He Is That Guy

A searing heat surged up my neck, accompanied by a stiff, throbbing pain. That helpless fury you feel when face-to-face with an unmanageable psycho churned in my chest, all tangled up.
“Haa…”
With both hands covering my face, I let out a deep sigh, then barely managed to lift my head. The chat window reflected on the monitor was—just as expected—an absolute nuclear wasteland.

[Global] FamousForAssassins: Is Sleepy-hyung the one?
[Global] BlueYouthSaga: Wow, this is peak-level dumbfuckery
[Global] KoreaLoveNationLove: @@@@Breaking) EveningGlow guild master Yoo Chae confirmed as gay fuck@@@@

[Global] lczzzz: So what’s going on??
[Global] lczzzz: Did that Sleepy guy two-time them?
[Global] Rodean: Nah, not really

[Global] HotSsoSoo: Leaving a rank 1 guild for rank 15 isn't two-timing, that’s just being a dumbass
[Global] JustALittleMore: Then why’s he acting like that
[Global] CocoTori: Who cares if he two-timed or whatever, declaring a guild war over it is fucking insane lmao

[Global] Anjoumo: ffsㅋㅋㅋㅋ“Give us back Sleepy-hyung” like wtfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] JoaGanda: GAY OUT! GAY OUT! GAY OUT! GAY OUT!
[Global] MelonMusk: What the fuck is thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Watching the endless flood of global chat just gave me a headache, so I switched tabs to prioritize guild chat.
[Guild] KyokoKyoko: lol..what even is this?
[Guild] Beecher: That “Sleepy-hyung” Chae’s talking about—is that actually jeojolryeoyo?

[Guild] Jjanghoon: Who else would it be;;
[Guild] TheGreatnessOfChicken: Can someone summarize this shit please
[Guild] TheGreatnessOfChicken: I seriously can’t tell what the hell is happening;;
[Guild] SeolJihye: So basically, Sleepy used to be in EveningGlow

[Guild] SeolJihye: Guess Yoo Chae kind of harassed him
[Guild] SeolJihye: So he left and joined our guild...
[Guild] PpoppaBam: Yeah; guild master explained it yesterday

[Guild] PpoppaBam: He said he gave notice and left, and EveningGlow’s just throwing a tantrum
[Guild] KyokoKyoko: What a load of shit seriously what the fuck
[Guild] WoonYoom: ㅠㅠ Let’s all calm down

[Guild] WoonYoom: For now, Yoo Chae still hasn’t responded to my DMs
“….”
Fuck… All I could muster were curse words. Feeling like a huge nuisance, I quietly typed in the chat.

[Guild] I’mSoSleepy: I’m sorry
[Guild] I’mSoSleepy: I did tell them a week in advance I’d be leaving
[Guild] I’mSoSleepy: I didn’t expect it to blow up like this

[Guild] WoonYoom: No no, not at all
[Guild] SeolJihye: fr tho, this isn’t your fault Sleepy
[Guild] SeolJihye: And it’s not like you came back after months lol it’s been, what, a week?

[Guild] PpoppaBam: Then this is probs about the prelims
[Guild] PpoppaBam: That’s why they’re freaking out
[Guild] Beecher: Yeah heard you’ve got great mechanics Sleepy

[Guild] Beecher: They’re probably just trying to snatch you back
[Guild] Jjanghoon: Still scummy af;
I was about to type another apology, but paused at a word I didn’t recognize.

‘Prelims? What the hell is that?’

[Whisper] soeso: Yo you good?
[Whisper] soeso: What the hell even is all thisㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I wanted to ask in guild chat, but the mood was way too tense, so I hesitated. Right then, Kim Daeseok sent me a whisper.
[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: Yo what’s this prelim thing?
[Whisper] soeso: Ah that’s… um…

[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: ?
My eyes narrowed at Daeseok’s sketchy hesitation.
What is it that he can’t even explain it straight? But before I could press him, a giant red system message suddenly popped up.

[Server] Yoo Chae: Stop DMing me and someone kick Sleepy-hyung from your guild pls^^
[Server] Yoo Chae: Also, just a heads up—if he leaves OneHeartOneWill and joins another guild, I’ll declare war on them too, so don’t even try
[Global] KimMeongMeong: damn

[Global] MelonMusk: yikes
[Global] Shittororo: bruh this dude is batshitㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] ParkManchoon: ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) damn

[Global] YesILikeChicken: He straight up declared he’ll war anyone who touches his toy damn
[Global] BunnyBunnyYam: “toy” lmfao when was that even a termㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] 1stPatSupply: Is this what a top guild’s pride looks like? My chest is swelling...

[Global] PowerLevelMeter: Honestly this guild is an embarrassment anywhere they go
That bastard… seriously…
Grinding my teeth, I opened my friends list.

[Guild] I’mSoSleepy: I’ll just
[Guild] I’mSoSleepy: send him a friend request and try talking to him
This couldn’t go on. I didn’t even want to imagine adding that freak Yoo Chae as a friend, but dumping this all on WoonYoom as guild master felt wrong too.

Fuck, fuck. I muttered curses like a rap and typed his name into the friend request window.
· Yoo Chae
But even after a long while, there was still no “Online” status next to his name.

‘Don’t tell me this bastard…?’
A wave of anxiety washed over me. Just in case, I tried whispering him.
[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: Yo

[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: You seriously wanna die?
If the other player’s offline, a whisper returns as . Meaning: that piece of shit Yoo Chae was logged in the whole time and deliberately ignoring my friend request.
[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: Accept my friend request

[Whisper] I’mSoSleepy: Don’t ghost me you little shit…
I sent the messages through gritted teeth, but then the server chat flared up again.
[Server] Yoo Chae: Hyuuungㅠ stop whispering me, my ears are my erogenous zone and they’re all tinglyㅠ

[Server] Yoo Chae: I’m not accepting friend requests or DMs until you leave that guild okay sorry boohoo ㅜㅡㅜ
[Global] Aurel: oh god;
[Global] kwon: lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Global] BluebirdGreen: This really is next-level wtfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] Taegangie: bruh TMI overload
[Guild] WoonYoom: damn...

[Guild] Beecher: What the hell is wrong with that guy????
[Guild] PpoppaBam: I mean… this is just hilarious nowㅋㅋ
BANG!

Unable to hold back my rage, I slammed my fist into the keyboard. This was already the second time I’d wrecked my ₩250,000 gaming keyboard since starting Zenoris—now its RGBs flashed like a damn disco.
Letting out a frustrated breath, I pulled up the Zenoris homepage and went straight to the purchase screen. I bought five 6,900 won Mega Megaphones, then poured all my sincerity into a single message.
[Server] I’mSoSleepy: Accept my friend request right fucking now you bastard

[Global] YongChanRiver: dddddddddd
[Global] UseSamsoong: omgㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] NitrogenGeorgia: Sleepy-hyung in the hooooouseㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Global] BlueChopper: bruh even his nickname screams pushoverㅋ
[Global] snstmsns: y’all are airing your marital spat to the whole server;
[Global] Jilppeogi: morons

[Global] WangGaMandu: holy shit this is too damn funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Global] WhatIsThisNoise: Are y’all comedians or what
[Global] RedLarva: Please God give us server transfer tokens

[Whisper] soeso: bruh did you really buy that??
I stared at the screen with the friends window open, but Yoo Chae still wouldn’t respond. Instead of an “Online” tag, another megaphone popped up.
[Server] Yoo Chae: Hyyyyungㅠ I do really want to accept your request but I can’t until you leave that guildㅜㅜ

[Server] Yoo Chae: Please understand? Don’t doubt my love... I wanna accept it too.. just come back soonㅜㅡㅜ
[Global] IWantToBeRich: ah fuck!! fuck!! fuck!
[Global] JunAi: ughhhhhHHHGHGH

[Global] TakeItIt’sFree: Can’t believe I’m seeing this shit not just in guild chat but server chat too—my life is a joke
[Global] kan123: stop acting like a goddamn parasite
[Global] KimuDuckBae: someone please tell me how to mute server chat PLEASE

[Global] FullRoll: why are you dickheads talking so much just duel or uninstall
[Global] NeoCrash: DUEL TO THE DEATH DUEL TO THE DEATH DUEL TO THE DEATH
[Global] NeoCrash: DUEL TO THE DEATH DUEL TO THE DEATH DUEL TO THE DEATH

[Global] CocoTori: Guild master, can you control your member please;;
[Global] Haerun: sorry lmao our guild master’s a bitㅋㅋ
[Global] HarpyJjang: bro the chat’s legit cooked

Yoo Chae’s server messages were so far beyond anything I could’ve imagined that global chat had a meltdown, and our guild chat turned eerily silent like someone had dumped ice water over it. I barely kept my sanity together and used a second megaphone.
[Server] I’mSoSleepy: You blew everything up and now you’re asking me to come back? I gave notice a week ago that I’d be leaving, so what the fuck is this?
[Server] Yoo Chae: Exactly, and that’s why I’m making such a sincere appeal to get you back

[Server] Yoo Chae: But calling it a “tantrum” is so mean… I just want us to raid together again in the same guild like before...
[Server] Yoo Chae: I hate you! ㅜㅡㅜ
Ha… hate? Did he just say he hates me? What the fuck? Did that really come from the hands of a 23-year-old grown-ass man?

[Global] Forty: lmfaoooo “I hate you! ><” bruhhhh
[Global] cobb990: Honestly I should just log off, later y’all
[Global] WangGaMandu: I’m losing my mind

[Global] HeadMoon: Go to Settings, you can mute server chat
[Global] FeelTheDifference: Thank you ;;
[Global] MelonMusk: What did I just eat—this shit’s still going?

[Global] RaccoonRaccoonKun: Someone explain why Yoo Chae’s acting like this?? What’s with the sudden “I hate you”???
[Global] TWICEJihyoFan: Just shows how desperate he is for the newbie~
Even though the weather wasn’t hot, my body felt like it was burning up with rage. I tilted my head back and exhaled heavily, having reached the boiling point.

[Server] I’mSoSleepy: You think this is a joke?
[Server] Yoo Chae: Nope, not joking. Leave that guild already
[Server] I’mSoSleepy: You think I’d go back to EveningGlow even if I did leave?

[Server] Yoo Chae: That’s fine—I know you’ve always been tsundereㅎㅎ
[Server] Yoo Chae: I’ll win you back again!!
“…Hah.”

Biting my lip and bowing my head, I typed the one question I’d always wanted to ask—into a megaphone.
[Server] I’mSoSleepy: Where the fuck do you live?