29 Chapter 29 - Repeating Fireballs (1/2)

Luo Luo held on to her own glass and walked toward Gu Fei and Fireball's table.

”Is it alright if I join you?” Luo Luo said as she indicated the empty seat next to their table.

Fireball was very excited. Every time he sat with Gu Fei, they would take up two seats out of the possible three or four, leaving one or two seats empty to create such an opportunity.

Gu Fei felt rather surprised by her question. He had initially thought that the lady only greeted them out of courtesy, yet she unexpectedly asked to sit with them. Gu Fei naturally was not an inhospitable person so he nodded, ”Go ahead!”

”My name's Ruthless Falling Flowers¹,” Luo Luo introduced herself as she sat down.

”That's a nice name,” Gu Fei complimented.

”Is that the only way you know how to praise others?” Luo Luo snickered at Gu Fei.

Gu Fei felt embarrassed once he recalled how his flippant use of the sentence back then had caused that hot-tempered lady Lie Lie to send a fist his way.

”What's your name?” Luo Luo asked Fireball gracefully.

Fireball stared at her for quite a while before he covered his face and wept.

”What's up with him?” Luo Luo was perplexed.

Gu Fei tried his best to hold back his laughter, ”He's called…” He didn't finish his sentence, but rather dipped his finger into his wine and wrote the name on the table.

”Oh, Fireball” Luo Luo laughed as well.

Fireball reflexively tensed up, yet Luo Luo simply laughed and said, ”Don't worry, I'm not a Mage.”

Fireball heaved a sigh of relief. He immediately livened up and began unloading his misery to Luo Luo, telling her all the troubles the name had brought him. The way he said it seemed as if the burden of his name was so severe that it had formed a shadow in his heart, and that only a truly powerful surge of emotions, such as getting to know a lady like herself, could remove this shade.

Seeing that Fireball no longer cared to discuss with him regarding guild matters, Gu Fei simply chuckled as he stood up and said, ”Keep chatting you two. I'm taking my leave first.”

”Go ahead! Bye!” Fireball thanked Gu Fei's perceptiveness.

”Wait!” Luo Luo stood up, causing Fireball to feel as if he had fallen into a frozen cellar.

Gu Fei turned back to look at her.

”I've got something for you,” Luo Luo said.

”What is it?”

Luo Luo took out a small emblem from her pocket. It had a circular shape and a white background. The drawing was similar to the signage exuding a faint purple glow that could be seen hanging outside B17 on Charlotte Street.

”What's this?”

”Guild emblem. Everyone in the guild has one,” Luo Luo explained.

”Ah? Drunk bro, you joined a guild? What guild is it? Why didn't you mention it before?” Fireball already fired off all these questions with great intensity before Gu Fei could even speak a word.

”Ah! This… Actually, it's a mistake. I'll only stay in this guild for no more than a few days,” Gu Fei said.

”That's not true,” Luo Luo laughed, ”Xiaoqi doesn't exactly dislike you. She might convince the rest of the ladies to accept having a male player in the guild.”

”Ladies? Male player?” Fireball muttered before suddenly asking, ”What's your guild name?”

”It's the guild you were telling me about: Amethyst Rebirth,” Gu Fei said apologetically. Pain filled his heart as he sought for Fireball's forgiveness.

Fireball suddenly sprung up and earnestly looked at Luo Luo and Gu Fei, loudly saying, ”Sister Luo, since you don't mind one, surely you wouldn't mind two. I am Drunk bro's junior; I'm like his shadow, so wherever he goes, I go as well. No one could separate us two brothers.”

Gu Fei felt embarrassed. He really wanted to declare to everyone that he did not know this man.

Luo Luo giggled impassively, ”One more only makes two, so I don't really mind.”

Fireball was elated.

”It's a pity that I have no say in this,” Luo Luo added.

Fireball was on the verge of tears.

Gu Fei, on the other hand, gazed at the emblem that Luo Luo had placed on the table and said after a pause, ”There's no need to complicate things. I'll just leave once you girls find a suitable person.”

”If that's the case, so be it.” Luo Luo retrieved the emblem from the table.

Fireball was very bewildered as he stared at Gu Fei. He emotionally said, ”Drunk bro, don't do that. Since you've been given the chance, you shouldn't just give up! You don't have to care about my feelings.”

”You two can keep chatting, I'm leaving first,” Gu Fei didn't even look at him as he turned around to leave.

Fireball carried on shouting, ”Drunk bro, I understand your feelings. From here on, I've already decided! You'll be my brother FOREVER!”

Gu Fei could no longer bear the crowd's look of amusement as if they were watching a comedy duo's live performance. He abruptly spun, raised his right hand, and hollered, ”SHUT UP! Repeating Fireball! Fire!”

”Ah!” all the bar customers called out in shock.

Repeating Fireball was a level 30 Mage spell after all.

Despite Parallel World's setting adjustment and the lowering of the experience points needed to ascend to level 30, some of the players did not reach that level yet. This was especially the case for Mages who were known for having a more difficult time gaining levels in the game's early stages.

None of the players in the tavern had seen a level 30 Mage before, not to mention the level 30 spell. Hence, everyone was staring at the scene unblinkingly. In this virtual reality game, high attack, speed, or defense could not be compared to the coolness of a Mage chanting and releasing a spell. Many players only realized this after personally experiencing the game. Thus, for countless nights, many players cried into their pillows, ”How wonderful would it have been if I had chosen a Mage job class back then....”

Gu Fei was probably the only person who regretted being a Mage in Parallel World.