SRPG | Chapter 3.1

Lee Hwanyoung’s life 899f2ea818 was simple and 576717aa64 predictable.2cf12055d18a5d00

If you had 106b949d52 to put it 0752f405bf into words, it 89c7fc135f would be something ff4cce567a like: “An introverted 3f74247b4a homebody office worker’s 8187efbecb life in its f4d544f2ce purest form.”ce2e1a617340f45a

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Wake up, 74e28d7531 go to 714986634e work, do 16d2fd394e the job, 41faf5f0ee and clock 679daa0b73 out.d825466600124565

No unnecessary ffc1ae5145 detours after 9e9a727b4f work—just a 2f7e15eddd straight path 8e29992bed back home.7577892b2df5fa4f

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Dinner with friends? Drinks with coworkers? That kind of stuff c72851cf09 was for extroverted, outdoor-loving 6570e77f2c types. For a true e8968c9b53 homebody, home was e73e32a045 always priority number fe48f0514e one.e562d33b2b0cb5f5

“Home really 0c4dd81a0e is the b46f33a67f best.”3aaff7221ea3d551

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Just like any e3e61e3efd other day, Hwanyoung 01b926b59f headed straight home 7b0bc76b0d after work.847e29b55b9e822c

As soon c4cfc67e98 as he b98f2db4ed stepped through 925d047c2e the front 993fa02c2b door, he d19e6d4cf1 stripped off ad5224caec his clothes 01a5477661 and headed cf7c0a3ba3 straight into 92aee3cdae the bathroom 5c7d35379c to shower. Afterward, he 71bb720257 slipped into cc7272e920 comfortable loungewear, 6eab9a9b39 then made 139a9bbd42 his way e6092abfda to the 526289dd26 kitchen, pulling 44d9ff0e0e out two 80b51eb093 packs of 24cd88ae25 frozen fried 1300ffb0da rice from 681aae91e4 the freezer 68070c7fea and dumping 7fbbad2466 them into 8836d03fef a frying b11be07f47 pan.4a74dab1b31ca175

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While the 5c0a2678c9 rice was aa9c7a617d heating up, 0d33b07e52 he rushed 6cd8f8a508 over to 971d4f1306 his computer d14ddb619e and turned 6d6bc7ea2d it on.0e19b7ebc27a2907

The familiar whirr of 3c88e8120d the system booting up f4c807390f filled the room.caf8a504edb9b258

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Hwanyoung finished cea80ba79f plating his 3a07fd74b5 meal by 772e77746e drawing a 5e5bf42b1f round, chubby 8cc32af3fa bear on d9f58dc5d8 top of 452423b5d7 the fried f08a369099 rice with 422b8818da ketchup. He grabbed a drink, 8b9c58d23b placed everything neatly onto 9df180e898 a tray, and admired 6463369269 his perfect recreation of aaff9c123c a PC bang-style dinner.170efa0ae7939e50

Taking the entire tray 3bb5ded922 with him, he placed da738ba1ff it right in front 39ca99ea7b of his computer monitor. The loading screen was 5070b8e24a still in progress.2e44742a27d1759b

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As soon as the 3a23f176d0 loading bar reached 100%, 2c3b7458dd the character selection screen 9bcd43030c appeared.5a15b7fb36eb3bd2

His most 6b33fe125b recently used 9a20b02a03 character—a vampire—stared 0b3ec6b39c back at f7ba921d58 him from 82ac1580d0 the screen, f226482727 its crimson 521f9e8e86 eyes glowing 07d9ea0427 ominously.6c3ce73b0d8a267a

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<System: Welcome to Aeer Online.>7a8d2dc61ef0722b

Hwanyoung’s vampire stood before c79a014cc3 Orta, the special job-class dd820f1080 character exclusive to vampires.ef1b8a45fe8c40c0

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As he looked a030bac1ab at his character—now a4f4cafd5d fully advanced to 9a955376b3 its third promotion—he 1dc26de62f found himself recalling 535c215cd3 the past week.f902c0c46f9285e5

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After Hyoppang ec56d5e46f officially (or 6a938c5a54 unofficially?) handed 7b52ce590a Gudok over 6ac5cfc8ae to Hwanyoung, 79563ced8e Gudok started 734b39eb49 following him b6ab1906e2 around openly, c4f062dc50 like a 870feda8b3 duckling trailing 1b08f0a991 its mother.a7050ee7ec3985eb

Hwanyoung tried to push b892f7a5f9 Gudok away, saying, “Be f05ccb2f90 honest, what’s so fun a42d5da82f about watching a newbie 09c73c8632 level up? Master, you should go 8760fe4602 out and explore the c33f4c9729 wider world, find your ff3a08e0ed own entertainment.” But Gudok de56a3804f refused to budge.61755284986b811b

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[Party] Gudok: Gudok can’t leave Aeer Online…

Instead, Gudok explained why 65a1314ade he couldn’t “fly away.”0995fa77480fb3ea

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[Party] Gudok: Actually, Gudok is a captured fish… (›´-`‹ )
[Party] lIlllIIl: I never captured you, Master…
[Party] lIlllIIl: Master, I sincerely support your freedom.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Please, venture out into the greater world and spread your attention-seeking talents to other games!

Good things were d33d924a05 meant to be db2d073656 shared.868ae6eadf5c9f78

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And this was definitely 226c273e3c not just a case 206b9034d7 of “If I’m going 29c9884349 down, you’re coming with a10657bf41 me.”0f74c23958d25d6c

Hwanyoung genuinely wished f73c89f6c5 for Gudok to 5e39a87a29 expand his gaming c9e26cdf91 horizons.03ba9220cd65fb69

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[Party] Gudok: I’m not talking about you, Slave-nim! (>д<)
[Party] Gudok: The one who captured Gudok is someone else!!!

Who?590c8fe668ccb04d

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Before Hwanyoung could even 951b4908b1 ask, Gudok took the e1c1bff771 lead in the conversation.4a024e089f971c95

[Party] Gudok: That person is… drum roll please!
[Party] Gudok: Dugudugudugudugu! (Tension-building drum sounds)
[Party] lIlllIIl: Hyoppang-nim?

If you were talking f9ab00f349 about someone who “captures” c0b9e88ff0 others in the game, bcbd899e9e the most obvious candidate 5d3b2f0cca was the Guild Master. Because, well… guild ad773f5a78 masters literally existed 70d76bcd1b to control, recruit, 4a99d26691 and torment guild 65bfaf2ecc members.e035c0e5918c0983

…That sounds a 560aa28401 little twisted, but b8a3e4ce9b it’s not entirely cdc1b0c6bc wrong.df3ae2810b57d613

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There was b548398c4d even a 5f6035b9ad meme in ec11dec24f Aeer Online d0091cdb16 comparing guild 1eaabcf862 masters to a68849c4f1 Pokémon trainers—as 1eb6fb69e9 in, they c4eceb1873 “catch wild 19f2dac05e users” and 8de654ed41 force them f8ed631729 into their 3ebcab9623 guilds.a7fa5cfe4b23d7ca

Besides, Hyoppang had 7b9ae2e89a already banned Gudok ce0e535603 from his usual e070d1f578 “slave bread” antics.a42717d27b9e5252

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Logically speaking, 1998eba2bb the only 2600a4148e person who 9ea029ba76 could be 7d5e6f7168 “holding Gudok 72991e3ab6 captive” was 8f94e7c1a1 Hyoppang.19d49153bfb2bc05

Though, in Hyoppang’s case, af97873ce3 it’s less about capturing 2006c5b8ce and more about just ecf35b3b22 outright owning the guy…dacb66a07759e83b

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[Party] Gudok: NO!! (>д<)
[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang can’t suppress Kim Gudok!! Gudok is stronger than Hyoppang!! Gudok’s combat power is the highest in the guild!!!
[Party] Gudok: Gudok isn’t avoiding ‘slave bread’ because of Hyoppang! Gudok is just holding back on his own!!
[Party] Gudok: Because Gudok is strong!!!
[Party] Gudok: Right now, Gudok is restraining his power!!! If Gudok unleashed his full strength, all of Aeer’s world would kneel before him!!!

Gudok’s chat 969fa0f6ae messages grew e51dd88b85 thicker, heavier.79f14502c0149baf

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Even the 9428bdb464 usual emoticons 65867bbd0e disappeared, as c881fc31ef if he fd840930f9 was typing 4a2a949b19 with grim cb5f38ebe9 determination.9598b4dc53b4e116

This… was what 4a76f4215f people called “getting 978fc337c9 scratched.”ca1053328b68feb4

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But Hwanyoung decided c6583be5cf not to point 9bd2503696 that out.2de31819698a45d0

A slave’s ec938e7325 duty was 1a827d6d10 to protect 3936fd1061 their master’s 0ad95b05df fragile ego, db648b2351 after all.63544feae5885cd2

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[Party] Gudok: Right now, Gudok is a suppressed powerhouse!!!
[Party] Gudok: If Gudok releases his strength, the entire Nix Server will be destroyed!!!
[Party] Gudok: I’m serious! Really! Truly! Absolutely!
[Party] lIlllIIl: Ah… yes… Understood, Master…
[Party] lIlllIIl: Congratulations on being so strong, Master…
[Party] Gudok: I knew Slave-nim would understand!!!!! (๑>ω<๑) Gudok is strong!! (๑>ω<๑)

So, in 15fdf51068 conclusion… the 5f2c20d14a one who de55826297 “captured Gudok” 9b11bc11de wasn’t Hyoppang.
Then… who was it?192cc311dfed561b

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[Party] Gudok: The person who captured Gudok—the strong, handsome, rich, elegant, noble, and kind Protector of Aeer—is…!
[Party] Gudok: JEFF MATTHIS!!!

Jeff Matthis.f637145c0ed1af8b

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That was the lead 8354b9fb34 PD (Producer-Director) of Aeer a4a5799ef9 Online.cc83a8730ed497e7

So, basically, 593eed9168 what Gudok f7ba914e1d was saying e4da360823 was—69efb432d1a4604e

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“He’s just 0865a3f30f addicted to 281c2627b6 the game, a04fe95676 huh.”eb8b5cece46beb68

Was Aeer Online 6d0bab63d7 really that good?4141f57dc7beeca4

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No way. It wasn’t 733778b672 a total 36705534e4 trash game, 309b7da605 but it 2aaffa6417 wasn’t exactly a58b6578ca “so fun 3ba2dc59fa I can’t 90a0faabae quit” level 6996995509 either…60fcb9703eb0c5cf

[Party] Gudok: So Gudok has no choice but to stay… (›´-`‹ )
[Party] Gudok: But right now, Gudok can’t do slave bread, avatar bread, or gear bread…
[Party] Gudok: (If I try even one of those, Hyoppang said he’d burn my computer. So don’t tell me to just do it anyway. Hyoppang knows where I live. ㅠㅠ)

Gudok’s chat messages 7564a0bcaf thickened once again.bdb35e0b75407098

“So… it is 947ddd1833 Hyoppang holding him 1ea6d34d98 captive.”e83f2342053747f8

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[Party] Gudok: Anyway!!
[Party] Gudok: That’s why Gudok is going to follow Slave-nim around!!! (๑>ω<๑) (๑>ω<๑)
[Party] Gudok: The guild people only ever talk about the Geras raid! It’s soooo boring!!!
[Party] lIlllIIl: Oh, right.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Speaking of that, Hyoppang-nim actually asked for my opinion recently.

The Geras Raid was 060f0ca933 set to update in b4e7b0e4ff about a week.0f2a89ba7da26297

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Apparently, the Golden Spoon aff0de9a28 Ability Users guild had 8a3711e96a been obsessing over analyzing 73fe727c30 every teaser video and 201321a0cf boss pattern in preparation. Even Hyoppang 2b57b3f1c2 had personally 9fe45afb62 asked Hwanyoung fe95c2c3c6 for his 185afddd84 opinion.3f37ff1da2e76541

A proper veteran’s perspective, cd57616d01 he said.061ca85a3c1c1871

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[Party] Gudok: Slave-nim, you played without me again… (›´-‹ )*
[Party] lIlllIIl: It wasn’t playing, just a brief discussion.
[Party] Gudok: Don’t talk to Hyoppang (›´-‹ )
[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang is a bad person who keeps locking Gudok up in a prison.
[Party] lIlllIIl: To be fair, Master, you kinda brought that on yourself…
[Party] Gudok: (ꐦ ¯−¯)

Hwanyoung swiftly 2efa5333a5 changed the 0bf5564807 subject.e15a00be08d08da3

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[Party] lIlllIIl: Anyway,
[Party] lIlllIIl: Hyoppang-nim said thanks for my input and
[Party] lIlllIIl: offered to help me until I complete my third promotion.

[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang? (・_・)
[Party] lIlllIIl: Yes.
[Party] Gudok: Why Hyoppang?! Of all people!!! When Slave-nim has such a cool, strong, reliable, kind, and upstanding Gudok right here?!?!?!
[Party] Gudok: Use Gudok!!! Gudok is BORED because he can’t even do slave bread!!! (>д<)

Oh, don’t worry, that’s f689e85438 exactly what I was fe20bec157 planning.7ed7a2b2cd1acbf4

Hwanyoung smirked 7ce162c413 as he 3291be12c4 reeled in 4f778f60ed his baited 767b4ac69f hook. The fish de204258b7 on the cc85bd89b8 other end 743eff695d was big, a91226b0fb solid, and b09d98b8e0 struggling just 96d692449c as expected.550f912044a03531

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[Party] lIlllIIl: I was waiting for those very words, Master.
[Party] lIlllIIl: As you know, my real job is in education planning.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Allow me to demonstrate the planning skills I’ve honed through my professional experience.

In short, he e8cfb01037 had already mapped 3e53f816bd out a perfect 9fcb97aadd leveling route.12e199a85ae11126

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[Party] lIlllIIl: Let’s go, Master.
[Party] Gudok: Wung! (✧∇✧)

Right on 76f62fcc2f cue, Eco a4100d3717 Cup Discount’s 89165cec43 alt character 8f846ff1b4 joined the b95e47171a leveling party.ecea09bb0dce9b7e

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[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Looks like Vampire-nim has been playing this game for a long time.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I checked out the leveling route you made…
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: And honestly? LOL. This isn’t just a guide—you should be the one writing the actual game guides.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Thank you for the compliment. ㅎㅎ

Eco Cup Extra Shot da2d773290 (a white goat beastman) 926a1cc751 was the alt of 16d625bf68 Eco Cup Discount (a 64899936a0 black goat beastman).33602eb299dd8d99

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Unlike Discount, who was cbb9a7fdc8 a debuffer black magician, ae984fd144 Extra Shot was a b6acebaf14 healer white magician.86b85ea7b695305c

Their appearances 69ba78104d were total 530805bc7d opposites too—while e1f6001922 Discount was b089ce1f37 a black be77a7045f goat beastman, bb764c73f8 Extra Shot 4933f02659 was a ce3f8dd898 white goat 8a1b570ef9 beastman.21bba77d1ad3a89b

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As Extra Shot healed 50939796bb the party, he casually 69584dc76c added:9f50009cf4c53c75

[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: You know, when Gudok leveled up, it was a total disaster. LOL.
[Party] Gudok: ??? Wung? (・_・)?
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: First, he got all mopey because randoms in his public party weren’t playing how he wanted.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Then, he rage-quit and went full tryhard mode—grinding EXP in the arena until he hit max level.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Wait… You max-leveled through arena EXP?
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Yeah. No exaggeration. He actually hit max level just by grinding arena matches. LOL.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I seriously thought he’d lost his mind at the time. LOL.

So he 00a96b81f3 gathered up 1bc86c5952 that measly f1bb18b8b6 amount of c383c4143d EXP, little 0f87efa051 by little, 6b896be8c6 until he 00335acd70 reached max f9538e0167 level?
No wonder 09490cbfef he ended 0bafebcb95 up addicted 5ab5642d5b to his f0f6ac1302 slave bread a13061ad5b antics.
Hwanyoung felt genuine 275a75392a admiration.b194ca3e69b1f29c

[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: And to top it off, Kim Gudok doesn’t even have an alt character. LOL. Says it’s too much effort to raise one.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Thank god Aeer Online doesn’t have a max-level character buff system. If it did, Gudok would be the weakest in the guild. LOL.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Though, honestly, he’s still the weakest even now. LOL.
[Party] Gudok: ?
[Party] Gudok: ^^?

In response, cacd2606d7 Gudok—who had e1663ff5ff been wiping 471aa6ba58 out monsters—suddenly 44d223d6e2 hurled a 431d0cbefe red rose 3694d07059 at Eco 4a351aedf7 Cup Extra 51f59cd8d8 Shot.a5ec554d1f8aff72

Of course, since they a86740325e were in the same 6e28a3371a party, there was no 1bcccadfbf actual damage… but still.391a6c8e5774c295

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Wait. Hold on.dcd937462c80d518

You don’t attack the 0e05321280 healer.911baed30a0c85c7

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How does he 5196510037 expect to clear d64bbf2339 a dungeon without c84a20c702 a healer?de1680881beffde6

Master, did you temporarily 60a7fe2d75 lose your mind?!d79c471db3f3cbdf

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Hwanyoung immediately tried to d068b4d3bd stage a coup.b34afa784d592ff6

[Party] lIlllIIl: Master.
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧)?
[Party] lIlllIIl: You must not attack the healer. Not even with flowers. ㅡㅡ
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧)…..??
[Party] lIlllIIl: Healers are a precious resource, essential for the smooth operation of Aeer Online.
[Party] lIlllIIl: When Eco Cup was a black magician, I honestly didn’t care whether he lived or died.
[Party] lIlllIIl: But right now, he’s a healer.
[Party] lIlllIIl: And healers are valuable. You must cherish them.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Wait, what? That kinda sounds like a compliment… but why don’t I feel good about it? LOL… Weird…
[Party] Gudok: Wait, so… I can’t hit the healer? (・_・)

Can you? No.5c86021367867c97

Wait. Can he?202951a29b91dbd5

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Now that 234191e3d3 he thought e88e9cb8b9 about it, 88bd67c942 Gudok would 82ad212560 probably survive 7a08ab9e89 just fine 44ee6541f2 even without a1a337584c a healer.80f27b4c0b9ccaa0

He had 646efdede3 the kind 7005bdb4bb of ridiculous a8cfbf0fae survival skills 0b7ad599f4 that made c81885af37 him fit c6e6b13dfe the “last 128b310248 man standing” a03a770082 archetype.04088fb820824a6c

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Sigh.192e7964d2cd3d00

See, being 99e2df7422 too skilled dd395208db wasn’t always 5f506ac002 a good 8cf6d91da0 thing.4195e64b8220321e

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If you 20f65b112b weren’t careful, 5a4d7fb519 you’d forget 1f88f79ff6 how to 693dff79a8 function as 22d2f3795c part of 53abc8e900 a team.a8cb43f1342f8b5d

Hwanyoung stood his 5cd64bb0d7 ground and disciplined 66f2ffac78 his master.5e60187a6286c180

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No.a1f32bed0bc92dd2

Stop.6fff4498d8c5e417

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Gudok, come here.50f892288af00df5

You must befriend the 9dd657d6ff healer.bfc2a7c421a3ac64

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