Chapter 47
Chapter 47
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: Guild Master Isn't Satisfied with Just the Game
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The third scheduled gate rampage date was announced through the news, and the hunters officially stated their plan to enter the gate before it happened and close it.
With the hunters stepping up, the citizens no longer trembled in fear of the unknown.
Nearly half a month had passed since the mysterious gate crisis struck the world, and many things had changed.
Among them, the biggest topic for the public was 'people.'
As hero stories and videos of the hunters—especially the good-looking ones—spread everywhere, netizens went wild licking up every bit of content.
Kaisha's fan cafe had completely transformed into a hunter fandom centered around Kaisha.
- I believed in you, unnie ㅠㅠ
- Ha, unnie I love you
- Ever since I saw Kaisha-nim's real face, it's the only thing in my head. Is that normal?
└ Beep beep. It's normal.
└ It's totally normal ㅠㅠ My classmates are all freaking out ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Why is she so good why is she so good
- How did I not know about something this fun until now ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- The guild dynamics are so delicious...
- What's up with the rankers' faces;; This is the spot for art-level three-star visuals;;
- Wait, this is basically a full Kaisha fandom ㅠㅠ I love Kaisha unnie too, but where are the Dart and Gilgamesh fans?
└ Tons on Twitter
└ Dart oppa is so handsome ㅠㅠ
└ I like Gilgamesh 'cause he's so hip lol
└ They suit each other so well...
- But why do Vipa users have such insane real-life sync rates lololol
- I quit idol fandom 10 years ago as I got older, but Vipa's got my heart racing again
- Why is Abyss-nim so pretty ㅠㅠ Waaah unnie I love you ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Anyone wanna ship Kaisha x Abyss with me??
└ Gently pushing Abyss x Kaisha
Vipa was an old game.
The storyline driven by the guild users was incredibly solid, and thanks to Goldbunker's steady streaming, there was nearly an infinite supply of fandom fuel.
Endless relationships, war history, Midgard's tales, plus high-quality videos of rankers in action.
- Vipa has so much bait, I can't stop the fandom
- The bait pit is bottomless
- I'm burying my bones here.
- Fr, Vipa alone is enough for this lifetime lmao
Since it was history created by players themselves, it had the epic narrative of a fantasy novel plus realism, leaving otakus passed out from the feast of plot hooks.
This was currently the hottest issue on communities.
[Summary of Abyss K-Ent Expulsion Exposé and Counter-Exposé](219)
1) Right after Abyss revealed her face, a netizen claimed she was a K-Ent trainee who got kicked out for assaulting staff.
2) IP traced back to the guy who got beat by Abyss (who tf figured that out lmao)
3) Abyss's savage counter
[God Yerin / @I_L_ksha
Hey, why don't you mention how you were seething with jealousy over girl idols, daily rating my looks and trash-talking me, then got your ass beat?
Want another one?
How's your son doing?]
Suddenly checking on the son lmao
[God Yerin / @I_L_ksha
Keep talking shit and I won't hold back
Gonna expose every time you rated girl idols' looks and sexually harassed them pre-debut^^]
Already exposed^^
The massive "girl idols" callout blew up K-Ent girl group fansites, everyone raging "who's the perp, kill him."
4) Incident resolved
Bonus: Vipa site reactions 'cause they're hilarious
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- He rated Abyss's looks?
- lmaoooooooooooooooo
- Huh???? What??????
- Insane;; Lucky he didn't get stabbed;;
- Where the hell did he hit her ㅠㅠ Pls tell me my imagination's wrong
└ Looks like it
└ DDD;;
- Who dares touch Abyss?
- Novel suicide method
- Serious Q for the exposer: Abyss is Vipa rank 2, you not scared? If you meet her now, she might not just kick your ass—she could smash your head in fr.
- Abyss being Abyss, what's the problem?
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On Vipa sites, if you diss Abyss they hit you with her rank first lmao
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Comments (219)
- Lmaooo die ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Abyss being Abyss, what's the issue lmaoooooooo
- Phew, good thing. Vipa users have strong bonds and cover for each other.
- Who's God Yerin lmao
└ 'Main' Yerin?
└ Ahaha cute lol
- I love Kaisha ㅠㅠ Guys look at Abyss-nim's ID ㅠㅠ
- Our Abyss unnie truly loves Kaisha unnie
- Wow... this stock is a winner.....
- When's K-Ent's statement dropping lol
- Love you Joo Yerin
- Agility and AoE aggro both maxed irl too lmao
- Abyss has insane temper in game and irl...
- Joo Yerin's savage personality is her charm
- Yeah, a dirty dude like that exposing what;; Trainee he fought with blew up so he raged and posted
…
The exposé on Abyss and Abyss's own exposés spread like wildfire online.
The idol trainee who failed to debut due to this scandal used it as a springboard to instant fame.
* * *
The Jangwoo umbrella Kaisha used sold like hotcakes.
On SNS, anytime an umbrella or item looked beat-up, people joked it was from using skills—hunter cosplay trends everywhere.
Advertisers flooded her with requests after witnessing the massive ad effect, but Kaisha put decisions on hold due to gate expeditions.
Instead, she accepted the two offers that came in first.
Dart, who'd heard all the Kaisha updates straight from Gilgamesh, quietly stared at his phone.
“…….”
The ad team was so persistent, sending wellness check texts daily.
[Yoon Sang-chul: Hello, Dart Lee Sa-hyeok-nim^^ Hope you're well^^ Fresh morning today^^ Awaiting good news^^ Thank you^^]
He'd only seen it as annoying.
Sa-hyeok had been furious at Gilgamesh for giving out his number without permission.
'It's a money-making gig, man.'
No remorse in that reply, just deeper rage.
Nearly a week of ignoring him out of spite.
After a brief hesitation, Sa-hyeok texted his intent.
[Lee Sa-hyeok: I have a question.]
The 'unread' vanished instantly, like they'd been waiting.
Ziiing.
His phone rang.
* * *
He'd hoped to shoot the two pre-accepted ads before entering the gate, but the agency proposed next week.
["It was originally pitched to Dart early on. They figured he'd accept for sure and booked everything ahead."]
Dart's personality was so self-centered, assuming he'd say yes 'naturally.'
Space King took thorough settlements from Goldbunker yet never skipped Iscka chaos or dawn raids.
Of course, Goldbunker always settled precisely.
It was the contract terms.
No Space King approval, no filming.
["But that guy's finally accepting the ad offer."]
Hm?
"Then what about me? Cancel?"
["Schedules are all set now, no canceling. You're shooting together."]
"Wait! Me and Dart?!"
Seeing that handsome face and unique asshole vibe collab irl? Kinda thrilling.
["Too happy about it?"]
Gilgamesh seemed to hate me getting too close to Dart.
Never been close anyway.
"But why accept now?"
["Heard he ditched his place for his parents' house recently. Needs cash to move back out. Not sure if he got his deposit back."]
"Poor guy."
Dart's been through it.
With explosive popularity from his looks, you'd think he'd be thrilled, but nah.
Dart only shooting ads after personal stuff hit—means Space King doesn't desperately need business funds.
Heard he has plenty of money lines among guildies.
Our guild, Hyun-woo-nim?
["Bring Abyss to the shoot. Get her face known with the staff."]
"!"
Look at Gilgamesh, money brain spinning.
"Gilga, no, Kwon Ho-seong."
["Huh?"]
"Let's be close from now on."
Ho-seong paused, flustered, before replying.
["Whoa! Finally recognizing my value! Yeah, that's me!"]
Exploding confidence right away.
["Admit you ignored me before?"]
"Yeah, I admit. Hit me up for collabs. Streams or whatever."
["Hm. Honestly, you're past just streaming now. If you do, plan the business first, then strategic drop."]
“…….”
I like this guy.
Right now, Goldbunker's rowing hard, Space King and Fullminak just starting.
I planned to hit the gate first.
Goal: level up.
Gamer instinct aside, seeing that low level on my status window was too pitiful to ignore.
["Oh, but take investments super carefully right now."]
"What? Why?"
Was about to ask relatives.
["Gates won't just break once. Babel Tower quest proves it—something's coming next. Our ruin odds are basically zero."]
Hunters who cleared the first quest now have 'Enter Babel Tower' as next.
The unknown game system was ongoing.
"So?"
["Why invite outside meddling when it's already a winner stock? Need money? Borrow from me. That's part of why I'm linking with you and Dart."]
Doot doot.
Call notification beeped midway then cut off; KakaoTalk alert popped up top.
[Abyss: Unnie, who you on the phone with??]
[Abyss: Not Dart, right? ㅠㅠ]
Gilgamesh kept going.
["Money is power. Loose investments now means getting screwed later."]
* * *
Small cafe near home.
Kwon Ho-seong's words stuck in my head.
“…….”
Was I too complacent?
Falling for Kim Je-hyun's words and begging maternal relatives.
Recall why I quit his family's company—total delusion.
Fed up with it.
Now taking money and tying my soul to business?
Want recognition?
Is that my dream?
How long do I live for Mom's dream?
What do I want?
Always thought I craved recognition, but not from relatives as my life's goal.
Something clarifying.
Often, away from Mom, this odd clarity sharpens, reason kicking in.
Few days later, meeting with Je-hyun's big bro, Kim Do-won.
If Ho-seong hadn't warned me, what face would've I made, what bullshit would've spilled?
Horrifying to imagine.
Ting—
"Unnie!"
Snapping out of daze as vibrant colors flooded my view.
A celebrity walked in.
"Why'd you dress up so pretty?"
"Meeting unnie alone, of course I gotta look pretty."
Ye-rin smiled with her eyes.
That sweet eye smile melted my frozen heart.
Too pretty, it's worrying.
"You're basically an idol now—safe walking around like that?"
"Taxi'd here, just a bit ahead."
"Thanks for coming far. Could've met halfway."
"It's fine. I was curious too. This is near unnie's place, your usual cafe, right?"
Ye-rin scanned the cute cafe interior, eyes sparkling.
Nothing special.
I pulled out my card.
"You'll let unnie pay, right?"
Startled, Ye-rin turned to me, then beamed.
"Yes!"