From the ‘DdoHaeNuna’ days, Dohae had been a reliable presence that kept him steady without wavering. Even just exchanging texts made him sparkle so brightly that whenever he imagined his shabby self standing next to him, he felt intimidated. But the Dohae he actually faced was a more complex person than he’d thought.
Splendid yet lonely, lonely yet solid. Dohae was like a flower tree that had taken root alone on a cliff. Looking down from above the cliff, you only see beautiful flowers, but beneath them are strong roots that persevere tenaciously without even a handful of soil…….
Perhaps that’s why. Even when he threw all kinds of tantrums at him, he had a charm that made it impossible to take his eyes off him. To explain it simply, it was like the feeling of deliberately seeking out a foul-mouthed grandmother…… Honestly speaking, if he didn’t pretend to be nice and put on airs on broadcasts, he’d probably be even more popular than now.
“Shh, that won’t do. Then my rarity value would drop.”
If the number of people Dohae could treat comfortably increased, he wouldn’t be able to monopolize him like now. Unless he firmly established them as lovers, he couldn’t feel at ease.
He’d told Dohae it was okay to treat him like a son of a bitch, but that was just a ploy to lower his guard. Pyeonghwa wanted to see his face smiling foolishly too, wanted to hear his sweet voice whispering love, and just wanted to bite, suck, lick, and touch his whole body.
True to being a vigorous twenty-year-old, it led to explicit and lewd imagination. As his body reacted quickly, Pyeonghwa squeezed his eyes shut and tried to think of other things. At this rate, his erection might not go down when he was with Dohae. He felt like he’d be a bit hurt if Dohae saw it and found it disgusting.
“Kkeung…… I should wear jeans on Saturday. Thick ones……”
Dohae was someone who always gave unexpected touches. Just last time, he’d deduced that the reason he didn’t have much time left was because of the constellation and made a PPT of over ten pages while pondering solutions. Thinking that he must have thought about him the whole time he was making it, blood rushed to his face and he felt like he’d get a nosebleed.
Not only that, but when told he needed to become stronger than an S-rank Hunter, Dohae gave him courage, saying he’d help so don’t give up. To make matters worse, he even believed the absurd story that stats increase when you play games.
How does such a person exist? Pyeonghwa had fallen for him all over again. At that time, it was before he’d masturbated using him as material, so Noh Pyeonghwa Junior didn’t react, but if a similar thing happened, this time he might really become a beast in heat. Pyeonghwa thought he should stop having dirty thoughts for the time being.
“If hyung wants to save me that badly, I should live up to expectations too.”
It wouldn’t be as effective as becoming a pro gamer, but he’d thought of a way to gather tons of aggro points besides that.
“Hehe, there’s a gold mine left.”
Pyeonghwa’s channel was a solid channel with views much higher than subscribers. With fans and anti-fans at a half-half ratio, the comment section was always mixed with praise and insults. The viewer demographic was mostly Korean.
Korea’s population was less than 1% of the world’s population. Pyeonghwa decided to grow his channel by targeting the 99% overseas market from now on. And his first victim was…….
“Let’s go teach Bae Sinhyo a lesson.”
Since the first match after his comeback announcement was PVP with him, becoming a hot topic in Korea was a sure thing. His overseas recognition was dismal due to his extremely short player career, but Bae Sinhyo had one thing he was famous for.
[(Photo) Oh my god! Who is this sexy guy? Please tell me his name!]
[He’s probably a Chinese actor. I think I saw him in the movie Three Kingdoms.]
[Oh, that’s the guy who once swept through gay sites. Search with the keyword ‘hot chili guy’ :)]
Foreigners spread his photos without knowing Bae Sinhyo’s name, age, or occupation, and even gave him the nickname ‘hot chili guy’. He hated to admit it, but Bae Sinhyo had looks that appealed to foreign noonas and hyungs more than in Korea.
Pyeonghwa made a plan to make a video with a close-up of Bae Sinhyo’s face being miserably trampled by him and attach a provocative title. The title would be good as ‘Hot Chili Guy Can’t Move Under Me’ or ‘Excited Hot Chili Guy Fell to Me’ so it wouldn’t violate regulations.
“I’ll make the whole world ridicule you, muhaha!”
Feeling better at the thought of repaying today’s humiliation, Pyeonghwa giggled and opened Manmulsang. Perhaps because he’d been on everyone’s lips all day, aggro points had accumulated more than ten times the usual amount.
‘That idiot Bae Sinhyo doesn’t even dream that the more attention I get, the stronger I become!’
Pyeonghwa purchased a new skill book that could block Bae Sinhyo’s offensive skills, upgraded his equipment, and finished preparing for the 1:1 PVP.
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While <Last On>’s main content was 5:5 PVP ranked matches, not all players only did that. Players enjoyed various sub-content according to their tastes, such as mini-games, item crafting and enhancement, cooking, and house decorating. The circular arena surrounded by spectator seats was one of them.
-We will now begin admission to Arena 3. The entrance area is congested, so please move slowly along the designated route to prevent safety accidents. Customers with VIP tickets, please use the Free Pass exclusive line.
An announcement flowed from the speakers. The tightly closed doors began to split left and right. People crowded all around took out their tickets and rushed to the entrance. Even with tickets, since there were no assigned seats, the only way to get a good spot was to enter faster than others.
“Sold out? Admission just started, already?”
People who arrived belatedly at the ticket office couldn’t hide their disappointment upon receiving notice it was sold out. Each arena was large and spacious enough to accommodate over 10,000 spectators. They’d been selling tickets from an hour before admission, but individual matches rarely sold out unless it was an arena fighting tournament.
“Yes, general tickets are sold out. There are a few VIP tickets left currently, but if those on the VIP list don’t come within 5 minutes of the match start, they’ll be sold first-come, first-served.”
At the ticket office NPC employee’s words, people who’d been contemplating glanced at scalpers and murmured.
“Should I ask how much scalped tickets are? The premium must be fucking high, right?”
“Yeah. I don’t have money. Let’s just wait here for VIP tickets.”
Quite a large number of people remained in front of the ticket office. They began chattering about this match.
“Wow, isn’t this the first time a game streamer sold out an arena? Pax’s influence is insane.”
“Nah, it’s not Pax—people crowded like this because Bae Sinhyo’s making a comeback.”
“But isn’t Pax more of a genius than Bae Sinhyo? Before, he sent Bae Sinhyo and Golden Ball to hell together……”
“Excuse me.”
A dignified woman’s voice rang out. The people blocking the ticket office flinched and turned around. A middle-aged woman with a good build swept over them with a cold gaze.
“Ge, Geum, Geum Hyeon-suk……!”
“Hey, is our coach your friend? Your head’s not even dry yet and you’re going Geum Hyeon-suk, Geum Hyeon-suk, treating her as an equal. Tsk.”
“Le, Lee Sol?”
“That’s right, I’m Golden Ball’s Lee Sol. Won’t you move? One, two, three……!”
Next to Golden Ball’s commander, Geum Hyeon-suk, was Golden Ball’s captain, Lee Sol. The people in front of the ticket office hurriedly cleared the way. At the appearance of celebrities, people crowded around and began buzzing.
“Confirmed 15 VIP tickets for Geum Hyeon-suk-nim. You may enter through the Free Pass exclusive line. Enjoy the show!”
The ticket office employee handed the tickets to Geum Hyeon-suk. Geum Hyeon-suk passed the received tickets to Lee Sol. Lee Sol flipped through the bundle of tickets with her thumb as if counting money, checking the number.
“Coach-nim, what should we do with the 4 extra tickets?”
At Lee Sol’s words, people around looked at her with earnest eyes. After thinking for a moment, Geum Hyeon-suk pointed to elementary school students walking in the distance. Coincidentally, there were four of those elementary students too.
“Give them to those kids.”
“Yep. Hey kids, come here! Noona will give you tickets!”
The elementary students who saw Lee Sol widened their eyes and ran over. The closer they got, the more she thought they were kids she’d seen a lot somewhere. People around also started whispering, “Aren’t they those kids? You know……”
“Aweeesome! I’m seeing first division in person for the first time!”
“It’s not in person though? It’s a game though?”
“Lee Sol noona, can you take a screenshot with us? I’ll be a fan!”
“I, I’ve been a fan of Coach-nim since I was 9……!”
As the elementary students jumped around and acted hectic, Lee Sol put her arm on her waist and made a “Shh!” sound. The kids threw a few more words, then soon quieted down.
Lee Sol was the eldest daughter among six siblings. Since all five below her were boys, she was skilled at handling kids. Lee Sol handed the 4 VIP tickets to the elementary students.
“You don’t have tickets, right? I happen to have 4 left, so I’ll give them to you. Go in and watch.”
“We have tickets though?”
“These are VIP tickets, so they’re better.”
“Wow! Really? But we’re probably VIPs too?”
One elementary student ran to the ticket office. When the employee handed over 4 VIP tickets, he came back triumphantly waving the tickets.
Lmao it’s those elementary schoolers