LG Chapter 38

Translator: SheWee

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Chapter 38

Me? With Kang Suyeong?

Kyungsoo imagined the scene in his head. Before their tongues even touched, he felt a chill down his spine. The mere thought of their lips meeting made him want to gag.

Switching the imagined scenario to Han Doyoung or Kwon Taeyeol didn’t change anything. He wanted to smash his head against the wall for conjuring such vile images.

However, it was strangely okay with him. Odd… Out of curiosity, he imagined Cheon Noeul in the scenario, and it didn’t disgust him at all.

After an hour of contemplation, Kyungsoo reached a conclusion. Kissing someone whose name or face he didn’t know might actually be fine. It wasn’t revolting, nor was it appealing. Cheon Noeul wasn’t someone he started as friends with, so maybe that’s why it somewhat made sense.

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Kyungsoo, having added his secondary character, Bazookapong, to the guild, was now waiting for Noeul, who was creating a new character.

[Guild] Ji9star: Why a secondary character, Meowie-nim?

[Guild] neutaaaa: To avoid the “new Meowie-couple” drama… Remember when Melody said that character was a guy? Haha.

[Guild] Ji9star: Oh, is this that guy? LOL.

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Please keep it a secret T_T.

[Guild] Ji9star: Okay, but Meowie-nim, are you close to this “new Meowie-couple” person? You seem close enough to plan revenge together.

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: No, I didn’t plan it with them. I just got dragged into it… It’s awkward, so I came here to escape.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Dragged into it? Then does that mean Meowie-nim applied for the couple mission without their permission?

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Ah, I think they might have sent the mail. But I didn’t check since I was busy trying to kill Sunset T_T.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Ah, I see T_T.

[Guild] Ji9star: Still, revenge against Sunset was a huge success LOL. But could Apple also be Sunset?

[Guild] ParkRoach: If that’s true, they’re a total psychotic asshole.

[Guild] Ji9star: Well, that’s already confirmed, haha.

[Guild] neutaaaa: Meowie-nim left, and Sunset was so shocked they didn’t say a word before logging out, LOL.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Good, good ^^.

That was me logging out… Kyungsoo pretended to be clueless and replied, “Haha, wow.” Just then, Noeul, who had finished creating their character, sent him a whisper.

[Whisper] DefenseMinister: Hyung, it’s meㅇㅅㅇ.

‘DefenseMinister has sent you a friend request. Accept?’

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: What’s with your username?

[Whisper] DefenseMinister: Hyung’s one is funny too, haha.

When Kyungsoo teleported to the beginner’s village, he saw a level 1 character receiving a quest in front of the tool shop.

[Whisper] DefenseMinister: Even the guild Doom has level restrictions now… So petty T_T.

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Why did you even join there? Because of Green Apple? What are you planning?

[Whisper] DefenseMinister: Revenge? Hehe.

Although Kyungsoo felt a bit uneasy, he figured Noeul wasn’t a child and would handle it somehow. His plan was just to help Noeul get into the guild. The memory of Noeul freezing up in silence earlier still made him feel sorry for him.

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: What’s the level restriction, anyway?

Helping Noeul level up wouldn’t be a problem.

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The new conditions to join the Doom guild were twofold: first, the character had to be level 80, the first job advancement threshold. Second, they had to log in at least once every two days.

For a guild with such a bad reputation, having requirements was laughable. Reaching level 80 could be done solo in a day or two. If Kyungsoo helped, Noeul could hit the first job advancement level by the end of the day.

However, there was a problem.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Healer.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: I’ll give you one more chance. Think for 5 seconds before answering.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Hmm… Healer!

He was definitely just pretending to think. Contrary to Kyungsoo’s expectation that Noeul would pick an offensive wizard build, Noeul kept insisting on a buff and healing-focused build.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Your main is already a Moon Fairy. Do you really need to raise another healer? Try being a wizard….

[Party] DefenseMinister: Healer ㅇㅅㅇ.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Why?

[Party] DefenseMinister: Because I don’t want you getting healed by anyone else. I’ll do it for you T_T.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Don’t be ridiculous. Be a wizard.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Healer.

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Ugh….

From the start, Kyungsoo should have known when Noeul chose a wizard character. Even though it was just a temporary character he’d likely delete later, Noeul insisted on following the healer tree. If the reason for choosing such a tough path was something trivial, Kyungsoo was determined to talk him out of it.

[Party] BazookaPong: Think carefully.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Okay.

[Party] BazookaPong: If you join Doom, I can’t help you anymore lol.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Why not?

[Party] BazookaPong: Do you know how bad our relationship is with them? Just being seen with them will make people lose it. Are you sure you can solo-play as a healer?

[Party] DefenseMinister: Soloing is fine… Wait a sec!

[Party] BazookaPong: ?

[Party] BazookaPong: ?? Where are you going?

Noeul disappeared from view for a moment and reappeared seconds later.

[Party] DefenseMinister: I went to the fashion shop!

A new window popped up on Kyungsoo’s monitor:

“Player DefenseMinister has sent you a dating request. Do you accept?”

Kyungsoo sighed. He’d seen this command over ten times by now and was all too familiar with it.

[Party] BazookaPong: Why…

[Party] DefenseMinister: Hyung, hurry up T_T The wait time is only 10 seconds T_T

[Party] DefenseMinister: If we’re a couple, no one can complain about us being together T_T

Ah, so Noeul wanted to argue that they were a couple before joining the rival guild. That way, they could justify being together. For the first time, Kyungsoo accepted the dating request.

Pink heart effects filled the screen.

“Couple established! Check your skills in the Couple menu♡”

“The [Couple] tab has been added to the chat. Private conversations with your partner are now possible!”

[Party] DefenseMinister: T_T T_T

The two characters stood close, and hearts began popping up above their heads. Kyungsoo, who had only ever used the couple system for buffs, had never properly explored couple chat.

[Couple] BazookaPong: Noeul.

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Yes?

Couple chat didn’t seem very special—just like regular chat.

[Couple] BazookaPong: Never mind.

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Hehe, I like you too.

[Couple] BazookaPong: Uh… okay…

(Couple Skill) Venus’s Blessing Lv. 1

“The god of love bestows their blessing. When with your partner, EXP gain increases by 150%.”

“This Asshole…”

Opening the couple tab, Kyungsoo noticed something alarming:

“DefenseMinister: Noeul♡Kyungsoo”

Noeul had spammed the couple tab with that phrase at least ten times. Even though no one else could see the couple tab, his dedication was impressive.

[Guild] Ji9Star: Hey, who’s that next to you? I’ve never seen them before.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Is that the guild master’s alt? lol.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: ??

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Oh, guess not.

[Guild] ParkRoach: Anyone for the Milky Way dungeon? Let’s go!

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Me!

[Guild] Al0ha: Wait, let me finish my side job.

[Guild] Ji9Star: Is it SleepyTail?ㅇㅅㅇ

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Let’s wait and see.

Ji9Star and Neutaaaa sat their asses right in front of Kyungsoo’s character, clearly waiting for an explanation. He hadn’t expected to run into guild members so quickly and didn’t know how to answer.

[Couple] BazookaPong: What should I say if they ask who you are?

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Oh, if Ji9Star asks, just say it’s me.

[Couple] BazookaPong: Got it.

[Guild] BazookaPong: Oh, this is Sunset.

At the same time, Noeul used a waving emoji. A cheerful “Hi!” sound effect played. It was a new character, but Noeul had somehow already collected emojis.

[Guild] Ji9Star: I’m not joking—my heart just dropped. Breaking news; BazookaPong is dating Sunset.

[Guild] Al0ha: ??

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: ?

[Guild] ParkRoach: What nonsense is this?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: LOL.

Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi!

Noeul spammed the greeting emoji. Kyungsoo had to tell him through couple chat to stop the noise before he finally quit.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: LOL Sunset spammed the greeting like 500 times.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: He must be over the moon today lololol.

[Guild] Ji9Star: I get it, he landed BazookaPong. But what about yesterday?

Was that a lovers’ quarrel??

Ah, right. Yesterday’s incident. They’d fought for ages in the guild zone. After a moment’s hesitation, Kyungsoo began typing his response.

[Guild] BazookaPong: Oh, we decided to make up^^

[Guild] ParkRoach: Made up, huh.

[Guild] BazookaPong: Yes, just now^^

[Guild] ParkRoach: Ah, so these days, people fight and then start dating after making up? LOL

[Guild] Ji9star: That’s such a novel excuse; I give it an A, LOL.

[Guild] BazookaPong: No, there’s a reason for this. We’re not actually dating T_T

[Guild] Ji9star: I don’t buy the “business relationship” excuse~

[Guild] BazookaPong: I’m not lying, geez LOL.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Oh, please. I just checked your profile—dating days: 0. So, you started today? LOL. Made up, and then, bam! Dating now LOL.

[Guild] ParkRoach: I want to date too, but there’s no one to reconcile withㅜㅜ

[Guild] Ji9star: Wow, today LOL. This is intense T_T

[Guild] BazookaPong: Stop accusing meㅠ

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Meowie-nim… what’s the issue here? Were you blackmailed?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Blackmail? LOL.

[Guild] BazookaPong: I just promised to help with somethingㅠ Stop jumping to conclusions!!

[Guild] Ji9star: “Stop~ㅇㅅㅇ!!” LOL. But what are you helping with? Sunset’s… love? LOL.

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: LOL.

[Guild] ParkRoach: Should I be stopping this or supporting it…?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: It sounds fun, so I’ll fully support it ^.^

[Guild] ParkRoach: Then I’ll support it too.

[Guild] Al0ha: Meowie-nim, where are you? Can we watch?

[Guild] Neutaaaa: With Sunset and the Green Apple, that makes four people now, right?

[Guild] Ji9star: Meowie and the Thousand Sunsets;

[Guild] BazookaPong: OMG.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Please don’t date that guy T_T

[Guild] BazookaPong: It’s too late….

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Realizing he would only be teased further if he logged off now, Kyungsoo decided he needed to explain the situation properly. Just then, Noeul messaged him.

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Hyung, what are you up to?ㅇㅅㅇ

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Cheon Noeul, you son of a…

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: LOL.

“……”

What am I doing, you ask…

[Couple] BazookaPong: Talking about you.

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Ah, haha!

[Couple] BazookaPong: Not in a good way, though….

[Couple] DefenseMinister: Ah T_T T_T….

Even though all he could see was the chat, Kyungsoo could almost picture Noeul looking dejected, and it made the corners of his mouth curl up.

[Guild] Ji9star: By the way, why isn’t Sunset in a guild? Did he get kicked out of Melody?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: A guild that kicks out its guild master… wow.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: LOL. Melody barely manages with Sunset. Can you imagine them handling his alt account too? They’d die from stress.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: True

[Guild] Ji9star: LOL, I see.

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Then I’d like to invite him to our guild

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Not happening.

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Got it

It wasn’t that the guild wouldn’t take him. Noeul had his own reasons for not joining Melody. Should Kyungsoo explain? After some hesitation, he decided to cautiously bring it up.

[Guild] BazookaPong: Nah, he’s planning to join “Doom.”

[Guild] Ji9star: ?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: …?

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Why?

[Guild] BazookaPong: For revenge.

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: On who?

[Guild] Ji9star: LOL, I think I can guess. Let’s hear it from Sunset himself.

Kyungsoo invited Noeul to the party chat. The first thing Noeul did after joining was greet everyone cheerfully.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Hiㅇㅅㅇ/

[Party] Al0ha: OMG, that username is trash.

[Party] DefenseMinister: T_T

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: So why “Doom”?

[Party] BazookaPong: To get revenge on GreenAppleCheong.

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: ?

[Party] Neutaaaa: Revenge? LOL.

The chat erupted into laughter as Kyungsoo hesitated to explain further.

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[Party] neutaaaa: Lol, Revenge HAHAHAHAH

[Party] al0ha: Ah… Did you make an alt character just for that?

[Party] Ji9star: Hahaha, that’s true love, seriously.

[Party] Ji9star: Sunset, please keep your Meowie in check from now onㅋ

[Party] DefenseMinister: Yes T_T

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow (BazookaPong): fuck off

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: LOLOLOLOL

[Party] Ji9star: But why are you helping them, Meowie? Is it like, “that spot originally belonged to Sunset”?ㅋㅋ

[Party] DefenseMinister: Yes, it’s mineㅇㅅㅇ Right, Meowie?

“…….”

That was true. The spot originally belonged to Cheon Noeul, and Green Apple had snatched it midway. But because it had become a joke that could last for a hundred years, they couldn’t admit it. Besides, the guild members didn’t even know Kyungsoo and Noeul had met in real life.

[Party] Ji9star: Defendant, explain yourself!

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: What explanationㅠ Just lower your bullshit volume….

[Party] Ji9star: T_T Hurt,,

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Hey… You called me a volunteer onceㅠ Can’t I help? I’m just assisting them with leveling since they said they’d make it a healer; it’s not like I’m going to ruin myself just because Sunset doesㅡㅡ

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: Who said you can’t LOLOL You totally can LOL Go ahead!!!!!

[Party] Ji9star: It’s so obvious you’re saying yes because it sounds funㅎㅎ

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: Oh, was it that obvious? HAHA

[Party] ParkRoach: How are you planning revenge? Need… help…?ㅎ

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: How? LOL Leveling assistance?

[Party] Ji9star: Anyway, when it comes to ruining Sunset, you guys get all hyped upㅉㅉ Should I help too? Heh. My helping hand is always ready.

[Party] DefenseMinister: The first job change is quick, so it’s fine~ As long as they join, everything’s resolved^^!

What could they even do after joining the guild? Just refuting everything Green Apple said wouldn’t count as revenge. When asked, all they got was, “You’ll find out soon.” It only made them more curious.

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: What crime did Sunset commit… Poor thing T_T

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: ?

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: Guild Master?

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: Are you empathizing with Sunset right now…?

[Party] Ji9star: This is absurd; grounds for impeachment;;

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: It was unconscious…ㅜ Sorry.

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: It just brought back some memories… T_T

[Party] DefenseMinister: ㅇㅅㅇ?

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: Damn it.

[Party] neutaaaa: Lol, why don’t you both just apologize and forgive each otherㅎㅎ It’s not worth fighting with Meowie anyway.

[Party] DefenseMinister: I’m sorryㅇㅅㅇ I didn’t realize back then….

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: Ah, yeah… It was a bit much.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Yesㅠ Sorry, sorry.

[Party] ParkRoach: But… if you make up, you have to date, you know?

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: What the fuck is that nonsense?!

If he had known this was coming, Kyungsoo wouldn’t have mentioned making up. He was starting to regret his earlier words.

[Party] ParkRoach: Why are you swearing? That’s just how Korean law worksㅡㅡ;;

[Party] DefenseMinister: In that case, I take my apology back.

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: ?

[Party] DefenseMinister: Whew, that was closeㅇㅅ;ㅇ Meowie, you’re safe!!

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: What is this lunatic even saying….

[Party] Ji9star: Lololol safe HAHAHA

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: Damn game. Why do couples only break up after a week? This is crap.

[Party] DefenseMinister: Seriouslyㅡㅡ

[Party] MeowieMeowMeow: I’m talking about you.

[Party] DefenseMinister: T_T….

[Party] HalloweenEggplant: LOLOLOLOL

[Party] ParkRoach: Lolololololol

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: Fine, I’ll be the bigger person and forgive everything a hundred times over.

[Party] Ji9star: Congrats on making up! Are you dating now?

[Party] PoseidonCaptain: That’s a bit much;; I’ll leave that to Meowie LOLOL

Even the Guild Master’s laughter felt like betrayal. Though Kyungsoo filled the chat with annoyed complaints, he couldn’t hide the faint smile creeping onto his face, as if the ridiculousness of the situation amused him.

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[T/N: Guys the main story is officially completed on my patreon, of course there are still side chapters left but the main storyline has been completely translated! You can read ahead at my patreon! Also ye to my exams I will not be vale to update till the end of Feb but I will be back in action from March? T^T]