NOVEL NEXT chapter 21
21. Malice
The couple was eventually caught and dragged away by Han Seo-ah.
“Isn’t it very different from other seats?”
“······That’s right.”
Unlike what I was worried about (?).
Couple seats were not much different from other seats than I thought.
The only difference is that, unlike other seats where the space between the seats is blocked by glass, this one is not blocked by glass.
Other than that, it was no different from other regular seats.
Han Seo-ah sighed and said as if she was nervous for no reason.
“What, it’s nothing special. Except it’s not blocked, it’s the same as anywhere else.”
“······Um.”
“Let’s fill up the 3 hours quickly and go. I don’t want to be treated as a couple by passers-by.”
“······Really?”
“Of course. I’m a couple with you? Just imagining it is terrifying.”
[I’m a couple with Siwoo. Just imagining it makes my heart tremble.
As I said before, that was also a kind of ability.
The ability to casually spit out the thoughts in the opposite direction.
That wouldn’t be easy either.
Han Seo-ah did a very difficult job by my standards, very easily.
Thinking about that, she sighed lightly.
“So. What game are we going to play?”
“Isn’t that something you have to decide? Lee Siu, you asked to come.”
“······That’s right.”
That’s right.
Should I say that I didn’t think about the most important thing because I was only thinking about persuading you to go to the internet cafe?
I didn’t have anything specific about which game to play.
As I was hesitant to speak, Seo Ah Han opened her mouth in frustration.
“You haven’t decided yet?”
“····.”
“I thought he asked me to go to a PC cafe for some reason. Yes, this is the Ishiu I know.”
“······So.”
“Okay, let’s play that game. Still, it’s better to do what we always do.”
“If it’s that game…”
“Uh, that. The disease game.”
Well, yes.
The disease game.
Not bad.
It’s not like we’re maintaining the No. 1 Spot in Internet cafes for nothing.
But, what should I say?
Should I say something a little something something.
‘What nonsense is this.’
To be honest, I didn’t even know what I was muttering.
Is this PTSD that we have only heard about?
Does the reaction come as soon as you hear the word disease game?
I was a little scared.
The feeling of an elementary school student going to her mother with a slightly ruined test report card.
Knowing that much, she was serious about the game she was playing.
I know that better than anyone else.
“What are you doing? Turn it on quickly.”
“······I’m raising it right now.”
“I don’t think I can win against you, but… I can’t help it.”
[It’s been a while since I did a duo with Siu…]
[What if I make a mistake because my heart is pounding? I only want to show Shiu a cool side.]
“····.”
Even while watching Han Seo-ah’s inner thoughts in real time, she had to tremble in fear.
I’m not joking, for real.
Hanseo-ah, it’s scary when her eyes turn around.
***
Fortunately, unlike the worries I had before starting the game, the game went smoothly.
“Buff.”
“I gave it to you.”
“I’m going to move right now, so get ready to use your ultimate.”
“Ready to be gigantic.”
“Give it now.”
– Grow up!
– Loud, loud!
This was the way our duo played.
Han Seo-ah looked at each angle.
I follow that angle without question.
Perhaps this is the most ideal play that our duo can do in this game.
I believed in Han Seo-ah’s angle.
Han Seo-ah believed that I would completely follow her thoughts.
I didn’t have any doubts.
It’s been a long time since I realized that it was stupid to doubt Han Seo-ah.
It is true that Seoah Han is better at games than I am.
The game we play wasn’t even a one-on-one game where we fought each other.
Isn’t there anything more stupid than doubting and blaming teammates in a team game?
“No, the upper part is just awful.”
“····.”
“How can you not win when you fight like that?”
“Seo-ah Han, calm down a bit…”
“I lost again! This time I completely annihilated them.”
Of course, the proud dealer next to me didn’t seem to think so.
Anyway, I meant roughly that.
A little more time passed, and the game came to an end before I knew it.
“That! Transform the incoming one!”
“I already walked.”
“Nice. It was so good?”
“······Winning this.”
“Oh. I caught all of these.”
– Double Kill!
– Triple Kill!
– It’s running out of control.
Our team won the last fight.
“Carrie.”
“······Class.”
A word spoken after a long game ended with victory.
Perhaps there are people who run the game just for this one word.
I was in such a good mood.
From what I feel, I feel better now than when I finished the assignment with one day left.
Hanseo Ah made a stretching sound and stretched her body.
“Oh, that was hard.”
“I did win in the end.”
“Of course. The dealer is me.”
“······It’s funny, but there’s nothing to say because it’s true.”
It was literally.
The game that had just been played was like a game that Han Seo-ah grabbed and dragged her ruined upper body by the collar.
‘······How can you play worse than me in this section.’
In fact, I wouldn’t have been able to reach this rank without Han Seo-ah’s help.
In this game, except for Seoah Han, our teammates had skills similar to or less than mine.
In another sense, they are really great friends.
If you’re playing games in this section, aren’t you playing games all day?
As I was clicking on the poor deal amount graph in succession, I heard a confident voice next to me.
“Siwoo Lee, you really should thank me.”
“Suddenly something else.”
“Honestly, where’s your childhood friend who’s so good at games?”
“····.”
Continuing, Seoah Han’s self-praise.
I didn’t mean to admit it, but as usual, she praised herself a little bit.
[If it wasn’t for Siu, she wouldn’t have won.]
[I should also praise Siwoo for doing well… Why doesn’t this stupid mouth open only at times like this.]
I don’t know if it’s because of the sentences you see, but I was able to get through today quite pleasantly.
Praise makes even whales dance.
Originally, there was no one who hated being praised.
After listening to Han Seo-ah’s disingenuous self-praise for such a short time.
“Guys, did you enjoy the game?”
“Brother?”
At some point, the boss was standing behind our chairs.
“······Can I ask what you’re holding?”
“Oh, this?”
In her hand was a tray with something very suspicious on it.
The president-hyung waved the other hand that was not holding the tray as if it was no big deal.
“It’s not a big deal, but a service for guests sitting in the couple’s table.”
“Service?”
“In our PC room, customers sitting in the couple’s table serve each time they win a game.”
“······Brother, isn’t your business going bankrupt?”
I was genuinely worried.
No matter how hard it is, giving a service every time you win a game is sure to cost you a lot…
“Don’t worry. As I said before, you are the first guests here.”
“····.”
“It’s been about a month since the couple’s seat was created, but no one has sat down.”
Aha.
I can’t believe there was such a sad fact.
There were no couples among the customers who came to this PC room.
The thought that I could feel the ferocious gaze from the other seats was absolutely not an illusion.
“····.”
As if Han Seo-ah had the same thoughts as me, she was making a very sad expression.
“Anyway. Got it roughly?”
“······Yes, what.”
“Instead, this is provided as a service, so you should never leave it there. If you ever want to stop, send a message to the counter.”
“Thank you, brother.”
“Then I’ll leave it there, so enjoy the game!”
The boss hyung, who left those words last, quickly disappeared in the direction of the counter.
“······I’ve seen that man for years, but he’s still unfamiliar.”
“····.”
Anyway, you’re an old man.
What should I do if the president hears about it?
That hyung has a softer heart than I thought.
Han Seo-ah shook her head in disbelief as she spoke slowly.
“But the service is good.”
“That’s right.”
“Anyway, I need to win the next game and receive more service…”
“Why did you suddenly stop talking?”
At first, I wondered why he was like this again.
I thought she stopped talking simply to piss me off as usual.
Why, you said that.
There are two ways to annoy humans the most.
The first is to stop talking.
The second is…
Something like this.
But looking at Han Seo-ah’s hardened expression, it didn’t seem like that again.
To find out what happened and why he was like that, I also looked at the same place Han Seo-ah was looking at.
“····.”
“······Where have you seen this scene?”
There was a soda in a cup that the president had brought as a service.
Yes.
One soda in a cup.
I could think of this just by looking at it this far.
‘Ah, the president made a mistake and only brought one.’
‘It was a simple mistake, so I’ll bring you another one soon.’
However, there is one reality that completely shatters this notion.
“······Why is there only one of those?”
“I mean.”
The number of straws in the cup is two.
This meant that the current situation was intended by the president.
“····.”
“······My brother was just openly aiming for it. This is it.”
President-hyung meant that he was more evil than our lord or Yujin’s sister.