A massive horde of monsters was attacking the village as part of the Grand Battle event.

Many players joined the event because of the generous rewards.

However, the players were being overwhelmed by the sheer number of monsters.

"Are you kidding me!? There are way too many monsters!"
"Are the devs insane? Is the balance even real?"
"When are the reinforcements coming!?"

The downside of the Grand Battle event was that once you died, all you could do was sit in the waiting room and watch the screen.

As countless players lost their lives and were chatting in the waiting room, someone suddenly shouted.

"What the hell is that!?"

A huge shadow loomed over the village, and darkness descended.

At that moment, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

Both humans and monsters covered their ears as something enormous began descending from the sky.

It was a gigantic figure in the shape of a dragon.

From the dragon's mouth, a blue light started to gather, and that light was shot into the sky.

Then, the calm sky suddenly changed.

With a tremendous rumble, lightning bolts struck the monsters, wiping them out, and the players won the event.

As the players checked their event rewards, the massive dragon flew away into the distance.

"What was that? Was it part of the event monster?"
"That’s the summoned creature from the Frey Guild."
"Wait, that thing was a summoned creature!?"

"Sis, bro, I’m here!"

"Our youngest is back!?"

The older guild members greeted me warmly.

But they were being way too over the top.

"Our youngest! Here, this is a gift!"

[Dragon King’s Necklace]
Increases the stats of your summoned creatures significantly when equipped.

The Dragon King Ernia received this necklace as a gift during his coming-of-age ceremony.
If Ernia discovers you wearing this necklace, your relationship will turn hostile, and he will pursue you until he retrieves his necklace.
If you die while wearing this necklace in Ernia’s presence, the necklace will disappear, and a curse will be placed on you, reducing all your stats by 50%.

"Where did you get this!?"
"I stumbled upon a dragon's lair by accident! I took it, thinking of our youngest!"

I had met Ernia before.

If he found out about this, he definitely wouldn’t let it slide.

'I'll be kidnapped again, just like last time.'