Chapter 27

Really, it was fine to go when he actually felt like going 22.gif

Worried because Miyoung seemed to be in a bad mood, Mo Yeonhoo was about to say that it was really okay, that they could go later, but then he hesitated.

It didn’t feel like another chance for them to go together would come around, but that wasn’t the only reason.

(Alliance) 0momo0: yep sounds great~~~

If he was in a bad mood, then all I had to do was cheer him right back up, didn’t I?

(Alliance) 0momo0: let’s go have fun!!!

And so when Mo Yeonhoo answered brightly, the ones who froze at the sight of it were the alliance members watching.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: huh?? Momo are you really going???

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOLLLLLLL for real..?

(Alliance) 1Poop1: damn

Anyone could see Miu was in a bad mood, and they were seriously wondering whether it was okay to really send that relentlessly sunny 0momo0 off with him. On top of that, 0momo0 was still under suspicion from Miu as a spy, which made it an even worse combination.

That was why the alliance members reacted in shock, and after quietly watching them, Miu typed into the chat.

(Alliance) Miu: Looks like everyone’s worried about Momo

Seeing that message, ShinJadu, 1Poop1, and FUNK all answered that yes, they were.

(Alliance) 1Poop1: yeah he’s the youngest in our alliance ofc im fucking worried Sky’s hard

(Alliance) FUNK: Sky isnt easy

(Alliance) ShinJadu: yes, he’s our new alliance member~ of course we’re worried

Looking at those replies, 0momo0 was touched.

(Alliance) 0momo0: you’re all so sweet T_TTTTTTTTT i’m gonna fall for you..T_TTTTTT

0momo0 bounced in place, using an interaction that made tears pour from him like a waterfall. Watching that, the alliance members smiled warmly, and on the surface it really did look as though they were worried about 0momo0.

But anyone who knew the culture of <47> would know that saying they were worried he might have too hard a time was a lie.

If you asked what a try was, every single member of alliance <47> would answer like this. A try wasn’t everyone working together and cheering each other on to clear the raid...

(Alliance) KimFactory: but there’s nothing hard about a try tho

(Alliance) KimFactory: you just take the ones who survive

It meant weeding out the ones who couldn’t keep up and taking only the strong ones.

(Alliance) FUNK: if somebody shits the bed you kick em and replace em yeah it gets easier

(Alliance) GoodLuck: that’s how tries are, yup~

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: LOLLLLLL true

The members of <47>, who didn’t treat bad players like people, did their first try in public parties more often than not. And every time, they threw out everyone who sucked and only ran with the good players, so would there really be anyone here who had ever found a try difficult?

Besides, everyone here had learned that way of thinking from Miu in the first place.

(Alliance) KimFactory: my leader’ll handle the parts replacement himself~ he’ll swap out all the trash players anyway~~

So the person with that mindset most deeply ingrained in him was Miu himself.

That was why none of them were truly worried about 0momo0. Even if 0momo0 turned out to be bad, they simply assumed Miu would naturally throw the stragglers out of the party, rebuild it with better players only, and force a clear.

(Alliance) Miu: If you’re worried, then you can come along

...The situation was starting to go somewhere strange.

From the way he’d been talking up to now, they’d assumed he would open a public party and recruit people...

Miu has invited you to the <Sky Terror> dungeon party.

Would you like to accept?

YES

NO

If that was the case, then why had the invitation popped up for ShinJadu, 1Poop1, and FUNK?

(Alliance) FUNK: i got an invite what is this

(Alliance) ShinJadu: huh? what is it?

(Alliance) 1Poop1: ?????what

As the three of them hammered away at the chat in surprise, Miu spoke calmly.

(Alliance) Miu: If you’re worried, you should come with us

Seeing that, the three of them immediately failed to accept the party invite and fled straight into the group chat instead.

(Group) 1Poop1: no like i didnt know leader was actually gonna go and thats wild enough but... why me...

(Group) 1Poop1: also is this really okay to go on? leader’s in a fucking bad mood;

(Group) GoodLuck: oh wow~ Miu doing a try~? I thought that was just something he said~ guess he really is going~

(Group) ShinJadu: wow this is the first time i’ve ever seen Miu help with someone’s try but is this okay?

(Group) 1Poop1: no no it aint okay the vibe is scary as fuck

(Group) FUNK: exactly is this even really a good team comp why am i suddenly walking on eggshells leader looks pissed

(Group) KimFactory: why didn’t my leader invite me?

(Group) 1Poop1: if ur jealous then go in my place;

(Group) KimFactory: coughcoughcough suddenly my health is in crisis;

(Group) 1Poop1: fuck

Everyone loved raiding with Miu, but this time there was an unmistakable sense that going along with him would be awkward as hell.

While everyone was being cautious, Vice Leader ShinJadu typed into the chat.

(Group) ShinJadu: oh wait hang on i got a whisper from Miu

(Group) FUNK: a whisper?

(Group) ShinJadu: ahhhh

(Group) ShinJadu: so that’s what this is

(Group) FUNK: what do you mean what is it

(Group) ShinJadu: it’s not a real try

And with the next message, the alliance members understood the entire situation.

(Group) ShinJadu: he says he wants to go and see whether Momo is really a beginner

That was right. Miu had an ulterior motive.

(Group) 1Poop1: damn Kim Miu what even are you

(Group) KimFactory: ha.. my leader is so sexy too smart..

(Group) CheersInMyEyes: LOLLLLLLLLLL insane

(Group) GoodLuck: aha~ so that’s what he’s after~

(Group) FUNK: peak efficiency damn

Taking this chance, Miu seemed to be planning to verify whether 0momo0 was really a beginner or not, and to cross-check it, instead of recruiting random people in a public party, he was going to build the team out of veterans who had run <Sky Terror> dozens of times.

(Group) 1Poop1: yeah i could probably tell whether Momo’s a first-timer or not just by watching where he steps

(Group) FUNK: after going that many times if you still cant tell then you deserve to die

There was no place that laid a person’s character and actual skill more bare than a raid, so Miu’s judgment was fairly sound.

(Group) ShinJadu: well, since we all still suspect Momo’s a spy anyway... we do need to look, right.. and it’ll stand out more clearly to us too

The suspicion surrounding 0momo0 kept fading and then coming back again, so they really had needed a chance like this.

0momo0 was a truly strange one. Sometimes he seemed like such an obvious beginner, and other times he seemed suspicious as hell.

(Group) FUNK: yeah he doesnt seem like one but he’s suspicious too yesterday i saw him carrying another weird legendary item again

(Group) MouseTrap: right!!! I asked him where he bought it and he couldn’t even answer properly!!! so suspicious!!

The strangest thing of all was the expensive items 0momo0 had.

(Group) MouseTrap: how can someone not remember something that expensive!!!

Whenever they asked where he’d bought those things and how much he’d paid, he always said he didn’t really remember. Wasn’t that way too suspicious?

(Group) KimFactory: exactly unless you’re an idiot how do you forget something that expensive?!?? it’s legendary, LEGENDARY!!!

(Group) MouseTrap: right right he totally seems like a spy!!

(Group) FUNK: what are the chances he’s just actually an idiot

(Group) 1Poop1: come on no way a moron like that actually exists;

Whenever they saw him act like that, the suspicion naturally followed—that maybe 0momo0 really did have another main account and was doing some kind of backroom dealing with another alliance...

(Group) ShinJadu: anyway for that reason~ FUNK, 1Poop1, don’t let Momo clear the try too easily and interfere a little, okay? i feel like then either his true nature will come out or he’ll show he’s way too good!!

(Group) FUNK: yeah yeah yeah okay

(Group) 1Poop1: okay got it

(Group) 1Poop1: this sounds fucking hilarious LOL

(Group) FUNK: yeah pretty much

At ShinJadu’s instructions, the attitudes of FUNK and 1Poop1 changed. Every last one of them looked entertained by this situation now.

(Alliance) Miu: Accept the invite

That was the last message in the group chat.

Prompted by Miu, the three came out of the group chat and quickly joined the party.

(Medic) ShinJadu: hello Momo~~ this is our first time doing a raid together

(Grinder) FUNK: hi hi

(Gunner) 1Poop1: hey

And just like that, a five-man Sky Terror party was formed in an instant, made up of ShinJadu, FUNK, 0momo0, 1Poop1, and Miu.

Carrying their own ulterior motives, they all glanced sidelong at the still-quiet 0momo0. They wondered whether maybe 0momo0 had caught on to something.

Of course, that was a ridiculous guess.

(Necromancer) 0momo0: wow!! party chat! this is craaazy

(Necromancer) 0momo0: i have necromancer stuck on my party window right now!!!

(Necromancer) 0momo0: hello~~~~!!

They all got together for me, alliance rules!

Mo Yeonhoo was thrilled.

Footnotes

A term used in games for a first attempt at a dungeon or raid boss, or for repeated runs done to learn the boss’s patterns and practice.

Public party. A party opened to unspecified players rather than a fixed group such as an alliance or friends.