By Zephyria #6 Revenge (1)
“No-eul: I posted it!!”
“No-eul: Looks like you’re asleep ㅜ ㅎㅎ Good night♡ Dream of me!”
It was a text that arrived at dawn. What was he doing up until this hour…? He rolled over and placed his feet on the floor. The baseball bat he’d tossed under the bed was kicked by his foot. He suddenly worried if No-eul, who had been saying he was dizzy all day yesterday, was feeling better now.
“Me: Is your head okay?”
“Me: If it hurts, don’t go to school and go to the hospital first….”
Perhaps he was showering since it was morning, No-eul didn’t reply to the text.
He entered the guild chatroom where more messages than usual had arrived, and it seemed they had already been talking about the post Cheon No-eul had uploaded.
“neutaaaa: It’s not that shocking, is it? It’s surprising, but to me, they’re both just crazy about Cat-nim….”
“neutaaaa: No, not ‘they,’ just ‘he’ lololol”
“Ji9star: Really? I was so shocked that I accidentally made ramen….”
“neutaaaa: ??”
“Ji9star: When I came to my senses, the water was boiling, so yeah”
“neutaaaa: That’s quite a rational reaction”
“Ji9star: But neutaaaa, didn’t you used to hate Sunset a few weeks ago? Where did that spirit go?ㅋㅋ”
“neutaaaa: Wait a minuteㅋㅋ That’s rightㅋㅋㅋ Did Sunset bastard brainwash me?”Ji9star: Cat-nim, it’s shocking, but don’t quit…””
“Ji9star has registered a notice. ‘Make sure to view it on the PC version…(See more)'”
“neutaaaa: Heyㅋㅋㅋㅋ You’re telling me not to quit, but why the noticeㅋlolololㅋㅋㅋ”
“Ji9star: Everyone needs to see it when they wake upㅠㅠ You’re all so weak…. Are we the only ones awake at this hour?”Ji9star: The sun is still high in the sky.”
“neutaaaa: ?” Get a grip, that’s the moon;”
‘Make sure to view it on the PC version www.illus…(See more)’
Clicking the link in the notice led to the Free Board window. When he pressed the ‘View PC Version’ button on the right, the interface changed, and majestic music began to flow through the speakers.
Bbampparabam-bbam-bbabababbam-bbam-bbamppabbam-!
“…….”
Kyung-soo briefly pondered whether what he had opened was indeed Cheon No-eul’s explanation.
“What is this…”
It wasn’t just the music that was bewildering. Glitter was fluttering down on the background of the text. Kyung-soo, who barely managed to shift his scattered gaze to the title, was completely lost for words.
Title: Ta-da! Introducing my Sub Character ^^
Writer: Sunset/Moon Fairy
“…Haa.”
The title alone made his head hurt. The background music was also absurd. He should have just stayed up a little later yesterday and watched Cheon No-eul finish writing the post…. Kyung-soo belatedly regretted it and scrolled down the screen with his finger.
Content: My Sub Character is….
Drum roll….
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(Photo)
Thank you haha
Even the few words were in full color. The colorful letters made it even harder to believe the content. The photo was a capture of Cheon No-eul’s character in Isis’s restaurant with a speech bubble saying, ‘Hi, I’m Sunset ㅇㅅㅇ/’, once again proving that No-eul was not in his right mind. He hadn’t expected him to write anything sensible in the first place, but he swore he didn’t expect this much.
As expected, the initial comments were mostly saying not to be funny or to not feed him. But after No-eul’s words, the tide turned.
-Cheon No-eul: Yeah, don’t believe it ㅇㅅㅇ
└ ??
└ What, did you make a Sub Character account?
└ …? Hacking?
To be able to post something like this and shamelessly send the message ‘I posted it!’ But it was also true that he had really posted it, so there was nothing to say. No matter how much he argued, No-eul would just insist that there was nothing wrong with him posting it, and as a result, the fact that the two were the same person was definitely revealed, even more so. The bulletin board was also plastered with talk about Cheon No-eul. At that moment, a preview pop-up window appeared on the screen.
“No-eul: That’s too much”
“No-eul: Is it wrong to tell you to dream of me? Or is it because of the heart? Still, you didn’t have to say I was crazy over something like thatㅠㅠ!!!”
“What’s he on about again….”
And then two rabbit crying emoticons came in a row. He hadn’t said anything he shouldn’t have, so why? Kyung-soo was flustered and went into the chatroom to check what he had said again.
“Me: Is your head okay?”
“Me: If it hurts, don’t go to school and go to the hospital first….”
No, he’s misunderstanding this? No-eul seemed to be out of his mind. He always was, but he had become even stranger. As Kyung-soo read the message, this time the rabbit emoticon started to look depressed. He seemed ready to dig to the Earth’s core if he didn’t reply quickly. If that happened, the already annoying guy would become even more troublesome.
“Me: No, you idiot, are you okay after being backstabbed yesterday;”
“No-eul: Ah”
“Me: I’m worried about you….”
“No-eul: Yes!! I’m okay!!!!♡♡ I’ll go later if it hurts!”Me: Yes, yes”
“No-eul: Oh right, older brother.” You haven’t read my post yet, have you?”
‘Ta-da! Introducing my Sub Character ^^’ seemed to be heard in No-eul’s voice. The laughter in the hallucination made it even more annoying.
“No-eul: Hyung?”
“Me: I read it, go to the hospitalㅠ You don’t seem okay”
“No-eul: I worked hard on it…ㅠㅠ”
“Me: ㅠYeah, it shows”
“No-eul: What’s the problem?”
“Me: Hmm….”
Kyung-soo captured the page from beginning to end. And when he drew a big circle from the title to the text and sent it, No-eul just cried, ‘Is that all?ㅠㅠ’ He would definitely be sulking without him even seeing it. The thought of that expression made him feel a little better.
*
The guild members were worried about him all day.
I was surprised, but I’m okay, I knew about it beforehand because I heard it earlier than you guys. I almost went to the police station by mistake yesterday, and I made him write that crazy post. And ta-da, we actually know each other in real life, so we met yesterday too. Surprised, right? ……There’s no way he could say that.
‘Catmeowmeow’, who found out about this in the morning, was surprised by the unexpected news but had to appear composed. But at the same time, he couldn’t be too calm. He had to look moderately angry to not seem strange. Just, moderately.
“Me: It’s a good thing you don’t get arrested for killing people in the game haha”
“al0ha: LOL hahahahaha”
“Captain Poseidon: That’s right.” Cheon No-eul bastard dares to… kill him. I’ll help you.”neutaaaa: There are too many witnesses at the crime sceneㅠlololollolololㅋㅋ”
“Halloween Eggplant: lololollololollolololㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
“Ji9star: lolololㅋㅋㅋㅋCheon No-eul even makes our Guild Master swearㅎ”
“ParkRoaches: Cat-nim, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you pissed… but should I call him Sunset?” Or Cheon No-eul?”
“Me: He’s going to die anyway, call him whateverㅋ”
“WanduWandya: Even if you kill Sunset a hundred times, don’t quit the gameㅠㅠ”
He felt like he had heard the words ‘don’t quit the game’ over a hundred times already today. Even if No-eul revealed on the bulletin board that Sunset was him without telling him, that wouldn’t be a reason to quit the game. He might have been shocked and dragged the guy out to interrogate him. But he would make the other person quit, he had come too far to quit for such a trivial reason.
“Kim Kyung-soo! We’re going to a karaoke, wanna join?”
Familiar school uniform.
“Uh…? Next time.”
“Damn it, this bastard’s ditching again.”
And a familiar physique.
“It looks like someone’s coming. I’ll go next time.”
“Who’s going to let you join next time?”
“You’ll let me join….”
Kyung-soo could bet his account password that the light brown head peeking out in front of the school gate was No-eul. Sure enough, No-eul, who had suddenly appeared without contacting him again, widened his eyes as soon as he saw Kyung-soo walking over.
“Why?”
Something felt ominous. As he looked at No-eul with a suspicious gaze, he shouted brightly.
“Hyung, go out with me!”
Kyung-soo was startled and looked around. Fortunately, no one seemed to have heard their conversation. Kyung-soo pushed No-eul against the wall. Ah…. No-eul’s face turned red. When he stepped hard on his foot, he seemed to come to his senses and his complexion returned to normal. Kyung-soo muttered in a small voice as if threatening him.
“What the hell are you saying! Are you trying to screw me over?”
No-eul, with a momentarily wronged expression, retorted.
“Why? We promised before!”
“……Ah. The game? You’re talking about the game?”
“Yes? Yes. If we start dating today, the next Valentine’s event will overlap with the 100-day event at the end. We can have a wedding ceremony after 100 days, right? I thought it would be nice to do it then”
“Then say it like that. You really scared me…. I wouldn’t bother if I didn’t have the Valentine’s limited fashion item.”
“I’ll get it. I love events!”
“……Okay, do as you please. And contact me before you come. I almost went to the karaoke because I saw you a little late.”
“If I contact you and come, it feels like we won’t be able to meet. Let’s go date quickly, us.”
“Are you crazy?”
This was something he was going to do anyway. But it was still annoying for some reason. Kyung-soo led the way towards No-eul’s house along the familiar path.
No-eul took the laptop out of the room and turned it on.
“I sweated a lot earlier… I smell, right? I’ll wash up quickly.”
He didn’t smell at all? When he looked up, No-eul was already unbuttoning his shirt. Kyung-soo hurriedly turned his head away. Crazy…. He should go in and change, why is he taking off his clothes in front of him.
“Should I put your standby screen up too?”
“Yes. I’ll be right out!”
As soon as he confirmed that No-eul had entered the bathroom after taking off his top, Kyung-soo let out a sigh of relief.
The ID on the login standby screen was ‘cjssunset123’.
“cjsSunset? Cheon… Sunset….”
Cheon Sunset. Could it be that the password is the same as the one he told him? He typed CheonNoeulJjangJjang123 into the password field and pressed enter, and it went to the character selection slot.
“…….”
Sunset, Moon Fairy.
Sunset was looking at him, showing off a cute selection standby motion. Seeing this made it feel even more real. The two strange guys who were clinging to him were all No-eul, and Cheon No-eul liked him.
“…Wait a minute. Then this is another problem.”
He was just accepting a confession in the game, but he seemed like he would really mistake it for dating in real life. That was something Cheon No-eul would do. As soon as No-eul came out, Kyung-soo decided to get confirmation once again that it was just a relationship for buffs.
When he logged into the game, he was dropped off in front of Isis Village. As soon as he logged in, whispers arrived from strangers.
[Whisper] Roxy: Did you see the Free Board?lolololㅋㅋ
[Whisper] Rainbow: Stay strongㅠㅠ
[Whisper] Green apple juice: Are you okay?Please check the mail when it’s convenient for you, Cat-nim…!>_<
[Whisper] GodControlCheolsoo: Hi, how are you? Sorry for the intrusion. I heard you came in… I can help you with a hot revenge if you need it. Please check the mail.”
Revenge? How are you going to do it? Revenge… how should he do it?
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Cat-nim, what are you going to do? It’s not just killing him and ending it, right?^^
He felt a little pressured. He had a strong feeling that he had to do something.
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Hyungㅋ Should we wait in the guild zone?
[Guild] Catmeowmeow: No, it’s okayㅋ I’ll take care of it myselfㅋ
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lololollololollololollolololㅋㅋYes, Captain!^^ Call me when you need me!lololollololol
[Guild] Ji9star: Shivers….
Yeah, revenge. Whether he killed Sunset or declared war, he had to show something. He could execute Sunset in the guild zone in front of everyone. Kyung-soo knocked on the bathroom door to ask if he could kill No-eul’s character. He couldn’t hear the sound of water. He must have finished washing up.
“Cheon No-eul, are you done washing?”
“Yes? Yeees….”
“I have something to ask you for a second.”
“Wait…!”
He flung the door open. Then No-eul, who had quickly wrapped a towel around his waist, crossed his arms in an X in front of his chest.
“……What’s wrong?”
He was taking off his clothes so easily in front of him earlier. No-eul held the towel around his waist tightly with one hand as it threatened to fall down and muttered softly.
“Hyung, you’re a pervert…. You wanted to see my body, didn’t you? Right?”
Kyung-soo chuckled in disbelief. Pervert? He’s calling him a pervert?
“Why would I? You’re covering everything up, and you’re suddenly calling me a pervert? Then who told you to take it off!”
“This is… our house’s bathroom….”
“…….”
He was right. Kyung-soo was the intruder, and No-eul was the one who was caught off guard while washing up. Kyung-soo raised the corners of his lips and replied.
“It’s okay! We’ve seen everything anyway. And you covered it up quickly, so I couldn’t see anything.”
“You saw everything?! What else did you see?”
“If I saw that far, I’ve said it all….”
“…….”
“…….”
Kyung-soo then realized what he had said and quietly closed the door. And he whispered through the crack in the door.
“…Should I bring you some clothes?”
“Yes….”
He went into the room and grabbed any clothes he could find and put them in front of the door. Soon, No-eul opened the door and peeked out. The nape of his neck inside the hoodie was bright red. But when he thought about it again, he didn’t think he had done anything wrong. In fact, Cheon No-eul did it first back then…!
“Oh? How did you log in?”
“The password was the same? CheonNoeulJjangJjang123…. Wait, don’t come in right now.”
“Why?”
“Think about it. What did you do after I left yesterday?”
“Uh….”
“……?”
No-eul twitched his lips and covered his face with his big hands. He could guarantee it. He must have done something weird after he left!
“Damn it, can’t you control your expression? The post, I mean!”
No-eul touched his reddish ears and nodded awkwardly.
“You don’t know that I know, right? That I was the one who told you to write that post. No one knows. But in that situation where no one knows anything, I woke up in the morning and saw the post you wrote. How do you think I would feel?”
“Amazing!”
“Are you crazy? I’d be angry!”
“Yes.”
“So if you come in, I have to kill you as an example. Is that okay? Everyone’s asking me when I’m going to get revenge.”
“I don’t care about that.”
No-eul double-clicked Sunset and went to the fashion shop as soon as he logged into the game. He wondered what he was doing, but he was buying a ring.
“There’s only one left. For Cheon No-eul. I rejected him nine times.”
“I don’t want to log back in. Then can I apply for a relationship after I die? You can’t reject me this time!”
“…Uh, okay.”
No-eul moved to the guild zone. But it seemed like things were getting bigger than he thought. He had been waiting in the guild zone since earlier, and spectators were gathering.
[Whisper] Green apple juice: Did you see the mail?? I’ll go at the right time!!
[Global] SSarrow: Ah, damn lag
[Whisper] Green apple juice: Cat-nim~~?
“Hyung, what are you doing without attacking… Green apple juice?”
No-eul, who was looking at Kyung-soo’s monitor, frowned. Kyung-soo muttered as if making excuses at the quickly crumpled face.
“He said he sent a mail.”
“Haa… Mail? Daring to lure Kyung-soo hyung with an item offensive?”
[Whisper] Green apple juice: Cat-nim… oppa? Hehe>_<
No-eul covered Kyung-soo’s ears with his hands.
“How should I deal with that….”
“…….”
If you say that so loudly, everyone can hear you. There was no point in covering his ears. No-eul muttered briefly and then grabbed Kyung-soo’s hand and pretended to be pitiful.
“Hyung, block him. Okay?”
“…….”
Kyung-soo laughed in disbelief. No-eul bit his lip, twitching the muscles around his eyes as if he was really upset.
[Whisper] Green apple juice: Are you listening to Apple?ㅠ0ㅠ
“Hyung, I’m only going to warn Apple once, so please turn around for a second….”
“Who are you to tell me what to do. Sit down.”
When he flicked his finger and hit his forehead, No-eul, who was about to push Kyung-soo away and sit in his place, became docile.
…Or is he not? …Is he sulking?
No-eul, who had lost some of his spirit, pouted his lower lip and grumbled.
“I blocked you dozens of times when you sent me whispers, but why are you accepting Green apple juice? Is it because she’s a female character? He’s a guy too?”
“…That might be the case, but it’s not like there’s definite proof that he’s a guy.”
“Proof? If I bring proof, it’s okay, right?”
Kyung-soo had an ominous feeling about No-eul, who was suddenly burning with motivation. This ominous feeling that he had been feeling often lately was mostly correct. Kyung-soo quickly turned the arrow towards No-eul.
“You sent a hundred whispers…. If he sends a hundred whispers too, I’ll block him.”
“……”
“Come to think of it, No-eul, you sent a hundred mails too. Hey!”
At the mention of the past, Cheon No-eul suddenly smiled brightly and averted his gaze.
“Hehe….”
“Funny?”
“No.”
I was the one who, after being blocked, created a level 1 Sub Character and clung on until ‘Cheon No-eul’ unblocked me. Because he attached junk items one by one, I couldn’t delete them all at once and had to receive the items and delete them one by one, which was a huge pain. Compared to that, Green apple juice is nothing. Rather, it seemed like No-eul was overreacting to the comforting mail. There’s a reason why the saying ‘a frog forgets he was once a tadpole’ exists.
“Should I check the mail and come back? Will you wait a bit?”
“No? I’m first. Delete the mail after!”
[Global] JJ: Please, I’m begging you, if you guys are fighting, please… fight in the global chatㅠ…. Please….
[Global] Jumsun: My thoughts exactly….
[Global] TasteofBetrayal: When does Sunset bastard vs. Cheon No-eul start?
[Global] Sunset: Now
No-eul strummed the harp, casting a wide-area buff. Users within the range received a maximum HP increase buff. That went to Kyung-soo as well.
‘Archangel’s Kiss!’
Instead of attacking, No-eul showered him with all sorts of buffs and turned his head to look at Kyung-soo, as if wanting praise. Kyung-soo ignored the gaze as usual.
[Global] TasteofBetrayal: ? Buff…?
[Global] Ji9star: Hahaha
[Global] anamato: Haha What a novel way to commit suicide ^^
[Guild] Ji9star: [Breaking] Sunset leaves Archangel’s Kiss as his last words, becoming a hot topic
[Guild] neutaaaa: Huh, Sunset is here??? You should have called me to the guild zone?
[Guild] Ji9star: Yes, yes, haha. It hasn’t started yet, come quick, hahaha.
[Global] Seol-yeong: Doing all sorts of things, haha.
[Global] Halloween Eggplant: Doing all sorts of things?h
[Global] Seol-yeong: ….
[Global] ParkRoaches: You’re not funny
[Global] JJ: What are you doing, is this even a fight? Stop giving buffs, when are you going to fight? If they dragged it on any longer, only more spectators who heard the rumors would gather. Kyung-soo used the Dragon Chain skill, which had a binding function, from the quick slot.
‘Dragon Chain!’
The bomb-wrapped chain wrapped around Sunset and exploded with a bang. No-eul completely let go and was just letting himself be attacked. He leaned back against the chair and stared at the monitor as if watching TV. Kyung-soo had no intention of letting that slide.
“Cheon No-eul. Put your hand on the keyboard.”
“Yes?”
“Drink a potion.”
“…Yes? Why?”
“It’s obvious you’re faking it. If you don’t do it properly, the Couple System is off, like it never happened. I won’t accept it even if you use ten Romantic Rings?”
No-eul gasped at those words and leaned forward. Sunset’s HP gauge, after consuming the potion item, went up.
“What are you doing, hit him.”
“How can I attack you, hyung….”
“If you win, I’ll buy you a ring.”
“……!”
No-eul, having reached the conclusion of ‘Kyung-soo hyung is buying a ring = Cat-nim is proposing = Cat-nim is Kyung-soo hyung = Yay! I’m getting confessed to!’, used a curse skill as if he had completely forgotten what he had just said. He said how could he attack hyung, but he was merciless.
[Guild] Ji9star: Huh, are they really fighting?
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Then are they fighting fake? Cat-nim fighting!
[Guild] Ji9star: No, it’s the first time I’ve seen a Cat Concubine try to kill Cat-nim.
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Did he get struck by lightning while sleeping?Hahaha
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Good good^^
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Ah, that guy ruined the Guild Master’s personality too, damn it, hahaha
Halloween Eggplant and the King Sabers were putting up barriers to protect the spectators. No-eul desperately rushed in, giving curses, poisons, and speed reduction buffs while attacking at the same time.
[Global] Seol-yeong: Ah, aim properly;ㅜ
[Global] Sunset: Try to dodge itㅋㅋ
[Global] Spade Queen: ㅎ….
[Global] GodControlCheolsoo: Hahaha
With the Valkyrie, a wide-area dealer, and the Moon Fairy, a buff-specialized job, rampaging in the open map of the guild zone, there were also people whose HP was being reduced by getting caught up in it. There were many users who would have already died if it weren’t for the healers.
It felt like this was the first time since the early days of the Cheon No-eul character that No-eul was chasing after me so diligently. If I used a job skill, I could quickly catch and kill him, but other innocent people could get dragged in as well.
Instead of the skills he often used that were registered in the quick slot, Kyung-soo opened the skill window and dragged out skills that applied to a relatively small area. It was in the hope that there would be no casualties other than Sunset. He tried targeting, but No-eul really gritted his teeth and repeatedly moved out of range and back in, canceling the targeting. Targeting was meaningless unless he cornered him.
Unlike Kyung-soo, No-eul acted like someone who didn’t even know what consideration was. He didn’t even set a target and used wide-area skills indiscriminately.
‘Shocking Fever!’
‘Paralyzed for 3 seconds.’
Sunset raised the harp and slammed it down on the floor. I hurriedly tried to jump, but stars were floating above Catmeowmeow’s head. When paralyzed, you couldn’t move temporarily for a short time.
‘Healing Spell![Global] Green apple juice: Haha
At that moment, Green apple juice cast a status abnormality cure and jumped down, disappearing from view.
As soon as the paralysis was released, Kyung-soo grabbed Sunset and dragged him to the ground. Sunset, who had been thrown to the ground, quickly got up and flew to the top of the map like a gnat.
“Ah, shit….”
No-eul frowned and muttered.
[Global] Sunset: Ah, Apple hyung!!! Uncle, don’t interfere!!!
[Global] Green apple juice: Huh?
[Global] Seol-yeong: lololollololol
While No-eul was typing something, everyone around him moved away. It happened to be a corner. Kyung-soo was blocking even the escape route to go down to avoid the attack. It was at this moment. Kyung-soo jumped up and targeted Sunset.
‘Catmeowmeow has declared Sunset as his target!’
‘Hooking Star!’
After dragging him in, he used a skill that could be used immediately without waiting time, reducing his HP by more than half. No-eul belatedly tried to fly away to get out of the way, but Kyung-soo, who had already anticipated that, used the binding skill, Dragon Chain. And when he finished with the ultimate skill that had finished charging, Sunset’s eyes turned into X’s and he collapsed to the ground.
“Ah….”
No-eul sighed. Looking at his gloomy profile, it seemed like he really thought he could win.
[Global] GodControlCheolsoo: ㅋ
[Global] Ji9star: lololollololollololollolololㅋㅋCat-nim won^0^
[Server] Aslehn: ★☆God Meow Meow, defeats Sunset trash!★☆ ★Catmeowmeow★ did it! Kya, hyung is so cool>_<
[Server] Spade Queen: Sunset bastard nnth death ㅊㅊㅊㅊㅊ Sorry I’m late for the congratulations♡ㅜㅜ
[Global] Ji9star: Hahahahahaha
[Global] Seol-yeong: Everyone’s only living for today Haha It seems like an Untouchable gathering will be held soon Haha
[Global] Hamster: What, is Sunset bastard just a pushover?
[Global] Green Energy: lololollolololㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋAh, something’s boring….
[Global] Captain Poseidon: Cheon No-eul^^; Please revive him. Cat-nim wants to do it one more time.
[Global] Halloween Eggplant: A polite threat…?
[Global] GodControlCheolsoo: Apple hyung, go now
[Global] Green apple juice: Ah, wait a minute, I’m at the fashion shop, I’ll move over^0^♡
[Global] Seol-yeong: It’s been a while since I’ve seen Sunset die here haha
Users poured attacks on the dead Sunset. Sunset remained silent and just lay there dead. It felt like a gloomy aura was overflowing around No-eul.
“……”
“No-eul-ah.”
Kyung-soo deliberately tilted his head and met No-eul’s gaze as if to comfort him.
“Get up now. I won’t kill you anymore.”
“…Then can I propose now?”
“……”
There were too many people watching… but if I said no, it seemed like he would get even more depressed.
“Okay. You can.”
Kyung-soo stared at No-eul’s monitor with his hand on the enter key. The revived No-eul found the Romantic Ring item in his inventory and double-clicked it.
‘Would you like to use the Romantic Ring (one-time use)? The item will be automatically destroyed after use.’
No-eul’s expression softened a little when the item usage explanation window appeared. Kyung-soo looked at such No-eul as if he was ridiculous and pressed the enter key in time with the sound of No-eul clicking the mouse.
‘Already an established couple. You cannot use the item.’
“Huh?”
The ring item was not used. When the window covering the two characters disappeared, they could face the situation that had been hidden below.
[Global] Captain Poseidon: ??
[Global] Seol-yeong: …????
Green apple juice had offered the ring a little earlier, and it had been accepted because the timing was right. Because of that, Sunset had knelt down to use the item, but it had been canceled in the middle.
[Global] GodControlCheolsoo: Hahaha
[Global] Hamster: Hahaha
[Global] neutaaaa: Love and War Hahaha
[Global] Green apple juice: Sunset bastard, I’m sorry that Apple hyung took the lead T_T Hahaha
[Global] Spade Queen: We’re screwed, everyone run Hahaha
[Global] Aslehn: Let’s run before we all explode;
[Global] Ji9star: Hahaha Chair Cat T_T
[Global] Green Energy: Crazy Hahaha
[Global] Seol-yeong: Hahaha T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T
To prevent the abuse of the Couple System, the Couple System could not be canceled for at least a week. Rather than questioning why that person had proposed to me, comforting No-eul was the priority. No-eul buried his face in his hands. And his shoulders trembled slightly.
No way.
“…Are you crying?”
“……”
No answer came back. Kyung-soo, interpreting the silence as affirmation, frowned as if he was troubled.
“Hey, why are you crying over something like this.”
He pulled up a chair and sat close to No-eul. He put his hand on his shoulder to try to remove the hand covering his face. Suddenly, No-eul hugged Kyung-soo tightly and buried his face in his shoulder.
“……”
“……”
Well. You must have had high expectations. Kyung-soo awkwardly raised his hand and patted No-eul’s back before stroking it.
“Don’t cry. I’ll say something.”
“……”
Even the sound of breathing coming through his ear was pitiful. But besides the sound of breathing, the sound of keyboard typing was also heard from behind.
Tap, tap tap, tap tap.
“……”
“……”
Tap, tap tap, tap tap tap tap.
He barely removed one of the arms hugging his neck and turned his head. In the chat input window, consonants and vowels were strangely combined to create a nonsensical sentence. Kyung-soo barely managed to erase all the letters that No-eul had typed with one finger and logged out. And he pushed the keyboard away from his hand.
No-eul raised the corners of his mouth and smiled weakly. But his eyes weren’t smiling, so it felt a little scary. Kyung-soo babbled as if making excuses.
“Hey, I…. I didn’t know another guy would offer a ring at that timing.”
“…I should have checked the mail first. What kind of revenge is this….”
Kyung-soo agreed to some extent with that statement. It seemed like the mail that Green apple juice sent contained a summary of the plan for today’s events.
“It’ll be canceled in just a week, so don’t be too upset.”
“…A week?”
“……”
No-eul’s eyes welled up with tears. It seemed like he was sad that the thing he had been looking forward to so much, to the point of suddenly coming to the front of the school, was being postponed for a week. Kyung-soo had no talent for dealing with children, and he didn’t know how to comfort crying people even more.
“Why do you have so many tears for a guy?”
It seemed like it had the opposite effect when he whispered with a mix of annoyance as if treating a friend. Was this not it? No-eul had a surprisingly delicate side that was sometimes hard to understand. Kyung-soo carefully asked, watching his expression.
“…What can I do to make you not cry?”
No-eul raised his head, which had been deeply lowered. Was it wrong to add ‘Tell me anything!’ to his pitiful eyes?
“Anything?”
No-eul, who had muttered quietly, tilted his head and blinked his wet eyelashes. And his face came closer. No-eul rested his face on his shoulder and quietly inhaled and exhaled.
Was this something to be so upset about? But if just this much was comforting, it was okay to stay like this as much as he wanted. Kyung-soo wrapped his arm around No-eul’s shoulder and awkwardly patted his back.
*
It’s especially noticeable when someone who’s always floating in another dimension looks down. Usually, No-eul was the one talking and Kyung-soo was the one listening, but today the roles were reversed. Kyung-soo judged that No-eul was too stiff and not in the mood to do anything, so he forcibly shut down the laptop.
Kyung-soo comforted No-eul by putting a cold cup of water on his face. Because he didn’t have very good speaking skills, all he could do was turn the conversation around by telling everyday stories. No-eul would respond to the words or smile, but he was constantly depressed, as if he was worried about what had happened earlier.
“Hyung.”
“Huh?”
Kyung-soo was startled for a moment when No-eul, who had stopped talking, called him. No-eul lowered his eyes, which had no smile, and said as if muttering.
“You said you’d say anything earlier, that you’d listen to everything.”
“I did.”
“Can I sleep over tonight?”
Kyung-soo couldn’t readily give the answer ‘I’ll sleep over.’ It was a weekday, so he had to go to school tomorrow, and it was uncomfortable if he didn’t have a pillow to hug and sleep with, and if he thought about the misfortune he had suffered when he tried to sleep over on the day of the last heavy rain….
“Can’t I? I don’t want to be alone….”
I can’t….
“Okay.”
It’ll be okay if I don’t make a mistake in my sleep. It seems like Cheon No-eul isn’t in a good mood today either. He’s living alone, so he doesn’t have anyone to be with at times like this, and I didn’t feel good thinking about him being depressed alone in his room after I left. Kyung-soo sighed inwardly.
Kyung-soo received comfortable clothes from No-eul and went into the bathroom, waiting for the water to heat up while thinking. He drew an apple on the mirror in the shower booth, which was fogged up with steam, with his finger, and then washed away the traces cleanly with the shower.
What grudge did Green apple juice have against Cheon No-eul, even if the other guys did? Did Cheon No-eul do something again that I don’t know about…?
Of course, if I asked No-eul, I could get a clear answer, but I didn’t want to bring it up recklessly because the reason why No-eul’s mood was down was because of Green apple juice. Green apple juice and Cheon No-eul were both complete strangers to Kyung-soo, but it was true that he was more concerned about No-eul than Green apple juice, whom he didn’t even know.
“Ah, geez, you scared me.”
Kyung-soo, who was about to bump into No-eul standing in front of the door as soon as he came out, stroked his startled heart.
“You’ll catch a cold if you don’t dry your hair properly.”
“I’m telling you, I don’t catch colds….”
As he roughly dried his wet hair with a towel and came out of the bathroom, No-eul pushed his back and pushed him back into the bathroom.
Weeing, the sound of hot air coming from the hair dryer was loud. Kyung-soo looked through the mirror at No-eul’s face, who was slightly opening his mouth and touching his hair.
It seemed like he had grown fond of him at some point. Even if it was just hate, it was still affection…. It was a problem because he had become too used to it. Then, Kyung-soo’s eyes met No-eul’s in the mirror.
No-eul, who had been focused on drying his hair, folded his eyes and smiled as if returning the gaze. Kyung-soo noticeably turned his gaze away. What kind of guy smiles so beautifully? Goosebumps rose on the back of his neck.
It was dark outside the window, and the quiet Cheon No-eul was unfamiliar. No-eul didn’t turn off all the lights and lay down on the bed first. The orange auxiliary light reminded him of that night, so he was careful about lying down on the bed. No-eul, who was lying down with the blanket even covering him, raised his head and stared intently at Kyung-soo.
No-eul’s gaze seemed to ask why he had come but wasn’t lying down, so Kyung-soo had no choice but to sit down beside him. He lay down with his back to No-eul. The silent room was filled only with the sound of breathing. After a long silence, No-eul cautiously spoke up.
“Hyung, before we break up the couple status… can you promise not to log in as Valkyrie for a while?”
“Huh?”
“If you go in, that bastard will greet you. Even if you block whispers, he can still talk through the couple chat window. That just can’t happen…. You’re mine.”
“Why would I be yours? I told you not to get the wrong idea.”
“…I’m annoyed. I hate that guy. I really hate him.”
His voice was clearly laced with irritation. It was the first time No-eul had expressed such strong dislike for someone, so it felt unfamiliar.
“……Why did the developers make the couple system so messed up….”
He complained that forming a couple was instant, but breaking up took a whole week. Of course, there was the reason of system abuse, but right now, whatever the reason, it was unsatisfactory.
As No-eul fell silent, Kyung-soo, who had been lying with his back turned, rolled over to glance at No-eul.
Then, as their eyes accidentally met, he ended up lying down facing No-eul. No-eul was blinking at him with an unreadable expression.
Honestly, No-eul’s request wasn’t particularly difficult to grant, and today’s events had been sudden for Kyung-soo too. Suddenly becoming a couple? It wasn’t something he had planned, so it was even bewildering. He let out a sigh, as if giving in.
“Fine. I was feeling a bit uncomfortable about Green Apple Juice anyway.”
No-eul’s lips, which had been tightly pressed together, parted slightly.
“Then….”
“I just won’t log into my main for a while.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“……?”
Why? He was at a loss for words.
“Is it because of my request?”
No-eul asked, his eyes wide open. His tone sounded as if he hadn’t expected it. Kyung-soo was the one who felt embarrassed now.
“…….”
What’s this? You’re the one who told me not to log into my main. Why are you saying something else now? Kyung-soo frowned with dissatisfaction.
“Were you just saying that? Trying to test me?”
“No, it’s just…. I didn’t think you’d actually agree.”
No-eul said and then grinned. His smile, like sugar dissolved in water, seemed somewhat cute. Not in any other way, but in the way one finds small animals like dogs or cats cute. It was probably because there was no one around who smiled so harmlessly.
“I’m glad! I hope you and him don’t get tangled up anymore.”
…To think I’d have thoughts like this one day. That I’d find Cheon No-eul cute. He must have been tired out of his mind.
“Alright, let’s sleep.”
Kyung-soo turned over to lie down again.
“Ah, don’t turn away.”
No-eul quickly sat up and pressed down on Kyung-soo’s shoulder with one hand. Kyung-soo couldn’t hide his surprise and let out an odd sound, “Uh?”. He looked back and forth between the hand on his shoulder and No-eul’s face in bewilderment.
“I left the light on for a reason. I was going to look at your face a bit before sleeping… If the direction you’re lying is the problem, let’s switch spots.”
No-eul shamelessly said this without any embarrassment. Kyung-soo looked up at No-eul as if it were absurd and replied.
“You’ve become really brazen.”
“Is that not okay?”
“It’s not that it’s not okay….”
“Since we’re sleeping together anyway, you can do this much for me. It’s not like looking at you will wear you out.”
“My sleeping habits are a bit… I need to hold something to sleep comfortably.”
“Then you can hold m—”
Now that he was in a better mood, he was saying things that didn’t even make sense. Kyung-soo covered No-eul’s mouth with his hand. No-eul easily removed Kyung-soo’s hand and said.
“I’ve been thinking since earlier. Should I join Ruin?”
“……?”
“I’ve tried it before, and they’re always recruiting because people leave every day. So it’s easy to get into the guild itself. Do you want to come with me?”
“No, why would I… If you want to go, you go.”
He hated the idea so much that even thinking about it gave him the creeps.
“It’s unfair that someone I don’t even know took you…. That position is mine. And you’re mine too.”
“…I’ve told you repeatedly, I don’t like you? Stop claiming ownership over me.”
Kyung-soo dumped the chattering No-eul beside him, pulled the blanket up to his chin, and spoke. No-eul didn’t respond to that and stayed silent for a while before muttering softly later.
“Then don’t be affectionate….”
Pointless affection is a crime. No-eul whined.
“You’re noisy.”
“Weren’t you trying to comfort me earlier? You’ve changed suddenly.”
“Go to sleep.”
“Comfort me properly. Huh? I want to hear your voice. Hold me like you did before….”
“If you talk again, I’ll kick you out. Should I go sleep somewhere else?”
“…….”
Kyung-soo indifferently pointed to the door. Only then did No-eul close his mouth, which had been running nonstop. As the noise subsided, he closed his eyes in relief. As he drifted between sleep and wakefulness, he felt No-eul’s hand covering his own, but he couldn’t be bothered to push it away and just let it be.
When he woke up in the morning, he found himself waking up perfectly fine in the same spot where he had slept. Having slept and woken up, he seemed to be in a better mood, as No-eul looked more excited than usual.
Weird. It wasn’t like he had held anything while sleeping, but his body wasn’t facing the opposite direction.
After P.E. class, instead of going straight to the classroom, he stopped by the school store first. While waiting for his friend to heat up some bread, he had an ice cream in his mouth, and a group sitting in the back was gossiping about something he wasn’t even curious about.
It was some ridiculous story about how a friend he goes to the reading room with ended up kissing him in a fit of anger yesterday. As soon as they left the store, Soo-young muttered scornfully.
“That’s bullshit. That bastard, he kissed his friend and says it wasn’t gross? That’s the answer right there. I bet two packs he’ll be dating within a week.”
“Yoon Dohwa?”
“Yeah.”
“He’s still not dating that girl? He’s taking forever.”
“It’s not like they slept together, so why would it be gross? A kiss is nothing….”
Kyung-soo retorted indifferently. Soo-young threw a snack he was eating and scolded him.
“You idiot. That’s not a friend, right? It must have been a potential ‘some’ situation. Could you kiss a friend?”
“What about it? Between friends?”
People do it all the time as a greeting in foreign countries. It’s not a stranger, but between friends, a kiss isn’t that weird, is it? It’s not like they had sex, they just touched lips.
“……What? Why?”
There was no response, so when he looked up, three pairs of eyes were staring at Kyung-soo.
“That bastard, sometimes when I see him, he’s the worst, especially since he doesn’t even have a girlfriend.”
“What? Did I say something wrong?”
“Yeah. Seriously.”
Soo-young threw another snack at his head. Kyung-soo caught the snack thrown by Soo-young and threw it back at him.
“…The fact that they kissed means they’re not just friends.”
Tae-yeol, who had been quiet, chimed in on Soo-young’s words. See, you bastard! Soo-young started getting more excited, labeling Kyung-soo as a trash with no sense of boundaries.
Kyung-soo found it harder and harder to understand him. He couldn’t understand why they were making such a big deal out of a mere kiss.
“Are you acting like this because you’ve never done it?”
“You fucker!”
“He’s right, you idiot….”
“Hey! Then could you kiss me?”
His voice was so loud that even the group at the other table turned to look.
“Ugh.”
“Kang Soo-young, I’m about to throw up because of you.”
He accidentally pressed the ice cream stick in his mouth against the wrong part of his tongue and gagged. Soo-young got excited and started cursing at Kyung-soo, calling him a fucking bastard.
“What did I do….”
“But you don’t have to gag, you bastard!”
Me and Kang Soo-young?
Kyung-soo pictured the scene in his head for a moment. Even before their tongues touched, his spine tingled. It was beyond gross; just the thought of their lips touching made him want to vomit.
It was the same even if he substituted the other person with Han Do-young or Kwon Tae-yeol. He wanted to smash his head against a wall for having such a bad thought.
But with him, it was clearly fine. Weird…. Just in case, he tried thinking of the other person as Cheon No-eul, and it wasn’t disgusting at all. After pondering for a full hour, Kyung-soo reached a conclusion. Kissing a stranger whose name and face he didn’t know seemed okay too. It wasn’t disgusting, nor was it pleasant. Since his relationship with Cheon No-eul didn’t start as friends either, maybe that somewhat fit?
Kyung-soo, who had added his sub-character ‘Bazooka Pong’ to the guild, was waiting for No-eul, who said he was creating a new character.
[Guild] Ji9star: Cat-nim, why a sub-character?
[Guild] neutaaaa: Because of the new Cat Concubine… Didn’t you guys say he’s a guy before lol
[Guild] Ji9star: Ah, that’s him? lololololololololol
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Please keep it a secret that it’s meㅜ
[Guild] Ji9star: k but are you close with the new Cat Concubine? If you’re preparing for revenge together, you must be pretty close, right?
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: n-n-not preparing together, I just got dragged into it… I left because it was uncomfortable
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Dragged into it? So you sent the couple request without Cat-nim’s permission?
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Ah, I guess I sent a mail? But I was trying to kill Sunset from the start and didn’t check itㅠ
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Ahㅠㅠ
[Guild] Ji9star: But still, you got revenge on Sunset by accident lololol btw, is that Apple guy not Sunset either?
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Then he’s a real fucking bastard;
[Guild] Ji9star: Hmm that’s already…lol
[Guild] neutaaaa: Cat-nim was so shocked he couldn’t say a word and then left lololololol
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: That’s great great^^
That was because I logged out…. Kyung-soo pretended not to know and replied ‘Gasp lololol’. Just then, a whisper arrived from No-eul, who had finished creating his character.
[Whisper] Ministry of National Defense: Hyung, it’s meㅇㅅㅇ
‘Ministry of National Defense has sent a friend request. Will you accept?’
[Whisper] Bazooka Pong: What’s with your nickname?
[Whisper] Ministry of National Defense: Yours too, hyung lol
When they moved to the beginner village, a level 1 character was accepting a quest in front of the tool shop.
[Whisper] Ministry of National Defense: They added a level limit to Ruin too, damn itㅜ
[Whisper] Bazooka Pong: Why do you want to go there… Because of Green Apple Juice? What are you planning?
[Whisper] Ministry of National Defense: Revenge lol?
It was a bit worrying, but he wasn’t a kid… He’d manage somehow. Kyung-soo only planned to help No-eul until he got into the guild. Thinking back, the sight of No-eul, who had been so excited, freezing up and unable to speak was truly pitiful.
[Whisper] Bazooka Pong: So what level do you need?
If it was just leveling up, he could help with that.
*
The newly added joining conditions for the Ruin guild were two-fold. First, be above level 80, the level for the first class change. Second, be able to log in at least once every two days. It was laughable that a guild with such a bad reputation was setting conditions.
Reaching level 80 was easy enough, even with solo play, taking about a day or two. If Kyung-soo stepped in to help with leveling, achieving the first class change within the day would be no problem. However, there was one issue.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: I want to be a healer
[Party] Bazooka Pong: I’ll give you one more chance. Think for 5 seconds and answer
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Hmm….
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: I want to be a healer!!
He was clearly just pretending to think. Contrary to the expectation that he would choose the ‘Wizard’ route, an attack-oriented tree, No-eul stubbornly insisted on the buff and healing tree.
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Your main is already a Moon Fairy, do you really need to raise a similar healer? Raise a Wizard….
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Healer…
[Party] Bazooka Pong: No, why?
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: So you don’t get heals from anyone else, I’ll heal youㅜㅜ
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Don’t be ridiculous, raise a Wizard
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Healer
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Fuck
He should have known from the moment No-eul created a mage character. Even though it was a character he’d raise temporarily and then delete, he insisted on going the healer tree no matter what…. If the reason for choosing such a difficult path was just that, Kyung-soo was determined to talk him out of it.
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Think carefully
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Okay
[Party] Bazooka Pong: If you join Ruin, I can’t help you anymore lolol
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Why?
[Party] Bazooka Pong: You know how bad things are between us and them…. Just being around them would make me have a fit, right? Is solo play possible with a healer tree?
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Solo play is okay… Wait a moment!
[Party] Bazooka Pong: ?
[Party] Bazooka Pong: ?? Where are you going?
No-eul disappeared before his eyes and reappeared a few seconds later.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: I went to the cash shop!
‘Ministry of National Defense has sent a couple request. Will you accept?’
A couple request window popped up on the monitor. Having seen this command over ten times now, he was very familiar with it.
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Ah, why….
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Hyung, hurry! The wait time is only 10 seconds!
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: If we’re a couple, they can’t say anything even if we’re together!
Ah, so he’s going to say we were a couple even before joining the Ruin guild? That way, he can use the excuse that we have to be together because we’re a couple. When he pressed the accept button on the guy’s couple request for the first time, a pink heart effect filled the monitor.
‘You are now a couple! Please check your skills in the couple window♡’
‘A [Couple] tab has been created in the chat window. You can now have private conversations between lovers!’
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
As the two couple characters stood close together, hearts began popping up above their heads. Kyung-soo, who had only used couples for buffs, had never properly used the couple chat before.
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: No-eul
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: Yes?
The couple chat didn’t seem particularly special. It was just the same as regular chat.
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: It’s nothing
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: lol I like you too
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: Ah okay…;
(Couple Skill) Blessing of Venus Lv. 1
The goddess of love bestows her blessing. EXP gain increases by 150% when with your couple.
‘(One-line record) Ministry of National Defense: No-eul♡Kyung-soo’
“This bastard….”
When Kyung-soo opened the couple tab, he found that No-eul had already spammed about ten entries of the strange phrase ‘No-eul♡Kyung-soo’ in the one-line record. Since no one else could see the couple tab except the two of them, his effort was quite impressive.
[Guild] Ji9star: Cat-nim lol hi hi who’s that with you? First time seeing them
[Guild] neutaaaa: If they’re a couple, is it the Guild Master’s sub-character? lol
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: ??
[Guild] neutaaaa: Ah, guess not
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Milky Way… leaving…? gogogogo
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Me me me
[Guild] al0ha: Just gotta finish my part-time job
[Guild] Ji9star: Sleeping?ㅇㅅㅇ
[Guild] neutaaaa: Let’s wait and see
Ji9star and neutaaaa literally came and planted themselves right in front of Kyung-soo. Should he have changed channels from the very start to play the game…? He hadn’t expected to run into guild members so quickly and couldn’t rashly answer who the person next to him was.
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: If the guild members ask who you are, what should I say?
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: Ah, is Ji9star asking? Then you can just say it’s me
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: Okay
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Ah, this is Sunset
At the same time, No-eul used a greeting emote. The “Hello!” sound was cheerful. Even though it was a newly created character, who knew when he had acquired the emote?
[Guild] Ji9star: I’m not joking, my heart just dropped… Major scoop;; Cat-nim is dating Sunset’s sub-character;;
[Guild] al0ha: ??
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: ?
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Damn sol
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lololololololololol
Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!
No-eul spammed the greeting emote repeatedly. He only stopped the emote spam after Kyung-soo told him via couple chat to stop because it was noisy.
[Guild] neutaaaa: lololololololololololololololololololThat Sunset bastard said hello five hundred times lolololololol
[Guild] neutaaaa: His mood must be great today fuck lololololololololololol
[Guild] Ji9star: I understand, since he has Cat-nim lol
[Guild] Ji9star: But what was yesterday about?? A lovers’ quarrel? fuck??
Ah, right, it was recorded as him taking revenge yesterday. They had actually fought for a while in the guild zone too…. Kyung-soo thought for a moment before answering.
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Ah, we decided to make up^^
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Make up?
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Yes, just now^^
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Aha, these days if you fight and make up, you must be datingㅋlololollololol
[Guild] Ji9star: That excuse was so novel, I’ll give you an Aㅋlololollolololㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: No, there’s a reason! We’re really not datingㅠㅠ
[Guild] Ji9star: I’m not buying that “it’s business” bullshit~
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: I’m telling you it’s not bullshitㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] neutaaaa: You’re so funny right now. I saw the info window – relationship days: 0? You started dating today lol Right after making up lol
[Guild] ParkRoaches: I want to date someone too, but I don’t have anyone to make up with T_T
[Guild] Ji9star: Wow, today lol It’s really terrifying T_T
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Ah, stop ganging up on me T_T
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Cat-nim… What exactly is the problem… Were you threatened?
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Threatened?lololollololollolololㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: I just agreed to help him with somethingㅠ No ganging up!!
[Guild] Ji9star: Banned~o_s_o!!ㅋㅋㅋㅋ But what are you helping with? Sunset’s… love?ㅋ
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: lolololㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Should I stop this or cheer it on…;
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: It looks like it’ll be fun, so I’m actively cheering^.^
[Guild] ParkRoaches: Then I’ll cheer too
[Guild] al0ha: Cat-nim, location? Can I come watch?
[Guild] neutaaaa: With Sunsetㅋㅋㅋㅋ and Green apple juice, that makes four already?
[Guild] Ji9star: Chair Cat and three thousand Sunsets;
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Fuck
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Please don’t date that guyㅠㅠ
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: It’s already too late….
If I went into hiding now, I’d probably be made fun of for a long time. Just when I thought I should properly explain the situation, No-eul called Kyung-soo.
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: Hyung, what are you doing?O_O
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Cheon No-eul motherfucker;
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Hahahahahaha fuck hahahahahahaha
“……”
What am I doing…
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: Talking about you
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: Ah hahaha!
[Couple] Bazooka Pong: It’s not a good story though….
[Couple] Ministry of National Defense: Ahㅠㅠㅠㅠ….
Even though all I could see was the chat, No-eul’s sulky face seemed to overlap with it, making the corners of my mouth twitch upward.
[Guild] Ji9star: But why isn’t Sunset in a guild? Did he get kicked from Melody?
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: A guild that kicks out its Guild Master….
[Guild] neutaaaa: ㅋㅋMelody is already overwhelmed with just Sunset, and now they have to handle his Sub Character too…? They’ll probably die from stress;
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: That’s right.
[Guild] Ji9star: Hahaha Aha
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Then I’d like to invite him to our guild.
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: Not allowed.
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: Yepㅜ
It’s not that the guild wouldn’t accept him. There’s a reason why Cheon No-eul doesn’t join Melody. …Can I say it? Probably, right? After hesitating for a moment, Kyung-soo carefully brought up the topic.
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: Nope, he says he’s joining Ruin
[Guild] Ji9star: ?
[Guild] Halloween Eggplant: …?
[Guild] neutaaaa: What for?
[Guild] Bazooka Pong: He says he’s going to get revenge
[Guild] Captain Poseidon: On who?
[Guild] Ji9star: Haha, I have someone in mind. Let’s hear what Sunset has to say.
Ji9star invited two people to the party. After Kyung-soo, No-eul who joined the party cheerfully greeted everyone first.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Hiㅇㅅㅇ/
[Party] al0ha: Fuck, your nickname is shitty;
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: T_T
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: But why Ruin?
[Party] Bazooka Pong: He says he’s going to get revenge on Green apple juice
[Party] Captain Poseidon: ?
[Party] neutaaaa: Revencheㅋlololollolololㅋ
[Party] al0ha: Ah… is that why you made a Sub Character?
[Party] Ji9star: Hahaha, that’s true love for real.
[Party] Ji9star: Sunset, please properly control the cats from now on haha.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Yesㅠㅠ
[Party] Bazooka Pong: Ugh.
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Hahaha, fuck hahaha.
[Party] Ji9star: But why are you helping with that, Cat-nim? Was that position originally Sunset’s?Haha
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Yes, it was mine. Right, Cat-nim?
“…….”
That was correct. That position originally belonged to Cheon No-eul, and Green apple juice had snatched it in the middle. But since it would be a hundred years’ worth of teasing material, I couldn’t tell the truth. The guild members didn’t even know that Kyung-soo and No-eul had met in real life.
[Party] Ji9star: The defendant, please explain!
[Party] Bazooka Pong: What explanationㅠ Please keep the nonsense to a minimum….
[Party] Ji9star: ㅠㅠHurt,,,
[Party] Bazooka Pong: No… You guys called me a volunteer beforeㅠ Can’t I help? He says he’ll raise me as a healer anyway, so I’m just going to help with leveling; Just because Sunset is going doesn’t mean I’m going to Ruin tooㅡㅡ
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Who said no? Haha You can help! Haha Totally okay!!!!!
[Party] Ji9star: We’re saying yes because you look fun, it’s so obvious haha
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Ah, it showed?ㅋㅋ
[Party] ParkRoaches: How are you going to get revenge? Do you… need… help?Haha
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: How should we at least help with leveling?
[Party] Ji9star: Anyway, if it’s about wrecking Ruin, I’m excited. So should I help too?ㅋ Helping hand always on standby
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: I’ll do my first job change quickly so it’s okay~ Once I join, everything will be solved^^!
What exactly are you going to do after joining the guild? Just nitpicking everything Green apple juice says wouldn’t count as revenge. Even when I asked, all I got was ‘You’ll find out soon,’ which made me even more curious.
[Party] Captain Poseidon: What crime did Ruin commit… Poor thingㅠㅠ
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: ?
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Guild Master?
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Are you empathizing with Ruin right now…?
[Party] Ji9star: That’s so ridiculous; Impeachable offense;;
[Party] Captain Poseidon: I didn’t mean to…ㅜ Sorry
[Party] Captain Poseidon: Memories from the past are overlapping…ㅠㅠ
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: ㅇㅅㅇ?
[Party] Captain Poseidon: Fuck
[Party] neutaaaa: Hahaha Let’s just apologize to each other, forgive, and end it. There’s nothing good about fighting with a Cat Bully.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: I’m sorry. Back then, I didn’t know and just…
[Party] Captain Poseidon: Ah yes… It was a bit like that.
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Yes, sorry sorry.
[Party] ParkRoaches: Ah, but… if you make up, you have to date;
[Party] Bazooka Pong: What the hell are you talking about?
If I’d known this would happen, I wouldn’t have said we made up. Kyung-soo slightly regretted his earlier statement.
[Party] ParkRoaches: Why are you cursing; That’s just Korean lawㅡㅡ;;
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Then I take back my apology
[Party] Captain Poseidon: ?
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Phew, that was close! Cat-nim, rest assured!!
[Party] Bazooka Pong: What the hell is this guy saying now, crazy bastard….
[Party] Ji9star: lolololㅋㅋㅋㅋfuckㅋlolololㅋㅋ
[Party] Bazooka Pong: This shitty game should just die, fuck, why can you only break up a week after becoming a couple?
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: Exactlyㅡㅡ
[Party] Bazooka Pong: That’s your fault
[Party] Ministry of National Defense: ㅠㅠ….
[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Fuckㅋlololollololol
[Party] ParkRoaches: lolololㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Captain Poseidon: I, being broad-minded, will endure and understand a hundred times.
[Party] Ji9star: Congrats on making up, are you dating now?
[Party] Captain Poseidon: That’s a bit;; I’ll leave that to Cat-nimㅋlololol
Even the Guild Master I trusted laughed, adding to the sense of betrayal. Although I poured out complaints in the chat as if annoyed, perhaps because the situation was somewhat amusing, a slight smile was creeping onto Kyung-soo’s lips.
To be Continued in Volume 3.