Chapter 32
[SN: Then you’ll be logging in frequently from today, right?]
After finishing his workout and shower, Beodeul turned on his phone to find a reply to the voice code message he had sent to Sinu before leaving home. When he told Sinu he planned to spend his break playing <SOG>, this was the response.
‘Didn’t I already log in frequently?’
Beodeul fiddled with his still-damp hair and immediately sent a reply.
[Girmu: I think I already logged in pretty often haha… T_T]
Unless they had different understandings of what “logging in” meant. By the time Beodeul got dressed and was about to leave the gym, Sinu replied.
[SN: (photo), (photo), (photo)…..]
[SN: Ah]
[SN: I thought you were just dropping by occasionally?]
[Girmu: …]
[SN: Hahahahahaha I’m kidding]
Beodeul was at a loss for words and didn’t even realize the elevator had stopped at the first floor lobby until much later before getting out.
‘So my login time was just at a “dropping by” level……’
In truth, Beodeul was well aware that his login time was significantly less than Sinu’s. Considering that Sinu was a max-level user, of which there were fewer than 1,000 on the server, how inexperienced must Beodeul’s character Girmu look in his eyes…
When he thought about it that way, it wasn’t incomprehensible, so Beodeul quickly understood and instead strengthened his resolve. He would transform into a player impressive even in Sinu’s eyes!
[Girmu: T_T]
[Girmu: I’ll really work hard during my break]
[SN: Hahahahaha okay okay]
[Girmu: But what were those things you sent above?]
[SN: Ah that’s]
Before Sinu could explain, Beodeul scrolled up to check the images. Soon, the smile gradually disappeared from his face.
[SN: I was actually thinking you’d work hard this time]
[SN: So I prepared a level-up route guide]
[SN: If you look at it, I’ve optimized the build for Dragon Slayer]
[SN: You can refer to it]
[SN: Girmu?]
[Girmu: Yes, yes haha]
[SN: Hahahahaha why did you lose your words?]
[Girmu: Hahahaha it’s nothing, I was just surprised you’d go this far for me]
[SN: Is that all? Hahahaha]
[SN: I don’t think so]
Beodeul briefly placed his hand on his thumping chest before responding with composure.
[Girmu: Really haha]
[Girmu: Really…]
[SN: Haha?]
[Girmu: I’ll work hard haha…]
Like someone who had been waiting deliberately, as if they’d been waiting for this moment…
If Beodeul’s passion for <SOG> was like kindling that had just caught fire, then Sinu was already a blazing flame beside him. A flame that was eagerly looking for opportunities to devour Beodeul’s spark.
The problem was that Sinu’s passion was being directed not toward his own gaming life, but toward Girmu’s gaming life. Beodeul realized this fact and stopped in his tracks once again.
[SN: It feels like telepathy or something]
[SN: I was already preparing, and then Girmu said you’d work hard]
Telepathy. Hearing this word after a long time, Beodeul soon thought, well, what does it matter?
‘Since he prepared this much for me, I should work hard too.’
Beodeul had no idea he had just stepped one foot into the trap Sinu had prepared, and believing that going along with it was for the best, he once again strengthened his resolve.
*
[Friend] SaltySalt: Girmu hi there OwO~
[Friend] Shotgun: Oh newbie~ hi hi
[Friend] Goyounghee: Welcome~^0^
After the incident a few days ago, several Grace guild members had been added to Girmu’s friends list. Shotgun and Goyounghee, who greeted him as soon as he logged in, were among them.
[Friend] Girmu: Hello haha
Beodeul opened his friends list to check if Sinu was online. After confirming the “Offline” mark next to Sinu’s nickname, he noticed how unusually sparse his online friends list was and became puzzled.
‘Youngglory and Tangerine aren’t here either?’
People who were always online from the evening to night when Beodeul logged in were somehow offline today.
‘Ah, they could be working professionals.’
If that was the case, it would be difficult for them to log in at this time. Realizing that he himself had become a free unemployed person, Beodeul soon closed the friends list and diligently started by collecting his attendance event stamp.
[Friend – Sinu has logged in.]
While Beodeul was busily completing his daily quests, a welcome notification sounded.
[Friend] SaltySalt: Hi hi~
[Friend] Goyounghee: Sinu hasn’t been coming during the day lately??
[Friend] Shotgun: Yeah, right??
[Friend] SaltySalt: Maybe it’s because Girmu, who usually doesn’t come during the day, is here OwO
[Friend] Girmu: Hello Sinu haha
[Friend] Girmu: Huh?
[Friend] Goyounghee: Hahahahahahahaha ah~
[Friend] Shotgun: How did you know they logged in??
[Friend] Sinu: Hi
[Friend] Sinu: Hello Girmu, you’re early today^^
[Friend] Girmu: Haha..
[Friend] SaltySalt: OMG
When Beodeul was about to leave the quest area after gathering the last quest item, Sinu appeared like a ghost. Today Sinu was wearing a white fox ear cosmetic item. The tips of the ears twitched whenever the character approached.
[General] Sinu: Girmu
[General] Sinu: Did you see today’s update?
[General] Girmu: No, what was there?
[General] Sinu: There’s a spring event where three people form a party and grind something
[General] Sinu: Although the probability is extremely low, it sometimes gives rare items
[General] Girmu: Okay okay
[General] Sinu: Since you don’t know about it, I’m guessing you haven’t done it yet, do you want to go now?
[General] Sinu: It’s just like *life activities, so you don’t need to practice like you would for a dungeon
[General] Girmu: I’d love to if you’ll do it with me haha
[General] Sinu: For the remaining person
[Friend] Sinu: Who hasn’t done the seed quest yet (2/3)
[Friend] Goyounghee: The three of us already went earlier~!
[General] Sinu: Let’s just use matching
He gives up surprisingly quickly. Beodeul asked while accepting the party invitation Sinu sent.
[General] Girmu: But I don’t know how to do this at all, is that okay?
[General] Sinu: Yes yes, it’s better not to know before going
[General] Sinu: The NPC explains everything once we get there anyway
[General] Sinu: First use this scroll to go to Bantium
Sinu disappeared from the map after confirming that Girmu had picked up the scroll. Seeing this, Beodeul also used the scroll and, after a brief loading screen, dropped into a main square crowded with users.
[Party] Sinu: I *pinged my location on the map
[Party] Sinu: Come here
There was no time to wander around stuck between crowds of people. When Beodeul moved to the spot Sinu had marked, he found an NPC hugging a flowerpot. There were noticeably many users gathered around, but somehow Sinu’s white and red appearance stood out clearly.
[General] Dohyeonbucae41: Looking for fixed party to run alts, 5+ characters only@@@@@@
[General] Guryoro: Seeking someone with gathering speed equip[email protected][email protected]~#[email protected][email protected]@
[General] Dohyeonbucae41: Looking for fixed party to run alts, 5+ characters only@@@@@@@
[General] fkakehfk: Guys what is this????????
Beodeul narrowed his eyes to not miss Sinu’s party chat amid the spam of general chats looking for parties.
[Party] Sinu: I’ll start the matching now
[“Event – Sheimer’s Secret Farm” area
Would you like to move?
Yes / No]
The matching was completed immediately, and as soon as Beodeul pressed the “Yes” button, the screen flipped. A faded photo appeared on a black background, as if recalling someone’s memories, and beneath it was a script that Beodeul had never seen before.
[Farmer Sheimer]: My father said he hated farming… Due to his long neglect, the large farm my grandmother left us is now on the verge of ruin.
[Farmer Sheimer]: I was happy when he said there was land to inherit… but I never knew it would be land in this condition. Girmu, could you help me out?
[Farmer Sheimer]: Why are you looking at me like that? O-of course I’ve prepared compensation! This land was called the ‘Golden Land’ in my grandmother’s time!
[Farmer Sheimer]: Who knows? You might discover gleaming gold that makes your eyes pop out while planting seeds!
[Farmer Sheimer]: You say that’s just a figure of speech? Well… you never know.
After checking the script that ended with such suggestive content, Beodeul saw a farm overgrown with weeds and Sinu wearing loose work clothes.
“Huh?”
When Beodeul moved his character to check, Girmu was dressed the same. It seemed to be an outfit that was automatically applied in the event area.
Somewhat tacky but also cute? While Beodeul was observing Sinu, who was twitching his fox ears and putting his hands in the pockets of his overalls with a mischievous posture, the user who would fill the last spot in the party appeared.
[Party] Sinu: ?
[Party] Capitalism: ?
[Party] Girmu: Huh?
After Capitalism’s appearance, a timer was created at the top center of the screen. The time limit was 30 minutes. As soon as the timer started moving, Capitalism didn’t even have time for greetings and ran into the jungle-like farm as if possessed by something.
[Party] Sinu: Girmu, read the explanation slowly and come
[Party] Girmu: WHAT????
Even Sinu followed Capitalism into the farm, leaving Girmu alone at the farm entrance. No, not alone…
[Farmer Sheimer]: You came? I’ll tell you what you need to do now.
The NPC Sheimer, wearing the same work clothes as the users, appeared with a dirty look and began explaining with hollow eyes.
To summarize the content, they needed to remove weeds and plant seeds in their place. The seeds were in the user’s inventory from the moment they entered the event map, and the inventory was clean without any existing items, as if it was exclusive to the event map.
[Farmer Sheimer]: Well then, be careful…
Why tell someone to be careful when assigning farm work? Beodeul felt a strange sense of discomfort as he moved into the farm.
*life activities: Refers to collection activities such as picking herbs or mining minerals in the field.
*ping: Refers to a dot or mark on the map that indicates action or location.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
