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82. Round 6 Begins
The people approaching Ryumin were none other than Seo A-rin and Ahn Sang-cheol.
"It's been a while, Black Scythe-nim."
Saying that, Seo A-rin glanced at Min Juri.
"But who is this person...?"
"Is there any reason I should tell you?"
"Ah, th-that's true..."
Seo A-rin smiled as if agreeing, but inwardly she felt differently.
'She smiles at this woman but why not at me...'
Seo A-rin felt somewhat hurt by the cold reaction.
"So what business do you have with me?"
"Ah, well..."
Ryumin pretended not to know while knowing the reason.
'They probably came looking for me because I prophesied they should party with Black Scythe.'
Meanwhile, the two seemed to be pondering how to answer.
They couldn't honestly say it was because of a prophecy.
After deliberating, Ahn Sang-cheol opened his mouth.
"Um, Black Scythe-nim. To be honest, we want to party with you."
"Party? You with me?"
"We know. That we'd just be a hindrance. But we promise to do our best not to cause you any trouble."
Seo A-rin and Ahn Sang-cheol were serious.
They couldn't back down because the prophet said they could easily clear Round 6 if they teamed up with Black Scythe.
"Hmm."
Ryumin stroked his chin as if pondering.
Honestly speaking, the two were just to fill numbers.
It didn't matter whether they were there or not.
There were plenty of people around to replace them.
Anyone would rush over wanting to party with him if he just opened his arms.
'But if I include these two in the party over others?'
Ahn Sang-cheol would report this fact, and Ma Gyeong-rok would view Black Scythe more favorably.
'Thinking of the future, it wouldn't hurt to build a friendly image.'
Ryumin had already decided, but pretended to deliberate, making the onlookers sweat.
Feeling urgent, Ahn Sang-cheol made a proposal.
"We're not asking to join the party for free. I have information about Round 6. If you let us join, I'm willing to share the information..."
"Not needed."
'That's information I gave you all.'
He muttered inwardly, but Ahn Sang-cheol who couldn't know that fact made a puzzled expression.
"Wh-why don't you need it? Wouldn't it help to know the strategy for Round 6 in advance?"
"I clear things my own way. I have no intention of relying on such unreliable information."
"B-but..."
'Should I tease them a bit just in case?'
Seeing the flustered Ahn Sang-cheol, he felt a bit mischievous.
"By the way, where did you get such information?"
"Huh? Wh-what information do you mean..."
"The Round 6 information you just mentioned. Who's the source provider?"
Ahn Sang-cheol panicked as he faced the crisis of the prophet's existence being discovered, let alone joining the party.
"Can't say? Even if I say I'll let you join the party if you tell me?"
"Ah, th-that's..."
Ahn Sang-cheol who was at a loss bowed his head deeply.
"I-I'm sorry."
Ahn Sang-cheol was unexpectedly tight-lipped.
'He's not saying anything about the prophet's existence.'
Of course, he didn't say it for fear of falling out of Ma Gyeong-rok's favor, but still it didn't feel bad.
Meanwhile, Ahn Sang-cheol was dejected.
'Damn, I couldn't party with Black Scythe as planned.'
To think he couldn't even join one party.
He had no face to show the CEO.
That's when unexpected words came from Ryumin's mouth.
"I'll accept you into the party."
"Well, it can't be help... What?"
Seo A-rin and Ahn Sang-cheol opened their eyes wide at the unexpected words.
"Wh-why..."
"Seeing that you didn't reveal the information provider, I thought I could trust you. I dislike people with loose lips."
"Ah..."
Ahn Sang-cheol let out a breath, thinking he would have been marked if he had mentioned the prophet.
"Th-thank you! For accepting us!"
"Thank you, Black Scythe-nim."
The two expressed their gratitude and turned their heads to Min Juri.
They still seemed curious about her relationship with him.
"This is a buffer in a contractual relationship with me."
'Contractual relationship? Buffer?'
'How did they come to know each other?'
The two had many questions, but decided to ask about the contract first.
"By contractual relationship, you mean..."
"There is such a thing."
"..."
They lost the will to ask.
It felt like he wouldn't tell even if they asked.
Seo A-rin turned her gaze and held out her hand to Min Juri.
"Hello, I'm Seo A-rin. Nice to meet you."
"Ah, yes... I'm Democracy. You're not the actress Seo A-rin, are you? You just changed to a similar face, right?"
"No, this is my face."
"Huh? Then are you the Seo A-rin actress who starred in 'Oh, My Fate'?"
"Yes. I'm that actress Seo A-rin."
"R-really? I asked just because the face and name were the same!"
Min Juri was extremely excited.
She seemed amazed to see a celebrity she saw on TV.
"Oh, My Fate, I watch it well! It's my father's favorite drama! He really likes actress Seo A-rin among the cast!"
"Ah, is that so? Thank you for watching favorably."
Seo A-rin bowed her head.
While Min Juri excitedly said a few more words, Ahn Sang-cheol looked at Ryumin.
"Um... Is it really okay not to give you the Round 6 information?"
"Not needed. Don't think about telling me unnecessarily. I don't want to hear that I received help."
"Ah, if you say so..."
Ahn Sang-cheol was inwardly disappointed when he drew a clear line.
'I was planning to repay the debt by providing information...'
There's nothing he can do if Ryumin refuses.
'If he acts contrary to the strategy, I should at least give him a hint from the side.'
He planned to help if Ryumin didn't act according to the information he provided, but that won't happen.
Because Black Scythe is Ryumin, and Ryumin is Black Scythe.
When Ahn Sang-cheol turned his gaze, the two women were still conversing.
"By the way, Democracy-nim. Your job is buffer?"
"Yes. It's a job that casts buffs, I'll cast them on everyone later."
"I have something similar to a buff too..."
"Really?"
"A summon called Fairy casts a protective shield."
"Summon? You have a summon?"
"My job is summoner. I can summon a total of three, I'll show you later."
That's when Ahn Sang-cheol abruptly cut in.
"Sorry to interrupt. I thought I should introduce myself. I'm Ahn Sang-cheol."
"Ah, nice to meet you. From earlier it seemed you know Black Scythe-nim..."
"I received some help before. Black Scythe-nim saved the lives of us two."
"Ah... I see."
Min Juri looked at Black Scythe in surprise.
To think he even saves people in danger.
'As expected, my eyes weren't wrong.'
Min Juri felt once again that Black Scythe was unexpectedly a warm person.
When some time passed and people had gathered to some extent.
[Hello, humans. Did you rest well during the month?]
Priscilla appeared with light.
[There are 1,010 participants for this round. A nice round number. Then shall we get right to the point?]
A message window unfailingly popped up in front of the players.
◀ ROUND 6 ▶
└Kill one boss within 6 hours
[All Areas]
└Participants: 16,120,590
└Achievers: 0/8,060,295
[This Area C-ESKS007]
└Participants: 1,010
└Achievers: 0/505
Players murmured upon seeing the quest.
"What? Kill one boss?"
"Are bosses finally appearing?"
"How can we kill a boss alone?"
Hearing the murmurs, Priscilla let out a small laugh.
[You don't think I'd tell you to kill a boss alone, do you? Don't worry, you absolutely can't kill it alone anyway.]
"Can't kill it alone?"
"Then how..."
[Of course you have to kill it together. I prepared something for that. It's the party system.]
"Party system?"
[A party is a system that allows you to cooperate by forming a group. You need 5 people to form a party, and when you're in a party, you recognize each other as allies and don't deal damage to each other.]
"Oh, damage?"
"Then we don't have to worry about hitting allies with our swords during fights?"
"That's convenient."
[However, attacks from other parties or monsters will go through. Only attacks from your own party members are nullified.]
The players nodded as if understanding.
The quest difficulty made sense too.
If 5 people gather to kill a boss, it should be doable.
[When you're in a party, experience and gold are evenly distributed when killing monsters. No matter who in the party kills it. However, distribution doesn't happen if you're more than 100m apart, so keep that in mind.]
"Oh, experience and gold are distributed equally?"
"It's like communism."
"I think it's good that it's fair."
"Then how are items distributed?"
[Unlike experience and gold, items are probabilistically given according to contribution. For example, if there are two humans who contributed 70% and 30% to killing a monster, when an item drops, they have that percentage chance of obtaining it.]
"Ah, so the person who contributed more to killing the monster has a higher chance of getting the item."
[You understand well, human.]
"Then conversely, even with low contribution you can get the item if you're lucky?"
[That's right. Even if you contributed 1%, you can get the item if you're lucky. Though the probability would be low.]
"Angel-nim! I have a question!"
[Go ahead, human.]
"How is contribution measured? Do you get higher contribution just by dealing more damage? If so, isn't that unfair to people with low damage?"
[Good question. Usually higher damage means higher contribution, but it's not necessarily proportional. Contribution is measured by the system considering and judging all situations. In other words, even a player who only cast buffs affects contribution.]
"Wow... You get contribution even just for casting buffs?"
"Wow, buff-casting jobs must be great."
It's as the angel said.
Contribution is calculated by comprehensively judging all situations.
Even with low damage, if you made a critical contribution to killing the monster, you get high contribution.
Conversely, if you saved an ally but it ultimately helped kill the monster, that also results in high contribution.
'That's why non-combat job classes like priests and buffers can also get high contribution in parties.'
The party system isn't specially implemented just for this round.
It's opened whenever necessary situations arise, and the number of people required to form one varies.
'For my current self, a party would just be a hindrance...'
But I can't not do it either.
[By the way, if you don't form a party, killing monsters will be invalidated, so keep that in mind.]
As the angel just said, the system forces parties.
You can't say you want to solo.
'But it's not like there are no advantages.'
The advantage of parties is that you can cooperate freely while watching each other's backs.
And.
[After forming a party, if you kill just one boss, you immediately pass the round. All five members that is.]
"A-all five members?"
Since you share a common fate, quests are shared.
[I've released 101 bosses into the field. In other words, only 505 people who kill bosses can survive.]
The angel smiled and flapped her wings.
[That concludes the explanation about parties. The quest isn't much when you know about it, right? It's a very simple quest where you just need to kill one boss to pass.]
'She says everything is simple, not even mocking.'
A sneer formed on Ryumin's lips.
Because it wasn't such a simple quest as she said.
[Well then humans. Try hard to kill bosses. Oh right, there are no sub-quests, so keep that in mind.]
The angel flapped her wings and disappeared with light.
Round 6 began.
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