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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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Celia and Celestina stopped probing for an answer from Rhode. After all, they had followed him for a long time and moreover, the souls of the summoned spirits and summoner were interlinked. From a certain perspective, Celia and Celestina understood Rhode more than Marlene and Lize did. The sisters sensed that something was off when they discussed this topic, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was. Perhaps Rhode wasn't aware of it himself.

"This is interesting. It seems that there may be some extra reward?" Celestina narrowed her eyes at the tightly shut door and revealed a peculiar smile. "I didn't expect that this aloof, unapproachable man had this side of him. Huhuhu… This is a really great chance…"

"B-Big Sister?" Celia waved her hand and interrupted. "What do you intend to do? I think we are better off not provoking Master because he seems to have ulterior motives… After all, we're only spirits and it won't turn out well if we offend our Master."

Celestina's Bet