2.
The place Kim Dae-seok arranged to meet was in front of the lighthouse on a small island called Pherocco in the corner of the second continent. I went straight to the main quest, where it pointed out the coordinates, so I moved there quickly.
[All] Drink some water: Hello
[All] Soeso: This is her ㄱㄱ
The character next to Kim Dae-seok sent me a greeting. She was a girl wearing pure white armor and carrying a large shield on her back. The guild name of Early Evening was written next to her username along with a crown symbol.
The interview, which started naturally like a casual chat, went as expected. To enter Early Evening, the Guild Manager asked my age, whether I was discharged from the military, whether I would take part in voice chat, active in messenger group chat rooms, and finally arrived at my game class.
[Party] Drink some water: Now then, you already chose Mage as your first job? And then want the second job as a Dark Mage?
[Party] I'm Sleepy: Right.
[Party] Drink some water: Are you trying to become a Dark Mage??
At this point, I had an inkling of what she wanted to say in regard to joining Early Evening, that Dark Mage job is hard to continue, especially with leveling up. But I won't lie.
[Party] I'm Sleepy: Yeah, I'm going to be a Dark Mage
[Party] Drink some water: Um..
As soon as I answered honestly, the atmosphere became cold in an instant. Still, to some extent, it was understandable for the other party to have such an attitude.
I picked the recently released job, so it might look like I was trying it out of curiosity or a newbie who will play it for fun and then grow out of it soon. Kim Dae-seok also noticed that, and for the first time, he intervened between the two of us.
[Party] Soeso: Water Noona
[Party] Soeso: Fr He's not the kind of guy who's going to stop after a while ㅜㅜ
[Party] Soeso: Don't you believe me?
His messages sounded like pure begging at this point. But he was also the only guy on my side, so I stayed silent without getting involved.
[Party] Soeso: This guy is a real game fanatic
[Party] Soeso: Do you think it's normal to reach level 200 in 10 days? Well, he managed to do it within that time;
[Party] Drink some water: Oh really?
[Party] Drink some water: It's not easy for a newbie to do that
[Party] Soeso: Right, that's hard to do ㅋㅋㅋ
The Guild Manager of Early Evening showed a positive reaction. Great. Keep adding more.
[Party] Drink some water: Even though he's good
[Party] Drink some water: Dark Mage would be hard..
[Party] Soeso: I really believe in him
[Party] Soeso: He's a HOL Grand Master after allㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Soeso: It's not that he got lucky there either, I'm the friend who takes pictures after every season ranking;
[Party] Drink some water: HOL huh? Please send pic?
[Party] I'm Sleepy: it's been months since I quit.
The cold atmosphere from earlier has disappeared. The Guild Manager of Early Evening, who had softened her vigilance to some extent, developed a strange affection for me. It's not the feeling between a man and a woman, but how can I say... more like favoritism towards users with good gaming experience, perhaps?
[Party] Drink some water: ok you're good to go
[Party] Drink some water: Well, you can sign up and get used to the guild for about two weeks
[Party] Drink some water: I'll send you the guild application link. Please write a line saying that you had an interview with me and then click confirm.
As soon as the link was clicked, an application text box immediately appeared in the center. As the Guild Manager said, I wrote a line saying that I had successfully completed the interview and submitted it. In less than a minute, the guild name <Early Evening> appeared above my username.
Not bad. I immediately opened the guild window. The usernames of the Guild Master, Guild Manager, and guild members were listed up in a row.
<Guild Master> Yoo Chae [Offline]
<Guild Manager> Drink some water [Online]
<Excellent Guild Member> Let's do this [Online]
<Excellent Guild Member> Bright Clouds [Online]
<Excellent Guild Member> TheHunter [Online]
<Excellent Guild Member> Park Seung-jin99 [Online]
[Abbreviated]
[Party] Drink some water: If you look at the guild window, you can see that there are about 70 people in the guild
[Party] Drink some water: The youngest is 18, but most of them are adults
[Party] Drink some water: I'll invite you to the Discord room today as well
Guild Manager, who just poured out an explanation of the guild, went to announce that I had joined the guild in the guild chat, where the live chats were coming up one after another.
[Guild] Drink some water: new recruit, I'm Sleepy-nim~
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: Gosh Hi Hi
[Guild] Bright Clouds: Hi hi~ Welcome
[Guild] I'm getting lazy: Hello!!
[Guild] Let's do this: You were a newcomer, omg haiyo ~
[Guild] Harn: There's a new guy too ㅋㅋㅋ it's a new recruit; hi hi
[Guild] I'm Sleepy: Hello, nice to meet you.
I stared at the chats that came up one after another, a bit tiredly.
It's chaotic. It's been a long time since I joined a guild or clan, so it took me a while to get used to it.
[Party] Drink some water: I'm a 27-year-old girl yes
[Party] Drink some water: you can speak casually, Sleepy-nimㄱㄱ
I was mesmerized by the guild chat window, which was quickly filling up with chatter. The Guild Manager spoke to me in a friendly manner as if to ease me a bit. So, I also responded appropriately.
[Party] I'm Sleepy: You're 3 years older than me, so I'll be respectful and call you Noonaㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] I'm Sleepy: So, speak casually with me too
[Party] Drink some water: ㅋㅋㅋ ok that's fine with me
I had not been here that long, but I knew right away that they were pretty decent people. This was not a bad start. The guild atmosphere was also good.
A satisfied smile touched the corners of my mouth, when a familiar username appeared in the guild chat window.
[Guild] Yoo Chae: Is Water online right now?
[Guild] Drink some water: Why?
It is the Guild Master, who was offline till now. Still, I'm a newbie, so should I say hello? Isn't it overkill to already have a big greeting time and now to say hello again?
[Guild] Harn: You must be thirsty, looking for Water ㅋ
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: There's Water ㅋ
[Guild] Seasoned crab sauce: Stop it**
[Guild] Yoo Chae: Do you still have Athero seeds left in your inventory?
The Guild Master completely ignores the topic that has been brought up in the guild members' chat earlier. Drink some water summoned her inventory, searched around for a while, and then replied to Yoo Chae.
[Guild] Drink some water: yes, I have some left
[Guild] Drink some water: If you need it now, come to Pherocco Lighthouse ㄱ
[Guild] Yoo Chae: Okay
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: Can I get some if I go to Drink Some Water too? Just finished the raid Dungeon
[Guild] Let's do this: I-I-I-I want to go too
[Guild] TheHunter: 2 people wanted to go, reaching area 8 in 20 minutes ㄱㄱ
[Guild] Harn: Are you with the newbie? Then, I'm going too
[Guild] Drink some water: Ah right, a newbie has joined the guild.
[All] Yoo Chae: Newbie?
The reply from him finally came to address the chat about the newbie. Perhaps it was due to using quick movement, but before I even realized it, there was a male character named 〈Yoo Chae〉standing behind me.
He has black hair, red eyes, and a black cloak that's covering his left arm. A chain with a golden luster hung on his waist. If it's that color, then is it a level 9 item?
'They say that level 9 items have astronomical price tags.'
This is definitely worthy of the number one guild on the server. I want an item like that too.
[All] Drink some water: oh, Haven't you been reading the guild chat?
[All] Drink some water: I'm Sleepy <Newbie 24-year-old male~
[All] Yoo Chae: ?
I was uncertain if it was the right time to introduce myself and say hello. Hesitating as I hover my hands on the keyboard, Yoo Chae, who had been silent for a long time after sending that one question mark, spat out an unexpected follow up.
[All] Yoo Chae: I don't like the username?
[All] Yoo Chae: I don't want to see it ㅋㅋ
“……?”
For a moment, I blinked as if I had read it wrong. What is this bastard talking about?
[All] Drink some water: What the f*** are you talking about?
Fortunately, Drink some water voiced the words that I wanted to say. Kim Dae-seok, who was bewildered by the situation, sent me a whisper.
[Whisper] Soeso: What? What's happening?
[Whisper] Soeso: What grudge do you have with Yoo Chae from Early Evening?
[Whisper] I'm Sleepy: Do you think so?
The Guild Master kept saying the same thing over and over, not caring whether the three of us were dumbfounded or not.
[All] Yoo Chae: That I don't like his username?
[All] Drink some water: Then what do you want me to do? Ah;;
[All] Yoo Chae: Kick him out
[All] Yoo Chae: And who gave u permission to accept new recruits?
[All] Drink some water: You were the one who told me to do as I please Yesterday, are you really f*** with me;
Even though it was just a character on the screen, I could feel Drink some water looking at me and having a hard time. When you do something, you should have a solid reason behind it. After a while, I leaned back as I felt the pulling sensation of my backbone.
[All] Let's do this: Guys heh2 heh2~~
[All] Harn: You're here for sweet honey, huh? ><
[All] Park Seung-jin99: ?
[All] Park Seung-jin99: As soon as you arrive, you came looking for him**
The guild members also chatted along, as they arrived one after another. Meanwhile, Yoo Chae openly asked me this time.
[All] Yoo Chae: If you want to be in our guild, change your username ㄱ
[All] Yoo Chae: Either that or leave
[All] Yoo Chae: Please pay the price[1] for that usernameㅋㅋ
[All] Harn: ??
[All] Park Seung-jin99: What? omg
[All] Drink some water: Oh, my blood pressure**
“Haha......”
It felt like something snapped in my head. I laughed and grabbed the mouse with a shaking hand and opened the chat settings.
After unchecking the profanity filter which I had set to [ON] so far, I calmly sent back a reply.
[All] I'm Sleepy: Fuck you, you bastard!
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TL Note:
1 (he meant that the nickname is stolen from someone else, so pay the price, he thought it was stolen at least)
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