RibulleBubbleTea stayed quiet for a while.
I was clearing the dungeon anyway, so I focused on fighting.
Right as I was hitting the monsters Jobless pulled, RibulleBubbleTea finally whispered me.
[Whisper]kk1234: Is 『rainfall』 your sugar daddy or something?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: No, it’s nothing like that;;
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Don’t you feel some kind of dignity from him?
[Whisper]kk1234: ?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Like a special aura as a human… something like that.
[Whisper]kk1234: ???
A cult leader?
More likely a deranged roleplayer.
And even roleplay has limits—this level is a disease.
[Whisper]kk1234: He just seems like someone who spun 520 degrees off reality.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Why 520 degrees?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: If it’s 520, that means he just turned 180 in the end.
No, that’s 160 degrees past a full circle.
I prayed the class they skipped today wasn’t math.
[Whisper]kk1234: He’s too unusual to say he just made half a turn.
[Whisper]kk1234: He made a full turn and then some.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Oh…
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: I mean… yeah… that makes sense…
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Once he grabs onto something, he never lets go 😢
[Whisper]kk1234: So he is insane.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Not insane, but he does have a very “unyielding” side 😢
“What the hell is ‘unyielding.’”
If he gets any more ‘unyielding,’ he’ll tear me in half.
I smashed the miniboss, channeling my desire to crack this cultist bubble tea kid in two.
[Whisper]RibulleMilkTea: But… honestly…
[Whisper]kk1234: ?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Honestly, you shouldn’t be the one telling people not to attack… 😭
[Whisper]kk1234: …
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: I did get killed on my alt before…
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: By you 😭
[Whisper]kk1234: Ah…
If they kept replying even after getting killed, they really were a pushover.
Out of things to say, I started talking nonsense.
[Whisper]kk1234: I actually heard 『rainfall』 is dating Holy Guild’s guild master.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: What—
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: No way
[Whisper]kk1234: Then what is he?
[Whisper]kk1234: I’ll keep it secret, just tell me what he actually does.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: I can’t betray him 😭😭
Betray?
I’m literally just asking what he does.
[Whisper]kk1234: Then let me ask something else.
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: ?
[Whisper]kk1234: Do you think 『rainfall』 will keep attacking me?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: Yes 😭
That was fast.
Naturally, I was pissed.
[Whisper]kk1234: How old is he?
[Whisper]kk1234: What does he even do?
[Whisper]kk1234: Is he just mentally gone?
[Whisper]RibulleBubbleTea: He’s actually a good person 😭
RibulleBubbleTea kept insisting 『rainfall』 was kind.
Absolute nonsense.
[Party]shine..: K, are you busy?
I’d gotten so irritated typing that my DPS slowed.
Shine.. called it out, and I snapped back to focus.
[Party]kk1234: Ah, sorry;
[Party]kk1234: I was whispering that person from earlier.
[Party]IDJobless: Who?
[Party]kk1234: RibulleBubbleTea.
[Party]Rete: Don’t threaten them.
[Party]kk1234: I just asked for a favor.
[Party]DuckButtHee: That is threatening, sir.
They were freaking out without even knowing what I said.
Thankfully,『rainfall』 never showed up until I finished all my dungeons today.
It had been a long time since I enjoyed a peaceful run…
But whether I beat him or he beat me, I needed a proper conclusion for the day to feel clean.
Having neither left me irritated.
『rainfall』 is crazy, but I’m not exactly sane either.
****
I went into a dungeon alone to finish a limited quest.
I was clearing quickly when a message popped up.
[Whisper]RibulleMilkTea: K
[Whisper]RibulleMilkTea: Cutie has arrived 😄
[Whisper]kk1234: …
[Whisper]kk1234: Hey.
Of course they greet me the moment they log in.
I started running the dungeon with RibulleMilkTea, RibulleBubbleTea’s main.
They were weak, but not incompetent.
Senses pretty good, but low gear because they don’t have much time to play.
Also, they were surprisingly bold.
They seemed like a middle schooler… who can’t do math.
Whatever 『rainfall』 sees in them aside, I guess being somewhat famous helped too.
[Whisper]RibulleMilkTea: Did you finish the limited quest today?
[Whisper]kk1234: Running it now.
[Whisper]RibulleMilkTea: Want to finish the rest with me??
Limited dungeons are easier solo — everything dies in one hit.
With someone else, it just slows movement.
Running them with RibulleMilkTea basically meant carrying them.
But I did gain something from being on good terms with them.
Mutual benefit.
[Whisper]kk1234: Wait a sec.
I cleared the remaining dungeon fast and left.
After I sent the party invite and approached, RibulleMilkTea set off fireworks.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: Welcome, K!
[General]RibulleMilkTea: I’ll escort you comfortably today as well 😊
A bus rider talking like an escort driver.
But aside from the 『rainfall』 worship, they weren’t a bad kid.
Academics were weak, but whatever.
[General]kk1234: How many fireworks do you even have?
[General]RibulleMilkTea: I always carry a hundred.
Those fireworks are untradeable quest rewards from Fireworks Village.
Event fluff — people use them casually.
But collecting over a hundred?
They really weren’t normal.
A perfect friend-of-『rainfall』 trait.
Then 『rainfall』 approached.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: Ah, 『rainfall』!
[General]RibulleMilkTea: Hey 😄
[General]『rainfall』: Hello.
Ribulle greeted him happily because they’re close.
Naturally, I was not happy.
The good part about hanging out with RibulleMilkTea is that 『rainfall』 usually leaves me alone.
A brief peace.
Why did he show up today?
[General]『rainfall』: Ribulle.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: Yes?
[General]『rainfall』: You need to study.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: What??
[General]『rainfall』: Your adviser said you bombed your test. How do you even feel like gaming?
[General]RibulleMilkTea: 😭 I just wanted to play one round.
[General]『rainfall』: Then finish one workbook.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: One workbook? That’s easy for you to say…
[General]『rainfall』: Yes.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: ?
[General]『rainfall』: It’s easy. Go finish it.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: Please show mercy 😭😭😭😭
[General]『rainfall』: No.
[General]RibulleMilkTea: You never understand my heart, Dad!!!
Chaos.
RibulleMilkTea burst into tears and logged off.
Suddenly, it was just me and 『rainfall』.
I immediately switched to PvP gear.
[General]『rainfall』: I’m not attacking you today.
Instead of opening with a hit, he spoke.
[General]kk1234: ?
[General]kk1234: Why?
[General]『rainfall』: Do you want to get beaten?
[General]kk1234: Who’s getting beaten? I’ll beat you.
[General]kk1234: I’m sparing you today 😂
[General]『rainfall』: Thank you.
Thank you my ass.
Ugh.
We barely talk, yet every word out of this bastard’s mouth is irritating.
[General]kk1234: Why aren’t you attacking today?
[General]『rainfall』: You interrupted my plans with Ribulle.
[General]『rainfall』: So I’ll let it go.
[General]kk1234: Wow, so you have flexibility.
[General]kk1234: How about you stop attacking me entirely?
[General]『rainfall』: That’s a completely separate issue.
[General]kk1234: Same action, same fists. Not separate at all.
[General]kk1234: Violent psycho.
『rainfall』 didn’t respond and simply vanished.
I swallowed my rage and typed calmly into guild chat.
[Guild]kk1234: 100M gold to whoever kills 『rainfall』
[Guild]HealiveryService: Not buying 😊;
[Guild]kk1234: I wouldn’t sell to someone too weak to kill him anyway
[Guild]HealiveryService: Die
[Guild]Rete: Why are you trying to slit your spouse’s throat again today?
[Guild]Rete: Did you two fight?
[Guild]Rete: Come on, couples make up quickly. Don’t stab each other.
[Guild]kk1234: I’m filing for divorce, sir.
[Guild]Rete: 😂😂😂😂😂
[Guild]shine..: Anyone for Dragon Pit?
[Guild]Rete: Me me me me me
Guildmates didn’t want to get marked by 『rainfall』 and ignored it.
And 『rainfall』 stalking me nonstop wasn’t helpful either.
I wished both sides would grow up…
But they won’t.
People who actually mature don’t rot their lives away in Aurora.
Myself included.