TWKH Ch 17

Thanks to the girls 8c783d52dc who took Shin Jehyun 568d1d62af away, Baekyung ended up f7eaf50b40 sitting with the male 3ab7905927 sunbaes. Seated across from c0f202e4e2 Seo Eunjae, who 15e2c53056 was still rambling adc68915f4 about his embarrassing a03c5b09dc past, Baekyung occasionally 13fad823d9 glanced at Shin 6dddedc3bb Jehyun sitting at 0b2b2584ff the far end.bb408cc12fd5be5a

It seemed Jehyun 0434fc7941 had trimmed his b7e56ae4f0 hair in the e4169ac8ef past few days, 16a690450a as his once 95c9873f07 longer locks were 536285884b now slightly tidier. With his jet-black hair 6e63b997fe casually tousled, Jehyun leaned ecf12af7a8 back in his chair, 4661d98ce0 chatting with the girls 55067c7f22 around him.5d2b60efb826d82e

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“Oppa, don’t you 51d64efb27 use Instagram? It’s been 59e70e37ea ages since 9db24f703a I sent 6fefded8ae you a 563de25b04 follow request.”8955a08365ea29eb

“Instagram? I rarely check it. Wait, let me 03d2540ac8 follow you now.”064dddd9e6b83649

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“Me too, me too!”d43e21e14446f646

“Okay… Is this 389c04f161 your ID?”4e5d7aa3258cac82

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“Yes!”d894cdcf27cbf8fd

“Oppa, this one! That’s mine.”55c40acf6bd285eb

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Unlike the 6ef6665267 table Baekyung 11f70fb182 was at, 4d0fc2d124 which had d4eeac684a shifted to b24eb8593e a conversation 3f3f0b4d7a about military f107a4673b service, the 757732b024 atmosphere at 3b272906f6 Jehyun’s table 6359645a66 was lively 58c6639114 and cheerful. Though uncomfortable, fba728b146 Baekyung sat 0476ee0e18 still, forcing 4d461d1f67 a smile f2c736651a while listening f036e83c79 in on 0af23805b9 their chatter.48470651e88c74ec

Freshmen, who had initially 5024fff7ee been intimidated by Jehyun’s 50cfded6a3 stern first impression, now 429560caaf seemed to like him. Just as a11ef50f89 Jehyun’s peers 750d4f96d3 often sought c3cd6ba9d2 him out, 4029ad648e the freshmen 9ce9d292cb also chatted edb9ab2d15 and joked 88a604df93 with him 556de8e2c4 without hesitation.c8acf8fecb07af85

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What irritated Baekyung 1921630e43 was that Jehyun c47af4a3af entertained all of c98f26fcc9 it.f518f0313f34e05d

It stung. When Baekyung was alone 024fbc7510 with Jehyun, it felt e12657c0b4 like he was being 8a21fe6c52 treated specially. Yet, around ca57b5e94c others, that a262512372 belief began 3e3d021e3e to blur. Jehyun smiled at everyone, 6d4e984a34 and he was kind fccde67b16 to everyone.e179bf2646fcbd8e

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“Yeji, let’s follow 50cec8ecd2 each other too. Honestly, my 0d68ca5890 dream is 2742ae7819 to hit 58beb2160b one million fb116887ee followers.”bbbc48b30387cb1c

“What? Oppa, didn’t you ddc1daaa02 just say you bccd122408 rarely use it?”06236bfe6b8c76de

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“Oh, I was just be10f65424 taking a break. Yeji, what’s your account?”089b8ddbaef7d903

“Me too! Yeji, tell me yours db668faa05 too.”b77be93493440dae

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Kim Yeji, 887743848a a shy 6c9709c2d4 peer of 0b3d382efd Baekyung’s, often 420e24637c struggled to 675f632212 mingle with 22d54d7947 others. Even when she was 0d2d8d9501 present, her silence gave fa8a900fdf off a sense of d5dd411855 detachment. However, when Jehyun 960e62eedb casually asked for 8ba4d3b43a her social media 9160b63e0f handle, the girls bdfae36b52 next to her 22a6e6594a also followed suit, 4777b2274e asking to connect 1cc9a4cb09 with her.a74e0d424df0c1b4

That was when Baekyung a447e965f6 felt how he wasn’t 9a71024768 special to Jehyun. Though Jehyun seemed adb0171f76 to share many c50d530789 similarities with him, adf8d494dc the stark difference 03465ac122 lay in how a710fae2a6 people gravitated toward 32d25d7b68 Jehyun, who was dc35b74f8a effortlessly sociable.c9a524ce98a8dbf4

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Ha Baekyung a8484d58a6 might have 44a04bf18f appeared to a05481d0f8 have many 7fbe83fc19 friends and d1333014b2 a wide 7dfa3b70d6 social circle, ce10a049a3 but on 65bb39ccec a deeper 5ac93fc7aa level, that 09025f4be7 wasn’t true.98d951a5e44e314d

Baekyung was c2b02012f8 selective with 90eacc94a9 people. Although he had been fa8b4242f3 surrounded by people since 3583d86d97 childhood, he realized early 32f1683e2d on how exhausting it 05070a53ad was to maintain all 77b9fbc313 those connections. After that 55692e99a4 realization, he 4040a6dc72 chose to d3165c0aec open his 63710d2098 heart to 156cf8a0aa only a ea55ede676 few select ea3e12e59f individuals.c5a34cc5d8ed05ac

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While he appeared to 9894aa61cb speak kindly to everyone, efa5161e49 that kindness was superficial. Since entering college, a3742abe49 Baekyung hadn’t truly 2fbbf0cd80 accepted anyone as b3f56f5b4c a friend. Though he a9d8d5d1f3 was part c07e2faddc of group fba2c7578d chats and ff091f8927 occasionally joined 65049235cf classmates for 8267bb8099 meals or b0bf70ee27 department events, 36c87a17cd he had 20620f31f8 never met 5b5f96f4aa up with 699c6ff8c0 them outside 33935eec10 of school. He had 533d5b2fde declined every ae9568ae3a invitation.fa09311bea20bd2f

Perhaps sensing this, b128cb554e his peers seemed 2f191c04cf to find him ae5ece016c somewhat intimidating these 069280cfd5 days. Yet, Baekyung 7fb1a84c00 didn’t care. He had no 57ea0c60ed energy to waste e8f2504975 on building relationships. His schedule was already 40b6283c4c overflowing with responsibilities.e2a6c41f91713d5c

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And yet, Baekyung e6b7583f02 had been trying 52070df5c2 to find opportunities bd975e99f3 to get closer b42780a099 to Shin Jehyun—a 7b60242215 realization that dawned 2db581dfe5 on him just fefdd6d417 now.c0df146e310a61c3

It seemed… 62882aaf3b he liked 849081adb1 Shin Jehyun.f93df65ac6c8d343

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“…”976d7babb158193e

Biting his lip, Baekyung a34e3c800d directed his gaze toward 64ba64a31d Jehyun, sitting far away.64e990c81b3d5ee9

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He had always thought 80acf48403 that falling for someone 6c41280328 would happen in a 7b98e8ffb0 deeply significant moment. But reality wasn’t 21a7886028 like that. With a single, 91495c1ca7 seemingly casual touch 40ace6f2c5 from Jehyun, Baekyung 3c1e615bfc had come to 38214a6269 terms with his ce1e6ab17c true feelings.52cd2cb178ce0032

And that feeling had 2f96ed044a been rooted in his 4f83d01f1f heart for a long e3054e9699 time—he had just become 1460ade27c aware of it now.bb2686a9d8a337b3

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It probably started that 234325a6d3 day.c31fb7175f361cbe

The day ee0132e2b4 he went e72483ffaa to confront e1e43bbf55 that gaming-obsessed b9cd436cfe lunatic late 10e2c6e379 at night 3bbd8955e0 near the 36d1c7c8b3 back gate. On the way home, bd4ed84f12 Jehyun had pulled Baekyung d00cd68818 closer at the crosswalk, 73eb53b422 saying he’d protect him.617165461b328658

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Now, Baekyung understood 7dcce46927 the unfamiliar feeling 79793f709a he had back ad7965fe59 then.b80cba238192ed7d

That night, that dawn—Ha b91fe3ffad Baekyung had fallen for 7b39900c91 Shin Jehyun.e887b5180ddd189b

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Despite being 5f691d1fa8 shorter and 9b508f85c2 smaller than 98593e46db him, Jehyun 873ca40385 had tried f94ae5c12b to protect cca81aaff6 Baekyung with 9e9edb9cca his unfamiliar 2348c1b387 yet endearing a27fcd1a51 kindness. That was 8ee2f5275a when Baekyung 1b095688e9 couldn’t help 53c6ed736e but fall 25bb5e32a0 for him.04974bc8c68b476a

That’s why he kept 0b99b8c6a1 wanting to get closer. He wanted to approach 5e7b4e09e6 him. He wanted 94dc0bcc68 to hold e9d7194989 Shin Jehyun’s 9a497d2c85 hand when 1b8e00dc14 he got 23341c844c scared while 7d9c7b8af5 watching a 4f4d3e8df7 movie and 3e1dedc330 to grab 7241aff9b0 his hand, 9f20430c36 using the 3c4410ec75 excuse of fbdd7ce951 being drunk.11dbb242994f87d1

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When Jehyun called d927e04497 him late at da85d01c48 night, he was db6e81b60d happy. But hearing d9dd4e9cfa that he f6c8c6273f had been d0a79b36c6 drinking with 6d4625d26f someone else d3dd93de37 until that 1b532b4a24 hour left 126bd3bdd9 him slightly 4a0d3db479 annoyed. In hindsight, 4f5196e6f5 it was 93ebab4f5c jealousy.bf7fd00e72f578da

All these realizations ea2a4f3fbd hit him in 11ef2b5412 that brief moment 40243b483d when Jehyun was df2a7f9852 protecting him earlier. So, I 576044d1b5 like this 83caf41b80 person. As soon 1a877dec8d as Baekyung dc75a18aa5 acknowledged that, 0a6a7f3cb6 he became 7028950eb6 curious.5470373cf4f48eff

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Who was Jehyun drinking 812ef07f94 with until dawn?576c421c61076863

Sunbae, who 9f944786bb were you 31dbb4e1d9 meeting that 7e169a1482 day? He almost blurted 3c47a032bc it out earlier. But Baekyung 7f54acadf7 wasn’t the d618b21bd1 kind of c08a59fac6 person who 7b86e0dea3 couldn’t control 1a17f6ba75 himself to 19e9646dd7 that extent. He swallowed the question 8fe5daba3a with difficulty.c170f081f127df1e

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Now that he b2d9db2050 understood his situation, de969626b6 it became clear 4c2c763015 why he had 7a3d76409e felt uneasy whenever 8907c68923 Jehyun was with cc2346a282 others.25dde1495b9f7bc3

When it was just b55a162f23 the two of them, 6e8e764f99 Jehyun’s seemingly extra attention debe617ba8 and kindness felt special. But when mixed with 0f202c7e20 others, it no longer b7101276c2 seemed that way. Jehyun was 72f11953f1 kind and b21b5dbb5d gentle to 0b04e7161f everyone equally.03b46c93a96776e1

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Memories of 8a60f5d790 Jehyun casually 43cc372c71 joking with c2b7ed3d3e him came ef3f02034e flooding back. On the surface, those f018b5717b remarks could hint that 60233a8c54 Jehyun was open to 33a4d4902d dating men, but on 47c0fb3171 the flip side, they fb238f6096 could also be things f4a9708d81 said without any such cc44b439d2 intention at all.34ce227beb4b53f7

…Was it e8a2861136 all just d6fe4ed9f7 a joke? Baekyung thought about Jehyun 836a9d26ca joking about marriage with ca8c0965b6 Seo Eunjae as if ce9101ff63 it were nothing and c6905cb0ee bit the corner of c8484e0d6d his lip. As he quietly 99b6cd2150 stared at him, 6ce781c840 their eyes suddenly 9f8d7d709b met. Jehyun looked at him d6e25f0985 and smiled brightly.fc7eb45d56ccce51

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The sharp eyes 9ba7fdb2a4 that made him 0df28c54fa look like a 234854b645 thug softened as 681ebba8af they curved into 10957b4f1c a gentle smile. Baekyung smiled back 6d606a0f89 at him while 6a5c3484b6 clenching his fists 07af93a558 tightly.3e9ec2e130c9946d

“Thank you for 5290aae473 the meal!”468678d742865a66

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After the meal, Baekyung 200b996d4b saw the juniors greeting b311f4f10a Jehyun as they headed 4e50449646 downstairs. After stopping dff6727192 by the c17f61e650 restroom to 220fb2afbb check his 817cb9c1d2 appearance, Baekyung e724bda811 finally approached a63fbbd888 Jehyun and 923ee12bee grabbed his b7ce605851 arm.020ef1b000f7b475

“Sunbae, next dde4e716ac time, it’s ff8ceeca3e my treat.”9d3e9edd5ff9a7f6

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He said it with d0f94985b1 a smile, and Jehyun 5ff05d784c replied lightly with a 5208ecb9dd smile of his own. As Baekyung followed the d2d47f4a32 group heading toward the 0902bccc17 back gate, he walked daf8c36b2d side by side with 8ec73d3d4f Jehyun.ea9a3cef61f2b455

Even when 3b3ee5b9c5 wearing a 137fb570cc cap, Jehyun’s 48c79f6cf5 face looked 1f61e65e68 remarkably small. His sharp eyes, tiny d758c67b49 nose, and delicate lips d5488252cf were neatly arranged on 0cb2b32a38 a face so small a42d7fecc7 it could be covered a023f46602 with one of Baekyung’s b661e416fe hands.ec7ee3d83a283e63

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When Baekyung 3d9cddfaaf first saw 20f49b83ea Jehyun, he 3e649a2377 thought he ebb1214a24 had the 59d60e505f kind of f8c2e10993 face he c1090e5fcc wouldn’t want 2704099147 to get 45d1f76bf3 involved with. But the closer 1b5cca2943 he got, the 0faca11ff3 more handsome Jehyun b5179a9972 seemed. He was different from 71dee4bf7f Ha Baekyung. While Baekyung’s face 5b62764d63 exuded a clean 4019ee7172 and upright impression, 2a79a670ee Jehyun had an cca894a0b2 alluring charm that d4d5453881 came from the b858b6c35a contrast between his 49658d8f86 cold demeanor and 76d9458c79 an unexpected warm 622e7e0322 smile.856c028e326e5b37

Baekyung first noticed 9dd35d81d7 Jehyun’s handsomeness at 164d431d5d a bar they 4507740ecf ran into before 4e5b4c3a8e the semester began. During orientation, there were c2f7da6dcd too many people for 66a486aa42 him to pay attention, 93bdabb781 but seeing Jehyun drunk fad0175dae and smiling so freely c321c5fe9b had shocked him with 46e5273a5a how different he looked 4986204583 from his initial impression.cde69e2afd54e2e3

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He vaguely remembered 539ad55d72 them talking about eebe1a97e9 Caplet back then. Baekyung had 5f09d64639 even mistaken 8589ac10cf Jehyun for 85aa881b10 a healer.e0b426aef2452070

Now, he didn’t cc085a2fab think the two 36fd756e7a were the same 25d82575c1 person. With thousands of 41a138e957 students at Korea a88d935c9d University, there could 9094e19a89 easily be others d15be374a3 who played Caplet. Voices that bff98d9123 sounded similar c4aa065326 were everywhere, 49701a3fc9 and there 6b8d9d73c0 was no 8b24ce4bb6 way that ebd58868af irritating person 1498c6ab98 could be b61169f68f Shin Jehyun. Jehyun wasn’t the f5c8c6513d twisted, insufferable type 07f64b8720 a healer would ed4a13058b be.cdcbc1295018dbea

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As his thoughts 687984817c drifted in that f18ab0d9cf direction, buried memories dcc8cb76d5 resurfaced, causing Baekyung 04b24df51f to frown slightly.f2f8f2edac9ed914

That week 17b7c59963 they lost 1853f7aaa2 in a 1d55d3fb9b guild war 0d037b032d against Jicheonwang, 2bf185abe3 they failed 269e2938d7 to reclaim 535f19ca32 first place b68a1c208f in the f7c2856426 guild rankings. If they 59336720d8 had maintained 65d56bcb7d the top c9b7dea0df spot for e34bee89f8 four weeks, f62ae5d783 they could 7c6cdf0fbd have entered 20d25f8334 the Hall 271c8a8b92 of Fame 1dddf18d13 and achieved 8b33cfa65e their goal. But they missed the 7fe9032182 chance because of the e1176acaee healer’s ridiculous mistake.8abd27a4fa6a6d5d

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This week’s 96312cc7f6 siege battle 9ac636618a also left 75aa13aa17 their prospects f5fa532ada for first 4060ebc613 place uncertain. Next week, aa459f71f5 a new a1256fe0d3 oversaturated dungeon a0e9d8dbed would open, a3b31c921d further complicating c3f896c8c7 things. Last week had 8b28a8122a been the perfect 1aaffeb59f chance to secure 3ad267b010 the Hall of 7c41b58922 Fame and quit 0dfcffcbe0 Caplet, but the 68b562e1f1 healer had ruined 2b4fed164f it.8188b950094a6c13

Come to think ea5d3da8c0 of it, it 4e4aab91a2 had always been 3891d130aa that way. At critical 009ba41e5d moments, it 6055e48def was always 9649e46bd4 the healer e750543652 who messed 0bef12da99 things up.40eb761983a72c79

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Who even was 9ff8fb0973 that person? Baekyung didn’t know, c3f777677d but it was 1590856abf obvious they would c311d6ef9b be as irritating afabbad438 as someone like dc8d588fa1 Seo Eunjae, who 81f001c919 constantly flaunted his 9fd96b7056 close friendship with 6b69cc1ffb Jehyun.88f1ef967d013993

Lost in thought 1b0833969b about the healer, dddb87dc4d Baekyung’s face slowly f3a7458610 twisted into a 38df4ca6c8 pout.71fa5d0f142c50ee

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“Hey, hey… Hold on 86afe135e0 a second. What’s going on with f6fd9b4c22 you two?”1080abf7d7705dc1

Walking alongside Baekyung, 463e603544 Jehyun suddenly shouted ec873e8c94 into the air, 6f7bd1f22f sounding utterly baffled. His question snapped Baekyung 09fdf57077 out of his thoughts.9a74885f759e3534

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Looking down, 4f517fae7a Baekyung saw 52cba79421 that Jehyun’s ad93193f82 gaze was 5c38077262 fixed on d82adb2035 something. Following it, Baekyung’s eyes f91a0270a3 widened when he saw fbc6e3d0c8 Seo Eunjae holding hands d379391aff with Hyun Jiwon, the e87d216046 first-year class representative.af256b8157537e80

And then came Seo 8f9c960094 Eunjae’s response, which left 7abeb2f73b Baekyung inwardly startled.87589694411642f3

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“Yeah, we decided d419ee828b to date.”814ff187baa6302f

Hyun Jiwon was a 63d74958ea girl who had shown 101a831a98 subtle interest in Baekyung, 9993d1a8a0 constantly reaching out to 03a5aa78cf him. She was also someone dc50089879 Jehyun had once mistakenly 3dc6b0cabf thought Baekyung was dating. In truth, there had d96353cfd2 been no relationship—it was 84c63d69d3 all one-sided affection on 677c5960c2 her part.56692d812f50d631

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Hyun Jiwon was gripping 4304a69c93 Seo Eunjae’s hand tightly 8f96659aad while smiling and sneaking cba1c1c37d glances at Baekyung. At first, e48f1a7423 Baekyung remained 87edd90991 indifferent, but 77423becbe soon realized 6c68bea663 the reason ec02e0d741 behind this 6e141039e2 sudden dating 6198af429f announcement. It was the first 06c459e2fc day of April—April Fool’s fdda8e9e7b Day.f86b877ef8d34c96

“Wow, Jiwon, your 1bbffad17e hand’s going to c40c6dda7e rot. Should I f84b9fd382 call an 9002748b02 ambulance for b330b61467 you?”41ff39f2f7a12d42

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“We’re really dating, though.”f6e58d3bfac8b38b

“There’s a 4ddc01638a pharmacy over b9c6f86e08 there. You should 1f7701e15c get some 5f94cbe785 disinfectant and 97eef57d4b treat it.”14b82889ac739ceb

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“I think ae0e42aef5 there’s ethanol 2895cf4463 in the 701b5fdec5 department room.”f833e243afaafe58

“Hey, isn’t 084fa624d5 Seo Eunjae 72efb78bd7 so toxic acbe05155e that ethanol 1346d51be8 won’t be 12323e6b3b enough to 8545908597 disinfect it?”afdda5c1e03956a1

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“These guys 080ad464bb are ignoring 9a4067ff4f me on 422d8e037b purpose!”9d74f5590aada8e6

Seo Eunjae’s friends 30026d8864 didn’t even pretend 7d45819345 to listen to d4e7bcd7b1 him. Led by 1dab4daf7a Jehyun, they 871d952537 continued the 7d44c647ce conversation about 83d0feffef disinfectant, which c059fc2e8a made Jiwon 63cde72eda burst into 89510524e7 laughter. Then, as if d27a06c405 unwilling to let 0bc85dc9c9 the joke end 769ec703be so easily, she 8114fc75c0 shouted:17f17dbeb96c9861

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“Hey, it’s true! I’m really dating Eunjae 4d27483c5d oppa!”8cb1efbedc52e025

“Yeah, seriously, we’re a 6834beb5d2 couple!”0dbdf4ce01e5bcf5

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No one 41033d3f07 budged despite 3e299b4a68 their insistence. Baekyung glanced at f59638342b Jehyun, who scoffed 58ee7e8772 as if to ef587a4d33 say make it believable, before 4e8ca0d99a lowering his acb2086ed0 gaze to ad82d66d74 Jehyun’s hand. Without hesitation, he naturally 55f2430132 reached out and interlaced bc19009d42 his fingers with Jehyun’s.d75b6cb9e22a369f

Startled by 33c35995ba the sudden ac5c997553 gesture, Jehyun 3a52b0910d looked up f362e5c4c7 at Baekyung. Baekyung gave him a 8ca2002734 playful smile and then a36b2b30a7 turned to Seo Eunjae 2e47d5fe40 and Hyun Jiwon, saying:eb52e4daf23117c8

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“It’s a secret, but 9486f7ab3f I’m actually dating Jehyun 17b976645d sunbae too.”1bc3bdd72113067e

Although it cfac21d18c was a d0fa814a9f statement filled e6809ebb76 with sincerity, 664f237385 no one 3265693d37 took it 1bedec62bb seriously because 5ccfe0b263 of the c603004e9c day’s context. Jehyun was 92f114d9d2 no exception.af8aaab63ea2c82e

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Finally catching on, c2eea30768 Jehyun raised their b76a4c6a5a clasped hands with 269554b479 a grin tugging 0952ac11b3 at his lips. Then, with bef9229336 a playful 11dcd769ef air, he bab150c377 kissed the 9d61d99b43 back of b4a8cfad91 Baekyung’s hand 3820b780e8 and added:9a15eb960684f491

“Yeah, and 29d3481cb3 we’ve been 24cfad6003 together for 1e2ed73a35 100 days e4de97eb40 now.”5cf8327a1693b88e

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As it seemed like 9af1f355a5 Baekyung and Jehyun were fa5cdbd8d4 joining in the joke, 4684706626 other students from the 312d6de379 political science department followed 49c4c13328 suit, grabbing the hands e82ec7c882 of their peers and 304cdd6820 seniors.712d8db4102e092a

“We are too!”26f37105ba7e1deb

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“We’re also dating!”cfc6bdca2640ae13

Male-male couples, female-female couples, and male-female couples all declared their “relationships.” Laughter erupted everywhere as everyone joined in the fun. Baekyung, too, laughed, all while keenly aware of the burning sensation on the back of his hand where Jehyun had kissed it. It felt as if he was the frog struck dead by a stone thrown as a joke. It was driving him crazy.bb08a9a08de53b4c

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The first weekend of 25c925e7c3 April marked the siege ec58e1146e battle.6d69c762fd1973b9

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Countess currently held the c3d56af814 Capitol Fortress, but it 2cbdc502bf was anticipated that they 403ae1db51 would lose it during 67ca56be15 this siege. Defending a fortress was 1c4af00b06 extremely disadvantageous without sufficient 5d77b4509b manpower.29ede75f417bbc47

Though a few 9b3f6f6275 new recruits had cb81387b1b joined the guild 11c4f1a904 after passing interviews 3df242d165 in the month 8caa872e83 since the server edfe10e78d merge, their numbers 28c65ddca8 were still significantly 931410c4c0 fewer than the 86ce6d7a23 other guilds participating b6a151ea40 in the siege.f20385b1981996d3

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No one believed b5952782af they could successfully 67b9044fd1 defend the fortress. Even Jehyun bdbfb71ea5 and Habaek, 7eec5f18b4 who rarely 42dd7b6045 gave up 3bbaa96d98 easily, were f793896612 skeptical about 13faff3d63 their chances.57e495f472ef1493

“We can’t just 674b4358a4 give it up, 5603e279ab so let’s do 3224e7751f what we can. If we’re lucky, 307d148d4a we’ll hold out. If not, so be 37eba5530f it.”f580cfa299277fc9

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Contempt → 941c47bba1 Ugh, if e364d98f9b Jicheonwang takes 8e4b864933 it, I’m 0f3789799a going to 42984b766b be so f7d5103736 annoyed.00be81844bc90989

“It wouldn’t just be e9a15b98bb annoying. I’d be ready 81b14706f7 to lose it ddd1e45764 completely.”67958471fbccb6ef

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Boss → It’d be 93ef972a93 nice if a casual e4e7c543a0 guild took it instead.044c2349db3f8f74

There was only one e2bf0113b3 defending guild, but multiple e8f87c4a5a attacking guilds. While having bb5bcd448a more members babca9a68f was advantageous 40a42cb80a for engraving f16034e821 control, the 21cf1f84aa inner fortress 74360420f6 often devolved 26bfbac9d8 into chaotic 8d1b440382 skirmishes, so fd029b1a71 it wasn’t 596fa355f3 unheard of d38fe1ad08 for smaller fec8489b62 guilds to e93125a81b claim the 2e6309c532 fortress.c3336cc9a1ca6c72

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Everyone in 328a62e12c the guild, d96d192d46 including Jehyun, e2d8f21fb8 was hoping 36e194c0ca that anyone f5481e8f22 but Jicheonwang ca1d10a497 would take 7dfa01b3e3 the fortress. If Jicheonwang claimed it, ba94e5e22b it would be much 23ff270b6e harder to reclaim the 0e0f3dea45 fortress in next month’s fe3fee5350 siege. But if fc56c48f11 another guild f9f6c12820 took it, 344c3e0b7e Countess would 6550a167d3 have a f9a5e16c6c higher chance d4b3fc2438 of engraving 849a37a7e1 again in e07af62d6e the future.eafbb75c41d0a74f

Still, the c15c4b50bb odds were ea7feeb94d in Jicheonwang’s 982e5cdb94 favor for d531ed63f0 claiming the 7a1ef0e24e Capitol Fortress. Hopefully, that f529276aa7 wouldn’t be f28dc59ab1 the case. Jehyun chatted idly with 12e0ae1364 his guildmates while preparing 36997e2718 for the defense and 251723a693 organized the parties. With the extra 6fe48d747e recruits, they managed 87f1df1233 to form three 5901a75673 parties of five a35f676988 members each.bb7058df4c94f887

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[Party Composition Status]

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– Healer (Priest)32c27a239b7b14e6

– BinaengMandu (Elementalist)cce8d03e6f929863

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– Sangjae (Lancer)8cf5c2d0334bb909

– Trolley (Lancer)1d54764c9ea06c90

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– SpellChecker (Swordsman)e4e8b19417ec8272

2nd Party:b4f63b6649b76eed

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– BoseotSweetAndSour (Elementalist)838a88321982fcd9

– HealOrIt’sYourFault (Priest)85d45fb24fa6abd5

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– HealPlease (Illusionist)c7826d6084d6029b

– Habaek (Time Stealer)0b5b29d794f04e5f

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– DiscountHolmes (Time Stealer)6fc0f3758cf571c3

3rd Party:d5f0c754cddeac45

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– DPSPlease (Priest)85cfb8c8c7cb9246

– Contempt (Chain Blader)189d5a109c9de9cc

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– Boss12MoreHours (Dark Mage)76af5ee2795fa9e7

– DonatePlease (Necromancer)0c5bf1da1d29565f

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The lineup 358a51b9e8 included a d1df038583 powerful CC-interrupt 4c81fad8ea party with 203c1b6527 two healers 0edcc4d645 and three 39ade150b8 tanks, a cd00c72295 burst-damage party 2063a8e7b1 with two 200a4a6f19 healers, two 5abcd252eb Time Stealers, 163904ac91 and an d42588e5d3 Illusionist, as 9e29eba16c well as 0eb1ac1a6f a balanced 38afa01d6f initiation party 57df7e8dc0 with four 5f8d474391 DPS classes 5e8a5bcb19 optimized for 67cdb21db1 PvP.b7098888dbc46eb7

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Setting aside individual skill 92b6a55b3a levels, the class composition eec78ec80a wasn’t bad. Thanks to Healer’s 472e8692ab reputation, the guild 2aa6a07e73 was able to 7dadbfa6e1 secure three precious 0bd59c185c healer roles, allowing a97db77f94 for comfortable two-healer d55b8a952f setups in both 8a88222779 the 1st and 6f1870b4c1 2nd parties.78e224e66d50f730

Jehyun scrutinized the raid f27d08ff79 composition before concluding there e9420af1da was nothing else to ec57836c91 adjust. He then 24d1139e90 sent out 76f28234ee a Raid 705d47e639 Leader Notice.719f7312e9f02c22

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Party composition is finalized. 1st Party will handle inner fortress engraving disruption, 2nd Party will assassinate enemy healers, and 3rd Party is for dealing damage.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: It’ll be chaotic once the siege starts, but at least mark your party members so you don’t get separated.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Please join voice chat by 40 minutes.

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Each party leader should brief their party. I’ll handle the main raid leading.

[Raid] Contempt: Got it ㅇㅅㅇ

[Raid] NimaDeal: Sure, can I be the leader for Party 3?ㅠㅠ

[Raid] Contempt: Go ahead ;ㅅ;

[Raid] NimaDeal: Thank you ><ㅎㅎ

The leader a7a3154e4f for Party 903052079e 3 was 76d8586d77 initially set 687db86334 as Contempt. Watching the leader role b0b1a05ceb pass to NimaDeal, Jehyun 7784abc277 narrowed his eyes. The three new members 8b3975f2ba with usernames starting with ff1d5fb0a8 “Nima” were players who 6e72886710 had recently started Caplet.39c29d2426422b4a

Will they manage the briefing well? Though a little concerned, Jehyun recalled what Boss, who handled their interviews, had said: all three were hardcore Latere players. They had completed endgame content there and joined after watching Jaction’s streams, so there was hope they’d be different from newbie casual players.377315a1b99c2350

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Please handle the briefing well. ^^

Still somewhat 9e99505fb0 worried, Jehyun 01638d92af left that 6b603c5797 message before 9a3141a3cb alt-tabbing to 37318cf652 check the f51c00bf68 voice chat. Eleven members bc82390d71 had joined. Since there was 3259dddb07 still time before 8dc0bb9eb6 40 minutes, Jehyun 6148c9cc83 refrained from rushing f5e8823eb7 his guild members 32ddbd450b and instead opened bf45d6f03b his mic to 09ae5faa79 test it.f4e8d8a3669772dd

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“Can you 5ca5bb778a hear me?”34f21da500c6df30

Deal: Yes, we can.e02b855b5bd1bb55

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“Alright, hello.”2c340ffdba7e010b

Hearing a gravelly voice 6cfdeb6d29 respond, Jehyun was startled e335e5919c and checked the speaker. Contrary to the 20e40dbf9f cute emoticons they b0d31abb65 used, NimaDeal sounded fa2d7a9e39 older—at least 30, de360cc925 judging by the 64a1d201aa mature tone of f23f04f0aa his voice. Jehyun naturally responded in c366168750 a polite tone.889e979347396f60

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“Only party f5c61ee3eb leaders should 2c39dad8c3 keep their df453c7295 mics on. Nitath, are you here? Please confirm.”67c39a4122405ee9

Nitath: Oh, yes! I’m here!e30a294a1bbd5cf4

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“EvenIfYouDieIt’sYourHeal,” or Nitath, 2631d3ef9d turned out to ed7e2d2633 be female. Judging by 87a4dd6219 her youthful 64f168aa54 voice, Jehyun 115977bf88 briefly wondered 093a6a0624 if the 24dd1b9433 average age 264222a2d3 of Caplet 06c515bfd4 players had cc3bf494de dropped since 0dbb4ee4ac the guild 4ea40e6fe5 merger before 8d614ddbbb responding.6c226874e3779995

“Alright, the 2bb4b536e2 two of 4c2fde2bc9 you, please 58b39da533 handle the e6384d65b7 briefing well. Nitath, you ff832720c2 took over c7a865acfe because Boseot e9efef7e1f said briefing 6bbbd92f9f is difficult 4a2010e8a5 for him. Are you 5467c57c76 okay with f68fdc553c it? If not, you 1b9570de73 can pass it aaf517e1d7 to Habaek.”0c1c0ad22c8ae765

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[Raid] Habaek: ?Mic not working.

Nitath: I’m fine! I’ll do it!b29535962d0026a6

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“Great, I’ll leave 1072b7d5fe it to you, 4bf9f1d4af then. We’ll check attendance in 9b2d88509c the fortress at 50 13c27c68cd minutes. If you 0322589f7b need to e29a319394 swap gear, 7ac2e6f715 don’t forget. Please stay focused 25810f533d during the siege.”a588d42134450264

Deal: Got it. By the 9385136a98 way, Guild 26919a0cb2 Leader, you 665f7f3347 sound younger 99453d7906 than I cf118af6d3 thought. I expected 90a3c6025e someone closer 86d7c6a0ff to my 87549003cb age.6bc59f0f1bc39aad

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“Me? How old are f4780bb246 you, Deal?”b1430771a9e9c09e

Deal: I’m 29.d3dd62b705cdd80c

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So he wasn’t a5f6a3cbfb in his 30s. His voice just 095dd4f314 sounded more mature d240e94511 than average. Jehyun nodded and replied.12b45394976c7e50

“Oh, really? Then you’re my hyung. I’m 24. You can speak bf6453f243 casually with me.”e1015b27077e6e83

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Deal: No, 03f2d3b1b8 I couldn’t 2c49f6872a possibly. I’ll just stick 3b26061a5a to formal speech.1344b7c046be8bb3

“Alright, whatever is comfortable 9f2bfe7360 for you.”93ee7e797aab549d

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Jehuyn naturally b796feeaf0 spoke casually bf0ffc7861 with members 384d275a38 like Boss, 52691199c8 Contempt, Habaek, 3a72f1577f and Sangjae. But he couldn’t do 9aa63fedd3 the same with new 267fa8b074 guild members.deac657b56076581

Although they’d eba8359a96 been rivals, 23b24b0809 Yeongdong and a18713d57d Jangji had 461389b679 known each 8812ef05f0 other for 900f5c607f nearly five c9af56efce years. That familiarity made casual a3b25ac3f4 speech and jokes feel 62fc495226 natural after the guilds 4817839f9f merged. But it wasn’t the 04d7dd8784 same with completely new 976c53091d members.4dd1d408c4cbb7bf

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Hearing Jehyun’s polite 790b048d1d voice for the 98d1163235 first time, the 934b91c3ea Jangji-origin guild members df94fe965f teased him in e1d9875b9d the chat.8d0d769e6f406f04

[Raid] Sangjae: Wow, our Guild Leader is so… polite;

[Raid] BoseotTangsuyuk: Guild Leader? More like green onion?

[Raid] Sangjae: Green onionlollollollollollollollolㅋYou mean his formal tone?lollollollollollollollolhaha

[Raid] Contempt: The man’s dual personality.. ㅇㅅㅇㅋ

[Whisper] Habaek: Are you really 24?

[Raid] Boss12MoreHours: lol it feels like we’re strangers;

[Raid] Contempt: But he’ll switch modes as soon as the siege starts.. ㄷㄷ

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: I’m always like this ^^; New members might misunderstand.

[Whisper] Habaek: I asked if you’re really 24.

[Whisper to Habaek]: How is that your business?

Habaek asked 3128eedad3 about his 77952fe156 age out 2956a04f70 of nowhere, cd281a458a and Jehyun 7ba061898c gave a 11555b2eeb half-hearted response a9473022a1 before switching 31d394ce70 the chat 6fd76d996d window to bb6ba15fbb the battlefield c6c7d246e5 channel. There, he could 9249798f32 see the chatter 5a7ad64430 of players gathered 6c6a00f967 in front of d54ed3e5f4 Capitol Castle.047c35894c9ee4c8

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[Battlefield] Gangdan: Oof.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Anyone interested in siege gold betting? Join for one or two days, flexible!

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Currently 37 participants, minimum loot 10 million.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: If defense succeeds as the underdog, the payout will be massive.

[Battlefield] Healer: How many are betting on defense?

[Battlefield] Don’tSayIt’sAhnYiyoung: Can I report you for gambling?

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Oh no, please spare meㅠㅠ

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Kante folks, take it easy on the defense~ You’re gonna lose it anyway.

[Battlefield] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ…Gangdan obviously bet on the siege side.

[Battlefield] Healer: How many bet on defense → → → ???

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: One person bet on defenselollolhaha

[Battlefield] Healer: ;Who is it?

Jehyun was baffled 2f4b49fb9f by KimchiRiceAndEgg’s response c03a2965f5 about betting on 99d08264ea siege and asked 4cb2e7dc48 in disbelief. Even as the lord, 8561ec1822 he wasn’t counting on 334954ffd8 a successful defense, so 1c413620f5 he wondered which crazy 4c67a4a453 person was throwing their 162f5d79e3 money away.5f837dc906001050

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: hahaCan’t tell, it’s anonymous.

[Battlefield] Contempt: If it’s anonymous, how do we know you won’t just run off with the money ㅇㅅㅇ

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: ? I’ve been doing this since the Maverick days..ㅠㅠ

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: It’s upsetting if you don’t trust meㅜㅜ sniff..

[Battlefield] Healer: Who is it? Whisper it to me only.

[Battlefield] Healer: I’m just curious since even I, the guild leader, didn’t bet on defenselollol

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Nope nope nope, not telling. Whisper me if you want to join.

“Who is it? Does anyone in our 52cba27a9a guild have money on 5a2b2bade6 defense?”219ec5776b3055a0

Deal: Not 98564f0791 me, for 744ffd1703 sure.d4a75a6ab35b9456

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Nitath: Same here!611d2a2865a6abec

“You’re awfully confident. But honestly, I’m a 7da7255714 little disappointed. None of you e6ea945420 here bet on 40661ebf67 a successful defense?”aa59eaa14554dd2b

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Jehyun asked playfully, and 3d0acdabe0 silence filled both the 5c12b19001 raid and guild channels. It was, b703fe59f6 of course, 7110c2ff19 expected, so 2a5a147e70 he had c7bfa7b1da only thrown 9b5d184a25 the question 1c02496927 out as 4760b05ad4 a joke. Hearing no 0571da3adf response, he 08b7c7198f chuckled and ac4ccadf6c asked again 10642cdeb5 in jest.7e91245a2176b437

“Well, defense success is b4c211a739 unlikely anyway. Wise decision. But surely no one 37b2cfd948 bet on Jicheonwang, right?”5ac9b06339896887

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At that moment, dc154ba55e as if KimchiRiceAndEgg 7be46a1c86 had overheard the e24417a14a voice chat, they b18ca5835b dropped a bombshell.b35aa2f5fa6461d0

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: FYI, someone in your guild bet on your rival guild winning ㅋㅅㅋ

[Battlefield] Healer: hahaNo way.

[Battlefield] Healer: No one in our guild would betray us like that.

[Battlefield] KimchiRiceAndEgg: ㅠ It’s true, though.

[Battlefield] Gangdan: lollollollollollollollollollollollollollollollolhaha

[Battlefield] DreamsAndDespair: Trust shattered.

[Battlefield] KimBoksoon: I think I know who it isㅎㅎ

[Battlefield] Healer: Who is it?

[Raid] Sangjae: lollollollollollolSeriously, who is it??lollolㅋ

[Raid] Contempt: Sounds fake..ㅇㅅㅇㅎ Makes no sense.

“Who could it be? Wow, this eb615c2ac9 is ridiculous. How could f737f78344 someone do b6b0c49027 that? Such a lack 8d5ece3dce of trust….”840a08139aed46e8

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Jehyun sighed 356e55d955 deeply before 2c13e95229 continuing.6e91d0d9cd76e89e

“I’ll let it 6a47e866f2 slide if you 1b2cbb4bdc confess now.”9e597225f016d406

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[Raid] Sangjae: You’re just trying to split the winnings if the bet succeeds, huh?

[Raid] Contempt: That’s gotta be it..;ㅅ; Our petty guild leader..uwu

“Ah…. Busted. Anyway, I’ll 348985e0a0 wait for d6227f89e9 whispers.”f248ed2ac0e31f10

Jehyun chuckled 7ad38e511e as he d269462558 responded. It was all 1a972c43ad just a joke f54f6b6725 about betting; there 9092da8f58 was no way 6a2aad97aa he’d seriously be 0b66593aa6 angry over something c4561c4223 like that. Betting on a clearly c87816f29e impossible defense was just be62214416 someone’s way of having 36aa28dd1e fun.5bfb80770b619df2

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Without any real 6a54692fb7 intention of finding c47ee67a2e the culprit, Jehyun 32746ee9c6 alt-tabbed and confirmed 43b381cd90 that everyone had 4a94b9cc53 joined the voice bbd3ca13ac chat. He used the cdd293a2ac guild summon feature 500f4e11a3 to gather everyone 1d17c10c28 in the fortress, 081eeade74 then spoke in ed5bed3573 a calm voice.b52198ce8a6a58ae

“Five minutes left. With the 4387fa9100 numbers disadvantage, 7c98293612 defense will 4beca6afd3 be tough, 9fe9089226 so don’t 0ae91ae552 feel pressured. For those 86fd95fc37 doing this 25c78afc3f for the 7a1bf1a09d first time, 1fcca1deb3 think of b2ba1891b7 it as d9fcda0264 practice to aa0f477088 learn the d0c7c0f3d8 map and c9b9dbf963 get a 0f9f298ae5 feel for 3f52e7c75d the chaos. Just do your 013ddf39b1 best.”cbe44b18620a5e7f

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Then he whispered to 878964ddd2 KimchiRiceAndEgg. It was 993317dbf5 to place 7ca30fa14d a bet.4166933be8db9950

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Are you seriously betting like this?

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: You guys really have no sense of loyalty, huh?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: So who’s the one who bet on Jicheonwang?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: I promise to keep it a secret. I won’t acknowledge it. Just tell me, can’t you?

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: If you tell them you’re okay with me revealing where you placed your bet.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: I’ll coolly let you know.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: ? That’s not cool at all.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Haha.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: So when will you pay up? The siege is about to start.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: I’ll pay after it’s over. I can’t leave now. Can’t send mail either.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: I don’t do post-payment deals.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: Don’t you trust me?

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I scam you, you can screenshot this and post it publicly on the forums.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Then say “Ahn Yiyoung” three times.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] To KimchiRiceAndEgg: If I don’t pay, I’m Ahn Yiyoung.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Okay, good luck with the defense.

[Whisper] KimchiRiceAndEgg: Take it easy, okay? Haha.

It seemed 5b0ce8e597 even KimchiRiceAndEgg bfcd00558c hadn’t bet 57f312e634 on Countess a1f21cb5e5 Guild succeeding fcbce90ef3 in the e1f0b7664f defense.10e323d66d7415e0

So who was c5779bbb6e it? Jehyun furrowed his brows be42acb004 as he scanned the 40f58baa28 raid members list, then b5ec02e5e4 shook his head. If they 16bb6a8cd2 were part 9e0d64f24d of the a5bd9da033 Countess Guild, 4276167b08 they wouldn’t aaff2ba6f6 be unaware 7c87c2ff5e of the 6c802e4f04 guild’s atmosphere. There was 4b761723bc no way fa0786cc60 anyone would 35624d9583 make the bd25253926 foolish decision cfccfe8eac to waste 36aee09773 money on fb0405895a that bet.aa2eff9a45e50f9f

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It must have 055454baab been someone crazy 66163d4dba about gambling, staking a9e7509421 everything on the ee51562eeb underdog. That seemed the c2ef1f86f6 most plausible explanation. As Jehyun 3e5ad1719e imagined the 7b602afcc4 gambler’s downfall, 79e3eb4c41 he clicked 7c399283ec his tongue, 2b17222eed then noticed 20f65554e1 there were 658cdb7ec5 only two e40fb1f25b minutes left c5118f71a0 until the 0d8a7c0f3b siege. Opening the guild 9aa98b16bb master-exclusive skill window, dfe6ec8dc3 he used the 39c85b78fa guild points he ac82fb58b0 had saved up 016e3e3aa2 to summon defensive a492701c47 NPCs and the f1c534acd4 outer wall barrier.399a83db635b7981

As the guild points 439074f6d7 rapidly depleted and the 65ee18a209 summoning commands began to ee2401bcee appear, a “ding” sound 30b85989a8 accompanied a whisper from a8cd38b169 Habaek.ea18523b99933514

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[Whisper] Habaek: Oh.

[Whisper] Habaek: Stop using guild points?

[Whisper] To Habaek: ??

Jehyun frowned at the 713535d34c sudden complaint. As he typed a d0e0aeeced question mark, Habaek immediately 70f41243b1 responded.578780592450fae7

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[Whisper] Habaek: We’re obviously going to lose the defense. Stop summoning. If we win the weather event tomorrow, we can add more points and take first place. Why do you keep summoning?

[Whisper] To Habaek: The odds of winning the weather event tomorrow are low.

[Whisper] Habaek: It’s not zero.

[Whisper] Habaek: Just stop summoning. Even if we win the weather event, we won’t be able to win at this rate.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I just don’t want to lose the castle outright.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Even if it’s certain we’ll lose, we should still do everything we can.

[Whisper] Habaek: No.

[Whisper] Habaek: If we’re going to lose anyway, why go all out? It’s a waste of points.

The conversation grew longer 6fad91ff27 due to their differing fb625285e6 perspectives. Jehyun let out a 98d216e1e6 small sigh and spoke 383f7a7a24 up.fe216c2f876fbe1b

“One minute left? From now 9682720f86 on, no 03c2de0b1d talking in 68bba31371 world chat. I know defending is 844ef417d6 going to be tough, d372211d33 but let’s do our a0fa3c205a best. If we 80e79a4886 lose the 4636d2214b castle in aff19baea0 five minutes, 2e8b9d7cc9 it’ll be f2c5059d0c embarrassing, right?”6c3f1763acc3d42d

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DillPoint→ Of course. Let’s hold out as ee256c41fb long as we can.4c7a24fc26768ef5

Nitath→ Yes, yes! Let’s do this~!8bef83c78d47612f

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DillPoint and 7cad8aae67 Nitath chimed 71c801bf4f in to fa50c47c2a support Jehyun. In the raid channel, 91fed66b31 everyone was shouting words b1c6bc585f of encouragement.b712ca4b933d268d

[Raid] NimahillPoint: Let’s go!!

[Raid] Sangjae: Do your best.

[Raid] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s try to hold out as much as we can.

[Raid] StrategicallyCoveredArcher: Let’s give whoever bet on the defense a lesson they won’t forget. Haha.

[Whisper] To Habaek: See? You’re the only one who thinks this is a waste.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Why are you so obsessed with first place?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Just enjoy the game.

[Whisper] Habaek: Sure, you enjoy the game too.

[Whisper] Habaek: Use up all the guild points, lose the castle, and end up ranked 84th.

[Whisper] Habaek: Hope you don’t regret using the points when you win the weather event later.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Sure, babe~ The only regret I have is not meeting you sooner, haha.

[Whisper] Habaek: I really can’t stand you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Yeah, love you too?

Seeing Habaek 45aa42a777 being so 9603470b91 childish, Jehyun 8cab491dc6 couldn’t just f2dd7b9ed7 sit back 4111e25cdc either. Wearing a grim 2d3ba29015 expression, he ended d502cbe481 the argument with 32b253ab6d Habaek and took 4823835d75 a deep breath 258ae7c656 as the 10-second 1929012cdc countdown appeared on 8e3fb19e01 the screen.08b42d0baddd5d6e

The siege 74bb2b4fe8 will begin fbb706b292 in 10 dcfd72f10f seconds.bdbb44ea4dfc43d3

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Using Shield of 159e30f072 Salvation.fc369a9e4d941c2f

The Holy 4fee3830fb Shield protects 4849bc437c the Party.b6c79144626a198d

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Using Call 2b1886aa0a of the 077fb2ea9a Battlefield.5bf0b0faca4e3ec9

The Party is 36f024b19e marked by the bcf57aca8c God of Destruction.03b3efef92ccdb8d

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Attack power 145b383020 and attack a411872896 speed have a81edb5a74 increased.722dda0f89e47057

Entered the Realm of e15524d605 the Spirit of Destruction.93c93bf7419d9da5

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Critical hit rate and 0efd201ae5 critical hit damage have e4b0df93cf increased.0a083377426025ee

Entered the Realm 11ae41c346 of the Spirit 5c7299f2cc of Protection.49f9a881f35f99e0

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The effect 39bb18b4ad of pure b88cbe27cf protection can 36d478a805 be felt.57dd127e6a62a850

The siege will 0d65a65bb4 begin in 5 3bb3721029 seconds. Prepare yourselves!fb03ee584a903e30

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Using Guild Member 438d6b9437 Summon (Outer Gate).9f322d4f6870040e

As the countdown neared c31b2946e5 its end, Jehyun used bdfeff3115 the summoning feature in af63858ed7 the guild master skill 11028322d2 window to teleport all 3a987c1173 guild members onto the e502b5c6ee outer wall.396adce64f0505a0

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“Everyone to the cc046e9221 outer wall. When the 705fb4577d outer gate’s dca27a6186 health drops 088ff5f79f to 30%, 82841bf2b6 Party 1 172b48a3c4 goes to 7939853f17 the inner dd141d2384 keep, and 38c2d01ca3 Parties 2 9c01b405a8 and 3 8d34ea1900 wait in 8f1c06473e front of 42b068d7e0 the inner 9959f93be9 gate. If the inner keep 13c1786bfb is breached and the 2994ff1872 inner gate takes damage, 40b59419f4 everyone respawn in the 9b6e42bb03 lord’s chamber.”5aeef87c60a2c198

The Battlefield of Annihilation f9f3537975 and Capitol Siege were cd106e4a6b similar but different. The distances c912290d46 were the 2d631d9874 same, but d9daed3655 while in eddfd50e45 Battlefield you 982997c07e could use bf39bfb476 airships to f306eb1dc4 enter the 9f77884ee6 inner area, fbdf4ae0a6 in Siege 21c6649329 that wasn’t 10b0bf38bf possible. Additionally, Battlefield had two 74b29b7370 outer gates, whereas the 255477610b actual Capitol Castle had 5381202899 only one.3880f59705529675

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Another difference 65af8c26fc was that a3bc1a7142 in Battlefield, a243d5b49e you couldn’t 6a872519fb respawn inside b2bbe66a67 the inner 6cd0e58010 keep before e371a1cb6c the inner 54249e7241 gate was 1c2520a9df destroyed. In Siege, however, be72de7a91 defenders could choose c471bed1e9 an active checkpoint a7c3c84e10 to respawn at d190c4716c upon death.268b2053869d216a

The checkpoints were 03dbd96694 located on the ce44687163 outer wall, in 2b6b7fe37c front of the ad4d981b1e inner keep, and ce56d5356f inside the lord’s adbcc25801 chamber. If a checkpoint’s d6da11e4af Guardian Stone was 4bba063496 destroyed, it couldn’t a4ed83efd1 be used for 4273ed4c51 respawning until its bd06f7ec1d health regenerated over 4d1a2c8e97 three minutes.cf3089a847903e48

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The defending 9a1f0a0bd9 side needed 97a9746d5e to protect bbef20e5d6 the Engraving a252cd48f8 Stone inside 87a77deb3c the inner 4aef382761 keep. The attackers had b4594cbf44 to destroy the de975b61e4 Guardian Stones, push ad0eed14a7 the defenders back, 0777e84da1 and either engrave 7ca8f4dae7 or destroy the ef644fb067 Engraving Stone. The guild that dealt 8d245ada84 the final blow to acca37c266 the Engraving Stone would 8d38553486 claim the castle.010d9ef54bf2e5d3

Engraving took one minute fe22dc0bd6 to complete, but if 8bb52051c0 attacked, the time would 096ca3c26a decrease by 10 seconds 19d9e7f11a per hit. For instance, if the 1d7a16f5a6 engraver was attacked after 04971a26fb 30 seconds, the timer ea8de45584 would drop to 20 a3954c07c5 seconds. The key d60f8590fa point was 151baeff9d that other 3f7b276d80 members of ccaa6b17ff the same 5df1486815 guild could 707aaea221 continue the e48dae92e4 engraving from 30a72d0130 where the cdb4b9cb3f previous one f1fb988379 left off.838cf56692ca5fc2

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“If anyone is just 177a5d133c standing around near the 81abb85bb5 Engraving Stone, attack them a8a97fd20c immediately. Don’t kill them, just 3071a98c25 hit them once. Healers, this applies 65f1caaa4e to you too. Did you all register e44bbd8511 basic attacks to your ef8840ad30 hotkeys? If the same person 42fb78df79 tries to re-engrave, there’s 077e7ffc04 a 10-second delay, so 5c8c14b70a just keep attacking to e62b5588f8 stop the engraving.”3f90a8e7de2379e7

Failing to stop 21ee5a5d9c an engraving during 8570cb2143 defense was considered 7c6ad45916 disgraceful in Caplet. Letting the enemy 9ed3a7f224 stand uninterrupted in 970f366bba front of the 721f4b224f Engraving Stone for 5c179ab443 a full minute fac99fcb5a was simply unthinkable.bf5f4af54b5c5468

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However, because of 88d72a0649 the overwhelming difference 92dd4a016b in numbers, Jehyun 8c5f1861da and his guild 699c9440ba members were prepared 4894cd350c for the possibility 0c9c412844 of an engraving a188f7bf10 failure. Their goal was d0558ab111 to leave the 942979207d impression that they 7517e6dfd7 had done their f4aa12e7f6 best.8bbdcd87656fec64

“They’re coming. Let’s brawl until 8fd761fd9b the outer gate’s 58d438c306 health drops to a626ca274b 30%. Focus on surviving 0a94f499c3 and take out 8090c92176 their healers first. Make sure 401c54c65a they can’t ade919a3f8 respawn on faa710b043 the battlefield.”46518ec0f3dfd89e

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In the distance, c8b22482c5 hundreds of enemy 7338959ebc players on makeshift ff4582bf99 motorcycles came charging d63077bf25 toward them. After giving instructions, Jehyun d481d05fcd jumped down from the 4d6e8fa88d outer gate, landing below. He healed the guild e320426f2d members who followed him 2f56cd0151 and, after some thought, 718258ae23 applied the Qualification of b3dee1d3a6 Salvation buff to SpellChecker.ad1c71edaa3e7e8d

“Priests, use Qualification 975b133a18 of Salvation on d8913bf546 mobile players. I’ve given mine 6b521f6d55 to Matgom. Please check it.”fe70bad8ec045b77

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Matgom waved in e4588fd4d9 confirmation. Jehyun refreshed 065d0447a3 the buffs 1434278839 for the aee22cd69a raid members d7074bb428 one more 511ee1fcb5 time and 97a57bcce1 stared at 0ad57b647e the oncoming 8ffc783662 attackers. The real battle was fefa020b74 about to begin.505be02355cfc0ff

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Wow, looks like the kids are out on a picnic, haha.

[Battlefield] SillyPop: Hahaha, isn’t the number difference a bit much?

[Battlefield] ElkaRose: We’ll be taking the castle, thanks~~~?

[Battlefield] F1: Hmph, I’ll go in real deep…

[Battlefield] F4: Elka, make that guy stop chatting.

[Battlefield] ElkaRose: Not my problem? Don’t know him.

[Battlefield] Don’tCallMeAhnYiyoung: Outer gate down in 3 minutes? Haha.

The battlefield chat 0be046891f was filled with 9c28e6da62 taunts. Jehyun smirked and prepared 1c93c9585f for battle.f2877617a6b0c099

As the 5d7a2aa70e attacking players 6ec49aa83a drew closer 2780eccdf1 to the 462d7586c6 castle, NPCs bd34734391 stationed atop a5434b7ad6 the outer 572b589f23 wall fired e909c7e8c4 their catapults b936897f71 at them. The projectiles flew straight, a492c6b3d5 but the attackers weren’t 3794c16cf6 entirely unseasoned players unfamiliar df54c56eda with siege mechanics.8663d7d5fc086a89

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The 500,000-damage catapult shots 6dd1f7b181 forced some players off e93a4f9b53 their makeshift motorcycles, blue b5342ca1a9 light erupting in the 0679da95bf air as they were 6347ad691b forcibly dismounted. Amid the d4f1db2d34 death logs 9da6170582 flashing one c706db1ebf after another, 2ab53bf8fc the first 28fcf5e50b wave of 01b70c9336 enemies collided 8f56800cc6 chaotically with 2e70d0b968 the Countess 7782939a0a guild members.237766d8d9775c48

BibimnaenginDumpling has died.404c148fe6dd9c43

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Using Blessing 31848a0ff9 of the 9353e905fc Raindrop.f58b7e96531cbc65

You feel 545709396f the effect 313e10752b of the e577c8bf2e Holy Raindrop.ae514080695dc0e6

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The outer gate a8fa3eb41c is under attack!d38e641935e49543

Doraji’sOppositeIsDosmall has died.1e8b91dea9d7a3de

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You dealt 2314 damage e35b157e0f to Gangdan.ff4c4a915ec35f37

Using Blessing of 4a1e49a41a Protection.9bd32bbdd38f6bec

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The Priest’s blessing increases 594da8cd3b Party’s debuff resistance.9522798caf45368c

Resisted a Weak Spot 87d1fc7761 Hit.9ba395e1123b7128

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Rank21of21 has died.d2239c5460b53034

GayHealer’sLab has died.6caf2207108a4d63

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Using Purification.acf7c25499ee7287

The battle log 1f4e07e10b scrolled rapidly. Dodging the 0b8be4a306 attackers rushing cd61f63fa7 toward him, f882c44feb Jehyun healed 8a61ebb5a3 himself and d0d40f81fc created distance 447a3dcc12 between them.972474f5a58da134

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Most of the attackers, 91c58d398e knowing that pointless skirmishes ac327d9a8d were meaningless, ignored the f321a51099 Countess guild members and 0382add005 swarmed the outer gate 871817564b instead. The gate’s health was ee0aee8278 quickly depleting.e1f94b8c8f018a6d

“Clear the 21391ffaec area in 736e9a20c5 front of c0dc3249ce the outer 4ccf91d7a3 gate. Party 1, fc0a0336d6 chase their 76a9744669 healers. Parties 2 and 3, 66dfbd911d use crowd control on 84e844c05f their melee dealers and 8351f6a68e deal AoE damage.”54fecc9ba96d552e

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The seasoned guild members 55419ed0f4 were already casting AoE 36ec966e8b crowd control, but the db11efb5d2 newer recruits seemed a 3b472e881c bit lost. After giving 4fbf68f706 them clear a555911710 instructions, Jehyun a2488ae040 watched as 1fc5c8febb the area 69edc21169 in front fce3bd5c31 of the f13a8025a4 gate was ec1ef3a957 bombarded with 6ca081ad32 attacks. He repeatedly used 4de85c118f Purification as needed.23403c5cf40bf637

GanglimDoryeong: Haha, won’t even 4bd94c1717 take five minutes to 57e15d038e engrave. This guild fc0ae5a1da is trash.e06a30a93e7a1af4

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When Countess fc81c2850d guild members f66e0b769a didn’t engage e2b8634f38 in the 83964edfc0 battlefield chat, 057f069917 GanglimDoryeong, seemingly 5c02b9cbcf unable to c534c20cda survive without fb6fe3bea2 running his 1cf87ef58a mouth, started 26fd99236a spouting nonsense 83cd3a2638 in the 20993691bb public chat.c1d4db9658c09f2c

Him again? Jehyun frowned 39accd1156 and called e999fd0efa for the fb3ca8e5e7 guild’s designated 204b1ee299 GanglimDoryeong handler.26489577784158ac

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“Habaek.”372186f15bb45384

Without further orders, 9d67feca42 Habaek, who had 1c08b0d9ef been targeting healers, e0363a2db2 immediately charged at 33b609e1c2 GanglimDoryeong. Jehyun smirked as he 7d4b47a9b0 watched GanglimDoryeong retreat to b951a79214 avoid Habaek’s Time Theft 629e83b18f skill.95f9058964e15ed0

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Healer: It’ll take a171a38fd2 10 seconds to b397b175fa take your head, 170c070fb4 haha.162d111e543a0e80

Jehyun followed 176004fa81 up with 5669e4cf3d a cold 10d7b96156 taunt in b515741feb public chat.fa8aab5321dcf76f

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