The Knight of Pure Love

Twelve hours have passed since you started playing the game. Excessive gaming may interfere with your daily life.

Most of the groundwork was complete. I had separated every part—organs, meat cuts, and hides—into their own containers.

“Whew. It’s been ages since I last sorted out the innards too.”

The golden fox had indeed been a hidden boss. Even its byproducts were graded as Unique.

But the descriptions remained veiled. It seemed the true value would only reveal itself after further processing. Plenty of items like this had existed in the previous game, and once processed, their performance was almost always guaranteed.

“The Magic Tower goes crazy over it, so it’s probably some kind of magic-related material.”

This time, I planned to grow as a physical-type character. Therefore, I intended to sell the heart for a high price.

I decided to dispose of the meat and entrails as well. These materials would also need a specialist’s touch to show their true worth. I could commission another player or cook them into buff dishes myself, but I couldn’t afford to give up any of the permanent buffs currently active. After all, these were the two buffs that had reached the finals of that brutal Buff World Cup.

Rather than that, the logical next step was to visit another beginner village, drink from the fountain, and secure more Eternal points.

“But.”

Among them, there was one thing I absolutely could not give up.

The pelt. I was determined to keep this no matter what. I still lacked proper armor, and depending on its performance, the pelt could also be crafted into everyday items.

Swish. Swish.

“Can’t pass up a good pelt.”

Besides, I knew how to process pelts. Even if I wasn’t an industry expert, I had experience crafting at least masterpiece-grade leather armor with my own hands. It was from the previous game, but the countless trials and errors I had gone through didn’t lie.

“Shoulder guards are simple enough to make, too.”

Fox pelts were traditionally worn over the shoulders. Its use was already decided.

“I wonder what options it’ll have.”

I spread the processed pelt and hung it on a dedicated drying rack. Time would take care of the rest. By then, the pelt’s options would likely be revealed as well.

“Looking forward to it.”

I decided to wrap up the first day of Another Dimension here. I could keep playing if I wanted, but right now I needed information. I crawled into the logout sleeping bag Silverpen had prepared and closed my eyes.

With a hissing sound of escaping air, the access device’s hatch opened. Hunger crept in after the long gaming session. This was reality. My body felt drained. The contrast was even sharper because in-game I had been overflowing with strength thanks to constant buffs.

“Next time I’ll eat at the eight-hour mark.”

Since cooking something proper felt like too much trouble, I boiled some ramen and booted up my computer to log into the Another Dimension trading site.

“Country: Republic of Korea. Region… I’ll skip that for now. I just need to check the general market prices.”

This wasn’t simple window shopping. I had something to sell. A high-value item, even—a clue to a hidden class.

“Category: Hidden Class.”

The hidden class sales board had quite a few accumulated posts. Yet only two were readable.

Even one of the hidden classes wasn’t the first of its kind, and the title looked low-value. All the other posts had already sold, leaving only faded titles behind.

“Whoa. They all sold?”

The price units were on a completely different scale. Some posts listed amounts in the hundreds of millions. And yet, they sold.

“……This is the power of a popular game.”

There weren’t many comparable items. Moreover, the hidden class I was trying to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠sell was the clue for ‘Torture Technician.’ It wasn’t clear whether it was a production class, a physical class, or even a combat class at all.

“How should I word this? Tricky.”

I flipped through the pages, searching for cases as similar to mine as possible. Since I couldn’t read the actual post contents, I had to judge solely by the titles. Around page eight, one decent title caught my eye.

The title was vague, but the price was clear, and the conditions roughly matched the Torture Technician clue I had found. I decided to use this post as a reference when writing my own sales listing.

“The real question is when to reveal the job name.”

For example, obtaining the Torture Technician clue required a certain level of leatherworking skill. Only after meeting that condition could the clue be acquired and the sale concept even exist.

“Then it’d be best to confirm qualifications through conversation step by step before selling.”

My thoughts were mostly organized.

“Ah, I need to register an account too. Does it link with the game character? Yeah, it does.”

The registration process was simpler than expected. The system recognized and approved the character from a nearby access device, then linked it. Since the goal was selling the clue, I also verified my bank account. After that, everything went smoothly, and I finished writing the sales post.

The title was the same, but the price was one million won cheaper than the previous post. It was a discounted price born from my own doubts about whether such a price was even acceptable.

“……It’ll be fine, right?”

With a nervous heart, I kept refreshing the page. About a minute later—

“Oh.”

The moment I clicked confirm, a chat window opened.

- I’ll buy.

- There’s a separate condition for obtaining the clue. Is that okay?

- ?

- There’s a separate condition for obtaining the clue.

- ?

The conversation was unfolding in a strangely awkward way. Was this the cool-headed trading I had only heard rumors about?

- Aren’t you the same person from before? The one who sold the Swift Swordsman for 14 million?

It seemed like cool trading after all. But apparently, they had mistaken me for someone else I had traded with previously.

- Different person. This is my first time selling a clue. Is this not how it’s done?

- Ah. So you’re someone else. I only need the job name anyway. I can accept the acquisition condition once I like the job name.

- I see. The job name is ‘Torture Technician.’

- Hmm.

They seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

- Next is the acquisition condition.

- That’s enough. If you ever get a long-range physical combat class clue, list it for 30 million. I’ll buy it. Approve the trade.

- Ah, okay.

It felt somewhat hollow, but I decided to finish the transaction anyway.

- Thanks

“……”

The deal was done. My phone confirmed that 14 million won had actually been ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠deposited.

“……It really sold. They just handed over this much money without even hearing the clue?”

I had experienced a truly cool-headed transaction. The buyer hadn’t even received the hidden class, which meant I could potentially sell it again.

“If it’s not the first, I probably need to set a rough price. Should I ask Sung-chul hyung?”

I had already succeeded in forcing the job name on them. For future sales, I could listen to Sung-chul hyung’s advice. I didn’t think the actual price of this clue would exceed ten million won anyway. With the demanding condition of advanced ‘leatherworking’ attached, the number of people who could actually obtain the hidden class themselves would be extremely limited.

“Anyway, the sale is over.”

Next, it was time to fulfill my promise to the veteran I had met at the fountain.

“Oh. Quite a lot of subscribers. I’ll subscribe first.”

That fulfilled the promise. While I was at it, I also watched some beginner guide videos. Along with the now-cold ramen.

“Hmm.”

The beginner guide was pretty helpful. It covered everything from how to obtain minor hidden rewards available in Liam to various small tips.

“The beginner guide is good enough. What’s this channel’s main content?”

I sorted the videos by popularity. Then, videos I had never expected appeared.

When sorted by popularity, every video on AndyTV was an in-game ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠video. The main content was the saga of the bakery NPC in Liam. A love saga, at that.

“Veterans really do have a different way of playing.”

This was why the veteran Andy stayed in Liam, a mere beginner village. Just how high did favorability need to be for a beginner-village bakery NPC to reliably bake masterpiece-grade bread? The view counts spoke for themselves, and the content itself was incredibly stimulating. Andy himself also seemed quite satisfied with his in-game life.

Naturally, my interest was drawn to the video titled “I Changed Class to the Knight of Pure Love,” just as the view count proved.

“Can’t resist the Knight of Pure Love.”

AndyTV’s most popular video tempted me with a title and thumbnail I simply couldn’t ignore.