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I really like the time of day, dawn and morning. Dawn is the perfect time for a nocturnal person like me, where I can focus solely on my work without any noise.

As dawn draws to a close and the outside begins to get brighter, the world becomes filled with blue light without direct sunlight, and only then do you realize that it is morning and that another day has passed.

If you take out the newspaper that comes around 5 o’clock, take a moment to relax, and drink some warm milk or coffee, you can complete the perfect all-night schedule.

This lifestyle pattern of mine hasn’t changed much since my previous life, so today, after staying up all night, I picked up an economic newspaper from the newsstand in front of the school uniform building and read it.

Why is it an economic newspaper and not a general newspaper or a specialized newspaper? It is because I have to make a profit when the entire nation is dancing and singing right on the edge of a cliff. Since I have invested everything except for the money I need to live on, I have to keep an eye on the economic situation because I will become a beggar the moment the timing comes even a little earlier than I remember.

Even if it weren’t for my butterfly effect, as seen in Tim Nervous Lee’s case, there is a good chance that this world is or will be different from the original world.

It would have been better if I didn’t know. It’s like the curse of knowledge, but knowing it makes me anxious. And you were right, Tony Stark…

Because of that, my plans have gotten a lot messed up. There are things I had planned to do based on future events, but since I might not be able to do them definitively, my head is getting a little complicated.

Oh, I don’t know. I guess I’ll be able to deal with it somehow when I get there.

***

“It’s almost 2 o’clock. I have to go to class, so I’ll start packing.”

“Me too. Just throw the bag over there.”

In an instant, everyone left the East, leaving only one or two people behind.

After that, everyone dispersed and arrived at the liberal arts classroom, unpacking their bags, when someone caught their eye.

I sat there without really caring because I was always the center of attention.

“Why are you here…?”

The voice sounded familiar, so I turned around to see Yu Ji-young looking at me with surprised eyes.

No, isn’t that what I’m supposed to say?

This course is a required course. It is usually taken by first-year students…

“Ah, I didn’t know it was required knowledge and I missed it…”

Oh. That’s why senior connections are important. If I hadn’t met a senior who knew this, I would have ended up in the same situation as Yoo Ji-young…?

“Stop talking.”

The class began with the professor saying something that a high school homeroom teacher would say.

The class was extremely boring. I kept falling asleep even when I thought back to the interview during the first class.

I kept hearing a squeaking sound next to me, so I thought that he was really diligently writing, and then I glanced to the side.

Eyes, eyes, and more eyes. So many variations of eyes were being doodled. Eyes in the style of a pure comic book drawing, realistic eyes, round, simplified eyes, eyes in the style of a Draco Ball drawing, and eyes in the style of a nerd drawing that I was familiar with.

Yu Ji-young, a student at the Industrial Design Department, was a huge fan of the genre at the time by Korean standards.

***

Every fanboy has tried to draw at least once. Haven’t tried drawing yet? You will soon.

Anyone who sees an illustration and gets inspired, or sees a picture posted on a community that they think, “I could draw better than this”, has probably drawn a picture at least once.

And usually, when you start drawing, the first part you practice is probably the eyes. I don’t know why, but everyone does that.

The result is usually a page full of eyes like this.

Anyway, the reason I’m saying this is because I was a pretty well-known fanboy in the original world. I appeared on TV cosplaying, and as the head of a pretty successful Korean fanboy game, I got a lot of people asking for my autograph when I showed my face at fanboy events.

As I said at the beginning, if you are a fanboy, you will try to draw at least once. Sometimes you will realize that you are not very good at drawing and never draw again, but sometimes you will continue to draw with obsession.

I was clearly one of the latter. It was the thing I was best at after coding, to the point where I thought it was a talent.

In other words, the fact that I brought the modern drawing style and knowledge of the original world means that I am also a pioneer of fan art. I am a talent who was literally ahead of his time.

So what I’m trying to say is,

“If you put a reflection like this under the iris, this is also pretty good. If you put the highlight like this in a circle, it’s complete. ”

“Ohhh…!”

What I got along well with was Yu Ji-young, especially in terms of drawing.

I even drew a rough sketch of it before the two-hour liberal arts class ended. It feels like I draw better than in the original world. Is there some kind of special privilege for reincarnation?

I felt uncomfortable drawing with a pencil on paper. Someday, I should make a studio app that can draw with a tablet.

And in the end, that liberal arts class became a time for me to teach Yu Ji-young how to draw. If I had to be picky, I would have made the lecture fun.

***

June. It’s the time when people start shedding their coats and start wearing short pants or just T-shirts.

So what I’m trying to say is,

“Stop glancing at me! I’m going crazy, really!”

I too can’t handle the heat coming from two giant lumps of fat, so I have to get out of my hoodie fashion and indirectly expose these hideous lumps of meat.

It was only natural that in this all-boys club where 70 percent of the members were male, a woman with model-like looks would continue to attract attention.

Still, I was fortunate because I was already an object of worship to them, and because these computer nerds have feelings close to a fear of women that make them unable to even approach women.

Yoo Ji-young’s body is not as bad as you might think, but she doesn’t put on makeup and because she has glasses as a barrier to her appearance, she doesn’t get much attention. But she’s pretty even without glasses. It’s to the point where I think I should buy her some contact lenses when they become widespread.

Oh, the other girl is Kim Jung-ah, Kim Jung-joon’s younger sister. Unlike Kim Jung-joon, who is quite tall for a nerd, she is very petite, as if she inherited her genes from Kim Jung-joon. When I put her on my lap, she comes right up to my chin, so it’s easy to use as a chin rest. In other words, she’s good to use as an attachment doll.

Tsdam tsdam

“My hair is messy…”

“But her head is in a very good position to be stroked. Jeong-ah needs to be loved, baby.”

“I’m not a baby!”

“Yeah, yeah, kid”

“Hinginging…”

Naturally, they are treated like cute and harmless stray cats who know how to code. They are cute, but it’s hard to take them home. Naturally, men don’t approach them for fear of being misunderstood.

Thanks to that, it’s still surprisingly not that different from the 90s. Honestly, when I first started this club, I was worried that another guy would confess to me and fail and run away, but thankfully that hasn’t happened.

Oh, there’s a rumor going around campus that I’m the ice witch of the computer science department because I’m not interested in guys. I thought these people were being really childish at this age.

Of course, it’s good that you don’t approach me, but it’s not true that I don’t even look at men. I just have a hard time talking to everyone first, except for close friends…

***

The point at which we successfully completed our first HTTP-related feedback.

“You’ve all worked hard, so let’s take a break now!”

“Oh finally…!”

“So I’ve been thinking about something…”

Huh? The members’ expressions are strange. They look really anxious. Hehe, that’s not it.

“I uploaded Tetris a while ago, and since I had some circumstances, I couldn’t check MyTel for quite some time. But in the meantime, I heard someone modified it?”

The modified part was simple. There were now two players. That’s it.

“Based on that, we’re holding a Tetris competition. We’re going to see who in our club is the best at Tetris.”

“Are there any prizes for the competition?”

“Um… I was going to buy you ice cream with the activity fee, but do you think that’s not enough?”

“Enough.”

What the heck, I think I just saw some cursive script.

Anyway, the Tetris competition was held without a hitch.

Excluding one person who could not attend due to circumstances and Park Seung-hyeop who withdrew because he was busy with translation but was obviously not confident, eight people participated in the tournament starting from the quarterfinals.

Since I have experience playing Puyo Puyo O, I was able to advance to the semifinals easily, and it seems that it is true that Kim Jeong-jun only plays Tetris when he plays, as he continued playing for over 2 minutes even after his opponent died.

Hmm, this looks like it could use some improvement. I guess we should develop PuyopuO Tetris someday.

Kim Jeong-ah did quite well, but couldn’t overcome Yoo Ji-young’s wall. In the end, Im Jin-bae advanced to the semifinals after a close match.

In the quarterfinals, I met Yu Ji-young.

“The original creator can’t consume it!”

“How much did I play Tetris! Don’t regret losing.”

… Even though I’m saying something, it feels like something a third-rate villain would say, so it’s a bit embarrassing.

Once the game starts, we both have some free time.

However, as the speed increased, the average height started to rise as I, who was used to the Puyopu O-style block penalty, gradually reached its limit…

“Huh? Huh? Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute!!!!!”

One mistake, and you’re stuck.

“AAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!”

scream.

If I had to describe my appearance in one word, it would be like this.

“A sloppy person who can’t keep his word~ He made it himself but lost to others~”

The selling of a pretty girl… Oh my…

Aside from that, I’m a bit annoyed. Someday, when I make Puyopu O Tetris, you’ll be the first one to request a match, Yu Ji-young.

But now that Yoo Ji-young has said that, I guess she’s lost it. Her head has turned into a tomato.

Im Jin-bae fought hard but was unable to overcome Kim Jeong-jun’s overwhelming physical strength. However, Kim Jeong-jun also seemed to be getting tired and his score was lower than before.

And the long-awaited finals.

“Kim Jungjun, fighting!!!!!”

“Senior Jiyoung, fighting!!!”

It’s not quite as exciting as the actual Tetris World Championships, but it’s a pretty lively venue that also doubles as a temporary club room and computer lab.

“The world’s best Tetris competition finals~ Let’s do this!!!!!!!!!!!!”

At the same time, they start to move their hands busily.

“Huh?”

Kim Jung-jun’s mistake blocked the build-up that was supposed to be done by inserting a stick block. He hurriedly cleared the blocked part somehow and inserted a stick block to finish the build-up, but in the meantime, the score gap with Yoo Ji-young widened. However, Yoo Ji-young could still catch up if she makes one small mistake…

“Ah.”

Kim Jung-jun got greedy again and built up even more than before, but the lid was closed again. This is the end.

He tried to remove the lid to somehow recover his skills, but even the order in which the blocks came out did not help him.

In the end, the winner of the final was Yoo Ji-young. Unlike Kim Jeong-jun’s initial force, it was a very disappointing ending.

“Wow you little bastard!”

“And you’re still the manager! Resign!”

In this way, Kim Jeong-jun endured the audience’s boos (and swearing) for a long time.

“Then, Jiyoung-senpai, is there any ice cream you want? I’ll buy it.”

“Um… I can’t think of anything right away. Go take a look and if you see something that catches your eye, buy it.”

***

Yu Ji-young was extremely excited. Of course, she wasn’t just excited about receiving a single ice cream as a prize.

Although Yoo Ji-young is not worshipped by the Mytel members like Yoon Yi-seo, when she was first brought in as a member by Kim Jeong-jun and Im Jin-bae, she was just trying to experience the rapidly rising digital design industry.

Naturally, I did not realize how splendid Yoon Yi-seo’s record was, and it was inevitable that I saw the members’ endless worship of Yoon Yi-seo as nothing more than the ugly appearance of men.

However, Yoon I-seo, whom I met in liberal arts classes, was different. She had an understanding of the so-called otaku culture that came from Japan, and above all, she was good at drawing. The rough sketch that she drew in an hour, starting from the eyes, was already far beyond her level.

That is why Yoo Ji-young does not worship Yoon Yi-seo. If we have to be specific, it would be closer to admiration.

And now, Yu Ji-young was holding hands with the object of her admiration and going to the supermarket in front of the school to buy ice cream.

Even she couldn’t control Yoo Ji-young’s heart. She thought her love was in a 2D world on paper, but her heart was beating faster now than when she saw her favorite character. Of course, she didn’t realize it and was just confused and pounding.

“You choose first. I’ll be inside looking for some snacks to buy.”

When Yoon-seo disappeared from my side, I felt a sense of emptiness. Was the cold air emanating from the ice cream freezer making my heart suddenly feel cold?

Of course, it was much later that Yu Ji-young realized this.

“Did you choose?”

“Yeah, right away.”

“… It’s rare for someone to eat this alone.”

“Who eats alone?”

“Yes?”

“Yes.”

Yu Ji-young takes one side of the twins and puts it into Yoon Yi-seo’s mouth.

“Baehee…”

Yoon Yi-seo’s mouth was forced open and a very obscene sound was made. Yoon Yi-seo was at a loss for words before finally grabbing the stick and taking a bite.

“No, I bought this for you to eat, senior, but why are you giving this to me-”

“Why, why? Just eat whatever is given to you.”

Yu Ji-young responds vaguely while fanning herself with her hand, wondering if it’s getting hotter as summer approaches.

‘Is this the quality of association…?’

That day, Yoon-seo realized the charm of older men.