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Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

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Summoning the Holy Sword

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Rhode didn't put much thought into Marlene's peculiar behavior. He vaguely sensed that something wasn't quite right when she emphasized 'Lize' numerous times, but in the end, he thought that it was only because she and Lize didn't receive fair treatment in regards to the contract.

Frankly, it wasn't difficult for him to draft Marlene a contract. Rhode had already decided that if the Senia Family had no objections, he'd draft her a temporary contract without any qualms. The contract consisted of special rules that were different from the other mercenaries. There wouldn't be any deadline so Marlene could leave the mercenary group anytime she wished. In other words, the contract didn't bind her to the mandatory rules. Instead, it was just a way to console her.

However, Rhode didn't spend too much time dwelling on her contract because he had something more important to deal with — an invitation from Klautz.

An Invitation