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Of course, Zenoris was ranked lower than the worldwide hit game HOL, but it was still a pretty good game. It has been two years since its release, and it was still floating in the top spots, moving back and forth between the 2nd and 4th places.
Every once in a while, a new job appears on the list of real-time search terms. It's been a while since I've played other games because I've only been playing HOL. Thinking like this made my hands feel itchy, and got me a little excited.
If you want to deeply immerse yourself, RPGs are better than AOS. It was worth the time and money you put into it. I smiled happily and pressed the button to start the game.
A loading screen appeared with a bright and cheerful intro song. First, I must choose a server. For a game like this, a server with a lot of people was the best.
I took out my phone before selecting a server. I have already decided who to call for help in the selection process.
- What is it?
As soon as the other person answered my call, I asked which server he was on. Kim Dae-seok. He and I went to college together, we have been friends since our high school days. I lightly skipped the hello and asked.
“Which server are you on?”
- Server?
“Zenoris. Which server are you on?”
- Why are you asking? Are you playing Zenoris?
Kim Dae-seok has been asking me again and again to play it together ever since the day Zenoris was released. This guy, who finally understood what I said, boomed his loud voice and exclaimed excitedly.
- You're not lying, are you? I'll kill you if you are!
“I'm on the server access window now, but if you don't tell which server within 10 seconds, I'll just turn it off and delete it. 10, 9.......”
- Rotel! Rotel! Oh shit. I'm on that server, and it has many people.
“Is Rotel the most popular?”
- Uh. It eats everything there[1]. Then it's definitely Rotel.
Let's choose Rotel then. When I double-clicked the server in the center, a wonderful queue appeared. Looks like it was a popular server after all.
- Hey, I'm going in now too, text me your username via Kakao Talk so I can send you a friend request
“Uh.”
- I'll send the request first.
When Kim Dae-seok hung up the phone without any care, I focused back on the screen. Just in time, the queue ended, and the game screen moved to the character creation window.
Before I input the weapons cache, I decorated the character. Anyway, I just chose the normal-looking features, along with the ordinary brown hair and entered the game.
Of course, I chose Mage as my job. I had to choose Mage to become a dark mage at the next job change.
Now all that's left is to set a username.
“A username huh.”
There was nothing I could do. Since it was a popular game, the good names must have already been pre-emptively taken...…
After thinking about it for a while, it ended up bothering me. So, I copied the username of my HOL's main account as is. After that, the character creation was completed without any problems.
[I'm Sleepy]
I'm not sure if anyone would ever take such a cute username, but at least I can use it though... After being satisfied with the selection of my username, I sent Kim Dae-seok the username through Kakao Talk, and then connected to the server with my newly created character.
[2000 years ago, the world was born……]
I skipped over the opening video that appeared as soon as it started, with the ESC key and started the tutorial right away. As soon as I finished the small quest for beginners, a friend request came.
[Soeso: hey go to area 12 ㄱㄱ]
As expected, it was Kim Dae-seok. Why did he name the account like this? Once I moved to 12, the guy standing in the center of the city recognized me and ran towards me.
[All] Soeso: hi ㅋㅋㅋ
[All] Soeso: I'm Sleepy ㅋㅋㅋ
[All] Soeso: your naming sense is weird ㅋ
He talked about my username as soon as he saw me. I walked over while frowning a bit and looked over Kim Dae-seok's character. It was a girl with wavy blonde hair and a bright pink dress.
[All] I'm Sleepy: better than you at least, **your sense is worse than mine
[All] I'm Sleepy: what *like Soeso[2]**
[All] I'm Sleepy: are you netkama[3]? **Shame on you**
While I wrote down my thoughts in the chat, Kim Dae-seok quickly invited me to his party.
[Party] Soeso: are you rapping while cursing me?
[Party] Soeso: and so, what about being a girl?
[Party] Soeso: it's more disgusting for a man to be a male here ** ㅡㅡ [note: he’s simply saying that it’s trash to be attracted towards a girl and act really nice to them;]
[Party] I'm sleepy: never mind that
[Party] I'm sleepy: just give this to me as a gift.
I sent him the link I had been looking at for a while in chat. It was for a beginner starter pack. There were several of them, but the most expensive one was worth getting.
[Party] Soeso: what? Are you really going to seriously play this game?
Kim Dae-seok, who saw the link, gave a bewildered reaction. Well, it was understandable to have a reaction like that because I haven't touched an RPG since high school.
[Party] I'm Sleepy: yeah so just buy it for me
Most of the thrilling and breath-taking fun games are usually AOS or FPS games, but RPG games have their own fun as well. Above all else, the number of people who throw and troll from time to time will be a little lower.
[Party] Soeso: ㅋㅋㅋok
Kim Dae-seok gladly sent a 35,000 won starter pack as a gift. He lived in richness, so he had quite a lot of money.
[Party] I'm Sleepy: Tk
[Party] Soeso: okay If you don't know something ask me
Then, the party ended. Most of the early quests had to be done alone without anyone's help, so it was natural.
After I opened the starter pack, neatly organized the items obtained from it, and put the Zenoris strategy page on the sub-monitor, I started the game in earnest.
***
[Whisper] Soeso: you cra/zy bast/ard;
It was the first chat that Kim Dae-seok sent me after exactly ten days since I started playing the game. I have reached level 200 and finished the next job change. For reference, the max level in Zenoris is 250.
There are 50 levels left until max level, but to be honest, it was a real fight from this point. Previously, I have been doing well as a solo player. However, it will be difficult to do so in dungeon raids, which can be entered after reaching level 210.
'I should join a guild.'
If I look at this strategically, it was obvious that I would lose or make mistakes if I continued on like this. But it was too inconvenient to be with people who I have never met before.
I needed a guild, where they knew me as a newbie and had someone to help me. Fortunately, I had a scoundrel named Kim Dae-Seok with me.
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: Hey Dae-seok-ah
[Whisper] Soeso: what?
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: Are you in a guild right now?
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: I think I'll have to enter a guild
[Whisper] Seoso: ah right
[Whisper] Soeso: have you actually reached the point to go on raids already? You mad**lad game jerk
[Whisper] Soeso: but our guild is not recruiting anymore, so it's a bit unclear
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: ?
This is an unexpected twist. I quickly moved my fingers on the keyboard and asked.
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: what should I do now?
[Whisper] Soeso: sori sori ㅋㅋㅋ
[Whisper] Soeso: Hey, would you like join any other guilds that are currently recruiting other than my guild ㄱ?
[Whisper] I'm sleepy: No, it’s fine, it's just looking for a guild.
[Whisper] Soeso: Ah, don't be upset ㅋㅋ
What are you talking about? I smiled and opened the guild list window. I can't go to the guild where Kim Dae-seok is anyway, so I guess I'll have to find one myself.
After marking a few good guilds, I closed the guild window and saw a whisper sent by Kim Dae-seok.
[Whisper] Soeso: Early Evening <<This is the number 1 guild on this server
[Whisper] Soeso: To be honest, it's not a place for a scoundrel like you to enter..
[Whisper] Soeso: Their recruitment period is usually just once a year too
[Whisper] Soeso: I happened to know the Guild Mananger
[Whisper] Soeso: I'll tell abt u wellㄱㄱ so go there
[Whisper] Soeso: we are on good terms with that guild
The number 1 guild on the server? I turned off the guild-list page to view that guild. I turned on the list window again. Obviously, the guild name of Early Evening was engraved on the first line of the front page.
[1. Early Evening | Guild Level: Grand | Inn circle: 172 | Guild Master: Yoo Chae]
Is it ok though? It's in 1st place after all. I felt suffocated.
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: Can I really join?
[Whisper] Soeso: yea Guild Manager nim
[Whisper] Soeso: I'm chatting with their Guild Manager right now and get back to u
[Whisper] Soeso: The Guild Manager can help you with joining the guild, so if you get permission from her, you can join.
I see. If it’s possible to enter a guild through connections, then I have no complaints.
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: Ok
After sending the chat, I looked around the auction house until the conversation between Kim Dae-seok and the Guild Manager was over. I don't have to buy any expensive items right now, but since I'm constantly leveling up, once I hit the max level, I'll have to match my equipment to a certain level.
While looking at the items on the auction house and making the calculations in my head, Kim Dae-Seok sent a whisper again.
[Whisper] Soeso: Yayaya got it~
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: i see
[Whisper] Soeso: Are you running around the dungeon right now?
[Whisper] Soeso: Guild Manager noona says that you need to see her, okay?
See her? What is this interview-like feeling? I just wanted to play the game safely, but when I think about it, in HOL you have to have a simple conversation with the manager to join the clan as well.
Seriously, there are a lot of crazy people on the internet these days, so it would be convenient to have an interview before they join the guild. After thinking about it, I answered lightly.
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: kk
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Author's Note:
[1] In game, high-level users form a party with low-level users to help the low- level users hunt or catch monsters instead.
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TL(Translators) Note:
1 it's just saying that it has the most amount of people and gets the most out of the game, it's an idiom
2 *Soeso - It's a play on words that means a female's appearance or behavior, it can also mean simple or pure in some cases. I'm not sure which one.
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Fun fact:
Bou Gilma = means Guild manager
Gilma = means Guild master
Nickname = Username (lol, they kept saying nick, give nick through Kakao Talk. Lol)
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
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HM: the reason why ** and / was used is because of profanity stuff, the game blocks swearing in other words.
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