LG Chapter 24

Translator: She.Wee

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Chapter 24

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: LOL LOL LOL And then what?

“…….”

That was… it left him speechless.

No, the thing is, he likes me, right? And now he says he’s going to confess again. Isn’t he seriously out of his mind?

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: Hurry, I’m dying of curiosity here (T_T)

Jung Minjae, however, had no idea Noeul liked him. Of course, it was obvious that he wouldn’t even suspect it. They were both guys, after all. Noeul would never have told him either.

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: He was talking nonsense last night, probably because he was tired (T_T)

Nonsense. That was something he could grasp.

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: There’s more. He said he’s not a noob.

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: What?

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Yeah, isn’t that absurd? LOL

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: OMG… He’s crazy. And what else?

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Oh, and apparently, he’s the guild leader. Seems like he’s delusional.

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: I think he wanted to look cool by pretending he had an alternate account.

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: I guess he forgot he once told me his login info. I know for sure he doesn’t have an alt account….

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: LOL Really? Why’d he do that LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: He seems really tired, so don’t tease him too much and let him sleep a bit during class.

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: Let him sleep during class? You’re such a delinquent, bro… shaking.

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Or let him sleep during break.

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: That guy never sleeps at schoolㅠ He’s always out and about. How am I supposed to LOL

[Whisper] SpadeQueen: Ah, the guild master’s calling. Got it, I’ll be back~!

‘PoseidonLeader has used “Full Guild Summon.” Accept to be moved to the Guild Alliance Room.’

Upon clicking the accept button, a short loading screen appeared, and he was transported to the Guild Alliance Room. Sunset was also using the “Full Guild Summon” skill to gather their members into the alliance room. With so many users gathered in one map, the room was chaotic.

[General] Sunset: Is everyone here?

[General] SpadeQueen: Raise your hand if you’re not here, LOL

[General] Sunset: Looks like we’re all here ㅇㅅㅇ

Without waiting a second, Sunset quickly spoke to the event NPC.

‘You have selected the practice team PVP Capture Battle ver. (Isis). Points earned during practice will not affect the guild ranking.’

‘Please sit down or stand up! Sitting puts you on the enemy team, standing puts you on the blue team.’

A number appeared at the top center of the alliance room, indicating the number of participants. Kyungsoo saw Sunset standing and pressed the Ctrl key to sit his character down. In the short moment he went to grab some water, the team numbers were balanced, and they were transported to the event map.

‘Please build a fortress.’

Kyungsoo absentmindedly began breaking bricks but froze when he saw Sunset flying behind him.

“This annoying fly….”

Now on the same team, Sunset, completely unaware of Kyungsoo’s muttering, was flapping his huge wings and bursting falling bricks while simultaneously sharing buffs with Kyungsoo.

[Party] neutaaaa: The hospital’s been built.

[Party] Ji9star: Nice. Who’s going to defend though?

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: You are.

[Party] Ji9star: No thanks.

[Party] Sunset: If we kill everyone, that’s defending^^

“…….”

Kyungsoo’s fingers froze on the keyboard. Sunset had just repeated the exact words he’d said yesterday. It wasn’t possible, but had someone told him? He began recalling each guild member who was online yesterday.

[Party] Ji9star: You’re quoting Meowie from yesterday LOL

[Party] Sunset: Huh…?

[Party] Seolyoung: Really? Our guild’s etiquette god’s been saying that since last year.

[Party] Ji9star: Whoa, destiny?

[Party] neutaaaa: Destiny…☆

[Party] neutaaaa: I think… you two might become our guild’s second official couple (for real).

[Party] Seolyoung: “For real,” LOL. Who’s the first official couple, then?

[Party] Ji9star: That’s a sensitive topic… Hey, Sunset, close your eyes for a sec.

[Party] Sunset: ㅇㅅㅇ

[Party] Ji9star: Close them and count to ten, then open them.

[Party] Sunset: Okay-_-

[Party] Seolyoung: LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL What are you guys doing, I’m tearing up….

[Party] neutaaaa: ThousandSunsets♡ThousandSunsetsGG

[Party] Ji9star: You can tell just by looking at Meowie’s pet nickname.

[Party] Seolyoung: LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

Something felt off. It was a little different from before, subtly so. Was it because Cheon Noeul actually liked him? What if all this teasing really hurt that kid in the end? Kyungsoo felt confused, unable to understand why he was feeling like this.

Was it because he’d met Noeul yesterday? Or was it because he was bothered by that ridiculous declaration that Noeul would confess to him again? He didn’t like hearing Noeul’s name when the boy wasn’t even present.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: No pushing! Pushing leads to job nerfs.

[Party] Sunset: No pushing! ㅡㅡ

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Sorry, but please don’t agree with me.

[Party] supercool: LOL are you really sorry?

[Party] Sunset: Yes T_T

[Party] Seolyoung: LOL you guys are something else….

[Party] Ji9star: LOL LOL LOL LOL

‘The battle will begin in 1 minute. Please prepare for combat.’

‘Combatants must destroy the enemy fortress and capture the territory. For your team’s victory, find and destroy the energy source within the fortress.’

[Party] Ji9star: Buffs, please.

[Party] anamato: I’ll buff you~!

[Party] supercool: Everyone else, come to me.

[Party] neutaaaa: On my way~

[Party] honeymoon: Me too, hehe.

Kyungsoo didn’t need to go anywhere. Thanks to Sunset’s occasional buffs and the “Archangel’s Kiss” skill, he was already at full buff status.

But soon, a major issue arose. There was no plan. They had spent so much time chatting that they hadn’t made any strategy or even built supply stations or animal pens.

In the end, they raised the hospital to level 3 to reduce resurrection time to 15 seconds, dumped the rest of their points into fortress durability, and the second practice game began.

As soon as the game started, the party members dashed straight for the middle bridge. The red dots on the mini-map indicated enemy players. Running along with them, Kyungsoo soon realized that there was no one left guarding their fortress—it was empty again. But no one turned back.

Like the first practice game, a battle erupted on the bridge between the two fortresses. Some enemies, learning from yesterday, sprinted toward the unguarded fortress. Even amidst the chaos of fireballs flying everywhere, Sunset calmly set a time bomb on the opposing team.

‘Ji9star has begun attacking the enemy fortress!’

‘Your fortress is under attack!’

Both teams started attacking the fortresses almost simultaneously. But the opposing team had the experienced PoseidonLeader and HalloweenEggplant on their side. Naturally, they had already divided their team into offense and defense roles. Each player probably had their specific tasks. Kyungsoo lowered his cannon aimed at SpadeQueen. His HP was steadily dropping, and the healer’s heals weren’t enough. The fortress’s durability was already down

“[Enemy SpadeQueen] has declared [MeowieMeowMeow] as their target!”

Kyungsoo, who had turned around to catch and crush the enemies attacking the castle, found himself grabbed by the neck. SpadeQueen’s attacks were all directed at Kyungsoo. However, he didn’t have enough HP to retaliate immediately. Since Berserker receives recoil damage with every attack, it needs to reach a certain HP level to be safe.

[Party] Sunset: Meowie is barely holding on with 1 HP; where’s the healer?

[Party] Anamato: LOL, someone kept chasing Meowie and died because of it. ^^”

[Party] Sunset: Haha, who is it? Ah… I should’ve been a healer…

[Party] Anamato: I’m holding back my laughter^^

I let out a dry chuckle. Why is he getting all worked up looking for a healer when I’m just standing still…?

[Party] Ji9star: I’m focusing! Stop making me laugh, LOL

[Party] Supercool: I’m on my way, sorry, sorry.

[Party] Sunset: They’re coming, hold on a bit longer T_T

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Okay, okay.

“Time Bomb, activate!”

Sunset activated his long-held Time Bomb skill, wiping out half of the enemy forces. However, it only had a minimal effect on SpadeQueen, who was still at full HP.

[Party] Seolyeong: What are you doing? Meowie, run!

There were two ways to de-target someone. The first was to move twice as far as the attack range. The second was to make the enemy target someone else.

[All] Sunset: No need to run, just wait.

“Sunset has declared SpadeQueen as the target!”

The Dark Swordsman’s attacks, specialized in wide-area damage, couldn’t reach Moon Fairy, who floated in mid-air unless he jumped. Shadows surged wherever the Dark Swordsman swung his sword. Thanks to the targeting feature, which allowed focused attacks on a single enemy, Sunset took no damage at all. After SpadeQueen lost more than half of her HP, she turned her body in the opposite direction.

“SpadeQueen’s target on MeowieMeowMeow has been removed.”

[All] SpadeQueen: Bring it on, LOL.

[All] Sunset: Okay.

“SpadeQueen has declared Sunset as the target!”

[All] SpadeQueen: Yesterday, I killed MeowieMeowie too, LOL.

[All] Sunset: Right, you did… Do you have a death wish?

The healer who arrived late quickly restored Kyungsoo’s HP. As soon as his HP was fully recovered, Kyungsoo retreated towards the fortress. Sunset and SpadeQueen, who had each declared the other as a target, charged at each other, creating a world of their own. The result was predictable.

“SpadeQueen has been killed. Respawning in 20 seconds…”

[All] SpadeQueen: Kkae-geng~!!

[All] Seolyeong: Kkae-geng, LOL.

Why did she charge at me knowing she’d lose? Well, it’s lucky I survived because of it. As I returned near the fortress, two heroes were gleefully destroying it. The revived allies ignored them and rushed forward, allowing the two enemies to leisurely continue their attack. The fortress’s durability had already dropped by about 20%. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.

“MeowieMeowMeow has declared MiniJju as the target.”

When a hook embedded itself in MiniJju’s body, it pulled them back with a knockback effect. Sunset, flying through the air as shown on the minimap, approached quickly. As one hero was attacked, the other didn’t remain idle. He crouched on the ground, laughing wickedly while raising both hands.

“MiniJju has been killed. Respawning in 20 seconds…”

“Shadow of Screams!”

As one hero died, the other shouted the skill name. At that moment, Sunset flew in from behind, blocking the path between them. His HP was already critically low. It felt like déjà vu. It was a similar situation to a past failed raid. The only difference was that, back then, he had been the one who died.

The hero’s shadow engulfed Sunset and chewed. With a spitting sound, Sunset was spat out, lifeless. I couldn’t understand why he suddenly intervened. With his full HP, he shouldn’t have died from just one skill.

“Sunset has been killed. Respawning in 15 seconds…”

Kyungsoo used his ultimate skill as soon as its cooldown finished. With a loud bang, a large bomb shot out of the bazooka.

“Action Mask has been killed. Respawning in 20 seconds…”

[All] MeowieMeowMeow: I was at full HP, why did you charge in there?

[All] Sunset: It’s my instinct to protect you, so I couldn’t help it T_T

[All] Sunset: I’m just glad I died instead of you getting hurt^_^

[All] MeowieMeowMeow: LOL, please stop.

Kyungsoo gritted his teeth. It was ridiculous, but so funny that the corners of his mouth kept twitching upwards. His expression must’ve looked strange. He could tell even without looking in the mirror. When he first met him, Sunset didn’t seem to have this kind of personality. Maybe he changed because they got closer, or perhaps he was hiding this side all along…

[All] Supercool: LOL, Sunset is such an embarrassment to Melody.

[All] Anamato: An embarrassment and a disgrace…

[All] Ji9star: I captured it on screen! ^0^~

[All] HalloweenEggplant: I took a screenshot too, hehe.

[All] PeaPea: Me too…^^…

By evening, I could guarantee that dozens of doctored screenshots combining the two characters would flood the guild chat. Kyungsoo stood at the edge of the bridge, swiftly killing the enemies who crossed over. Fifteen seconds later, Sunset, who had revived, joined the battle. It seemed as though Sunset had memorized Kyungsoo’s attack patterns from playing together so many times, as he provided speed buffs during his mobility skills, physical attack buffs for regular attacks, and used Archangel’s Kiss during his ultimate.

“Sunset has begun a ruthless massacre!”

“MeowieMeowMeow has begun a ruthless massacre!”

“Sunset’s shadow has been stained with enemy blood!”

“MeowieMeowMeow’s shadow has been stained with enemy blood!”

“Sunset has finally gone mad!”

[Party] Ji9star: Whoa, I got startled. That’s an auto message, right? I thought the game was mocking Sunset.

[Party] Seolyeong: But hey, MeowieMeowie and Sunset work really well together, don’t they?

[Party] Neutaaaa: It’s destiny, LOL.

[Party] Ji9star: True.

As much as I hated to admit it, it was true. Not the part about destiny, but that they worked well together. Sunset didn’t obstruct Kyungsoo’s view or interfere with his attacks. When gaps appeared, Sunset filled them, supporting and dealing damage while even providing buffs.

“HalloweenEggplant has been killed. Respawning in 20 seconds…”

[All] HalloweenEggplant: What the…?

Sunset and Kyungsoo had been killing every enemy that crossed the bridge, and when HalloweenEggplant came to check the situation himself, he was killed in less than five seconds by their combo.

“The fortress of the once indomitable enemy has been destroyed! Destroy the command center’s power source to secure final victory!”

“Ji9star has found the command center! The power source is now exposed!”

“The power source of the enemy’s command tower has been destroyed.”

“The battle has ended. Calculating PVP points.”

I wondered if it was just this game where we performed well, so I played another practice game with Sunset on the same team. Sunset consistently helped Kyungsoo secure the Best Player position while he himself took second place.

[All] Seolyeong: That guild master actually used Archangel’s Kiss today? First time I’ve seen it^^

[All] Supercool: Same here.

[All] HalloweenEggplant: Kiss?

[All] Ji9star: Why are you acting like you’ve never heard the word ‘kiss’ before, LOL.

[All] HalloweenEggplant: No, it’s because of the skill name, LOL.

[All] SpadeQueen: Yeah, when I did a raid with MeowieMeowie last time, it was my first time seeing it too, LOL.

[All] Seolyeong: Seriously though… He never uses it on me, but he gives it to MeowieMeowie all the time. That skill is so pretty too.

[All] Sunset: Thanks, thanks^^

[All] Seolyeong: I wasn’t complimenting you.

“Archangel’s Kiss!”

“……”

It was a buff I received dozens of times just today. I didn’t like the skill name from the start. Maybe it was because of the poor first impression, but everything Sunset did seemed either ridiculous or funny, never satisfying. Honestly, I would’ve preferred if Cheon Noeul was the one teasing me, so at least I’d have someone to get annoyed with…

[All] Ji9star: Taking a shot! Click, click! MeowieMeowMeow, how does it feel to be specially treated by Sunset of Melody?

[All] Ji9star: Wait, correction, by *Sunset.

[All] MeowieMeowMeow: Sorry, but not feeling it yet.

[All] Sunset: Omg, I’ll work harder, haha.

Just like with Cheon Noeul, Sunset was also someone whose true feelings were impossible to read, making him twice as uncomfortable. It was that constant uncertainty about when his attitude might change that made it worse.

Honestly, Cheon Noeul was better. At least he had some cute traits.

The siege would last only three weeks. It seemed long, but it would pass in the blink of an eye. I hoped this alliance would end soon, so we could finally claim Isis.

「Cheon Noeul: Are you sleeping?」

「Me: Nope.」

At first, I hated this kid more than anything, but now, it felt like I had a little brother. It wasn’t so bad. The moment I replied, the “1” next to the chat bubble disappeared.

「Cheon Noeul: Remember when I told you the principal really hates me?」

「Me: Yeah, because of your hair color, right?」

「Cheon Noeul: Yeah T_T I keep telling him it’s not dyed… I have so much to say, can I call you?」

「Cheon Noeul: I also want to hear your voiceㅇㅅㅇ!」

「Me: Do whatever you want.」

As if waiting for the green light, he called immediately. The excited voice on the other end cheerfully called my name, “Kyungsoo hyung!” I could hear the sound of cars passing by. That meant he wasn’t at home.

“Are you outside?”

-Yeah. I’m buying something in advance for tomorrow morning. I’m heading home now.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the speaker as he walked down the street. It matched the rhythm of a heartbeat. Like the crisp dawn air, I felt calm. Noeul’s low voice filled the call, as if he was about to tell me everything that happened today. When he started talking about Jeong Minjae, he got a little irritated.

-And so, I bought the cans and was heading out when I saw a cat…

“That’s the school cat. The guard feeds it, so it stays around there.”

-Really? How do you know?

“Because I went to that middle school.”

-Show me your graduation photo.

“Fuck off.”

Maybe people really do start growing on you once you know them for a long time. This kid didn’t seem as annoying as before.

[T/N: Hey y’all I’m back! And I am back with good news. A LOT of good news!! So let’s listen them all down one by one.

1. First of all I know you all have been frustrated with the slow release and all, so I translated a bunch of chapters on this break though they’re still unedited and yk? Editing a MTLed chapter is very VERY tough. BUT from now on I will be updating on Saturdays as well as Sundays. Yes, two chapters a week!

2. I passed my TOPIK LEVEL 1 y’all! I’m so damn happy! You have no idea how excited I was to tell you all this!

3. I have decided to post spoilers every day in the discord channel of knoxT so that you all will have some content to look forward to everyday! I have already uploaded 2 spoilers so make sure to check them out on our discord!

4. I have noticed just how poorly done the initial chapters were so I will edit them whenever I get the time. Unfortunately after posting the chapter it’s very tough to edit them and I can’t cut it all and then paste the new one either so I’ll have to edit manually.

5. I have been trying to get these translation licenced for a long time. That’s why I checked the initial chapters and noticed how poorly I did them. I emailed near about 15 publishers and one of them showed a favourable response. There were two more but were just interested in me as translator. (Since I qualified TOPIK 1 which is still not a big deal and they were not bigshot publishers either.) Anyways, the one that showed favourable response said they will contact me when an opportunity arises but haven’t done so in 1 month so let’s see.

6. Also our lovely dear Missa is translating this novel in Spanish so all the Spanish readers can check it out! It’s available on Wattpad! You can contact missa on discord for more info!

That’s it! I hope you enjoy the chapter!]