For a Dark Gamer, losing their character was the same as becoming unemployed!
To be unable to expect employment insurance and unemployment pension, if you considered such disaster, you would only become anxious. If Lee Hyun was also in a situation where his character Weed might be permanently deleted, his anxiety would be too great to express in words.
‘I haven’t made enough money yet!’
Perhaps because the all work he had done would have been a waste, so he didn’t think he would be able to accept a quest like that.
He’d have no choice but to suffer from an extremely severe apprehension. In real life, Grandma’s hospital bills and their living expenses would be threatened by this approaching menace. Though Huni might have saved up a little spare money, that alone would not assure him, for this was something that could very possibly ruin a Dark Gamer’s life.
If you died while hunting, your level and skill proficiency would drop, and if such an incident were to occur again and again, it would be an unfathomably devastating blow to a Dark Gamer.
- Wicked Me: I hope you receive a lot of items. The items are what’s left.
- Huni: Of course. All the items we obtained on the quest are gathered separately, and are being sold. However, when I imagine the character I raised and very attached to, completely disappearing… It’s not something that will happen right away, but my chest really hurts thinking about it.
- Hyun: You must worry a lot.
- Huni: There’s nothing I can do but to move forward.
- Hyun: Since you have experience, you’ll be able to grow again, and the quest…
Lee Hyun’s hand, which had been clacking on the keyboard, suddenly came to a halt.
Though it was just a speculation, even if those kinds of quests were to be successful, because of the ridiculous chance for a character to be deleted, there was no one who would be willing to accept such quests.
But the Dark Gamer Huni was even considering death.
‘It seems like he has received a truly difficult quest.’
He guessed it would be much harder to succeed in this quest than to find a needle in a haystack.
- Hyun: I pray for your success. Those words are all I can offer.
- Huni: Thank you. I’ll do my best. I needed some reassurance.
- Wicked Me: It’s really heartwarming to see you two talk.
- Huni: Wicked Me-nim, Hyun-nim. Shall we be friends? Although I don’t know how old you are or where you live, I don’t think it’ll be bad to get along as friends in the Dark Gamer chatting room.
- Hyun: I’d like that as well.
- Huni: I will introduce myself first. I’m twenty-eight years old.
- Hyun: I’m twenty-three years old.
- Huni: Hyun is like my younger sibling then.
- Hyun: Yes, elder brother. Please speak informally.
-Huni: Do you mind? Then Wicked Me-nim, how old are you?
- Wicked Me: Elder brothers! I am 15 years old. I’m the youngest. My two elder brothers, please take care of your cute brother.
- Huni: …
- Hyun: …
- Huni: Hey Me.
- Wicked Me: Yep!
- Huni: It’s already 11. You’d better go to bed.
- Wicked Me: Ah! Is that the time already. It’s nearly time for my mom to come home soon… I guess I’ll pretend to study and go to sleep. Goodbye.
- Hyun: …
-Huni: …
***
Lee Hyun’s school life went by busily. Even if he barely passed the tests, the assignments kept coming.
Tests and challenges concerning Royal Road.
Because of those, Choe Sang Jun and Park Soon Jo were to gather information about the dungeons, and the preparations were quickly underway.
“Hyung, just come when you can, and all you need to do is show us your sculptures.”
Choe Sang Jun said generously.
In any case, because it was a team assignment, Lee Hyun had to participate too, but not much was expected from a Sculptor. Hyun would show them his sculptures, and if Choe Sang Jun and his team mates acted as if they were deeply moved, he calculated that the professor would give them points.
‘If a team that includes a Sculptor is able to explore a difficult dungeon, that can be seen as a huge success.’