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chapter 32
“My friend really disappeared, I’m telling you!”
The Adventurers’ Guild reception desk.
There, a blonde girl named Ria was shouting urgently.
“I’m not saying you’re lying, but the guild is a place to submit requests. You need to tell us the reward and the details of the request accurately so I can inform the adventurers.”
“I said I’d prepare it somehow later! If it’s the guild, can’t you at least listen to that much?”
“That authority belongs to the guild master, and he’s away right now.”
“Then at least tell me where the guild master is! I’ll go meet him myself!”
“Hoo.”
Listening to the girl’s pleas, the guild staff member Miel let out a sigh.
Then she pointed at a group of adventurers talking at a table in the corner and said,
“We don’t know the guild master’s location. If you’re really in a hurry, why don’t you try asking them directly?”
“What?”
An adventurer with a rather vicious-looking face.
His half-drunk expression made even approaching him unpleasant.
To begin with, it was doubtful whether he could properly carry out a request at all.
“Those people won’t work. Maybe another adventurer…….”
“Oh, are you trying to submit a request? The documents?”
Ria looked back at Miel, but she had already started attending to another customer.
She didn’t even spare her a glance.
“Ugh.”
Glaring at the cold-hearted staff member, Ria bit her lip.
Plona had disappeared after leaving a note saying she was going to gather herbs.
She searched the forest, but monsters were everywhere, making it hard to search thoroughly.
“My sister’s not around right now either…….”
Her sworn sister Artsvel was away.
She’d return in a few hours, but there was no guarantee Plona would be safe during that time.
“Hoo.”
Taking a deep breath, Ria steeled her resolve.
And she walked over to the rough-looking adventurers sitting in the corner.
“Nobles and all those bastards are all fucked up! Just twitch a finger and they’d all drop dead!”
Bang—!
The drunken adventurer slammed his fist on the table and ranted.
The man sitting across from him snorted and said,
“Want to get arrested? If you badmouth nobles, Mayor Brook will punish you severely.”
“The mayor my ass! A useless bastard who lucked into his position…….”
“Wait a second.”
Ria suddenly cut into their conversation.
At the sudden appearance of the girl, both adventurers’ gazes turned to her at once.
“What?”
One man frowned and reacted irritably.
But the other seemed to realize something.
“Isn’t this a slum brat? I think I’ve seen her before?”
“…….”
Despite the blatant insult, Ria forcefully suppressed her anger.
Now was the time to endure.
“I want to submit a request.”
“A request?”
“What?”
As she got straight to the point, both men reacted at the same time.
Their expressions were strange—hardly interest.
“My friend disappeared after going into the forest. If you help search for her, I’ll prepare the reward within a few days. As much gold as I can manage…….”
Bang—!
Before she could finish speaking, a deafening noise rang out.
One adventurer kicked his chair.
“So now some slum trash is babbling about requests? Do you think we’re pushovers?”
The man frowned as if his pride had truly been wounded.
It was the result of inferiority complexes exploded from being scorned by nobles.
“…I don’t think you’re pushovers. I’m just worried my friend might be in danger.”
“Oh yeah? You’re in a hurry?”
The other adventurer, who had been watching, joined the conversation.
Tapping the table with his finger, he said with an unpleasant grin,
“Five million gold.”
“What?”
“Pay five million gold. Then we’ll go look for her.”
“…….”
The absurd amount left Ria speechless.
Seeing her reaction, the man asked mockingly,
“What? Too much? Want me to lower it?”
“…What do I have to do?”
“Sharp for a beggar.”
He placed a dagger from his waist onto the table.
“Take this and go to the noble we mentioned.”
“A noble? Don’t tell me you want me to kill a noble?”
“Kill? Don’t be stupid. Just scare him a little. If you say it was a kid’s prank, it shouldn’t be the death penalty, right?”
An even more absurd proposal than the five million gold.
Doing something like that to a noble would result in severe punishment.
There would never be any leniency just because she was a child.
Especially for a slum kid—her life would be worth nothing.
“…….”
Knowing that fact well, Ria’s mind fell into confusion.
The difference between nobles and commoners, and between commoners and the lowborn, was reflected even in the severity of punishment.
But if both parties were nobles, the story changed completely.
With her mind filled with Plona’s danger, Ria spoke with clouded judgment.
“If I do what you say, you’ll take the request?”
“Of course.”
The man nodded, saying he wouldn’t lie.
“Man, you’re really crazy.”
The companion standing beside him snorted as he watched the exchange.
“Hoo.”
After taking a short deep breath, Ria reached toward the dagger on the table.
At that moment.
Tap—
A hand suddenly appeared from behind and grabbed her arm.
“You don’t have to do that.”
At the voice, Ria turned around.
There stood the adventurer Black Dragon.
“…Huh?”
And holding his right hand was a small girl.
Plona—the very girl she had been desperately searching for.
“Sister!”
Letting go of Black Dragon’s hand, Plona quickly ran over and hugged Ria.
Only then did Ria grasp the situation, barely steadying her weakening legs as she let out a sigh.
“Thank goodness…….”
***
“That could’ve been fun.”
“Tch.”
The two adventurers who had been harassing Ria left the guild.
Even if it was just disgusting entertainment to them, had Ria actually died, they would’ve laughed heartily.
-Those guys are insane;
-Why do that to Ria?
-Can’t you give them a lesson?
-How would you? lol
-Re-evaluating Yulio getting kicked.
-That’s a bit much;
The viewers who watched together poured out criticism toward the two adventurers.
They were just passing NPCs, but that didn’t mean there’d be no chance to meet again.
By then, their heads probably wouldn’t still be attached to their necks.
Hanbit turned his gaze toward the two girls clinging tightly to each other.
“Let’s go. I’ll walk you home.”
“…Okay.”
“Yes!”
Hanbit went outside with the two of them.
As they headed toward the slum district, he told Ria what had happened.
“That was way too dangerous…….”
Learning what Plona had gone through, Ria lowered her gaze with a gloomy expression.
“I’m fine! The adventurer was super fast and amazing!”
Plona smiled brightly.
As they moved farther from the city center, she seemed to regain her liveliness.
“Don’t ever go out alone again. If you need herbs, you can ask me.”
“But then you’ll have a hard time, sister!”
“It’s not hard at all! I’m…….”
Ria, who had been about to scold her, couldn’t continue.
Biting her lip, she tightened her grip on Plona’s hand and moved forward.
“Thank you. Thanks to you, Plona was safe.”
When they reached the inner part of the slums, Ria bowed politely and offered her heartfelt thanks.
At the sight, Hanbit chuckled softly and crouched down in front of Plona.
“Don’t go outside alone next time. I don’t want to hear that awkward polite speech again.”
“Yes!”
“Hey, seriously……! Hurry up and go! We’re going too!”
Flustered by the teasing, Ria turned away with a reddened face and snapped angrily.
Holding her hand, Plona waved her free hand at Hanbit in farewell.
Then messages followed with an alert sound.
Ding—
[You have completed the quest.]
[A sub-quest has been unlocked.]
[Sub-Quest #1]
You provided great help to Ria, who was desperately searching for Plona.
She seems unlikely to forget this kindness.
Objective: Wait for the next meeting.
Reward: Sub-Quest #2 unlocked
-?
-And it just ends like this?
-When’s the next one?
-So do we just push the main quest now?
A sub-quest that ended somewhat ambiguously.
However, there was no intention to touch the main quest.
For now, as stated in the objective, it was time to wait for the next meeting.
Rushing things recklessly would only make the outcome worse.
“You look busy.”
Hanbit turned his gaze to Yeonwoo, whose hands were moving nonstop.
At the question, the person in question asked back with a dumbfounded face,
“You know whose fault that is, right? Just organizing the list is taking forever!”
Even while filming, Yeonwoo was sorting through the flood of inquiries and proposals.
It seemed the amount of contact had been far more than expected.
“Log out and do it. I’m ending the stream anyway.”
“You’re leaving already?”
-Ending this early?
-Where are you going?
-Are you abandoning us?
-I
-fell
-I
-fell
At the sudden news of the stream ending, the chat burst into flames.
Today had been short, but there was a reason for the early exit.
Tomorrow, Hanbit had an appointment with his senior, Lee Minho.
‘This is rougher than I thought.’
Watching the nonstop “I fell” spam, Hanbit hesitated for a moment.
Considering today’s donations and prize money, it wasn’t just empty whining.
The problem was that there was no content to immediately proceed with…….
“Ah.”
At that moment, something occurred to Hanbit.
A way to satisfy the viewers while also having a positive effect on the sub-quest.
Looking at the chat, he spoke his idea aloud.
“Alright. Then I’ll do the one-on-one lesson I promised as the failure pledge. About an hour should be fine.”
-Whoa.
-He succeeded but he’s still doing it?
-Great Black Dragon.
-We worship you.
-Please lottery.
-I’m betting my life luck.
-Hand.
-Hand.
-Foot.
The shocked viewers desperately hoped to be chosen.
But the condition was clear.
Whether a challenge mission or a normal donation, anyone who had donated even 1 won qualified.
“Hyung, you’re really just doing this?”
Yeonwoo, who had been watching the situation, came closer and asked quietly.
It seemed the value of a one-on-one meeting with Black Dragon had risen even more.
“It’s just one hour. How do we do the lottery?”
“Haa…… Just a moment.”
Realizing he couldn’t stop it, Yeonwoo carefully explained.
Thanks to the streaming system having a lottery function, setup didn’t take long.
[Lottery candidates have been set.]
The number of viewers meeting the conditions was in the thousands.
Looking at the chat, Hanbit pressed the start lottery button.
Drdrdrdr—
At the start, name tags spun like a roulette.
The viewers held their breath and focused.
-ㄷㄱㄷㄱ
-Please, seriously.
-One hour to change my life.
-Let’s gooooo.
-Please let it be me.
Drdrdr—
As the seconds passed, the roulette gradually slowed.
And the moment it came to a complete stop.
Ding—!
[Kim Jaeha]
With the nickname tag, the lottery concluded.
***
“Holy shit!”
Kim Jaeha, who had been watching the broadcast with his hands clasped, shouted and jumped to his feet.
The nickname “Kim Jaeha” was clearly displayed as the result of Black Dragon’s lottery.
A dreamlike outcome earned thanks to the 100,000 won he’d donated to the challenge mission.
[Kim Jaeha, congratulations. Please come over here right away. If you can’t make it to Edlen, send a message to Roper.]
-So jealous, fuck.
-Ah.
-Life sucks.
-RNG trash game.
-Life is RNG too.
-But who is he?
-A viewer, who else?
Other viewers groaned in jealousy at his selection.
Filled with a strange sense of superiority, Kim Jaeha quickly put on the gear lying on his bed.
“Hoo.”
Though he was happy, this was still an extension of company business.
For business, one must always remain calm.
Woooong—
As he lay down on the bed, the sound of the gear activating followed.
Steadying his mind once more, Kim Jaeha entered the world of RP.
