I am Smart

---

“Shit… shit!”

The man gritted his teeth and rushed to the battleground. Moon Si-hyun stood there as if she had been waiting for him.

He threw a wave. Moon Si-hyun effortlessly dodged to the side.

It was definitely an angle that should have been hard to avoid. The man was starting to get annoyed.

This time, the man charged in first. And he swung his fists. He swung and swung.

She avoided everything. Every time he missed, he was counterattacked.

[Hmm, there’s a lot of emotion behind that. You really shouldn’t be like this.]

A calm voice, as if it had anticipated his moves, and with no malice, only made him angrier.

[This makes it easy. Just face me with basics.]

This time, he fell much quicker than before with a far simpler repertoire.

There was certainly a chance to make up for it. But he was consumed by his emotions.

As she said, he had never won against her in their battles.

The game ended in 15 minutes.

His KDA was 0/9/4.

Moon Si-hyun’s KDA was 16/3/9.

―――

Fist Over Legend Minor Gallery

―――

– “Idiot”

(Moon Si-hyun and Wakitete’s game results)

– Wow, Wakitete lost???

– Getting wrecked even while smurfing is just pathetic.

– Wow, he actually won in the end, lol. How did he do it?

ㄴ He brought an advantage with smurfing but got wrecked by pure skill.

ㄴ After that, he lost his mental and threw a fit, lol.

―――

– Wakitete’s crushing defeat… Cactus’s reaction… clip

{(I see the chat mentioning Moon Si-hyun a lot)

Hey. Stop the cuckoo antics already. That’s disrespectful to Si-hyun! – What!? Si-hyun actually beat that Wakitete guy? How??

Oh, he got wrecked in a fighter mirror match? Haha, that’s hilarious, idiot! Hey, don’t live your life like that, you idiot! Haha!

Did he smurf again? How do you get wrecked while smurfing? Haha!! But seriously, how did you win?? That guy’s good, no doubt.

Anyway, that’s just hilarious!! Ugh. I’ll have a great day~~ I gotta do some tidying up later~ (Seemingly excited, he waves his arms) Idiot! Nice job, Si-hyun!

…… But I hope he hasn’t forgotten our promise? No, how should I even start the conversation?}

―――

– Hahahahaha

– If someone saw this, they would think he won, lol.

– Seriously, he’s such a loser, lol.

– For real, he’s so excited, haha!

– Skip the antispam; this guy’s reaction is hilarious, lol.

―――

– As of today, I declare my withdrawal of support for Wakitete.

I used to support him because he was decent and hipster, but now that he’s smurfing and still getting wrecked, it just looks pathetic…

– For real

– It was fun watching broadcasters get mad at this guy.

– For real, the way he got wrecked this time will probably make all of his fans drop him.

– How do you lose to a girl, you idiot, lol.

―――

Wakitete was defeated.

He didn’t just lose in the game; even in his hometown Fiore Gallery, he was shunned.

Even the small minority who enjoyed watching the world burn had vanished.

Sansu’s broadcast.

Having once reached Challenger rank 1 in Fist Over Legend and even held a director’s position among pros, his understanding of the game itself was outstanding.

―――

Wakitete donated 10,000 won.

Sansu,

―――

“Oh, what’s this? Kite.”

While doing a casual talk broadcast, Sansu reacted to the donation.

Wakitete. He was quite a famous figure in Sansu’s channel.

Like other fans, Wakitete admired Sansu’s authority from his previous rankings and his cool, articulate manner.

He had actually sent quite a few donations to Sansu’s channel. Hence, Sansu recognized his existence.

Of course, that was as far as it went. He knew what kind of person Wakitete was. The cunning Sansu simply took advantage of the monetary relationship.

―――

Wakitete donated 50,000 won.

I met a highly suspicious opponent; can you look at the replay?

―――

Sansu, upon receiving a certain amount in donations, would review someone’s replay. It was content that analyzed someone’s mistakes.

Thanks to his director experience, past ranking credibility, and logical speaking ability, he was quite popular.

“Cheat?? No, wait, I’m really, really sorry. I can say it’s not… I’ll think about it as I watch. Ugh, thanks for the 50,000 won. I’ll use it well.”

―――

What the hell is this?

Wrong.

Wrong.

Are you in your 30s or something?

Wrong, lol.

―――

As you can tell from the viewers’ and Sansu’s reactions, the term ‘cheat’ had completely fallen out of use in Fist Over Legend.

The development of hack-proof full-tracking VR games and advanced AI hack detection programs eliminated the existence of cheat markets in modern games.

As evidence, throughout the 7 years that Fist Over Legend dominated the gaming market, cheats had never been discovered.

―――

“Hmm. Moon Si-hyun? You want me to look at this person? They’re a broadcaster? Wow, but you lost? You’re not even in their tier and you’re totally smurfing!”

―――

Gasp.

Wow, that’s really pathetic, haha.

Gasp.

Gasp, haha.

―――

“Heh. Just kidding. Ah, keep the chat pretty.”

Using attacks disguised as jokes, he momentarily distanced himself from Wakitete and shifted the blame in chat.

“Oh, but I feel like I’ve heard that nickname somewhere. Ah~ that’s right. Moon Si-hyun. I heard someone hit master rank in Fighter One-Champ. I thought it was a joke and responded carelessly. Are you really a master?”

―――

Yeah, yeah.

Wait, did you really just say that?

―――

“Wait, really? Are you really a master? Seriously? No way, 362 points?? For real? Not a joke? …… Damn. …… Is this for real? Hehe. Just kidding. Let’s take a look.”

Sansu, while he didn’t plan to believe the claims of her cheating, found himself slightly intrigued because of what Wakitete had said.

Wakitete was skilled. Grandmaster was the minimum requirement to break into pro status.

Despite Wakitete’s notorious reputation, he had a keen eye for gameplay.

‘What could they have done for him to suspect cheating?’

It was an intriguing situation. He pulled up the most recent replay featuring Wakitete and Moon Si-hyun.

―――

Wakitete donated 1,000 won.

Focus on the very first confrontation.

―――

“Okay, but hold on, be quiet for a sec. I’m watching that part.”

Sansu lightly brushed off his words and continued to examine the timeline of that confrontation.

“…… Dodge. …… No way, how did they dodge this? Anyway. Attack. Dodge. Read. Hit…… Wow.”

‘Are they a physical player?’

Sansu thought to himself.

Seeing the initial wave dodge, the various quick judgement calls, and overwhelming psychological warfare.

Sansu watched her play multiple times.

As if drawn in by his curiosity, he also checked out other replays.

All the plays elicited gasps of admiration from Sansu and the viewers.

―――

Wow, this is insane.

They’re really good???

Totally living up to that nickname, beastly skill.

But not a master?

―――

“Wow……”

About 15 minutes later, Sansu finally stopped watching the replays and checked the chat.

“…… Idiot, beastly, high-ability person? What is that? Oh, that’s their nickname? Why??”

―――

Gasp.

Wow, that’s just so open, haha.

Sounding like they’re smart but insisting they’re not, huh?

They keep insisting on ‘physical and mental gameplay’ so much.

―――

At that, Sansu tilted his head slightly, opening his mouth.

“No. What are you talking about? This person is really smart.”

During their part-time job, Lee Da-ram had been keeping an eye on a woman.

“I’ll help with the payment. Thank you.”

“Are you recommending the menu? At our restaurant, we-”

“Are you talking about water refills? Got it.”

“What is this? A tip? Thank you. I’ll gladly accept this.”

With a neat tone, a stylish all-black outfit, and a ponytail swaying gracefully against her straight back.

Now, she had become an indispensable presence in this restaurant.

Whenever she passed by, the customers’ eyes were drawn to her. The path she took was left with a cool mint fragrance.

Moon Si-hyun seemed to have fully adapted to her job now, moving swiftly.

At first, it was certainly a good sight to see her adjusting more and more.

…… But the expression on Lee Da-ram’s face did not look pleased.

The expressions of the men questioning her were quite peculiar.

“Oh, the restroom? You can go back there – ”

The reason was.

– Step, step.

“If you go to that side – huh?”

Moon Si-hyun’s body, which had leaned forward, was pulled back. Lee Da-ram had gently grasped her shoulder with both hands.

Startled, Moon Si-hyun turned around. Only then was an appropriate distance between the opposite sexes established. The man in front wore a slightly disappointed expression.

That triggered a significant reaction from Lee Da-ram.

“Sis, can you come over for a second?”

It was about that time when her hands were free. Lee Da-ram spoke and pulled Moon Si-hyun back for a moment.

“What’s going on?”

Moon Si-hyun, following her, asked. Lee Da-ram stared closely at her for a moment.

Moon Si-hyun’s sense of distance felt a bit off. If it were just with everyone, it would have been fine, but no…

… But.

– Step.

Lee Da-ram took a step closer to Moon Si-hyun.

“……?”

Then, Moon Si-hyun stepped back.

As you could see, she maintained a strict distance with women.

Yet she was strangely closer to men. Close enough for them to feel each other’s breath. This was true for both her fellow staff members and the men questioning her.

And what was annoying for Lee Da-ram was that she had never seen a man raise an issue about that distance.

Moon Si-hyun didn’t seem to care about that close proximity, and the men seemed to enjoy it on purpose.

Given Moon Si-hyun’s usual carelessness, Lee Da-ram was quite concerned. Particularly when they were a whole four years apart.

“Sis, isn’t it too close in everyday life?”

“What do you mean?”

But Moon Si-hyun seemed clueless, her response indicating she didn’t understand what was being said.

“……”

For a brief moment, Lee Da-ram scrutinized Moon Si-hyun’s expression. A naïve face.

‘Oh my gosh.’

She really seemed unaware.

“No, it’s fine. Let’s get back to work for now.”

Not knowing where to begin the conversation, she decided to return to work.

Moon Si-hyun tilted her head slightly and followed her.

However, as soon as they entered the hall alone again, three men were seen standing.

They appeared to be searching for someone.

“Oh! Staff! Here’s the bill!”

Upon spotting Moon Si-hyun, they quickly waved their hands.

“Yes.”

Moon Si-hyun went to the register with them.

Before long, the three men surrounded her at the register. Each brandished their cards.

“Please, charge it to the card of the best-looking guy among us!!”

The men said, giggling among themselves.

“……”

Lee Da-ram’s grip tightened slightly.