“Oh.”
[+HurryAndLeave: OMG, LOLLLLL.]
[Looks like Glim finally put her pride aside…]
[At this point, it’s the only logical choice, LOL.]
[Pepe: Even Glim had to make that call, huh.]
[But honestly, I don’t think Yotteu will struggle with any hero.]
“Alright then, I’ll pick another hero.”
I decided to listen to Glim’s request and switched to a different character.
This time, I chose a female hero who used a revolver.
“I’ve literally never played this one before.”
Since it was my first time with this champion, surely Glim would manage to take me down at least once.
…Surely, right?
With that thought in mind, the one-on-one match continued.
[Author: HurryAndLeave]
[Title: Live—Glim Apologizes Mid-Game, LOLLLLLL.]
[Content: (Screenshot) Glim, does this person even have pride? LOL.]
L: What matters is getting at least one kill, LOL.
N: LOLLLLL.
L: But honestly, Jaehun’s insanely skilled.
N: Judging by his gameplay, he must’ve put a lot of time into this game before.
N: I checked his stats, and he actually hasn’t played that much.
N: Huh?
N: For real, it’s barely anything.
L: Some people are just naturally talented at games, LOL.
[Title: Can’t Believe He Actually Switched Heroes, LOLLLLLL.]
[Content: Big-hearted as always, that’s Yotteu for you, LOL.]
L: I bow before you… the great Yotteu.
N: Even when oppa switches heroes, he still destroys Glim.
L: But don’t you think she’s still going to get wrecked, even after the switch? lol
N: Hey, hey, hey!
N: Don’t say such mean things…
L: Though honestly… is it even possible for her to win? Hmm…
Title: Yotteu: “I’ve never played McCree before” Declaration
Content: (Clip) How far is he going to go to humiliate Glim by setting up this excuse?
L: Yotteu is seriously so evil, lol.
L: Pre-emptively taking care of any excuses is pure villain behavior.
N: Watch him destroy her head in a few minutes, lol.
L: Please, someone save Glim! I’m begging you here…
N: Says he’ll only kill her five times instead of ten—cutting it in half is mercy, I guess.
[Author: Pepe]
[Title: Glim Gets Headshot by McCree in Real-Time, LOL]
[Content: (Clip) What the hell, lol.]
L: Wow.
L: Both of their aim is insane, lol.
N: Glim’s aim is definitely something, lol.
L: lololol
L: Glim, you idiot, try harder!
N: That’s her best—what do you expect, you jerk?
N: No way that’s her real skill. Must be a lie, right?
N: Sure, keep telling yourself that…
Title: Thought She Might Finally Get a Kill, But Still Gets Destroyed
Content: (Clip) Glim is legit tearing up now, lol.
L: This is just cruel at this point.
N: Yeah, this is way too much.
L: Doesn’t this Yotteu guy know how to entertain an audience? Like, die once for the drama, damn it. Instead, he just keeps killing her—this is so infuriating, lol.
N: Whoa, calm down.
N: Anyway, I saved it as a PDF, Rez. Do what you want with it, lol.
N: Why’s she so mad, though, lol?
N: Chill out, man.
[Author: HurryAndLeave]
[Title: Glim Finally Declares Defeat, LOL]
[Content: (Clip) After countless attempts, she finally admits defeat, lol.]
L: Ah…
L: Watching this makes me feel oddly solemn.
L: Does it feel good to see Glim like this, lol?
N: How can you enjoy someone feeling like that?
N: Is it really worth getting depressed over losing at a game?
N: Dude, relax.
[Title: Yotteu Smashes Glim and Ends the Stream, LOL]
[Content: (Clip) Announces he’s going to sleep because he’s tired, lol.]
L: Ah… so she was just a plaything all along.
N: Damn, Glim looks so pitiful right now.
L: Him saying “I’m going to bed” in that voice—sounds like he’s inviting me to bed too, right?
N: Bro.
N: Just… please, stop existing.
N: This is peak Glim-Fan energy, lol.
N: Actually, no, this feels like Lusha fans pretending to be Glim fans.
N: Lusha stans always pulling something shady, sigh.
“Haaahm…”
I let out a big yawn.
Maybe it was because I’d played so much yesterday before finally crashing, but my whole body felt stiff.
Maybe it was also because Glim kept pestering me for one-on-one matches these days.
Feeling groggy, I got out of bed, relieved that I didn’t have to start drawing as soon as I woke up today.
There were other things to do.
So, right away.
[Club Meeting]
It was the day for the club members to gather.
When I first entered university, I joined the first club I saw without much thought.
By chance, that connection lasted, and I was still meeting with them to this day.
And today was one of those meetings, held about once every six months.
‘I guess I’ll go with Ryu Arim.’
Naturally, Ryu Arim was also part of this club.
After all, I had joined the club with her in the first place.
With that thought, I reached out to Ryu Arim.
Ring, ring—
“Oh, sunbae!”
“Where are you? Let’s go to the meeting together.”
“Oh! Right, today’s the meeting. I’ll get ready right now. Just a moment!”
“Where’s your place? I’ll head over.”
“I’ll send you the address.”
“Okay, hurry up and get ready.”
After hanging up, I headed toward the address Ryu Arim had sent me.
Step, step.
The ground outside was still slippery in parts, with snow that hadn’t fully melted.
It was the kind of weather where you could easily end up breaking something.
After walking for a while, lost in random thoughts, I arrived at the address she had sent.
“Nice place you’ve got.”
I had assumed she lived in a typical off-campus studio, but it turned out she lived in an officetel.
And not just any officetel—a rather upscale one.
I felt a bit envious.
Living in an officetel as a university student seemed like a luxury.
As I waited on the first floor, lost in thought.
“Oh! How long have you been waiting?”
Ryu Arim appeared with an apologetic expression.
“I didn’t wait long. Let’s go, it’s cold.”
“Okay!”
As we headed toward the meeting spot, I suddenly grew curious and decided to ask.
“Arim, by the way, how’s your streaming going these days?”
“My viewers have grown a lot! I’d say they’re about four times more than when I last mentioned it to you.”
“…Does streaming usually grow that quickly?”
“No, not really… I guess I just have a talent for this kind of thing.”
Her tone was oddly proud.
Well, if it were me, and my viewer count grew that much in such a short time, I’d probably feel like bragging too.
“You know how I mentioned getting invited by someone named Glim? I think it’s because I’ve taken on a pretty important role on their server. Turns out it’s a bigger deal than I thought.”
“Got it.”
I wasn’t much of a streaming enthusiast, so I didn’t really understand what she was talking about.
What kind of “important role” could someone have in a group that just plays games together?
As we continued walking, chatting about various things, we eventually arrived at the meeting spot: a board game café.
It was a place filled with all kinds of board games.
You could play games and drink coffee at the same time. It was a lot of fun.
Jingle.
When we opened the door and entered, someone waved to us from a distance.
“Oh, there they are.”
Meeting once every six months might make it seem like we wouldn’t be that close, but we were able to have conversations easily whenever we did meet.
It was one of those relationships where, even if we didn’t see each other often, the conversation flowed naturally whenever we did.
“Jaehun, you’re here?”
“Yep.”
This club was made up of five people in total, including Ryu Arim and me.
“What have you been up to? Haven’t seen you around since it’s the school break.”
“Just staying at home and drawing, as usual.”
In front of me sat a woman with short hair and a piercing—Seo Yunha, my senior.
She was someone I’d known for quite a while.
‘Come to think of it, I’ve known her since high school.’
Back then, it was always me, this senior, and Ryu Arim.
The three of us spent a lot of time together.
Thinking about how long we’d known each other, I sat down at the table.
“By the way, where is everyone else?”
“They said they’re on their way. You know those two are heading off to the army soon, so they’re spending all their time running around meeting people.”
“Oh, the army, huh…”
The mention of the army gave me an odd feeling.
It was a place I should have gone to myself under normal circumstances.
I felt strangely lucky as I started sharing updates about what I’d been up to.
“Hey, nuna, I’ve been curious—how much do you usually charge for commissions these days?”
Since she majored in art, she was the perfect person to ask.
At my question, she responded,
“Hmm, if it’s a commission for commercial use, I charge at least 800,000 won per piece.”
“…Seriously?”
I could hardly believe what I’d just heard.
Eight hundred thousand per piece?
Then what on earth had I been doing all this time?
“Hmm? Don’t you charge at least 800,000 too?”
“I thought getting 300,000 was a lot…”
It felt like my world was collapsing.
I had thought that, as a somewhat recognized artist, my rate was reasonable.
Apparently, it wasn’t.
“This isn’t volunteer work, you know. You should raise your rates. 300,000 is way too low.”
“I’ll think about it.”
As we chatted, the door jingled again.
Jingle.
The two guys about to head off to the army walked into the board game café.