The following day, as was Leon’s routine, he went for a morning jog along the beach road. By the time he returned, the sun was just beginning to rise. The group gathered for breakfast near the cottage pool, though swimming wasn’t the best idea in the chilly weather.
“We confirmed that the Moonlight Fae sent the Forest Guardians, right?” Freya asked as they enjoyed their breakfast.
“Yes, they sent the Forest Guardians to attack Deadbay City, and I’m certain Morel was behind this.”
“They’re supposedly unable to venture far from their territory, aren’t they?” Lily chimed in, joining the discussion.
Leon paused, looking at Lily with a new perspective now that he knew about her game character. He couldn’t help but grin.
“Lily! Why are you only showing up now, after everything that’s happened? Turns out you have an Epic-grade class.”
“Stop talking about it!” Lily pouted.
Freya chuckled, amused by her reaction.
“Did you know about this already, Freya?”
Freya shrugged with a mischievous smile. “I’ll let Lily explain.”
Lily sighed. “Hazel practically forced me to create an Immortal Legacy character-and to put ‘sexy’ in the name-by promising to share her blessing with me.”
“So that’s why?”
“I didn’t like it… I didn’t want people to know it was me,” Lily admitted, her cheeks flushing. Freya chimed in. “I think it’s a little too late for that, Lily. You and Hazel showed up at the most critical moment, and then helped Leon take down the toughest enemy on the field. Prepare to have a lot of fans after this!”
“I don’t want to log into the game ever again,” Lily muttered, her face still red.
Leon just smiled, clearly entertained by her embarrassment.
At least now he knew that she’d been diving deeper into the game than he’d realized. Without him knowing, she had been spending much more time logged in, perhaps while he was too immersed to notice the other capsule in their room being used by her as well.
Her level had advanced quickly in a short time, no doubt thanks to Hazel’s help with leveling. And with Hazel’s blessing temporarily boosting her level, Lily could take down high-level monsters and level up even faster.
“Seeing what happened to Deadbay, I’m sure the kingdom won’t remain silent,” Freya commented.
Lily nodded. “Does that mean Princess Alora might join the attack on the Moonlight Fae with you, Leon?”
Leon considered it for a moment. “I’m not sure. But if she joins with her Knights, the chances of success will definitely be higher. Especially since we may have to face Elaine in her Beast Form, which I don’t even know the full extent of.”
He turned to Lily thoughtfully. “If Hazel could join the assault, our chances would improve even more.”
Lily sighed. “I’m not sure about that. She seems to have other plans coming up, but you could talk to her.”
Leon paused, thinking. “I saw how powerful Fang was in his Eternal Flame form, and I’m concerned about what Elaine might be capable of if she shifts into her own Eternal Flame form. I’d rather not risk it.”
With that, they carried on with their plans for the day, enjoying their time by the beach. And by afternoon, Leon was already making his way back to the cottage, eager to dive back into Immortal Legacy.
***
Broken returned to Deadbay City, where citizens were busy repairing the destruction left by the monster attack. Today, he had a meeting arranged with someone who had contributed a lot in the last battle.
As he entered the inn and made his way to the café area, something unusual caught his eye. In the room with about eight tables, every single one was occupied by groups of players- mostly, no, entirely, women.
One of them noticed him immediately. Standing up and waving enthusiastically, a girl with long, wavy brown hair jogged over and stopped in front of him.
It was SexyGrill-Hazel, Lily’s friend from school.
“Hi, Broken,” she greeted, her usual cheerful smile lighting up her face. She giggled. “I’ve been waiting for you, and uhm…” She looked behind him and tilted her head. “I don’t see Bloom?”
“You should know from the guild info that she’s offline, right?”
She giggled again. “Oh, I was just making conversation, you know, trying to keep things natural.”
Then, taking his hand, she led him further into the room, and at once, every woman there turned to look at him.
SexyGrill stopped, raising Leon’s left hand and waving it to the others.
“Hi, everyone! Meet Broken, sort of like the guy version of Bloom,” she said with a playful
smile.
“Hi, Broken…”
“Nice to meet you, Broken!”
“Broken, I saw you in action yesterday- you were amazing!”
The group responded with smiles and greetings.
Are they all SexyGrill’s friends? Or members of her guild?
“Hi, nice to meet you all,” he replied, nodding politely. “Thank you for looking after my
sister.”
“Bloom is so adorable; she’s got the kindest heart, like a little angel.”
“Yes, she’s pure and sweet.”
“Don’t worry-we love Bloom and take good care of her,” they assured him.
Their words made Broken smile.
SexyGrill led Broken to a separate table away from the others, and they quickly settled in. After placing a few orders, they began their conversation. Broken was genuinely curious to hear what SexyGrill had to say, especially since he wanted to learn more about her, her guild, and Lily’s role within it.
As they began eating, SexyGrill giggled. “This feels so surreal and exciting. We’re finally meeting in the game.”
“Yes, and with quite the dramatic entrance-it was memorable, to say the least.”
She beamed. “I know, right? I keep replaying it in my head-how Bloom and I showed up just when you needed backup, turning the battlefield around. Isn’t that just epic?”
“It was epic,” Broken agreed. “You two were incredible assets in the battle yesterday.” SexyGrill giggled again, then leaned forward. “So, go ahead-anything you want to ask me? I bet you’re curious. You probably didn’t expect me to be a Divine Champion and have a Unique-grade class, right?”
Broken nodded, surprised at how openly she shared.
“Your guild?”
She nodded. “Yes, I built this guild from scratch. Things really took off after I got my Divine Champion blessing and my Unique-grade class. But as you can see, every member is a woman. We have around 93 members. Out of those, only five, including me, are above level 200. We’ve got about twenty more players at level 180 and up, and the rest are scattered, some below level 100 like Bloom, and others just starting out.”
Broken nodded slowly, now understanding that while Sexy Killers had a large number of guild members, only a small portion were above level 200. Reaching that level took an immense amount of time and dedication-something only the most invested players could achieve. So it made sense that only a few had reached such heights.
“And about my level?” he asked, a bit curious.
SexyGrill smiled, nodding. “Yes, that’s part of my ability as the Lust Champion. I can easily
see anyone’s level. But I do know enough to guess that…”
Does that mean SexyGrill doesn’t know I’m the Sloth Champion? He wondered.
At this point, he didn’t mind as much if it was revealed-it seemed like it was only a matter of
time before others would find out.
“Don’t worry, you can trust me,” she said softly, sensing his thoughts.
Broken nodded, satisfied for now. “And you mentioned that you needed my help with
something, right?”
SexyGrill’s expression shifted slightly, her playful demeanor turning serious. She nodded.