SRPG | Chapter 1.1

The long-awaited return of ‘Aeer Online’ was just as Hwanyoung remembered.

After a short loading time, the familiar character selection screen appeared. Hwanyoung quickly scrolled through his characters with the mouse wheel.

‘Looks like nothing’s been lost.’

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Thankfully, the characters were just as he had set them up before logging off. His modestly customized avatars, along with the golden glowing weapons, were all the same.

Once Hwanyoung confirmed his characters were intact, he pressed the ‘Create New Character’ button without hesitation.

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―Doo-dung.

With a grand sound effect, a giant appeared, holding an axe. Whoosh, swoosh. The giant swung the axe through the air.

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‘Shouldn’t they usually have a new character for the first race selection page? Why are these giants still the default choice?’

Thinking this, Hwanyoung quickly pressed the arrow at the far right of the screen.

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Human. Elf. Fairy. Angel. Demon. Beastman. Goblin.

As he scrolled through various races, the character Hwanyoung wanted finally appeared.

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<Would you like to select Vampire?>

Vampire. A race that was newly updated just the day before. Every time the character opened its mouth, sharp fangs glinted in the light.
After clicking ‘Yes,’ an explanation about the vampire race followed.

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<Vampires are a race that lived hidden in the darkness, away from the eyes of other races. One day, following a prophecy of doom, the ancient vampire ‘Vampira Ashentus’ ordered…>

<Available Classes: Magic Dealer, Magic Buff, Assassin>

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Hwanyoung immediately created the character. He selected one of the presets for the appearance, then casually changed the hair color. For the nickname, he chose ‘lIlllIIl,’ a typical barcode name. Once the character was created, there wasn’t much left to do.

Hwanyoung was a veteran of ‘Aeer Online,’ and he didn’t need any guides for leveling up; he could find the most efficient route right away.

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In the blink of an eye, the first class advancement opportunity arrived.

Without hesitation, Hwanyoung chose the vampire’s exclusive job, ‘Shadow Sorcerer.’ After all, it was the very reason he had created a vampire character in the first place.

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<Orta: Do you want to hide in the shadows and silently bite your enemy’s neck? If so, you’ve come to the right place.>

After exchanging a few words with the class change NPC, the first job change was complete. When Hwanyoung checked the character info, the job section now showed ‘Shadow Sorcerer (Apprentice).’

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He immediately began leveling up again, looking for the best places to gain experience efficiently.

Three days passed. On the last day of an early summer break, Hwanyoung returned to Orta for his second job change.

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<Orta: Already time for advancement? That was quick.>

Orta required several consumable items for the second job change, through a quest. It wasn’t a particularly difficult quest. As mentioned, Hwanyoung was a veteran of ‘Aeer Online.’

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‘I probably have everything in the storage already.’

The problem arose when he entered the advancement dungeon.

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<Orta: Take this mirror and enter the western cave. After completing twenty attempts, the mirror’s light will change.>

<Orta: You can bring one person with you, but be careful—no one from your race can enter with you.>

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The vampire’s advancement dungeon was called ‘Yuto’s Multiface Mirror.’ As the name suggested, the dungeon was full of monsters that came out in groups.

However, the ‘Shadow Sorcerer’ class Hwanyoung had chosen was an assassin-type character. Most of his skills were focused on one-on-one combat.

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Because of this, clearing the Multiface Mirror dungeon as a vampire solo would require pulling each monster to the outskirts and dealing with them one by one…

It wasn’t impossible. Hwanyoung was confident in his control skills. But realistically, it was incredibly time-consuming. Each round took over 30 minutes.

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And he had to do that twenty times…

‘It’s clear they want to slow down my growth speed on purpose.’

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From the developers’ perspective, they probably needed to control the speed at which players consume content, so it made sense. But still, it felt frustrating when his progress, which had been going smoothly, suddenly came to a halt.

What should he do? Should he join a guild? But would any guild accept a new character who hadn’t even completed the second job change?

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While Hwanyoung was contemplating, he decided to check out the community site of ‘Aeer Online,’ called ‘Aeer Blue Ocean.’

After reviving his dormant account, which had been inactive for a long time, he entered the free board.

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Aeer Blue Ocean Free Board.

[Help] Anyone willing to help with the 19th round of the Multiface Mirror dungeon?? I’ve already completed the first oneㅠㅠㅠ
[Free] Mosquitoes, stop spamming help requests, is this board only for you guys?
[Help] ♥Looking for a guild to pamper me♥ (Vampire/Level 65)
[Help] >>HELP<< Vampire 2nd job change Multiface Mirror dungeon
[Help] Looking for mercenaries for 2nd job change dungeon
[Free] ↑↑If it’s a vampire post, I’ll order BBQ chicken today!
[Free] Vampire OUT! Mosquito OUT! Vampire OUT! Mosquito OUT! Vampire OUT! Mosquito OUT!

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“…….”

The free board was in chaos, full of users rushing to find help. In this mess, it seemed impossible to stand out unless you had some serious aggro skills, but sadly, Hwanyoung didn’t have any of that.

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Ah, should I just solo play and kill them one by one? I mean, I could, but… doing that twenty times would still be too annoying and a waste of time.

Click, click. Hwanyoung lightly pressed the mouse button with his fingers.

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‘Maybe one of my old guildmates…’

Ah, no. He quickly erased the thought. He didn’t want to reconnect with old guildmates and leave unnecessary traces.

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Well, I guess there’s no choice. Let me just try typing in the chat. Hwanyoung dragged the chat window, which he had kept hidden, up to the top.

[Server] Yusamogi: @@@@Anyone willing to help with the vampire 2nd job dungeon?@@@@@
[Server] VampireBoi: Brothers, this humble one kneels respectfully. Please, just help me once.
[Server] ZlZonVamp: Looking for people to alternately help with the 2nd job change dungeon~~~~~
[Server] Shashasha: Why is it only mosquitoes in the server chat? If this keeps up, you should just change the name to Mosquito Online.
[Server] MaxLevelNewbie: What is this vampire’s 2nd job? How do people with no friends or connections even clear it? Did they make this with their brains turned off??

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The chat window was a mess. Just looking at it made Hwanyoung’s head spin.

‘I’ll just solo play.’

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Just as he made up his mind, a chat caught his eye.

[Server] Gudok: Stop, everyone!
[Server] Gudok: Stop it!
[Server] Gudok: Stop and focus
[Server] Gudok: On the house
[Server] Gudok: (๑>ω<๑)

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Even if it wasn’t Hwanyoung, this was a chat that naturally caught the attention of anyone around. When you use a megaphone like that to grab attention, it’s hard to ignore—it’s human nature.

What in the world was Gudok trying to say by wasting the megaphone like that? Hwanyoung waited for Gudok’s next message.

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[Server] Gudok: Anyone wants to play slave bread with Gudok!
[Server] Gudok: Who wants to play slave bread with Gudok! (˶˙ᵕ˙˶)!

“…Ah.” Just an attention seeker, huh? Hwanyoung immediately understood Gudok’s personality.

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[Server] Gudok: Let me explain the rules of slave bread!
[Server] Gudok: The rules are very simple!
[Server] Gudok: If you beat Gudok, Gudok will be your eternal slave! (/ω＼)
[Server] Gudok: On the other hand, if Gudok beats you
[Server] Gudok: You will be Gudok’s eternal slave…(๑ᵔ⩊ᵔ๑)
[Server] Hukuuum: Goddamn, this idiot is starting again.
[Server] Gudok: Everyone, please participate!
[Server] Gudok: Don’t worry, Gudok is a kind master! (๑>ω<๑)

It seemed like Gudok was a pretty well-known user on the server, as messages scolding him started flooding the chat.

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[Server] KoreanHistoryTest: Why are you bringing up the outdated slavery system that was abolished during the Gabo Reform? Did you come here on a time machine?
[Server] Hukuuum: Just an attention-seeking bastard.
[Server] OrganicAssassin: Gudok, please, just take your medicine and go to bed today, haha, lol.
[Server] OrganicAssassin: I’ll even recommend ASMR to you.
[Server] Gudok: I already took my vitamins for today!
[Server] Gudok: Also, Gudok only has one dick (›´-`‹ )…
[Server] Gudok: Not ‘Gudok’s dick,’ but ‘1 dick!’ (/ω＼)
[Server] Hukuuum: Please for the love of god, stop.
[Server] Gudok: (/ω＼) But talking about dicks in the shout channel…
[Server] Gudok: Gudok is embarrassed and blushing! (๑>ω<๑)
[Server] ExplosivePhone: Someone report this idiot, I’ve already used up my reporting chances for todayㅠㅠㅠ
[Server] ExplosivePhone: Please, filter the word ‘slave bread’ㅠㅠㅠ

Gudok… That was a name Hwanyoung didn’t recognize. Did they join after he stopped playing?

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“Looks like a lot of weird people have popped up while I’ve been away.”

[Server] Gudok: A legitimate opportunity to legally subscribe to Gudok! (/ω＼)!
[Server] Gudok: Don’t miss out, everyone! (๑ᵔ⩊ᵔ๑) Gudok is waiting for a new master!
[Server] Hyoppang: You idiot, stop that crap and focus on planning the Geras build instead.

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At that moment, a thought crossed Lee Hwanyoung’s mind.

‘…Should I try?’

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Considering the uncertainty, Lee Hwanyoung first entered Aeer Blue Ocean. He planned to search for Gudok on the anonymous boards.

‘It’d be better to search for “Go-jot¹” rather than Gudok.’

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It’s a rule that when looking for someone’s flaws, you start with derogatory nicknames. Hwanyoung quickly typed ‘Go-jot’ into the search bar and pressed enter.

The search results that followed were spectacular. A line-up of curses, hexes, and venomous words. They say if you’re cursed a lot, you’ll live long; it seemed like Go-jot… no, Gudok might live up to 180 years.

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‘But it doesn’t feel as bad as I thought.’

Though there were strings of curses and hexes, there were no articles sincerely dragging Gudok through the mud.

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Rather, it felt like.

‘Everyone just seems to be playing along.’

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Gudok uses emoticons and a humorous tone to maintain his persona, and others express their disgust, telling him to stop.

It all seemed like watching a sitcom with assigned characters.

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No one seemed to take it seriously; they were just playing their roles for fun.

Scroll, scroll. Hwanyoung clicked on a post with an interesting title.

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Someone please fight with Go-jot and win
Author: Anonymous

Win and kick him off Nix Server
With Go-jot gone, a clean server on Nix is possible

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―LOL, Nix is a dump too, what were you expecting
└Oh, here they come again, why do you keep coming to a new site that you dislike
└Reported
└Don’t curse, just reportㅋ these guys are seriously masochisticㅋㅋ; I once asked why they keep coming to Ocean despite the constant abuse, and they said they came because they wanted to be cursedㅋㅋㅋ;;

―ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋGudok may be an attention seeker, but he’s good at quelling disturbances, give him some credit

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―For real, when other servers’ big guilds were falling apart, Nix was the only one that stayed strong because Go-jot caught all the troublemakers early on

―Sovereignty of Poison
└Death? Life? Proverb?
└What’s with the sovereignty of poison… don’t just play games, read some books, seriously worried about your level

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Curious, Hwanyoung also searched for Gudok in the accident reports section.

[Announcement] Liberation of Gudok’s slaves for the Liberation Day! (๑>ω<๑)

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The post that popped up was striking from the title alone. Even the author was Gudok himself.

[Announcement] Liberation of Gudok’s slaves for the Liberation Day! (๑>ω<๑)
Author: Gudok

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To those freed from Gudok’s slavery today!

Never forget the gratitude toward our ancestors who sacrificed for the country!

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Make sure to raise the national flag!(๑>ω<๑)!

Hukuuum: Please don’t post such things in the free board, there’s a general board right above

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Hehehehihi: What are you all doing!!!! Master Gudok is liberating his slaves!!!!! Aren’t you going to express your gratitude!!
└HornLamb: Thank you thank you

uiu212: Fuck Gudok, did you enjoy using me as a slave? I enjoyed it….. I learned a lot from you in Aeer, Gudok….. I love you…..
└ZombieBridge: This guy is totally smitten with Gudok, what happened while being his slave? What happened that he’s been brainwashed like this?
└HeadChestStomach: (Comment reported)
└ClatterPepper: Seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋ now there’s even someone writing erotic stories in the free boardㅋㅋ…. post this in the creative board with an adult tag….ㅋㅋ

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