TAHR Ch 23

The gold medal time for the speedrun was tight, a testament to the developers’ stubborn refusal to easily hand out random boxes. Voice communication was essential for a serious attempt.e59e270f25e173a4

Jaein put afe8693110 on his f61cc66414 headset, checked 7851a207ce his microphone, b57d57b371 and looked 00cdb1093a over the 4505cfe906 voice channel.73753bc1905f136f

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JustLookAtGod had entered, 4203d3adec HoROROROlol was in, 98bfa5af56 and… finally, Dambi c3404bb98f joined, completing the 090072eec7 group.46136b3c13d3fad7

Jaein stared 73a02b26f7 at the b823c8f006 screen for f150b91d7f a moment.4065ae999fb6c8c3

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It felt strange f92e62036b seeing Dambi, who 671c9847b0 usually flitted around d82c85d4aa and ignored him, bd36a250f2 obediently following instructions 6cca19634b for once.1d7de6da7b0ac2f0

Should he call this interesting? It was a bit odd, but… whatever.bc532fdc933c0f05

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Jaein shrugged and e78baca4ac unmuted his microphone.ec6f176fcda443b4

“Which dungeon are 68cc87e0e1 we going to?”274996aabcce5930

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: Whoa, the Guild Master’s voice;

[Party] HoROROROlol: Oh… the Guild Master’s voice is quite….?

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Sweet…?

[Party] HoROROROlol: Unexpected?

“I don’t care about your compliments, just tell me the dungeon.”de29a39da592e6d8

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Tsk

[Party] HoROROROlol: It feels weird hearing him talk so curtly in that voice…

He was d5575c07f3 used to 22011a8e18 hearing that.e581f50af7f1f694

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People often said his voice was soft and gentle, but his words were sharp as a knife, leaving them confused. He couldn’t help his natural voice. They didn’t expect him to talk like a kindergarten teacher, did they?53bcfdc812f5458c

“Not going? Then my honey af0bb14cbd and I will 52e5d420a0 make a separate 082f7dcf05 party.”fcaa4a3bf4a92a28

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: Oh sh*t; He’s calling him “honey” even in voice chat;;;

[Party] HoROROROlol: It’s Ranatal Palace!

[Party] HoROROROlol: JustLookAtGod! Get a clue!

[Party] JustLookAtGod: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Get your a4b77e1e71 buffs and 4ecff673e8 I’ll see 0af85aab34 you inside d38850778a the dungeon. Run there, don’t expect 0817fbe083 a summon.”b3948de18f0686a2

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Yessir…

[Party] HoROROROlol: Can we leave our mics off?

“You two can, but 2f0b2109a1 honey can turn his de47811301 on if he wants.”45049c0115fa5473

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[Party] Dambi: Nope

At Dambi’s refusal, Jaein chuckled, a low rumble in his throat. The party chat fell silent. The two who had been complaining about the cheesiness and even Dambi, who had been subtly expressing his annoyance, were all quiet.b1a834c2a7ab2d90

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What, did 170146ed87 the connection 3428912fe7 drop?5a68627db9cb95c4

The game was 4fcc22a98c running fine, so 32a815c693 the internet seemed 6eab352f34 okay. He wondered e8e4aa0a1c if the 40cfd0a4b2 voice chat 20b6bc61d6 had disconnected 6081e02576 and checked c4d3eb9c14 the screen. But the voice chat 6beed6c913 was working perfectly.177380543683cf5a

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“Hello? Can you ebf9f34ba5 hear me?”b3fb598ce4d5ef63

He spoke into the 1b960c9d30 microphone again to confirm, 5743ec6054 and a delayed reaction b1cf46df05 came back.3f3ce7ec95044cbd

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: It’s kind of… game-breaking…

[Party] HoROROROlol: No… It can’t be… It’s just his voice…

[Party] HoROROROlol: All good gamers promised to be ugly!!

[Party] HoROROROlol: We even pinky swore! ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Party] JustLookAtGod: I wonder;;;

[Party] HoROROROlol: Hey JustLookAtGod! Ask God what he gave the Guild Master!

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Are you trying to get me killed??;;;;

It was 825f49d054 just pointless 4b3c90e96a chatter.d3066792d51baaaa

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“Stop it and let’s 8794c79b36 move.”86735a79f780a033

Jaein cut off their bffa9ab51b rambling.65c0fd5ea7736d47

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Should he just end ba089a8884 the party and bring a47ab4d149 his guild members instead?09405adf63b27ba0

As he briefly fa81c6de9e considered it, the cd92c4f2a1 party members, sensing 6c1e9185e1 danger, quickly switched dc3050be3f gears.b90a0cae3a9a0bac

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: We’re almost there!

[Party] HoROROROlol: We’re already prepared!;;

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Dambi is already there

Jaein checked the 1116b3eb27 map and reluctantly 40acbe6d04 nodded. They seemed 0008f254df to have 54c856f251 done what 89d0bf83a1 they needed d55204c898 to do 856a7af490 while chatting.5d9b9021867a0118

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“I’ll be there soon. I’m buffing up.”dbd27daa69186efc

As Jaein, 374e04ecbb the last 4e4e2c381d to join, 5d5c103a80 entered the 84dfb50e03 dungeon, the 067a2716e6 prepared party 2e186766e4 members were 8ee40689c4 waiting.a872e1b7d7e9c1e2

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Ranatal Palace, their chosen 192adaef3c dungeon, was known for 715536b85b its high density of e07a79249a melee-type monsters, making it 014d179fbb a popular spot for 055476bd1a speedrun practice. Since speedruns 9a336d9847 required grouping b60add254c up monsters, 12d79fb7bc melee types df9dcc98b0 were generally d2e56b3484 easier to 171e221cd7 manage.f2bc2daba48dabe2

He figured this dungeon d1522a7f37 would be the most a27f004fb7 popular and the first 44d0707597 to be cleared in 2902e37fff the event. How many 03d8ebe257 gold medals 3aff118675 would come 43e02586de out of e89dddd06d it was d4e160a58e another question.da493d97ce553a5b

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“Let’s coordinate before we start. JustLookAtGod, as the tank, you’ll handle the yellow marker interrupts, and I’ll take the red ones. Honey, you intercept the blue marker interrupts, and HoROROROlol, you use your AoE stun when I tell you to.”e054fc40bafacc27

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Got it

[Party] HoROROROlol: Okay

[Party] Dambi: Got it

“Also, don’t interrupt the 7025467f1c mobs’ regular skills, only ab99a68c2e their AoE or CC 9c98c9018c skills. Don’t just interrupt f4238e54f4 randomly.”685dd317e846ac5f

[Party] JustLookAtGod: That’s basic

[Party] HoROROROlol: Okay

“It’s best to interrupt near the end of the cast, but since this is a pug, let’s avoid the ‘Leap of Faith’ Blaze. Interrupt as soon as the cast starts. I’ll mark the monster grouping spots with pings, so pull them there. And absolutely no one should fall behind. We’ll be avoiding some roamers1), so be careful not to cause any adds2).”1fdb105616fc062f

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Speedruns required as 086678eba4 much focus as 8dcf45adb1 raids.7c2bb05201a5420c

Honestly, getting a 671cc3f988 silver medal was 0cd76ce56c possible with good 5647d4cff2 DPS alone; the 06e63ac73b game was designed 720b2c1675 that way. But what they wanted 45527bbc60 was the gold medal bf42ad16a2 with the random box 1b0184a959 reward.1657d1b90b0204ec

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Even a single missed 254217fe82 interrupt or an extra f98fe420dc group of roamers could e73cd5df40 cost them time and 86f6310d61 resources, potentially preventing them fee9fadd1c from finishing within the e7079ecbeb time limit.56f22792a5f6879d

He could have safely 36e9d45b74 parked3) the run with 532e8bb52e his guild members, but abb9d04884 since he had pushed 85bbdc0e3c out the existing party c5d4606570 members to get here, f92676bfa4 he intended to secure 42b6299d3a the gold medal. Of course, that 7775c9e2a0 depended on the 6593687e7d party members cooperating.04ece0083de7a3ea

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“And we’ll be using the traps scattered around; they work on mobs too. HoROROROlol, you’ll activate them. I’ll tell you the timing.”12a1b8aa5c5dd1eb

As Jaein continued listing precautions, the others couldn’t hide their surprise. They hadn’t expected it to be this intense.8f78391ecc6ab6c0

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“Good DPS can 22557f64fb cover for mistakes, 3d4ad77768 but since I 0e1eca7ff5 don’t know my 579739b750 honey’s DPS yet, 0be6544909 let’s all try 205bbe0a79 not to make 93ec25953a any.”097a54296b0e68af

[Party] HoROROROlol: Lol

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Guild Master.. you’re gonna get dumped lol;;

“We have to separate work and personal life, even if we’re dating. But I’ll cover the DPS to some extent, so don’t tease my honey if he doesn’t do well.”b579a4905f58ef86

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As he gently prodded the DPS’s pride, Dambi, who had been quiet, spoke up.1a17e9ac16519a9e

[Party] Dambi: You sound like you’re fully prepared to break up

[Party] HoROROROlol: Lol

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Lol

“Even that side of you is cute. I usually prefer perfection, but you don’t have to be perfect, so don’t worry. You’re charming enough as you are, enough to make me want to bite you.”f69cd9e15e51d045

He was so 56a1283c61 infuriating that he 824dece999 wanted to chew d0725db83a him up and 19f212b959 spit him out, 580cb36f39 not just bite 28cd5258ed him. The fact that Jaein 43d3d6f68d was resorting to these 10cee433df ridiculous measures spoke for 971f7ed0eb itself.3b3ed66fae81d154

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Honestly, even if Dambi had gotten a 5-star drop in front of him, this situation wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t provoked him at the end.23c6f7f6825e797e

Back then, Dambi hadn’t listened to a word he said, interpreting everything in his favor, making conversation impossible. On top of that, he had apparently sold his manners somewhere, making mockery and teasing a daily routine.3b6450b06444ef5f

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‘He doesn’t seem that bad now, though.’3237498306401144

While chasing him, Jaein realized Dambi wasn’t as hopeless as he thought.80813dcb072ebf4c

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He wasn’t rude to other users, nor did he use foul language. Also, since he didn’t have a guild, he seemed to enjoy wandering around alone, and his interest seemed solely focused on hardcore gameplay.200c0bf1ced9677a

Of course, he 567dc670e5 had an exceptional d6138ba880 talent for infuriating 70d789d5f7 people. Jaein could vouch 4d597dbe1c for that more 7d8b88d8a7 than anyone; he 1849191a10 had been on aa44bd756a the receiving end 26d7d23a85 for days. Fortunately, it 21ab62f5f7 seemed his 3754dbc41a targets were de773d1917 limited.10cdee5fa3a3f10d

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Anyway, he didn’t seem as strange as Jaein had initially thought. However, he had a way of making people lose their minds in other ways, so Jaein couldn’t let his guard down. Like now.276f66f24dcfdd47

[Party] Dambi: You’re kind of a pervert, honey

Jaein took a f089706692 deep breath and ac0d855a6d closed his eyes. He had heard all 24f3e5a1c3 sorts of things since c1ae71d13e getting involved with Dambi.9049305c8301b7ee

If he were actually a pervert, he wouldn’t feel so wronged. He couldn’t even fathom where this relationship, which started with a misunderstanding, was headed. Was that why he was so persistent?c3e9318dde50f50e

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Jaein composed himself 28671e8ffa and spoke with 0704f96afa deliberate sweetness.cf296863db578b26