LG Chapter 57

Chapter 57

 

Side Story 4: Merry Sunset!

 

Title: [Update] Merry Christmas♡ Fashion Shop Update Notice

Author: GM Pudding

Content:

Yahoo! Hello, adventurers~! This is your GM Pudding! Merry Christmas in advance XD♡

Will it snow this Christmas? They say if pure white snow falls on Christmas, love will come true! u////u…♡ Hoping for a romantic white Christmas for everyone, we’ve brought some special items available only during the Christmas season~! You can access them through the ‘Fashion Shop’ button at the bottom right of your in-game screen♡

(Please note that the limited-time items will be available only during the Christmas season >_<)

 

Sales Period: December 14th after regular maintenance ~ December 29th, 11:59 PM

Fashion Shop Update Items:

– Christmas Luck Box (Random Draw)

– Snowflake Effect (14 days limited)

– Santa Costume Set

– Red-Nose Rudolph Summon Ticket (Mount Item, 30 days limited)

– Christmas Fireworks (Single-use Item)

– Christmas Limited Server Microphone

 

※ The ‘Christmas Luck Box’ is excluded from mileage point accumulation. During the event period, you can obtain the following special items from the Luck Box:

<SS Rank / Drop Rate: 0.05%>

– Guardian Angel Guaranteed Adoption Ticket

– Legendary Pet Guaranteed Adoption Ticket

<S Rank / Drop Rate: 0.3~0.9%>

– Shiny Fake Reindeer Antlers (Fashion Item)

– Towel-made Sheep Head Hat (Fashion Item)

– Marsilla’s Jewelry Box

– Stardust Effect (30 days limited)

– Red-Nose Rudolph Summon Ticket (Mount Item, 30 days limited)

<A~B Rank / Drop Rate: 1~20%>

– Holy Water Containing Stars ×10~200

– Heart Pose Emote A/B

– “I’m a Lucky Player” Title Scroll (1/10000) ×10

– Permanent Pet

– Item Drop Rate Booster ×10

– Helios’ Medal (10 days limited)

 

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As soon as the maintenance ended, Kyungsoo eagerly purchased the mount item he had been waiting for. His character, MeowieMeowMeow, was now riding the flashy Rudolph. However, this year’s Rudolph wasn’t just cute.

 

“Aaagh! My back is breaking~!”

“…What is this?”

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: WTF? Rudolph keeps talking…

 

Kyungsoo immediately reported Rudolph’s strange behavior in the guild chat.

 

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Huh? What do you mean? A mount talking?

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Whoa, you’re right, haha. It’s kinda guilt-tripping.

 

Previous mounts like spaceships or rockets were inanimate and didn’t talk. But this year’s Christmas limited mount, “Red-Nose Rudolph,” would display a speech bubble every 30 seconds.

 

“Aaagh! My back is breaking~!”

“Don’t say ‘giddy up’! I’m a reindeer, okay?!”

“It’s cold… I don’t wanna run….”

 

[Guild] Ji9Star: Rudolph feels like a deer who signed the wrong employment contract, lol. I should buy three more summon tickets.

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: If its back breaks, do you just switch it out? LOL

[Guild] Ji9Star: Yep.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Dude… that’s messed up…

 

While everyone was busy discussing Rudolph, a rare item announcement suddenly flashed across the server window.

 

[Server] Player Rexu has obtained the ‘Towel-made Sheep Head Hat’!

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Congrats!!!

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Whoa, already opening the boxes? Congrats!!

[Guild] Rexu: T^T Thank you.

[Guild] Rexu: But… it doesn’t fit my head. It’s too small…

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Show us!

 

Everyone gathered at the corner of the Aquarium to check it out. Indeed, the sheep hat looked ridiculously tight on Rexu’s giant race character. Eventually, he removed the exclusive holiday hat and cried again with a sad “T^T.”

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Looks like it’s gonna burst, LOL.

[Guild] Al0ha: Haha… It was kinda cute though~ (Lie)

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Hahaha WTF LOL

[Guild] ParkRoach: It’s human-sized, so it can’t be helped ^_ㅜ

[Guild] Rexu: This game is too human-centered. So annoying…

[Guild] Ji9Star: Whoa… you just dropped a monster-level statement, dude.

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Human-centered LMAO

 

Rexu started crying again. It was oddly fun to tease him. Even without trying, he constantly provided perfect opportunities for mockery.

 

[Guild] PeaPea: Hey, if you’re not gonna wear it, sell me the sheep hat. It’s so cute…

[Guild] Rexu: Okay…TT I’ll sell it for 2000 gold.

[Guild] PeaPea: Huh? You already wore it once, sell it for 1000! It’s secondhand!

[Guild] Ji9Star: LOL, secondhand items don’t exist in games, you scammer! Don’t make me laugh!

[Guild] Rexu: ──?

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: LMAO secondhand?!

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Secondhand, hahaha.

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Since when did our guild become a den of scammers?

[Guild] Rexu: WAAH T^T

[Guild] PeaPea: Hey, don’t take my joke so seriously! I’ll buy it! Gonna grab some gold, wait a sec!

 

Only after Pea ran off to collect gold did the guild finally calm down. A few guild members even used comforting emotes to cheer Rexu up.

 

[Guild] Neutaaaa: There, there… Our monster sure cries a lot, huh?

[Guild] Rexu: Are you… hitting me right now? TT

[Guild] Ji9Star: You’ve been too naive your whole life, lol.

 

Although it hadn’t been long since the update, several players were already scoring Christmas-exclusive items. Kyungsoo had no interest in the gambling aspect of probability-based items—until he visited the official website and saw the 0.05% drop rate for the Guardian Angel Pet.

 

Suddenly, his earlier resolve not to spend was forgotten.

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Doesn’t the new pet look like someone?

[Guild] ParkRoach: New pet? Guardian Angel?

 

The Guardian Angel felt like a miniature version of Noeul’s character, Sunset. The humanoid pet was completely white from head to toe. Its cloud-like hair and the large wings on its back were practically the living embodiment of Sunset.

 

[Guild] Ji9star: Ah, it’s totally Sunset!!!! LOL

[Guild] Rexu: Gasp…

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: LOL

[Guild] Neutaaaa: Seriously, LOL, it really does. Sunset’s mini-me version LOL

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Fuck, you’re right… I don’t want a Guardian. Just give me a legendary pet already…TT

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Why are you cursing, LOL?

 

There was still some time left before Noeul was supposed to log in. Kyungsoo bought 100 Lucky Boxes from the fashion shop with the remaining cash.

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Rexu, can you send me the coordinates where you pulled that hat earlier?

[Guild] Rexu: Sure, follow me!

 

Rexu led Kyungsoo to a spot already crowded with people. Taking a deep breath, Kyungsoo stood where Rexu had been and opened his item inventory.

 

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: I’m opening Lucky Boxes now, hehe.

[Guild] Rexu: Good luck…!

[Guild] Ji9star: Hope you fail.

[Guild] HalloweenEggplant: Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail! Fail!

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: ㅗ

[Guild] PoseidonCaptain: Meowie, if you pull a legendary pet, sell it to me!!

[Guild] Neutaaaa: If you get two, sell me one, hehe.

[Guild] MeowieMeowMeow: Okay, LOL.

[Guild] Ji9star: Meowie’s dreaming big, LOL.

 

Encouraged by his guildmates, Kyungsoo began opening the boxes, hoping to pull a Guardian Angel voucher. For some reason, he had a good feeling.

 

‘Acquired: Holy Water of the Stars ×10’

‘Acquired: [I Am the Lucky One] Title Scroll ×10’

‘Acquired: Holy Water of the Stars ×10’

‘Acquired: Holy Water of the Stars ×40’

 

 

‘Sunset has logged into the game.’

 

[Couple] Sunset: Hyung, let’s make matching couple nicknames with the new characters!

[Couple] MeowieMeowMeow: TT

[Couple] MeowieMeowMeow: What nonsense are you even saying the moment you log in…TT

[Couple] Sunset: What? Why are you crying all of a sudden?

 

Today just wasn’t the day. Forget the Guardian Angel—he didn’t even get a single S-rank item. All he got was a pile of useless junk.

 

Soon, Noeul checked Kyungsoo’s location and headed over. The Poseidon guild members were already gathered there. Ever since Rexu pulled the wool hat earlier, no one else had managed to get any rare items, and they were all sulking together.

 

[World] Sunset: What’s going on here…?

[World] Ji9star: We all failed the Lucky Box lottery… TT

[World] Sunset: LOL, why did you even open them? The items this round suck anyway.

 

As he spoke, he showed off the fact that he already owned a legendary pet by using the Pet Interaction skill. His legendary pet, MeowieMeow♡, rubbed its head against his feet. Sunset used the head-patting emote to pet MeowieMeow♡.

 

[World] Rexu: So annoying…

[World] HalloweenEggplant: -_-;;

[World] Sunset: But Meowie, you already have a legendary pet. Why are you still opening boxes?

[World] Ji9star: Guardian Angel.

[World] Sunset: Oh… You want that?

[World] MeowieMeowMeow: Yeah, T_T

 

It seemed like Sunset had gone into the fashion shop, disappearing from the town briefly. He returned 30 seconds later, but given the ridiculously low pull rates, no one expected him to actually get the Guardian Angel voucher.

 

[Server] Sunset has obtained ‘Towel-Made Wool Hat’!

 

[World] Ji9star: ?

 

Kyungsoo stared wide-eyed at his monitor. When ten guild members opened boxes together, they hadn’t gotten a single good item, but now, items were spilling from Sunset’s boxes like a flood.

 

[Server] Sunset has obtained ‘Shiny Fake Reindeer Antlers’!

[World] Neutaaaa: What?? Sunset, sell me that, please! TT

[Server] Sunset has obtained ‘Marshila’s Jewel Box’!

 

“…….”

 

Kyungsoo was certain now. Noeul must have been born or raised under some divine blessing. There was no other explanation for this kind of luck. Sunset’s name had appeared in the server announcements multiple times, leaving everyone speechless.

 

[World] MeowieMeowMeow: Hah…

[World] PoseidonCaptain: …

[World] PeaPea: This game sucks. I’m quitting. ^^

‘PeaPea has logged out.’

 

[World] Rexu: Gasp.

[World] Ji9star: LOL

 

‘PeaPea has logged back in.’

 

[World] HalloweenEggplant: Welcome back, returning player.

[World] PeaPea: Hey, hey.

[World] Sunset: Ah… I opened 50 boxes, and the voucher didn’t drop, LOL.

 

‘Sunset has logged out.’

 

He hadn’t pulled an SS-tier item, but he’d practically swept up all the S-tier ones. And yet, he left the game saying, “I didn’t get anything good.” The atmosphere grew even gloomier.

 

[Whisper] MeowieGG: ㅇㅅㅇ/

 

It was a nickname Kyungsoo had never seen before, clearly a new character. The absurdity made him chuckle under his breath.

 

[Whisper] MeowieGG: Hyung, your nickname should be [SunGG] <<< Hurry before someone else takes it!

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Who would even take that?

[Whisper] MeowieGG: T.T You, hyung!

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: Who even are you?

[Whisper] MeowieGG: Don’t you know the Beginner’s Luck theory? Newbies always get better drops!

[Whisper] MeowieMeowMeow: You just want a matching nickname, don’t you? Stop making excuses.

[Whisper] MeowieGG: So I can’t? T.T?

 

“…….”

 

There was no real reason to refuse. Kyungsoo logged out, created a new mage character named SunKal, and entered the newbie town. As soon as he did, MeowieGG was there, hopping around and waving excitedly.

 

Since Kyungsoo didn’t have any emotes on the new character yet, he just crouched and stood back up in a makeshift greeting. MeowieGG responded with a dance emote, spinning in circles around him.

 

“How many emotes does Noeul collect…?”

 

Since today’s box opening was a bust, he decided to try his luck with the Christmas Lucky Boxes some other time.

 

The mage class really didn’t suit him. Whether melee or ranged, he preferred classes with more impact in their attacks. Even after reaching the third job advancement, while the magic skills were flashy and beautiful, they lacked the satisfying feel of direct combat. Berserker still felt like a much better fit.

 

“Well, it’s just an alt anyway…”

 

This character had only been made because Noeul wanted matching couple nicknames, so it didn’t matter if the class didn’t suit him. He still couldn’t understand why Noeul was so obsessed with matching nicknames.

 

[Party] SunKal: ㅇㅅㅇ

But the truth is, I kind of liked it. It was my first time using a two-character name.

 

[Party] SpadeQueen: I thought it was Sunset… Please, don’t use that ㅇㅅㅇ expression TT

[Party] MeowieGG: Why are you telling the Meowie what to do ㅇㅅㅇ? lol

‘Seolyoung has left the party.’

[Party] Aslen: lol Seolyoung left LMFAO

‘Seolyoung has joined the party.’

[Party] MeowieGG: The hell? Why did he leave?

[Party] Seolyoung: I tend to avoid things I instinctively dislike… ;;

[Party] MeowieGG: Who’s that? Huh?

[Party] SpadeQueen: (Everyone knows except you hehe)

 

The Melody guild members were still the same. They were gathered in the guild zone, and when they saw the character ‘MeowieGG,’ the guild members quickly ran away. Noeul had said they would never tell the guild members about this character, but in no time, they followed the fleeing guild members. Then, they gave SpadeQueen, the weakest among them, a quick stab with their sword. When asked, “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t tell them your alt’s name?” they replied, “They ran away, so I just… accidentally…” and laughed.

 

[Party] SunGG: But why the party?

We’re not going to run dungeons together, and today I decided to just open lucky boxes instead of leveling up. There was no real reason to form a party.

 

[Party] MeowieGG: We’re opening the boxes together!

[Party] SpadeQueen: Weren’t you the one who said to open them together??

[Party] SunGG: ?? Why together?

[Party] MeowieGG: If they get useless items, we’ll get the distribution rights, right? lol

[Party] Aslen: LMAO WHAT—???

[Party] Seolyoung: Why don’t you think the opposite? I’m planning to get the Guardian Angel distribution rights todayㅡㅡ

[Party] MeowieGG: lol Alright, go ahead ㅇㅅㅇ

[Party] Seolyoung: lol fuck

[Party] Aslen: So annoying haha. In the end, he called just to show off.

[Party] Seolyoung: There was someone using ㅇㅅㅇ in the group chat yesterday, and I almost made a mistake because of anger issues;

[Party] MeowieGG: Was it the person who asked ㅇㅅㅇ?

[Party] Seolyoung: Ahh LOLOL

Leaving the Melody members to have fun on their own, Kyungsoo entered the fashion shop. With a 0.05% chance, if you opened ten thousand boxes, five of them would yield the item. But that didn’t mean he had so much money lying around that he could just buy ten thousand lucky boxes. He decided that opening boxes in sets of a hundred would be better. So, he purchased a set of 100 boxes.

 

[Party] SunGG: It’s better to open them in sets of 100, right? Instead of buying them all at once?

[Party] SpadeQueen: Statistically, opening them all at once would be better, I think.

[Party] Seolyoung: That’s not true, oppa haha Both are the same lol

[Party] SpadeQueen: Really?

[Party] MeowieGG: Jeong Minjae is lucky…

Why suddenly lucky? Everyone raised question mark emojis above their heads.

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T/N: Guys I know I have been gone for too long. I’m really sorry about that. There are just 2 more chapters left for me to translate and after that I’ll be able to upload regularly.

Also I wanted to ask you guys something. There’s a novel by the same author as love games and TGMND about Meowie’s friends at school, Taeyeol and Doyoung. I was thinking of translating that as well, what do you guys think?