CH 6

After that, what Shin Heejae was saying went into one ear and out the other as I thought about how to make him quit the game. If I seriously did become a netkama and got close to him, I thought about how I would get my revenge.

“Shall I rob his account?”

When players were close to one another, they would share their ID to act as a proxy for events or to do attendance. So if I get close enough to Shin Heejae to access his ID, I could trash all the items in his account.

Considering that the bastard was a clan master of the No. 1 clan, he must have high-grade equipment. 

If he loses all his equipment, Shin Heejae would have to quit. Even if he didn’t quit, he obviously would not be able to survive the siege that was held at least three times a month.

As I was reminded of that, I clicked on the back of Heejae who was walking ahead and pressed [View Information]. I wanted to check what kind of gear he was wearing.

[‘Heejae’’s information could not be viewed.]

However, the information view was private. I wondered if it was because he had a secretive personality. but I decided to talk to Shin Heejae thinking that it wouldn’t hurt to try and ask.

[Sesam: hey]

[Heejae: ??]

[Sesam: what are your items?]

[Heejae: what items?] 

[Sesam: i’m asking what are your equipment]

[Heejae: you’ll be surprised when you see it ㅇ.ㅇ]

I was annoyed at his dorky way of speaking and not responding quickly. but I stopped my fingers which were typing sarcastic words with the intention of listening to him bragging about his items to gather information.

After a while, Shin Heejae replied. 

[Heejae: I opened up the information ㅇ_ㅇ]

I quickly clicked [View Info] and looked at the equipment he was wearing one by one.

[Silverrain Wolf’s Lance +5]

“What… Not level 9, but level 5?” 

Lbkfnfg, rbwfatlcu kjr ragjcuf.

I expected that all of his items would have been enhanced to the level limit. But to be honest, Shin Heejae’s weapon was inferior to those of other [Arcadia] streamers.

‘Ljv atlr yjrajgv jigfjvs yffc gbyyfv bcmf?’

Jbcoerfv, P wfalmeiberis mtfmxfv Vtlc Lffpjf’r jmmfrrbglfr jcv alaifr, yea atf yfra lafw jwbcu tlr fdelqwfca kjr bcf qjlg bo ybbar. Ycis atf ybbar kfgf wjz ifnfi, jcv atf gfra kfgf jii ifnfi 5… Snfc atf glcu kjr j ifnfi 3. 

[Icarus Flash Boots +9]

“All the items are pretty much the same level other than movement speed?”

The fully enhanced boots he was wearing weren’t hard to find, they were items scattered around the auction house.

In other words, no matter how much I calculated, even if I destroyed or peeled off all the items Shin Heejae wore and put them up at the auction house, they were worth about 500,000 won in real money. It was embarrassing equipment settings to me who used to put on high-end equipment and paid 1.5 million per month in my heyday. 

“Then this bastard… Was he just a combat player who fights PVP…?”

I was muttering blankly when Shin Heejae started chatting as if he had read my thoughts.

[Heejae: I play with the controls, so this is good enough for me]

[Heejae: those who don’t have natural skills substitute it with money hehe ㅇ_ㅇv] 

“Fuck I really want to kill you…”

He ticked me off as if he knew my past. When I remembered my previous character, which was armed with high-quality items and raised to a high level, was wiped out by Shin Heejae, my face turned red.

This bastard’s existence was evil in itself. What kind of shitty situation is this in a world run by capitalism? I turned off Heejae’s info window and felt a deep sense of defeat before I even started anything.

“If I robbed his items… he wouldn’t even snort.” 

Just like that, the easiest way to get my revenge vanished.

“Is online dating the only way to do it?”

In other words, the only way to rob his wallet was to do it as a user like [Sweatdew]…

But somehow, the more I looked at him, the more he seemed like someone disinterested in online dating. And even if he did, he didn’t seem like a person who would be easily swayed. Although he still calls me noona all the time, he doesn’t feel as clingy as [Yatta] at all. 

“No. Let’s not make hasty judgments.”

I narrowed my eyes and glared at Heejae, and slowly walked towards the entrance of the dungeon where he was waiting. For now, I decided to keep observing the guy and seek opportunities.

A week went by like this.

“Shin Heejae… ah, I’m fucking pissed.” 

I had been playing [Arcadia] the entire time except from 10 am to 5:30 pm which was when I went to work.

As the time spent playing games increased, the means of contact with Heejae also increased one by one. We shared our Discord and exchanged messenger IDs. Of course, he knew me as a woman, so I never turned on the microphone.

However, despite the increase in our means of communication, it did not mean that Shin Heejae and I became closer. All I knew about Shin Heejae was that he’s 21 years old. He ran a YouTube channel alone with an editor. Also, the fact that he currently lives in Seoul?

Though this was not an information I learned just because I got to know him more, it was something that I could easily find out just by watching a few live streams on Shin Heejae’s YouTube channel. 

I started watching live videos in all seriousness to find his weaknesses because I wanted to make him quit the game. In them, he insincerely answered all questions that fans asked him every time as they sponsored tens of thousands of won.

For example, when asked [Heejae-nim, do you have any other job?], he would answer something like [Nightwalker]. Of course, it could be just a pun, but the more I thought about it, the more he felt like an oddly thorough bastard.

In addition, Shin Heejae had never shown his face even after more than a year of broadcasting. I’m not sure I’ve been watching them consistently, but I didn’t come across any aggro titles like [Shin Heejae’s face revealed?] in the list of videos.

Sometimes, he only turned on the hand cam to show his hands as he used the controls. Gaming streamers who don’t show their hands were likely to be accused of using hacks, so it was annoying as if they were forced to authenticate. That arrogant attitude really just made my stomach ache. 

“His face is probably super ugly in the first place.”

However, when I saw that attitude, I thought that he didn’t turn it on because there was something to feel inferior about. In an era where even mashed potato-looking dudes were broadcasting with their faces bare, while he was stubbornly showing only his hands. So he must have considerable complex about his appearance…

However, Shin Heejae did not get angry even when I called him ugly to test his reaction.

[Heejae: A nickname ㅇ_ㅇ?] 

He just took it as nonsense and even changed his pet nickname to [Ugly♥] and annoyed me.

At this point, I was getting more and more confused. Sometimes I wondered, “Is this bastard even conscious of me as a woman?” Even though my tone was sharp since I didn’t like the guy, Shin Heejae’s attitude was too light.

“He doesn’t even talk about anything other than the game at all… Usually if someone’s interested, won’t they keep talking?”

When I exchange numbers with a girl I like, I would try to keep the conversation going by saying things that may not even be funny at all. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, just throw it out there… 

However, Shin Heejae did not talk to me other than stuff regarding the time to log into the game or talk about the items. And the messenger app profile was also the default bald silhouette.

“Perhaps it’s the saying that goes that a game connection is just a game connection…”

I felt that way for some reason.

Anyway, this was the overall review of the past week. 

He was thorough in hiding his identity and I didn’t know if he was interested in me. I thought it might be Hyejin exaggerating when she said that I was freaking out just because I didn’t log on for a few days.

If this continues, I would only become a healer for Shin Heejae, let alone not be able to take revenge. Well by that time I might have quit the game, but I didn’t want to end it without even starting my revenge.

If So, there was only one way left.

“Fuck… Do I really have to approach him first?” 

I gripped my hair gloomily and groaned.

However, no matter how much I thought about it, it seemed impossible to act lovey dovey with Heejae at this point. Because Shin Heejae and I played games in this kind of atmosphere:

[Heejae: I’m a little scared when I see you ㅇ.ㅇ…]

[Sesam: of what?] 

[Heejae: i guess when you get old, you vision becomes narrow ㅇ_ㅇ…]

[Heejae: whew… time is really scary ㅇ_ㅇ]

[Sesam: ☆☆ you punk why are you picking a fight again?]

[Heejae: They’re coming in from behind, but you’re still stuttering in the middle…] 

[Heejae: clearly you didn’t see it because of the narrow view ㅇ.ㅇ]

[Sesam: no]

[Heejae: I’m not blaming you noona ㅇ_ㅇ lololol it can’t be helped when you get older ㅠ]

[Sesam: ☆☆ ah I gave a buff?? fcking ridiculous] 

[Sesam: f☆☆, you’ll be dead in three years ^^ if not I’ll kill you]

[Heejae: lolololololololololololololololololol]

Even if I wanted to flirt with him, it’s usually this kind of atmosphere… The conversation was limited to this with that jerk Heejae.

No matter how patiently I endure it, curse words come out. How on earth was a romantic relationship supposed to form?. Moreover, there weren’t even many chances to chat like this. Shin Heejae… was a bastard who didn’t waste a minute in the game. 

t/n: ok i realised it may seem as though Heejae doesn’t particularly like or care about Seyoung right now but just hang onnn it’s not really like that sort of lmao (there will be a narrative from his point of view later)