Chapter 94

Of course, Yeonhoo quickly added an explanation.

(Alliance) 0momo0: I’ve never been to the ward dungeon before, though.... If you don’t have anyone to go with, would it be hard for me to come along for try practice?

(Alliance) 0momo0: I’m a Necromancer, and...

(Alliance) 0momo0: Honestly, I’m not very good at the game either........

Hadn’t he been terribly bad when he went on a try with the alliance members before? Compared to then, his skills had improved, and after adjusting his sensitivity, he was much better now. Still, remembering how much trouble the alliance members had gone through made it hard to casually say they should go together.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Haaah......

Sure enough, YoureGettingSued seemed to be thinking it over. At that strange, sigh-like message, Mo Yeonhoo hurriedly spoke first.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: If you do this,

(Alliance) 0momo0: Ah, but really, I’m a Necromancer, so I probably won’t be much help...!

(Alliance) 0momo0: If it makes you uncomfortable, I don’t have to go, so feel free to say—

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: you can only go to heaven.

(Alliance) 0momo0: Huh.???

YoureGettingSued went off.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: I’m not in a position to care whether it’s a try or whatever right now. I’ve been waiting two hours just to fill a four-person dungeon with only four people.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: If you fill one of those slots for me? You’re my lifelong benefactor. :(

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: I’m so touched I could help you through a six-hour try or an eight-hour try. I’m confident. :(

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Anyway, are you an angel, Momo???? I’m losing my mind... Your face is glowing... Haaah.

Mo Yeonhoo read each line in a daze. It seemed she was truly grateful that he would help after she had waited so long.

(Alliance) BBQ: YoureGettingSued is really touched lol.

(Alliance) 1Poop1: I mean, I get why lol.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: And from now on, I’ll cover every raid you go on. Seriously, for real, promise!!!!

(Alliance) GoodLuck: It’s a drama~ Youth~

(Alliance) 0momo0: Huh??? You don’t have to go that far...

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: What do you mean, “that far”... Our newbie is this sweet... Haaah...

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Then when are you free, Momo????

(Alliance) 0momo0: I’m fine right now!!

(Alliance) BBQ: Hmm... Maybe I should go help for the first time in a while?

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Kyaa!!!!!! BBQㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Cooks save the world.ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Wow, then I only need one more person now!!!!

Just as YoureGettingSued used a dancing interaction, delighted that she had already found three party members—

Ding, an alert popped up.

Miu has invited you to the <Memoria Closed Ward> dungeon party. Would you like to accept?

YES

NO

Ah, a party invite. I guess we’re leaving right away.

Naturally, Mo Yeonhoo assumed YoureGettingSued had invited him.

But then—

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: What??

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Why did Miu send the party invite???

(Alliance) BBQ: Huh? Lol. Miu sent the party invite??

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Miu sent the party invite?

(Alliance) FUNK: ????

What is this?

Mo Yeonhoo looked at Miu, who had slipped in somehow, and thought, Is he trying to help me again?

But judging by the chat that followed, he seemed to be mistaken.

(Alliance) Miu: One of our alliance members looked like they were having trouble, so I’m helping.

(Alliance) Miu: Is there a problem?

Ah, he wasn’t trying to help me. He was trying to help YoureGettingSued.

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Whoa.

(Alliance) FUNK: It’s not a problem, but.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Kyaa...? Really???

(Alliance) 1Poop1: You believe that????

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Shh;

(Alliance) Miu: YoureGettingSued does a lot for the alliance.

(Alliance) Miu: Of course I should go with her.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: I’m so touched. Our alliance.ㅠㅠ

(Alliance) Miu: Haha.

(Alliance) Miu: Momo, aren’t you accepting the invite?

(Alliance) 0momo0: Yes, yes.

While watching the warm atmosphere, Mo Yeonhoo awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck at Miu’s urging and pressed accept.

Was it because they’re close?

The way Miu had reacted so intensely about YoureGettingSued earlier, and the fact that he had gone out of his way to say YoureGettingSued was a man—apparently the two of them were close enough to joke around like that.

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Thank you for gathering for my sake!!

(Cook) BBQ: Lol, don’t mention it.

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Fighting, fighting!!!

An Adjudicator and a Cook... What positions did those two take in raids? Whatever they were, they would definitely be better than him.

I’m nervous!

He remembered how they had ultimately failed to clear <Sky Terror>. Since then, he had trained and gone on other tries, but this was still his first time going with alliance members like this...

(CH03) Miu: Don’t be nervous. Good luck.

Had Miu somehow read Mo Yeonhoo’s mind? Miu sent him a message through the private channel, telling him not to be nervous. The corners of Mo Yeonhoo’s mouth curved up.

(CH03) 0momo0: Okay!! Thank you!

His anxious heart eased a little after receiving encouragement.

(Sniper) Miu: Shall we go?

At the same time, the entry acceptance system window popped up. The party filled quickly, and the moment the notification said everyone had pressed accept, a loading screen appeared.

Not long after, the loading ended, and a low gray fog began to rise.

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Wow, it’s been forever since I saw this cutscene.

(Cook) BBQ: Since it’s Momo’s first time, should we watch it? Lol.

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Thank you!

Because of the thick fog, it was impossible to tell whether it was day or night. Alongside eerie BGM, the ward building visible through it was... very frightening.

Wow, a ghost could come out of there.

The brick walls, which had once been red, were discolored from long years of dampness and blood. The trees in the garden had dried and twisted without a single leaf remaining. Traces of battles with zombies scattered here and there made the atmosphere even more desolate.

—Creeeak, squeak, creak.

On top of that, whenever the wind blew, the curtains in the windows fluttered, and the hinges rattled.

The highlight was the statue out front.

Arister Valentine

The statue of Arister, who appeared to be the hospital’s founder, had its face grotesquely carved away.

Rust streamed down from the empty eye sockets, making it look as though it were endlessly weeping.

The screen slowly swept across the entrance, then closed in on the door. Finally, the enormous door to the central hall opened with a sound that scraped at the ears.

—Oh, honestly, I told you not to run!

Mo Yeonhoo blinked.

As if mocking the gloom of the entrance, what poured through the open doorway was not a terrible darkness, but...

—Teacher! I can walk properly now!

—Eric, that doesn’t mean you should overdo it and run. Goodness, Jeanus! What are you picking up and eating now?!

—Hehe, hehehe.

Brightness.

The lively laughter of children rang out like rolling glass beads across a marble floor that looked spotless.

The walls were covered in warm pastel-toned wallpaper, and people of all ages moved through the hospital, from child patients to elderly ones.

—Austin, you seem to be feeling well today.

—That’s because you all keep bustling around for me, haha.

Nurses in floral aprons exchanged greetings, and the cutscene ended after showing patients leisurely reading books in the garden.

Welcome to the <Memoria Closed Ward> dungeon!

What? This doesn’t look like a closed ward.

At the sight of the hospital interior, far brighter than he had expected, Mo Yeonhoo tilted his head.

Current status: Waiting!

Please check “Ready for combat”!

Judging by the dungeon name written at the top, though, it did not seem as if they had come to the wrong place.

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Kyaa, it’s really been a while since I came to the ward.

(Cook) BBQ: Lol, I think I haven’t been here since I tried it ages ago.

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Lol, right. There really hasn’t been any reason to come since then.

(Sniper) Miu: Let’s get ready.

What am I supposed to prepare?

Unlike the alliance members, who seemed used to this, Mo Yeonhoo fumbled.

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Uh, but... I’m sorry, I came right over, so I didn’t get to study the patterns.

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Should I go watch a guide video even now??

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Ah, Momo, you came without watching a guide?

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Well, I guess you didn’t have time.

(Cook) BBQ: It might be a little hard if you haven’t seen the guide lol. This one’s surprisingly tricky.

(Adjudicator) YoureGettingSued: Hmmm....

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Should I go watch one now??

(Sniper) Miu: Wait, I’ll—

Just as Miu was about to say something, another voice reached them first.

—Ah, ahh. Can you hear me?

It was a bright, affectionate, high-pitched voice.

—Don’t worry! I’ll brief you on everything, Momo!

(Necromancer) 0momo0: Wow, YoureGettingSued.