âYouâre very shameless, you know that?â Rael asked. âYouâre like a mosquito that latches on and doesnât let go.â
Karina simply shrugged, not saying a word.
Guess she wants my answer, huh?
âTheoretically.â Rael cleared his throat. âEven if you could be my informant, what do you gain from this? Experience? You do know levels are meaningless if youâre shit at what you do.â
âIâm not a fighter, Rael,â Karina replied. âI teach teens how to play the guitar. I couldnât care less about power⌠You might not know, but whenever you give out your quests, we get a bit of money too. Trell.â
Rael nodded, and she continued. âI wish to start a music company on the outside, but itâs very expensive.â
âNaturally,â Rael said. âYouâre going to need several million at least. I guess you canât get that much from being a music teacher.â
âNot even close.â Karina shook her head and narrowed her eyes. âBut that quest last time⌠I got 1 million experience and 100,000 Trell from it. Thatâs enough for me to move out of my trashy apartment and buy better musical gear.â
Aha⌠that makes sense, Rael thought and tilted his head. âSo all you want is money then.â
âMhm.â Karina nodded. âI feel like me finding that⌠toy was fate. And if I follow you, I believe I can achieve my dream.â
âHmmâŚâ Rael fell into thought.
It wasnât a very difficult thing for him to do, since he could practically dish out experience for free daily.
At the same time, he would get a literal live GPS.
And all he needed to do was add her to his friend list.
Sketa Online had an app, and those who downloaded that app would be able to remotely chat with their friends who were inside the game.
It should still work, but can I even send her a friend request�
<Friend Request Sent!>
Raelâs eyes widened. I can? What the fuck?
It seemed like Karina shared the same shock as she stared between the message and Rael.
And of course, she soon accepted.
<Friend Request Accepted! New Friend: Karina>
<Total Friends: 6>
âThat solves one issue, I guess,â Rael remarked.
âSo are you accepting my proposal?â Karina asked expectantly.
Rael shrugged. âSince the map would be constantly updated, I want you to inform me of any big happenings. Daily. Can you do that?â
Karina nodded aggressively. âYes, itâs not a problem. I can even give you updates every hour if you want.â
âDonât overdo it.â Rael sighed. âDaily is fine. But contact me immediately if thereâs an emergency.â
Sketa Online had an interactive map online which displayed pretty much everything happening in each region.
That was the main hook factor for Rael, since watching the map daily made the world feel aliveâas if it was developing without the playersâ interference.
Which he came to find out was because the world was real, after all.
âThank you so muchâŚâ Karina said, bringing her head down with a soft smile. âI knew buying this game was fateâŚâ
âDonât use that fate shit with me, please. It makes it sound like youâre a cultist,â Rael said flatly.
Karina sighed. âSorry⌠habit.â
âAnyways, missy⌠you wonât be able to withdraw money for a few more months, so unless you donât have something better to do, get out of the car. I got some work to do,â Rael stated.
She scratched her cheek. âWell⌠the developers mentioned adding a cash-out system on the last day of the beta. Itâs because of that giant auction you hosted.â
âHmm⌠very well then,â Rael said. âYou can stay in the car, and when we arrive, donât expose my identity. Is that clear?â
Karina nodded, zipping her mouth shut.
Rael definitely didnât expect to get a traveling companion so soon. In fact, he thought of bringing Chop-E along, but it was busy training with the royal guards.
Nonetheless, Rael put those thoughts to the back of his mind as he began speeding through the forest, heading straight for Sylvaran.
Karina fidgeted, almost as if she had something to say.
âWhat is it?â Rael urged.
âIâm a bit curious about your origins, so can youââ
âNo.â He firmly denied. âWeâre not that close yet, so donât even try.â
With that, silence once again loomed in the air as Rael put the car on autopilot and leaned back.
These past few days had been a little taxing. Frankly, he felt more relaxed in the Depths.
Despite that, Rael hummed a random lullaby to himself out of boredom. And finally, after two hours, he saw a distant outline of the city of Sylvaran.
It was medieval, just as he expected, since the Holy Kingdom was very old-fashioned.
However, it was also the kingdom he liked the least, and that was simply because of their religions.
They had five Gods they believed inâtwo evil, two good, and one neutral.
It was such a pain in the ass completing their questlines⌠but the items were damn good, Rael thought as he suddenly stopped the car around a kilometer away from the city.
He signaled for Karina to hop out of the car.
Rael did the same before swiftly storing the car inside his inventory and opening the premium shop.
â˘âPremium Shopââ˘
Category: Miscellaneous/Masks
â˘âBalance: 1,159,774,251 Trellââ˘
⢠Gag Mask [Pink] (Common): 5,000 Trell
⢠Space Helmet (Common): 15,000 Trell
⢠Random Face Mask [Male] (Uncommon): 35,500 Trell
⢠Live Pony Head (Epic): 100,000 Trell
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Filters⌠Rael facepalmed and bought the third option.
Immediately, a clean facemask appeared in his hands.
He was a bit creeped out that it felt so real to the touch, butâŚ
AnywaysâŚ
Rael put the mask on over his head and neatly adjusted it.
The top of the head was shaved, and what remained of the hair was tied together in a topknot in the back.
Safe to say, he looked like the average eunuch young master.
Perfect⌠Rael nearly shed a tear as he glanced toward the puzzled Karina.
âWhile weâre inside the city, call me Aster.â
Karina nodded skeptically. âIf thatâs what you wantâŚâ
Rael rolled his eyes and scratched his bald head before glancing toward the city of Sylvaran.
So thatâs where Reinhardt is, huh?
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