Chapter 155

[Leore Gallery]

[Honestly, I want to go to [Evolution].]

I’m currently in the [Munchkin Cat] alliance, but honestly, I think it’s pretty lame.

No, we’re working hard because we want Arang to make it into the guild rankings, but damn, [Evolution] can see Arang, fight alongside her, and even have a fan meeting if they win.

Since Arang is stuck between her guild and the Mea’d guild, it’s impossible for us to be in the same conquest area as her.

We can’t see Arang’s cute side or her cool fighting side.

We’re fighting for Arang, but only [Evolution] benefits?

[Comments]

– I really don’t want to swear, but damn, [Evolution] is just messing around.

ㄴ You wanna join [Evolution] and date the Princess? Just come over, climb the ladder, and if you win, you can have a fan meeting. Haha.

ㄴ Damn, you wanna betray Arang like that?

ㄴ Betray? Betray? Don’t you dare betray and never date the Princess. I betrayed and dated the Princess, even held her hand. LOL.

ㄴ You held her hand? Stop lying.

ㄴ Hahahahaha, yeah, we in the [Evolution] alliance all know about it.

– Take care of our alliance too… I’m so jealous of those alliance users… Arang, it’s so cold here…

ㄴ It’s below freezing, my limbs are shaking.

ㄴ Arang doesn’t have limbs to shake, so she doesn’t care about us, right?

ㄴ Just go die already.

ㄴ You’re banned, you damn fool.

I checked the Leore Gallery to see how our alliance feels about the current situation, and it’s worse than I thought.

[Evolution] alliance users are mocking our alliance users, and our users are really sad because they’re not getting any rewards.

“Who knew things would blow up like this in just one day.”

I never thought something like this would happen until Sunchoo mentioned it.

No, seriously, how did things get this heated?

I keep thinking about it, but she’s not a celebrity or a YouTuber, just a sickly, cute girl who’s good at games.

Of course, that cute girl is currently the top player in Leore.

Hmm.

Even if it were me, I’d probably be interested in a 15-year-old cute girl who’s good at games, especially in a game with few female players.

“But seriously, how do we balance this?”

I really like the current conquest war between the two alliances.

Back when I played Liriji, I loved siege battles so much that I started playing after watching one.

Of course, Leore is on a completely different level from Liriji. A virtual world where nearly a hundred people fight each other is chaotic, deafening, and full of destruction and oblivion, but it’s fun.

Fun should always be the top priority in games.

In Leore, it was originally just guild vs. guild. I expected a few guilds to team up and fight, but now over 100 guilds have formed alliances and are battling.

I don’t want to end this fun situation just because of me.

Our alliance is shaking due to the sudden 1 vs. 100 situation.

The conquest map is currently 60% controlled by the [Evolution] alliance.

Plus, after today’s events, they took another 5%, making it 65% vs. 35%, which is really dangerous.

If this continues, our alliance will definitely lose. But if I block all the limbs in the opposing alliance, they’ll all join our side, and this war content will collapse in an instant.

I want to maintain a good balance and enjoy the various events that come from a sincere war.

To do that, we need to give our alliance some carrots, but it has to be comparable to the fan meetings they’re having over there.

[Instead of a fan meeting, maybe a hug…]

That wouldn’t work, right? LOL.

[Comments]

– Arang hugging a guy? That guy won’t survive Leore.

ㄴ What about Echo?

ㄴ Who’s Echo?

ㄴ You don’t know Echo?

ㄴ Yeah.

– A hug is overkill. You really wanna do that to a 15-year-old kid?

ㄴ Seriously, this guy’s just a lolicon.

ㄴ What are you even thinking?

[Arang’s Reward]

If she just shows a bit of aegyo in front of me, I could spend my life licking Arang’s feet. LOL.

[Comments]

– That’s not a reward, you lolicon freak.

– I could live my whole life as Arang’s personal chair. LOL.

ㄴ This guy’s even worse.

There’s a lot of back-and-forth, but I can’t think of anything else.

Maybe we could raffle off 15 fan meetings among our alliance members? But I don’t like that idea.

Anyway, now that I know what the opposing alliance is thinking, I don’t plan to let them win again.

Fan meetings should be occasional; if they happen all the time, I won’t even enjoy Leore anymore.

I play the game to have fun, not to do fan meetings.

“Hmm… What should I do… Ah. That’s it.”

A really good idea just came to me.

==

[What is this…?]

(Leore food screenshot)

The Leore Gallery exploded over a single screenshot.

The screenshot was of a food item in Leore, but the name and creator were the issue.

The food’s name was none other than [Arang’s Homemade Limb Roast].

In Leore, when making basic food items, the creator can name the dish themselves.

Arang remembered seeing a female streamer give out homemade Pepero and chocolates to viewers on Pepero Day and Valentine’s Day, so she decided to do the same.

Her cooking level isn’t high, but even a level 1 chef can make simple level 1 roast dishes, so she decided to give her homemade Leore dishes to [Munchkin Cat] alliance members.

Since it’s a level 1 dish, you just click once to make 10, and the ingredients cost 1 gold for 100, so it’s easy to make a bunch by just clicking a few times.

The problem was—

“Ah, I messed up the dish name…”

She originally wanted to name it [Arang’s Homemade Wing Roast], since it’s made from chicken.

But lately, she’s been seeing and using the word “limbs” a lot, so she accidentally named it “Limb Roast” instead of “Wing Roast.”

[Is the creator’s name for real?]

(Arang’s Homemade Limb Roast screenshot)

The fact that each dish has the creator’s name on it makes it look weird. LOL.

Arang’s Homemade Limb Roast – Arang

It says it was made by [Arang]…

Arang, what were you thinking with this dish name…

I might actually have a heart attack…

I got a mail notification, and when I saw it was from Arang, I was surprised. Then I saw the dish name and was even more surprised, and when I saw the creator, I was even more shocked.

[Comments]

– Seriously, what do we do with Arang? Is our Princess trying to give us heart attacks?

ㄴ LOL, is she just too pure? It’s scary.

– Why didn’t I get one? I kept refreshing my mail, thinking I’d get one, but nothing.

ㄴ I didn’t get one either.

ㄴ Honestly, do you think she’d give it to every user? There are so many.

ㄴ That’s true, but isn’t it unfair to give to some and not others?

– It seems like only a very few people got it.

ㄴ Really?

ㄴ Right now, less than 5 people in the gallery got Arang’s homemade dish.

ㄴ Wow.

[Fan Meeting vs. Homemade Dish]

Looking at Arang, [Evolution] gets a question and a handshake, while [Munchkin Cat] gets homemade dishes. But honestly, isn’t [Evolution] better?

[Comments]

– A fan meeting ends there, but a homemade dish stays in your inventory. I prefer this.

ㄴ So, do you have one?

ㄴ Nope. Damn.

[I got it, damn!!!]

(Arang’s Homemade Limb Roast screenshot)

I’ve been chosen… Arang’s limbs will now stay in my inventory forever.

[Comments]

– Saying it like that makes you sound like a murderer…

ㄴ But it’s not wrong, which is hilarious. LOL.

– Arang’s word choice is just too destructive. Though it’s better than before. LOL.

ㄴ You need a heart massage before reading Arang’s news.

ㄴ Seriously.

==

I decided to send 15 random members of our alliance a homemade dish I made after each conquest battle.

It might seem unbalanced, but since I don’t plan to get kidnapped by [Evolution] anymore, it should balance out.

Looking at the gallery, everyone seems satisfied, and the balance between [Evolution] and [Munchkin Cat] seems about right.

Now all that’s left is to reclaim the territories taken by [Evolution].

As I made [Arang’s Homemade Limb Roast], I steeled myself.

‘Next time, I’ll fight after eating stamina buff food. I won’t get kidnapped again.’

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