Wings Online is the game with the most users in the world.
What this means is that the number of malicious users is also enormous.
It’s already been 5 years since the service was launched… … During that time, all sorts of outrageous and malicious users, so-called ‘villains’, have caused all sorts of accidents.
Mincheol was the one who ran around and caught those guys and had their accounts suspended.
The ‘swindler’ Akasa was one of them.
He was a big shot in this industry, involved in everything related to money, including unauthorized cash transactions, item fraud, and exchange manipulation.
“No, bro. It’s nice to see you after such a long time!”
Akasa muttered with a sad expression behind Mincheol, who was rummaging around the store.
“I told you I washed my hands! It’s true! Please believe me, bro!”
“Hey, who’s your older brother? If other people heard that, they’d misunderstand.”
“GM! I said I’m clean! I’ve changed my ways and I’m playing the game properly… … No, don’t touch that!”
Mincheol was startled as he lifted the ornate silver sword that was on the shelf.
“What is this? A silver sword? Isn’t this the ultimate warrior’s weapon? Where did you get it?”
“No, it’s a replica. It’s a fake that only looks similar… … .”
It was true. When I checked the stats, it was miserable. It was a fake silver sword that only had a similar appearance.
“What are you going to use this for?”
“Of course, it was made to be sold as a silver sword… … right?”
Akasa, who was answering, looked at Mincheol’s expression. Mincheol clicked his tongue.
“Don’t be scared. Who’s going to arrest you? And I’m not the GM anymore? Didn’t you hear about the director getting fired?”
“Oh, I heard that… … Now that I think about it, you’re not a GM anymore, are you?”
Akasa’s face immediately turned fierce.
“Then there’s no need for me to always be polite to you?”
“… … .”
Mincheol tapped Akasa’s face with his palm.
“Hey. You know that if I just give the operations team a few pieces of information, you’ll be taken to court, right? Right?”
“Oh, then~! I have made up my mind to treat you, my anchovy, as my older brother for the rest of my life!”
Akasa immediately smiled cowardly and clapped both hands.
Mincheol was disgusted.
“I told you not to call me ‘hyung’… …and don’t call me ‘anchovy’ either.”
“Then what should I call you?”
“Call me Labo. That’s my account nickname.”
Oasis’ shoulders trembled as he listened from behind. This was because he realized the meaning of the nickname too late.
Labo.
Short for Last Boss.
‘Does my master really… … intend to become the final boss?’
Are you really thinking of destroying this world? Is that really possible?
“Understood, Brother Labo! I will continue to serve you with loyalty! Just give me whatever you want!”
Akasa bowed towards Mincheol… no, Labo.
“Stop talking about that bastard… … Hey, stop it. By the way, how much gold do you have right now?”
“I don’t have much gold. I put it all in the exchange… … I only have about a million?”
Labo waved his hand.
“Please lend me everything.”
“Huh?! You want me to pay a million? Brother, that’s just a little… … .”
“Hey, do I look like a villain to you? Just borrow it, just borrow it! I’ll pay you back.”
One million gold is a lot of money even in real terms.
It was less than all the money Akasa had put into the exchange, but it was still a considerable amount of money.
“I’ll pay you back with 10 percent interest when season 6 opens in a month. Don’t be afraid and give it to me.”
“… … .”
Akasa adjusted his sunglasses. His face, which had been smiling cowardly, suddenly became serious.
“Brother, you are the kind of person who never says anything nonsense. You keep your word. I know this because we’ve been entangled for so long.”
“Huh? What? There’s no point in suddenly praising me.”
“If a brother like that asks to borrow money, doesn’t that mean he has a certain ‘case’?”
“… … .”
An awkward smile appeared on Labo’s lips. Anyway, Akasa was incredibly good at smelling things like this.
“What is it, brother? Can you give me some advice?”
“… … .”
“I’ll lend you one million gold, interest-free. Brother, just give me one piece of information.”
Labo, who had been scratching his head, finally nodded with a sigh.
“Okay, here’s my advice: Invest in strengthening stones.”
“Is this a reinforcement stone?”
Akasa opened his eyes wide.
Reinforcement stones were consumable items used to strengthen equipment. They were dropped by all monsters with a rare probability.
There was always a demand, and everyone was collecting reinforcement stones in preparation for the Season 6 update. In fact, the price was higher now than during the season.
“Sooner or later, a crappy cash item will come out. A crazy balance-breaking cash item that increases the strengthening probability.”
Labo released the inside information without hesitation.
“Everyone will be strengthening, and the price of strengthening stones will skyrocket. It will be several times higher than it is now.”
Akasa swallowed dry saliva.
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“Then can I buy it now and sell it then?”
“No, you’ll make a lot of money if you sell it then, but hold on to it a little longer.”
Labo calmly analyzed the repercussions that the cash item would bring.
“A month later, when Season 6 is updated, the level cap will increase and new equipment will be released. However, all the enhancement stones on the market will disappear when the cash item is released.”
“… … !”
“There will be a shortage of reinforcement stones throughout Season 6. Let’s slowly release them then.”
Akasa bent his waist at a right angle toward Labo.
“Thank you, brother. I will only trust you.”
“Don’t trust me too much… … I won’t know if it goes wrong?”
“No, brother. This can’t be done.”
In the VR world, cash transactions have been the only thing going for years. Akasa sensed it intuitively.
This was a highlight within a highlight.
“But brother, if you tell me this… doesn’t that mean you’re investing in something else?”
“that’s right.”
“I think this could be worth quite a bit of money… Is there anything more profitable than this?”
“No, I think that’s the best part.”
Akasa tilted his head.
“Then, why are you…?”
Labo chuckled.
“I’m just unlucky.”
“yes?”
“I feel like you cut me off just to add some crappy cash item. I don’t want to invest in that because it’s unlucky.”
When I first heard that this cash item was being added, the first thing that came to Labo’s mind was this reinforcement stone merchant.
Cash items added arbitrarily not only harm the game’s balance but also the game economy.
‘This is something that developers would naturally have to worry about, but… … .’
It seemed like the napalm guys who had cut themselves didn’t care about that.
Napalm makes money with cash items.
The big players in the exchange make money from the fluctuating prices.
However, money gambling is essentially a zero-sum game.
Someone gets hurt.
Someone loses money.
And the damage will be borne entirely by the majority of ordinary users.
“I don’t want to touch it, but I think it could be a great hit, so I’m telling you, my precious little brother.”
Labo patted Akasa on the shoulder.
“… … .”
Akasa, who had been standing still, shook his head slightly.
“Brother, I’m just saying this now.”
“huh?”
“Brother, you were such a foolish operator.”
“What is it?”
Labo just blinked at the sudden words.
“Because we operate honestly and old-fashionedly, there aren’t many bugs like me who eat up games while doing cash business. The dirtier the exchange is, the better we eat and live.”
Akasa chuckled.
“That’s why I really hated you, hyung.”
“Oh my, is it okay now?”
“I don’t know if I should say this, but… … Brother, you look quite nice right now.”
Labo stretched his face with his fingers.
“A good face? What makes a good face?”
“The faces of guys like us.”
Akasa smiled darkly, one corner of his mouth raised in a smirk.
“Selfishly, I can eat well, live well.”
“… … .”
“Here’s a million gold, brother.”
Akasa made a deal and placed gold in the trade window.
1,000,000G
No more, no less, a million.
It was a clean and beautiful number.
“Please use it comfortably and return it when you like, Brother Labo.”
Akasa bowed again.
“I wish you good health.”
“… … .”
Labo nodded.
“See you next time.”
Labo and Oasis left Akasa’s shop.
* * *
“… … .”
After leaving the store, Labo stroked his face and became lost in thought.
“The face of a villain, huh… … .”
Oasis, who was looking up at Labo from the side, shouted urgently.
“Master, it’s okay! No matter how evil your face is! No matter how ugly you are! I am your exclusive support AI! I will follow you until I am deleted!”
“Delete this right now, you punk.”
Well, so what if it’s a villain’s face?
If you’re going to play the villain, you might as well do it right.
Thinking so, Labo raised both arms and stretched them out.
“Ugh, I’m so tired after playing the game for so long. How many hours have I been online?”
“It’s been over 15 hours. Are you okay?”
“I’m a little sleepy… …Oasis, let’s open a deal.”
Labo made a deal with Oasis, and immediately one million gold appeared in the trade window.
The terrified Oasis jumped.
“Wow! A million!”
“With this, open your bank and warehouse to your limit, and buy up all the iron ore that comes up on the exchange for less than 5 gold each.”
“Huh? Iron ore? Why iron ore?”
“I’ll explain later, I’m too tired right now. Huaaaaam… … .”
Labo, yawning heavily, prepared to log out.
“And while I’m away, solo play and get to level 10.”
“Uh.”
The oasis, which had been frozen for a moment, screamed.
“Eeeeek―?! You said you’d help me find a job! Aren’t you going to help me with it?!”
“The job I got is unusual… … Usually, you have to reach level 10 to change jobs. You have to reach level 10.”
Labo started logging out, and soon his whole body began to glow transparently.
“I’m going to take a nap and take care of some other things, so you can level up and catch some squirrels~.”
“Master, you liar! You fool! You bad person!”
“Okay~ If you do that one more time, it’s format~.”
“Eww! Master, you’re not stupid! Master, you’re not a bad person!”
Even though it sounded like an insult even though I said ‘no’, Labo was understanding and ended the connection.
* * *
Mincheol came out of the capsule PC.
My whole body was tired. I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I’d played a game like this.
“Ugh, I’m tired… … Let me just sleep for a bit.”
Mincheol, lying on the bed, checked the messages floating on his smartphone screen.
My few friends were contacting me to ask if I was okay.
Among them, Shinji and Dongha… … Looking at the conversation log between GM Saengmeori and GM Daenchi, Mincheol chuckled.
“I guess I need to come up with an alibi.”
