There were people who had come in first to the hunting areas. Not all of those in the south knew what Seong-Il and I looked like, so it was natural for the northern people not to recognize us. One of them approached us as we began to prepare for the camp.

“Yo, you guys must have had some fun hunting. Your items are so fancy.”

Seong-Il responded, “Huh? Everything was too easy. We were so bored.”

“Are you guys from the south?” the guy asked persistently.

“Yes, you are from the north, right?”

I could tell Seong-Il was already on guard.

The guy continued, “So, you are from the south. What brought you all the way here?”

Seong-Il grumpily replied, “Just trying to level up. Why? Come on! Stop pretending you are naive and not trying to do something!”

“Whoa, calm down, man. I was wondering if you’d like to trade some stuff. We are not bad guys. Also, you guys seem stronger than us. What would we get from jumping onto you guys? You have such a nice breastplate. What level is it? Let’s end the deal while our captain is still feeling generous to you!”

The guy threw...