Chapter 90

Everyone arrived earlier than I expected.

As expected, they’re the guild members I picked. Usually, when a meeting time is set, there are three types of people: those who arrive on time, those who are late, and those who come early.

Among them, I prefer those who come 5 minutes early, but my guild members all arrived 20 minutes early.

Considering the distance from the hospital entrance to here, they all gathered almost 30 minutes early. Truly commendable guild members.

But…

Why isn’t anyone interested in my mount…!?

The rewards I got from participating in the event tournament. The limited 2-person mount and title really won me over.

Honestly, I like the WFK title more, but the mount is absolutely amazing.

The mount I got this time is… a dragon.

Not just any Western dragon, but a mount resembling an ancient dragon you’d see in Monster Hunter.

The size is a bit disappointing, but I understand it’s to avoid inconveniencing other players.

Anyway, riding on the back of this so-called Black Dragon and flying through the sky felt incredibly liberating.

The almost perfect sensations, indistinguishable from reality, made me feel like I was truly flying. It’s dangerously addictive.

In Leore, flying mounts are extremely rare.

They either drop at an absurdly low rate in dungeons or are obtained through tournaments like this.

Less than 1% of Leore users probably have a flying mount. They’re that hard to get, but honestly, even if you can fly, it’s not that big of an advantage.

Usually, you can just teleport to your desired location, and in dungeons or raids, you can’t use mounts anyway, so not having a flying mount isn’t a big deal.

But still, it’s a flying mount. It can fly…! And it’s a 2-seater. Meaning I can fly with someone else.

Yet, my guild members have no reaction.

“Sigh.”

I even offered to take the first person who volunteered, but no one raised their hand.

==

After logging out of Leore, I found myself in the hospital room, cradled in Baedeokgae unnie’s arms.

“Oh…”

I stared at the giant in front of me.

No matter how I looked at it, he seemed to be at least 2 meters tall, with shoulders as wide as my height and biceps the size of my head.

But his face looked familiar.

“Palgili…?”

“Ah, yes. That’s right, Arang-nim.”

Palgili-ssi knelt down to meet my eyes. Wait, even while kneeling, his eyes were at the same level as mine while I was in Baedeokgae unnie’s arms… This man’s physique is truly terrifying.

I thought he was tall in Leore, but this is the scaled-down version.

==

After leaving the hospital room, we entered the lounge on the first floor and gathered around a large table that had been prepared.

Everyone still seemed a bit awkward with each other.

“Ah… ah…”

I cleared my throat.

Though it was a bit hard to speak due to the injury from yesterday’s seizure, as the guild master, I had to take the lead during this guild gathering.

The problem was… this was my first time as a guild master.

I had left most of the guild management to Baedeokgae, who was now cradling me.

I raised my arm and waved.

“Everyone… hello…”

Hmm… I need to speak well, but the unfamiliar words and my sore throat made communication difficult.

Still, everyone responded to my greeting.

==

Except for those who knew the real Arang, the other guild members were both charmed by the small, delicate Arang in front of them and unsure how to treat their guild master.

They had seen tournament footage, but seeing her in real life felt different.

Especially Arang’s real voice, which made their hearts ache even more.

Her cracked, weak voice made it seem like even speaking was a struggle.

Just as the mood was about to turn somber, a mischievous voice echoed through the room.

“Hehehe…”

Since everyone was looking at Arang, it was obvious who the culprit was.

It was Baedeokgae, who was holding Arang comfortably.

Baedeokgae’s expression was clearly not innocent; it was more like that of a man consumed by desire.

Baedeokgae wasn’t doing anything bad—she was just stabilizing Arang by placing her hand on Arang’s stomach—but even that was enough for Baedeokgae to lose control of her emotions.

Seeing Baedeokgae’s face, Pinku and Sunchoo sighed, while Marajjamppong shot up from her chair.

“Unnie! You don’t have the right to hold Arang!”

“W-what!?”

==

With Sunchoo, Baedeokgae, and Marajjamppong leading the way, the guild gathering started to get fun.

From choosing delivery food for lunch to talking about Leore, everything flowed naturally and enjoyably.

“Unnie, it’s my turn now.”

“Got it.”

Something interesting happened during the guild gathering: the female guild members took turns hugging me every 10 minutes.

At first, it was under the premise of protecting me from Baedeokgae, but after a while, it became clear that everyone just wanted to hug me.

Currently, our female guild members, including me, number six.

Me, Pinku, Sunchoo, Baedeokgae, Marajjamppong, and Zeta.

“Zeta-nim, do you want to hug Arang too?”

“Y-yes…? Is… is that okay?”

I nodded and said,

“Sure. Zeta is good…”

“Hya… Arang-nim…”

Zeta is the youngest among our female guild members, excluding me.

She’s a fresh 20-year-old college student. Recently, she’s been busy with university assignments and hasn’t been able to log in much.

She barely made time to come to this guild gathering, and of course, it was to see me.

After all, this guild was created solely for me.

As I rested in Zeta’s arms, I slowly looked around at the other guild members.

First, the six male guild members were all good people. We’ve been having fun playing Leore together, so I already knew they were nice, but seeing them in real life felt new.

Especially Palgili-ssi, who’s truly impressive.

Honestly, if I had seen him on the street before, I would’ve been scared and immediately bowed my head and run away.

A 2-meter-tall man with those biceps and muscles doesn’t seem real.

“Ah.”

“Ah, Arang-nim, is something wrong?”

“It’s not that…”

Everyone looked at me as I spoke.

“I need… a ruler…”

“A ruler?”

“Yes…”

“Suddenly?”

“Yes…”

For some reason, there was a ruler in the lounge.

Baedeokgae unnie brought the ruler to me and asked,

“Why do you need a ruler?”

“Curious…”

“About what?”

“My Palgili…”

“Ah, Arang-nim!!!”

At my words, Palgili-ssi jumped up, sweating profusely, and tried to snatch the ruler from Baedeokgae.

Honestly, Palgili-ssi made me really curious about his arm length.

“Whoosh~”

As expected of the top Grim Reaper, Baedeokgae unnie dodged Palgili-ssi’s hand.

“Hoho. Palgili-ssi, you better be prepared?”

“No, I… Arang-nim… ugh. I’ll change my nickname when I log into Leore today!”

“Why…?”

“Why!? Because it’s a nickname that might make Arang-nim uncomfortable!”

“It’s not uncomfortable…”

“It’s uncomfortable for me…!”

“Let’s see how long Arang’s Palgili is? Drumroll please… It’s over 10cm, it’s 11cm!”

Wow, longer than I thought.

“Palgili-ssi… change it to 11cm, not 10cm…”

“Ahhh! Arang-nim, I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”

Seeing the big Palgili-ssi like this, everyone laughed.

==

With the help of the guild unnies, we ate delivery food and chatted, and then I announced the chess tournament I had planned.

“The rewards are… 1st place gets a 150,000 won costume… 2nd place gets a 100,000 won costume… and 3rd place gets a 50,000 won costume…”

“Wait, Arang.”

Sunchoo unnie interrupted me. How dare she interrupt the guild master!

“That reward… it’s not your money, is it…?”

“It is…?”

“Vetoed.”

“Eh…?”

I spent all day thinking about how to have fun with the guild members, and now my chess tournament is vetoed? Unbelievable!

“I’m doing it no matter what…”

“It’s not that we’re against the chess tournament.”

“Then… why veto…?”

“Arang, we always say this, but you need to consider our feelings too.”

“…?”

What feelings? Isn’t it just about having fun and the top three getting gifts from the guild master?

Sure, the gifts are from my money, but it’s not like it’s my money—it’s the 100 million won allowance my mom gave me as a celebration for waking up from my coma, but isn’t that my money now!?

==

Everyone nodded at Sunchoo’s words.

Even if Arang, their guild master, was rich enough to own the entire building, receiving expensive gifts from her was…

Psychologically very burdensome.

Making a girl who lost her limbs to illness and escaped into a virtual world spend her money?

That was absolutely unacceptable.

“Therefore, I’ll provide the rewards for this chess tournament’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.”

“Eh…”

“Arang, you’re participating too, right?”

“I’ll pass…”

“Why? You should join in too.”

From playing chess with Baedeokgae unnie before, I realized I’m already pretty good at these games, and living as Arang has only amplified that.

“I’ll just… win everything…?”

“Pfft. Arang, no matter how good you are, that’s a bit much, don’t you think? Do you know how good I am at chess!?”

Sunchoo’s confidence made Baedeokgae laugh and say,

“Then, unnie, why don’t you and Arang have an opening match?”

“Alright. What do you say, Arang? Want to give it a try?”

“Sure…”

==

“No way… I’m losing this badly…?”

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