Holy Sword and Demon Sword

Quite some time has passed since the all-out war with the Exorcist Guild.

Perhaps it was because that incident became quite the issue.

Quite a few guilds stepped forward, saying they would help our guild.

On the other hand, no guilds sided with the Exorcists.

They were a guild with a bad reputation even before the server merge. Naturally, public opinion was on our side.

Jupiter completely laundered his image after that incident.

So much so that the fact he shamelessly bid on the two-handed sword was forgotten.

Even now, screenshots of Jupiter, saying that sparrows are taking flight, are occasionally uploaded to the Deron Gallery’s trending posts.

As time passed, December 19th, a time not far from Christmas, approached.

Naturally, an announcement was posted on Deron’s website.

[Client Update Information and Offline Event Schedule]

Hello, Adventurers.

Deron Online’s update is scheduled for December 20th (Wednesday).

[New Event Added]

The Giant Tree that Appeared in Deron

After December 20th, a large tree will be created in Deron’s major cities until a separate announcement is made.

Help decorate the tree for Christmas!

Each time you hang a decoration item on the Christmas tree, you can acquire a random box containing event costumes and various potions.

[Mysterious Snowflake Box]

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[New Package Added]

Christmas-exclusive packages will be added.

[Radiant Snowflake Box] 19,800 won

[Shining Snowflake Box] 9,800 won

[Radiant Rudolph Box] 19,800 won

[Shining Rudolph Box] 9,800 won

These boxes contain special costumes and mount-exclusive costumes that cannot be obtained through events.

※Check item probabilities.

[Offline Event Information]

Show Me Your Deron!

Deron’s offline event will be held at the Future Digital Complex from December 24th to December 25th.

The event details are kept secret until the day of, and will be revealed to everyone through internet broadcasting as soon as the offline event begins.

All participants in the offline event will receive a Snowflake Footprint Costume and an Ice Crystal Weapon Costume coupon.

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※Check offline event location

,Heok…”

I blankly opened my mouth while checking the newly uploaded announcement.

The event added at the very top and the Christmas package in the middle were outside my interest.

The very last part of the announcement.

It said that if you participate in the offline event, you will receive a coupon to get an amazing costume.

A shiny, shiny ice sword.

After checking the released image, it looked incredibly cool.

I imagined myself using skills while holding this sword.

It was a weapon skin that suited my last job advancement, the White Dragon Swordsman, very well.

This is…

I have to get this!

I checked the participation requirements for the offline event.

[Anyone who can enter the Future Digital Complex and owns a Deron account.]

Future Digital Complex.

It was a name I remembered. It was also the place I went on a school trip with Sohee.

,Eueum…”

I groaned alone while checking the participation requirements.

This was because the Future Digital Complex was not a place where you could enter whenever you wanted.

,What are you looking at so intently?”

,Ah, Helena.”

Helena, who had briefly left to go to the bathroom, returned.

I showed her the announcement that had just been posted and slumped down in my seat.

I want to go, but there’s no way. As a result of checking just now, I couldn’t get a ticket to the Future Digital Complex.

,Ah. This…”

At that moment, an anecdote from last year came to mind.

Helena freely roamed inside this center. She seemed to know the researchers inside as well.

Using a special room, not a typical accommodation, Helena said.

She said she talked to her dad and was able to use that room.

Maybe, if it’s Helena…

,Do you want to go?”

,Yes!”

I jumped up from my seat and answered.

Of course, I want to go. I wanted to go no matter what.

I held Helena’s hand tightly.

,Can I, can I go? Can I go?”

,Yeah. You can go. It’s vacation anyway. Shall we go together?”

,Okay!”

I’m so glad Helena is my friend.

I recalled the large ice stalactite sword and grinned.

Is Helena thinking the same thing as me? A deep smile was on her face.

***

December 24th.

9 AM.

I wake up, wash up cleanly, and dress neatly.

It’s vacation, so I don’t have to go to school. I would normally be logged into the game, but not today.

This is because I was planning to go to the Future Digital Complex with Sohee to participate in Deron’s offline event.

,You… going out…?”

Harang, who woke up late, saw me sitting in the living room and asked with a surprised expression.

I frowned. Is me going out that surprising?

,Yeah.”

,Well… okay… When are you coming back?”

,I don’t know.”

I shook my head and answered.

The offline event is being held from today, the 24th, until tomorrow, the 25th.

If the event is fun, I was thinking of telling Sohee and staying overnight until tomorrow.

,Did you tell Mom?”

,Yeah.”

,Who are you going to hang out with?”

I crossed my arms and looked up at Harang. My neck hurt.

This guy, he’s been wandering around outside with strange gym clothes lately, and it seemed like he had gotten taller.

,Why are you so curious?”

,No… just…”

,I’m going with Sohee.”

,Ah…”

Harang, after hearing my answer, nodded with a blank expression.

Then, he passed me and left the living room.

At that moment, the phone screen flickered.

Sohee-[Yeona. I’ve arrived.]

It was the contact I had been waiting for.

I got up from my seat and put on my coat.

Before going out, I choose my shoes.

The ones I’ll wear this time are the cute black shoes that Mom bought me.

They weren’t too high-heeled and were quite comfortable.

Feet wrapped in white stockings carefully enter the shoes.

I put on my shoes and tap the front of the heel. A solid feeling was transmitted to my entire foot.

I open the door and step out of the house.

It was my first outing since the vacation started.

The cold wind that rushed in instantly took away the heat of the hair dryer that remained in my hair.

,Hayeona~”

Not far from my house, Sohee was leaning out of the car, waving her hand.

I ran towards her, hotadak.

As I got closer, the car door opened naturally.

I slipped inside and sat next to Sohee.

I was now familiar with the face of the driver sitting in the driver’s seat.

I bowed slightly, and he bowed his head in great embarrassment.

I’m just a middle school student, but he finds it so difficult.

,Are you that excited?”

,Ah, does it show that much?”

I touched my cheeks at Sohee’s question.

My soft cheek fat was mercilessly squished.

I couldn’t hide my laughter as I thought of the large icicle sword I would get in the future.

,Yeah. It’s all over your face.”

Sohee said that and poked my cheek.

Her long fingers dug into the soft spot, kok-.

I’m now used to Sohee touching me anywhere.

Sohee held my hand as it was and said, facing forward.

,Please depart.”

That’s how the car started.

I gave one hand to Sohee and accessed the Deron Gallery.

I said that I wouldn’t do these kinds of community sites in this life, but as expected, I naturally ended up accessing them while playing the game.

[Deron Online Gallery]

[Did the Christmas costume drop? lololol] [2]

[When does today’s event broadcast start?] [1]

[Anyone going to the Future Digital Complex together?] [2]

[Newbie wants to join the gallery guild] [5]

[Gallery Leader’s Highlight Collection.gif] [22]

[Is Umawang-nim participating in today’s offline event?] [1]

[Anyone selling offline coupons? Send me your Open Kakao address;]

The situation in the gallery was the same as usual.

I frowned as I checked the armpit collection of my character that was uploaded every so often, or rather, frequently.

The panty collection is usually deleted if I report it as pornography, but this armpit collection has never been deleted even once.

First, I downloaded all the attached images.

,Are you doing the gallery again?”

,Ah, yeah.”

I hid my phone behind my back at Sohee’s question.

This was because the state of the gallery was really not good for an active middle school student.

I was worried that Sohee might access it, but she didn’t pay much attention to it.

I was really relieved.

How much time had passed since then?

I spent a long time blankly skimming through the gallery.

Finally, the car stopped.

This is because I had arrived at my destination.

,We’ve arrived.”

I knew even if Sohee didn’t say it.

I took out my hand that was being held by her and stuck it to the car window.

A building of enormous scale that I couldn’t fit into both eyes came into view.

I can’t believe I’d be coming back here again.

My butt wiggled with excitement.

,Yeona…”

,Yeah?”

,Be, be a little quieter…”

,Ah, okay.”

I turned my head to look at Sohee’s face, and the tips of her ears were tinged with red.

Was it hot, perhaps?

I lowered the car window slightly and gave her a small smile.

,Were you hot?”

,Ah…”

Immediately after the car came to a complete stop, Sohee and I got out alone.

She took a deep breath and said to the driver ajusshi.

,You can go back now.”

,Yes, then…”

The driver ajusshi left like that.

I took Sohee’s hand and walked.

Unlike the temperature of my body that was cooling down, the hands we held were warm.

I pass through the entrance of the center with Sohee. Procedures such as standing in line and having your ticket checked were not necessary for Sohee.

All the employees I encountered along the way bowed to Sohee.

It was a moment when I realized once again how great Sohee’s family was.

,We’re going straight to the event hall, right?”

,Yeah!”

I nodded at Sohee’s question.

The time for Deron’s offline Christmas event was about to begin.

This digital center was not only holding Deron’s offline event.

Because various events were being held together to coincide with Christmas, a huge number of people were walking around.

I was sure I would get lost if I wasn’t careful.

I stuck close to Sohee.