Chapter 91: Don’t Eat That

I had no idea how she knew my exams were over and managed to show up on stream right away.

I hadn’t told her or anything.

Thinking it was kind of fascinating, I replied.

“Wanna play a round of battle royale?”

One round should be fine.

Especially since Yukie helped me study last time.

[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: Let’s go let’s go LOL]

[This is it LOL]

[It’s finally happening]

[Pepe: Study arc is over—time to enter the gaming arc.]

And honestly, I had been craving games lately.

I hadn’t played much recently.

It was probably about time I played something for the viewers, too.

Thinking that, I started up the game.

“Alright, let’s jump right in.”

Soon after, I accepted Yukie’s invite, and the game began.

—Hey hey, can you hear me?

“Yes, loud and clear.”

—Long time no see.

“It’s been a while since we played together. Let’s win this one, yeah? I wanna get a win if we can.”

—Winning is the baseline.

The real question is how much we’ll win by.

“That’s true.”

[+HurryAndLeave: The way both of them are full of swagger LOL]

[The swagger is real lol]

[Yot is definitely influenced by Yukie these days LOL]

[He never used to be like this…]

[He’s changed]

[Pepe: Not too much LOL. Honestly, it’s kinda cute]

I didn’t realize it until just before the game started.

But once we were in, my heart started pounding a little.

Maybe it was because I hadn’t played in a while.

It felt like it was going to be really fun—like the excitement was rushing in.

Feeling excited, I entered the game.

“The map’s a desert, huh?”

—Oh… A desert map right off the bat isn’t easy.

“Wanna requeue? I wouldn’t mind that.”

—Nah, we might as well stick with it since we already queued in.

She had a point.

If I only wanted to play on specific maps, I could’ve just selected them manually.

[+HurryAndLeave: That’s facts LOL]

[If you only wanna play the maps you like, just use the filter LOL]

[Let’s gooo gogogogo]

[Desert right off the bat… not easy LOL]

[A lot of sweats hang out on this map, for real]

[Pepe: This is like the pro player map, kinda worried, but you two will figure it out]

I was a little worried too.

But we both had a decent amount of experience in games like this.

So I figured we’d do okay.

And while I’d been studying, Yukie had been gaming nonstop.

So her skills were probably even better now.

Just as I was thinking that.

Thwack! Thwack!

I started hearing someone hitting me in the lobby.

“Hm?”

I hadn’t played much battle royale lately.

So it had been a while since I heard that kind of sound.

I checked the game screen, kind of curious.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack~!

More than ten people had gathered around and were punching me.

“What the… what are these people doing?”

I was a bit stunned.

They just rushed over and started attacking me out of nowhere.

There was no reason for it.

I was sitting there in disbelief when I turned my voice chat on just a bit.

—We’re fans!!!

—I’m a huge fan, Yotteu!!!

A wave of loud voices suddenly flooded my ears.

“Ah, that scared me.”

[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: Wait, isn’t this the first round? How are there already stream snipers LOL]

[It’s because of all the new viewers from YouTube these days LOL]

[Is it really that many? Your views have been looking good though]

[Pepe: You’ve got more new viewers than you think LOL]

[Pepe: I keep seeing comments like “I’m heading over to the livestream after this” all the time]

[Ohhh..]

The sudden wave of noise made me respond quickly.

“Everyone, please quiet down a bit.”

It was seriously loud.

Since they said they were fans, I was willing to hear them out.

But as soon as I said that.

—I’m a fan!!!

—Wow, I can’t believe we actually met you here!?

The viewers clearly had no intention of quieting down.

They just yelled louder.

“…Alright, I’m just gonna mute you all.”

I had every intention of listening if they were calm.

But if they were just going to shout like that, there was no reason to keep trying.

In the end, I had no choice but to only talk with Yukie.

Beep.

With one click, I easily muted voice chat and started discussing where we should land.

“I kinda want to go to Casa de Ricos. What about you, Kukin?”

—Hmm…

Yukie thought for a moment.

—Let’s go there~

She agreed without hesitation.

[+HurryAndLeave: There are probably stream snipers—are you sure it’s okay to say the landing spot out loud?]

[They’re totally gonna swarm that place LOL]

[They probably got so salty after getting muted, they’re out for blood now LOL]

[This is hilarious]

[Pepe: What if you unmute for just a second? Bet they’re ready to scream every curse in the book LOL]

After settling on the destination, I quickly sent a Discord message.

[Me: Actually, let’s go to the lone house at 9 o’clock instead]

[Me: Gonna cover the screen—pretty sure there’ll be a lot of snipers]

[Yukie: LOL]

It might come off as a bit sneaky.

But to make the stream entertaining, this was the way to play.

Otherwise, the stream snipers would swarm in and wipe us out in no time.

Whooosh.

The plane took off, and one by one, players began jumping out and heading toward nearby buildings.

[Why’s the screen covered?]

[+HurryAndLeave: Something going on?]

[Let’s hurry up already]

[gogogogogogo]

[It’s kinda annoying not being able to see the screen]

[Didn’t you say you were going to Casa de Ricos? What if you’re actually heading somewhere else?]

[Pepe: That’s totally possible LOL]

After watching for a bit, I jumped out of the plane just before flying past the spot Yukie and I agreed on.

Swoosh.

Then, I switched the stream back to show the game screen.

“Alright, you all got fooled! We’re actually landing somewhere else.”

[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: No way LOL I had a feeling but you actually did it LOL]

[Classic Yotteu backstab move, bb]

[Pepe: Honestly, I figured with all the snipers, but can’t believe you really did it LOL]

[Alright snipers, gather at the fake spot]

[But like… won’t this just make them angrier and more persistent now?]

[Isn’t this just provoking them more LOL]

…“If any of the snipers manage to find us, I’ll gladly kill you. I’ve been bored lately from not playing much.”

I said it with a bit of an edge.

I had no choice.

I wasn’t exactly a fan of stream snipers.

[CC]

[Death threat declaration LOL]

[Finally, Yotteu the FPS god returns, mhmm]

[+HurryAndLeave: Kyaaa]

[Let’s gooo]

With that, Yukie and I landed at a secluded house and began a quick loot run.

“Do you need this gun? It uses 9mm rounds.”

—Ah, no thanks.

I only use 5mm.

“You’re picky.”

—That’s how I play this well, y’know.

“Hmmm.”

I wasn’t exactly convinced Yukie was that good.

So I couldn’t help sounding a bit unimpressed, but I let it go.

[LOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: Why do you sound so annoyed LOL]

[Classic Yukie response]

[Only using 5mm is kinda try-hard, no?]

[Pepe: She’s using the best of the best, huh LOLLL]

“What are you gonna do if you don’t find any 5mm guns?”

—Uh… I feel like one will show up eventually.

[+HurryAndLeave: No gun? Then just go get one.]

[No 5mm? Then wait till one spawns.]

[Still no gun? Then search till you find it.]

[LOL]

[These chatters are insane LOL]

[Pepe: LOOOOOOL]

Joking around like that, we finished looting and started driving around to find a vehicle nearby.

Vrooooom.

How long had we been driving?

“Why is there no one around?”

There wasn’t a single person in sight.

You’d think there’d be somebody around, but nope—absolutely no one.

It felt a bit unsettling.

—Maybe it’s ‘cause there’s nothing to loot nearby? If there were, people would’ve gathered already.

“Ah… yeah, true.”

—Anyway, can you drive for a bit? I’m gonna eat a quick snack.

“Eh?”

Yukie said that and immediately started eating something.

“At least tell me the menu. I’m curious what you’re having.”

—Ah, I had a bit of leftover tteokbokki.

“You really snack like a pro.”

—Hey, they say even a ghost looks good after eating well, mm-hmm.

How can someone be this consistent all the time?

I thought, kinda amazed, while I kept driving.

Bang bang bang!!!

Bullets suddenly rained down on the car.

A lot of them.

“At this rate, it’s gotta be more than three people shooting at us… or is that just me?”

I was definitely suspicious.

[LOL]

[This is way too much fire for just two people LOL]

[+HurryAndLeave: Looks like a sniper squad hit incoming oo]

[Probably those loudmouths from earlier]

[Pepe: The timing checks out—they probably finished looting and came this way LOL]

Just as I was checking the direction the shots were coming from.

Boom!

A tire blew out.

Guess we took too many hits.

“Uh… looks like we gotta get out here. Stop eating tteokbokki and hop out.”

—Oh! Okay!

Yukie stopped munching, started moving her character and.

—Agh!!

She suddenly screamed.

“What happened?!”

Not the time to panic, seriously.

When I asked—…I spilled the tteokbokki.

The words hit me like thunder on a clear day.