Editor: Girl from the East
After refusing to meet Shin Heejae, I didnât log into the game. And for the first time in a while, I was watching YouTube.
However, although I didnât search for it, Shin Heejaeâs channel popped up on my recommendation feed. Frowning, I clicked [Donât recommend this channel], but then a small message notification popped up at the top of my phone.
I hastily pressed the message notification, and below the link, Hyejin had sent an emoticon of a cat tilting its head.
In the preview that showed up on the link, as expected, Shin Heejae had uploaded a pink thumbnail called [Together with my loverâ„Arcadia sweet pairâ„].
Scratching my ears in shame, I texted Hyejin,
[oppa⊠perhaps, did you really become a netkama because I told you to try it?]
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ah shit lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol]
Hyejin filled the chatroom with endless laughter as she jumped to her own conclusions without knowing how I felt.
I felt like I reached the limit of my patience so I typed [stop] and stopped chatting, but Hyejin just switched to laughing with [ă
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Come to think of it, it had been such a long time so I had forgotten that similar to Shin Heejae, Hyejin also liked to tease others and collect screenshots and videos of certain people. Of course, itâs better than Shin Heejae, butâŠâŠ.
[what is with you twoâs nicknames lolă
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[ack lolololol im sorry i was wrong ><]
[lolol but how did you seduce him??]
I was thinking about sending another warning. I quickly gave up when I realized that even if I told her, Hyejin, who was currently extremely excited, wouldnât listen.
[Heâs just following me around by himselfâŠ]
[That bastard has good eyesâŠ]
[i should be the only one who knows that oppa is cute lol]
While saying what she had always said, Hyejin giggled and laughed.
In the past, when Hyejin said this, I once wondered âHey, do you possibly like me?â but I became aware that she didnât.
Hyejinâs âcuteâ is just like a word that sticks to the end of a sentence. Should I say itâs like a speaking habit? And Hyejinâs ideal type are ragsâŠâŠ, is what Iâve been saying to myselfâŠâŠ.
âNo, if you stop and look, sheâs a little weird, tooâŠâŠ.â
I shook my head and sighed. Meanwhile, excited Hyejinâs messages were pouring out.
[what if heejae canât stand up now because heâs traumatized?lololololol]
[lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol]
[heejae⊠this is all your karmaâŠ]
[hah, but⊠we canât meet up with him and kick him, right? i wanted to go check once to see if his face was real, though ă
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.. if not, should I go instead, oppa, and pretend to be you?]
[right lololol Iâll be noticed right away lololol canât control my excitement these days lolol]
I waited for Hyejinâs excitement to subside, staying silent. But then, Hyejin suddenly asked me a sharp question.
[no but why did you help during the siege this time ă
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[you should have just done 3:1 with Siben]
[Heejae also needs to lose a castle to begin a real life lol]
It was an issue I had been ignoring. I was speechless and faltered, blubbering for a while, then came up with an answer that even I thought was crude.
[lolol no I just took the staff and told him to get lost lolol]
[the timing wasnât right, so after I got the staff we somehow ended up fighting]
[oh oh then did you sell that staff??]
I was speechless again this time.
I was silent because I didnât know how to answer, but Hyejin seemed to be waiting for an answer, so I squeezed my brain to make an excuse.
[maybe itâs because itâs expensive⊠no one is buying it lolol]
[omg oppa!!!!!! You know Oaura serverâs no.1 right?? Yuna]
[yesterday they broke their staffâs enchantment? so]
[because of that yuna has been looking for a +9 staff like crazy since yesterday]
[theyâre a real pushover so its a chance to sell it at a high price lolololololololol]
Of course, I had to agree and take this chance, but I suddenly felt stuffy and dizzy inside. However, Hyejin started to plan alone with a smile.
[If you just claim that itâs for the server transfer fee i feel like they would give itlololololol]
[yuna is famous for good deals]
[and right now Iâm in a group chat room that has yuna]
Do you want me to give them your contact??
Since Hyejin was taking it this far, there was no way to justify turning it down. And, Hyejin was also a person who would notice something strange if I refused this proposal.
I didnât want to, butâŠâŠ. In the end, I was forced to accept Hyejinâs proposal.
[oppa, but tip me 100,000 won hehe]
[lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololol]
[friendship is crazy right?]
[lolol go try and bargain wellâŠ]
Looking at the excited Hyejin, I was unhappy for some reason. It was like someone was cooly pushing my back towards the problems that made we think about quitting several times.
You are not registered as a friend.
Hyejin connected me and Yuna with our messenger IDs in less than an hour.
Even after entering the chat, I didnât say anything because I was hesitant for some reason, but Yuna greeted me as soon as she came in. Since then, I couldnât ignore it, so I tried my best to answer.
[Youâre selling a +9 staff, right?]
[Please show me the detailed options for the staff]
I accessed the game, opened the equipment window right away, and put the mouse cursor over the staff.
While taking screenshots to display the options on the staff well, I felt like I was being dragged to the slaughterhouse. I knew that it was the most expensive item to sell at this point, but I wasnât excited at all. Even though it was an opportunity to make a lot of money without spending a penny of my own money. On the contrary, I started dawdling.
I pondered where this feeling of discomfort came from.
âIs it because the options are so fraudulentâŠâŠ.â
While I was agonizing over an excuse that I couldnât understand myself, Yuna had sent a question urging me.
I showed them a screenshot that I took at first glance. Yuna seemed quite happy to see the detailed options of the item.
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[Itâs better than the one I used beforeă
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[Iâll buy it, how much are you thinking?]
I knew in my head that about 12 million won was a price that could be sold quickly, but I kept thinking about it while buying time by chatting [Wait a minute].
I felt strangely uneasy. Of course, taking from such a powerful person would naturally make you feel anxious about how to clean up afterwards, butâŠâŠ. Rather, it was something more uncomfortable fundamentally.
How would Shin Heejae react if I took and sold the staff? Judging from the fact that he just gave it to me, it didnât seem like it would have much of an effect on him, butâŠâŠ.
I imagined Shin Heejae shaking with betrayal, and eventually stayed quiet.
However, from Yunaâs point of view, it seemed that dragging out my time was a strategy to raise the price. They presented a blank check in a cool manner, as if they had a gold spoon.
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Iâll pay as soon as its said if itâs a reasonable price]
[Do you have any other problems?]
[No⊠itâs not a problemâŠ]
[But why are you taking so long�]
[I heard you told the agent that you were in a hurry]
I couldnât say anything at Yunaâs sudden appearance of irritation. In fact, I had been dragging on for more than 30 minutes after the first word of our transaction began.
In addition, when Yuna mentioned the organizer, I was anxious that if the deal was destroyed here, Hyejin would hear about it.
âIâll sell it for â18 million won.â
As a result, I ended up asking a far-fetched price. I was embarrassed after sending it. No matter how one said it, it was because it was ridiculous enough to feel like a joke.