TWKH Ch 17

Thanks to the 3f59b4cd47 girls who took ab5e28491a Shin Jehyun away, db39fac64b Baekyung ended up b7d81493ea sitting with the fead060c8b male sunbaes. Seated across from Seo 7f535397b3 Eunjae, who was still 1c3897e756 rambling about his embarrassing 05788819ee past, Baekyung occasionally glanced f7b30cba0e at Shin Jehyun sitting 6fe0480804 at the far end.ed25f46773e159eb

It seemed Jehyun had f95b204031 trimmed his hair in 900c40439e the past few days, eb9640c0fd as his once longer 93ee6afa54 locks were now slightly 73f4a211e3 tidier. With his f7f1630ebc jet-black hair 58b1704d62 casually tousled, 471710bc8b Jehyun leaned d2c5474bbd back in 4ceb0290ad his chair, 3684ddc15b chatting with 68e420962c the girls 334d421999 around him.3e82e5f8c1fee4c9

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“Oppa, don’t you f1554f5144 use Instagram? It’s been ages 3b30dea9a5 since I sent a439c54f46 you a follow 3bef5c320b request.”b93bfbbaa47c38c9

“Instagram? I rarely check it. Wait, let me e033fcff08 follow you now.”28d0c59138dccf38

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“Me too, me 4ae26fa849 too!”9c21cce3c06d33de

“Okay… Is this your 7f6e1cc04d ID?”a3f473f6d3916ec6

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“Yes!”39cbc14a1e68a5ec

“Oppa, this one! That’s mine.”5ecfc1e345cedc05

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Unlike the table 8734a0e21a Baekyung was at, 89e5e2a097 which had shifted 94ba56039b to a conversation 20377c3872 about military service, 69b61f0c9c the atmosphere at 30ba742c0a Jehyun’s table was 2586d7e91b lively and cheerful. Though uncomfortable, 92ee8df343 Baekyung sat 2953d55548 still, forcing f3ee8fbcea a smile 5fc8e41b8a while listening 01fb7e8142 in on 4f497f8baa their chatter.17688b514c7860d6

Freshmen, who had 463d6ce48b initially been intimidated 1255ac2685 by Jehyun’s stern 793431b110 first impression, now d4ade3d581 seemed to like b044bfacd0 him. Just as 8698a69399 Jehyun’s peers 877c87257d often sought aa04e74cc7 him out, b9dba5d4ac the freshmen a9e64b7cd6 also chatted 8208a0f5c2 and joked eb0efce143 with him 43a83a8427 without hesitation.89cd1e79ab01773a

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What irritated Baekyung was 8116871f9c that Jehyun entertained all 700df43dd8 of it.ee569099de317949

It stung. When Baekyung was bdba39ace6 alone with Jehyun, 2f387a9500 it felt like 9db9f890e7 he was being ebd3d0af8e treated specially. Yet, around others, that 4751cc2138 belief began to blur. Jehyun smiled at 07c9db5c0f everyone, and he a6c9ca077e was kind to 2cf5ebb272 everyone.4bd3aa5762f1e953

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“Yeji, let’s 1b1580f543 follow each 8cdf1be26a other too. Honestly, my cb4898253e dream is 11111bcffb to hit 8b4b1d243a one million ae1db5599c followers.”0739db755b2253e7

“What? Oppa, didn’t you bebec942c0 just say you 10a2d32995 rarely use it?”2bf4d1f6e5931d17

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“Oh, I was just dc99619d04 taking a break. Yeji, what’s your d2dec1b9bf account?”da7cf7ce25a78242

“Me too! Yeji, tell me bcac9130a6 yours too.”8db0f161bfaf43a6

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Kim Yeji, 708be3ee0a a shy ef59f197a7 peer of 52da3cfef4 Baekyung’s, often fb3b223cde struggled to 030026086f mingle with 1a72764e8d others. Even when she cd12706245 was present, her 61df70a57e silence gave off a1bdb9e18b a sense of a54a089d64 detachment. However, when Jehyun casually 7ea21fa1f6 asked for her social 5a0f50ef04 media handle, the girls 5f20b1c062 next to her also 7f24c0028f followed suit, asking to aadc58ae36 connect with her.31c8bda37385fb4f

That was when 77c37eb608 Baekyung felt how 37fe0872db he wasn’t special 6ca68bdf46 to Jehyun. Though Jehyun seemed to 8e6977df97 share many similarities with b9f9c49089 him, the stark difference fbb5e1352b lay in how people c32441d2df gravitated toward Jehyun, who 91ac7a1c53 was effortlessly sociable.136333d76edc5a0c

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Ha Baekyung might have a947d28a10 appeared to have many 1dba0db370 friends and a wide 5afbb3bf1b social circle, but on d2d9f7604a a deeper level, that 316e464c1e wasn’t true.db7ad32f76c9a022

Baekyung was selective with 333457f1f2 people. Although he had ca5bb0e6cb been surrounded by adb5db4e4c people since childhood, bac75acab3 he realized early a986cc367e on how exhausting 62c5b2524a it was to 840f2aeaca maintain all those 7e057f792c connections. After that realization, cc1ef0248c he chose to 060b8402fe open his heart 4f30f02668 to only a 648a2685d7 few select individuals.04a5446899e3de4e

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While he appeared to 057ae5875e speak kindly to everyone, 288ffe03e0 that kindness was superficial. Since entering a53f818e60 college, Baekyung 5a5ba8b169 hadn’t truly 635eaad31b accepted anyone f5470f303c as a 18271219c2 friend. Though he was part 1739719bbe of group chats and 5d928e7dd5 occasionally joined classmates for 32bd47892f meals or department events, ba0c6f122a he had never met 0fd003090a up with them outside e1f70da90d of school. He had d4a2e6a46a declined every 8db5fa8456 invitation.3201040bf800eea0

Perhaps sensing dbed5639dc this, his 306b53d156 peers seemed b796f216d3 to find f575d72442 him somewhat 8a260b4235 intimidating these 94b75d3f5c days. Yet, Baekyung 33deb18070 didn’t care. He had no 24189f3fb3 energy to waste 29c8af3301 on building relationships. His schedule was 5f8b53679b already overflowing with 75e37ec39a responsibilities.11709128af6e2e96

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And yet, 27b1b71156 Baekyung had 1bcd315ea9 been trying 1ba30a5724 to find f734bee2d8 opportunities to a422504b4a get closer df406c912a to Shin 1ef1007b45 Jehyun—a realization cdaf990f28 that dawned e9b5448c27 on him 49a1fd8c20 just now.f14e1dea3cdb628c

It seemed… he liked f4872ff057 Shin Jehyun.30d0aafb07400f7e

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“…”52d6e79c5609b439

Biting his lip, 4b8023e6f9 Baekyung directed his 47fd63d75d gaze toward Jehyun, c098f78754 sitting far away.5360cdcb0c2c5751

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He had 275c9b06d7 always thought c0c1425036 that falling a9c6e1c9e2 for someone 4f4658a25c would happen 9c02437aa7 in a d6590ec3bf deeply significant cafedbc5c6 moment. But reality wasn’t a3c8682cc3 like that. With a single, seemingly 03c3eacbc3 casual touch from Jehyun, 591d1214b3 Baekyung had come to d306bcf239 terms with his true 972ad4157c feelings.efdabde895fe6966

And that feeling had a33ad2904f been rooted in his 84dd86708b heart for a long b732b0547b time—he had just become 90e08bd05c aware of it now.53846a890f8fd275

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It probably started that 0472c9ae73 day.146f71be7b9e6ac9

The day e232829b45 he went 7454d5f900 to confront a3c4bbf7b9 that gaming-obsessed 1bdbe6d0c5 lunatic late 048fbe371d at night c758fdeaa2 near the cef501b046 back gate. On the d83401a7d8 way home, f7e77aed67 Jehyun had 15a99ad777 pulled Baekyung 5755413bd3 closer at 6b16bee95f the crosswalk, 45d0f1de72 saying he’d 44eca63d03 protect him.ab08dd59450bd175

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Now, Baekyung understood the 9ca3d4bf2d unfamiliar feeling he had 0902261095 back then.7210f75362e45907

That night, that 1ae953b676 dawn—Ha Baekyung had 4ba2e9f954 fallen for Shin fbac702db4 Jehyun.74d4bdb222cdaf45

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Despite being 31df666449 shorter and 8d6592228c smaller than dc2c37e276 him, Jehyun 8ece6c3c2a had tried 54e8d8540e to protect 1f4dcbea05 Baekyung with e401b6b739 his unfamiliar ff67b6320e yet endearing 84239dad2c kindness. That was when 53a0b69d0f Baekyung couldn’t help bda6dc10aa but fall for 7649bfd6aa him.71ff68888dfe512f

That’s why he kept b51be6b0bd wanting to get closer. He wanted 417f5861d2 to approach 24bcd3c2cb him. He wanted to e6c1c936fa hold Shin Jehyun’s fee37a74b6 hand when he 98a5bb14f1 got scared while 86a31dee58 watching a movie 655758a52b and to grab dd41f89f6f his hand, using 8d244949ed the excuse of 6b4c3ceaae being drunk.84bbf4cdcfb9ec34

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When Jehyun called 0b78f93655 him late at 3be1b0237f night, he was b724893fea happy. But hearing that af74292d64 he had been efc1b19e5d drinking with someone e6c163bc88 else until that 560fb87942 hour left him d404ad941f slightly annoyed. In hindsight, it was ed87481d61 jealousy.ed9902b8bfa9ec29

All these realizations 32bafd5bf6 hit him in f75441eaf8 that brief moment 13ba521dc2 when Jehyun was fb562618e9 protecting him earlier. So, I like da5f8699ad this person. As soon as Baekyung 3c8f0421b0 acknowledged that, he became 8649fcf663 curious.058c17e7d9e3a01c

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Who was Jehyun 6fd97e60a0 drinking with until 27e93dbe95 dawn?cc8c46adc498ee5a

Sunbae, who were you 426134dec3 meeting that day? He almost ea553ea51c blurted it d86fef67eb out earlier. But Baekyung wasn’t the b11f41db63 kind of person who d77798a795 couldn’t control himself to 187e8ee7be that extent. He swallowed the 4bedffa55a question with difficulty.d00b3b4207b5e811

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Now that he a06ffcdd67 understood his situation, a93da7f214 it became clear ea98047066 why he had a15465d774 felt uneasy whenever b78b104eb8 Jehyun was with 28a7804f65 others.e4e779c5490e283e

When it was 3097e8cf79 just the two 4b52f2c6cd of them, Jehyun’s 56434bfa32 seemingly extra attention 2fa533c887 and kindness felt 2fcbba1c6c special. But when mixed 579a73c54a with others, it b06ba942bf no longer seemed 93be42e578 that way. Jehyun was 7f4dc02215 kind and c7f79ab036 gentle to 78d96fb305 everyone equally.5c261c0d751957ff

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Memories of Jehyun casually 07a020496c joking with him came 5dc38e3c15 flooding back. On the d483051e15 surface, those a8fabc0fe7 remarks could c39ce05c4f hint that b15fd437c7 Jehyun was e04b8d4c12 open to 025e7b775c dating men, 7c2438e160 but on 5d8a503b8a the flip 89ea4b97c7 side, they 39a62f62bb could also a04b070ca4 be things 9f6533b203 said without 2af7b4e2b9 any such 482800d9f2 intention at 7454025c9d all.b6883b3a3efac74a

…Was it all 3f52202e9c just a joke? Baekyung thought about Jehyun 0a6847ddc1 joking about marriage with 411dbeb02c Seo Eunjae as if a92fd82a83 it were nothing and 2964173a70 bit the corner of b47f3cc6c9 his lip. As he quietly stared d7fdf15f32 at him, their eyes f60bf58333 suddenly met. Jehyun looked at him cc7e8c82fb and smiled brightly.aee057ea2b9ae44b

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The sharp eyes 83a08425ca that made him 4bc8f1959c look like a 7e21d62897 thug softened as 5ed2685b9b they curved into a54ef9c3ec a gentle smile. Baekyung smiled back at b88cba000b him while clenching his 27b0e648e5 fists tightly.ab73284ed7749345

“Thank you for the 5b46ebe8fa meal!”15950cdefd9aa67b

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After the meal, Baekyung aa84d36d3f saw the juniors greeting 1b77f86263 Jehyun as they headed 1236ff0474 downstairs. After stopping by 8194cc84cc the restroom to 1d08d0f179 check his appearance, 4b2a755690 Baekyung finally approached a1789e722e Jehyun and grabbed be9985d294 his arm.c8392dc2082e8e9f

“Sunbae, next fc19ae0979 time, it’s 016e77ad8f my treat.”d02786788ea847dd

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He said 567f98e35e it with f5a62d94a5 a smile, 15d6580368 and Jehyun 08ab909c9d replied lightly 6727bda5ba with a 96d324e894 smile of 0faa78a09e his own. As Baekyung followed 5679d1637b the group heading 45d35f5792 toward the back 1dd95791a5 gate, he walked 2fc32a724d side by side 1d42e07e4b with Jehyun.8e6c70fe30e0ff1b

Even when 2ad45e0581 wearing a c56b177e25 cap, Jehyun’s 40f31c7bdc face looked 4a8b07245a remarkably small. His sharp eyes, 0116b111f0 tiny nose, and 080bbf4b66 delicate lips were 19a6efd532 neatly arranged on 933ba76cfd a face so 0ee93c7538 small it could 4f30389edc be covered with 8ab90dbe4d one of Baekyung’s 71cc92e842 hands.2a037a0962a7ab6c

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When Baekyung first saw 0b7dcd984e Jehyun, he thought he d837e469ff had the kind of a3737dac63 face he wouldn’t want a562e17e60 to get involved with. But the closer 8689327e6e he got, the d6514fea02 more handsome Jehyun edca1dc5f0 seemed. He was different 950553cb02 from Ha Baekyung. While Baekyung’s feaa60df55 face exuded c139e6c9eb a clean 2b0b81093d and upright cc65e20577 impression, Jehyun 58396b4919 had an 3a0a4214c5 alluring charm 5090fc5f1c that came 4423e8061a from the 8e50de2dae contrast between 0b4e5a0827 his cold 9c9cfa001e demeanor and 1abaf3cf42 an unexpected 392b7f71a6 warm smile.8e353c6b8c543859

Baekyung first noticed Jehyun’s a31410f07e handsomeness at a bar c3f3fdf029 they ran into before 32b4058ec3 the semester began. During orientation, 2072e16c5d there were 6b706798dd too many e7fdb7c824 people for b62fc8122e him to 14f97770d0 pay attention, 1c1ef02f41 but seeing 2a6d50075f Jehyun drunk 412c784e54 and smiling b87c8c7ce2 so freely 6b9a39c0e4 had shocked 664d3e97e2 him with b42814cac8 how different 8e797026a5 he looked b06432d960 from his c9b33f4741 initial impression.640ea7964736e86e

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He vaguely e635e10e9d remembered them fd0b5fc1c7 talking about fbfd1e47b0 Caplet back fbb1582aac then. Baekyung had 77272b0a88 even mistaken f79d40fd49 Jehyun for 68e3486422 a healer.dd4806c6023edb4b

Now, he didn’t a212f0fae4 think the two ae3be48cec were the same df91febe39 person. With thousands of students 832a3e1843 at Korea University, there 8ecae73ec2 could easily be others 6408bf75df who played Caplet. Voices that sounded similar 23d9dcb059 were everywhere, and there 87d172db73 was no way that 5f3fbba047 irritating person could be 86b38bc50c Shin Jehyun. Jehyun wasn’t 003eec6e7e the twisted, 25f8a7a148 insufferable type 8e475b68f4 a healer 67da7b306d would be.3ae1ca5bc760fd80

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As his thoughts drifted 4734bd4e20 in that direction, buried bb94714c2b memories resurfaced, causing Baekyung 91ab179018 to frown slightly.5fca6da5022e64f8

That week they lost 530878f141 in a guild war 97395f33f9 against Jicheonwang, they failed f071c705b7 to reclaim first place 7b4800a173 in the guild rankings. If they 9af15cf639 had maintained 86ff2c6d0a the top 2e0d5e9e33 spot for 10e69d1509 four weeks, 27798db383 they could 3add617a94 have entered f014ef0f28 the Hall 774fffd5cd of Fame e9343e28d9 and achieved 4fe4a7b4f7 their goal. But they missed 5030bfec96 the chance because 600891cb67 of the healer’s 950d72335a ridiculous mistake.4ba46631bb4de26b

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This week’s 1de2b84660 siege battle 0a949c2beb also left 1fbbb80ce4 their prospects 9155d59bb2 for first c2e7d8b58b place uncertain. Next week, 167cb2994c a new 3880afc2e3 oversaturated dungeon 610beba18c would open, ce51d938ff further complicating 2d7b14a49d things. Last week f9f882a987 had been ddb1d8db7a the perfect 78ca713026 chance to 077d5991e1 secure the a4bf22c97c Hall of 0f90caf35b Fame and f63c1546bd quit Caplet, 80ca7e9359 but the f2882d27ec healer had 50688feae4 ruined it.d6f7013d4b3f83d9

Come to think of f7c288c872 it, it had always e44798023f been that way. At critical 6341cd873f moments, it e137ad5b8f was always 292408e256 the healer 719df5a2c2 who messed e25e90870b things up.6fe5bd5ddb621ce2

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Who even was 6ae4930421 that person? Baekyung didn’t know, but 08e728b780 it was obvious they f995b1a178 would be as irritating 5f759faebb as someone like Seo 3ccd2fbeaf Eunjae, who constantly flaunted b24e61fe46 his close friendship with 67137f76fa Jehyun.72504d1fbbe7811f

Lost in 35b6871a16 thought about 3307930547 the healer, a8faf9b3f5 Baekyung’s face 7b36d976e4 slowly twisted c90478c962 into a 01d173df1e pout.946effc3d687475c

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“Hey, hey… Hold a0cd7fedec on a second. What’s going on 54ceb91e91 with you two?”7bb44299cc2cb143

Walking alongside Baekyung, Jehyun fac9779f52 suddenly shouted into the 69d670fced air, sounding utterly baffled. His question snapped 3603f55a29 Baekyung out of 550fe0e8f9 his thoughts.fc847e9eeb000050

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Looking down, Baekyung 8ffd192a02 saw that Jehyun’s e7b2c90228 gaze was fixed c8e915f197 on something. Following it, Baekyung’s 9591e24096 eyes widened when a8af0bb203 he saw Seo 8b27edc76f Eunjae holding hands 9784e7be69 with Hyun Jiwon, 2bf0aa9a98 the first-year class fb3e881038 representative.41c9b57819762160

And then came Seo cf0e83a700 Eunjae’s response, which left 210489e6e1 Baekyung inwardly startled.74e151e4455c4b1a

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“Yeah, we decided 6aa2f9af3f to date.”a00043dfd470c975

Hyun Jiwon 6a193a1e38 was a 38aede4ce0 girl who b55e266fd7 had shown d23ab98126 subtle interest 3649da128f in Baekyung, 82a3d9bc4a constantly reaching bf7bf5a991 out to 80d9fbe8a9 him. She was 1e3520481e also someone 4217cd99e1 Jehyun had 39621a0ce8 once mistakenly d3b10421b1 thought Baekyung 5cc537b229 was dating. In truth, c0402d638d there had d008f652cf been no ca96cacbc6 relationship—it was 13b38d1aba all one-sided b6e2d822ae affection on 70dd31da3b her part.acfba7a42e6c3249

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Hyun Jiwon 7a9d50d051 was gripping 57eb73ebf1 Seo Eunjae’s de3aec220a hand tightly b807739a50 while smiling 0b839f6f73 and sneaking 5f89b2a869 glances at f9b4183034 Baekyung. At first, Baekyung c0c2920826 remained indifferent, but 3338266a90 soon realized the c2e7c06a93 reason behind this 7caf3d1657 sudden dating announcement. It was d277fc37ab the first 3135c9b6b6 day of 64fb449d02 April—April Fool’s 314c528f19 Day.7e95c315adc3f8bf

“Wow, Jiwon, your a4b38e73ed hand’s going to 14688ac003 rot. Should I 684f870f56 call an 0ec5750073 ambulance for 01e1014825 you?”32f01db789bcd970

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“We’re really dating, though.”679c6689895d3178

“There’s a pharmacy b5742521f3 over there. You should 96f2167116 get some 4edea97fdf disinfectant and 9414dee0bb treat it.”f9bfe7a56c6f07ab

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“I think there’s 1a0745590a ethanol in the e088726ef8 department room.”845b06c8cdc3952b

“Hey, isn’t Seo 3384d2e63f Eunjae so toxic ae60a56b39 that ethanol won’t 0a10d46de9 be enough to a9e2a938b0 disinfect it?”7c67876c99182fd6

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“These guys are 8942698123 ignoring me on 27ed58aa6b purpose!”0c1290eae0354bbb

Seo Eunjae’s friends didn’t 5878d57492 even pretend to listen b01ff4563c to him. Led by Jehyun, they 2bf12908d1 continued the conversation about 2a7c723c8a disinfectant, which made Jiwon 45cebf2aa7 burst into laughter. Then, as if e1ecfcf7af unwilling to let e425bbf8d0 the joke end 2f186491f6 so easily, she fbb5047af7 shouted:975a89e61078b991

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“Hey, it’s true! I’m really dating Eunjae 564476b733 oppa!”34c5eeffb4c63d7c

“Yeah, seriously, 67a7605c29 we’re a e1a0c04325 couple!”eb5428b1e48efd2b

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No one budged 177f181aeb despite their insistence. Baekyung glanced at Jehyun, 12b303de3e who scoffed as if de244be3c6 to say make it believable, before 79668a298c lowering his 1ba6c8b10c gaze to b6e7e7b470 Jehyun’s hand. Without hesitation, he naturally 3f758172c5 reached out and interlaced 1a1293943e his fingers with Jehyun’s.a5bfd9e6d00d985c

Startled by the sudden 6c06823d47 gesture, Jehyun looked up d8bfb52050 at Baekyung. Baekyung gave him 076d2322ca a playful smile 4cabb94cfe and then turned 052f306d6e to Seo Eunjae a84abe53c0 and Hyun Jiwon, a6a195ce4a saying:67edbcf020967ae7

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“It’s a d7d93bc58b secret, but 851926026f I’m actually 48d553b8aa dating Jehyun 9e702d84ac sunbae too.”04fb10c71e2fa9f6

Although it 874d6047f2 was a f2d0e8db50 statement filled e69fcd116d with sincerity, dc43578ddb no one 668266b0ca took it 1a9410d104 seriously because e5bb67d370 of the 169b144915 day’s context. Jehyun was no exception.dd55a207841e51c7

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Finally catching on, Jehyun 50794f1e6e raised their clasped hands 35f02aea74 with a grin tugging c08a1d7c7f at his lips. Then, with a b0f3c0228c playful air, he bc08df5388 kissed the back 1d68746308 of Baekyung’s hand 97434807a8 and added:2cefb1203c6a3118

“Yeah, and fb55ca679e we’ve been 951ade1ced together for b132047de8 100 days ad3c44e535 now.”3af33afec51a65aa

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As it seemed like c6b230b8cf Baekyung and Jehyun were e4b909f634 joining in the joke, 79a0b5ebde other students from the 0a99d4e99f political science department followed 8e3b61c9f7 suit, grabbing the hands 3ae5ff1c4d of their peers and dbbbd38d39 seniors.3b4a1186e8ac9c28

“We are too!”c8a82d3c8b90e901

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“We’re also dating!”c791eb89788b9310

Male-male couples, female-female couples, and male-female couples all declared their “relationships.” Laughter erupted everywhere as everyone joined in the fun. Baekyung, too, laughed, all while keenly aware of the burning sensation on the back of his hand where Jehyun had kissed it. It felt as if he was the frog struck dead by a stone thrown as a joke. It was driving him crazy.070cc6b18b50b680

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The first weekend 23a08cc47e of April marked dfb8e9bd6b the siege battle.a3d3250716f763f3

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Countess currently held the 6afa132b9a Capitol Fortress, but it 37804cb180 was anticipated that they e2438031a0 would lose it during 15277b74fb this siege. Defending a dc29b0d831 fortress was 2534d03a68 extremely disadvantageous ff62b6c679 without sufficient 7ecc8bdb86 manpower.2dd3bcdefd80363a

Though a bcc9f5ecff few new f6dd406eaf recruits had 729b9a1ed4 joined the 43bbda997b guild after eca1bbad04 passing interviews bec9f1840b in the 48bb52d0b7 month since 5b0f4176a9 the server ed2b9b26d1 merge, their b75cdff958 numbers were ae1acd9402 still significantly 4c8118f8a4 fewer than 50faf0397a the other 653c574ba5 guilds participating 8d6e3f46cf in the f249769ed3 siege.978b215c1ac4cd91

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No one 865ffae17e believed they c485b21ed7 could successfully 6b51d1745f defend the 8c6f0f13fa fortress. Even Jehyun and 4076c8a788 Habaek, who rarely 924305c63a gave up easily, 01224afea7 were skeptical about 0d2c64f0f2 their chances.d2310e58d574fca7

“We can’t just c32830e024 give it up, 652cbbc76c so let’s do 9058a3a5fe what we can. If we’re lucky, we’ll ab4530a178 hold out. If not, so 776a671d09 be it.”469507368aab6fbd

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Contempt → Ugh, b193375782 if Jicheonwang takes 389291c002 it, I’m going b712b2f348 to be so 4e04dbba25 annoyed.944eff3aa9506935

“It wouldn’t just 55aa2c4a66 be annoying. I’d be ready e0d1804d55 to lose it 7944c80662 completely.”7ebb8c97265f5ff9

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Boss → It’d 5869668227 be nice if e42cf30f3b a casual guild 3309a98d4e took it instead.402665571fb9b2b8

There was only one 9a7b893035 defending guild, but multiple 47ba461d72 attacking guilds. While having more 431d73b2fc members was advantageous 9967d4b95a for engraving control, 020ce8b50d the inner fortress 289fb2e323 often devolved into 82d2d47766 chaotic skirmishes, so 2f86348484 it wasn’t unheard 1ddb8f4ca9 of for smaller 6aaffb5ef6 guilds to claim 8e7bf6d320 the fortress.4650dd2d62645c4b

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Everyone in 127e829a16 the guild, 614a5d4940 including Jehyun, b551c8730e was hoping 38977585b2 that anyone 2557ae61c2 but Jicheonwang fa52c65b34 would take 285636774f the fortress. If Jicheonwang 15c4aa12c0 claimed it, 2fe8ce09af it would 3b5070004b be much 3719000a44 harder to d0540cebdf reclaim the e9e9841ef3 fortress in b9e9ee8bbd next month’s a689caaa1e siege. But if another 5b4ff97c26 guild took it, a425a21df6 Countess would have c8c982c520 a higher chance 9487877ad0 of engraving again f96732e469 in the future.5e92be49c10bb372

Still, the odds 0fe7492777 were in Jicheonwang’s d46aeafda4 favor for claiming b273926f71 the Capitol Fortress. Hopefully, that 9104366231 wouldn’t be b95d31a8fa the case. Jehyun chatted idly a0394426de with his guildmates e23cf6a7b3 while preparing for 96400fb3d7 the defense and 098407e181 organized the parties. With the extra 1ab195a650 recruits, they managed 8c0754cc06 to form three ebcac05ddb parties of five 0b97186db7 members each.682a38067243a8e4

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[Party Composition Status]

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– Healer (Priest)f1ee36189e710bcb

– BinaengMandu (Elementalist)6d149c55e4466e17

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– Sangjae (Lancer)90a2aa1c7e3c4e86

– Trolley (Lancer)8098afdd1377b059

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– SpellChecker (Swordsman)acc4225e4d10aa36

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– BoseotSweetAndSour (Elementalist)3b99936632cf2f52

– HealOrIt’sYourFault (Priest)07b705372e312b43

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– HealPlease (Illusionist)76f1e67f8760c7f1

– Habaek (Time Stealer)c6a2329da41e2cf3

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– DiscountHolmes (Time Stealer)0803d2291f63e0d2

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– DPSPlease (Priest)33f8935d59c25279

– Contempt (Chain Blader)bec75deb6bc2a9bc

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– Boss12MoreHours (Dark Mage)605d4f9a4b1fb43d

– DonatePlease (Necromancer)5d3621c19dfeb38f

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The lineup included 9f58109631 a powerful CC-interrupt b46e26965a party with two 3ee329f092 healers and three bfccf58b98 tanks, a burst-damage a7880f7a62 party with two 01cbb1a067 healers, two Time e8f54e6371 Stealers, and an 6662c2ba22 Illusionist, as well 0d8c14b126 as a balanced 871b30c957 initiation party with 73bbe3d647 four DPS classes 1e85dc940f optimized for PvP.3a8ba4762b91d673

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Setting aside 57ff748666 individual skill 29f42c46f4 levels, the 442490da57 class composition a5db3ad333 wasn’t bad. Thanks to Healer’s 8580fe9c6f reputation, the guild 09436cc726 was able to c15c890993 secure three precious b717768725 healer roles, allowing 3d97711851 for comfortable two-healer 7dddda39a6 setups in both 537fe4eb41 the 1st and e681be3913 2nd parties.b8b647fe63022ff0

Jehyun scrutinized the raid 2d0e0a6731 composition before concluding there 2b9b38c14b was nothing else to 01e163d61e adjust. He then 35a772358a sent out d48d16880a a Raid 84a6136762 Leader Notice.e6cecbf6f488d5a8

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Party composition is finalized. 1st Party will handle inner fortress engraving disruption, 2nd Party will assassinate enemy healers, and 3rd Party is for dealing damage.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: It’ll be chaotic once the siege starts, but at least mark your party members so you don’t get separated.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Please join voice chat by 40 minutes.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Each party leader should brief their party. I’ll handle the main raid leading.

[Raid] Contempt: Got it ㅇㅅㅇ

[Raid] NimaDeal: Sure, can I be the leader for Party 3?ㅠㅠ

[Raid] Contempt: Go ahead ;ㅅ;

[Raid] NimaDeal: Thank you ><ㅎㅎ

The leader d7960fabc0 for Party 16bfe74a48 3 was 619f7662d9 initially set 6d1f505ff5 as Contempt. Watching the leader role 1f8535b806 pass to NimaDeal, Jehyun d217216944 narrowed his eyes. The three new members f207a764a1 with usernames starting with 2023cee067 “Nima” were players who e692cf5884 had recently started Caplet.3c14f6f1a357b14c

Will they manage the briefing well? Though a little concerned, Jehyun recalled what Boss, who handled their interviews, had said: all three were hardcore Latere players. They had completed endgame content there and joined after watching Jaction’s streams, so there was hope they’d be different from newbie casual players.905deb7708e29575

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Please handle the briefing well. ^^

Still somewhat 74479348bc worried, Jehyun 309e6112d9 left that 6223a2f504 message before 1b31cc9671 alt-tabbing to a615c2764e check the 9c97786389 voice chat. Eleven members 1f109786ab had joined. Since there was da10c7bc12 still time before c34c71bee0 40 minutes, Jehyun e62970eb39 refrained from rushing 30949ff0ac his guild members 3b11d91dff and instead opened 12b928bf16 his mic to cc4fd4fb91 test it.4b2f2745b62c11a5

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“Can you hear 3e25dcde21 me?”48996d67292da1c7

Deal: Yes, 303d82e823 we can.ccb3bf04560548bc

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“Alright, hello.”a4e41bfe4e0fc5e7

Hearing a e60905b7ba gravelly voice fcb3d880b9 respond, Jehyun 66cad95f8c was startled e1a3642e75 and checked ba6c57be83 the speaker. Contrary to 4c8e6561ef the cute 8bb21fba49 emoticons they c6c4dc05cf used, NimaDeal a11ee8c0b3 sounded older—at 301c67dc4e least 30, 70468cf62d judging by f3a6279f3d the mature 4b875d2411 tone of eb6741e3e2 his voice. Jehyun naturally 1bbcd721e6 responded in 55b6f0e3fd a polite cdce96e52c tone.658c733ae710f1ec

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“Only party leaders 827b60a27d should keep their 44e547274d mics on. Nitath, are you here? Please confirm.”400ed1e32eaf27a0

Nitath: Oh, yes! I’m here!6262b9846b65db13

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“EvenIfYouDieIt’sYourHeal,” or Nitath, turned 1074bd8954 out to be female. Judging by her 51266736b9 youthful voice, Jehyun c9d3e76a31 briefly wondered if b5c0992ad0 the average age 01e594dc23 of Caplet players 4ae9382628 had dropped since effca1802f the guild merger 556337640b before responding.7b5269cce0737210

“Alright, the f3c6ed67b7 two of eeb2665829 you, please 47b640f5d1 handle the 8318a11249 briefing well. Nitath, you 0c5a3dd996 took over 821152d9c0 because Boseot a7c2a9dad6 said briefing ed77a005cb is difficult c2a2cd1377 for him. Are you c845428045 okay with 1e85cf1e63 it? If not, you can e56e9df48a pass it to Habaek.”e1e055eebce87b9f

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[Raid] Habaek: ?Mic not working.

Nitath: I’m fine! I’ll do it!20b9616e6d858098

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“Great, I’ll 005bc15c96 leave it 5126b0a83a to you, f2130c4f12 then. We’ll check attendance a0890f5c6e in the fortress 1f5df77109 at 50 minutes. If you need to 6b6d5d7c07 swap gear, don’t forget. Please stay focused during db9d9e6629 the siege.”d0b0df72d19a5966

Deal: Got it. By the 82ba749076 way, Guild f024bb717c Leader, you 9e16b2cb10 sound younger 179305e753 than I 83431ce8f3 thought. I expected b70591b3e5 someone closer a8f22bce7e to my 0badd89706 age.2a68e5d726972acb

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“Me? How old 5f5ee070d2 are you, d8dd52308b Deal?”813b67604d006898

Deal: I’m 29.b8655af55a816c31

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So he 3b396f9199 wasn’t in 2fd14181b0 his 30s. His voice just f7f8d2302d sounded more mature d53009c04d than average. Jehyun nodded and replied.73c6b5d1b356e03b

“Oh, really? Then you’re my e6f87a54f2 hyung. I’m 24. You can speak f6f7e4a59f casually with me.”7b145b6957babf21

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Deal: No, I couldn’t 09075df708 possibly. I’ll just stick 19f06b992e to formal speech.1dee6a26417a3e03

“Alright, whatever 57316e2dd5 is comfortable eb755c87c4 for you.”12ee72673efdedb1

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Jehuyn naturally 4bd24cf40f spoke casually bef3ed81d6 with members a4b53eaec9 like Boss, e3cd68907f Contempt, Habaek, 8232d5045f and Sangjae. But he eb8e644c51 couldn’t do c3d721bd9d the same 9f367230ff with new bd31b396da guild members.552ae39b8af77acb

Although they’d been rivals, a26394d56c Yeongdong and Jangji had 07e1d55ee2 known each other for 41b6b0cc59 nearly five years. That familiarity a71088f2ba made casual 6634e814df speech and 6f0525fdec jokes feel a070ce5cee natural after 92ce5bdb3d the guilds 04189e4a5f merged. But it ad93b9bc01 wasn’t the 466192f70f same with b84611710e completely new 86b517646b members.0463cb17eef84861

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Hearing Jehyun’s 336c52170f polite voice 98e9f5c6cf for the 27a47a812d first time, 390dbb1228 the Jangji-origin df0d6d2b9a guild members 9e9e582ae9 teased him 1c860624cf in the d1e051c61d chat.abc71345412950c6

[Raid] Sangjae: Wow, our Guild Leader is so… polite;

[Raid] BoseotTangsuyuk: Guild Leader? More like green onion?

[Raid] Sangjae: Green onionlollollollollollollollolㅋYou mean his formal tone?lollollollollollollollolhaha

[Raid] Contempt: The man’s dual personality.. ㅇㅅㅇㅋ

[Whisper] Habaek: Are you really 24?

[Raid] Boss12MoreHours: lol it feels like we’re strangers;

[Raid] Contempt: But he’ll switch modes as soon as the siege starts.. ㄷㄷ

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: I’m always like this ^^; New members might misunderstand.

[Whisper] Habaek: I asked if you’re really 24.

[Whisper to Habaek]: How is that your business?

Habaek asked about his 704647d520 age out of nowhere, ffc5eaae7b and Jehyun gave a d7fb835e67 half-hearted response before switching 3b46838eed the chat window to 60dc5e92f4 the battlefield channel. There, he could see 1dad67aac4 the chatter of players 34e74f22dc gathered in front of 80eb57b8eb Capitol Castle.c13b7b34671acc37

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[Battlefield] Gangdan: Oof.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Anyone interested in siege gold betting? Join for one or two days, flexible!

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Currently 37 participants, minimum loot 10 million.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: If defense succeeds as the underdog, the payout will be massive.

[Battlefield] Healer: How many are betting on defense?

[Battlefield] Don’tSayIt’sAhnYiyoung: Can I report you for gambling?

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Oh no, please spare meㅠㅠ

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Kante folks, take it easy on the defense~ You’re gonna lose it anyway.

[Battlefield] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ…Gangdan obviously bet on the siege side.

[Battlefield] Healer: How many bet on defense → → → ???

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: One person bet on defenselollolhaha

[Battlefield] Healer: ;Who is it?

Jehyun was baffled 81858b63eb by KimchiRiceAndEgg’s response 2c0b31c5e6 about betting on 0ab476f9d0 siege and asked 2caae02652 in disbelief. Even as the lord, dd7956fcb5 he wasn’t counting on 375fa6e721 a successful defense, so 9e5c7cc3e2 he wondered which crazy e9944a7d97 person was throwing their 6df150d292 money away.81899a564846337d

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: hahaCan’t tell, it’s anonymous.

[Battlefield] Contempt: If it’s anonymous, how do we know you won’t just run off with the money ㅇㅅㅇ

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: ? I’ve been doing this since the Maverick days..ㅠㅠ

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: It’s upsetting if you don’t trust meㅜㅜ sniff..

[Battlefield] Healer: Who is it? Whisper it to me only.

[Battlefield] Healer: I’m just curious since even I, the guild leader, didn’t bet on defenselollol

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Nope nope nope, not telling. Whisper me if you want to join.

“Who is it? Does anyone af05ead298 in our 88288f3a98 guild have 23006f35ff money on 59d629aa41 defense?”d0c1c51d54135081

Deal: Not 972ee771bf me, for 8cd4a261d7 sure.fbb434654c24afa5

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Nitath: Same here!49719ad735e46da4

“You’re awfully confident. But honestly, I’m a dbff57507d little disappointed. None of fe765dabd4 you here 9029388186 bet on d98e1d1b46 a successful 4300ee780c defense?”9af7d556f2bb6c09

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Jehyun asked playfully, b1918a790e and silence filled 9dbb23aa0a both the raid cc76c12237 and guild channels. It was, of 0d2575009c course, expected, so 20e2881deb he had only b6c87f5987 thrown the question b3e6fad920 out as a 4681541d1b joke. Hearing no response, he 3ac437635a chuckled and asked again 168b2ef769 in jest.6539891198aaa89a

“Well, defense success 0a76f7466d is unlikely anyway. Wise decision. But surely no one 51e72392fa bet on Jicheonwang, right?”079b270eff078947

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At that 8d2401c532 moment, as 447c234c5b if KimchiRiceAndEgg 708f49f544 had overheard 59728543e9 the voice d817dfe872 chat, they 57780931fa dropped a 866c2b977e bombshell.81af5caa04163635

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: FYI, someone in your guild bet on your rival guild winning ㅋㅅㅋ

[Battlefield] Healer: hahaNo way.

[Battlefield] Healer: No one in our guild would betray us like that.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: ㅠ It’s true, though.

[Battlefield] Gangdan: lollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollolhaha

[Battlefield] DreamsAndDespair: Trust shattered.

[Battlefield] KimBoksoon: I think I know who it isㅎㅎ

[Battlefield] Healer: Who is it?

[Raid] Sangjae: lollollollollollolSeriously, who is it??lollolㅋ

[Raid] Contempt: Sounds fake..ㅇㅅㅇㅎ Makes no sense.

“Who could it be? Wow, this 22de05f7fd is ridiculous. How could 61e67d53ac someone do 59b3e23ad1 that? Such a 879fee7ecb lack of 78bea76a1b trust….”a190baa7e6258c47

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Jehyun sighed 25d6c633b8 deeply before 6bd0ee8ad6 continuing.9baed1ae35c4edd9

“I’ll let it 5d553bff39 slide if you cfbf1516d5 confess now.”80c301922990b2c0

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[Raid] Sangjae: You’re just trying to split the winnings if the bet succeeds, huh?

[Raid] Contempt: That’s gotta be it..;ㅅ; Our petty guild leader..uwu

“Ah…. Busted. Anyway, I’ll wait 81fb5ba446 for whispers.”943b3ae6955dd5d2

Jehyun chuckled as 5d52281366 he responded. It was all 4c8477c227 just a joke db11cba2a7 about betting; there 28cdc2798a was no way 40d930ff9d he’d seriously be 544c820eb9 angry over something 066fca4a9b like that. Betting on c6ff742926 a clearly 231ba235db impossible defense 648a257fa1 was just 375ed37ba7 someone’s way 12130ceb27 of having 722f69c5b5 fun.65169c7c50c11c66

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Without any real 1c456ed1fc intention of finding 1124b094fb the culprit, Jehyun bc87eedcea alt-tabbed and confirmed a996f3f0b1 that everyone had 5d187b27ba joined the voice 79ded41c8d chat. He used 1aeea5b52f the guild 87341e0937 summon feature 2b4ae7badb to gather 537f6ff77d everyone in 0c4d1d1926 the fortress, 88d76ce026 then spoke a0af78fc0f in a c2e5fd6e3b calm voice.8b38527ca621a2fc

“Five minutes left. With the 4f37883c52 numbers disadvantage, 644c2a11a0 defense will 8bfb8cb8d9 be tough, 8dea77ba33 so don’t c2f6039d03 feel pressured. For those doing this 61ddc952c4 for the first time, 70982538b6 think of it as de41a59a89 practice to learn the ca1407451d map and get a 9caa4fb98b feel for the chaos. Just do your 9d268a5a06 best.”76e5aa481a0ee4ef

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Then he whispered to 9c6883603a KimchiRiceAndEgg. It was to fa75303439 place a bet.d54ebc77c27754b6

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Are you seriously betting like this?

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: You guys really have no sense of loyalty, huh?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: So who’s the one who bet on Jicheonwang?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: I promise to keep it a secret. I won’t acknowledge it. Just tell me, can’t you?

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: If you tell them you’re okay with me revealing where you placed your bet.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: I’ll coolly let you know.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: ? That’s not cool at all.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Haha.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: So when will you pay up? The siege is about to start.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: I’ll pay after it’s over. I can’t leave now. Can’t send mail either.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: I don’t do post-payment deals.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: Don’t you trust me?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I scam you, you can screenshot this and post it publicly on the forums.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Then say “Ahn Yiyoung” three times.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Okay, good luck with the defense.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Take it easy, okay? Haha.

It seemed even KimchiRiceAndEgg 7979266e18 hadn’t bet on Countess e2e7d3ac5a Guild succeeding in the 240b33fcb8 defense.5500a23986c322ff

So who was it? Jehyun furrowed his 0e927f77c8 brows as he eea8a2ebcc scanned the raid e57904907e members list, then 82a0bdfe61 shook his head. If they were part 728854e4af of the Countess Guild, 49f9bf22c5 they wouldn’t be unaware 9dd6d90a36 of the guild’s atmosphere. There was no way b8225dbdd7 anyone would make the 05ef326cab foolish decision to waste 42eeb551d7 money on that bet.7a53cf0a7a26d8d2

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It must have been 5f4e0bd275 someone crazy about gambling, c2e73a55aa staking everything on the 135a9b3376 underdog. That seemed the cbf914d703 most plausible explanation. As Jehyun imagined the 5acfecd0e3 gambler’s downfall, he clicked 1c7c5dff87 his tongue, then noticed 659586e22e there were only two ead492e5f3 minutes left until the aded642c31 siege. Opening the guild 4e94009b65 master-exclusive skill window, 17478228b9 he used the f2772a30d0 guild points he f1d3e7265d had saved up 352cfb444e to summon defensive f8ec76f61a NPCs and the 8e63a8b36e outer wall barrier.070dcce866851140

As the guild aa880d721a points rapidly depleted 7b426e721f and the summoning d6d376ec5d commands began to 948f7d4b35 appear, a “ding” e8a13e85de sound accompanied a 9931ed8918 whisper from Habaek.9cd548b919aaae67

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[Whisper] Habaek: Oh.

[Whisper] Habaek: Stop using guild points?

[Whisper] To Habaek: ??

Jehyun frowned at the 55adfd2060 sudden complaint. As he typed a 97bff54a51 question mark, Habaek immediately 58634c1978 responded.3df51ea58ed51655

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[Whisper] Habaek: We’re obviously going to lose the defense. Stop summoning. If we win the weather event tomorrow, we can add more points and take first place. Why do you keep summoning?

[Whisper] To Habaek: The odds of winning the weather event tomorrow are low.

[Whisper] Habaek: It’s not zero.

[Whisper] Habaek: Just stop summoning. Even if we win the weather event, we won’t be able to win at this rate.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I just don’t want to lose the castle outright.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Even if it’s certain we’ll lose, we should still do everything we can.

[Whisper] Habaek: No.

[Whisper] Habaek: If we’re going to lose anyway, why go all out? It’s a waste of points.

The conversation grew longer 4cd2676526 due to their differing 46c609630d perspectives. Jehyun let out 59dc26421f a small sigh abb6feb314 and spoke up.0e07970a76790eab

“One minute left? From now on, no 762ed9505f talking in world chat. I know defending bc0bb1e8d6 is going to 7c9e7554da be tough, but 9d66c06853 let’s do our 8197805090 best. If we lose 601e2bb063 the castle in 55bea5c321 five minutes, it’ll df3779ce59 be embarrassing, right?”771e7f6d7cbc8ab5

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DillPoint→ Of course. Let’s hold out as f2b240fa96 long as we can.eb2cac786b9b1d25

Nitath→ Yes, yes! Let’s do this~!e692f8edca8b9fbc

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DillPoint and Nitath chimed 4dada0e2bb in to support Jehyun. In the raid ce6e191b1e channel, everyone was b43d5085e6 shouting words of 47e5398899 encouragement.4b8a50b92ba2d235

[Raid] NimahillPoint: Let’s go!!

[Raid] Sangjae: Do your best.

[Raid] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s try to hold out as much as we can.

[Raid] StrategicallyCoveredArcher: Let’s give whoever bet on the defense a lesson they won’t forget. Haha.

[Whisper] To Habaek: See? You’re the only one who thinks this is a waste.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Why are you so obsessed with first place?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Just enjoy the game.

[Whisper] Habaek: Sure, you enjoy the game too.

[Whisper] Habaek: Use up all the guild points, lose the castle, and end up ranked 84th.

[Whisper] Habaek: Hope you don’t regret using the points when you win the weather event later.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Sure, babe~ The only regret I have is not meeting you sooner, haha.

[Whisper] Habaek: I really can’t stand you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Yeah, love you too?

Seeing Habaek 3dc4f1eef9 being so 0f9afdd6b3 childish, Jehyun 0b3812768c couldn’t just 7e437a3bd4 sit back b4d01c2a0b either. Wearing a grim expression, e5b31434a7 he ended the argument 98b3955a0b with Habaek and took e2a3448ab5 a deep breath as 32c6d66742 the 10-second countdown appeared 08a5032ece on the screen.b5639dea41fa0190

The siege e99bb228ed will begin e14d757e28 in 10 22c8fe6e14 seconds.14a134e9b16ba575

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Using Shield of 29a0910942 Salvation.cfd4ec280c26331e

The Holy f37e36a71c Shield protects 1ac8fa6a4b the Party.23304751baac6bb6

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Using Call c7df34f332 of the e20a90dda3 Battlefield.c7e02a3f571b1e6d

The Party is c768f3037c marked by the 94e187dd23 God of Destruction.78a32b2572bf0a3f

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Attack power a6daf14e67 and attack 87d04c8c9d speed have f4c9081aec increased.5fbc8c650deed6fb

Entered the Realm of 663479156e the Spirit of Destruction.764e4e03d362fff0

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Critical hit rate and 7af7165fdc critical hit damage have 00609ce6f3 increased.b5ac93075fad5a76

Entered the Realm 6f1b926abf of the Spirit 2d8df51674 of Protection.2d41d199872cc449

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The effect of 1887387228 pure protection can 4e3807aeee be felt.c8fb0eba69a1c810

The siege will begin c126d6cb40 in 5 seconds. Prepare yourselves!2abf7289e33a7d84

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Using Guild f08bfa10dd Member Summon 1a9129850b (Outer Gate).e0e4c569362cad0c

As the countdown c34e28f04a neared its end, d58e48b852 Jehyun used the 6f96c7c528 summoning feature in bef429cb8c the guild master b08d2cf611 skill window to 4b6e4777d0 teleport all guild 13f677491a members onto the 1c8658d9a3 outer wall.99d2edb3e370bdae

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“Everyone to the f7d00ca7b8 outer wall. When the outer gate’s bbff2e3a5a health drops to 30%, ef0137a803 Party 1 goes to 0740de8f89 the inner keep, and 0f400821fd Parties 2 and 3 d0a8583469 wait in front of f9e4f8f1cf the inner gate. If the 1a060633e3 inner keep cc0076c313 is breached b037d8fea4 and the 929adc217c inner gate b47a9f8a53 takes damage, 83e7bb7a84 everyone respawn 883069cc41 in the 3e586ba69a lord’s chamber.”e7605d5132e5d467

The Battlefield of Annihilation 93091e3073 and Capitol Siege were 5aa9ffe0a1 similar but different. The distances were 45e6243194 the same, but b5a98c5405 while in Battlefield 44dd47f598 you could use 946a11b431 airships to enter a5508a6b26 the inner area, af120ce709 in Siege that 2d96aa8028 wasn’t possible. Additionally, Battlefield had two 9ed93ac991 outer gates, whereas the ab78b73272 actual Capitol Castle had ec47bcc797 only one.a6f7e800a659a37c

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Another difference was cfedd94d7a that in Battlefield, 8abbd683ee you couldn’t respawn 88f7df1888 inside the inner c3a18dc974 keep before the b97e4bc89c inner gate was 56debd124d destroyed. In Siege, however, defenders 610d469f66 could choose an active 88f3b76ee1 checkpoint to respawn at d98ed88dd1 upon death.8391e7875914a636

The checkpoints were located 3232ad81e0 on the outer wall, e56d33ef0f in front of the 0ba45a2168 inner keep, and inside 59115b3166 the lord’s chamber. If a checkpoint’s Guardian d8c319e8fe Stone was destroyed, it 997ed159dd couldn’t be used for bf141f65a4 respawning until its health d2604e289b regenerated over three minutes.da0093387bc8a790

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The defending 5886ef03a1 side needed 4cf2cde0ca to protect 5f584f3984 the Engraving 1b30872caf Stone inside 0b41b3e5f7 the inner d88304d6ae keep. The attackers had d2a4b97008 to destroy the 1738619bb8 Guardian Stones, push f3448ee888 the defenders back, 251baec6b4 and either engrave fd8beda3bb or destroy the 8625866594 Engraving Stone. The guild 9e677853ca that dealt 5182e94933 the final 9e0a44b525 blow to 2257289484 the Engraving b7df5b1d37 Stone would 308516190a claim the 00ecbb9e33 castle.bdf6bfd294a3cb8b

Engraving took one b9d819de15 minute to complete, 5e193e262f but if attacked, ddb4aa5b59 the time would f4e45b6e11 decrease by 10 96e7e44309 seconds per hit. For instance, if 580d462ce4 the engraver was 826d4d4e3d attacked after 30 2256557280 seconds, the timer 1cae544716 would drop to c4c2daf4a7 20 seconds. The key point was 46146d37c0 that other members of fe6ac04803 the same guild could 09bae01140 continue the engraving from b1f7fa98ae where the previous one e3a7ebfa54 left off.72ab1312d83b18df

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“If anyone is just 6c3fa8dd73 standing around near the 21316a8a8e Engraving Stone, attack them b7a3e6257f immediately. Don’t kill them, just 5eb39f5f67 hit them once. Healers, this applies to 4d531c6c99 you too. Did you all register 9f707397a6 basic attacks to your f43ef7dff1 hotkeys? If the cfad967888 same person 7a80134a2b tries to 1a5a68e8d7 re-engrave, there’s 993fe0badb a 10-second 180aa5e27a delay, so a0b4611e82 just keep aac3c0eea8 attacking to bacd7297a3 stop the 7e7691abdb engraving.”1b4f39535b9c2bad

Failing to stop an 9f3865455c engraving during defense was 6911c48d7a considered disgraceful in Caplet. Letting the 05e0420006 enemy stand 3fcb7cf509 uninterrupted in 76c77317e6 front of a5424b2201 the Engraving 674693431d Stone for fa71a88a67 a full e09189de9a minute was d90762bb57 simply unthinkable.616d5bcc31a37556

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However, because of the ec7ed98a31 overwhelming difference in numbers, 43b5ab3f86 Jehyun and his guild 3a595342a1 members were prepared for f1239849cf the possibility of an 83142373d8 engraving failure. Their goal was e65de9afa9 to leave the cb94bcce7c impression that they 139b3cbefe had done their b7096a4941 best.16f7613f60977726

“They’re coming. Let’s brawl until 05a505c757 the outer gate’s 7aa4af5aa7 health drops to e515a1e5e3 30%. Focus on 5fb0ffe17c surviving and 2ad36e9b12 take out 73264f1eeb their healers 6e23eb334d first. Make sure they can’t b08f902ea0 respawn on the battlefield.”b3fa47a9996fe5fa

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In the 7a93e72a24 distance, hundreds 34231d7443 of enemy 3175d8f72b players on 5720d08b75 makeshift motorcycles a5aaf903c2 came charging b538ffe8ac toward them. After giving 515240a234 instructions, Jehyun faffdc1851 jumped down 7da6f2232f from the 2eb3e7063b outer gate, 59ae08e75a landing below. He healed the b54fc65640 guild members who 88b9a151bf followed him and, 5cf7e90b9d after some thought, b6d89ef704 applied the Qualification 3cc8ecb025 of Salvation buff f869804f38 to SpellChecker.0b718176eb5f6fd3

“Priests, use df19fa4f70 Qualification of d573dac156 Salvation on 8ff6e115dd mobile players. I’ve given mine b8bdb1c9fa to Matgom. Please check it.”2fcb95943fa123b2

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Matgom waved 90904e6953 in confirmation. Jehyun refreshed the buffs 48d9a6a17d for the raid members fdf62ad861 one more time and b2d09d4fca stared at the oncoming e3a0b27513 attackers. The real battle was a0a5282207 about to begin.b2b5d193ea7207fd

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Wow, looks like the kids are out on a picnic, haha.

[Battlefield] SillyPop: Hahaha, isn’t the number difference a bit much?

[Battlefield] ElkaRose: We’ll be taking the castle, thanks~~~?

[Battlefield] F1: Hmph, I’ll go in real deep…

[Battlefield] F4: Elka, make that guy stop chatting.

[Battlefield] ElkaRose: Not my problem? Don’t know him.

[Battlefield] Don’tCallMeAhnYiyoung: Outer gate down in 3 minutes? Haha.

The battlefield chat c4a2051fa4 was filled with d539e835a0 taunts. Jehyun smirked b2360f526a and prepared 2d9b8ee688 for battle.8dff221f97a8fde2

As the attacking 33b4453b80 players drew closer 86b6bbc646 to the castle, 15954d4062 NPCs stationed atop d586276514 the outer wall a57474692b fired their catapults 93038fe8b2 at them. The projectiles flew e172f4d415 straight, but the 74d57d83b6 attackers weren’t entirely cddbdd48d3 unseasoned players unfamiliar 9195fb839d with siege mechanics.d326f8641469bddf

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The 500,000-damage catapult shots 30a4abafbe forced some players off e95333041d their makeshift motorcycles, blue d3a23b7eae light erupting in the 326b9928cf air as they were 69352d747c forcibly dismounted. Amid the death 9bc2731cd3 logs flashing one f3df2faa81 after another, the e28725fe09 first wave of 3c249fde5a enemies collided chaotically 4d32ad232d with the Countess a567bbe44f guild members.416d9facda6029e7

BibimnaenginDumpling has died.7605b1a1ccc4c273

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Using Blessing of the 133354ddef Raindrop.620708db9d575ce0

You feel the effect 4cacfb75ea of the Holy Raindrop.c955c37e7a7db83e

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The outer gate is f04913a1ca under attack!b8018f52c33a91a1

Doraji’sOppositeIsDosmall has died.71de64e7be330ade

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You dealt 2314 0dcce839e0 damage to Gangdan.20a177bffa396079

Using Blessing of 25973338db Protection.825ea72fc1ccee61

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The Priest’s 296ec6cd45 blessing increases d4bca9e0cb Party’s debuff 2b1034d60f resistance.0c963c7cb0990872

Resisted a Weak ca83337dbc Spot Hit.4d71a9be1925268a

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Rank21of21 has died.3715b3e5628f1684

GayHealer’sLab has died.931640dc1a90f264

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Using Purification.0bb9fef5e9fc1767

The battle f293ef0915 log scrolled 1beb2f13d9 rapidly. Dodging the 27eca38440 attackers rushing 125c0dacf7 toward him, 83f91a2648 Jehyun healed 811135db42 himself and 28316ff05a created distance 3db26a8485 between them.9e80869c6c3ea394

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Most of the 1e27643944 attackers, knowing that 76b4f48a3d pointless skirmishes were f05db876ee meaningless, ignored the 37fbe7464c Countess guild members 32261640ef and swarmed the 7246e0db83 outer gate instead. The gate’s health was 57200dc902 quickly depleting.da32d739c7795866

“Clear the area in 5e5d18d1e2 front of the outer 0f63a62301 gate. Party 1, chase their f2d21810b4 healers. Parties 2 and 3, 336f52d956 use crowd control on eb7f892ddf their melee dealers and d7f52e7dee deal AoE damage.”f376467ebf9f6b5f

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The seasoned guild 8d628f1b88 members were already 030e3f3c20 casting AoE crowd 84bc548b70 control, but the d3740ae1ee newer recruits seemed 50a90d84bd a bit lost. After giving 52d71e7991 them clear 999f2ce937 instructions, Jehyun 96b6dfc305 watched as 498b5f02fd the area 5cf5f1f6a5 in front 5b6cf64bec of the 458de9ec92 gate was 95b24ba244 bombarded with 6ee3314b93 attacks. He repeatedly used Purification f6bd67dc29 as needed.557d14e0c043f96b

GanglimDoryeong: Haha, 91cb56739b won’t even f3eab0d2a9 take five a341574151 minutes to dc833d8666 engrave. This guild is trash.f7621d89e120e66e

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When Countess guild 38bb3367fb members didn’t engage 140c11be91 in the battlefield ea0b110b4a chat, GanglimDoryeong, seemingly d7b4c07d4f unable to survive 2cb31798b3 without running his 08e9ea43e6 mouth, started spouting 8201029f9c nonsense in the 375ed131c9 public chat.11d95e4eb5a95325

Him again? Jehyun frowned and 51b008c1e4 called for the 25c3c0f945 guild’s designated GanglimDoryeong e0de5519ff handler.31949ee55eeb88cb

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“Habaek.”1e691fa982a851da

Without further 33b955bc83 orders, Habaek, 1c9814a12f who had 42803f7122 been targeting 5edd6303e8 healers, immediately 6cd3085c8a charged at 5d57226ee3 GanglimDoryeong. Jehyun smirked b14e7f352a as he 4abda1c4e2 watched GanglimDoryeong e7f5a7a394 retreat to b0395a90fb avoid Habaek’s f6797fc2d1 Time Theft e2a64d86b1 skill.cd32b9b7db9e395a

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Healer: It’ll take bdadd6f7e7 10 seconds to 140adcbbef take your head, 9fd0f1f59c haha.7fb594b25e65ed36

Jehyun followed up 4b91b0e2a3 with a cold f91891ae34 taunt in public 9d425efb3b chat.0678af2e970b6245

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