“With that brain, if you’d just retaken for one year, you could’ve easily gotten into a top university.”“If I’d done that, gone to university and started prepping for grad school, I probably wouldn’t be streaming, wouldn’t be playing Dusk, and wouldn’t have met you, Goyoung.”“Well, since I already went to a top university, you don’t really need to go.”Who cares about college? Dusk is what matters. Good thing he became a bodyguard.“Let’s check out the next floor. What’s the theme for the third floor?”Even though he looked like he was going to hole up in the study forever, he gave the room one last sweep and asked. Well, it’s not like you can actually read books in here, and the interior doesn’t have any particularly flashy features, so maybe just soaking up the mood was enough.I tried to recall how we’d decorated the third floor so I could answer. Assuming we hadn’t changed the concept since then…“The guild master’s room? Like, the guild master’s office?”To be more precise, I guess you could call it the guild master’s personal office… something like that.Gang Jaegyung’s eyes lit up with even more interest than when I’d said “study.” That was honestly unexpected, but I didn’t ask. I just moved my character to lead him up to the third floor, and he followed behind, continuing the conversation.“Is that your room, Goyoung?”“Not exactly, it’s not like that…”Well, actually, yes. It was a space made for me to use. The result of combining suggestions like “Wouldn’t it be cool if the guild house had at least one room like this?” and “We don’t have a concept for this space yet and leaving it empty feels weird, so let’s just make something.”But the reason I answered “no” was:“I don’t go in there.”Because I, the actual guild master, never used it.When we reached the third floor, a tightly shut door came into view right away. Of course, unlike the front door, this one didn’t need to be broken down to enter. It was an automatic door that opened when a user got close.As soon as we approached, the door slid open, and the space we walked into was… just a plain office. If there was any distinguishing feature, it was that it looked less like something a guild master in a fantasy game would use and more like a realistic corporate executive’s office.“It’s an office.”Gang Jaegyung muttered shortly as he looked around the room upon entering, seemingly noticing the same thing.“We made it to be the guild master’s room, but Romantic—uh, the guild member who did the housing—has a taste for realism, so it turned into a real-world office setup.”It had also ended up structurally similar to my mom’s office at her company thanks to Moon Sunhwa’s influence. I guess they thought it might make me feel more comfortable?“It looks like a CEO’s office from some drama.”“Right? Nailed it. Romantic would be pleased to hear that.”“It’s clean, and the interior seems really detailed. Even the little props are nice. It doesn’t feel like a game space at all, which is kinda cool.”So he likes it? He was saying more than he did about the study. Or maybe he’d just been too busy staring at the study to say anything back then.“But you don’t use this room, Goyoung?”“Nope.”“Can I ask why not?”This space really suits you, Goyoung.I didn’t quite get what he meant by that. What does it mean for an in-game space to “suit” me? Is he talking about my character? But I didn’t want to think too deeply about it.“No real reason. If I use teleport, I end up in front of the house anyway. Doesn’t matter if I AFK out there or in here.”“...Still, it’s kind of like a home you share with your guildmates. Wouldn’t it feel a bit cozier inside? I’ve never done housing myself, so I don’t really know ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) how it feels.”To that, I let out a shallow breath and muttered like I was talking to myself.“Being indoors feels suffocating. If I’m going to be here, I’d rather be somewhere open.”I was already stuck at home all day—no way did I want to feel trapped in the game too. I might actually lose it. Some people say they can stay home all year and not go crazy. I kind of wish I were one of them...While I was trying to soothe that heaviness, Gang Jaegyung nodded beside me and muttered quietly.“That’s true. If you have the choice, open spaces are better. No matter how big a house is, it’s still different from being outside.”Then he turned his screen and gave the room one last glance.“Still, it’s kind of a waste. It’s really well made, and no one uses it…”“Nah, Moon Sunhwa uses it like it’s her own. I mean, Ceylon Tea. The sub-guild master.”She’d put so much effort into building it, but since I wasn’t using it, she started hanging out here herself. At this point, it was basically the sub-guild master’s room. She just wouldn’t admit it, but I’m pretty sure everyone thought of it that way.I hadn’t come in for so long, she could’ve redecorated it however she wanted by now, but she still kept calling it the guild master’s room and sometimes invited me up here to hang out. The others said she never sat in that chair—not even once—and never let anyone else sit in it either. She insisted it was my seat.Her intentions were… well. They were obvious enough that I could guess. With my trauma, I couldn’t even function in the outside world, and after what happened in college, I’d completely given up on ambition. She probably wanted to offer some kind of comfort and support.Not that it matters, now that I’ve given up all rights to the company.After hearing what I said, Gang Jaegyung looked like he was thinking for a moment, then spoke in a clear voice, as if he’d made a decision.“Then my spot isn’t here. It’s in your front yard.”What the hell is he saying?“What do you mean your spot? Get back to your own damn house.”But Gang Jaegyung didn’t even respond. He just trotted out of the office on his own and headed straight down the stairs. I was caught a little off guard and started to follow him down—only to see another character coming up from the opposite direction.It was Romantic, who had been AFK out in the yard.She spotted a Jeojajok character passing by her and popped a question mark over her head. I couldn’t see the guild chat since my chat window was off-screen, but I could still read the in-game speech bubbles.Then she must’ve finally spotted me, because her character—who had been about to follow Retaking a Class—stopped and sprinted toward me.I didn’t know what was being said in the guild chat, but I sent Romantic a whisper to explain.Then I followed after Gang Jaegyung down the stairs. But when I got to the first floor, it was already empty—he must’ve gone out into the yard.“What the hell are you doing all of a sudden?”I quickly ran outside and stood next to Retaking a Class. Romantic followed and stood beside me, still typing furiously in chat.“Where do you usually stand, Goyoung?”“Here, right in front of the house... Wait, but seriously, what are you doing?”“I thought I’d like to be in the same spot as you.”“You’re still Jeojajok, you know.”He couldn’t even join the guild. Just standing around here would get him killed by other Viajok if they saw him. Even if they let him live, he wouldn’t be able to re-enter the zone without help, which meant no access to dungeons or fields—he’d be stuck.But Gang Jaegyung seemed to have a different idea.“That’s why I brought a friend to take my place.”Then he clicked his mouse and did something, and suddenly a new alert popped up on my screen.[Retaking a Class has requested permission to use [uibeyvnct] iizwy zykovm tcokbiulwiivn o on guild property. Do you accept?]Retaking a Class… is requesting to… what on our land?“Please approve it.”As I stared blankly at the unfamiliar prompt, Gang Jaegyung leaned in beside me and asked with those sparkling eyes.I shoved his face away and called for backup from Romantic.

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