TWKH Ch 3

Boss12MoreHours: Boss??? Can you hear me?

Jehyun: Yes.

Contempt: Yes.

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As the boss and Contempt spoke, their nicknames briefly appeared and then disappeared in the bottom right corner of the monitor. Jehyun answered half-heartedly while changing his equipment. After equipping the PVP set for the priest ranking match, he queued up for a solo battleground.

“Estimated queue time: 28 minutes and 12 seconds…”

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Twenty-eight minutes? As expected on a Sunday, the wait time was short. Feeling good, he organized his inventory while listening to the voices.

Boss12MoreHours: Guys, listen up. What do you… how would you like me to be in the future?

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But then the boss asked an incredibly random question. Even Jehyun, confused by the vague intent of the question, furrowed his brow and responded.

Jehyun: I’d like you to hand over the weapon to me.

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Contempt: I’ll take the gold.

Boss12MoreHours: No, damn it. Guys….

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The boss sighed at their blunt replies. There was the sound of her hitting her chest in frustration, and then she asked again in a softer, forced tone.

Boss12MoreHours: I mean, how would you like me to live? Like, happily or unhappily? You know, stuff like that. Surely none of you want me to be unhappy, right?

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Contempt: I guess… not.

Jehyun: Yeah, right.

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Boss12MoreHours: Exactly. You both want this noona to live the rest of her life happily, don’t you? Right?

Jehyun: What exactly are you getting at, noona?

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Unable to wait any longer, Jehyun asked directly. The boss paused for a moment but, sensing that this was an important conversation, she didn’t get to the point right away despite Jehyun’s blunt interruption.

After clearing her throat, the boss slowly began to explain.

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Boss12MoreHours: Guys, in my 33 years of life, I’ve realized… life is really unpredictable. You can end up sharing feelings with someone you thought was completely different from you, or you might even fall in love with someone you really disliked…

As he listened, Shin Jehyun’s eyes widened in shock at a sudden thought. Staring blankly at the screen where his character stood, he quickly placed his hands on the keyboard and asked in the guild chat.

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[Guild] Healer: Noona; are you… dating Ahn Yiyoung?

[Guild] Contempt: ㅇㅂㅇ..!!!!!!! Traitor..

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Of course, the response was cold.

Boss12MoreHours: No, Jehyun. Do you even hear yourself? Don’t you value your life? Do you think I’ve lost my mind to date Ahn Yiyoung?

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Jehyun: Oh, right. That was a bit much.

Contempt: Wow, that really surprised me….

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Boss12MoreHours: It’s strange that you were even surprised, Myeol. Does that even make sense? Anyway, both of you, quiet down a bit. I can’t keep my thoughts straight.

Despite her voice sounding gentle, there was a hint of irritation. Only then did Shin Jehyun and Contempt fall silent. They whispered to each other, wondering what was going on, but since neither of them knew the answer, even the sound of their keyboards ceased.

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The boss paused in the silence before speaking.

Boss12MoreHours: So, I was thinking, how about we merge with the Funeral Director’s Guild?

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“…”

Hearing something so ridiculous, Jehyun blinked a few times before picking up his phone. He opened his calendar to confirm it wasn’t April 1st, then asked the boss in a slightly amused voice.

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“Did you drink too much, noona? You should go to bed. There’s no way we’re getting first place in the guild ranking today anyway.”

Contempt: Yeah, I think you’ve had too much to drink.

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Shin Jehyun and Contempt didn’t even take the boss’s words seriously. As if she expected this reaction, the boss clicked her tongue and said:

Boss12MoreHours: I’m not drunk. I’m completely sober right now.

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Contempt: She says she’s ‘completely sober’.

Contempt mimicked the boss’s supposedly drunken voice in a solemn tone. While Shin Jehyun and Contempt chuckled, the boss continued on, unfazed.

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Boss12MoreHours: So a few days ago, Sangjae contacted me. Since I blocked him, he sent a whisper through an alt account, asking to meet up just once. It was so random, so I thought he wanted to settle things in real life and gave him the address to a PC bang. But yesterday, while I was at home, I got a text from an employee saying someone had come looking for me.

Contempt: To be continued next time.

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Contempt chimed in, but Shin Jehyun, sensing something oddly realistic about the story, frowned and focused solely on the boss’s voice.

Boss12MoreHours: So I thought it was someone from a game company coming to ask about an event or something, so I drove out there. When I arrived and walked into the place, there was a guy sitting at seat number 1, and he turned his head to look right at me. And let me tell you, I’ve never seen a guy that handsome in my entire life.

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“You’re not saying that guy was Sangjae, are you?”

Boss12MoreHours: That’s exactly what I’m saying.

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“…”

Contempt: Huh?

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There was a stunned silence after the boss’s firm statement. Contempt, who had assumed she was joking and had been doing something else, started sending Jehyun whispers filled with question marks.

[Whisper] Contempt: What’s she saying? Did she get into a real fight with Sangjae? ㅇㅅaㅇ

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[Whisper] Contempt: Is she asking for $100? Or asking us to visit her in jail?

[Whisper] Jehyun to Contempt: No, no.

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[Whisper] Jehyun to Contempt: I think she’s actually talking about merging the guild with Jangji’s guild…?

[Whisper] Contempt: ..??

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Boss12MoreHours: Haven’t I told you guys over and over? Jehyun, Jiwoo, what’s my ideal type?

Contempt: A handsome younger guy who worships you like a goddess….

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Jehyun: A guy who cooks well, stays at home taking care of the house while you game, and brings you snacks….

Boss12MoreHours: Exactly, you know me well.

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Jehyun felt a throbbing headache coming on. Blinking at the chat window, Shin Jehyun slowly covered his face with both hands and, struggling to keep up with the nonsensical conversation, asked the boss.

“Are you saying Sangjae is the handsome househusband type? And what does that have to do with merging the Guilds?”

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Boss12MoreHours: Now, listen closely. As soon as our eyes met, Sangjae stood up and started smiling. He has two dimples on his cheeks, and as they deepened, he said, ‘Hello? You must be Boss12MoreHours, right? Nice to meet you. I’m Sangjae.’ I couldn’t believe it, so I thought I misheard and asked, ‘What?’ Then he said, ‘I’m Sangjae, the Guild Master of the Funeral Director Guild. I mentioned meeting up the other day, remember? I couldn’t get your contact info, so I had to visit you suddenly. I hope it wasn’t an inconvenience.’ That’s when I realized it—Sangjae isn’t the crazy Caplet-addict I thought he was. This guy… he’s going to be a ray of light and salt in my life….

[Guild] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ..

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[Guild] Healer: I’m pretty sure she’s drunk.

[Guild] Contempt: I think so too… ;ㅅ;

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Shut up and keep listening, you two.

Ignoring their reactions, the boss continued recounting what happened with Sangjae.

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Sangjae had found her and insisted on buying her coffee. With no choice but to follow, she went with him to a café. To win her over, Sangjae ordered five cakes and two coffees before explaining why he had come to see her. He proposed merging their Guilds before the server merge happened.

Boss12MoreHours: When the servers merge, we’ll be combined with Cullin and Maverick too.

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[Guild] Contempt: Right. That’s the whole point of a server merge.

Boss12MoreHours: Exactly. But doesn’t it infuriate you to think about how those other servers look down on us in the Caplet arena…?

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Shin Jehyun nodded. It was nothing new for the players from the largest Cullin server to belittle Countess server users in the Caplet arena.

Even in a failing game, there was still a ‘worst server,’ and the rural Countess server was always the target of mockery from other servers. He’d seen plenty of posts like, ‘Are those really the match counts in Countess Party?’ or ‘Playing territory war in Neungdong Jangji on that tiny server, LOL. A five-person Guild war? Isn’t that just playing house?’

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But that was just the mockery within the Caplet vendor. It couldn’t even compare to the outright hostility between the Funeral Director players and those from other servers, where they’d flip each other off with middle fingers and laugh in each other’s faces every chance they got.

[Guild] Contempt: Noona… no matter what, do you really think this will be like Jangji?

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“Yeah, Jangji pisses me off more.”

With Contempt and Jehyun’s firm responses, the boss paused for a moment, then explained as if that wasn’t the real issue.

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Boss12MoreHours: It’s not about who pisses you off more. So, Sangjae was telling me that you know the Four Heavenly Kings Guild in Cullin, right? The guild master there is a friend of Sangjae’s. And apparently, with the server merge coming up, they’ve decided to merge with the Hell Guild from Maverick.

“…What?”

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That outrageous news made Jehyun’s eyes narrow with anger.

The Four Heavenly Kings and Hell were the two biggest Guilds across all Caplet servers. Not only did they have large memberships, but there were also rumors that they had many wealthy traders who secretly controlled Caplet’s market prices. It wasn’t clear if that was true, but the rumor persisted.

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Moreover, according to spies in the Caplet arena, they had a lot of members and very high Guild points. For Jehyun, who was already worried about recruiting new Guild members to maintain their ranking after the server merge, this was like a bolt from the blue.

If the Four Heavenly Kings and Hell merged, they’d form a mega-Guild with nearly 100 members. It would be impossible for their small Guild to beat them, and if those two Guilds combined forces to manipulate the market, it could bring another bloodbath to the Caplet market, just like five years ago.

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“Is that really true?”

There were five things in Caplet that Shin Jehyun absolutely could not tolerate. Number five was the Funeral Director Guild. Number four was Jangji. Number three was Jangji’s vice-guild master. Number two was Habaek. And number one was Caplet going under.

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With Jehyun’s voice trembling with anger, the boss, sensing she had hit the mark, responded loudly.

Boss12MoreHours: Yeah, it’s certain. That’s why Sangjae proposed merging our Guilds. It’s already infuriating to be looked down on by those guys, but if they merge Guilds, they’ll dominate after the server merge. You guys remember what happened when the price of enhancement stones shot up to ten million gold each, right?

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“Of course. Everyone quit, and the queue times tripled in just one week. It was infuriating.”

Recalling the past, Shin Jehyun clenched his teeth and swore. He made a vow to punch GM747 in the face if they ever met, his fist clenched tightly.

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Boss12MoreHours: Right? That’s why we, the players from Countess, need to stick together. If we band together, we can dominate the Raptor server.

Hearing that, Jehyun began to understand why Sangjae brought up the idea of merging Guilds. Countess, this rural server, had four players, including Healer and Habaek, who were ranked number one in their professions across all servers. Jangji and Neungdong each had two players. While one of them wasn’t a very promising class, if they combined their efforts, they could easily score 30,000 Guild points a week just by running dungeons.

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“But even so, merging Guilds doesn’t make sense.”

But the other Guild was the Funeral Director Guild. After considering them as enemies for five years, merging with them was unthinkable…

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Jehyun shuddered at the thought of calling Habaek “vice-guild master” in the future. He then shouted in frustration.

“What is this, some kind of Marine Corps reunion?”

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He wasn’t even in touch with the crappy seniors and juniors from his Marine Corps days, so a Countess reunion? The idea was horrifying.

“We should just grow our Guild instead. Why not recruit more people?”

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Boss12MoreHours: Jehyun… But it’s not like we haven’t posted Guild recruitment ads all this time, right?

“……”

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[Guild] Contempt: Yeah…

That was true. The “NeungdongJijonPCBangOneHour500Won” Guild had been recruiting new members all year round. However, the problem was that wherever Neungdong went, Jangji followed.

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The two Guilds were already infamous for being stagnant and toxic, with constant fights in the field and rumors of them being fanatical about ranking competitions, grinding for Guild points every day.

The last time a new member joined Neungdong was two years ago, and even that member had already left. The most recent active member had joined four years ago, and that was Contempt. That said it all.

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There really was no solution.

Jehyun clenched his teeth with a displeased expression. But even so, how could they seriously consider being in the same Guild as that piece of trash?

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He couldn’t understand what Sangjae was thinking, suggesting they merge Guilds, when it was obvious that every day would be full of fights in the Guild chat. Even though the boss claimed Sangjae wasn’t the game addict she initially thought, suggesting they merge Guilds with the people they had been fighting with for five years showed that he wasn’t in his right mind. He was clearly more obsessed with the game than she was.

Shin Jehyun shook his head and spoke in a determined voice.

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“Noona, think about it. Have you and Sangjae only been fighting for a day or two? And now he wants to pretend nothing happened and merge Guilds? Does that sound like something a sane person would suggest?”

[Guild] Contempt: Yeah, it sounds like he’s completely obsessed with the game.

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“Exactly! He’s completely fixated on Caplet, and that’s why he’s making this kind of suggestion! Noona, I think you’re getting distracted by Sangjae’s looks, but you need to clear your mind and think about it. If you meet him one more time, he probably won’t seem as handsome as he did at first. You’re just feeling disoriented because you’ve been staring at game characters on a screen all day. It’s not that he’s really that good-looking. Snap out of it.”

Boss12MoreHours: Are you subtly calling me a shut-in?

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“What can I do if it’s true?”

Jehyun sighed softly as he spoke.

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The boss had grown up in a wealthy family, spending her childhood focused solely on sports. At 21, she won a gold medal as a boxing national team representative in the Olympics and retired early, opening a PC bang to live a leisurely life.

She would occasionally stop by the PC bang to cover for employees who had urgent matters or, when she felt cooped up at home, she would sit in the first seat and play Caplet. That was the extent of her daily life.

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To Shin Jehyun, the boss had a naive side to her. Although her punches were at a national level, she had spent so much time playing games that her judgment of men had declined, leading her to be captivated by someone like Sangjae.

“Noona, we need to have a serious talk. This isn’t good.”

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Even though she had said Sangjae was handsome, Jehyun believed that the boss had lost her objectivity after not meeting people for so long. In reality, Sangjae probably wasn’t that good-looking. Jehyun sighed heavily, almost seething with frustration, and told her,

“I’m on my way right now.”

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* * *

With that, Jehyun quickly turned off his computer, put on a cap, and hailed a taxi. The distance from where he lived near Korea University to Neungdong was quite far, but the thought of his boss almost being tricked by a con artist like Sangjae made him so angry that he didn’t notice the time passing.

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“Noona.”

As he walked into the PC bang and opened the door, he saw a woman sitting in the first seat, clicking her mouse.

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She was a former boxing national team member, the owner of the largest PC bang in Neungdong, and the Guild master of the Neungdong Guild on Caplet’s Countess server. Gaeul was in the middle of a 1v1 PvP battle with a notoriously unbalanced dark sorcerer.

“Oh, oh. You’re here? Just a second. Sejun! Get Jehyun something to drink.”

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Without turning her head towards Jehyun, Gaeul called out to the part-time worker. Sejun, an employee who had been working at the PC bang for over a year, stopped cleaning up trash and quickly came over.

“Oh, hyung, you’re here. What can I get you?”

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“Just a coffee. Iced.”

Shin Jehyun greeted Sejun, then glanced over to confirm that Gaeul was still focused on Caplet.

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He then subtly moved closer to Sejun, who was making espresso, and grabbed his arm.

“Hey.”

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“Yes, yes?”

A fierce glint appeared under the brim of Jehyun’s cap. The strong smell of alcohol wafted from Jehyun, making Sejun nervously frown, as if to say, “I don’t have any money.” Looking into Sejun’s eyes, Jehyun asked,

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“Sejun, did you see a handsome guy come by the store the other day?”

“A handsome guy? Ah!”

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He seemed to understand without needing further explanation. If it had been someone only the boss thought was handsome, Sejun, as a fellow man, wouldn’t have remembered. But seeing his wide eyes, it seemed the guy actually looked decent. Narrowing his eyes, Jehyun pressed him further.

“You saw him?”

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“I did. He was as tall as you, and really good-looking.”

“Really? You’re not just saying that because Noona liked him, but he was genuinely handsome, even to you as a man?”

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“Yes… But why?”

As Jehyun interrogated him, Sejun now looked at him suspiciously, narrowing his eyes.

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“Hyung… do you like the boss? Is this some kind of jealousy…?”

“What? Are you crazy?”

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Jehyun shuddered at the suggestion, then stepped away from Sejun. After receiving the iced Americano Sejun had prepared, he waved his hand dismissively and approached Gaeul.

Alright, so Sangjae really is good-looking. Jehyun admitted that the boss wasn’t exaggerating when she said Sangjae was like a ray of light and salt in her life.

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But that didn’t mean he could accept the idea of getting close to Jangji. With a determined expression, Jehyun approached Gaeul and sat down in the seat next to her.

“Ah, damn. What’s with that guy? His cancel combo is totally overpowered.”

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Just as she finished her 1v1 match, the word “Defeat” flashed in red on her monitor. Jehyun leaned back in his chair, watching Gaeul complain with the crude tone of someone who spent too much time on the internet, despite being 33 years old.

As Jehyun scrutinized her with narrowed eyes, the boss, who had just downed an entire can of Hot Six, turned to glare at him.

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“Why are you looking at Noona like that?”

“Be honest with me, Noona.”

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“What? What do you want me to be honest about now?”

“Did Sangjae catch you in a weak spot or something?”

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“Do I seem like the type to have a weak spot for someone?”

“No.”

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“Good, then you understand.”

After a brief exchange, Jehyun, feeling frustrated, took off his hat. He placed it neatly on the keyboard, messed up his flattened hair, and then spoke to her again.

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“If it’s not like they have something on you, how could you even consider merging the Guild just because Sangjae is handsome? Have you forgotten that those Jangji bastards are still out to kill us? The last time we got beaten on the battlefield by them, sure it was a mistake, but afterward, you were the one saying you wanted to punch Sangjae in the face. Where did that version of you go?”

“Jehyun, I told you, you never know how life will turn out.”

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“So now you’re telling me you want to marry that bastard?”

“Do you like me?”

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“You’re married to Caplet!”

“I’m getting a divorce.”

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Jehyun stared at Gaeul, his face trembling with betrayal. Gaeul met his gaze with a brazen look, then shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly.

“But Jehyun, think about it. Do you really think I would suggest merging the Guild without any reason?”

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“Wouldn’t you?”

“For real…”

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Gaeul frowned at Jehyun’s firm response. She lifted her muscular arm to push back her long hair, then let out a short, mocking laugh before shaking her head.

“There’s no trust or loyalty in our Guild, is there?”

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“You’re the one who betrayed that loyalty, noona.”

Gaeul clicked her tongue and raised her hand at Jehyun, signaling him to be quiet. It was meant to ask for silence, but Jehyun took it as a warning that she might hit him if he kept pushing, so he closed his mouth.

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“Listen. When Sangjae first suggested merging the Guilds, I reacted just like you did. No matter how handsome he is, how could years of rivalry disappear just like that? We were cursing each other out as recently as last week, calling each other losers. Do you think I’m stupid enough to forget all that?”

The sound of Jehyun sipping his coffee echoed. Seeing Jehyun’s still skeptical expression, Gaeul sighed and continued.

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“Then he said, if we merge the Guilds, those issues won’t arise anymore. He suggested that you become the Guild Master, while he and I would each take a Deputy Guild Master position.”

Before heading to the military, Jehyun had been the Guild Master of Neungdong. To be more precise, Gaeul had dumped the position on him in the early stages of Caplet’s second year because she found running the Guild too bothersome. Had she factored that into her plan? Jehyun pondered this, his brows furrowing in suspicion.

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“Wait, you want me to be Guild Master? What about Habaek?”

“He’ll just be a regular member.”

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“Do you really think that guy will listen to me?”

Jehyun scoffed, his tone dripping with sarcasm. Whatever the relationship between Sangjae and Habaek was, Habaek was the one who tended to act out more.

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The thought of having to keep Habaek under control made Jehyun’s head throb and his blood pressure rise. Just as he was massaging the back of his neck, Gaeul nodded as if she had anticipated this and spoke up.

“When I mentioned the same concerns, Sangjae told me that Habaek is his younger brother. So he’ll make sure Habaek listens to you, and you don’t have to worry about it.”

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“I knew it. They both act like jerks in the same way. I should have guessed.”

“So I told him that, of all people, you’d have the hardest time with Habaek, and that without the healer’s consent, the Guild merger would be impossible.”

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Jehyun raised an eyebrow. If I don’t agree, it’s impossible? He thought the boss was moving forward on her own, but it seemed like she had been considering him all along.

Feeling a bit touched, Jehyun deliberately let out a huff, then asked, “So what?”

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“Sangjae said he’ll make sure Habaek doesn’t mess with you anymore. He also said that before making the proposal, it was already agreed upon in Jangji that Habaek would address you formally and call you ‘Guild Master.’”

“……”

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Merging the Guild? It sounded ridiculous, but the thought made Jehyun’s heart flutter. He gripped the cup of ice in front of him, his eyes wide with intensity.

He had spent four years mocking and criticizing Habaek. For nearly three years, he had been treated like a bedridden patient fused with a PC bang chair. Two years ago, he had started chasing Habaek away by sarcastically calling him “sweetheart.”

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But if they merged the Guilds, all those frustrating moments could be left behind, and he could hear Habaek respectfully address him as “Guild Master” with formal language….

Moreover, Jehyun, who was very competitive, already knew in his mind that if he and Habaek teamed up in a party with their main characters, it wouldn’t be hard to reach Guild rank 1 and achieve a first clear on the new dungeon after the server merge.

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And objectively, putting aside his personal feelings, Habaek wasn’t someone who was completely intolerable. Despite their years of bickering, Habaek had never crossed the line to personally attack Jehyun, and Jehyun had done the same. That’s probably why Sangjae felt he could suggest merging the Guilds.

To be addressed formally as “Guild Master” by Habaek, use him as a damage-dealing slave, and take the number one spot on the merged server—what could be a better deal than that?

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Bang! In a flash, the gaming addict, now wide-eyed, slammed his hands on the desk at seat number two and shouted, “Screw it, let’s merge the Guilds!”

It was the moment when the creation of the ‘Countess’ Guild was decided.

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[Guild] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ… In the end… it’s come to this…

[Guild] Contempt: Adios, Neungdong…

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[Guild] Contempt: It was fun while it lasted, let’s never meet again…ㅠㅅㅠ

[Guild] Healer: ?? If Contempt doesn’t join, I’ll hunt you down and kill you for life.

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[Guild] Contempt: You, a mere ‘priest,’ think you can kill me, the Chain Blade from Hell… ;ㅅ;;;

[Guild] Healer: I’ll use my authority as ‘Guild Master’ to get you kicked and kill you.

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[Guild] Contempt: Tremble, tremble… I guess I have no choice…

Contempt didn’t put up much resistance. He was always a mild-mannered guy, so it wasn’t surprising.

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There were five active members in Neungdong, and the two who logged in only at night and early morning hadn’t exchanged insults with Jangji as much as Jehyun had, so they surprisingly accepted the idea of the Guild merge quite easily. They seemed to trust Jehyun’s decision, who, despite currently being a Deputy Guild Master, had essentially led the Guild for the past five years.

The less active members were shocked when the news was relayed in the group chat. However, the prospect of seeing Habaek addressing Jehyun formally and using honorifics made everyone humorously support the merger.

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Thus, the Guild merger was decided, and they agreed to disband Neungdong and Jangji and create a new Guild at midnight on Sunday, when Guild competition would begin anew.

An uneventful week passed, like the calm before a storm, with no conflicts with Jangji. Finally, Jehyun, Contempt, and the Guild Master gathered at Capitol Square, where the Guild House was located.

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The name of the merged Guild was decided to be ‘Countess.’ It was the name of their current server and also the name of an NPC hero who dies early in the story. The idea was that even when they moved to the merged server, Raptor, they would not forget that they were from the Countess server….

It felt almost like a marine corps reunion. The name was incredibly lame, but somehow, knowing that the Guild Master had likely come up with it, Jehyun just chuckled and said, “Haha, sounds good.”

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[Guild] Contempt: Ugh;

As they were chatting while waiting for midnight, characters with black ribbon Guild marks started appearing in a corner of the square. They were the funeral directors.

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[Guild] Contempt: They live for ‘coolness’ and die for ‘coolness,’ these ‘coolness’ guys…

[Guild] Contempt: I’m curious to see how long the new Guild will last ㅇㅅaㅇ

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[Guild] Healer: It’s going to last forever.

[Guild] Contempt: Hyung, when did you become such a philanthropist..? ;ㅅ; Does this mean you’ve decided to love Habaek?

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[Guild] Healer: Nah, I’d kick that guy out before I ever disband the Guild, lol.

[Guild] Healer: The Guild Master’s expel authority is the best.

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[Guild] Healer: If Habaek acts like a jerk, I’ll be the first to kick him out.

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Are we already talking about splitting up..?

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Even though Shin Jehyun agreed to the Guild merger because he liked the idea of hearing Habaek call him “Guild Master” and speak to him respectfully, he didn’t actually believe that Neungdong and Jangji would get along well. In his distrust, he had already imagined the scenario of kicking Habaek out of the Guild about 200 times.

Like someone constantly looking for a chance to kick Habaek out, Jehyun, with a candy in his mouth, glared at the black-clad group approaching on horseback.

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The funeral directors were all wearing black Guild robes over their equipment. These robes were dyed with a special black dye that only came from Capitol Castle, which Jangji controlled. The Jangji Guild didn’t even sell these items to regular players, fearing that the dye might end up in Neungdong’s hands. As a result, what was a common black outfit in other servers was exclusive to the Jangji Guild on the Countess server.

But Jangji wasn’t the only one hoarding dye. Jehyun had also banned the export of ‘white dye,’ which was produced in Neungdong Guild’s Weather Territory, fearing it might end up with Jangji. Because of this, only Neungdong Guild members could wear white Guild robes on the Countess server.

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Sangjae: Hello^^

Boss12MoreHours: Hello~

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Sangjae dismounted and approached the Guild Master, who was sitting on the ground. The Guild Master stood up to greet him, and soon the two were standing side by side, like a couple.

[Guild] Healer: Ugh;; Please, just don’t let us get wedding invitations.

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[Guild] Contempt: ;ㅠ;..Gross..

Merging the Guilds meant having to face those annoying funeral directors in the Guild chat every day. Not only that, but with the goal of achieving the top Guild ranking after the server merge, Jehyun would have to form a fixed party with Habaek, who was an extreme damage dealer, to clear dungeons together.

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He knew that’s what needed to be done, but seeing Neungdong and Jangji standing side by side made his stomach churn. Jehyun grimaced and turned his screen away in disgust.

As he did, his monitor filled with a character clad in a black robe—Habaek. Recognizing the name floating above the character’s head, Jehyun scowled.

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Under the hood of the black robe, silver hair peeked out. With sapphire-blue eyes and pale skin, the tall human character Habaek had two daggers strapped to his back, the main weapons of a Time Stealer. These were fully upgraded versions of the weapons that dropped from the top-tier dungeon Mayorca’s Tomb and Helkaras’s Sanctuary, the only large raid content in Caplet.

When you’re in the same Guild, you can inspect the other person’s equipment without permission. Jehyun glared at Habaek’s fully upgraded daggers, hoping that their stats were worse than his own. Though that was unlikely.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: It’s midnight now~ You guys have worked hard, and I know it was a tough decision, so thanks for going along with it.

[Guild] Healer: This feels really awkward.

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[Guild] Contempt: 😨…

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s get along in the new Guild, no fighting. Remember, today’s ally could be tomorrow’s enemy, so let’s do our best.

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[Guild] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ..?

[Guild] Healer: Are you saying we should make Nuna our enemy?

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Oops

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: You know what I mean ㅡㅡ

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At 11:58 PM, the Guild Master gave a messy farewell. Shin Jehyun and Contempt chuckled and laughed at the silliness, but when 11:59 PM arrived and the Guild Master disappeared into the Guild House with Sangjae, they fell silent.

The NeungdongJijonPCBangPerHour500Won Guild was established during the closed beta phase of Caplet. Jehyun joined during the open beta and built many memories with various people who passed through the Guild.

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As Jehyun spent more time in the game, the Neungdong Guild’s Healer became increasingly famous, and Jehyun often felt that he was more the Healer of NeungdongJijonPCBangPerHour500Won Guild than Shin Jehyun.

All of that was becoming a memory now.

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Shin Jehyun chuckled bitterly as he recalled the experiences he had while bearing the Neungdong Guild emblem. It seemed the Guild had meant more to him than he realized. Strangely, he felt like he might cry.

Just as Jehyun couldn’t hold back any longer and his eyes started to well up, the Guild mark next to his ID and the Guild name beneath it vanished.

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[System] The Guild has been disbanded.

As he stared at those words, a hollow feeling settled in his chest. Jehyun took off his headset, tilted his head slightly, and gazed at the screen, where only the word “Healer” was left floating.

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Beside him, Habaek’s ID also showed that the Guild mark and name had disappeared.

Healer, Habaek.

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Standing next to his former enemy, Jehyun made a vow. Having made such a difficult decision, he was determined to claim the number one Guild ranking after the server merge….

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[Party] Healer: LOL?

[Party] Habaek: ^^?

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“Oh, this damn bastard….”

Jehyun started to curse but stopped himself. Just hold it in. Just one more time. Seriously, this is the last time.

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Trying to calm himself, Jehyun grabbed a handful of sugar-free lemon candies and stuffed them into his mouth, crunching them furiously as he imagined it was Habaek he was chewing on.

If only he could, he would devour that annoying guy right this instant.

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[Party] Healer: Let’s go again. I said I would lead. We’re not doing any rush pulls; we’re sticking to the standard strategy.

[Party] Habaek: Rush pulls with damage soaking (taking hits without avoiding them to minimize damage loss) is much more efficient. Let’s just go for that, Deputy Guild Master^^?

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[Party] Healer: Didn’t I say rush pulls don’t work for priests?? If you say one more word, I’m kicking you out.

[Party] Healer: Elemental shamans can do it, but not priests!!!

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“You son of a—!”

Jehyun hissed out the words he wanted to add in the chat, fuming. Resisting the urge to plug in his mic and start cursing at Habaek, he pressed the respawn button to regroup.

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The members of Countess Guild, the newly formed combination of Jangji and Neungdong, were practicing together in Mayorca’s Tomb, the top-tier dungeon, in preparation for the server merge and the push to rank first.

As expected, the synergy between the traditional healer priest and the time-stealing rogue wasn’t bad. However, even after 30 minutes, the party hadn’t managed to defeat the first boss. The issue was the completely different playstyles of Jangji and Neungdong.

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Mayorca’s Tomb was a top-tier dungeon that could only be accessed twice a week. It was difficult to clear with a pickup group, so most players went with either a Guild group or a fixed party.

Both Guilds ran it as a Guild group, but Neungdong centered their parties around Jehyun, the priest, while Jangji built theirs around BeoseotTangsuYuk, the shaman.

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However, the elemental shaman, who focused on damage buffs and mobility, and the priest, who specialized in debuffing bosses and providing heavy healing, had completely different playstyles, to the point that they were almost opposites in terms of healing and damage.

The DPS players in Jangji were used to controlling their characters based on the shaman’s buffs, while Neungdong’s DPS players relied on the priest’s healing. This small yet significant difference in playstyles was what was frustrating Jehyun.

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[Party] Sangjae: The party composition doesn’t seem great either.

[Party] Sangjae: Both the chain user and I are in heavy armor, so we don’t really synergize well with the priest… Feels like we’re lacking damage.

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[Party] Sangjae: It might be better if I step out and a swordsman joins instead.

[Party] Sangjae: Healer, have you tried doing the dungeon with a swordsman before?

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Despite being an ally, Sangjae turned out to be a polite and calm person, just as the Guild Master had said. Although he was so rowdy on the battlefield, once he donned the same Guild emblem, he became incredibly normal.

The problem was Habaek.

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[Party] Habaek: Maybe it’s not the party composition but the healer’s ability that’s the issue?ㅠㅠ

That damn bastard! With trembling hands, Jehyun typed furiously.

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[Party] Healer: The healer’s ability? LOL

[Party] Habaek: Dying to adds while having a shield up is…ㅠㅠ kinda bad, don’t you think?

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[Party] Healer: Handling adds is your job, though?ㅠㅠ Isn’t it kinda bad if a time-stealer can’t deal with adds?ㅠㅠ

[Party] Habaek: There’s a difference between can’t and won’t, Deputy Guild Master^^?

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[Party] Habaek: It’s faster to just tank through two patterns while the healer kites the adds and we deal damage.

[Party] Healer: That’s only when you’re with an elemental shaman^^

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[Party] Healer: Priests don’t have a speed buff, so I have to shield up and handle the adds, okay?

[Party] Habaek: As a priest, you should be tanking with a shield, not handling adds. We can do it faster than with an elemental shaman.

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[Party] Habaek: If you can’t do that, then it’s because the Deputy Guild Master lacks ability^^.

[Party] Habaek: I don’t think we’ll be able to get the number one rank at this rate.

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[Whisper] Contempt: Can’t communicate with him…ㅇㅅㅇ..

[Whisper] To Contempt: If I kill that bastard right now, it’ll be a natural death.

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[Whisper] Contempt: Agreed…ㅠㅅㅠ..

As Contempt said, there was no getting through to him.

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The first boss in Mayorca’s Tomb, Ansius, the Servant of the Hundred, brought along a hundred minion monsters, as his name suggested. As the fight progressed, every time Ansius’s health dropped by 9%, he summoned ten minions. The problem was that these minions had incredibly high attack power and movement speed.

Just one hit could drop a healer’s health bar by half, but on the other hand, their defense and health were relatively low. The crucial part was that the minions shared their defense and health with Ansius. The more minions there were, the lower Ansius’s defense became.

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So, parties with an elemental shaman, who could easily kite the minions, would often keep them alive until the end of the fight. In contrast, priest-led parties, who lacked the shaman’s speed, would shield up and take down the minions as they appeared.

At first glance, it might seem like the priest’s party would be much slower at clearing the dungeon, but Ansius’s attack power wasn’t particularly high, so a priest’s party, with its robust healing, could ignore his attacks and engage in tank-and-spank tactics.

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Yet here was Habaek, demanding that Jehyun, the healer, take on both the shaman’s and the priest’s roles. He wanted Jehyun to kite the minions while also constantly healing the DPS players during tank-and-spank.

And when Jehyun couldn’t pull it off, Habaek criticized him for lacking the skill.

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[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Habaek~ It’s not about ability; it’s just hard for a priest to do that.

[Party] Habaek: I know it’s hard. But isn’t this the kind of thing we need to do to make the server merge a success and have a chance?^^ You’re the top-ranked priest… Did I overestimate you, Deputy Guild Master?ㅠㅠ

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Jehyun felt like an idiot for thinking Habaek would speak politely. Just adding “yo” at the end of a sentence doesn’t make it polite, but Habaek insisted it was. Occasionally, when his tone got weird, he did use proper polite language, but to Jehyun, it seemed like Habaek was just leaving out the “yo” and speaking informally to him.

How can that be considered polite when he’s doing whatever the hell he wants?

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After the server merge, Jehyun was supposed to take over as Guild Master, and every time he saw Habaek smirking and calling him “Deputy Guild Master ^^” while running his mouth, he wanted to slap him.

What was even more infuriating was that Habaek’s snide remarks were fueling Jehyun’s competitive spirit. The thought of accomplishing what everyone said was impossible gave him a thrill, but his pride wouldn’t let him follow Habaek’s way of doing things.

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With an exasperated sigh, Jehyun tapped on his keyboard.

[Party] Healer: Is the top-ranked time-stealer even human? It’s like talking to a wall.

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[Party] Habaek: You need to be on the same level to have a conversation.

[Party] Healer: Exactly. You’re so far below that I can’t hear you, LOL.

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[Party] Habaek: It seems you can’t distinguish between what’s above and below^^.

He didn’t let a single comment slide. Jehyun silently screamed, gripping his mouse. He was on the verge of kicking Habaek out of the party and replacing him with another DPS. Just as he pressed the P key to remove Habaek from the party list, Sangjae intervened.

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[Party] Sangjae: How about we try one run with the priest strategy and another with the shaman strategy?

[Party] Sangjae: We could bring in BeoseotTangsuYuk and see which one takes less time, then decide on the party composition. We haven’t done this dungeon with a shadow shaman before, hehe.

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Sangjae, disguised as a reasonable person, threw a bomb at Jehyun’s competitive streak.

What? Recompose the party? If the shaman strategy takes less time, does that mean they’d remove me from the main Guild party?

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Jehyun was so shocked that he felt dizzy. He had never been so insulted in Caplet.

Remove me? Take out Shin Jehyun, the incarnation of the top-ranked priest in the entire server, and put a shaman in the main party instead?

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It felt like they were denying not only his skills but also the very worth of his priest character, his alter ego. This was outrageous. Fury ignited within Jehyun, and his dark eyes gleamed ominously.

As he glared at the chat window, gritting his teeth, he clenched and unclenched his fists before finally giving in and placing his hands on the keyboard.

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[Party] Healer: I’ll just change my weapon’s options. Hold on, I’m heading to town. I’ll add a speed buff and we’ll try again.

[Party] Healer: I’ll also lead via voice chat. Let’s turn on our mics.

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[Party] Habaek: That sounds great^^

[Party] Healer: Yeah, doesn’t it?😤😤?

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Furious, Jehyun, nearly blinded by anger, teleported back to town. He ran to the storage keeper and opened his vault, which held about 3,000 option change scrolls for modifying his weapon. He had been hoarding them for the next update.

[+15 Swift Wand of Mayorca (Soulbound)]

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Attack Power: 2938 (+1917)

Attack Speed: 27 (+19)

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Fixed Option: Skill Cooldown Reduction 15%

Additional Option: Healing Power +15%

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Enhancement Options: +3 HP Increase +25%

+5 Skill Cooldown Reduction +2.9%

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+7 Skill Cooldown Reduction +1.9%

+9 Attack Speed +17

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+12 Skill Cooldown Reduction +1.9%

+15 Skill Cooldown Reduction +1%

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Jehyun’s Mayorca Wand was already a masterpiece, a work of art. How much had he spent to perfect those options? It had cost him nearly 5 million won, and now, because of that annoying Habaek, he had to mess with the options. The thought made him want to cry.

However, Jehyun couldn’t just let his position be taken by a shaman. It wasn’t about the money—it was a matter of pride and self-respect. With a deep breath, Jehyun closed his eyes and clicked on the option change scroll.

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He targeted the Mayorca Wand, protecting all the other options he didn’t want to change with magic powder. He left only the fourth option, the 1.9% cooldown reduction, unlocked. Then, Jehyun pressed the option change button.

“Damn it…”

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Or at least, he tried to press it, but his hand wouldn’t move.

How could this be happening? Messing with the options of the world’s most perfect +15 Mayorca Wand? To ruin the perfection of this weapon was like smashing Michelangelo’s Pietà, an act of violence that the incarnation of the priest Shin Jehyun could never allow.

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In the end, after chewing on his lips, Jehyun reluctantly pulled out his last season’s weapon from the storage—his +15 Helcaras Wand.

It might drop his pride—or rather, his healing power—a little, but he had no choice. Better to use this than to tamper with the options of the Mayorca Wand.

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Anyway, the Helcaras Wand also had options that Shin Jehyun, obsessed with perfection, had painstakingly crafted at great expense. In terms of options alone, it wasn’t that different from the

[+15 Swift Wand of Helcaras (Soulbound)]

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Attack Power: 2037 (+1513)Mayorca Wand.

Attack Speed: 27 (+19)

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Fixed Option: Skill Cooldown Reduction 15%

Additional Option: Healing Power +13%

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Enhancement Options: +3 HP Increase +23%

+5 Skill Cooldown Reduction +2.7%

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+7 Skill Cooldown Reduction +1.7%

+9 Attack Speed +17

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+12 Skill Cooldown Reduction +1.7%

+15 Skill Cooldown Reduction +0.9%

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With a lighter heart than before, Jehyun registered the Helcaras Wand in the option change window. This time, he didn’t hesitate and pressed the button.

[System] The options for +15 Swift Wand of Helcaras (Soulbound) have been changed.

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When he checked the message, he saw that the cooldown reduction option had been replaced with a trash option: defense increase. Jehyun, who had just lost 100,000 won in a second, didn’t despair—he was a pro gamer, after all. With a blank expression, he continued to press the change button.

After sifting through countless trash options like 1% speed increase, 240 HP increase, 3 attack speed increase, another 1.7% cooldown reduction, 5% defense increase, and so on, he finally got the max speed increase option of 5%.

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Only then did Jehyun equip the weapon and test his skills.

The Helcaras Wand overall had lower cooldown reduction, and with the 1.7% cooldown reduction option gone, he could physically feel the longer cooldown times compared to the Mayorca Wand.

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“Damn it…”

His heart ached at the thought of having sacrificed the perfection of his +15 Mayorca set to protect his pride as a priest. And to make matters worse, this wand was orange. The mismatched color annoyed him. If this worked to pull off the strategy like a shaman, great. If not…

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He’d have to kill Habaek.

With that resolution, Jehyun pressed the dungeon entry button at the top of the screen and returned to Mayorca’s Tomb. As he entered, the characters who had been huddled around the first boss, Ancius, began to stir uneasily.

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[Party] Contempt: We’re all set once you join voice chat, hyung ㅇㅅㅇ.

[Party] Healer: Yeah, okay.

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[Party] Habaek: Haha, you said you were changing your options…

[Party] Habaek: But you came back with a different weapon?

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[Party] Habaek: Your healing might fall short^^?

However, the sharp-eyed Habaek immediately noticed the change in weapons. “This guy would keep his eyes open even if he drowned,” Jehyun thought irritably as he glared at him before replying.

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[Party] Healer: A true master isn’t limited by his weapon.

[Party] Contempt: That’s really cringy…

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[Party] Habaek: Haha, oh, okay..;

Ignoring their reactions, Jehyun left his character standing in place and switched to the desktop to enter the voice chat. As he joined the room that the guild master had created after the establishment of Countess Guild, he saw that the guild master, Contempt, Sangjae, and Habaek were already there. Although he wanted to kick Habaek out, Jehyun suppressed the urge and spoke up.

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“Can you all hear me? Everyone turn off your mics. I’ll be the only one doing the raid lead.”

There was a specific reason Jehyun had suggested voice chat: it was a perfect way to ignore Habaek’s annoying chat comments while still being able to curse him out one-sidedly.

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“As you all know, a priest has a casting motion when healing. Unlike a shaman, they can’t move and heal at the same time, so it’s quite difficult to kite and heal the party while also dealing with adds. It’s not like this is your first day in Caplet, but it seems some people might not know.”

Jehyun’s mocking tone made Habaek smirk and type a ^^ smile in the chat. Jehyun, wishing he could just rip out the number 6 key from Habaek’s keyboard, continued.

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“I added a speed option, but it may or may not be enough to adjust the distance and avoid getting stunned. I removed only the secondary cooldown reduction option, and if this doesn’t work, I’ll just go back to the standard method.”

Habaek immediately challenged him again.

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[Party] Habaek: How about you give up the sub-guild leader position if you can’t do it even with the speed boost?^^

[Party] Habaek: Maybe it’ll motivate you to do better?ㅠㅠ

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But Jehyun didn’t fall for the provocation. He pressed Shift along with the number keys to apply buffs and asked in a tone laced with sarcasm.

“I heard from my sister that if the guilds merged, Sangjae would make sure Habaek wouldn’t act out. Did I hear that wrong? Is Habaek the older brother, not Sangjae? The way he’s strutting around makes it seem that way.”

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Sangjae remained silent for a moment, standing still, then after a while, he moved his character and typed into the chat.

[Party] Sangjae: I’ll beat him up this weekend, so don’t get too mad~

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[Party] Sangjae: He’s just confident because he trusts our healer.

[Party] Habaek: Don’t talk nonsense.

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[Party] Boss12MoreHours: What is trust, really?

[Party] Contempt: If that’s him trusting someoneㅇㅅㅇ;;; What happens when he doesn’t trust them..

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Jehyun was equally dumbfounded. What the hell? Trust him? With a frown, Jehyun scoffed incredulously. Habaek didn’t trust him. If anything, he was talking about giving up the sub-guild leader position because he didn’t trust Jehyun.

“Let’s go.”

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Ignoring Sangjae’s nonsense, Jehyun pressed the shortcut key.

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Suddenly, a large white countdown appeared in the middle of the screen. As Jehyun waited for Sangjae to charge toward Ansius first, a realization dawned on him.

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Sangjae’s words finally made sense.

So, Habaek had pushed Shin Jehyun because he believed Jehyun could handle both kiting and healing all the mobs. He thought that Shin Jehyun could do what no one else had managed to do so far.

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Jehyun’s thin eyebrows furrowed. What a load of nonsense.

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As soon as the countdown ended, Sangjae rushed toward Ansius. Jehyun erased the distracting thoughts and followed closely behind.

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