Ji-han understood the situation in an instant. It was something that happened often, though this was the first time he had experienced it firsthand.
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: I’m really sorry
[Whisper] InnocentMage: It’s okay. Since you apologized, it’s fine.
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Ah, InnocentMage-nim
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: You’re truly innocent
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: You’re someone who would live without laws
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Meanwhile, I should be locked in a cell
[Whisper] InnocentMage: lol
[Whisper] InnocentMage: Don’t get locked up… I’ll come get you out
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Ah, sibal, Innocent-hyung!!!!!
When had they ever met for him to call me hyung? But it didn’t feel bad. Rather, it was funny.
‘A person who knows how to apologize for their own mistakes. Yes, this is what a normal gamer is like.’
He recalled the [My Darling] guild’s female-chaser sexual harasser vice-guild master.
Don’tPissMeOff suddenly looked like an angel. He wasn’t pissed at all.
Just as Ji-han was completely forgiving Don’tPissMeOff in his mind, a whisper arrived.
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: That ‘innocent hyung’ thing was a joke
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: By the way, InnocentMage-nim… what’s your gender?
Ji-han flinched. Why ask for gender? Was this bastard also…?
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Don’t misunderstand
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Our guild recruits members to balance the male-female ratio
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: But if you checked our member count, you’d know
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Our guild currently has an odd number of members
Ji-han recalled the member count of the [Jijo] guild. An unforgettable number: 87.
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: So we can take in one more female member
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: If you happen to be female, InnocentMage-nim
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: I’ll let you join immediately without any other conditions, because I’m so sorry…
“Ah.”
Ji-han sighed.
Guild join? Without other conditions? Immediately?
Ji-han quickly typed.
[Whisper] InnocentMage: I’m female
[Whisper] InnocentMage: If I’m not…
What to say? Maybe because he had served in the military, the phrase ‘voluntary enlistment’ came to mind first, but he had heard somewhere that women couldn’t enlist as regular soldiers.
Suddenly, OppaOppaCarHere flashed through Ji-han’s mind.
[Whisper] InnocentMage: I’ll have an online relationship with the most famous female-chaser in the Red server, online marry, have online kids, and form an online extended family.
And then a whisper arrived.
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Lol hahahahahahahahaha
[Whisper] Don’tPissMeOff: Unnieㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Unnie? Was Don’tPissMeOff actually a woman?
It wasn’t really an important fact.
Then, the message Ji-han had been waiting for arrived.
〈The Jijo Guild has requested to add you as a member! Accept? Yes/No〉
…Crazy.
Ji-han quickly clicked ‘Yes’. As if worried the message window might disappear if he delayed.
〈You have joined the Jijo Guild.〉
[Guild] Newbie2Hunter: Innocent, welcome~
[Guild] NoWorkSaimase: InnocentMage, hihi
[Guild] OnlyPlayBadGames: Welcome^^
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: Nice to meet you@@@
[Guild] IHaveAMan: >_
[Guild] ThisIsMe: hi
[Guild] ThreeGenerations999: gd
[Guild] GymRatOut: Welcome hehe
[Guild] aabbcc: hihi
Chats congratulating Ji-han, or rather ‘InnocentMage’, on joining the guild filled the chat window instantly.
Ji-han felt like his heart would burst.
Me, or rather InnocentMage, becoming a member of the top guild on the server, which seemed to operate as an elite group!
How happy would Jaemi be if she knew this?
‘I’ll tell her after the second mock exam.’
It would be a gift to celebrate the end of the exam. Just imagining it made him proud.
Imagining Jaemi’s face, forgetting the hardships of studying for exams and smiling brightly, Ji-han paused.
“Huh?”
He was scanning all guild members’ nicknames to prevent any fights in fields or dungeons with members who might use illegal programs.
“W-What is this?”
Ji-han’s voice trembled.
[RangedBlossom]
[BlossomComeQuick]
[PerfectTriangle]
[StarlightHerC]
[BeeLightThatMan]
[ILikeYouFirst]
[MyCreatedTriangle]
[LANCableTakoyaki]
The shock enveloped Ji-han, like seeing zombies roaming the streets in broad daylight.
Th-These… I’m sure I’ve seen these nicknames before…
Ji-han quickly typed.
[Guild] InnocentMage: By any chance, among these
[Guild] InnocentMage: Were any of you former members of The Black Heart… guild?
[Guild] InnocentMage: The top guild on the Purple server
As soon as Ji-han asked, replies came at terrifying speed.
[Guild] CollapseExpert: A lot
[Guild] CollapseExpert: Actually, this guild is the second Black He…
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: Hey… watch your mouth;
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: If you’re not going to watch your mouth, give me the deed first
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Ah lol you recognized my nickname
RangedBlossom. Ji-han swallowed dryly at his appearance.
[Guild] RangedBlossom: I guess no one wouldn’t know…
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Yes, I’m right, I was from Black Heart
[Guild] RangedBlossom: You probably already checked the nicknames
[Guild] RangedBlossom: If you see someone and think ‘hey, this bastard…?’ they’re all
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Either from Black Heart or at least related, and that’s 99% accurate lol
[Guild] NewCon: Why remove 1%?
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Because there’s no 100% in life…
[Guild] FirstISaidCool: Cool
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Thanks lol anyway
[Guild] RangedBlossom: There are many people in this guild with painful memories… I’m saying this again, please be considerate of everyone lol
[Guild] NewCon: How do we show consideration?
[Guild] RangedBlossom: You know hehe Please make sure to follow the guild rules
Guild rules? Right, there were such things. Ji-han quickly searched the guild window and clicked on ‘Guild Announcements’.
There at the top was the ‘Guild Rules’ announcement that every guild must have.
He clicked the title. The announcement was only two lines.
1. Catfishing prohibited
2. Use of another person’s account prohibited for any reason
“Haha.”
Ji-han let out a small laugh involuntarily.
…Why am I sweating.
Ji-han continued reading the announcement. What had seemed like two lines was actually three when looked at carefully. Maybe because of excessive line breaks, the last sentence was quite far down the screen.
*Violation will result in death as atonement
“……”
After reading the announcement, Ji-han calmly exited the guild announcement window.
‘InnocentMage’ would never violate that announcement. The InnocentMage character had been raised by Kang Jaemi since her third year of middle school, and Jaemi was a woman.
Ji-han stared at the chat window again. New chats had appeared.
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: Come to think of it, the one who caused the Blossom incident, StarlightGondue
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: When it was revealed they were a catfish, I was really surprised
Ji-han was startled as he read the chat. They were a catfish?
‘Ah, so that’s why the guild rules…’
[Guild] GiveMeTheDeed: And they bought the account
[Guild] ThisIsMe: Yes
[Guild] ThisIsMe: Max level with good items
[Guild] ThisIsMe: So there was a reason their control went to the underworld
[Guild] RangedBlossom: There were rumors they even stripped all that good equipment lol
[Guild] CollapseExpert: From where?
[Guild] CollapseExpert: Right from Black Heart yes
[Guild] CollapseExpert: What’s another name for Black Heart?
[Guild] CollapseExpert: Right, Starlight’s item storage yes
[Guild] RangedBlossom: Hey… can you shut up? Because it’s true, it’s hard to refute…
I see. Ji-han, who had quit the game after the real-life gathering and distanced himself from all news related to Eleven Wizard, hadn’t known this.
Finally, the guild rules made perfect sense.
At that moment.
The peaceful guild chat suddenly exploded with hearts.
[Guild] Olivia: Ah, this ♡♡♡♡
[Guild] Olivia: ♡♡ ♡♡
[Guild] Olivia: I knew I’d have bad luck from the weekend ♡♡♡♡♡♡
[Guild] Olivia: ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Ji-han felt dizzy as the hearts rapidly occupied the screen.
What is this? Is that person cursing at an incredible speed?