Chapter 11

Over the last few days, wars had been breaking out frequently between alliances in the top ranks, and even the rankings themselves were swinging wildly—like some massive upheaval every time you went to sleep and woke up.

So lately, even if they were the #1-ranked alliance, they couldn’t just sleep easily in an atmosphere like this. To prepare for a war that could happen at any moment, a few people always had to stay up and take watch.

(Alliance) BBQ: But the leader’s been patrolling around here lately and said there’s no movement... then it’s fine, isn’t it, lol?

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOL for real

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Yeah, up until yesterday the leader kept circling around, and he said nobody’s even coming near here yet

(Alliance) FUNK: I mean if they pick a fight with us it’ll be a loss for them dd still, let’s play it safe, it’s Friday so somebody should keep watch yeah

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Yes!!

(Alliance) KimFactory: T_T but still... I miss my leader.....

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Ugh, the leader-parrot’s here again;

(Alliance) KimFactory: Leader, only you, I wait for you, I’m your factory, I serve only you as my owner, pure devoted love, I want to become your part and move like one body, a dream, my accidents are for you, slave

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Jesus f11king christ

(Alliance) KimFactory: If you tell me to go pluck down a star I’ll offer up my body and my heart and somehow make it happen so please just let me be by your side somehow and I swear if I get one kiss I’ll do anything

(Alliance) FUNK: When this nauseating crap is over, call me

Since this had already been going on for days, the ones who’d been spending especially long nights awake were starting to show it—they were going insane. KimFactory’s praise hymn for the <47> leader was heading toward a second verse, and the rest of the alliance members were about to get up and leave when—

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Huh? Someone’s here!

They heard the sound of the alliance base’s door opening. And the one who appeared was Miu—the very person Mo Yeonhoo had been chasing so desperately from far away.

When Miu, in tactical gear, stepped—thud, thud—into the building, the alliance members recognized him right away and greeted him.

(Alliance) FUNK: Hi hi

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Ooooh~ you’re heeere~~~!

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Welcomeeee

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOL hiii hiii

(Alliance) BBQ: lol hellooo lol

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Welcome!!

The reaction was a little hotter than when regular alliance members logged in, and, well, that made sense.

The moment Miu fully set foot inside the alliance territory, the <47> tag floating above his head changed.

<47 Master>

A title that turned a deep, vivid red, as if announcing that he was the owner of this territory.

Mo Yeonhoo didn’t know it. The opponent he’d been so frantic to reach and stand beside was the head of the current server’s #1-ranked <47> alliance, and—

(Alliance) Miu: hi

(Alliance) BBQ: Welcome, number one~~~ lolol

—also the #1 player on the entire server.

(Alliance) KimFactory: No way, my prayer got answered T_T my leader T_T_T what’ve you been doing, I even whispered you and today you didn’t answer either

(Alliance) KimFactory: I thought I was gonna die from missing you, haaah T_T

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Ugh;;

Miu walked lightly right past KimFactory, ignoring her with ease as he moved through the gaudily dressed alliance members. Miu’s character had a long sniper rifle slung on him.

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Leader, where the hell have you been running around lately? Raid?

(Alliance) KimFactory: Raids are boring, like you’d do those, dummy

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Shut up, raids are content they put in for you to do?? And yeah lol, what would a factory know ^11^

(Alliance) KimFactory: What???? You little f^cker???

(Alliance) 1Poop1: ♥

(Alliance) KimFactory: What did you just call me, you f^cking punk

Miu strolled past 1Poop1 and KimFactory, who were bickering like always, and dropped a box with a soft thud.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: A heart box??

(Alliance) BBQ: What’s with the heart lol??

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Hm..? Looks like somebody drew it by hand!!

The alliance members swarmed in, staring at the box’s exterior and typing in confusion. There was a pink heart on the lid—and it was crooked, like someone had drawn it themselves.

Box

Special Antibiotic Kit × 5, High-Concentration Energy Drink × 10, Emergency Blood Pack × 3, High-Calorie Combat Rations × 20, High-Explosive Grenade Set × 5...

At a glance it looked ordinary—except the last two.

Box

...Special Ammo Box (Sniper, 30 rounds), Lovely Head Shot Set (Sniper, Limited Edition)

It was special ammunition used by snipers, plus an exclusive custom set just for them.

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Whoa~~~ Leader, did you buy a package?~

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Uh, that’s really expensive

(Alliance) KimFactory: Oh...? It’s class gear~ so cute

(Alliance) FUNK: Was the leader’s taste always like that

Class-exclusive items were especially pricey. Most of them didn’t drop automatically—you could only get them by buying them from the shop.

(Alliance) Miu: I found it.

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Huh..? This?

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOL for real?

(Alliance) KimFactory: That can’t be cheap?? Whose did you pop?

(Alliance) FUNK: Even if you “pop” someone, you usually can’t pop that stuff

How were you supposed to “find” class items and a limited custom set?

Normally, class items auto-bound the moment you hit Use, so even in PVP you couldn’t steal them. But he was saying he’d found unopened class items—so of course everyone thought it was weird.

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Anyway, grats grats grats grats grats grats

(Alliance) ShinJadu: LOL wow it says 400,000 gold... I’m jealous though T_T

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOL throw me a little cut

(Alliance) 1Poop1: damn, the 400k man

(Alliance) KimFactory: Holy shit, I’m so jealous

Still, was Miu the kind of person who would lie?

Their leader, Miu—he was, in his own way, devoted to the alliance, and his tone was even kind.

(Alliance) Miu: Supply boxes are profit, so take them, and I’ll put the sniper custom set in storage.

(Alliance) Miu: I’m going to wear my own custom set right now anyway.

In truth, everyone knew: a person who was viciously indifferent to other people had no reason to lie.

No interest meant no expectations. No expectations meant no disappointment. And that let him treat everyone equally.

And it was precisely because of that attitude that the members of <47> followed Miu so strongly—and why the alliance had been able to hold onto #1 for so long.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: LOL at times like this you’re supposed to be happy~ it’s total profit, come on T_T LOLLLLL

(Alliance) 1Poop1: For real, AI T_T

(Alliance) FUNK: I’m jealous, why do I never get luck like that

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Exactlyyy T_T I guess I have to walk around staring at the ground from now on T_T_T

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOLLLLLLLLLLL T_T

(Alliance) Miu: LOL

Even now, Miu would just laugh it off like it was someone else’s business, even when he got something good. He reacted so little that the conversation topic changed in an instant.

So up until that day, I thought it was just a simple little incident.

But...

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Miu, you found another one again???

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Again???!!!

(Alliance) 1Poop1: damn, what number is this??

(Alliance) GoodLuck: What the—did you find that box again?~

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Yeah, this time too, you found another box with some weird heart drawn on it and there’s a custom set inside;

Saying you were “just lucky” only works for a day or two.

(Alliance) MouseTrap: ?? Another box appeared for Miu again???

(Alliance) KimFactory: Again???? No, why do boxes only appear for our leader????

(Alliance) BBQ: How many days has it been now? LOL

For days now, someone had been leaving boxes behind—and Miu picking them up had become a routine.