episode_0034

Yumina was playing a game in the PC room. Next to him are Cha Ha-neul and Do Yoo-geon.

The game screen showed that three people were in favor of surrender. The game will end when Yumina herself agrees to surrender.

I definitely got kills as an ADC in the bot lane, got good CS, caught a dragon, roamed a few times, and did everything I could, but I lost. Why on earth did they lose?

Cha Ha-neul, sitting next to me, grumbled.

“Jungle didn’t do it. If the gang is going to come, they have to come properly. There’s no point in coming and dying. They just raise them up for no reason. It’s not helpful.”

The reason for losing is obvious and not difficult to figure out. The enemy midfielder was very strong, and if you did a teamfight, the enemy midfielder would only target you, so there was nothing you could do.

Do Yu-geon, who was the top, spoke to Cha Ha-neul.

“But Top Gang is good.”

“It looks like Jungle had the top constitution. The Mid Gang was really bad.”

“is it?”

Cha Ha-neul had been considering the jungle as a problem ever since the defeat deepened. Cha Ha-neul’s gaming style is political and his gaming skills are in the top 50%.

Cha Ha-neul shook his head.

“That’s right. Did you see the jungle movement route getting messed up? It wasn’t optimized and it was a complete mess.”

“I guess so.”

Do Yu-geon agreed with a calm expression. The sight of that made me feel hot. I grabbed Cha Ha-neul’s shoulders and shook him off.

“It’s because of you! The jungle didn’t suffer because the mid-game failed!”

Cha Ha-neul shamelessly answered.

“Is that my fault? It’s the jungle problem. I died a little at the beginning, but even if the jungle had done the right thing, it wouldn’t have gotten to this point. Even if the jungle hadn’t attacked and killed me in the middle, the mid-game wouldn’t have gotten to this point. I’m not confident I’ll win. It didn’t get any worse. After I died at the beginning, I played with great care, but I guess I overdid it when the jungle attacked, so I ended up dying along with it.”

It’s a confident expression that doesn’t show a single speck. If you just listen to the content, it seems plausible and makes you want to believe it.

Isn’t Cha Ha-neul like that? With that feeling, I poked Do Yu-geon’s side. Do Yoo-geon looked confused as if he didn’t know much about the mid-game situation because he was concentrating on the top line, but as Cha Ha-neul continued to poke at him, he eventually nodded.

“Look. It’s true.”

Cha Ha-neul’s game style is political, so you shouldn’t take what he says at face value. This is because it sounds plausible if you just listen to it. I was fooled the first few times we played together, but not now.

“I saw earlier that our girl died while trying to dive, and died while trying to hit the jungle.”

It’s not that Jungle was unreasonable, but Cha Ha-neul was, and Jungle is a good victim who died while trying to accommodate him. In the first place, Cha Ha-neul doesn’t like to play in lane.

Cha Ha-neul looked surprised, as if asking if she had seen that. Then he blinked for a moment, thought, and came towards me. Their faces were so close that their breath touched them.

I was embarrassed and trembled for a moment. It looks pretty and cute, so it’s very embarrassing when it suddenly becomes like this.

“Why why?”

“Aren’t you going to press surrender? We have to play the next game.”

Cha Ha-neul turned his head, moved the mouse, and pressed surrender. The Nexus exploded and the words “Defeat” appeared. Cha Ha-neul pressed the button and moved it to the results window.

As I was staring at the monitor blankly at the sudden change in situation, I suddenly realized something. Just now, Cha Ha-neul was playing politics and it didn’t work, so she changed the situation.

He stopped Cha Ha-neul from turning the cue.

“wait for a sec.”

“Yes why?”

“I’ll play mid. Since I’m an ADC, I can’t carry. Right?”

When I put pressure on him with a subtle look, Cha Ha-neul looked very stricken and thought about it before speaking.

“no.”

I thought so.

* * *

Yumina broke up with the two and walked down the street. We could have parted ways after dinner, but I told them to eat together and left. Today, I suddenly ran out of the house and didn’t have any plans to spend time with, so I joined the date, but my conscience pricks me not to eat together. Cha Ha-neul probably doesn’t care much, though.

Perhaps because the sun was still up, there were a lot of people on the street. This bustle will disappear when the sun goes down. Because public order is not good.

The fantasy phenomenon did not result in drastic changes. There are various excitements caused by the emergence of the system, such as an alien invasion, the destruction of the world, the appearance of a god, and even credible stories that a scientific revolution will occur and incredible technology will overturn everything because an unknown territory has been discovered. There was a lot of talk about that, but it never happened.

There will be subtle but huge changes in some places. However, as if all the bad prospects and anxieties were false, he continues to live his daily life without any changes. One year after the fantasy phenomenon. Maybe a year is too short a time to really feel it.

Still, there is one thing I can feel. It is a security issue. When night falls, there are no more people on the streets. The bustling areas are still the same, but there are fewer people on other streets. It’s not that people aren’t walking around at all, but it’s just that when you’re walking and suddenly look around, there’s no one around, so it’s eerie and quiet. This is especially true these days because some stores close at night.

In fact, it is not true that public order has collapsed. As someone who often leaves home and wanders around at night, I can tell you that wandering around at night does not lead to crime. Not yet. The only problem is that even if a person commits a crime, there is no one to help them.

I don’t know why it happened like this. Is it time for the media to report both the conspiracy theory that the system strengthens the violence of explorers and the serial murders of explorers? Or is it when a criminal breaks in during a live broadcast and announces that he is recruiting talent? I do not know.

I went into a convenience store and bought a lunch box. I put it in the microwave and turned it on. Whatever the cause of the worsening public order, I hope it doesn’t get any worse. Just because the streets at night have become dangerous doesn’t mean I’m going to stay home.

* * *

Do Yoo-geon asked while searching for a restaurant on his cell phone.

“What should I eat?”

Why are you asking this? While you are doing the search yourself.

I decided to have dinner, but I can’t choose the menu. It seems like it’s only been a few minutes, but I’m hungry.

Is there anywhere good to eat near here right now? Umm. Ah, I remembered one place. It’s not close, but if you walk a bit, there’s a place nearby that I went to with my parents.

“How about raw fish? I know a Japanese restaurant.”

The guy glanced this way and searched again. What is it? Please tell me. Are you saying you don’t like it? I’m not saying it’s good, but I have to say it, I’m hungry. ah. The accident occurred out of nowhere.

The situation continued as he searched and he watched, and at some point, his cell phone rang. The guy answered the phone.

“Yes. I’m fine. I was playing just now.”

I can’t hear the content of the call, but from what I hear, it seems like it’s just a call to say hello. But if it’s an honorific term, it would be an elder, so who says that?

As the call continued, Do Yoo-geon glanced in this direction. huh?

“It would be nice if you bought me food, but… I’m not sure if Cha Ha-neul will like it, so I’ll ask her.”

The guy stopped talking.

“What do you think I’m buying you food now?”

“who?”

“When I went offline to the Exploration League last time, there was a pyromancer there.”

Pyromancer? Looking back on my memories, I realized that there was such a person. This is the pyromancer I met during the Exploration League’s first offline game. I guess we exchanged contact information back then but kept in touch often.

Even if he offers to buy me food, I have no intention of meeting him, but he seems to like Do Yu-geon, so should I get him some food?

“Ok, fine.”

When he accepted, Do Yu-geon’s expression changed to a shocked expression. What. Why do you react like this even though you say you like it? It’s really difficult to match.

Soon the pyromancer arrived and moved to the chicken restaurant. Chicken is good. It’s delicious, cheap, and the recipes are standardized, so there’s no store that makes anything strange.

As I sat down, the pyromancer kindly placed a fork and knife on my seat. knife? I glance at the pyromancer, but I don’t know what his intention is.

“I’m preparing for an explorer business.”

Do Yu-geon asked.

“System distribution?”

“Not that one. I’m not preparing to completely exclude it, but I don’t plan on distributing the system either. Big companies are involved and the Exploration Federation is the main business, so there’s no competition.”

“Then what else is there? I’ve never heard of anything else. Oh, magical research?”

“It’s not magic research. You can’t commercialize something that hasn’t been properly theorized. Hmm, how do I explain this?”

Chicken came out. I took a bite of the leg part. As expected, the chicken is delicious. Boneless meat is good because it is easy to eat, but meat with bones is just as delicious.

I felt eyes on me and looked to see that a pyromancer was looking at me.

“Miss, you don’t use a knife?”

Well, you have a knack for making people feel bad. I tried it once and ate the chicken.

The pyromancer cleared his throat as if he was embarrassed.

“Anyway, I’m preparing for the explorer business, but it’s not like I’ve decided on what I’m going to do. There are areas I’m researching, but I haven’t decided on what I’m going to do. I’m literally ready. I’m ready to go, but I haven’t set off yet. I haven’t decided where I’m going to start. Because I did it.”

“why?”

“The explorer business is a field that has just begun, so there are many variables. To put it another way, there are many opportunities. The possibilities may increase or decrease depending on the immediate system update, and the boundary between illegal and legal changes depending on the National Assembly legislation. The most advanced “You will have the most chances, but I don’t want to plant the flag in a strange place, so I will wait for a while.”

“If a mob appears in the city, do you advance into mob hunting?”

“Hahaha! That’s right. That’s right. If a dungeon opens today, we’ll be conquering it.”

I live hard. I swallowed the chicken I was chewing and drank cola. My throat stings because of the carbonation. Ugh, not so good.

I wonder if cola and chicken go well together. Because it’s greasy, it’s a carbonated drink. Since it’s a carbonated drink, it feels like you’re drinking it with the typical cola. I’m not sure if this is a good combination. However, I can’t think of a suitable combination.

The conversation stopped and a brief meal period followed. Then, the pyromancer spoke as if something had suddenly occurred to him.

“I remember that you leveled up quickly, so are you currently level 25?”

“Yes, that’s right. It hasn’t been long since it was taken.”

“Wow, I’m actually at max level.”

“ha ha ha.”

What are you laughing at?

“If you’re level 25, you’re the same level as me, so it might be worth a try.”

“What?”

“Battle.”

“That’s it. If we stick, I’ll win.”

I thought I heard something embarrassing, so I stopped eating and looked at Do Yu-geon. It’s a confident expression. It’s good to be confident, but I don’t want you to sound embarrassed to be around me.

The two got into a fight and eventually decided to challenge each other. And I haven’t even finished eating right now. Aren’t these people hungry?

“You don’t do it?”

I shook my head. Because I’m not the type of person to be competitive with someone I’ve seen twice.

If you watch it while eating chicken, it will be worth watching.