LS 151

Like hanging up a dried fish you can’t even eat, just having an unwearable gear set sitting in your inventory felt satisfying in its own way.

Recently, Moonhyuk even said he really wanted to try using his ultimate skill at least once, and declared he’d grind hard for it.

In the end, that meant he did want to hit max level someday.

Dohee didn’t even know when Moonhyuk had gotten so ambitious about the game.

Honestly, these days, it felt like he cared about it even more than Dohee did, and that sparked a tiny, very tiny bit of jealousy.

Damn it. Jealous of SoGod, of all things. Baek Dohee had really fallen far.

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Ugh… if I don’t finish gathering everything this week

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: I’m quitting out of spite ** this f*cking garbage game

[Guild] YYNNXX: Do you know what exactly you’re missing?

[Guild] YYNNXX: Sup҉er h̷i҉gh-qua̵l҈ity s̸et ҉eq͠ui҉p…

[Guild] YYNNXX: A̶va͠il̴able s̴oo̸n, c̵on͢t́ac̷t ͡f͞or ↱͡deţa҉il҉s ✾♟☞

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: …you **bastard…

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: I call these clowns guildmates

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: God my sides hurt **

[Guild] Tando: I finished mine last week hehe

[Guild] Tando: If you’re missing any tradable mats, let me know~ ^^

[Guild] Tando: I’ll mail them over~ hehe

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Wait, seriously?

[Guild] Tando: Market price +3,000 gold ^^

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: You’re all such damn thieves **

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: I’m heading in first ^_^!

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: Take your time, Noodle…!! hehe

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: F*cking trash… I can’t even wear the gear if I do craft it **

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: Harsh… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] YeojinHae: Now I want crab stew

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: LOL this is killing me

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Alright, let’s go do this raid~!

Dohee clicked the Enter Raid button. Whatever anyone said, the 150-set gear was just around the corner.

💎

The raid wrapped up smoothly.

Well, except for the minor incident where Oreckthat flopped again at the hidden phase, changing his nickname from “Oreckebab” to “Faceplanthat.” But it was practically tradition by now. He had long since thrown away any ambitions of clearing every phase without dying.

[Guild] Oreckthat: I’m… I’m so wronged…

[Guild] Oreckthat: Please buff Dragon Knight defense… buff it!!! (╯•﹏•╰)

[Guild] YeojinHae: You want more DEF as a Dragon Knight?

[Guild] YeojinHae: Greedy much lolol

[Guild] YeohooHae: For real lol

[Guild] YeohooHae: Dragon Knight just needs to stand back and pew pew

[Guild] YeohooHae: Why do you need DEF anyway…?

[Guild] Oreckthat: You guys just don’t get it!!! ٩(`ω´٩ꐦ)

[Guild] Oreckthat: If I want to land all my skills, I can’t stand still!

[Guild] Oreckthat: I have to move and skill-cast if Oreckthat wants that juicy DPS!! ( ͒˃⌂˂ ͒)

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Is that my problem or your problem

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: The fact is, you died, right? lol

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Either way, I still had the highest DPS in the raid

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: If you wanna top the charts, you gotta stay alive ** you’re always on the ground

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: LOL

[Guild] Oreckthat: It’s so unfair… next week… for sure…

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: Here we go again~ [HeaveHoEmote]

“Hyung, did you get all the materials?”

Tuning out the guild banter, Dohee turned to Moonhyuk.

Moonhyuk was carefully checking each item in his inventory.

“Uh… I think I did? Maybe not?”

“Let me see.”

Dohee rolled his chair over next to him. They double-checked the list on the monitor together. Thankfully, the numbers matched exactly.

“Let’s ditch these guys and go craft.”

He brought Knockoff character to Ladenska’s central fountain. It had been a while, probably since they made Moonhyuk’s level 130 set, a few weeks ago.

He couldn’t wear the new gear yet, but just the fact that they could make it had Moonhyuk buzzing with excitement.

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Anyone not get all their mats?

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: I got all mine lol

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ….

[Guild] Tando: Looks like Noodle’s still missing stuff hehe

[Guild] Tando: Unlucky as always

[Guild] Tando: I get Daeyeong’s slow pace, but Noodle’s been with us since the first clear

[Guild] Tando: Still can’t finish? That’s kinda sad ^^;;;

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Ugh… ** I’m quitting SoGod

[System] Guild member ‘SiblingSpicyNoodle’ has logged out.

Noodle rage-quit, and the guild immediately started roasting him.

Seriously, the guy’s luck was garbage. And honestly? It was kind of satisfying. Making someone else’s man work so hard, serves him right.

Dohee closed the noisy chat window and sat with Moonhyuk by the fountain, just the two of them.

“Hyung, you try crafting first. Don’t worry if it’s not a Great Success. I’ll gather the mats again and make it properly when you hit max level.”

“Okay!”

Moonhyuk looked nervous, so Dohee reassured him gently.

He swallowed hard, then gave a determined nod. His hands were a little shaky as he moved the mouse and clicked.

The crafting prompt appeared. Moonhyuk carefully selected the weapon option.

Your crafting character is level 139. You cannot equip this item until you reach level 150. Would you still like to craft it?

YES NO

“Uh, Dohee… what do I do?”

Moonhyuk turned his head in a panic at the sudden prompt. It was no big deal, he just had to ignore it and click yes, but maybe because it was his first time crafting, he kept hesitating.

Dohee remembered how jittery he’d been his first time too.

It was funny, kind of cute even. Honestly, his rose-tinted glasses were basically concrete at this point.

Dohee kissed Moonhyuk lightly on the cheek and smiled.

“It’s fine. Just click it.”

“Ah… okay!”

Powered by that kiss of encouragement, Moonhyuk clicked YES.

[System] ‘GOingSupporter187’ has achieved a Great Success crafting ‘Dagger of Chaotic Darkness’!

“…Huh?”

Even Dohee was caught off guard. Even for a craft master, Great Success happened maybe two or three times out of five. How did Moonhyuk nail it on his first try?

It was so absurd he was speechless. Talk about insane luck.

“Wow, hyung, that’s crazy lucky. That hardly ever happens on the first try.”

“What do I do…?”

“Huh?”

“It’s so cool. What do I do? It says Great Success, Dohee!”

His face lit up in disbelief, his lips flushed pink from excitement. Honestly, screw the gear, Dohee just wanted to kiss him again. He barely held it in and nudged Moonhyuk to craft the armor next.

“Try the armor next, hyung.”

“Okay!”

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Huh? I just got to Ladenska

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Did I see that wrong?

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Did IngSupp just get a Great Success???

[Guild] Tando: I just got here too, saw it hehe

[Guild] Tando: I don’t think he even has the artisan title yet

[Guild] Tando: That’s some crazy luck

[Guild] Tando: Unlike someone ^^

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ** The moment I log in AGAIN!!!!

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Why just me… WHY IS IT ONLY ME!!!!!!! ** This *

[Guild] 4EvilPrettyGirl: You must train more, young one

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ** Train your ass, **…

Above Moonhyuk’s chat window, the guild members kept buzzing.

It looked like everyone was gathering at Ladenska’s central fountain to craft.

SoftRiceCake’s character had run up beside Moonhyuk’s and was now bouncing around him.

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: What about the rest? Did you craft anything else? Show me!

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: Ah… I’m just about to try the armor… 8ㅅ8

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: lolol but honestly

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: When IngSupp used stuff like 8ㅅ8 or ㅠㅡㅠ before

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: I used to think, “Why’s a grown man looking all weepy? Who even uses emotes like that these days?”

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: But after seeing you in person at the last meetup

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: I totally get why you use those now

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: I feel it lol

[Guild] YeojinHae: Trueeee lol

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: IngSupp just gives off that vibe… like, whatever he does is okay

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: He’s even starting to really suit it now [laughing emoji]

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: Ah… 8ㅅ8 thank you…!

[Guild] YeojinHae: So cute lmaooo

“Just ignore all that and craft the next one, hyung.”

“Okay, okay.”

It wasn’t that Dohee minded people fawning over Moonhyuk. But still, it grated a little.

He was discovering just how jealous and possessive he could be, more and more every day.

While Dohee was silently glaring at SoftRiceCake’s character on screen, Moonhyuk clicked to craft the armor.

[System] ‘GOingSupporter187’ has achieved a Great Success crafting ‘Armor of Chaotic Darkness’!

“…Whoa!”

Moonhyuk gasped in awe, and the guild chat exploded.

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ?? What??? ** What the hell?

[Guild] Tando: Uh…?

[Guild] YeohooHae: Back-to-back Great Success? For real? Damn, IngSupp… that’s a bit much

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Wait I think I just got indigestion. My stomach hurts. Did my cousin buy land or something?

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Not that IngSupp’s my cousin but still

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: Wow… two in a row without even having the artisan title? Are the rates even real?

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: I’m this close to uninstalling…

And this time, even Dohee was left stunned. Like, come on. No matter how much he loved this guy…What the fuck, is this game broken or what?