It’s been a week since I started acting as a Field Boss.
During that time, I was never defeated.
Over the week, many parties came to challenge me, thoroughly analyzing me before making their attempts. But in the process, I also became familiar with their habits, styles, and attack patterns.
Moreover, as I got used to my upgraded stats, I could move faster, more accurately, and more sharply.
As the enemies grew stronger, so did I.
Facing players for 4 hours straight was tougher than I thought.
When raiding, I could run for about 13 hours out of 16, and I’ve been working out lately, so my stamina improved. But being the boss was different.
In raids, I had teammates to rely on, but as a Field Boss, it was just me. There was no way to recover health, so managing my stamina was challenging.
Especially when foreign players gathered 80 people and came at me—honestly, I almost broke a sweat.
But once it went over 20 players, it became inefficient in a virtual world RPG rather than a PC RPG.
Still, numbers are a force to be reckoned with.
If I hadn’t had experience running solo in territory wars, I would’ve been defeated. But thanks to all the situations I’ve been through, this time wasn’t too hard.
Back then, I wasn’t even at Field Boss stats, but now, with those stats, I managed to kill them all and win.
The only issue was that my heart raced at times from fire or water magic, but lately, my body and mind have been healthier, so I didn’t have any major seizures.
—
Squeeze.
Feeling the strength in my waist, I twisted my body to find a comfortable position and buried my face in Anna’s chest as she hugged me tightly while sleeping.
“I should start preparing for the raid. A new season update is coming, and raids usually drop a month after that.”
I’m curious about what concept this raid will have and how difficult it will be.
Thinking back, the Abyss Raid was a parry-concept raid, which made the World First Kill (WFK) possible. In the Hunt, the conditions were too favorable for me, and thanks to the strategies and mechanics we discussed in the Mea’d raid party, we pulled it off.
“Plus, I heard the number of Leore users has almost doubled.”
I had fun playing, but last Abyss season, the concept was centered around cordyceps, so many players who disliked bugs and insects took a break.
“Ah, once the raid drops, I’ll be super busy, so I should go on a date with Yesol before that.”
Once the raid is out, I’ll be busy preparing for farming, raid attempts, and updates, so I won’t have time to meet.
The next raid will be announced during the Leore live stream next Thursday, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to meet Yesol and watch the stream together.
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Next Thursday.
After exchanging messages with Yesol last week, we decided to meet today.
Since it’s a date, I decided to meet Yesol alone, without Anna or Pinkubelly.
The news of me and Yesol meeting alone spread through our guild.
The original guild members were used to it, but the foreign guild members were shocked and looked at Yesol with envy.
Thinking about it, about half of our guild members are foreign players, and we’ve never had a real-life gathering with them.
Of course, the foreign guild members haven’t been with us for long, but they all seemed eager for a gathering.
So, I suggested we plan a gathering around February next year and invited anyone who could come to Korea.
The guild members were so excited that they immediately started setting a date and making precise schedules.
We decided to hold the gathering on the first Saturday of February.
Anyway, the important thing is that today I’m meeting Yesol, and in two months, we’ll have a full guild gathering.
When I first saw Yesol, her beauty was striking. She was as pretty as an idol, and without thinking, I asked her to join our guild and push the story together.
Her figure was also impressive, so I’m really looking forward to today.
“Arang, are you up?”
“Yeah, I’m up.”
“Yesol said she’s on her way. Let’s get ready.”
“Okay.”
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As Anna approached, I stretched out my arms and legs so she could hug me comfortably.
Of course, there are no visible limbs, but biologically, my shoulders and thighs are still there, so stretching is the right expression.
The usual shower.
Even if I’m dozing off, the feeling of Anna washing my body with her hands is something not everyone can experience.
My soft skin, Anna’s gentle touch, the warm water making me drowsy, and the slightly cool bathroom temperature—all of it combined fills me with happiness.
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“Phew… phew…”
Yesol is taking deep breaths in front of Seoul Asan Hospital.
It won’t be long before she meets the famous Arang in real life.
Yesol recalls stories from her guild members and officers who have met Arang before, placing her hand on her chest and taking deep breaths.
They said that when you first see Arang, the psychological shock is so great that you can’t help but feel pity, and your gaze toward her wavers.
They also said that Arang doesn’t like that and prefers to be treated like a young friend who just plays games together.
Yesol has known about Arang for a long time and has been a fan.
She’s watched almost every video of Arang and even past event tournament footage.
The image of Arang wearing prosthetic arms and legs, sitting in a medical wheelchair, and later having a seizure and disappearing into Anna’s arms—even thinking about it now makes her heart race.
But!
“I’ve prepared myself mentally! Today, I’m just going to have fun watching the Leore live stream with Arang, talk about Leore, and enjoy myself!”
Everyone was disappointed when they heard I was meeting Arang alone today.
They thought about watching it together in the Leore guild house, but suddenly, Arang, the guild master, decided to meet me alone today.
Since everyone was envious, Yesol is determined to make Arang happy today as she steps into Asan Hospital.
Confidently walking to the place Anna told her about, Yesol soon had to stop.
“Is… is this the right place?”
A high wall like a soundproof barrier next to an apartment and road, and at the entrance, massive bodyguards in black suits.
Yesol’s confidence vanished, leaving only anxiety.
“Eek—!”
As a bodyguard approached her at the entrance, Yesol let out a scream and stepped back as much as the bodyguard approached.
“Are you Yesol?”
“Y-yes!”
“Thank you for coming all this way. We’ll guide you. This is Charlie. This is Charlie. Yesol has arrived at 9:38 AM.”
“Uh…”
Yesol checked if she was at the right place.
‘This is the hospital, right?’
Her phone’s GPS clearly showed Seoul Asan Hospital.
Actually, the security wasn’t always this tight. But after the Gamha-view incident, they increased security significantly to protect Arang.
Yesol didn’t lose her composure as she entered the building, passing through various machines.
Anna had already explained everything she needed to do and why when entering the building.
“Can you wait here for a moment?”
“Ah, yes!”
In less than a minute, another bodyguard appeared in front of Yesol.
A female bodyguard.
But this female bodyguard was so intimidating that Yesol was scared.
‘How tall is she…?’
She was easily over 180 cm, with a build comparable to the male bodyguard earlier, but her face was feminine.
After a light pat-down and disinfection with the bodyguard’s help, Yesol finally entered the building.
“Yesol?”
“Ah, Anna!”
Yesol immediately recognized Anna, who looked like she had jumped straight out of Leore.
“Welcome. You must’ve had a hard time getting here. Was it tough?”
“No! Just a little scary…”
“Ah, that can’t be helped. There have been some incidents lately. Follow me.”
Anna explained what to be careful about when meeting Arang.
“Be careful with water, be careful when hugging, and there’s staff watching the CCTV, but just in case, press this if something happens to Arang.”
“Yes!”
After passing through several security checks, Anna gestured for her to enter.
Gulp.
The first thing she saw was a large room. But it wasn’t just a room—it was filled with medical equipment and monitors tracking Arang’s health.
Yesol didn’t know what illness Arang had, but just seeing the scene in front of her made her realize how serious it was.
She knew from videos that Arang had to have her limbs amputated due to illness and had been in a vegetative state for a long time, but seeing it in person shook her, even though she had prepared herself.
But that shaking disappeared when she saw Arang sitting in the hospital room behind the glass.
Yesol, as if entranced, entered Arang’s hospital room.
“Yesol, welcome. I knew you’d be beautiful!”
