In conclusion, Ians quest finished successfully.

At the risky last moment, the naval forces of Luspel Empire that were stationed at Isreun came out to meet Ians ship.

The navy of Kaimon, who persistently chased after Ian, chose to turn the bow of their ship for now, and immediately, Ian, who was worried that a full-scale war would occur, was able to let out a sigh of relief.

The reason that Ian was relieved was not because of the dangers that occurred through a full-scale war.

Whew, if a full-scale war happened right away, how many more hours would I have had to game from now on?

Ians continuous game time was already passing 38 hours.

Even now, because of the surging fatigue he felt throughout his whole body, his eyes were half-closed.

More than anything else, Ian wanted to close his eyes for a bit after quickly returning to the Capital and completing the quest.

Swaah-.

With the galleon ship that Ian was on as the head, the fleet of Luspel Empire was able to safely arrive at the harbour of Isreun.

Clunk-.

The anchor of the ship, which docked at the harbour, went down, and Ian led his heavy body and walked out of it.

Paulean, who had gotten off first, wore a satisfied smile as he pulled Ians hand.

Good work, Baron. Youve truly done a great job.

At Pauleans words, Ian weakly nodded his head as he replied.

Whew, great work as well, Paulean. We still somehow managed to return.

At Ians drooping words, Kaizar, who got off behind him, smirked.

What, how much did you fight to have absolutely no energy, when I was that age, I was still lively even if I fought without resting for a couple days and nights.

At Kaizars scolding, Ian wore a dumbfounded expression.

No, how big of an age difference do we have for him to say that?

This was because, from the outside, Kaizar only looked to be in his early 30s at most.

At their first encounter, he couldnt guess his age because of his shaggy, tangled white hair, but right now, where he even had on proper attire, he looked to only be about the same age as Ian.

As even his white hair was straightened up well, rather even a mysterious aura was being displayed.

Then, how old are you, retainer? It looks like you dont have that much of a difference with me

At Ians grumbling, Kaizar replied with a poker-face.

Im 120 years old.

?

As Ian stared at Kaizar with an expression of disbelief, he smirked as he continued his words.

Ah, there might be a 5-year margin of error. Its already been over several decades since Ive roughly counted my age.

Ian couldnt help but accept it with a bitter expression.

I, I see

And he mumbled internally.

Sure, well, its a game, so its possible

Catching a glimpse of his retainer, who was monster-like in many ways(?), Ian shook his head.

Take good care of your retainer from now on, Lord guy.

Paulean, who watched the two people bicker for a moment, laughed as he opened his mouth.

Alright, either way, lets go to the Capital right away. His Majesty is probably waiting.

At Pauleans words, the two people nodded and moved their feet.

Yes, alright.

Well do that.

* * *

The Capital of Luspel Empire.

And in the very centre was the office of King Celias.

Celias greeted Ian, who returned, incredibly warmly.

Oh! Good work, Sir Ian. I heard that youve carried out the duty brilliantly.

Thats right, Your Majesty. Weve rescued all of the prisoners of Pascal and returned.

It was the same as last time, but when it was time to report the results of an Empire Quest, Ians body moved on its own regardless of his will.

Chak- Cha-chak-!

While staring at his body that showed courteousness towards the King with disciplined actions, Ian, barely grasping onto his tired mind, waited for the quest to be completed.

Why is this imperial familys etiquette so complicated? Theres no reason for such realism

When Ian played a game, he looked more at the general planning ability rather than the fine details.

Because of that, to him, small details like this were even to the point of being bothersome.

In our plan to rescue the prisoners of Pascal Prison this time

He even began to report the content of the quest on his own now!

Ian was a little dumbfounded, but it seemed as his mind was blank, he couldnt even think of anything.

Still, since everything is being done for me, it is comfortable

However, it was something that wasnt much of a merit to just Ian, but to be honest, there were a lot of users that were enthusiastic about Kailans perfect detail that was perverted-like.

Remarkable, remarkable indeed. Good work. Youve done much better than I expected. As expected of you, Sir Ian.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Celias, who heard all of Ians report content, smiled brightly, and a notification alerting Ian of the completion of the quest popped up in front of his two eyes.

Ring-.

You have completed the Rescue the War Prisoners (2) Quest.

You have succeeded all connected quests.

Clear Rank S

You have obtained 5000 Specialty Points.

You have obtained 42,349,000 EXP.

You have obtained 25,000 Fame.

You have leveled up. You have reached lv 126.

You have successfully carried out your first connected Empire Quest.

Your contributions towards the imperial family of Luspel Empire have increased by 1000.

Even for the two eyes of Ian, which were saturated with exhaustion, causing them to be sunken in, life returned to them whenever the reward list popped up.

It was tiring, but to have leveled up like crazy in the 120 level-range If its this much, I think its worth doing.

A satisfied smile hung from his lips.

However, the two eyes of Ian, who had checked that everything including the quest reward came in, slowly started to close.

The fatigue that was being suppressed with his mental strength swarmed in an instant the moment he saw the words quest completed.

Ah I need to go lie down in my bed

However, regardless of Ians will, Ian slowly began to lose his hold on his mind.

The analysis result of user Ians body signal has been decided as Sleeping state.

Following the policy of the game service, user Ian will be logged out.

And Ian could faintly hear Celias voice.

Listen, Sir Ian! Pull yourself together!

* * *

The front of Jinsungs studio apartment.

Harin carefully pressed the doorbell.

Ding-dong-!

However, even after quite some time, not even a trace could be felt from Ians house.

Where has this dude gone Is he asleep? Theres no reason for him not be home at this time

Harin, who heard the word that a bar would open at the virtual reality department for the school festival, went to have fun with her friend.

However, after hearing that Jinsung didnt come to school today, she immediately got up from her spot and had come to Jinsungs house.

Its only 9 oclock in the evening right now Is he already asleep?

Because it was set-up that even if he was gaming inside the capsule, if the doorbell was pressed, a notification would go in, but the fact that there wasnt an indication of a persons presence meant that Jinsung was actually not home or he was asleep.

As Jinsung was quite a light sleeper, Harin, who made the decision that he had gone out somewhere momentarily, opened the door lock and began to press the passcode[1].

Beep- Bee-beep-

After last time, where they decided to leave the extra capsule at Jinsungs place and have Harin use it, Jinsung told Harin the house passcode as well.

To be honest, she had just pressed the bell once out of courtesy.

He seems to have gone out for a moment Should I at least make dinner?

Harin somehow felt like she had become a wife, and while humming, she entered Jinsungs house.

Bee-reep- Bee-ree-reep-!

As Harin closed the door, the door lock automatically locked, and the sensor lights in the entrance turned on.

From what I saw last time, for someone who lives alone, he seemed to have bought quite a lot of different things

Harin put her bag down off to one side of the room and headed to the kitchen.

However, the blue light of Ians capsule that was turned on caught her eyes.

Huh? Thats a light that turns on only if a person is sitting inside that capsule.

Harin, who wore a slightly flustered expression, slowly approached Ians capsule.

It seems that the game is turned off But why is he like this? Is the new capsule model already malfunctioning?

Harin mumbled as she pressed the open button of the capsule.

As she did so, the capsule let out a hissing noise as its door tilted open upwards.

And shortly after, Harin swallowed a gulp of air before she even realized.

This was because Jinsung, who was in an unconscious(?) state inside the capsule, had his eyes closed while his body was stretched out.

What, what the hell? Jinsung, why are you sleeping here like this?

Harin shook Jinsungs shoulder to try and wake him up.

However, Jinsung didnt even move an inch.

Her large eyes grew even wider.

Jinsung, are you unwell? Are you sure you havent gotten sick from gaming for so long?

As Jinsung didnt wake up no matter how much she shook him, a flustered Harin contemplated whether she needed to at least call the emergency room.

However, the moment she turned on her smartphone and was about to press the number

Deu-reu-rung- Pheeew-.

Soon, the sound of Jinsung snoring could be heard, and while smirking, Harin put down her smartphone.

Ha

Holding in her laughter, Harin wrapped Jinsungs neck with one of her arms in order to pull him out of the capsule.

Jinsung, if you sleep here, youll get an intervertebral disk Get up! You need to go sleep in your bed.

With a heart of a mom seen when watching the TV who woke up a young, sleeping child that had fallen asleep on the couch, Harin strained to pull Jinsung out of the capsule.

However, there was no way that Harin, a female, would be able to easily pull out Jinsungs body, which was stretched out limply.

Euh, hes heavier than I thought.

However, just then.

Jinsungs arm, which was placed on the armrest, wrapped around Harins waist.

Uh Ohh!

The Harin, who was leaning towards Jinsung, instantly lost her centre of gravity and her body collapsed forward.

Plop-.

Along with the sound of air escaping a cushion, Harins body slightly lied on top of Jinsungs.

The pale face of a flustered Harin was tinged red like a beet.

What, what the hell? He wasnt asleep?

Shortly after slightly turning her bright red face and looking at Jinsung, she couldnt help but smirk at Jinsungs snoring that rang out again.

No, how long did he game for to sleep like a log?

Because Harin also saw Jinsung appear on the YTBC channel, she knew that he was doing some sort of large-scale Empire Quest.

She just merely couldnt even assume that he hadnt logged off once for almost about 40 hours.

Hmm, ahem.

Harin, who cleared her throat lowly at the awkwardness, lifted one of her legs and slightly pushed her body into the capsule.

As she did so, the plush cushions of the capsule opened up and her body slipped in right next to Jinsung, and Harin, who nestled in Jinsungs arms more stably(?) than before, smiled timidly.

Hehe Shall I stay here like this for a moment?

Harin was about to slightly press her lips to Jinsungs cheek when she paused and turned her head, placing it on top of Jinsungs chest.

She wanted to give Jinsung a chance(?).

Still, the guy should kiss first.

Harin, who wore a satisfied smile, slightly closed her eyes.

Because she had already told her family that she would be a little late at it was a festival day, she still had about one hour left.

And

Jinsungs new model capsule was even just as comfortable as a bed.

[1] In Korea, rather than a key, there are locks with number pads, where you input the passcode to unlock the door.