[Party]hh1234: Did you know your guild master tried to kick 『rainfall』 out?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Gasp how did you know;;
[Party]hh1234: Heard they reached out to our guild master.
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Ah, I see T_T
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Anyway that’s why the guild master’s been low-key giving Nagi side-eye...
[Party]hh1234: Leave the guild.
[Party]hh1234: Why doesn’t 『rainfall』 just bail in the first place?
Given 『rainfall』’s personality, if he doesn’t like something, it wouldn’t be weird for him to have quit already.
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Nagi basically earns most of our guild points T_T
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: And carries people a lot
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: So Nagi says it’s a bit hard to leave
[Party]hh1234: ??
[Party]hh1234: That’s even more reason to leave
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Everyone except the guild master is telling Nagi to stay T_T
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: And Nagi says since he’s needed by the guild, it’s hard to step away...
…No, why is this lunatic who acts like a rabid dog toward me playing the pushover everywhere else?
[Party]hh1234: You’re not trying to stop him from leaving?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: I’m here because 『rainfall』 brought me...
[Party]hh1234: You two knew each other already?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Yep, we met in a game we used to play
[Party]hh1234: Which game
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Last World
Last World.
An even more trash game than Aurora. Few new players, and it stayed afloat only because the existing userbase kept sinking money into it like maniacs.
I tried it once too. Maybe because of siege warfare, the top-guild rules were absurdly strict, so I fought with the guild master and quit….
[Party]hh1234: Were you two in the same guild in Last World?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Yeah, when 『rainfall』 quit, I quit with him, and we started Aurora together
[Party]hh1234: Why’d you quit
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: That’s a secret
For RibulleBubbleTea, that was uncharacteristically tight-lipped. Well, it was a trash game; quitting it made sense….
[Party]hh1234: Then you weren’t Sunset originals?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Nah, we moved over later
[Party]hh1234: Because 『rainfall』 was being a pain in the ass?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: It wasn’t ♡♡
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: The guild master where we were just didn’t log in much...
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Someone I knew was Sunset’s sub-GM, so we joined, but that person quit;;
[Party]hh1234: Did you maybe fight the guild master and then quit?
[Party]RibulleBubbleTea: Gasp how did you know
[Party]hh1234: Because it’s obvious...
What reason could there be to kick 『rainfall』, who pulls in tons of guild points and carries runs. He must’ve pissed off the guild-master faction from the start.
People who bring politics into a game we’re here to have fun with—I’ll never get it. And watching 『rainfall』 get tangled up and not know what to do is ridiculous too.
I mean, I’m the guy who hunted him down and killed him over and over… and he’s enduring something unfair?
After I listened to that absurd story and ran the dungeon, I quit the game and immediately messaged 『rainfall』.
[Yo]
[You asleep?]
No answer—maybe he was asleep. I fell asleep thinking I’d grill him for the details tomorrow….
The next day, I decided asking would be overstepping.
“He can handle his own business. Why would I butt in?”
When 『rainfall』 asked what was up, I dodged with a “nothing.” 『rainfall』 didn’t pry and said okay.
And then, after several days of straightforwardly grinding with 『rainfall』….
I finally hit level 100.
[Party]kk1234: Finally hit it
[Party]『rainfall』: Good work
[Party]kk1234: Yeah, you too lol
[Party]kk1234: Let’s go clear the quest then
It was already way past bedtime, but being able to progress a quest and not even checking what it is before going? For a no-lifing grinder, that’s unthinkable.
We headed straight to Cecil Riphart.
To accuse Chancellor Ast’s treason, Cecil had run us through a quest treadmill. Now that we had the evidence and raised our levels, it was about time to enter the final stretch.
[Cecil Riphart] At last, we can accuse Ast’s treason…!
[Cecil Riphart] However… the Royal House of Riphart is already full of underlings Ast has planted.
[Cecil Riphart] To reach His Majesty the King, we must defeat Ast’s forces.
[Cecil Riphart] Please, will you help me, my benefactors?
[Hidden Quest: Salvation of Riphart]
To accuse Chancellor [Ast] of treason, journey with the princess into the [Riphart Royal Palace], now overrun by enemies.
Condition: Clear [Kingdom of Riphart in Darkness] together with “『rainfall』.”
Reward: Title “Benefactor of the Kingdom of Riphart,” Elcando’s Armament
And the same fireworks we’d seen last time exploded overhead. At the same time, a bright-blue system-wide message popped up.
[All] An adventurer has discovered a new dungeon: [Kingdom of Riphart in Darkness]!
[All] The entrance to the new dungeon [Kingdom of Riphart in Darkness] is now open.
[System] You have obtained the title [One Who Glimpsed the Royal Darkness].
Effect: In the [Kingdom of Riphart in Darkness] dungeon, +10% Defense, and the whole party gains +10% EXP.
[System] You have obtained the achievement [Kingdom of Riphart in Darkness].
Effect: MP recovery speed +2%
[Shout]Bamyeong: ????
[Shout]RyuAnon: Insane
[Shout]wltn12: Huh so random lol Riphart all of a sudden??
[Shout]Byuu: Who found it??
Shout chat reacted immediately. I was a little surprised too. With the new continent updated, I figured dungeon discoveries would only happen there. Who knew they’d add a new dungeon to the old continent….
“God-tier game….”
If it’s a blindsiding twist like this, I’m all for it.
[Party]『rainfall』: Let’s go
[Party]kk1234: You got a scroll?
[Party]『rainfall』: I prepped one just in case
This meticulous bastard… I approve.
『rainfall』 tore a teleport scroll to Riphart on the spot, and the two of us warped to Remuel, the capital of the Kingdom of Riphart. Spotting the blue dot stamped on the map near the palace, we sprinted that way.
And we were about to stride right in… when we stopped.
[System] This dungeon has an entry party-size restriction. (Minimum 6, Maximum 8)
[Party]『rainfall』: There’s a size limit
[Party]『rainfall』: Should we recruit?
[Party]kk1234: Nah, who knows who we’d get stuck with
[Party]kk1234: Let’s call people we know
I was about to say “let’s call guildmates,” then remembered the situation in his guild and changed my wording.
[Party]『rainfall』: Call your guildmates
[Party]kk1234: k
[Guild]kk1234: New dungeon that popped earlier—need 6. Who’s in in in in
[Guild]CaptainDaehan: Me
[Guild]Rete: me
[Guild]Kim Mooni: me me me
[Guild]shine..: I’ll go
[Guild]ScamMage: Me
[Guild]kk1234: Need one more?
[Guild]BoomerLatte: me me me me
[Guild]Rete: lol do office workers not need sleep?
[Guild]CaptainDaehan: We sleep when we’re dead
[Guild]BoomerLatte: That… is true…!
I quickly checked party roles. One tank, three DPS, two healers. Add me and 『rainfall』 and the balance was perfect.
[Guild]kk1234: Okay, sending party invites
[Guild]kk1234: Meet in Remuel
[Guild]Kim Mooni: ok
I fired off party invites to the guildmates. One by one, they joined.
[Party]『rainfall』: Hello
Our guildmates showered 『rainfall』 with greetings. Unlike the tidy party chat, guild chat flipped upside down.
[Guild]Rete: What, was it a cozy party for two?
[Guild]BoomerLatte: Your…bond…has grown…quite strong, huh,,
[Guild]ScamMage: Guess he forgot getting beat up..
[Guild]Kim Mooni: You two discovered the dungeon?
[Guild]Rete: K come to Discord lol
I ignored the noisy guild chat and typed [go]. Sure, everyone would find the entrance fast, but I wasn’t about to waste time and miss the first clear.
Once 『rainfall』 entered the dungeon, the whole party zoned in.
<‘shine..’ bows politely.>
[Party]shine..: Please take care of me
[Party]『rainfall』: Yes, let’s do our best
And so the dungeon push with 『rainfall』 and our guildmates began.
The first monsters we met were level 100. So that’s why Cecil only allowed quest progress after we hit 100.
True to the dungeon’s name, every monster was Dark-element.
kk1234 [Chains of Judgment!]
kk1234 [Holy Light!]
kk1234 [Charge!]
Which meant, with all my skills being Holy, I could gleefully gather and mow mobs down.
[Party]ScamMage: The tank is doing DPS..
[Party]kk1234: I am DPS
[Party]kk1234: And at this level I can solo-tank
[Party]Kim Mooni: Conscience?
[Party]CaptainDaehan: He can handle it, let him
[Party]ScamMage: Captain… don’t shoulder it alone..
[Party]CaptainDaehan: It’s fine. I can… endure—!
[Party]Rete: lololololololol
[Party]kk1234: lol see, he says it’s fine
[Party]BoomerLatte: Your character… says enough,,
They’re having a blast.
[Whisper]『rainfall』: Your guildmates get along well
Then, 『rainfall』 actually messaged me—privately.