Chapter 62
[General] Girmu: Hello Sinu haha
[General] Sinu: Hello is not the issue right now
[General] Girmu: What?
Wooseok, who had been typing at almost the speed of light, tried to calm himself down. Stay calm, Shin Wooseok. You’re dealing with Han Beodeul… no, Girmu.
‘Instead of scolding, let me understand the situation first.’
He deleted the text that had filled the chat window and typed again from the beginning.
[General] Sinu: That item, was it actually on sale?
[General] Girmu: Yes. It was more expensive than the market price… but I just bought it. If I missed it now, who knows when it would appear again haha
[General] Baekdu: That’s true though haha;
[General] Maeil: Hmm….hahahahahahaha
It was such a rare item that many users would set their sights on it as soon as it appeared in the auction house. Unless extremely wealthy players quit the game, it wouldn’t even appear in the auction house.
[General] Dodam: But if you bought a Papen for more than the market price, exactly how much was it?
[General] Girmu: Haha……
The issue was that he admitted buying it for more than the market price. That meant he also knew the regular price, which meant…
[General] Girmu: But I think it’s fine since we traded directly so there’s no auction house record
[General] SaltySalt: Is that really the issue hereㅠㅅㅠ
[General] Baekdu: You were quite thoroughhahahahahahaha
[General] Goyounghee: That’s right… if Papen’s price rises more… it doesn’t make sense…
[General] Sinu: But Papen is an item where market price doesn’t really mean much
[General] Sinu: The difference between when there are multiple items and when there are none is huge
[General] Hwasan: Yeah that’s right it’s almost up to the seller’s moodhaha
Since Wooseok himself owned the same item, it wasn’t hard to guess how much Girmu might have paid. Even Girmu’s bizarre +15 equipment couldn’t compare to the price of the Pendant of Destruction.
‘Why go that far?’
He knew Girmu had developed an appetite for better specs. But he didn’t know that appetite would go this far. He really didn’t expect him to go and purchase equipment that only extremely wealthy players would dare to wear.
[General] SaltySalt: So who exactly revealed the existence of Papen to Girmu?ㅇㅅ”ㅇ
[General] Goyounghee: It wasn’t me~
[General] Baekdu: Not me either
[General] Maeil: I naturally thought it was Sinu…
[General] Dodam: Isn’t it?
“You’re blaming me?”
Wooseok crossed his arms and recalled the past. After reaching level 130, Girmu had frequently asked about equipment setup. The Pendant of Destruction was also one of the items he had explained in passing at that time.
But he had definitely never recommended buying it. Rather, he had explained that since there were alternatives, there was no need to touch ‘Destruction’ items unless one was going for ultra-high specs.
[General] Sinu: I only mentioned that such an item exists
[General] Sinu: I never told you to buy it?
[General] Sinu: Who would tell a newbie to buy a Destruction set hahahahaha
[General] Goyounghee: you.
[General] SaltySalt: u made a mistakeㅇㅅㅇ…
[General] SaltySalt: im disappointed that u still dont understand girmu after that incidentㅇㅅㅠ
Wooseok felt truly wronged. Who could have known that Girmu would remember something mentioned in passing and just buy it?
[General] Sinu: I told him not to even think about it because if you equip one Destruction item, you have to change all the other parts too
[General] SaltySalt: so ur saying this is girmu’s fault?ㅇㅅㅇ?
Wooseok was at a loss for words, blinking his eyes. Girmu’s fault? Of course…
[General] Sinu: No
[General] Sinu: It’s my fault
[General] Goyounghee: hahahahahahahahahahaha
[General] Dodam: hahahaha suddenly becoming so humble
[General] Maeil: When a newbie walks the wrong path, it’s usually the veteran’s fault…
[General] Baekdu: But tbh newbies naturally commit outrageous acts without thinking twice
[General] SaltySalt: a disaster caused by sinu’s arroganceㅠㅅㅠ
Wooseok silently accepted the guild members’ criticism. A newbie is like a newborn child… He had been too careless, just mentioning it in passing.
[General] Girmu: It’s not like that
[General] Girmu: Sinu explained well that I didn’t need to buy it, but I went ahead and bought it anyway haha…
As Girmu came to Sinu’s defense, the guild members’ jeers only intensified.
[General] Baekdu: No no, since Girmu has already purchased it, it means Sinu gave the wrong advice
[General] Girmu: Ah…
[General] Dodam: hahahahahaha the spectacle of a newbie protecting a veteran
[General] SaltySalt: no matter how much girmu defends him, sinu’s reputation is already rock bottomㅇㅅㅇ!
Wooseok was more concerned about Girmu’s bizarre equipment state than his own reputation that had apparently hit rock bottom.
[General] Sinu: Girmu, can you show me a screenshot of your equipment window first
[General] Sinu: I think I need to see the status with my own eyes;
[General] Girmu: Oh sure sure
[General] Hwasan: Can you show us too if you don’t mind
[General] Girmu: Hmm should I post it in the voice code room?
[General] Goyounghee: Yes yes you can delete it after everyone has seen it, so it should be fine~
And so, Girmu’s equipment status was revealed to the Grace guild. From the legendary +15 equipment he had been using to the Pendant of Destruction he would equip when he reached level 140.
[General] SaltySalt: the balance is destroyed beyond imaginationㅇㅅㅇ…
[General] Baekdu: Is there such an imbalance in this world
[General] Girmu: Is it that bad…?
[General] Goyounghee: Umm… to use an analogy, it’s like seeing FINAL_FINAL_REAL_FINAL.pendant with MIDDLE_REVISED.weapon and armor
[General] Girmu: Ah… now I completely understand
[General] Maeil: What kind of analogyhahahaㅠㅠㅠ
[General] Goyounghee: Haha…ㅠㅠㅠ Usually it’s more efficient to replace weapons first, but since you said you bought the pendant because it was available…
Wooseok maintained silence while the guild members were shocked. After examining Girmu’s equipment window, he determined that the most urgent need was the title that could only be obtained through grinding in the game.
“Looks like you’re planning to get a complete Destruction set.”
Muttering this, he asked Girmu to confirm:
[General] Sinu: Girmu, do you remember when I told you that you need to get equipment in sets?
[General] Girmu: Yes yes
[General] Sinu: Since you’ve already bought the Destruction pendant, you’ll need to go with that line for your weapon and armor too
[General] Sinu: The weapon will be more expensive than the pendant, and the armor will be somewhat cheaper
[General] Sinu: But like the pendant, most items have limited availability, especially those that are already completed
[General] SaltySalt: but *direct crafting is a no-no… you absolutely must not touch thatㅇㅅㅠ
[General] Sinu: I think I told you this before, but the fact that you bought the pendant anyway… means you’re planning to get the complete set, right?
[General] Baekdu: Huh
[General] Dodam: Woahh;
Even Baekdu and Dodam, who were high-ranking and high-spec users, showed signs of reluctance to touch such equipment, yet Girmu, a newbie, had purchased it. It could only be explained as aiming for the highest level of item setup.
[General] Girmu: That’s right
[General] Maeil: Wow…
[General] Hwasan: hahahahahahahahahahaha
[General] Dodam: Does this mean you’re going for ranker status?hahahahaha
[General] SaltySalt: hahaha…… what is Girmu’s class evenㅠ
[General] Goyounghee: Looking at it now, it seems like you already knew and were mentally preparedhhahahahahahaha
[General] Girmu: Yeshaha… since I’m not good with my hands, I want to at least have good equipment
[General] SaltySalt: Ahㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[General] Goyounghee: Even if your control isn’t good, people don’t usually prepare equipment to that extentㅠㅠ!!!
[General] Girmu: Haha…
Though it wasn’t something he really wanted to recommend, there was no choice if that was Girmu’s intention. Wooseok quickly accepted reality and thought about the next steps.
‘I’ll need to change the content of the crafting request, and also organize a party to work on titles with Girmu.’
[General] BoatToBottle: I just checked the boards hahahahaha
[General] BoatToBottle: The person who picked up Princess’s Patissier’s pendant that was posted a few days ago is in our guildhahahahaha
[General] Hwasan: Ah I thought the options looked familiar, was it Patissier’s?
[General] BoatToBottle: Yeah… they posted it for sale in the server chat
[General] BoatToBottle: It’s one of the best options on our server, you’ve got good skillshahahaha
[General] Girmu: Thank youhaha
[General] Goyounghee: Then our guild has three ultimate pendants now…;;
[General] SaltySalt: right, there was quite a commotion when hwasan and sinu were crafting their pendants tooㅇㅅㅇ!
That was one of the reasons Wooseok couldn’t stop Girmu. He was already wearing Destruction equipment, and was even a direct crafter that everyone advised against.
[General] Baekdu: Hwasan crafted his secretlyhahahaha in the middle, only Sinu was making a fuss
[General] Girmu: Sinu, did you craft yours directly?
[General] Sinu: Ahhaha yes…
[General] Baekdu: Honestly, leaving Girmu in Sinu’s care was wrong from the start, he’s the guy who made his pendant after breaking it more than five times
[General] Goyounghee: That’s true…
[General] Maeil: It’s a bit like master like disciple… something like that?
Master like disciple? But Wooseok couldn’t deny it. He was similar to Girmu in that he didn’t care much about the process as long as the result was good.
[General] BoatToBottle: By the way, the Ring of Chaos was also on sale a few days ago but was taken down because there was a reservation
[General] Hwasan: ? Did someone really quit?
[General] BoatToBottle: Hahahaha I don’t think they quit
[General] BoatToBottle: I was wondering if Girmu might be that person who reserved it
[General] Girmu: The Ring of Chaos?
[General] BoatToBottle: Yes yes
[General] Girmu: Ah… yes, that’s mehaha;
[General] Baekdu: hahahahahahahahaha
[General] BoatToBottle: Wowhahahaha that’s still relatively recent so the competition must have been fierce, how did you reserve it
[General] Girmu: There were many buyers so the seller was doing an auction stylehaha
[General] SaltySalt: Auc…tion…?ㅇㅁㅇ
[General] Girmu: Oh I didn’t buy it too expensively, the seller was an acquaintance of Princess’s Patissierhaha… thanks to the introduction
Girmu had already committed several incredible acts behind the scenes. Wooseok was so dumbfounded that he had to restrain himself from immediately calling Girmu for a voice chat.
[General] Goyounghee: ㄷㄷwhat can’t girmu get with money…?
[General] BoatToBottle: hahahahahahaha
[General] BoatToBottle: That would be~ Sinu’s hand!
[General] Baekdu: hahahahahahaha that’s low
[General] Baekdu: But if it was just that, I don’t think things would have escalated this far…
[General] Girmu: I want it, Sinu…
Girmu didn’t just stop at saying that, but came in front of Sinu and used a sparkling eyes motion.
“*cough*…!”
Girmu had been acting this cute for days now. Wooseok thought he might be overly conscious of it, but seeing the surprised reactions from other guild members, that wasn’t the case.
“This hyung is really-“
With his neck flushed red, Wooseok wondered how he ended up in this situation and immediately sent a whisper to Girmu.
[Whisper/Girmu] Sinu: Could you not call it a hand, it seems like it could be misunderstood
[Whisper/Sinu] Girmu: Haha…… everyone probably knows
Shin Wooseok banged his head on the desk in response to Girmu’s skill at being vague. So, I’m the one who’s going to misunderstand.
‘What do they know.’
Moreover, lately the guild members were viewing the relationship between Girmu and Sinu in an increasingly strange way. Even Wooseok, who could categorically deny such a thing, occasionally had his doubts, so third parties couldn’t possibly miss the change in Girmu’s attitude.
‘Surely, hyung hasn’t really noticed something, has he?’
If Wooseok could, he would like to check what was going on inside either Beodeul’s or Girmu’s head. What on earth was he thinking?
*Direct crafting: Refers to the process of enhancing equipment directly.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
