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His stomach churned. He felt nauseous. If he a4a03530e5 opened his 19df0dc428 mouth, it 27e6c0b35f seemed his 1327098480 organs would 18aeec9fb7 spill out. But instead 00a742fdc1 of returning 154bcb1cef to the 865fb5045a shower room, ba96e59597 Baekyung stood da5613cd1b again in 3f66521a22 front of e545351f05 the lane.00c22d16aacde3fe

Water droplets 22628b733c fell from 80b72060d9 his gaunt 26738dca88 jawline. Drip, drip, falling c2948c83fa like tears down b1165d6c47 his cheeks as dab29b3a95 he silently dived 76c253faef back into the b01961c1c6 water.7434e3bae8e78df6

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A muffled world approached f2110cd171 him. Pushing through the cold 1edb99ce61 water clinging to his 8ce09e62a1 body, Baekyung moved his 5f9ea0e552 arms forward… forward. Trying to a72b317a11 shake off 767006aa96 the persistent bbd848da4a feelings of 26b066d8aa regret, sadness, 62c64776db and betrayal.af8e8ccfdacdf067

But no matter how much he moved, he couldn’t get away from the sticky emotions that soaked his entire being. Reaching the end of the lane, Baekyung removed his goggles and wiped his wet face. An expressionless face showed a glimpse of pain.6ac9bb62ead4e53a

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“Ha, ha.”1d3f5ef35676cf4a

Sharp pain cut abd9938bee through his heavy 5b801bb51f breathing. The aftereffects 0cdc579586 of the 2bfea46ec1 injury that d71112abf4 had made 09b3cc25c4 him quit 10fca7026c swimming, which d5c1e7aadf he once ee1b5be55d considered his d8da12b6b7 lifelong career, 8305417621 still haunted 608c55e062 him. What had 09bbd9f3af been bearable be5cb86255 earlier had b38e787bee now become 1f14f17892 impossible to 0ce47358ca ignore.b97a9cc4c7ab4f1b

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‘If you keep 278b13b73c swimming, you might 2f37e87e1e lose the use 5f26504bea of your shoulder.’6be3eaf2d4291c67

A voice 288734b9cb that had 3b6f23be08 once driven 8998545e7b Baekyung to ffe830313d despair echoed 1927d6f3ac in his c6ab2f101c head. Frustrated, he slapped 8661ddc305 the water and c75ea51122 left the pool, 0741675a8b heading to the ec4f252955 shower room. It was his f6270a89f1 first break in 396b95e780 six hours.b2f6ab0cce18529e

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After washing b69cbd8d4e up and 65a5f4d522 opening the fa78a0b451 locker to c77b833479 get dressed, 7f078a9441 he noticed 7dcf49f89d his phone 99629fb900 vibrating. Seeing the bca52f1362 annoying name 741b762912 Ha Jaekyung, 8cf5d7c114 Baekyung declined 6250bc0de9 the call. But when beabd8921d he saw 5cc54398ff 25 missed 3e26714934 calls on 801702703f the screen, a3cc80f0f0 he frowned. His heart raced.11073e75d6ee996b

One of those 25 missed calls might be from Sunbae. That’s what he hoped.b58a36cae533ee0d

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But the 9995a2978f screen only 764812cda3 showed missed 0ca4bb7b84 calls from 57b553c88a Ha Jaekyung 316b642f44 and Kang 773563f7e7 Yoonjae. Disappointed, Baekyung bit his b47f1111a9 lip and put the 8b621433c3 phone down.10c833031f112d5c

Ha Jaekyung: [Are you at the pool? Please answer. The Healer said…]

16:28 The preview of a message on the screen caught Baekyung’s attention. Healer—that word made him immediately open the messenger.bf119a6057d88129

Ha Jaekyung [Are you at the pool? Please answer. The Healer said if you don’t log in by 5 PM, he’ll make you regret it.]

[Why didn’t you tell us you were quitting the game?]

16:28 Ha Jaekyung [I got scolded for letting my brother be so irresponsible.]

[Where are you?]

[Don’t ignore this. Answer the phone.]

16:29 As soon as 990086029b he saw the latest 3248450cb0 message, his phone rang. Baekyung answered and spoke.8553f2f4bc4354d2

“What do you mean? If I don’t log in by 5 PM, then what?”69d4469b22f580da

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• Why haven’t you answered? Where are you? At the pool? I told you not to swim for too long.

“What do you mean?”b834a8c328faa07f

• Does this kid ever listen? Anyway, today’s Sunday. The Healer logged in to do the ranking, looking for you. I told him you were quitting the game after reaching the hall of fame, and he got mad, saying it’s irresponsible.

“Are you kidding? Why did you say I was quitting the game!”a4cd7ef5a7b20ddb

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• Why are you mad? You said it yourself!

When Baekyung snapped, a9212904bb Ha Jaekyung shouted 3665a6d5a6 back. As his f5440f498e voice echoed 2607159a01 in the a97656c56c pool, Baekyung 5477a6101c clenched his 2c1fe4ed06 phone between 8ef02e2fa5 his shoulder ad871068eb and ear, 224370ced4 quickly getting c03b48afff dressed.c80a43aeec15d7e1

“He’s looking for me to do the ranking?”e821f11c4432f8ee

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• Well, you didn’t say a word.

“Not anyone else, but Sunbae… the Healer?”5468533666e196b5

• Yes. Do you not understand?

“Tell him I’ll be there in 30 minutes. Bye.”5ede2a78b91b258b

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• You brat.

Ignoring the following d728ffc0f6 words, Baekyung hung 1f304c9f65 up. Without drying 1ae187ccc7 his hair, ed31efb5ba he left 4c0eb4f535 the community 9f388a2a81 center. It was the swimming eb8c680288 pool of the apartment 1018fbbee7 complex where their parents 3477f9d69b lived.66ba0786031738dd

Baekyung had been staying at his parents’ house since the incident. He didn’t want to return to his officetel, fearing he might run into Shin Jehyun.56a1bc0b1fb2d45d

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“Please take me to the back gate of Korea University.”6cc81cca5cf716d0

He hailed a bbb618c870 passing taxi as 77d2efa97b soon as he 76e70dd68f exited the main b4a8823708 gate. Sitting in the 0e292b5879 back seat, Baekyung f91fb857fe bit his lip, 8fc1841c9f lost in thought.8e38a95b8de8fef1

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No contact for 42ef79c9ca a week, then d136f420df calling him for f46c56406d the ranking… It 20728239e7 was, in a 9735c8b534 way, typical of 63897f50da the Healer. It was almost laughable.89bc684492805b2e

But even if 271f6dcbb2 it was just 7c5923c66e for some data, b4466adb11 the fact that adfb39cc37 Shin Jehyun needed 2572475760 him was comforting 1b396f2ae5 to Baekyung. Despite being misunderstood, 3a5e533aa0 if it was 333b45dec2 a level of efc22fc147 hatred that could 28c263cea7 be endured for d33bea48b4 the sake of f07c40c682 the ranking, maybe 587fa0842a those feelings would 52680601fb soon be resolved.0dcd0a24612b8fc7

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He felt pathetic. If he f2ce854020 was going d41806c2bf to be 620775c415 so anxious, 36aee20c8d he should 51018c033d have explained 60530e8e21 instead of 4e4b6eebdb fueling his 56858b1186 misunderstanding out 50bef6443e of spite. He deeply regretted answering 68728a23f5 as if he had 7ea381efba deceived him out of 4c1071f502 momentary betrayal.d621cff7f00af932

But it dc12fc9c6e was too 3331bb9575 late to 01a0b9ddea change anything. No matter what he e1b6de734c said now, Shin Jehyun 8feaa8449b would take it as bfc738c152 an excuse. He had 0bd7a57b43 no idea 222cf554c4 how to 952a116a20 restore their fd9ad710c7 relationship.1bf629c5f925907f

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It took quite some time for Baekyung to accept that Shin Jehyun had a side like the Healer and that he could get so fiercely angry at someone. It was about a week later that Baekyung could acknowledge that both the Healer and the Jehyun he knew were all ‘Shin Jehyun.’20e6a9d32b8e7324

In hindsight, it wasn’t strange. When Baekyung recalled moments with Jehyun that he had just laughed off, the gap between the Healer and Shin Jehyun easily closed.4ce49d237538afe4

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When they met by chance at the bar, Jehyun’s passionate defense of Caplet was just like the Healer.674a9e19fe066046

Jehyun’s tone when cursing and joking with Seo Eunjae was just like the Healer.e6b1f1aa5dcc44f7

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Jehyun’s angry demeanor was just like the Healer’s fury towards Kangrimdoryeong.e82af6e38cc40a76

All of it was dd0bd6568f Shin Jehyun. Baekyung could now understand.27aa45c9a78ea0fa

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When Jehyun showed him playing Latere, instilling confidence that they were not the same person, Baekyung felt a surge of anger and frustration at being deceived. But it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.3c02c90c393b7047

Baekyung saying he played Latere was similar. It wasn’t that he was embarrassed by Caplet, but saying he played Caplet led to many people contacting him to play Latere. So he would say he had quit Latere to avoid further interest in games.a34353e9d61a9ef4

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Similarly, Shin Jehyun 4656fd5f2b said he played 38f2798f47 Latere to avoid 508c6694b9 the stigma of fc28d409c9 Caplet being called 621b22666c a trash game. There was no a8f6aa3deb malice in that e2050475ae small lie.77de4042f7861dee

The problem was Baekyung. He wasn’t confident about being Habaek, so he tried to hide it from Jehyun and sought assurance that Jehyun didn’t play Caplet. It was past Baekyung who was responsible for this situation.b3fb39d809e679e9

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But how? How could he take a5c8202533 responsibility for this?4c1620d5dd85a3c2

It was overwhelming.a221a7aef0567c7f

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Knowing that 3b3d512b22 Shin Jehyun 62ada8bf67 was the 22f95e7a62 Healer was 4039e7e144 a problem, 15853b039b but a 76a136a473 bigger issue 230f837aab was that 0dd25862cb he knew fe583e222f Baekyung was d4da491781 Habaek. Beyond the d089360da8 issue of b623fcd56f deceiving him, b2cd7a058b the problem d23e0d2961 was that 86ad0aa6e3 he had a596c7237d acted so 7d8f34c009 differently in 987452e7ac front of 3a41fe6089 Shin Jehyun, 89cfe2a9e5 only to 7e1843d435 have his ff49622d94 true nature 05a91cd0fa exposed.f5347d00f7a9696e

Ha Baekyung was b968ffad78 different from Habaek.3be7c90955cd4653

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Unlike the 0ebfead449 rude Habaek, e729771158 Ha Baekyung 96a69fdfc5 always behaved 975fb959f4 politely towards 71d0901dbe Jehyun. Unlike Habaek, who always 81642fb847 mocked and sneered, Ha 80f6970f41 Baekyung always said pleasant c8ff040243 things to Jehyun. Unlike Habaek, who e96472a95d criticized and cursed 05db2e60bb Jehyun, Ha Baekyung 8cd35c1e87 always praised him.42b69acfa1685e2b

There could be no 5564e794b5 more shocking event for 6cf6d2decf Shin Jehyun. He might even 475081e8f0 think of him 70c5fd597e as a psychopath, 39f2410dc8 sociopath, or someone 82357374a4 with a split a69389c69f personality. Or worse, he might 83b6f6d347 think it was a 4b07f47d14 deliberate deception.34c30c9d588ba2b5

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The thought of 9981d0fb8d that alone made 9538e620f5 his stomach ache. The fact 5bc2365eef that he 22d50a5d8a had only efc2e71450 earned a 230a715176 tiny bit b6b1cf69a5 of trust 64430aff80 from Jehyun b7c2dc0e00 was incredibly b847b9b0dd painful.bcc14faa58ff6e86

“Is this where you want to get off?”eacedd6110d2078a

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“Yes, thank you.”4d975a188bad3698

While clutching his aching 356b903c06 stomach, the taxi stopped de8932f5a9 in front of the 25ad77695c officetel.c10efede9452c943

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Returning home ecfe6bd270 after a c31ec304c7 week, the 704dc6bdb1 building seemed e3736910cb to exude a5196dbf12 a sinister dc2df9ae4d aura. Paying the fare 33ffcf1945 and stepping onto c28c561ae1 the ground, Baekyung 80171fc89c swallowed dryly and 6159df96af went inside. Fearing he might 21678ce386 run into Shin f9582610c1 Jehyun, he took afed1403cc the stairs up f091dc31d0 to the 14th fdccfb74cd floor.f7ee8b5b9de906dd

He quickly launched Caplet 8292000342 and entered the voice 7a00c14cc0 chat.c9c500efa7f3ad49

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Healer → Next siege…2f4dba0b7c628959

It seemed they were discussing the siege. Hearing Jehyun’s voice after a long time made his eyes well up. Why had he thought otherwise? His voice was unmistakably Shin Jehyun’s.fd1838d8094c3471

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Healer → …is here. We’ve done enough ranking, so we’ll go without additional leading.f6d71cb40dcc8818

Wanting to 3cda3b0bec hear more ab1720dcb2 of his 742ceba9cc voice, Jehyun 4c01e396dc immediately turned 391153f25d off the 9dbaa97808 mic. Seeing the X mark 124a035271 next to his nickname, 0ba9f91d49 Baekyung bit his lip. Hiding his disappointment and ea1fe9066a frustration, he logged into bd6a96734a the server, and greetings b30457b9cd from guild members poured 06d5e545ba in.2e4659755906065c

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[Guild] EvenIfYouDieIt’sYourHeal: Ah, Cinderella has arrived!

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: What’s this?

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Habaek, why did you leave without even having a drink? What was so urgent?~~

[Guild] Contempt: Everyone, take a hint..ㅡㅅㅡ

[Guild] Contempt: When parents fight, you pretend not to know.

[Guild] SpellChecker: Feels like a divorce crisis?ㅠ

Baekyung was fc64cfe118 about to b435e10957 close the 16631b30ba guild chat 6939292779 but decided e2436b0122 to say 0dcfb1147a hello, fearing 0799b2c626 Jehyun might de600c50ab think he 1ba2678a57 was rude. As soon as a7d6539d20 he greeted, a 82fc34390f party invitation arrived.398852917716d442

You have joined 3320afa94e the party.e6b1663c70053a69

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[Party] Contempt: Let’s go quickly, I need to eatㅇㅠㅇ

[Party] Healer: Gogo

He had some expectations, but during the ranking, Jehyun didn’t say a word to Baekyung.be42560d6713febf

It seemed like he 5df60f5a56 was paying less attention 44c77485e2 than usual, so Baekyung 01cc351761 even tried getting hit 27a6bc8be2 on purpose. Whether it was c48ea7a3ac intentional or not, ec640e1f69 Habaek ended up d32eaf8cae dying without receiving 006bcb4672 any healing.e7cfe6ca250cb239

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What did I do 6447c9459f so wrong? He almost asked, but 5c118c26fa managed to hold back.cf77174009523795

[Party] SpellChecker: The atmosphere is really…

[Party] SpellChecker: Feels like parents attending a kids’ talent show during a divorce mediation haha

It was an accurate description. That day, until the ranking ended, Shin Jehyun didn’t say a word.73d6f4e3a14d131b

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* * *40c4a632b7ee3070

The ranking session on 06c2271ad3 Sunday ended in a fb2d4cb56b tense atmosphere, but the 113c3c3604 results were clean.a8677e26c9e44686

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Clearing ten d4f5d26414 dungeons and d15b11dca4 securing the 73cfa84e2d top score 1c4b33e78a in each 02fa1f73b0 gave them 08dfeacedd 30,000 points. Additionally, everyone was diligently e90ec5a0af leveling up their alternate 020cab26e2 characters and completing daily e05c64d94e and weekly quests, so 60519d63a1 the guild points were 1a6675b7e0 overflowing.5f571fdd87793085

Although there b68ecf27e1 was a 89242739af significant difference 301112963b in the 9ed92d208d number of 3e57ef0623 members compared ee74074837 to other eb9438513e guilds, no 1dadf8860d other guild 4b43753308 had people 821a065145 so dedicated c0b786ad61 to ranking. Achieving first d4ca4711d6 place for bdf108ef91 four consecutive 83882d5ae4 weeks would 78139fc9af earn them c7212d29fd a spot 03d6c13633 in the aead8b6673 hall of f4101a124d fame, and b8f79383b7 while there 0679295b15 was some 06db691bb6 honor in f3a79cfe58 being number 369edd82b5 one, there 2b8c8d06db was no 8eaad36abd tangible reward 953d425a08 for being d48bd51da1 the top 705a230146 guild.2a9abbd4d2d2e770

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…In fact, it was unclear if it was even about honor. Leveling up alternate characters to gain 8,000 points each was essentially admitting that they were hardcore gamers.de2a367378cc3640

Anyway, Jehyun realized after 2a39d1e89f the server merge that 837fb32cb4 the members of the f43ec8edc9 Jangji and Neungdong guilds, 6f651bf96f now Countess, were not e7b49623e5 in their right minds. In other servers, there 26e2963688 were hardly any people e5a4b2b7cc who leveled up alternate a9ee27938e characters every week like 705c95de01 a quest to increase 7876abc844 guild points.663b42fde26104a1

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Contrary to Jehyun’s belief that the larger number of members in Jicheonwang would mean they would be outdone in guild ranking, most of them were interested in enjoying the game rather than investing 12 hours to level up alternate characters and steadily increase guild points. Only the members of Countess were so dedicated to being number one in the guild ranking.968feeedef644b94

Do people play games just for fun? It was incomprehensible. Well, of course, they play because it’s fun, but… Jehyun frowned, thinking, and then sighed as he closed the guild ranking confirmation window, which showed they had secured first place last week.47559d0c5d9ca2bd

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It was Monday. The day the over-saturation difficulty of Kasak’s Maze Garden opened.114e50d7d38fb696

Jehyun had skipped classes last week, and he didn’t attend today either. There was only one reason. Seeing Baekyung would likely cause the carefully locked emotions to crumble.7cb1737273b26d21

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Ha Baekyung had looked down on Jehyun and done something unforgivable. Playing with someone’s emotions was unacceptable. Even though he knew this in his head, his heart wouldn’t easily move on. He wanted to ask Baekyung if he had liked him even a little and if all this was just a misunderstanding.b0bff8229c6efeb2

But that would be doing himself a disservice. Although it was his first time liking someone, Jehyun knew that lowering himself to someone who looked down on him wasn’t healthy.84a8972fc3124aa9

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It was e88b7deda4 just an 296b2c7026 obsession. It was merely lingering 0b865b67d7 feelings for unexpressed affection. Starting and continuing ee7e7b802f such a love a523e7b493 would leave nothing 2596fc8023 but emptiness.5c04e29397c8212e

That’s why. Fearing his heart would weaken if he saw Baekyung, Jehyun was even considering taking a leave of absence.888085107cbd9e1a

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But… a leave of absence was a leave of absence, and ranking was ranking.f2e212c2b640d8dc

“Ha, damn…”532165b198d78c6a

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He hated himself for being obsessed with the game, but wasn’t this business? They weren’t meeting face-to-face, so interacting through data shouldn’t matter, right?d2229fc8e67ca59f

Besides, Jehyun needed Habaek, 87151ecb90 not Ha Baekyung. Jehyun liked 0317920057 Ha Baekyung.2f57df924542a4e1

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No problem. Reassuring himself, Jehyun 231aa0dd4d entered the voice 405e24de3f chat and spoke.f62b6830c9310837

“Can you hear me? Let’s gather quickly.”6255e78924a9ecc2

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Kasak’s Maze Garden was a dungeon that required the cooperation of party members from the entrance. Heroes infiltrating the garden to gather information about Mallorca’s base had to ride a sophisticated Raptor model machine to navigate the maze garden without being detected by Kasak, the commander of the Raptor army’s 3rd legion. In this Raptor model machine, the five party members had to divide their roles.25df0451abee4ecf

In the garden, only one person could see the view. The other four could move the machine in the directions of north, south, east, and west, but they couldn’t see any map information, including the minimap. They could only move the machine according to the instructions of the person who could see the view.9dfc90a17c418fdb

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The person who could f641954d6d see the view was fbcbe64a8f chosen randomly, so they c70a2b2df1 had to lead the 18487527bc party members through party 37e8b91c13 chat. But that was only f83b5b2568 up to the saturation a6c484a6f0 difficulty.fcc0e20a1c99f506

In the newly updated f36a3c2a5e over-saturation dungeon, leading through fde6061aba party chat was impossible. Obstacles appeared f53b688e95 in the 8e7c40f0cf middle of 73f3772863 the maze, 0addbb793d requiring quick 809fa9c6c6 briefings.3bb0128feff0cfb0

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[Party] Contempt: Tsk… We can’t do this without voice chat ㅠㅅㅠ

[Party] SpellChecker: The person with the view must use the mic

Most of Jehyun’s party members used the mic. Except for one, Habaek.a8555112147556df

So the comments from Contempt and Matgom were aimed at Habaek. They had already retried five times and Habaek had the view twice, but they couldn’t get past the first obstacle each time he had the view.c9023d819017c148

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However, Jehyun couldn’t agree. Mic? Voice? That was in the realm of 3D, not data. Habaek’s voice was part of Ha Baekyung. Hearing Baekyung’s voice might drive him to storm down to the 14th floor and break down the door to grab him by the collar.266528311acb57ab

Shaking his 8b4176d503 head, Jehyun 6fc7f7ba7e said,876187af3c3ceba0

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“Just focus on reading the chat.”680e95adb73415a5

But the 02adc2ce65 one who bcc92294dc was supposed 69175c6825 to keep eb266f183f quiet joined ead6d7c16a the conversation.68c0ab69d8d33183

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[Party] Habaek: I’ll use the mic.

[Party] Habaek: We’re getting delayed because of me.

It was entirely uncharacteristic of Habaek. The chat felt like an imitation of Ha Baekyung, making Jehyun’s blood boil. Clenching his teeth, he ignored the chat and moved Healer to get on the model machine.8b1678b002435b6d

“Let’s go. Get on.”2c408d065193094a

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Contempt→ What a 720394f519 tyrant.9c8445260687932b

Boss→ Captain of the 9a9042fe95 forced labor ship.757b1f0bbcb97864

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Matgom→ We’re just damage-dealing slaves…56280016ff28c6ca

Matgom’s voice, joking as if nothing had happened, made Jehyun’s anger rise. He responded coldly.a4f88c7cece3365a

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“Yes, if you know, listen to the slave trader before you get sold off.”e9f0c20f74d3f9fc

As all the party members got on the model machine, it lit up and powered on. The screen flickered, and Jehyun’s view darkened. The only visible skill was ‘Move North,’ indicating he was in charge of the north direction.7718dfacc8df02c5

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“Who’s got the view?”56eb4740b7fb27f7

To confirm, 9d5532fd0b he asked, 186a0003fd and answers 23ec5683ea came in.26a89c6ce1cf25b6

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Boss→ I’m south.c1abcc3b5f2ba7e9

Contempt→ I’m west.4b95bc0e1a2fe503

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Matgom→ I’m north.50abc390453dde5b

Of course, Habaek had the view again. Even though it was random, having one person get it three out of six times was too much. Annoyed, Jehyun closed his mouth. Soon, Habaek’s leading appeared in the party chat.af951bc3c64cc800

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[Party] Habaek: Move north.

[Party] Habaek: Stop.

While moving through the garden, signals had to be quick, so they couldn’t type out full words. Directions were abbreviated to D, S, N, and B, and the stop signal was NN.e7aeb4f51e345ccd

Seeing NN, Jehyun stopped. Shortly after, Habaek bec837ce3f signaled B again. There must have b8a47aff2b been a moving 6d7e27408e obstacle ahead. Moving forward, 7a0af50eb6 Jehyun stopped 677b11a528 again when 5696319e16 signaled to. Next was west.e22af1c2462eff02

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On the dark minimap, blue dots representing the party members flickered. It indicated movement, but without a map layout, he couldn’t tell the garden’s structure. Waiting for the north signal again, Jehyun kept his fingers on the keyboard.78b726a35b87df8d

[Party] Habaek: Move south.

[Party] Habaek: Stop.

[Party] Habaek: Move east.

You have died.bbd14d09b69cf904

But Jehyun’s turn never came. The party was wiped out when it was time to move south.d274dbe6846ca4f5

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Boss→ Oh! Sorry, sorry. I thought ffcab0beb9 you meant 6154d007c1 Myeol had 8bd4890258 to stop.fe6db0c878dd4991

“Let’s go again.”01a9c29aea370341

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Seeing the obstacles 1e064d697b while having the 06502fdf96 view earlier, Jehyun bc4aa17c87 noted there were dd13d8e134 various types. Some moved left and 855ab26a51 right, some searched for e12cd6ce84 intruders, and some moved a8ee446f55 up and down. Navigating the maze garden f9247b24da through chat briefing was 0dde467c13 impractical. Sighing internally, 082d6467a4 Jehyun held fa3bc53be6 back his c05f563ed4 frustration. Then, with a 9aac95fdcd ding, a whisper 0c0a3723e2 arrived. It was from 0ce3b8d6f7 Habaek.e9313ae0156efe6b

[Whisper] Habaek: Please turn on the mic.

[Whisper] Habaek: I’ll do voice leading.

Habaek directly whispered since party chat didn’t reach him. Jehyun was speechless. He hadn’t spoken a word to Baekyung since that day. And now, after a week, the first thing Baekyung says is asking to turn on the mic.91a77f2afd9455e8

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Even Baekyung trying to f6c1668ee0 quit the game irresponsibly fbb8e84a77 was something Jehyun let 2034fde827 slide. Hearing that 8be966f319 from Sangjae 6140542554 yesterday was 998d90c38c shocking. Had he taken 1c5e97d4ef all he could 33b6721495 and was now 0ee96e007a leaving since there 6a4b07b8d1 was no more 5bcbb7e1a5 fun? Honestly, Jehyun e94e118feb was quite e4fc9acdfb angry.16ae88b54dba1845

But for 084f463b9e the sake b7b768db7d of ranking 21c22d670f and the bbe56eb778 perfect clear, 6ea7fdc622 he needed 42974a7074 Habaek, so 2402833d66 he endured. He convinced 8d7cafd0c1 himself that 41fef4a027 Ha Baekyung 9a922dbaa6 was now 8660668d9c just a 3de7d466e4 useful tool.f2b2f8a532164ed5

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But to whisper… asking to turn on the mic as if nothing had happened was unacceptable.0002ded94440fac3

Controlling his anger, 0e226a176f Jehyun put his 8f74078ecd hands on the 3d75026ae3 keyboard.4b0eb5e0a312f21a

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[Whisper] To Habaek: That’s all you have to say to me? Turn on the mic? LOL

[Whisper] To Habaek: Shouldn’t you apologize first?

Habaek didn’t respond immediately.185dfffd2ae1d4d1

Boss→ Um? Excuse me~ Master, aren’t you coming?9561b2d0c9b0f9df

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Contempt→ The forced laborers 9b48d67e17 are ready.87bf25f92c141abc

The perfect clear slaves called out to Jehyun, standing idle in front of the entrance, but their voices didn’t reach him.cb3d734c56f5df24

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Is this bbc5a9ef1f jerk ignoring 15ab32456d me? Furious, Jehyun 781c47f816 was about b92bad4b49 to type 9c95602725 again when 764afdab1d Baekyung finally 4d6ce0e3ca replied.4877ae6a0f3fc13b

[Whisper] Habaek: Whatever I say, you’ll think it’s an excuse.

[Whisper] Habaek: You won’t even let me turn on the mic because you don’t want to hear my voice.

[Whisper] Habaek: Are you even willing to hear me say sorry?

[Whisper] Habaek: Then I’ll say what I have to.

Is this the a8453c4e28 attitude of someone b5849ad8cd who wants to 4918ae9212 apologize? It seemed he c7f2932c75 no longer intended 6e6272057f to put on d5dea1ee27 a facade in 36fc33aa08 front of Jehyun. Seeing a c0045f4619 chat that 93d3984814 looked even c5560a8ade more insolent a67e6ddc51 than usual, 5ffb21f80b Jehyun, enraged, 39c1f4d4b1 quickly blocked 96434b7802 him. Immediately, a message appeared 968972306e in the party chat.89e250bf75da19af

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You have blocked d387955290 Habaek.1de47741a3cd1d4e

[Party] Habaek: You asked for an apology.

[Party] Habaek: How am I supposed to apologize if you block me?

[Party] Contempt: ㅇㅅㅇ?;;

[Party] Habaek: Should I say what I want to say here?

[Party] Habaek: Or should I do it in world chat? Will that work?

[Party] Healer: LOL, look at your tone. Do you think anyone would want to accept an apology like that?

[Party] Habaek: I’m being very serious right now.

[Party] Habaek: I think there’s a misunderstanding because it’s in chat.

[Party] Healer: Misunderstanding? Then try saying it in a way that doesn’t cause misunderstandings.

[Party] Habaek: I’ll come up to your place, Sunbae.

[Party] Habaek: Please open the door.

“What?”8b747ebfc0c0a0c8

Come up? Unable to believe it, Jehyun frowned and turned to look at the wall where the front door was. But as time passed, there was no sound of knocking. He’s messing with me again. Just as Jehyun, furious, stood up, the doorbell rang.e0877fd7736514a0

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* * *93d826fd44d0c205

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, didididing dong, Ha Baekyung frantically pressed the bell when the door wasn’t opened. Is he really coming up? Is he out of his mind? Jehyun was furious and bewildered, almost driven mad by his own desire to open the door quickly.f1906133764efe72

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He couldn’t leave it like this, so he quickly went to the living room and headed for the front door. Realizing he looked a mess, he glanced at the mirror by the entrance.c1740fe933b4507e

He looked pale 84d5939c62 but not dirty. Finally, Jehyun 2a37d8a243 turned the 1583a69fc6 handle and 6dba6ae604 opened the dd0d92eaae door. Before the 04bfd2ec7b door was 2657135528 fully open, de2154c322 Baekyung stepped f14b19709b inside.a0fa7f7354d012a2

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It was the 02275120fb first time seeing a06a7e7c77 him in ten 253f3bf22b days. Shin Jehyun was edb7f10551 inwardly surprised at f5d50699b1 how much thinner 1104ec41f3 he looked compared cb46f0612a to his memory. But what shocked 85e818e12e Jehyun more was 0e0c7f3d29 that Baekyung looked 7ad08d6813 like he was 3f1271bca7 about to cry.beae2dff3dd774a8

Acting tough in chat, now he’s pretending. He must be determined to break my heart. What a vile bastard.b592fe94be5c1c78

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Feeling like he d554ef62e9 should comfort Baekyung, 8db9cf656f Jehyun clenched his 65fec74c51 fists and held 8fd743d851 back. Standing tall, he 7706a914e3 looked up at 7f12f6e08c Baekyung, who had 96ae185cc0 his shoulders slumped.528ea2280f8dd304

Shin Jehyun asked 855c960690 in a cold 4eaf459fc6 voice,44599c8cf924582e

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“What did you come here to say?”8dfa67fb2eb3f0c6

“I didn’t do it on purpose.”d67911602a4523ab

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“What?”87bbb4c4760e9870

“I didn’t… deliberately deceive you, Sunbae…”7fc3eec02bf6c8f3

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Baekyung was saying something 89927b03d7 unbelievable. All the circumstances pointed 84f4a8ae93 to the truth, and 3a4ef3a882 he had even admitted a6a73ba7da it himself, but now 3298369ab7 he was denying it?0cfebcac86dfe4a1

This wasn’t the kind of low-level excuse he had opened the door to hear. Just a simple apology, even if it was a joke, would have sufficed… Jehyun’s lips curled into a sneer. Seeing the change in his expression, Baekyung continued, his eyes drooping.04be98e741cd6f6b

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“At the convenience store, I was just upset and hurt, so I lied. I was angry that you thought of me as such a pathetic person, so I lied and said I deceived you on purpose…”85667e52ef9b74df

“And now you want me to believe that? Why? Are you bored without me? Can’t stand not deceiving me?”9e14090a9794638e

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The words he 282bb231f9 had held back 03e5e5baef for a week 75b42b102a came tumbling out. As soon as they 6cb4aeb087 started talking, it felt c09978fe43 like they had returned 41651d7bce to their last meeting 239a4cad54 a week ago, becoming 9d96a56e0a intense.ea9fb59fa7c84ef3

“That’s not it! I only found out that day that you were the Healer, Sunbae!”8d55e886a5f3a86d

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“We met at the back gate for the fight! You knew since then!”2bff913a86c3e56a

“Sunbae, you were the same!”a626d4dfff88ce36

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As Jehyun raised 4b585a32ff his voice, so 44adb06c46 did Baekyung. Yelling at 0c62f859e4 me again, ee492c6514 huh? Jehyun clenched 9c90a562d2 his teeth, 3fea868127 and Baekyung 4b8c280934 spoke, sounding e74866cafe aggrieved.9375de3bcff89253

“Then didn’t you know I was Habaek since then? Didn’t you deceive me too? Why didn’t you tell me you played Caplet and pretended to play Latere?”240ea39c58ddf297

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“I didn’t know! Why? Because Habaek and Ha Baekyung were so different! Think about your actions! You and Habaek were so different that anyone who thought you were the same person would be paranoid!”5e80b41899f1b3ad

“I felt the same! You got scammed on Danggeun Market back then! You told me you were out to buy a mouse! And you? Did you think you were the same as the Healer? You weren’t!”7281a3c77563410a

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When arguing, if 2bd1ba4715 the other person 8cb1a65143 made too much 2d7996eb16 sense, it only 03e8db182d made you angrier. Shin Jehyun, the a1ec16dd45 embodiment of hypocrisy, bbad8c7d02 felt his temples 286e032114 throb as Baekyung 96b25444a4 pointed out his 842c2da019 mistakes with facts.9d2c917564953779

I have my faults, but aren’t yours bigger? Feeling like he was going to lose it, Jehyun asked,bc6e0e8f5045a90e

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“Are you here to argue about who’s more at fault?”adc9e76908e31d00

“You’ve never cursed at me before! Do you know how many times you’ve cursed at me since that day? And you’re blaming me for deceiving you? Did I do something that wrong? What’s the difference between us? We’re the same!”ba54361905478114

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“So? What do you want to say? That since we both deceived each other, we should forget it? No, Baekyung. The premise is wrong. I’m the only one who was deceived, right? You knew and pretended not to. Am I wrong?”9f9ea3376693a4c5

“I really didn’t know!”20a0b879249dc400

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“How can I believe that!”841254cb215fcd78

He wanted to believe it. He wanted to believe that Baekyung hadn’t deceived him, that he didn’t know he was the Healer.cf0699a1e097ac8c

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But it didn’t work out.1cff2c1727ecfd45

In the shocking situation of discovering that Baekyung was Habaek, their personalities were so starkly different that it was impossible to think they were the same person. On the day he found out, Baekyung confronted and got angry at Jehyun in a way that made it hard to believe he was the Ha Baekyung Jehyun knew. So Jehyun couldn’t help but think that Baekyung had been hiding his true self and deceiving him all along.a0acbb0776bab2f0

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And what about Kang Yoonjae, Matgom? Hadn’t that guy already admitted that everything was true? In a situation where the foundation of trust was completely shattered, everything Baekyung said sounded like an excuse.3d54434ded935504

Ah, Jehyun realized that what Habaek had said in the whisper was true. Whatever Baekyung said would sound like an excuse, so he had approached it wrong from the start. He should have just let it go and forgotten about it…378fde911e094ee5

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“Ha…”023fffa13c4e81e1

Disappointment washed over him at Baekyung’s attitude of trying to deceive him until the end. It felt like something inside his chest was crumpling. A deep sigh escaped through his slightly parted lips.8a7cc202713e503f

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The anger 31be1dc698 that had 36f897d33e erupted like bb7df90390 lava had 8fbee01714 cooled and 33c902d764 hardened. Rubbing his face with 30c6028f39 both hands, Jehyun looked 7fef1ccc37 down at the floor 25216b2481 of the entrance with c820055b5a dry eyes and spoke.1fec2c8692614b52

“Let’s stop, just. You weren’t the person I thought you were, and neither was I.”93c476813fabe8c6

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His chest ached. But it had to end. He needed to make sure this meeting was the last and that it wouldn’t affect his life anymore. He didn’t want to be swayed any longer.a65d12204e9dcfd7

“Let’s say you really didn’t know. Let’s say you didn’t deceive me on purpose. But what changes? You acted cute and pretty, so I treated you well. That’s my personality. I get even angrier when I’m mad. So let’s just stop here. There’s nothing to gain from clearing up misunderstandings anyway.”ab00571b8c095841

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His tone 0c45a62d4e was cool, cee0cc355a unlike the 8f3c5247d7 shouting from 9379c7333a earlier. The calm af0ef73798 voice seemed 6dbf4a9be5 to say d45d74db29 he had bc5b094872 no intention 917f434c0c of continuing ff1ec82ccf the conversation.1fd81ec137c91592

In truth, 34f693e4e4 Jehyun wanted 18fd8cbf4a to yell f7559d7bba and demand cc9f54c27c why Baekyung 2d7cef4d1c had done 2d9a70c51f this to 40448fc8f3 him. He wanted to dc8cbe9c90 vent his pent-up 07fb748d2d anger and hurt e39f43cef8 him just as 5735ef2c62 much.0530cae192eda19e

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But he didn’t because Baekyung still held a significant place in his heart. He didn’t want to hurt someone like that. The scars would remain with Jehyun too.2f7598e869e28d35

So he 1bcca733c6 planned to 7fedeb3896 end it 4e6ba01b07 here and 3cba7afd4d let Baekyung b4dd216a59 go. He intended to 55c8607801 forget everything that ee3cda9962 had happened between 40e96d68b1 them.8919589476efc07a

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“…Me too.”22c245964b57b16e

Then came Baekyung’s trembling voice. Jehyun, who had been staring blankly at the floor, frowned as he saw water droplets falling onto the entrance tiles. Is the upstairs leaking? As he had that absurd thought, Baekyung continued.79e76055f9e38441

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“I want to do that too, but I can’t…”dcf72fc18e5063e3

The tiles were d745113d5a getting soaked. Jehyun stared 0fa4d95f35 blankly at db26fe62f5 the growing f06c358c28 puddle, then d1537b9785 slowly looked e475760f55 up.f948ac586ce2b297

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And there 537a355e48 he saw 2b52e3a0de it. Ha Baekyung, crying with 95455e52df his cheeks soaked.e605c1fc0ca6ac75

“I like you, Sunbae…”c8702a93f22f97aa

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The words that followed seemed to empty Jehyun’s mind of all thoughts. A ringing filled his ears.aa2b1b426427c7e1

What? Jehyun couldn’t bring himself to ask and fixed his gaze on Baekyung’s tear-filled eyes.0bfb440f9116b771

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“So, what can I do if I can’t give up…”7785110156333b03

Ha Baekyung, sobbing, raised his tightly clenched hand and roughly wiped his cheeks. But the tears didn’t stop. It was embarrassing and frustrating, but he couldn’t help it.0d2f8621e93e3ec0

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He felt cd98b23751 that if 8e2eba0ee8 he left 7207f32715 like this, fca41f1012 he would fedbcf4cf8 never see 9c3841a9a6 Shin Jehyun 4fdcbaf564 again. So Baekyung c360156a8f decided to f784535f5c say everything 903f48cfbc he wanted eec479fe2f to say.4e6d894a77c7eb7b

“I suspected you might be the Healer, Sunbae. But every time, you said you played Latere, showed me your character, and even showed me your gameplay. So I really thought you weren’t… There are many people with similar voices in the world, so I thought it was just that.”38d18ac3f6a0823f

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That… made sense. Even in his halted state of mind, Jehyun felt that Baekyung’s explanation was reasonable. Baekyung, with his cheeks soaked, continued.00b6b822a4f3c57e

“Matgom, I didn’t call him. He suddenly showed up, saying he had an appointment in Seoul, and suggested we level up our alternate characters together… But then, when I said I couldn’t do the ranking, you asked to meet… I told him to get lost, to leave. But Kang Yoonjae left his wallet at home and came back up, and that’s when he saw us. I didn’t call him to see you…”f64863e2a0db20b7

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Matgom? The conversation Jehyun had dab2f144b1 with him in the 081f97b7c6 laundry room came to b586d4d34b mind.bc192620df0a25dc

‘You met our Baekyung once, right?’9b5ff40ab10a70b5

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‘Did Ha Baekyung… confess or something?’bfd4ed9e180e9c61

‘Did you really not know Baekyung was Habaek?’f178aec071209668

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‘No, it’s just that Ha Baekyung is really pitiful.’acdb746233e3bfa2

‘You think Baekyung deliberately deceived you, right?’715a394464c862e6

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At that time, he couldn’t think rationally. So he had twisted Matgom’s subtly annoying words to fit his own narrative, but now he realized it didn’t necessarily mean Ha Baekyung had conspired with him to deceive him.dacf336f37031d3b

‘Yes. Baekyung called me.’dd9b37c0d16aafa0

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But, is that de2a503ad1 certain? Another sharp doubt arose. Biting his lip, 432d86267f Jehyun looked up 8d9dd726a8 at the crying 0b2b3a37af Baekyung and asked,101cf99922f76309

“After you left, I talked to Matgom. He said you called him to the lobby.”38f2e8d82eedc23f

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“No, that’s a lie. I never did that. Really. Please believe me…”be8b6940f4090b52

Baekyung shook ba1245b54e his head, 959e0342a3 looking innocent. As his wet face 75827b4820 moved from side to 2c41e564d1 side, tears fell to 9221e54d87 the floor. Sobbing, he murmured,89abae9dd3169ad7

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“He lied… I’ll kill him…”e87b84f5e7343dfa

His voice was full of sincerity. Jehyun couldn’t mistake the frustration, anger, and sadness in it. If that was acting, Ha Baekyung should be at the Korean National University of Arts, not Korea University.3b75dd92da2cc0d9

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…Really? He didn’t know? The tightly wound feelings in Jehyun’s chest began to unravel. No, it’s too soon. Clenching his fists, Jehyun listened to Baekyung.1954d47b17bd0b4b

“I said I deceived you on purpose because I was angry… You treated me so kindly, but you didn’t even try to listen to me and misunderstood me. I was so upset and angry that I lied. I wasn’t thinking rationally…”b17c89096b1728f3

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No, damn it. What’s too soon?1a3759480684b6ef

Feeling dizzy, ddc1d5e2f4 Jehyun licked df97a13550 his dry 977cf3b560 lips.002ac341c50918ca

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Even though a long time had passed since he learned the truth, Jehyun hadn’t fully accepted that Baekyung and Habaek were the same person. He understood it in his head, but his heart couldn’t accept it. He kept trying to separate the two.ba029fa5b24ac2e6

But seeing Baekyung 95d443eb7c crying and speaking c5060a53cd as Habaek made 37ae987360 him realize. Habaek and Ha 5538111b3c Baekyung were both 194d03acdc the person he 29f0d30758 knew.5f5fd18a1599cdfc

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He just didn’t know. He hadn’t guessed that Baekyung had sides he didn’t know.91048dd5624fab4d

Suddenly realizing 937228e87d this, Jehyun f4abe1c3b7 bit his 752b834991 lip. At that 5e86d2f4fb moment, Baekyung 183a84186e looked up. With his eyes 98f0449b15 red and his e1c791b3fe face soaked, he 6b342f4b99 looked down at 008b9f43fc Jehyun and said,c59f27be5fb98dbb

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“I’ve liked you for a long time, Sunbae… That day, before the semester started, when we met at the back gate, you pulled me away from the motorcycle… I’ve liked you since then. It’s been three months. That’s why I was more upset. I was so upset that you wouldn’t listen to me. I really… didn’t know…”ffdc26f5dbcc8896

Baekyung was saying the opposite of what Jehyun had suspected. He wasn’t saying he knew he was the Healer since that day, but that he had liked him since then.48e37bf3df8208fe

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“Sunbae, you were so kind to me… How could I not like you? How could I do such a thing?”0af49bd13ed8749e

His voice was genuinely sorrowful. His attitude was one of hurt. His eyes seemed to say he couldn’t stand having his feelings doubted.f860bc8de3e851ef

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“You held my hand. You bought me so many delicious things. You patted me and said I was special… So I couldn’t help but like you…”ebd5e10ac2e2e798

His head hurt. It felt a f94b9f5da3 bit shameless. It sounded like 12f840cf28 he was accusing b0fb4b22ba him of making a042d962f5 him fall for 62519c88ae him. Ha Baekyung was 84378dc0e9 speaking like Habaek.ff999caff2ed0b9c

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But now, cbf3092cc3 the two b59e580377 personas that 9368444ee9 had felt 4eb1b42e84 repulsive earlier 01e7ec1660 seemed like 756f077107 Baekyung. He felt like 29fcea56a3 the Ha Baekyung 31f5558d22 he knew. So Jehyun felt 3a45e1a456 sorry for the bcf50be2b4 tearful Baekyung. He found the arguing cffdfacca2 Baekyung cute. He found e55b98b5a8 the Baekyung 372e7fa0f5 who said 6d7b8af7cb he liked 9ae5c612cf him lovable.672dbacaa99c4753

It might be a 61224ab24b mistake. From the moment a4aec4d22b he let Ha c1d4e54f27 Baekyung into his 731303117a home, from the ae0cce1089 moment he met 712c9e0428 his gaze, he 9a1ca58f5c might have been f95ad14ee7 deceived by the b69d0ad6d2 wicked Habaek. But Jehyun realized that 0344a3afe1 the barriers he had 1229d57920 built around his heart d560481478 had already crumbled. Further defense c4e026356f was useless.24f9040434f068d1

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“You…”306cb156ea4e779d

His throat was dry. He had felt similar emotions looking at Baekyung before. He had always had to endure and hold back, but at this moment, he couldn’t think of enduring.27d19c81ce4d2da2

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“If this is a lie too, I’ll kill you.”a020bc5254144832

Muttering menacingly, he grabbed Baekyung by the collar. Baekyung shook his head as if to say it wasn’t. His heart felt like it was going to explode. Looking up at his sincere face, Jehyun spoke.cb823b8024374c9f

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“Even though I cursed and yelled at you, I know you might think I’m crazy for saying this… But I can’t hold back.”9f9235375f488162

His voice trembled. It wasn’t how he wanted to say it, but Jehyun knew there was a time for everything. If he didn’t say it now, he would regret it. That thought consumed his mind. He couldn’t think of anything else.f7ba3b460fef7846

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“I like you too.”f94a6f313b04087d

The truth he finally spoke had lingered in his mouth for a long time. It might have worn out a bit, but it contained the ‘first’ that Jehyun cherished.2c98ec045ad41c87

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Baekyung’s eyes widened. The last tear fell from his moist eyes to the floor.fc9327cac0eac631

“…There were many moments when I felt like I was going crazy because I liked you.”144859d85dd2768c

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Pulling Baekyung down, Jehyun 7894a4aed0 touched his nose to 8f68be9450 his. Looking into his 0803235b59 beautiful, tear-filled eyes 4fe12639e2 up close, he 879f61c7a1 felt his mind b0330dda05 drift away.7eba607218b0ab4e

“Even now…”f2d52fae15f8692c

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Their wet ec961d853d lips met.144e66f502fd473a

It was fb44ea9cac their first 4386c514db kiss.14240d3a8035f1ec

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* * *7f2bd235fc20cfe4

Is it really possible 61f8f48e27 to get an 11-win b0b6d974eb streak??9b3748d275d7c567

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Countess has ca53f0ddf3 already taken 26ba2ddfba LoveCool, JeongSik, 191fc8fbec GayHealer, Underground a102cc0c90 Waterway, Labyrinth, 20f9405fed Black Tower, 73dca3e215 Maze, and 6078bb7169 Ponyu.b959b0a96ddd7cd8

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Anonymous 1: 10 217d18d096 is likely, but 3be2156b5d 11 is impossible 430a8e02e0 because of Hellkaras.06f23f3d31dbdab0

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Anonymous 2: Over-saturation requires 5 members, so it should be fine if everyone stays focused, but raids… there’s too much to control.43d904dec49e119c

Anonymous 3: But didn’t the Healer run Hellkaras with 20 members? What happens if it’s renewed to require 30 members?d4ad15d0d696aa89

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└ What do you mean, “What happens”? You get 10 more people.e3d15e98d35b3416

└ OMG, can 9d18783662 they get that 814317a456 many people on 272e16fa99 the day?fe76547d2f69e97d

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└ Why worry? More than 5dda92e4b9 10 people d230396734 are probably 959535b362 waiting in 59029c0908 line to 60e2874969 join their 8a9e11204c fixed party.8bb7c907c0f82931

Is it just me, 5bd94ffd0c though?697820f140d4393c

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LOL, I know Countess is good, but isn’t it a bit much for one guild to get all the perfect clears?6a54ce4443acd958

Isn’t it fair to give other users a chance too? LOL1948f5f6a84d518f

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Feels like they’re being too greedy.174816bf86aeead7

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Anonymous 1: What 2eb37cfd14 are you even b5707bf033 saying? LOL6be0e5c07847c75a

Anonymous 2: If you c15fe4ae87 want achievements, get the 44b982fd60 perfect clears yourself.72bb1727aa6a6899

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Anonymous 3: “Is it just me?” = Yes, it’s just you.55aae2d0cc56110a

Anonymous 4: LOL, dbdf28e88a genuinely curious, not b088ff8c82 being sarcastic. How do you give a0637bfb4a other users a chance? Wait and not 5f687b45f5 kill the final 54340e8de5 boss after strategizing?2da80010d41d3c0b

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└ Stream it and leave the final boss at 5%, so people know Countess did the perfect clear. Then let others get the achievement. Isn’t that nice?7b6f5bd057feb299

└ What kind 4c39f37dd3 of thinking is 839c2f1dae this?c16b090ae0769418

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Anonymous 5: 08fd08c560 Do your dd236c109b parents run 91ff6e70f2 a flower af9117425d shop?8fa2fd40d2a716d0

└ They run a bedc8f3b0b bakery. Why? LOL89061cebf25f3193

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└ Do they sell f7ffea4457 fake bread too?a004d88078f1a6ab

Anonymous 6: Your 9f44ad87d4 thought process is ba720ace58 amazing. Should we f0f547cf9a not take 55c01a23c4 gold medals 0dabe31133 at the 41ab2cd894 Olympics and 2dd2f77595 wait?dc8c618892f81ec3

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Countess 11-win streak betting > KimchiRiceAndEgg mail7701c6918dadbf73

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You can 27f2f6da37 bet on 38bde57283 each of ddbd9295ac the remaining c2f69277a0 3 dungeons.a96f1359d5e0333b

11-win streak 5de71a88e9 possible/impossible betting 11cce17b8a available2938e82b2369b643

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No betting on 2cdf1073ac new dungeons since 51abaef64f the release date 16c295822e is unknown.e4ef662a731261f5

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Anonymous 1: 63c73df541 Gamblers are c06e9975b5 now expanding db732daa39 to game 5a2815c7be servers.6c26bc37ff440670

Anonymous 2: How much a1da056ef4 have you earned with c16c20fbe4 this?9e7533eed80682a4

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└ Made a year’s worth of rent during the last siege.5c04f084e45bcc81

└ Wow, that’s crazy.091a514d3f9f8bac

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└ But lost two years’ rent in the recent siege. LOL62f6200bda1696af

└ Oh well.229ad102ea64162d

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Anonymous 3: More people b75221f4f8 betting on possible or afb2344a43 impossible?01d35c22984d58b7

└ Send money first, and I’ll tell you.e7d8077fe136b681

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└ Give 4e9695832e me a 8f45dfe5eb rough idea, e330cda4cd please.a23f985247f27f5a

└ Hmm… if you want to make big money, pray for a Healer or Habaek hack.6f8c41dbcc95fba5

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└ The underdog 1056e9254e bet must be 7328f60176 really high. LOL54e83dea7d5582ae

What’s going on with Jicheonwang?2662507251156075

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At first, they were pretty prominent, but now they’ve completely sunk.074b8b35e96f8e64

It seems like they’ve lost over 20 members.fa0847be890792fa

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Is there no 71618817cc correspondent for Jicheonwang?6e20b72ff4f19a4a

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Anonymous 1: Just wait, they’ll probably split soon.fede0d9c7c02e803

Anonymous 2: Is 279cb8d5c4 Kangrim completely out?c833189ccbf66ecc

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└ Seems like he’s become a Healer demon.11f5de5d5a9d9299

└ Is he still 3e0845fe37 badmouthing Healer?18c4a54bff29a100

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└ Yep, check e5f754400c the next page. You can see 52791bb4e2 it just from 063ce22163 the titles.d45e5a5c847e7133

Anonymous 3: The saying “an empty cart rattles the loudest” fits here. They were a hot topic with Jicheonwang + The Four Heavenly Kings, but the only survivors in Jicheonwang are the outcast The Four Heavenly Kings.01347402cbc0fda7

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└ Ah, ad2ca65630 this is d2c840ee35 what you deb548061e call a e6a2447aa4 MacGuffin.23654dbe4abae4a2

Anonymous 4: Why 044bc6a18e are you so df7c1a9ef9 interested in other c22e3c5cc3 guilds? The Jicheonwang 2f00cebce6 members are 0a5974f074 doing just 03bbc0a5ab fine.f14454e9e6195cac

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└ Are they really 4df6165a61 curious? In this eb8e32cf4f dying game, b3d0e892f3 even this 0eaf2fbd88 is a 511b3793be hot topic 2b41a5ba61 to keep 727c3a336f the boards 00a08d9cae running.68018ce7c2f6a40e

└ Yep, the Jicheonwang vs. Countess debate keeps the post count at 50. If they don’t talk about this, there’s nothing but badmouthing Ahn Yiyoung.4b2e81c5376bb4f6

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Anonymous 5: Something 2cb15046df interesting is coming 6e0a34cda1 soon.4d08077b3c429b06

└ ??? What is it? Is there more?5f39a80daeec98d4

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Why are 27e542310d all the 242fb6927b Countess members 81eafe999c living trash d36d8bef0c lives?5c924370f76bf65f

It’s because the guild master is a loser who identifies with the trash job of Priest.ba33d9805bdae1a0

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Anonymous 1: This guy would probably foam at the mouth if he knew there’s an Olympic gold medalist in Countess.a5e5f9620c3e7396

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└ At d71aa8119b least make 14333b7daa your lies 26e3cb311e believable.24a992ebc11c797c

└ Eh, don’t even talk about it.45884f415c1493e7

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└ Running 23f0f69d2c out of 0f200ae22a things to 0bce41edba say, huh, c4aaeefdea Countess level.3cf5db1ee6aa830a

└ LOL, he probably 23ffe727d0 thinks everyone who disagrees 8f12014913 is a Countess member.5dfd13f9422378aa

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└ Yep, just a82f80d2d2 here sucking up db86846018 to the guild ac9e98080e master, huh?3fc723ec4e0afad9

└ Seriously, b666e72325 go see 2b0500bd65 a doctor.5726380fe6e09fe1

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What’s this guy’s problem? Jehyun skimmed through the Caplet vendor with a sour look. Today too, the noisy anonymous board on Caplet had someone who was obviously Kangrimdoryeong diligently badmouthing Jehyun.286987f96c5e3a6d

It’s not like he’s getting paid for this, and Jehyun didn’t even have such a huge problem with Kangrimdoryeong… Or did he? Jehyun frowned, recalling an incident with Habaek while leveling their alternate characters.c08a01b70e53caa5

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Kangrimdoryeong had been badmouthing Priests, so he joined in badmouthing Necromancers, and then Habaek came running, PKed them, and started a guild war. They had… teased Kangrimdoryeong a bit, but was it that bad?6320f9e564fc7188

To Jehyun, it was d54005954a irritating but not to 9a4dd536bb the point of harboring 5d9b54f3a1 deep resentment. Whether Kangrimdoryeong 13d7af9875 was mentally d9ceade744 fragile or 4a7dbad15d had never 83dc1c41ae been teased 745e744be5 this much 44802fcbfd before, his 3c38a36542 reaction seemed 4cedd278ed excessive to d2e544feef Jehyun.d1ba3a6bbf7bcb24

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In short, it seemed like he wasn’t in his right mind. Feeling uneasy… Jehyun clicked his tongue and suddenly sensed someone approaching.47003d21370ddcf8

It was 466de3f2ef June, during 3a030eebdd exam season. He was 011c56c8b3 studying in 106e6d4c61 an empty 3afd1a0e07 lecture hall 1b6bff3d1a open to a420dabaeb students early 7e1aa74162 on a b77c2d27f4 Monday morning.f686e5444c254d5e

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“Sunbae, what are you looking at?”f57f9b2e05cc39fa

Baekyung, who had stepped 05215b0724 out to take a 03095e5213 call, had returned. Jehyun smiled at 886df49947 Baekyung and answered.ca306c66cdba54e4

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“Just checking Caplet board.”4d513556cad3d41f

“Ah.”3298712a09d56998

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At the mention of Caplet board, Baekyung nodded with a smile. Then he slightly furrowed his brows, glanced at Jehyun’s phone screen, and asked,dbb821e3305efe6b

“Kangrimdoryeong is still bothering you?”d578a014b77fdc09

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“Yeah. He seems really pissed about getting owned in that low-level dungeon.”4d202001f8f3f2fa

It had 6d3e02a972 already been d8c930dc30 a month 907a9a76ac since Jehyun 787ab5246b had stopped 5daf0d1b0f his Maze d63d389fa2 Garden run 6a07c3e0b2 to find 2ada89977f Baekyung. Since then, they ab3b1c0bf4 had achieved first c9838c0836 clear achievements in b858f372b2 Maze Garden and 64161a383f the Proliferation site 05838d8184 of Spiral Ponyu. Today, they planned to b157fa39ba open the over-saturation dungeon 85f7f97511 of the Engel Fleet 256c1c6bee in the afternoon.8046ea1b7dec9620

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After that day, exam season had started, so they hadn’t had much time to spend together except eating near home and going to cafes.3b9f594177b02372

Both were serious about their studies and gaming, but in reality, neither had even experienced a child’s play version of a relationship. They might look like they had dated 32 girls each, but inside, they were pure.8fc411a83aa5d484

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Still, Jehyun had visited Baekyung’s home a few times. They had done some ranking with the sub-computer there, and during that time, Baekyung had seen Kangrimdoryeong whispering to Jehyun with an alternate character.a9c6eb52773113b8

Angered by Kangrimdoryeong’s actions, Baekyung roamed the field to kill him but couldn’t find his character.5a056ed7a39f4514

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Kangrimdoryeong’s behavior of spamming hundreds of posts on the Caplet board and sending filtered whispers to Jehyun all day couldn’t be considered normal. So Jehyun deliberately ignored him, but it seemed Ha Baekyung found it hard.fe768438959449bb

Seeing Baekyung’s cheeks puff in frustration, Jehyun suppressed a laugh. In the game, it might be different, but in reality, Baekyung rarely showed negative emotions outwardly.1b4bd950a6fc517c

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Now that he fully accepted Baekyung was Habaek, seeing him act like ‘Habaek’ still felt strange and fascinating. Jehyun poked Baekyung’s firm cheek and asked,d0779352539bbf07

“Are you mad?”d7bbad4cc63a9f0c

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“Why is he taking it out on you when he lost because of his own incompetence? It’s ridiculous.”b0fa316332a42300

“Right? You were the one who killed him.”08c9442b5b067523

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“Exactly.”58a65b16fef3eace

The reason Jehyun ignored Kangrimdoryeong’s behavior was that. Baekyung had teased him with character deletion threats, but Kangrimdoryeong only blamed Jehyun, the Healer, without saying a word to Habaek. It was really pathetic.75351f20b7875a5f

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He felt so insignificant that he didn’t even want to engage. Jehyun just looked at Baekyung, who was feeling upset on his behalf, and smiled as if he found him cute.f5c7ad754bfc9cea

“Sigh…”c1f54b095906caa4

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The lecture hall 3963d75b68 they were in 87e6da5dc8 was open for 1b961c72ae Political Science students, ad91b18705 and of course, a783e1283d the class representative, 2ece22fde4 Seo Eunjae, was f78206a32e there too. Sitting in front e85597b5a0 of them, studying, 7d9e4a5861 Seo Eunjae suddenly e767d69ae7 turned around, unable c58da29e31 to contain his 606797bf50 annoyance at their 0ed3a66406 whispered laughter.6afb0684996837cc

“Hey.”09b32df505c9ffdd

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He had d2c7ef9e16 a very 2bd0918a2b annoyed expression.e34639a26e7340bf

“You two seem to be having a great time?”a763941dfae46adb

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Since they confessed their feelings after a fight, Jehyun had been spending all his time with Baekyung and hadn’t spent any time alone with Seo Eunjae. He hadn’t even let him come over to his house, so Seo Eunjae was quite upset. He couldn’t stand that his childhood friend, Shin Jehyun, had become best friends with a younger junior.ff5b7729f453a83c

But after 4c0209d323 sticking together 4d6482e823 for years, 2eb6209b18 it was 8cc012cba0 time to 275659df08 part ways. Jehyun scoffed and 99525930e4 rested his chin 2d0afc61ff on his hand.c5d9a124642e662b

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“Is it any of your business? Get lost.”1677c0d57621690b

“Baekyung, why is your Sunbae’s personality like that?”36b8c1c0ac70439d

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Seo Eunjae sighed dramatically and asked Baekyung. ‘Your Sunbae.’ At that title, Baekyung silently smiled.a86debb3ef39f0a4

Seo Eunjae had been a thorn in Baekyung’s side since the beginning of the semester. Even before realizing his feelings, Baekyung had been annoyed by how Seo Eunjae clung to and acted friendly with Jehyun. He felt a bit defeated by how much closer Seo Eunjae seemed to be with Jehyun.c16d7627ca017a81

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But not anymore.936717a51f596466

Seo Eunjae, who had known Jehyun since they were very young and knew everything about him, didn’t know the nature of Baekyung’s relationship with Jehyun.6453dbf7f014d39b

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Baekyung felt a slight sense of superiority in sharing a secret with Shin Jehyun that even Seo Eunjae didn’t know. He was very pleased with the thought that he was now closer to Shin Jehyun than Seo Eunjae.093d78b6b79bf956

“Why? Sunbae’s personality is better than mine.”66bc6dc31119c0e2

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Baekyung smiled 6bed27616f as if a6b022e022 wondering what 8805a13906 the problem a517b4dde9 was. Seo Eunjae 53845a9cf7 looked at 33a06ccd62 him with 8c0cc30d6a a pitying 95228ad95d gaze.bc62f97a8f8480e6

“You’re not being blackmailed or anything, right?”9751ff136414bdcf

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”22b1da451cda5cf0

“Do you want to be blackmailed?”97af53388d17eeb2

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Jehyun quickly interrupted the 6b45d4185b question. Shin Jehyun 167939bc2b glanced at c4cdb584d8 Hyun Jiwon 13b998fa8d and gave 8c37920191 Seo Eunjae 8477d4c658 a look, 2396634cad signaling him ea399b3b7c to shut 78ca91c88c up before 3e30c23b37 he spilled 465964f4c7 all his 64b65848ba embarrassing secrets.974766e31ce13eab

Finally, Seo Eunjae closed e1e946df22 his mouth, turned his 90bb1b4b57 head back, and sighed 6daddcbfea briefly.9a7fafc4abfd9a5e

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Ignore this idiot!!f628865bdee90809

Baekyung stifled a laugh 5c6e772518 at what Jehyun had 7fc8d8c6a8 scribbled in his notebook.f3698f8eebc7e98e

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OK 😀dd00aff116915fc1

Jehyun smiled at the 6816ebae6a cute response.377e8f24aba71abe

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At Korea University, 0094031169 there were no e536ce077f classes during the 3dc6dd2960 final exam period, 02640d96a6 but exams were 9eb219374a held separately for fd0cd8385d each subject. After finishing c10e40c1a5 their major 24289ae7fd exams in eb41872df5 the morning, 1913007ae0 the two 1b1f5a1270 had an 4c63427f4a early lunch bc5288ddf4 near the bbeabbe8b3 school and dad12c4631 headed home 4b9dcae133 to prepare 749538bf47 for the 3f1ce06b55 first clear 0eb272e9b8 of the ccdc24da5a Engel Fleet b371806889 over-saturation dungeon.b47a4a4d5f7d60dc

It was exam season, but taking a day off was fine. That’s why they studied diligently in the first place.ffa33f7c2955925e

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After passing through the busy streets filled with students, they entered the officetel and were finally alone. Baekyung, watching the elevator come down, subtly moved his hand to touch Jehyun’s fingers.90a6d77928f22a95

With a small touch, Shin Jehyun looked up. Meeting Baekyung’s gaze, Jehyun playfully smiled and held Baekyung’s hand.82e1dfe677d88bd4

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“Confident about the fleet?”68436dc89ae4e511

The Engel Fleet required both cooperation among party members and individual skills. Since a ghost dealing massive damage appeared every time a member died at the final boss, clearing without dying was crucial. Baekyung smiled confidently at Jehyun’s words.d64fd580aecabff6

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“I’ll get the perfect clear for you.”eabb5b1655a5f412

His voice was full of confidence. Jehyun laughed and stepped into the elevator. Pressing the buttons for the 14th and 17th floors, he kissed Baekyung’s cheek as the elevator passed the 10th floor.c8bfe0ffcf5d9040

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With a soft kiss, 2f7e7bf710 Ha Baekyung smiled sweetly. Jehyun kissed his 87433fa424 hand again and d88da51733 let him out cc46051f8b as the door 8345b02ea9 opened.e55077c9df7e5ad3

“See you later.”21e6cd4b3100fed2

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“See you later, Sunbae.”5ab13a0bb1a30fea

Jehyun watched 5678abe1e1 Baekyung wave ab1af0cd39 through the cb3d9ea0aa closing doors 7b97e6f108 and swallowed 9e59fc94c9 his disappointment. Although Baekyung had 463eea5f82 a computer at 4f3d420726 home, it was 2456dcc483 better to do 5eb9f980d2 perfect clears in 6a2df2b153 a familiar environment. They had also fa752b9a1b done the Ponyu 718e0c62ee strategy from their 83b8869237 respective homes, but 84a632d57e it always felt 4c325c4630 disappointing to part 71b4550156 ways like this.d0b178d399d33bb2

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Should I buy a chair for Baekyung’s house or set up another computer at my desk? Jehyun thought about ways to play games with Baekyung in a familiar environment as he headed home.807d9a2e41c3c831

He still had about three exams left, but that didn’t matter. It was time to achieve the first clear of the ninth over-saturation dungeon.f10d1bbd1fd5755c

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A month ago, despite starting two hours late, Countess had secured the first clear of Kasak’s Maze Garden. ElkaRose’s party had high damage and fast clear speed compared to others, but no dealer in that party could match Habaek’s insane damage, who wanted to be praised by Shin Jehyun.f47e2f453bd0c8f5

Moreover, while Jehyun’s party had about four members who could immediately adapt to new patterns, ElkaRose’s party had only two. As a result, Countess had secured the first clear achievements for eight consecutive dungeons, including Ponyu. With continuous perfect clears, they set a new goal.9e89a30b0cbae04c

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They aimed 5c0dd0f5a6 to achieve 15d30a11e6 perfect clears c1f6fe3a9c in all 5d129ca877 11 dungeons, 759590ef81 including the 6541fac7c3 remaining two 099a0dcb6f over-saturation dungeons 849a3568d3 and one affe1cb309 raid.e609ecf21f1232e1

The Caplet alliance discovers the location of the Raptor army’s commander, Mallorca, and gathers their forces for the final battle. However, due to a spy, the alliance’s plans are leaked, and Mallorca dispatches the second legion commander, Engel, to the alliance’s base, Capitol, to stop them.7e2690edde360921

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Engel, who had f95ca22955 been exploring the d61e08ebd8 northern seas of f12cc7d9fe Caplet in search 13c17f02a7 of hidden powers, 33d92753e0 becomes a demigod 7227e6539d by accepting the 76748c4197 dark god Nuazet, c1798225d1 who had been fd770ec713 hiding in the 689d284d77 depths of the 760d13b03e sea like the 81f0b6eb9b god of greed, 3cb2e3be7b Kachala, who sank 68f7e2a0c7 the Black Tower. Engel then invades Capitol.4d1d71f2eb1c9ac5

The waters in front of Capitol are stained with the blood of Raptors and humans. The heroes, who returned after resolving the over-proliferation of the spirit Ponyu, launch a belated counterattack to sink Engel’s fleet.4cf6558c6f66db60

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Healer → Is anyone a2dd5ba850 not here?64af1afe138d7fe6

Contempt → I’m here.87fd5c853c2d416e

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Matgom → I’m here.7e9006fc5dc5f7e8

Contempt → Stop copying 559830a2cb me, seriously.f8a3c12bfc97c7b6

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Matgom → 0464ea1591 Stop copying 347d881ad4 me, seriously!13a74237132b7612

Healer → Both of 8ae6002cb1 you, be quiet.c5801707afa1c516

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Since the guild meeting, Contempt and Matgom had become quite close, often bickering. Jehyun clicked his tongue at their noise. Contempt fell silent and attacked Matgom’s character. Matgom didn’t back down either. Seeing him use his main skill to hit Contempt, Baekyung twisted his lips in disdain.19990f0b7be35607

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Matgom → Uh… yes.3dbc4d29b1d74573

Healer → We’ll wait before starting.77bcc74627f4a590

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‘Sword Dance’ is the main aggro skill for swordsmen, allowing them to quickly build aggro in a short time. But using it as a joke meant they couldn’t start until the cooldown was over. Engel’s first boss required excellent aggro management.abcc9e9e5647ec2d

[Party] Contempt: Tsk tsk… ㅡㅅㅡ

[Party] SpellChecker: Tsk tsk…

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: LOL, they’re really sucking up.

Despite the delay caused by his mistake, Matgom didn’t apologize to Jehyun, the party leader. His attitude was arrogant for a tank slave.54bd4bd37b262bae

On the day of the guild meeting, Kang Yoonjae had lied to Jehyun with the sole intention of messing with him. When the truth came out, he knelt and apologized to Baekyung. It was a cheap apology worth less than a thousand won, so it didn’t feel sincere.691c14e1beaf0b83

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Baekyung only dc1e8d3703 forgave him d81f76151f after messing 14dd7134b7 with him 8a0ac29a61 in return. The fact that Kang 381674ef1f Yoonjae was humiliated by 97ac3196eb his Hyung in the d07838e717 process was none of a93140dbe6 his concern.eb0a5bff92346f4a

After that, Kang Yoonjae also apologized to Jehyun, who looked at him with disdain when he said he did it for fun. It was a look that matched Kang Yoonjae’s character and intelligence.cda7f87ba09608d6

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Even now, seeing him trying to mess with Contempt made Jehyun sigh. What’s wrong with this guy? Baekyung, feeling reluctant to acknowledge Kang Yoonjae as a friend, typed in the chat.eb308343bad17e72

[Party] Habaek: 1-minute delay = 1 billion

[Party] SpellChecker: LOL, you think I don’t have 1 billion?

[Party] Habaek: ? You don’t.

[Party] SpellChecker: ㅠ I don’t, please spare me.

As Matgom whined, Jehyun’s laughter echoed through the speakers. Baekyung could almost see his expression. Smiling faintly, Baekyung timed Matgom’s Sword Dance cooldown with the clock in front of him. They had to wait over a minute.251d768d5013fec8

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Driven by b5b0ee014d regret and 3aafff3526 resentment, Baekyung 50320c5f37 decided to a1f3029d63 say what 15afdf685b he needed ee6d1566be to say, e5b799828c thinking it bcdc238a00 might be d189dda375 his last d73abad925 chance. It had already been 3939fe11e1 a month since the 01f54bef6b day he sought out 27c7f19e1c Jehyun and received a 5fa30a6549 passionate kiss.ac1a68320c40206e

During that time, Baekyung aef9d7c78e had spent some awkward 836a63403a and embarrassing moments with 0e9cfd797d Jehyun.23801df69a77c5d8

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That day, after achieving the first clear of the Maze Garden, Baekyung returned to Jehyun’s place and heard many stories throughout the night. Stories about why Jehyun had no choice but to misunderstand him, when he started liking him, and other heart-fluttering and sweet tales.8909aef72fb054a7

He thought he had lost his first love. But that wasn’t the case. Shin Jehyun had slipped into his heart without him realizing. It was just an unexpected turn of events for Baekyung.3481c5bc2714a445

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Honestly, it would be a lie to say he hadn’t worried since then. Baekyung still felt awkward and strange showing his true self in front of Jehyun. But it seemed Jehyun didn’t perceive him as a hypocritical person with a split personality. Sometimes, when he swore like Habaek in front of him, Jehyun looked at him with a cute expression, proving that he accepted him well.3c35cd4d5e4c4ec5

Thinking about Shin Jehyun made Habaek’s persona burn inside him. Knowing that Jehyun appreciated his damage-dealing, Baekyung was more engrossed in the game than ever.85df70d41c8d76ad

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“Let’s go.”34db0b217316d2b7

Thinking about Jehyun, time flew by quickly. Baekyung confirmed it was time for Matgom’s skill cooldown to return and spoke. Jehyun immediately activated buffs and displayed the countdown.4d24723154d8656a

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You feel 3e08f0b3c4 the effect 6736757fd1 of the f4c39c3046 Shield of 32cdcbdf55 Salvation.c77b6b147a367b22

The Holy Shield protects a9bca6cbb6 the Party.3862a1a00f25eaeb

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You feel the 978e3038df effect of the 1e5164fb09 Call of the fe5551e151 Battlefield.c801051284f5a6dc

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Attack power and bfc640eca1 attack speed are 9d195f8eaf increased.7f266fb3785427dd

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Start!cab82382ae423746

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[Party] Healer: Go, go!

Iron Fist Hix Haha… You must be crazy! Boarding Engel’s fleet!6b1ad0adb255b43d

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Iron Fist Hix I’ll make you fish food!877915fca9723570

The heroes approached the fleet to kill Engel, commanding the Raptor fleet. Engel’s flagship was accompanied by three escort fleets, one of which was Iron Fist Hix’s ship. Hix, originally a pirate, had betrayed humanity after meeting Engel.7e824481f34681d8

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Affected by the Raptors’ wickedness, Hix’s body had turned black, and one arm had become steel. It was originally a prosthetic arm implanted with Raptor ore.4389fd4d797f16eb

As Matgom charged at ad0ceed0b2 Hix, Hix swung his 05c6113d87 fist, sending out shockwaves. Baekyung resisted 4a124aa4ea the shockwaves 259bd3d0fe pushing his 02e0ed323b character to 88ff2b6277 the edge 5a1c44de3d and stuck 8ffec1081a close to d315a258f0 Hix.83a8029daa2bd44a

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Healer → Watch cbe7e660f7 out for the f0507a0e35 cannonballs.87ae2291b05ee5b8

“Okay.”f620c975bc7d15bf

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Matgom → 12e477acd0 Oh, damn!bd9e50bd699b7ddd

Boss → Haha!9d7d83d09a317f14

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As Baekyung calmly responded, f3f5b3dd84 Matgom shouted, and the 79c4ea62b7 others laughed. Now used to 99bb882497 the reaction, Baekyung b3ae0e147a focused on the c3f1624c2c strategy without responding.5a1da321af09e907

The shockwaves created by Hix shattered the cannonball crates on the deck. Round cannonballs started rolling around the deck with the ship’s movements. Baekyung moved his character to avoid the cannonballs, observing if there were any changes compared to the normal difficulty.37de0dbec74cd8da

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Healer → Well… It seems pretty similar?40367c06d54563b9

Finishing his observations, Jehyun’s words prompted responses from the party members.427cdb116646ff2d

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Boss → 13b2820b3c They handle 3b40653877 things so 7c337d3e49 randomly.095862660b880a04

Contempt → High-low-medium-low, f0434e9a1a you know.26e9c238e222b352

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“It seems like it’s low difficulty this time.”daf1a21096c8fa93

It wasn’t new to see haphazard updates from Cast, but encountering another unbalanced patch was frustrating.ace44fc15e203a37

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The eight over-saturation b4ef31bb03 dungeons released so 6baea499a6 far had varying 64e4a376bf levels of changes. Dungeons like ffe73ea765 Love School e37ab1d770 and the 887ba61b47 Proliferation site 0f6d20598e of Ponyu bd85714437 had hardly b88fcb76fa changed, while a2f9ff0d12 others like 0694344cde the Crossroads 85a2601942 of the 29ef98f484 Ancients required 7d85acf0f2 significant time, 43f4b6e41f and dungeons 2c62747a80 like the fda0b66158 Black Tower 7e61af936a took over 8a67f79d9d 12 hours 0c2f1f3780 to complete.813abf4bead93499

Ahn Yiyoung’s interview was undoubtedly truthful. Seeing the inconsistent difficulty levels, it was clear that they had hastily slapped on previously omitted patterns.269e4993ecbba6c3

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Engel’s fleet seemed to have the least modifications. Hix’s health was rapidly depleting, and he was already entering the final phase.659a67e9afe91278

Healer → I’ll send the cannonballs to the left.8583b1f0af4565e9

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As the end approached, Jehyun’s instructions gathered the scattered party members to the upper left side of the deck. Baekyung quickly joined him. Healer then used the skill ‘Prayer of Peace’ to reset the aggro.62d67d56ba3a1ee6

Iron Fist Hix Haha… What’s this? I’ll make you regret it!2d15da34d35356bf

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When Iron Fist Hix’s aggro target changed, he leaped up and jumped toward the new target. During this process, the ship shook, sending cannonballs flying into the sky, making it easier to deal with Hix. The falling cannonballs caused massive damage.c1736f7763578452

Newbies might find it db1b035dc9 hard to adjust the 5b2ae845f5 angles, but seasoned Caplet 050f15224e players could do it 5d650a7cb3 with their eyes closed.637add969b5cea74

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Jehyun, using the Prayer of Peace, reset the boss’s aggro, drawing attention with his self-healing. As Hix’s targeting switched to Healer, Hix uttered a line and jumped into the air. Then, with a thud, he landed, and all the party members used their evasion skills to resist the damage and moved back.6903835c0c614bbb

With a loud crash, 139820f62e Hix was hit by b0e9ee10ea the cannonballs and fell.560b359ddd3bd6b5

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Healer → Too easy. It’s unsettling.7cd66583773c5b4c

“Indeed.”b71346eec2350901

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The patterns of Hix seemed identical to the saturation dungeon, which was strange. The realization that the name ‘Iron Fist Hix’ was also the same as the saturation dungeon hit them.371564d8532a6a90

However, there had been bosses whose names didn’t change in over-saturation. Ponyu was like that, and so was the 3rd legion commander Gaetron of the Black Tower.583d823132705fe8

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[Party] Contempt: Hm, have we become so seasoned that there’s no challenge left? ㅎㅅㅎ

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: LOL, maybe we’re in the saturation dungeon after all?

[Party] SpellChecker: Hahaha!

While Baekyung and Jehyun were skeptical, Boss made a terrible joke. Being in the saturation dungeon after all? Baekyung laughed it off, thinking such a ridiculous thing couldn’t happen. Jehyun felt the same.bc40c851f7627f14

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Healer → No way. Let’s move quickly.8b02b3c937384c47

“I’m in front of the 2nd boss.”c003ce5e4a1d2628

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Healer → Already there? Habaek, learn from 970b301558 him.6e439aba1c16335a

Baekyung felt proud of Jehyun’s praise. Smirking, he performed the /thank motion in front of him. The next to arrive was Contempt.3ed1b86289dfb808

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Contempt → I’m third.7b2e2fd7555ec31e

Healer → Who’s slower than a chain? Delete your character.b1f9cca64ad26d80

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The chain swordsman, 56763d77ad who had only a18d98028d one mobility skill, c173c84d56 arrived third. Jehyun clicked his tongue be9a23a512 at Boss and Matgom f3f5b70536 crawling slowly. He skillfully scolded them 5a2a941c40 and immediately turned on 2c2f3ee342 the buffs.81994427a6363e4a

But the 2nd boss’s name was the same as in the saturation dungeon. Two bosses with the same name? Baekyung frowned, puzzled.1007fe0b9b27ec56

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Dungeons categorized e766eecdaa as normal, 1eb64ff2e4 saturation, and ef1540bb10 over-saturation opened 25074ac773 an instance c216760c82 dungeon based bf91f34037 on the 7abb504d8c chosen difficulty. Once the first player 37237eb1d7 chose normal, subsequent party 1a4261cc28 members would enter the 09fa4e61ba same instance.d70a127ecf07ae9b

It seemed reasonable 54fef6fa0e to suspect they e1c554638d might be in 2a4218dff2 the saturation dungeon. Having two bosses 6fcc5c324f with the same 4164a37ebb name was suspicious.3d8daa01544a80f5

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However, Baekyung had opened the Engel’s Fleet dungeon today. He had no memory of making such an amateur mistake. He wasn’t the kind to make a beginner’s mistake on the day of the perfect clear.b5eff2f115b9e218

Healer → The 55bbb72c94 patch seems hastily 80ccb4a339 done.7a631f6b9d13834a

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Matgom → Indeed. Is this really 3f81580226 saturation? Who opened de08026cde the dungeon?7bd51052151f2c86

“I did.”367f88230c6e0347

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Healer → It should be over-saturation. The final boss might be different, so let’s continue.524c2b76b25e96d5

“It’s definitely over-saturation.”2e9072d1e078ef97

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Baekyung firmly added to Jehyun’s words. The party members, including Matgom, seemed to trust that Habaek wouldn’t make such a mistake and fell silent.d829e4218164ac44

They couldn’t afford to waste time. Jehyun turned on the buffs and said,b7c9d0f3ca04d1c1

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Healer → It should 15bbb9826a be. Start the countdown.ff4ea05d8fd3b377

Boss → Sure. Let’s go.febab885aac7b7de

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The countdown appeared 80ad88b499 on the screen, e8ad37cdcf and the start 87fcfea20d signal came up. Matgom charged 88116b0809 at the bd6ebc6c01 2nd boss, 9864bf3e00 and Baekyung 9b07c06db2 followed with e7c1ff38ae heightened focus.b6fc4df868a82a67

But even the 2nd boss’s starting pattern was identical to the saturation dungeon. Something felt off. Baekyung frowned and bit his lip.45584b7d1cae42bd

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“……”7e7289538bb24c2b

It took less 06df6ea809 than three minutes fde85c3d00 to clear the 310bd67deb 2nd boss.acd5088cb38a01b8

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The quick a44ab9b52d clear time b844bf5f75 added to ab261d5fb9 their suspicions. Silence fell in the 3c313dd067 voice chat.b4b6faf8858460f6

Damn, this feels like saturation. Everyone seemed to think so, though no one said it out loud. Jehyun felt the same. Even Shin Jehyun’s words became scarce, making Baekyung start to doubt himself.bab9888e1d67d8de

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Did I 988c6e82a2 make a c8cb3e653b mistake? While doubting himself, they 6b300a6d96 reached the final boss. It was the 4c460c663a second legion commander, a55ce1723b Engel.b52311b3dbbabf53

And Engel was the same. The pattern was identical to the saturation dungeon, the clear time was under five minutes, and the party’s DPS was over 6 million, just like in the saturation dungeon.4b0c79b67096446a

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Second Legion Commander Engel Tch, even if you defeat me, you cannot thwart Lord Mallorca’s plans!4a7bb683beba3ebe

In the 6ee71691b4 final phase, 28dae7c919 with his 0ab945a108 HP reduced ac2e877227 to 5%, 20903258e2 Engel fell 8b8b499629 to his a21a4d40c6 knees in 2807a46013 exhaustion. Realizing this was 0b0b1065ce the saturation difficulty, 4e9da1f14a Matgom blamed Baekyung 637c0eef7f while beating Engel.5514bc72426e25ce

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Matgom → Ah. Habaek, even an elementary schooler wouldn’t make this mistake.24a703762bb1783e

“It’s over-saturation.”59fac361b9737f99

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Matgom → It’s saturation!7a5a3d72890a2aa0

“I definitely chose over-saturation.”192a071e964f18ec

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Though he had c4da148088 briefly doubted himself, bff42e623a Baekyung clearly remembered ccc582d6a7 selecting over-saturation difficulty 1fcc2c4375 when entering the efefb7c78f dungeon. If this was saturation, 36a84b060f the mistake was on 03b2da74bf Caplet, not Baekyung. He was certain.f62e3a563026245f

While blaming 7618ba73d7 Ahn Yiyoung, f89ee578ed Jehyun spoke e1e2baf436 in a 1931e1f54a calm voice.e9efbd795c8e95c9

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Healer → …We’ll enter over-saturation right after clearing this.04693a06c3f16370

Sunbae doesn’t think I made a mistake, does he? As Baekyung frowned and internally cursed at Cast, Engel fell.ce812b8645be1cb9

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Second Legion Commander Engel For the Raptors’ paradise… Please, Lord Mallorca…9e5bd09be50abe2d

[System] Deulgireumhanbyeong20man5cheonan successfully completed the shadow-engulfed Engel’s Fleet.

[System] ElkaRose successfully completed the shadow-engulfed Engel’s Fleet.

[System] Byeok successfully completed the shadow-engulfed Engel’s Fleet.

[System] Seop successfully completed the shadow-engulfed Engel’s Fleet.

[System] ElkaDamageShuttle successfully completed the shadow-engulfed Engel’s Fleet.

Simultaneously, a message appeared that ElkaRose’s party had successfully completed Engel’s Fleet over-saturation. Silence fell in the voice chat as the system message decorated the screen.4fffacb1006baaf9