I Dumped Her Not Knowing That She Was My Favorite

015. just a little bit more

Taemin oppa was a handsome man who could not be disputed.

When my brother went back to school, how much the girls in my grade made a fuss at first.

It’s a shame not to be an idol.

Which celebrity do you resemble?

The face seems to be smaller than mine.

Of course, I joined the ranks and did not giggle together, but I had to admit that my brother’s appearance shined.

It was like that when I saw him standing on the street a little while ago.

A man who looks like a model even though he is far away.

Taemin oppa, who exudes handsomeness at an overwhelming rate…

“no! Why are you holding and shaking the controller like that?”

It was too hard to bear the instruction.

can not do it.

really don’t get dirty

Maybe it’s because I’m pretty good at this game, so my standards are high, but my brother showed terrible play even by beginner standards.

Is this the heart of the viewers watching me playing the game?

I felt like my stomach would burst if I didn’t say anything.

“…uh?”

“brother. Right now there is a sign telling you to swing in the left direction, but you keep wiggling to the right.”

“ah. Did I…?”

“And you have to make an effort to move a little bit in time! It’s a rhythm game!”

I didn’t give feedback so violently with harsh words, but even if I said this, it felt like something that was on top of me while watching the play went down.

Whoa… I’ll live…

After letting out a sigh, this time I felt ashamed.

My older brother wasn’t very good at games, so I gave up on him, but…

i this…

“… Do you?”

It was very uncomfortable for her face to change color according to her emotional state.

I could tell without looking in the mirror.

The fact that my face is already blushing.

“…Let me show you what I do.”

Sensing that I needed some time to cool off, I moved to the place where my brother was standing with my head bowed without listening to my brother’s answer.

“I will help guide you~”

I pretended not to know the contents of the tutorial I already knew, and I put on my VR headset.

familiar background.

Familiar starting music.

Holding the controller, I scanned the music list from top to bottom.

But since I said I’ve never done it, I should do something easy…?

Those who played rhythm games would know.

How trivial and loose it is to deliberately lower the difficulty.

But that didn’t matter.

For me, it’s enough to earn enough time to cool my head.

okay. If it’s for peace of mind, this is it.

[Healing Spring]

This is the song I played the most when I first started playing this game.

Setting it to Easy Mode, I closed my eyes and surrendered to the beat.

stomach. under. Wee Wee. under. stomach. under.

If I had done it in hard mode, I had to move my arms like crazy, but I didn’t have to do that in easy mode.

It was enough to just shake it leisurely like clapping in time with the sound of the bass.

I even did the Can I do it with my eyes closed challenge by myself in the past, so I hit the notes so easily.

The song is at its final climax.

Concentrating on the game, I succeeded in the last combo, which was difficult, and calmed down.

[FULL COMBO!]

That’s right… If you can’t pull it off, then you’re not human… Huh…

With that thought in mind, I took off my headset…

– clap clap clap clap

The staff who helped guide me and Taemin oppa were clapping.

“Wow~ Girlfriend is doing really well~”

An employee who suddenly calls me my brother’s girlfriend.

“Eh… what… are you good at it?”

Taemin oppa responded with an awkward smile.

I was so focused on the game that I forgot that I had to pretend to be a newbie.

no. The real Kim Doa is such an idiot girl.

Before I could even imagine what my brother would think of me, he gave me his impressions.

“hey. Doa. You… you’re really good…”

It seemed that the blood rushed back to her face, which had cooled down at her brother’s sincere admiration.

“no. That’s because it was easy.”

“Even if cancer is easy, it’s amazing that you never made a mistake.”

Fool Doa Kim.

What would you do if the difficulty was easy?

If you put that together, of course it will look good.

Thinking that it would be better to just give up and get out of here, I rolled my eyes and pointed my finger at another experience center.

“brother. Shall we try that too?”

I was just pointing out something…

“Is that so? I was curious about that.”

“Then shall we go right now? hahahaha…”

I chased after my brother without checking anything, and my face turned white.

[Prohibited for the faint of heart]

“Kyaaah!”

The sound of screams coming from inside the booth sent chills down my spine.

I wonder if I can’t do it right now…

The place I randomly asked my brother to go to was the VR Horror Video Experience Center.

For me, who hates scary things, it was like rat poison.

“Brother… I…”

“Doaya. Look at this. The wind just came out from the side of this.”

My brother, who was looking at the explanation board in front of him, had a childlike face full of anticipation.

Ah… what can I do…

“Would you two come in?”

As the employee approached us, my brother nodded.

“ah. Yes Yes. Doa. let’s go.”

Ha… Seriously, why am I like this? today.

I closed my eyes and entered the booth.

* * *

Although I was aware that the real person inside was a different person from Vtuber, I was honestly a bit surprised when Doa asked me to go for a horror experience.

Yes, because I thought that Luka, a virtubber, was a kid who trembled at the mere mention of fear.

There was once a horror game with roulette, and Luca cleared it with a scream almost fainting half way.

It’s so real that it’s hard to think of it as acting at all.

All the viewers said she was a weak person…

I glanced to the side and asked for confirmation one last time.

“Doah.”

“…yes?”

A somewhat strained voice.

“Are you okay being scared?”

“ah. Sure… I asked to come… but…”

That was the moment.

Sharply darkened vision.

The devices prepared for a more realistic experience began to operate.

The eerie background music resonated in my ears and at the same time I felt a chill on my cheek.

Wow… It’s really bleak…?

“I… I… my brother…”

“yes?”

Doa seemed to want to say something to me, but our communication ended there.

A sound like metal scraping the floor continued, and then a ghost with its head turned 180 degrees appeared in front of us.

“Quaaa!”

Doa’s voice surprised me twice as much as the ghost.

What. Didn’t I just say horror was okay?

Doa screamed in panic, so I tried to talk, but I couldn’t help it.

As written in the notice, the words [We will give you the peak of fear] were not lies.

There were quite a few scenes where even I, who can see grotesque or horror things well, was startled or surprised to see them, so those who are not immune to this kind of content…

“Quaaagh!”

“aaa!”

“brother! Oppa!”

It wasn’t enough to hold my arm.

Doa, who seemed to have let go of her fear, just buried her face in my chest as if it was impossible to even look ahead.

This… This isn’t Doa, it’s Luca, right?

Apparently, it wasn’t acting that frightened me with horror stories.

no. But then just say you can’t do it in front of me. why…

Deciding that it was no longer time to pay attention to the content, I gave up looking ahead and made every effort to calm Doa.

“Doaya. it’s okay.”

“Brother is here.”

“Doaya. close your eyes Close your eyes.”

Hi… Why is this showing so long?

It seemed to be at least twice as long as the rhythm game I had just been playing.

I’m not even looking at the screen, but I can’t stand the sound and touch.

I can feel the T-shirt inside the jean jacket getting wet with tears.

-bang!

The experience ends with the loud closing of the door.

Again, a bright yellow light came on in the booth.

“Doah…?”

Doa doesn’t move even after the video ends.

I just watched Doa in my arms, unable to do anything about it.

“Yes~ I’ll leave now~”

After hearing the call from the staff, Doah barely got up.

Of course, nothing has changed in that he still holds my hand tightly.

Seeing her spirit gone, I took Doa and sat down on the bench.

“…it’s okay?”

Tears in her eyes, stained bright red, indicated that she had shed tears.

Doa nodded slightly as if the words didn’t come out well.

It was embarrassing to keep holding hands like this, so I wondered if it would be okay to let go…

“…Wait a minute.”

A voice that seemed to have eaten a little came out of Doa’s mouth.

“…Can we just stay like this for a little while longer?”

I couldn’t refuse my best friend’s crying request.