18 5 . Ly’s Improvement -4 (1/2)
Jinsung logged in again with heavy heart.
He had logged out without dismissing Ly, so Ly was summoned the moment he logged in.
Jinsung looked at Ly with tear in his eyes.
”Ly.”
Growl-?
”We have to work even harder.”
Ly tilted its head at this, and Ian stroke its head. He felt good to have Ly to share his mental damage
with.
'Uh….. I didn't see that coming…. The professor knows me….'
Ian quarreled with professor Lee Jinuk for a while. After ten minutes, they both agreed to make a bet.
In turned out that the professor was also a Kailan user.
If Ian succeeded on reaching Lv.93, his former level before resetting his character, before fall
semester starts, he would win. If he failed, the professor would win.
'My goal was to get back to my former level before summer vacation ends, but…..'
It felt different from when it was just a goal.
'But at least I avoided academic probation on first semester.'
At Ian's courage to propose a bet, the professor let him get away this time.
But if Ian lost the bet, he would send his report cards of this semester and next semester to his
parents.
And Ian also had promised to participate in all events of the department.
'I…. must….. succeed!'
Ian had to win the bet at any cost. Losing would be the end of his gaming life.
But there were great rewards of winning, too. Professor Lee had promised to give him A+ on all
classes, whether he attended them or not.
He must have promised that because he thought it was impossible, but Ian thought differently.
'I can do it. I can.'
It was his original goal.
Ian tried to collect his thoughts.
He wanted to take some medication to calm down, but even realistic Kailan had nothing like that.
'I must go back to the village.'
Mental damage had been given, but he had to carry out his plan.
He had to move even faster.
”Ly, dismiss!”
Using a Return Stone to go to the village would not transport Ly with him, so he dismissed it for now.
Ian returned to the village.
The first thing he did was to find the guild manager.
'I must join guild first.'
The Lotus Guild he used to be in was a great guild, top 5%. He had no reason to look for another
guild, and he didn't want to do that.
Ian was applying to join the guild first because joining a guild would raise NPCs' trust. It would let him
get good quests and protect him from getting involved in troublesome things.
Help from guild members was a plus.
”What business brought you here?”
”I'd like to join a guild.”
The manager NPC nodded.
”You must have reached Lv.20.”
”Yes.”
With that, the list of guilds appeared in front of Ian's eyes.
”Have you decided on a guild?”
Ian answered right away.
”Lotus Guild.”
NPC looked at the list and tilted his head as he spoke.