Necromancer Survival

     I briefly entertained the idea of ignoring him, but I saw a group of men and women staring at him from across the street.
They were probably his “party.”

     Ha…

     I tightly grasped Lackey’s hand and  swallowed a sigh.

     “Necromancer….” I replied, a half-beat late.
Necromancers were often treated poorly or ridiculed.
Regarded as shady or useless.

    As expected, the man in front of me donned an odd expression at my words.

    Then, with a slightly dismissive, disdainful voice, he said, “Wow, I’ve never seen a Necromancer before.” He looked over my body as if he’d made some exotic discovery.

     At least he looked a bit sheepish when I stared at him with no reply.
The man soon went back to his party shouting, “Hey! I got the answer!” His clamoring voice rang loud, like church bells.

    I wanted to throw a pebble at the back of his detestable head.

    However, I kept patient.

     It’s not as if he did anything to me…Besides, types like him would usually pick a fight if you were to argue.

     But, the more I think about it, the more frustrated I became.
Those bastards, he probably knew the answer from the very beginning and intended to make jokes at my expense.
Even so, I didn’t have the courage to confront him.
I simply kicked at some stray stones on the way home.

     Before I realized how hopeless Necromancer was, I’d confidently post [Looking for permanent party] in the Ranking Gods community forum.
No wonder I matched with no one.
When I realized that my class was the issue, I was hopelessly depressed for a while.

     I felt like I became life’s chew toy?

     Of course, I admit I didn’t conduct proper prior research.

     However, Ranking Gods was not originally such an open community.
Especially in its early days, the community was filled with highly optimized players exchanging information.
Newbies weren’t welcomed.
It wasn’t until after I joined that the community became so widespread and famous.
After reality had crashed down on me, I stopped advertising for a party and resolved to live alone.

    Sometimes, at dungeon entrances, people would snicker at me behind my back.
Perhaps they felt justified in ridiculing someone with no future.
When I encounter people within dungeons, I would feel their eyes giving me a once-over.
Those gazes would instantly change when they saw my servant, Lackey.  I was angry, but I would just further avoid their path.
Maybe I have an inferiority complex; maybe I just don’t want to make a fuss.

     After a couple of these interactions, I even thought about going around with Lackey unsummoned.

     However, Lackey would express his sorrow within his [current mood] display in his status window.

     ‘Did Master forget me?’ and ‘Please don’t abandon me even if I’m so useless….’

     I couldn’t bear those heart-breaking lines every time I opened his status window.
Eventually I started having him summoned all the time.
To be honest, I would have been lonely without him.
Ever since I came to the Hub, I haven’t had a single friend.

     “Hey, let’s not be so discouraged…”

     [Clack-clack…]

     I told Lackey the words I wanted to say to myself.
We should cheer up and get ready to go to the dungeon tomorrow.
I added a set of spare armor, some potions, and some snacks (for my bored mouth) to the inventory.

     “Should I bring an umbrella too?”

     I opened my cell phone to check the weather…

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[Bae Jaemin, ‘I will overcome the pain of three years ago.’ … He will re-challenge the ]

[What could have been the cause of the number 1 most-shocking accident of all time, ‘The Tower of Command’?]

[Bae Jaemin, ‘This time, I refuse to sacrifice anyone.’]

[Bae Jaemin, ‘A Firmly resolute expression’ ….(Photo)]

[How will the Red Lotus’ final attack on turn out?
Subtitle: How the survivors of disaster recover from tragedy ( Bae Jaemin’s exclusive interview.)]

     The keywords “Bae Jae-min” and “The Officer’s Tower” filled the real-time search engine.
Various links to the Ranker Bae Jaemin were provided.

     The …I vaguely remember that a once popular guild had been wiped out during a raid of this dungeon.
All except for Bae Jae-min had died.
What was the name of the guild…?

*Popular Searches*

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    That’s right, they were called the Red Lotus Guild….

     Without relaxing, I began to search keywords for the “Red Lotus Guild,” and opened the article with the exclusive interview…