KYB Ch 15

First, he typed in chat that he was fine.

Meanwhile, since Ye Woo-won didn’t respond, Kisekki provoked again.

Unable to hold back, Nyamnyangi tried to step in.

‘Uh, this is definitely going to turn into a fight.’

Before Nyamnyangi could type more, Ye Woo-won quickly mediated.

It didn’t take long after he apologized when WhiteKimchi exploded.

WhiteKimchi was furious, but Ye Woo-won didn’t mind much.

Reading WhiteKimchi’s speechless reply, Ye Woo-won tilted his head with a blank expression.

‘But he’s right, though.’

Kisekki’s tone was harsh, but everything he said made sense.

‘And that guy clearly knows a lot about Dragon Knight mechanics.’

Rather, Ye Woo-won thought Kisekki’s feedback was actually pretty good. After all, he was the first DPS to mention not only the Dragon Knight’s shield skill, but also the swamp and aggro skills.

‘That method really does look more proper.’

Had they done it his way, the Assassin might have died, but the monster wave would’ve ended without delay.

Had he studied the class or something? He understood the Dragon Knight so well.

Kisekki, who’d been loud just moments ago, suddenly froze—then burst into laughter.

Ye Woo-won never imagined that Kisekki would twist his apology and polite words so completely.

On top of that, as a challenge.

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Ye Woo-won realized it during their battle with the Round Two boss, the Twilight Pair, right after they had cleared the first. Kisekki had completely lost his restraint and was now mocking him more openly than ever.

At first, Ye Woo-won thought Kisekki’s words were entirely right, but at times, they felt a bit unreasonable. Still, he never bothered to defend himself against Kisekki’s messages.

“It’s because he’s really good at this.”

Kisekki really was. Because even while playing with that difficult Necromancer class, he was practically flying through the raid. He avoided every pattern, barely taking any damage.

From such a person’s point of view, Ye Woo-won must have looked completely incompetent. So Ye Woo-won kept apologizing sincerely.

Did he say something wrong again? Now that Kisekki was twisting every word, Ye Woo-won felt like he’d crossed a river of no return.

Each time Kisekki spoke, the other guild members reacted in shock through the chat, but to be honest, Ye Woo-won wasn’t particularly affected.

If anything, he would simply agree with Kisekki as if to confirm his words and quickly wrap up the situation.

‘For him to talk like this… isn’t that, in a way, kind of considerate?’

From the start, he felt that compared to when he used to play with Kim Hee-yeon’s acquaintances, this was actually rather peaceful.

The party chat now was basically just Kisekki talking trash, but back when he played with Kim Hee-yeon, it had been total chaos as a group. At least Kisekki seemed to understand the Dragon Knight’s skills, whereas the party members he’d played with back then…

Shouldn’t the shield already be up by now? What’s your deal, Dragon Knight? You need to watch me and move faster. I was right behind you, and because of your aggro, I got hit too. Do you think it’s fine as long as only you dodge? Why’d you dodge that? You’re supposed to take it for us.

Yeah. This was definitely better than being told to tank an instant-death attack bare-handed.

If you’re the tank, drop the damage greed and focus on protecting your party, haha.
Ah, Yewoo Beomjeol LOL still not improving… thanks to you, that gimmick wiped us. Pay for my potion cost.

Kim Hee-yeon’s friends had been vicious. Compared to that, Kisekki’s behavior felt almost…

‘…Cute?’

His grumbling seemed more like cute, harmless whining. And since he occasionally made valid points, it was even helpful.

Most of all, the others in the raid were incredibly kind. At first, they tried to stop him, but soon realized there was no way to control Kisekki.

They were all busy talking to him in Whisper mode like crazy because typing in party chat would only make Kisekki’s tantrum worse.

Ye Woo-won only felt grateful. A DPS and healer who didn’t blame the tank—they’re such angels, really.

‘And somehow, it makes me want to improve.’

He didn’t know if the day would ever come when Kisekki praised him, but he wanted to try earning it.

‘Ah, damn.’

Lost in thought, Ye Woo-won accidentally drew the Twilight Pair^[1]’s aggro a little too early. Almost instinctively, he glanced sideways at Kisekki standing next to him, as if gauging his reaction.

Sure enough, Kisekki had paused as though about to type something.

‘He’s definitely going to say something.’

Ye Woo-won hurriedly typed before he could.

By now, he could tell without needing words. After listening to Kisekki throughout the entire second round, he could already guess the tone Kisekki would use toward him just from the atmosphere alone.

So he spoke first, but instead of the rapid-fire response he expected, Kisekki suddenly went quiet, then burst out angrily.

So that wasn’t it. He’d expected a complaint about timing.

So now he wasn’t even allowed to apologize? Even as he thought that, Ye Woo-won’s hands moved swiftly. He locked down the boss’s aggro as he prepared to use an AoE skill and guided his party members to positions where they could deal damage more easily.

At that perfect moment, the others started complimenting him. Ye Woo-won glanced toward Kisekki, almost expecting something.

Of course, he wasn’t interested in him at all.

Ye Woo-won smiled quietly, a bit proud. They were right. To use this skill, you needed equipment with a specific option—and he’d spent who knows how much money just to get it.

‘There was hardly any supply or demand for it…’

Since few players used that option, he had to buy countless pieces from the Trading Post until he got the right stats. People called it crazy to waste that much money for one skill, but—

‘Well, seeing them happy makes it worth it.’

Having experienced several party wipes in his previous groups from members running around in confusion, Ye Woo-won didn’t consider the money wasted.

Because this setup had saved his teammates countless times.

The Twilight Pair screams as it collapses. Congratulations! Claim your rewards!

After much struggle, the raid finally ended safely. Treasure chests appeared before each member. The loot depended mostly on luck rather than contribution.

Ye Woo-won also typed “GG” and opened his chest.

‘Just average stuff.’

He had a few enhancement materials he could use to upgrade his gear, but there was nothing particularly special among them. Still, it had been a fun run, probably because it’d been so long since his last Twilight Pair raid.

‘He’s quiet.’

Kisekki had fallen silent as soon as the boss died and stayed that way. A chest appeared in front of him, too, but he only stared at it without opening it.

Was he lagging? Curious, Ye Woo-won tilted his head and looked his way—and suddenly, Kisekki snapped his head up, locking eyes directly with him.

TL’s Note

[1] GG is Good Game. Typically said at the end of a match to display good sportsmanship, regardless of the outcome.

I agree with Ye Woo-won. Kisekki’s super cute. Cute Tsundere. LOL. On the other note… I just realized… no. 10 is a female character. T_T hell… I thought it was just as usual that everyone is male. But it turns out the guild master is a woman.
Another thing is that the game seems to allow profanity to be used. But sometimes they like to censor their words themselves, with deliberate typos, abbreviations or something else. So I’m following that.