SRPG | Chapter 3.1

Lee Hwanyoung’s life was 6c9481128f simple and predictable.c171cd302e975f02

If you 4f303d7015 had to a905760922 put it a559113514 into words, c27e0a1065 it would e8f2ed8e11 be something 043b4a0cb0 like: “An e445b72f3f introverted homebody cd44950402 office worker’s b3bc5f4613 life in e485142963 its purest 6650393305 form.”20498e02f27ae35a

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Wake up, go to a2716a987e work, do the job, 0bf7ca1f56 and clock out.9ad100bcd583b17b

No unnecessary detours after 92e82a58fe work—just a straight path 924a54201f back home.e6bd52aa17581454

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Dinner with friends? Drinks with coworkers? That kind of 57ed88919c stuff was for 99d8572b10 extroverted, outdoor-loving types. For a true homebody, 3ecc972d3e home was always priority 007a731b84 number one.7d615d2750ece94a

“Home really is 6417522cc1 the best.”4a350156607d4b93

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Just like any other ff4b249db6 day, Hwanyoung headed straight 8f3fd8f728 home after work.34768e6ca5c56ffe

As soon as he 55cfec285d stepped through the front fed00b0d64 door, he stripped off 0ef4410b3a his clothes and headed 8a8dfbe3b5 straight into the bathroom cbf44a27db to shower. Afterward, he 6b4c8bca3c slipped into 018332ae7b comfortable loungewear, 1072049b97 then made f84592bb72 his way 56bdbc90e1 to the 5be2c07f6f kitchen, pulling b49ca15f31 out two 27d495c848 packs of 143ad6ba82 frozen fried ae16c987ed rice from b23525337a the freezer 07d93ad51c and dumping fb4151563b them into 07088ea382 a frying 2b803f2357 pan.c027ca62b23de425

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While the rice c938538241 was heating up, f56b71d554 he rushed over 1303c03bbd to his computer 0092777919 and turned it ac42ff6dac on.97372938714b9bde

The familiar 3c70d3cab8 whirr of 4f4564b7a6 the system bd417251a6 booting up f79b5aae6a filled the 852623a60f room.1f416991421fd1da

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Hwanyoung finished 903a2575af plating his ab7e318a7d meal by 4a94b8d8cc drawing a b416509b29 round, chubby ce97c73004 bear on 8eda3850bb top of b0249ff20b the fried a0d95ed711 rice with 28224ecb84 ketchup. He grabbed a 9c59f8cc0a drink, placed everything 119007a0e4 neatly onto a befbd910ea tray, and admired fa9c7f179b his perfect recreation 31de4290f6 of a PC 4829d8ca6c bang-style dinner.8f1e2422bdb85140

Taking the entire 47a5384dba tray with him, 37e56ec729 he placed it 8b41e45e3d right in front 0358aa74e5 of his computer 320246eb54 monitor. The loading 75d4402add screen was 2365ebbde2 still in b4085245da progress.624eca6052f61fdf

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As soon a21af1cc4a as the 58eed99809 loading bar 03db5a299d reached 100%, 567dac5ed3 the character 7b8922f487 selection screen 1f2956fc1f appeared.17b40a2166090419

His most recently bfa6f0a0c2 used character—a vampire—stared 33b752be3a back at him 3d207d71ca from the screen, 4985b52197 its crimson eyes 49b36d0968 glowing ominously.2fb8815d9465e3b5

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<System: Welcome to Aeer Online.>da05f576d6170be3

Hwanyoung’s vampire stood before 3535b69b6a Orta, the special job-class 4b64c1b70f character exclusive to vampires.9ce8e0d8a83c0eec

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As he looked at 3d1cc9bc14 his character—now fully advanced 7d6ebb4eea to its third promotion—he 740721bf3f found himself recalling the 2fe38fed79 past week.bb28f445742a3aa0

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After Hyoppang f007a4c576 officially (or fd63824e7a unofficially?) handed d7bc99953e Gudok over fedc08b7f4 to Hwanyoung, 521e416bf3 Gudok started 7f9fc89658 following him b276f2fac9 around openly, 097e097233 like a a871683928 duckling trailing c2f16bc0f8 its mother.fba01534a915df71

Hwanyoung tried to b925d580e4 push Gudok away, 5c6bfda713 saying, “Be honest, aed9916330 what’s so fun 9b4fe9482b about watching a eb515ae221 newbie level up? Master, you 57a4e408d9 should go 1059b4fa82 out and 3452d4e1b2 explore the 4e2466624e wider world, 9fcf189803 find your cee6f2a0af own entertainment.” a811edfce6 But Gudok 0fa3d2b645 refused to d0a6a4c7f4 budge.aca8b7f58abb939a

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[Party] Gudok: Gudok can’t leave Aeer Online…

Instead, Gudok f2b3b14bab explained why 2444caeda1 he couldn’t c9917a62ad “fly away.”c446e6a907c95f5e

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[Party] Gudok: Actually, Gudok is a captured fish… (›´-`‹ )
[Party] lIlllIIl: I never captured you, Master…
[Party] lIlllIIl: Master, I sincerely support your freedom.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Please, venture out into the greater world and spread your attention-seeking talents to other games!

Good things were meant 8ef3c3d753 to be shared.71edd28f433413d5

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And this was 4f9081ac00 definitely not just 258b69ed44 a case of 7c7fccd4cc “If I’m going 911a5cf1cd down, you’re coming e0daaa9c56 with me.”deabf3784709c9cd

Hwanyoung genuinely wished 5ab9b2f84d for Gudok to 5ff7ab67ca expand his gaming e3d85eda67 horizons.904493cc8ea386cc

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[Party] Gudok: I’m not talking about you, Slave-nim! (>д<)
[Party] Gudok: The one who captured Gudok is someone else!!!

Who?fac35c8e3ae40c7e

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Before Hwanyoung could even 784ea5cd6d ask, Gudok took the 9e775a3153 lead in the conversation.507d176bdca13992

[Party] Gudok: That person is… drum roll please!
[Party] Gudok: Dugudugudugudugu! (Tension-building drum sounds)
[Party] lIlllIIl: Hyoppang-nim?

If you e0e33682c2 were talking ae80bb3b4a about someone 7e4cc3d867 who “captures” 52d8d4b3e5 others in afe512f97d the game, e1d56c0289 the most 1bbf69a552 obvious candidate 76d9647415 was the ad049b78e0 Guild Master. Because, well… guild 1e3407137b masters literally existed 91be449863 to control, recruit, c896e9024f and torment guild 744d67ced0 members.8f1b0941c6e74512

…That sounds a little abcbaecda9 twisted, but it’s not a897226b31 entirely wrong.9c99940e77ea8d2f

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There was e64a5f1bea even a 1e43324412 meme in b2d864c609 Aeer Online 6badb97eb9 comparing guild 7db8a073a9 masters to 4a13015602 Pokémon trainers—as 479558c14b in, they 92b5fd12a6 “catch wild 246b96b897 users” and 6265b46c8b force them 4bb19fb347 into their 2ec4f1d377 guilds.3044798bb17192bb

Besides, Hyoppang had already 8f69069d5a banned Gudok from his e1e212bcd2 usual “slave bread” antics.49170fabd888442a

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Logically speaking, the only 711a427457 person who could be 40d86489ce “holding Gudok captive” was 827ec713f3 Hyoppang.acd075c8f2e72289

Though, in Hyoppang’s case, f6d832428f it’s less about capturing 4a0d3de6e4 and more about just 2f85296343 outright owning the guy…d448f24a4e4f1db1

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[Party] Gudok: NO!! (>д<)
[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang can’t suppress Kim Gudok!! Gudok is stronger than Hyoppang!! Gudok’s combat power is the highest in the guild!!!
[Party] Gudok: Gudok isn’t avoiding ‘slave bread’ because of Hyoppang! Gudok is just holding back on his own!!
[Party] Gudok: Because Gudok is strong!!!
[Party] Gudok: Right now, Gudok is restraining his power!!! If Gudok unleashed his full strength, all of Aeer’s world would kneel before him!!!

Gudok’s chat messages grew 8eb87d148c thicker, heavier.1d8e2ca0b289dfd4

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Even the 639724ab42 usual emoticons 3749fd556b disappeared, as 784a520b5d if he 3ebd558511 was typing 8a175401f6 with grim ce8f439431 determination.fa401b816d0044cb

This… was 6a44492f72 what people 44fc57292d called “getting fde7f969a4 scratched.”81aa332dd20574a6

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But Hwanyoung decided 7187050786 not to point 1f2260f16f that out.05bc4209d92d393d

A slave’s duty 8a7f1ab648 was to protect 89585cff74 their master’s fragile 521e170073 ego, after all.7bfaddd7a7c6836a

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[Party] Gudok: Right now, Gudok is a suppressed powerhouse!!!
[Party] Gudok: If Gudok releases his strength, the entire Nix Server will be destroyed!!!
[Party] Gudok: I’m serious! Really! Truly! Absolutely!
[Party] lIlllIIl: Ah… yes… Understood, Master…
[Party] lIlllIIl: Congratulations on being so strong, Master…
[Party] Gudok: I knew Slave-nim would understand!!!!! (๑>ω<๑) Gudok is strong!! (๑>ω<๑)

So, in conclusion… the b133be639b one who “captured Gudok” 597da0a8b9 wasn’t Hyoppang.
Then… who was c005050981 it?2900afcebdbfa065

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[Party] Gudok: The person who captured Gudok—the strong, handsome, rich, elegant, noble, and kind Protector of Aeer—is…!
[Party] Gudok: JEFF MATTHIS!!!

Jeff Matthis.ca267960bb34149c

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That was the lead aabc27ab7f PD (Producer-Director) of Aeer 89605aa90d Online.9f89756dfcafc696

So, basically, f148efc0a0 what Gudok e2da65d807 was saying f81c4ef010 was—62761d793bde93e6

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“He’s just addicted f97e2432a7 to the game, bee5c0d8a2 huh.”1ad4bdb2b56cca4b

Was Aeer Online really 508add3a31 that good?4bdbfb7717168e11

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No way. It wasn’t a 36f6d45279 total trash game, 4ad0798bd8 but it wasn’t 4cb2691a6d exactly “so fun 87bc967594 I can’t quit” 97be37ba36 level either…eaab659696a90600

[Party] Gudok: So Gudok has no choice but to stay… (›´-`‹ )
[Party] Gudok: But right now, Gudok can’t do slave bread, avatar bread, or gear bread…
[Party] Gudok: (If I try even one of those, Hyoppang said he’d burn my computer. So don’t tell me to just do it anyway. Hyoppang knows where I live. ㅠㅠ)

Gudok’s chat 05d5bd1fc7 messages thickened 14b43f8378 once again.0df440cff831c2a8

“So… it is 224c7d4eb0 Hyoppang holding him 28b1f89a10 captive.”c1b1493804f96300

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[Party] Gudok: Anyway!!
[Party] Gudok: That’s why Gudok is going to follow Slave-nim around!!! (๑>ω<๑) (๑>ω<๑)
[Party] Gudok: The guild people only ever talk about the Geras raid! It’s soooo boring!!!
[Party] lIlllIIl: Oh, right.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Speaking of that, Hyoppang-nim actually asked for my opinion recently.

The Geras 4b525a7552 Raid was a09ba67589 set to 535d906caf update in 55e99a7f2e about a 2384f5c0c1 week.0c380dd9b8239f78

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Apparently, the Golden Spoon ec4bb6da6b Ability Users guild had b134789592 been obsessing over analyzing 436146b58f every teaser video and f70b0443d8 boss pattern in preparation. Even Hyoppang had 009bd77cf8 personally asked Hwanyoung b66e4cd8cc for his opinion.81d7089024f7c4b8

A proper veteran’s perspective, ccb1616325 he said.745474a0377746f4

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[Party] Gudok: Slave-nim, you played without me again… (›´-‹ )*
[Party] lIlllIIl: It wasn’t playing, just a brief discussion.
[Party] Gudok: Don’t talk to Hyoppang (›´-‹ )
[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang is a bad person who keeps locking Gudok up in a prison.
[Party] lIlllIIl: To be fair, Master, you kinda brought that on yourself…
[Party] Gudok: (ꐦ ¯−¯)

Hwanyoung swiftly changed 42baf00c2c the subject.371dbdc9ede233cc

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[Party] lIlllIIl: Anyway,
[Party] lIlllIIl: Hyoppang-nim said thanks for my input and
[Party] lIlllIIl: offered to help me until I complete my third promotion.

[Party] Gudok: Hyoppang? (・_・)
[Party] lIlllIIl: Yes.
[Party] Gudok: Why Hyoppang?! Of all people!!! When Slave-nim has such a cool, strong, reliable, kind, and upstanding Gudok right here?!?!?!
[Party] Gudok: Use Gudok!!! Gudok is BORED because he can’t even do slave bread!!! (>д<)

Oh, don’t worry, that’s 24bae975be exactly what I was 8db6ce2c98 planning.215478e352dd9c4d

Hwanyoung smirked as dc38ad906e he reeled in 63bb13fc47 his baited hook. The fish 63244f29d4 on the 4a818835d2 other end d8e2f96264 was big, 2f47159710 solid, and 810a7c20c0 struggling just 8db8f03403 as expected.2efb32ce4d7062df

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[Party] lIlllIIl: I was waiting for those very words, Master.
[Party] lIlllIIl: As you know, my real job is in education planning.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Allow me to demonstrate the planning skills I’ve honed through my professional experience.

In short, he had 96935ec943 already mapped out a 3989a301dd perfect leveling route.c5ac96f96395082f

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[Party] lIlllIIl: Let’s go, Master.
[Party] Gudok: Wung! (✧∇✧)

Right on cue, 9f66b71d00 Eco Cup Discount’s 8b8e7b83a9 alt character joined 7ee3800bd8 the leveling party.c6b353e733c02a17

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[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Looks like Vampire-nim has been playing this game for a long time.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I checked out the leveling route you made…
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: And honestly? LOL. This isn’t just a guide—you should be the one writing the actual game guides.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Thank you for the compliment. ㅎㅎ

Eco Cup 8e4aedab52 Extra Shot 33da7ac9d4 (a white e3b6519e89 goat beastman) 2653122e65 was the 511e828d71 alt of bcb924ded8 Eco Cup 1a91b5fead Discount (a 070246c09d black goat fbfba8d600 beastman).8d7dec990815d4f0

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Unlike Discount, c2c710b85a who was 65b93e164a a debuffer 676f69afa8 black magician, aeb5be9e63 Extra Shot a0cc79b24c was a f8326a2977 healer white 113b2f9637 magician.e2f92d649d271e26

Their appearances were 15ee84c117 total opposites too—while 436d01a148 Discount was a 94faff263a black goat beastman, a32f0652c8 Extra Shot was e59555a73b a white goat b364117077 beastman.125ad154cab23186

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As Extra Shot healed 76d3281cb9 the party, he casually ab78ca98e8 added:3f39f5b3330f2d2e

[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: You know, when Gudok leveled up, it was a total disaster. LOL.
[Party] Gudok: ??? Wung? (・_・)?
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: First, he got all mopey because randoms in his public party weren’t playing how he wanted.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Then, he rage-quit and went full tryhard mode—grinding EXP in the arena until he hit max level.
[Party] lIlllIIl: Wait… You max-leveled through arena EXP?
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Yeah. No exaggeration. He actually hit max level just by grinding arena matches. LOL.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: I seriously thought he’d lost his mind at the time. LOL.

So he gathered up 674860439b that measly amount of 43c62895da EXP, little by little, 02806b6bb1 until he reached max 426aea6e02 level?
No wonder a593f72abd he ended 17d47a6cee up addicted cd46239ab5 to his 92845dd108 slave bread 18112cbd47 antics.
Hwanyoung felt 4299166d0c genuine admiration.a15c3908d60ce6b9

[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: And to top it off, Kim Gudok doesn’t even have an alt character. LOL. Says it’s too much effort to raise one.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Thank god Aeer Online doesn’t have a max-level character buff system. If it did, Gudok would be the weakest in the guild. LOL.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Though, honestly, he’s still the weakest even now. LOL.
[Party] Gudok: ?
[Party] Gudok: ^^?

In response, 7fe7cf8507 Gudok—who had 3546d8da69 been wiping 72ecc33d12 out monsters—suddenly c66d89746b hurled a cbca09099f red rose 38b525bcaf at Eco a2c5f8c1f6 Cup Extra 06701c22e9 Shot.caacb4b6451b9dec

Of course, since they d86c180844 were in the same ac3304e022 party, there was no f7c3c41767 actual damage… but still.136766fcc3003db5

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Wait. Hold on.08ed2becb332b6d0

You don’t attack 56af2dbdc1 the healer.2b09ad669c1522e8

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How does he expect 1e849f73dc to clear a dungeon ba20338b0d without a healer?67027415ea22c629

Master, did you temporarily f88a291225 lose your mind?!1e85e9115608fb32

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Hwanyoung immediately tried bfa8c84ca7 to stage a 076ac65e40 coup.977aa56ab635d5af

[Party] lIlllIIl: Master.
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧)?
[Party] lIlllIIl: You must not attack the healer. Not even with flowers. ㅡㅡ
[Party] Gudok: (✧∇✧)…..??
[Party] lIlllIIl: Healers are a precious resource, essential for the smooth operation of Aeer Online.
[Party] lIlllIIl: When Eco Cup was a black magician, I honestly didn’t care whether he lived or died.
[Party] lIlllIIl: But right now, he’s a healer.
[Party] lIlllIIl: And healers are valuable. You must cherish them.
[Party] Eco Cup Extra Shot: Wait, what? That kinda sounds like a compliment… but why don’t I feel good about it? LOL… Weird…
[Party] Gudok: Wait, so… I can’t hit the healer? (・_・)

Can you? No.0d0f77fa51ba97c0

Wait. Can he?cde0987443e6ac42

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Now that he 769dd98819 thought about it, d4ccc89e58 Gudok would probably 9df931423e survive just fine f6d7bdf366 even without a 0a44df07de healer.3d826e60e0b88bf9

He had the dc370ab95c kind of ridiculous 7e15cf957f survival skills that 0c23b6cc51 made him fit bc1b6c9bd6 the “last man de2c012f51 standing” archetype.ecc3aba4b8570863

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Sigh.2dcadc706d12fa53

See, being 603461cff5 too skilled 63e3107187 wasn’t always 303c15ac98 a good 831d68bf69 thing.9463384ecc4ab5ad

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If you weren’t careful, 0f89f77d1e you’d forget how to bd96c18158 function as part of a65ca2466b a team.966b148df97d286e

Hwanyoung stood a55ee9f263 his ground d1b157d113 and disciplined fd2ffb7a91 his master.a080c923135587e9

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No.d80f5845074a41c9

Stop.12b386c251fcbc31

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Gudok, come here.d1162abd1bfc36bf

You must befriend b9d507177c the healer.315b84a397be9f9b

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