What could be Deoen’s main purpose?
Ordinary folks would say it’s for healing, while battle-loving gamers would claim it’s for PVP.
But neither of those is what the game company primarily pursues.
Deoen’s fundamental goal, its biggest purpose, is:
“Dungeons.”
A vast, immense open world filled with dungeons shrouded in mystery.
Countless dungeons, unique races, and their stories. Adventures to acquire treasures.
Deoen is a game about exploring dungeons.
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[So where are we going today?]
[Aren’t we supposed to level up first?]
[How about the Goblin’s Den? It’s newbie-friendly.]
[Lily isn’t a newbie, right?]
[Shhh]
[Shut up]
[Since you claim to be a newbie, let’s call you one. If you don’t do it, are you gonna take responsibility?]
[Don’t slander Lily!]
The chat window is already in chaos.
I slightly reduced the chat window size, which took up 20% of my view.
How do people always have this thing open?
It didn’t bother me when I was just looking around, but it felt weird talking about myself.
A familiar yet strange feeling.
I tore up a teleportation scroll with Yena and moved to an expansive grassy area.
The sound of monsters echoed in the forest, accompanied by a cool breeze.
“You mentioned you got the class change quest, right?”
“Yep.”
“What is it?”
“Hunt 3000 monsters.”
[?]
[3000?]
[What kind of ridiculous class quest is this?]
[Isn’t it supposed to be a Spearman quest? I thought you just had to clear something simple.]
[Do you get those kinds of quests if you don’t use battle support?]
[Lily is really struggling, sob sob…]
It’s a total mess.
Is it really that hard?
It seemed a bit much, but not impossible.
“…3000 monsters?”
“Yeah, but I’ve already taken down some.”
“How many?”
“About 270.”
“…Wow.”
Yena, who was pulling out equipment, paused.
Then, as if she accepted it herself, she nodded and handed me several pieces of gear.
A spear and various accessories. And a shiny, sparkling bracelet too.
A translucent bracelet of emerald color.
[Wow, Silphid’s bracelet]
[She just gives it away when there’s no stock]
[Isn’t what you’re selling right now cheap? Spirit items generally don’t come out like this]
[Yena must’ve spent some money.]
“Expensive legendary equipment has level and class restrictions, so you can’t use those, but this is the best for your level.”
“Thank you.”
“…You received that surprisingly fast, huh?”
As Yena asked with a teasing tone, I chuckled and put on the bracelet.
“Since we decided to do this, I gotta take everything I can get.”
[This is crazy.]
[Her smile is just so pretty, seriously.]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Thanks to Miss Yena for this collab… overwhelming gratitude…]
[If I go there, I’ll probably get reported, right?]
[Just getting sliced before I even get reported if I go to that hunting ground.]
[Does the ranker assassin look like a Jo?]
[Info) Yena has defeated top 10 rankers in one-on-one matches before.]
“Have you worn everything?”
“Yep.”
I checked my appearance.
On my snowy white saintess outfit, two rings were on my outstretched white hand, a bracelet from Silphid on the other arm, and around my neck was a ruby-shaped necklace.
Lastly, I held a green spear with a sharp tip instead of the previous plain spear that had no effect.
“There’s really no sensation of wearing it.”
“Most equipment is for stats and skills anyway. Unless it’s decorative gear, you won’t really feel much.”
[But is she really a newbie? How can she not know all this?]
[She’s pretending not to know. From what she’s doing, she’s definitely not a newbie.]
[She’s totally a newbie, no doubt about it!]
[As a member of the Baby Lily Squad, I consider slandering Lily to be an act of hostility against me.]
[Honestly, even if she’s not a newbie, I don’t care, just give me the freaking thumbs up first, LOL.]
[Thumbs up!]
“Everyone~ please refrain from making wild guesses before getting banned~”
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[Exactly! Don’t slander Lily!]
[Honestly, shouldn’t there be a clarification broadcast for this? LOL, it really looked like a bug.]
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[Not a bug.]
A bug? What bug?
“What bug do you mean?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. It seems like Lady Lily’s movements were so fast it looked like a bug.”
Fast, huh.
Is that really considered fast?
I found myself deep in thought.
‘…I think I’m actually quite slow.’
The Celestial Race inherently possesses immense might related to strength.
Being a descendant of them, I excel in power and spear technique but am not particularly known for speed.
In fact, the Demonic Race is faster.
Even mid-level demons can go back and forth across a country in just a few minutes.
‘It’s part of magic, though.’
As silence hung in the air, Yena spoke up as if to reassure me.
“Everyone’s just really interested in you, so you don’t need to think too deeply about it.”
“No, it’s possible to think like that.”
Deoen is one of the extremely rare individuals who have both Celestial and Demonic blood.
Sure, if you looked hard enough, you’d find some, but given the vague rumors post-Celestial Demon War about both races going into hiding, it’s probably accurate.
If you hear about this hiding of traces, it’s probably true.
[Let’s do a clarification broadcast this time]
[Let’s reveal the traits]
[Honestly, I don’t understand why people don’t reveal their traits. Even rankers, if they’re not solo playing, almost all do.]
[So, what are the traits?]
“Traits?”
[Yep]
[Unique traits. They are randomly assigned from the start, mostly supportive and not too overpowered.]
[Yena has a unique trait called ‘Ambush’ that’s active and deals extra damage if you hit them within 10 seconds of casting it.]
[It just shows up when you open the trait window.]
[Look how friendly they are, haha!]
[No way, you haven’t checked your traits?]
[Looks like it’s passive?]
“Can I just say trait window?”
[Yep]
[Yep]
[No no, you have to say ‘status window’ really loud! Otherwise, it won’t open.]
[Seriously, haha!]
[For real, if you don’t say it like that, it won’t open.]
[There are a lot of evil ones, haha!]
“… Is it really true, Miss Yena?”
“Yes.”
Yena nodded with an unapologetic attitude.
“I also couldn’t open it at first when I said it quietly, but when I said it louder, it worked. So go ahead and try.”
[Yena…]
[Ah, just hurry up and say it]
“STATUS WIIIIIINDOW!!!”
[Info) It’s not a lie, it really does open if you say it like that]
[Hahaha!]
[As a member of the baby Lily squad, I acknowledge the truth. Please say it.]
I shot a glare at Yena.
Yena, looking clueless while whistling away.
Damn it.
“St-status window?”
“Your voice is too low. Louder!”
“…….”
I never thought I’d have to do this again.
I thought I’d never have to do this again since 20 years ago.
I stretch my hand out wide.
A sound comes from behind, “Oh!”
“STATUS WIIIIIINDOW!!!”
Phew.
Shit.
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[The cute Lily shouting ‘status window’ jpg.]
Author: Lily’s First Sword
(With her hand stretched out, shouting for the status window)
(Lily blushing out of embarrassment)
(Lily covering her face with the spearhead)
Damn, that’s so cute, haha!
I told her to say ‘status window’ and she actually did it properly, haha!
Yena is about to die from laughing so hard.
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─So cute, haha!
─This should be clipped.
“You should bring it with you.”
└ “You bring it.”
└ “Seriously, hurry and bring it. If you bring it now, there’s a message copying event.”
─ “How did it come to this mess?”
└ “Hey! Who are you calling a mess!”
└ “Stop messing around.”
└ “I asked if it was a trait bug and told you to open the traits window, but how is this happening? I said to shout ‘status window’ and it would open. LOL!”
└ “Yena hyping it up from the back is hilarious. LOL!”
─ “But isn’t that a fact? It really opens up like that.”
└ “For real, that’s not a lie.”
└ “It’s an Easter egg, it really does open up. Hahaha!”
─ “Lady Lily, please broadcast! If you start the broadcast now, I’ll donate ten million won.”
─ “At that level, I’d even approve of cheating.”
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“…Excuse me, Lady Lily.”
“It’s fine.”
[She’s angry.]
[Slightly pouting.]
[She’s cute even when she pouts.]
[Absolutely agreed.]
[For real, LOL.]
[Why are there so many people?]
[How can you not feel it after seeing this?]
“Can I ban this?”
[No, no.]
[No, no, no, no, no.]
[Yes, yes.]
[No, no, no, no.]
[Go, go.]
[Sorry… overwhelmingly sorry…]
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Yena felt a bit awkward watching Lady Lily take the lead for no reason.
She played along with the viewers’ jokes, and Lily somewhat went along with it too.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need for such exaggeration.
But she felt sorry for laughing too loudly.
Anyway, thanks to Lily, this collaboration is happening, right?
What should I do? Giving more money probably won’t be well received.
Should I get her some expensive equipment instead?
“We’ve arrived.”
“Then first… huh?”
“I said we’ve arrived.”
Lily slung her spear over her shoulder and pointed to the dungeon with her usual expression.
The forest they walked through had a slightly darker shade of green.
The forest was emanating a strange aura, and a small signboard was stuck at the entrance.
A small brown wooden signboard.
On it, there was a drawing symbolizing a hobgoblin, and below it were some crooked letters scribbling something.
‘Hobgoblin’s Forest.’
As she approached, a message appeared in front of her.
[Recommended Level 20, Playtime 30-40 minutes, Maximum Party Size 5.]
[Do you wish to enter the Hobgoblin’s Forest?]
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