Chapter 139

As the new Faction War season approached, the hype and attention grew.

Leore, being the only globally famous Korean game, continued to expand.

Even those who had quit Leore were tempted to take another look.

Pre-registrations kept increasing day by day.

“Should I make a comeback after so long?”

A man in a neat suit muttered to himself as he pulled out his phone.

He had once enjoyed Leore but had taken a break. Now, he decided to visit the Leore homepage again.

After watching various content and PVs, he nodded in approval.

“With this, there must be a lot of women, right?”

Even though Leore had a relatively low female player ratio, the sheer number of users meant there were still plenty of female players compared to other games.

“What? They merged all the servers? So I can meet foreign women too? Since it’s auto-translated, it won’t be awkward. Maybe I can even hook up with a foreign girl?”

The man, whose reason for starting and quitting Leore was women, decided to give it another shot.

Judging by the pre-registration numbers and the current buzz, it seemed like the number of female players would increase.

Of course, he didn’t stick with Leore just for the female players.

That alone wouldn’t have gotten him to raids. He genuinely found Leore fun and enjoyable.

That’s why he played for so long, even forming a raid party and leading it as the Party Leader.

It wasn’t a party aiming for WFK (World First Kill), but rather a casual group to make friends, play together, and avoid the hassle of finding parties every time.

Plus, it was a chance to get close to women with nice figures and even meet them offline.

In Leore, you can customize your face however you want, but body proportions are harder to change.

So, he didn’t care much about faces but focused on body figures.

‘Ihayan… Her figure was truly amazing. Not being able to get her is my biggest regret.’

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Swoooosh

As soon as he started a new quest in Leore, the scenery from the PV appeared.

Heavy rain poured down, but instead of water, the ground was soaked in blood.

The rain made it hard to see, but there were mountains of corpses ahead.

Though it wasn’t an 18+ game, the oppressive atmosphere from the countless corpses sent shivers down his spine.

On top of the mountain of corpses stood a beautiful woman.

A saintess.

But her black attire and the blood dripping from her proved she was no saint.

“I wonder what future awaits us,” she said in a mesmerizing voice, as if pondering.

The camera zoomed in on her face, and just as her eyes were about to open, the video ended.

“Wow…”

It was clear why Disnier, the manager of the 5th World, was an enemy NPC.

But since it’s just a game, wouldn’t it be fine to side with the villains?

Did Disnier orchestrate the massive war that created that mountain of corpses?

There must be a reason, but does it even matter when she’s that pretty?

Initially, there are only four factions, but later, Disnier’s faction might join, leading to a four-faction alliance.

Whatever it is, it’s definitely intriguing.

Pushing through the new season’s story, it seems like this season will be really fun.

The story is already exciting from the start, which I really like.

Other players seem fired up too, running around like crazy.

“Amazing, amazing, amazing!”

Sunchoo, who had just seen the new story, entered the Guild House with sparkling eyes.

Given the time, only Sunchoo and I were online among the guild members.

Even though Leore is a Korean game, most of its player base is in the West, so maintenance usually ends at dawn. Unless you’re unemployed like me or rich like Sunchoo, it’s impossible to log in at this hour.

“Arang! Did you see the story?”

“Yeah. It was fun.”

“Right? Especially the part hinting at the Faction War. I’m really looking forward to it.”

“True. I heard there’s a faction-exclusive village during the Faction War. I wonder what’s there.”

“Exactly! Ugh… Next week can’t come soon enough.”

After a long time with nothing to do in Leore, this new season update was like rain after a drought.

Even now, I feel like I’m wasting time, but eventually, content runs dry.

No matter how much game companies grind their employees, they can’t keep up with how fast players consume content.

So, when the game updates, I take my time enjoying it instead of rushing through everything.

Especially since RPG stories take longer to develop compared to other games.

“Arang, what are we doing for the Guild War? I heard there’s a guild ranking this time.”

“Of course, we’re doing it. Our goal is to make it into the top 10.”

“Top 10? Isn’t that too low? We’ve even done WFK!”

“That’s true, but we’re short on guild members.”

With the new guild content updates this season, there’s more to do with guild members.

Guild rankings are now based on Guild War points, and the Guild Point Shop has more items.

Some criticize this as forcing players into guilds, but I think it’s good news since it adds more content.

The problem is, we don’t have enough members.

We need at least 30 members to participate in Guild Wars.

“Should we recruit more guild members this time?”

“Oh, that sounds good! But how are we going to select them this time?”

“That’s important too…”

This time, we need to be careful with recruitment.

Before, we just picked the top 1 out of 100 in Survival Mode.

We considered personality and such, but now we need to be extra cautious.

Since I’ve become so famous, all sorts of weirdos might try to join.

Especially if people like that anchovy or the fat hunter from last time join, it’d be a nightmare.

Those kinds of players are bound to cause trouble sooner or later.

“If Arang announces recruitment, tons of people will apply, right? Last time, nearly 1,000 people applied. This time, it’ll be global, won’t it?”

“Oh man…”

Just thinking about it is overwhelming.

I hadn’t considered the server merge.

Even just the Korean server had 1,000 applicants, and now with WFK, first clears, and server merges, our Arang Arang raid party is known as a guild party.

The moment we announce recruitment, people will flood in.

But we can’t possibly interview every applicant. What should we do?

“Should we make a guild recruitment post first?”

“Maybe? I’m good at making those.”

The last guild recruitment was successful. We got nearly 1,000 applicants.

Honestly, no one really reads guild introductions. It’s all about catching the eye.

“Arang, don’t worry about it. I’ll handle it.”

“Huh? It’s fine. I have plenty of time.”

“No, no! I’ll do it! I’ve made a lot of those while running my clothing store!”

“Oh… So you’ll do it?”

“Yes! Leave it to me!”

Come to think of it, Sunchoo runs a clothing store in Gangnam.

But why do I feel like she doesn’t trust me? Is it just my imagination?

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[Leore Gallery]

[Visaang!]

Munchkin Cat Guild.

They’re recruiting members!!!!

[Comments]

-What’s the Munchkin Cat Guild?

ㄴIt’s the guild led by Arang, the gallery owner, princess, and our ultra-cute Arang.

ㄴOh, Munchkin Cat is Arang’s guild?

ㄴYeah.

ㄴBut why is it called Munchkin Cat?

ㄴWait, don’t tell me…

[Munchkin Cat Guild]

At first, I thought Arang named it Munchkin Cat because she likes cats…

But then I realized it’s because she resembles a Munchkin cat, and I felt a sense of peace.

From Chicken Without Legs to Munchkin Cat, I’m really worried about Arang’s mental state.

[Comments]

-Why Munchkin Cat?

ㄴMunchkin cats have the shortest legs among cats.

ㄴ??

ㄴArang’s legs are super short… If she were to walk… Ahem, she’d look just like a Munchkin cat…

ㄴAre you a demon?

ㄴI’m just telling the truth!

ㄴThis guy’s dangerous.

ㄴNo, Arang named the guild herself and explained why. Why am I the demon?

ㄴI just didn’t want to know, damn it.

ㄴFor real… Seeing Arang’s real-life appearance was shocking, but this is another big shock;;;

-Holy crap… Insane.

-Is Arang really okay mentally? Isn’t this dangerous?

ㄴShe’s been getting counseling and treatment lately, so she’s probably getting better… I’ll just believe that for peace of mind.

ㄴThat’s right, damn it. After the last Arang death incident, my mind is still not recovered.