Chapter 26: The Force Majeure Encirclement

The origin of it all was not a screenshot sent privately between friends... but a screenshot taken without permission by a beginner ignorant of online gaming manners, and uploaded to a bulletin board accessible from specific facilities within the game.

【Saint】Veterans Teaching Beginners the ABCs Part 81【Cute】

74 Arinoiyu (Beginner)

To the idle people residing in this thread... or rather, this mysterious bulletin board that updates in real-time for some reason... no, to the great veterans, I have a question. While I was organizing my equipment in Secondil, I saw this player. He was accompanied by a very cute talking rabbit. How do I recruit monsters as companions? (Image attached)

75 Add (Veteran)

Like I said, the minimum requirement for taking advanced jobs is to get to Sixbourg. I don't remember how many times I've said this. Shouldn't this be in the FAQ/Template by now?

76 Curry Jones (Veteran)

Eh, what is this? Isn't this a collage/photoshop?

77 Exceed (Beginner)

What is with this player lol. Half-naked with a bird mask? That's reportable behavior lol.

78 Thundernut (Veteran)

No, wait. I've never seen a Vorpal Bunny wearing clothes. Even those f*cking rabbits that appear in Fifticia are naked, right?

79 Superalloy Tofu (Veteran)

Stop saying "naked" lol. They're covered in fur! Leaving that aside, what do you mean "talking"? Monsters talk?

80 Basashi Musashi (Veteran)

My clan leader encountered Siegwurm, and apparently, that thing talks.

81 Thundernut (Veteran)

Well, if it's a Unique Monster, it wouldn't be weird for it to talk, but a Vorpal Bunny wearing clothes and talking? That's impossible.

82 Animalia (Veteran)

Wait, it's precious. It's painful. What does this mean? Aside from Buddy Dogs and Buddy Cats, taming isn't implemented in this game, right!? Is this a cheat!?

83 Add (Veteran)

No, the anti-cheat measures by this game's admins are insanely strict, so that's impossible. Even a hacker team from a neighboring country attacked for three days and couldn't even down the server, and on top of that, they got back-traced and arrested. Solo cheating is impossible.

84 Fresh Zombie (Beginner)

The veterans are getting active lol. By the way, judging from the angle, isn't this a sneak shot? It doesn't look like they got permission.

85 Animalia (Veteran)

Name is Sunraku, right? Memorized it. Secondil, was it? I'm heading there now.

86 Thundernut (Veteran)

Fast mover! lol. Hardcore players are scary in a different sense.

87 Hardtack the Sixth (Veteran)

Actually, everyone is focusing on the clothed Vorpal Bunny, but what is this tattoo paint? There wasn't any paint like this in character creation, right?

88 Add (Veteran)

I feel like I've seen it somewhere, but I can't recall.

89 Superalloy Tofu (Veteran)

Actually, this is definitely Unique-related. Putting that aside, taking sneak shots and uploading them without permission is pretty scummy. If this wasn't a mask but a real face player, depending on the report, it could be a BAN case. Well, this thread... or rather, this board might get deleted, but the diffusion has already started.

90 Arinoiyu (Beginner)

Is that so? It's a game, doesn't everyone take pictures and stuff?

91 Nut (Veteran)

90 Wow. This applies to any outlandish answer, but it seems you don't understand the fact that this isn't an anonymous board.

92 Thundernut (Veteran)

90 It's a matter of how you would feel if someone took a sneak shot of you without permission and exposed you without your knowledge.

93 Superalloy Tofu (Veteran)

90 Aren't you a little too ignorant of Netiquette...?

94 Arinoiyu (Beginner)

I didn't know. If I get permission now, will they forgive me?

95 Curry Jones (Veteran)

You exposed someone hiding a Unique and now you want forgiveness? Even during a saint playthrough, that's a punchable offense. What do you intend to do if you don't get permission? By the way, with that light equipment, is he AGI-focused? In Secondil, he'd be stuck at the Mud Digger, so he should be relatively easy to find.

96 Add (Veteran)

Wait, I remembered.

97 Yuuki Joy (Beginner)

Don't hold out on us, spit it out quickly.

98 Add (Veteran)

I'm pretty sure that's a curse. It's the kind where the equipment slot of the cursed body part gets crushed, and both merit and demerit effects are applied.

99 Thundernut (Veteran)

If that's the case, this guy has taken curses on two spots: torso and legs. Is that even possible?

100 Arinoiyu (Beginner)

According to the blacksmith old man, "That's proof of being recognized by the Emperor of the Night."

101 Basashi Musashi (Veteran)

Emperor of the Night. Strongest Species. L Y C A O N T H E N I G H T R A I D E R.

102 Add (Veteran)

Fuuuccccckkkkk lolololol.

103 Thundernut (Veteran)

Come to think of it, there were eyewitness reports of the pup near Secondil, right? Also, blatantly trying to change the subject isn't cool. Haven't you apologized to the person directly?

104 Yuuki Joy (Beginner)

What are the Strongest Species?

105 Superalloy Tofu (Veteran)

Unique Monsters that you don't stand a chance against unless you have a dozen or more hardcore players. Since just encountering them gives various benefits, there are players who constantly chase them. Note that even if a dozen hardcore players gather, they get blown away like bowling pins.

106 Curry Jones (Veteran)

The pup teleports though, so it's pure RNG.

107 Animalia (Veteran)

Just arrived at Tenburg.

108 Add (Veteran)

Wait, Furry-lover, you were in Fifticia, weren't you? Getting to Tenberg already is too fast. Also, logging into the guild every time to post is remarkably diligent of you.

109 Basashi Musashi (Veteran)

Oi, someone leak this info to the Strategy Board and the Unique Verification Board. We'll hunt the bird with human wave tactics... or rather, take him in for questioning. I sympathize with him being exposed by a player who doesn't know netiquette, but that's a separate issue.

110 Hardtack the Sixth (Veteran)

Actually, even if it's because of the curse, just a Shoebill head and a belt is way too HENTAI fashion... No, thanks to the mask, he prevented his face from being revealed, which is a narrow escape, but his name is leaked, so he can't take the mask off anymore.

111 Orcelott (Veteran)

Guess we'll spawn-kill him to make him talk.

112 Curry Jones (Veteran)

The staring bird mask isn't a Shoebill, I keep telling you! Give it a rest!

112 Add (Veteran)

Orcelott-san, 'sup! Heard you're wanted even in Tenberg and the probability of being targeted by NPCs has increased further. Have you finished sorting out your affairs? lol If you PK too much, the moment you get killed by a player or NPC, you lose everything including items in your warehouse + the bounty is paid out by the wanted PK... It's a pretty savage system. Watching the Ashura-kai, who PK'ed too much and can't back down now, is top-tier comedy.

113 Superalloy Tofu (Veteran)

The PK clan is "Ashura-kai" and the PKK clan is "in-Tora-dan"... pretty ironic naming. Every time the wanted poster of a PK who turned into a Rare Enemy disappears, the food tastes great. Even though food in this game generally lacks flavor.

114 Psyger-100 (Veteran)

I would very much like to meet and talk. If Sunraku-shi is reading this, please speak to a player with the Wolf and Sword emblem. I sympathize with your information being spread without permission, but my group can offer protection/backing.

115 Basashi Musashi (Veteran)

Oi, oi, the hardcore players are pouring in... The Sunraku Encirclement is getting crazy. He's being treated like an Event Boss. By the way, has Arinoiyu gone into hiding? Well, forming pickup parties will probably be impossible for them now. Gonna become a sneak-shot exposure artist?

116 Thundernut (Veteran)

If they had just photographed the rabbit, they wouldn't have had to fear a BAN. Well, a strict warning email from the admins is confirmed... Actually, if we stake out Sunraku, there's a possibility we can target Orcelott, who has turned into a walking bonus chest. Anyone want to go Orcelott hunting together? We can discuss the split.

117 Arinoiyu (Beginner)

Sunraku-san, I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

118 Tanyao Roast (Beginner)

I want to lick the Lop-ear-chan ^^

Author's Notes & Lore:

To use the bulletin board in-game, you must be registered with the guild of your respective class. In other words, the protagonist is...

Translator Notes:

• Ashura-kai vs. in-Tora-dan: "Ashura" (Asura) vs "Indra" (Hindu gods often in conflict). The text puns "in-Tora" (Tiger) but references Indra (Taishakuten).