Chapter 29
These spineless bastards. How many are they facing, and they’re thinking about running away? While WatchingChicken was fuming, fortunately, the guild chat was coming to a consensus about burying the newbie and Sinu together on the plateau.
[Guild] Gogomal: Let’s go bury them before more of their guild arrives
[Guild] Jalhadeora: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋthe day has come to give Sinu a sand treatmentㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Just as the Bankruptcy guild members were about to make their move, Sinu suddenly cast a skill at the closest Bankruptcy guild member.
[Guild] Rampam: Holyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ??????
[General] Sinu: Oh, a mistake
[Guild] Matcheulkka: Mistake my assㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ that was totally on purpose
While the Bankruptcy guild members hesitated, Grace guild members began appearing one by one behind Girmu, who was standing blankly, and Sinu, who was just laughing.
[General] SaltySalt: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋhi we’re filming, so no cursing
[General] Youngglory: ^^
[General] Shotgun: What’s this? I was just passing by, but there are so many peopleㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] BoatToBottle: ㅋㅋㅋㅋif you’re going to lie, at least put some effort into it?
[General] cnfqkf: What’s going on? Is the first-come, first-served over????
[General] Hododo: I think we’re exactly 10 people now?ㅋㅋ
[General] Baekdu: Everyone’s speed is insaneㅎㄷㄷ Do you all live in the guild chat?
[General] Hwasan: I abandoned my golden dog while gathering to come here, and Baekdu’s here tooㅡㅡ
[General] Baekdu: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅗㅗ
[General] Maeil: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠI came all the way here, could you at least cover my fare back?
[General] Sinu: No
[General] Maeil: Can’t be helped… someone please die for meㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[General] cnfqkf: Whoa, scared me, suddenly casting skills like that;
[General] SaltySalt: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋare you going to kill us and take our money? idiot
[General] Shotgun: They’d take more than just fareㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Users with the Grace guild mark above their heads suddenly flooded the area. As they used general chat, the chat log was quickly filled.
Bankruptcy guild members watching the situation vented their miserable feelings through guild chat.
[Guild] Bbaejak: We’re screwed
[Guild] Matcheulkka: For realㅋㅋ;; They’re coming in a pack, damn
[Guild] Paguk: ? What’s going on?
[Guild] Jalhadeora: Oh Guild Masterㅎㅇ
[Guild] Bbaejak: We’re at the plateau and there are tons of Grace members
[Guild] Paguk: ?? Why did you go there?
After the Guild Master Paguk’s question, the guild chat went silent. WatchingChicken, who was anxiously monitoring the situation, realized that the silence was turning the arrow toward them and swallowed a curse.
‘Fuck, look at them rushing here excitedly and then shutting up completely?’
WatchingChicken, legs trembling, scrolled up the chat window to check the whisper logs with Girmu. If they pieced things together… yeah, they could make a case.
[Guild] WatchingChicken: They started the trouble firstㅋㅋ
[Guild] Paguk: ? ㅋㅋㅋ Grace did?
[Guild] Paguk: Ahㅋㅋ so that’s why you all gathered in a mob too?
[Guild] Matcheulkka: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋno…
[Guild] Paguk: What do you mean no, you’re all gathered at the plateauㅋㅋ
Is this bastard going to help or not? WatchingChicken felt anxious about Paguk’s attitude, who was just laughing, and watched the chat window that had gone quiet again.
[General] SaltySalt: But why are we all gathered here doing nothing?ㅇㅅㅇ
[General] Shotgun: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋwas this just a guild meeting?
[General] Maeil: I didn’t come here to socializeㅠㅠㅠ
I swear, these bastards. WatchingChicken gulped down cold water, feeling a boiling sensation inside. With so many people gathered, even uninterested users began to quietly gather as spectators. WatchingChicken’s anxiety grew.
[Guild] Paguk: I just heard an explanation of the situationㅋㅋ
What, who explained it? WatchingChicken, eyes wide open, scanned the Bankruptcy guild members around their character. If someone had explained it in a way that was unfavorable to them…
[Guild] Paguk: So the newbie has nothing to do with that guild, right? They’re still guildless apparentlyㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] WatchingChicken: ㅋㅋI only called out the newbie, but seeing how they all came, that tells you everything, doesn’tㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What guildless, damn
[Guild] Paguk: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Times like this called for a strong approach. WatchingChicken flexed their fingers, thinking of how to manipulate the guild master, whose intentions couldn’t be read through his laughter.
[General] Sinu: ㅋㅋ Those people are completely frozen
[General] Girmu: Sinu
[General] Sinu: Yes?
[General] Girmu: ㅎㅎ…
[General] Sinu: Ah, I don’t intend to interfere with you, Girmu
[General] Sinu: Reallyㅋㅋ
[General] Shotgun: ?
[General] BoatToBottle: ?
[General] Hododo: Oh…?
While WatchingChicken was trying their best, Girmu and Grace were still chatting in the field.
[Guild] Paguk: So does Grace want to f*ght?
[Guild] Bbaejak: No
[Guild] Bbaejak: They’re just here talking, not sure what they’re up to;
[Guild] Paguk: Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋso you guys are intimidated just because Grace came and started talking??
[Guild] Paguk: If you’re scared, just leaveㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ don’t whine later about getting beaten up
[Guild] Horupa: ㅋㅋ;;
Fuck. There’s pride at stake, how can they suggest running away? WatchingChicken slammed the keyboard in indignation.
“That bastard, is he the one who’s scared?”
If he doesn’t want to help, he should just keep his mouth shut. As WatchingChicken’s legs vibrated like a drill, Sinu suddenly began walking around in front of the Bankruptcy guild members and spoke.
[General] Sinu: Hey guys
[General] Sinu: I won’t start anything, so don’t worry
[General] Sinu: I don’t do obsessive stuff in gamesㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] SaltySalt: Oh…?
[General] Youngglory: Oh…^^?
[General] Shotgun: That’s rich coming from someone who offered prize money to gather guild membersㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] Sinu: ㅋㅋ?
[General] Shotgun: …I’ll make a poem with those 23 letters
[General] SaltySalt: ㅎㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋlet’s hear itㅇㅅㅇ
[General] Shotgun: OK first I’ll k1ll you
[General] SaltySalt: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
As Shotgun and SaltySalt chased each other around the map, the spectators burst into laughter.
[Guild] Rampam: Oh, they say they won’t start anything?
[Guild] Paguk: ㅋㅋㅋㅋGrace?
[Guild] Rampam: Yeahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] WatchingChicken: They’re pretending to have mannersㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Paguk: Hmmㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ then why don’t you attack first?
[Guild] Paguk: Let’s see if it’s just pretense or not
[Guild] tkfdls: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] WatchingChicken: Me? ㄷㄷ
[Guild] Paguk: Yeah
[Guild] Paguk: You’re the one who called out the newbie, rightㅋㅋㅋㅋ Weren’t you planning to fight anyway?
WatchingChicken glanced at Girmu at those words. With Grace guild members standing behind him, they wanted them to attack now?
[General] Girmu: WatchingChicken
[General] Girmu: How long do I have to wait? I postponed my appointment to come here, so I need to finish quickly…
[General] Sinu: Seriously, Girmu is a busy person
[General] Sinu: That person is just standing there like a statue
[General] Girmu: ㅎㅎ You were talking so well and rushing me before, but now…
The conversations in guild chat and general chat were pushing WatchingChicken into a corner.
[Guild] Paguk: When you joined, you said you would keep improving your specs
[Guild] Paguk: Hand specs are specs tooㅋㅋ Let’s see them this time, the newbie seems like a good match for you right now
[Guild] Paguk: Grace said they won’t attack firstㅋㅋㅋㅋ so don’t be scared
[Guild] WatchingChicken: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋYou believe that? You’re more innocent than you look;
[Guild] Paguk: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Paguk: OK if they break their word, I’ll use the guild summon
“Summon,” a guild master’s unique authority, was a skill that could teleport guild members who were waiting in fields outside dungeons to a single location.
WatchingChicken checked the number of currently online members in the guild window and gritted their teeth. With this number, at least they wouldn’t be completely trampled by Grace… Alright, whatever.
[Guild] WatchingChicken: OK
[General] WatchingChicken: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋcome at me
[General] SaltySalt: Oh what’s thisㅇㅅㅇ
[General] Hododo: Finally starting?
[General] BoatToBottle: Alright everyone, sit down and watch
[General] Youngglory: You’ll be in trouble if you interfere^^
[General] Baekdu: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] Maeil: ㅠ
[General] Hwasan: Paguk’s people over there, sit down tooㅋㅋ
The surrounding users placed Girmu and WatchingChicken in the center and used the “sit” emote. Sitting in a circle, they created an unexpected picnic atmosphere in a PK zone.
[General] Girmu: ㅎㅎ;;
[General] Sinu: If it’s too much pressure
[General] SaltySalt: Shall we bury them all?ㅇㅅㅇ
[General] Sinu: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[General] Girmu: No, it’s fine
[General] SaltySalt: Then everyone take thisㅋㅅㅋ
SaltySalt distributed food items to those around them. It was an item with little significance, merely allowing characters to eat and recover a small amount of health when used. But now, with a spectacle to watch, it was different.
At the signal to begin watching in earnest, even the spectators joined in, sharing food and raising cups.
[General] Girmu: I’ll go ahead then
[Girmu has expressed hostility toward WatchingChicken.]
What the hell? They even know about hostility? WatchingChicken was a bit surprised.
‘Expressing hostility’ was one of the systems that reduced penalties during PK. It was a warning system created because high-spec users often instantly PK’d low-spec users through ambushes. Following user complaints, PK penalties were increased and this system was introduced, but since it was optional, some users still ignored it.
[WatchingChicken has expressed hostility toward Girmu.]
WatchingChicken also hurriedly used ‘Express Hostility’ and watched Girmu. They seem so clueless that they probably won’t dodge well, should I attack first?
‘No. Better than losing and giving them something to complain about afterward.’
WatchingChicken gripped their mouse tightly, dreaming of a perfect victory.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
