Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 206

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟔

“Phew.”

Forced to log out due to connection restrictions, I let out a long sigh in frustration.

If only I had enough time, I could have wiped them all out.

Just five more minutes, and there wouldn’t have been such an unsatisfying result.

‘Well, it’s no use thinking about it now.’

Five minutes or whatever, there was nothing I could do now that I was logged out.

All I could do was hope that Aizen had escaped.

Although he had been fighting his followers for a long time, and was then being chased by hundreds of people from Jooho’s forces, it would be troublesome if he died.

‘If he dies, the main scenario will disappear.’

Thinking that far, I headed to the bathroom to wash up.

I hadn’t used Intuition, but I was more tired than I expected because I had moved with all my might at the end.

I’ll just wash up, get rid of the fatigue, and then log back in.

Ding-dong~

“……?”

Just as I was about to enter the bathroom, the doorbell rang.

Since the only person who would come at this hour was Yua, I casually opened the door.

She often asked me to work out together or have dinner together, so I thought it would be the same this time, but……

“Yes?”

“I came to visit.”

For some reason, Sina was there with Yua today.

“Can we come in?”

“Ah, yes. Please do.”

By the way, when did Sina arrive?

Of course, I extended my playtime by 30 minutes and kept fighting, so it’s not an impossible time if she logged out before that.

“I’m sorry. Sina insisted on coming.”

“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.”

“By the way, how did the battle go?”

“I extended my playtime and fought, but it wasn’t enough. I was forced to log out. How about you, Yua-nim…… I mean, Yua?”

“Sina and I didn’t extend our playtime. So we logged out first.”

As expected, they seemed to have chosen to log out without extending their playtime.

In the first place, Yua and Sina weren’t members of the Emperor Guild, so there was no reason for them to stay and fight until the end.

It’s rather fortunate that they survived until they logged out.

“Anyway, the Emperor Guild must be in big trouble. Most of them died after falling into the trap.”

Then I heard Sina’s voice as she looked around the living room.

“As long as Aizen survives, it’s fine.”

“Ah, come to think of it, Aizen-nim could pass through the barrier. Then he’ll be fine.”

“But there were hostile forces waiting outside the barrier…… He’s probably alive.”

“Outside the barrier? Ah, that’s right. The plan was to make him fight his followers first, then release the barrier and attack.”

Sina figured everything out after I told her one thing.

“If there were even hostile forces, did the Emperor Guild fail the main scenario?”

“I don’t know yet. I was helping him escape when I logged out.”

Although I answered as if I didn’t know, objectively speaking, the possibility was slim.

How could he escape with hundreds of people chasing him with their eyes wide open?

However, regardless of whether Aizen died or not, the Emperor Guild’s course of action was more or less set.

‘They’ll probably go around killing all of Jooho’s forces.’

Until now, they had been moderately prepared and focused on exploration, but now they were likely to put exploration on hold and only search for Jooho’s forces.

I predicted that they would postpone the main scenario until one of them died.

It didn’t matter to me, though.

“Then we don’t have to worry. Since Rudin-nim helped him, he must have escaped safely.”

“I’m not good at everything.”

Aside from this reality, there was a tendency to overestimate me in Twilight.

Do other people see me that way too?

While I was briefly recalling what I had done in Twilight, Sina spoke again.

“More importantly, let’s go out.”

“Ah, are you going to buy me dinner?”

“You’ve worked hard gathering attributes for two days, so I’ll treat you today.”

“……?”

What’s going on?

*　*　*

[May you find what you desire in the streets illuminated by Twilight……]

After following Sina, who said she would buy me dinner, I ate, went to a cafe for coffee, and finally managed to get home after somehow persuading Sina, who was contemplating where to go next.

I almost got dragged around for a few more hours.

‘But if this much time has passed, Jooho should be gone.’

Thinking that there would be no one around since it was past 9 pm, I logged into Twilight, but contrary to my expectations, I saw a few people waiting.

“Wow~ You finally logged in?”

‘I was thinking of just enhancing accessories and logging out today.’

I logged in at this hour specifically to enhance all the accessories I had.

I thought it would be helpful later if I enhanced them to +10, even if +15 was impossible, but I didn’t know they would still be waiting.

‘But what are they doing?’

There were less than 10 people in front of me.

To be precise, there were 8 people, and after confirming that Jooho and the Female Player using an axe were among them, I decided to prepare for a possible battle.

Well, I wouldn’t die even if they ambushed me.

“We waited for almost 4 hours, and you’re getting ready to fight right away.”

“The trap back then left a strong impression.”

“Ah, that was pretty good. Originally, we were only looking for the secret passage and the device that activates the barrier, but someone suggested that plan as soon as they saw it.”

Jooho was explaining the secret passage and the barrier on his own.

I had already guessed it, even if he didn’t tell me.

Maybe Jooho knew it too, so he told me.

‘But the atmosphere isn’t one of a fight.’

If they were going to fight me, they wouldn’t have gathered only this many people.

Thinking that they probably had a purpose, I waited silently, and Jooho soon got to the point.

“As you know, we found the secret passage. And inside that passage, there’s a path leading to the deepest part where the seal is located.”

“So? Do you want me to congratulate you?”

“No, rather than congratulations, we’re saying that we’re as close as possible to clearing the main scenario. So, how about we go to the deepest part together?”

Is he asking me to join him in defeating the final boss of the main scenario?

I originally wanted to get the reward for defeating the final boss, so it wouldn’t be bad.

Besides, there was a player with an S-rank Curse skill next to him, so our power wouldn’t be significantly inferior.

“It’s a kind of employment, so to speak. We’ll pay you a satisfactory amount if you help us.”

“What if I refuse?”

“Unfortunately, we’ll have to go on our own. I think it’ll be disadvantageous for us if we delay any longer.”

Jooho had grasped what would happen next, considering the trap and the heavy blow dealt to the Emperor Guild.

So, he’s trying to clear the main scenario before the Emperor Guild makes a move?

It wasn’t a bad idea.

Furthermore, he’s even trying to recruit me to increase the chances of success.

‘Certainly, the chances of success would increase if I helped.’

Ust and I alone could do the work of several people.

But thinking about it now, I felt a sense of unease.

If it’s the deepest part with the seal, there’s a high chance that the final boss of the main scenario is there.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for them to try to recruit me.

Moreover, it’s supposed to be the main scenario, so would it really end just by finding a secret passage?

Since the current main scenario is about the Apostle releasing a part of Beluin’s seal, causing the land to become desolate, it seems like everything would be resolved if we defeated the final boss.

‘But I can’t join hands with them.’

He simply asked me to join him in defeating the final boss, but if I did, I would have to leave the Emperor Guild.

In a way, it would be like joining the enemy camp.

“So, what’s your answer?”

“I’ll decline.”

“Is that so? Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Jooho readily accepted my answer, as if he had expected it.

But if he expected it, why did he wait for 4 hours?

Then, Jooho asked the woman next to him what she thought.

“See? I told you he would definitely refuse.”

“Was there a problem with the conversation?”

“Well, I think I spoke kindly.”

By the way, could I catch them all if I attacked now?

I briefly thought about it, but looking at the positions of the players, I felt like they could block my attack at least once.

And while they were blocking, the remaining members would run away.

‘Either way, it’ll be difficult to kill that Jooho guy.’

The skill that allows movement during battle was that close to being a cheat.

If things got tough during a fight, he could just use that skill and run away, so in order to actually catch Jooho, I would have to use Skill Seal or eliminate him in one blow.

But Jooho didn’t die after being hit by Giant’s Sprint back then, so killing him in one blow might be close to impossible.

[Emperor Guild’s ‘Aizen’-nim has invited you to the guild chat.]

‘Huh?’

“Anyway, since you refused, we have no more business here. See you next time.”

While I was surprised by the sudden message, Jooho left those words and immediately used a Return Scroll to disappear.

However, instead of paying attention to Jooho who had returned, I thought about Aizen who had sent the message.

‘With the new patch, if you die, you can’t log in for 24 hours, so……’

In conclusion, it meant that Aizen had escaped safely.

Having reached that conclusion, I tried to connect with Aizen to find out what had happened.

━You’ve logged in.

“Ah, yeah. By the way, what happened? You escaped safely, right?”

━Yes, I met guild members on the way, and they bought me time to escape.

“That’s a relief.”

Although there were sacrifices from the guild members, it was a huge achievement that Aizen, who had received the main scenario, survived.

It was a large-scale chase that most players would fail.

━Is it a relief?

Suddenly, I felt a sense of emptiness in Aizen’s words.

━Anyway, hundreds of guild members died, so we’re not going to let it slide.

“……Are you asking me to help?”

Since he contacted me, there was nothing else that came to mind other than asking for help.

But surprisingly, Aizen didn’t ask for help.

━No, I can’t trouble you that much.

“Then?”

━Please proceed with the main scenario, Rudin-nim.

The main scenario?

It was an unexpected remark, but after thinking about it, I understood to some extent.

This was because all Emperor Guild members, except me, had barely found anything related to the main scenario.

Compared to that, I had found three, and I could reveal all the areas here using Intuition, so it was right for me to focus on the main scenario in many ways.

Just one thing bothered me: I hadn’t received the main scenario.

“Even if I proceed with it, is it okay for me to do so when I haven’t even received the main scenario?”

━There shouldn’t be any problem. There’s a reason why each guild received the main scenario. I think any guild member can receive the reward if they clear the main scenario.

“Is that so?”

Come to think of it, I remembered that the main scenario progressed on a guild-by-guild basis.

It’s not about Aizen, who received the main scenario, clearing it, but about the guild as a whole clearing it?

If that’s the case, it seemed like the Emperor Guild would naturally clear it if I cleared the main scenario.

‘Should I try it?’

However, even if I cleared the main scenario, Aizen would ultimately receive the final reward.

He had promised to give me a position and territory, so it was far from items, but either way, wouldn’t I just be doing Aizen a favor?

━Also, I saw that you were looking for Rare Enhancement Stones before, Rudin-nim. If you proceed with the main scenario, I’ll give you all the Rare Enhancement Stones in the guild.

“Leave it to me.”

The main scenario is a piece of cake.

Of course, it is.

━Then I’ll send them to you by mail.

As soon as I agreed to proceed with the main scenario, Aizen said he would send them by mail, and after a while, I saw a message.

[Player ‘Aizen’ has sent you mail.]

[Would you like to receive the mail?]

Surprisingly, the mail seems to have no effect other than the message.

I was hoping for a delivery box to suddenly appear in the air.

“Receive.”

[You have received the mail.]

[Automatically moved to Item Storage.]

Anyway, after receiving the mail sent by Aizen, I received a message saying that it had been moved to my Item Storage, and after reading its contents, I immediately opened my Item Storage to find the mail.

The mail was in a brown paper box.

And when I touched it to take it out, instead of the box being taken out, a message appeared.

[The total number of items in the mail is 34.]

[Would you like to open it now?]

’34?’

Could it be that there are 34 Rare Enhancement Stones?

With that thought, I opened the mail and saw dozens of enhancement stones, emitting a brilliant light, filling up my Item Storage one by one.

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