Chapter 21
Among so-called “named” users, quite a few suffered hardships after getting caught up in ridiculous disputes like this. To name a few, there were users like “Gongkam” and “Chocho,” who were currently stirring up drama in the comments section of the problematic post as if it was their personal business.
Somehow those usernames looked familiar—they were the quintessential “named” users who were constantly being dragged out and having their hair pulled. Shin Wooseok wasn’t sure why they voluntarily expended emotional energy on other people’s business, but he could make a guess.
‘They must have a lot built up inside.’
Or maybe they hadn’t had any drama to engage with lately and their fingers were getting itchy.
Either way, Shin Wooseok was no stranger to such experiences. In the beginning, he had jumped into such posts and rolled around in the mud with them, but not anymore.
He’d come to realize that for those laughing with “LOLㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ” at posts that were on fire, the appearance of the actual person involved was often nothing more than an element that added to their entertainment.
What those self-proclaimed “neutrals”—who were actually closer to shit-stirrers—wanted was more “controversy.” The bastards playing Supreme Court justice from their homes while pounding on their keyboards didn’t actually care about right and wrong. They considered anyone who scratched their itch satisfactorily as “good” and those who didn’t as “evil,” enjoying themselves by stirring up and inciting public opinion.
[Guild] Sinu: I have no intention of going there to pour oil on the fire
[Guild] Sinu: Why would I when it’s obvious they’ll just bark more excitedly if I throw them foodㅋㅋ
[Guild] Goyounghee: That’s true…
[Guild] Fxxa: So you’re just going to stay quiet??
Stay quiet? Stay quiet… If he had been the only one being attacked, he probably would have. He would have just brushed it off thinking, “Things sure got interesting as soon as I came back,” and not made a big deal of it.
[Girmu: Sorry, I’ve been so distracted latelyㅠㅠㅠㅠI keep responding lateㅠㅠ]
Just then, a Voicecode message alert lit up the phone screen that was placed beside his monitor. After checking that message, Shin Wooseok pressed down harder on his keyboard.
[Guild] Sinu: I’ll make him take down the post himself
[Guild] Dodam: ㅇ0ㅇ
[Guild] Goyounghee: Oh…ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Shin Wooseok only sent that brief chat message before immediately picking up his phone. In Girmu’s message, the part about being distracted lately particularly caught his eye.
Why? Why would he be distracted? It must be because of those bastards, right? What if he saw the post on the free board…?
Without even realizing that the thread of rationality in his mind had very quietly snapped, Shin Wooseok quickly replied.
[SN: It’s okay]
[SN: ^^]
[Girmu: Are you… angry?]
[SN: Huh? No?]
[Girmu: You seem angry… Ah, I’m talking with my guild members right now so I’ll message you again soonㅠㅠㅠㅠ!!]
I see. So he’s with his guild members. Shin Wooseok was about to fling his phone onto the bed behind him, but barely restrained himself and opened his friends list to check Girmu’s location.
It was that same map from earlier. And coincidentally, it was also an area where invisibility cloaks could be used.
[Guild] Sinu: SaltySalt
[Guild] SaltySalt: Yes~?
[Guild] Sinu: Grab invis cloak and go offline ㄱ
[Guild] SaltySalt: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋokay
[Guild] Goyounghee: ???? What are you guys doing;;
[Guild] SaltySalt: Well, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth works best on silly people~ㅇㅅㅇ
[Guild] Shotgun: Oh can I come watch?
[Guild] Sinu: ㄴ
[Guild] Shotgun: O…
[Guild] Dodam: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Watching SaltySalt excitedly run to the storage, Shin Wooseok slowly switched to gear suitable for *PVP. The moment he thought about potentially luring them to a PVP area…
Youngglory, who had been quiet, took a pickaxe out of storage and trudged toward where the guild members were gathered.
[Guild] Youngglory: Can you handle today’s field training, Younghee?^^
[Guild] Goyounghee: ????Why so suddenly?
[Guild] Youngglory: Yeah, if you have any difficulties, feel free to call on Voicecode
[Guild] Parody: Where is Guild Master going this time??
[Guild] Fxxa: Looks like someone’s about to get buried;
[Guild] Youngglory: Can’t bury people with a pickaxe though^^;
[Guild] Sinu: ?
[Guild] Youngglory: Yes?^^
What is that guy trying to do? Shin Wooseok’s suspicious gaze shifted from Youngglory to SaltySalt, who was rushing over.
[Guild] SaltySalt: Ready!!!
[Guild] Sinu: Let’s go
Well, there were more important things right now anyway.
After forming a party with SaltySalt, Shin Wooseok used the portal leaving Central Castle, activated the invisibility cloak item, and changed his online status to offline.
[Party] Sinu: Wind Breath Forestㄱㄱ
[Party] SaltySalt: Ok
The two of them used teleportation items to move to where Girmu and the Dalkeum guild members were, only to be greeted by just three or four users. And that count excluded Girmu.
[General] Girmu: I think I’ve mentioned this several times…
[General] MakeAWishBuang: Myu-nim, please calm down firstㅠㅠ;
[General] Girmu: I’m a bit tired
[General] Girmu: Having to repeat the same thing over and over
[General] Girmu: I’ve told you since before that I’m uncomfortable with this… but you keep steering the conversation that way
[General] Girmu: Makes me wonder if you just casually dismissed what I said? That’s how I feel
What was going on? Sinu and SaltySalt froze in place when they arrived at the map, unable to move an inch. It was difficult for them to grasp the situation, seeing Girmu like this for the first time.
[General] YucaPrinciple: I’m sorryㅠㅠㅠ I forgot… But really, I was just curious, with no other intentionsㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[General] YucaPrinciple: I didn’t know it was a sensitive issue for you… I’ll be more careful in the futureㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[General] Girmu: …
[General] Girmu: Someone is looking for me
[General] Girmu: If you don’t have anything more to say, I’ll be going
[General] YucaPrinciple: I’m sorry…ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Girmu disappeared from the map, leaving behind one crying guild member and four others keeping silent.
[Party] SaltySalt: ㄷㄷdoesn’t seem like they’re talking about the community post
[Party] SaltySalt: What’s going on…
Shin Wooseok didn’t know either. Since Girmu had never mentioned any guild issues before.
‘He seems to have something built up.’
Unless a dam of accumulated feelings had burst, there was no way Girmu—who maintained his smile even during SaltySalt’s personality attacks—would get this serious.
Should I follow him? While Shin Wooseok was contemplating, his quiet phone screen lit up, and the previously silent members also began to speak one by one, as if checking to see if the crying guild member was watching. Shin Wooseok’s eyes naturally went first to the Voicecode popup message.
[Girmu: Sinu-nim, you’ve logged offㅠㅠ]
[Girmu: I thought you were with Youngglory-nim when he called…]
Youngglory did? One of Shin Wooseok’s eyebrows shot up. He recalled Youngglory quietly leaving Central Castle with a pickaxe earlier.
[Girmu: You’ve been so thoughtful in many ways, I’m sorryㅠㅠ I’ll definitely finish dungeon practice today!ㅎㅎ]
Is the dungeon really the issue right now? Just like during the previous SaltySalt incident, there wasn’t a trace of shadow in Girmu’s words. Shin Wooseok felt a strange mood and turned his gaze back to the monitor.
[General] MakeAWishBuang: Myu-nim seems really angry…
[General] WatchingChicken: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] YucaPrinciple: What should I doㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ…
[General] TangShuShuk: ㄷㄷ…;
Such contrasting atmospheres. It was as if the Girmu sending Voicecode messages and the Girmu who had been serious with these people were two different people.
[General] YucaPrinciple: Should I apologize again in a whisper?ㅠㅠㅠ
[General] MakeAWishBuang: Hmm, maybe it’s better to properly apologize later rather than nowㅠ Or send it by mail…
[General] WatchingChicken: No…
[General] TangShuShuk: You already apologized, so I don’t think you need to do more?
Shin Wooseok watched the screen with his arms crossed. He wanted to see how their conversation would flow after Girmu left. SaltySalt seemed to have the same thought and remained silent.
[General] TangShuShuk: ㅋㅋ honestly, it’s pretty obvious where he went when he suddenly left while talking to us
[General] WatchingChicken: Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋlooks like I wasn’t the only one thinking that
[General] MakeAWishBuang: …????
[General] TangShuShuk: He must have gone to tattle to that guild…
Oh. Shin Wooseok finally uncrossed his arms and moved his fingers.
< Seojin/SaltySalt
Get ready to capture
Seojin/SaltySalt
Already doing it^^77
SaltySalt immediately responded to the message sent through private messenger.
< Seojin/SaltySalt
Seojin/SaltySalt
Rapid firing screenshots likeㅋㅋ
Also recording
Thorough bastard. For once, Shin Wooseok approved.
[General] WatchingChicken: Honestly, I don’t think Yuka-nim needs to apologize
[General] TangShuShuk: Me too
[General] WatchingChicken: Was it really something to get that sensitive about?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s obvious he’s treating us differently
[General] WatchingChicken: It’s not like we asked anything serious, just normal stuff that would naturally come up while being friendly, but he always put up a wallㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] WatchingChicken: But then as soon as he hangs out with Sinu, he opens up about everything with that guild???
It was impossible not to know that “that guild” referred to Grace.
< Seojin/SaltySalt
Seojin/SaltySalt
Oh they’re talking about youㅇㅅㅇㅋㅋㅋㅋpretty popular, huh?
Shin Wooseok casually ignored the message SaltySalt sent and kept his eyes on the screen.
[General] TangShuShuk: True, if you look at the screenshot someone from that guild posted, they’re calling Myu-nim “hyung”
[General] TangShuShuk: But he wouldn’t even tell us his age, right??
…that SaltySalt bastard. Shin Wooseok immediately moved Sinu to punch SaltySalt’s character, who was tucked away in a corner of the map.
< Seojin/SaltySalt
Seojin/SaltySalt
Ah they’re talking about me tooㅎ
Is that something
to be called popular
Seojin/SaltySalt
ㅠㅠ…
Seojin/SaltySalt
But isn’t hyung just a word everyone uses;
You’re being sensitive~
I’ll make this bastard bow his head in front of Girmu-nim again someday. Shin Wooseok made that promise to himself and focused again on the Dalkeum guild members’ conversation.
*PVP: Player vs Player. Refers to fighting between players.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
