Chapter 92: Recording Begins

I was honestly kind of speechless.

Spilling food was one thing, but tteokbokki?

That’s one of the worst things to clean up.

“How long will cleanup take?”

—Uh… probably around 10 minutes? But let’s just keep playing for now.

It’s not that urgent.

“…Are you sure you’re okay?”

I was a little concerned.

Spilling tteokbokki wasn’t exactly an everyday occurrence.

When I asked.

—I’m really fine. Hmm, I think I just need to swap out my keyboard.

You should find cover first, though.

“Ah, got it.”

I pulled the car over to a safe spot, got out, and headed into a nearby building.

Yukie would probably join me soon.

I waited for a while, thinking that.

—Ahhh, I’m done.

Yukie returned with some noise and came into the house holding a gun.

What a relief.

I was a bit worried she might get killed while AFK.

“Did you wipe off the keyboard? Or is it just sitting there for now?”

—How am I supposed to clean that instantly?

I just got rid of the mess.

“Want to go clean it now? If you leave it, it’s gonna get pretty nasty.”

I was being serious.

If it had just been water, maybe—but tteokbokki sauce, with all those ingredients?

It was almost guaranteed to make the keyboard super sticky.

Or maybe it already was.

—Too late now.

You need to clean it immediately when it spills… at this point, it’s probably better to just toss it.

Yukie said that as she settled down inside the building.

“Fair enough.”

So I didn’t push the topic further and just focused on the game.

—By the way, who shot us earlier? I was being super careful.

It was strange.

We’d been moving around really cautiously, yet we still got shot at like that.

Of course, I knew we were being stream-sniped.

But I hadn’t expected so many people to come at us all at once—it definitely caught me off guard.

[+HurryAndLeave: That’s just how snipers are LOL]

[It’s not even surprising—those sniper guys do this like it’s part of their daily routine LOL]

[They’re probably all connected on Discord, coordinating and sniping together]

[Pepe: So basically, they’ve got a whole network going on…]

[Still, the way they unloaded on you guys was brutal LOLLL]

I already knew snipers would come.

So I wasn’t exactly annoyed.

I just really wanted to get back at them.

“I’ll keep watch from here, and if I spot anyone coming, I’ll shoot right away. They probably already know our location anyway.”

—Okay! I’ll watch the other side then.

Yukie took the right side, I took the left.

We aimed our guns, each covering our zone.

The question was, which side would the enemies come from?

‘Hopefully they show up soon.’

It wasn’t easy to just sit there staring at the screen nonstop.

If they were going to come anyway, I’d rather they hurry up.

While I was thinking that.

Tudududu~!!!

Gunfire suddenly burst in from outside.

Through the narrow little windows of the house.

I was kind of stunned.

If the holes were big, maybe…

But through those tiny windows?

[+HurryAndLeave: LOLLLLLLLLLL]

[Why is there this much gunfire LOL]

[Is this a 4-man squad?? I’ve never seen sniping this aggressive]

[Pepe: Is Yotteu this popular? I mean, I knew he was getting comments, but this is kinda next-level]

[This is actually overwhelming LOL]

If it were just a little pressure, we could’ve responded.

But this level?

It was beyond something we could handle with just reflexes and positioning.

It was too much.

“Hmm… I’ll try to pick them off one by one.”

It wasn’t easy.

But we could still take down the ones creeping too close to the house.

“I’m gonna head down to the first floor. No point in both of us staying up here.”

—Oh, got it!

I gave Yukie a quick heads-up and moved down to the first floor.

Where the gunfire wasn’t hitting quite as hard.

And then, a few moments later.

Through the small window on the first floor, I saw the enemy approaching.

“I mean, come on. If you have any sense of fairness, you should move in pairs. Four people at once? Really?”

[+HurryAndLeave: LOL]

[Wait, is this a full squad? LOL what is this]

[Seriously, I’m speechless]

[This can’t be real]

[Pepe: This is hilarious LOLLLLL]

Still in disbelief, I pulled the pin on a grenade and threw it through the narrow first-floor window.

A moment later.

BOOM!

[You have killed an enemy!]

[You have killed an enemy!]

“Got ‘em. Phew.”

I managed to take out two enemies at once.

[Let’s gooo]

[+HurryAndLeave: This is what I’m talking about LOL]

[That was clean—seriously, perfect ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Let’s just keep this energy going]

[Pepe: How’d you throw that grenade so perfectly that it got two kills at once?! LOL]

After that, I stayed sharp and immediately grabbed a shotgun from the floor, Opened the door, and stepped outside.

There, I spotted the remaining enemies sneaking toward me.

Bang! Bang!

I shot them straight in the head.

A moment later.

[You have killed an enemy!]

[You have killed an enemy!]

The kill notifications filled the screen.

Thank goodness.

“Whew… Glad I got them.”

I’d almost messed up and died myself.

I figured I should be more careful from now on.

I headed back into the house, and after holding position for a while.

[14 Kills, 2 Assists]

I was sitting on a way higher kill count than I expected.

“When did I even kill this many…? I don’t feel like I took out that many.”

[+HurryAndLeave: ?]

[You just killed everyone LOLLLLL]

[This is wild ㅋㅋ]

[Is this even fair]

[Pepe: But for real, you kinda wiped them out without mercy LOL]

[Really]

I was a little caught off guard.

I hadn’t planned to rack up this many kills.

—You definitely had a bit of a psycho moment just now~

“Huh?”

—Kidding, kidding.

“You are joking, right?”

—Yep.

“Alright… let’s keep it up.”

Yukie and I held the house down for a while longer.

[Remaining Survivors: 4]

Before we knew it, only four players were left.

Which meant it was just two people aside from us.

So only one team remained.

“…Honestly, I didn’t expect this at all, especially with all those snipers earlier.”

I figured I’d be lucky to take out maybe three of them before dying.

But turns out, the snipers weren’t as good as I expected.

So we ended up wiping them all.

Yukie helped out bit by bit, too.

[That’s just because you’re cracked LOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: If it were anyone else, they’d already be dead and queueing for the next match]

[This is the way]

[Is… is this winnable??]

[Pepe: You wiped out all those other guys—no way you lose to the last team LOL]

And so the real battle to determine the winner began.

[Post title: But like, why are Yukie and Yotteu suddenly so close lately?]

[Post content: Are they meeting up in real life or something? They talk a lot on stream…]

L: If someone from Seoul National offers to help you study, wouldn’t you get close too?

ㄴ: Doesn’t help if you don’t study though?

ㄴ: Stay strong…

L: Yukie’s cute tho

ㄴ: Hasn’t she never shown her face?

ㄴ: She kinda did once ㄴㄴ

ㄴ: Is she good-looking?

ㄴ: She looked pretty and cute—kind of like a Japanese girl.

[Post Title: What’s Annoying About Yotteu These Days <<<]

[Content: Never plays Heart Memorial on stream. He even showed up at the event, so why won’t he play the game?]

L: Would you play it?

ㄴ: LOL

L: I wouldn’t either, tbh LOL

L: Bro, would you play a game where girls only cover their boobs and crotch?

ㄴ: Oh

ㄴ: I’d do it

ㄴ: I’d go for the back view hehe

ㄴ: OMG you guys are so messed up LOL

[Post Title: Yotteu Wins After All LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

[Content: (CLIP) Can’t believe he actually pulled it off ㄷㄷ]

L: ?? I turned off the stream thinking he’d lose because of all the snipers. Why did he win?!

ㄴ: You dare doubt Yotteu?

ㄴ: Of all people, you doubt Yotteu? LOL

L: So the snipers not only got ignored, but also got completely destroyed by Yotteu? LOLLLLL

ㄴ: They got what they deserved

ㄴ: Snipers = eliminated LOLOLOLOLOL

[Post Title: Yukie Rushing Off to Clean Up Tteokbokki ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Content: (CLIP) Spilling tteokbokki on your keyboard is kind of an emergency ngl ㅋㅋ]

L: I mean, it’s tteokbokki of all things ㅋㅋ

ㄴ: How do you even keep gaming with that mess LOL

L: If it were me, I’d be too grossed out to continue

ㄴ: How did she put up with that? LOL

ㄴ: The fact that she kept playing while sticky sauce was probably getting everywhere… that’s kinda impressive

And just like that, the next day, I was at the studio.

Wearing a headset that looked seriously high-end.

“Huh, the studio feels upgraded somehow?”

That was the vibe I got.

It felt like the overall quality of the space had improved compared to before.

The layout was mostly the same.

But the equipment scattered around looked way more premium.

“Oh, I reinvested some of the album profits this time. The better the artist, the pickier they get about their tools.”

“Oh…”

How much did she earn from the album to afford gear this fancy at a glance?

I was thinking just how impressive it was when.

“Here you go, oppa. This is the song we’ll be recording today.”

Seolhwa handed me a stack of papers.