This is how I understood Banye’s movements.
Jump off the wall exactly 4 times. Then all the aggro of the flying monsters in the stage gets pulled. And when all the flying monsters fill the sky pitch black, Banye lands on the ground again.
Banye’s class was [Mage], a magic user class. After changing the staff he was holding from green to purple, he used a skill called [Taming], and when he used that skill, all the flying monsters obediently settled down in place.
In that state, Banye told me to hit all the mobs once each.
[Party][Banye] If I hit them they’ll die so you go first
[Party][Aang] Okay!
So all I had to do was hit the docile mobs once each. Even so, the aggro didn’t break.
After hitting the monsters once each, when Banye just stabbed his staff into the ground, maximum damage of ‘999,999,999’ appeared bang bang bang above the monsters’ heads, and they all dropped.
Because I was seeing this scene for the first time, my heart became magnificent.
[Party][Aang] Are you really rank 3?
[Party][Aang] No, it doesn’t make sense that there are two more people stronger than you above you
[Party][Banye] lol
[Party][Banye] The ranking isn’t in order of strength though
[Party][Aang] Huh, then what?
[Party][Banye] What are you asking ㅎ Just deal damage
[Party][Aang] Ugh please tell me ㅠㅠㅠ
[Party][Banye] It’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in order of reaching max level, not DPS amount
After saying that curtly, Banye repeatedly held all the monster aggro to make it easy for me to hit, and the moment I hit them, he put in explosive DPS to kill them right away. It was a clean carry on a different dimension from Jeoseungtour earlier.
I praised Banye once each time he cleared a stage.
[Party][Aang] I can’t believe this speed is possible;;
[Party][Aang] The mobs are cotton candy, they just melt
[Party][Aang] You’re holding back while hunting, right? How much faster are you when you’re serious?
Banye just laughed, as if what I was saying was funny. I didn’t say it to make him laugh, but I felt proud anyway.
Like that, Banye ran Cheonyu for me a whole 2 times without even taking money.
I was impressed by Banye’s skills and character.
[Party][Aang] Thank you so much ㅠㅠ You’re really the best
[‘Banye’ has left the party]
Though he left the party without saying much. Still, I really liked Banye. How fortunate it was that Banye accepted my friend request.
After that, whenever I logged into the game, I called Banye every day.
Banye didn’t answer well, probably because he was busy, but still sometimes like today he’d carry me and reply a few words.
So I started buying cash items for Banye as thanks. When I started buying cash items, Banye gradually became faster at replying to my messages.
[Friend][Aang] Banye-ssi what are you doing haha
[Friend][Banye] Playing Card of Fantasy
[Friend][Aang] Will you play with me?
[Friend][Banye] no
I got rejected today too, but still, a month since transferring servers.
Banye hadn’t deleted me as a friend and replied diligently. And even though he pretended to be cold like that, he definitely played with me about once a day.
I was fumbling around alone doing crafting, then tried talking to Banye again about an hour later. (If I contact him too often, he suddenly curses without a subject.)
[Friend][Aang] Banye-ssi~
[Friend][Banye] In 15 minutes
[Friend][Aang] Hehe
That means he can play with me in 15 minutes.
I confirmed that in 15 minutes it would be 37 minutes and diligently ran crafting. And to check the items I put up in the auction house, I went to town to see the auction mailbox.
“Whoa.”
But…… there I discovered the current rank 1, Haneul-nim!
I was so surprised I took a screenshot. Around Haneul-nim, it was bustling with people like me who were amazed seeing Haneul-nim.
I clicked on Haneul-nim with a hopeful heart and pressed the friend add button.
[‘Haneul’ does not currently want friend requests.]
“Tch……”
Unfortunately, Haneul-nim seemed not to have enabled the friend add option.
Still, maybe knowing someone sent a friend request through notification, Haneul-nim with giant wings started moving around.
I followed behind Haneul-nim like that. Haneul-nim seemed to feel me following, stopped walking for a moment, and looked back at me.
I thought this was my chance and quickly spoke.
[Aang] Haneul-nim haha I’m a fan
[Haneul] Thank you haha
Haneul-nim had a fan service spirit and used a wink motion on me.
I was moved and repeatedly used [Greet] and [Throw Lovely Heart]. Then Haneul-nim imitated me like that and [Greeted] me.
How can someone have such an angelic heart?
I gathered courage and requested to add Haneul-nim as a friend.
[Aang] Haneul-nim, is it possible to add you as a friend?
[Haneul] I’m sorry haha My friend list is full ㅠㅠ
[Aang] Can’t you remove just one person ㅠ
[Haneul] No ㅠㅠ They’re all close acquaintances
[Haneulbaragi] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Haneul Araeseo] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Haneulhaneul] This person is so funny lolㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
People from the same guild as Haneul-nim surrounded me and laughed, but I didn’t care. Well, those people aren’t even rankers…….
But then, Banye spoke to me through the friend window.
[Friend][Banye] What are you doing
I quickly buttered up.
[Friend][Aang] I was thinking of you lol
[Friend][Banye] Yeah?
[Friend][Banye] lol
But the moment I said that, I saw Banye standing firmly behind Haneul-nim’s giant angel wings.
What, when did he come?
I was startled but didn’t show it and ran to Banye. And I showed off my friendship with Banye in public chat.
[Aang] Banye-ssi!
But Banye didn’t react at all.
I sat next to Banye who suddenly went AFK, lay down, and spoke to him several times, but Banye remained silent. I was a bit upset, but Banye often goes AFK like this.
But then, while Banye wasn’t dealing with me in public chat, he was talking to me in friend chat.
[Friend][Banye] I know him
[Friend][Banye] lol
[Aang] What are you doing!
But when I spoke in public chat, he went quiet again.
I realized that Banye was starting to ignore me now and was upset. I even got a bit gloomy. Still, I thought Banye was on my side…….
But then, Banye spoke to me in public chat.
[Banye] Aang, wanna join our guild?
[Aang] Really?
[Aang] Yes!
The disappointed feelings from just before melted away like snow. I hurried to urge him, worried that Banye might say it was a joke.
[Aang] Please invite me quickly!
Actually, after coming to this server and meeting Banye, I’d become interested in Banye’s guild Gyeoksal. First of all, I liked Banye, and I wanted to join the guild that Banye belonged to.
Not only was the name Gyeoksal fucking cool, but I searched for Gyeoksal guild in the rankings and the fact that it was rank 1 on this server was so tempting. (I decided to ignore the posts I saw on the free community board, just like Banye’s posts.)
Moreover, since Banye is the guild master of this guild, I had hope that maybe he might let me into this guild too.
Because we’re friends!
But all this time Banye never said he’d invite me to the guild, and even when I subtly asked if Gyeoksal guild was recruiting people, he just said they weren’t.
But suddenly asking ‘wanna join the guild?’ like this…… When I asked all this time, he wasn’t ignoring me, but was asking the guild members if it was okay for me to join?
[Banye] ok I’ll invite you to the guild
[Aang] Wow!
[Haneul] Congratulations~*^^*
[Aang] Waah thank you ><
After receiving congratulations from angelic Haneul-nim too, my mood soared.
And finally the guild join message I’d been waiting for appeared.
[‘Banye’ has invited you to the ‘Gyeoksal’ guild. Will you join?]
[Yes] [No]
I naturally pressed yes!
Then a guild chat window was newly created and a tremendous number of chats came up.
[Guild][Anajokiwojo] Suddenly?
[Guild][Haeyam] Hi yam~
[Guild][Nanneomukeoeyeowo] Hi haha
[Guild][Suckeot3] Nice to meet you
[Guild][Yeongmyeong] 初めてお会いします~
[Guild][Bokgak] hi
[Guild][Neda] Hello, Aang-nim? I’m called Neda
[Guild][Suckeot3] Anyone going to Tongjeol?
[Guild][Bokgak] me
[Guild][Suckeot3] let’s go
[Guild][Suckeot3] Coming on alt
[Guild][Neda] Is anyone going to the Theater?
“Wow, it’s chaotic……”
But seeing everyone talking, they were definitely experts. Sure enough, I opened the guild window where I could see guild members’ levels and was shocked.
[Guild][Aang] Wow ㄷㄷ Everyone’s max level ㄷㄷ
[Friend][Banye] Ha…… Starting again?
Then Banye said something incomprehensible through the friend window.
Meanwhile, the Gyeoksal guild members rather asked me if I wasn’t max level.
[Guild][Nanneomukeoeyeowo] Aren’t you max level, Aang-nim??
[Guild][Aang] No, I’m 144
[Guild][Anajokiwojo] Not an alt?
[Guild][Aang] It’s my main;
[Guild][Anajokiwojo] What, only max levels can join us
[Guild][Haeyam] Aang-nim is 144 yam?
I read the chilling guild atmosphere and begged earnestly.
[Guild][Aang] Whoa ㅠㅠ Please ㅠ
But no one said anything. Rather, it was an atmosphere of blaming Banye who invited me.
[Guild][Anajokiwojo] Banye what is this?
[Friend][Banye] ㅎ
[Guild][Banye] Will hit max level soon right? Right, Aang-ah?
I’m usually a bit oblivious, but this time I had a feeling what the right answer was.
[Guild][Aang] Yes, I’ll hit it quickly
[Guild][Banye] That’s what they said
And fortunately there was a guild rule that it was okay even if not max level.
[Guild][Neda] Even if not max level, if you hit max level within a week of joining the guild it’s okay
[Guild][Neda] I joined like that too
[Guild][Haeyam] But can you go from 144 to 200 in a week yam?
[Guild][Neda] ;; I went from 198 to 200… tsk……
Honestly I wasn’t confident, but Banye said to the guild members with emphasis.
[Guild][Banye] These days every Tom, Dick, and Harry is max level haha
[Guild][Banye] Of course they’ll hit it
[Guild][Banye] Right, Aang-ah?
[Guild][Aang] Yes!
I answered mechanically while thinking I was screwed.
And I also understood why Banye had been ignoring my requests to let me join Gyeoksal all this time. It seems it was a bit awkward to refuse saying I couldn’t because of my level.
‘But why did he accept me now……?’
Did he accept me because he really thinks I can hit max level?
Curiosity came first, but it was a bit awkward to ask now, so I first opened the [Consumables] tab in my inventory. And there I checked the [Experience Scrolls] that came out of [Royal Kits]. Because I’d opened so many [Royal Kits], the [Experience Scrolls] that only drop from them had piled up a lot.
[Experience Scroll] is a kind of buff item that increases the amount of experience you gain when hunting.
But the problem was that I couldn’t hunt fast at experience hunting grounds.
Because I’d only tried extracting cloth colors or crafting fashion items, and hadn’t really done much hunting. I’d almost only gotten carried for leveling up.
So I asked Banye through the friend window.
[Friend][Aang] Banye-ssi, can I really reach max level within a week?
Banye answered.
[Friend][Banye] Could you?
