Episode 135. I don’t want to be a shrimp
“Demon Slashers, what are you doing here?”
“Hmph. I’ll have to get away with it. Doesn’t the famous slime master know that the guys behind him are our kids?”
“Ah, is that so? This is really good. I was trying to slowly investigate what kind of bugs the cowardly saboteurs were in the middle of raiding, so why don’t you tell me their identities?”
Kim Chul-joong’s expression crumpled.
“Are you insulting our guild?”
“No way. Didn’t I just point at the demon slash and tell it to rot? That’s what I said to these guys here.”
“A cheeky bastard.”
“This is true. You have a bad mouth. Unlike Daesan.”
Gulp.
People watching the conversation between the two swallowed dry saliva.
Guild members as well as those who visited the temple to use the portal were the same.
“It’s a bit out of place here, so let’s go outside. People can’t use the portal because of us.”
“You better not think about running away.”
“Flee? Heh, no way. What are you afraid of?”
“You bastard!”
“Tongue, brother. Making a fuss in the temple like this is a bit…”
Making a fuss inside the temple is strictly forbidden in any guild.
No matter how great the prestige of the two guilds, arguing with a temple that holds a portal, a means of transportation between regions, is tantamount to committing suicide.
Before the Pixel expansion field appeared, it looked good to get out.
If you don’t meet face to face, it won’t happen that your likability will drastically drop.
“Hmph. Cheeky bastards. Just because you’ve been to the Abyss for a while doesn’t make your nose stand up.”
A subordinate approached Kim Chul-jung, who was full of dissatisfaction, and whispered softly.
“Hyung-nim, isn’t it strange? Excluding our children, there are only six of them? I don’t even see a courteous cook. Did they get hit during the raid?”
“Leave two kids. Wait here and watch who comes out of the portal. There’s absolutely no way that cook died. Everything else, surround them. Send one to the orc field to find the advance party and bring it back. “
“Yes!”
Angelic Slime and his party obediently followed the Demon Slash and his party.
Even though there were almost three times as many people under siege, he looked very confident.
“It sounds like you’re relieved that you’re in the city, but we don’t care if we’re wrong.”
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Everett Lowell gave a friendly smile and didn’t answer.
The more he did, the more violently his forehead crumpled.
“Let’s do it at this point. We are busy people.”
“This bastard will go all the way.”
Square in front of the Pixel Temple.
Many people watched and whispered, but neither side paid any attention.
Rather, it seemed that the only concern was how to make the other person more angry.
Into Kim Chul-joong’s annoyance, the image of Cha Soo-yeon standing on the stairs at the border between the plaza and the temple came into sight.
“Hey! What are you doing there!? Don’t join us soon!”
“……”
She finally came slowly.
She confirmed that Taemin was nowhere to be seen, so she didn’t have to hesitate any longer.
Rather, it was a face full of questions.
‘Did he die during the raid? Otherwise…’
Roh Yoo-seok and other party mates are being held by the Angelic Slime side.
But why is he invisible?
Could it be that Myeong-shik and Tae-seok murdered him?
I heard all kinds of thoughts, but I couldn’t bear to open my mouth to ask.
Kim Chul-joong glared at Everett fiercely and said in a commanding tone.
“First, send them here.”
“I don’t like it.”
“It’s our guild member!”
“These are the criminals who targeted us.”
“Are you going to try it now?”
With Kim Chul-joong shouting, all the demon slash guild members around them were holding their weapons at once.
Angelic’s party followed suit and took out their weapons, but except for the healer, they were all tamers, so there was not a single vicious metal weapon.
Daemon, who confirmed this, sneered and sneered.
But Everett Lowell’s voice was still calm.
“Do you mean war? Can we take this as a declaration of war against our guild?”
“……”
No matter how much Kim Chul-joong was a top executive, he did not have enough authority to declare war on other guilds.
That is a judgment and authority that only the guild master can make.
“Oh, look at this?”
It was then.
As if he had a good idea, Kim Chul-joong’s crumpled expression suddenly widened.
“Hey Slime Master. You look like you’re eager to go to war with us? No way, did you do that for this! What a coward!”
Kim Chul-joong spoke in a very loud voice.
As if to inform everyone watching this scene in the plaza.
As if in response, the buzz around them grew even louder.
“Slime Master? Aren’t you the owner of a popular guild these days?”
“That’s right. Isn’t he a famous summoner from long ago because he has a lot of money?”
“That guild waged a war on Demon Slash?”
“Ah, no way this person.”
“No, isn’t that what people are saying here and there? Take hostages.”
Bulging veins popped up on Everett Lowell’s forehead, who had always maintained a poker face.
“It’s embarrassing that you framed the victim in front of him.”
“The victim? Who’s the victim? Stop playing cowardly and release our comrades right now! Angelic slime!”
Kim Chul-joong’s voice only grew louder.
The effect was outstanding.
The favor of the people around him who were watching was leaning towards Demon Slash.
“What bullsh*t! We were hunting the priest, and you were the ones who intervened and interfered!”
An angelic executive who couldn’t stand it raised his voice, but there was no effect.
Rather, the people around.
Low-level players who had been living in the pixel appeared in droves and began to side with Demon Slash.
Although not active, the general public was no different from this.
‘What, what?’
Kim Chul-joong, who had been instigating the public, was rather surprised.
‘Why did you go this far?’
There was only one reason.
That is, the value of the name of Daesan Kang, the Demon Slash Guild Master.
There are some remarks that Kang Dae-san made recently at Lucky Land.
An incident in which lords from all over the world were unable to respond with an argument solely from the player’s point of view.
They said, ‘We’re not the sort of beings that you guys can do whatever you want with money!’
The contents gradually became known to the public, and many players began to worship him.
In addition, the general public was also immersed in cheers for his move to coolly feed the lords who were only focused on their own gain.
The effect is only now taking shape for the first time.
“Master. The situation is not good.”
“Hmm… This has become difficult. If Taemin-ssi was with you, the situation would have been a little different…”
“What are you going to do? I’m under siege, so I can’t even call my comrades…”
“You don’t have to worry too much. A person named Kang Dae-san isn’t foolish enough to start a war against us. But I don’t know if they should be released right now.”
“Such…”
Everett Lowell was a game streamer with the most viewers in the past.
I know better than anyone how difficult it is to change public opinion once it has tilted.
‘It won’t be that difficult to get out of here…’
The problem was then.
Due to this incident, it was clear that Demon Slash would take a further leap with the support of the people, and that Angelic Slime’s reputation would fall significantly no matter how positively it was considered.
As the head of a guild, this was bound to be a very painful outcome.
‘I can only think of you in my head. Mr. Taemin.’
To overturn the game all at once, you need a big shot.
Recruiting a person who is as much or more supported by the public than Kang Dae-san.
There was only one man’s face in Everett Lowell’s mind all along.
* * *
Kung kung kung!
I was enjoying a long-awaited break, but a noise that broke the mood robbed everyone’s attention.
Someone knocked hard on the door.
“I already sent dinner today. This isn’t my dorm, it’s my hairy brother’s house, so what if you come and do this on your own?”
The one who showed up was one of the reporters from Weekly Douglas, who runs Laura’s errands.
I already delivered 10 servings in the morning, but returning again after the sun went down was a clear breach of contract.
“Sorry. I have an urgent message.”
“What is it?”
Through his mouth, I could hear about the conflict between the two guilds in front of the temple.
And the message from Everett.
“My handsome boy ate one shot properly.”
“This is the message my boss gave me to convey.”
“Hmm… Laura-san is definitely right. At a time like this, there’s nothing good when the relationship between the giant guilds splits. An invasion is just around the corner.”
“What would you like to do?”
Everett sent an apology letter of sorts.
It’s because the perpetrators were released without doing anything.
Most of the content was that I was sorry because the aftermath could affect me and our party.
On the other hand, Laura’s message was different.
‘Ask me to mediate between the two?’
I think I’m overestimating that I’m the only one to step out.
I’m just a useless Resurrection Priest, a little lucky cook.
I’m sorry, but I have no intention of becoming a shrimp caught between two whales.
“No matter how much Laura asks, please tell me that this is absolutely not possible. I am also in a situation where my heart is heavy, but I can’t say this or that to a huge guild, right? What am I saying? As a leader, you can’t take that risk.”
“Is that so? Then, I will tell you that.”
It’s embarrassing to have the bugs taken away as they are, but there is no major dispute between the two guilds right now.
There wasn’t even a small battle, so it’s said that both sides returned home safely.
It seems that there are strange people among the guild members, but at least the heads of the two guilds are not fools.
No sane person would do anything before the invasion.
In the first place, the two guilds didn’t cooperate to prevent the invasion, so on the surface, nothing much has changed.
‘But it’s kind of embarrassing. It bothers me that those damn worms were released…’
Oh, let’s not worry about it any more.
What do I care about the giant guild?
It’s a matter for each other to figure out.
‘Let’s have a drink.’
Today is a happy day.
The raid ended safely, the elixir material that the hairy brother wanted was secured, and he even got a huge amount of loot.
Where is that?
Didn’t such a huge thing come out of a silver box that wasn’t even golden?
“Ugh… Uhhh…”
The laughter never stops.
“Lemon sister! Your expression is very strange.”
“Leave it to me. That old man does that often.”
Great.
I adjusted my expression and took out the old poisoned wine I had tucked away in my inventory.
‘Should I show off my polished skills?’
It’s a long-awaited drinking party.
To make a delicious drink to cheer up the mood, I rolled up my sleeves and started making cocktails in earnest.