"What do you mean you thought I was dead? What kind of talk is that?" Luca said, feeling speechless.
It hadn't even been that long since they last saw each other, and yet everyone seemed to be assuming he was dead.
Coarmy, on the other end of the line, let out an exasperated sigh. "I'm not kidding. You promised Drumph you'd take on four Transcendent tasks every month. How many days have passed? We've tried to contact you twice already, and you still haven't come out of the game."
"Isn't it still early?" Luca replied lazily. "Besides, things in the game change all the time. I can't just leave before wrapping up everything, can I?"
Coarmy, feeling helpless, knew there was no point in arguing with Luca. He simply said, "Well, we've just received a task. There's a monster sighting near Celephais, and Quagmire and the others are heading there. Do you want to join them?"