Episode 49
“You’re leaving out all the neat things that aren’t even in your eight characters.”
Ji-won Lee was busy cleaning from the morning.
Current time is 9:50 am. It’s time to run wild with X in Fate. But today the plan went wrong.
Hyeonseo Lee’s voice was heard from the kitchen.
“The refrigerator is empty. “You’re not even eating properly?”
“You’re not eating well, uncle?”
“No, I was going to go grocery shopping anyway.”
“okay? Then shall we go together? “I also had to go grocery shopping.”
“Will we come together, Uncle?”
A superficial lie actually causes anger.
Ji-won Lee sighed when she saw the mother and daughter talking as if they were teasing. Then I focused on cleaning.
‘You’re so worried.’
Actually, I understood that feeling. Lee Ji-won was the type of person who would see the end when he got immersed in it. It was Lee Hyun-seo who watched Lee Ji-won, who put everything aside and played games like crazy during Lean Online. But Lee Ji-won also matured and got older.
‘It’s not difficult to take care of my own body.’
It wasn’t just words, it was true.
Fate connection time was maintained within the recommended time and it made more profit than the chicken restaurant where he made a living. When Lee Ji-won, who cleaned the room, went out to the living room, Lee Hyun-seo said.
“How long do you plan to rest?”
“what?”
“The store. No matter how much the world has improved, stability is better. It’s not like the store isn’t working... By the way, are you still paying the rent?”
Concerned tone.
Swish. Jiwon Lee threw the rag into the bathroom and sat down at the table.
Hyeonseo Lee sat in front of him.
“Sister, I’m turning 30 the day after tomorrow.”
“I have no intention of stopping you from doing it. “I just asked because I was curious.”
“lie. “It’s written all over your face.”
“Have you noticed? “Dad and Mom know too.”
Dad and Mom know this too?
My parents still lived in a province far from Seoul. They are people who are more interested in the field than in the world... It seems that those parents saw X on TV and immediately recognized him as Lee Ji-won.
Lee Ji-won was inwardly shocked.
‘Huh, I don’t know about Mom, but I feel uncomfortable with Dad...’ Lee
Ji-won, even in college, used to skip classes and go to PC rooms!
Then, there was a time when I was broken by my father. Of course, my father also lost interest after seeing Lee Ji-won open and run a chicken restaurant.
Hyeonseo Lee smiled and sipped coffee.
“I want to let you know that I’m not the only one worried.”
“okay. “You’re over 60 years old, so it’s reasonable to be worried.”
“Hehe, you’ve gotten older too.”
“Why are you laughing?”
“No, it’s because I think time flies so quickly.”
Hyeonseo Lee turned his gaze and looked at the organized house. A capsule placed in one corner of the living room! Hyeonseo Lee looked at the capsule and seemed interested and asked.
“Is that the capsule? “You said it was absolutely necessary for that fate?”
“Oh, it’s pretty big, right?”
“Yeah, it looks really expensive.”
A look that subtly asks the price.
It would be no good to talk about the price of that obnoxiously expensive capsule here. Lee Ji-won avoided Lee Hyun-seo’s gaze. And then he opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.
“It looks like your worries haven’t gone away.”
“I guess you’re from the past too. Even if you appear on TV and become famous, a game is still a game. All I can think about is this and I worry about what I will do to make a living when my popularity fades later...”
“Follow me. “Because I have something to show you.”
Lee Hyeon-seo, a housewife in her mid-thirties.
It wasn’t strange that she didn’t know much about Fate. What Hyunseo Lee was most worried about was her younger brother’s future. The primal worry is what will happen if Lee Ji-won starves later.
But there’s no need to worry about that, right?
Jiwon Lee sat in front of the computer. Hyeonseo Lee, who followed, asked.
“What are you trying to show me?”
“I’ll show you my salary, no, my daily wage.”
“How much money do you make just by playing games?”
Hyunseo Lee stood with her arms crossed behind the chair with a sour expression on her face. I wasn’t really surprised because I knew that Lee Ji-won was making money even during Lean Online. But soon her eyes widened.
X took his stance and started running.
‘I’m a little late because I had work to do in the morning, but at this rate, I think we’ll be able to cross the Arba border today?’
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“Gasp, we’ve arrived.”
Narrowly safe.
The sky was dark, but not a day had passed yet. Arriving at a small border village, X took a deep breath. When I turned my head, I saw users who seemed to be quite high level.
‘Everyone is familiar with the guild emblem.’
Those skilled enough to escape the Kingdom of Arba.
There were definitely a lot of users who were dedicating themselves to well-known guilds. Suddenly, someone saw X and approached him. A man with a gravelly voice said.
“I don’t think there is one, but I tried to talk to it because there was no emblem. My name is Nebula of the Red Wolf. If you don’t belong to a guild, would you like to join our Red Wolf Guild?”
Red Wolf!
It was a large guild with mainly Chinese users belonging to it. Although it was not selected as a Mage Streamer, it still remained a prestigious guild that everyone dreams of. There was no way X would be interested in something like a large guild.
X politely declined.
“sorry. “I have no thoughts.”
“I see. “It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.”
The man bowed his head and rejoined the group.
I can’t believe you thoughtlessly rejected an offer from a huge guild.
It was a sight that would have shocked other users, but it was a familiar sight to X.
‘Do you think the relic set glows?’
A soft light emanating from the relic set! That light alone was enough to create the image of a rich expert. Moreover, since there were no guilds, guilds large and small had no choice but to covet X.
‘I guess that’s the border.’
A torch where guards and quite a few users are gathered.
Looking at their unfamiliar clothes, they seemed to be guards from the Kingdom of Ruyan, a kingdom adjacent to the Kingdom of Arba. X reflected on the information about the Kingdom of Ruyan that he had previously researched.
‘A more closed country than Arba.’
Ruyan!
I heard that it is a kingdom with a weak national power and that it pays a certain amount of tribute to Arba every year. Arba’s influence on Ruyan was so great that it was safe to say that it was actually the same country as Arba, but it was said that it was not annexed because it was a kingdom with such strong characteristics.
As X got closer, he could see the cause of the commotion.
Lu Yan’s guard fluttered his sleeves and waved his hand.
“We don’t know anything about it. However, there was an agreement between Arba and Lujan to strictly control the border. Please understand.”
Controlling the borders?
It was X who had never heard of a story like this.
X asked a female user wearing a witch hat.
“Excuse me, but what happened now?”
“As the guard said, I don’t know why, but it looks like the border is closed. “It seems like we have no choice but to sneak across the border because it’s a different country.”
It is safe to say that Arba and Rujan are the same country. Therefore, even though it was a border, it was not strictly guarded. Of course, even if control had begun, it was not a task to breach the border for the users here.
Some will wait until the blockade is lifted, while others will secretly cross the border.
X bit his lip as he saw the users scattering.
‘If you get caught, your reputation will be ruined.’
Your reputation is approaching 1,000, but if you commit a crime and get caught, you will suffer a huge loss.
Guard Ruyan spoke to X, who was left alone.
“The control order will probably not be lifted for some time.”
Even if it was a waste of fame, finding Sioras was an urgent priority. Still, I wanted to give it a try and secretly cross the border as a last resort.
X began to flatter the guard.
“You have been working hard until late at night. I don’t have anything to give you, but is there anything you would like to eat? “Even though I’m like this, I’m a pretty good cook...”
“Even if you say that, I can’t let you go.”
“...I guess that’s true, right?”
The guard’s tone was stern.
I thought X wouldn’t work. As time passed, it seemed like I had no choice but to secretly cross the border.
Would there be less chance of getting caught if I joined other users? That’s when X turned around and headed towards the village.
An urgent voice was heard.
He was the leader of the Ruyan guards.
“Wait, wait, wait!”
“yes? “Is that what you mean?”
When X turned his head, Guard Captain Ruyan spoke politely.
“As expected, that silver lion decoration definitely belongs to the Northern Thiyer family! Please forgive my rudeness. If you are a member of the Thier family, you may pass through the border!”
Munchkin that I eat all by myself