Haroon

On the morning of the sixth day when the crew entered the Hall of Warriors, Harun's footsteps led to the square unlike any other day.

I suddenly thought differently once my messenger walking skills were up a notch. It was a good training, but I thought about meeting other users.

"Tomorrow, the men will return. Shall we go to the hunting grounds today?" ’

Harun, who had never been to the hunting grounds as a user, decided that he would enjoy party play, leveling up, and enjoying himself if he could.

In the middle, I looked for something to do to stop by the mercenary's office, but there was nothing good I could do alone. After searching for work for a while, Harun asked for a few letters and left the office to enjoy the magnificence of writing. His feet lead through the crowded plaza where the users are opening their stalls and head for the hunting grounds.

“Are you a user? ”

There was a voice that caught him passing through the rhetorical square. Turns out it was a prosecutor of a similar age to himself. The line looked very thick and overall had a pleasant impression. It was an impression I liked.

Looking at the armor set of Orc hides and an unusual steel sword on your back, you asked why a high-level prosecutor asked you a question, but you answered.

“Yes...? ”

“Would you like to party with us? ”

Users who suddenly propose a party.

“Party? Well, I'm low level, so it won't help much. He's just been transferred. ”

I was curious about the word party, but Harun gave it to me politely. His only party at level 17 was a crappy beginner's party. You must reach level 20 on the Hunting Ground before you can be treated anywhere.

“Levels don't matter. ”

“Is that so?"

I didn't know English, but I felt a little moved because I liked the sad eyes and cool tone.

“Wait a minute.”

He said something cute.

“Actually, I found an undiscovered dungeon, and I'm short on people. Once we've dumped the rest of our friends, we've recruited one priest, but we're still short on seats. It's a party dungeon.”

Party dungeons are at least Class C. At least nine people will not be allowed to enter the party unless it is a party. Like he said, it was a big hit.

Of course, I don't log out often, but there's no mention of a registered dungeon yet in the information Bell gave me. Special jobs such as cartographers and finders are not active yet.

“Then why me...? ”

“Hehe! I've been watching you. I came to the square with my friends to save the party, and I saw them coming out of the mercenary's office. My friends call me NPC, and I feel strangely like a user. So I made a bet, whether you're a user or not. Hahaha, I won thanks to you. ”

Did that happen?

I felt a bit strange because I had never thought of myself as ordinary at all to attract others' curiosity. Ever since I went to school, I've always had a big height and a shy personality, so I've never really attracted the attention of others since.

“But there must still be members who need me...? ”

“I like it. Your impression. I was attracted by the cold, charismatic impression. ”

“Hehe, I see. ”

Harun smiled brightly because he felt better about the compliments he had heard at birth.

“Actually, my friends are quite capable. I thought it was inappropriate to attract stronger people to parties than we are, and I thought I needed someone good enough to get along with my members. ”

Yo liked the impression of inviting you to a party.

Are you pure or are you confident in your abilities? ’

I was a little annoyed by the fact that I wasn't good at it, but I didn't feel that bad. The crew has two days to get out of the Hall of Warriors anyway.

Harun had no reason to refuse to go to the hunting ground because he wanted to experience the daily lives of the users. Moreover, undetected dungeons make it easier to level up than hunting grounds, and if you do well, you can get good items.

“Excellent. Not enough, but I won't say thank you." Harun. ”

“I'll skip saying thank you for coming in, too. It's a mash-up. Call it rum. Well, the party's waiting, so let's go to that cafe over there. ”

As soon as they left the castle across the square, they headed for the sidewalk cafe. It was only twenty feet from where he was.

“Our friends are all sisters of the same department. They all have different personalities and strong personalities, but no one's bad. We hope you'll understand if anything happens to you in the meantime. ”

“I see. I envy you. Playing games with your friends. And you don't have to worry about that. I understand completely.”

It was only natural for them to have the vested interest of finding an undiscovered dungeon.

“Haha! Give me the money! ”

His group, sitting at two tables, has already changed in appearance as they approach.

“Anyway, it's a ghost to see people. ”

“I know. I don't look like much of a user. How do I know?" ”

His friends snarl a glittering silver coin from their arms and throw it at Rum. I threw a few people away on purpose, but the rum moved swiftly and grabbed all seven silver coins.

“This is Harun. ”

“I'm Harun. I've just been transferred, and I've never had a party before, so please take good care of me." ”

Five stood up to greet Harun. The two who didn't wake up watched him cook without a word, and the other one didn't seem interested at all.

The first thing I said to him was a handsome face, but a slightly arrogant wizard. He felt the intimidation of pressing others inherently.

“It's Maron. He's level 39, walking Manat's path. ”

Maybe he likes to stand up, or maybe he's at the party. The impression was unbeatable. It was similar to reality, not only to the Noble tone but also to the attitude.

“I'm a 32-level swordsman in charge of tankers. ”

“It's archer Minerva. It's level 29. Take good care of her."

“Tess, he's a wizard. Level is 33.”

“Same level of exam life. ”

Mendoza, holding his tall sword in one hand, reminds me of the sighing, and his downward appearance is very rough and fierce. However, when I looked at his speech, it seemed very different from his impression.

The archer Minerva and Prosecutor Tess were women, and the atmosphere was the exact opposite. If Minerva was a kind and gentle beauty, Tess was as sharp as a sword. The same test dawn had sharp eyes on its fancy body, but it was nothing compared to Tess.

They all had much higher levels than Harun. As a student, I was not a game shut-in like a binary. At this level, I was seen as almost an early user.

“Hey, you're going to be a colleague, aren't you going to say hello? ”

Rum's face turned red because he was embarrassed by the two motives that had never happened in his place. The chunk raises his voice, but the two of them are still staring at Harun.

“I don't see how a user who is neither NPC nor can play at a party can enter a mercenary guild. Isn't that right, Harun? ”

“I think so, too. It's weird.”

Maybe they were doubting Harun. Well, what they think is common sense.

“Here's my info window for now. Check it out."

Harun opens his information window for them to see.

Name: Harun

Race: Humans

Job: unemployed

Level: 17

Title: Private

It was a set status window in case you were going to have a party before you left. I set it to private because I didn't think I needed to show it to my stats or skill pane. All you had to do was confirm that you didn't cheat the level and that you were the user.

“The Mercenary Guild has entered and left the quest. No matter how low level the user is, they can enter if they have something to commission. ”

Harun's words followed the information window in front of her eyes, and a sorry expression flashed across their faces, and they woke up late. In fact, I didn't lie to Hector and Elzer when I entered the mercenary's office. His attitude was not shaken.

“I'm Mir. I'm level 33, and I'm walking the Mana Way. Excuse me, it's still dark in that information. ”

“Dasom, assassin with 30 levels of poor skills. I didn't know that at all, so I thought Harun might have a different intention. Rum is naive in his mood, so he's very deceptive to others. I'm sorry, I apologize. ”

When I talk about it, Dasom may be Rum's girlfriend. Maybe these two are more normal than five people who have already said hello. They only cared about losing the bet, so they didn't notice anything strange about the first person they saw.

“You're welcome. I think I might think so. Nice to meet you.”

Harun didn't think much of it. It didn't seem like the right thing to do. But Rum still couldn't get a good look at them because he brought them. He felt as if he had been disbelieved.

“That's Race, who just joined our party. You're the Divine Catholic Church. You're Tess' sister. She always looks like that when she has time to master the sacred magic. Don't feel bad. ”

The race closes its eyes to see if you heard him. Her clear, deep black eyes briefly capture Harun.

“You're out of your mind. I'm sorry. I'm Race, Preacher. ”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Me, too. But what's so special about the title being private? ”

“Yes?”

I heard you were meditating. Did you see the information window? She was referring to something others didn't notice. I think it's her question, but she doesn't seem very chivalrous.

“Just.”

“I see. Just like that.... However, I'm relieved that Harun is strong. I wasn't happy until just now. I didn't know Rum had this much vision. I was kind of ignoring it, actually. ”

As if she knew something about herself, people looked at Harun again. When I heard her, I felt something different from the impression I felt at the moment I was introduced. The level of the race was the highest among the group, the longest time to play the game and, of course, the experience was very varied.

The Pantheon was a party character, not a soloist, and the horse of a race with experience naturally met a lot of people had a considerable weight. Rum hurriedly left as the atmosphere seemed to subside for a moment.

“Here, here! Let's hurry. Once the party is over, let's go and enjoy the rights of the original dungeon finders. ”

Rum said as if he was the party's atmosphere maker, everyone began to move with an anticipated face.

“By the way, let's start with the partier process. Maron, what are you doing? ”

“Oh, right. Wait a minute."

- The note has arrived, would you like to see it now?

“Yes.”

-Party Cowon Tower offers to party. Accept?

“Yes.”

From the name of the party, they were users who lived in the same Kowon Union as themselves. It doesn't matter where I came from because of the game, but I felt happy because I was young people from the same origin. Marron was a little concerned about the Nobles' injuries, but he decided to think well about his favorite rum.

- I'm a party member at the Cowon Tower. EXP gains and level ups are based on individual principles based on Contribution Points. The item acquisition is co-owned and the distribution is set to manual distribution. However, if the result of 100% damage is set to automatic acquisition. Then the conversation window is activated between the parties.

After a brief process, the Kowon Tower hurries out of the castle to attack the dungeon.

The route to Mt. Nenon.

Rum's group found the dungeon yesterday and said he had to walk for an hour. Luckily, no monster's end was found on the way there. The dungeon is near a road where many merchants regularly patrol the area.

The group begins working on their missions, exchanging information they recognize in their own way.

Harun didn't want to get involved in the conversation, but he didn't have a chance. After the first greeting, he treated him as an invisible being. The attitude of the rest of the people, without rum and lace, was the same.

His existence was a complete grind, as Rum had said. It was natural that his skills, even at level 17, would not be particularly helpful to the party members.

Of course, Harun was not sad at all. It's natural for them. This opportunity is a great opportunity for Harun, but they only have a seat left to choose from.

He quietly climbs up the shallow ridge and cares about attaching messenger walking to his body. As the benefits were proven in reality, we decided to adopt the habit of being unconscious.

When I walked like that for about half an hour, the Shrine Race approached Harun walking from behind.

“What an unusual way to walk. It's very comfortable walking up the hill, like a flat terrace. ”

“Really? Must be because you walk a lot. ”

Harun doesn't have to tell you that it's a special skill, he gives it away roughly. Perhaps his answer was insensitive, but the face of the race changed slightly.

“I'm sorry I doubted you. Seems like we know each other pretty well. I didn't have time to call and rescue people because I was being chased by time. ”

He seems to think Harun is upset about what he said earlier.

“As I said before, I completely understand. Don't get too worked up. ”

“What a unique way to walk. I don't think it's hard to walk at all. Everyone gasps, but Harun looks like he's resting comfortably. ”

It was not a story I brought up to make a formal conversation. She was really curious about that. Anyway, from the first moment I saw it, Harun was strangely concerned.

“Is it? I don't know. ”

“Hehe, you don't want to talk to me. ”

She pushes the hood back, which she's used to pressing so deeply. Dark hair, shiny and black, fell like a waterfall, revealing all the faces that had only ever been seen.

Harun glances at her face with a slightly dazed look, revealing her crystal clear, shiny eyes, as well as impeccable features. She was the best beauty he had ever seen in his life.

“You're beautiful.”

“Hehe, is that so? But I don't think it's the tone and the expression. ”

I was afraid that my shy and reserved personality would be revealed, so I felt like my face was hard and my cold tone made me think that way all the time.

“No, I'm usually shy, so when I see a beauty, I'm not very good at looking after her. because you don't pretend to be indifferent to get their attention for no reason, but you don't have the courage to actively admire and appreciate it. ”

“Hohoho.”

Harun's words sound funny. She opens her mouth and smiles.

“You're more honest than I thought. because he kept his title private, and he actually thought he had a lot of secrets. ”

“Hehe.”

Harun had nothing to say this time, so he just laughed. But at that moment, Harun wonders why she showed her face.

“Excuse me, I have an atmosphere, and I think it's okay to know more and show my face on purpose. It's not for any other purpose. ”

She explained that she had read a glimpse of that feeling in his eyes. Well, it didn't have to be explained, but it confirmed that she had excellent ability to read people's emotions.

“I felt something strong I'd never met before, walking with rum. It felt like a lone wolf wandering the wilderness like a house. ”

“A lone wolf might be right. I don't think it's strong. I don't know if I've ever felt that way about real life. ”

“I was kind of moved, actually. because women are attracted to lonely men. ”

“Hehe, what an honor. ”

It was a much more honest confession than before. I was a little excited because I had never heard this from a woman, but on the other hand, I was afraid. It felt like I was getting naked.

“Make it official. She's twenty-two years old, and her real name is Hwayeon. I was in the third grade of Cowon Union Tower with those kids. ”

Harun couldn't say anything to her greeting. I have never experienced giving out real life names in a virtual reality game before.

“Some people say that relationships in virtual reality are fake, but I don't think so. at least it doesn't feel like a virtual reality in Beyond. It's my second precious life. because I think that the relationship that we have here can continue in reality. ”

“I agree that Beyond is another reality. ”

Harun nods, expressing his agreement.

“I wonder who you are. Oh, don't get me wrong. No one has ever attracted this much attention to me before. That doesn't mean I'm begging Harun. Let's just say it's primal interest in people. ”

There are often people with the same personality in the world. This kind of woman appeared again. Nemion, whom I met during my training, had this personality.

Harun also thought that this was not how she liked him for the first time. In the case of Nemion, she could be considered to have a very pure curiosity about the existence of Harun itself.

“I'm a hundred and nineteen. Race is more relatable than I am, but I won't call her sister. And someone I know said that men don't use that title lightly in front of reason, even though they have good feelings. I don't know what's gonna happen next. ”

“Hohoho, I think he's right. Age doesn't matter between men and women. My mom's three years older than my dad. ”

Harun smiles broadly. Harun liked the faint seashells and rubies. I liked it better than the explosive beauty.

“From now on, you have to follow carefully! ”

Rum followed him on the street, shouting to two people who were talking.

“Here, Rum? ”

“No, it's at the end of this bush. ”

Harun sees a colonized forest of old thorns, tall and tall. I was surprised that I went through this place. It never seemed like he was going to go in on purpose. Rum noticed the curiosity of the two people scratching his head.

“Heh heh, actually, I was looking for a place to take a piss...... and then I found it. ”

Harun smiled at Rum's words with a shy smile. In a place like this, we would never have gone in without coincidence, and Dungeon would not have been able to find it. In that way, this party was really lucky. There's no official report of a dungeon yet.

Following rum, the group carefully scatters through thorny trunks and sharp, hairy leaves. I wish I cut down the tree trunk with my sword and made my way, but I didn't think the other users would follow me.

After about 10 minutes of advancement in an uncomfortable position, there is finally a cliff, presumed to be where the dungeon is in front of their eyes. I noticed a large cave on one of the cliffs that was carved upward.

The group inspects their weapons and approaches him while taking a short break to see if he was sorry that Rum hadn't picked them up.

“Harun, that's the dungeon. ”

“I see. I sense an unusual energy in this dungeon. ”

“Right? I couldn't get inside because I wasn't suspicious from the start, but I heard a voice informing me of the dungeon as I took one step out of curiosity. ”

“I hear no one has found the dungeon yet. Great. ”

Rum became a proud face in his words.

“Haha, thanks to you, the report issue for this semester has been resolved. ”

“So you're in gaming school? ”

“Yes, computer artificial intelligence engineering. just like Race and her sister. But I noticed earlier that you two were having a good conversation. Tess kept staring at me with weird eyes. ”

Unlike Harun, I liked the way Rum treats everyone with attachment. Bright face and cheerful personality were the opposite, but I strangely liked him.

“He was a good man. ”

“Then how old are you...? ”

“I'm an adult this year. ”

“Yeet? So you're 19. You're with me.”

Maybe he thought he was related to Race because he was familiar with the conversation. Moreover, the loneliness would have made it look older. I felt sorry for something.

“I'm a little presumptuous. ”

That said, Rum struck his hand.

“Oh, no. No, it's what we thought. But if you're from the same age, why don't you make it easier for us to talk...? ”

“Yeah, let's do that. ”

Harun nods in reluctance.

“Hahaha. That's why I'm comfortable. I'm Mun-hee. ”

“I am Harun. Names in real life don't mean anything. I just want to be called Harun. ”

“Yeah? But where do you live? ”

“Section F. Why? ”

The answer was that Rum was too cold to help considering the area where he lived. However, unlike Harun's guess, his eyes were filled with admiration for the answer.

“No, I just thought it would suit your mood. People live there with a lot of stories, right? ”

“Not really. At least not around me. ”

Despite the fact that he was from District F, Rum had an unusual reaction. I thought I had an illusion about the area. I don't know what the story is.

“Let's go inside. ”

The party master, Maron, has brought everyone's attention. Now that you have rested long enough, it is time to attack the dungeon.

“First, Mendodo, the tanker, stands in front, and the dawn assists him. Rum and Minerva will take the rear, Harun will take the middle, and the wizards will take the front and the back. Tess takes the front, Mirga takes the left, I take the right, Dazomi takes the rear, and Race sister gives the command in the middle. ”

“Take it!”

No one objected in particular because it had already come to this point. It was a balanced party that encompassed archers and assassins, priests, prosecutors and wizards. Harun takes a little time, but he doesn't have to worry about it because he's cut anyway and seems to be gaining his trust from Race, regardless of his level.