TAHR Ch 3

[Guild] AriS0ng: …Is this sTrAn9e?

[Guild] AriS0ng: Why does it look like a curse word? ⚆ᴥ⚆??

[Guild] Anew: Because it is a curse word?

[Guild] Ttunttuni: He subtly doesn’t curse

[Guild] Ttunttuni: He does it openly

[Guild] Mollamolla: Ttun♡♡ is ♡♡♡♡ (using hearts to censor curse words)

[Guild] Ttunttuni: See?

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: LOL

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: LOL

[Guild] AriS0ng: LOL

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: hh

[Guild] Mollamolla: Anyway, try to predict why he’s hiding.

Jaein steered the conversation back on track. If he didn’t interrupt them like this every time, their chatter would go on endlessly, spiraling out of control until they couldn’t even remember what they were talking about.

Why were they so serious about their idle chatter? This was why he couldn’t always leave the guild chat window open.

[Guild] Ttunttuni: You hate it when strangers cling to you, right?

[Guild] Mollamolla: So?

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Maybe Youngil hates it too?

[Guild] Mollamolla: Would he hide his ranking because of that?

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: Right, if people cling to him, he can just block them

[Guild] AriS0ng: I hope he doesn’t think that’s efficient though…? (typing like a child to be cute)

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: ㅡㅡ

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: Are you going to speak properly?

[Guild] AriS0ng: I hope he doesn’t think that’s efficient though…? (typing correctly)

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: Just shut up

[Guild] Anew: lol

[Guild] Anew: I think it’s probably because he’s not in a guild?

[Guild] Anew: If he revealed his information, he would’ve been harassed a lot, right?

“…That’s true.”

Jaein nodded at Anew’s words.

A high-ranking player without a guild is a top recruitment target for any guild. How could they leave someone who could significantly contribute to the guild ranking alone? Even they were desperately searching for one.

So, there must have been people who consistently tried to approach Youngil. If he hadn’t been hiding all this time, maybe this opportunity wouldn’t have come. Thinking about it that way, it was fortunate that Youngil hadn’t revealed his information.

[Guild] Mollamolla: Hmm

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: Guild Master understands;;

[Guild] Anew: ^^v

[Guild] Mollamolla: Then there’s only one way

[Guild] AriS0ng: Yeah???

[Guild] Mollamolla: We just have to give him a guild so he doesn’t have to deal with the hassle

[Guild] Ttunttuni: …That conclusion is a bit selfish, isn’t it?

[Guild] Anew: LOL

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: LOL

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: LOL

[Guild] Anew: LOL

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: hh

[Guild] AriS0ng: Youngil, you’re in trouble… mmph

[Guild] Mollamolla: ?

[Guild] AriS0ng: |･x･`)?? What?

[Guild] Mollamolla: lol

[Guild] AriS0ng: LOL;;;;;;;;

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: LOL

Jaein chuckled as he watched AriS0ng and the other guild members try to laugh it off. They used to be so reckless and clueless, but now they were all sly foxes.

Anyway, playtime was playtime, but work was work.

Jaein glanced over his guild members’ information and spoke firmly.

[Guild] Mollamolla: But is everyone raising their individual rankings?

[Guild] AriS0ng: Uh;

[Guild] Ttunttuni: ;;;;;

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: ;;;;;;;;

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: ;;;;;;;;

[Guild] Anew: …..

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: Meow;;;

As the guild members’ individual rankings increased, so did the guild’s score, so Jaein’s words hit them hard. Especially since it was coming from the server’s 3rd ranked player and the guild master, there was no room for argument.

[Guild] Mollamolla: Separate from finding Youngil, you guys need to get stronger too

[Guild] Anew: Th….at’s…..tr….ue…..bu…..t…………..

[Guild] Mollamolla: By the 25th of this month, upgrade 3 items to +24 and tame at least 5 4-star Conimons

[Guild] AriS0ng: What??????ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] Anew: No;;; Guild Master;;;; Isn’t that a bit much???ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: What…is…this…?;;;;

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: Me….ow….?

[Guild] Ttunttuni; Hey Guild Master;; Are you insane???

Jaein stared at the guild chat with an indifferent expression.

[Guild] Mollamolla: ?? What?

[Guild] Ttunttuni; How are they supposed to get three +24 items;;

[Guild] Mollamolla: How? By pouring everything into it

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: Guild Master;; ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] Anew: No;; There’s a limit to how much you can pour into it….

[Guild] Mollamolla: How long are you going to stay at +23? Isn’t Youngil all +25? Do you think he’ll join our guild if we’re all +23?

[Guild] Mollamolla: We have to at least match his level to even try to lure him in

[Guild] AriS0ng: ………..

[Guild] Anew: …………..

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: ……..

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: ………

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: ……

His words were so on point that the guild members couldn’t refute them. If they were trying to recruit a top-tier ranker like the 5th ranked player, but the team members couldn’t keep up, it wouldn’t look good, and it might even give the impression that they were trying to freeload.

The guild members gloomily murmured, imagining their grueling future.

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: Damn it; We’ll do it;

[Guild] AriS0ng: Yes…… (｡ㅜөㅜ｡)

[Guild] LotteriaKetchupThief: Yes……… We have to;

[Guild] Anew: ….ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] TouchMeAndMeow: hh;;;;

Ttunttuni, who already had all +24 items or higher, was quiet because it didn’t apply to him. He simply watched with pity as his fellow guild members were held by the scruff of their necks by the guild master.

Jaein nodded slightly at their satisfactory replies. They all grumbled, but it wasn’t entirely impossible, so they readily agreed.

[Guild] AriS0ng: This is random, but can I ask something?

[Guild] AriS0ng: I’ve been curious for a while

[Guild] BungeoSSamanco: What?

[Guild] AriS0ng: Why does our Guild Master use the nickname “Sunfish” when it doesn’t suit him at all?

[Guild] AriS0ng: A tiger would suit him better

[Guild] Anew: ???? Why is Mollamolla a sunfish? Didn’t he just choose it?

[Guild] AriS0ng: Mola Mola << That’s the scientific name for a sunfish

[Guild] Anew: Really?

[Guild] AriS0ng: You didn’t know until now? Your interest in the Guild Master is…(suspicious)

[Guild] Anew: You call me Anew

[Guild] AriS0ng: Don’t you know Korean pronunciation??? You’re just Anew, Anew

[Guild] Anew: LOL

[Guild] AriS0ng: Anyway, Guild Master, please answer

Jaein thought it was a strange question, but he answered honestly.

[Guild] Mollamolla: When I was creating my nickname, they were talking about sunfish on TV?

[Guild] AriS0ng: ………Huh? Really?

[Guild] Mollamolla: Yeah

[Guild] AriS0ng: For that… reason….?

[Guild] Mollamolla: They’re cute

[Guild] AriS0ng: But the Guild Master isn’t cute????

[Guild] Mollamolla: What does that have to do with anything?

[Guild] AriS0ng: No, the vibes are totally different!

[Guild] Mollamolla: lol

AriS0ng was shocked by the story behind his nickname, but thankfully, a server maintenance notification popped up.

The notice stated that the server would be closing in 5 minutes and that everyone should log out in a safe place. AriS0ng hurriedly called out to Jaein, begging him to explain himself before he left. But Jaein simply blocked him, saying there was nothing more to explain.

In the end, AriS0ng logged out feeling uneasy.

In one day and two hours, the worrisome server merge would be complete.

Jaein tapped his fingers on the table, then shook his head and stood up. Even if he wanted to find Youngil, there was nothing he could do right now, so he just had to wait for tomorrow.

The login page on his monitor now displayed a maintenance notification.

Jaein checked it one last time and left his seat without a second thought.