Gear Selection
Kang Do-yoon followed Yoo Chae-won and his eyes landed on the displayed equipment.
Robes, gloves, shoes, rings, necklaces, and belts.
All of it was gear meant for Recovery Mages.
But after staring for a long time, Kang Do-yoon furrowed his brow.
“...There’s nothing.”
“Huh?”
“A weapon.”
“Ah.”
Yoo Chae-won finally understood and nodded.
“There are Recovery Mages who use weapons.”
“Really?”
Kang Do-yoon’s eyes sparkled.
“What do you use?”
“I’ve seen crosses and books.”
“Ooh.”
Kang Do-yoon’s expectations skyrocketed.
A priest holding a cross.
A healer using the Bible.
This feels pretty cool.
But Yoo Chae-won continued.
“However... it has no effect.”
“What do you mean?”
“Originally, gate-use equipment isn’t equipped through the status window.”
That sentence suddenly clicked.
Status window.
There was definitely a gear tab.
Thinking back, I thought equipment had to be worn directly to have an effect.
But this world had separate gear slots like a game.
Whether you were wearing armor or not.
You only received the effects if the item was registered in the status window.
That seemed weird now.
“Wait, so the cross or book isn’t gate-use equipment?”
“Yes.”
Yoo Chae-won nodded.
“They’re regular items. That’s why you don’t use them directly on monsters.”
“Then why carry them around?”
Yoo Chae-won paused, searching for the right words.
“...Cosplay?”
“......”
“Costume?”
“......”
“Ah.”
Yoo Chae-won’s face brightened.
“Concept! It must be concept.”
“......”
Kang Do-yoon instantly understood.
The explanation was over.
Cross for the priest concept.
Book for the scholar concept.
No performance, just atmosphere.
Kang Do-yoon nodded as if he got it.
“I understand. Perfectly.”
Yoo Chae-won looked confused about why he understood.
But Kang Do-yoon didn’t explain further.
There was no need.
Anyone who had played games for a long time knew.
People used items that looked cool, even if they had no effect.
Even if it meant getting hit by monsters.
“But.”
He had watched Yoo Chae-won swing a sword in front of him for days.
Slash.
Monster dies.
Slash.
Dies again.
Slash.
Boss dies.
End.
If he wasn’t affected, that would be a lie.
And it looked super easy.
Of course, it was probably not easy at all in reality.
Still, he had the feeling he could become stronger just by holding a sword.
“Can’t I carry a sword too?”
“It’s possible.”
“Ooh.”
Kang Do-yoon’s eyes sparkled at her answer.
But Yoo Chae-won’s expression was somehow vague.
“However... it’s... a regular sword.”
“Huh?”
“Since it’s not gate-use equipment, there’s a high chance it will break when attacking monsters.”
“Ah.”
Kang Do-yoon’s shoulders visibly slumped.
Yoo Chae-won bit her lip.
“I-I’ll find a way!”
Kang Do-yoon looked up again.
“What?”
“I... will look into it.”
“Look into what?”
“A method for using a sword.”
Yoo Chae-won had a serious expression.
“I’ll ask the guild. I’ll check if there are any other cases.”
“No, you don’t have to go that far.”
Kang Do-yoon was taken aback.
He had only said it because it looked cool.
He hadn’t actually wanted to become a swordsman.
“It’s fine.”
“No. I can do it. I’ll try my best!”
“It’s really fine.”
Kang Do-yoon waved his hand.
“I’ll take the thought.”
“...Ah.”
Yoo Chae-won’s shoulders dropped a little.
“I see...”
She seemed a bit disappointed.
Kang Do-yoon looked confused.
He didn’t understand.
He was the one who would be disappointed about not being able to use a sword.
Why did it seem like Yoo Chae-won-nim was more disappointed?
For a moment he wondered.
But that wasn’t important.
Ultimately, the only fact was that he had to give up on the sword.
Yeah, swords just weren’t for him.
The male romance.
Was slipping further away today.
“......”
Kang Do-yoon started looking through the intern equipment one by one.
Most of the options.
Increased recovery power.
Increased mana recovery.
Dodged.
Increased defense.
Those kind of things.
Naturally, he picked up the gear with the increased recovery power option.
He was a healer, so more healing amount was better.
But Yoo Chae-won’s gaze kept drifting to other places.
Increased dodge rate.
Increased defense.
Damage reduction.
Survival-related options.
Yoo Chae-won didn’t say it outright.
But.
Her eyes were saying ‘I wish you’d choose that...’
Kang Do-yoon pretended not to notice.
Increased recovery power robe.
Increased recovery power gloves.
Increased mana recovery speed shoes.
He picked three of them.
Yoo Chae-won’s expression turned slightly disappointed.
The two of them headed to the counter with the items.
The staff checked the employee ID and nodded.
“It’s been processed for rental.”
“If damaged or lost, contact us immediately on the day for insurance benefits.”
“Thank you.”
Kang Do-yoon decided to equip the gear right away.
“Equip.”
The gear in his hands vanished in a flash of light.
“Ooh.”
Kang Do-yoon’s eyes widened.
The clothes looked the same.
No robe felt on.
But when he opened the status window, the robe, gloves, and shoes were registered in the gear slots.
“Amazing.”
Things disappearing in the air and appearing in the status window.
He still wasn’t used to it.
He stared at the gear window for a while, then suddenly looked up.
“But you didn’t choose any?”
Yoo Chae-won’s expression froze for a split second.
“Ah, I...”
An awkward smile.
“I was planning to choose slowly later.”
“Really?”
“Y-yes!”
“......?”
Kang Do-yoon thought it was a bit strange.
But he didn’t ask further.
Eventually they left the warehouse.
Tomorrow would be hard difficulty.
Kang Do-yoon headed to the cafeteria with a secret expectation.
On the other hand, Yoo Chae-won behind him let out a quiet sigh of relief.
“...Thank goodness.”
She had simply already owned better gear than the intern equipment in the warehouse.
***
Kang Do-yoon didn’t know.
At this very moment, the guild community was quite noisy.
Originally there were only three male interns.
But one of them had already taken a childcare leave after just one week of work.
So only two males remained.
Interest was inevitable.
Title: I’m Going to Confess Tomorrow (56)
Author: Anonymous
It can’t be helped.
I’m going to shout that I fell in love at first sight.
Don’t stop me.
[Comments]
— Don’t go far.
— The lord is getting another one.
— Happy for success, laugh for failure.
— Write a follow-up tomorrow.
— Are you really going?
└ Really?
└ Fighting!
└ What fighting lol
While laughing and chatting.
One comment appeared.
— Don’t enter the dorm to sleep?
A moment later.
[Deleted comment.]
— What was that just now?
└ Me too.
└ Crazy girl was there.
└ Thinking such thoughts in this world?
└ Pre-criminal cut.
└ Whoa.
└ Terrifying.
Soon another story began.
— But deletion is so fast lately?
└ Agree.
— Admins delete harassment instantly.
└ How do you know that?
— When are you working hard?
└ Admin changed?
└ Don’t know.
At that time another user posted.
Title: No Confession Follow-up? (35)
Author: Anonymous
Lately there are a lot of confession posts.
[Comments]
— Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen follow-ups.
└ Disappeared because of failure?
└ I haven’t seen it either.
└ It’s already been over a week.
└ Makes sense?
└ Now I see there’s no follow-up at all.
A moment later one comment appeared.
[Deleted comment.]
— Eh?
— What?
— Why deleted?
└ Did you see the content?
└ I didn’t see it.
└ Me either.
└ What?
└ Is this post also being deleted?
The comment section became quiet.
— This is really strange?
└ Do you have no sense?
└ Ah, I see.
— Admin, I didn’t say anything.
└ Terrifying.
└ Suddenly chills.
└ Me too.
└ Me too.
└ Everyone be careful lol
After that, no more posts on this topic.
Instead, another noisy topic began.
Title: Is He Dating the Sword Saint? (74)
Author: Anonymous
Right after.
[Comments]
— They say they don’t know yet?
└ They eat together every day.
└ Eating is fine.
— From my view it looks like a business relationship.
└ How do you know that?
└ Same internship.
└ Ah.
— Already level 5?
└ Already level 5?
└ Insane.
└ Sword Saint bus
└ I want to ride it too
— But when you reach level 10 you can add teammates, right?
└ Ah.
└ Ah lol
└ Calculator kids appearing.
└ Don’t add competitors.
└ Shh.
A moment later one comment appeared.
— It might not be that yet.
└ ?
└ What?
└ It’s possible they have good feelings.
└ Suddenly?
└ Who are you?
└ It’s unknown from now on.
└ lol
└ Hope circuit lol
└ Is it the sword saint himself?
└ Why is the tone so serious?
At that moment.
“This guy.”
Yoo Chae-won muttered quietly.
“Huh?”
Kang Do-yoon, who was looking at his phone next to her, looked up.
“Ah, no!”
Yoo Chae-won hurriedly shook her head.
And checked the comments again.
— But they’re not talking now?
└ True.
└ Saw them in the cafeteria.
└ Both just looking at phones.
└ Looks like a business relationship.
“......!”
Yoo Chae-won’s fingers moved quickly.
— How do you know that?
Immediately a reply appeared.
└ It’s the cafeteria.
└ Right next to the table, both just looking at phones. Obviously.
“......!!”
Yoo Chae-won’s expression collapsed.
Her fingers sped up.
— No. You can look at phones during meals. There’s no evidence they didn’t talk.
“But...”
They hadn’t talked shortly before, had they?
└ It’s the sword saint himself.
└ Must be.
└ Caught.
└ lol
— I’m not the sword saint.
└ lol
└ Someone believes me?
└ Then who is it?
└ I’m a friend of the sword saint.
└ lol
└ Friend of a friend?
└ Yes! Friends.
— Can I believe the sword saint?
└ Yes, please believe me.
└ Ah lol
└ lol
└ lol
— Why are you all laughing?
└ Please be friends too, sword saint-nim.
— How will you prove you’re friends with the sword saint?
└ I really am friends.
└ What’s the friend’s name?
└ I can’t tell you.
└ It’s the sword saint.
└ It’s the sword saint.
└ Sword saint confirmed.
Yoo Chae-won’s hand trembled.
It was unfair.
She really wasn’t the sword saint.
Or rather, she was, but.
— Why do you keep calling me sword saint?
└ Or I’ll authenticate.
└ If not sword saint, I’ll call the sword saint.
└ lol
└ Bring the sword saint.
└ How can I bring the sword saint?
└ It’s you.
└ Self-summon
— Sword saint I’ll cry.
└ He’s already crying?
└ That seems right.
“......”
Yoo Chae-won looked down at her phone.
And her expression really turned sad.