“Oh, Crockta. What took you so long?” asked Tiyo.2

When Crockta logged onto Elder Lord again, Tiyo and Arno were playing cards in the lodging that Ladet had arranged for them. They were at the same place as where he had logged off.1

After encountering the system in the world of ashes and then losing consciousness, Crockta came to his senses and found himself standing in the Temple of the Fallen God. Phymon was no longer there, and the Temple of the Fallen God was empty with no one in sight. Crockta ended up returning to the lodging and logged off. Then he put off logging back in for two days.0

Tiyo was understanding about Crockta’s absence because he knew that Crockta had received a type of divine punishment called the curse of the stars. Anor seemed unfazed by Crockta’s abrupt absence, so it was likely that Tiyo had explained Crockta’s unique situation to him.0

“I thought something had happened to you,” said Anor.0

Crockta hadn’t logged on for quite a while. Considering Elder Lord’s passage of time, they had probably spent several days waiting for him. Crockta quietly approached them, and Tiyo and Anor raised their heads to greet him. Despite his small and youthful face, Tiyo was a man through and through. He was the ultimate macho man and someone Crockta could trust his back with.0

Crockta carefully inspected Tiyo’s face. He had a cute face with soft brows and large, bright eyes. There was a faint line on his forehead because Tiyo had a habit...0