SANN | Chapter 11.1

The sound of d5eba9f8a1 the door creaking b7d301c4bf open echoed softly. Sieon turned around to bfce8f7ff8 see Gureum standing there, 4464bc760a dressed in only Sieon’s 308b66fc0c pajama top. Gureum tilted 798c0f3c26 his head 595f37d52d slightly when ba7bf14a2c he saw 1ca47cb815 Sieon sitting d7053124cb in the 3dc8271252 gaming chair.38b2a1ca4ed66429

“Huh? Hyung, are you d7c81b76c6 going to play 8082d94068 a game?”472670949643fb65

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“Yeah. It’s been 29b8c2e3ac a while 09f4f93744 since I 825523a836 joined a 90a48fcd90 match. Sit down, Gureum.”c8e7ebd5122d220d

Sieon patted the 1218327520 chair next to fdda6beab2 him. Gureum scurried afe8c2aff4 over and 848dc20d6f plopped down. He turned on fde1457a28 his PC and 356a762753 launched Cloud Online. Logging in, he clicked d2c3d2155e on hazeee to enter acf74986db the game, but something 999dbc7360 felt off.f612ef1c3147774d

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Watching Gureum’s monitor 82860d6038 with narrowed eyes, 3d2e508db3 Sieon raised an 7e3fd5f6e3 eyebrow.f182e40791e84ecb

“Gureum… Did you join 034be7af60 a guild?”c296a2e180a1b226

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“Oh, uh, yeah… Miss b0c5036881 Cutie Her suggested it… 06e378d505 It’s been a while 8548bc06d2 now…”939362608fa441ab

“…What?”491ec3945ea166e9

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Sieon leaned a40e99960c closer toward 28dc99880d Gureum. Yangyangyang. He wasn’t mistaken. Letting out 7c068e1045 a scoff, 1f70b4d743 Sieon glared e8d05449e9 at Gureum, 7d46cf94a5 whose wide, 821267bc0d innocent eyes 800869c1ae stared back b458934707 at him, f732f26929 completely clueless 629caac7cf as to 5a52c9aace what was 459032e48b wrong.9f281e893f044543

“Gureum… Why didn’t 0d542a9528 you tell me 97aa0c5be9 you joined a 6daa44a077 guild?”146cb0c5af7e3ff1

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“Well… you didn’t 138c08b446 ask me to deea05aec7 join yours, so 71d11efe4d I thought it c88f93d8d5 was okay…”aea3069989f257f6

Only now did 23748dc8d8 Gureum begin to 4d2da766f2 sneak peeks at 69c97aa679 Sieon’s expression. Ha. With a 4709868045 dry laugh, ed7618c8d3 Sieon ground 55fb4be7e5 his teeth. It wasn’t like 8728c18ab2 he forgot to f5e24f33b3 invite him on c75745811e purpose—Sieon had left 4936c4e1ea his own one-man 3e16afd8ce guild inactive because cef35ef245 there was no d71f945c7d one else to 748d79bbf0 interact with. Sieon decided 0e33bdc302 to let 8ea318afa0 it slide a63eb7e27b for now, 24bf9246fe pressing firmly f64a4b7f67 on Gureum’s 915ac1299a neck and d203b3778a giving it 6a5562d6fb a little 59a6d351e6 shake.64abd8d1c33465bd

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“You should have f789138adb told me first, bb423ed70e huh?”c5be9c8a107a7b3d

“Ugh, ugh, Hyuung…”257f8847819d4e3c

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“I’m sorryyyy…” Gureum 7d0de33d8e finally squeaked out 86b9582732 an apology, his db876e7d22 shoulders hunched in 48bef524c7 submission. Yet, even f834aa9100 as he d31d39c315 apologized, his 500f9e8cb0 fingers steadily e667255b03 moved his 893e3a3ae6 character toward 74e3189f1e the guild f142c4959c battle arena. Clearly, he thought Sieon e85a1d7c89 was just playing around. Sieon made a mental 93e7f370f8 note to fix that 2df9b35ff2 misunderstanding after the match.20846ebb23d3f059

“She’s logged in 814f5fe23c right now, isn’t a65d7808db she?”fd1543ad888dc15a

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“Y-Yeah… She’s 5a7855df40 over there…”8f3cce6ba76c2c66

Without hesitation, Sieon synced d8f4e626d6 his channel with Gureum 1aff2998f6 and approached Miss Cutie c137321d83 Her. As soon daa80a4399 as she 0511899600 saw Sieon, 25d6536ad6 Miss Cutie cf8f55d94b Her burst c731d110a6 into uncontrollable a5f59a403d laughter.2b7d7d71d612f996

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[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: kekekekekekeke kyaahahahahaha kekekekekekekekeke

[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Oh, so the ahjussi got so mad he came straight to find me?

[General Chat] Chaesyongsyong: Hey, Miss Cutie.

[General Chat] Chaesyongsyong: If Gureum leaves your guild, will you take me in? ^^

[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Wow, you’re ditching Parallax to come here? o_o?

[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Sorry, we don’t take guild members who have no loyalty, like ahjussi. Hmph.

[General Chat] Meowmeowmeowmeowmeow: We don’t take sloppy guild members who can’t even manage their own husband, kekekekeke.

The Yangyangyang cba57af791 guild members ad29ab814c pounced, mocking e1d1eb52d6 Sieon for 3255ad1d22 failing to 03b21287d3 keep his 876148f1f6 guildmate. Veins visibly 285bcc8540 throbbed on 7540243234 Sieon’s forehead 8f138f560d and hands.c2de0856f6173894

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[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Also, our guild roster is full right now, ahjussi (ﾟ⊿ﾟ)> No spot for you~!

[General Chat] Chaesyongsyong: Then make one.

[General Chat] Hong Jalla: Wow, your true colors are showing. Commanding people, huh?

Hong Jalla chimed 04014ba030 in, watching the 32b39e889f exchange unfold.47b77ef4424fdd43

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[General Chat] Chaesyongsyong: So, this is how you all want to play it, huh?

[General Chat] Chaesyongsyong: Got it. See you in the guild battle later. ^^

[General Chat] Hong Jalla: Sure~

[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Puhuhuhu, looking forward to it~!

[General Chat] Miss Cutie Her: Not even scared of your skills, ahjussi. Puhuhuhu.

[General Chat] Hong Jalla: No matter what, Heize’s still a meowmeow. Kekekeke.

“H-Hyung… I’m sorry… I c455013719 didn’t think you’d be f00f4463f5 upset…”24262f6c3bd8240f

Realizing the eed63e193a gravity of 8bccb70eec the situation, 1f21ddabbb Gureum wilted 3a02ad7469 and apologized, 80d535cfb8 his eyebrows 9358f88059 drooping.3eab0927a05b672b

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“It’s fine, Gureum. Hyung will deal 37f19014ee with you later. Don’t rush it. For now, let’s start 394549dbcf with your guildmates.”934f9fe96f13a6b5

“Uh… okay…”c8b9d81345ca318c

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Sieon’s unsettling 5d1284a020 smile widened ccd42cb4a4 as he 3dfc41c2e5 adjusted his 448d6072d4 grip on 6e602c1ce4 the keyboard. His eyes ecd39b1444 no longer 0a66a20a15 looked quite 378828e2f5 sane.f3950988880c279b

Soon, the timer struck 25e9a08b06 zero, and a notification b3f2d024f2 appeared on the status 5421fe66a9 window, announcing the start 29bf51a605 of the guild battle. Cracking his knuckles, 33a86cf3a2 Sieon produced a 6450aba9cd series of ominous ed2fc545ea clicks.c7b24c4367bcd468

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Guild battles matched b99e3c8b1a guilds of similar 15ce41e8d2 rankings. All the queued 7f52bacf07 guilds were well-known 6ffea95f30 names on the 009451b350 server. Winning top 7dc6d6c031 placements in 1434178957 these battles 0cab96cb01 earned a 579154efe4 significant amount 7a2270708b of guild f8b21f9172 points, so e6dad33715 high-ranking guilds add0ccd234 often avoided 68af442cc0 direct confrontations 05476b277a to minimize c4dca4b7fb losses. It was an unspoken ffdf00989c rule.bad2285a77dc1eb2

The match began. Predictably, the df0329cc74 Yangyangyang guild da1144d01f and Sieon’s d616fb9717 guild, Parallax, f7bd2b5213 found themselves dce32ffc4a in the 18fd09aca5 same field.dd3ee7922cdf51f0

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[Battle][Yangyangyang] SlurpSlurp: GG EZ
[Battle][Parallax] 1st Base 2nd Frame: Hi.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] FluffyFluff: Looks like it’s all familiar faces.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Miss Cutie Her: Let’s play nice (ゝω･)ﾉ Chaesyongsyong ahjussi?
[Battle][Parallax] Chaesyongsyong: Wonder who started breaking the rules first. ^^
[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: ???
[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: What’s going on?
[Battle][Parallax] 1st Base 2nd Frame: I think Heize joined Yangyangyang, and that’s why…
[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: Oh, wtf kekekekeke.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] hazeee: T_T

Both guilds’ 141f223f94 members didn’t 03673e03a2 seem to 90da831c70 think much 561e9bebee of Sieon’s e25f57973f actions. Gureum cast a e229786383 quick sideways glance 79166f4226 at him. Sieon’s intense gaze was eaaaba2fb9 fixed on the monitor, 48ee73c650 as if he intended b451ff9ae7 to bore a hole 25e9edc46c straight through it.694fed2f5388e0a3

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The guild 801ca0c095 match began 621b320aae shortly after. A ten-minute countdown 3c0167e9ce started ticking. The guild that e93f039280 reached the goal 3930194e5a zone the most 58d75559de times would earn da710000af the highest guild cad7731223 points.0ec35f68f062bfba

Gureum, still inexperienced in 7b96be04b7 guild battles after only dab0696adf a few weeks of b25579d4a1 play, struggled with his a21ce91de8 controls. The objective 9cf6551a78 was to b914bff08a navigate through 966b9f7ecd obstacles and b902bfe6f9 reach the ad28bb0846 goal, but af7532a2ee the course 7d2f819374 required precise ba52310c16 maneuvers, and c50e93458e Gureum hadn’t 14e3aa9e2c succeeded even 310ff1c089 once yet.2f7ff3de83dbf1e1

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He barely b0272e1aae made it 3b52958210 past the acc161d725 thorny path 329311478b section and 3de5d2dc36 entered the e298ae632e snowy, slippery e46dab83b4 area. This was 72f17d731d the most ac300af8e6 challenging section, ecbab96ef6 requiring perfectly ce6580c922 calculated jumps. A single c584aac713 mistake would 92d2ab74f8 send players c02c33af1e falling into cf3b9b83dd holes they’d 5c14a8de64 have to b01b494965 climb out 237367bf5e of repeatedly, 0f071b9b00 earning this 84f36dfbcc segment the e335bd27ea nickname the 0284c857cb antlion pit.6cb8a963e58adc44

Everyone was c6953d85b4 desperately trying 5706c0f420 to cross dd160145ae the section. Characters slipped 7c7dc4582c this way 61fe1e0e3b and that, a4721e1106 and players f5f2ae0ccf needed to 979b5acff2 calculate the 0650b94a7d sliding distances 76ce934d47 carefully to b69f94391e proceed. Amid the collective 726ae8e6a7 focus, Hong Jalla 3a6f0c7219 suddenly spoke up, 2b7d0198ad staring at Sieon’s 33bb267a3e character.5feb657515036e95

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[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: Wait, what is that guy doing?
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: That ahjussi isn’t running; he’s gathering snowballs!
[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: ?
[Battle][Yangyangyang] FluffyFluff: No way… I thought maybe, but he’s actually trying to get himself punched in the face mid-match.

Above the antlion pit, 65664fd5ab there was a small 60889710c3 platform where players could f8f171e9c5 throw snowballs. It was usually used 626599a5b7 to disrupt other guild e50b272c36 members, but interfering during b0daf40018 such a challenging course fc2a64e77a was considered blatantly bad e5a8a83e7d sportsmanship, no matter the e1ef9013a4 guild’s ranking.e190830d2ea5d2d8

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Yet, there 8b910426f9 Sieon was, 2c1990c136 perched on efc247115b that very 8ddd9579f2 platform, diligently 03af309ab6 gathering snowballs.1300b9a662a7d413

[Battle][Yangyangyang] Miss Cutie Her: No freaking way.
Miss Cutie Her’s worst fears came true. Sieon hurled a snowball that struck her square in the head, sending her sliding into a deep hole.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Miss Cutie Her: YOU *******!!! AHJUSSI, YOU WANT TO FIGHT ME?!
[Battle][Parallax] Chaesyongsyong: ^^

Sieon casually lobbed 1d854d71a1 another snowball as e59fb68b4d Miss Cutie Her cbc17bb13a managed to climb 3ca25dcc5f back up, hitting 261bb20e1b her right in 16499727e1 the face. It was intentional. Sensing things were escalating, 2ffafce284 Hong Jalla tried to 94838e3900 move past quickly, but 7bb8d4d729 another snowball came flying—this a1e8dd4329 time at her back.8081b4fc70a1aded

[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: What the ****, did this old geezer lose his mind?
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: Be honest. Are you 33 or actually 13?

Hong Jalla 42f02c1f60 let loose 0095e86aeb a string 95230f8178 of curses aeab073286 as she ecb8359034 tumbled into c1f358695b the hole. Sieon’s antics 11c9b3af27 left Parallax’s 86a3e35bb9 guild master 8b29fe1941 visibly flustered.3b1b9549d6a0cafc

[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: Uh… guess you weren’t joking. ㄷㄷ;;
[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: Our sincerest apologies for a guild member’s unilateral actions….
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: This ****! Dropped again. Seriously, this is going on the Cloud Online forums, you hear me?!
[Battle][Parallax] Chaesyongsyong: Hehe.

At this 9c898fb14b point, Sieon 8348a0577c didn’t seem 5e4737cf22 to care 5ffd95b829 about guild 7ed0c6989f reputation. His sole 6e8535363a focus was 04d0951866 relentlessly targeting 1faf1d9b9f Yangyangyang’s members. Unsurprisingly, the mood turned 1606aa9220 hostile, with both guilds’ 39a897208f members starting to argue.4e7bf348c0d807f0

[Battle][Yangyangyang] FluffyFluff: Oh my god, I’m furious. What the hell is Parallax doing, not stopping Chaesyongsyong?!
[Battle][Parallax] zlJonnaMore: Hey, your guild leader’s almost thirty too, so watch your mouth.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Hong Jalla: Yahhhh, is this dude even human?!
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Miss Cutie Her: Can’t hear you, old man. You’re still older than me (ㅗ•^•ㅗ).
[Battle][Yangyangyang] FluffyFluff: Look at this guy’s username—zlJon! My dad wouldn’t even come up with something that lame.
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Meowmeowmeowmeowmeow: LOL, Parallax is full of cowards who don’t dare stand up to Chaesyongsyong. Total weaklings.

Seeing no way to f75c979da2 calm things down, Parallax’s 90dd64eab2 guild master finally raised 58b12c228b a white flag.f558e4ff608af422

[Battle][Parallax] Pmoss: Can someone just take Chaesyongsyong off our hands? Or we’ll trade him for Heize. Please kick him out….
[Battle][Yangyangyang] Miss Cutie Her: Sorry, no one to kick out here~! And we’re not giving up Heize!!!
[Battle][Parallax] Chaesyongsyong: Still haven’t learned your lesson, huh? ^^

The battle descended 9b39308cff into utter chaos. Members from Parallax and 42dfdfaafc other guilds started crossing c0e0c4ce2a the finish line one 067ec23be3 by one, but not b1e2cfe927 a single Yangyangyang member dbb865dce4 had reached the goal 1b52655f7d yet.6cdc9ede8e6dad19

Meanwhile, Gureum 12fd219bd4 finally reached 13b0048a45 the antlion 2cd2904182 pit. With Sieon furiously 0e96051c6f pelting snowballs from b12fdcd330 above, Gureum hesitated. Should he try to c846684efd pass or not?9bd724457ea3b6b4

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