KYB Ch 9

Ye Woo-won blinked. For a moment, he didn’t know how to respond and just sat there with his hands resting on the keyboard.

This person’s attitude was really… how should he put it… um…

‘It feels like he’s only acting like this to me.’

Seeing Kisekki act overly hostile, Ye Woo-won was about to type in chat to ask if he had done something wrong.

Ye Woo-won quietly deleted his message.

Kisekki acted the same way toward any other people.

From the chat, it seemed Kisekki was rough with everyone.

Kisekki walked past Yewoo Beomjeol’s dead body and approached no.10, who stood frozen.

Ye Woo-won blinked and looked toward Kisekki.

Then no.10, still typing crying emoji, rushed toward the spot where Yewoo Beomjeol’s avatar lay dead.

After all, it was just an in-game avatar’s death. And honestly, it was kind of fun. Even so, no.10 hovered nervously beside Yewoo Beomjeol’s corpse.

Ye Woo-won rested his chin on his hand and blinked at the chat window. Kisekki wanted to kick him, and the guildmaster didn’t. Kisekki’s reasoning was simple.

‘So basically, he doesn’t want me because I’m weak.’

The resurrection cooldown had ended, but Ye Woo-won didn’t click the revive button. Instead, he checked the guild info window.

Kisekki held the rank of Officer, and no.10 was the Guild Master. Maybe that’s why the Master seemed hesitant.

‘If that’s the case…’

Quietly watching the scene, Ye Woo-won pressed Revive. Most of the attention was still on the argument between no.10 and Kisekki, so few noticed him.

He subtly moved his character. Then, above Kisekki’s head, who was heatedly chatting—

Ye Woo-won hurled a massive greatsword.

Kisekki himself didn’t take the hit, but no.10 beside him showed a startled expression after getting hit instead. Of course, since the area they were in wasn’t a PVP zone, neither no.10 nor Kisekki actually lost any HP.

Kisekki let out a scoffing emote, as if in disbelief, then quickly started typing.

But Kisekki had overlooked something.

At Nyamnyangi’s comment, Kisekki looked down—and froze.

‘Since when?’

Kisekki’s character had stepped inside the PVP zone boundary. Meaning…

Ye Woo-won’s earlier attack had been a feint.

He had copied the exact meaningless strike Kisekki once used to lure Yewoo Beomjeol into the PVP zone. And once a player is marked as a target, PVP mode remains even if they step out of the zone.

Kisekki froze in surprise. Ye Woo-won didn’t miss the opening.

Kisekki, whose feet had been bound by Ye Woo-won, seemed to snap back to his senses and tried to move.

But it was too late.

Instantly, the PVP zone turned pitch-black. The air grew dense with shadow as Yewoo Beomjeol vanished, and from the darkness, a huge silhouette began to emerge.

Since there were so few Dragon Knights left, most players didn’t even know what their skills looked like. Some guildmates mistook that for a mob, but those who remembered Yewoo Beomjeol’s customization knew better.

The Dragon Knight, draped in dragon scales, broke through the black mist and revealed himself fully. His greatsword burned with a fiery glow before descending vertically toward Kisekki’s head.

There was no escape. Kisekki’s feet were bound in a swamp, and the air was filled with health-draining dark mist.

A message popped up announcing that Yewoo Beomjeol had killed Kisekki.

“…”

The guild chat, which had been loud just seconds ago, fell silent. It was because the fight had ended before Kisekki could even strike once, and it had all happened in an instant.

After a short pause, Kisekki finally typed.

The chat filled only with Kisekki’s disbelieving laughter. Yewoo Beomjeol brushed his hands after seeing the PVP ended notification. It might’ve been a sneaky duel, but everyone knew Kisekki had no right to complain.

After all, he’d attacked without warning first, too. Yewoo Beomjeol walked up to Kisekki’s corpse.

Ye Woo-won picked up a defence potion Kisekki had dropped and held it out toward his fallen body.

He had no intention of mocking him. Ye Woo-won only wanted to defeat Kisekki and earn his place in the guild.

‘If we end it fair and square, he won’t complain after that.’

Knowing Kisekki’s aggressive nature, Ye Woo-won believed he’d accept the final round.

But—

He never imagined he’d look like the villain.