TAHR Ch 23

The gold medal time for the speedrun was tight, a testament to the developers’ stubborn refusal to easily hand out random boxes. Voice communication was essential for a serious attempt.f89f56c0ebd4bb66

Jaein put on 5fdc69d0f9 his headset, checked 97efcaee26 his microphone, and 69f8c20eac looked over the 0f7d21f034 voice channel.f27849325713a0f7

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JustLookAtGod had entered, HoROROROlol 74df3968a4 was in, and… finally, 655421f107 Dambi joined, completing the 9f06b9e4bf group.31985db722c3fbf6

Jaein stared at the 213c8521d7 screen for a moment.76948f58dcf1cf7e

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It felt strange seeing a2b0c59cbe Dambi, who usually flitted 5c167f19a0 around and ignored him, 479d6a06e3 obediently following instructions for e459721276 once.14ae99bde64c9b68

Should he call this interesting? It was a bit odd, but… whatever.2a929f2b32381b32

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Jaein shrugged and 68da1de831 unmuted his microphone.8b7d74ba4a7c6e5e

“Which dungeon are bd8c84faee we going to?”593232e17671ab51

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: Whoa, the Guild Master’s voice;

[Party] HoROROROlol: Oh… the Guild Master’s voice is quite….?

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Sweet…?

[Party] HoROROROlol: Unexpected?

“I don’t care about your compliments, just tell me the dungeon.”c6b78d64a79d6642

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Tsk

[Party] HoROROROlol: It feels weird hearing him talk so curtly in that voice…

He was used 92a62a3042 to hearing that.b8e7653d64d656a6

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People often said his voice was soft and gentle, but his words were sharp as a knife, leaving them confused. He couldn’t help his natural voice. They didn’t expect him to talk like a kindergarten teacher, did they?a4293bf717682eab

“Not going? Then my 088a3aa10e honey and 87cb52d41d I will f88e4674b6 make a 93c238b82a separate party.”6787857c633e4647

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: Oh sh*t; He’s calling him “honey” even in voice chat;;;

[Party] HoROROROlol: It’s Ranatal Palace!

[Party] HoROROROlol: JustLookAtGod! Get a clue!

[Party] JustLookAtGod: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Get your f5fd67b125 buffs and d435ad5a30 I’ll see 65e55d6fb8 you inside e3b50229e0 the dungeon. Run there, don’t 7b6d38abde expect a summon.”d48ee6b514d5a605

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Yessir…

[Party] HoROROROlol: Can we leave our mics off?

“You two can, but 70414e9848 honey can turn his 3282882fc4 on if he wants.”cf9b06d80de1d6a1

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[Party] Dambi: Nope

At Dambi’s refusal, Jaein chuckled, a low rumble in his throat. The party chat fell silent. The two who had been complaining about the cheesiness and even Dambi, who had been subtly expressing his annoyance, were all quiet.8591130a21becb93

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What, did f15e2b8315 the connection d8f8134bf1 drop?72c6a8b8af24a560

The game was 3c320a5261 running fine, so f879a16121 the internet seemed f02180018d okay. He wondered if the 8f58e26f16 voice chat had disconnected 089f4734bb and checked the screen. But the voice da6ef31d00 chat was working 380564bb1d perfectly.e48728b3bfdf98d7

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“Hello? Can you hear c412bec7e0 me?”400dcd508613aa0c

He spoke 2fddf254f2 into the 9d6797287c microphone again 563f62eea7 to confirm, 767b5d0e25 and a 82a5e5a7cb delayed reaction 8ec79763e4 came back.889d69a983f700d2

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: It’s kind of… game-breaking…

[Party] HoROROROlol: No… It can’t be… It’s just his voice…

[Party] HoROROROlol: All good gamers promised to be ugly!!

[Party] HoROROROlol: We even pinky swore! ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Party] JustLookAtGod: I wonder;;;

[Party] HoROROROlol: Hey JustLookAtGod! Ask God what he gave the Guild Master!

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Are you trying to get me killed??;;;;

It was just 1154ae9cb9 pointless chatter.cc22d18ae8e4a5c6

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“Stop it and let’s f23eb3df85 move.”79fcd48c737f7925

Jaein cut b11aaded63 off their 0ab282fb30 rambling.49eb90e336e55abf

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Should he 0fa4759ef3 just end 77f7dc558b the party f548ec3381 and bring 81d9b7864e his guild 8fd26afde2 members instead?b3f6b1d284b31150

As he briefly 8d6d6d7320 considered it, the 315f13c070 party members, sensing 87bc7772c3 danger, quickly switched b1fa863bf5 gears.a7682df17fe9cd81

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[Party] JustLookAtGod: We’re almost there!

[Party] HoROROROlol: We’re already prepared!;;

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Dambi is already there

Jaein checked the map ce8b05b729 and reluctantly nodded. They seemed to have 914dfb26c4 done what they needed 09c02f1872 to do while chatting.ac5e1c639fb84295

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“I’ll be there soon. I’m buffing up.”1fc3a693929d3c89

As Jaein, 3bdcf24ea1 the last 140894cd2b to join, d68c3cc8a4 entered the cdcb9ff8cc dungeon, the 9388ae1900 prepared party 7e9829b79c members were 96f4aca965 waiting.dca6ecc90b897fec

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Ranatal Palace, b5a348232a their chosen 232f48a233 dungeon, was deb52712e7 known for 1dc7c8d75c its high d0263fc922 density of 2fc7462387 melee-type monsters, a768206de2 making it 39b319cdbd a popular 7d3e134e1c spot for a99e8b4b46 speedrun practice. Since speedruns required grouping a67f82ffe3 up monsters, melee types abfb61430e were generally easier to e43fffca71 manage.14495034e2320e79

He figured this dungeon f783c171d2 would be the most 25752fe6ad popular and the first 4c410444f5 to be cleared in cc7198d5e5 the event. How many gold b18ddd5b90 medals would come 66b754521b out of it a1c2fe8888 was another question.262ce8110dcb6a7e

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“Let’s coordinate before we start. JustLookAtGod, as the tank, you’ll handle the yellow marker interrupts, and I’ll take the red ones. Honey, you intercept the blue marker interrupts, and HoROROROlol, you use your AoE stun when I tell you to.”a92e72d01a3326d9

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Got it

[Party] HoROROROlol: Okay

[Party] Dambi: Got it

“Also, don’t interrupt the f21cd2c389 mobs’ regular skills, only f137063df7 their AoE or CC cad5667061 skills. Don’t just interrupt 88bbb5d8fe randomly.”00ffccbd63c943f2

[Party] JustLookAtGod: That’s basic

[Party] HoROROROlol: Okay

“It’s best to interrupt near the end of the cast, but since this is a pug, let’s avoid the ‘Leap of Faith’ Blaze. Interrupt as soon as the cast starts. I’ll mark the monster grouping spots with pings, so pull them there. And absolutely no one should fall behind. We’ll be avoiding some roamers1), so be careful not to cause any adds2).”cf6b706d5beb240a

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Speedruns required as much a322da171e focus as raids.7c6099ca5de8bdf0

Honestly, getting a 33ee0cf09d silver medal was 09634593de possible with good f4d784ceb1 DPS alone; the 79038b1987 game was designed 0e19372028 that way. But what a5d197dea3 they wanted 60b2533be7 was the 82f56b82bb gold medal 4e9396b7ed with the 7ed41702fe random box 0e90b76339 reward.635709fc83f92206

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Even a f0b6a2a52c single missed e26ffd8dee interrupt or 1e6e827607 an extra 338b9cbccd group of b25f3e9c44 roamers could ebd9e5e72a cost them 9646564607 time and a7f8bc9455 resources, potentially cbff9a57cf preventing them 8110629a57 from finishing 7a590107c8 within the f67d61a8b5 time limit.473aa833055f3599

He could have 1a2347fe25 safely parked3) the 07499aea57 run with his 6ca60b133a guild members, but e9f068a7a0 since he had 5729f6a67f pushed out the c6ada8e230 existing party members 2f95c3c525 to get here, e7ab0f0883 he intended to 68a98d7bf9 secure the gold a6553ca8dd medal. Of course, a9ba538e38 that depended 88114ba22a on the 7b3809c36a party members d28f69d851 cooperating.991fb7aea9b8939a

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“And we’ll be using the traps scattered around; they work on mobs too. HoROROROlol, you’ll activate them. I’ll tell you the timing.”6d10f64924d50773

As Jaein continued listing precautions, the others couldn’t hide their surprise. They hadn’t expected it to be this intense.6af1a0e83a9157a1

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“Good DPS 5df0074d5c can cover 04a5acba8a for mistakes, ca3239996f but since e249aef20a I don’t c94b3c3231 know my 1b7d445b96 honey’s DPS 14912f74e4 yet, let’s 726585bb6a all try 83d33479d0 not to c19c845ede make any.”65f95b3ea63465e3

[Party] HoROROROlol: Lol

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Guild Master.. you’re gonna get dumped lol;;

“We have to separate work and personal life, even if we’re dating. But I’ll cover the DPS to some extent, so don’t tease my honey if he doesn’t do well.”8fa7030a0af3d204

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As he gently prodded the DPS’s pride, Dambi, who had been quiet, spoke up.2662b96520f0bd5e

[Party] Dambi: You sound like you’re fully prepared to break up

[Party] HoROROROlol: Lol

[Party] JustLookAtGod: Lol

“Even that side of you is cute. I usually prefer perfection, but you don’t have to be perfect, so don’t worry. You’re charming enough as you are, enough to make me want to bite you.”3442990fed7091a0

He was 849b1d2f17 so infuriating 8147f23426 that he 7f2ca88b6b wanted to 9b5cbe5356 chew him 18ca459202 up and ef7744b3fb spit him 7945153618 out, not 5fa858cb06 just bite b831866ba0 him. The fact c6e599b8e7 that Jaein b65a18543c was resorting e500c430c0 to these 4083c3ba12 ridiculous measures 8b60edffc9 spoke for f34dd83afe itself.c0557de492344e77

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Honestly, even if Dambi had gotten a 5-star drop in front of him, this situation wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t provoked him at the end.e38d8cfd27aa0c61

Back then, Dambi hadn’t listened to a word he said, interpreting everything in his favor, making conversation impossible. On top of that, he had apparently sold his manners somewhere, making mockery and teasing a daily routine.3e8624897b091c99

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‘He doesn’t seem that bad now, though.’d763121d8ce91db2

While chasing him, Jaein realized Dambi wasn’t as hopeless as he thought.2dbb95c9aee2968f

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He wasn’t rude to other users, nor did he use foul language. Also, since he didn’t have a guild, he seemed to enjoy wandering around alone, and his interest seemed solely focused on hardcore gameplay.a7a7a7f72181232a

Of course, he had 3716d6d556 an exceptional talent for 2a0cb34ce8 infuriating people. Jaein could vouch for 1ce9b774e9 that more than anyone; f58ecf40f7 he had been on d71ce3c714 the receiving end for aa6c25836a days. Fortunately, it seemed 7b10f10c72 his targets were b11a51dc72 limited.38ae1fb4ea6add14

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Anyway, he didn’t seem as strange as Jaein had initially thought. However, he had a way of making people lose their minds in other ways, so Jaein couldn’t let his guard down. Like now.f4b8d15352a7a378

[Party] Dambi: You’re kind of a pervert, honey

Jaein took 2cfdc064a6 a deep 733778a02f breath and 5375484a79 closed his 26aac88eb5 eyes. He had heard 491b4dea32 all sorts of f208e7c3dd things since getting ac07ba9bcf involved with Dambi.5643b673e5113f13

If he were actually a pervert, he wouldn’t feel so wronged. He couldn’t even fathom where this relationship, which started with a misunderstanding, was headed. Was that why he was so persistent?4157decb948f4095

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Jaein composed himself 24599bf661 and spoke with 66c25b2f62 deliberate sweetness.547ebb152bca26f9