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[Chae Yoo-jeong: Look at this, Hyung]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: (photo)]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: It’s cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋ ]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Have you had lunch?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: I haven’t eaten it yetㅠㅠ]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Are you busy?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: At school now?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: What do you do on the weekends?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Can we meet on the weekends?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: I have reserved all hours for Saturday and Sunday for this!]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Hyung..]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Do you have any other plans?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: I’m fine anytime.. (emoji)]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Just because you found out what you’re curious about doesn’t mean you’re going to stop meeting me, right?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Then I think I'll be so sad Hyung(emoji)]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Please contact me]
"What is this?"
After the lecture ended, I checked my phone and frowned when I found the piled up messages.
When I wondered why there were more than 10 new messages, they all came from Chae Yoo-jeong. Why is this kid like this all of a sudden?
[Yoo Ji-han: What nonsense]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Hyung!!]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Meet me on the weekendㅜㅜ]
Weekend? After checking what day of the weekend it was, I slung my bag over one shoulder and left the classroom to reply.
[Yoo Ji-han: No]
[Yoo Ji-han: Don’t wanna]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: ??]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Why?]
[Yoo Ji-han: Busy]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: ????]
[Yoo Ji-han: ?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Who are you meeting?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Can’t you meet me instead of them?]
Who are you going to meet? It was so funny to see Chae Yoo-jeong having a strange misunderstanding by himself that I couldn't help but laugh.
[Yoo Ji-han: Don’t worry, I won’t meet anyone]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Then what else?]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: Why are you busy?]
[Yoo Ji-han: I had something to do]
[Chae Yoo-jeong: What is it?]
Oh, this is so annoying.
It was lunch time, so I looked through my contact list while walking around avoiding the students pouring into the hallway. Then I made a phone call right away.
-H-hello? Hyung?
A very surprised voice came from the other end of the phone. I asked casually as I came out of the building and went down the stairs.
“What are you doing this for?”
-What?
“Why are you suddenly making such a fuss."
-Ah……
Chae Yoo-jeong, who seemed embarrassed and hesitated for a while, probably not expecting me to call and ask him the reason, finally spoke.
-I-I don't think you would want to meet me anymore.
“Why do you think like that?”
-You don’t have any questions for me anymore. So I guess they say there is no need to meet.
“Do I look like such trash?”
I took out a cigarette in the smoking area, put it in my mouth, and laughed.
Well, honestly, if I come to the conclusion that he is not the same person as Yoo Chae, then I have no intention of contacting him. That's a matter to consider later.
-I don't know that. You blocked my jungler account in one go.
“The one who started the fight first is the problem. And I already unblocked it.”
-When are you going to meet me?
“Why do we have to meet?”
As Chae Yoo-jeong mumbled while I was holding a cigarette in my mouth, Chae Yoo-jeong seemed to have lost his nerve again and answered with a dejected tone.
-Hyung can also meet and play with your close friend.
“You and I are close?”
Did all my close friends freeze to death? We've known each other for less than a month, but we're still considered close?
-The two of us went to a PC room and watched a movie together. Isn’t this the level of friendship of being close?
“...Do you have any friends?”
-There is! Hyung, this is really too much!
“After hearing the strong reaction, I guess they don't exist. Sorry."
-Ah, Hyung! Don't play around.
I'm serious.
“Why does it have to be this week? I heard that you have until the end of this year anyway.”
-I'm busy with school on weekdays, so I can only see you on weekends... If I can't see you this week, I'll have to wait another week.
“No, so why are you waiting for me? If you’re lonely, get a girlfriend.”
-.......
Chae Yoo-jeong became quiet at those words. He was silent for a long time, and only when I finished smoking and threw the butt in the trash can did he speak again.
-What about Hyung?
“What about me?”
-Do you not have a girlfriend?
“Because I don’t have one that I’m making jokes like this with you.”
-Isn’t the reason you can’t meet on the weekends because you have a prior engagement with a girl?
“Unn, no.”
-So, with me……
“I’m not dating a woman, but I have a prior engagement. Stop asking now. I’ll see you next time.”
Anyway, I was prepared to meet Chae Yoo-jeong many times in the future.
There was a greater chance of finding solid evidence from Chae Yoo-jeong, whom I could actually meet, rather than Yoo Chae, who I only knew by his cell phone number at most.
-Alright……….
Chae Yoo-jeong, who sensed that my tone of voice was becoming increasingly harsh, instantly withered.
-I’ll definitely see you next week………….
"okay."
-I’ll hang up now……….
"Uh."
-Enjoy your lunch, hyung.
"You also."
After the call ended, I felt a little sorry that I had dismissed him too coldly. However, it was true that I had a prior engagement that could not be postponed, so I had no choice.
Just then, an announcement regarding notice appearance arrived. I immediately checked the message.
[Drink some water: New raid information has appeared]
[Drink some water https://zenoris.co m/page/news/notice4889548]
[Drink some water: Patch ends early Saturday morning]
[Drink some water: The dungeon opens at 9 a.m.]
[Drink some water: Normal this week, Abyss 1 next week]
[The Hunter: Very Good]
[Staric: If it’s Saturday]
[Staric: I can do it too]
[Drink some water: The maximum number of people in the Abyss Stage is 12]
[Drink some water. There will be no shortage of seats]
[Harn: It's similar to when we did at first clearance]
[Harn: Divide into 2 teams of 6 people and clear from normal level]
[Harn: 12 people gather together and go to the abyss]
[I’m getting lazy: yeah]
[I’m getting lazy: If you are aiming it with the method used in the clearance, that method seems to work well]
[Drink some water: Because today is Monday]
[Drink some water: I would like you to tell me by Wednesday if you can participate in it]
[Dorahee: I can do it]
[Drink some water: Thank you for the buffer]
[MochaBreadBreadBread: first come first serve]
[Harn: no]
[Harn: Everyone who wants to do it]
[Harn: You have to pick one out by occupation...]
[Drink some water: It's hard to do it on a first come, first serve basis]
[Drink some water: You may have the same job]
[MochaBread: yeah]
[MochaBread: I guess for the first one, raise your hand?]
After reading the link posted by Water and seeing how clearing the new raid works, I also sent a reply.
[I’m sleepy: I’ll do it too]
[Drink some water: ok]
This was a prior engagement that could not be postponed.
Drink some water first asked if I could make time on Saturday to clear the raid, and I thought it would be fun, so I answered that I would consider it when an official announcement was made.
Not long after I announced my intention to participate, another message appeared in the group chat room.
[oo: Me too]
***
Clear new raid first. It is usually abbreviated as clearance.
In fact, even if you complete the Abyss difficulty, you will not receive any great rewards. At most, the party name will be engraved on a stone tablet at the entrance to the new raid dungeon and a system message will appear throughout the server?
However, the reason many users challenge it is because it is one of the events where they can prove their skills.
Among users who enjoy games, the aggressive types are usually obsessed with rankings, but since Zenoris is an RPG game, there were not many events related to rankings.
Among them, a few that were large in scale and caught everyone's attention were the Guardian Guild Selection that ended not long ago, the Ranking Battles by Class held at the beginning of the year, and the new Raid Puckle.
•Early Evening paid a lot of attention to Raid Clearance as it is the number one guild on the server, both in name and reality. In particular, the new raid clearance was more important because it was a large-scale patch that might come out only once a year or so.
[Guild] Crazy Hunting Friend: But
[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: Didn’t Gilma say he wouldn’t participate in the clearance??
[Guild] Manaolingnam: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Manaolingnam: Since Sleepy-nim said he was doing it, I think Gilma also want to join ha
[Guild] Park Seungjin99: Emotional domination omg
[Guild] Harn: With Gilma, the speed fr must be fast.
Saturday 8:30 am. The guild members gathered early in the morning, when they would normally be ready to sleep, and gathered in front of the entrance to the new raid dungeon as promised. The front of the dungeon was already crowded with users ready to challenge the raid.
After roughly drying and wiping my slightly wet bangs, I drank the Americano I bought on the way back from my morning workout. Since I have to get up early anyway, I went for a jog to wake up, but I'm really tired.
[Guild] Drink some water: Team 1 Yoo Chae+Sleepy+Rahee+Harn+Mocha bread+Park Seungjin-nim
[Guild] Drink some water: Team 2, I+Staric+theHunter+Friend+Manaolingnam-nim
[Guild] Mocha Bread: Yay!!!
[Guild] Staric: ㅅㅅㅅ
[Guild] Bright Clouds: No, this goes too far
[Guild] Bright Clouds: I, the spearman, can’t join and the Assassin can?__ __
[Guild] Staric: ㅋㅋ
[Guild] Staric: Assassin doesn’t lose to Reaper~
[Guild] Seasoned Crab Sauce: ㅠㅠI also didn’t get in ㄲㅂ
[Guild] Manaolingnam: The Hunter-nim and Staric-nim
[Guild] Manaolingnam: I think Water added them on purposeㅇㅅㅇㅋㅋ
[Guild] TheHunter: ?
[Guild] Bright Clouds: Oh, I understand if that’s the case^^7
[Guild] I'm getting lazy: Sleepy-nim and Gilma-nim are also stuck together haha
[Guild] TheHunter: Why are you comparing like that?
[Guild] TheHunter: Those two are dating, but I and Staric are not;;
[Guild] I’m sleepy: Neither are we fuc..
[Guild] Harn: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] I'm getting lazy: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Seasoned Crab sauce: In situations like this, a healer or buffer tank is good
[Guild] Seasoned crab sauce: they are the jobs that cannot be left out of the party
[Guild] Bright Clouds: fr....
[Guild] Monster born from capitalism: Water-nim
[Guild] Monster Born from Capitalism: nim, Can I join the raid even if I form a party with the remaining guild members and take on the challenge?
[Guild] Drink some water: Yes, of course.
[Guild] Drink some water: You can also try the Normal Clearance challenge too, let’s go
[Guild] Bright Clouds: Gasp, please put me on, guys.
[Guild] Bright Clouds: I’m on standby
[Guild] Let’s do this: Me too, me too
[Guild] I'll take care of you: First come first serveㄱ? ㅋㅋ
[Guild] Harn: We are a regular team, so let’s raid it, okay?
[Guild] Crazy hunting Friend: okay
[Guild] Bright Clouds: Unn, no, let’s raid~
[Guild] Drink some water: I’m sleepy-ya
[Guild] Drink some water: When is Yoo Chae coming?
While chewing the ice in my Americano and looking through the new raid information, I saw Water's chat and turned my attention to the messages.
[Yoo Chae: Hyung, I’m going to take a shower]
[Yoo Chae: Turn it on at least 10 minutes before!]
[Yoo Ji-han: okay]
It was a message I received 20 minutes ago. I relayed the contents to Water as is.
[Guild] I’m sleepy: He’s probably taking a shower right now.
[Guild] I'm sleepy: He said he'll arrive 50 minutes later.
[Guild] I’m sleepy: But doesn’t Noona have Yoo Chae’s number too?
[Guild] Drink some water: You see
[Guild] Drink some water: It’s a problem because he never looks at it^^
[Guild] I’m sleepy: Ah...
[Guild] Harn: Gasp~ Looks like Gilma-nim only replies to Sleepy-nim’s messages.
[Guild] Mocha Bread: Oh my~~><
[Guild] I'm getting lazy: A true lover of this era omg
[Guild] Harn: Zenoris Seon omg omg
[Guild] Crazy Hunting Friend: Ah fuckㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Bright Clouds: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Staric: A man who cannot live without love even if he lives without air omg omg
[Guild] Drink some water: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“.......”
As I looked at the guild chat that seemed to be popping up rapidly through the chat log, I covered my face with both hands and let out a sigh.
I guess I dug my own grave by asking useless questions again. Fuck.
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor: Meimei
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HM: (Best comment from the chapter)
In the previous episode, Yoo chae heard Hyung complaining, so he seemed to be begging to meet her in real life out of fear that he might meet a girl while he wouldn't be playing games with him on the weekend. Haha, wow, bawl, bawl. The 23-year-old sturdy young man whining, makes him look like a dog who wants to go for a walk with his owner.
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