SRPG | Chapter 3.4

ca3c53a00d90c69ef678…Right. That did happen.

20589f4ffa44830d80bbHwanyoung quickly used the Apologizing emote.

0c42fe83728537bb6cd0Now that he thought about it, it was true—he had literally sold Gudok to Hyoppang for money before. No wonder Gudok didn’t trust him.

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5417fae45c54486f3273“I mean, yeah, but still.”

e8400fa302421ff64dd1Hwanyoung started spouting a bunch of filler words—classic Korean stalling tactics. He understood why Gudok doubted him, but it still felt a bit unfair.

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4707e5c245e20d5cb70f“I gave all the money I got from Hyoppang to Gudok, though.”

46bd89fe1d7fe2997109That should’ve been enough to rebuild their broken trust, right? …Or did he need to pay even more?

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f88d676a926dc20f0a7c[Party] Gudok: ｡°(´∩ω∩`)°｡
[Party] Gudok: Gudok is sad. Gudok is sad because Slave-nim betrayed him.
[Party] lIlllIIl: No, listen—
[Party] lIlllIIl: First of all, I didn’t do it this time,
[Party] lIlllIIl: And, okay, I admit the past thing was my fault, but—
[Party] Hyoppang: Uh, guys.

c23cf16efa55677edf62That’s when Hyoppang, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

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47aeecf4bfbd36958a4c[Party] Hyoppang: Gudok is just messing with Barcode-nim right now.

3953f64e21917c03bf1c…Huh?

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25fddc3425dcd04e6b43[Party] lIlllIIl: What?
[Party] Hyoppang: Honestly, people have been picking fights with us for months now. This isn’t the first time ^^;;
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Yeah, technically, Vampire-nim just got caught up in our mess ㅠ

e44c946f5ffec42391f0…Wait, what? I got played?

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281ece7918622aceb151Hwanyoung narrowed his eyes at Gudok, who was still spamming emotes shamelessly in front of him. Annoyed, he used the Angry emote.

454a35fdb85d1b550a8b[Party] Gudok: Hehehe.
[Party] Gudok: Slave-nim, you got tricked? (๑>ω<๑)
[Party] Gudok: You really got tricked by Gudok?! (๑>ω<๑)
[Party] Gudok: Gudok successfully got his revenge?!?!? (๑>ω<๑)

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9c15611297cccf9ffc33Hwanyoung replied with a deadpan expression.

6fc2f740c4e11579048d[Party] lIlllIIl: Yeah… well…
[Party] lIlllIIl: If that made my master happy… then as a slave, I should be happy too… sure… whatever…
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Ah, lololololol, I can literally hear Vampire-nim losing all his affection for Kim Gudok from here, lololololololol.
[Party] HappinessWhenHealing: Even Pure Happy just said that Gudok-kun went too far this time.
[Party] Gudok: (;° ロ°) Huh…?!?!
[Party] Gudok: ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡
[Party] Gudok: Nooo, Gudok is not that bad of a person!!!
[Party] lIlllIIl: Yeah… well…
[Party] Gudok: ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡ ｡°(´∩ω∩)°｡

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355c8515d541ff547abbJust then, Hyoppang’s chat message popped up, pushing Gudok’s flood of crying emojis out of sight.

a1450c56ca7dd52aaa08[Party] Hyoppang: Actually, yesterday, Eco Cup and I mentioned in guild chat that we were heading to the desert.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Fuck… are you a spy for their side, lolol ㅠㅠ
[Party] Hyoppang: This is the first time they’ve openly picked a fight like this, though.
[Party] Hyoppang: I guess since there’s only a week left until the Geras Update, they’re getting desperate.

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61177b5d305a2427f853Honestly, even to Hwanyoung, that provocation was so obvious it was laughable.
It was way too clear that they were trying to poke at them to get some kind of reaction.
Anyone with even a bit of gaming experience, not just hardcore veterans, wouldn’t fall for something that blatant.

6839aefef64391338868But if the one they’re targeting is Kim Gudok…?

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c72ec4d6279883a0cea2The answer was obvious.

ea3a1b8a14300f16630e“…He’s gonna fight.”

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552717e446db2d766e1cHwanyoung wasn’t really worried about Gudok himself. If he cared about keeping his name out of the gossip forums and anonymous boards, he wouldn’t have done something as crazy as a public slave bread event in the first place.

fefcc9cece9ee33d2bc8“The problem is the other people.”

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a3a2bcd6ac4e52b04403A raid wasn’t something you cleared alone.

1a3effbf3c1e025d01fdAnd if they’re aiming for a first clear, that means they’re a well-prepared party.

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e2bc0ed41e232400476dTheir opponents were likely aiming for exactly that—causing trouble for Hyoppang’s first clear team for Geras.

f0d762fe5df7ae1cdd75[Party] Hyoppang: Honestly, I got a little nervous just now ^^;
[Party] Hyoppang: I thought Gudok would just rush in and start throwing cards everywhere.
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧)
[Party] Gudok: Slave-nim said yesterday that you should never kill the healer!
[Party] Gudok: So Gudok held back! (๑>ω<๑) Because healers must not die!

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319bc9f71534759909a4…Oh.

8f88422f986d0abebb49It finally clicked for Hwanyoung why Gudok had just let the provocation slide.

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a467637cc7ead64067d0Because their opponent was a healer.

c44e045465cfd77f485eAnd because just yesterday, Hwanyoung had told Gudok not to kill healers.

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b3c9203746c003c637ac“I thought he was holding back because of Hyoppang.”

bd73e5a3efbb369b8a97But was it because of him?

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4fb0c53aa7547b502dc9Hwanyoung looked at Gudok with a touched expression.

be219090ccf985d0493fOur little Gudok… you’ve grown up… You can be independent now… Not that I’m trying to kick you out or anything—he was just really proud of Gudok.

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c5c524c1944d73af5584[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: LMAO, I was wondering why Gudok wasn’t reacting to the provocation,
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Turns out it was because of Vampire-nim.
[Party] Gudok: (˶˙ᵕ˙˶)
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: LOLOLOLOLOL
[Party] HappinessWhenHealing: Pure Happy is deeply moved by the love between you two.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Isn’t this totally one of those taming the wild troublemaker with love romance novel tropes?

904cdebbfb350e0ce5e6If he left this alone, someone was about to bust out a grand piano and start playing du, du-rut-du, du, du-rut-du.

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1a931cb30c827215e7ffBefore any instruments appeared, Hwanyoung quickly changed the topic.

4812a907506c2ad0eec9[Party] lIlllIIl: More importantly,
[Party] lIlllIIl: If there’s a spy in the guild, doesn’t that mean one of us here could be the spy?
[Party] Hyoppang: Ah, everyone here has already been checked.
[Party] Hyoppang: You can trust them. ^^

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6f6884087755edd2be20Checked? How?

45ff6aeea5824f93340c[Party] Hyoppang: HappinessWhenHealing, can you swear one more time, on Pure Happy, that you’re not a spy?
[Party] HappinessWhenHealing: Of course.
[Party] HappinessWhenHealing: I swear on Pure Happy that I am not a spy.

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7c2447b6e1237f61f088“…Ah, that’s how.”

fcced71029f4ac62f47cHappinessWhenHealing used the ‘Confidence’ emote. A pink bird—probably a flamingo—beastkin thumped their chest with a clenched right fist.

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49700bfca8770b357a1eOtakus betting their favorite character wasn’t something they did lightly.

b16e308232ca3e85af8dHwanyoung decided to believe in HappinessWhenHealing’s conviction and love.

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cd9efa656405ce26f78c[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I already swore on my coffee, lolololol.

8f2cba7532154aa84734Coffee? That’s kinda weak, no?

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13d61130b83292682cbeI mean, people online bet their coffee over the smallest things.

f5d5881102c1302fbfe5Just then, a whisper came from Gudok.

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ee3cb4ac38c8184dad8a[Whisper] Gudok: Coffee is the name of Eco Cup’s dog.
[Whisper] lIlllIIl: Ohhh.
[Whisper] Gudok: (๑ᵔ⩊ᵔ๑)

c4b4cdeb6228824f8511Oh, if he bet his pet, then that really is everything he’s got.

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88b353ae0b8bb79cb02eHwanyoung accepted Eco Cup’s innocence as well.

ed51397f06a9dc06790bThat left only Hyoppang himself and Gudok.

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359ca3045fdabab2be3bBut Hyoppang is the one preparing the Geras first clear.

7a84d32ed92bf966460fGudok was also naturally ruled out—because Hyoppang knew Gudok’s real-life address.

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88a4b229b5320d959deaAnd Gudok’s participating in the Geras raid team too.

80ed4e724b001975b328If Gudok really wanted to sabotage Hyoppang’s first clear, he wouldn’t need to resort to shady tactics. He could just ghost them on update day, and that would be enough.

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488a65cb9fac23fa9599Alright. Time to say it out loud.

d376cff82bc8e6849d94Hwanyoung called out to Hyoppang.

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7627862843fbb73e8a1f[Party] lIlllIIl: Hyoppang-nim.
[Party] Hyoppang: Yeah?
[Party] lIlllIIl: How about we split into separate parties for a while?

6a746eca955fd6b24beeHwanyoung’s plan was a very basic yet effective method for flushing out a spy.

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d5c200b1d1418983f5b6[Party] lIlllIIl: If we give different pieces of information to multiple people,
[Party] lIlllIIl: and then observe which piece of information the enemy reacts to,
[Party] lIlllIIl: we might not pinpoint the spy completely, but at least we can narrow it down.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Ah, lol, I know this! Isn’t this the method a foreign celebrity used with baby pictures?

625ccdd58da29a62c658Yeah. The plan Hwanyoung suggested was the same method a famous overseas celebrity had used to catch a traitor leaking their private information to the media.

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c2b1d7531b2c86f74a7bThe celebrity had taken several different photos of their child, each with slight variations in pose and angle, and sent different versions to different acquaintances. Later, they checked which photo got leaked to the press and successfully identified the informant.

c9a22c120f45ffb4261f[Party] lIlllIIl: Yep, that’s the one.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Honestly, it’s such a simple trick that I can’t say it’s 100% foolproof…
[Party] lIlllIIl: But considering how desperate the other side seems, it might work.

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9169c4c536c68d0117fdPeople tend to make mistakes when they’re in a hurry. Even minor traps can trip them up when they’re pressed for time.

eec1aaba81bbf4a9ed8cThat small opening—Hwanyoung was aiming for exactly that.

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3a661c8cefda00bc33c7[Party] lIlllIIl: Besides, even I just got tricked by Master-nim a moment ago ^^…
[Party] lIlllIIl: So maybe they’ll fall for something unexpected too.

a448b6e553dbd94d3c12On top of that, this plan had no real downside for Hyoppang. Even if it failed, nothing would be lost.
It was literally worth a shot.

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c44a02a1d3f923c53ec9[Party] Hyoppang: Hmm…
[Party] Hyoppang: Then…

46edcf17feee35255577That’s when Eco Cup suddenly chimed in with a completely different approach.

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d26bdeacedf0e8acebb3[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Why don’t we just beat the crap out of them every time they show up? ┻━┻
[Party] Gudok: Gudok approves! (✧∇✧)
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I mean, come on, lol, our guild literally has the best evasive warlock in Aeer, so why back down from fights?
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I say we give their guild a 300 won discount—
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: As in, we knock their value down so hard they’re only worth 300 won. LMAO.
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧) Aeer’s Protector Kim Gudok is ready for battle! (✧∇✧)

7b3de7f718599fac2efcHwanyoung looked at Gudok and Eco Cup Discount like they were some kind of inseparable soul-bound battle duo.

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112954cd65a599b2c6c1…How had Hyoppang managed to run a guild while leading these two war-crazed maniacs? It wasn’t even a war guild.

4fc8a55ae545592a399c[Party] Hyoppang: …Ha.
[Party] Hyoppang: …You know what?

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8254be9df26481aeaa15…Wait.

169dd467e48512c05caeDid Hyoppang just… darken?

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caaab4fc62b566bd3f54[Party] Hyoppang: You know what’s really pissing me off?
[Party] Hyoppang: Those Golden Spoon guild bastards kept spreading rumors that I was stopping them from forming a first clear party because I didn’t like them.
[Party] Hyoppang: But now that I actually am making a first clear party with guild volunteers, they’re actively picking fights and interfering at every step.
[Party] Hyoppang: And now, they even went as far as planting a spy to start petty fights?

fb2f1b84852b43086488Hyoppang pulled out an axe. A huge one.
Sparks crackled at the tip of the massive blade, lightning dancing wildly.

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14fa5515c9e9c9a5aa90[Party] Hyoppang: Ha… So maybe smashing everything is the answer? ^^?

968c02526bd9bc371af6Eco Cup clapped wildly, spamming the ‘Applause’ and ‘Praise’ emotes.
Meanwhile, Gudok pulled a tiny trumpet from his inventory and blew into it.
Pweeep! Pweeep! Pweeep!

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34b763dbc5757a6676e4“…That’s the Golden Ticket Trumpet….”

d3f8bd8a295a9dcade87[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Honestly, finding a spy is easy lol.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: We just charge in and stab until someone confesses.
[Party] HappinessWhenHealing: Pure Happy says that dual blades always know the answer.
[Party] Gudok: ｡°(´∩ω∩`)°｡ It’s sad to stab fellow players!
[Party] Gudok: But if it must be done, Gudok is ready! Gudok is absolutely not saying this because he enjoys fighting!
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: LFGGGGG

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58a503d7f65a9fdf2869[Party] Hyoppang: ^^

76e34f04dd62ae98827e“…This wasn’t the development I was hoping for.”

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a29e4de25fc04e5e903aHwanyoung scratched his cheek, mumbling to himself.

95bfc11351a1b844ce15Surely this wasn’t going to lead to an actual guild war… right?

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608bb3013f246b571515[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Let’s be real, our guild going for a first clear? That’s a damn joke.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: How the hell are we supposed to pull it off when everyone’s too busy role playing their weird-ass personas instead of working together? LOL.

6a93199ada72b10db95d[Party] Hyoppang: ^^ㅋ…
[Party] Hyoppang: Yeah… for a moment, I let myself dream foolishly…
[Party] Hyoppang: Just clearing this raid at all would be a miracle with these lunatics… ^^…

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6c09c97e2b26ee5d2c4d[Party] Gudok: (๑ᵔ⩊ᵔ๑)

63b15b4ff019ce5715ba[Party] Hyoppang: ^^…

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1abbecc25f2b8aa1b817[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: LMAO LOLOLOLOL

61ce3332fb742bb63434[Party] Hyoppang: …Did you really think I’d say that?

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1484493dafa2253d26feHuh?