Chapter 113 - Merlin negotiating (1/2)
”Yes! Merlin is not being entirely truthful. I am sure that Shadow had went closer to the monsters. There is no way, he was behind me to take the video,” said Boris angrily. He was a bit depressed and ashamed of this incident. He also never expected this to happen and Merlin's words as well as his fame suggested that he was trying to blackmail them which completely pissed him off.
”Like that matters. Who would verify it? You?” said Rex. ”We need to do damage control. First, I will talk with Merlin about it. It is best that we exchange something with him for not leaking the video. It is best if we get that in writing.
”That is quite possible. Merlin is a greedy fellow. I know him personally and the fact that he left the Magus Shrine doesn't imply he is going to stop being a professional player. I will talk to him about this,” said Tristar looking at Rex. ”We probably need to let Sultan go peacefully and not attack him. He will ask for that in writing.”
”Of course, he would. Let him go. It is not such a bad thing to lose him. I just let him be because his elder brother was one of our sponsors. It is fine if he got out on his own. My concern is that Merlin wouldn't just stop with that and he probably knows that we wouldn't bully him anyway,” said Rex.
”Why not,” said Boris and Blaster together.
”Are you stupid? You don't mess with him. He has a strong background in real-life. Both his brother and grandfather dote on him. That would be of no good to the guild.”
”Yes, the guild wouldn't support any attempts by you guys to do such things. It would only be a waste of money and time. You both never liked each other and have separated let us leave it at that. If you are that bored, I would rather you challenge that Shadow,” said Tristar.
”Why did you think that I had always told you to get on good terms with him,” said Rex. ”That man has good influence.”
”Second, as Tristar had just told, it is best that you complete that challenge with Shadow Tyrant. You will also inform in the Fight Club chat that you wanted to see if he was worthy and that you went to test him,” said Rex.
”But we can't just let Merlin go very easily. It is best if we put some fear of our guild into him,” said Boris. The events that happened made him feel that Merlin had targeted him for some reason. The only reason he could think was that they were in the same city and with Merlin out of Magus Shrine, he was trying to use him as a steppingstone for his fame in the new game.
”Yes, it is a simple thing. There is a mass quest in the Blackrock Town, right now. We can use this to send a number of players into the town. They can toy with him,” said Rex. He was also a bit angry due to the same reason as Merlin. Such a thing at the start of a game would make it hard for them to establish a reputation in the game.
”Boris quickly tell the Fight Club the reason that you were tailing him,” said Rex as he was observing the discussion going on in the chat. They continued making fun of Boris. All the members in the group had mean streaks and had a habit of making a big issue of the smallest things.
(Fight Club Chat)
Nix Maester: ”Boris brother. Please respond. This gets boring if you don't respond.”
Nix Maester: ”It isn't that bad. Everybody does stupid things occasionally. Nothing to be ashamed of.”
Clear Sky: ”Did he log out?”
Clear Sky: ”Did we go a bit overboard.”
Misty Day: ”Oh Please! You guys talk worse crap about us ladies. If Boris really feels down about this, I would be looking down on him.”
Nix Maester: ”Ooh! Brother Boris. The feminist is dissing you.”
Boris Blade: ”I swear that I didn't have any unsavory or evil intentions in following the player Shadow or Crimson Realm guild members. My intentions were pure and only wanted to test the player Shadow Tyrant to see if he is worth enough to join the Fight Club as Merlin had suggested. I only went to the lake as he didn't respond to my invite. Any unexpected harm that I may have caused either to the player Shadow Tyrant or his guild are completely unintentional or accidental. I have never intentionally sabotaged the quest of any guild in the game vita-nova.
Clear Sky: ”!!!!????”
Clear Sky: ”Did someone hack into his account?”
Nix Maester: ”Oye! Boris, do you a member of the HR team dictate this to you?”
Nix Maester: ”Or is it Tristar's work. Tristar bro. This isn't an official comment. You could have at least made it sound like something that Boris would say.”
Misty Day: ”Why is Merlin so quiet. He always talked as much as Nix.”
Nix Maester: ”You bastard!!????”
Clear Sky: ”!!!”
Oceanis (Administrator): ”!!!!”
Red Dagger: ”!!!!”
Red Path: ”!!!!”
Misty Day: ”What happened?!! Why are you swearing at me?”
Merlin: ”Ah! Misty. I knew that you would miss me. Thanks for the support, my Honey Bunny.????????”
Misty Day: ”DREAM ON!”
Nix Maester: ”Merlin! You bastrad! Where is the video?! You were making a deal with Tristar?”
Merlin: ”Stop swearing and don't talk nonsense.”
Nix Maester: ”Answer me! Where is the video?!”
Clear Sky: ”+1”
”+1”
”+1”
Merlin: ”What I do with the videos, I have is my own business.”
Nix Maester: ”I knew it. You were talking it out with them. You cunning bastard! You were using us.”
Azreal: ”He is known to be cunning one. Administrator, he shameless lied in the chat and used us. Deserves a reprimand.”
Oceanis (Administrator): ”He just said that he was thinking of making the video public. Not an issue.”
Clear Sky: ”It isn't like we expected him to actually put it online. Except Nix who is burdened by an overly curious nature, I doubt anyone actually expected him to do it.”
Misty Day: ”Of course! He loves to show off. If he really wanted to, he would have done it immediately after the first video.”
Merlin: ”Hey, I am just looking out for Brother Boris and didn't want to upset him too much. Is it wrong to be helpful.”
Nix Maester: ”Tchhh! I need to puke.”