Chapter 47: Daily Life

I was a little taken aback, but I calmly resumed the game.

“You really threw a lot of punches. I didn’t even do anything.”

“I hit you because I was bored.”

“…Ah.”

I briefly considered punching her back, just once, for balance.

But I held back.

I knew she wasn’t being serious.

Shing.

Instead, I pulled out the frying pan strapped to my waist, holding it up menacingly.

“…Why the frying pan all of a sudden?”

“Oh, no reason. I just felt like holding it.”

“Ah… That scared me.”

[+HurryAndLeave: LOOOOOL]

[This is hilarious. ㅋㅋ]

[Beating someone with a frying pan is peak Yotte gameplay.]

[Tbf, she did hit first.]

[Pepe: You two have great chemistry.]

[So where does she stream?]

I didn’t really care where she streamed.

This was probably the first and last time I’d run into her.

Dealing with Glim and Lusha was already more than enough.

As I was thinking that.

Vwoom.

The zone started shrinking again.

Meaning the playable area was getting smaller.

“Oh, the zone is in our favor.”

“Yeah. Anyway, I need to go grab a delivery real quick.”

“…Wait, what?”

By my count, this was the third time she had ordered something.

I was starting to get really confused.

[+HurryAndLeave: LOOOOOL]

[What is she even doing?]

[This is ridiculous. ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Just kill her already. ㄹ]

[Ah, I figured it out—it’s Yukine. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Pepe: Oh, now that you mention it, yeah…]

[Pepe: It’s definitely Yuki. ㄹ]

[Wait, Yukine?? I had a feeling, but no way…]

Judging from the chat, they had figured out her identity.

They wouldn’t be typing with such confidence otherwise.

But like I said before, I didn’t really care who she was.

What mattered was finishing this match properly.

Tap, tap, tap.

[YogurtLover: Guessing streamers is fine, but please don’t mention their names in chat.]

[Who the hell are you?]

[User has been forcibly removed.]

[LOOOOL]

[Bro really thought he could challenge Yotte.]

[+HurryAndLeave: Of all people, he should know better. If he watched the old streams, he’d know Yotte doesn’t tolerate this. ㅋㅋ]

[Yotte once purged twenty people from chat back when he only had one viewer.]

That should be enough of a warning.

The mods would probably handle the rest.

With that thought, I continued playing.

“Alright, go ahead.”

“Yep, I’ll be back soon.”

The woman left to grab her package, and I kept watch over the area.

She’d be back quickly, but I couldn’t let my guard down.

And then.

VROOOOM!!

A loud car engine roared.

CRASH!

Something slammed into the side of the building, followed by the sound of a door opening on the first floor.

“Wait a second.”

[+HurryAndLeave: Uh oh, bad timing.]

[Shit, this is definitely a stream sniper. ㅋㅋ]

[Of course they attack while you’re distracted.]

[Classic ambush tactics. bb]

[Do they even know someone is inside?]

[Pepe: If they did, they wouldn’t have entered that confidently.]

I immediately raised my shotgun and waited for the intruder to step inside.

BANG! BANG!

Two shotgun blasts.

[You have eliminated an opponent!]

A clean and effortless kill.

“Got ‘em.”

[+HurryAndLeave: Damn.]

[That was smooth as hell.]

[Who just wanders into a random house in the middle of nowhere? ㅋㅋ]

[They deserved it.]

[Pepe: Instant karma. ㅋㅋ]

[You didn’t even give them time to react.]

I walked over to loot the body.

“Oh, nice—energy drinks.”

In survival games, energy drinks were essential for healing, so I grabbed as many as I could.

I also picked up a few extra for the girl who had gone to get her delivery.

Just as I finished looting.

“Huh? Did someone come in?”

“Just a stray deer that wandered in uninvited.”

I casually responded while dragging the corpse into a corner.

Simple reasoning.

If I left the body outside, other players might avoid the house.

Better to keep it hidden.

“Here, drink this. It’s pretty good.”

“Oh, thanks!”

I handed her an energy drink, and we settled in again—waiting for the next set of players to arrive.

[Title: Yotte and Yukine Meet in Real-Time ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

[Content: (CLIP) Can’t believe this actually happened. ㅋㅋ]

L: Wait, are they duoing?

N: Nah, they just met in solo queue and started messing around together.

L: ?

L: So they’re not even in a duo? ㄹㄹ That’s insane.

L: Who’s Yukine? I have no clue.

N: A Japanese streamer. Insanely good at games.

[Title: Yukine Getting Beat Up by Yotte Elsewhere ㄷㄷㄷ]

[Content: (CLIP) ㄷ]

L: This is peak chaotic gameplay.

L: Backstabbing is the meta.

L: ‘I’ll make you feel the 1940s.’

N: Yep, nothing beats three-day revenge and imperial justice.

L: I have no words.

L: But seriously, why did they start hitting each other? Can someone explain?

N: Because it’s funny.

N: It’s fun. Just drink and enjoy.

[Posted by: HurryAndLeave]

[Title: Yotte Handling Corpses ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Content: (CLIP)]

L: He’s literally stacking bodies just so he can kill more people. That’s actual madness.

N: He’s not human…

L: This is hilarious, wtf. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

N: But the craziest part is that Yukine is completely unfazed.

N: She’s a psycho too.

N: They’re both the same. Just drink and enjoy.

[Title: Another Kill Added LMAO]

[Content: (CLIP) He keeps killing every time someone shows up.]

L: But how do you not fall for it?

N: Not getting baited would be weird.

N: Who the hell expects someone to pile up bodies inside a house?

N: I never even considered doing something like that…

L: Their teamwork is actually crazy. ㅋㅋ

N: ㄹㄹ They don’t seem like they just met.

N: Maybe they’ve secretly played together before? Hmm…

N: Secretly played together? ㅋㅋ I wanna kill you.

N: Whoa, calm down.

[Title: But Honestly, There Are Quite a Few People Who Have Romantic Feelings for Yotte]

[Content: I thought no one would, but seeing people talk about it seriously kinda gave me chills. ㅋㅋ Why do they actually exist?]

L: Seriously.

N: I genuinely don’t understand why.

L: It’s because Yotte is always soft-spoken and treats people kindly.

N: ㄹㄹ Yotte acts nice first, and then tells people not to catch feelings. Does that even make sense?

L: ??

N: This is the average Yotte simp mentality…

L: Nice voice, good at games, funny—of course, some people are gonna develop feelings.

[Title: Yotte and Yukine Somehow End Up in a Final 1v1 ]

[Content: (CLIP) The fact that they actually agreed to this is insane.]

L: If you didn’t know better, you’d think they queued as a duo.

N: Aren’t they in a duo?

N: Nope, solo queue.

L: ???

L: I have no words.

L: But this is hilarious.

L: So, who do you think is gonna win?

N: Definitely Yotte.

N: Yukine plays a lot, but she’s not crazy talented. Yotte has the edge.

We agreed to a fair 1v1 and started distancing ourselves.

Tudududu—!!!

Suddenly, a hail of bullets came from behind.

But I wasn’t surprised.

I had considered this possibility the entire time.

Shff!

I swiftly strafed and took cover behind a tree.

After confirming my opponent’s position.

Tudududu!!!

I returned fire.

And shortly after.

[You have eliminated an opponent!]

“Cut.”

[+HurryAndLeave: That’s what I’m talking about. ]

[Damn, that was clean. ]

[He got backstabbed and still won. What the hell.]

[The Yotte.]

[<<< He’s just naturally good at games.]

[Pepe: But why did she suddenly betray him? ]

I was a little startled by the sudden betrayal, but I wasn’t mad.

After all, this was solo queue, not duos.

There was no way for both of us to win.

And at the end of the day.

I was the one who won.

And that was the most important thing.

After securing the victory and heading back to the lobby.

Ding!

A friend request popped up.

It was from her.

Guess she wanted to keep playing together.

But.

Click.

I rejected it immediately.

I had zero interest in continuing to play with someone who had betrayed me.

“Well… if she’s really sorry, she can find another way to make it up to me.”

If she didn’t? Oh well. Not my problem.

[+HurryAndLeave: LOOOOOOL]

[Honestly, that’s fair.]

[Where does she get the nerve to backstab and then ask to play again?]

[Pepe: CUT.]

[No words. Just rejection.]

With that settled, I resumed the stream.

I figured I’d keep playing battle royale today.

Since, honestly, I was having a lot of fun.

Meanwhile.

“Ah… maybe I shouldn’t have backstabbed him…”

[Yeah]

[Then why did you do it? ]

[Typical backstabbing instinct. www]

[Of course, betrayal is the meta. ]

“Hmm, maybe I should try reaching out later.”

Muttering to herself, she queued up for another match.