GBAS 51

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: Hello, human? What can I do for you?

When he selected ‘Extract Perfume’ from the choices that appeared at the bottom of the screen, Hoet snapped his fingers and spun around once with a lively motion.

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: An excellen-t choice!

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: Did you bring a lot of ingredients? Let’s see.

As the fairy finished speaking, a green window popped up before his eyes. Inside the window was a close-up of Hoet’s face with his mouth wide open.

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: Here, hurry and feed me. I hope there’s lots of yummy stuff-!

He took a bundle of Dewy Grass that had been waiting in his inventory and placed it in Hoet’s mouth. With a chomp, Hoet closed his mouth and began to chew the pile of grass, munching on his lips.

Crunch, crunch!

After gulping down the mouthful of grass juice, a number appeared above Hoet’s forehead, and a countdown began.

3, 2, 1.

Blaargh!

Hoet, who spat something out as if vomiting, exclaimed in a joyful voice.

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: It’s an Anesthesia Pill!

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: Not very lucky, are you.

A round, brown pill flowed into his inventory.

Smack.

Hoet licked his lips, opened his mouth wide again, and said.

[NPC] Fairy Hoet: Shall we eat some more?

👾🎮

After extracting all the raw materials that had filled his inventory, the number of empty slots in his bag increased by about 50-fold. If he were to run a business like this in real life, it was so unprofitable that he would have to close it down in less than a year.

I’ll leave this here for now.

After moving to Murcia and finishing organizing his bag, Hyunwoo typed a message into the guild chat.

[Guild] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Anyone wanna do dailies?

It was to find a party to clear today’s dungeons, but.

[Guild] FlatDumpling : omg we just ran them all together 30 mins ago

[Guild] WaterIsSelfServe : Aww too bad ㅠ^ㅠ

The first attempt unfortunately failed. Hyunwoo, clicking his tongue, scanned his to-do list for the day.

[Gather Paurea Canyon Rock Moss – 3/75]

I guess I’ll just finish the gathering quest I left behind.

[Guild] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Then I’m going gathering

[Guild] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Anyone wanna go to Paurea Canyon??

As soon as Hyunwoo’s message went up, replies appeared at the speed of light.

[Guild] rainyday : me me me me me me

[Guild] Kkameunnyang2 : Me!!!

[Guild] rainyday : me me me me me!

[Guild] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : ok 3 ppl party full

[Guild] WaterIsSelfServe : nicenicenicenicenicenice

[Guild] WaterIsSelfServe : Awwㅠ too bad 2222

[Guild] rainyday : Yay

[Guild] rainyday : Have an agile day ^^

The maximum number of people that could ride Frost, including the summoner, was three. Hyunwoo sent party invites to Kkameunnyang and Rainyday, then sent a party chat message.

[‘Kkameunnyang2’ has joined the party.]

[‘rainyday’ has joined the party.]

[Party] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Murcia North Gate~

[Party] rainyday : ok ok

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : Okaay~~~!

👾🎮

A rocky terrain without a single blade of grass. Above it, a tall rock mountain was roughly split into two gorges.

Far away, the figures of users hunting monsters on the canyon floor looked like tiny dots.

Whoosh-!

As a strong gust of wind blew, the three people clinging to the highest point of the cliff floated up gently before falling back into place.

Thanks to the rope system they had set up before descending, they didn’t fall, but it was more thrilling than riding a roller coaster.

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : Holy cow… I thought my heart was gonna drop outㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Party] rainyday : I bet

[Party] rainyday : by the time we get used to this

[Party] rainyday : the grind will be over

[Party] rainyday : Am I the only one who thinks so

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : Me tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

‘Such drama queens.’

[Party] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Nuna lol

[Party] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : If you’re disappointed, I can hire you a part-timer

[Party] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Always welcome~

[Party] rainyday : You’re getting cheeky hehe

Hyunwoo, playing along with Rainyday who was making a punching gesture, slowly let out the rope tied around his waist.

Hyunwoo, who had descended a little further while hanging from the thick rope, found a crevice covered in moss. The way he used a gathering knife to scrape off the moss without damaging it was undoubtedly the work of an expert.

Unlike regular users who visited once or twice to clear a side quest, Hyunwoo stopped by this place every two to four days to gather items.

To master Herbalism. And to be responsible for his partner Frost’s meals, he had roamed every rough terrain imaginable, so for him, this kind of activity barely registered.

When the wind blew once more, Hyunwoo calmly held onto the wall while his party members, unable to secure themselves, dangled and let out piercing screams.

[Party] rainyday : Aaaahhh!

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : What if I die before we finish the quest ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Just in case someone fell, he had Frost on standby on top of the cliff. Hyunwoo, who was diligently working with his hands, looked up at Kkameunnyang dangling above his head and said.

[Party] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : I told you the puppy will save you if you fall??

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : No ㅠ

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : My cause of death won’t be from falling, but a heart attack, Noja-nimㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

It was at that moment, as he was looking pitifully at Kkameunnyang, whose progress was too slow for their eyes to meet.

A new notification popped up in the guild chat window.

[‘Jooin’ has logged in.]

[Party] rainyday : Oh it’s Jooin

From the time they saw each other at the cafe until today. At the appearance of Baek Jooin, who had been out of contact for a full day and a half, Hyunwoo’s expression brightened noticeably.

A flood of greetings poured in, just as it had when he logged in.

[Guild] Jinyoung-kun : Jooin-nim hello~~!

[Guild] Camellia : Welcome

[Guild] NoRegretKeepGoing : yo yo

Hyunwoo hurriedly put away his gathering knife and, with an excited heart, tap-tap-tapped out a message.

[Guild] Jeonguk-noye-jarang : Welcome, hyung haha

The moment Hyunwoo’s message appeared at the very bottom of the mushrooming chat, the guild chat window froze for a while as if hit by a freeze spell.

It was the same where Hyunwoo was.

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : ?

[Party] rainyday : ????

On the cliff where even the wind had ceased to blow, Kkameunnyang and Rainyday, who were gathering with him, simultaneously posted question marks in surprise.

Four eyes, doubting what they had just seen, moved towards the Jooin character at the center of the incident.

[Party] rainyday : omg

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : Noja-nim, what’s going on?

[Party] rainyday : I think Hyunwoo has amnesia

What is this. Did something happen. I heard you fought, did you really have a big fight and now you’re trying to kick him out by picking on him. Where’s the Help4Help. Are you even human to ostracize a Bard.

Due to the flood of whispers, Hyunwoo’s chat window was instantly dyed yellow, but Hyunwoo didn’t reply to any of them and steadfastly stared only at the chat window.

It was then.

[Guild] Jooin : Hello

Jooin’s message made the frozen guild chat window lurch into motion. As he waited with a pounding heart, another message popped up.

[Guild] Jooin : Oh hi

A satisfied smile spread across Hyunwoo’s lips. Biting his lower lip, Hyunwoo’s cheeks twitched with pleasure.

[Party] rainyday : Oh my god

[Party] rainyday : This is crazy!

[Party] Kkameunnyang2 : Did you guys make up? Is that right??? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Party] rainyday : Ah Kkamyang, our lives are saved, now we can stretch our legs and play the game in peace ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

The senders of the messages that had poured in just a moment ago as if to collectively lynch him had all returned to the guild chat to celebrate.

[Guild] WaterIsSelfServe : Ah this is crazy wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guild] NoRegretKeepGoing : I was actually really waiting for this..

[Guild] NoRegretKeepGoing : Good things come to those who wait ㅠㅠㅠㅠ fml

[Guild] Camellia : Hahahahahahaha

[Guild] KunzoO : Finally, we can enjoy 100% of the guild’s welfare benefits…

[Guild] rainyday : ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] Camellia : Don’t fight anymore ^^ hahaha

What fight? We never even fought in the first place.

How would these people, who were acting as if the world had turned upside down over a simple exchange of greetings, react if they knew that he and Baek Jooin had not only eaten and had coffee together, but had even spent some quality time at Baek Jooin’s house?

Hyunwoo lowered his head deeply and let out a soft chuckle.

Leaving the noisy guild chat alone, Hyunwoo gathered up the moss he had scraped, took off the gloves he was wearing, and put them in his inventory.