TWKH Ch 4

There were also Caplets. However, due to their 2-minute cooldown and minimal recovery amount, they were typically consumed only in extremely urgent situations, like “I’ll just take this.”5f975acc825c31ff

“Take the potion.”9b99658e1f671272

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Jehyun said this with a face like he had bitten into something unpleasant, clicking the mouse. Since he was the only one with the microphone on, no one responded. However, he could soon see the party members’ health bars, which had been flickering near empty, slowly rising.3332cb292a2283af

[Party] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ.. Feels like murderous intent in the voice

“Focus.”44b8d1534c8468f8

[Party] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ..

[Party] Sangjae: Haha Don’t be like that. I think we can do this.

What’s gonna work? Jehyun, about to reflexively argue with Sangjae’s words, closed his mouth while moving his character irritably.6045fe146d56066d

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Bright-eyed skeletons were swinging their swords, chasing the Healer. Jehyun’s health bar was also half depleted, and he didn’t have the capacity to stand still and self-heal. The distance was short, and stopping would mean certain death.88cf43fc70c79b32

This was already the third attempt after changing the wand’s options. In the first try, he died while healing with 10 minions, and in the second try, he died as soon as 20 minions appeared.d12ad837d9e215fe

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Thanks to the movement speed option, Jehyun could now just drag the minions around without doing anything, like a spell. But healing—that was the problem. As Habaek insisted, to deal consistent damage, the Healer needed to continuously approach the boss and fill the party members’ health, but the skill motion made it impossible to avoid damage.2855edb1517037c7

The Spirit Summoner could heal with spirits, filling party members’ health drop by drop without stopping. But for a priest, that was impossible.c5ee0d548eebc3b3

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All priest skills, 58002a71e2 including self-healing, had ba2caaf8a4 a praying motion. So if he 202fa887ab used the Grace bcf4be7258 Area (a semicircular bc542accf6 healing skill in cae39987d3 front of the d0da93a0b3 priest, also called 979bf31c7d the Grace Domain) 0196674254 while dragging minions, 5d3c6147a9 he would die 0015bb7e98 in a pathetic f301356ae7 kneeling state.50a0c0f1306c1148

If the healer 9c2c029421 dies, the minions 6ec303a6b7 immediately rush to c90727287b the boss, and 6e23b0e098 the tank Sangjae 56ce29780c would be instantly d0b76fb8f8 decimated by dozens 0f4312ec45 of attacks.6cf1a654bdf51212

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The only e54be4d3e9 moment Jehyun 5587e81cc5 could heal 7fb2c41452 without issues ca752aa3ac was when ea38e86261 using Divine 831fd737a4 Steps, but 7b5fb6b238 that also 9dff2d2e62 had its f2e21ce816 own problems.970f2cd122d5ca7e

Using Divine Steps.6f7ff831748a5c77

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Using Grace Area.dd2a7ca4ba47f170

When using the speed boost, the Healer would briefly appear and disappear three steps forward, like moving through folded space in a martial arts novel. Appearing in that spot, he would kneel and pray, filling the party members’ health.571b06e8a80ed3d5

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“Hurry up….”41508916d2d0d6ba

Even though it was 838374420e just a 0.5-second motion, 3c0ccba915 the crazy skeleton attackers cafee0dcea were getting closer by 166dc8d961 the second, making him d23effed49 anxious.8128b744a9ceeefe

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Jehyun nervously tapped ba0d925107 his leg and 5ef7760aff repeatedly pressed the 3748987d92 keyboard. Finally, when the b3a064290d motion ended and 9c643ec145 the skeleton was 89f31bfe6f about to swing 3d9893b72b its sword, Jehyun 0b0802eca6 could use the cf9a247f58 evasion skill to 930e81b4bc escape.d912b8a155f96be4

Using Backstep.9ceca82e5f2b14b4

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Took 42,137 damage from Ansius’s subordinate.476ef6f18fe257d4

Took 42,137 damage from Ansius’s subordinate.807ac680636cfdbc

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Took 42,137 damage from Ansius’s subordinate.f42ccada6941abcc

The damage log 5ba6676df2 appeared even though faf9b5f733 the invincibility of 0f520367f0 the evasion skill 06b1610430 had offset it. Had he not used 0bee384bba the evasion skill immediately, f73d5be2e1 he would have died 903359f944 instantly. Jehyun scanned acea7bacb0 the log 08362d18d4 with an 6c183940cb irritated glance a06bf328be and again 33cd174a0a started hammering 674ca90691 the keyboard.7c6582a7407e07c3

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The Healer would d2fb65679a apply a defense 17a2b41c23 reduction debuff to fdd2c0f923 Ansius every 3 cf14671005 seconds, circling around 9185b55aa5 the party members 59e8af9967 and occasionally healing 2d1ce960f0 when an opportunity 1681e7266b arose.b56e2660774c7583

Suddenly, a few of Ansius’s subordinates turned and started rushing towards Sangjae.345c5a0a14a76023

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“3 are coming.”0f7b68066a7ac3f8

At Jehyun’s urgent voice, Sangjae immediately applied a self-buff, preparing to meet the subordinates. Immediately after, an annoying chat appeared in the Party chat window.542604aa4da44e86

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[Party] Habaek: ㅠㅠ Looks like you’re having trouble controlling aggro?

Ha. Jehyun gritted his teeth and ignored Habaek’s question.98755d9f5e2c4f93

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While Divine Steps could 47e9d6b67e be used to heal, fc13ad0ab3 that was the problem.b0a0ce02085d2b6f

Aggro was cumulative. Basically, aggro 80bbf93c70 decreases over ba246bf190 time, but da2da820e0 tanks continuously 1847b4c1ed raise their d4106ab2da aggro through fa07f41c3f skills and b8039ddfcd attacks to 073eea4e55 maintain their fae0980a10 main target 8d44159521 status.6a4814be5febb650

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Although tank ae48d9261b skills have 99fb003afe the highest 820a4b20e5 aggro, other 13ac16ea16 class skills c270360475 also have 825a102cb9 aggro. Healers were no exception. For priests, the skill 22ce1f2ef7 with the highest aggro 068cbc69f6 was self-healing when at bb14bf4f13 full health.937c8359666ff676

To keep Ansius’s subordinates following him, Jehyun needed to continuously use full-health self-healing to maintain their aggro.43510e51d574341c

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But after using Divine Steps, instead of self-healing at full health, he was busy healing party members, causing the Healer’s aggro to gradually decrease. Consequently, subordinates would occasionally be caught by the Warrior’s AoE aggro skill and start running that way.1e7b013f11f6cd0d

While a few straying minions would normally be irrelevant to clearing the dungeon, their goal wasn’t just clearing.53e8fd1d7f5ffa48

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In ranking 15f83aa5a1 matches, every 51ca818e9b second spent 4c57f34519 moving after f5cbbd3a05 defeating the c350fc91a4 boss is c539129716 counted as a5c05f1cbb points. Rankings can c78a2ea3da differ by 92861ac42f 10 or 8454f01aea 20 points 8a9c9379aa in bad 770e14126b luck, so 2c424ff7c8 guilds practicing 5d1c9520e9 for rankings b95b33490d study the ef6280bb8d shortest movement ef2ab53716 routes in 6065e17c9d dungeons and 3028bfb777 practice them 821d2e7557 day and 3c9c23c3f8 night.a3e43e4763f88179

In such a 116f424c66 situation, if damage 09c1e57fb4 meant to target aafa77e497 the boss starts 9dd8cce6b5 spreading to minions, 7f590a1bdb those 1-2 seconds d032123045 can result in 3f1db16404 a 100-200 point 5059b32081 difference.b31f412dd92c5ee4

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“Sigh….”a8c4b668f991b8d7

Jehyun briefly exhaled 9fe632b2c6 and frowned.68acdc19edb344eb

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If Habaek were in front of him, he would have grabbed his collar and shaken him, asking what he knows. But Habaek wasn’t there, and all before Jehyun was a large monitor.bdfe04667bea85ad

Jehyun stared at the 17 subordinates still following him, waiting for the speed boost’s cooldown to end. This time, he planned to use self-healing to firmly establish the minions’ aggro.b5ee6c9beb2724f7

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However, while waiting, 0f15d63b34 the continuous damage 8929d3438d to party members 26e7eda795 caused the health 8892642edb bar to start ce4d69d2f7 flickering red, and 7ded0c8bee when the Divine e433282a2e Steps cooldown returned, e51e5e56d1 Jehyun had no a3dff62ffd choice but to dda6f56ad8 approach the party 2b76392dad members and use 1b0ad48880 the Grace Domain 7518601d90 again.d53c02843e482f33

“What should I do?” Jehyun was pondering when Habaek suddenly gave an unsolicited briefing, as if on cue.ea5f81dda9f8681b

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[Party] Habaek: We have 1 minute and 10 seconds left to reach 75%^^ I think we should be able to finish it in 1 minute. Ready?

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s go as far as we can first.

[Party] Sangjae: Yeah, let’s see how far we can go.

[Party] Contempt: Yep ㅇㅅㅇ We need to get used to it.

1 minute cut?943e3de87d808fe0

While the party members were replying, Jehyun couldn’t take his eyes off the chat window.b7f19c24ee1b8ec9

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Did he just say 1 minute and 10 seconds? The longest time he had seen Ansius reach 75% while leveling up in Neungdong was 1 minute and 20 seconds. That was a fluke, and he couldn’t believe it had been reduced by 10 seconds.090db72842329eca

The reason for this significant decrease in time was obvious. It was thanks to Habaek’s ridiculously high damage output compared to the other DPS players who used to rotate with Jehyun and Mayo. It was really frustrating and annoying, but that wasn’t the important part.fe7d06372ce6520e

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He couldn’t understand why Habaek was demanding a 1-minute cut when even 1 minute and 10 seconds was fast.6703517140ede26a

Since the shaman party dragged Ansius’ minions around, Ansius’ defense would decrease over time, so it was inevitable that the time it took to reach the second, third, and final phases would become shorter and shorter.92e51393dcd01f42

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But even so, is a 1-minute cut in the first phase possible? Is there really such a huge difference between a shaman and a priest? Jehyun felt his pride hurt as he understood Habaek’s 1-minute standard in terms of a shaman party.a6c717c10159098c

Jehyun bit his lip, stood up, and said, “Let’s go again.”0c7073d8132d2519

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[Party] Contempt: Yep..

[Party] Habaek: Okay then, since we’ve already messed upㅠㅠ

Habaek had a talent for pissing people off, even with the same words. Feeling the urge to slap Habaek for saying they had already messed up, Jehyun pressed Alt+Tab. Then, he went into voice chat and turned on Sangjae’s muted mic. He wanted to ask Jangji something, but he didn’t want to hear Habaek’s voice.4242d03ff5223fc6

“Sangjae, I turned on your mic. Can you talk now?”63cb7c54e3cbde4b

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Sangjae→ Oh! Yeah, yeah. Can you hear me?1a450d4d2edbcade

“Yes, I can hear you. I have a question.”ff22c0587049163f

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Unlike what he expected, Sangjae’s voice was calmer than he thought.46951fafad89fa66

He said he was Habaek’s brother. What was that guy like? Jehyun tried to recall the annoying voice he had heard when he had secretly joined Habaek’s party with his sub-character, but he gave up.8e74dad24d438353

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That wasn’t important. Shaking off those random thoughts, Jehyun asked Sangjae, “When you were in a shaman party in Jangji, how long did it take to clear the first phase?”68766c2bd1dac77f

Sangjae→ First phase cut… Ansius? Oh, how long was it? I didn’t check in my party.520115422cea1b06

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“Then who did? Did Tangsuyuk do it?”397cb7c27ec27103

[Party] Habaek: I did.

[Party] Habaek: Shaman cut, first phase 1 minute 13 seconds, second phase 1 minute 4 seconds, third phase 52 seconds, last 40 seconds^^

Ah, Jehyun glared at Habaek’s chat. So, it took about 3 minutes and 49 seconds to defeat Ansius in a shaman party.3eceb9cd4de38e3d

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Since the priest party continuously attacked the minions, there was no significant change in Ansius’ defense, so it took almost a consistent 1 minute and 20 seconds for each phase. So it would take about 4 minutes for the first three phases, and since Ansius would enter a groggy state after the shield in the last phase, the time would be significantly reduced to about 1 minute.276261011a3592cb

3 minutes and 2db27b0891 49 seconds versus d4d1664c51 5 minutes.3cce2b2e3541ea22

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It was a difference of more than a minute. Of course, since the second and final bosses had more debuffs and higher attack power, the priest party had an advantage, so the total clear time with the shaman was not that different, but the fact that there was a difference of more than a minute in the first boss…d126344934271872

It was a moment b419b9e8af when he instantly understood cc864a476d why leveling up in 8417e5ddec Mayorca was so difficult. Since there 5474535134 was already b3ef30eee0 a big 7345c7a078 difference in 4dacd946b0 the first adf986b556 boss, even ab848fe4a2 one mistake 061246d11b would make 4d89eaa4c8 it impossible f0b60ea9ff to recover 2cad5cfbe0 the already c022e88834 widened score 93df260e33 gap.c1f06ddaff9bf534

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[Party] Sangjae: Shall we take a short break?

[Party] Contempt: Yep.

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Then I’ll go to the warehouse.

Jehyun revived 5fb4186809 his character, ac5b4f8f3f who had 46288e6a97 been killed f06ba6438c by the d10606fc33 minions, and 00a0cff063 entered the ae0383e8f9 dungeon again. He wandered d5819019ce in front 44b13db07d of Ansius, 7fd46a14fe deep in c66721bc86 thought, and 2bce60411e eventually sat d394dfd4fb down on 2e1adcae7c the floor 2bdcdc6cb2 alone and b30eab95c1 asked Habaek 196616c853 through general cb0d4b80f1 chat, out 810c5593fb of sheer c7d4ddeff0 disbelief.b8430ce76790f873

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Healer: Why ea37c8d1a6 are you b8bcd5498a asking me f2dcdab181 for a 34d960a35b 1-minute cut 4f18b28ffd when the 3fcee400a0 shaman party 0d735ea373 took 1 5993a6b34f minute and 4dc420f448 13 seconds?6c884e53de788ac6

Healer: 1. Because you don’t know that 1 minute is shorter than 1 minute and 13 seconds.03d3754e03c65c1c

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Healer: 2. I don’t know, I just want to see you get pissed off.54670de1f861a9c6

Healer: Which one a3da25f51b is it?b5ddf4f3afd87cfa

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Jehyun hadn’t been timing himself, thinking it was just practice and therefore meaningless. But Habaek had just said they’d achieved a 1-minute 10-second clear time. It wasn’t even 1 minute 20 seconds, and it was 3 seconds faster than the shaman party, so he couldn’t understand why they had to aim for 1 minute. The only thing he could think of was that Habaek was trying to annoy him.693b93d5c3a83a47

That’s when Habaek burst out laughing.d6f02586a5ebde6d

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Habaek: LOL4817e81adaddbb56

Habaek: The answer dfedbac0dd is: I thought d0a2fcfb73 you could do 56d3da2b6e a 1-minute clear^^?4dc5986f3301b7f4

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“This guy’s got to be kidding me…”f986b51e5c504851

Jehyun muttered, forgetting 3a3bcb9d24 that he had 7c7be0d943 left his mic ad71d08676 on, and some 24e2dcb95f of the party 4bc580ff47 members reacted.b6256ef3e1d33729

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[Party] Contempt: 8ㅅ8.. Me?

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Why so intense? I’ll do my bestㅠㅠㅠ

Habaek: It’s no joke..ㅠa8e35b988849a7b4

Healer: If you’re going to say that again, just shut up.03237472c25ac48c

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Habaek: You did 8ee8c7e92f a really good d6f921d48a job gathering the 77b506a479 mobs just now, 044711a1c4 but do you 7a4926c2de know why we bc9191bb3b only got 1 ff638f2c5c minute 10 seconds?8521b3709f98e132

Habaek said something, 8904f7ec53 but Jehyun just 1e11c50679 scoffed.eff0f88eeb50502e

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Healer: I don’t know, and I know you’re obsessed with this game.300736d6affd257e

A 1 minute 10 second clear was the top-level, no matter how you looked at it. Jehyun was confident that there were few parties in the entire server that could achieve such a clear time. Yet, Habaek, who called it “only,” was a crazy guy who could never be satisfied.825c74550eace5ca

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However, as always, Jehyun and Habaek were used to ignoring each other. Habaek ignored Jehyun’s sarcasm and started writing a dissertation on his own.cad5e3ebf8a35f24

Habaek: Honestly, 9eadf1a283 the gathering 23849157ff was good bb1b571261 and the 4f5607cf10 healing was 48caef4118 good too.7b3362e0bf259ec4

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Habaek: But when your eec6258a7f HP gets low, both 4d7ba26314 Boss12MoreHours and Contempt get bf5c14facd nervous and feel a 8877207adf bit distracted?bddf56c49762e66e

Healer: You’re blaming others like this.0898228faf9852a0

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Habaek: But it’s not Guild Master’s fault, and since both of you are used to taking damage as a priest, your movement is lacking.16151fb486ed015e

Habaek: Since 42c843645b the healing 14e239b8a2 is a 96e9feba77 bit lacking, 562bf07c06 you need 2600760310 to predict 2fa1a9e1fb patterns and dc0d50997a move out 9fa936a470 of the 4c309e214b area of 1eb3315270 effect attacks c5d1df847d while dealing 98e6881248 damage appropriately, 462145d23b but when e0e415bd50 you were ea93b41d5c in a 156c210b61 party in cbfc43a74d Neungdong, you 67256d583c just stood 92a682cfca still and 25152d8b85 dealt damage, 4548d84783 right?edda0d7954398d3c

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Habaek: That’s why both of you lose too much HP, and when the HP bar blinks, you avoid attacks until the healing comes, causing a loss of damage.34977b9bf44228f6

Healer: Habaek (specializing 1dd2ea0472 in: Caplet armchair ef18f50f3e expert)ec387e93340a56a9

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Habaek: If we just dec96fe07c fix that, I think 97a7907665 we can easily get 8892eec781 a 1-minute clear^^f339bf3293d9dee8

Healer: Habaek (specializing ddda9494bb in: dreaming of c3e6e59f05 getting first place 84ba562262 in the game eefd5c3077 by clearing the 9a49d1c06d first boss of 2e846f143f the dungeon in 786504c5d3 1 minute (no bfaec30b25 one cares))5e6c4550f6c24d2f

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Habaek: Hearing the word ‘bad game’ from a hardcore gamer like youㅠㅠ Do you like self-deprecation? Is that your preference?;493ba9648ee9dc21

Healer: Bad game? Don’t cross the line.dfbf89ca6f0ec803

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He didn’t like hearing someone else call the game bad, even if he did it himself. Jehyun scoffed at Habaek’s remark and moved his character far away from him.b93fac342a708a13

Shin Jehyun crossed his 8e1736eb21 arms, chewed on a c80e9686cf candy, and scanned the 0ea86f22b7 chat log. He mocked f45dfb627f Habaek for 6233ad36b2 being an 60450d1361 armchair expert 43c746fe21 on Ansius, 5d16d4d4a4 but annoyingly, 0de9181033 there was 8bc19472ac some truth a364ba2f37 to it.d1af4a507bf77505

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Jehyun quietly moved e1f3616282 the mouse and 7d33eca737 opened the damage fd49b95a77 meter (a program 34e8488681 that measures the 00b1dd7dcb damage of Party/Raid 09131fcc01 members in real 1c965d095f time). When he 5a994bb59a clicked on 32a00c0200 the detailed 4af68c0b6b view to 22fef0fc12 see the 3b1969e0f8 graph, it 2b75e0c8b3 became even bed9bbd16a clearer that 70d7f88df6 what Habaek edb111583e said was e9d7012a8e correct.fa6a0803c9508e44

As the boss battle 8c9712fca0 began, the damage dealing 7f38e774c3 bar rose to its 3ee0371ed1 peak and then gradually 8d1c3b66b6 decreased. Then, after the recovery 80314ba386 amount increased sharply, the 0c6e4fde85 damage dealing bar went decb7c59a5 up and down again, f2ef783e0a and it repeated.6e27a63d103191af

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Boss12MoreHours and Contempt had only raided Mayorca’s dungeon with Jehyun. So they were used to the priest’s ample healing and didn’t bother to consider the boss’ area of effect attacks like Habaek did. Since Habaek was in a shaman party, he was used to finding the safest place with the least amount of dodging, as dealing damage while taking hits was impossible.d0a6bb2c70037371

That’s why Habaek lost less HP.f7f5d454395948ff

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Jehyun recalled how Habaek had maintained half of his HP even when all the party members’ HP bars were flickering, and he curled his lips in displeasure.920fe614719fdfec

Guild member SpellChecker logged 1eaa433c57 in.c254c078f0c65145

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[Guild] SpellChecker: Hello.

[Guild] Contempt: Welcome.. 으-<-<

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Welcome~

[Guild] Healer: Hello

[Guild] Healer: Contempt is arrogantly lying on his back;

[Guild] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅠ.. ㅇ-<-스

[Guild] Contempt: Can you step on me under your feet?ㅠㅅㅠ I’m tired now.

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: That sucks.

[Guild] Sangjae: ㅋㅋㅋ Is it that hard?

[Guild] Sangjae: Healer, how about switching the tank to a swordsman since Matgom is here?

I was 8c3819206c greeting the 6ecda94d82 Jangji Guild 554ad02e2b member SpellChecker 1bcae75839 when Sangjae 4a4f40563d suddenly suggested db83ec2d98 a party 433c0ee6b5 member change. Jehyun hesitated and then 0e0b32046d spoke to Sangjae, who a60b8db1d6 was listening to the eee68b7412 voice chat.9e8d890c4a83c0a4

“I’ve never done the dungeon with a swordsman.”279a2e0c68efe7c4

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Sangjae→ Oh really? Since swordsmen’s aggro isn’t as wide, it’ll be easier for you to manage the mob aggro compared to me.e9f8c5c9dc559d9d

“But isn’t the second and last boss difficult for swordsmen?”3366ce80dc170932

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Sangjae→ That’s true, but Matgom is really good. He has good synergy with priests and I think we can increase our overall damage. How about we try running a normal mode instead of a raid while we have a break?663e96e74157c9b7

“Hmm…”ef338c33e87edb96

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Jehyun hesitated. He had just gotten used to Sangjae’s playstyle, so changing the tank suddenly wasn’t very appealing.474765f216eb1090

Unlike plate-wearing paladin f8f53dba64 tanks, swordsmen were 4db0a30232 dodge-based tanks in ebbac2915a light armor. Paladins blocked f44bb1a821 attacks with 746015f31a shields, while 4634412644 swordsmen relied 0b65e85753 on the 635c29ac96 invincibility frames e659c5917f from their b957d11670 dodge skills 995b9fd54e to negate 7489c7e528 boss attacks.027e4268309e4a2a

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Due to the server’s terrible lag, time-stealers were considered the most difficult class to play, and swordsmen were the second hardest. To avoid all boss attacks with dodges, players had to have perfect timing, and their light armor made them quite squishy for a tank.021c908ed5f91304

Incidentally, in all the time Shin Jehyun had played Caplet, he had never met a “good” swordsman. He had only seen pseudo-masochists who used dodges inconsistently and got hit by everything, so he couldn’t gauge how good Sangjae was referring to. And even though SpellChecker was undoubtedly the number one swordsman in the rankings, Jehyun didn’t have high expectations.ce7aea82ca643469

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As if 8e614be070 reading his b0e5016221 mind, Habaek, 0a82c92d08 who was 5ea16415cb standing next 1a1cfef8c8 to Jehyun, 1d820fc2f3 spoke in 943db2acb9 the guild 85d6bec623 chat.6f6ad023c54b5626

[Guild] Habaek: Matgom is good. Better than Sangjae^^

[Guild] Sangjae: Lol.. It’s annoying having a younger brother like that, but it’s true that Matgom is better than me.

Habaek: Let’s run a normal mode with Matgom? Since the range indicators will be there, you and Contempt can learn the boss’s range.e71f5d62e5103977

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Then, in a private chat that only Jehyun could hear, he said something like a fox. He was deliberately speaking so that Jehyun and Contempt would interpret his words as “you both suck at positioning.”88583986c4fdffe7

It was really annoying, but Jehyun felt a sudden urge to do as Habaek said. After seeing the damage meter, Jehyun’s mind was racing, and he thought that if Contempt and Boss12MoreHours learned the exact range of Ansius’ attacks as Habaek had suggested, it wouldn’t be that difficult to achieve a 1-minute clear.db76a92657b4f68d

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After some deliberation, 97b474ae6a Jehyun finally opened 93db672886 his mouth.7dc23abfbc8eeaf0

“Okay, let’s do that. Let’s drop the raid and do a normal run.”12fc971a97c1a636

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The normal mode of Mayorca’s dungeon had minions that dealt 1/4 of the damage of those in the raid mode. That should be enough practice for healing while gathering mobs.75ef5be03ebb146b

Since they hadn’t cleared the first boss yet, the dungeon cooldown hadn’t reset. – In Caplet, the dungeon re-entry time starts after the first named mob is defeated. – As the party leader, Jehyun immediately pressed the button to reset the dungeon and went outside.1b16038bddb35bca

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[Guild] SpellChecker: No one asked my opinion.

[Guild] Habaek: So, are you not coming?

[Guild] SpellChecker: I’m coming.

Sangjae has left the fefa1b6105 party. Invited SpellChecker to the fb61e911e5 Party. SpellChecker has joined the 0e245e8e1a Party.7a67310633410074

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[Party] SpellChecker: Hello. Is it a normal mode of the dungeon?

[Party] Healer: Yes, come in.

Jehyun pressed the entrance button and entered the normal mode of Mayorca’s dungeon. Habaek arrived shortly after, followed by Contempt, Boss12MoreHours, and SpellChecker.7410001946908f91

“Matgom, do you want to lead? Or shall I?”933595b435602360

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Jehyun was comfortable leading in raids, but for normal dungeons, it didn’t really matter. Since tanks usually lead, he asked SpellChecker, and he immediately typed in the chat.606dda7de4bffff2

[Party] SpellChecker: No, I don’t. The priest should lead the group.

[Party] Contempt: Is he always like this? ㅇㅅㅇ.. This is rare.

Jehyun tilted his 4f565004fa head in confusion a55a1f10a8 as well. When he 4ed0649264 had met d671f6a9bb SpellChecker on e8f3eb8363 the battlefield, 2a14af9b5e he had 937dc1f627 definitely been 9cf0a77b01 chatty. But now, 4ab0af7467 Matgom seemed e0004c17e8 to be c93b7e7244 putting on 55f8f8f702 an act.ef69ac312fa805ab

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[Party] SpellChecker: We are indiscriminately using foreign languages in our daily lives. I am someone who aims for proper language usage.

[Party] Contempt: Oh.. what would you call Caplet then? There’s no alternative term ;ㅅ;

[Party] SpellChecker: Let’s depart.

[Party] Contempt: ㅠㅅㅠ Excuse me.. can you hear me?

However, it was a concept that perfectly matched his ID. Jehyun, who had smiled at SpellChecker’s silence, soon cleared his throat and asked:bcfad3d724d3fc79

“Yes, I’m about to go, but Matgom, are you busy? If it’s okay, can I practice mob pulling? I just want to try one run. Since this is my first time as a swordsman, the first attempt might be a bit chaotic.”86555a3258745520

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[Party] SpellChecker: Yes, that’s fine. Please do what’s comfortable for the party leader.

Party leader… Jehyun nodded, savoring that unfamiliar word.4be39659ab9e572c

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“Yes, thank you. I’ll go right away.”cea823461a418001

As soon as fc4ad0b9f6 those words ended, 4b24b3e225 a swordsman character 977fe3c7b1 wearing a red 8f315bb36e robe over light 43c8ead74b armor charged towards 5b7a833b08 Ansius. Unlike the warrior who 316825cf4f enters by jumping with f0906ce21f both feet, it was a3dcd43ea3 an extremely quick assault.a3fbfe61f22ec383

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Being a normal dungeon, Ansius’s health was steadily decreasing, and minions were almost continuously summoned. Jehyun dragged dozens of minions while monitoring the Party.bf2cb516bcf55dd8

Certainly, as Habaek had 47bd97902a said, it was visibly 8306fd5a9c clear that the boss 32f4ad1d0a and Contempt were taking 5350140c7d more damage compared to c89ab6ccd5 Habaek. This would f87b14a5a4 normally be 88d45e1f21 a non-issue a04f657bf0 when doing 86edda67bf priest and e960ba832b pole damage, ff586e8524 but with 7cebbc8780 him pulling 2e75902813 mobs, damage 2f017c4ec5 loss was 6fa917c761 inevitable.f39ea23a6022ec01

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However, Jehyun silently completed his first attempt. Unlike the burning dungeon, the normal dungeon’s low damage allowed him to survive even while dragging 100 minions, and aside from massive lag, pulling 100 minions wasn’t particularly difficult as long as healing opportunities decreased.13d0ff704f8ada60

“Let’s wipe and go again.”16d33ffb32d413b2

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When Ansius’s health reached 5%, Jehyun signaled, and party members were struck down by the minions one by one.ab1f691892b2cbe1

When the five party a14dfb2e0f members had regrouped in 545f8ba28e front of Ansius, Jehyun 9d497f1e31 spoke to the boss a6f64e9c0c and Contempt.31c5e35865247d31

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“Hey, you nerd. Live in reality, 9b894ed951 live in reality.”51c60cde59c2d239

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Ignoring Seo Eunjae’s words, Jehyun clicked the mouse with an indifferent expression. After closing the blue victory window, Jehyun immediately queued up for another priest ranking match. Although the score would be reset soon due to server integration, he couldn’t afford to lose the top spot until then.f3503e6a2f45f294

Jehyun confirmed the 34-minute matchmaking wait time, turned up the speaker volume, and stood up. There was no one in the current battlefield with a ranking similar to Jehyun’s, so he had to wait for someone to log in.3e47c3a2c03a037d

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“Is the 0995035eda keyboard working cba75b002a well? I bought these 1cc1473362 keycaps for you, b9e4033ed2 right?”dbccef80b8a946da

“Yeah.”85fa4b50ca6f044e

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As soon 9c6c53319e as Jehyun 1513a38193 stood up, 554dd095f4 Seo Eunjae 9d08f77d39 approached his 946db979ea desk like f3d3fe0d35 a hyena. He touched the 94377a435e keycaps he had 23f129e09e bought, felt the 7264a9c803 office chair that b9c7aff400 cost 2 million 457d5e17dc won, and then ff8807174f sat down on 8d90f1e393 it.6c1eba88371407c1

“Wow, this is 741d399107 comfortable.”2d2b32f4ffe12f0d

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“Don’t put anything dirty 70681b8ae0 on it.”f22f98c8670f85be

Jehyun glared at Seo Eunjae in annoyance as he spoke like an old man. Ignoring him, Seo Eunjae placed his hands on the WASD keys, moved Jehyun’s character, and opened the inventory to check how much money was in it.5aee31e61b4831e9

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Jehyun drank some water, put the cup down, and returned to his seat. He kicked Seo Eunjae out and sat back down in his chair. Confirming that the matchmaking time hadn’t decreased, he looked up at Seo Eunjae and asked,8ec0242a8c76cd63

“Why did 1c3026ef7d you come?”36a056758b07d38a

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“…Hey. Aren’t you picking up Jehwan’s calls?”507d9f006eb99925

“Shin Jehwan?”dc4c9eb75e2082c3

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Jehyun frowned d1f1367a27 at the 3be178dd36 sudden mention 65b48fcbe0 of the 3bb73343fa name. With a reluctant 63ee0163a9 smile, Jehyun raised bc04b889c4 an eyebrow and c0fd20e07b asked Seo Eunjae b32af868ea again,f2e3613fcb23a123

“What did Shin 96372ffed2 Jehwan say to f372ce1fdb you?”48e73830f46af456

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“Yeah. Since you’re not picking up, he tells me. Answer the phone, you bastard. People might think you’re a celebrity.”3c57c3c41cada861

“What did ffe2411325 he say?”ab8ebc2344686d25

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“He only says 7a7d58f33b what he wants 14cc4e1c8a to say.”ce43fa96798a3563

“Shin Jehwan said d93b050f2b that to you?”7055f5c12d33b213

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“You! You’re the one who’s like that!”80b7a6ee29075c23

Seo Eunjae shouted in frustration at Jehyun’s indifferent response and approached him.0cab60e4076c751a

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Shin Jehyun’s computer was on a desk two meters wide, but there wasn’t a single textbook on it. Seo Eunjae, sitting on it, scolded him, saying, “Is this a college student’s desk?”3b6a7957f92c0894

“Aren’t you 01e3f67ac8 curious about 0183fb5190 what he 71bc6ab2ac said?”f2f029151635c05f

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“Tell me quickly. Tell me and go 6b5a1218da home. I have 629b47869b to play 6e63d5431c ranking matches.”9046c00e6ef80a4e

“It’s about Jehee.”abaff77eb3a56b00

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“…….”640f5b18cc0a9092

Jehyun frowned at Seo Eunjae’s sly smile. What about Jehee? He looked up with a questioning gaze, but Seo Eunjae only smiled and offered a deal.3087f1baec96e96d

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“Let’s go eat. I’ll tell you 1283c9446c there.”452daed6ed775dde

“Cut the crap.”2bc3e636bc8ee8c3

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“Come to the front 9e0826ff36 door. I’ll give 17d9ff7726 you one 87ac9ea217 minute.”be65bc11fa561cf0

However, just b2f118dfe3 like Jehyun, 9d034fb8c5 Seo Eunjae 234b9bb248 was not 53032054c7 one to 785eb097bf compromise. He grabbed his padded 72dd48a040 jacket from the sofa b9271fdb78 armrest, gave a firm 37d59ca11b response, and headed straight f7d14f70be for the front door. Watching his db6668a9a8 friend put eeb3305be0 on his 9e792ada5f shoes, Jehyun 2210b969f2 cursed and 6436a3472c canceled the 9e2437b465 matchmaking.fd5965dc5bbbc96d

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“Sunbae, do you play a56b8ce2eb games by any chance?”4e2b991c2e7ae0e6

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What? Jehyun, heavily drunk, 4da568dada lifted his head. Across from Shin Jehyun, 2997991a70 who was resting his 1bb6b29213 chin on the table a343018048 and touching his flushed 58657c8fd4 cheeks, sat the ever-reliable 5536fb179b junior, Ha Baekyung.82b4066c69f01272

I liked fc67705354 the hairstyle 248673941d that seemed efc1e47e20 carefully styled ec3c27519a yet naturally 789b3602ee swept back. It was a 3f9cd9d432 hairstyle that Jehyun 8721835513 could never dare 6750b5ae4f to pull off, 0ebf5f1f45 completely mismatched with d17264f1fa his impression.e08a7a0c9127141c

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Would I look good if I had a face like hers to sweep my hair back like that? Jehyun scanned Baekyung’s face with a slight frown.d9e4839b046c5fc3

Overall, it was f8f292db90 the kind of 159ba6b50e face older people b8e1cf0864 would want as 8c83610b93 a potential son-in-law. A neat forehead, straight a8a1c9381f eyebrows, a nose bridge 6db7d26b4a stretching out in a 395135628b clean straight line. A mouth always on 5ab0b5f5c6 the verge of smiling 5e5d353f2a and a fairly thick 07a8629d10 jawline. In other cdc184323e words, a fc46be865d physique seemingly 2cb494ca7a steeped in 90e057d29d male hormones.72aca03ffb23406b

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But surprisingly, Ha Baekyung’s skin was fair, and his hair was a warm brown. Thanks to this, despite his large build and sharp features, Baekyung had a soft impression. This too could be described as the kind of physiognomy that would be popular with women.f291315f95fe3f2f

…Anyway, he’s fucking handsome.697e69dc75d13c62

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Jehyun, who 8086c0f9a2 had been ae8a17d1d5 staring at 9bd6dbaf75 Ha Baekyung, 3b99068e07 thought this. He only realized he 33a1f0e178 had spoken these words 6d4da26c23 out loud after Baekyung c53b9b0c43 burst out laughing.4269642e328d262e

“Sunbae is handsome too.”ecb48aa57d1bc1cd

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“…….”77f09a4e8e525203

At this unexpected remark, Jehyun blankly stared at Baekyung before quickly realizing the situation and covering his face with both hands. I’m drunk, fuck. Anticipating that his memory would soon black out, he let out a short sigh and leaned back against the chair’s backrest.a7274df70a9c6e64

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Five hours 553a974300 earlier, Shin e55e4b59f6 Jehyun had 5d77c2ef33 been led 5417eeb673 out of bbe4cef75b his home 12240599e5 by Seo 414f032f46 Eunjae and 615bea7edb had an dc4ca16c2b early meal 5f1e746389 at a 8b968e28a1 tteokbokki restaurant. Seo Eunjae, having some ea94193548 conscience, had eaten food 6ca0365838 that Jehyun liked.22fb1ffcb12426c8

The story about his younger brother that he heard during the meal was nothing special. He had expected as much, but the news was so plain that he wanted to kick Seo Eunjae’s shin. It was simply that Jehyun’s young sister, Shin Jehee, wanted to see him.bfb903ca067af0b2

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After hearing that, Jehyun dfb05ec18d made a phone call c898339382 to her after a e1b9df0e20 long time and promised e122090ca7 to watch a movie e0d067b1d2 together next weekend.fb8c5c7b05a877c8

Afterward, instead of 3d1530f78e going home, he d2baf81d63 was dragged to 485d444428 a bar by c78037526e Seo Eunjae. Having a bdb1394e06 drink or 642355f372 two of 1f6e4bd7c7 beer, his 71e906e413 mood lifted d69daa8ce0 and he 2a537c9db2 started drinking 6170978c7d soju, when 551e8b8b40 suddenly the 63d50d86c4 door opened acff708858 and Ha ea126aa607 Baekyung and 2a7e72ab99 his colleagues 87698a4f0c entered.2fe3b32b6853ff4f

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‘Fucking bastard.’d6711e6854b983a6

Thinking Seo Eunjae had made the seating arrangements without a word, he immediately cursed, but Seo Eunjae looked surprised too. And rightly so – new students had no reason to be at school before the semester had even started.c0b4e1871e311e40

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So when he asked, it turned out they had stopped by for a freshmen event at the humanities building and gathered with acquaintances. Explaining the situation while looking with sparkling eyes, they couldn’t just leave these young ones and go home.d081a2f175db3c01

The two b843df357d eventually sat ab0e50475f with the cfcbe02c69 freshmen, and 5e5dac44e6 the drinking dfe79f02bc session that f357601503 started then 970ae450fd had now 6dda67aead become the 4257f9389d third round d5dff98d3b at 3 401c8f7838 AM.270d527056610b44

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“Here’s some ice water.”e491df2f0b15bb2a

“Yeah… thanks.”d805c4e8e7a06573

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Jehyun took the glass 0d184569ba of water Baekyung handed 79248b8445 him. Drinking the water in 4b8abc829c one shot with the 0a52594360 clattering ice, and trying 0f1c06fc54 to cool the heat da6db8545a on his cheeks with 33d51c1d39 the cold glass, he ad428e3f6f saw Baekyung sitting in e0d18f6221 front of him, staring aa08e3deb4 directly at him.1c911c8ee67649e1

Ha Baekyung had 13994cf504 the same face af25cf17d6 as when they 4abb2429cd first met. His slightly 3f975823b3 smiling expression d520be2193 was kind, 8dc5020fec and he 31cc548a12 was still 826ee5a7be polite and 401079c741 handsome. Jehyun, contrary ff0761445e to himself, fa41352071 gazed at 845ef8cb0a the neat, dad378d5e7 well-defined face c2d94a8a64 before speaking.97916ecb66f1fa1c

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“Anyway… what did you just say?”8c722e53c2c714e5

He seemed to have been asked something just now, but couldn’t remember clearly. At that question, Baekyung went “Oh” and, folding his eyes in a smile, asked Jehyun:77625decd3edf98c

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“Do you play any games? Earlier, Seo Eunjae Sunbae seemed to be talking about some kind of spending? Something like that.”f4fa85020bbd1c28

“Games…?”089ac79a31228e14

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Seo Eunjae, you bastard. Seems like he’s unleashed his mouth again while drunk.52bd35eba0a39d08

Jehyun, however, shrugged as if he didn’t know. Staring intently at Baekyung’s eyes that looked pure and innocent, he answered:0816f9b58e1f9d1b

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“I don’t remember what Seo Eunjae said. Well, just take it lightly.”2e103f02d93e3d71

“What game are you playing?”f01d83add9f7e2f2

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His questioning face was quite serious. Though he knew it was his misunderstanding, the voice strangely felt familiar. Do handsome guys’ voices all sound similar? Maybe I heard it on TV.1f5aa5906c09063e

Jehyun, maintaining eye 5ae48acf76 contact with Baekyung 88136ee5bf while propping his 62633bf010 chin, picked up 97fd9355d0 the drink in f9a0944bc6 front of him a851df5fb3 and took a 6d02080a58 sip of lemon a5a5db099e soju before speaking:3fe5361e62702067

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“Raterre.”fa355037ea120cef

Raterre was a game famous enough that even people not interested in gaming would have heard about it through news at least once. If you answer Caplet, people would ask “What’s that?” But if you say Raterre, 95 out of 100 people would go “Ah” and nod.707be773922bde11

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Jehyun always answered Raterre when someone asked if he played any games. It wasn’t because he was embarrassed of Caplet, but to prevent potential arguments with people who might ask if that game still existed.edcd48a510d820cb

“Oh, Raterre?”839998c4b8143cbc

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Ha Baekyung’s reaction wasn’t much different. Tilting his head slightly and asking that way, he raised one corner of his mouth and swept his hair back with his hand. Lowering his eyes in that state, he soon picked up his glass and asked Jehyun again:bc08a5dbff780350

“Asian server? I play Raterre too.”d08e5e1f6609ab9f

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The tricky 0ccdf39d46 part about 8944f57b86 mentioning Raterre 1ed49bf3de as a b6f32d4baf cover was dad0a7105e that because 8fd06261d0 the game 062827c8df was so 7bb5a13a95 famous, many 6c55fae73a people played 5803bd6b02 it. Jehyun let out a3aa12a962 a forced laugh 8efdd9a3ef and deliberately frowned, 5a46c63678 rolling his eyes.cbf19c0a78fcb333

“Oh, what was it? Kentaros, right?”0d3c282b9ac7c99d

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There was a set response in these situations. Mentioning the name of a notoriously unpopulated non-PVP server in Raterre, which operated servers across different continents. Usually, people’s interest in Jehyun would then die down. Most people thought Jehyun, who inhabited this boring server, was a passive player.06388d84c15eb206

Ha Baekyung also seemed disappointed, lowering his eyebrows at Jehyun’s answer.33d588cf53265320

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“Kentaros? Sunbae, do you dislike PVP?”feac7de5986a1e4d

“Yeah, I absolutely hate PVP… Fighting with people you don’t even know, trash-talking, isn’t that so childish? I’m not even good at that sort of thing.”55662bddafe0f326

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“I see.”aa37dfe379060288

Baekyung nodded, 433c1bae62 raising his ce53ff2cb6 eyebrows at dd9486769f the seemingly d82dd63cc0 prepared response. Then, with a slight 324c0ba080 smile, he added:6f292e86434b10b1

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“You look like you’d be good at games, surprisingly.”7e087843d6abd837

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If this 2598d3451e were a a34c4e784b game, he 4bbe55e757 would have bde49d4dd2 probably just dce55f1f29 typed a 6f2d703cc2 single question 609e9394f7 mark in e2237c69b9 the chat ee70ce45ca window. It was that 66ef816b46 absurd of a bb6d2e77fc statement.0caebec669dd1af7

Though he was reluctant to admit it as a true gamer, the social perception of gamers wasn’t particularly good. Among men, saying someone looks like they’d be good at games was almost like a declaration of war.1af8d16ab13ce979

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“I look like I’d be good at games?”94ccb56bdb758e14

“Yes. Very much so.”976735fb7b636b44

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When he asked again, wondering if he’d misheard, Baekyung nodded with a clear laugh.3d846179f79d4ec3

Though he had a bit of a ruffian-like impression, Jehyun was aware that he was handsome. So he couldn’t help but think, “Is this guy trying to pick a fight with me?”c67c9c4240a9e97b

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Shin Jehyun 7a7a395432 stared intently 635b20c57c at Baekyung, 9d066de998 who was 3fee6d58d9 still smiling 6b4ae78701 with his 3db1ab3c43 eyes folded, 4573456733 and returned d3d2e17e57 the compliment:a57d2396e499c8bc

“Is that so. You look like you’d be really good at games too. Ha ha ha. Looking at you, you seem like a total gaming nerd, though that’s probably not true.”642c4a683eca0cbf

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“Oh, really? Thank you for the compliment.”a339cfe8c59d851d

Baekyung smiled pleasantly at Jehyun’s comment. The slight suspicion that had risen began to subside.ae884bc846d976db

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The fact that Baekyung laughed at the term “gaming nerd” suggested he didn’t know what it meant. Well, it was strange for such a handsome, social guy to be knowledgeable about games. He probably just tried Raterre because it was famous. Maybe he was interpreting “gaming nerd” as being technically skilled?1bd48a054d4a6bc8

Jehyun, relaxing his guard at Baekyung’s innocent appearance, smiled and asked:012127fe1053fc86

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“So how long have you been playing Raterre? Have you played for a while?”d4bce053ec11a230

“Actually, I just started. So I don’t know much yet. What about you, Sunbae?”a117f315aaa8fdc3

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“…Me too.”5f479cf915e31606

Just as he had suspected. Jehyun’s guess was correct.04c312add1f7d532

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Still, it was unexpected. He hadn’t thought such a clean-cut guy would play Raterre. It was probably because the game was so famous, but Jehyun felt a bit jealous that Raterre could draw in social butterflies, unlike Caplet, which was full of antisocial misfits.664abfd5b9afcef8

…No, Caplet, you’re an amazing game. Let’s not compare. Jehyun glanced at Baekyung, who was sipping water in front of him.25dd5586206338be

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Though this was only their second meeting, Ha Baekyung was a junior who had completely won Jehyun’s heart. From the glimpses of his personality and way of speaking to his politeness, there was nothing not to like. The fact that such a Baekyung played games suddenly made him curious.56a2e2ebe32345ee

This guy… what would he be like on a keyboard? Jehyun, with his inhibitions lowered by alcohol, thought about how nice it would be to have such an obedient newbie in a Guild and cautiously spoke:78c34f17e1e60bd2

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“…Don’t you play any games other than Raterre? Like AOS games such as ‘Legendary Battle’ or ‘Surveillance Network’, or… what was it? Caplet? I heard there’s something like that.”999f191d4a87c6f7

This should 1a4cfbf7ef be vague ddd59e64a9 enough, right? At his somewhat mixed 7dc2da0989 question, Ha Baekyung slightly 6cc1b8ad3e raised the corner of 64fcb10b5c his mouth and looked 29dbbcee2f at Jehyun.4c84c3c83d073fe5

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“Caplet?”6d135211722cd365

“Yeah, wasn’t there something like that…? It was really popular when I was a freshman. I’m not playing now, but I played it briefly back then… Do kids these days not know about it?”79b3239f1a937d56

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Jehyun’s expression was incredibly natural. It was like parents asking their children about a trendy item from 10 years ago that suddenly popped into their head.b1b4daeda3ccc4c2

It might seem a bit old-fashioned, but that’s precisely what would make it seem natural. Jehyun thought smugly and observed Baekyung’s reaction. And Baekyung’s response was…06bb62d8d3734441

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“Sunbae, who plays such a dead game these days.”7b687c34daf45e5b

He had hit Jehyun’s sore spot. The derogatory term “dead game” about Caplet made Jehyun stop moving.b03b5c9cb2efb6bf

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No matter how 33360c2651 much Jehyun hated 1cdc1468c8 Ahn Yiyoung and dbffb24187 cursed the game 8831d9f84f dozens of times b66fa68007 a day, he 96945fd0dd loved Caplet. Although the management was 5276aee7a6 trash, it had serious 798e0ccb14 lag, and updates were 97cb65a961 terrible, to Jehyun, there 80eba85cbf was no game more f99b47716b fun than Caplet.f3a63ed740bcfb62

But to call e2cff77688 it a completely 1f69142d36 dead game? Jehyun bit his 6a8f375a2c lip momentarily, then e8e2361e4a responded to Baekyung fc915f4a59 a beat late.bfbe0aabbf0a7c3f

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“Baekyung, isn’t it harsh to call it a dead game? Dozens, hundreds of people probably worked hard to create this game. To call it a dead game… You should use more considerate language…”e87c1b9511f2b166

“You’re right, that was a bit harsh. But isn’t it actually dead?”9526dad8fdfcfa86

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Though he 841bf831b5 had tried b98d6e9629 to speak 401521e751 softly, Ha 965b6b5737 Baekyung lowered 38a8e1f1ab his eyebrows e6cad43628 as if bcf4da7722 acknowledging his cb442ad31a mistake, then be9e48a3ff once again 332f7b5cc0 provoked Jehyun.f034a2bd66bdd5c0

“It’s not dead. It’s probably still in service, right?”9755b609d08f3eb9

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Jehyun, who couldn’t tolerate spreading false rumors, countered:71d0be6f93ce25f0

“It’s just a figurative expression. We say a game is dead if it can’t even make the top 50 in PC room rankings.”fa5b096192a46b6e

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“Do you have to play games only in PC rooms? Many people play at home. Determining a game’s success or failure by PC room occupancy is an incredibly narrow-minded perspective.”7b080fcbbd02e172

“There’s a saying about seeing the trees for the forest. Other games show similar patterns in PC room occupancy and player numbers. It’s unlikely Caplet would be the only exception. With such user numbers, isn’t ‘dead’ the only word that could describe Caplet?”bb0c7cfea652361d

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“Why not describe it differently? The users are rare. Players are as scarce as beans in a drought. Caplet users have a certain rarity. In other words, they’re numerous. Didn’t you see it that way? You use such negative language expressions.”edf2487a3f3b37f9

“…….”e964240315bc89d6

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At Jehyun’s irritated retort, Ha Baekyung suddenly closed his mouth and then burst into laughter. Ha ha, his clear laughter rang in Jehyun’s ears.9511405bdd230f66

He’s laughing? Is this funny?1ce16677a6a75a5a

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Jehyun narrowed his eyes and glared at Ha Baekyung. Just as he was about to say “Take back calling it a dead game” and forgetting that he was drunk and making a scene, Seo Eunjae returned with some juniors.0d3743d9b84be7d0

“What’s so funny? You two have been in a great mood since earlier. Is someone hitting on someone?”af1e3b6edd4c1585

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Shin Jehyun’s alcohol-saturated mind was quite unstable. His attention quickly shifted to Seo Eunjae. They say gays only see gays, and Seo Eunjae’s constant nonsense seemed suspicious. Jehyun narrowed his eyes and suspiciously looked at Seo Eunjae before responding:bce015850eddc9f3

“Obviously me. Your turn is next.”47d7ecccdf0b0de0

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“You don’t know your place, Shin Jehyun. If you want to hit on me, take a number.”d5559cfa49885bd8

Jehyun’s positivity was met with mockery by Seo Eunjae. Somewhat drunk, the trivial conversation seemed amusing. What ticket number does Seo Eunjae have? While Jehyun was giggling, Baekyung, who was also laughing at their conversation, chimed in.b10bbc7ff6db22dd

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“Sunbae, there won’t be a next time. If you date me, we have to get married. I’m a premarital chastity advocate.”1ebfca963eb64737

Jehyun, who was half out of his mind with his chin propped up, looked back at Baekyung with a smile in his eyes. As they say, old habits die hard – his social butterfly tendencies from his freshman year that nearly got him addicted to alcohol were starting to emerge.c7dd1daed8cb6c80

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Jehyun looked at Baekyung, e8c3441328 who naturally accepted his 4399a46c33 joke, and stretched his 293d598f93 lips into a smile.43aac62708b45fcc

“Oh, really? That won’t do. That’s a bit burdensome.”4af3ddca3dc0dc79

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“Hey, damn it. If it’s Baekyung, you should be saying thank you. What nonsense are you talking about burden?”9e837977dda0ce96

“Is that so? Oh, right. That’s too generous.”28a4048b88fb7b02

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Jehyun was laughing softly, with Ha Baekyung’s previous comments about Caplet being completely forgotten. He seemed immersed in the continuous funny conversation, giggling.2af6958afab49da3

Then he said to de322c4b7e Baekyung in a light 503a7e59df voice:c2417cfd69ac798f

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“Call me if you want to take me as a hyung. Got it?”761a477ef352c44d

“Jehyun, can I throw up?”c27b993786e4e49e

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Seo Eunjae’s counter-question made everyone laugh again. Shin Jehyun, with the boundaries between reason and unreason completely blurred, was letting out a bizarre laugh.d431d9a807c91dc8

“Ah, damn, is this guy drunk? Hey guys, Jehyun’s lost his memory tonight. Since Jehyun’s paying for drinks tonight, eat a lot, okay?”3d46d868be721c75

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“Wooow! I’m still hungry!”b358787b43e1288d

Realizing that Jehyun was completely drunk, Seo Eunjae took out Jehyun’s card at the opportune moment. The drinking session continued for a long time, and at some point, Jehyun completely blacked out and forgot the memories of that night.5af03a799fc97f92

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The semester was a52d5596ae about to start. Shin Jehyun, who b0fb2f5230 had successfully completed 6184350859 course registration with c940a1d49d Seo Eunjae, was a376d3e46f doing a work f5cea1d800 quest while preparing 26613636fd for the server 3193449789 integration that would 49aef1743c happen with the f02b5e4ef2 start of the 39c01f47b6 semester.0b92cf4f6bc281a1

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Damn server lag. Jehyun, who e2a3e1d240 was cursing f5d159b666 Caplet out 39745cf019 of habit, 3cdbe40a48 suddenly looked c937dafccc at the 7ec4474d64 corner of 3deb41d727 the chat 41e30e942f screen where bd817b6271 a message 20d8492804 had appeared.faad76e170590a2c

[Guild] Contempt: I went to the other server using a blood relative ID, and it seems like Hell and Four Heavenly Kings are just passing 50,000 guild points. Aren’t our people better?

[Guild] Habaek: Both have server field raids and are monopolizing, their activity is maxed out so the points are high. When they come to our server, we’ll max out, so the points won’t differ much.

[Guild] Habaek: Think of it as stealing 30,000 points from them.

[Guild] Habaek: The problem is raising alt characters, but everyone raises at least one per week anyway.

[Guild] Healer: Yeah, no need to worry much. Our points were low because we couldn’t even capture fields so far.

[Guild] Healer: We’ll win if someone who’s really good at stealing gets field points.

[Guild] Habaek: Thanks for the compliment? Vice Guild Master^^

[Guild] Healer: Why are you scared when there’s a genuine game character thief?

[Guild] Habaek: Haha, feeling embarrassed being told that by a legend of the game character world?

Could I laugh like that in front of someone about to hit me? Jehyun was staring at Habaek’s chat irritably when suddenly a strange sense of déjà vu made him furrow his brow.30593e4020cb09de

It seemed like something similar had happened before. Someone who had accepted an unbelievable compliment as if it were genuine… who was it?57c551ae242a1529

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But no d0ed7aa30c matter how 311792f4fa much he d4e0145633 thought, no 273c06a157 face came 9505187629 to mind. Was he 97e1af7618 mistaking Habaek 64638ad06b for someone? Jehyun stared at 78b2cc2906 the black-robed character 604267d8e0 standing next to c69118d0c9 him before shaking f1d5be4862 his head to 671450ec31 clear his thoughts c0f10def16 and checked the 6da0ad8d24 time.419e79d148ca2fdc

8:25 PM. The field raid b9499effd0 monster would respawn 011a7a8df6 soon.3219f6201eed9c0a

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[Guild] Healer: Come to the fortress at 8:30

[Guild] Healer: Fire resistance potion is mandatory

[Guild] SpellChecker: Understood.

[Guild] Contempt: Yesㅇ-<-<..

[Guild] Healer: But how are there only 4 people online after merging the Guild?

[Guild] Contempt: We need to gather more.. 8ㅅ8..

[Guild] Habaek: We’ll see after the server merger^^

[Guild] Healer: Then aren’t we going to lose the first page of the rankings?

[Guild] Healer: Just thinking about it makes me angry

Maintaining Guild 47a8072350 ranking #1 4e8b68b498 for 4 fedd0fcbbd weeks would d8ff8edd82 allow them e8c5a864ad to plant d0c9c90f17 their Guild 5cee88bd70 flag in 757ee7eb0b the Guild 680b0d4cb9 House Hall 01cd4dd1ad of Fame. In front of e6bfd0d21c the Hall of 0c906bbcea Fame, there was 73cb63a7b7 a history book 55338910e8 where the names f04192f79e of Guilds that 0b6cd466d4 had been ranked f32c1e5cb2 #1 for more 049f359453 than 4 weeks 99b4d6b392 were recorded.1d367b8e2edc087f

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In the history book of the Countess server, there was humorously only one Guild name registered. It was Guild DK, which existed in the server’s early days.c5136018c0d12957

After DK, no Guild 28a82c04f3 had ever ascended to 39a357c20d the Hall of Fame. For over a0fe551084 4 years, 052409f69b Jangji and 20002539eb Neungdong had 45f737245f been constantly 5895c15bb9 competing, resulting bb6948553c in no 267754fab7 Guild maintaining 8b2fd098f7 rankings for 40737cfe28 more than ebe0a51422 4 weeks. This instantly 4987be4b95 explained how 01993f2994 much these d2799e15a5 two Guilds 6dc9ff1364 had been b1eae2c250 checking each 353785e807 other.3835164fd058f7bd

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To get on the first page of the Hall of Fame, we’ll need to recruit new members, right? Jehyun thought, and clicked the alt tab to enter the Caplet Vendor with the screen minimized.6192b8c9169daac1

38 new posts. The game’s community board was bustling lately. With the news of Flex’s cast acquisition confirmed, new users were now flowing into Caplet.2f550a5e448153f6

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Hi, I’m a newbie. Which server should I go to? Is Countess okay?d58e95bb1f29dddf

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Anonymous1: Countess Party c77150000e takes 1 hour e790c428e8 to form; go d714aee780 to Collin or b91aecf828 Malberick.0d7750c07af34d3e

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└ Oh, is bee99b49eb that the city 7b4e9b33cf server? Thanks.d919b87e0d35b924

Anonymous2: Yeah, ec80a3e37c Collin/Malberick usually c50ac00f71 takes 20-30 a60825c075 mins.7a0470bb46043976

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└ ..? Difference between town 7addcf4c08 and county? Are there people? How do I form 7b5c1725d3 a Party?ed1734d926a1edc3

Of course, the Countess 4d2fa891dd server was not even a45b1a8304 a minimal consideration for 8d1f564c17 newbies.4bea7aa4bf748d29

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Asking on the community board would only get responses calling it a “shit server”, and even if a newbie created a level 1 character, seeing the empty starting point would make them silently delete the character. In this gloomy Countess server, no newbies could be found.96fb5e115efcfbda

While new users were ffeb0f528b flowing into other servers, a0ea2cf6d6 the low-level zones of ef47108678 Countess still contained only 35d6494f2c veteran players raising alt a077e832e0 characters to increase Guild 1df501832a points. The Guild ee3554e0dc master had d475cffd91 posted a 761b905a19 recruitment notice, b1f65694ca but there 7a0b91fe9e was no 077753f78b response.65a225cdeefbe186

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[Detailed Guild Recruitment Post from Countess Guild, highlighting top-ranking players like Healer, Habaek, Contempt, SpellChecker, Sangjae, and BeoseotTangsuYuk, and listing recruitment conditions]

Naturally, the response was 8f14a0183f not particularly good.7aae1acbbf48f546

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Anonymous1: Oh! I hear 7ed601f3d2 there are 385e0ec1de crazy gamers 7224909148 who are d303be6b6a merging with e3ffc24d69 random Guilds 4b73e4e596 during server e9ac678aa2 integration!12003d71ee58435b

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Anonymous2: I’m seriously curious what they’re thinking… How can they suddenly think about merging Guilds after spending 4 years constantly fighting each other? What the hell, when I sometimes see their battle chat, they weren’t even friends, so how can they think about merging Guilds???d707726a0751f322

└ Gamers’ minds can’t be understood by normal people.ee10445c9fa431d1

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└ No, I’m a game player, and they seem to be on a different level.4e0da9bf69b15eec

└ It’s fucking hilarious. But they’ve always been fighting in battlefields and rankings while secretly raising alt characters and running dungeons together.bd1e05e31a946cd2

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└ That’s what you have to do to play in a shit server.407f5066748290a3

Anonymous3: Casts really dfd6c8215c messed up this 81615a97b2 time.221cd13c378ae07a

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└ Yeah, Yiyoung 6f43fe836d needs to fix e59cd234f1 this.8697b78b45c884c5

└ These are the 59149d6e16 monsters Ahn Yiyoung created.5774ea4a9f75ffeb

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Anonymous4: Will d4bd0045a7 we even a9f9fa426f want to 0971cb4154 run dungeons 767fa4efbe together? Amazing.45cc88e992556299

Anonymous5: It’s not even incomprehensible lol. Imagine if China, Japan, and Korea suddenly decided to merge, or if North and South Korea picked sides.e216a11dce93fcf4

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└ Damn, this doesn’t make any sense either lol.f8f3a4fd5adc6805

└ I really didn’t want to understand gamer logic, but now I kind of get it…5bd2eb8baedef252

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Anonymous6: The enemy Guild’s name is total crap;;7654b69136dfa9b8

└ For real, what a85f522ed5 kind of name is 089def3919 that? Is this the Countess 25932fb1eb Alumni Association? lol169952d09cb06f0a

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