[Party]kk1234: Hold on a sec.
[Party]BoomerLatte: ?
[Party]kk1234: Latte, you had a rough day at work today, right?
[Party]BoomerLatte: Don’t bring up that filthy stuff.
[Party]IDJobless: That is filthy 😂
[Party]IDJobless: Completely filthy…
Despite the nickname, “Jobless” was nowhere near jobless. He groaned together with Latte.
I comforted the two pitiful souls crushed by modern society.
[Party]kk1234: Must’ve been rough.
[Party]kk1234: It’s time for a quiet cup of tea.
[Party]kk1234: How about enjoying the dungeon without rushing?
[Party]IDJobless: ??
[Party]DuckButtHee: Are you out of your mind?
[Party]IDJobless: You’re the one who nags us every day to speedrun. What are you saying?
[Party]BoomerLatte: Weren’t… you… always… obsessing… over… DPS…?
[Party]kk1234: I’ve forgotten the past.
[Party]IDJobless: How the hell do you forget that;;
[Party]IDJobless: I sure haven’t.
[Party]DuckButtHee: You enjoy fast clears.
[Party]kk1234: A cup of tea.
[Party]kk1234: Busy modern people need time to reflect.
Sure, I used to like fast clears too. One dungeon done means immediately hopping into the next.
But now, the situation is different.
Seven in the evening.
The time when 『rainfall』 finishes dinner and logs in.
And evenings are when the little rats who report my location to him are most active.
Meaning: if I leave this dungeon, I have to hide in the guild hideout.
Take the hint when I’m being nice, you clueless bastard…
[Party]kk1234: Seriously, slow down.
[Party]kk1234: Enjoy the dungeon.
[Party]Rete: “Enjoy,” he’s lost his mind 😂
[Party]BoomerLatte: Have… you… finally… gone… mad…?
[Party]DuckButtHee: That guy-whose-name-we-can’t-say 😂😂😂
[Party]DuckButtHee: He said he logs in at seven, after dinner.
[Party]BoomerLatte: Ah… that obsessive guy?
[Party]BoomerLatte: Good grief.
[Party]BoomerLatte: Hurry… let’s clear…!
Brilliant lights burst from BoomerLatte, buff icons flooding the party list.
The lunatic was burning enhancement items like water just to speedrun a low-tier dungeon.
And he wasn’t alone.
Rete — who had been waving around in his goofy outfit — suddenly charged forward.
And shine..?
Shine.. always plays seriously.
[Party]kk1234: I said slow down.
[Party]kk1234: You maniacs.
[Party]kk1234: Stop full-doping.
There are demons who burn cash items and buff themselves like they’re doing a time attack while someone is begging them to slow down.
Those demons were my party members and guildmates.
They didn’t say a word and just slaughtered monsters.
The clear speed was basically a pro speedrun.
[Party]Rete: gg
[Party]BoomerLatte: Good work.
[Party]shine..: K, we’re here. Are you leaving?
[Party]kk1234: No.
Aurora uses instanced dungeons.
Once created, 『rainfall』 can’t enter ours.
But I didn’t need to hide that pathetically.
If I wanted to hide, I’d be in the guild hideout.
[Party]kk1234: Let’s go to another dungeon.
[Party]shine..: GunGrave?
[Party]kk1234: Go.
[Party]Rete: I’m coming too.
Maybe someone tipped 『rainfall』.
Worst case? I beat him down.
If I get knocked down, then I get knocked down.
[Party]DuckButtHee: I’m going to eat.
[Party]IDJobless: I’m hungry.
[Party]IDJobless: Wish someone would cook for me 😄
[Party]BoomerLatte: Sorry, I have to go be tortured…
[Party]IDJobless: Tortured?
[Party]DuckButtHee: Her personal training session 😄
[Party]IDJobless: Oh.
[Party]Rete: If you’re leaving, leave now.
[Party]IDJobless: That’s rude.
[Party]IDJobless: I’m staying. We need people anyway.
[Party]Rete: If no one joins, queue again.
[Party]Rete: If we start fast, we can do another.
[Party]IDJobless: We’re really continuing?
[Party]shine..: I’ll run another.
[Party]IDJobless: Random queue stresses me, but I’ll deal with it.
[Party]Rete: Still better than work.
[Party]IDJobless: Screw you.
[Party]Rete: You won’t find a kinder guildmate than me.
Not kind, but decent enough to run another.
Shine.. tore a saved-location scroll.
We moved to GunGrave—
And 『rainfall』 was already there.
What?
How?
Was he notified ahead of time?
Is Aurora a rigged trash game?
[Party]DuckButtHee: That timing is insane.
[Party]DuckButtHee: He looks like the protagonist.
[Party]DuckButtHee: K, you’re basically a mid-boss 😂
I didn’t even have time to tell them to shut up.
『rainfall』’s golden staff instantly shifted into a PvP purple staff.
At that point, the only option was to beat him down and run—
[General]RibulleBubbleTea: 『rainfall』!!!
Suddenly, fireworks exploded.
Boom.
Colorful graphics sparkled across the screen.
The distraction made 『rainfall』 stop mid-attack.
A Sunset Guild member used an emotion emote.
<‘RibulleBubbleTea’ is crying sadly.> 😭
[General]RibulleBubbleTea: You promised to carry me today 😭
[General]RibulleBubbleTea: I skipped academy just for this. Today is my only free day 😭
[General]『rainfall』: You shouldn’t skip your lessons.
[General]RibulleBubbleTea: My mom gave me permission 😢
RibulleBubbleTea pleaded intensely.
If I had said anything, he’d have screamed “Die!” and attacked.
But 『rainfall』 was strangely calm.
[Party]kk1234: I thought that bastard was a kill-bot.
[Party]kk1234: Didn’t know he could say anything besides “die.”
[Party]DuckButtHee: kk1234 is shocked… “He can actually talk” 😂
[Party]kk1234: Die.
[Party]IDJobless: Married couples really do become alike 😄
[Party]kk1234: Don’t say creepy stuff like that.
He talked long enough that it almost felt emotional.
How badly does he want to kill me?
[General]『rainfall』: Yes.
[General]『rainfall』: Let’s go.
Before I finished thinking, 『rainfall』 rushed straight into the dungeon with RibulleBubbleTea.
Just as fast as when he charges me like a rabid dog.
And I was the one left behind, dumbfounded.
[Party]kk1234: Did he just ignore me?
[Party]DuckButtHee: kk1234 is jealous… “He ignored me” 😂
[Party]IDJobless: Try patching things up with your spouse 😄
[Party]kk1234: Take care of your husband first.
[Party]kk1234: He’s out seducing girls.
[Party]IDJobless: Honey!
[Party]Rete: It’s because your husband is broke 😂
[Party]IDJobless: Are you planning to remarry? 😢
[Party]Rete: I only want you 😄
Ignoring the two idiots in a buff-marriage, I typed the nickname I saw earlier into Whisper.
[Whisper]kk1234: Excuse me.
[Whisper]kk1234: Thanks for stopping him earlier.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Ah… yeah 😢
After a short pause, they replied.
They didn’t stop him for my sake — they just wanted their dungeon run.
From what I saw earlier, they’re the type who can’t leave a greeting unread.
[Whisper]kk1234: You must be busy running the dungeon. Sorry.
[Whisper]kk1234: If you’re being carried, you’ll have downtime, so if you’re busy, just read this.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Okay 😢
Translation: I know you’re just standing still being carried. Don’t ignore me.
I typed unusually long, polite sentences for one reason:
To learn what kind of person 『rainfall』 is.
[Whisper]kk1234: About him.
[Whisper]kk1234: You know he keeps telling me to die and killing me, right?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Of course I know 😢
Their calm tone set my chest on fire.
[Party]shine..: Since that 『rainfall』 person is gone, let’s run the dungeon.
[Party]DuckButtHee: Yes.
Shine.. didn’t give me much time to chat.
I typed whenever I could.
[Whisper]kk1234: You know all that and just let it happen?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Let what happen?
Their replies were slow — either they couldn’t keep up or didn’t want to.
I deleted the insult that would’ve gone out instantly and typed politely.
[Whisper]kk1234: 『rainfall』 is stalking me.
[Whisper]kk1234: Doesn’t that bother you at all?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Bother me in what way?
[Whisper]kk1234: Like thinking, “I should intervene for peace.”
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: How could I possibly do that? 😢
What was with that reverent attitude…