Chapter 5 – Return 5
After holding Done’s hand and entering the guild house, a splendid lobby appeared. Golden lotus lanterns shining magically like in a movie were placed on the ceiling. That kind of detail was weak in the game, but now it’s realized that candle wax fell on the floor. Too much realism is rather unrealistic.
Also, the size has become bigger than outside. Even before the update, the inside was bigger than the outside, but after the update, it got bigger. The lobby was so big that you couldn’t see the end at all.
Because of the large size, even though there were many people, the seats seemed empty in places. Even at a glance, they were sitting and chatting with people who usually had a party. But their faces were strangely lifeless.
“Why? Why is the atmosphere like that even though everyone has been introduced to the original character?”
“It is because there is no going back. People who were not online are not visible and there are many people who are separated from close friends or lovers. At least it was updated at a time when there were a lot of people.”
“You still can’t choose a character, right?”
“As far as we know, yes. And the edeon is dead too.”
“That is a big deal.”
Add-ons are literally external programs that extend the functionality of the game. For example, you can receive a strategy notification in a raid, show the cooldown of a skill in front of you, check the opponent’s dot, check the DPS of the raid, or play endlessly. Without an add-on, it is no different from carrying out a modern war with a boulder.
This is a problem even if you connect with the main character. However, even if you are told to fight with stones, if you are a Fenrir character who is a one-man army, you will be able to survive in this world. If only I could connect… You can be their hope.
After passing through the lobby for some time, middle-aged wizard players around level 90 who are in charge of the guild’s waist were gathering and talking with a mercenary wizard. The mercenary wizard was only level 50, but he beat his chest as if he was frustrated and appealed to level 90 wizards.
“No, seniors. This is [Fire Blast]. The start word is hamsa wadsa Odhohe-goo.”
“Hamusa… Hamsa or Hamsa? It’s terribly difficult to memorize.”
“You solved this with an add-on.”
“Under… What to do with a mage without an add-on, hey, if I knew it would be like this, I would inoculate it as a warrior or magician.”
“The sorcerers say you can just pray to the spirit.”
“Seniors, you shouldn’t envy those sorcerers!”
In particular, the magician of [Thearesia Online] Had to decide the casting time by himself, as the starting language and the starting language were separated. So, you have to look at the add-on and sing it within the set time, but since the add-on is gone, the wizards are no different from being unable to use magic.
They are people with basic skills that have been strengthened through large-scale PK, so if you just memorize that complex language, you will be able to use it again. However, the more I went through the lobby, the more I saw people who were pathetically giving up and collapsed instead of the crowd who were eager to learn.
“I can’t be a priest.”
“Don’t say that you have to recite the prayer. I mean, I’m not religious.”
“Hey, the guru is even harder.”
“Go and polish your sword.”
No matter how strong and menacing the items they were wearing, their shoulders drooped in a sense of lethargy that felt like one, and they looked fragile. I put all the nicknames of pathetic guys who don’t fit the visible [Luts] In my head and clicked my tongue.
“I have to weed out all the bastards who can’t even afford to eat.”
“You are the strangest person here. Seeing the way you leisurely enter this guild as a character not even on the guild list, it must be you.”
“Of course, this is my guild.”
“And, over there is the house of mourning.”
Another group took portraits and chanted Buddha chanting. I don’t know who it was, but I was paying a prize to find out which player had died.
“Is Mr. Cook really dead?”
“He died because he couldn’t memorize [Resurrection].”
“… I’d rather die too.”
“What a crazy sound.”
Everyone recognized this situation as a reality in which they could not log out, use the character selection window, add-ons, or the main menu. With this level of reality, even death would have felt serious. Up until a moment ago, my anger soared to the top of my head, but after seeing that scene, my heart naturally becomes solemn.
-Growl
Maybe it was at that time, unlike the turbulent atmosphere of the guild, he shouted for food from his hungry stomach. It’s embarrassing that this body doesn’t even know the shame. Done smiled softly through the mask that half covered his face.
“Let’s have a meal.”
“Hmmmm, that’s right.”
We arrived at the guild cafeteria, which had the atmosphere of a medieval tavern, and sat in a room where we could not hear the surrounding noise.
The window in the room was outward. The panoramic view of [Rubo Castle] With the [Square District] Was very beautiful. The realistic appearance of the outside and the smell of alcohol in the air made me hungry for alcohol.
Right away, Done grasped my intentions, got up skillfully like a regular customer here, and ordered the NPC clerk.
“Here for two.”
“Yeah! I will go to Done for two!”
As soon as Done finished ordering and sat down, I sighed. Judging by the behavior, weren’t there a lot of pups that needed to be wiped out after announcing Gilma’s return? Rather than that, I wanted to hear more about the current situation from Done.
“I know roughly what the situation is, but how long has it been since I disappeared?”
“About three days have passed.”
“Then can this be considered another reality?”
“Yes. I also think that I have been through another reality – that is, before another world.”
Soon after, the NPC brought meat, fish, and alcohol. The clerk NPC poured alcohol into the glass, and I rested my arm on it and grabbed the handle when the glass was full. He picked up a rather heavy glass and bumped it against Done under an oil lamp swinging from the ceiling.
“Okay, since the alcohol has arrived, let’s have a drink.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Now, toast to Lutz!”
“For Roots!”
“Kya~!”
It’s been a while since I drank a glass of beer. As hot and tingling draft beer flows down your empty stomach, you feel a sense of being alive. I was hungry, so I randomly put the game food that was placed on the upper leg into my mouth and devoured it. I felt dizzy from head to toe just by feeling my stomach filled with greasy food.
“… He sang like that in the game too.”
“Of course, how can I live without alcohol? But isn’t that mask hot right now?”
“Ah, this is like my identity. It felt a little like that when I took it off.”
I was sitting with my legs spread arrogantly before I knew it, and I was talking to the taciturn Done, who couldn’t even say a few words in the game. The atmosphere grew more and more ripe, and I inhaled the scent of spicy alcohol molecules in the air.
And I told Done about my current situation, the state of the guild members, and my future plans as a gilma.
“… That’s why [Odotar] Will defeat them and take the castle, hiccup… Weak guys can win!”
“I see, it would be harder to coax people out. I believe you can do it.”
I poured beer into my stomach, thinking about the amount I usually ate. However, when I drink about half of my usual amount of alcohol, my vision becomes blurred and my head starts spinning dizzy. Done suddenly removed the glass in front of me.
“Eww… You can eat more Give me a drink~ Do you dare to rebel against Gilma?”
“Who will look at you and think that you are the one who defeated me? On the subject of not being able to beat alcohol.”
“If you don’t believe that much, will you try to win again?”
Done’s face instantly turned cold at the words he had uttered in a drunken mood. It was obviously the same face as before, but the smile on his face felt strangely cold.
“Yes, yes. Then if you don’t give up on me and hold on, let’s win.”
“Hiccup… Now I’m going to search for you just by flipping your nails?”
“Okay, so I just need to overcome my temptations for a week. Then I will announce that you are Gilma and push me.”
“If I go back, will you, sure, notice! For a moment … Crazy, boy seduce me? Yu-ho-ok?”
There must have been a gay inside that taciturn Done’s poker face. I got chills and my mood suddenly became dirty. Should I get out of this room quickly to protect his buttocks? When I saw Done’s greasy smile after drinking alcohol, he got up to run away, and his eyes turned black and he collapsed.
“… Ah.”
“You beat me and the game was really fun. Everyone remembers me as a loser.”
“Yes, I won.”
I tried to avoid it by sneaking up on his butt in a shuddering atmosphere, but my stomach groaned and my eyes spun. I had no choice but to sit down in my chair.
“I happened to be taking advantage of the scumbags I met in the village, and I would have thought it was you who got into a fight with the scumbags. With the body of a weak character, you wouldn’t have even discovered my [Stealth].”
“… What… Cast”
Suddenly, drowsiness pours in and all the energy drains from the body. My arm is tingling, probably from the [Sleep Stinger]. Even consciousness fades away. I tried to break it by forcibly waving my arms, but I fell more and more into the swarms of drunkenness. I desperately tried to move by biting my teeth, but I couldn’t even hear Done’s words that permeated my ears.
“It was I who called the city guards, and you know how cute and dirty you look right now, right? It’s really cute to see you tremble with fear just by meeting a mischievous bastard, I… Thing… Messed up with… Tiger… I want… “
I lost consciousness without understanding Done’s words as he faded away.
