Chapter 68
68 fury
the tenth ghost story -
Herobrine from Minecraft (1)
[2019Saturday, April 27,, 02：13]
[Lee Jun - 2nd episode]
[ghost story point : 264]
[causality : 13%]
‘Wow, the effect is so great.……
As the night passes, it’s 2 a.m..
In a dimly lit room where only the monitor's light shines blue.
I'm still sitting there staring at the game, unable to fall asleep..
‘That new energy drink is crazy..’
Ultra Monster, a new product from Clover Company that I bought for 3,100 won during the day..
The effect was amazing as my heart was pounding and my head was pounding..
Thanks to this, even until late at night, I can't sleep and am working hard on the backdoor..
‘Tell me to block the base, please.’
Squeak-
“Son, are you still playing games? Just take a nap.”
A worried mother rubbing her eyes as if she had woken up from sleep.
“It's the weekend after exams. How are you?.”
“Yes, that's right... I had a hard time taking the midterm exam... Great job, my son... Work hard to backdoor.”
Mother immediately yawned and went back to the main room..
I guess he came out to drink water and saw the monitor light coming from my room..
‘I deliberately turned off the lights because I was afraid this would happen. The living room is dark so all I can see is.’
The weekend after exams is a special day when you can enjoy games without feeling guilty.
However, if you openly show that you stay up all night without sleeping, your parents will inevitably be concerned..
‘Next time, I'll have to put some weather stripping on the cracks in the door..’
After that, I swept through the battlefield for a while longer, and finally, around 4 a.m., I turned off the computer and went to bed..
‘Wow, my heart is still pounding. Will I be able to sleep?.’
Zzz
When I opened my eyes, it was a Saturday afternoon in my room filled with sunlight and the sound of birds chirping..
I was tossing and turning lazily in bed and when I opened the status window, it was already 2 o'clock, well past lunch..
“haam.”
Still, I slept for 10 hours. Maybe it was because it was a week where a midterm exam and two ghost stories overlapped in a row, but even though I drank energy drinks, I couldn't overcome the accumulated fatigue..
After stretching my spine, I came out into the living room and saw my father lying on the sofa watching TV, wearing only a singlet..
“Good night, dad..”
“It's been five hours since Dad said good night, you brat..”
“Yes, haha.”
My father is a gentle office worker who usually wears a suit..
But on the weekends, he puts all his effort into doing nothing, wearing these stretched singlets..
Sooooooooo-
As I took a quick shower and got ready to go out, my father lifted his head from his lying position and looked at me..
“As soon as I wake up, I don't even eat, I'm going somewhere.?”
“I'm going to go to a PC room. But my mom‘?”
“I went to the temple. Why go to a PC room when you have a good computer at home?.”
“Playing at home is different from playing in a PC room..”
The PC room has better specifications and even has a 144HZ monitor..
Also, playing games in a different place was a refreshing change of pace, and with exclusive PC room benefits, I was able to use various characters..
“Huh, I'm jealous that you can focus so much, boy..”
My father lies down and sows as if he thinks my answer is funny..
They say that as you get older, you need more mental strength to focus on your hobbies, but perhaps because I'm still a bright high school student, I never get tired of sitting down for 10 hours a day..
“ruler.”
My father quickly handed me a bill of 10,000 won..
“On the way back, Dad, please buy me some babamba..”
“yes, i understand.”
“Keep the change with you. I had a hard time taking the midterm exam..”
“Haha, dad is the best.”
I quickly take the bill with both hands.
This is how my father gives me pocket money..
Pretending to run an errand, he indifferently handed me a bill and told me to keep the change..
Of course, there is always a lot more change than there is to run errands..
Soon, I am simply trudging to the downtown area near Sillim Station..
Maybe it's the weekend, but the narrow sidewalks are crowded with people..
As Sillim Station is one of the 'Top 10' downtown areas in Seoul, it has everything from movie theaters to karaoke rooms, escape room cafes, and VR rooms, so I heard that all friends who want to have fun hang out around here..
‘Wow, Mr… There are so many elementary school students.’
I looked at the newly opened PC room with good specs, but it was already full..
I had no choice but to go back into the store in the building next door, but the place was already full and there was a long queue..
It was full of people yelling foul language and banging on their keyboards here and there..
‘'Where on earth do elementary school kids get money from so they come to PC rooms like this?' This time, I head up to the PC room in the building on the other side..
When I saw couples coming down the stairs complaining that there were no seats, I immediately gave up and turned around..
‘There should be a law preventing middle school students and younger from going to PC rooms..’
I was complaining for no reason and went to a painter near the station..
In the end, I couldn't find a place in the center of the downtown area..
As I walked around the outskirts and went up to a PC room in a slightly unfamiliar location, I saw a familiar figure..
“···Is it Deokhoon??”
‘Uhmmm?”
Deokhoon, who was sitting in the queue of a crowded PC room and playing on his cell phone, looked up at me..
“Manager? What's going on here.”
“I came to the PC room to play games. But it seems like there is no room here either..”
“So… There should be a law preventing middle school students and younger from playing games..”
“agreement.”
I sat down on the chair next to him and waited in vain again..
Bang- Bang Bang-
Some naughty elementary school student slams down on the keyboard again.
“Ah~! I hit him with a horse, but why isn't Yasuo coming in?~!”
Bang- Bang Bang-
“Ah, Genji, what are you doing? I'm so fucking bad at it!”
“The dog is noisy……
I shake my head with an annoyed expression..
“Hey, let's just go out... Elementary school kids don't even think about standing up..”
“coo.”
The diners didn't leave their seats as if they were planning on playing games until dinner, and the couples who came before us entered the few seats that were available as if they had been waiting..
The moment I walked out the door feeling very irritated and wondering what to do at this time, if not the PC room..
Paat-
[Special ability life planning activates.]
[23Go to Leon PC Room in minutes.]
‘hmm！’
After all, are there more seats available in local PC rooms rather than downtown?.
“I tried not to go to the local PC room because the specifications were not good..”
“What game are you playing? Are you looking for specs?.”
“me? Battlegrounds and LoL. you?”
“Dungeon and Fighter.”
Game for public use only, Dungeon & Fighter!
“There are still people doing that. Then you don’t mind going to a PC room with bad specifications. Because it's an old game.”
“It doesn't matter. I know somewhere?”
“One in front of our apartment. There are probably a lot of seats.”
“ ‘‘Guide’.”
Phew, if it's a local PC room, there's nothing to do but roll..
But I had no choice but to take Deokhoon with me and head towards my house again..
In front of the crosswalk leaving the downtown area and heading back to the apartment complex.
As we were waiting for the green light, a motorcycle suddenly stopped in front of us and a woman greeted us..
“Female fish - Hisashiburi.”
A stylish sister with a helmet-wearing rider fashion.
It's a bit embarrassing to see leather clothes sticking so tightly to the body..
I'm stabbing Deokhoon's side because I want someone..
“I know someone?”
“···? I don't know……
“Hisashiburi, you fucking bastards..”
“···Jin Hee-ni?”
The girl wearing the helmet just giggled and then took the signal and quickly left..
“···That's right Jinhee.”
“Kutso.”
As I go around like this, I meet all my friends..
‘A motorcycle… . This is the true standard of Iljin..’
We left the bustling downtown area and entered the apartment complex where I live..
“I think I'll buy something now that I'm here.”
“Huh, huh. There were really too many people..”
I entered a narrow alley full of illegal parking and entered a small building about 4 floors without an elevator..
When you climb the dim stairs and reach the second floor, you will find a nostalgic local PC room..
“Oh, there's space. also.”
Since this is a place that lags behind the latest trends, there were plenty of seats even on a weekend afternoon..
The atmosphere feels a bit more calm than the noisy downtown area with the lunches from earlier..
‘The specs aren't great, but it's better because there are no elementary school students breaking the keyboard and screaming..’
Even the peers that are visible just quietly play stand-up or roll..
Most of the rest were literally old local PC rooms where men played Starcraft or GoStop..
“Still, the seat is taken care of by a machine..”
Is this a trick to prevent scams? The seat is calculated using a machine like in modern PC rooms..
First, I took out two 1,000 won bills from my wallet and put them in the machine as a simple way to charge the machine for two hours..
“Huh, huh.”
On the other hand, Deokhoon seemed to be planning on staying here for a long time and put in a large bill worth 10,000 won..
“Have a lot of money? 10,000 won is 11 hours..”
“I have some money saved from selling items..”
Deokhoon seems to be a much more professional gamer than me and makes pocket money through item trading..
So we sat down, charging for two hours for me and eleven hours for Deokhoon..
“where is the power switch.”
“Is this it?……
Why is it always so difficult to find the power switch on PC room computers?.
While the computer was turning on, I opened my phone and checked the group chat room to see if anything was happening..
〈Yoon Seon-ah: Everyone ate.?〉
KakaoTalk arrived around the time I was wandering around the downtown area..
The number of people who read it decreased, but there was no reply..
“Guys, really... Please pay attention.”
As members of our club have strong individual tendencies, each member is busy taking a break on their own..
I left a KakaoTalk message in the group chat room..
〈Lee Jun: I just woke up and Deokhoon and I are at the PC room haha.〉
Immediately after that, Suna’s reply came..
〈Yoon Seon-ah: Wow, where is the PC room??〉
〈Lee Jun: Here, next to Sujeong Apartment, is Leon PC Room..〉
〈Seonah Yoon: Sounds fun.…….〉
He seemed bored, so I took a screenshot of the location and posted it on KakaoTalk..
〈Lee Jun: [Photo attached]］〉
〈Lee Jun: We plan on staying here for a while, so if you’re bored, come on haha.〉
〈Yoon Seon-ah: I’ll go.〉
Soon Deokhoon brought a cup of ramen and some water and sat down next to me..
When I smelled the ramen, I also remembered that I was empty, so I went to the counter and bought some food..
“They say they also serve grilled pork belly in PC rooms these days, but that hasn't changed here..”
Poor menus.
I had no choice but to bring back quail eggs, bread, and drinks..
At his seat, Deokhoon was already slurping down ramen..
“Phew... local PC room.”
I also muttered as I opened the bag of bread..
‘It's a memory.’
The local PC room had an atmosphere that made people forget about the time spent there..
When I played the game here with the headset on, I started to vaguely remember what time it was and how old I was..
If you're concentrating on a game and just take off your headset. ‘Oh. Where are we??’
‘I was doing something a while ago when I came here.?’
I took a bite of the quail egg and turned on the roll while savoring that longing..
And in a slightly dark local PC room, with the sound effects of various games echoing softly, I began to immerse myself in the game..
[Don't be blinded by pride!]
“Ah, if you hold on just a little longer, I will push it all, so why are you pushing it? If you fight with a turret, won't you have the same numbers even without me? Just hold on for 2 minutes.”
I was playing the game for a while when I felt someone snooping behind me..
‘Who is spying through the backdoor of my soul?.’
When I looked back, I saw Seon-ah standing there hesitantly..
“Oh, Seon-ya. sit, sit!”
« huh ”
Soon, Suna sits on the empty seat to my left and looks at the monitor..
I played so frantically that the game ended soon..
Only then did I stretch out, turn my chair around, and say hello to Suna..
“Boo… Seonya, nice to meet you..”
“Yes, nice to meet you……
Suna in a pink T-shirt smiles at me yawning loudly..
“I ate rice?”
“huh.”
“I was bored while waiting. Let's play a game together. are you okay?”
Suna smiles slightly and nods her head..
I went to the machine, recharged about 2,000 won, took out Seon-a's number ticket, and came back..
The game we chose together was Kart Rider.
“No, don't get in the way.!”
Ah haha... sorry · · ·. ”
Suna, who doesn't have a computer at home, didn't know much about games..
At least we are playing Kart Rider together, which I enjoyed playing a few times in the past..
I got tired of it after about an hour, so I later taught Suna how to play Overwatch..
“Just move the mouse like this.”
“Jun, it’s so difficult.……
“But this is something that a lot of girls do too. If you do this, you will have a shield.”
“ Ugh······
In 2022, when I was there, the sequel to Overwatch was mainly played, but this is 2019. There was only one episode.
After having Suna choose Reinhardt and have him stand still with his shield in hand, he walked back and forth to Genji behind him and threw a throwing star. Deokhoon glanced at him and said with a displeased expression..
“I think I'm the only one having fun.”
In the end, I turned on KartRider again and was having fun driving with Seona, when a message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes..
Paaat- [Your member is collecting ghost stories..]
[Collecting B-grade ghost stories…….]
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