Chapter 64
“Do this quest if you want to quit <SOG>.” What an ominously meaningful title, isn’t it? After clicking the post out of curiosity, Beodeul closed the window with a sour expression a moment later.
‘It must be incredibly difficult.’
The post Beodeul read was written like a diary.
On the first day, the author raged about how there seemed to be no end to finding a hair tie in the desert, which was the first gate.
On the second day, after much struggle, the author found the hair tie and easily reached the entrance of some dungeon. However, they listed a string of curses due to the trolling from party members they met in the dungeon.
On the third day, after overcoming the trolling, the author was given a quest to kill 100,000 monsters within a time limit. After barely succeeding, they received another quest to kill 110,000 monsters in the same amount of time. The author cried and even begged someone.
After finishing the quest overnight, the author checked the fifth quest and declared they would just live without the title.
And on the afternoon of the fourth day, the author only wrote “quitting game, bye” and didn’t continue the post.
“Is it that bad…?”
Other posts Beodeul checked just in case had similar content. Half were posts dissuading others from doing it, and the other half were posts encouraging others to try it, saying they couldn’t suffer this pain alone.
“Looks like many people nearly quit while doing it.”
Beodeul switched windows with a serious expression. That’s when he saw his party members having an even more serious conversation.
[Party] SaltySalt: Girmu seems to have gone silent ㅇㅅㅇ…
[Party] Setgun: lololol what do we do;;;;;
[Party] HolYounghee: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ;; But if we do it together, it’ll be quicker than you think!
[Party] Inu: That’s right, don’t be too intimidated by its bad reputation…
This meant they had gathered on alt characters for Girmu despite knowing about that reputation.
[Party] Setgun: Is Girmu angry….???
[Party] Girmu: ??? I’m not angry
[Party] Girmu: I was just looking something up haha;
[Party] HolYounghee: lolol you must have seen something you shouldn’t have…ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Girmu: They say… it’s a good quest to do when you want to quit
[Party] Setgun: Ahahalolololololol I agree with that
[Party] Inu: Of course, we don’t want you to quit
[Party] Girmu: Yeah yeah I know
Rather, it would be the opposite—they probably kidnapped him out of a desire to help him get a good title. Beodeul understood them while also being concerned.
[Party] Girmu: But what if one of you quits while helping me…?
[Party] Inu: lololololololololololol
[Party] SaltySalt: It seems like you’re hoping we might quit ㅇㅅㅇ…
[Party] Girmu: Gasp, no way ㅠㅠ;
[Party] HolYounghee: But isn’t thatㅠa prettyㅠcuteㅠworry?
[Party] Inu: Experienced players don’t need to worry about that lolololol
[Party] Setgun: But I never thought I’d have to do this garbage quest twice…
[Party] Inu: If you don’t want to do it, we can call someone else
[Party] Setgun: ? Nonononono
After vehemently denying, Setgun started searching the desert ahead of everyone else.
[Party] Setgun: What are you all doing?ㅡㅡ No slacking off
[Party] HolYounghee: This is unbelievable haha
Beodeul searched the map along with the other party members, following behind Setgun.
[Party] Girmu: By the way, if one party member acquires this, does everyone get it?
[Party] SaltySalt: Yes yes, it’s shared ㅇㅅㅇ!
[Party] Girmu: Then I think we’ll find it pretty quickly?
[Party] SaltySalt: Heh…..
Beodeul’s optimistic outlook lost its way in the face of SaltySalt’s cynical response.
‘Doesn’t seem easy…’
But he’s someone who has hunted for hours on end and is now approaching level 140. Beodeul believed in his own perseverance.
[Party] Setgun: I’m bored, should we play some music on voice chat while we do this??
[Party] HolYounghee: I’m fine with that~
[Party] Girmu: I’m good with that too
[Party] SaltySalt: I’ll choose the songs ㅇㅅㅇ!
[Party] HolYounghee: Oh suddenly I don’t like the idea
[Party] SaltySalt: ㅇㅅㅇ……
[Party] Inu: Let’s just each listen to our own music
[Party] Girmu: lololololololol
Quite some time passed as they laughed and chatted. Beodeul was routinely searching the map when he spotted an item and his eyes widened.
[Party] Girmu: Oh
[Party] Girmu: It dropped
[Party] Girmu: (Someone’s Worn-out Hair Tie) This is it, right?
Maybe his item drop luck was following him, like with the golden ticket. Beodeul was excited for once, but the party members’ reactions were lukewarm.
[Party] Inu: Oh
[Party] Inu: Now you need to take that to Tolik and have the NPC from earlier verify it
Verify…? Beodeul’s face froze with the smile still on it as an ominous feeling swept over him again.
[Party] Girmu: Ah…
[Party] Girmu: So this might not be the quest item?
[Party] HolYounghee: Hahahahaha… Yes ㅠㅠㅠㅠ unfortunately…
[Party] Setgun: Eh, we don’t know yet~~ Since Girmu has good luck, maybe it is the right one haha
[Party] SaltySalt: That’s true but ㅇㅅㅠ… false hope is crueler
Despite Setgun’s words, the atmosphere suggested no one was expecting it to be the right one. Feeling disappointed, Beodeul clicked the scroll to return to town.
[Party] Girmu: Where is Arsen?
[Party] Inu: From the return statue, go in the 10 o’clock direction
Following Inu’s directions, he found Arsen feeding corn to some chicken. Beodeul immediately approached Arsen and showed him the hair tie he found.
[Tolik’s Leader Arsen]: My goodness… This isn’t Lady Teriana’s hair tie. It probably belonged to someone else who was sacrificed that day.
This can’t be. Although he had anticipated it, Beodeul, who had held a slight hope, couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
[Party] Girmu: He says it’s not the one… ㅠㅠ
[Party] Setgun: As expected;
[Party] HolYounghee: Shotgun is cruel…
[Party] SaltySalt: Cruel Shotgun
[Party] Setgun: lolololololol What did I do? You all expected this too
[Party] Inu: That’s why people usually find several hair ties before going to Arsen
[Party] Girmu: Ah…
[Party] Inu: I’ll use the party leader summon now
The party leader’s unique “Summon” skill had a 30-minute cooldown. Using it so generously now meant they probably wouldn’t meet Arsen again for another 30 minutes.
[Party] HolYounghee: Ah, another party is here
[Party] SaltySalt: Should I chase them away ㅇㅅㅇ?
[Party] HolYounghee: Stop that… Do you want to get sent to the game forum?
When Beodeul returned to the ruins of old Tolik, another party was wandering around searching for the hair tie.
[Party] Girmu: Quest items don’t have fixed *spawn times, right?
[Party] HolYounghee: Nope lololol having multiple parties doesn’t matter
[Party] Setgun: Will you still say that if they take our search spot?
[Party] HolYounghee: Yes, I’m faster~
[Party] Setgun: lolololololol
[Party] Inu: But
[Party] SaltySalt: I’ll be pissed if a party that arrived after us finds it first and leaves ㅇㅅㅇ
[Party] Inu: ?
[Party] SaltySalt: ? Continue what you were saying ㅇㅅㅇ~
[Party] Inu: I was going to say the same thing, so I’m pissed
[Party] SaltySalt: ㅇㅅㅇ;; Your personality;;
[Party] Setgun: You’re one to talk
But a little while later, that exact thing happened.
[General] Gankeunom: Wow lololololololololol it actually worked
[General] zldtpwhd: lololololololololol EZ~
These were sudden messages from people who had been quietly searching the map until now. From the atmosphere, it seemed they had acquired the quest item.
[Party] Setgun: lolololololol
[Party] Setgun: They’re really pulling aggro
[Party] SaltySalt: That’s why I said we should take them down earlier ㅇㅅㅇ
[Party] HolYounghee: lol;;; Guys, please calm down…
[Party] Inu: ♡♡
[Party] Girmu: ;;
Were those users deliberately taunting them in general chat? But it could also be read as just a conversation among themselves.
[Party] SaltySalt: Why are there always people who can’t read the room and act up no matter where they are ㅇㅅㅇ?
[Party] Setgun: For real…
[Party] Inu: lololol Like you, for example
[Party] SaltySalt: Excuse me?
[Party] SaltySalt: Excuse me? What did you just say?
[Party] SaltySalt: Excuse me? What did you just say? ㅇㅅㅇ?
[Party] SaltySalt: Excuse me???? What did you just say? ㅇㅅㅇ????????
SaltySalt’s messages truly took over the party chat in an instant. Their technique for avoiding chat restrictions due to spamming was top-notch.
[Party] Setgun: F**k I thought my game was lagging. Stop wasting your talent here and use it on those guys
[Party] HolYounghee: lololol Those people haven’t done anything to us yet…
[Party] HolYounghee: Are you both babies? Is your MOOD bad???
[Party] Inu: lololol Just wait
[Party] Inu: They’ll come right up to us
[Party] Inu: lol and say bye before leaving
The unbelievable thing happened right away. Instead of leaving the map after finding the quest item, they sauntered over to Beodeul’s party.
[General] zldtpwhd: lolol these people have been searching for a while
[General] Gankeunom: lol bye
[General] Chipichipichi: lololololol good luck~
Is predicting situations like this also wisdom that comes with experience? Beodeul couldn’t help but give a hollow laugh.
[Party] HolYounghee: Whoa…
[Party] Setgun: Not a single error in the prediction lolololololol
[Party] HolYounghee: Is it like a scripted line… something like that?
[Party] Inu: lololololololol SaltySalt does exactly that. It’s an aggro specialty
[Party] Setgun: Ah lololololololololol OK I understand now
But SaltySalt, who seemed most likely to explode at this situation, was quiet. Beodeul watched SaltySalt searching the map with anxious eyes.
[Party] SaltySalt: What are you all doing? Let’s hurry and find it
[Party] Setgun: Whoa, did the account owner just change?
[Party] SaltySalt: Since this is a newbie zone, PK isn’t enabled ㅠㅅㅠ We need to get to the next map quickly so we can teach them a lesson!
[Party] SaltySalt: So shut up and find it quickly ㅇㅅㅇ+
So that was the plan all along… Beodeul understood now.
*spawn: Regenerate. Short for “regeneration,” referring to the phenomenon where something reappears after a certain time has passed.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
