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Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Around the same time.
‘That Iwase guy seems to be cursing me a lot.’
Jeong-Hoon was picking his ears while explaining his next plan to Kim Bong-Goo and Ha-Jin.
“We’re going to do a party quest soon.”
“Ah, a party quest? Where are we going?”
“Of course, the Märchen Kingdom party quest.”
“Uh… Märchen Kingdom? Wouldn’t it be better to go to the Seidroff Kingdom?”
The party quest, known as one of the highlights of content after level 151.
It was a quest where you formed a party and completed tasks, and the reward was a massive amount of experience points.
However, the party quest in Märchen Kingdom offered less experience points than other kingdoms.
This was because the difficulty was relatively low.
Since the difficulty was low, there was no reason to receive a lot of experience points, and it also took much more time, as far as he knew.
[Looking for a party quest!]
– Seidroff 3-man party urgently needed
? 181 official knight applying.
? 175 archer applying.
? 166 priest.
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Before starting a party quest, users would find party members on World Com and then proceed with the quest.
Naturally, popular classes could easily find a party, while unpopular classes had a hard time joining a party no matter what they did.
In particular, there were only two posts looking for a Märchen Kingdom party quest.
They were probably posts made by unpopular classes who wanted to do a party quest with a relatively low difficulty level.
But even that was unlikely to succeed.
It was better to just hunt in fields or dungeons than to do the Märchen Kingdom party quest, as you could get more experience points that way.
Nevertheless, Jeong-Hoon wanted to do the Märchen Kingdom party quest.
“If you only go for what everyone else is doing, you’ll miss out on the honey pot.”
“Huh…? What nonsen… Gulp!”
Kim Bong-Goo hurriedly covered his mouth.
He almost crossed the River Styx.
“Anyone would think I’m beating you up.”
“Aren’t you…?”
“I don’t hit. I just twist and crush.”
“…”
That was terrifying.
So terrifying!
Kim Bong-Goo’s body trembled like an aspen leaf.
“Anyway, we’re starting in a week, so keep that in mind.”
“A week later?”
“Yes. I want you to rest for a week and then focus on the party quest.”
There was one reason why Jeong-Hoon specifically set it for a week later.
‘If I remember correctly, that’s when he’ll be doing the party quest.’
Kaneda Shun, one of the traitors who had betrayed Jeong-Hoon.
Actually, there were quite a few colleagues who had survived until the end.
But the faces, names, ages, and actions of all those people were completely imprinted in Jeong-Hoon’s mind.
So no one would be able to escape.
‘This will be the first time I meet him since I returned.’
He was a colleague, but he was someone Jeong-Hoon felt aversion to until just before the betrayal.
And when he betrayed him, he was the one who had the most gleeful expression.
It was time to return the humiliation.
Of course, there was something he had to do first.
[Whisper/Hoon -> Minzi: Did you find out?]
[Whisper/Minzi -> Hoon: I’m trying my best to find out… but I really don’t know anything about this kind of stuff.]
[Whisper/Hoon -> Minzi: We don’t have much time left. I heard you have to line up early for luxury brands.]
His mother’s birthday was just a few days away.
[Whisper/Minzi -> Hoon: …I’m asking everyone I know, so please wait a little longer.]
[Whisper/Hoon -> Minzi: Please do it as soon as possible.]
[Whisper/Minzi -> Hoon: Yes!]
Tang!
[Headshot!]
With the headshot notification, the monster spurted blood and rolled over.
Tang!
Tang!
[Headshot!]
[Headshot!]
Headshot notifications continued to appear.
The reason was simple.
It was because of the passive skill called [Perfect Sniping].
The Genesis Sniper was literally the pinnacle of snipers.
Moreover, with the added potential of Lee Na-Yeon, who had a brilliant talent, even more perfect shots were created.
‘Wow… This is why you need good equipment.’
Lee Na-Yeon, the one who made the amazing shots, marveled inwardly.
After fully upgrading her equipment and ammunition, her shots had definitely changed 180 degrees.
She could really feel that the destructive power of a gunslinger depended on how much money you invested.
‘Perfect… No matter how good the equipment is, her potential is tremendous. There’s no reason not to pass her.’
Sniper King Adolf, the second class advancement instructor, clicked his tongue.
Genesis Sniper.
It had been a long time since he had seen someone with that name.
This was because the last Genesis Sniper was Adolf himself.
So he conducted the test with the intention of pushing her even harder.
Bang!
But what was this?
The outsider who came to take the test had successfully completed all the tests he had given.
Even Adolf was shocked when she passed the test where 20 targets appeared at once and she had to hit them all within a minute.
‘What tremendous concentration.’
Countless outsiders had come to him for tests, but this was the first time he had seen such an overwhelming performance.
And Adolf had never given a pass before.
This was because Adolf was an instructor who allowed advancement to higher grades.
If the Genesis Sniper was showing Epic grade performance, then upon advancing to a higher grade, its performance would leap to Unique grade.
‘I never thought the day would come when I’d be contemplating this… No, is this even something I need to contemplate?’
Adolf laughed inwardly.
The promising talents who had come in until now were all pathetic, but finally, a true gem had appeared.
“You pass.”
The word “pass” came out of Adolf’s mouth for the first time.
“Thank you.”
With this, Lee Na-Yeon would be promoted to Unique grade in her second class advancement.
Whoosh-
The capsule opened and Lee Na-Yeon came out.
It was already past midnight.
“Phew, it took all day just to do one class advancement.”
Her whole body was stiff, but it had been a long time since she had felt such a sense of accomplishment.
Lee Na-Yeon couldn’t contain her smile and went out to the living room.
The living room was dark, and Jeong-Hoon was standing there with a cake.
* * *
Jeong-Hoon wasn’t logged into the game, but was standing at the entrance of a department store since dawn.
There were already more than 10 people waiting at the entrance.
‘Why are there so many people?’
It was currently 3 AM.
He hadn’t even dreamed that there would be people waiting before the department store opened.
‘I heard there are people who wait from the day before. That’s why you have to go early!’
At first, he thought it was an exaggeration.
If he had ignored Yeo Min-Ji’s words and gone the next day at the opening time, he might not have even been able to get in.
‘What did you have in mind?’
‘A flap bag.’
‘Aha, would you like to come this way?’
After that, it was a breeze.
Jeong-Hoon chose the best model bag as Yeo Min-Ji had told him.
Fortunately, the product was available at the store he visited, and he immediately had it wrapped and rushed home.
However, his mother hadn’t finished the game until past midnight due to the second class advancement quest.
‘She’s quite late.’
It shouldn’t take that long for a second class advancement.
Was she aiming for Unique grade?
If she advanced to Unique… her potential was unimaginable.
Whoosh-
With the sound of the capsule opening, Jeong-Hoon stood nervously, holding the cake.
And as the door opened, he made eye contact with his mother.
Jeong-Hoon smiled awkwardly and opened his mouth.
“Mom, you’re out?”
“Huh? Hoon, what are you doing standing there?”
“It’s your birthday today.”
“Oh? Come to think of it, it is my birthday today.”
His mother approached Jeong-Hoon and blew out the candles on the cake.
“Happy birthday, Mom!”
“Thank you. I’ve had a lot of happy things happen thanks to my son.”
“Wait a minute!”
Jeong-Hoon put down the cake and moved to get the beautifully wrapped bag he had hidden in the corner.
His mother turned on the living room light.
Perfect timing!
As soon as the lights came on, Jeong-Hoon presented the gift to his mother.
“Huh? What’s this?”
His mother’s eyes widened at the sight of the gift.
“It’s a gift from your son.”
“…Oh my.”
The shopping bag had the initials of a well-known luxury brand printed on it.
His son had mentioned once before that he would buy her a bag.
Of course, she thought it was just empty words, but he had actually kept his promise.
Her mother, Lee Na-Yeon’s face was filled with worry.
Where did her son get the money to buy such an expensive gift?
“Mom, it’s okay. I converted some gold into cash.”
“Gold?”
“Yes. I have a lot of gold, and I don’t have anywhere to use it. So don’t feel burdened.”
In fact, he had converted more than 90% of the gold he had into cash.
But he didn’t feel bad at all.
He felt sorry that he couldn’t do anything for his mother, who had raised him alone in his past life.
Jeong-Hoon, who had deeply felt the saying “Be good to your parents while you can,” was now determined to do anything he could for his mother while he still had the chance.
“…Thank you. I never thought I’d see the day I’d carry a luxury brand bag.”
His mother’s eyes welled up with tears as she slowly opened the shopping bag.
And a mini flap bag appeared.
“Wait a minute. Next is a car.”
“Oh, no need. This is enough.”
“Hehe.”
Jeong-Hoon smiled meaningfully.
* * *
‘Mom! This car is leased under the name of Ho-Yeong Guild. It’s free for as long as you’re in the guild, so feel free to use it!’
That morning.
Yeo Min-Ji brought a mid-size sedan and presented it to his mother.
It wasn’t even a domestic car, but a foreign one, with a market price of a whopping 300 million won.
‘This is too much…’
His mother tried to refuse because it was too much of a burden, but Yeo Min-Ji was adamant.
‘No! Mom, I heard the news. You advanced to a Unique class, right?’
‘That’s true, but…’
‘Then this is nothing!’
‘No, even so…’
His mother tried to refuse until the end, but Jeong-Hoon whispered softly.
‘Mom, this is like a bribe so you won’t leave the guild. Just accept it.’
‘I-Is that so?’
‘Yes.’
His mother’s potential was beyond imagination.
She had obtained a hidden class in her first class advancement and even reached Unique grade in her second class advancement.
His mother had achieved feats that even Jeong-Hoon in his previous life couldn’t.
After spending time with his mother, even going on drives, Jeong-Hoon logged back into New World.
* * *
‘Why isn’t it ending? Why isn’t it ending?’
Lying on his bed, Kim Bong-Goo thought every day.
Why wouldn’t that viper-like bastard bite him and let him go?
‘Just let me go, you son of a bitch…’
He cursed inwardly, but in the end, it was meaningless.
He had said he would do anything he was told to avoid a permanent ban.
He hadn’t expected it to be more than once.
“I was crazy… I was crazy…”
“Oh, so you knew you were crazy?”
His sister had opened the door and entered at some point.
“…Get out.”
“Oh my god… Mom! The van told me to get out, not to turn off!”
“Oh, please…”
He forced his sister out and locked the door.
Then he entered the capsule and logged in.
[Whisper/Hoon -> SaltySoup4Mom: You know what happens if you’re late? I’m already here.]
A whisper that arrived like a ghost.
Kim Bong-Goo felt his head cool down.
“Damn it, really.”
Contrary to his words, his hands were hurriedly sending a whisper to Jeong-Hoon.
[Whisper/SaltySoup4Mom -> Hoon: Vroom vroom! The van is on its way!]
Oh, his life.
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