Volume 5 Chapter 7 (2/2)
Orcs were eating half-raw, barely cooked food Weed, as al skill, couldn't get used to the tastes of his new brethren
The tasteless barley bread was a lot better He was often dreah sometimes there were breaks in his tor out of the settlelaive raised high
”Chwiik! I se, horned h the Minotaur Lord washis weapon, that didn't stop Weed
”Chi-i-i-i-ik!”
Weed tightened his grip on the glaive and rushed forward Siressive and ht
”All, all, all, attack! Chwi-i-i-ik!”
Yoon Chunhee was logging into Royal Road every night
She was a suame name was Seirin At character creation she picked the half-elf race, so she had sht, like a dwarf
”With the power of our contract I su spell took almost all of her mana, but 3 basilisk helpers appeared besides her These ood defence, so she was always su
With basilisks' help it becahts
Fehts with a backstab
”Phew! We won somehow”
The thief wiped sweat out of her forehead and approached Seirin
”Good job, sister”
”You too, Lae difference
”Pheew, let's rest a bit”
”Yeah And i need to restore eon Because of their high levels they were first to discover it and noere trying to use the received bonuses to the fullest
Sisters were sitting on the ground and talking
”Hey! Reuy that came to our school at the festival? His name is Lee Hyun He's the older brother of e as you, isn't he?”
Seirin shtly
”True”
”You know him?”
”Yes I do Met his sister too”
”I see But you're not usually interested in guys, even popular actors And you're not going out with anyone”
”I'm just not interested in them”
”So, you're interested in hi froood relationshi+ps, and Lami continued to question her
”Could it be he's the one you like?”
”You guessed right”
”Woah! Didn't know that's your ideal So you like athletic guys?”
Laes and won the princess saving coet
When Lee Hyun was passing the 3 challenges, he waswater balloons so fast, that i seeic trick
”Not because he's athletic No I didn't know he's like that”
”Then why do you like him?”
Lami was very curious
If not his athleticisht were pretty average, and there were rumors that he didn't finish the school
”He's a fa about his family first, cares for it If you ht?”
”What do you do for a living?”
The guy scratched the back of his head and replied the girl:
”Nothing”
”Woah Not even going to university?”
”I do But it's boring and i think I'll drop out”
”There's nothing to be proud of You should have stayed silent about it”
The girl got up She was about to leave the roo that stopped her
”What's the point of going to university? I'll be working at my father's coirl suddenly started to like that guy
She was sure, that she was the irl in the club today
”Yeah, well, that's just a sh”
”How small is it?”
”Well, there's about as many employees as people in a small town”
””
”The sales or what's that called? Anyway it's about sairl was speechless
She exauy's clothes and it looked like it was true
'Dressed in all the brand clothes Even shoes are from the latest collection, sold only by reservation'
The guy handed her the phone
”Put in your nuirl”
”I see That's why I would like to talk to you ot her nuuys started to talk excitedly
”You rock, Jihoon!”
”This tily beautiful
Even if the waiter didn't present her as a 'rare beauty', one look at her uys in the room feel like wolves
But Choi Jihoon didn't react much
'I won't even reht he was very lucky to have a life like that, but Choi Jihoon only felt boredom
When you have a lot of e it That's why his parents planned his life for him since childhood
As a future heir he wasn't allowed to choose his friends, do what he likes, live like he wants
Since he was a kid he was h his life like a robot controlled by his parents
Only when he was sent to study abroad he started to get friends
But even there he didn't have life of his own He was just a o ahead When you can't do what you like, your life becomes dull and tedious And in Chi Jihoon's life there were too ot free ti Royal Road and discovered another himself
In that distant world there was a river
He liked to watch its leisure and dignified flow, so he became a fisherman
He was not interested in fish at all, he was just enjoying the stay and feeling like he is actually living
Other players were struggling trying to raise their levels, chasing ite
With ti He became the best fisherman of Royal Road
But he didn't care about it He was just fishi+ng
Because of how silent he was, other players thought he was a gloomy and melancholic fisherman and tried not to bother him much
But Choi Jihoon was indifferent about what others think about hi away all his worries
And then a certainskill level as fast as possible he occupied Chi Jihooh's favourite place Thisby its le for survival
His nauy laughing excitedly during fishi+ng He did it even in the nificant and rare cases, for exa a copper coin in a fish's stoenuinely happy about such trifles
Co with him was fun And at some point Choi Jihoon was completely absorbed by it To the extend where every ti from excitement
He couldn't re like this
Choi Jihoon liked Weed
Ever since then he tried to stay by his side
In Fort Odein he participated in the battle besides hieon he hunted in the one party with hi he quickly found her and bribed The leader of her party to let hio Don't look for ot up and left the nightclub On the street he was ht air
He knew a place more enjoyable than any, even most expensive club
The Royal Road
The place overfloith life aiting Zephyr
e out of this world</eless clamor
Say what you want to say
That won't er sounded like sobbing Sometimes pained, soirl was singing with a dreaestures are forbidden</eues are almost non existent
Eyes connected simply
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You cannot understand the basis of my actions, I accept that
Because I may not even know
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Just as I look in your eyes
Even for just a short while, don't divert your eyes frolance, one heart
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your eyes</eue of eyes” on the Ti, breathless
It see with her Listening to her , people felt like they were in paradise And in front of the
But it wasn't just song that was fascinating the audience
When Jeong Hyo Lynn was only starting to sing, she becaradually she started to de wouldn't be complete without her dance Her every ht, that they were heartily cheering for her
Jeong Hyo Lynn was graciouslyeveryone that she is a fairy born for music
And that's what she was called by all theher international tour show the 'Fairy of the stage' has logged into Royal Road
'Fro my level And I'll try the new dance for sure'
In Royal Road she chose the profession of a dancer Though she could becoreat bard with such a wonderful voice, but she wanted to dance tooI want to try how it feels - beating raceful and innocent fairy While actually she grew up as the oldest of 5 siblings in her family She often behaved defiantly, like a tomboy
Of course bards could hunt as well But the dancer profession was still giving her more opportunities to participate in actual combat Moreover, she could dance in different styles, so no one would recognize herthat would be impossible
Thus, she became a dancer and started her adventure in Royal Road!
Fortunately, no one recognized her She tried not to give herself out, and even htly worse, than in reality
”Let's go on a journey too?!”
”That's right We only hunt here, it's getting boring”
”Not to , Mapan, Pale, Surka, Roether
They had all kinds of professions, soame There weren't any real warriors or paladins, specialized in fightingthem But their rare profession allowed theht situations
Zephyr, with his high health, and erous cases whenthe the party's attributes with her dances
Pale and Mayron were shooting their bows fro destructive spells Priestess Irene was providing support and healing to all party members
Even merchant Mapan had his job As a second professional skill he got the 'Touch of Luck' skill, that was increasing loot, left by o?” - Pale asked everyone
Surprisingly, the answer came from Irene, as considered the o to the Lake of Souls!”
”Isn't it a bit too hard for us?”
They learned about this place by accident
Pale's father discovered it personally during his journey around the world of Royal Road
”Oh, what a great view! Gotta check the water!”
Pale's father decided to interrupt his journey and take a swim In such a spectacular canyon with a river, a real korean will never pass up an opportunity to at least take off his shoes and dip his feet into the water
And then, while swi to a lake And of course he told Pale about it after returning
Though at that ti the area, where his father ierous monsters, they would have hastily retreat after the first battle, leaving the bodies behind
Therefore they still had no idea what kind of quests, treasures and dangers await theer now”
”Well, that ive it a try!”
Anticipating new experiences, they all voted as one to go to the lake Having learned from Weed to always be well prepared to all the possible difficulties, they bought the supply of food, medicinal herbs, checked their equipment and were off on their way
Lee Hye Yeon couldn't believe it
An ottice from Korea University arrived, that stated that Lee Hyun has passed the first round Of course, it was only the first round, there was an interview ahead of him, but half the as already behind
”Oh, it's so great!”
She was staring at the notice, pleased
She could earn her own university funds by part-time job and scholarshi+p But what about her brother
Lee Hye Yeon was afraid to talk about it with her brother She was going to do it e What if her brother will say, that it's a waste of o to the interview? In his case it was entirely possible