Chapter 33

Through a survival Battle Royale, the elite of the elite, [Munchkin Cat], completed their first guild recruitment after screening and interviewing candidates.

Since there’s no guild house yet, they rented a room within Leore and moved in.

[Munchkin Cat] is now complete with 6 males and 6 females.

“Hello everyone, thank you for joining my guild.”

As soon as everyone sat down, I explained the guild’s policies.

“First, feel free to use the guild chat, but creating separate chat rooms among guild members is prohibited for now. There’s no way to monitor this, so I’ll leave it to your conscience.”

The most important thing to be careful about when running a guild is factionalism. When that happens, even though they’re in the same guild, members only hang out and talk with each other, avoiding others.

Naturally, disagreements arise, leading to conflicts. Even though all the guild members joined because of me, it’s important to address these issues early so that if problems arise later, I can handle them decisively.

Next.

“Be careful of incidents and accidents. To do that, everyone should keep their Black Box on.”

Black Box.

In RPGs, Black Box refers to two things.

First, of course, is video recording.

In MMORPGs, the chances of getting involved in incidents or accidents are very high.

With so many people playing, there are bound to be strange individuals, leading to disputes, scams, and other issues. Evidence is often needed, so video recording is essential.

Fortunately, Leore also allows video recording within the game.

There’s a storage limit, so it needs to be reset once a week. Because of this, many people don’t record.

But given the unpredictable nature of RPGs, video recording is a must.

Second is the meter.

The meter isn’t just for measuring damage.

The advantage, and the scary part, of the meter is that it records exactly what you and your party did, down to the minute and second.

It shows where and how you moved, what skills you used, how much damage you dealt, how much boss damage you took, and whether mechanics were handled properly.

In other words, it clearly shows who’s at fault in a raid.

“I’m not saying you shouldn’t make mistakes. Anyone can make mistakes. You might get angry or fight. Just recognize your mistakes and fix them.”

I cleared my throat. The speech was getting long. At this rate, it felt like a principal’s final address, so I wrapped it up quickly.

“I’ve been talking for a while. So, let’s all have fun and enjoy [Munchkin Cat] guild.”

As soon as I finished and sat down, everyone stared at me blankly, and Sunchoo spoke up.

“Arang, are you really 15?”

“Yes, I’m 15.”

“I thought you were someone who’s been playing RPGs for 20 years. I was going to help because I thought managing the guild would be tough for you, but it seems like you don’t need it.”

“N-no way.”

I might have gotten a bit too excited since it’s been a while since I started a guild. Thinking back, what I said didn’t sound like something a normal 15-year-old girl would say.

“Any questions?”

“Me!”

Baldukgae, true to his assassin role, was the first to raise his hand.

“Yes, what’s your question?”

“Are you planning to have a guild gathering?”

“Of course! I love guild gatherings!”

“Wow! Nice…!”

Everyone nodded in admiration, and Baldukgae clenched his fist in excitement. Oh, I’m really sorry. It seems like he’s planning to touch my feet during the gathering. I don’t know.

After Baldukgae’s question, the next person raised their hand.

[Munchkin Cat]

LV: 60

Palgili 10cm

It was an uncle whose main job was a boxer. His skills and character were excellent, and Pinkubelly really liked him.

“Yes, go ahead.”

“You mentioned that after finishing all the dungeons, you’re preparing for a raid. I was wondering if I could participate.”

“Ah, right. I’ll make a guild announcement. We’re doing the [Entrance to the Abyss] raid in 3 days. The current confirmed members are me, Pinkubelly, Sunchoo, and Kang Hangeul, making 4. We’ll recruit 4 more.”

“So, the remaining spots will be filled from the guild members?”

“Yes. We’re currently short one tank, two dealers, and one healer. You should know that I plan to do the raid without looking at any guides. Since I’ll be the raid leader, it might be frustrating for some. But if you’re still interested, just whisper me.”

As soon as I finished speaking, whispers started flooding in.

“Looks like everyone here wants to join. But there are only 4 spots… Hmm… Let’s divide by roles first.”

Everyone mentioned their available roles, and it turned out everyone could tank, DPS, or heal.

Clearly, since we only recruited skilled players, everyone in Leore was serious about the game. They all had at least one tank, DPS, or healer at max level with fully equipped gear.

Alright. The final method is…

“We’ll decide by drawing lots. Those who don’t get picked this time will have priority next time!”

“Sounds good.”

“Great!”

The raid party was decided through the lottery.

Party 1

Tank – Sunchoo

DPS – Arang, Kang Hangeul

Healer – Pinkubelly

Party 2

Tank – Palgili 10cm

DPS – Baldukgae, Myeongbang

Healer – IeundalI

It’s a solid raid party. I’m looking forward to 3 days from now.

==

Today is a day for rehabilitation training.

After briefly wearing the prosthetic arm and leg for the gathering, I noticed some nerves coming back, so I thought it would be good to start some rehabilitation training, and I agreed.

Even though it’s not necessary in the virtual world, since there will be more occasions to go out for gatherings or collaborations, being able to move the prosthetic arm and leg even a little would be helpful.

But.

There’s still a long way to go. I’ve lived as Arang for much longer than Arang has lived as Arang, so the traces of Arang’s habits are strong.

The prosthetic fingers tremble slightly.

I try to imagine grabbing the pole in front of me and using [Pentagon], but as expected, it doesn’t move as I thought.

Even though I decided to do rehabilitation training, it’s still boring.

Plus, my head starts to hurt, making it hard to focus.

“You did great today! You’re getting better!”

At the doctor’s words, I nodded. From my perspective, nothing has changed, but the doctor always praises and comforts me. Probably to keep me motivated.

The doctor carefully removed the prosthetic arm and leg from my body.

Phew… The feeling of the sandbags disappearing from my body. It’s refreshing and nice.

With the prosthetic arm and leg, my whole body feels heavy and stuffy.

Originally, since I woke up as Arang without limbs, I’ve gotten used to living without them.

Plus, since they need to be fixed to my body, it’s even more tiring. Normally, bones and muscles support the arms, but I don’t have those, so they need to be fixed to my shoulders and remaining arms, which is quite exhausting.

Even though technology has improved, the machines that detect brain signals and move are not incredibly light, making it even harder.

Honestly, I want to give up and just stay in the virtual world. But I want to go to gatherings, collaborations, and festivals later, so I’m working hard.

My goal is to attend gatherings and have fun without Anna’s sister’s help.

To do that, I need to work hard on my rehabilitation training.

Rehabilitation training is tough, but the massage at the end feels great.

With the doctor’s help, I shower, take a half-bath, and then get a massage to prevent muscle atrophy. It’s heavenly.

I used to enjoy getting my hair washed at the salon, but getting a full-body massage is even better. It makes me really sleepy.

In the past, I was stuck in a swamp of negative emotions in reality, but now I can even sleep.

==

When I wake up in the morning, I stretch and log into Leore.

Today’s task is to gather buff potions, food, and potions for the raid and inner training.

Since I know nothing about life skills, my first friend Pinkubelly agreed to help.

“This is how you do it. Combine it like this…”

“Ah! I understand perfectly!”

“Really? Try it once.”

“…I failed!”

“Pfft, I knew it.”

Unfortunately, both in my past life and this one, I know nothing about life skills.

With Pinkubelly’s help, I managed to gather all the necessary supplies for the raid.

Now I can truly enjoy the highlight of Leore, the raid!

I’m really looking forward to how fun it will be.