Episode 80
Chapter 17 Laying the cornerstone (5)
“jeon… … No complaints. Opportunities like this don’t come often, and I did what I asked for first. I’ll take care of you a little more.”
As Ahn Ki-jun mentioned, this was an opportunity.
Because they gathered magic in two hours that the party led by Yang Hye-won had to repeat the mission two or three times.
Of course, the process was difficult, but not to the point of being unbearable.
They all became like that.
Kei was steadily maintaining a pace that the player’s body could withstand.
Because Ahn Ki-joon realized this fact early on, unlike Kim Yul, he did not complain and followed him.
‘Mistress, you’re embarrassing.’
You should have noticed when Ahn Gi-jun, who usually grumbles when he opens his mouth, is strangely quiet.
I thought he was just being careful because he hadn’t met Kei for the first time.
‘Let’s calm down.’
I cannot afford to miss the opportunity to deepen my relationship with Kay.
Even while Kim Yul was making up his mind, Kay exchanged words with Ahn Ki-jun.
“Then let’s keep going at this pace.”
“yes yes.”
“Anyway, take it easy. You’re older than me.”
For a moment, Kim Yul tilted his head.
‘Did I tell you how old the criterion is?’
No, never.
Looking back at Ahn Ki-jun, he had a clear look of bewilderment.
That didn’t mean it wasn’t what he said.
So how does Kei know Ahn Gi-jun’s age?
‘Did you do a background investigation?’
Before Kim Yul could think through the question properly, Ahn Ki-joon answered with a nervous attitude.
“uh… … Well then, make it easy for you too. I am the only one who is ambiguous to let go of words.”
“If you let go, it’s me who is comfortable.”
After the two of them sorted out their titles, the hunt began again.
A pace with little rest, with short intervals between fights.
It was possible thanks to Kay finding the next monster before killing it.
‘It’s clear that there is detection-type magic.’
Even though I bought invisibility and detection, I have more magical power than myself.
The speed at which Kei’s magical power increased was to the extent that it was impossible to compare with others.
‘In the first place, other people are now at the level of whether or not to buy one technology.’
However, only two of them have been confirmed.
Since I’m running without rest like this, I have no choice but to gather mana quickly.
‘Should I buy one too… … ?’
No, no. The first thing to do is to earnestly collect and buy attribute stones.
Only then can you use higher-level magic.
Kim Yul turned off the store altogether to avoid making impulse purchases.
Then kill, kill again, kill again.
Dozens of minutes to be absorbed in hunting that is different from the existing one.
Wiping the sweat from his face, Kim Yul flinched as he raised his sword.
All the monsters that I could see if I turned my eyes were dead and spread out before I knew it.
“What, why are you so quiet? Did you catch all the monsters in the area?”
“So, suddenly, is it quiet?”
Ahn Ki-joon, who was rubbing his wobbly arm, glanced at Kei as he listened to Kim Yul’s words.
Kim Yul hit the head before Ahn Gi-jun directly asked Kay a question.
“The one marked as 1 star is the existing 3rd level, right? Where are you from?”
Existing 1st and 2nd level missions are tied to the beginner section.
There, it was a structure in which you could use the gate leading to the base only when you filled up 1,000 magic power.
“It must be time for a medium to come out.”
“Medium? what is that?”
Kay was staring at a place where there was nothing.
“Did the mission window pop up as you entered here?”
“huh.”
“The one with Meseo written on it.”
Kim Yul and Ahn Ki-joon opened the mission window almost simultaneously.
MISSION
[Purification of polluted land ★(03-211)]
Destroy all enemies within range and destroy Meseo.
• Meseo (0/1)
[compensation]
Choose from the rewards below.
• Magic 60, Fame 3
• Property Magic 30, Fame 6
Scared to check the contents again, Kei said in a nonchalant tone.
“It’s a bit dangerous over there, so let’s fix it here and go in.”
“how much?”
“Twenty minutes, fill up your magic in between.”
“okay.”
Kim Yul approached Kay while answering right away.
“What exactly is Meseo?”
Kay, who glanced back at him, replied with a whimpering sound.
“You have to get rid of everyone who sees it.”
“why?”
“Because it is dangerous.”
For some reason, Kei’s voice seemed a little heavy.
“Why risk… … .”
“Don’t you drink potions?”
At Kei’s urging, Kim Yul hurriedly emptied the potion.
After that, I checked my eyes, but it was ambiguous to bring up the question again.
It was because of the feeling that Kei would avoid it no matter how he said it.
In the end, Kim Yul decided to turn to another topic altogether.
“What shall we eat at Harbon after we finish? As I moved to the gate, it seemed that there was a restaurant. I went around yesterday and asked the locals where they were delicious.”
Kay shook her head with a sullen expression.
“Next time, it’s hard to pass.”
“You’re passing? You want to go to Earth?”
“no.”
Then, before I could ask where we were going, Kay spoke first.
“Since we talk about food, I want to eat jjambbong.”
Now I stop talking openly.
‘If this is the case, I can’t ask any more.’
Kim Yul clicked his tongue inwardly, but took Kay’s words lightly.
“Spicy soup is good, I vote for Budae-jjigae with lots of spam.”
At first, I thought the constant talking about food was just to block out questions.
But as the story grew a little longer, the intention behind it began to show.
At that time, even Ahn Gi-jun joined together and exchanged conversations about delicious food.
“There is a branch of that store in Huam-dong, have you been there?”
“uh? uhh… … sometimes.”
Kei’s question, which wasn’t very long, caused a sense of incongruity.
‘Huam-dong?’
Why did you mention the branch there?
Kim Yul was not the only one who felt that question.
“But aren’t there many branches of that store elsewhere? Why Huamdong Branch… … .”
“He said he lives there.”
“… … who?”
“Brother.”
Ahn Ki-jun’s expression hardened at Kei’s monotonous answer.
“ah.”
Shortly thereafter, along with faint laughter, Kei’s murmur was heard.
“You didn’t tell me. You made a mistake.”
Kim Yul swallowed a laugh and shook his head.
It’s the first time I’ve ever told a lie that was so obvious.
No, I must have said it on purpose.
‘It’s true that Ki Joon did a background investigation on his older brother.’
Why did you want to come to your appointment today?
‘Because it’s really unusual.’
Kei, who had been watching, was morbidly reluctant to reveal his identity.
We met in person three times, and in all three of them we somehow covered our faces.
However, Ahn Ki-jun’s request to hunt together was immediately accepted and an appointment was made.
It was strange, so I kept thinking about it.
‘The real purpose was this.’
Apparently, this place was set up to warn Ahn Ki-jun, who had been in contact with people around me.
‘If I’m wrong, it means that I’m going to mess with Ki Joon-hyung’s family.’
Kim Yul felt his mouth grow bitter and swallowed a sigh.
‘It’s very cheap.’
It seems that Kei values the façade of family.
different from yourself.
‘I shouldn’t go near my family, even by accident.’
Kim Yul, who took out the cleanser and ate it with such a promise, glanced at Kei’s profile.
‘I don’t take any purifiers.’
I’ve already caught the monster for close to 3 hours.
Kim Yul and Ahn Ki-jun are absorbing nearly 1,000 magical powers and eating purifiers all the time.
not kay Is it a beta capable of self-purification like Ahn Hye-won?
‘Looking at what he’s doing, he might be an alpha.’
The only known difference between the two grades is that the purification properties are non-growth and growth-type.
‘I’m still not sure how exactly that’s different.’
Alpha is better for anything, so it must be a higher grade.
I wanted to ask about that part, but hesitated.
It was because Kei had blocked his words several times.
However, if he was going to step down after being rejected a few times, he didn’t even choose the codename Kj.
‘Even if I can’t eat.’
It’s good if you answer, and if you ignore it, isn’t it worth it anyway?
Ahn Ki-jun kept his mouth shut and tried to relieve the stiff atmosphere.
“Hyung, don’t you take the cleanser? Would you like some if you don’t?”
When I spoke while holding out the white bead in my hand, Kei replied with a smile.
“I took the promotion test.”
“Ohh, the upper ranks?”
I tried to spill the words, but there was no denial.
All he did was shrug his shoulders and point to the cleanser.
“It would be inconvenient if I had to keep taking care of it.”
“Still, I’m on the easy side. I can tolerate up to 50.”
Even when the chaos level reached 200,000, there were quite a few players who ate like madmen.
In that respect, Kim Yul rarely had accidents because of his chaos level.
At least to the point of being irritating.
“Is it because of the chaos level that you whined earlier?”
“I can’t say no.”
“How are you now?”
“About 38?”
“Give it a chance this time. You earned a lot.”
“Yes, yes.”
Kim Yul continued the conversation naturally, but swallowed without revealing.
‘Alpha is really a minority.’
Among the first players, only about 200 people took the promotion test.
1839 of the secondary players whose tutorial term was reduced from five days to two days.
Among them, only some of the top ranks become alphas.
‘If you add the beta players and the 1st and 2nd rounds together, there will be about 100 people?’
Only 0.1% of 100,000 players can be promoted to Alpha.
First of all, it’s a condition that there’s nothing wrong with being friendly with just that rarity.
‘Honestly, considering the conditions, I think it would be better to join the party over there rather than Bunny-nee.’
This is the difference between being a trainee at a large agency or being a trainee at a small agency that doesn’t have a proper singer.
It is entirely up to you to enter the agency and work hard.
Depending on where you belong, you will be able to climb up to the highlands more easily.
Unfortunately, Kay doesn’t throw a party.
If he said he was recruiting party members, a lot of people would be interested in it, even if it was because of the value of his name.
‘Why? It doesn’t seem like he’s lacking in social skills.’
When we meet, he responds well to jokes that aren’t poetic, and doesn’t show any signs of being difficult with people.
He has a clear sense of purpose and knows how to lead others to achieve it.
It means that he is not the type who has difficulty in team play.
Although I showed a little coercive side when dealing with complaints.
‘In other words, it’s the same as having charisma.’
Kay is basically the type with decent leadership.
That’s why, if Kei throws a party, he thinks that he has to somehow get into it.
‘It’s not that I don’t like Barney.’
It’s like intuition.
Isn’t there one person like that even when you were a trainee?
A person who makes me think that the future will be easy if we debut together.
Kay was such a person, and Kim Yul wanted to be part of his party whenever possible.
Unfortunately, Kei insists on playing solo and continues his own path.
‘If I can’t become a party member, I have to keep my acquaintance’s position well.’
A strange rivalry was created when Ahn Ki-joon met Kei.
‘Even though I didn’t go through with the appointment with Kei-hyung, he exchanged chats himself.’
If he doesn’t do anything like this, Kei might get closer to Ahn Gi-jun.
Kim Yul wondered how he could get inside Kay’s line, and rolled his head.
Then all of a sudden
“It doesn’t disappoint.”
Kei let out a laugh and murmured.
“ok?”
Kim Yul, who had been keeping an eye on him, reacted immediately.
“Why all of a sudden?”
Instead of kindly explaining, Kay flicked her fingers on her lap and was lost in thought.
However, he was not Kim Yul who would give up just because he didn’t give an answer.
“What are you thinking?”
When I asked again and again, pushing my face in, Kei looked back at Kim Yul.
Instantly facing Kay’s eyes directly, Kim Yul flinched and shook his shoulders.
It was as if he saw another flash of blue in his brown eyes.
‘Obviously before… … .’
Kim Yul swallowed dry saliva and put his face back.
I wonder if I am angry because of myself, so I notice without even realizing it.
Fortunately, however, there were other people who aroused Kei’s anger.
– K: Thinking about how to temper them.
It didn’t take long to understand the chat message that popped up out of nowhere.
After a few minutes, a strange figure began to appear among the dense trees and bushes.