Epilogue 3.
As soon as I made up my mind, a new message from Chae Yoo-jeong arrived with perfect timing.
[Yoojeong: Hyung hyung]
[Yoojeong: I turned on the computer]
[Yoojeong: I like doing discord call]
[Yoojeong: Are you turning on the discord call as well?]
[Yoo Ji-han: Yep]
You want me to turn it on... what? How does he send such cute messages? This is truly absurd.
When I turned on the discord call, the username ‘Yoo Chae’ called me. It was Chae Yoo-jeong.
Surprisingly, neither of us had deleted our Discord accounts. It was because we were both so busy with reality that our thoughts couldn’t reach that point. Thanks to this, the call was connected right away without having to reconnect.
“Hyung?”
“Yes.”
Chae Yoo-jeong’s voice, slightly different from the one I usually meet or hear on the phone, came through his headset.
As expected, something else was correct. Now that I know that ‘Yoo Chae’ and ‘Chae Yoo-jeong’ are the same person, it’s hard to feel a big difference.
Perhaps because of the sound quality or performance of the headset microphone, there was a strange difference from reality, so I used to wonder if he was really a different person.
“Did anything happen while you were getting here?”
“No. I took a taxi and arrived safely.”
“Good job.”
“Yes.”
Is it because of my mood? Something feels awkward. Why does the conversation end ambiguously?
I said, trying to ignore the rigid atmosphere.
“Umm… Would you like to try turning on Zenoris first? Ah, you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. Because there are many other games.”
“No it’s okay. I have already installed Zenoris. I’ll turn it on now.”
“I looked for something to do before you came, and I heard that one island has been newly updated. If you talk to the informant NPC, he will give you a scroll to move locations. Let’s meet in front of there.”
“Alright.”
Silence fell once again. While I was waiting for Chae Yoo-jeong to come in, I seriously thought about the cause of this strange silence that kept coming.
Is it still too much to play games together? Then I guess I can say that honestly.
‘No.’
He’s the type of guy who pays attention to every single detail, but there was no way he would tell me something like that. While I was trying to figure out how to make Chae Yoo-jeong feel at ease and enjoy the game with me, he was the first to speak up.
“Hyung.”
“Uh. You’re already here?”
“Yes, that… I came to the NPC….”
Chae Yoo-jeong, who hesitated for a while, then asked.
“What channel are you on?”
“channel? wait for a sec. It’s… It’s channel 1.”
Why are you suddenly asking about the channel? It was a time when I was confused by a sudden question. Chae Yoo-jeong said with a shy smile.
“I didn’t… know what channel it was because I couldn’t add Hyung as a friend. I’ll change channels now.”
“Ah…….”
“…….”
“…….”
An embarrassing silence fell between us that was incomparable to the silence that had come twice before.
I couldn’t bear the suffocating air any longer and covered my face with both hands. Fuck.
***
I quickly added Yoo-jeong as a friend and used the scroll to move to Ruto Island.
As the guild members said, there wasn’t much difficulty as the quest was guided by walking around the island, talking to NPCs, or breaking dungeons to obtain items.
The tense atmosphere that had been making me feel dry started to ease up little by little as I chatted while doing the quest. I was really fortunate.
After playing for about 2 hours, the quest began to come to an end. Now all you have to do is deliver the acquired items to the final NPC and the island content is over. It ended earlier than expected, but since Chae Yoo-jeong had to go back to his dorm tomorrow, it seemed better for him to finish the game along with the quest.
“Let’s talk to the NPC and finish the quest. and……”
I was about to tell him to turn it off and rest since he was probably tired, but my attention was caught by a guild chat window that suddenly came up.
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: ?????
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: Sleepy-nim
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: You are doing a quest together with Gilma-nim?
[Guild] Harn: Huh?
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: No, Since Water-nim became the Gilma
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: Yoo Chae
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: I saw you two while doing a secret quest as a sub-character, but is it the real Yoo Chae??
[Guild] Harn: ?
[Guild] Mocha Bread: Yoo Chae?
[Guild] I’m getting lazy: fr You say it’s Yoo chae-nim?
[Guild] Harn: Yoo chae-nim?
[Guild] Drink some water: ?
[Guild] Manaolingnam: Really?
[Guild] Mocha Bread: Sleepy-nim and Yoo chae-nim are secretly dating??
[Guild] I’m sleepy: ?
[Guild] TheHunter: The old Gilma came to the game?
[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: Gosh
[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: Where is he? In Ruto Island?
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: yeah The two of them are doing a quest together on Ruto Island
I clicked my tongue as the guild chat flooded in. Gosh.
I thought it would be okay since everyone said it was a quest they had already finished, but I never thought they would have been raising sub characters during this time.
Chae Yoo-jeong left the guild and quit Zenoris because of me, so if he meets a guild member, the situation will only get more complicated.
[Guild] I’m sleepy: What are you talking about?
[Guild] I’m sleepy: It looks like you saw something stupid in the early morning ha
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: I feel like I saw something wrong
[Guild] Park Seung-jin99: I’m going to check again with my main characterㅋ
[Guild] Manaolingnam: Gasp gasp, me too
[Guild] Manaolingnam: I want to go too, Ruto Island, right?
[Guild] Harn: ur too slow ㅋ
[Guild] Harn: I have already arrived at Ruto Islandㅋ
Guild] Drink some water: What is it?
[Guild] Drink some water: It’s not a joke, fr right?
[Guild] I’m sleepy: ㅠ..
[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: Crazy, I’m going too
[Guild] TheHunter: Ruto Island?
[Guild] I’ll take care of you: No, wait... is it real?
[Guild] Bright Clouds: I can’t stand this;; I’m going right now ㅋㅋ
“…….”
As I watched the guild members running excitedly, I got a headache. Until just now, it was nice to see the same guild members I hadn’t seen in a long time, but now I was tired because they were still the same.
“Hyung?”
“That… Chae Yoo-jeong.”
I was at a loss as to how to handle this, so when I didn’t move, Chae Yoo-jeong, who was ahead of me, also stopped next to me. But before I could explain, the guild members who had discovered our location like ghosts came rushing in.
[All] Mocha bread: Gasp, f1k
[All] Mocha bread: It’s really fr Yoo Chae??
[All] Harn: An unexpected appearance, I’m not imagining this
[All] Drink some water: What is this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[All] TheHunter: hi? ㅋㅋㅋ
[All] Manaolingnam: You’re crazy, what are you two doing here???
[All] Bright Clouds: Gasp Gilmanimㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[All] Yoo Chae:?
The front of the castle where the last NPC was located was noisy due to guild members breaking in. I looked at the chaotic chat window and confessed it with a sigh.
“Sorry. One of the guild members said he saw us while doing an island quest as a sub-character. Everyone said they already did it a long time ago, so I thought it would be okay.”
“What? aah…… Why is Hyung apologizing? It’s okay to meet them again I guess.”
After hearing what I said, Chae Yoo-jeong responded in his usual voice. It really doesn’t matter, right? Anyway, I think he would be concerned because they were members of the guild he was active in.
[All] Drink some water: Wow, you hid this from us and only the two of you are on a date?
[All] Drink some water: It’s too much, really ㅋ~
[All] Harn: fr
[All] Manaolingnam: Shock itself omg omg
[All] Bright Clouds: too muchㅠ
[All] Bright Clouds: Still, he was once a Gilma
[All] Bright Clouds: Didn’t you even miss us?ㅠㅠ
[All] Yoo Chae: yea
[All] Bright Clouds: ?
[All] TheHunter: fk ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[All] Manaolingnam: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[All] Drink some water: Look how fucking indifferent you are ㅋㅋ
[All] Park Seung-jin99: ah, that bad mannered guy
[All] Park Seung-jin99: It’s been a while since I experienced this, so I feel dizzy.
[All] Seasoned crab sauce: fr..
Unlike when he was on a quest with me, Chae Yoo-jeong spoke with the guild members in a very indifferent manner. It definitely doesn’t look offended when you see it like that.
‘What is this uncomfortable feeling?’
The more I watched it, the more I felt something uncomfortable in my chest. As I was rubbing my chest, which felt uncomfortable, the guild members who were chatting excitedly made a suggestion.
[All] TheHunter: Since Sleepy-nim and Yoo Chae-nim are here
[All] TheHunter: Do you think this is worth going to the new raid?
[All] TheHunter: At Least the trial version, try?
[All] Harn: Oh??
[All] Drink some water: Isn’t that great?
[All] Drink some water: I’m sure trials aren’t that difficult
[All] Crazy hunting friend: Going? I’ll tell you all the patterns.
[All] Mocha bread: Gasp, Me too go go go
[All] Mocha bread: I was already bored
Want to go to the newly added raid? Although the island quest ended earlier than expected, it was after 12 o’clock, so it might have been a little burdensome for Chae Yoo-jeong.
And more than anything, Chae Yoo-jeong has never liked me going on raids or playing with my guild members, so he will definitely refuse. Still, I asked the guy first to confirm.
“What do you want to do? Do you want to go on a raid? If you don’t like it, I won’t go.”
Of course I thought he would reject it, but the answer I got was very different from what I expected.
“I don’t mind going. I’ll do whatever you want, Hyung.”
I don’t… mind? I closed my mouth in embarrassment. At the same time, I realized what had been causing my chest to feel tight.
‘Ah, this can’t be...……………..’
A realization that struck my mind like a thunderbolt made me lament. I wiped the corners of my eyes and barely moved my hands to type on the keyboard.
[All] I’m sleepy: no no
[All] I’m sleepy: I’ll stop here
“Hyung?”
“Chae Yoo-jeong.”
When I refused to do the Raid, I asked Chae Yoo-jeong, who called me with a puzzled look.
“Ca… Can I come see you now?”
“Yes?”
“If you say I can… I’m going to take a taxi right away. Can I go?”
It was too late to go meet someone. Moreover, since Chae Yoo-jeong had also stopped by his parents’ house, there was a high possibility that he would refuse because he was tired. Still, I couldn’t help but ask.
Because I missed Chae Yoo-jeong so much.
“……Yes.”
His answer, which came back after a long time, was full of heat.
“You can come. Please come.”
A slightly trembling voice came through his headset.
“I’ll be waiting.”
HM: Everyone knows now wwwwwwwwwww I was laughing like a dolphin. How much I wished I had popcorn to munch on….~
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Meimei, Ghostx
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