Yeon vs. Yeon

Deron logged in after the event war that had been going on over the weekend.

In his mailbox, a large angel wing, the event participation prize, had arrived.

I examined the angel wing that had entered my inventory.

Come to think of it, this angel wing is slightly different in color from the one I had before.

The size and shape were the same, but the white color of the newly received angel wing felt brighter.

“Oh…”

Users who were somewhat into ‘look-ddal’ (fashion) in Deron were very sensitive to the color of their equipment.

This was because Deron didn’t have a dyeing function for costumes and equipment.

Because of this, the appearance of equipment with pretty colors was often traded at high prices.

“This is…”

A whiter color than the existing wing.

This is it.

Real White.

Among Deron’s equipment, there are pieces that have a white color.

However, when all of those pieces of equipment are equipped, there is often a phenomenon where the colors subtly clash because the RGB values are slightly different.

As a test, I equipped the large angel wing, and a bright wing spread wide behind my back.

“Did you get the same costume?”

“Ah, Helena.”

Turning around with the wings equipped, Helena was standing there.

Wearing a red robe, she was showing interest in the angel wings spread behind my back.

“No, it’s not the same.”

“It’s not the same?”

“Take a good look.”

To make it easier for Helena to understand, I alternately equipped the existing angel wing and the newly received angel wing.

Blink blink, padak padak.

“How is it? How is it?”

Wouldn’t she notice right away with this much?

I flapped the wings behind my back and looked up at Helena.

“The color…”

“That’s right. The color is different from the existing one. It’s a brighter tone of white, Real White.”

“Re, Real White?”

Helena asked back with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

I crossed my arms and nodded.

Real White. It was a word that those who didn’t care much about decorating their character’s appearance couldn’t understand.

I understand Helena’s reaction.

“So, the newly received wing is better?”

“Of course. It’s whiter.”

“I see…”

With that, the conversation ends.

I shoved the two angel wings into a corner of my inventory.

Helena lingered around me as if she had something left to say, but I had something I needed to do before that.

That was to check the newly revised raid boss information.

I immediately went to Deron’s website and checked the announcements.

The contents of the announcement were as follows.

The duplication bug had been fixed, and the resources that had been released during that time had also been recovered.

The modified boss monster had been completely redesigned from the beginning and returned with a new look.

While scrolling down the announcement, I found something interesting.

It was the list of users who had abused the duplication bug and were being sanctioned.

[List of Users with Abnormal Game Usage in Violation of Operating Policy]

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Even at a glance, there were over a hundred people on the suspension list.

The suspension period was 3,000 days, which was practically a permanent ban.

“Helena, did you see the announcement? There are so many people who got suspended?”

“Yeah, I heard that most of the top raid parties disbanded because of that.”

“Oh…”

Most of the top raid parties disbanded?

Then, wouldn’t that mean we have a chance?

I stroked my chin and recalled the levels and equipment status of the guild members.

Since the problem occurred right before the raid was about to start, there was no one with problematic specs.

“Then we should leave right away.”

“Where to?”

“Where else but the raid.”

Helena closed her mouth as if she was speechless at my answer.

What’s wrong with her again?

I wish she would tell me clearly if there’s something she doesn’t like.

Whenever I see this side of Helena, I just feel frustrated.

After hesitating for a while, Helena opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

“Yeon-a.”

“Yeah?”

“You didn’t forget, did you?”

“Forget what?”

“You said you’d go out and play with me after the event war…”

I tilted my head at Helena’s words.

Did I ever make such a promise?

Looking at Helena’s reaction, she really seemed to believe that.

“Yeah. I didn’t forget.”

It’s a promise with a friend. If I said I forgot, Helena would be disappointed.

I can’t disappoint my best friend.

I nodded as if a vague memory had come back to me.

“You remember it’s this weekend, right?”

“Ah, yeah… weekend… right. I think so.”

I slowly nodded at Helena’s answer.

When did we decide to go out?

I was planning to burn this weekend trying the raid…

“You’re going to summon the party members, right?”

“Ah, yeah. Are you going to help?”

Helena nodded at my question.

The raid problem has been resolved. The guild leader-nim has also returned.

Now, all that’s left is to gather the guild members.

It’s late evening, so all the guild members are logged in.

Helena and I issued a summons to all guild members.

The gathering place is, of course, the entrance to the raid dungeon.

The place where we had stopped right before starting.

“Come out!!!”

I shout, spreading both arms wide.

There’s no way I can run that far on foot.

A large magic circle is created, and what pops out from within is the huge, fluffy battle wolf, Growl.

“Growl.”

As I climbed onto Growl’s back, Helena also summoned her Hellfire Steed and mounted it.

“Let’s go!”

Tadak tadak tadak-

I ran with Helena to the meeting place.

The entrance to the meeting place, [Fallen Moonlight].

The area in front of it was crowded with other users besides our party members.

It was an unimaginable sight before the server merge.

“There are a lot of people…”

“It’s been a long time. Everyone has raised their specs and is challenging the raid.”

I nodded at Helena’s words and headed to the place where the party members were gathered.

The party members, who had taken a spot in a relatively wide open space, noticed me approaching and jumped up from their seats, waving their hands.

“Party leader-nim!”

“He’s here!”

The party members’ reactions are intense.

The party members welcomed me enthusiastically, like a family welcoming a soldier returning from deployment.

I like that reaction. I nodded, circling around the party members with Growl.

“Congratulations on second place!”

“Congratulations!”

Did they watch that event war?

The party members started applauding me.

My shoulders rise up and my lips soar into the sky.

The title of runner-up was a bit disappointing, but what can I do?

It’s just that my teammates’ skills couldn’t keep up with me.

“Ahem…”

That’s enough praise.

I looked around at the party members with a solemn expression.

Then, the cheers slowly subsided.

“Is everyone ready?”

40 people, including Helena and me.

Everyone gathered without exception.

Checking potions and doping drugs to use during the raid.

Checking if there are any problems with the party members’ job trees.

All preparations were perfect.

“Enter!”

I shouted to the party members and jumped into the dungeon.

“Stripes!”

The moment I jumped into the dungeon entrance, it was the voice I heard from behind.

The owner of the voice was, of course, Snow Mage.

She was the only one who shouted what color my underwear was every time I entered a dungeon.

I entered the dungeon, crossed my arms, and watched the party members enter.

Some people jumped in like me, while others entered calmly walking.

I let out a small sigh as I watched that scene.

The people who walked in calmly were not existing party members.

Newly recruited party members.

They were the ones I had to recruit because the existing members quit.

This was a kind of test.

A test to determine whether the new members can blend in well with the existing members.

In my experience, those who laugh and follow the jump entrance tend to easily assimilate with the existing members without any problems.

The number of people who didn’t jump is three.

I placed a mark on their heads that only the party leader can see.

[Fallen Moonlight]

As the name suggests, it was a dungeon where the fallen moon goddess Lunaris appeared as the raid boss.

The sight of pale moonlight shining through the half-collapsed temple is quite impressive.

I pointed my sword towards the front and said.

“Tanks, clear the way.”

Our raid party’s main tank is Dogric.

A very kind tank ahjussi who never covets DPS items.

His skills are average, but he’s my favorite tank user.

Dogric stepped forward with a huge shield and a shining one-handed sword.

His appearance, wearing a huge full plate mail, was like a giant fortress.

The progression method of the [Fallen Moonlight] dungeon was similar to the previously released raid, [Fallen Sanctuary].

What poured out from inside the collapsed temple were paladins and priests who had mutated into bloodsuckers.

They poured out corrupted divine power and attempted to recover their health by using the bloodsucking unique to bloodsuckers.

Clearing the way itself proceeded without any problems.

After entering the inside of the collapsed temple for about 10 minutes, we finally arrived in front of the first named boss.

[Approaching Shadow of Moonlight]

The appearance of the named boss sitting alone in a wide open space had a very bizarre shape.

The blurry black color, as if a black shadow had gathered, continued to ripple.

Approaching Shadow of Moonlight.

This was the named boss where the duplication bug had occurred.

Seeing it revealing its appearance so confidently, it seems there are no more problems now.

“Shall we enter?”

I looked around at the other party members at Dogric’s question.

Everyone was using doping items and applying buffs in preparation for the upcoming battle.

I nodded and answered.

“Enter!”

With my order, I entered the named boss zone with Dogric in the lead.

At that moment, the shadow that had been sitting spread wide and covered the entire party.

Don’t panic. It’s just a pattern.

The Approaching Shadow of Moonlight was a monster that, when the battle started, randomly selected one of the nearby enemies and transformed into that person’s appearance.

After the black shadow swept through the party members once.

In the center of the named boss room, the appearance of a familiar user appeared.

“What…”

“It’s the party leader-nim…!”

“Wow…”

I opened my mouth blankly as I listened to the party members’ words.

The user selected by the Approaching Shadow of Moonlight was me.

[Approaching Shadow of ‘Yeon’]

The overall appearance was the same as me, but the colors were different.

The snow-white skin sparkled as if covered in pale moonlight, and the eyes scattered red light.