Chapter 271: Planning the Player Jumping Event (1)
A few days later.
Beginner’s Village.
Two men were looking around the square.
“Wow…… This is my first time connecting to The World.”
“Well, I’ve been here a few times. Two or three times for work.”
They were probably otherworlders, or players.
However, unlike other players connecting to Beginner’s Village, they were wearing clear titles and clothes that anyone could recognize at a glance.
<Kyung-joon Special Management Team Team Leader>
▼Jo Hyun-woo GM
<Kyung-joon Special Management Team>
▼Kim Bu-ha GM
Jo Hyun-woo, the team leader of the Kyung-joon Special Management Team.
And his favorite subordinate, Kim Bu-ha.
The two of them connected to The World Beginner’s Village today to meet Kyung-joon at the appointed time.
“Let’s go. We’ll be right on time.”
“Yes, sir.”
The two were about to head to Study Territory to meet Kyung-joon.
“Huh? Why is Kyung-joon-nim’s name there?”
“What, what? Do you see the titles above those two?”
“Excuse me, guests!”
Whoosh!
The Beginner’s Village NPCs, who started to gather, recognizing the name Kyung-joon as soon as they saw the titles!
“Kyung-joon Special Management Team? Are those two saying they’re specially managing our Kyung-joon-nim?”
“Is that Kyung-joon the Kyung-joon-nim we know?”
“No, who dares to manage our Kyung-joon-nim? Are these guys scammers?”
The Beginner’s Village NPCs started to surround them in a scary way.
It felt like they would be lynched if they said the wrong thing.
“T, Team Leader…… H, How do we explain this……?”
Kim Bu-ha was only looking at Team Leader Jo’s side face at the sudden incident.
“Uh, um…… That…… We mean…… That……. “
Team Leader Jo was also quite embarrassed.
Then, ah! Team Leader Jo, who found the right words.
“Our Kyung-joon Special Management Team is a team that assists player Kyung-joon.”
“Assist?”
One of the NPCs narrowed his brow and asked back suspiciously.
“Yes. As GMs representing the players, that is, administrators, we will support Kyung-joon……”
“What?”
The NPC abruptly interrupted Team Leader Jo.
“Yes? That Kyung-joon……”
“What?”
He interrupted again.
“Kyung-joon…….”
“What?”
“…….”
Every time Team Leader Jo mentioned Kyung-joon, the Beginner’s Village NPCs kept interrupting him.
Everyone’s expressions were as if they had touched something they shouldn’t have touched.
At that time.
“Kyung-joon-nim!”
Kim Bu-ha quickly caught Team Leader Jo’s mistake.
And then he continued to speak.
“We are the people who have been dispatched to help Kyung-joon-nim’s work and business run more smoothly!”
“Oh, I see. I didn’t recognize you. But why is the title……”
“Why is the name Kyung-joon Special Management Team? You should put Kyung-joon-nim in it! I guess God of the World doesn’t know how great Kyung-joon-nim is! Hahaha!”
Kim Bu-ha desperately shouted.
“Hehehe! What can you do, it’s God of the World!”
“Yeah, yeah. Kyung-joon-nim is really grateful and great, but what can you do, it’s God of the World!”
“Oops. We almost made a big mistake to our comrades!”
The NPCs, who had been making fierce expressions, immediately brightened up.
“Yeah, yeah. Well, well, I see you’re here to help Kyung-joon-nim, right? Let’s shake hands.”
“Let’s shake hands with me too.”
“Huh! Don’t forget me!”
The square instantly turned into a handshake place!
Kim Bu-ha and Team Leader Jo shook countless hands with NPCs they had never seen before, except for monitoring.
‘T, This is the request for countless handshakes…!!’
A handshake request that I experienced for the first time in my life!
It was very awkward, but at the same time, it felt very good.
I’m the main character!
This feeling.
While shaking hands, Team Leader Jo whispered to Kim Bu-ha.
“(But why is Kyung-joon so deified that he’s called Kyung-joon-nim……? This is Beginner’s Village, not a territory? Besides, Kyung-joon hasn’t been in the territory all this time.)”
“(That’s….. While Kyung-joon was away, the residents of Study Territory developed the territory on their own and reached out to Beginner’s Village. Every house in Beginner’s Village has Kyung-joon air conditioners, and they farm with Kyung-joon Fertilizer. It’s not an exaggeration to call it the second Study Territory.)”
“(I, Is that so……? I didn’t know because I was only monitoring Fael University and the Fael Alliance where Kyung-joon was.)”
“(It’s true that we’ve been very busy.)”
Recently, Team Leader Jo didn’t have time to pay attention to the territory because he had to secretly contact Secretary Oh and report to his superiors.
That’s how huge the work Kyung-joon did in the Fael Alliance was.
Anyway, after the awkward handshake was over.
“Phew. We’re going to be late at this rate.”
Team Leader Jo couldn’t help but turn on the status window and manipulate it.
[『Connecting to Administrator Privileges (Rare)』]
The 『Administrator Privileges』 skill that only the Seolha Group has.
This was also the skill that allowed the administrator to be an administrator.
[Interfering with stats.]
[Increase agility to the middle of the maximum.]
▶Agility: 27 → 527
“You turn on the status window and use the Administrator Privileges too.”
“Yes, sir. I’ll turn it on.”
“What’s your grade? Advanced, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then increase your agility to the maximum. It will increase by 500.”
Kim Bu-ha followed Team Leader Jo’s instructions.
[Increase agility to the maximum.]
▶Agility: 10 → 510
“Oh……! Suddenly, the movement is so much easier! This is The World!”
“Save the impressions for later and let’s run.”
“Yes, sir! Then right away…… Argh?!”
Kim Bu-ha couldn’t adapt to the tremendous speed he was experiencing for the first time.
He almost fell a few times, but he finally got the hang of it.
“Oh…… I got it now!”
“Good. Then keep running!”
Whoosh!
Kim Bu-ha and Team Leader Jo, heading to Study Territory with their agility increased by 500 in an instant.
Beginner’s Village quickly moved away and turned into a model in the distance.
Study Territory gradually came into view.
“Wow…… It’s even more amazing up close…….”
“I know, right…….”
Kyung-joon’s Study Territory, which was getting bigger and bigger, was truly a sight to behold.
In particular, the densely packed Energy Towers dividing the vast territory and grasslands were like a single work of art.
Clank!
The two stopped for a while near Study Territory.
“Gasp…… Huff…… T, Team Leader, aren’t you tired……?”
“I got tired on the way here, so I increased my stamina.”
“T, That’s cheating……!”
Kim Bu-ha caught his breath with a betrayed look on his face.
“Phew! Then I’ll go again!”
Kim Bu-ha kicked the ground again toward the giant gate with 『Inner City)』 written on it.
“Hey, hey! Wait!”
“Yes?”
“Slow down now!”
The moment Team Leader Jo said that.
Ziiiiiiing.
The Energy Tower near the gate began to glow.
Tatatatata!
Dozens of energy bullets fired in an instant!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The energy bullets completely crushed the ground near them.
“Gasp…… Huff…… I, I almost died…….”
“Oh my……. “
The two are rolling on the floor.
Fortunately, Team Leader Jo grabbed Kim Bu-ha by the back of his neck and pulled him just before he was hit by the bullets.
“Are you trying to die as soon as you get here?”
“S, sorry…… I forgot…….”
“Oh my, you’re all heart. But they’re still firing even though we told them we were coming?”
Kyung-joon, who was merciless to anyone outside Study Territory, whether it was the administrator or anyone else.
Come to think of it, he had his residents upgrade the territory’s defense system much more since BlackChef raided it once.
The Energy Tower he showed in Luxem was amazing, but now it seemed to be even more powerful than then.
“But there’s no doorbell or anything…….”
“That’s right…… We can’t go near and knock on the door…… Mr. Kyung-joon! It’s the Kyung-joon Special Management Team! Please open the door! And put away the tower!”
…….
…….
“……He’s not coming.”
“……Yeah, he’s not coming.”
They even shouted, but Kyung-joon didn’t come out.
As Team Leader Jo and Kim Bu-ha were wondering what to do.
Creak.
Suddenly, the giant gate of the territory began to open.
A familiar figure was visible between the doors.
“Hello?”
It was Kyung-joon.
Kim Bu-ha and Team Leader Jo were both delighted that their voices had reached Kyung-joon.
“Hello. Team leader of the Kyung-joon Special Management Team…….”
When they were about to greet him.
Swoosh!
“You must be Team Leader Jo who called.”
Kyung-joon, who used Maché Technique to instantly move behind them.
“Argh?!”
The two were about to fall forward in surprise at Kyung-joon’s sudden appearance behind them.
[Epic Skill 『Vector Calculus (Lv.1)』]
Vector Calculus, whose Research Progress had reached 100% at some point, was now complete as an epic skill.
Wooong.
Kyung-joon used this skill to control the vectors and prevent the two from falling.
“I think this is the first time I’ve seen you next to me…… Ah, I see from your nickname.”
Kyung-joon thought Kim Bu-ha was probably Team Leader Jo’s subordinate.
“Yes! I’m Kim Bu-ha, Team Leader’s subordinate! Nice to meet you! Kyung-joon-nim!”
And that guess was correct.
“Oh my……. “
Team Leader Jo barely managed to calm his surprised heart.
“Kyung-joon-nim, no, Mr. Kyung-joon. Isn’t this prank too much? The Energy Tower and just now. I know it’s a game, but my heart is pounding because I’m not what I used to be.”
“Hahaha. I’m sorry. I’ve decided to live my life the way I want to these days.”
Kyung-joon laughed nonchalantly.
Wooong.
Kyung-joon moved them to a safe place by manipulating his mana a little more and put them down.
Soon.
He said with an expression that didn’t look like a high school student at all.
“Life is short, isn’t it? They say the average lifespan is 100 years old these days, but you never know.”
It was ridiculous for a student who would be 19 years old and in his senior year of high school next year to say that.
But both Team Leader Jo and Kim Bu-ha couldn’t laugh.
‘As expected, the reason why he called me back then and asked me to get a detailed medical checkup……’
Team Leader Jo seemed to be able to vaguely guess the reason.
‘W, what is it……?’
Kim Bu-ha, who didn’t know the situation, was just puzzled.
In fact.
According to Teemo’s calculations, Kyung-joon’s remaining life expectancy is about two years.
Of course, he had no intention of accepting this as it is, and he was going to increase it by researching and continuing mana circuit treatment.
But from the experience of almost dying once.
From now on, as he pleases.
As he wants to do.
That’s how Kyung-joon decided to live.
Kyung-joon smiled once more with a cool face, slightly raising the corners of his mouth.
“As you can see, this is Inner City. It’s the most heavily guarded place. That’s why there’s no doorbell or anything like that, and even our residents have to be checked from outside the range when they go out and come in here. Well, even if I say this, you two are monitoring everything.”
Kyung-joon’s words were biting.
“…….”
This was the same as Kyung-joon asking the two, 『Can you monitor me?』
Because he wasn’t connecting with a regular connector right now.
To be precise, Kyung-joon had been connecting through a detour for a month now so that no one would know where he was connecting from.
He also prevented monitoring through the connector.
Of course, this is a violation of the game’s terms of service.
This was something that could be sanctioned immediately on the spot.
Team Leader Jo’s choice here was…….
“Fortunately, the area near Beginner’s Village is set up so that administrators can monitor it in advance, so it’s okay for now.”
For now, it was on hold.
He met Kyung-joon to work together, so he couldn’t ruin things from the start.
“Haha. I see. All right.”
Kyung-joon accepted Team Leader Jo’s implied meaning and began to walk.
“Let’s go to Outer City instead of Inner City. I’ve prepared a lot of things in advance. We have a lot to talk about.”
“Yes. I saw some of it through monitoring. Of course, I only saw it, so I’m not sure what exactly you’re going to do.”
“It’ll be quicker to talk if you’ve seen it. You’ve been watching me a lot, so I don’t think we need to introduce ourselves or say hello anymore, right?”
“Yes, yes. You can go straight to the main point. Let’s move to the place you prepared first.”
“Okay. Oh, right.”
Kyung-joon took something out of his inventory while moving his legs.
And he handed it to them.
“Why don’t you read this proposal while you’re here? It’ll be more comfortable to talk when you arrive.”
“This is…….”
“As you can see, it’s a proposal.”
What Kyung-joon handed them was a proposal.
The front page of the proposal read:
『Subject: Level 100 in Just One Day?! Player Jumping Event!』
『Planner: Kyung-joon』
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