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Actually, if I thought about it, this was the natural outcome. If I started hacking through these innocent-looking players, my Infamy would skyrocket, and I’d end up just like Sephiroth. But on the other hand, did I really think these lawless internet denizens would listen if I politely asked them to form an orderly line?
Damn it…
The exit was right there in front of my eyes, but the human wall swarmed me again. “Please, move out of the way,” I cried out, but my hollow plea was met with a ridiculous response.
“Dance for us and we’ll move!”
Should I just log out? Just as the urge to quit reached its peak, a familiar voice cut through the noise.
“I’ll give you three seconds.”
I recognized it instantly.
“Three.”
[Voice chat has been automatically disabled due to excessive local chat volume.]
[Local] Sephiroth: 2. [Local] Horollollo: ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ [Local] Shoes-y: Omg, the legendary Sephiroth has descended. [Local] 189qneo: Guys, what are you doing? Run for your lives;;;; [Local] Sephiroth: 1.
Sephiroth! You actually came to save me!
Like Moses parting the Red Sea, the crowd split in an instant. My field of vision cleared to reveal that flashy black plate armor. The suit that had looked so obnoxious just minutes ago now looked like a shimmering vision of grace.
“Hurry up!”
“I figured you’d be struggling, but you’re really pathetic, aren’t you?”
The affectionately sarcastic voice would usually be annoying, but not today. Being called pathetic by Sephiroth was a million times better than hearing, “I wanna taste BlueberryWhiskey, huff, huff,” from the creeps following me.
Within seconds, the area around Sephiroth was a dead zone. It was moving. The natural disaster known as Sephiroth was actually useful.
“Thanks.”
“Did you miss me?”
“I think I actually did.”
I nodded readily, even at his smug teasing. I really did miss him. While traveling with Sephiroth, the maps had been so quiet I hadn’t realized how insane the player base was. I only now confirmed that my peaceful start in Zelpia was entirely thanks to him.
I understood just a tiny bit now why he went around killing people. If I had to deal with that crowd every day, I’d probably be reaching for my sword too.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I condone everything this psycho does.
“Is that a confession?”
“You wish, you lunatic. You’re the one who asked.”
He really can’t go a single minute without saying something absurd. Whatever he liked about my answer, he let out a sharp, genuine laugh. As I’d thought before, our sense of humor was worlds apart.
Once the laughter died down, he shrugged.
“Go finish your main quests. We’ll clear the Hidden one tomorrow.”
“You’re leaving?”
“I have things to do today.”
“You talked like we were going to PVP right now.”
“PVP doesn’t take long.”
“I thought you sold your soul to this game, but I guess not?”
“Think what you want. See you around this time tomorrow.”
Then, a notification popped up.
<Sephiroth has sent you a Friend Request.>
“What’s this for?”
“Would you prefer I keep terrorist-bombing your whispers tomorrow?”
Ah.
Normally, I would have gone with the “Yeah, go ahead and try” strategy, but I couldn’t do that with Sephiroth. This guy was the type to actually follow through on a whisper-bombing threat. In just two days, I had witnessed enough of his madness to be certain.
“Please don’t say things like that in such a polite tone.”
“Polite? What you were doing in front of those people was ‘polite’.”
“Hey, can’t a guy get immersed in a role and use some honorifics? Speaking of which—why the hell were you laughing so hard earlier?”
“Because it was funny.”
A bone-chillingly cool response. In the end, having learned for the umpteenth time that arguing with him only leads to exhaustion, I gave in first.
<Accept>
As soon as I hit the golden button, Sephiroth’s name appeared on my lonely friend list. Having him as a friend made me feel like a wanted criminal who had just handed over his location. I was annoyed if I did, annoyed if I didn’t.
“You really know the location, right?”
I checked one more time, fueled by my annoyance. Instead of answering, Sephiroth turned his back to me.
“I’m off. Grind those main quests.”
“Hey! Answer me before you go!”
“Level up properly while I’m gone.”
“You better not be lying about the location! Hey!”
I called out to the psycho in a hurry. I hadn’t planted him in my friend list just to be betrayed. He let out a low chuckle. “I’m going.” With that short, amused farewell, the black-armored Berserker vanished from the screen.
“Hey!”
I tried to smack his back as he left, but I was a second too late. My arm just flailed in empty air.
Did I make the right choice?
Sephiroth’s name sitting boldly in my friend list kept catching my eye. I couldn’t believe I’d gone through this much drama in just two days of playing. And the fact that I had chosen to walk into the storm alongside that drama-magnet…
But those worries were quickly pushed aside as the crowd, which had been lurking at the edge of Sephiroth’s aura, began to slither back toward me the moment he was gone.
“……Should I just quit?” I muttered as I watched the masses rush toward me, screaming my name.
[Community Post: I saw Sephiroth yesterday lol]
I wondered where he went, but he was at Walpurgis Ruins? He was with some guy named Blueberry-something. Is that guy a ranker too? They were dodging the guards together lol;;;
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[[Breaking] Sephiroth and BlueberryWhiskey reportedly in a party]
Author: MinjuBear
Please stay in the newbie zone and have a beautiful romance forever haha.
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[Explaining what the ‘Tartarus Incident’ was (since someone asked)]
There was an event map called the Tartarus Ruins a year ago. Before that, our Berserkopath was violent, but not this violent. ㅠㅠ He used to at least be someone who would join a party. The problem was, after clearing the dungeon, he left the party and immediately slaughtered every single one of his teammates. ㅠㅠ Ever since that day, a ’40m No-Entry Zone’ has been unofficially declared around him. Gg.
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[Old Incident Board]
[I finally see why they call you a Berserkopath, Sephiroth-nim ^^]
Author: Sister’sMystery | Views: 171,892 | Rec: 1,021
Hello. This is Sister’sMystery from the ‘Noona Heaven’ guild. I’m writing this because something so absurd happened today that I can’t stay quiet. First, I joined a pick-up group (PUG) with a few acquaintances to run the Tartarus Ruins. And we got matched with Sephiroth-nim. Thinking back, my sin was not leaving the party immediately knowing his reputation ^^. Before we started, Sephiroth-nim didn’t say a word. Even while we were coordinating, he was silent, so I thought he just wasn’t interested. I didn’t realize it was because his social skills were non-existent ^^. We cleared Floor 1 easily, so I’ll skip that. As we were heading down to Floor 2, Sephiroth-nim suddenly said: [Screenshot] Yes, as you can see in the shot, he said: ‘Dual Blade, back off and fight from the rear.’ Dual Bladers lol. Dual Bladers are melee dealers just like Berserkers. I’m sure everyone playing Zelpia knows this. Even Berserkers have some long-range skills, but Dual Bladers have zero. And yet, this Berserker player is telling me, a Dual Blader, to stay in the back. To a melee fighter who has to be in front to hit anything ^^. I was puzzled, but I figured since he’s a ranker, he’s just sensitive about event points. We wiped on the first and second tries of Floor 2. The rest of us were trying to keep the mood light and encouraging. And then, what did Sephiroth-nim say? [Screenshot] He said: ‘Did you not hear me tell the Dual Blade to stay back?’ ^^ We all came here for event points. We might not be as desperate as a ranker, but it doesn’t mean we don’t need them. The mood turned sour, but we cleared the third try and went to Floor 3. Looking back, I should have left then… lol. We failed three times on Floor 3. Again, we were encouraging each other. But then Sephiroth-nim said…
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