Chapter 1408 – Baekgye

Nelf was scolded by Homun.
Of course, I didn’t scold him in front of the wizards. I secretly scolded him behind the bar.

After that, he dispersed to do his own thing and then gathered again at the tavern.
When I came back, I saw Nelf looking intimidated in the distance, sipping a drink alone, and then helplessly climbing the stairs leading to the room.

Me and Homun. Raeband sat at the table and chatted over a simple meal.

People around me said, “The White Knights are coming down!” “Not only the commanders of the army, but also kings are gathered here!” As these words were heard, Raeband asked Homun.

“Did you tell Ms. Nelf that the Magic Tower kids were suspicious?”
“I didn’t.”

Homun sighed as if he was tired.

“That kid. He’s smart, but he’s so innocent. You could say he’s untainted. If you say that the Magic Tower is suspicious, he’ll be too conscious. Dre and the Magic Tower don’t get along very well, so don’t get too involved with them. That’s all I said.”

But. If Nelf’s attitude changes overnight, the Magic Tower will be suspicious.

“But Dre, why are you smiling? Your eyes are scarier when you smile.”
“Why are you getting into a fight all of a sudden?”

As a gender egalitarian, Raeband clenched his right fist and showed it with both fists.
Pfft. Is it 2 to 1?
Let’s get frustrated because it’s at a disadvantage.
Rae Band protested as she lowered her fist. After snorting his nose, he said:

“You seem happy~?”
“I’m glad.”

Nelf’s action this time was an obvious mistake, but it was a thoughtful action for me.
I can’t help but be happy.

“I admit that he’s a good kid. He’s also a genius. As long as he gains experience, he’ll be perfect.”

Homun added, perhaps feeling embarrassed.

“Yes. Thank you for stepping up on my behalf.”

Nelf was strangely active in interacting with the Mage Tower, so I felt the need to put the brakes on it.
He probably thinks it’s his fault that he came to Baekgye and wants to do whatever he can to help.
However. I feel a little uncomfortable with Nelf’s behavior…

At that time, Homun opened his mouth.

“It was just our misunderstanding that the Magic Tower side was suspicious… I was looking forward to the development, but yesterday the wizards were memorizing.”

Memorize is a method of storing magic so that it can be quickly activated when needed.
Usually, magic requires complex calculations, so it is a very good magic because it is often canceled in real life when faced with an urgent situation.
Of course, Memorize also has limitations.
I think the storage limit for a typical wizard is around 2.

“As expected, it belongs to the Magic Tower. It can easily store 3 to 5 magic.”
“The person who saved 3 saved a big magic?”
“That’s accurate.”

Sheesh. I hoped I was wrong.

“As I was looking at them, they said they were preparing in advance because they didn’t know when a battle would break out, but all of the spells that memorize were for fighting against monsters rather than against monsters. After all, that’s what this is, right?”
“They might come at you soon~”

Raeband said calmly.

“As soon as you find out about Dre’s physical condition, you become blatant.”
“No matter what, it’s still too extreme… Did the Magic Tower obtain any great information?”

Seeing Homun looking anxious made me curious too.

“Shall we try it?”
“Would you like to float?”

After explaining the strategy to the curious Homun and deciding on simple gestures. I jumped up and went away. I walked over to the Cheongtapju group sitting at the end of the table.

“What’s going on?”

A polite yet wary voice.
Also. They also know what we’re feeling.
I smiled kindly.

“…!!”

Kwadangtang.

The head of the Blue Tower froze and the surrounding wizards jumped up and grabbed their wands.
…
What the fuck?

“Excuse me…?”
“Ah… Uh… I’m sorry, everyone. What are you doing to Dre? Everyone, please sit down.”

At the growl of the Blue Tower wizard, the Blue Tower wizards took notice and sat down.
I stopped smiling and just asked with a normal face.

“I’m curious, how much was the reward for yesterday’s quest? I’m sure I heard about it, but I can’t remember.”
“? Has Master Dre received his reward yet?”
“Yes. I went straight to do another quest yesterday.”

Before spitting out my next words. I stared at their faces so as not to miss a single reaction.

“I said it was the main quest.”
“…”

Cheongtapju was silent and finally opened his mouth.

“If it’s the main quest…”
“It seems to be a quest that must be completed in order to return to the original world. Ah, but what was the question I asked earlier?”

I’ve been forgetting a lot these days~ When I made a joke, Cheongtapju said with a grin.

“The reward for the quest we did yesterday was 10,000 hundred.”
“Ah…! That’s a lot!”

I said with a truly surprised face.

“The main quest is just like that. Haha.”

Cheongtapju laughed together and then asked carefully.

“Perhaps, may I ask where I can obtain that quest…?”
“While exploring the ruins, I found a guy called the White Warrior. There might be another one somewhere in this town.”

After chatting about the main quest and watching their subtle reactions closely, I was certain of one thing.

At least we are a few steps ahead of Cheongtapju and his group.

“Thank you for the information.”

The Cheongtapju group greeted us and left the bar.
Is he going to find the main quest I mentioned, or is he pretending to do so?
You’ll know the answer when you get back.

I returned to Homun and Raeband and gave them a signal with a glance.
Homun drew a circle with his hand.
This. A pre-determined gesture in case of an unexpected situation.
This means that eavesdropping magic has been installed and preparations for it have been completed.
From now on, the conversation we have will sound like a strange conversation.

Cheongtapju is also very suspicious.
They became suspicious that I suddenly brought up the main quest story and secretly installed an eavesdropping spell on my way out.
It’s exactly as I saw it.
I said with a smile.

“Homun’s worries are unfounded. Probably. Among the players right now, we are the ones who are ahead of the pack.”

Homun and Raeband did not ask me on what basis they judged whether they trusted me.

“Then why are you suddenly in such a hurry?”
“I think it’s one of two things.”

Two women looking at me as if asking what I meant

“One is division. The other is the possibility that the three forces contacted them.”

The Magic Tower has a lot of people, but they have almost no knowledge of the game.
Moreover, they are on bad terms with each other, whether they know it or not.
The first possibility is that they are not targeting us, but are preparing to fight among themselves.

If they’re targeting us.
It would be burdensome for them to pretend to be with us in a situation where there is less information than expected, but for them to make such a bold move even though they know that we are on guard… I think there is someone who has blown the wind.

“So, what we need to do is prepare.”

We haven’t stayed still until now either.
Based on the information I got from the white dwarf, I found an NPC who would know more about ‘stats’.

The astrologer staying in this town had detailed stats, but I ended up spending almost all of my money ripping off that information.
Still. It was information worth paying for.

“Homun and Raeband. You two should spend all your bags on the ‘Recovery’ stat to level up.”

Afterwards, I explained why I had to take pictures of Bokbok, and the two people were impressed.

“…Indeed. That might be a possibility.”
“Because there was no answer with our current strength…”

Each of us is still far stronger than the magic tower wizards, but there are ten of them for every one of us. Even if a total of 300,000 people gather, it will be very difficult.
There are over 100 such talented people, including the magic tower owners.
Even if Homun just pours out the Memorise magic that I just mentioned, he won’t be able to deal with it.
But. With the ‘Recovery’ stat, there is a good chance of winning even though it is a gamble.

“Raeband. Homun. Can you tell me what I asked for?”

I asked the two people to go around the village and collect information of concern.

“I went to the next village and people were scared when they saw me.”
“Raeband looked like a monster.”
“Mr. I want to die…!”

Raeband shook his fist and continued.

“I smelled a quest, so I looked for an NPC, not an extra, and asked what was going on.”

For reference, we agreed to call extras people who only have repeated conversations and little interaction.

“It turns out that the gray ones attacked the villagers, beat them, killed them, and robbed them.”
“Huh?”

It’s a bit strange.
If it were a game, you would think that there would be people like that even if you played like that. You did something like that when you had just started playing in this white world where your life was actually at stake?
Perhaps…

“Could it be the Marbing tribe?”

I am ignorant of the game, and the only players I can think of who would attack good people, no matter how NPC they are, are bastards.

“Is that what you think? Anyway. The White Judge chased away those guys who were running rampant without knowing how scary the world was.”
“White Judge…?”
“They say this is a group that comes to you when a gray person commits a mistake.”

Is it like a police officer?
However. I haven’t really seen an NPC strong enough to overpower the Maving tribe… Is it only by making mistakes that you can meet them?

“The organization labeled ‘white’ basically hates people who are gray, so they advise them not to get caught together. They say they often get caught just by sticking next to the person who committed the crime.”

Raeband spit out some other information that was presumed to be a quest, and Homun continued to tell the information.
In the middle of her conversation, she suddenly pointed to her surroundings with her finger.

“The White Knights, whose words make the extras hurt my ears. I think they’ll be here tomorrow.”

This Baekgye can bribe NPCs or increase their favorability level according to their hobbies, and Homun has become friendly with the village manager and was able to hear quite high-quality information.
This is reliable information.

“It is an annual event that comes every year, and it is said that the four kings who rule the world and the ‘white knight’ who protects ‘all white’ give gracious words.”

This event is probably required once players decide they have completed the tutorial.
In this event, you will be given numerous clues for future progress.
But more than that. I had other thoughts.
You have to be lucky, but if you’re good at it, you can take advantage of it…?
Of course, if I do this, it will be extremely dangerous for me.

That moment. An uninvited guest appeared.

“What are you talking about?”

A beauty with wavy brown hair and a face that looks fresh and proud.
She, wearing the robes of the Red Tower, is probably a close associate of the Red Tower Lord, and her name was Teiria.
There are bound to be people in the world who, despite their good-natured looks, are very rude. This woman in front of me is also that type.
She was always dissatisfied and seemed to have very high self-esteem.

However. She comes up to us and talks to us a lot these days.
There is no substance to the content, and it is difficult to listen to the complaints about how the situation is too much like an asshole.

Rae Band’s face was already displeased, and Homun was smiling as if he thought he could extract some information from her.
That’s amazing, Homun.

“I’m tired so I’m going to go get some sleep.”

This isn’t just an empty remark, you need to get some rest.
She bought expensive recovery medicine and sprayed it on her abdomen, but the wound did not improve much.

Now it’s only one day at most.
You must defeat the magic tower wizards and find a cure.

A day has passed.
Cold air at dawn. I naturally headed to the bar.
I’ve been here for about three days now, but it’s become a pattern for me to go out to Nelf’s tavern in the morning, make sure she’s safe, and then leave.

Sigh.

When I opened the door and entered, I blinked.

“Welcome, Mr. Dre.”

Cheongtapju greeted me with a smile.
A polite and kind smile, just like any other time. That smile is filled with meanness.

I chuckle too. He smiled at me.
The silver Tower stood in front of the blue Tower, who flinched when he saw my smile.

Her eyes were shining with greed.
And among the top owners.
There was an acquaintance of mine.
The tightly bound Nelf looked at me and lowered her head.

“I’m sorry, instructor…”
“Hmm…”

Silvertapju and Cheongtapju. Hwangtapju. Three people. About 50 wizards.
However. Where did Geumtapju go?
It doesn’t seem like they’re targeting me somewhere.
If you don’t have it, I’m fine.
…Should I use my secret item here?

It was a time of concern.

Jerk. Jerk.

A person who had been hiding among the wizards, whose presence even I had not noticed, walked out.
I grinned at the guy.

“Oh. Isn’t it Mr. Seonbae?”
“Hello. I’m a junior.”

A strong man who is a transcendent of the old world.
The guy was smiling.

Umm. Good. I decided.
Soon. I’ll change that smile into a face that says the world is shit.