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Something was incredibly fascinating. Should he say it was finally sinking in? Yeo-woon looked at Earth Star’s account displayed on the desktop monitor and turned to Ji-gu.

“So you really are Earth Star.”

“…What.”

“Can I hit you just once? It’s been my long-time dream.”

When Yeo-woon clasped his hands together pretending to plead, Ji-gu shook his head vigorously as if to say no way. Yeo-woon lightly pushed Ji-gu’s shoulder with the fist he had raised. Even though he had tapped so gently that even a child wouldn’t be tickled, Ji-gu flinched at the spot he was hit and pretended to be in pain.

He’s really putting on airs. Yeo-woon let out a hollow laugh. But the more problematic thing was that his airs were starting to look cute.

“Should I propose?”

“No, wait a moment.”

Earth Star hopped up and down in front of Yeo-woon. He had heard of people who intentionally received the marriage buff in-game, only to break up immediately afterward for the benefit. If there were even part-time jobs for wedding hall buffs at about 500 per session, the buff effect must be quite good. Yeo-woon decided to open the friend chat and let the people currently online know about this.

[Friend] neutaaaa: Anyone want to come to my wedding today!

[Friend] Kidney Rat: Huh?

[Friend] Wandu Wandya: Real wedding? Or game wedding?

[Friend] neutaaaa: Game, of course;

He wondered why they would ask such an obvious thing. As if he would invite guild members to a real wedding.

[Friend] Wandu Wandya: Oh OK;;;;;

[Friend] neutaaaa: Come get the wedding buff!!

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Sure haha

Meanwhile, people in Yeo-woon’s friend list, besides the Poseidon guild members, were puzzled.

[Friend] oO Sunshine Oo: Uh, who are you again?

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Wait, do I know you?

[Friend] PotteryRest: Hm? Why are you in my friend list? lol

Looking at the nicknames, they seemed to be people who played Little Forest. He had briefly entered Little Forest once due to a return event, and during that time, he suddenly received many friend requests and accepted them all indiscriminately. Moreover, Little Forest users sometimes sent friend requests suddenly without saying anything when they encountered a black cloak on the road. Perhaps because he had so many friends gathered like that, Yeo-woon wasn’t close enough to remember all these people’s nicknames.

[Friend] NoProductionJobsHere: Hey, this person is asdf, lolololol

[Friend] NoProductionJobsHere: Why don’t you know

[Friend] neutaaaa: Ah yes… I’m asdf…

[Friend] oO Sunshine Oo: Oh right, I sent a friend request before

[Friend] LifoGameFan: No wonder the nickname was so random lololol

[Friend] LifoGameFan: Super cool and awesome, Chef!

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: You’re a sous chef?

[Friend] PotteryRest: I’ll be right there

[Friend] NoProductionJobsHere: I’m already waiting in front of the wedding hall ~.~

[Friend] WoWoW: Wow;;; I almost deleted you thinking you were a stranger

[Friend] WoWoW: Is there any participation fee or something?

[Friend] neutaaaa: We don’t take wedding gifts from family^^

[Friend] neutaaaa: Just bring yourselves lolol

[Friend] PotteryRest: I’m about to cry… This is so touching ㅠㅠ

[Friend] WoWoW: Okay!!>

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Yes chef….♥

[Friend] WoWoW: Golem, don’t use hearts, it’s so gross I want to punch you

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: ㅠㅠ ♥I got♥it!!

[Friend] WoWoW: Yep, princess, it’s the famous asdf is getting married today!!

[Friend] WoWoW: I think we can just come? As long as we dress properly it should be fine? They called us family lol

[Friend] WoWoW: Yes yes, everyone just come, it’s not my wedding though haha

[Friend] PotteryRest: Make sure to follow the dress code, guys

[Friend] WoWoW: Agreed agreed

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Yeah, of course!!

[Friend] NoProductionJobsHere: Everyone, mind your manners

[Friend] oO Sunshine Oo: I want to give something but my weapon broke yesterday and all I have left are giveaway cloaks… I’ve been giving them out everywhere so only ten left;;

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Right, gotta go to the auction house

[Friend] WoWoW: Too late, someone already swept them all ㅠㅠ

[Server] WoWoW: Urgent!! Buying [Cloak of Pitch Black Night]<<<<< infinitely @@@@@@@@ whisper offers

[Server] StoneGolemCore: The person above is broke lol Sell to me instead ♥ I’ll give you double! Buying all cloaks available

[Friend] WoWoW: You b*stard

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Hehe♥

Yeo-woon, ffeeling the familiar atmosphere of his old home in Illusion, was lost in nostalgia. Just by glancing at the friend chat, he could roughly follow the conversation. He wasn’t friends with everyone, so a few messages seemed like people talking to themselves, but it was clear that the Lifo refugees were all close and friendly with each other. The cozy atmosphere was kind of cute.

He noticed that the Earth Star character that had been spinning in front of him for a while had stopped. Wondering what was going on, he turned to the side and saw Ji-gu looking at the laptop screen with a disgruntled expression.

“What’s wrong?”

“Everyone’s in your friend chat except me.”

“You must have acted really unpleasantly.”

“I won’t do that anymore. Can’t you add me too?”

“Then say ‘babe, add me’, go on.”

“…What?”

“If you say it, I’ll accept your friend request right away.”

Yoon Ji-gu hesitated for a moment, then turned his head abruptly and shouted, “Never mind!” It was incomprehensible why he was so embarrassed about saying just three words.

To hold a wedding in the game, they needed to meet the affection requirement and use the ‘Will You Marry Me?’ item. There were also conditions for using the item: you had to equip at least two pieces from the wedding outfit set.

Earth Star, without being told, appeared wearing an elaborate veil on his head and a white suit.

“Where did you buy that outfit?”

“From the fashion shop.”

“Ah…”

So you can wear clothes from the fashion shop. Yeo-woon immediately entered the fashion shop and tried on items one by one.

“You said just two pieces would do, right?”

He tried on a white suit, but it wasn’t very visible under the cloak. When he put on a black suit, it looked somewhat more unified. Yeo-woon bought a veil identical to Earth Star’s and a black suit set, then left the fashion shop.

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: When are you guys getting married? I want to get the buff and run Star Cradle, don’t waste time and just give us the buff already…-_-

[Guild] Ji9star: Soon;

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: OK;;

[Guild] Ji9star: ;;;;;;

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: ;;;;;;;;;;

[Guild] neutaaaa: babe, don’t fight ㅜㅜ

[Guild] Ji9star: Mwahk

“Hyung!”

Ji-gu, with a bright red face and a typo, yelled resentfully. He usually took the initiative to call him that, so why was he acting like this now?

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: Why is he like that again lololol

[Guild] ParkRoach: When’s the divorce?

[Guild] Ji9star: We’re not even married yet ㅗ

[Guild] neutaaaa: lol Are you jealous?

[Guild] ParkRoach: ?

Yoon Ji-gu nervously fidgeted in front of Yeo-woon before opening the couple window and clicking the ‘Propose’ button. The ‘Will You Marry Me?’ item in the event window was used, and a guidance window popped up on Ji-gu’s screen.

‘Please enter your proposal message with love!’

“Ah… what should I write?”

Yoon Ji-gu hesitated, writing and erasing the proposal message ten times. Yeo-woon glanced over, curious about what grand words he might be composing, but saw only simple phrases like ‘Let’s get married;’. It suddenly occurred to Yeo-woon that at this rate, they wouldn’t be able to hold the wedding ceremony until late at night.

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: Oh no, Neuta has become just like Earth Star ㅠㅠ

[Guild] ParkRoach: Earth Star virus

[Guild] Ji9star: So what

[Guild] neutaaaa: Cockroach is just jealous, so please bear with it^^

[Guild] Ji9star: Okay~>_<

“…!”

Yeo-woon immediately turned to look beside him. Yoon Ji-gu, with his usual cold face, was typing ‘>_<‘ in the chat. The discrepancy was fascinating. How on earth did he end up using such a chatting style?

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: Now everyone just calls him cockroach lolololol

[Guild] ParkRoach: When will the nickname change voucher come out seriously I’m so pissed off for real

[Guild] ParkRoach: #SquidGuardian Won’t go even if you bring truckload of Earth Star^^ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ

[Guild] Poseidon Captain: …Whoa

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: That rascal lololol immediately obeys Neuta’s words

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Seems like a real pet Earth Star lol

‘…Huh?’

The term ‘pet Earth Star’ struck a chord in Yeo-woon’s mind. Thinking that he had heard this phrase somewhere before, he recalled it was from the context of Ji-gu’s worries shared within the guild last year. Once he remembered the context, recalling the conversation became easier.

What did he say again? That there was a pervert living next door stalking him? Yeo-woon thought for a moment and remembered where he was living at that time. The ‘pervert’ Ji-gu was talking about was undoubtedly himself.

‘To cut to the chase, I received a confession my next-door neighbor today….’

Though he couldn’t remember the exact conversation, Ji-gu had started the discussion with words like these.

What the hell? So Yoon Ji-gu, that bastard, was saying that I was the perverted, vicious stalker he was talking about then? When did I ever confess?

Yeo-woon turned to look at Yoon Ji-gu, who was still muttering to himself in deep contemplation, feeling bewildered. Yesterday, Ji-gu had complained, thinking that Yeo-woon was the type of person who liked to hit others, and now he was calling him a pervert? Yeo-woon had no idea what kind of image Ji-gu had of him. Thinking that Ji-gu had been avoiding him so desperately last year, treating him as some kind of pervert, made Yeo-woon’s blood pressure rise. He wondered how best to handle this situation so people would think it was resolved properly.

“Ji-gu.”

Yeo-woon called out to Yoon Ji-gu, hiding his sinister intentions. Ji-gu, with his chin resting on his hand, just turned his head to look at Yeo-woon. Seeing that face made some of Yeo-woon’s bewilderment subside, but he needed to focus. Yeo-woon pretended to be troubled and made a request to Ji-gu.

“Sorry to ask, but… I’m a bit thirsty…”

“Ah…!”

Yoon Ji-gu jumped up from his seat, saying “I’ll get you water!” and darted out of the room. He’s so quick. As soon as Ji-gu left the room, Yeo-woon moved to Ji-gu’s chair and placed his hands on the keyboard.

♡ Ji9star: Marry me, Master~!! >_< ♡

A luxurious wedding message with gold-trimmed borders, like a wedding invitation, was sent to the entire server. Although the content wasn’t luxurious.

[Guild] ParkRoach: Uh…

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: What’s with ‘master’?

[Guild] Poseidon Captain: No way lol lol lol lol

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: Holy sh1t lololol This is hilarious why is he like this lololololol

[Guild] ParkRoach: lololololololol #SlaveBoy

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: D4mn lolololololol He pretended to dislike being called like this but actually enjoyed it haha lol lol lol

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Pet Earth Star♥

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: lolololololol Pet Earth Star♥

[Guild] Poseidon Captain: lololol ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] ParkRoach: Pet Earth Star♥

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: Attention seeker

[Guild] al0ha: What to do, he really is an attention seeker lol ㅠㅠㅠ

The reaction was even more satisfying than expected. Yeo-woon, who had made Earth Star look like a strange person, smiled contentedly and immediately returned to his seat to write a response to the proposal.

♡ neutaaaa: Oh my… ♡

‘The wedding ceremony will start at the Isis Palace in 30 minutes!’

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lolololololol No, the reply is even funnier ㅠ

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: He’s completely taken aback…

[Guild] ParkRoach: Well, even I would be lolololol

[Friend] PotteryRest: Hurry up guys, asdf-nim is here

[Friend] PotteryRest: asdf-nim please hold a reception at Lifo(little Forets) afterward

[Friend] WoWoW: Ah, I guess I need to reinstall Lifoㅋ

[Friend] oOSunshineOo: Everyone, it’s on channel 3

[Friend] StoneGolemCore: Don’t forget your manners, everyone!!

Having completed his little revenge, Yeo-woon smiled leisurely and spun his chair around. It wasn’t long before Ji-gu returned, carrying a cup of water with ice floating in it. Yeo-woon thanked him vaguely and took a small sip. Ah, that was refreshing!

“Huh? What’s this? Where did the proposal window go?”

Yoon Ji-gu was puzzled by the disappearance of the proposal window from the screen. Yeo-woon raised his hand slightly and said,

“I took care of it.”

“…What?”

He frowned and tilted his head in confusion. Yoon Ji-gu scrolled up to see the suspiciously laughter-filled guild chat, then anxiously picked up his phone to check the guild chatroom. A screenshot of the wedding invitation was already uploaded in the chatroom. Yoon Ji-gu saw the proposal message sent under his name and shouted with a bright red face.

“What, what is this!”

“You were worrying, so I ended that worry for you. Do you like it?”

“…Ah, seriously. Hyung!”

“Mmm, I know you’re grateful.”

Yoon Ji-gu ranted, saying not to say such nonsense. As expected, Yeo-woon activated his skill of letting it in one ear and out the other, and moved to the wedding venue. Familiar-looking people raised their fists in greeting, welcoming Yeo-woon simultaneously.

[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: No, these people keep sending trade requests;; What is this

[Guild] Captain Poseidon: It’s easier if you just wear it…

[Guild] CatMeowMeowMeow: So I just accepted one;

[Guild] Wandu Wandya: The cloak is sh*tty

[Guild] ParkRoach: Neuta really attracts weird people lol lol lol

[Guild] al0ha: Well, neuta himself is weird too, can’t stand to see them take off the cloak lol

[Guild] ParkRoach: Agreed

While calming down Yoon Ji-gu, who was angry about how he could be made into a pet Earth Star, everyone at the wedding venue had been forcibly transformed into wearing cloak attire. Although the costume change was almost forced, the guests standing on Yeo-woon’s side smiled with ‘hahaha’ as if they couldn’t be more satisfied.

Earth Star was the only one not wearing the strange cloak in the venue. Amidst all the black-clad people, Earth Star stood out the most in his pure white clothes and veil. The whole scene felt like it was crafted just for Earth Star, and Yeo-woon couldn’t help but smile.

“But you know, hyung, it’s not about the marriage… we need to completely revamp your skills first.”

“Oh really? I allocated them as the guide.”

“Is that so?”

“Then come and fix them for me.”

“…”

Yoon Ji-gu nodded glumly. He stood up and started adjusting the skill window, almost embracing Yeo-woon from behind. Despite the occasional sigh and muttered complaints from Ji-gu about how terrible Yeo-woon’s setup was, Yeo-woon didn’t mind. Rather…

“Ah, that reminds me.”

“What is it?”

“Ji-gu, want me to tell you a secret?”

“A secret?”

Yeo-woon nodded and pulled on Yoon Ji-gu’s ear. Then he whispered in a very low voice, just loud enough for him to hear.

“I’m not wearing underwear today.”

“…What?”

“Want to check?”

“…”

Yoon Ji-gu blinked in disbelief. His face soon turned bright red as he bit his lip hard. When Yeo-woon asked, “Did you imagine it?” Ji-gu couldn’t even deny it; he just squeezed his eyes shut, which Yeo-woon found somewhat adorable.

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Title: Have you ever seen a wedding like this?

Author: Mist Garden /Healer

Someone said they were going to get the wedding venue buff at Isis, so I casually followed along and saw something weird.

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I’ve… never seen such a suspicious and pitch-black wedding while playing Illusion.

Shouldn’t the management do something about those cloaks? Whoever released such a useless, monstrous item into the world should resign. And I think they should give some compensation and recall all the items. At first I didn’t care, but now they’re multiplying to the point where it’s really noticeable… It’s starting to get scary when I see them in town lolololol

(50 comments have been posted.)

-? Complaining after wearing it yourself lol

⤷Exactly lololol

⤷Oh, now that I look at it fvck lolololol You’re wearing it too

⤷Mist Garden: Sorry but I received the cloak too; You can’t enter the venue without wearing it f*ck 6 trade requests arrive simultaneously every second how can I not wear it; -If they just wore it among themselves I wouldn’t say much but it’s funny how they subtly force it

⤷But they gave the clothes for free so we can’t really complain lol

-I vaguely remember. A few months ago, I was partying late at night and became friends with someone of a similar level, and as soon as we got close, they shyly gave me a cloak lol I guess wearing the same clothes makes them feel a sense of unity, it was really cute lololol

⤷Do these people carry spare cloaks around?

⤷Ugh, didn’t ask~

⤷ㄴMay you be surrounded by people just as annoying as that cloak^^

⤷ㄴ? You’re crossing the line

-Why is it so funny that even the groom was wearing a cape? He looked like another guest, lol

-What’s with Earth Star’s eyes? I want to get my baby plastic surgery to have that face too

⤷ Awww, so cute

⤷ Ahhh, those blushy eyes

⤷ The odds for getting the new facial expression must be terrible. I heard someone spent 20 tries and still didn’t get it.

⤷Good luck!

-Why are half the guests raising their fists? It’s overflowing with madness, like a horror movie

⤷Now that you mention it lololol Why are they doing that

-Is this really a wedding? That half looks like a funeral

⤷Funeral LOL LOL LOL

⤷LOL LOL LOL

⤷LOL LOL LOL

-LOL So how did you handle the cloak? I got one too…

⤷Mist Garden: After the wedding I just sold it at the auction house for a dirt cheap price lol Sweet deal

⤷Please check your mail

⤷ Mist Garden: Already sent it back, ^^ (Upvotes: 1, Downvotes: 28)

⤷ ?

⤷ ?

⤷ ??

⤷Please check your mail

⤷Mail

⤷Mail

⤷Check mail

⤷This guy’s screwed now lol

-Hey, I’m just curious, but can you tell me how many cloaks you received?

⤷Mist Garden: Uh f*ck fifteen

⤷LOL LOL LOL

⤷LOL LOL

⤷LOL LOL LOL

-Mist Garden: Anyone want a Pitch Black Cloak? I’ll share if you just leave a dot… Please

-Mist Garden: Hey

-Mist Garden: Damn how do I handle this;;

⤷You should start doing ‘sleeve tricks’ too lol

⤷Mist Garden: F*ck I’ll become just like them