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.
[Hyejin]
[this is a lie, right?]
[(link)]
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„].
âDamn itâŠâŠ!â
Scratching my ears in shame, I texted Hyejin,
[Me]
[let me explainâŠ]
[Hyejin]
[no]
[oppa⊠perhaps, did you really become a netkama because I told you to try it?]
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 ă ă ă ă ă ă ă ă ].
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.
[Hyejin]
[what is with you twoâs nicknames lolă ]
[amazing]
I warned Hyejin.
[Me]
[stop it]
[Hyejin]
[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.
[Me]
[Heâs just following me around by himselfâŠ]
[Hyejin]
[shit lololololol]
[That bastard has good eyesâŠ]
[Me]
[?]
[Hyejin]
[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.
[Hyejin]
[lololololol ah shit]
[what if heejae canât stand up now because heâs traumatized?lololololol]
[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 ă ă .. if not, should I go instead, oppa, and pretend to be you?]
[Me]
[thatâs impossible]
[Hyejin]
[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.
[Hyejin]
[no but why did you help during the siege this time ă ]
[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.
[Me]
[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]
[Hyejin]
[oh oh then did you sell that staff??]
ââŠâŠ.â
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.
[Me]
[maybe itâs because itâs expensive⊠no one is buying it lolol]
[Hyejin]
[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.
[Hyejin]
[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]
[Hyejin]
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.
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.
[Yuna]
[Hello]
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.
[Me]
[Hello]
[Yuna]
[Youâre selling a +9 staff, right?]
[Me]
[Yes]
[Yuna]
[Please show me the detailed options for the staff]
[Me]
[Oh, give me a second]
Logging inâŠ
[Yuna]
[Okay]
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.
[Yuna]
[Thatâs extremely goodă ă ]
[Itâs better than the one I used beforeă ]
[Me]
[Ah, yesâŠ]
[Yuna]
[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.
ââŠâŠ.â
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.
[Yuna]
[ă ă Iâll pay as soon as its said if itâs a reasonable price]
[Give me your account]
[Me]
[No, thatâsâŠ]
[Yuna]
[Do you have any other problems?]
[Me]
[No⊠itâs not a problemâŠ]
[Yuna]
[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.