The first 75 chapters conclude with a massive raid against a "Dragon Disaster" — a calamity that threatens to destroy Seoul.
The Separation: To protect So-mi, Do-jin locks her in his sub-basement bunker. It is the first time he truly treats her like a liability, breaking her trust.
The Turn: So-mi escapes using a fire axe and a manual she found in the bunker titled "A Civilian’s Guide to Teleportation Cores." She doesn’t fight the dragon. Instead, she sneaks into the heart of the battle zone to hack an emergency broadcast system. The Guild Member Next Door -Chapters 1-75-
Chapter 74 – The Speech: As Do-jin is about to sacrifice himself to stop the dragon (mirroring the death of his old party), every speaker and phone in Seoul crackles to life. So-mi’s voice rings out: "Kim Do-jin! If you die right now, I will reincarnate just to kill you myself! Come home! The rice cooker’s on a timer!"
This vulgar, heartfelt, utterly human plea snaps Do-jin out of his death wish. He laughs—genuinely, for the first time in 75 chapters—and uses a forbidden technique not to destroy the dragon, but to redirect it into the sea. He survives. The first 75 chapters conclude with a massive
Chapter 75 – The Aftermath: The chapter ends with Do-jin limping back to the apartment complex at dawn. So-mi is sitting on the steps, covered in dust and teleportation core residue, holding two bowls of cold ramen. He sits down next to her. Without a word, she leans her head on his shoulder. He exhales.
The final panel is a wide shot of the ordinary apartment building against a bruised purple sky, with text overlay: "The God of Destruction found his shelter. It had a leaky faucet and a noisy neighbor." The Turn: So-mi escapes using a fire axe
A masterclass in awkward tension. Jin-ho and Ha-eun reach for the last box of instant noodles at 1 AM. Their hands touch. She yelps and drops the entire shelf. He silently picks everything up, buys the noodles, and leaves half on her doormat. That night, in guild chat, Lilymop types: “My neighbor is either a serial killer or a secret angel.” BlackLotus replies: “Angels don’t exist.” But he saves the screenshot.
Ha-eun, desperate for a distraction, downloads Chronicles of Elysium on her potato laptop. She creates a healer character, ”Lilymop” , because she likes flowers and mops. By sheer random chance, she applies to the first guild that pops up: Midnight Rain. Jin-ho, who vets every application personally, sees her level-1 gear and types “Rejected.” But his second-in-command, ”SageRabbit” (a streamer in real life), accepts her as a joke.
The first raid is a catastrophe. Lilymop heals the boss instead of the tank, runs into AoE circles, and accidentally loots a legendary drop meant for the main DPS. The guild chat explodes. Jin-ho, as BlackLotus, types only: “Everyone shut up. Lilymop, stay behind me.” It’s the first hint of his soft spot.
SilverTongue reveals that he’s been poaching Midnight Rain members. Two core players defect right before the regional qualifiers. Jin-ho is left with a skeleton crew. Ha-eun volunteers to switch from healer to support hybrid—a role she’s never played. Jin-ho says no. She says, “You don’t get to protect me from everything.” He relents.
Are you ready to get started? It's never been this easy.
