In a certain room, it looks like a group is having a meeting, and the notification seems to stop them for a while.
The top 10 guilds in the world were in the middle of a meeting, and among them were Rin and Max. Each guild usually sends one representative—either a vice leader or the leader themselves—along with a guard.
If they weren't here, the Wisdom of Qurt would be in chaos. This game also has territories controlled by these guilds. Here's the list of the guilds:
1. Rox
2. Scavenger
3. Maou
4. Hunny Buddy
5. Xiaoyue
6. Hellrish
7. Paladin
8. MafiaOut
9. TellTwich
10. NovaX
Most members of these guilds are Level 200 and above, each with different roles, but none of them play the weakest roles like Shin . He only dares to take the Goblin role , which has no attack skills—only Lust skills and the most difficult skill to manipulate humans.
Lust + Manipulation—each of these has sub-skills that only Shin has managed to unlock through an illogical quest: killing the God of Lust in this world. That title now belongs to Shin.
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In the meeting room:
Fuyuu, the representative from the Scavenger guild, laughed loudly.
"Should we wrap this meeting up now? There's something the Rox guild is trying to hide from us."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Fuyuu is also the leader of the House of Meeting, and due to his sharp intellect, the 10 guilds appointed him.
"So, Rin and Max... should you explain...?"
Rin clenched her fists. Max held her back, calming her down. They exchanged glances. Rin took a deep breath to steady herself.
"He said he wants to stop playing the game today... so we accepted his decision. That's all."
Tin Sluv from the Hunny Buddy guild smirked slyly.
"Ouch... you guys didn't even try to stop him? Hmm... if we try to snatch him, it won't have anything to do with the Rox Guild anymore, right?"
Rin suddenly slammed the table for no reason.
"Don't you dare, you witch!"
"Why? I think everyone in this meeting room will try to snatch him. You were his only apprentice, and now even you've been cast aside by Mr. Goblin. Hmm... I also want to know who his new apprentice is now."
Rin couldn't counter Tia's words. She just couldn't speak—her heart burned with regret because she hadn't even tried to stop Shin from leaving the guild.
Fuyuu sensed the tension in the room. Every representative had already started checking their screens, their true intentions now revealing their hunger for power. Before this, because of Shin, they couldn't do anything.
"Okay, stop looking at your screens. Respect the meeting."
They all closed their screens.
"To be fair, how about we give Shin his freedom? Maybe he really wants to quit, but... if he doesn't stop playing the game, then anyone can try to take him—by any means necessary, even outside the game. How about that?"
Everyone agreed, and quickly, they began leaving the meeting room.
"Hey, Rin... As the leader of this meeting, I'll also try to take Shin in any way I can. Thanks for letting him go."
Fuyuu, too, vanished from sight.
Rin and Max were left in silence inside the meeting room. Max, who was still relatively new to Rin's circle, had only met her after Shin had already stopped playing frequently. He finally asked her:
"Rin... Is it true what they said? That Shin was really the mastermind behind this world... and the one who became the God of Lust?"
Rin nodded.
Max sighed deeply. "Now we're in trouble."
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God of Lust...
Kira stared at him and clutched her chest, while Lisa only grew more excited hearing this.
"W-what?! It's just a title, don't worry! I'll never use this Lust power!"
But the Lust power was already taking effect—Shin could feel it from Lisa. In this game, every player had maxed-out stats, but with Lust power, those limits could suddenly be broken, permanently transferring the excess to the title's owner.
"Lisa... I can absorb your lust. Please control the desires in your mind."
"This girl really scares me... I'll log out now. Bye... See you tomorrow."
[System: Logout]
The capsule opened. Shin got up and lay down on the bed next to his sleeping mother.
"I should really quit... Why did I even take an apprentice?"
His mother, still asleep, turned over and hugged him—but hilariously, she started snoring.
"She's really tired... waiting for me..."
Shin closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
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Meanwhile, the entire online community—Ediit, Xx, Toktok, Insto, and every other social platform—exploded with news about "Mr. Goblin."
Today's headlines were filled with "Who is Mr. Goblin?", with countless people falsely claiming to be him.
While the world was in shock... Shin and his mother slept peacefully.
The next morning, Shin went to school as usual. As soon as he arrived, people were buzzing about "Mr. Goblin." Shin, who had no idea what was going on, wondered—what's so special about this "Mr. Goblin" guy that everyone's obsessed with him?*
"Is he some new celebrity?"
He started his morning by folding his arms on the desk and resting his head, ready to sleep.
The classroom door slid open, and Rin—the homeroom teacher—walked in. Her eyes were dark, like she hadn't slept at all. But this time, someone followed her inside.
*She was cute—black hair, a small face, and a girl nobody had ever seen at this school before. The boys were instantly mesmerized. She's really pretty... But only one person didn't care: Shin, who was already fast asleep.
"Class, today we have a new transfer student. Her name is Mia Kluskova, from overseas. She just moved here."
Rin turned to Mia. "Mia, please introduce yourself."
Mia's eyes scanned the room until they landed on Shin, slumped over in the back, sleeping.
"Hello. My name is Mia Kluskova. Just call me Mia."
Everyone expected her to say more, but she stopped there.
Rin looked for an empty seat, but the only spot left was next to Shin. Not that it mattered—they already knew each other.
"Mia, you can sit next to Shin."
The whole class groaned. "Another slave for him? We're kinda jealous—he always gets the pretty girls."
Mia walked over, but Shin's body was **taking up two seats. She poked him repeatedly.
Shin finally woke up and, as usual, his mouth moved before his brain.
"Which bitch dares to disturb me—?"
His eyes locked onto the girl in front of him. "Am I dreaming? Why does she look like Mia...? But that girl couldn't walk."
He pinched Mia's cheek to check if she was real.
The class gasped. "What the hell?! This trash just touched her out of nowhere?!"
Shin flipped them off, still half-convinced this was a dream. Suddenly, a whiteboard eraser came flying at him—but he caught it effortlessly.
"Try harder, Teach. You're still new at this."
"Shin... it's really me. Can I sit next to you? I just transferred here."
The smug look on Shin's face vanished. He moved aside and handed the eraser back to Rin.
"What are you doing here, Mia? How can you walk?"
Mia leaned in and whispered:
"I came here for you. I just fell down the stairs—it wasn't like I was disabled. I never said I was crippled. Heehee~"
Shin whispered back, annoyed:
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have beaten up that guy. And you should've explained you weren't actually disabled!"
Mia giggled. "Where's the fun in that? It wouldn't be dramatic~"
Suddenly, a piece of chalk smacked both of them on the forehead.
Rin's voice was icy. "You two—shut up."
Shin smirked and whispered again: "Your leader's scary in class... Be careful."