episode_0392

The initial atmosphere was good.

“Woojina. Don’t you think we can do this today?”

“… … That’s right.”

To be honest, I wanted to apologize to Seo Ye-rin for ignoring her.

After the game started, we couldn’t help but feel a bit proud as we had won three games in a row.

I am the support lane and Seo Ye-rin is the top lane.

There’s very little to cooperate with, to the point where you could almost say they’re at the ends of the map.

We just played our respective games and got through it.

“Woojina, I’m going to drink something, do you want some too?”

“Ah, I’ll order it.”

We each ordered an energy drink that tasted like a cocktail and started the next game while drinking it.

[defeat!]

“That’s too bad. If I had done better, I would have won.”

“Sorry Woojina. I couldn’t do much either.”

There’s no problem with losing one decision. Rather, at this point, it would have been right to lose once.

[defeat!]

“Ah, that’s what they do there. The difference in team members is really big.”

“I told you to stop coming, why are you coming, jungler!”

[defeat!]

“Ah, this is a bit unfair.”

“Whew, let’s go play right away.”

[defeat!]

“… … .”

“… … .”

[defeat!]

[defeat!]

[defeat!]

As we continued our six-game losing streak, the atmosphere began to turn sour. And before we knew it, we were hurling provocative language at each other.

“Yerin, are you kidding me? Why are you going in there? Huh? Are you trying to lose the game? Are you doing this to make me quit gaming before I go to the military?”

“… … Sorry.”

[defeat!]

“Kim Woojin, attention.”

“Attention!”

“Do you want to die? I told you I’d take care of it. Why did you come here and die?”

“Sorry!”

[defeat!]

“Ah …

“I don’t know how to win the game anymore.”

Before we knew it, it was evening.

Since I was starting to feel a little hungry, I decided to eat something to lighten the mood.

“Oh!”

The voice we heard from the side made both of our heads turn.

Surprisingly, Choi Jin-ah, whom I had dismissed as voice phishing and ignored, was standing there.

“Hello!”

“You’re here.”

“… … What is it?”

Choi Jin-ah greeted Seo Ye-rin, not me. It seems that Seo Ye-rin told us where we were.

“He said he was bored and wanted to take a look. That’s why I called him.”

“Mr. Woojin, you forgot my request because you were having so much fun with the game?”

“… … .”

He avoids eye contact and ignores me for no reason.

I was going to tell him that I couldn’t sit down because we were a couple and there were no seats next to each other.

“Woojina, let’s move.”

Seo Ye-rin suddenly stands up and suggests that they move.

“Why? Jinah, just go and film yourself eating.”

“… … I’m not a broadcaster.”

Either that or that.

“Hey, what’s wrong? You came to watch our gold run.”

“We’re dating.”

As I spoke in a crawling voice, Seo Ye-rin frowned slightly.

“What kind of date is this? Are you kidding me about Gold Run?”

“… … No.”

“You shouldn’t go for gold.”

He tends to get a bit over-immersed when it comes to games, and this time it felt like that too.

Anyway, we ended up moving seats, I sat in the middle, and Seo Ye-rin and Choi Jin-ah sat on either side of me.

“I’m going to make some fried chicken.”

Seo Ye-rin hums while ordering food while eating. In contrast to Ye-rin who orders skillfully, Choi Jin-ah is a bit sloppy.

“Wow, wow. There are so many? Is this how you press them?”

“Oh, give me the mouse.”

He leans his body towards Choi Jin-ah and gives her a rough idea of how to order.

“Aha.”

Jinah Choi quickly learned and began ordering what she wanted to eat.

Let’s all have a simple meal together.

“Let’s go Ujina!”

“Okay, let’s do it.”

As we start the game again with a new heart and new will.

“Fried udon and tornado potatoes are here.”

“Oh, give me this.”

Jinah Choi started the second round.

The game was okay.

[victory!]

“Hoo.”

“It’s neat.”

Okay, okay.

Now that we’ve broken the losing streak, we’re starting a winning streak again, so we’re high-fiving each other and celebrating.

Slurp slurp.

When I turned my head to the side at the loud sound of the noodles being slapped, Choi Jin-ah turned her chair around to look this way.

He is holding a cup of ramen in his hand and eating it diligently.

Slurp slurp.

When I look at him, he hurriedly stuffs noodles into his mouth, swallows them, and shouts.

“Fighting.”

“Oh, yeah.”

You really came here to eat.

Our gold run is still going on until such an ambitious time.

The first guest of Gold Run has arrived.

“Haam, you’re really still doing it.”

Yoo Ah-rin came wearing only a hooded sweatshirt on a chilly day.

He looks at us yawning and I greet him urgently.

“Hi, Arin! We’re in a fight right now?”

“What is Hanta?”

“We’re all fighting together.”

“Woojina! I care care!”

As we focused on the game, Yu Ah-rin’s attention turned to Choi Jin-ah.

“How much did you eat to have this many plates?”

“Haha… …I just finished my diet recently.”

“Would you like to do this again?”

“No!”

In the meantime, we were moving around quite busily.

“Ah, what is that?”

Suddenly, I see a teammate doing a 1:3 game by himself, so I let out a deep sigh and type in the chat.

– Yeokcheonpot: What?

– Furball: Agari.

“This kid… … .”

How many times have I saved you from being crushed?

– Tteolbongbongi: The bus-chung pup is a mess.

– Yeokcheonpot: It was my fault for winning the line battle, not yours.

– Tteolbongbongi: Hyejiryeon’s mouth.

– Furry: I see you’re a duo with Top, but do you know why your brother doesn’t go to the lane with you?

– Furry: You’re going to die.

“What is that kid saying?”

I guess he mistook me for a girl who gets piggybacked by her boyfriend to level up.

– Yeokcheonpot: I’m a man, you punk.

– Tteolbongbongi: A idiot who takes his girlfriend’s bus.

“This kid?!”

I am the manager of a bamboo forest.

I’ll show you my skills that have been used to beat up countless idiots with my keyboard.

[Double Kill!]

[Triple Kill!]

“After.”

The news of victory came from Seo Ye-rin, who had been playing a game silently.

Then Seo Ye-rin says just one word.

– Line battle wins: Sex x

– Tteolbongbong: Sister, let’s go out.

– Furry: Leave that little bastard behind.

I thought Seo Ye-rin would say something in response, but she just ignored me without saying anything.

I was wondering what was going on.

“I can only chat once per game because I’m a debt collector.”

“… … .”

It’s the same here or in the bamboo forest.

[victory!]

After winning the game with Seo Ye-rin’s carry, I’m going to take care of Yoo Ah-rin who came earlier.

“Ah, aah!”

“Oh? Oh!”

Choi Jin-ah and Yoo Ah-rin were playing a game, each sitting on a chair.

Crayon Arcade, which I used to play in elementary school.

It was a game that two people could play together on one computer, and they were having quite a bit of fun.

“Okay, just have fun.”

As we were about to move on to the next game, Yu Ah-rin shouted without taking her eyes off the screen.

“Hey! Don’t start. Choi Yi-seo said she’d be here soon.”

“Is this you?”

“Hey, you guys stay up all night? So that’s the health drink that Choi Yi-seo drinks during her exam period? She said she’ll make it and bring it.”

“… … How many games do you want to play?”

I thought she was being too sincere, but Yoo Ah-rin smiled and answered with her eyes still on the game screen.

“You said it was a bucket list. So we are sincerely helping.”

It’s kind of touching.

If I had known this would happen, I would have written something more realistic on my bucket list.

To be honest, reaching the gold rank in a game is a bit of a bucket list thing.

“And I heard that game ranks are somewhat helpful for military life. So we’re helping out too.”

“Ah.”

Well, the military is ultimately a gathering place for kids my age.

The higher your game rank, the more rewards you can receive.

“Ah, I lost.”

“Whew… …That was a tough fight.”

In the end, Yoo Ah-rin sighs as she raises both hands, having lost to Choi Jin-ah.

Then he suddenly gets up and sits on my lap.

The warm fruity scent enveloped me.

“Hey, how many games did you play today? Did you win a lot?”

Jinah Choi quickly turned her head away, saying she saw something she shouldn’t have seen.

Yua Rin acted naturally without paying much attention.

I was a little embarrassed at first, but I didn’t feel bad about it, so I just kept looking at the computer.

“I think I played twenty rounds.”

“You did a lot.”

“That’s right. Honestly, now I’m doing it more out of a sense of duty than for fun.”

“Oh my.”

Yoo Ah-rin, who was leaning against me, glances to the side.

There was Seo Ye-rin, sitting on a chair as if lying down, wearing an eye mask that she had brought from somewhere.

“Is he sleeping?”

“They say that when you rest your eyes because they are tired, you rest like that.”

“… … .”

Yoo Ah-rin lightly reaches out and hits Seo Ye-rin on the forehead.

“Die Yoo Ah-rin.”

“Ugh.”

Despite the warning, Yoo Ah-rin said it was fun and did it a few more times. Eventually, Seo Ye-rin couldn’t hold it in any longer and took off the blindfold.

The chase between the two people began in an instant.

I laughed in vain as I watched the two people going all the way outside the PC room.

‘Iseo said he was coming soon.’

Since outside food is not allowed in PC rooms, I was thinking of going out to drink and then going to leave.

“Woojin, I thought about it.”

Suddenly, Choi Jin-ah grabs my sleeve and calls me.

“Yes?”

“We’re the same age and classmates, so isn’t it wrong to keep using formal language?”

“… … .”

Well, if you really want to be specific, that’s true.

Because of me, other kids started speaking politely to Choi Jin Ah.

I guess you might feel a bit of a distance.

“Why did you decide to use formal language back then?”

“I did that because we were blind dates and not classmates, so we decided to draw the line.”

“Ah.”

I think I remember.

But now it seems like we’re closer to being classmates than blind dates.

“So, should we start talking to each other now? It might be a little awkward.”

“You used to call me a real person a lot in the past. You called me your dear real person.”

“That was a long time ago.”

“Can’t we just do it like that? Yerin calls Woojin ‘Woojina’, right? Something similar to that.”

“You want me to call you by your nickname from elementary school?”

It’s sold out.

“Anyway, please treat me comfortably. No, treat me, Woojin-ah.”

“What?”

What did I just hear?

“What do you think? Doesn’t it sound good? It kind of rhymes. Jjin-ah, Ujjin.”

“It annoys me because it seems like you’re trying to act cute.”

“Who was that guy who used to call me Jjin-a-jjin-a every day… … .”

“Haa, okay, whatever you want, eat. I’ll go and check it out.”

“Welcome back, Woojin.”

“… … .”

“Hmm, not bad, right?”

I don’t know.

As I left the PC room, ignoring them, I saw two people already there in front of Choi Yi-seo.

They were both drinking something from the water bottle that Choi Yi-seo had brought.

“Phew! Seriously!”

“Wow! You’re really drinking this during exam period?!”

“So you’ve been drinking it alone until now. But it’s definitely effective.”

Choi Yi-seo, who also gives it to me.

Since you can’t drink inside, you have to drink it all before you leave, but it’s hard to see the kids’ reactions.

So, in order to postpone it for a moment, I changed the subject to something else that was in Lee Seo’s hand.

“What is that?”

“Whirlwind.”

“… … whirlwind?”

The only thing that’s a bit odd is the whirlwind.

But when asked where he was going to use it, Choi Yi-seo shrugged.

“I don’t know either. I just brought it because they told me to.”

At that moment, Seo Ye-rin immediately catches it and smiles.

“If you can’t do it now, I’ll hit your palm or butt with this!”