Matan’s Shooter

TL: xLordFifth

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“What? What’s going on?”

While everyone else had already caught on, Leeha was still looking around, seemingly oblivious.

“As of now, the New Continent Expedition is disbanding. It was a delightful journey together. I wish everyone good health. Let’s go, Bailephus.”

‘Disband’

Hwaaaaaaaa—!

Bailephus transformed into a golden dragon. Alexander quickly boarded, and the dragon immediately took flight. On the ground, Lee Jiwon was making a fuss, but at the same time, he hastily left, leaving behind an awkward excuse for the other users.

“Well then, everyone, it was a pleasure. The time spent with the Great Ones will be a splendid nourishment for me and our Hwangryong. Zaichien!”

“We’ll come along too!”

Alexander and Lee Jiwon were followed by Pei Wu. The tight-knit group, including him, Hwangryong’s Bald Panda, Taoist Mu, and Taoist Baeju, immediately set off.

“I should be going now. I can’t miss this opportunity. How about going together, Raphaela?”

“I appreciate your company.”

Summoner Elmi and Saint Raphaela formed a party. While Elmi’s summoned creature was slowly being created, the two women bid farewell to the members of the expedition.

“Well then, everyone! If fate allows, let’s meet again.”

“If you want to raid with me, make sure to book a week in advance! You know we’re ‘nobles’ when we raid, right?” 

Saint Raphaela emphasized her role as a healer with a playful smile. Everyone laughed lightly at her small joke.

“Huh?”

And before Leeha, a friend request window appeared. Elmi and Raphaela had almost simultaneously sent friend requests. Leeha looked at them for a moment, eyes widening.

The two had only exchanged greetings with the members of the expedition and hadn’t engaged in much conversation. Moreover, the idea of sending a friend request wasn’t something that came easily to them…

“At times like this, it makes you realize you can’t trust anyone in Middle Earth. They party together, go on hunts, and then, without saying a word, they send a friend request?”

But on the other hand, there was a sense of gratitude. They hadn’t shown any suspicious behavior during this voyage, and, above all, weren’t they users who stood out in Middle Earth?

“Well, it’s not just because they’re women—Accept, accept!” Two female users were added to Leeha’s friend list.

Led by Pei Wu’s team and Raphaela’s party, users bid farewell, exchanged friend requests and acceptances like exchanging business cards, and dispersed in an instant.

“Where is eong-ah going?”

“What? Where else would I go?”

Leeha shrugged, and a few remaining users sighed.

“…It wasn’t a joke.”

“You’re as foolish as your face is.”

Even Kidd and Luger had stayed back to observe Leeha’s actions, but upon realizing that Leeha had no particular plans, they found it absurd and sighed. Leeha responded with a cheeky laugh.

“…Didn’t Hyein mention it earlier?”

“Hyein? Said they would bring the warp gate assembly members within 3 days? What’s that? Hyein is already gone.”

“Yeah, already gone. A while ago.”

Kijung expressed his disbelief as if to say, ‘Is this person really the one who made the biggest contribution in the past and in this quest?’.

Surprisingly, Hyein disappeared using consecutive blinks. It’s impossible to travel to the Old Continent using blink, but perhaps he intended to check various places in the New Continent. 

Anyway, with the completion of the Mana Relay Tower, there would be no user as perfect as Hyein in moving between the Old and New Continents. It was also an expression of confidence that he could visit the Old Continent anytime.

“Come on, eong-ah! Try to be smart at times other than when sniping! Hyein purposely gave us a ‘hint’!”

“Hint?”

“He said ‘within 3 days,’ but Hyein won’t bring them earlier than that! Why? Because it takes two more days for the warp gate assembly members NPCs to create the warp gate! If you think about the 5 days in the notification as the ‘maximum period,’ it’s natural.”

“Yeah. So? Even if Hyein brings them immediately, the notification window will decrease from 5 days to 3 days. The warp gate will be completed the day after tomorrow.”

Leeha seemed to be saying something obvious, but Kijung was even more bewildered.

Didn’t he understand the meaning of the notification despite knowing it? 

‘Even if he’s my cousin, should I call him naive…’

Kijung sighed and patiently explained, “Well, eong-ah. If Hyein brings the warp gate assembly members, the number of users will rapidly increase from two days later, right?”

“Yeah.”

“So, when do you think Hyein will bring the assembly members?”

“Well, within 3 days… or when Hyein brings them?”

“No, dummy! Where are we right now?”

“On the New Continent of Erica.”

“And who is here?”

“We, the members of the New Continent Expedition!”

“Exactly! So why was the notification definitively saying ‘5 days’? The system of Middle Earth knows more about humans than you do.”

Leeha’s eyes widened gradually.

Why was the notification clearly stating ‘5 days’? The Middle Earth system seemed to know more about humans than Leeha did.

“Advantage!”

“Yeah! It’s another advantage for the New Continent Expedition members! Do something first, whether it’s exploring new areas, or raising intimacy with red goats or black cranes, before other users set foot on the New Continent! It’s a daily gift from Middle Earth to the New Continent Expedition members, equivalent to 5 days in Middle Earth time, one day in reality.

Strictly speaking, it’s giving Hyein the authority to choose, but there’s no need to hesitate; it’s obvious that it’s 5 days!”

Hyein also couldn’t give up the advantage of being the first to set foot on the New Continent. Naturally, after using the full 3 days, he would bring the Warp Gate assembly members NPC.

Other users had already noticed this when Hyein said, “I’ll bring them in 3 days,” and they had set out to find more ground to gain.

“This is not the time for this!”

“Yeah, stupid eong-ah! That’s why almost everyone left—ah, geez…”

“Kikik, Shin Nara-nim, have you fallen for that Ha Leeha-nim’s appearance? Do you like innocent and bland men?”

“W-Who would fall for him!?” As Kijung sighed, Biyemi teased Shin Nara.

Shin Nara waved her hands and stepped back, but the users near Leeha already knew everything.

“Oh, I see. Coming to the Pope’s Palace to collect— in a sense, it’s a hint and a trap. Come and receive it on your own initiative.”

Going to Ezwenn first to collect?

If that happened, other New Continent Expedition members would quickly rush around, sweeping up new area discovery experience, new fauna familiarity 100% experience, achievements, and more.

“What are you going to do, Kijung?”

Leeha suddenly felt his body lighten.

Now, the disbanded New Continent Expedition members were scattered in various directions. Anxiety crept in, feeling that it might be too late no matter which direction he chose.

“We’ve already decided. First, let’s go outside Redwood and categorize the monster spawning areas.”

“Monsters?”

“Yeah. We’ll find out which level range is most efficient for hunting in each location. We need to catch them all to differentiate the experience points.”

“What if we don’t discover them?”

“Haha, Hyein is with us for regional discovery. We’ve agreed that he will handle places where achievements pop up. At least for the next few days, Hyein will be faster than Fernand. Haha!” Byulcho had reasons for being relaxed! Having someone on the team who could instantly cover distances with Blink was part of the plan! Indeed, Hyein’s consecutive use of Blink was all premeditated.

“Me?! I’ll call you too—”

“eong-ah, you’re not in our guild.”

“Hey, be careful with your words!”

“Hoho, so, Leeha-nim, come to ‘our’ Byulcho too.” 

When Leeha hesitated, Bobae, sticking close to Kijung, opened her mouth. One word she chose made Leeha feel awkward.

“’Our’ Byulcho? Bobae, do you mean—”

“Yeah. I decided to join Byulcho too. It’s the guild with the best tanker in Middle Earth, using ‘tank aggro’ and everything. Why wouldn’t I join?”

“Oh my…”

“Now, our Byulcho is a guild with a Top 10 ranker. Haha, if you want to join, contact us anytime, eong-ah! Byulcho members, let’s go!”

Piiiiik—

Suddenly, the transformed Jin Gonggong in the sky let out a long cry. During the voyage, Leeha momentarily forgot about the druid who joined Byulcho.

“Come to think of it—the one who gained the most from this voyage was Byulcho?” 

Byulcho seemed sturdy enough that they even forgot about the various achievements and gains Leeha had.

Was it because of jealousy or other emotions, that a gaze watching him from afar went unnoticed? The hidden presence behind the giant Redwood tree was not visible. After a while, a sound emerged from above where the invisible spirit was hiding, but the watching gaze on Leeha remained unwavering.

***

“Puhihihit, Surpri〜 se〜 are you spying again, Chiyou?” The one hiding was Chiyou. The person who quietly appeared above her, from the beginning, knew that Petyr was moving stealthily on her head and was not surprised.

“What a mean word, ‘spying.’ I’m just observing the situation. Where are you going, Petyr?”

“I’m here to surprise someone. Where else would I go? Puhuhu!”

“Hmm, right. Are you here to kill her?”

Even without Petyr saying anything, Chiyou immediately recognized who he was targeting. Did Petyr have no intention of hiding his target from her? The moment the term ‘that girl’ came up, Petyr’s gaze changed frighteningly.

“5 days without that irritating sacred.” The 6th-ranked assassin swallowed the words ‘enough.’

If Shin Nara continued to stay in Erika Continent? Not to mention, most users have scattered by now. The ‘forces’ that would support her side disappeared entirely.

Moreover, in this place where the order of the Old Continent has yet to reach, even if it’s a territory of Paleo NPCs, there was a high chance of observing fights among users, especially now that most of them have turned into small groups.

Petyr, as an assassin of his caliber, wouldn’t overlook that point. And with Petyr’s calm words, Chiyou also had the ability to visualize the future situation in her mind.

“Huhu, if it succeeds, be sure to let me know.”

Petyr’s plan had a very high chance of success. Petyr was satisfied with Chiyou’s answer which seemed like ‘acknowledgment’ in a way.

“Puhuhut, what are you scheming on the Lope Continent?”

“Well, I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m scheming. If she receives the death penalty, there will be many people in shock, those who will retaliate, idle NPCs, and NPCs to be exploited. And won’t there be various additional quests for herself?”

The main penalty Shin Nara would face upon death is a 48-hour restriction from logging in. In the time of Middle Earth, signified a gap of a whole ten days.

What happens then? How would the countries of the old Lope Continent react at this current point when the quests in the new continent have concluded?

The time of the user from the Holy Knights of Fibiel or the royal family of Minis would be too precious to be wasted.

Of course, there was a high possibility that one of them could be the resumption of using Petyr for the assassination of the king, for the sake of the future power struggles related to the new continent.

“Anyway, she’s a woman I don’t like. Kishisissit…”

Petyr looked at her and chuckled. As the corners of his mouth lifted, his face, adorned with clown makeup, took on an eerie expression. However, Chiyou didn’t blink and met that face without flinching.

“If you don’t like it, what can you do? It’s not strange for people from different factions like Fibiel and Minis to collaborate. I’ll offer you eavesdropping and shared vision, Petyr. Accept it.”

“Are you telling me to walk around barefoot? Puhuhuhut! So, what do I gain from this?”

Petyr’s question received no further response from Chiyou. Using her long, white fingers, she tapped her head twice.

Petyr glanced at her for a moment but didn’t dwell on it. At least for the next 5 days, the fact that they couldn’t use their existing foundations on this new continent remained the same.

For this brief period, if this intelligent woman provided analysis on the information she found, it would be a sufficient reward.

Swoosh!

Petyr disappeared as if riding a spider web, ascending into the branches. The figure of Chiyou, who had her face peeking out from the tree trunk, had also vanished by then.

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