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‘Timing, fucking bastards who really don’t help with life at all!’
Samin, who had confirmed the exact same message as Doun, swallowed hard. He widened his eyes as he recalled one by one the ugly faces of those hostile to him. Though he hadn’t slept a wink because he was being held by Doun, his mind was clearer than ever.
He had already been prepared to give up Yeoun Guild’s first conquest of the 55th floor to others due to timing. The guild members also knew this, so they just felt like what was coming had come. But Doun wouldn’t be the same. As Samin had guessed, Doun was fidgeting while watching his expression, not knowing what to do.
In the room filled with suffocating silence.
Samin actually smiled brightly at Doun, who was only watching his expression and fidgeting.
‘What’s so special about first conquest? They just pushed through with numbers.’
If his mentality could be shaken by news of this level, he wouldn’t have been able to maintain Yeoun amidst the territorial behavior of large guilds like hyenas. There were obviously multiple casualties.
Samin didn’t need glory stained with his comrades’ lives. He stared persistently at the blue eyes that were trying hard to avoid his gaze and muttered.
“Hyung. Is there anything you want to eat for breakfast? You drank alcohol, so you should have some hangover soup.”
Even Doun, who was oblivious, could clearly feel the consideration. The meaning that even though they had lost the first conquest of the highest floor, he was completely fine with it.
Doun felt complex emotions he couldn’t define and finally met Samin’s eyes. He felt naked under a gaze that was nothing but upright affection.
The moment his vision became dizzy and he closed his eyes, unbearable affection poured down beyond his dark field of vision.
“Why are you suddenly like this? Are you hurt somewhere? Did the hangover suddenly hit you late?”
“……”
“Should hyung have drunk the potion instead of me?”
“……”
“You’re not dozing off while sitting, are you?”
“……I’m not sleeping.”
“Then why did you suddenly close your eyes? Because Samin’s face is too dazzling?”
“……Geez.”
“I guess I’m right? Oh my, did our hyung have trouble adjusting to seeing a handsome face first thing in the morning? I should stop being so handsome, but that’s not really up to me.”
“Yeah…… Must be nice being handsome.”
“Of course it’s nice. Every time I wake up and look in the mirror, it’s thrilling. I even send grateful greetings to my parents who gave birth to me like this whenever I think of them.”
It was teasing he couldn’t possibly hate. Doun eventually opened his eyes slightly and stroked Samin’s head as he peered at his face up close. As he absentmindedly touched the hair sticking out in all directions, his troubled mind seemed to calm down a little.
‘This might become a habit……’
Doun’s face as he absentmindedly touched his hair looked precarious, as if he might burst into tears at any moment. He didn’t want to see the person he liked crying first thing in the morning. Samin quickly shut his mouth and obediently offered his head.
How long had they stayed like that? Having somewhat gathered his feelings, Doun let out a sigh-like breath and began to speak.
“Samin. Let’s go make breakfast.”
His expression was still deathly, but his voice was quite spirited. In the end, both of them had reached a tacit agreement not to mention anything about the 55th floor conquest. Samin quickly got up from his seat, worried that Doun might change his mind.
“Yes! Then I’ll wake up the others. Hyung, go downstairs first and put some water on.”
“Okay.”
Doun forced a bright smile. With a face that looked like he might cry at any moment.
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[Welcome to Veritas System access.]
[Chat┃Yeoun is fucked right now, right? ㅋㅋ (207)]
They figured it out when they were playing around carelessly without any sense of crisis ㅋㅋㅋㅋ so cute ㅋㅋㅋ keep being the follow-up team^^ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ at this rate won’t they become the follow-follow-up team ㅋㅋㅋ
(207 comments)
-This is seriously Magnetic helping with homework and missing the timing
└22 Ah what are you doing Doun fuck ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└3 Now’s not the time for you to be running around splitting in the tower..
└A crisis has come even to Yeoun who was on a winning streak. I thought they would solidify their image as an elite small guild with Magnetic’s recruitment, but such bad news…
-That bastard joined Yeoun and just rides the bus while dragging down the guild members’ feet huh ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-You bastard fans, try shielding this too ㅋㅋ
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[Chat┃But there were a lot of casualties.. (415)]
Libra Guild went in with 38 people but 7 died
The term “blood-stained ultra-high floors” fits perfectly..
Gideon-nim, may you rest peacefully there
May the deceased rest in peace
(415 comments)
-May the deceased rest in peace
-May the deceased rest in peace
-May the deceased rest in peace
-? Ah I just saw this after work.. ah.. May the deceased rest in peace
-I used to watch that person’s conquest videos often.. A giant in the tanker world has fallen. May the deceased rest in peace
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[Chat┃Funeral home locations for hunters who died on the 55th floor posted (201)]
(www.solarlessguild.co.kr/notice/382942823)
Libra and Thrill haven’t posted notices yet. Since it’s not a family funeral, those going to pay respects should dress properly
May Gideon Hunter rest peacefully……
(201 comments)
-I didn’t know this noona would leave first.. May the deceased rest in peace
-Looking at this makes me disgusted. The highest floor conquest teams frequently have people dying, but when Yeoun doesn’t quickly go for conquest, they all swarm in and attack
└May the deceased rest in peace.
└└Why are you suddenly bringing up Yeoun in talk about the deceased’s funeral home? Write a new post or something
└└└I just said that’s how I feel
└└└└Then write that in a new post
└└└└└
-Is it okay to wear white socks? Only black socks allowed?
└As long as you’re not barefoot, they don’t really care. But black socks would be good, long ones
└└Ah thanks for the answer
-This person would smile and sign autographs well when fans approached on the street.. May you rest peacefully
-My heart feels heavy, really
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[Chat┃The reason highest floor conquest teams risk their lives for money is right (620)]
You guys seem to sometimes overlook this because you’re high on Yeoun, but our country’s highest floor conquest team death rate is fucking high, about 20%. If 30 people go in, 6 die
I heard upper rankers getting psychiatric counseling is basic default, but envious bastards getting stomach aches because they bought Han River view apartments have the same mentality as Scrooge
Even now, let’s stop the ranker hate threads and give them lots of support instead. Watching rankers get nitpicked over trivial things makes me dizzy.. The tower master is an alien so police don’t cooperate with personal information, but some crazy bastards are inciting, so they should shut up on their own
(620 comments)
-Definitely first conquest teams especially…….
-Are there so many humans on Earth now that the tower master made towers to reduce population?
└If they wanted to reduce humans, they would have sent meteors first
-All the videos you guys watch like games from your rooms are all filmed by rankers running around with their feet, but some line-crossing bastards thinking of them like game characters is seriously problematic
└I agree
└It’s a fact that many bastards think of real scenes where people die like a game where you respawn..ㅇㅇ..
-Yeah yeah so you’re telling even your Yeoun not to get criticized?^^?
└Another twisted pretzel bastard appeared, geez
└└Did King God damn Yeoun-nims think it wouldn’t be obvious they’re trying to steer the mood to not criticize them? ㅋㅋ
└└└What mood are you steering now, this bastard
└└└└Don’t you know blind fanboys crawl out at every opportunity to change the board flow? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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[Chat┃By the way, Dosol’s sponsorship is really impressive (582)]
Supported Libra Guild conquest team with custom combat uniforms + artifacts + wearable devices + new phones + tablets + affiliate instant foods + drinks + camping equipment all
Big corporation class ㄷㄷ
(582 comments)
-When doing first conquest, notifications are forced on hunters so the promotional effect is definitely there
└But why would a big corporation like Dosol sponsor?
└└Because it’s a big corporation ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Went to the funeral home and Dosol’s mourning wreaths were lined up in a row. It’s natural but looked different
└Which one did you go to?
└└Gideon-nim
└└└Were there many people?
└└└└ㅇㅇ..
-Libra Guild conquest team probably has a lot of money but getting those things for free is a bit enviable? ㅎ
-Doesn’t Yeoun have corporate sponsorship?
└I think Slope doesn’t do it because he hates interference
└└Rejecting sponsorship worth at least several hundred million? Must be well-fed, this bastard
-I will become a Dosol pig from now on, loyalty loyalty^^7
-I heard guild masters had internal conflict over sponsorship cost distribution, but it’s amazing they still conquered well
└7 people died and that’s good?
└└That many usually die..
└└└This bastard is trash
└└└└What trash;; They all acknowledge the risks and voluntarily enter towers, so what are we supposed to do
└└└└└I sometimes get chills when these hunter bastards openly act like trash…….. I understand why muggles look at us strangely. People die and they briefly say rest in peace and that’s it. Like they’re consumables
└└└└└└Korean racial trait, grinding through humans like parts ㅋㅋㅋ
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[Chat┃Yeoun will probably watch Libra Guild’s conquest video and suck honey while conquering (113)]
That bastard’s guild entered well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ ah, life is all about timing, right ㅋㅋ
(113 comments)
-ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
-That bastard got his timing ruined because of the Timer incident so he got beaten up badly, but honestly looking at it, he became 1st through early awakening
└What honestly, does the system look like a dick to you?
└└Honestly, isn’t it foam where we don’t even know the selection criteria but mindlessly worship 1st place? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└└└Vicious hater started up again
-Isn’t it true that Yeoun conquers towers while being extremely careful with their bodies?
└Do you think it makes sense for people who are “extremely careful with their bodies” to conquest the highest floors?
└└Ah, those cowards who give up conquest at every turn?^^?
└└└Characteristic of commenters writing comments like this: Can’t even reach the 10th floor, complete scrubs
└└└└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThink whatever you want^^
-Said a loser who can’t even join Yeoun
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋOuch why did you hit the writer’s bone, hyung? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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Kim Chansol, who woke up in the morning and checked the forum out of habit to find it ablaze, shook his head.
‘These bastards are starting again. Ugh……’
When what he had been prepared for actually became reality, he was a bit annoyed. His head hurt a little too. It wasn’t because he was bothered by being prey and getting torn apart on the forum, but because of the alcohol he had poured into his stomach yesterday. Someone who enjoyed attention like him wouldn’t be affected by this level of chaos anyway. Kim Chansol tied up his messy hair and fell into thought.
‘I wonder if Doun-ssi is okay?’
Looking at Samin’s attitude as he ruthlessly pounded on doors and woke everyone from their morning sleep earlier, he seemed okay. If something had happened, Samin would have looked deathly first.
Still, he seemed like such a soft person that he was worried. When Kim Chansol, who had washed up lightly, went down to the kitchen, Doun awkwardly greeted him.
“Oh, Chansol-ssi. Welcome. I was just finishing cooking the ramen.”
“Aha. How did you know I have an upset stomach?”
Better than I thought. Kim Chansol, who was relieved inside, felt a strange sense of discomfort. Doun, who seemed shy but still made eye contact during conversations, kept avoiding his gaze.
‘……Is he not okay?’
Kim Chansol reflexively glared at Samin. Feeling the sharp gaze and turning his head, Samin made a face when his eyes met Kim Chansol’s.
“Kim Chansol. What’s with that expression first thing in the morning? Are you picking a fight with me now?”
“Ha. I should keep my mouth shut. Ugh, ugh.”
Kim Chansol held his forehead and bowed his head deeply. Samin had ghost-like intuition but sometimes made mistakes. Just as he thought this was one of those times when he was making a mistake and was calming his upset stomach, a personal message arrived for Samin.
[Guild master bastard: Don’t show in front of hyung that we fell behind in conquest or I’ll really kill you]
It was a pathetic threatening text.
‘At least he’s aware of it.’
Kim Chansol lightly sent back a “fuck off” reply and felt at ease. He had faith that the thuggish but reliable guild master would somehow handle it.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
