Chapter 104

No matter how different the parties or countries are, everyone loves and excels at Leore, so it felt like we were the same party from the start, perfectly in sync.

Of course, one reason is that there are now standardized strategies and tactics, but coordinating tactics with users you’ve just met and executing them flawlessly in such a short time is quite difficult.

“Hey, Arang…?”

Sunchoo is looking at me with the expression of a mother cat who just had her kitten taken away.

Now that the raid is over and people have some free time, they’ve gathered at our Munchkin Cat Guild House to chat.

If it were the start of the season, everyone would be off enjoying Leore, but now it’s the end of the season, with the servers shut down for a week due to server integration, so there’s nothing to do.

That’s probably why a friendly gathering between the Arang Arang raid party and the Mea’d raid party happened.

Unfortunately, not many from our party were there. Since it’s late, most logged out to prepare for real life tomorrow.

Even with the server integration, the time zone differences between countries made it unavoidable.

Normally, in relaxed situations like this, I’d feel good being held by someone, so I’d always cling to Pinku or Sunchoo, but now things are different.

No matter how much Pinku and Sunchoo have model-like bodies, they can’t compare to the physique of an actual Westerner.

That’s Emma.

“You don’t have to cling to me, it’s okay…?”

“Okay.”

“Ugh…”

Emma has the best chest among Westerners.

The massive chest behind me is overflowing with happiness beyond just comfort.

As expected of the current strongest raid party, Mea’d had nearly 40 members, and over 20 users gathered this time.

Our party only had me, Sunchoo, and Uncle Kang Hangeul.

Uncle has always respected and liked Mea’d, so he’s the most excited, chatting with everyone.

The Mea’d members also seem to want to get close to Uncle Kang Hangeul, as he’s from Korea, the creator of Leore, and a famous streamer, as well as our Arang Arang party’s dedicated streamer, so they’re getting along well.

And everyone likes me, so many party members are gathered around me.

Everyone has ended their streams and is comfortably asking me questions, chatting, and having a good time when I suddenly remembered something.

“Oh, right.”

“Gasp, you want to cling to me!?”

“No, it’s not that. I forgot to update.”

“Update?”

“Yeah, update.”

I remember when I logged in with the tournament access device at the last tournament venue, my body was reset, and my limbs temporarily disappeared.

For a moment, I thought I couldn’t participate, but it was just a hiccup because my limb data wasn’t in the tournament access device.

Thanks to that, my new limbs, created through the muscle-building I did without limbs, became even stronger.

It feels like an upgrade, right?

I planned to update my access device when I got home, but after the seizure incident, I was so busy that I forgot.

I was about to log out of Leore before I forgot again, but it wasn’t necessary.

“Huh? It’s in the Leore settings too?”

“What is?”

“Body scan.”

“Right. Most virtual world games have it. Mars helps all their games support it.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah. Top users probably do it once a week.”

“What? Seriously…?”

“Top users don’t neglect exercise to move their bodies better, so they keep scanning their improving bodies.”

“Why didn’t you tell me…!”

“Uh, well…”

Sunchoo’s gaze shifts to my limbs.

Even though my body hasn’t changed much, I’ve been living a healthier life than anyone lately.

In my Leore-centric life, I’ve been cutting back a bit to make time for massages, exercise, and counseling, living the top 1% life.

In other words, my body is normalizing day by day.

“I’ll press it right away.”

“Wait, Arang!”

As soon as I pressed the accept button on the “Do you want to perform a body scan?” prompt, Sunchoo shouted and grabbed my hand, trying to stop me.

But it was too late. I had already pressed the accept button.

“Did, did I stop it…?”

As soon as Sunchoo spoke, the hand he was holding crumbled into dust and disappeared.

Of course, it wasn’t just the hand he was holding—all my limbs disappeared.

But nothing happened.

I wasn’t acting thoughtlessly either.

Emma was holding me tightly, so even without limbs, I didn’t flop around on the floor but just smoothly disappeared.

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Yesterday, everyone gathered at the guild house of Arang, the party leader of the Arang Arang raid party, for a party.

The Mea’d raid party members were more interested in the cute, daughter-like Arang than in the anger of losing the WFK, so they wanted to get close.

That’s why when Reina suggested a friendly gathering with the Arang Arang raid party, everyone agreed to participate.

A 15-year-old girl with physical skills that are considered the best in Leore? Who wouldn’t want to be friends with her?

Plus, she’s a Korean girl.

At the friendly party, everyone greeted Arang.

Seeing Arang in the arms of Emma, who has a large chest and solves various party issues, earning her the nickname “Mom” in the Mea’d raid party, they smiled like proud fathers.

But that fatherly smile didn’t last long as Arang’s limbs disappeared.

Like a monster disappearing upon death, Arang’s limbs turned into effects, emitting a bright light, and everyone in the guild house saw it firsthand.

The noisy house fell silent in an instant.

The only saving grace was that Reina, Emma, and the Arang Arang party members already knew about Arang’s condition.

Of course, seeing limbs disappear right before your eyes is shocking, but they quickly regained their composure.

“Arang!”

“Princess!”

The Mea’d raid party members, seeing Arang’s disappeared limbs, shouted as they looked at the wriggling Arang.

As the silence turned into commotion, Arang casually said it was okay.

“Don’t worry, everyone!”

Like at the last tournament venue, particles soon gathered and created new limbs for Arang.

Of course, those limbs had the same boundary lines as before.

The Mea’d raid party members immediately understood what the boundary lines on Arang’s limbs meant after what just happened.

As top members of the Mea’d raid party, they exercise daily, manage their bodies, and perform body updates regularly, so they know why such things happen.

They know that when you scan your body, it brings your real-world body into the virtual world and compensates for any deficiencies in gameplay.

Because among the Mea’d raid party members, there’s someone who shows the same phenomenon when updating their body.

Of course, that person only loses their right arm, which then reappears.

In other words, what just happened to Arang means she has no limbs in real life.

“But who’s the princess?”

In the midst of the serious atmosphere, Arang’s cute, clear voice instantly lightened the mood, and the user who had called Arang “Princess” reflexively answered.

“We gave Arang the nickname ‘Princess’ abroad.”

“Princess? Me? That’s such an extravagant nickname.”

“Arang’s physical skills are so outstanding, she’s called the genius of the century, hence ‘Princess.'”

“Wow… Princess… Princess? It feels good, so I don’t mind! Wait, does that mean my fan name is now ‘Princess’s Limbs’?”

“Oops. Wait, did you really name your fan page that? Oh my god…!”

As the user who realized the truth behind the fan page name screamed while clutching their head, Reina, Emma, Sunchoo, and Kang Hangeul, who knew Arang’s truth, gestured for everyone to keep it a secret.

Arang proudly looked at her new limbs and stretched her body in Emma’s arms.

“I have a friend who really likes Arang, and I’m scared how shocked they’ll be when they find out.”

“Why?”

Arang, with a genuinely curious expression, responded to the muttering of the user who had joined Arang’s fan cafe and called her “Princess.”

“Oh, no, it’s just…”

The user had muttered softly, but Arang, whose senses had become incredibly sharp as she regained her health, heard it and unknowingly responded.

“Oh, because of my limbs? Don’t worry! In Leore, my limbs are perfectly fine, so there’s no problem playing!”

‘Plus, not having limbs has made me even better.’

The heightened senses of her entire body due to the lack of limbs. And the advantage of moving her limbs directly through the access device without going through her body. Arang loves it, but that’s not what they understood.

Or rather, they understood it in a different way.