously, I’m going to win, right?”
“As if that would happen?”
“You seem unsure.”
No-eul grinned. His teasing attitude made Kyung-soo’s blood boil right up to the tips of his hair. Unsure? What nonsense! Kyung-soo was confident he could win any game or bet against Cheon No-eul right now. Kyung-soo was just that strong when it came to games or bets, and he had a competitive streak.
“Fine! Until when?”
“Hmm, one year.”
“Ah, no. …Then I don’t wanna do it.”
“Is it because you think you’ll like me within a year?”
“No? It’s because I don’t have the courage to see you for a whole year.”
“The fact that you said that means you’ve already lost, Hyung.”
“Talking to you makes even my mind go weird. You’re really strange. You know that?”
“I wouldn’t know. But anyway, you’re the first one to say that to me.”
A typical shoujo manga male lead’s line flashed through Kyung-soo’s mind. ‘Heh heh, you’re the first one to say such a thing to me.’ All the protagonists in that manga ended up tied to a swallow-like male lead and met terrible romantic ends.
“…If I win, you promise to cleanly avoid me.”
It should be fine, right? There’s no way I’d like a guy. If I win, I won’t have to see that annoying guy in the game or in real life. Kyung-soo thought complacently as he stepped into an inescapable swamp.
“I promise.”
“Not even by accident. Absolutely.”
“Okay, if you win, Hyung. But if you avoid me during the bet period, I’ll extend the deadline.”
“……”
I don’t really like that. Kyung-soo looked down with a sour expression.
“What if I say I don’t want to?”
“Even though you’ve already inclined your heart towards doing it.”
“……”
“Promise?”
No-eul held out his pinky finger. In a daze, Kyung-soo hooked his finger around it and they pressed their thumbs together to seal the promise. That night, Kyung-soo dreamed that a collar was fastened around his neck. And the one holding the leash attached to it was Cheon No-eul. No matter how much he ran away, when he looked back, No-eul was smiling brightly on the same street as before. When he woke up, his whole body was drenched in sweat. It was one of the most chilling dreams of his life.
I skimmed through the comments on the backlog of posts, reading the ones that had at least some replies. It seemed Paewang1, far from deleting his character, had shamelessly posted a guild recruitment thread.
Title: ★Attention★ Ruin is recruiting guild members again newbies if you join there you’ll get betrayed on the street
Author: WarriorHanWarrior/Warrior
Content: jk- It’s the best old-school guild lolololol reason: if you search it 27288191 results come up go go please recommend it so it gets featured on the main page and everyone sees it
Ah there’s also a sister product called Failure is the Mother of Success lolol both get randomly PK’d like crazy in the guild zone for no reason so newbies be careful
(4 comments have been registered.)
-You idiot why would a newbie come here
└True lololololololololololol
└;;They might come I’m a newbie too
└Said the water so stagnant it’s rotten.
I kinda expected something like this…. I wondered when Ruin’s cooldown would be up and they’d start picking fights again. It was obvious they’d grab someone else and find fault with them in less than a month. If there was an award for ‘Consistent Behavior,’ Ruin would undoubtedly sweep everything from the grand prize to the encouragement award.
Title: Today’s_Character Deletion Bet_PVP_Live_.avi
Author: Ji9star/Knight Spear
Content: (Video)
tks tks
(189 comments have been registered.)
-1st
-Thanks hehe
-??How do you win a team battle as if it’s an individual match….
└22222
└Who was it last year’s siege? Kinda similar to some guild, the disorganized thing lol
└The healer is insane, saving them every time like that.
-Why use King Saber? lololololololololololol You just get owned?
└It’s not a King Saber problem, you met the wrong opponent.
└Can you see how flustered the King Saber user is? lololololololololololol Like, “Why is this getting through…?” movements lololololololol
-Is Knight Spear always that light on his feet? Why does he move so quickly?
└Like a mosquito in my room, haven’t been able to catch it for two days damn
└He wasn’t that fast originally.
└Ji9star? That guy stakes his life on movement speed.
-Feel a bit sorry for Ruin, how do they always pick fights with guys like that….
└Nah, all four of them just have good movement lolololol
-Anyone wanna try raising a Valkyrie?… That pulling thing lolololol With just that, monopolizing hunting grounds is no problem, right? ss Seems like soloing Sacred Tree might be possible too.
└Soloing lololololololololololol A Valkyrie? lololololololol
└Predicting this bastard’s post in a week: Why didn’t you stop me?
└Try it once lolololol Let me give some advice from someone who’s raised one: Pros: That thing, uh, no one knows how to use the cat whatever skill so it doesn’t get nerfed lol Cons: It’s so damn hard you can’t use it. (100%) Balance is messed up. Evasion is trash tier. Every time you use a class skill, half your HP gets cut. (No ultimate skill) So it’s hard to do combos. A-rank or higher pet mandatory. (HP pool is a drop) No one knows how to use it besides the cat guy so it doesn’t get buffed either. Has the title of a class abandoned by the GM. Yeah! Fighting!
└But there are pros lol
└lol Try it and leave a review.
└Crazy lolololololol I won’t, I won’t lolololololololol Listing a million cons and you want me to try it and leave what kind of review? lolololololol Thanks for stopping me.
-????? Wait, did that barrier get pierced?
└Wak lolololol I just tried it with a friend, if you go behind it, the barrier doesn’t work!!
└Amazing lololololololololololol So that’s why he was moving like that, yatgun… How did he even find that out, did he experiment?
└100% gonna get patched next week lolololol Honestly, it’s a broken skill… It’s about time for a nerf lolololol GM, if you see my comment, fix the rear defense of Light Barrier and lower the destruction value a bit damn it won’t break so it’s annoying lolololololol
└Why didn’t anyone know that…??
└Who would think to go behind and hit in a team battle, especially with a King Saber there….
-damn I’m a King Saber user and I’m pissed it’s getting nerfed damn the Free Board only has barrier nerf talk
-Why is no one talking about Cheon No-eul…? Well, I’ll say it first then… First of all, doesn’t that seem like it’s not Cheon No-eul? The Cheon No-eul I know: Only attacks with weak attacks (Cheon No-eul says it’s because the attack is fast lolololol) When dodging, vertical jump (so that mobs gather and the cat lololol likes it, he says)….
But this fake Cheon No-eul’s movement is different from the start, not just not getting in the way, but cutting throats on contact? Melting, melting, the person is melting.
└Fr tho is that Cheon No-eul there…? Huh it was Blaze Cheon No-eul huh….
└??????????
└??????????????
-It’s a booster.
└222
└It is a booster… Seems like a cat did it for him.
└If it’s a cat, let’s forgive it, because it’s cute.
-Guys, go to the very front and just watch the chat window while replaying it lololololololololol I wondered why he was just sitting there after the Hero died in the latter part lolololololololol He offered a true sacrifice… “I’ll only kill the Hero^^” and even when others rushed in, he just sat quietly next to him lolololololololololololololol
└Is it because the Hero ate the cat or something?
└Yeah lolololololololololololololol
└But it’s also amazing how he gets a kill right after the Hero revives, even with that huge HP pool.
└If that’s a booster, when he typed the chat, was Cheon No-eul waiting next to him and typed it?
└Dunno, I’m not Cheon No-eul, why are you asking me?
└C-Nk
└C-Nk lololololololol
└What’s C-Nk? Doesn’t show up even if I search;
└Cheon No-eul Bully lololololololololololol The Poseidon guys have it on their lips all the time, everyone uses it secretly.
-Gasp ate well
└You’re dead to Cheon No-eul now.
-tmi After that ended, Cheon No-eul gave a ring to the cat.
└Huh so?
└Why ask, obviously rejectedㅠ
└C-Nk…ㅠㅠ
└ㅠㅠㅠ….
└ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠtdtd
-Not interested in the Character Deletion Bet anymore lolololololol The things I’m most curious about now: 1. Does Cheon No-eul have a cat? 2. Is the cat on the smart side? 3. How was it trained? 4. What’s the cat’s name? 5. Cat picture = ‘j’ =
└You just want to see a cat, don’t you?
└Meow♥
Title: AthenaServer_My_Celebrity_Summary.txt
Author: BigData/Knight Spear
Content: hya ^^ To you guys on the Free Board with nothing to do. Lately, I often hear ‘who is mm?’ so I’m bringing back an old post I wrote. Celebrity criteria: mentioned on the Free Board more than ten times yeah. The old one is here www.illusions2.net/board/71082839
Below is only updated content or changes yeah.
1) Motsaena (Update)
If you haven’t heard “You’re a woman, right?” from this bastard, you’re still a newbie yeah. A guy desperate for online dating, but recently he gender-swapped and pretends to be a woman to approach, so be careful regardless of gender lol.
2) Sunset (Update)
He used to indiscriminately PK in the guild zone, but many people who are newbies or returning players might not know… He got suspended half a year ago lolololololol But the day he gets unbanned is soon, so I’m bumping this…ㅠ Remembering this will make it easier to run away^^… damn I wish Sunset would just quit the game… Melody, who lost her Guild Master in an instant, is putting on a tearful ass-show every evening gathering guild funds.
Reason for suspension before, see here: www.illusions2.net/board/01819338
3) Cheon No-eul
Everyone probably knows this guy, terrible control lolololol Search him and you’ll find videos and many eyewitness accounts yeah. Let’s each judge for ourselves. He’s following Catmeowmeow (Valkyrie who helps newbies, wrote about it in the old post) and recently broke through Poseidon too. There was a constant event called ‘Find Catmeowmeow!’ but it ended…ㅠㅠ It was modestly profitable, shame… If you butter up the mysterious rich guy or he’s in a good mood, he throws money. Looking at recent PVP videos, it seems he hired a usable booster… Let’s give him credit for the effort, finding a booster like that is hard too^^….
4) Lexshu
If there’s a mob standing right in the middle of town, it’s this guy lolololol Who uses the Giant race trait? I thought, but since he uses it, they probably won’t remove it. Anyway, don’t be surprised, run up and hit him. If you say “I thought it was a mob…” he cries lololololololol It’s his preference, so respect it please.
(Collapse)
(32 comments have been registered.)
-Thanks for the summary.
-Can I share this elsewhere?
└Yeah.
└Thanks.
-(Photo) Found out where Cheon No-eul’s money comes from. He goes around with Melody, the former Guild Master, every dawn lol.
└He’s using a hired hand, they say.
└What are you talking about, has anyone ever seen Melody doing hired hand work? lolololol 100% an acquaintance.
└As if he has only one or two acquaintances.
└Bullshit lolololol So you’re saying that guy is extorting money from Melody? lolol
└Even if you bring a screenshot, these guys won’t believe it.
-Is Sunset coming back? Then I’m quitting^^.
└lololololololololololololololCrazy guy where are you going?
└lolololololololololololololololololol
└lolololololdamn lolololololololololololololololololol
-(Photo) You have to attach a picture of Lexshu for people to believe it; if this isn’t a mob, what is it?;
└Ah, right lololololololololololol Isn’t that an aquatic person? Think I saw it in the aquarium.
└Why does his skin have to be green? lololololololol
└No wonder it didn’t die when I hit it, I reported it as a bug…
└Don’t hit himㅠㅠ He’s really kind… And kinda cute in his own way.
└No, the user name is above his head!! lolololololololololololololololololol
Lately, Kyung-soo’s daily life was monotonous beyond compare. Wake up, go to school, then go to No-eul’s house and play games together until sunset. Even after making that absurd bet, it wasn’t much different from usual. The only notable thing was that on his way home after gaming, he heard the news that Cheon No-eul had acquired another Galaxy Sword. That night, Kyung-soo felt so sour inside he couldn’t sleep.
And this morning, as soon as he woke up, he received the good news.
「Ji9star: ??Cheon No-eul left the guild.
Halloween Eggplant: He told me and left. He wrote a post on the guild board and left.」
「Ji9star: Ah, I missed that.」
The guild chat room was very noisy from the morning. Even in his groggy state, as soon as Kyung-soo read the content, his heart leaped and he placed his hand on the chat window.
「Me: h..holy shit I’m so happy;」
The bamboo forest where he could confess his true feelings when Cheon No-eul did crazy things next to him had returned.
「neutaAAA: Did C-Nk-nim’s thought immediately pop out?」
「Me: Hooray!」
「ParkRoaches: lololololololololololol」
Greeting a refreshing weekend morning, Kyung-soo rolled out of bed and pressed the power button on his desktop. Happily watching the monitor light up, he grinned broadly and flung the window wide open. The sunlight pouring onto his face felt good….
“Huh? I was just about to call you!”
“……”
Bam! He closed the window again. Why was Cheon No-eul here? While he was turning it over in his mind, the sound of No-eul calling his name from outside was clearly audible. Kyung-soo was in despair.
‘I’m not leaving the house tomorrow.’
‘Why?’
‘It’s the weekend.’
‘Then I’ll come to you.’
He had completely forgotten that he’d bluntly given him his address after that exchange.
“Even so, why so early… Ah.”
The clock pointed to 1 PM.
“Oh my god, did I sleep that long?”
Kyung-soo looked out the window in shock. But Cheon No-eul wasn’t in the spot where he had been before. Did he go home? He opened the window again and looked around. Then the doorbell rang. Kyung-soo stumbled hurriedly to the front door. Peeking through the small lens on the door, it was indeed that guy. Kyung-soo held his breath and stepped back.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, dingdingdingdingdong. Dingdingdingdingdingdingdong.
“……”
As no one opened the door, No-eul began pressing the doorbell repeatedly. Kyung-soo had no choice but to press the door unlock button. The door swung open and Cheon No-eul, dressed in casual clothes he was seeing for the first time, popped up right in front of him.
“Hyung, hello!”
“Uh, yeah.”
He was wearing a color-block hoodie and jeans. It didn’t look particularly dressed up, but maybe because he was wearing them, the clothes looked cool. Because of that, he suddenly felt like he needed to change his own clothes too. Kyung-soo, who was wearing his middle school gym clothes, sneakily looked down. After only seeing him in his school uniform every day, seeing No-eul properly dressed made his own attire feel shabby. But he soon spoke up, pretending it was nothing.
“I heard you left the guild?”
“How did you know? You didn’t log back in after going home yesterday.”
No-eul tilted his head. Kyung-soo held up the cell phone in his left hand. Guild chat room. When he said that, the corners of No-eul’s mouth subtly rose.
“Aha, what did everyone say?”
“They didn’t say anything.”
“That’s a relief.”
The guild members weren’t the type to gossip about someone leaving. Kyung-soo looked down at the guild chat room that had been buzzing all along, and his mouth fell open.
「Ji9star: (Photo)」
「neutaAAA: lololololololololololol」
「al0ha: lololololololololololol」
What Ji9star sent was a screenshot of the guild board. On the board where guild members could leave a word each like a check-in, Cheon No-eul’s name and what he wrote were embedded.
‘Cheon No-eul: I’m leaving to return to my original place (Cat Bully)~ It was fun^^’
「Halloween Eggplant: lolololololololololololIt’s still so funny even seeing it again」
「WanduWandya: Perfectly maintained the character until the end lolololololololol Character acting like Cheon No-eul!」
Kyung-soo shoved the phone right in front of No-eul’s nose and shouted.
“What is this!”
No-eul took the phone with a puzzled expression, looked at the photo, and chuckled.
“My last words.”
“Delete it before I make them your real last words.”
“Ahaha, I already left, so I can’t.”
“I’ll get you to rejoin!”
“Once you leave, you can’t rejoin a guild for a week.”
No-eul said clearly. He subtly patted the head of Kyung-soo, who was making a world-shattered expression.
“Your hair is flat, did you sleep until now?”
This was ten years’ worth of teasing material. Seeing that Ji9star just sent the photo without saying anything, he must have gone to the website’s Free Board to write a post. His stomach clock, having no tact, growled loudly.
“I figured you might, so I didn’t eat lunch either.”
“……”
“So I bought lunch. Do you like sushi?”
At the word “sushi!” Kyung-soo’s eyes, which had been gloomily sunken, sparkled. No-eul pulled out two packs of sushi from the rustling plastic bag and held them out. To buy three packs of sushi, which he himself was too stingy to buy. Kyung-soo’s evaluation of No-eul rose a little. No-eul followed Kyung-soo and sat down at the table. Kyung-soo took out grape juice and two cups from the refrigerator and tore open the sushi pack.
“Aren’t you going to ask why I left the guild?”
“…You said you were going back to Cat Bully.”
“Wow, you believe that.”
No-eul’s eyes widened as if he was somewhat surprised. Kyung-soo hardened his expression and shook his head firmly.
“I don’t believe it. I just said what you wrote. So why did you leave?”
He asked the reason for leaving as the guy wished, but instead of answering right away, No-eul smirked and blurted out that it was still a secret.
“Then why did you ask?”
“Because I want you to be curious about everything about me.”
“……”
From the beginning, Cheon No-eul’s actions were full of things he couldn’t understand. Why he suddenly started following him a few months ago, why he put a bounty on him, and even why he came to like him, he couldn’t understand. He didn’t even tell him how he suddenly became good at the game, or whether he had a good sense from the start. He was truly an enigmatic guy. But in order to understand him, he would have to be as crazy as him, so he had long given up.
“Hyung.”
“What?”
“Do you know that there’s nothing like food to gain favor, whether it’s from people or animals?”
Kyung-soo immediately understood what No-eul was trying to say. He was trying to take credit. His actions were so genuinely funny that he just chuckled.
“Sorry, but in terms of favorability, you’re still in the negatives. You’ll be in the negatives forever.”
“Ah, you do.”
“Ah?”
He was about to ask again, but a piece of sushi suddenly entered his mouth. As Kyung-soo chewed on the sushi in a daze, No-eul smiled as if he was really happy.
“……”
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand this guy. Is his way of thinking on a different dimension? Why would he feed a guy who has two perfectly good hands and even the same thing down there? And why does he like it so much?
“Why do you like me?”
It was something he had been curious about for a while. But he didn’t think No-eul would give him a proper answer. Every time he asked something, he would subtly turn the subject around and move on to another topic.
“Your face.”
But this time, he answered without hesitation for even a moment. Rather, it was Kyung-soo who was flustered.
“……?”
“I like your face.”
No-eul was firm. He didn’t seem to be joking. Kyung-soo blinked blankly. My face…? He didn’t want to admit it, but Cheon No-eul was not just handsome, he was definitely handsome. When No-eul came to his school, everyone, both girls and boys, glanced at No-eul. To hear that he liked him because of his face made him feel like he was being teased, and he felt strange.
‘Really? What do you like about my face?’ Asking that felt somehow embarrassing, and he didn’t want to ask because it felt like he was twisting someone’s arm to get a bow. The reason why he didn’t feel burdened even though Cheon No-eul liked him was because his feelings didn’t seem that deep. ‘It doesn’t seem like a joke, but he’s probably not really in love with me.’ Kyung-soo lowered his head and diligently chewed his food. He could feel No-eul’s gaze on him from the side, but he tried to ignore it.
*
He had now given up on getting the Galaxy Sword. This was because Cheon No-eul next to him had acquired two of those precious items with insane luck, and he had decided to receive the best item from them, the ‘Legendary Pet Adoption Ticket,’ from him.
(Unsealable for 7 days) (SSS/★Legendary★) Legendary Pet Guaranteed Adoption Ticket
-You can adopt a summon born in the Milky Way.
Seeing the rainbow-colored adoption ticket in Cheon No-eul’s inventory made his heart pound. Kyung-soo covered his mouth with his palm to hide the giggles that were leaking out.
“Shall we go to the Lava Hot Springs after this?”
“The Legend Quest?”
The Legend Quest was a new quest that was patched a few months ago. It was to increase the power of existing skills by developing them further. Despite being a quest given to max-level users, Kyung-soo had not even started it yet.
“I saw earlier that you haven’t done it yet either, hyung?”
“Ah, I was going to, but suddenly the Galaxy Sword event came up….”
The memory of having his item stolen made his stomach clench. But it was already in the past. He decided to think positively and move on.
‘Captain Poseidon has logged into the game.’
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: hi
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: huh
[Guild] Ji9star: ???? You didn’t say you were coming
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Who are you;;
[Guild] neutaaaa: lol who are you lol
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Who are you lol
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Who’s the boss here lol
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lololololol
[Guild] Ji9star: ? You are;;;;;
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: That’s right. Instead of welcoming me; everyone, headbutt the guild room. ^^
[Guild] al0ha: lololololololol
As soon as the Guild Master entered the game, he changed the guild skills and changed the emblem with the guild points he had collected. The word ‘Poseidon’ floating above ‘Catmeowmeow’ was given a sparkling effect. He seemed to be changing the settings here and there, responding appropriately to the words in the guild chat after returning in a month.
Illusion is a game with a pretty good guild system. In the ‘Guild Zone,’ users can test their skills and kill other users without applying for PVP. People without a guild can also enter the Guild Zone to complete quests, but they cannot kill other users to earn guild points.
‘A Star Tree sapling has been planted in the guild room. Logging will be possible in 48 hours.’
[Guild] Ji9star: Wow it’s been a while lololololol
‘Used a high-quality growth accelerator.’
‘The Star Tree has fully grown!’
‘In 5 minutes, the Star Tree Logging Raid will begin in the guild room.’
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ???
The space that guild members can use together is called the ‘Guild Room,’ where the Guild Master can change skills and plant Star Trees. Once a Star Tree is logged, you can get a better buff than using most potions. Above all, by combining the items from logging, you can create accessories with a ‘sparkling’ effect.
Some guilds are created specifically for Star Tree logging. It’s quite lucrative to sell just the materials without combining them and selling them. Usually, you have to bring a logging fee to participate in logging. This is because it costs about 800 million Bell to grow a tree once.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Free logging will start in 5 minutes, so come get your buffs
But the Guild Master, who had returned after a long time, prepared free logging as a gift. No one could refuse this.
[Guild] Ji9star: lololololololol^^7
[Guild] al0ha: Loyalty loyalty! ^^777777777
[Guild] neutaaaa: ^^7777
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ^^777777
[Guild] WanduWandya: Wow, definitely different from the Vice Guild Master^^777
[Guild] Ji9star: That’s right, that’s right^^77
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lololololololol^^7
[Guild] WanduWandya: The Vice Guild Master told me to shut up in a whisper lololol
[Guild] Ji9star: Me too lololololol
[Guild] WanduWandya: Even the personality is compared^^!
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant:
As Kyung-soo, who had been running around on the giant mushroom, became absorbed in the chat, No-eul came over and looked at the monitor.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: I’ll use Mass Teleport later
[Guild] Ji9star: ^^77777
“Is that the Guild Master? I haven’t seen him in a while.”
“Ah, he was on an overseas trip…. He must have come today.”
Only the Guild Master can plant Star Tree saplings, so it had been a very long time since logging. If you become the MVP in the logging raid, you can get the ‘Essence of the Tree.’ He was thinking of using that to strengthen his weapon.
“Then can I watch you log from the side?”
“Sure.”
At the words spoken as if doing a favor, No-eul laughed silently. He had already moved his chair before he even asked for permission.
‘Captain Poseidon has used Mass Teleport. If you accept, you will be moved to the guild room.’
It was a skill that only the Guild Master could use. As soon as he pressed the accept button, he was immediately moved to the guild room. All the guild members who were logged in were gathered together, bustling.
[Guild] Ji9star: It’s awkward without Cat Bully ㅇㅅㅇ
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: stfu
[Guild] neutaaaa: It’s unfortunateㅡㅡ
No-eul rested his chin on his hands and stared at the monitor with a listless expression. To think that he couldn’t participate in the free harvest because he left the guild yesterday. He felt a little sorry and also gleeful.
‘Star Tree Logging has begun.’
‘Warning! Tree Guardians will be summoned. Be careful not to offend them!’
As soon as the system message appeared, the guild members began to catch the guardian monsters summoned around the tree. Every time a monster exploded, a sparkling sound effect rang out. As the monsters that were drawn to Kyung-soo exploded at once, all the first guardians were annihilated.
‘The Star Tree is saddened by the souls of the guardians.’
Rain like the tears of the tree fell, and the ‘Tears of the Star Tree’ buff was created.
‘The Star Tree is enraged. The second raid will begin in 1 minute.’
The souls of the guardians, which had been circling around the Star Tree, scattered into the air and disappeared. The tree’s eyes flashed red.
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Let’s just use one-handed Valkyrie, it’s too OP;;
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ? ok I’ll take a vote
[Guild] Ji9star: I’m in favor
[Guild] al0ha: I agree
[Guild] neutaaaa: I’m in favor, my mom, dad, dog, and the couple next door are all in favor
[Guild] ParkRoaches: ys ys
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: In favor
‘The second raid will begin. Watch your feet![Guild] Catmeowmeow: Unfortunately, it’s rejected unanimously
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: I knew itㅡㅡ
[Guild] Ji9star: ㅡㅡWhy did you even vote?
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: I just did it out of courtesy lol
[Guild] neutaaaa: You like courtesy;
In the second raid, the roots of the enraged Star Tree suddenly pop out of the ground. Healers and mage-type classes cast ‘Binding’ spells on the tree roots to prevent them from entering the ground. In the meantime, the key is for the dealers to completely reduce the HP of the roots. If you get hit by the root’s attack once, you will be paralyzed for 20 seconds and unable to move.
[Guild] neutaaaa: hehe honey>_<
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Ah, couple buff, I’m jealous;
However, since the Star Tree is a symbol of love, it does not attack couples. Ji9star and neutaaaa, who had become a business couple because they often went to dungeons together, hit the bound roots with a relaxed attitude.
[Guild] Ji9star: Honey, after this, let’s go back to speed farmingㅠㅅㅠ
[Guild] neutaaaa: What? Me or movement speed;
[Guild] Ji9star: M. O. V. E. M. E. N. T. S. P. E. E. D
[Guild] neutaaaa: Let’s break up;
In the end, all the guild members except for the two were temporarily paralyzed. Half of the roots’ HP was reduced, and the speed at which they popped out of the ground began to increase.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Cat-nim, you should come with your Sub Character….
[Guild] Ji9star: Ah, that’s right, the original Cat Bully was the Guild Master lololololololol
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: In terms of time, it’s been longer than Ji9star’s lol
Kyung-soo had once formed a couple with the Guild Master with a Sub-character he used to raise. It was because of an event that gave a mount item after 100 days of being a couple. However, he recalled that he had not broken up the couple yet because he did not log in with that character often.
“Hyung.”
At the low voice in his ear, Kyung-soo was genuinely startled and jumped up from his chair. When he turned his head, No-eul was smiling fiercely.
“Did you have a lot of partners besides me?”
“……”
I know this. It’s a common pattern in dramas. He once again felt the harmfulness of the media. These days, kids are the problem. Because TV packages this kind of thing as romance, they really think it’s like that. Kyung-soo squinted one eye and replied.
“If you want to be picky, you’re not my partner either.”
No-eul frowned. No-eul moved his chair back to its original place.
‘He probably knows that I don’t like him, so why is he suddenly sulking?’
As he glanced at No-eul’s profile, the third boss raid began. Kyung-soo turned his gaze back to the monitor.
‘The Star Tree has appeared.’
The enraged Star Tree picked up its roots and stood up. Every time the tree moved its roots and took a step, the guild room shook, and a warning sound rang out.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Cat-nim
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ??
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Shall we do the next logging on the weekend too?
Since there was no paralysis skill from the second raid, it was even smoother. Kyung-soo, who had approached right below the Star Tree, shot a curse cannon at the tree and then replied.
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Yep, weekends have the most people.
[Guild] Ji9star: Guild Master, why don’t you ask for our opinions?
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: You guys are always logged in
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Suspicious?—
[Guild] neutaaaa: It’s obvious;;—
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Did you change your target?..?
The target had shifted from Cheon No-eul to the Guild Master. If there was no one to tease, they would immediately create one, that was their way. They enjoyed it when they reacted, and if they didn’t react, they would cackle that they were being pricked. Kyung-soo laughed in vain.
[Server] Ji9star: Cheon No-eul Cat Bully is cheating With the Guild Master!~!!~!!
The nonsense echoed throughout the server using the server microphone. A few words were delivered in whispers saying that he shouldn’t do that, and that he should protect his chastity. He sent them all the answer ‘o’.
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Are you crazy
[Guild] Ji9star: No><
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: No lol Cat-nim has to bring his Sub Character so I don’t get hit
[Guild] ParkRoaches: What an excuse;;
[Guild] neutaaaa: What an excuse;;
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Ugh….
Everyone was a user who had basically completed their third job advancement, so the boss raid couldn’t have been easier. Everyone was hitting the Star Tree while chatting leisurely. Kyung-soo ignored the nonsense they were saying and steadily accumulated damage.
“What are you doing?”
“……”
“Are you ignoring me?”
“I’m concentrating, so don’t talk to me.”
No-eul was twisting his body as much as possible to prevent the laptop monitor from being seen by Kyung-soo. He was curious about what he was trying to do that he was so focused on, but he didn’t have time to go and check right now.
‘The Star Tree has been destroyed.’
‘The soul of the Star Tree has appeared!’
The pet automatically acquires the items that come out when the Star Tree explodes. The soul of the Star Tree repeats becoming transparent and then clear again. If everyone uses their ultimate skills when the tree becomes clear, the logging is over. When the 15-minute logging was over, the inventory was full of related combination materials.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: I’m going to strengthen my ring, was it Jenes who I had to go to to buy holy water?
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Ring? Suspicious….
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: What’s suspicious, you bald head
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: ㅠㅠ….
[Guild] ParkRoaches: He didn’t even pick up the bones lololololololol
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: lololololololololol
[Guild] Ji9star: Oh? Is Cat-nim laughing no matter what the Guild Master says now? True love…?
[Guild] ParkRoaches: lololololololololololol
The Vice Guild Master had not yet regained his head. This was because someone would always let him know in a whisper if he approached the makeup shop. It was ParkRoaches who put a bounty on the Vice Guild Master, and he said he got the idea from Cheon No-eul’s previous permanent event.
[Guild] al0ha: ㅇㅇJenes is right, he’s in front of the mailbox in the guild zone
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: thx
Kyung-soo also left the Guild Room to upgrade his weapon. But suddenly, No-eul started pounding on the keyboard next to him. What was he doing? He glanced over. When the loading screen finished and they arrived in front of the Guild Zone portal, Kyung-soo witnessed the most absurd scene he’d seen in recent memory.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: ??????????
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ……?
[Guild] Ji9star: What’s wrong???
As soon as they came out, the Guild Master was lying on the ground in front of the portal with X’s in his eyes. And standing in front of him was Cheon No-eul, wielding two swords and striking a cool idle pose. Captain Poseidon, unable to understand what was going on, kept spamming question marks. The Guild members who had followed them out of the Guild Room surrounded the three of them, spamming “ㅋㅋㅋㅋ” above their heads and laughing wildly.
[Global] Captain Poseidon: ……???
[Global] Cheon No-eul: o(╥﹏╥)o….
[Global] Ji9star: Haha, I love it so much haha
“……”
[Server] Anchor: Love and War breaks out in Channel 3 Guild Zone Feat. The onlookers increased. Given the situation, Kyung-soo, who was caught in the middle, couldn’t help but laugh. So, he was concentrating so he could ambush him like this, and that’s why he told me not to talk to him?
“Hyung, step back.”
“……What?”
Kyung-soo followed No-eul’s words, puzzled. As soon as Captain Poseidon, who had consumed a resurrection token, got up, Cheon No-eul used a skill that slammed into the ground so hard it caved in. Captain Poseidon didn’t just take it this time, but tried to respond, but he had bad job compatibility with Blaze.
[Global] Captain Poseidon: Why are you doing this
Kyung-soo bit his lip. He looked so pathetic lying on the ground like that. The onlookers were simply enjoying the sight of the bewildered Captain Poseidon.
[Global] Cheon No-eul: Hehe, hello
“This crazy bastard.”
[Global] Captain Poseidon: ? Hello;
[Global] Cheon No-eul: Nice to meet you^^
[Global] Captain Poseidon: Ah, yes….
[Global] ParkRoaches: What are you two doing? Are you on a blind date?
No-eul continued to pour skills on Captain Poseidon, who was still lying on the ground, unable to get up. Because of this, he couldn’t resurrect and had to remain fallen.
[Global] Captain Poseidon: ???? Why are you doing this to me
[Global] ParkRoaches: lol
[Global] Captain Poseidon: Ah….
‘Hooking Star!’
Kyung-soo used an area-of-effect attack skill. Thanks to the Guild Zone, where attacks on users were allowed, some of the onlookers died and Cheon No-eul’s HP was rapidly depleted. Kyung-soo jumped on top of No-eul and fired a series of Bazookas that made stars burst over his head. Cheon No-eul didn’t counterattack and took all the attacks head-on. Eventually, he was laid down next to Captain Poseidon as well.
[Global] Captain Poseidon: What’s going on here….
[Global] Cheon No-eul: lololol
Kyung-soo jumped up to the Guild Zone clock tower to avoid them. The person who created this strange situation was sitting right next to him. Kyung-soo asked in a weary voice.
“You were waiting to do this, weren’t you?”
“Of course.”
Even though he was beaten and knocked down without retaliating, Cheon No-eul grinned, looking so happy.
“…Aren’t you following me this time? All the logging is done?”
“Wait and see. I’m going to stick by this guy until he logs out.”
He’s a guy who does what he says. Just looking at how he put a bounty on me and persistently followed me around all this time, I can see what he’s capable of. Kyung-soo shook his head in astonishment.
“Guild Master hasn’t even been back for an hour! Don’t do it!”
“What are you to him? You won’t even play with me… and you even made a couple with that guy. But you rejected my ring nine times.”
No-eul said that as he pressed the keyboard carelessly. Innocent onlookers were caught up in it and died.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: What the hell is this lolololololol
[Guild] neutaaaa: You chose the wrong person to mess with…h
“……”
People were crying out, saying that the nightmare of Sunset was coming back. But the number of guys who were enjoying this situation and laughing was overwhelmingly large. The all chat was quickly filled with Cheon No-eul’s curses and laughter.
“I’ll be a couple with you too. Now… stop it.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah. This is my Main Character, so I like you better.”
Kyung-soo mumbled carelessly and warped to the Lava Hot Springs. No-eul’s expression relaxed, believing that he really liked him better. Thanks to No-eul, who followed Kyung-soo out of the area, peace returned to the Guild Zone.
*
「Captain Poseidon: WanduWandya, Cat-nim, are you coming on later?」
「WanduWandya: Department Head Parkㅠㅠ」
「Captain Poseidon: Okay, overtime? What about Cat-nim? ㅋㅋ」
I saw him doing a special performance until 10 o’clock last year. Kyung-soo pondered what time he would be able to go home, then gave up on thinking about it.
「Me: My friend is here at the school festival… I don’t really knowㅠ」
「Me: Is there something today??」
「Captain Poseidon: There was a big fall update this morning」
「WanduWandya: I’m looking at the announcement nowㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Another Songpyeon collectionㅠ I’m so sick of it….”ParkRoaches: You go to work!”」
「WanduWandya: Why should I when Department Head Park isn’t doing it;」
「Captain Poseidon: There’s new information besides Songpyeon」
A new event! Kyung-soo was pushed around by people and barely managed to escape to the bathroom. He knew that a Chuseok-related event and a new map would be released, as the advance notice page had been newly opened last week.
“Halloween Eggplant: Aww, someone beat me to it here lol Cat-nim, let’s do it together haha”
“Me: ?””Captain Poseidon: Rejected, I said it first”
“ParkRoaches: Please include a cute healer><“
“Captain Poseidon: ParkRoaches, didn’t you say you weren’t going to do it earlier?””ParkRoaches: I’m not doing it with Guild Master”
“ParkRoaches: You’ve been resting for too long, you’ve lost your touch haha”
“Captain Poseidon: ^^”
“Captain Poseidon: Come to think of it, it’s a time attack.”.. I don’t think we need a healer^^」
「ParkRoaches: No, no, if you think about the buffs, you’ll need meㅠㅠ」
「Captain Poseidon: I don’t know.」
「Me: Wait, I’m getting a c-all」
「Me: Call」
What kind of event was newly updated that made them say let’s do it together? Kyung-soo pressed the call button and answered the phone.
-Kyung-soo, where are you? Did you come?
“I’m in the bathroom on the second floor?”
-What are you talking about, I’m on the first floor of the broadcasting room? Come down quickly.
Just as he was about to answer that he understood, he heard a familiar voice. Kyung-soo showed his reflexes and went inside the stall, locked the door, and covered his mouth.
“…Hyung is on the phone again.”
That voice was definitely Cheon No-eul.
“Who is it? A girl?”
“It’s a hyung, so would it be a girl….”
“Whatever, then I’m not interested.”
“I didn’t ask you to be interested. What are you going to do knowing who it is?”
“Damn it, I’ve been looking at my phone since earlier, so I can be curious!”
“What is it? I’m helping you, but you’re saying too much…. Can I quit?”
“Sorry, call until he answers.”
This was Cheon No-eul’s school. There were so many people that he thought he wouldn’t run into him if he avoided him well, but as soon as he came in, he heard that voice.
-Hello? Hey, I have to hang up.
“……”
-Why aren’t you saying anything? I’m going to hang up? If you look for me at the entrance of the broadcasting room, I’ll be there.
He was going to watch the whole performance, but he thought he might run into Cheon No-eul before that. Kyung-soo climbed onto the toilet lid, raised his heels, and looked at the sink where the sound was coming from. No-eul, with his unusually bright hair, wiped his hands on his clothes and left the bathroom. He was wearing a costume-like outfit, so it seemed like he was participating as a member of the preparation committee.
“The world is so damn small.”
As soon as the call was disconnected, No-eul’s name appeared on the screen. Kyung-soo tried to ignore the call and went down the stairs.
Right on the right based on the central hallway. The sign said it was the broadcasting room. Se-won, who was controlling the people coming in and adjusting the number of people in front of the door, found Kyung-soo and waved her hand. The male student who was in charge of the guidance with her looked back and forth between Kyung-soo and Se-won and exaggeratedly covered his mouth.
“What? Is he your boyfriend, sunbae?”
“……”
“……”
At those words, the faces of the two people contorted at the same time. The male student who asked the mischievous question was hit in the side by Se-won’s fist and became sullen.
“Hey, you have a call.Se-won pointed to the phone after seeing the letters ‘C-Y’ that appeared on the screen even though it was on silent mode.
“Aren’t you going to answer it?”
“It’s spam.”
“Then block it.”
He said from the beginning that he would never come, but he’s still bothering me. He came to meet his middle school friends after a long time, and he didn’t intend to be caught and dragged around by Cheon No-eul until today.
Se-won left the male student in front of the door and pushed Kyung-soo into the broadcasting room. There were several familiar faces. The group that Se-won used to hang out with in middle school was all sitting in the broadcasting room. The broadcasting club was holding an event with board games and barrel stab.
“Kim Kyung-soo’s luck is still going strong.”
Kyung-soo, who had won five games in a row, smiled, fluttering the cultural gift certificate he had received as the first-place prize.
“He’s always good at things that don’t involve money. He gets crushed whenever there’s an important bet or money involved.”
“What are you talking about! Just because I lost a few times! I’m usually good at everything?”
Kyung-soo jumped up. He argued with his friend’s opinion, put down a thousand won, and stabbed the barrel stab’s body again. The barrel stab flew into the air on the first try.
The friends who had exchanged with the first graders led Kyung-soo around the club booths. Kyung-soo easily swept the winning prizes from other clubs and gave them to the broadcasting club. They won a carp candy the size of a person’s torso at the newspaper club. The friends who had taken all the other prizes gave him a favor, saying, ‘Let’s give this to Kim Kyung-soo,’ and grabbed Kyung-soo’s shoulder and turned him around.
“Ah, no! Give it to someone else, I don’t need it.”
“Congratulations on first place!”
While the newspaper club members clapped their hands, the head of the club personally tied the carp candy to his back. Of all things, it’s hard to carry! As soon as he left the club room, his whole body trembled because of the people who glanced at the carp on his back.
「Captain Poseidon: Cat-nim….」
「Captain Poseidon: I’m being tormented by Cheon No-eul because of whoㅠㅠ」
In the group chat, they were still talking about teaming up because of the new event. It seemed like it was the first time since the ‘VS Guild Siege’ that they were doing an event as a team. Ever since Captain Poseidon returned, Cheon No-eul had been taking advantage of the times when Kyung-soo was distracted to move to the Guild Zone and stab Captain Poseidon with a knife.
「Halloween Eggplant: Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋ What he’s doing these days is really like Sunset’s heydayㅋㅋㅋ Unfounded killsㅋㅋㅋㅋ」
「Halloween Eggplant: If I had known this would happen, I would have stopped him from leaving the guildㅋㅋㅋㅋ It would have been more fun then….」
「Ji9star: But it’s a little differentㅋㅋ Cheon No-eul only persistently follows his targetㅋㅋㅋ In some ways, that’s worse than Sunset… He follows you even if you run away;
Captain Poseidon: Aww, seriouslyㅡㅡ
Kyung-soo had heard a lot about Sunset. He didn’t see the incident that led to his suspension, but there were several users in the guild who had been harmed by Sunset.
“The scout union club said they’re doing a haunted house and told me to go.”
Se-won showed the message she received from her friend. She said she would regret it if she didn’t go, and there were even ten exclamation marks attached. At those words, the friends moved on, saying that they should just stop by there and go see the performance.
The haunted house, which they thought would be shabby, was quite well decorated. The windows were all covered with blackout curtains, and screams could be heard from inside. A ghost with blood smeared on one eye was waiting from the entrance.
“The passage is narrow, so you have to go in pairs.”
At those words, four pairs of eyes stared blankly at Kyung-soo.
“…I’ll go alone.”
“I knew it, go first! Fighting!”
Since he knew that they were all people anyway, he wasn’t scared. As soon as the people in front of him ran out of the exit, Kyung-soo fixed the carp candy and stepped inside. As he went around the inside, which was decorated quite eerily, children hid underneath and grabbed his ankles, and they suddenly popped out of the closet.
“Excuse me, where’s the way out?”
“Ugh….”
“Left?”
“Ooooh….”
“Right?”
“Ah.”
“Thank you.”
The ghost was disappointed to see Kyung-soo, who wasn’t very surprised.
“What, is there a dead end too?”
Go to the right! It wasn’t easy to find the way out because of the partitions placed everywhere like a maze. Kyung-soo turned around. At that time, there was a loud bang from behind.
“Hyung?”
“Ugh, ugh!”
The coffin, which he thought was a prop, opened and a guy scarier than a ghost appeared. As soon as No-eul saw him, his face lit up and he hugged him tightly. Kyung-soo, who hadn’t been surprised at all by the devices that were made to scare people on purpose, screamed, and the ghosts on the path he had passed peeked out and looked at him.
“Did you come to find me?”
“No?”
“You didn’t answer my calls, so you came to surprise me like this.”
No-eul whispered in Kyung-soo’s ear. Unlike the other ghosts who had grotesque makeup, No-eul was only wearing a vampire cloak and had his hair slicked back.
“Hey, I’m quitting now!”
“Why!”
When No-eul shouted, the ghosts asked in unison.
“Why? I said I’d only help until my hyung came.”
“What are you talking about? Am I your hyung?”
Kyung-soo looked up at No-eul and said. No-eul didn’t even listen and took off his cloak and put it on Frankenstein’s arm.
“No, if you leave, no one will come!”
“That’s not my business. You didn’t even put on makeup anyway? You can just grab another guy and put the clothes on him.”
“That’s not it….”
No-eul said nonchalantly and turned around without looking back. He grabbed Kyung-soo’s lower back and weaved through the path.
“Relax, hyung. Your back is stiff.”
No-eul whispered secretly with a smile. Kyung-soo blinked and answered.
“That’s not my back?”
I wasn’t even nervous. No-eul didn’t believe him and kept pouring out words to relax in his ear. Eventually, after reaching the entrance, No-eul laughed in vain when he realized that what he was touching wasn’t Kyung-soo’s back, but the carp candy he was carrying on his back. As soon as the friends saw Kyung-soo coming out of the exit, they called him desperately without going inside.
“Was it scary inside? Why did you scream?”
“It wasn’t scary at all.”
Then the friends made an expression that was blatantly disappointing. As soon as two people went in, the remaining two looked back and forth between Kyung-soo and No-eul.
“…Is he your hyung’s friend?”
“Friends from middle school.”
“Hello, I’m going to take hyung with me.”
Kyung-soo laughed in vain at the tone that said it was too natural.
“…You go back in. It’s okay. I’m not going!”
“Yes? I came out to play with hyung.”
“I’ve already been there.”
“You can go with me again.”
As their conversation continued, the friends nodded awkwardly. No-eul, who caught that small movement, was excited and grabbed Kyung-soo’s tie and ran down the stairs. Kyung-soo, who was being led down the stairs mindlessly with his leash grabbed, grabbed his arm and said.
“I have to go see the performance with them.”
“All the celebrities have already come and gone.”
As they came down the stairs, the broadcasting room came into view right on the right. Kyung-soo’s eyes lit up for a moment. He suddenly changed his attitude and grabbed No-eul’s wrist.
“Oh, if you do this here….”
“If I win a round of that, let me go.”
No-eul narrowed his eyes as he looked closely at where Kyung-soo’s finger was pointing.
“Okay. If I win, give up and do everything I want you to do today.”
Anyway, the barrel stab game is luck. The odds were fifty-fifty. Kyung-soo, who had come back to the club room, brought No-eul this time, and the members’ eyes widened. It seemed that some of them were No-eul’s friends, and they whispered, ‘That hyung won all but one round,’ which Kyung-soo could hear.
The two took turns inserting plastic knives into the holes. Kyung-soo held his breath every time he heard a click and the knife went in. When there were three holes left, he carefully stabbed the knife in, and the barrel stab flew up like a rocket and hit Kyung-soo’s forehead, who was making a solemn expression. Someone among the members who were watching burst out laughing.
“Your phone fell.”
As Kyung-soo grabbed his forehead and twitched his eyebrows in resentment, No-eul picked up the phone that had fallen next to him. The screen lit up and the message from the Guild group chat appeared in the preview window.
「Halloween Eggplant: But Sunset’s suspension is being lifted this month」
“Sunset?”
No-eul, staring at the screen, blinked and muttered. Kyung-soo snatched the phone from his hand and asked back.
“You don’t know him?”
No-eul just stared at Kyung-soo without saying anything. Considering he often left comments on posts on the Free Board, it didn’t make sense that he wouldn’t know him…
“Really? When did you start stalking me?”
At the word “stalking,” the student who was helping with the game flinched and turned his head towards Kyung-soo. Just as their eyes met in the air, No-eul blocked their gaze. No-eul scratched his cheek and replied.
“Um… a few months ago. I think it was around the start of summer vacation.”
“Then you might not know him. He got banned before that.”
By the time Cheon No-eul started playing the game, Sunset bastard was already gone. So he might not know him. Maybe if Cheon No-eul had started the game a little earlier, he might have met Sunset. Cheon No-eul, who had a lot of money and kept resurrecting, and Sunset bastard, who couldn’t stand to see that. Kyung-soo twitched his lips as if he found the thought of them meeting ridiculous.
“…What was he like? Were you close to him, hyung?”
“We weren’t close.”
They were in different guilds and hadn’t really traded with each other, so there was no point of contact at all. So if No-eul actually asked, “What was Sunset bastard like?” Kyung-soo wouldn’t have much to say. But he had heard a lot.
“But it’s better not to know. That bastard is human trash.”
“……Why?”
“It’s a long story….”
Sunset bastard’s misdeeds were so numerous that they could fill a book. When he comes back, he shouldn’t be associated with at all. Where should he start? Kyung-soo rubbed his still-tingling forehead and left the broadcasting room. He was jostled around in the crowded hallway, but it was better when No-eul grabbed his shoulder and cleared a path for him.
“Thanks. Just a moment?”
Kyung-soo typed ‘Sunset’ into the Illusion website search bar and pressed enter.
‘Sunset bastard’s Outfit.’
Clicking on the post with the attached photo, a familiar character appeared on the screen. Unlike what he did, he was pure white from head to toe. Fluffy white hair like clouds, silver drooping eyes, and Archangel Wings, which were called Sunset bastard’s trademark.
Sunset bastard was a ‘Moon Fairy.’ Moon Fairies are mage-type characters who play harps to kill enemies or give buffs. Their idle animation is floating in the air, leaning on a harp made of moon shards. Even that harp had a ‘sparkling’ item effect attached to it, making it shine, so just looking at his appearance, he was no different from an angel. Kyung-soo showed No-eul Sunset bastard’s appearance and said.
“This is Sunset bastard. He’s usually only in the guild zone, so if you see someone who looks like this, run away. He’s a Moon Fairy, so he floats in the air, so you’ll see him on the mini-map. I don’t think this bastard will change his mind about coming back.”
“……Sunset bastard?”
“Ah, it’s short for Sunset bastard, you son of a bitch. He’s also called Sunset bastard, you little shit.”
“…….”
While scrolling down, a post written two days ago caught his eye. Kyung-soo burst out laughing as soon as he saw the title.
“Hey, look at this.”
“…….”
Title: Hey, I found something amazing, I think Cheon No-eul is Sunset bastard;;;
Writer: Saru/Dark Knight
Content: Don’t think it’s nonsense, please just look at it onceㅠ None of the guild members believe me, so I’m coming to the Free Board… First of all, the reason I thought that was because I was talking shit about Sunset bastard with a friend and we came to the conclusion that ‘Sunset bastard wouldn’t have just quit the game, he must have created another account and is playing the game.’? But I happened to see the video that Poseidon posted on the Free Board the other day….
(Video)
Compare it to this. It’s an old Sunset gameplay video that I found, but the movements are similar, right?? Jumping left and right + paralyzing and going backwards with a backflip to stab….
Why did someone who was always Terrible Control suddenly get so good…? But when I think about it, I’ve never seen Cheon No-eul use skills or dodge before. It seemed like he had no intention of dodging at all, but now that I think about it, I think I know why. Why would he bother raising a new character when he can just return as Sunset bastard, right?
Think about it in terms of timing too, Sunset bastard got banned and then the Cheon No-eul account was created right away;;; The puzzle pieces fit together perfectly, so I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so creeped out
Anyway, this is just my guess, and you could just think, ‘Oh, Cheon No-eul suddenly got good? Ah, I see, he learned from the Sunset bastard video…’ and just move on. But look at this
(Photo)
(Photo)
ㅋㅋㅋㅋIsn’t it obvious???;;;
(14 comments have been posted)
-?? What’s obvious?
└Saying hello after killing someone;;; Creepy;;
└What are you saying, if you say hello, you’re all Sunset bastard? Why are you getting creeped out by yourself; That’s more creepyㅠㅠ
-Hello~lolololㅋㅋ Am I Sunset bastard now too?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Sunset Hi
└Does Hi count as Sunset bastard too?ㅋ
└They say it does, is a Sunset bastard gathering happeningㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-You slept well and you’re lying again~!
└It’s not a lieㅠㅠ!
-Spade Queen: Hahaha, what the hell, hahaha!
-What the hell, hahaha! Melody Vice Guild Master appeared, hahaha!
└Hahaha, I would laugh too… You have to say something that makes sense.
-ㅋㅋㅋ Delusional^^ PVP is obviously a proxy, you need to update yourself~
└Then what about when you slaughtered Guild Master Poseidon? Was that a proxy too?Haha
└Yeah
└That doesn’t make sense; Ah, frustrating
“He’s saying you’re Sunset bastard.””
“Haha…. Ahahaha, what nonsense are you talking about?”
He knows very well that it can’t be true. It’s literally nonsense. Considering No-eul’s previous skills, it was even more so. Kyung-soo turned around and said brightly.
“Well, it was too perfect of a Terrible Control to pretend to be bad. So I just decided to think you got struck by lightning. I don’t understand!”
“…Ah, yes.”
“Moon Fairies are originally a buff-giving class, but Sunset bastard was an attack-type Moon Fairy.”
“Is that so? The idle animation is pretty.”
“Don’t even think about copying that trash class. You won’t be able to handle it.”
Mage-type classes are divided into buff trees and attack trees. If you take the buff tree, you will be divided into Healer and Moon Fairy in the final 3rd job advancement. Usually, people choose Healer. Healers are classes that give healing and buffs, and Moon Fairies can only self-heal and are specialized in buffs. Both classes have attack skills, but no one bothers to learn them.
“But hyung, you know a lot about Sunset bastard….”
“I know a lot, but why are you laughing?”
“Because I feel good.”
Cheon No-eul laughed out loud in his ear, which made him feel strange. Kyung-soo rolled his eyes and remembered the event news.
“Oh, a new event came out today….”
At those words, No-eul pretended to know and replied.
“The Chuseok Songpyeon event is the same as last year, and there’s a new event where you form a team of 5 and do a time attack. It’s ranked.”
“Really? How do you know it’s the same as last year?”
“People were saying that. That it’s the same….”
“Songpyeon is no fun, they’re just reusing it because they don’t want to bother picking new monsters. This shitty game isn’t doing any work.”
“Hyung, you haven’t formed a team yet, right? Let’s do it together.”
If it’s a time attack with a team of 5, then clearing it as quickly as possible is the top priority. That’s why everyone was so eager to team up with him. Valkyrie’s ability to pull in monsters is a bit long, but it’s effective in shortening the time. One healer to give buffs, and the rest should be dealers who can deal a lot of damage.
“When does it start?”
“Songpyeon starts tomorrow at noon, and the Maple Time Attack starts next weekend.”
“That’s a long way off. I can form a team slowly. When will my legendary pet be released?”
“Tomorrow. Come to my house after it’s over. …Do you want to go here next?”
No-eul pointed to the classroom on the right. The thought of the guaranteed legendary pet ticket coming into his hands tomorrow made his heart feel generous. Kyung-soo smiled and replied.
“Go if you want to.”
It was a place where you could throw a dart with a suction cup at a spinning roulette and get the prize you wanted. There was only one dart. So there was only one chance.
“Cheon No-eul, what’s wrong, I thought you were going home?”
It was a friend who had been with No-eul before. The friend twitched his eyes as he looked at No-eul and handed him a dart. Kyung-soo had already thrown one dart earlier and given a prize to his friend, so he didn’t accept the dart out of conscience.
“Don’t act like you know me at school when you’re with hyung.”
At No-eul’s firm words, the friend’s expression twisted as if he was taken aback.
“You crazy bastard… you told me not to act like I knew you outside yesterday. Ah, hello hyung. I’m No-eul’s friend.”
No-eul’s friend bowed his head in greeting. Kyung-soo also bowed his head. No-eul frowned as if something was bothering him and muttered.
“Why is Kyung-soo hyung your hyung?”
“I can’t call him ‘ya.’ Right, hyung? If you think about it, Cheon No-eul isn’t your hyung either.”
“It would be a disaster if he was hyung.”
Kyung-soo pinched No-eul’s hand. No matter how much you like me, how can you show it at school? Do you want to die? At Kyung-soo’s cold gaze, No-eul drooped his eyes sadly. Kyung-soo whispered firmly in his ear.
“Don’t get the wrong idea, Cheon No-eul. I’m not your friend or anything, I’m just hanging out with you. You’re the one who’s going to lose out if you show that you like me at school.”
“…Hyung, please spin the roulette for me.”
At those words, Kyung-soo stood next to the roulette with No-eul’s friend. 1st prize was a gift certificate, 2nd prize was a store coupon, and the rest were miscellaneous snacks. Kyung-soo grabbed the roulette and spun it vigorously.
The roulette spun around with a clicking sound. No-eul adjusted his posture and stared at Kyung-soo with a determined look. Kyung-soo felt something strange when No-eul looked at him instead of looking at the roulette. Then No-eul swung his arm and threw the dart. The dart flew towards the roulette… but instead, Kyung-soo’s eyes widened as the dart came towards him with force.
“Uh…?”
The other members murmured as if they were seeing something unfamiliar, and No-eul’s friend fell to the floor, holding his stomach and laughing. Kyung-soo touched his forehead, which was going through all sorts of hardships today, and shuddered.
“Uh? Why isn’t it sticking? It stuck to my hand though?”
“How can it stick to a person?”
Kyung-soo picked up the dart that had hit his forehead and fallen to the floor and stuck it to No-eul’s forehead.
“…Uh? It sticks?”
Kyung-soo flicked the dart stuck to his forehead a few times with his finger. And when he pulled the dart out again, a red mark appeared on No-eul’s forehead with a ‘pop’ sound. The friend pointed at No-eul while holding his stomach and giggled. But he soon stopped when No-eul’s face hardened. No-eul coaxed Kyung-soo to go home and play games. While he was hesitating because he had come to see the celebratory performance, his friend suddenly joined the conversation.
“I want to go too!”
“Why are you going?”
His friend must have thought that it would be faster to persuade Kyung-soo than to win over No-eul, so he turned his head and spoke to Kyung-soo. He was impressed by how friendly he was.
“Hyung, can I come with you too? You’re going to play Illusion, right?”
“How did you know?”
“I play it too! I heard a lot about it from No-eul… The nickname I use in the game is ‘Spade Queen,’ do you know it?”
“Ah, No-eul’s quiz friend?”
Right? When Kyung-soo turned to look at No-eul, No-eul’s face hardened. At those words, the corners of his friend’s lips twitched and he covered his mouth and shrugged his shoulders.
“Keuk, quiz friend….”
He hiccuped like that for a while and then nodded.
*
Cheon No-eul’s friend’s name was Jung Min-jae. Kyung-soo called his friends and told them that something had come up and he couldn’t see the performance and went back, and then he was dragged to the PC room by the two of them. No-eul sat Kyung-soo next to him and dragged Min-jae to the seat behind him. To Kyung-soo’s question of why they came to the PC room when they were going home, Min-jae muttered as if answering instead of No-eul.
“That bastard really hates bringing anyone home….”
“Who? Cheon No-eul?”
It was the first time he had heard that. When he raised his questioning eyes, Min-jae nodded his head.
“He changes his house password really often!”
“Hyung, that’s because he keeps breaking in without permission….”
As far as Kyung-soo knew, No-eul was lonely because he lived alone. That’s why he likes meeting people, likes skinship, and can’t sleep with the lights off. He’s your friend, how do you not know that? That’s strange…. Kyung-soo turned his head to the other side and asked No-eul.
“You don’t like people coming to your house?”
“No! Hyung is okay. He’s too dirty….”
Well, there are some kids who make other people’s houses as dirty as their own rooms. And they don’t clean up after themselves. At Kyung-soo’s muttering, Min-jae turned around and looked at him with wronged eyes. As soon as he logged into the game, the guild members sent him party invitations. Kyung-soo rejected all of those requests.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Huh? Cat-nim already formed a team?
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: Not yet
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: I’m here with a friend, no party invites
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: ㅠ….
[Guild] neutaaaa: ㅠㅠ….
‘Cheon No-eul has invited you to a party. Do you want to accept?’
The only party members were No-eul and himself. No-eul moved to Kyung-soo, who was standing blankly in the middle of the village, and wandered around him restlessly.
‘Spade Queen has joined the party.’
[Party] Spade Queen: Where?
[Party] Cheon No-eul: Isis
[Party] Spade Queen: Yes, yes
Where? Isis. Okay.
The two of them communicated with just consonants. It was a conversation with no affection at all. When Spade Queen warped to Isis Village and found No-eul, Kyung-soo’s mouth opened slightly.
“Melody?”
A musical note sparkled next to the guild name. Melody was a guild that had never given up the number one spot to anyone at one time. The guild’s ranking has dropped a bit now that the guild master is gone, but it’s as well-known in the game as Poseidon. It was even more so because they were not currently accepting new members.
A black black hole rippled under the feet of Spade Queen, who was a Dark Knight. Melody’s Spade Queen. Dark Knight….
“What? Isn’t he Melody’s Vice Guild Master?”
Kyung-soo muttered in a flustered tone. At those words, No-eul blinked his emotionless eyes and replied.
“That’s right.”
Come to think of it, there were occasionally posts on the Free Board saying, ‘Cheon No-eul is hanging out with the Melody kids every dawn, what’s that about?’ His friend plays the same game, and he’s the Vice Guild Master of Melody. After Kyung-soo logged out to sleep in the early morning, No-eul would stay in the game for a few more hours before going to sleep.
“Then Min-jae, you’re the one who made Cheon No-eul a human being? You’re friends.”
“……Min-jae?”
“A human being?”
No-eul frowned, and Min-jae laughed in a playful voice.
“You’re the one who said he was hanging out with you in the early morning, right?”
“Yes, that’s me.”
“Was it better for a friend to teach you than for me to stick by your side and teach you?”
No wonder his skills improved so rapidly. Since he was a real friend, he could tell No-eul that he was bad without holding back, mixing in curses, so it was more effective. No-eul slashed at Min-jae’s character and muttered sullenly.
“Hyung, that’s a misunderstanding.”
“What misunderstanding? You have to say thank you properly, even if he’s your friend. You wouldn’t have been able to get this far without him.”
“…….”
“Say thank you.”
[Party] Cheon No-eul: Thx;
[Party] Spade Queen: lololollolololㅋㅋOkay okay~
Thanks to No-eul’s hard work leveling up, the three of them were able to enter the party dungeon. No-eul was silent today and just worked hard to kill the monsters. The word ‘Melody’ floating above Spade Queen’s head was new every time he saw it. There was one person who was the beginning of Melody’s fame.
[Party] Catmeowmeow: Do you happen to know Sunset bastard too?
[Party] Cheon No-eul: Hmagicbsolrm-o
[Party] Catmeowmeow: ?
“Ah, of course I know him.”
Min-jae put down his hands, turned his chair around, and replied. Because of that, Spade Queen was hit by the boss monster’s attack and was pushed to the very end.
“Just type it in the chat.”
Min-jae smacked his lips as if he was disappointed and turned back around and put his hands on the keyboard again. But the sound of No-eul hitting the keyboard was unusual. Soon after, Min-jae laughed out loud.
[Party] Spade Queen: lololollololol
[Party] Spade Queen: What are you curious about?
There were many things he was curious about. Who is Sunset bastard? What is he doing now that he’s banned? And….
[Party] Catmeowmeow: Is Sunset bastard really a psycho?
[Party] Spade Queen: SbxㅋlolololㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋPsychoㅋlololol
[Party] Cheon No-eul: Psycho…?
[Party] Catmeowmeow: Cy1copass yeah yeah
[Party] Spade Queen: lololololololololol
[Party] Spade Queen: lololololololololol
[Party] Cheon No-eul: lololololol….
[Party] Catmeowmeow: What’s so funny?
[Party] Cheon No-eul: That’s what I’m wondering o_o?
[Party] Catmeowmeow: You laughed too
[Party] Cheon No-eul: lol….
[Party] Spade Queen: lololololololololol fuck lololololol
[Party] Catmeowmeow: Don’t just laugh
Does this guy even have any intention of answering or not? It’s not like he’s protecting him just because he’s his Guild Master, right?
[Party] Spade Queen: Cycopass lololololol rightㅠㅠ
[Party] Catmeowmeow: As expected heh
It was right that even Vice Guild Master Melody thought that way.
[Party] Spade Queen: You didn’t know Sunset either, hyung lolololololol
[Party] Catmeowmeow: Of course I know;; The rumors are everywhere
[Party] Spade Queen: lololol Then what do you think of our Guild Master?
What do I think? I don’t really have any thoughts, but should I say something polite since it’s in front of Vice Guild Master Melody? Or be completely honest? After hesitating briefly, Kyung-soo chose the latter.
[Party] Catmeowmeow: I don’t really….
[Party] Cheon No-eul: Why?
[Party] Catmeowmeow: He’s a Sunset psycho
[Party] Spade Queen: lololololololololol
[Party] Cheon No-eul: lol
[Party] Spade Queen: lololololololololol
[Party] Spade Queen: Sunset psycho lololololololololol
Cheon No-eul was unusually quiet today. Until late at night when he returned home, No-eul seemed lost in thought with his mouth shut. It felt strange having the kid who usually chattered nonstop beside him staying silent.
Did his forehead hurt that much from when I hit him earlier?
Title: ★CONGRATS★ Sunset 6 Month Suspension ★CELEBRATE★ (Summary Post)
Author: Jinx/Healer
Content: See this? Congratulations you bastard♡!!!!!
But first, since it’s not a permanent ban, I offer my half-hearted apologies… lololololololololololololololololololol But at least we’ll have peace for 6 months so fucking lucky^^ Anyway I’ll give you a quick summary of this incident
- This Snowflake Event map was modified from the arena map, so there was a buff damage bug (player attacks didn’t work but only buffs worked)
- During event time, Sunset bastard went up above the map saying the event was boring (possible because he’s Moon Fairy)
- Meanwhile, he put buffs on supply boxes that drop every 2 minutes. (Of course the kids working hard killing event mobs below didn’t know)
- For 10 minutes, all kids in the event map had timed bomb buffs due to supply boxes
- Exㅋploㅋded
- Everyone died… Went to other event channels and repeated above actions
All 10 channels got wrecked and with death penalty, all event items got sucked into Sunset and many kids lost bound items or pets… Only Sunset became rich
And the kids who died in the event map couldn’t be revived lololololol Couldn’t use revival items, couldn’t respawn at saved gravestones, couldn’t even relog lololololol Blame the devs who didn’t properly make the map…;
Among the dead kids, those with Server Mic caused chaos saying they died in event map, killed spectators, then more spectators came hearing rumors about spectators dying lolololol GM Pudding came to assess the situation and warn but GM gotㅋkilㅋled lololololol
Would you believe Isis became empty because of people going to spectate? lolololololol During the half day they put up emergency notice, the game went dark cuz everyone was trapped in event map;
(318 comments have been posted.)
-Huh… They’re not even restoring items?
└Yeah… Still fixing the bug
└Honestly the response was too slow, if they rollback the server other complaints will come out….
-Forget about the GM who made the map like shit, who the fuck would have thought they’d die in an event map? The kids who just collected snowflakes were lucky, but there are millions who died there and had their items forcibly taken by Sunset through death penalty
└That’s you
└Yeah my pet got ripped off lol
└My +8 weapon disappeared fuck lolololololol It had 40% luck option
└-OMG then that’s a legendary item
-The most annoying thing is Melody didn’t even enter the event map that day; They already knew
└Planned crime lol fuck lolololololololol
└Even the Guild Master got instantly killed, will they still recruit for the guild?
└If they do, I’ll join and destroy it
└If I see Melody I’ll kill on sight fuck them
-But why did he do it?
└Probably bored, really Cycopass bastard ugh
└He got suspended so nowhere to ask
└Was it because they reused the map?
└Who kills regular users because they reused a map?
└No he killed GM too~ lolololololol
-How did the spectators who came later die when they didn’t eat supply boxes?
└He gave buffs in front of portal and exploded immediately
└…? Exploded people?
└Yeah Time Bomb… Moon Fairy skill… Trash skill but who would have thought to use it here
└Rediscovery of Time Bomb
-That person’s personality is fucking trash lolololololol He picks fights with passersby saying he’s bored and hates how they look….
└Yeah he hates reptiles so if you’re snake race he kills on sight without discrimination, doesn’t even spare newbies lololololol
└But I also hate reptiles so I avoid snake race… Sorry snake race… But it’s really too creepy…ㅠㅠ
└Avoiding is understandable… But we don’t kill people like Sunset just because they’re creepy
-Huh… They said it was modified from arena map but they even reflected PvP points?? Set new personal PvP record lolololololol No one will break this until server shutdown, Sunset’s neck sword
└But the previous record was also Sunset’s lololol
└Of course he’s the one going around killing anyone lololol
└My only rival is myself…. BY. Sunset
-The more absurd thing is what that bastard said after killing GM Oh… Hello Pudding-nim~^^ like that
└Then used pet stroking emoji on the fallen GM while stroking the dead GM; So nonchalant it’s fucking absurd
└(Photo)
└GM Pudding: ?? This is fucking funny lololololololololololol
└Isn’t the stroking thing fucking psycho bastard? lololololololololololol fuck lolololololol
└lolololololololololololPudding bewildered lolololol
└lololololololololfuck lolololololol
└Fuck lololololololololThis is kinda funny lolololololololololololol
└Oh fuck lololololololololololI think they suspended him because of this
Title: Event Map Normalization & Emergency Patch Notice (Revised)
Author: GM Strawberry
Content: Hello, Illusion players. This is GM Strawberry.
F Entertainment is constantly striving to create a positive gaming environment for all players. We actively review the opinions left by players and also apply in-game penalty systems.
Therefore, the player Sun(cjssuns) who hindered other players’ gaming environment and exploited bugs has been judged to violate operational policies and has been given a ‘6-month account suspension’. After this period ends, the account will return to normal status, but please understand that if malicious intent is repeatedly shown, the account may be permanently suspended.
We confirmed that wizard class buffs were being applied in the ‘Goodbye Winter! Snowflake’ event special map. This event map has been normalized after regular maintenance, and all users who experienced errors have been returned to town. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to adventurers’ gameplay due to the event’s error phenomena.
The emergency server maintenance conducted today has been completed, and smooth game access is now possible. We ask for the consideration of all adventurers so that everyone can have an enjoyable time in the mysterious and fun Illusion.
[Event]
The bug where wizard class buffs were applied in the ‘Goodbye Winter! Snowflake’ event special map has been fixed.
The bug where buffs were applied to supply boxes has been fixed.
EXP burning buff will be applied for 1 hour after logging into the game.
[Error Fixes]
The stuttering phenomenon when spirits were summoned in some PC environments has been fixed.
The phenomenon where some pixels in Aquarium appeared broken has been fixed.
(Comments are disabled for this post.)
*
‘Transaction completed.’
Nice!
Kyung-soo clenched his fist tightly. The rainbow border was brilliant. It was an item that would easily exceed several billion in base price even if put up in auction right now. He thought he could probably get several hundred thousand won through cash transactions too. After transferring the guaranteed Legendary Pet adoption ticket to Kyung-soo, No-eul equipped the remaining Galaxy Sword and swung it around.
“What are you doing, not opening it?”
“Why waste it by opening now?”
Using the adoption ticket allowed you to choose one of four types of legendary pets to adopt. It was too precious to use immediately. Of course, whether opening now or later was pretty much the same, but he hadn’t even thought about what name to give it yet…. Watching Kyung-soo staring at the adoption ticket enchantedly while pretending to organize his item window, No-eul sighed.
“You’re going to be like that all day?”
“…I haven’t thought of a name yet.”
No-eul, who had come beside him at some point, urged Kyung-soo that choosing one of the four legendary pets should come first. Unable to resist the urging, Kyung-soo double-clicked the adoption ticket without thinking.
“Ah… All four are cute.”
“Rabbit, rabbit.”
“Rabbit? Whatever.”
When he clicked the rabbit that was round like rice cake, a naming window popped up.
‘Please name the Milky Way Toya.’
Kyung-soo knew himself that he had no talent for naming things. It took at least 30 minutes to come up with his in-game nickname, but the result was terrible. His current nickname was also impulsively created when he heard a cat meowing outside the window. If possible, he’d name it after its cry, but rabbits don’t even have a cry.
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: How do rabbits cry?
[Guild] al0ha: Squeak?
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: What kind of squeaking sound is that?
[Guild] al0ha: ㅠㅠ….
[Guild] neutaaaa: Cat-nim’s personalityㅠ Why are you saying that to al0ha nim!!!! Sh-shaking…ㅠ
Since it’s white, White…? Toto? Kkikkik? But I don’t want too common names. Kyung-soo kept going “Hmm….” while twitching his hand over the keyboard.
“Wait a sec, I need to use the bathroom.”
He stood up abruptly without even finishing the name. No-eul, blushing, looked back at Kyung-soo.
“Hyung! Then can I name the pet?”
“Whatever. Just don’t give it a weird name.”
“Don’t worry.”
Whatever anyone named it would be better than something like Kkikkik. Kyung-soo carelessly forgot about Cheon No-eul’s fearsomeness. When he returned from the bathroom, the previously quiet guild chat was flooded with messages. When did they come? A bunch of Poseidon guild members had also gathered around. Because they were using skills in town with flashy effects, he couldn’t see the pet’s name.
“Who are these guys? Did you call them?”
“No.”
No-eul just smiled. Kyung-soo started scrolling up the chat window to read the records from when he left his seat.
[Guild] Ji9star: Woah fuck
[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] C-N♥C-Nk officially revealed!
[Guild] ParkRoaches: It was already official lolㅋ
[Guild] Ji9star: They’re together right now lololol
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: It’s not like they’ve been hanging out together for just a day or two….
[Guild] Ji9star: And C-Nk got Toya
[Guild] ParkRoaches: ???
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: ?????
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: OMG legendary pet?
[Guild] neutaaaa: When did that item come on market? My stomach hurtsㅠㅠ;
[Guild] Ji9star: In front of Isis auction house gogogo
[Guild] Ji9star: Come see for yourself lololololololol
It seemed Ji9star had spotted No-eul and Kyung-soo together while passing by and called the guild members.
[Guild] neutaaaa: Fuck lololololololololololol
[Guild] ParkRoaches: lolololololololololol
What, are they jealous? When Kyung-soo jumped up, the white rabbit scattered stardust and bounced up following Kyung-soo.
‘No-eul♡’
“……”
As soon as he saw the pet name, Kyung-soo jumped up and rushed at No-eul to grab him by the collar.
“Fuck, Cheon No-eul!”
No-eul tried to avoid him while laughing, but due to Kyung-soo crashing into him, he had no choice but to have his collar grabbed. Then the plastic chair, unable to bear the weight of both of them, tilted precariously. Simultaneously, their bodies overlapped and fell backward.
Bang!
A dull sound echoed as bones hit the floor.
“……”
“……”
At a distance of less than a handspan, No-eul was staring wide-eyed into Kyung-soo’s eyes. It’s too close, he thought, while realizing something soft was touching his lips.
‘Soft? What’s soft?’
With their positions reversed in an instant, his head wasn’t working properly. No-eul’s face instantly turned bright red.
“Sorry.”
Kyung-soo obediently pulled his lips away and averted his gaze. Silence lingered for a while. The guild members’ flashy skill effect sounds came through the speakers, as if searching for Kyung-soo who had disappeared again after one jump.
“……”
Not saying anything made it unbearably awkward. Who would have expected this? The one who broke the silence between them first was No-eul.
“Hyung, um….”
“Huh? What?”
“Could you get off me….”
“……?”
“That would…be nice.”
No-eul, who had been lying awkwardly, smiled as if troubled. Kyung-soo was still clumsily holding No-eul’s collar while straddling his waist. The moment he realized it, Kyung-soo quickly rolled aside to move away.
‘Fuck, don’t tell me!’
He checked the guy’s pants just in case, but fortunately a major disaster like last time hadn’t occurred. What a relief. If he tried to force it and put his hand there again, he definitely wouldn’t stay still this time.
Kyung-soo, not knowing what to do, fidgeted before sitting back down in front of the computer. No-eul was sitting blankly on the floor, looking up at the back of his head. Kyung-soo, who had warped to another town, sneakily turned his head at the prickly gaze he felt from behind. Cheon No-eul was glaring at Kyung-soo with furrowed brows.
“Hey, that, just now was a mistake. …You know?”
“……”
“Honestly, it was your fault.”
“…What did I do? You said I could name it.”
“That’s….”
That’s true, but even so, he’d never seen a psycho who named someone else’s pet ‘No-eul♡’. Having nothing to say, Kyung-soo hemmed and hawed before raising his voice with the thought that he hadn’t done anything wrong.
“Why are you looking at me like that!”
Far from lowering his eyes, No-eul seemed displeased as he pursed his lips tightly and looked up at Kyung-soo.
“Come sit down quickly.”
Kyung-soo spoke as if trying to cover up his mistake. No-eul seemed to hold even more resentment because of that. No-eul, who had set up the fallen chair and sat on it, clicked the mouse half-heartedly. Concerned about that, Kyung-soo hesitated before twisting his body to look at him. And as soon as their eyes met, he spoke again.
“Honestly, it probably wasn’t your first time either.”
“…It was my first time?”
“Don’t make me laugh. With that face, what do you mean first time?”
Kyung-soo spoke in a sarcastic tone. It’s a face that even Kyung-soo, who has little interest in men’s appearances, sometimes finds impressive. Not just pretty, but with unusually pale skin and light hair, it created a peculiar atmosphere. So there’s no way people around would have left Cheon No-eul alone.
“I, it really was my first time.”
“……Really?”
“Yes. So please take responsibility.”
“Yeah, no.”
“Take responsibility, take responsibility!”
“Don’t be stubborn. Frankly, it wasn’t even a kiss, so what responsibility? You know it was a mistake too.”
At Kyung-soo’s eloquence, perhaps finally having nothing to say, No-eul closed his mouth. It wasn’t that he felt completely unapologetic, but he had a strong premonition that he shouldn’t get entangled with someone demanding responsibility.
[Server] Ji9star: Catmeowmeow<<<< Location report first come first serve 2000 Dream o_o Catch and hold for five thousand!
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: ;;What are you doing?
[Server] Ji9star: C-N play hehe
[Server] neutaaaa: Cheon No-eul play lololololol
Kyung-soo hid in a dungeon to avoid the guild members who were following him around and teasing him like Cheon No-eul. When he turned his head feeling someone’s gaze, No-eul was looking at him.
“What, what is it?”
He stood up with a cold look that Kyung-soo had never seen before and approached him. Kyung-soo rolled his wheeled chair back little by little, retreating. When his back finally hit the wall and there was nowhere to escape, No-eul lowered his posture and whispered.
“You said you wouldn’t take responsibility for anything that wasn’t a kiss, right?”
“……”
“Does that mean you’ll take responsibility if we kiss?”
No-eul blinked his clear eyes and made a bombshell statement. And at the same time, his lips met Kyung-soo’s as abruptly as before. Startled, Kyung-soo kicked No-eul in the shin. Before he could even feel the soft sensation, No-eul fell away, and Kyung-soo covered his mouth with his palm and said,
“Shit, do you really want to die?”
“The first person to back down loses.”
“What?”
“So, hyung lost.”
“……”
At the word ‘lost,’ Kyung-soo furrowed his brow and took a deep breath. He was the type of person who hated losing more than anything in the world, and No-eul knew Kyung-soo’s competitive spirit better than anyone.
“Hyung lost. Because you backed down first.”
When No-eul smiled and said it again as if driving a nail, Kyung-soo grabbed No-eul by the collar.
“…So, all I have to do is not back down first?”
No-eul tilted his head and smirked.
“Yes.”
“……”
He wondered what he was doing, but he also felt that since they had already kissed once, what more could he not do?
Yeah, a peck or a kiss.
Kyung-soo squeezed his eyes shut and bit his lip. After hesitating, he brought his trembling lips closer to No-eul. As they remained still with their lips pressed together, No-eul murmured softly.
“Hyung, if you just open your lips a little….”
“……”
“Can’t you?”
…Could he? Instead of answering, Kyung-soo pressed his lips together even tighter. No-eul tilted his head and licked Kyung-soo’s lips with his tongue. Kyung-soo felt goosebumps on his arms at the wet sensation. As if urging Kyung-soo, who wouldn’t open his mouth easily, No-eul nibbled on his lips and even sucked on them, making embarrassing sounds, stimulating Kyung-soo.
Kyung-soo’s hands twitched as if he would push No-eul away at any moment, but he couldn’t do anything because he thought he would lose if he backed down first. Eventually, unable to withstand the ticklish sensation, his strength gave way, and a sharply pointed tongue parted his lips and entered.
‘……I’m screwed….’
This was really a kiss. Not a childish peck that anyone could do. Moreover, this time it wasn’t a mistake. A red warning light flashed in Kyung-soo’s head.
Kim Kyung-soo, you crazy bastard! What are you doing with a guy who has a dangling dick down there! Reason screamed, but his competitive spirit was even stronger, ignoring it.
‘…Ah, fuck.’
When the wet tongue intertwined with his own, he really, truly thought he was doomed. He wanted to knock Cheon No-eul down and leave this house right away. The moment he thought that, the guy chuckled.
Was it a sneer? As soon as he felt the breath on his face, Kyung-soo abandoned his passive attitude and grabbed No-eul’s collar. No-eul, who had seemed so relaxed, flinched, his hand trembling on the shoulder Kyung-soo was holding.
“Ugh….”
He felt No-eul’s tense fingers trembling. Suddenly, Kyung-soo thought of No-eul’s feelings for him again.
‘You really like me.’
Eventually, not long after, No-eul turned red from the nape of his neck to the crown of his head and fell away from him. And unlike when he had boldly proposed the bet, he cooled down with a hand fan. Seeing that reaction, he began to believe a little, just a little, that it was his first time.
‘But why does this bastard like me? Is he crazy?’
He had won, but he didn’t feel good at all. Even as he looked at No-eul, who was clearly nervous, Kyung-soo couldn’t think of anything.
“Hyung… I’m hot.”
“What. Go drink some water.”
There was something that became even clearer. He was sorry, but he didn’t think he would like No-eul even by next year.
He had a nightmare. It was a dream where what had happened in reality happened exactly as it had. He lost his reason and rushed at No-eul, falling on top of him, accidentally touching his lips, and somehow succumbing to the guy’s provocation and even mixing tongues.
After waking up from the dream, Kyung-soo covered his head and pondered. Cheon No-eul aside, this wasn’t Kyung-soo’s first kiss. Moreover, nothing terribly important would happen just because he had kissed. They say that friends often kiss each other in foreign countries, so compared to that, what happened yesterday was really nothing.
But that didn’t mean he wanted to kiss No-eul one more time.
‘What happened yesterday was a mistake. Let’s both forget it. That’s the way that benefits you and me.’
That’s what he was going to say when he faced No-eul. But….
“I dreamed about hyung yesterday!”
It wasn’t easy to say such cruel words to a guy who said he had dreamed about him just because they had kissed once. After hesitating, Kyung-soo decided not to say let’s just forget it. It wasn’t like No-eul was the type to listen even if he said it, and it wasn’t like it would really be forgotten.
“……What kind of dream?”
“It was a lewd dream, so I can’t say.”
“……”
No-eul even blushed and acted shy. …What kind of dream did this bastard have about me? Kyung-soo couldn’t stand it and pinched No-eul’s cheek painfully, pulling it. As he pinched and shook both cheeks, tears welled up in the corner of No-eul’s eye.
“Don’t dream again.”
At those words, No-eul made a face as if the world had collapsed, and he covered his pinched, reddened cheeks and protested.
“But! I can’t not dream just because I want to….”
“Don’t dream.”
“……Okay….”
He could finally be satisfied. No-eul would become sullen, but he would quickly regain his energy. It was a little funny to see him come up to him again and wag his tail as if it hadn’t been long since he had been scolded.
“Hyung won yesterday. So, as a reward, …you can do whatever you want with me.”
But he couldn’t get used to that embarrassed face every time he saw it.
“Then sit in the chair.”
“Yes.”
No-eul plopped down in the chair and his eyes lit up.
“Stay still like that.”
“……Still?”
“Yeah, try hard.”
“Hyung….”
Kyung-soo ignored No-eul and began to concentrate on his own work. No-eul, who kept calling Kyung-soo desperately, pulled his chair closer to him. Even if he pushed him away with his foot, he would stick to him again.
“I told you to stay still, I won.”
“That period is over. Five minutes ago.”
“What period….”
“……Then if I stay still, will you kiss me again before I go home?”
Again? Not unless he was crazy! Kyung-soo shook his head violently.
“Am I crazy?”
“It was okay yesterday, why isn’t it okay today?”
“That’s just how life is. Nothing will go your way. Not in the future either.”
“Hyung hasn’t lived that long either….”
He had so many complaints, he had too many additions to everything he said. And as he was preparing to go home, No-eul suddenly appeared in front of him, gave him a stolen kiss, and grinned.
“Do you want to die?”
Startled and frozen for a moment, Kyung-soo wiped his lips with the back of his hand and threatened him fiercely.
“I’m sorry!”
“You were watching for a chance all day, is that what you were doing?”
“What else can I do when hyung doesn’t give me an opening? I’m going to kiss you every time I see an opening from now on.”
“Then can I just hit you every time?”
Kyung-soo clenched his fist tightly. No-eul blinked his clear eyes, grabbed Kyung-soo’s hand with both hands, and looked up. Kyung-soo left him alone for a moment, wondering what he was going to do, but he tied up his hands and kissed him again and again. He stopped doing that when Kyung-soo kicked him hard in the shin.
“I’m going, don’t come down.”
“Why? I’ll take you home today.”
“……”
What if he does this outside? That was Kyung-soo’s biggest worry. If he suddenly saw an opening outside and brought his lips to his, that would be a disaster.
“I won’t go down if hyung wins.”
“If I win? …This, shit!”
No-eul tilted his head slightly and asked for a kiss. Kyung-soo, who was about to push him away, realized that it would be a big problem if No-eul did something unexpected in the elevator or outside.
So, he had no choice but to leave No-eul alone. The result was the same. No-eul trembled around his eyes like yesterday and was the first to fall away.
“…Are you done?”
“……Yes.”
He always rushes in so boldly, but it’s really nothing.
“I’m going.”
He won again without doing anything. Kyung-soo couldn’t understand why he kept rushing in without fear when he was going to lose every time. He was like a puppy barking without properly recognizing a tiger, which was funny.
「C-N: Did you hear?」
「C-N: Sunset came back yesterday.」
Followed by two dog-surprised emoticons. That meant it was that shocking. Whenever Sunset’s story came up, Cheon No-eul’s pupils would shake wildly as if expressing with his eyes, ‘How can there be such a bastard?’
From the morning, there was a lot of talk about Sunset in the guild chat. The vice Guild Master, who had witnessed Sunset appearing right in front of him yesterday, was still unfolding a heroic tale.
“Halloween Eggplant: I was in Channel 1 because of a transaction”
“Halloween Eggplant: It was the first time in my life that I saw a real-life version of Moses’ miracle”
As if he had been counting the days and waiting, a miracle happened as soon as he appeared in the middle of Isis Village, where the event portal was located. The Playing Character tribes, who had been actively chatting and playing even in the early morning, split to the left and right around Sunset and avoided him. In the community, they were joking and calling Sunset a descendant of Moses.
“Ji9star: I can imagine ㅇㅅㅇ lol”
“Ji9star: So, what about the vice Guild Master?”」
「Halloween Eggplant: Of course」
「Halloween Eggplant: I avoided him tooㅋㅋ」
「ParkRoaches: No swag….」
「Ji9star: No swag at all」
「Halloween Eggplant: Would you guys not do that?」
「Halloween Eggplant: (photo)」
Ten screenshots of the game screen were sent in a row.
[Server] Hiphop Loser: @@@@@Channel 1 Sunset bastard appeared, quickly change channels@@@@@@@@
[Server] Pale Ale: Sunset bastard is back;;;;;; If you’re in the guild zone, get out now!!!!!!
[Server] Sunset: Huh? If you use the Server Mic, I can see it all too! ㅇㅅㅇ!!
[Server] Hermit Crab: Shit, we’re fuckedㅋㅋㅋ You guys are about to get killed, evacuate quicklyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Server] Hiphop Loser: Sorry, my cat typed that…;;;
Warnings such as ‘Channel 1 Isis Alert’ and ‘Evacuate immediately if you are in the guild zone’ spread widely.
「Halloween Eggplant: lolololㅋㅋㅋㅋChannel 1 is always crowded even in the early morning, right?」
「al0ha: If it’s not crowded, it’s usually normal」
「Halloween Eggplant: Anyway, has anyone seen Channel 1 as Pleasant?」
As he said that, the photo he sent proudly showed ‘Channel 1 (Pleasant)’.
“Captain Poseidon: Crazy haha lol haha haha haha haha”
“Captain Poseidon: But seeing that window haha Did you change channels?”」
「Halloween Eggplant: Ah, I changed channelsㅋ We decided to do the transaction in Channel 5 lolololㅋㅋ」
「Ji9star: You must have been scared lololollolololㅋ」
Melody also didn’t stay still. Among the horrified users, only they had a festive atmosphere. Of course, they were cursed by the users, but Melody, who had been the target of the victims’ anger while Sunset was gone, didn’t care and sent a ‘Sunset’s Return Celebration’ Server Mic mixed with special characters.
「neutaaaa: Shit, now that I think about it, it brings back memoriesㅋㅋㅋ I almost quit the game that day」
「Me: My friend quit that day….”WanduWandya: Me too lol I even sent the vice Guild Master a whisper saying I couldn’t do it anymore and was quitting haha”
“Ji9star: Wow”
“ParkRoaches: You have great decisiveness”
“Halloween Eggplant: Decisiveness hahahahahahaha”
“Halloween Eggplant: You’re kidding me haha That guy came in first after the emergency maintenance.” I was second」
「WanduWandya: [Whisper] Shhh, I told you that was a secret」
「Ji9star: First place;; Explain yourself」
「WanduWandya: …….」
「WanduWandya: I can’t abandon my baby that I raised with my wallet!!!」
Contrary to the expectations that he would immediately go to the guild zone and release the stress he had accumulated on the users, Sunset was said to have been sitting quietly in front of the Isis Auction House, organizing his items.
‘Party Title: [1ch] Star Piece 60 each Infinite Trade’
‘Party Leader: Sunset’
‘Content: Summer Fate Husky 6.0 Full Option Obelisk 2.0 Flower Piece 50 each Star Piece 60 each Trade Trade Trade Inquiries, join the party’
The server was in an uproar at the news of the party matching chat room created under Sunset’s name. Contrary to the expectation that he would definitely cut off their heads if they approached him under the pretext of a transaction, he really only disposed of items quietly for an hour. From the summer limited pet adoption rights to the SS-grade season fashion items with four options attached, he sold them off neatly, so there were many opinions that he might quit the game.
But Kyung-soo didn’t think that was the case. If he was really going to quit the game, why would he log in on the day his suspension was lifted, and why wouldn’t he hand over the Guild Master position and keep it as it is? It seemed like he was just planning to get new weapon options to play the user-killing game again. It takes a considerable amount of money and luck to match the weapon of a max-level user.
「C-N: Sunset came back yesterday.」
Kyung-soo clicked on the chat room with Cheon No-eul again and put his hand on the input window.
「Me: We’re screwedㅋㅋㅋ」
「C-N: ㅠㅠ」
Kyung-soo, who sent a short reply to No-eul’s message, jumped up from his seat and left the class. It was to inform another friend in the class who had quit the game about Sunset’s return.
*
No-eul, sitting in front of him in comfortable clothes, was chattering all day about his school life without being asked. He was stuck having to deal with the guy for two hours without the game.
He said he bought it cheaply at the auction yesterday and used the ‘Snow Rabbit Hot Springs 2-Hour Pass’, which gives experience points even if you stay still, and gifted it to Kyung-soo as well. The hot spring pass was not needed unless they were Playing Character Players who wanted to leave pretty screenshots because the efficiency was not high. But he couldn’t ignore the sincerity of buying two passes, thinking of him too, so he couldn’t refuse, saying he didn’t need it.
“Hyung? Are you listening to me?”
“…….”
“Hyung?”
Kyung-soo blinked blankly and answered belatedly.
“Yeah, I’m listening. You’re talking about the convenience store ajusshi buying a foreign car.”
“…That ended a while ago, though?”
“……No?”
“Yes, it did. You’re not listening to me now.”
“…….”
He closed his mouth because he had nothing to say. Then No-eul’s lips protruded a foot. And at the sight of him sullenly lowering his gaze, Kyung-soo unknowingly put his hand on his chest. He felt a little guilty. It wasn’t that he hadn’t been listening from the beginning, he had just been daydreaming a little.
In the meantime, No-eul’s gaze reached Kyung-soo’s chin. His pinkish lips parted slightly.
“Hyung… here.”
“What, again.”
“…….”
No-eul propped his hands on the low desk and stood up slightly, reaching out his hand. As his face came closer, Kyung-soo raised his lips crookedly. After all, it was a match he would win again today.
“…….”
He squeezed his eyes shut and waited, but he didn’t feel any sensation, let alone the familiar softness.
‘……Is this not it?’
When he slyly opened his eyes, No-eul was frozen stiff with his hand brought right up to his nose. He didn’t know what he was so surprised to see. He seemed a little embarrassed, and in a way, he seemed surprised, and he had an expression that he didn’t know what to do.
It had already been well over a month since he had met No-eul. The weather, which had been cool, turned chilly, and withered leaves fell from the lush branches. During that time, No-eul had been tormented by Kyung-soo countless times, but he always replied with a smiling face all day long. He had never made this expression even when he had been grabbed by the collar a while ago and had fallen away first in every kiss bet.
“Why, what?”
“Hyung, there’s an eyelash here.”
“……?”
“I was going to take it off for you….”
No-eul, who mumbled blankly, brushed his cheek with his thumb. An eyelash? You could have just said it, why confuse people…. One of Kyung-soo’s eyes narrowed. The finger that had brushed his cheek went down his face line and down to his chin. No-eul grabbed his face with his other hand and lowered his head.
“Ugh.”
“…….”
This time, the sensation he had been waiting for finally arrived. No-eul pushed the table aside and tenderly cupped Kyung-soo’s cheeks. The empty water glass fell over. No-eul blocked Kyung-soo from even reaching for the cup in that brief moment. Kyung-soo, who had been flustered by the sudden intrusion of No-eul’s tongue, soon responded dazedly.
“……”
If he just stayed still, he could win. He had always done so, and he always would.
“……”
This bastard…. Usually, he would have given up immediately, but today he was holding on.
“……”
Why is this taking so long? …Huh?
“……Ugh.”
This… isn’t right.
Cheon No-eul slightly lowered his light brown eyelashes and kissed him deeply, beyond comparison to the first one. His breath was hot. He briefly parted their lips and opened his eyes. After confirming that neither of them intended to surrender, they kissed again. A thick tongue invaded, thoroughly exploring his mouth.
‘What is this?’
Kyung-soo thought, frowning. This is just a kiss. Anyone can do it, and it can be done without any emotion. But something felt wrong. However, his pride as a gambler who couldn’t tolerate even a single defeat prevented him from backing away first.
“Ugh, w-wai….”
Kyung-soo groaned. In response, No-eul barely pulled away his lips, pressed his forehead against Kyung-soo’s, and whispered lowly.
“Why wait?”
His fiercely sharp eyes were unfamiliar. He was about to shrink back from the gaze that seemed to devour him, but he bit his lip stubbornly. The kiss resumed. Unlike No-eul, who was desperate every time, Kyung-soo felt nothing much. But with the kiss lasting longer than usual, he felt a little….
“I lost!”
“Huh, what?”
Kyung-soo pushed No-eul away with both hands, rested his hands on his raised knees, and grumbled as if nothing had happened.
“Ah, damn it, I can’t breathe, I can’t do it anymore! You won this time, Cheon No-eul.”
No-eul, who had been carefully observing Kyung-soo, who was unusually flustered, glared at him with suspicion.
“Hyung, stand up.”
“……”
I’m screwed.
“Where did this bastard learn to order me around?”
“Umm, please stand up.”
“……”
“…Please?”
No-eul said with a slight smile. But Kyung-soo couldn’t smile back. He didn’t have the leeway to scold him that adding the word ‘please’ didn’t make everything a request. Of all places, he was trapped with walls blocking him from all sides. This is troublesome. If he gets caught, he’s really in trouble…. Kyung-soo tightened his grip on his knees, maintaining a blank expression.
No-eul’s hand reached towards Kyung-soo’s face, feigning composure. After removing the hair stuck to his cheek, he slowly moved his fingers to Kyung-soo’s neck.
“Okay. Don’t stand up if you don’t want to. But instead….”
“……”
“A kiss.”
Along with the affectionate tone, delicate fingers dug into his hair. Contrary to Kyung-soo’s expectation that he would rush in and demand it, the movements were so gentle. But Kyung-soo didn’t relax for a single moment. He must have some ulterior motive.
No-eul recklessly pushed his lips forward. When Kyung-soo quickly turned his head to avoid it, he softly pressed his lips against his cheek as a fallback and whispered.
“Why do you keep avoiding me? It’s not like it’s the first time.”
“What.”
“We’ve done it countless times. You seemed to like it today too, didn’t you?”
“N-no, …n-no, I didn’t. What nonsense are you talking about.”
A feathery voice tickled his eardrum. His spine tingled. He felt a chill so intense he wanted to scratch his ears. No-eul playfully kissed his cheek. He felt ticklish wherever his lips touched.
“Get lost, seriously…!”
His mind went blank with the thought that he was in big trouble. He tried singing in his head to get through this situation, but it had no effect. The hand that had been supporting the back of his head slid down his neck and firmly grabbed both cheeks. And their lips met again.
He couldn’t concentrate at all. He couldn’t even if he wanted to. Perhaps because of the recklessly thrusting lips, his mouth was torn and he tasted iron. As soon as his lips parted, a soft tongue wrapped around his. Kyung-soo squeezed his eyes shut. I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. I don’t like ittt…. Contrary to the screams in his head, Kyung-soo wiggled his hips every time their tongues rubbed together. He felt lightheaded and his heart pounded.
The two kissed until their lips were numb. His vision wavered with a strange pleasure. It was like climbing to the highest point and falling straight down. It was quite different from an ordinary kiss. Just as his whitened vision regained its color, No-eul’s lips parted.
“…Wait here for a moment.”
Any more than this is dangerous, I can’t do it anymore. Kyung-soo left No-eul behind and went straight to the bathroom. He needed to wash his face and calm his head. A moment later, the doorknob rattled.
The door opened.
*
When Kyung-soo came out of the bathroom, trembling and unable to concentrate, No-eul asked.
“Hyung, were you uncomfortable with me?”
“Why are you acting like you know?”
He’s acting like he knows what I did. There’s no way he could. Kyung-soo replied indifferently.
“I’ll practice and do better next time.”
“Practice with who?! Do you have someone else besides me?”
“Huh? No, just me….”
“Ah, okay.”
I thought he did this all the time. He definitely said I was his first…. Kyung-soo calmed his surprised heart and sighed. Then No-eul was startled again and asked what was wrong this time. He was getting tired of answering every little reaction with the same question.
“I don’t know. If you ask me one more time, I’m going home.”
“I liked it. A lot….”
“……”
“I like you, Hyung.”
Kyung-soo turned away, feeling awkward at No-eul’s blushing face.
“Is it always this good? And we didn’t even get to the main event.”
“What main event? I don’t know, I’ve never done it before either.”
Kyung-soo muttered in vain. He wondered why he was even doing this with No-eul in the first place. He must have been crazy for a moment.
“Then do you want to try it with me?”
“……?”
Unlike the content of the words, it sounded so bland.
“What did you say?”
Did I understand correctly? Kyung-soo frowned and asked again. No-eul kindly added an explanation for Kyung-soo, who didn’t understand properly.
“Let’s do it. Sex.”
“Are you crazy? We can’t yet!”
“Why not? Let’s try it once. Then we might know.”
“No! …Come to think of it, there’s no way you’d say something sensible. Sorry for not realizing. Happy now?”
“It would be good to practice what we’re going to do later….”
“You really say fucked up things without a second thought, don’t you? Who practices that?”
No-eul smiled, curving his eyes, and kindly pointed with his hand.
“You and me, Hyung.”
“Hey! Not that! ……How can guys do that, you idiot.”
At those words, No-eul opened his mouth slightly as if he had finally realized. It was absurd that he had been trying to do it without even knowing that, so he let out a hollow laugh.
“……Oh, can’t we?”
“No, are you really an idiot?”
I wondered what he was talking about since there’s no place to put it in the first place! Kyung-soo chuckled. He felt like he had finally won after being pushed around the whole time. No-eul blinked at those words, then exclaimed as if he had found a solution.
“What if it’s possible?”
“It’s not. What we just did is all there is.”
“There’s no such thing as impossible. We can create a way.”
“There is such a thing as impossible, that’s why the word exists. A way? How are you going to create it? Are you going to be reborn as a woman or something?”
“That’s too… late, what if I find a way? What if I study up and come back?”
There’s no way that’s possible. Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation only discovered what was already there. It’s impossible to create something that doesn’t exist. Also, it’s impossible for a naturally born gender to change. Judging from Cheon No-eul’s track record, he would definitely bring a strange method and insist on it, but he was confident that he could catch him and not fall for it. Kyung-soo raised the corner of his lips diagonally and said words that his future self would definitely decide to kill him for if he heard them.
“Ha, study? If studying could create a way, we would have already researched how to become a landlord and become rich.”
“Don’t change the subject.”
“Okay, I’ll do it! You have to say something that makes sense.”
No-eul was thorough, tearing off a nearby calendar at random and scribbling strange things on the white side. ‘If I break this, I’ll delete my Illusion Character.’ Kyung-soo wrote his name below it, scoffed, and handed it to No-eul. The paper was hidden somewhere in No-eul’s room.