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Chapter 368
Chapter 368
Episode 368 Black Star (1)
Click, click, click.
I manipulated the mouse and looked at the chat room.
It was one of the first things I did every time I came to the community.
[Long live Korea’s independence] – 0 people are online.
The Korean chat room where Lee Baek-ho first met.
Again, there was no access this time.
‘It’s not like I don’t have a desire to meet and have a cool conversation afterward……’
I checked briefly and moved the screen to the free bulletin board. Usually, posts are regenerated explosively after the community opens.
There is no better time than this to briefly review the events of the past month.
[Breaking news] Count Ramleond So died in this expedition.]
-The leader of Orculis took four or so people and killed them.
– It is said that the vacant position of the 3rd corps commander is highly likely to be passed on to the chief of staff who performed the mission as a proxy during this expedition.
[these99: With this incident, the weakness of the [Thousand Gold Wall] has been exposed, so the rear will no longer be a sucker.] [
?SecureId7: It’s not a sucker. See, I didn’t die that long. At most, the number of patrol troops will increase in the future.]
[stevencastle: But if it’s the chief of staff there, isn’t that the Eltora Tercerion bastard?]
[?Author: That’s right. The Prime Minister’s son.]
[?stevencastle: Ha, the 3rd Corps will never go there. I got entangled with that bastard, but it never ended well.]
As expected, the most posted articles on the bulletin board were about war.
[Who heard the news after the blood spirit?]
-I heard that you killed an Orcules member who was doing something like a lighthouse keeper. From what I’ve heard, there were also blood knights, corpse collectors, and screaming witches on the other side.
[marcelone: This is true information that everyone who should know already knows. By the way, he didn’t kill it by himself, he said he joined forces with the gold wizard.]
[?Writer: Wow really? Contrary to rumors, they said they used to be co-workers, so they don’t seem to have a bad relationship.]
[marcelone: But the opponent’s power is too strong, so many speculations are coming out. It doesn’t make sense to catch the lighthouse keeper, who was a support position, against such a force, no matter how bloody he is, isn’t it?]
Tsk Some people question this part too.
If there is enough suspicion here, another place might have really started an investigation.
clack clack.
I kept thinking and reading the posts.
And how long has it been?
Tring-!
Suddenly, a note arrived.
[Sender: Ghost master.]
The GM’s nickname was written on the sender, but that wasn’t surprising.
System messages or announcements within the community are sent with this name.
More than 90% of my message box is from GM.
But…
‘Seeing that there is karma, I’m nervous for no reason.’
I clicked the mouse with the feeling that something had come.
And sure enough.
[There was no circumstance in the last episode, so I’m finally contacting you. If you have time, let’s take a look now.]
An invitation came from the GM.
***
Not particularly surprising.
I was expecting a call from GM a long time ago.
Rather, it’s even more strange that it came now.
‘Honestly, I thought I would be contacted right away on the last episode.’
The identity of GM was revealed at the round table.
And this must have been conveyed to the GM through the mouth of the Soul Queens.
‘But the fact that the call comes only in the next episode…’
There are two possible cases.
I wanted to have a meeting with a careful time.
Either that or it was an environment where you couldn’t be contacted while the community was active.
It won’t matter what.
‘Then what should I do…….’
I had a moment of thought while leaving the note on.
Even if I decline the invitation, I don’t think the GM will feed me Ben. Didn’t he put on the mask of a lion and pretended to be a big shot?
If you have an idea, you won’t be completely pretending.
Especially if you had the experience of beating Ben during Lee Baek-ho and then almost dying in real life.
‘…Okay, let’s meet again.’
Once the decision was made, there was nothing to hold back.
I closed the note window, found the secret chat room written on the note, and entered the password.
‘Password 0720? Something like an anniversary?’
I thought so, but even if the speculation was true, it wouldn’t be something to be deeply concerned about.
Shaaaaaa-!
Soon, the light emitted from the monitor flashed, and when I opened my eyes, I was in a study with an antique interior.
“…….”
The faint smell of books.
For some reason, this place exuding a calming atmosphere was somewhat familiar to me.
Because I’ve been there once.
It was a time when rumors of dimension collapse were circulating. While I was checking whether the rumor was true or not, I got information from a man here.
[Elfnunalove]
The man with such a strange nickname above his head.
I never thought he would be a GM at the time.
Um, is that the same for him?
“It’s been a while. Elfnunna-sama. Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to call you a monk?”
“It doesn’t matter either way.”
“Your way of speaking has changed a lot in the meantime. Actually, is this really what you are?”
There was no reason to answer the question I was asking, so I ignored it and sat on the sofa across from him.
Then the boy put a fake smile on his lips.
“Anyway, this is the third meeting. Isn’t it strange? It’s a human connection.”
It’s definitely weird.
The first meeting was a newbie seeking information within the community, and the second was a chat room with Baekho Lee.
[It’s literally. From now on, even if you come here, you won’t be able to meet Mr. Baek-ho.]
He briefly told me the situation, even if it was moral, and that was the end.
To him, I must have been nothing more than a rare Korean player.
“You became very reticent while I couldn’t see you.”
“…….”
“Then I’ll ask you directly. In fact, I don’t easily believe in ties. What do you want from me?”
What you want…
“Why do you think you want something?”
“If not the second meeting, the first meeting must have been intentional.”
Yes, that’s how you interpreted it.
It was a real coincidence.
“You must have been the one who invited me to the chat room back then, right?”
“Yes, it was. But now that I think about it, it’s strange. It’s like the fact that you pointed out a mage named Schinal Fergang of the Tarutein School in the question.”
“…….”
“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t help but think that they were trying to attract me. Didn’t you intentionally post something that would interest me?”
He’s funny too.
What’s the point of doing that for me?
“It’s so creepy when you think about it. That means you knew me so well.”
It’s an absurd leap, but there’s nothing to be gained by saying it with my own mouth, so I roughly finished talking at this point.
“…You didn’t call me to talk about that, did you?”
“Are you evading an answer?”
what is avoidance
I can’t tell you the truth.
“Think of yourself.”
“It is.”
“So why did you call me?”
When I cut it off and decided on a topic, he replied with a smile.
“That’s a strange question. Isn’t it you who called me?”
huh? Why is the story suddenly like that?
“…….”
Let’s stay still at the unknown development, and the guy continued talking on his own.
“I don’t know how you found out my real name. But wasn’t the reason you told Soul Queens my real name because you wanted to meet me?”
Uh…….
I feel more ashamed of myself if I point out the wrong leg while talking so sharply.
suddenly have a lot of thoughts
However, as always, the time of concern itself was not long.
“indeed.”
This is how it happened.
“I wasn’t a jerk.”
Let’s change the route a bit.
***
“That means…”
He glances at me with his tongue twisting.
I responded with a shrug.
“……!”
After all, this guy is probably looking at me too.
It must be a ploy to get information by asking questions like that.
If I admit it, it’s a fact check, and if it’s the opposite case, I can erase one number of cases.
In fact, from his point of view, it would not be a loss even if he was in vain.
Therefore…
‘Let’s just let it go in vain.’
Soon I opened my mouth.
“Yes, there is something I want from you.”
It’s not even a bad situation when you think about it.
I’m not just saying, there are some things I wish only a GM could do—
“Then you could have kept in touch quietly.”
Oh that…
“That way is no fun.”
As expected, the guy interpreted it on his own.
“…Well, from my point of view, it only seems to be done to intimidate me.”
what is that you think
I got to the point again.
“So you’re not going to ask?”
“……What do you mean?”
“What do I want from you?”
“…….”
The guy stared at me quietly, then let out a deep sigh.
“Okay. Let’s talk about it. What did you want from me that you did this to?”
I answered after a moment’s delay.
“Release Lee Baek-ho’s Ben.”
If you really need GM’s power, this is it.
Because when Lee Baek-ho returns to the community, we can talk. We also need to dig up information about our cat, who will be in temporary care.
Was it just an expected request?
“…I guess this was the purpose.”
Surprisingly, GM had a calm expression.
Well, it’s not unusual among players to form a faction by nationality.
“Then, was Lee Baek-ho the one who told me about my identity?”
The question seemed to convince me that Lee Baek-ho and I were already in the same relationship.
I had no reason to answer.
“well.”
“What the hell are you two up to?”
“There’s no reason why you can’t answer.”
“…yes?”
The guy with a bewildered expression probably didn’t know that such an answer would come out.
You have to listen to what the person is saying to the end.
“If you bring something worthwhile.”
When I continued, the boy frowned.
“if… Interesting information, are you talking about that?”
Yes, that story also reached you. As
I continued my silence without negative words, he tapped my knee with his index finger…
“Hahaha… …..”
He suddenly started laughing like a deflated balloon.
What is it? Suddenly,
he was scared .
“I guess you
‘re quite confident in yourself ?”
“That’s similar to me.”
“You mean you refuse?”
To my words, he answered without hesitation,
“Yes. There is no reason for me to respond to the unilateral demands of spreading my information at will.” “…….”
”
If you want to unlock Lee Baek-ho’s ban, bring something worthwhile.
” The guy who woke up looked at me as if he had one last thing to say.
Well, I’m glad I gave him time to say it, though
. “I’m sorry
,” I
said with sincere sympathy.
He tilted his head.
He’s pretending he didn’t understand.
Even if he pretended not to from the first meeting, it was clear that he was
afraid of me .
[…Well, it seems to me that it was only done to intimidate me.] Seeing
my
actions, I felt a great threat.
[Then you could have contacted me quietly.]
About my past actions ”
I’ll give
you three months.”
” …Are
you threatening me ?”
Soon after,
the guy said,
“…Even Lee Baek-ho couldn’t do anything about me.”
Saying that in such a low voice only seems to give himself courage.
There are parts to be corrected.
“To be precise, that guy . I almost died.”
“…….”
“Do you think I look like him?”
“…….”
He didn’t answer.
Therefore…
“Remember It’s three months.”
“…….”
“Then I’ll visit you myself.”
Now
it was my turn
to get up.
Returning to my room, I collapsed onto the bed,
an experience I’ve experienced countless times since wearing a lion mask, but I still felt a lot of fatigue every time I did
it.
Originally, I was going to meet with GM and ask for a little bit of information about how much he knows about me.
If possible, I’d like to bring up Lee Baek-ho’s story once. Yes
, I definitely intended to do that at first…
It’s a line.’
As I was talking to him, my thoughts changed.
The magic engineer Jurven Havellion.
An unidentified strong man who knows his identity.
It seems that the position acted as a considerable anxiety to him, but being able to catch it quickly worked as a positive. ‘
But even though his identity was exposed, the royal family didn’t seem to be wary.’
However, as I slowly reviewed the conversation, a question I hadn’t thought of before came to mind.
Even if he leaked the information that he was an evil spirit to the royal family without harming him directly, the ruin would have been confirmed from his point of view.
But why does he seem to be wary of only direct threats ? ‘…Does the royal family have a backbone? Something that can bury the problem of evil spirits?
‘ If that
‘s the case, I’d like to share that back with you… but
would n’t
that be possible
?
. You don’t say anything about the password.]
It
was quite an embarrassing experience.
So why the password
? [Then, does it really have nothing to do with him?]
[
…….]
[Sorry for catching you. See you again in the near future.
] It’s embarrassing.
‘It’s 0720…….’
What did GM want to confirm from me through that number?