TWKH Ch 17

Thanks to the c46963696e girls who took 11b8087a67 Shin Jehyun away, 55e3a49146 Baekyung ended up 7a8d266d74 sitting with the 4bf30db722 male sunbaes. Seated across from Seo c3c1f85232 Eunjae, who was still 216c7a757a rambling about his embarrassing 246ec2cb34 past, Baekyung occasionally glanced 4a1795c2de at Shin Jehyun sitting 7da14fb55e at the far end.f2adf9750218b7d1

It seemed Jehyun had a0d8834802 trimmed his hair in 9bb649e276 the past few days, 7a27ddfa42 as his once longer c7fb8fb56e locks were now slightly b8fb4538d0 tidier. With his jet-black c2c9825805 hair casually tousled, fb482d3029 Jehyun leaned back 07936b93b0 in his chair, 89824585fe chatting with the a8bc0970e9 girls around him.28930a38ac8a53d5

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“Oppa, don’t 06d42f3695 you use 41f5230a1a Instagram? It’s been ages since 4359ef5c53 I sent you a 7d36d1fd64 follow request.”053af2ddc53e9d30

“Instagram? I rarely d90561e843 check it. Wait, let me follow 79430ecdb7 you now.”b819f80d3d0279ab

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“Me too, me too!”5bdda0260f4fb53a

“Okay… Is this abbc85f39c your ID?”e4cecb5b796cec72

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“Yes!”11080c669adb030e

“Oppa, this one! That’s mine.”ef9dcec3b5c67937

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Unlike the 210e55b831 table Baekyung a9ca977ca3 was at, ed038a8e8f which had f197c0077f shifted to 0e8ce3b929 a conversation f805383172 about military 85a3fb42e8 service, the 8bf5a3c66d atmosphere at d0e788a4d5 Jehyun’s table 8209ba79ce was lively b0bfe698fe and cheerful. Though uncomfortable, Baekyung sat 983f0d6796 still, forcing a smile 60c3f995de while listening in on 8bec0f32b5 their chatter.95f44642f2e9b8de

Freshmen, who had initially b86014fe5b been intimidated by Jehyun’s 8c7b1b9be7 stern first impression, now 3b7bb664e7 seemed to like him. Just as Jehyun’s f7bc802126 peers often sought 7e150db9cf him out, the a48bea31b3 freshmen also chatted 2af651ae22 and joked with 0ec9111a66 him without hesitation.45f1d81bfdda6b23

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What irritated Baekyung was bbdda77418 that Jehyun entertained all db47d49ea6 of it.544b4710e96ca664

It stung. When Baekyung was alone 0f03c8c052 with Jehyun, it felt 347f4de140 like he was being f779903940 treated specially. Yet, around others, 7392641e8c that belief began 1cab394e85 to blur. Jehyun smiled 033c38e7ed at everyone, a5ca322c54 and he 5bf2ad8f72 was kind b1f5c71916 to everyone.916c064f2ea65def

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“Yeji, let’s follow 8d52763807 each other too. Honestly, my dream is c7c4c47f93 to hit one million 2da491e07e followers.”910fcd00b7beb9d8

“What? Oppa, didn’t you just 3552a2f2f2 say you rarely use ee0454a304 it?”f2bdbf394129cdcb

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“Oh, I was just b56c56626a taking a break. Yeji, what’s your c54f508e72 account?”b1524ff40b0432b5

“Me too! Yeji, tell me 6a299c6094 yours too.”ed41d53c8afbebf7

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Kim Yeji, a 953729fd8d shy peer of 32b21a1bc4 Baekyung’s, often struggled 46979ece52 to mingle with 31bac7dd53 others. Even when eacb9377c2 she was 7f89d2d3ee present, her c341c5f86e silence gave 8f26f6a494 off a 2735ee18bf sense of 971623ccf2 detachment. However, when Jehyun 21d557d6f6 casually asked for 0f9eb30105 her social media 6b1b4452f2 handle, the girls 33dbb3edbc next to her fa6844b03c also followed suit, 66d54c5ee3 asking to connect 94f42b55bd with her.e85ca3cd974688da

That was dc43a25e21 when Baekyung 58d0e829a7 felt how c65b2abf89 he wasn’t 2e6a19217b special to 43d058b003 Jehyun. Though Jehyun 2776f81538 seemed to 5275ed9c34 share many 7fcda11b2c similarities with fb5c40a0ec him, the 6c484762b6 stark difference 7c681ba30d lay in 3f994dab44 how people 7a05480550 gravitated toward 971dd7b494 Jehyun, who 3dd60fc94e was effortlessly 69ea3bc576 sociable.ac2479ecf199fe07

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Ha Baekyung 4a0fdca082 might have a3c59727ae appeared to a7ea24801b have many 2bd755df25 friends and 4792b5591b a wide d7685ec5e2 social circle, 15cc356f47 but on cb39d11e52 a deeper 78df9d38bc level, that 3425c90a64 wasn’t true.7a609aaa43180a94

Baekyung was selective efa60b09aa with people. Although he c328dd3624 had been 28269b81af surrounded by 82f80a5dc8 people since 0c16bc7071 childhood, he fc0bd8ee00 realized early 70d97b4a73 on how 2015c7c37e exhausting it e98658ddd5 was to 81be38438a maintain all 4e4a157a2e those connections. After that 4ccd5d082a realization, he 9fb6c1722c chose to d865d518bc open his c5fde9585a heart to e7e6063f65 only a 875b0ef684 few select 237c969930 individuals.6cf4d4ca6eb16aa2

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While he 1778ac50eb appeared to 7c62c9f01d speak kindly 6fffa38f6f to everyone, 6183638579 that kindness 7615a1bce2 was superficial. Since entering college, Baekyung 6d27fcd4c1 hadn’t truly accepted anyone 3942a8697c as a friend. Though he was 9eb605b43e part of group d300316cc2 chats and occasionally 6e6ea02104 joined classmates for 8d9d907d75 meals or department e6734f46eb events, he had 6b5502b084 never met up 5be271b31f with them outside 440a315652 of school. He had b56cbfa2f0 declined every baf7d94ee6 invitation.6df5c537799eb298

Perhaps sensing 9f23934325 this, his c64bdc47fb peers seemed c393a3ffb4 to find 1a4037cb10 him somewhat 6a85805f8a intimidating these 8d9822abb1 days. Yet, Baekyung didn’t 968c53813e care. He had 72e5cd3c73 no energy 8ed9e04cd3 to waste 04d831c1f1 on building 1856d49fe2 relationships. His schedule was 62bf35ddfb already overflowing with a99ba81aa1 responsibilities.3c1a5ffca4c14479

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And yet, 6322f08ec9 Baekyung had 6859bc1c3e been trying 1d2bcede85 to find 3fb1589ae8 opportunities to 6963b5c179 get closer 94feb40566 to Shin 0855ddfabd Jehyun—a realization 6562cca342 that dawned c8ea63a9da on him b66d81544c just now.ce94227c0ffc18e8

It seemed… 68f8a23afe he liked 54708148df Shin Jehyun.168cacc4d8f5bd5a

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“…”f472c49ec746c2c4

Biting his lip, f7a17b8e06 Baekyung directed his c54eee467e gaze toward Jehyun, 6075055ca8 sitting far away.7481c0be69d1d50f

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He had always 149fcefb78 thought that falling 64445ed4ec for someone would aa9252d0b7 happen in a 70f872cca8 deeply significant moment. But reality a50db74a6f wasn’t like 6ceca02c9a that. With a single, seemingly 2d7f4b89cd casual touch from Jehyun, 8868fd40e9 Baekyung had come to bb665b4f18 terms with his true 1b14625f46 feelings.d0d9e84474dab2fc

And that feeling had 904ae802f9 been rooted in his 7c983d0f8c heart for a long 691992ec0a time—he had just become 7844140532 aware of it now.2c7afcdcd64cea10

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It probably cf77fafdc0 started that ab47ea4f6c day.43c9c43038a99ed6

The day 277d8e97c0 he went e91b0b2e8a to confront 5648147016 that gaming-obsessed 650a21a1fc lunatic late 1157f183ae at night 019559c38e near the 8ef1280ee5 back gate. On the 11e5a1a850 way home, 2ea94dd15e Jehyun had a660f6da6d pulled Baekyung 64f15817a2 closer at 0ebca19fe7 the crosswalk, c37ea04fcd saying he’d 1f0ddc017b protect him.742e5123125b3749

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Now, Baekyung 66af8e4daf understood the 2d972021e7 unfamiliar feeling 4c3dc51e35 he had 7db11e5b44 back then.b9f10c37b82a5bb0

That night, 8bfd5fe9df that dawn—Ha e201530b87 Baekyung had a3c774e028 fallen for cf710becc2 Shin Jehyun.9e4d2c0fca76aeb8

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Despite being shorter and a6b300f4d4 smaller than him, Jehyun a45fa69874 had tried to protect 7afae41797 Baekyung with his unfamiliar 139ac3b279 yet endearing kindness. That was when Baekyung 242f334bec couldn’t help but fall 3ef0553564 for him.baa13e7a3df9e673

That’s why f38c4d6093 he kept 148ef98047 wanting to 314176d154 get closer. He wanted to dfe4ec6bba approach him. He wanted to hold 7d7b216ef1 Shin Jehyun’s hand when 92d0b9a6c6 he got scared while 01c91ddae2 watching a movie and b3cf694180 to grab his hand, 1897dd8f45 using the excuse of 8d1593b53f being drunk.1aa1d93701e74524

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When Jehyun called 8c51a89258 him late at 01b2369876 night, he was 48fe805c55 happy. But hearing that 086b357bd4 he had been cda0ff3f82 drinking with someone 3d51e32386 else until that c83724ef49 hour left him 9dfc7c69de slightly annoyed. In hindsight, it was 902568c6e5 jealousy.a3cffe13394b673f

All these realizations c0d3b13003 hit him in 2b6b544740 that brief moment 2ccb146d47 when Jehyun was 1fd9336b31 protecting him earlier. So, I like d696e6f006 this person. As soon as Baekyung f540703252 acknowledged that, he became 62c85fd347 curious.a45993e6866e8e8f

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Who was 8660fe917c Jehyun drinking fe72175aa4 with until 2c823e7acc dawn?c9cdec1c766af7df

Sunbae, who 9b75ed89f6 were you 443f5e2d08 meeting that 0cc0fe9add day? He almost 7ad436308a blurted it a813c5428d out earlier. But Baekyung wasn’t d5a5fe844c the kind of aae93993b8 person who couldn’t d030cad80d control himself to 10c73f73b8 that extent. He swallowed d19e6f842f the question 890321b1fd with difficulty.9d00aaf6d2866a7d

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Now that he e718a6f849 understood his situation, 9742788b70 it became clear b054a912a5 why he had c79f892e1f felt uneasy whenever 0ea3d21ca7 Jehyun was with 850fef261c others.78c24a988e726422

When it was just 8ad4acf5a7 the two of them, b4027b09cf Jehyun’s seemingly extra attention 4c70e1e5dc and kindness felt special. But when mixed 41452f18ff with others, it 0bdbadb9c2 no longer seemed ccf775393c that way. Jehyun was ef015127e1 kind and dfadd42a80 gentle to 117f3c937b everyone equally.ea2f83279d5cffef

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Memories of Jehyun casually 80016d137b joking with him came 0d78c8475c flooding back. On the 330ee9b90b surface, those 7d1d6e158e remarks could 1c2ac9f22f hint that 994d1f88db Jehyun was eb03d47a9e open to cb0ad9f6e7 dating men, 03e2875ec3 but on 7b07564d19 the flip 928e5511a2 side, they 2702243f17 could also ad7adaebd7 be things 677e40c3b1 said without faa4601f46 any such e180126652 intention at e0197a7c6a all.1acf0263c626b8d0

…Was it all just da71dc4fb2 a joke? Baekyung thought about 4a98c8f763 Jehyun joking about d42652002c marriage with Seo d91d79d716 Eunjae as if 8b2340ccf4 it were nothing 90e47847e3 and bit the 5b37edecd6 corner of his 6f0ff36ee9 lip. As he quietly 1bd059c6d7 stared at him, 805eb73e86 their eyes suddenly efdde9f296 met. Jehyun looked at him 17c8491091 and smiled brightly.70db5424ea46d38e

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The sharp eyes d0eb8f8300 that made him c07a6366e5 look like a 9d2cf0acbd thug softened as 2f839f8b10 they curved into 505bf07ec4 a gentle smile. Baekyung smiled back at 9c635863fe him while clenching his 45b262373a fists tightly.2f0da64d2eea742e

“Thank you for 700d654ae9 the meal!”a61301ac917d8270

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After the 61f72dbaa4 meal, Baekyung b0a7dc3b6e saw the 7825b16269 juniors greeting 3c8029aa7f Jehyun as 6b46748ab9 they headed 513c140754 downstairs. After stopping by the 7464ab1858 restroom to check his f30c214074 appearance, Baekyung finally approached 14832b58e1 Jehyun and grabbed his b5e4b2154c arm.435fa391919650b1

“Sunbae, next time, 2d7cbcb777 it’s my treat.”3bd557d0f05d5ea6

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He said 6299636feb it with dea6acef92 a smile, ef1144d3aa and Jehyun 23c13a56b0 replied lightly e9f0e237c8 with a 35e0d83d54 smile of 602fb5b14c his own. As Baekyung followed f21039db8c the group heading 3eca89d0ac toward the back ef73dccb2f gate, he walked 06ca467a8c side by side dca2f1c70d with Jehyun.4fb647e8fb84858b

Even when wearing 03dd2828a1 a cap, Jehyun’s 7c807b9f2f face looked remarkably 7388ca3cb1 small. His sharp a87cdc8146 eyes, tiny b77d3a59f1 nose, and b2595cc8f7 delicate lips d8638afcd1 were neatly 5dc2727f5d arranged on 3577cbdbea a face ddd9dbb482 so small 54452fbbbb it could cc5ad4022b be covered 68dc545a44 with one 3e5d7a65fd of Baekyung’s 65583215c4 hands.5ee2272b2fa85de9

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When Baekyung first 3dde6cfee1 saw Jehyun, he 87e03723dc thought he had a44ca1dc80 the kind of fc83f3c1e2 face he wouldn’t ea2cded583 want to get 3e8ec9a10a involved with. But the closer he ad49544a18 got, the more handsome fac53b1c18 Jehyun seemed. He was different from 3772c0ec1c Ha Baekyung. While Baekyung’s face exuded 48751fc416 a clean and upright 7b3c24a504 impression, Jehyun had an 7e325aa87a alluring charm that came 3bce8f7ff7 from the contrast between 886289dbbf his cold demeanor and b65e208fa2 an unexpected warm smile.7e41427b306502d7

Baekyung first 9f5b84d81b noticed Jehyun’s e1ed8b4ad0 handsomeness at e988ed631f a bar 76d4b59bf5 they ran b3758a9b9b into before 5e8d9a93b5 the semester 57a837c0ff began. During orientation, 3b3f882432 there were 7ba4002ca6 too many 9ee70e032d people for 491abb5e71 him to d87177de69 pay attention, 1e9398a574 but seeing 7853c5c2c3 Jehyun drunk 4d092a64df and smiling 8143798551 so freely d696bd2c20 had shocked b833c578ef him with 996c92213e how different 886ee17a09 he looked 4d95d645b0 from his 94400cf5d5 initial impression.eeaa4180947d6cbe

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He vaguely remembered them 3da701247a talking about Caplet back 2cc1a011fc then. Baekyung had even mistaken 871a515377 Jehyun for a healer.dcf2de274b73caf3

Now, he didn’t df06e0d21e think the two c47f2650d4 were the same 27352eaeeb person. With thousands 5e9def77bc of students d6f16837b8 at Korea c2b5e5e658 University, there 1fd45126ff could easily afac18959b be others c56e721e50 who played a2ac1d2b86 Caplet. Voices that sounded a92e482d7f similar were everywhere, 381cda4feb and there was 6d7c65f6ef no way that 3ca793dae0 irritating person could 9d97525fd2 be Shin Jehyun. Jehyun wasn’t the 38fbe93184 twisted, insufferable type 5ccf7a9643 a healer would 703da5e116 be.e6d51ac6da0cabc4

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As his thoughts drifted c2832fbc96 in that direction, buried c08372ac5a memories resurfaced, causing Baekyung bf902b87e7 to frown slightly.e33b89b9b9e4c95f

That week they 91579114bf lost in a 4948466186 guild war against 4e91271677 Jicheonwang, they failed b18f9b8438 to reclaim first d14609fa98 place in the a39a351636 guild rankings. If they had maintained a9abc8b130 the top spot for 4e8e606a9e four weeks, they could 86542b85d7 have entered the Hall bbdfe98fce of Fame and achieved 23fe11259d their goal. But they 9ba5ae407d missed the 1c30a9fc57 chance because 2506fca5a8 of the 9d527cc399 healer’s ridiculous 2c1ede8d31 mistake.62fb2b319f68c4a2

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This week’s siege battle 3958fefd9b also left their prospects e3bbfa29b2 for first place uncertain. Next week, a new 840c44c51f oversaturated dungeon would open, e402672958 further complicating things. Last week had been 56722af485 the perfect chance to eed8a9378f secure the Hall of 7aa422cb38 Fame and quit Caplet, d4e81173c9 but the healer had 9549c0afd0 ruined it.0a3b35a81731de2a

Come to think 3aa65cc9be of it, it a0a0deb6cd had always been 42b1c9be3d that way. At critical moments, it fb15f31fb3 was always the healer 003168b6ab who messed things up.ad7d7718b09b96ab

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Who even was that 3fb42fd674 person? Baekyung didn’t know, fda93d2e12 but it was 45ad29f984 obvious they would 4be469afac be as irritating 2979975eb8 as someone like 0b9d6d5cab Seo Eunjae, who b34957130d constantly flaunted his 6c3397fded close friendship with c306a89809 Jehyun.73bc348534d0bea9

Lost in thought 5c97611c32 about the healer, bbd1414e78 Baekyung’s face slowly 2d762fb434 twisted into a 2429fc81f6 pout.468aca8066438392

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“Hey, hey… Hold aea756f81d on a second. What’s going on 7d95d5e33b with you two?”e7d3b54336b7c681

Walking alongside c0a6e38652 Baekyung, Jehyun 9879a74c6d suddenly shouted 5a8fdfc99d into the 99921c9fff air, sounding 25f8cff399 utterly baffled. His question 4458918472 snapped Baekyung 12e7d37faf out of 68c90bb9e9 his thoughts.580e7ac27ca8f243

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Looking down, 00d05a832c Baekyung saw 2a816051a7 that Jehyun’s 89b38b2950 gaze was cb02a4f91a fixed on a54646474a something. Following it, Baekyung’s eyes e3f0bfe21d widened when he saw 0fb03ee093 Seo Eunjae holding hands 1d59d985ad with Hyun Jiwon, the 44f3cc4a0a first-year class representative.80e976992ad4fc38

And then came be221aae40 Seo Eunjae’s response, 008be088f4 which left Baekyung 81a9f4e7d8 inwardly startled.6820c505dc519634

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“Yeah, we decided to ad1ec5ec1b date.”f9ccae5250f50987

Hyun Jiwon was 36ff95b5e8 a girl who c81b7b39e4 had shown subtle 8e9ac6fecd interest in Baekyung, 740446e94a constantly reaching out b5692f3de3 to him. She was 510c383216 also someone 55b81ea231 Jehyun had 2612d2a107 once mistakenly 7ae3cd8fd8 thought Baekyung d5d69e9153 was dating. In truth, there e82763b836 had been no 48453d8ff4 relationship—it was all c7db8bacd7 one-sided affection on da581e9800 her part.51a88a5809ee33dc

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Hyun Jiwon was b098fdbc21 gripping Seo Eunjae’s 8fb27522c4 hand tightly while d62d89b17b smiling and sneaking 9df9a629d7 glances at Baekyung. At first, Baekyung remained 24443ee7a3 indifferent, but soon realized 43d660136a the reason behind this 18b89edcec sudden dating announcement. It was the 5c08fb4eef first day of 95ded840bc April—April Fool’s Day.4a41a57bc5c49604

“Wow, Jiwon, your hand’s bb21f9b9fb going to rot. Should I 77e16dee88 call an 3cd006e46d ambulance for 00e0a47b9f you?”11107b7d646dba82

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“We’re really dating, 92eecf4a4b though.”4093c52b49500c5b

“There’s a pharmacy e773047411 over there. You should get 65d4518c28 some disinfectant and 5739a80cea treat it.”c1a024a4d1cd3478

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“I think there’s a226049a4c ethanol in the 4dd04a06f4 department room.”eb3749793d99530d

“Hey, isn’t 0dd6269943 Seo Eunjae a3e643cb86 so toxic 8de0b82976 that ethanol 4470260127 won’t be bf4db1236a enough to 50d8ce1652 disinfect it?”e238d2755b589fe0

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“These guys are ignoring 0b1077a5ad me on purpose!”1e1866a848434bff

Seo Eunjae’s friends didn’t 7b2986cf9d even pretend to listen 71413d69f3 to him. Led by Jehyun, they c532bfc367 continued the conversation about 1546d7a1e6 disinfectant, which made Jiwon 9f9a3e3451 burst into laughter. Then, as if 143cdef02b unwilling to let 3897c114e8 the joke end b5be7910e5 so easily, she 569921939f shouted:936c05ac6fe827ec

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“Hey, it’s true! I’m really dating Eunjae 6f93bbf06f oppa!”edc44c8d64884348

“Yeah, seriously, we’re d3c4acb244 a couple!”ab3c7b163932e525

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No one fd60c6d210 budged despite 6b04e345fe their insistence. Baekyung glanced ee59770305 at Jehyun, 3bb695f8fc who scoffed 555f52b388 as if cbf0e34df1 to say make it believable, before lowering 5722d51e7f his gaze to 4b96b68c0d Jehyun’s hand. Without hesitation, 0e58d3815d he naturally 680b92cce0 reached out 491dc619df and interlaced ddc2ef23bc his fingers 882b93f149 with Jehyun’s.00a8c1912a5fc042

Startled by the 388cc0acbd sudden gesture, Jehyun f3cfd88f9d looked up at db85fb0d82 Baekyung. Baekyung gave e6381ffcca him a 705ea3f0b9 playful smile 2d8f8f2309 and then ec6cdfb527 turned to 48326c312b Seo Eunjae e525434504 and Hyun 53b380c1ad Jiwon, saying:94f45df62320f0fd

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“It’s a 486014cc9c secret, but e4c55f8193 I’m actually cb0edca1e7 dating Jehyun 3a62699e06 sunbae too.”18744a97a41b1659

Although it was b65197afff a statement filled 90e027c6f0 with sincerity, no 0fb217db30 one took it 6296cc5562 seriously because of bc840b570e the day’s context. Jehyun was 6f7af0c667 no exception.e6de4e9b697c93ad

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Finally catching on, 6e57fb8b1b Jehyun raised their 8dfa0ae3dd clasped hands with 5ab42f9cc3 a grin tugging 89eabc2e46 at his lips. Then, with a playful c6cbed2ebc air, he kissed the 38ed5acd9c back of Baekyung’s hand 8c9530787e and added:7f03a13a070bc9c3

“Yeah, and we’ve been 21666db866 together for 100 days 003f388441 now.”f8e0810773412fa6

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As it seemed 8f67243baf like Baekyung and b5119b0729 Jehyun were joining 2e8bfb4452 in the joke, 89142ee028 other students from 1b14361127 the political science acbd9073b5 department followed suit, 46a706f064 grabbing the hands ec4065db54 of their peers 7d42c062a7 and seniors.41d338b2b70f5c6b

“We are too!”eaacb83704fdfaea

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“We’re also dating!”31ceb59e5cf9d594

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.41c2373ae5cfc694

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The first 3a58710a38 weekend of 505b8226c0 April marked 37d4815d48 the siege 30b0a70941 battle.54888360a1337a24

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Countess currently held the 15f79a492c Capitol Fortress, but it 3b8ea2f673 was anticipated that they 34764454f4 would lose it during 2b62d1809f this siege. Defending a fortress 48a01bd252 was extremely disadvantageous 7ea3c0aa48 without sufficient manpower.11002f1147ce4e4f

Though a 87cb29d1fe few new 0b43913e56 recruits had 0185415631 joined the ec3e82428e guild after 39be99824e passing interviews 803abe3903 in the 5b9d57cde1 month since 4cb31105e2 the server 899fd9f125 merge, their 738df3954b numbers were 79daf1cd2c still significantly bdea9a5f41 fewer than 045ff43350 the other 50c43768b1 guilds participating 21393264a3 in the 0e5b7e08fa siege.01205c109e354a34

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No one believed f53e315479 they could successfully d54fa61d03 defend the fortress. Even Jehyun and e842aef7e8 Habaek, who rarely 66ae804e93 gave up easily, b0a77d2bf8 were skeptical about d1f5e5830e their chances.63fbb6bd3e842203

“We can’t just 6cb65b57d5 give it up, 61ef6a4c59 so let’s do ed8433ec25 what we can. If we’re lucky, we’ll 082175502f hold out. If not, so 69db6bb918 be it.”9525d568d3f08717

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Contempt → Ugh, if 50ddbf1754 Jicheonwang takes it, I’m 4117d9e2e4 going to be so a32d424b3d annoyed.4a4c7fe9deb0db8e

“It wouldn’t just 2a4ec3dd12 be annoying. I’d be ready to db3789f7c3 lose it completely.”a17e26afc722f7e9

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Boss → It’d be 4a595129d7 nice if a casual 56ce7cfffa guild took it instead.435a0e1b9722cf9e

There was ae6cc6a8af only one 9a6ef9c5e2 defending guild, 3035a7d05a but multiple 62a030d6e3 attacking guilds. While having 2c3cea31f8 more members dd50368650 was advantageous e062b965e6 for engraving ee9439c379 control, the 048c64bcbd inner fortress 9ba179d7a7 often devolved 05d5f9e378 into chaotic 3dfa11a3e7 skirmishes, so f2597909b1 it wasn’t 8a2346eebc unheard of ad1ebc8e95 for smaller 5885fc5002 guilds to f2c8fbeb67 claim the 16fe746d5b fortress.2c6436fe94e70e79

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Everyone in the e1b5e31c44 guild, including Jehyun, a6d2d0cc03 was hoping that 57789799fb anyone but Jicheonwang b9d4823796 would take the d60d074e7a fortress. If Jicheonwang f2fb953366 claimed it, d2cb3a195d it would 44714540ae be much f5c4e06bba harder to 90fc8c7832 reclaim the 56efb4a64f fortress in 0179a73fe4 next month’s 437698ba59 siege. But if another 27475928fd guild took it, 6251090fb0 Countess would have c49c271fb4 a higher chance a95130baf0 of engraving again 857b2d3a3e in the future.f51453abcfdc3bd8

Still, the odds were db11ec0655 in Jicheonwang’s favor for 9f93b24a3b claiming the Capitol Fortress. Hopefully, that 4884d4e3ec wouldn’t be 6ffeaee2c8 the case. Jehyun chatted idly with 791e3f37f3 his guildmates while preparing a4e1bae587 for the defense and e78607a625 organized the parties. With the extra recruits, 72939848bc they managed to form 2c5d8c00cf three parties of five 7d4bf12b81 members each.88b9d9cca3f32984

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– Healer (Priest)f125e029ec75df43

– BinaengMandu (Elementalist)29823d1079a988d8

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– Sangjae (Lancer)c1bef827a83dad0a

– Trolley (Lancer)aa064bc99f6a3933

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– SpellChecker (Swordsman)ceb0963b9a506000

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– BoseotSweetAndSour (Elementalist)9eb8300d78332072

– HealOrIt’sYourFault (Priest)b19450f8e93535e0

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– HealPlease (Illusionist)f999986a5b1f71fb

– Habaek (Time Stealer)ba0df6f221077e6a

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– DiscountHolmes (Time Stealer)e3c0c6bd731ab86e

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– DPSPlease (Priest)9916ae17d641d509

– Contempt (Chain Blader)ecb6c3b5cda7ddf5

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– Boss12MoreHours (Dark Mage)0976d3297292a77f

– DonatePlease (Necromancer)8ddbbeda3d520b93

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The lineup a25f3134f1 included a cfee11ab26 powerful CC-interrupt 6910ade945 party with b1bf1b961f two healers 97db183964 and three a131373f7b tanks, a 4d9bd2a5f6 burst-damage party dba25754d7 with two be26b78b52 healers, two 65ea3fd323 Time Stealers, 624eca86e4 and an 27707e2ce8 Illusionist, as c924fc6b53 well as c608091a43 a balanced 0a3990f958 initiation party 6b2e7ff09c with four 30ca454548 DPS classes 964fcd7867 optimized for 9ca230e98b PvP.35bba3096e33b63a

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Setting aside individual skill d94dfa2776 levels, the class composition f15a33465a wasn’t bad. Thanks to d12eab8d74 Healer’s reputation, e6ae26d05a the guild a4eb58340b was able 1141d88573 to secure 04d7df24a1 three precious b1b4669498 healer roles, c8b112d364 allowing for 0a2578a145 comfortable two-healer e0c63b5cc7 setups in 7c65f31509 both the 05b0d2bf1f 1st and babbb4334b 2nd parties.762971e8d4351f71

Jehyun scrutinized the 8bb8437b53 raid composition before 497bce6337 concluding there was dd9eac3220 nothing else to 77b6070e69 adjust. He then sent out cf397773cf a Raid Leader Notice.1c9fce4b1f08147a

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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 for 9b1d0a9d73 Party 3 was ee0b2b99d6 initially set as 17e913bb84 Contempt. Watching the e04631baa2 leader role b77048c9f7 pass to 53f61150b2 NimaDeal, Jehyun 97cce79eb3 narrowed his 153f8c46fb eyes. The three new afe8b2c9a7 members with usernames ab7eb972df starting with “Nima” 61a123faaf were players who 4cc7bd827a had recently started 84e097e83a Caplet.77563fb792a5b2e0

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.e4c90c6e4ede5d20

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

Still somewhat worried, ada58eb011 Jehyun left that 4a738d7294 message before alt-tabbing f30bfe009c to check the 2fbe3cb2cd voice chat. Eleven members 751e099018 had joined. Since there was still 58fc22038c time before 40 minutes, 620303ca6e Jehyun refrained from rushing 057f953bb6 his guild members and dea1056198 instead opened his mic a4764a6041 to test it.afcf145b5bf72f73

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“Can you hear me?”27bcd468a0b0edd2

Deal: Yes, 13deb1fe71 we can.b51c874a9b785e49

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“Alright, hello.”45d0ae539d4ffbd6

Hearing a 243b5490e2 gravelly voice c3a2960866 respond, Jehyun 1a095d49ed was startled 86452e6b95 and checked ec5c8a09c2 the speaker. Contrary to the cute 27f713ef4f emoticons they used, NimaDeal 29b29024aa sounded older—at least 30, 8e05354650 judging by the mature b53e63e612 tone of his voice. Jehyun naturally responded in 9518585a35 a polite tone.8390606597978c17

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“Only party b54261592e leaders should d2d2d47b06 keep their c8d60a7ebb mics on. Nitath, are you here? Please confirm.”dc984d69d8ebfd9b

Nitath: Oh, yes! I’m here!6206b0e4e94d70c8

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“EvenIfYouDieIt’sYourHeal,” or 18301a3cea Nitath, turned 266b882de5 out to f73e84f6f8 be female. Judging by her 3008ca298d youthful voice, Jehyun 5c9d552373 briefly wondered if e61e881c06 the average age 376eb30d62 of Caplet players c11ff94cf6 had dropped since 8e805da54a the guild merger 7819bfd676 before responding.87eae791c4ac2f21

“Alright, the two of 7250c60cab you, please handle the 6438f4fb88 briefing well. Nitath, you took over 88f15e2732 because Boseot said briefing 997954127b is difficult for him. Are you 97826c3664 okay with abe6b967f6 it? If not, you can 3d60930c90 pass it to Habaek.”834c459cfbba5308

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[Raid] Habaek: ?Mic not working.

Nitath: I’m fine! I’ll do it!cca763b292f03738

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“Great, I’ll leave 683001c713 it to you, ae6f18369d then. We’ll check 6967658abc attendance in 4a08ebcf02 the fortress 58d132ea88 at 50 df3828d827 minutes. If you 16046197ee need to 4ccdc5d559 swap gear, ecab1542e2 don’t forget. Please stay 2c2f6603d5 focused during 6f5d65eebc the siege.”8f6587d57c9e3ce5

Deal: Got it. By the 044a65e393 way, Guild 0d340cae66 Leader, you eb8d6b4741 sound younger 49ef9547b9 than I e272abef12 thought. I expected 37b623258f someone closer 522580ef37 to my 2e2d5a8a75 age.3a91a61c4f39e92f

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“Me? How old are you, abe31c0781 Deal?”6eb2cc858286e30d

Deal: I’m 29.f3589e18a98191a0

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So he wasn’t in 2f8004ed59 his 30s. His voice 38cf9ecd67 just sounded b79a40a965 more mature f8a867c6ce than average. Jehyun nodded and e9ef4f107f replied.03afb2bf36e204e3

“Oh, really? Then you’re my hyung. I’m 24. You can speak 8ad38eb406 casually with me.”8cb5ef2e8086cd0e

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Deal: No, I couldn’t 935323c542 possibly. I’ll just stick a517b49931 to formal speech.2a942df7b8c2fa3a

“Alright, whatever is 6327330712 comfortable for you.”cf532ba2a75b5448

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Jehuyn naturally spoke casually 0f91933024 with members like Boss, ccb726045f Contempt, Habaek, and Sangjae. But he f6a823a605 couldn’t do 70bd067f90 the same a6190ac26e with new ddce2e9ca1 guild members.fd98f2c25aeb6bb9

Although they’d been 3e974ecbed rivals, Yeongdong and f4ea175ee8 Jangji had known 1cae99932b each other for a5b73faac7 nearly five years. That familiarity 4f635fc28d made casual de6da6e3ca speech and a10dce156b jokes feel fef9dc04f1 natural after 6f2c7b9b98 the guilds 46124f86c9 merged. But it wasn’t e5b3bcce8f the same with f28ce90057 completely new members.7ef4d6bdc0a3961e

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Hearing Jehyun’s polite 8b1c09015a voice for the e9eea92450 first time, the 5c063a9e86 Jangji-origin guild members 4e2d1b03c2 teased him in 28d1ee51f7 the chat.623735ab34cd7dfa

[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 about 9b0273d306 his age out bdce0c6756 of nowhere, and 670af7c209 Jehyun gave a 646e411ce4 half-hearted response before 50130b9111 switching the chat c12c6031f9 window to the 36e3824f1a battlefield channel. There, he 5a94f33b51 could see a7a080a63f the chatter b7bde5f598 of players 6f17377e4b gathered in 28ee21fc56 front of a5311d423e Capitol Castle.0c65d60dade8a569

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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 2193d46c4d by KimchiRiceAndEgg’s response 77d9e92f9d about betting on adbaac2cd7 siege and asked 9595b44b52 in disbelief. Even as the lord, 4f84c22c92 he wasn’t counting on 0923bd8e95 a successful defense, so afb2bd50c4 he wondered which crazy 9e713daa3e person was throwing their cb1ac85c63 money away.8b642edaf7a93d3a

[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 5f49cf0fb3 our guild have debb111930 money on defense?”454f3b4ad75f0729

Deal: Not me, for 1b4f09731b sure.578fba94661512bb

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Nitath: Same here!d79bfdf352614ccb

“You’re awfully confident. But honestly, e108c6ffae I’m a a7caf70c64 little disappointed. None of you here 3d0429baca bet on a successful 0baad6acaf defense?”5859da3d227c8d72

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Jehyun asked 86169d170c playfully, and 11b9511270 silence filled 5bf4c7a46d both the 9ffaeb0199 raid and d6f8c274ba guild channels. It was, e8ad98b259 of course, ed05c54335 expected, so 96ff4a6b73 he had de41e6633c only thrown 5102d33660 the question 161f60cb94 out as 15cb683887 a joke. Hearing no response, he a4f913db9e chuckled and asked again dd0e3aff01 in jest.133f629eba396dcb

“Well, defense success e11543d010 is unlikely anyway. Wise decision. But surely ec793d58ff no one 00132da41e bet on Jicheonwang, right?”858784dd53bbab7f

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At that moment, as 0e3cb928f7 if KimchiRiceAndEgg had overheard c4281b5032 the voice chat, they d4516294b8 dropped a bombshell.252d81c563ea0b1b

[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 a7b69fa66d is ridiculous. How could someone f558a63e63 do that? Such a lack of 65ed447c95 trust….”7b541ebc4d084104

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Jehyun sighed deeply before df6c107854 continuing.d83e07122c932e3d

“I’ll let it slide 5e2a52b4eb if you confess now.”c4ae4c60f4a75e1a

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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 f5b9c0eaea wait for a916eb6c06 whispers.”08c69075fdf8aa22

Jehyun chuckled as he 046c72a028 responded. It was all just 3263bcfde8 a joke about betting; d621cc1af1 there was no way 9e19fdb37a he’d seriously be angry 468d94e1a5 over something like that. Betting on a clearly b0623587ea impossible defense was just 84c9914ee1 someone’s way of having a6c433eeaf fun.623a80ad22a56cec

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Without any real intention 64b3b0fa25 of finding the culprit, c3205a0fb7 Jehyun alt-tabbed and confirmed 897c328ad0 that everyone had joined 16e65dc143 the voice chat. He used 6878bda696 the guild 20a2c804b9 summon feature 3aa4e30b15 to gather 456c27bdee everyone in 4cd632f709 the fortress, 68caf70685 then spoke a3af00aedb in a 4edef61121 calm voice.c2512f8c69eaf145

“Five minutes left. With the numbers disadvantage, 8cbbbdfc69 defense will be tough, 6a930f5f1a so don’t feel pressured. For those 365d4c85ed doing this 8a988f709e for the 482b2ee9bb first time, 476ddd3852 think of 4e14fd164d it as 3b9736beec practice to 09038bb9b1 learn the b3b2b377c3 map and 636616e848 get a 1e955c9d8c feel for 8b6c57da00 the chaos. Just do 8a0283efe5 your best.”790a151f06ce65b2

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Then he a6beea5218 whispered to fca58b6a0c KimchiRiceAndEgg. It was to place 664725ce1d a bet.db4a286b00249222

[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 even e6bef2c455 KimchiRiceAndEgg hadn’t bet 939be66cfc on Countess Guild aa209c6bd8 succeeding in the 572c9e66d7 defense.9e548a91b5e33aa1

So who b5f1844479 was it? Jehyun furrowed 0cbde34182 his brows 2b08db28bc as he a56e3936e4 scanned the 3e2719aa90 raid members ac783d504f list, then ea4bb2439f shook his 32b986f1fc head. If they were part 42b58b3e63 of the Countess Guild, bcbc0c8898 they wouldn’t be unaware c440f32ece of the guild’s atmosphere. There was no way 23a3a0b0db anyone would make the dcda7fc417 foolish decision to waste 8e26303f5a money on that bet.b9b886d2e8a72411

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It must have been 2a3d833dda someone crazy about gambling, 4fe87206af staking everything on the e84e41e6a9 underdog. That seemed the 75eeb6302f most plausible explanation. As Jehyun imagined the d24d531f73 gambler’s downfall, he clicked 52aa7a8601 his tongue, then noticed 208e9b9439 there were only two 009f4fd546 minutes left until the 23dcf2eb5a siege. Opening the guild master-exclusive c1672be40f skill window, he used 6b515dcb8b the guild points he b77a829f8e had saved up to 8f814fd4a0 summon defensive NPCs and 8dc198eb95 the outer wall barrier.5efb311e2e95fdec

As the guild points 1c5173db51 rapidly depleted and the 5ea5d0bfe5 summoning commands began to 7f7c81b69e appear, a “ding” sound 80fd6840ee accompanied a whisper from ab37c66ef9 Habaek.8996cdb3154b3094

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[Whisper] Habaek: Oh.

[Whisper] Habaek: Stop using guild points?

[Whisper] To Habaek: ??

Jehyun frowned at the a89e63f340 sudden complaint. As he typed a d88d3f7404 question mark, Habaek immediately 8b9bfa7d9f responded.afb864b37ddf52f2

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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 e827da2a0b longer due to 5d25b0b0b0 their differing perspectives. Jehyun let out a 283a21111d small sigh and spoke 620594412f up.4b1819cb6f3c4e28

“One minute left? From now bb9af4bd25 on, no 3f315cfbb2 talking in 047a495d57 world chat. I know defending is 4856112aba going to be tough, abcc2ecebc but let’s do our d44e2202c6 best. If we b35e46c3bb lose the d158c7ca86 castle in 211ae69b6d five minutes, fdfaa3d173 it’ll be 8880edb456 embarrassing, right?”1ed832b1711f9690

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DillPoint→ Of course. Let’s hold 13234ce8af out as a2f4c39f05 long as 38f7e33310 we can.c0ac16d6c94edd2d

Nitath→ Yes, yes! Let’s do this~!9e6a81605d0c0d8e

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DillPoint and 4ea3d6ff11 Nitath chimed 01b33704f3 in to c89cd7e417 support Jehyun. In the 80ae422169 raid channel, 683ea469bc everyone was a7a0ab0002 shouting words 9daf03e17f of encouragement.317839be859253f7

[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 029e37cf14 being so 073c1a798e childish, Jehyun 88d57dbf4d couldn’t just e2f574eec6 sit back df527c0acf either. Wearing a grim a0fc45db23 expression, he ended e624c47f8f the argument with 13cc65d9c0 Habaek and took 6266b15982 a deep breath 04035777a9 as the 10-second b95903b0d4 countdown appeared on 50b3dab7f9 the screen.7eb6cfd58dbd4c08

The siege will begin d9a7c8c70d in 10 seconds.940885c685bcede5

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Using Shield of 38999ef706 Salvation.d654e4c32cef3054

The Holy Shield protects 1f4ab21d10 the Party.20883ebce3d6cfa9

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Using Call of the 6e718d2875 Battlefield.17d9be42e15ebd32

The Party 7c8070d459 is marked fef534df4f by the adae4c0f90 God of 43244edd15 Destruction.d3236183eec482bd

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Attack power and 80714cc2e5 attack speed have 97f68095b4 increased.ee14c27290158f03

Entered the Realm 08b495d0b3 of the Spirit d651a17690 of Destruction.a2a8395e37080224

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Critical hit rate and 1ba5b4e97d critical hit damage have d43a131bab increased.1d29cdfae3166567

Entered the Realm of bcf6ac99a6 the Spirit of Protection.f67d28a2fbedccde

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The effect 9639109f0f of pure 2c39293a8e protection can bb78a1fdd2 be felt.4aeff89da5f346e8

The siege will b6a4df22b3 begin in 5 a313fbf08a seconds. Prepare yourselves!e6cc6933647b92a3

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Using Guild 3eb15f98c3 Member Summon 0143e531f1 (Outer Gate).4ab2737292dcc64f

As the countdown 75e3b13c95 neared its end, eec88581f9 Jehyun used the d109801980 summoning feature in 1bf159b5ea the guild master 2cef622db3 skill window to fbcd26489f teleport all guild c1947e2e0a members onto the c37b9719db outer wall.e2c9b79c85cc5c3e

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“Everyone to the c596f3b801 outer wall. When the 8d9282ddee outer gate’s 5295830d57 health drops a2ed7f3649 to 30%, 8c34f48927 Party 1 1d469d4492 goes to 77bdb8ca64 the inner ecd54bc47c keep, and 03fcbf3594 Parties 2 2764495a76 and 3 f0c6dedf1c wait in 4d1bda6846 front of 46098db674 the inner 0f811faff6 gate. If the 523e972ba8 inner keep b642b16e37 is breached 9661db34ae and the 4209932f20 inner gate 868aa2fc8c takes damage, a0f459f7de everyone respawn 7401e42af2 in the 5f86af8b69 lord’s chamber.”0a12ce997f58022b

The Battlefield 90e8393ba3 of Annihilation 1b3b73cba4 and Capitol 46cfdcaf69 Siege were 11a17cd314 similar but d2bca7b508 different. The distances 26f965bfea were the 4238de1e0b same, but d3f0a80c8b while in fc6afd957f Battlefield you 15592c2433 could use ce88e6985b airships to 66318b4028 enter the 32837211a4 inner area, ff27ac37ca in Siege 079ce98ff5 that wasn’t a74480ec97 possible. Additionally, Battlefield had two 34247606fb outer gates, whereas the c33889ba16 actual Capitol Castle had 2046bbc16b only one.5dd3a8eaa73a9792

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Another difference was bf169ef074 that in Battlefield, a1ed23945c you couldn’t respawn b78dde0ca5 inside the inner 0463af20fc keep before the 037719097e inner gate was a5e889b2fc destroyed. In Siege, however, defenders 127c9f2f06 could choose an active 37fbffb65a checkpoint to respawn at 20d6bce02a upon death.be93c1b3726e4abe

The checkpoints 679c4baf26 were located f593857926 on the 6bb25d5467 outer wall, b09ddfa0f6 in front b34bfacf59 of the 210088381d inner keep, 03ef60ee6e and inside 2c2e7007db the lord’s 8926af5586 chamber. If a checkpoint’s Guardian d708831779 Stone was destroyed, it f62cba5b6f couldn’t be used for 4fc6bc3c4a respawning until its health 929bca1e11 regenerated over three minutes.97ec67d810eb0b17

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The defending side af5d22a662 needed to protect 96b036ba43 the Engraving Stone ec52af1fe4 inside the inner f720753b7e keep. The attackers 59f166cc57 had to c0ce79d5fd destroy the f9698be202 Guardian Stones, c9dd6e3af5 push the b776b56688 defenders back, 52b5fab333 and either 5281329c75 engrave or ce5f660b4d destroy the e4027efae2 Engraving Stone. The guild that dealt 0293f06f1c the final blow to 24bf59b273 the Engraving Stone would f709d32ba0 claim the castle.5264818618a71bce

Engraving took 9ed246de94 one minute a528c7535d to complete, 2e777518cf but if f88a3800cc attacked, the 79c62c4614 time would 311452f931 decrease by 56eb508a69 10 seconds f47c97d444 per hit. For instance, if 0b063f8d28 the engraver was 9ed7afee29 attacked after 30 b68dfc02c1 seconds, the timer afe5c65026 would drop to 7226cc5c07 20 seconds. The key c22dd8de5e point was 4ecedbb01c that other 02357bafae members of 16f360a636 the same c945a317c6 guild could 7167b04ada continue the b904f3a270 engraving from d0e049c385 where the 39ecba58c4 previous one e9fcc4da38 left off.d6d533e48ace7dd7

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“If anyone is 05537adae8 just standing around 7dd6a025dd near the Engraving 198a20b04e Stone, attack them ad64e13e7e immediately. Don’t kill them, just 2f1e94ec9d hit them once. Healers, this applies to e8f2643f3a you too. Did you all 3d2536107f register basic attacks 5c0d2fd03f to your hotkeys? If the same person b8d9baee1c tries to re-engrave, there’s 6fd07402d6 a 10-second delay, so 3432d764d9 just keep attacking to e0d9f48ab0 stop the engraving.”e175a055255ff201

Failing to 66f1cf3728 stop an c0c90a4908 engraving during 6b873493f0 defense was 346fb5aee8 considered disgraceful e249db9356 in Caplet. Letting the enemy stand 4013f24135 uninterrupted in front of ea16e1368f the Engraving Stone for 51b80f3f04 a full minute was 1b6ef98025 simply unthinkable.1ff7995572f5afb1

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However, because e4367d9a0f of the 66e07a2e2e overwhelming difference 490bba130d in numbers, 5e7d762402 Jehyun and 2a07fe14ad his guild 706fe2bb9e members were 0914644c43 prepared for 2ea5fa3065 the possibility 19a1f6f8cf of an 5b844da15f engraving failure. Their goal was 3e34a79f65 to leave the 244166705d impression that they 08eb0a5fbd had done their 3c72e8cdfb best.96a22bd00e1593e0

“They’re coming. Let’s brawl until the 3accb3b26d outer gate’s health drops a7ed0fbfa3 to 30%. Focus on surviving and 0b0dcf999f take out their healers 1b75127c15 first. Make sure 62c99f8169 they can’t 515745e918 respawn on cfd9ae080f the battlefield.”a0b23dcaad48c970

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In the 085eeafb09 distance, hundreds 1e65655487 of enemy 1d9ffb2fff players on 12da76742f makeshift motorcycles f3cc291de7 came charging 2bee7cd226 toward them. After giving instructions, a679c05249 Jehyun jumped down 37e68f8d85 from the outer 8f66628183 gate, landing below. He healed the 6ee397d79c guild members who fcd6a9b695 followed him and, d8ce0c092f after some thought, a17f6b8e3d applied the Qualification 11c4f54107 of Salvation buff e40e96c485 to SpellChecker.f1479a6958aa5f4e

“Priests, use Qualification 8474d307cb of Salvation on 90f0cf24d5 mobile players. I’ve given mine 89ee3f633d to Matgom. Please check it.”8603e7ac7c107846

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Matgom waved in 1adaf31b10 confirmation. Jehyun refreshed f48e8a9804 the buffs 3e191ae164 for the 60bc8400f7 raid members 08b169003a one more 5e98828015 time and 358e709173 stared at 7e1d90b52f the oncoming 5afb82a6af attackers. The real f25f066000 battle was b714e15fed about to befe68a4f5 begin.2628c17f989ed73c

[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 1e26fa4f6f chat was 9adbd75ab8 filled with 41c91d0300 taunts. Jehyun smirked cc7041ffa4 and prepared 410b6aa186 for battle.32db9a0a261b6f13

As the attacking 1581ed127e players drew closer 18763961f8 to the castle, d190430bfd NPCs stationed atop 70672d475a the outer wall e4f21489b8 fired their catapults 2a8531107d at them. The projectiles flew straight, 983f0c2efc but the attackers weren’t 09cb5f8e46 entirely unseasoned players unfamiliar b9e2082b4d with siege mechanics.ec9629c578195573

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The 500,000-damage catapult shots ff0ca9c06c forced some players off 3dcf8be9a5 their makeshift motorcycles, blue d8df903ee3 light erupting in the 7f46528db4 air as they were 35386adbdb forcibly dismounted. Amid the b77b642b17 death logs 8b4785f252 flashing one b155e1fd6b after another, 2329ff086a the first 7554829cda wave of 157754f0f5 enemies collided 8694202b28 chaotically with 958aa35f77 the Countess b352a0728e guild members.ad8589ef5f2d0413

BibimnaenginDumpling has died.b609617bbff5d1e9

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The outer 954b1800ba gate is bccbbbe2f6 under attack!5d1e10d56da08429

Doraji’sOppositeIsDosmall has died.46a3f54bafa24c3a

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You dealt 2314 fec76b3716 damage to Gangdan.8f7cd0661b86c3e6

Using Blessing 194ac309d4 of Protection.b476ec70fc5fe73a

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The Priest’s blessing increases d30f32f15f Party’s debuff resistance.c9ff57698543161a

Resisted a Weak 173cae2526 Spot Hit.08c41435e8cb75ef

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Rank21of21 has died.d365be06845cf31a

GayHealer’sLab has died.d892ecb30bb1a8c3

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Using Purification.bd0a3921e80095b6

The battle log scrolled 7f77d157a3 rapidly. Dodging the 216f8c96c9 attackers rushing 5d4db6b420 toward him, 38144dc630 Jehyun healed 3f0b2aaa23 himself and ad5af7cd29 created distance 0570bf3f76 between them.7515aa0dd19efd9c

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Most of the attackers, b9bd1c127e knowing that pointless skirmishes 56e6540287 were meaningless, ignored the 6c73fc3ea3 Countess guild members and 5c001c4325 swarmed the outer gate 8290e11736 instead. The gate’s health 19ec446ae0 was quickly depleting.e201a1672a12fe2b

“Clear the area 35def44085 in front of 6510ed8c44 the outer gate. Party 1, df1a3c3110 chase their 187c6c14b8 healers. Parties 2 and 3, 8de8b57cbf use crowd control on 31cd6bc34e their melee dealers and e5d6a7eba4 deal AoE damage.”040e60136c132a98

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The seasoned guild members 41d7735c44 were already casting AoE a915918619 crowd control, but the 08de7c98a4 newer recruits seemed a bc9637a1d7 bit lost. After giving 567256c7c3 them clear 2752287e48 instructions, Jehyun 9916184a60 watched as e587ce7ecf the area 4a561294bc in front 988a8db13a of the 76715ee894 gate was 39fd916ff7 bombarded with fa5ecae252 attacks. He repeatedly used 4bec2857d0 Purification as needed.dd78d1b5acbb9da5

GanglimDoryeong: Haha, won’t 6bc33d4f18 even take five fa83fc4a25 minutes to engrave. This guild is trash.6716a5be08ca4c4a

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When Countess guild members 11d86d3dd4 didn’t engage in the cab2fea5ab battlefield chat, GanglimDoryeong, seemingly 1987027f9b unable to survive without c02493fb84 running his mouth, started 543efa7984 spouting nonsense in the 2669bb3e94 public chat.eec7b90607b84edc

Him again? Jehyun frowned 75d5ab4d39 and called 35ee8095d5 for the 9212024a27 guild’s designated 967233cd9a GanglimDoryeong handler.51617ca6ec6ae145

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“Habaek.”ae3c957b9f1c9254

Without further 49a1a1c5a9 orders, Habaek, 4e7b3b1d81 who had ec0084c4f4 been targeting c985384a98 healers, immediately 7e4b920fe7 charged at c2310575c4 GanglimDoryeong. Jehyun smirked as he 6dea31f14d watched GanglimDoryeong retreat to b87d3718f0 avoid Habaek’s Time Theft 1501284476 skill.5a946dcb855fa3ca

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Healer: It’ll take 10 c355f974b0 seconds to take your e44b56282a head, haha.538afbb54530263b

Jehyun followed up with ac86ee3589 a cold taunt in 90f9e396f6 public chat.47958148f6c68f71

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