GBAS 35

After the performance ended, fans swarmed around Jooin who had just finished packing up his instrument.

A figure shoved their way through the tightly packed crowd with rough movements and stood in front of Jooin. The familiar face was, of course, HoneyButter, who boasted a perfect attendance record for all of Jooin’s performances.

HoneyButter, who tidied her messy hair, was invariably holding a box wrapped in paper that matched her own color. Shyly holding out the gift box and a letter, HoneyButter spoke in a cheerful voice.

[Normal] HoneyButter : You were the best today, the best!

Shoving her gift into the hesitant Jooin’s arms, HoneyButter asked with an innocent face.

[Normal] HoneyButter : Mr. Jooin, Mr. Jooin

[Normal] HoneyButter : That guitar skin from the new kit!

[Normal] HoneyButter : Did you get it? ><

At HoneyButter’s question, Jooin seemed to think for a moment before shaking his head.

[Normal] Jooin : Not yet

[Normal] Jooin : I’ve been opening them occasionally, but it’s not coming out

[Normal] HoneyButter : I know, right? Hmph ㅠ^ㅠ

HoneyButter placed her index finger on her chin as if in thought.

‘Oho.’

At the same moment, the eyes of Hyunwoo, who was watching the situation, twinkled.

So, Baek Jooin is trying to get the new guitar skin. It was an excellent piece of information that could get him some attention from Baek Jooin, who had started treating him like he was invisible ever since his question in the Becca Dungeon.

While HoneyButter was lost in other thoughts, another fan seized the opportunity and squeezed between the two. She was one of those who had appeared around the same time as HoneyButter and had stuck around until now.

[Normal] chu03 : Hello, oppa hehe

Chu03, who offered a friendly greeting, effortlessly ignored the sharp glares coming from HoneyButter and continued with her question.

[Normal] chu03 : You mentioned a while ago you were having a concert, right? When is it?

[Normal] chu03 : I think it was this month

At this new piece of information, Hyunwoo’s ears perked up.

“…A concert?”

As he muttered, Jooin opened his mouth.

[Normal] Jooin : Ahh

[Normal] Jooin : The concert

If it were an in-game performance, he does them every day, so there would be no need to ask, right? Is she perhaps talking about an offline concert? No way.

‘Why is he telling them something I don’t even know?’

The thought was immediately followed by Hyunwoo’s expression crumpling into a mess.

The idea of him showing the real guitarist Baek Jooin to a random group of people he met in a game made his stomach churn. His mood, which had been fine just a moment ago, plummeted instantly.

👾🎮

‘Jeonguk-noye-jarang’ has obtained ‘[Rare] Summer Wind Hunter Bottoms (Skirt)’ from a ‘Splendid Fireworks Festival Kit’!

A large text box glittered at the top of the screen, indicating a decent item had been dropped.

[All] Ttattat : FML this RNG shit game

[All] Junkfood : LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[All] Doyouknowclub : Buying all Summer Wind set pieces except the top, please sell them to me, please please please

Users, unable to overcome their envy, spammed the global megaphone, and chat messages flooded the screen.

It had already been two hours since he started opening the kits. The kits that had once filled his inventory were beginning to run out. Rare items, which were hard for anyone to get even one of, had appeared three times, yet Hyunwoo’s face remained indifferent.

“Why won’t it drop?”

What a trash game.

Look at all the money I’ve spent so far. I don’t know how they tweaked the probabilities, but for a guitar skin with little demand, it was ridiculously hard to get. Besides, how many bards even play the guitar for them to put a skin like this in a paid kit in the first place?

Tsk. Clicking his tongue, Hyunwoo looked at the image he had open next to the screen.

The picture was a screenshot of Baek Jooin’s messenger profile. A single black guitar stood proudly in the middle of a messy background, likely his studio, and it looked similar to the newly added guitar skin.

He’d said it was the first instrument he bought in high school. The guitar, black all over from the head to the body, and even the neck, was a steadfast fixture that had held its place even as various other instruments came and went by Jooin’s side.

“I need to get this if I want to even start a conversation with him.”

Just as he was closing the windows on his screen one by one to move the junk items that filled his bag instead of the kit, the whisper he had been waiting for arrived.

Not knowing things would turn out like this, he had stubbornly acted out and was now thoroughly on Jooin’s bad side. It was obvious he wouldn’t get an answer if he asked directly, so he had been giving a bundle of potions to a different guild member each day, asking them to check for him.

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : Mr. Noja

Today’s spy was FlatDumpling.

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : He said not yet

At the satisfactory news, Hyunwoo let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seemed no one had beaten him to it yet. He sent a short reply, and a yellow chat bubble popped up immediately.

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : Call me again anytime lol

It seemed he was pleased with the quest, which offered a handsome reward for the effort involved. Hyunwoo thought he was about to leave, but FlatDumpling’s chat continued.

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : Oh, right

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : I heard from Harim-unnie

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : that Jooin-oppa is having a pretty big concert this time

[Whisper] FlatDumpling : A notice should be up in the chat soon?

FlatDumpling was right. As Hyunwoo finished organizing his inventory and was buying more kits from the cash shop, a notification from an external application rang.

The in-game integration with other messenger applications was a feature added in a recent small update. It was a system that made communication with the outside world easier, a significant improvement from the past when players had to exit their capsules just to check messages, a characteristic of virtual reality games.

Thanks to this, game connection times increased dramatically, which drew negative reviews from the outside, but it was one of the rare features that most players evaluated positively.

When he opened the messenger window, the guild group chat was at the very top. The conversation was lively, and messages were continuously piling up.

Hyunwoo pulled the guild group chat to the center of his screen and scrolled through it quickly.

Kkamyang

Guys guys, breaking news

Mr. Jooin is having a concert!!!!!! 1:42 PM

Kkamyang

(Photo) 1:43 PM

Seonwoong

Awesome

Where’s the venue??! 1:44 PM

Kkamyang

He said it’s near Hongdae, but where was it again 1:44 PM

Rainyday(Harim)

Yup, the address is in the screenshot above! 1:45 PM

Gu Bokyung

Yay, I’ll come see it~~!!! 1:45 PM

SquadLeader

Where can I buy tickets…? 1:45 PM

Neoksal Choi Yonghee

What, are there tickets this time?

Jooin is a superstar clap clap clap1:46 PM

The image Kkamyang2 had sent seemed to be a chat history between Rainyday and Jooin.

“Hongdae…”

The venue where Jooin’s band was playing was not far from Hyunwoo’s apartment. After confirming that the venue address was written along with the performance time, Hyunwoo forwarded the image to his own chat.

As he was reading through the subsequent messages one by one, a new message pop-up appeared at the bottom of the screen. It was from Jooin.

Jooin

Ah, thank you 1:48 PM

Jooin

But I don’t think there will be many tickets

It’s a joint concert, so there’s a limit on guest invitations

(Crying emoticon) 1:49 PM

Rainyday(Harim)

It’s okay, it’s okay, we’ll buy tickets and go!

Neoksal-hyungnim will pay for them in a cool way hehe 1:50 PM

Neoksal Choi Yonghee

Ah, me?

Of course I can;;; 1:50 PM

Seonwoong

Hyung, hyung, hyung, you’re the best! (emoticon) 1:51 PM

This was the first he’d heard about a joint concert with another team. He enlarged the photo again, and the address looked somewhat unfamiliar. It seemed it wasn’t a performance at the small live bar he usually played at.

Just as he was thinking he should look up the location after logging off, Rainyday’s message followed.

Rainyday(Harim)

Everyone, you have to see Jooin perform with your own eyes 1:54 PM

Gu Bokyung

IKR IKR 1:54 PM

Rainyday(Harim)

The sound is on a whole different level from hearing it in-game

As proof

I’m attaching a video from his last concert that I filmed lol 1:55 PM

Rainyday(Harim)

It’s seriously killer, so be sure to watch it and submit a review~

(Video) 1:56 PM

After receiving the message, he waited a bit, and a thumbnail for the blacked-out video appeared. He was about to click the camcorder icon to watch it when a pop-up window with red text appeared over the messenger.

Extension error:

Unable to play video.

Please view on mobile.

Damn it.