Snow Mage

Emergency Patch Notes

※Removed the collision system between the clone summoned with the ‘Other Side of the Moon’ item and the user.

※Modified the clone that perfectly copies the user’s appearance to prevent screenshotting from certain angles.

※Fixed an issue where the client would terminate when purchasing specific items from the Cash Shop.

“Oh…”

The first thing I checked after returning to Deron was the announcements.

Looks like someone tried to do something nasty with an item that can only be obtained from raids.

What unspeakable things did they do that the game company had to fix it with an emergency patch?

I wanted to see the face of the person responsible.

“Uh.”

Besides that, I checked the community sites, the guild window, and the friend window.

I was able to find out that Helena-ssi was logged in.

Helena-ssi at this hour?

Perfect timing. Now that my job has changed from dealer to tank, I won’t be able to achieve the same farming efficiency as before.

I needed Helena-ssi, the dealer.

I hurriedly used the return stone to head to the area where Helena-ssi was.

The area where she is is inside the Solaris Capital City.

Chwaaak-!

Arriving at the warp point with a brilliant pillar of light, I immediately ran towards the direction where Helena-ssi was.

Helena-ssi was sitting quietly in a small flower bed behind the Solaris Capital City.

Was she lost in deep thought?

Helena-ssi was staring blankly at the sky.

“Helena-ssi?”

“Ah…”

Her reaction was strange too.

Helena-ssi, who would normally smile brightly at me, didn’t smile.

Did something bad happen?

I went to sit next to Helena-ssi.

“What are you doing??”

Helena-ssi didn’t answer my question.

How long has it been?

Helena-ssi, who had been silent, suddenly reached out and grabbed my shoulder.

“I can touch you…”

“… What’s wrong?”

It’s a little scary at this point.

I moved slightly away from Helena-ssi with a sullen expression.

Then, Helena-ssi shook her head as if she had come to her senses and smiled faintly.

That smile looked somehow sad.

“You’re here.”

“Yeah. I came from VRS for a while because it was under maintenance. What’s going on with Helena-ssi at this hour?”

“I had something important to do… I stopped by for a bit.”

“Something important? For Helena-ssi? In this Deron?”

Was the important thing for Helena-ssi not a real-world thing?

I looked up at Helena-ssi with shining eyes.

“Yeah… It was very important… But it’s okay now.”

“Is something wrong? Can I help you?”

I don’t know about real-world things, but I could solve a lot of the things that happen in Deron.

Isn’t that what connections are for?

I had over a thousand internet friends.

If I get help from them, I should be able to solve Helena-ssi’s worries easily.

“No… It’s okay.”

“You don’t look okay at all?”

“Umm…”

“Tell me quickly. I’ll help you.”

“Then…”

Helena-ssi looked at me and opened her mouth with difficulty.

Helena-ssi, who acquired an item from the raid, created my clone and spent happy times with that clone.

Mainly, she would walk around this flower bed together, holding hands, and so on.

While happily taking screenshots with the clone.

A huge disaster struck Helena-ssi.

It was Deron’s emergency patch.

I listened to Helena-ssi’s words, crossed my arms, and nodded.

Our angelic Helena-ssi was harmed because of some shady bastard.

However, a clone that can completely copy the appearance of a specific user had plenty of room for abuse.

It’s too bad for Helena-ssi, but Deron handled this well.

But why a clone?

Helena-ssi has a real friend named me.

I smiled brightly and said.

“Helena-ssi. Don’t worry, I’m here, the real one, not that fake one.”

“But Yeon-nim always says you’re busy… You don’t play with me properly.”

Ah.

I nodded at Helena-ssi’s words.

Certainly, recently, I rarely spent time with Helena-ssi due to raid farming preparations.

Then, shouldn’t Helena-ssi farm with me?

By the way, my job has become a tank.

A two-person party of a self-healing paladin tank and a powerful mage dealer could continue efficient farming.

“From now on, we are one.”

I said that and held Helena-ssi’s hand tightly.

Small hands intertwined, gently stroking the back of her hand with my fingers.

“Let’s go together.”

“Uh, where to?”

“To the dungeon.”

“Dungeon…”

“Yeah. If the two of us go, we can mine a lot of Transcendence Stones. There are about 10 hours left until the next raid. Let’s keep running dungeons until then.”

Helena-ssi pursed her lips at my suggestion.

Her gaze was somehow trembling, and her face was turning white.

Is she sick somewhere?

I brought my forehead to Helena-ssi’s forehead.

I heard that middle school girls do this to measure each other’s heat.

But Helena-ssi stepped back as if startled by my actions.

I gave Helena-ssi an awkward smile.

She suddenly hugged me, but when I approached, she showed such a surprised reaction, which was quite subtle.

“I, I have something to do… I’ll come later…”

“Really…? Does it have to be now? I need Helena-ssi…”

I can’t farm efficiently in my current state.

My sub-character, Yeonigongju, also doesn’t have the items properly equipped, so I can’t go to high-difficulty areas.

I really needed Helena-ssi.

“Ah…”

Helena-ssi, who had been hesitating for a while, shook her head with a pale face.

It’s really unfortunate. But what can I do? She says her real-world work is so busy.

I nodded weakly at Helena-ssi’s answer.

“I’ll, I’ll come later…”

Helena-ssi left those words and logged out of the game.

I shook my head, looking at Helena-ssi’s empty seat.

If Helena-ssi isn’t here, I can find another dealer.

Who is a skilled dealer who is logged in now?

Exclude Iyap from the list.

Both the paladin and the rogue were melee jobs.

Ranged, especially the mage type, is good.

Then there is only one option.

Snow Mage.

I needed her.

Yeon-[Snow-nim, are you in your seat?]

Snow Mage-[Yessiree!!!]

The answer is always energetic.

I nodded at Snow Mage’s answer.

She is my loyal guild member. She will be with me without complaint if I ask.

Yeon-[Are you thinking of gold farming by any chance?]

Snow Mage-[Gold farming? Are you saying it’s just me and Blood Demon King-nim?]

Yeon-[It’s okay if we gather some more people for a gold rush. What do you think?]

Snow Mage-[I have a raid appointment, so a gold rush might be a little dangerous. Let’s farm just the two of us.]

A good answer came back.

I nodded at Snow Mage’s words.

Yeon-[Then please come to the entrance of the Volcano Cave dungeon.]

Snow Mage-[Yessireee!]

The Volcano Cave, the meeting place, is quite far from Solaris Capital City.

I moved to the warp zone and moved to the volcanic zone closest to the Volcano Cave.

Of course, just because I warped to a nearby area doesn’t mean I was going to run there on my own two feet.

“Come out!”

I spread my hands wide, put strength in my stomach, and shouted.

The loud shout was sure to attract the attention of those around me.

Shuaaaang!

A large magic circle drawn in the air.

What popped out of it was a brave wolf wearing battle armor.

A mount that can never be obtained by ordinary means.

It was a very cool battle wolf given only to commanders.

“Eurureung!”

The guy, bigger than my body, struck a cool pose as if conscious of the eyes around him.

Of course, I know very well that this is not the case.

Mounts do not have AI assigned to them.

“Let’s go!”

I shouted vigorously while riding on the back of the battle wolf.

In response, Eurureung kicked the ground vigorously and started running.

Tadak- Tadak- Tadak-

The volcanic zone was a region where hot heat rose, as its name suggests.

It was quite hot because I was buried in Eurureung’s fluffy fur.

I shifted my position, fidgeting with my damp thighs.

How long has it been running?

As I approached the entrance to the dungeon, I was able to spot colorful ice fragments blooming from afar.

Kwajijijik-!

Shwaaaaa-!

A huge ice pick falling from the sky was slammed into the ground, freezing the area.

I stopped running and looked at the opponent standing in the middle of the huge magic.

[Exemplary Citizen]

[Chewy Malrang Cow]

[Snow Mage]

As expected.

It’s Snow Mage.

But the color of the nickname was as red as blood.

If you beat good users to death, the lawlessness index will rise.

When that lawlessness index reaches a certain point, you become a lawless person and your nickname turns red.

In other words, Snow Mage is in a lawless state right now.

“Ah! Blood Demon King-nim!!!”

Frozen corpses were scattered around Snow Mage.

What the hell was she doing to get into that state?

I carefully approached Snow Mage.

“Snow-nim? Why is your nickname like that?”

“Ah. I was beating up the Exorcist remnants.”

“Exorcist remnants…?”

“Didn’t you know? The Exorcist Guild collapsed.”

The Exorcist Guild collapsed?

It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.

I tilted my head and formed a party with Snow Mage.

Exorcist.

The entire guild was a group of over-immersed fanatics.

It was hard to believe that such an Exorcist had collapsed.

“Didn’t you see the recently uploaded suspension list?”

“Suspension list?”

“The people who were using the raid copy bug.”

“Ah.”

“They said they used it a lot, calling it God’s grace.”

“Even that Andersen…?”

“Yes. The masterminds were the executives of that guild. They released the copied Transcendence Stones internally, saying it would make the guild members stronger.”

I nodded at Snow Mage’s words.

Certainly, I had a feeling that the Exorcist Guild had become a little stronger recently.

I thought it was because all the guild members were working hard to upgrade their specs, but I never knew such a secret was hidden.

“Then what happened to the people who are left now?”

“Since all the executives were suspended, the guild has virtually collapsed. The remaining Exorcist guild members also had their copied Transcendence Stones recovered, so their specs went down a lot…?”

That’s when it happened.

The entrance to the dungeon flickered faintly, and a party came out from inside.

It looked like users who had just cleared the dungeon.

“Yap!!!”

Snow Mage stopped talking and poured magic at the party.

When the blue staff flashed and summoned a huge ice pick, a party of five became gray corpses without even leaving a scream.

“No…”

I blankly opened my mouth and checked the information of the users who had become corpses.

I know why Snow Mage attacked.

It must be because the Exorcist guild member was included in this party.

But the other four were ordinary users belonging to different guilds.

When I looked at Snow Mage with eyes asking for an explanation, she smiled brightly and answered.

“They’re partying with a bad guy. Then those people must be bad people too.”

“Seriously. Have you been killing like that all along?”

“Yes!!!”

Snow Mage’s answer was very loud.

I grabbed my throbbing head.