âI donât know, I donât know. Iâm just gonna call him hyung. The Rossi student let go of his hands. Youâre going nuts right now, arenât you? Wow! Itâs a KO!â
When he killed one of his opponentâs characters, his prospective character retreated. Sangwoo was careful for a while, then hit his opponent with a jab spam combo.
âO-oh! Challenging student, grinding your teeth, huh? What could this be as soon as the game starts?â
âHe pulled a proper BnB in the fake stage. Itâs unclear whoâs gonna win.â
As the punching continued, Sangwooâs character made the opponent collapse by reducing 30% of his HP. 1 The remaining character was pulled forward. It had now become a real battle with no place to hide.
âChallenger, it isnât easy. Heâs good at psychological warfare.â
âIt feels like our defending student is macro hacking. Thereâs no space to fight back! As a result, it seems like heâs going to get his 15th win!â
They exchanged several minor attacks. The opponent tried to do a left upper combo, but Sangwoo wasnât having it, and blocked him. Sangwooâs attempt at withdrawing was blocked in the same manner. It was a thrilling match.
When he felt edgy by being so focused, he got annoyed at his opponent shaking his legs. The knee that had been peeking out from behind the arcade gaming console had been somewhat familiar. Sangwoo almost flew into the air while staring at the knee.
He suddenly broke into cold sweat. It was a leg that he had seen a lot. Itâs trembling shape was oddly familiar, where could it have been?
âI guess youâve finished studying?â
Then, he heard a low voice. He got goosebumps all over his back. Sangwoo avoided the enemyâs reach by pushing his character into the corner of the screen, extended his neck, and looked across at him. His opponent wore a bizarre mask, but he could tell that they had made eye contact.
âYouâre done with everything, and youâre out having fun, right?â
âJang⌠Jaeyoung? Here⌠what are you doâŚâ
Sangwoo returned to the screen and grabbed the controller, but he had already lost his composure.
âIâm asking if youâre going around playing games.â
Sangwooâs Ed helplessly collapsed as Jaeyoungâs Lilith released the double long wave attack.
âOur Sangwoo.â
It was a fatal kick that bothered his bottom parts. It was too late to avoid.
âYou seem to be very confident in your technique.â
Edâs HP was reduced to less than half because of the mid-to-high dire kick.
âIâm really looking forward to it.â
He collapsed at Lilithâs Deathly Arrow.
The commentators were shouting something in excited voices, but Sangwoo couldnât hear them.
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âItâs fine, really. Take it.â
âNo. I donât deserve to take it.â
Sangwoo walked slowly while hanging his head. Jihye was carrying the SuperformiconCX in her arms, but Sangwooâs hands were empty. They had promised to each win a prize and then exchange them, but as he had failed miserably, he didnât have the face to hold his head high.
âIâm fine, reallyâŚWhen would I even use this old kind of gaming console? I donât even know how to use it.â
âSell it online. I taught you how to sell used goods.â
âThen should I sell it to you, oppa?â
Sangwooâs head sprung up. As expected, Jihye! He quickly concocted a simulation of the most optimal method in his head.
âPost it on the âUsed Kingdomâ forum this evening. 2 Then Iâll find your posting and contact you. Donât sell it to someone else, and make sure toâŚâ Sangwoo said in an excited voice.
âOppa⌠are you an idiot?â
Jihye was giggling while clinging to Sangwooâs shoulders. Sangwoo tried to avoid her by slightly moving to the side, but the girlâs hand grabbed him. After laughing for a while, Jihye placed the shopping bag with the gaming console in Sangwooâs hands.
âHey. What kind of transaction will be made?â
âAhâŚâ
âIâm not talking about money for the value of the console. Treat me to dinner tonight.â
âThis costs over 100,000 won.â
âIf you donât like the conditions of this transaction, hand it back.â
Jihye held out her hand with a stern face and Sangwooâs worries disappeared.
When he thought of the message he had received the previous day, his heart was pounding while he felt something akin to motion sickness. He was supposed to have parted with Jihye and been home to get his mind prepared by now, but⌠the confident attitude that Sangwoo had on Friday when he met Jaeyoung had disappeared since he had theoretically mastered the process of sexual intercourse between men.
âI canât do this.â
I was going to apologize to Jaeyoung and retract my decision anyway, Sangwoo answered while hugging the gaming console.
âNo. Letâs go get dinner.â
âOkay.â
Jihye seemed to be entertained, covering her mouth while laughing to herself.
Footnote:
1. HP stands for hit points, which is a numerical representation of a characterâs health in this case.
2. Used Kingdom is a fictional used goods website, kinda like eBay.