The D-Rank Guild Master of the No. 1 Guild-Chapter 47

He held it in his hand and looked back at Nahean.

"Do you want to play a game with me?"

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"Oops! Dead."

The boy who was banging on the gamepad threw it to the floor as soon as the word 'LOSE' appeared on the screen on the left.

Instead of celebrating my victory, I calmly put down my pad and took a closer look at Nahean.

He's a 16-year-old boy, so if he loses a game, does he get annoyed? Should I lose?

"How come you play so well? Have you played this game?"

"Well, no."

“……? It's my first time, but I'm so good at it? That's great."

Luckily, I'm not the type to get angry when I lose a game. Instead, he looked at me with admiration.

"Your hands are completely ticklish. His hands don't move much, but the character flashes in the east and ....... in the west."

So be it. Perhaps the hand remembers, the sense of reality.

I looked at it with a smile on my face, and then I had an idea.

Come to think of it, games like this usually have a mode where you can team up and attack.

I rummaged through the game settings to find what I was looking for, then pointed to the screen in amazement, pretending to stumble upon it.

"Look, I wonder if we can play together, do you want to play another game in team mode?"

It was a mission mode in which a duo of gunslingers infiltrated a factory area full of enemy soldiers.

Nahean nodded wistfully at my suggestion and soon took up his position.

Misson Start.

With a majestic sound, the two characters on the screen rolled into the front door.

It's a game within a game.

For me, Nahean is also a game character, so is that a game character of a game character?

…… Don't think too much about it.

I must succeed in this infiltration mission and earn Nahean's trust.

"Nahean, let's go straight behind the container box on the right!"

He didn't even know where the enemy was, but when I told him where to go, Nahean's eyes narrowed.

His questioning gaze reached me, but I remained silent.

How sophisticated is a game within a game? It's all the enemy ambush locations.

"Let's disperse from here. You're hiding where the enemy in blue uniform just died, and when I go, come in in a staggered time."

"Will it work......?"

A minute passed, and Nahean was half-hearted.

"Stop! There's an armed enemy just around the corner."

"You haven't even seen it. Are you sure about that?"

But after three minutes, he immediately follows me, even though he wonders.

"Rip it! Rip it off!"

"Don't you have enough bullets?"

"Maybe it's time to give you a magazine item! No worries!"

"Yes! Arghhh

Five minutes later, he believes me and sticks back to me.

And after 7 minutes-.

"Rudel! What do I do next? Huh?"

On the contrary, they are waiting for my instructions and are very excited about the success of the mission that is in front of them.

After only 10 minutes, we see the boss's face standing at the top of the factory.

"I've never seen a boss in this game before! I haven't seen him since he died before yesterday......!"

"Really? Nahean! You're done! Headshots are going to be smashed!"

"Yao!"

I raised my voice in response to Nahean's excitement.

Nahean's bullet hit the boss's skull, ending the game.

Mission Complete.

"Whoa!"

The boy raised his fist and cried out for joy.

“…….”

Then he realized that I was looking at him with a subtle gaze, and he lowered his arms in embarrassment.

Isn't it too late to pretend it's not now?

"Well, it was fun. Thanks to you."

"I had a lot of fun."

How's that, Nahean. All the tension is relieved and you feel better, right?

So, can we get down to business?

I stared into the distance and fell silent, and Nahean's face, noticing my attitude, immediately became serious.

"How's that? Did the game make you trust me a little bit? As the captain of the army."

Of course, I haven't even met the other characters who will be my subordinate yet, and I know it would be premature to appoint him as captain right away.

But sometimes I can just get emotional, right?

After all, I'll be the de facto captain of the army.

Not only for what he did for me in the past, but also for today, I've already grown fond of him.

Nahean is like a righteous but innocent little brother.

Hearing my words, Nahean hesitated and opened his mouth.

"It's a bit of a stretch to judge your capabilities in a real-life situation with a game like this.......

He was so excited a while ago, but he was cautious when it came to important matters.

After all, the character I dotted on isn't stupid. It's smart. And I say what I think in my head without being afraid to say it.

What is my answer to you?

"Give me a chance to prove it."

Keep an eye on me.

I regained my enthusiasm and quickly ran up the rankings. Not only me, but all the guild members.

Nahean stared at me.

Suddenly, the boy's index finger came up near my face.

.

Then, suddenly, he poked me on my left cheek, raising his eyebrows.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I just thought you looked so cool like a god....... I thought it was a real person, so I pressed it."

Speak honestly and blush to see if you're embarrassed. It was funny, but it wasn't funny.

"Actually, I've seen you all the way you saved her."

…… Uh, that was a far cry from the expression "cool as a god."

Is my image as a guild leader okay?

At that moment, Nahean's cat-like pupils widened slightly.

"That's what I realized. You're the type of person who would rather make a sacrifice than make your teammates suffer."

A boy who had been pessimistic about the game not long ago didn't want to flirt or avoid my suggestion.

On the contrary, he smiled smoothly.

"How dare I refuse someone like you?"

The inside of the Guild Fortress is set up as an area that is inaccessible to viewers to protect the privacy of the game's characters.

This means that as long as there is no such thing as "intimate coverage inside the fortress!" as an occasional event, basic privacy is guaranteed.

Of course, the GMs will monitor everything.

But it's a shame that viewers can't see here.

The interaction between me and Nahean just now, the fans must have loved it.

Nahean continued.

"The first round was a survival game to determine who would be eligible to participate in future ranked matches. So life really came and went there."

There must have been a lot of fear about the previous round, but Nahean mentioned it more casually than he thought.

"But it's really a 'game' from now on, isn't it? Even if you die in a ranked match, you're sure you'll be able to return to your fortress here, right?"

I affirmed. As long as you don't finish last in each of the three rounds and get eliminated, yes.

And there's no way I'm going to make our guild like that.

"Thank you for letting me live once again. As Canhar said before, I believe that good things will happen to me as long as I live under your protection."

Nahean handed me his right hand. I also reached out and shook my hand.

He had succeeded in winning the trust of the commander of the army.

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"So, when are you going to bring my companions back?"

Nahean asked me as he looked around the vast empty quarters.

"Speaking of which, Day 2 of Round 1.5 is underway right now."

"I know."

"So I'm going to go over to the fortress and see what my guild members are doing."

"Well, you can't always spend your time on me. Goodbye!"

Nahean and I parted pleasantly.

As they entered the hallway in the living room of the inn, Nahean came right up to the front and waved to see them off.

As soon as I returned to the base fortress, I immediately turned on communication with the authority of the Guildmaster.

"Carnell, I'm sorry I'm late. I've successfully finished my conversation with the captain of our army. What's the situation with Gio and Canhar out on the field now?"

I couldn't stand the short bird going up to the observation deck and immediately connected with Carnell.

["Oh, Rudel....... In terms of the two of you, hmm, you're being chased."]

"What? To whom?"

Could it be that someone from the lower players tried to attack Geo and Canhar?

Or is that why they're going to be chased?

Even if you can't use your Traits, it's easy to get out of the situation with your base stats.......

["There are too many numbers. They are chasing you like a surround, so you are helpless. I'm playing desperately right now."]

For that matter, Carnell's voice is very calm, isn't it? Is it such a big deal?

At this time, I came all up to the observation deck.