Chapter 274
Chapter 274
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 274
Chapter Title: President? Did you betray me?
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Suddenly, I got invited to a PUBG party that the President had thrown together.
At first, I was flustered since I had no idea who the members even were.
But luckily, when I heard it was with our own members, I hopped into both the Discord room and the game all excited.
『Oh? Lulu's here!』
『Maknae, hi~』
『Lulu, hey.』
"Hello! Yukiko-chan, hi!"
We'd barely exchanged greetings, but for some reason, the chat was already blowing up.
Why was everyone acting like that?
Maybe the Cherries were hyped too, since it had been ages since we'd done a collab stream with the President and the members?
『By the way, Lulu, how much PUBG have you played? I heard you've been grinding it lately.』
"Me? Not that much. Like... 200 hours?"
『Heh, I've got over 300.』
『I'm under 100 though... Unnie and Lulu, you two have way more.』
Yuna seemed like the type who dabbled in all sorts of games rather than sticking to one.
Chae-yoon unnie, on the other hand, was the type to dive headfirst into whatever caught her fancy.
Out of all of us, the President probably had the most playtime.
Like, wasn't it almost 2,000 hours?
『Still, Lulu's got solid basics. I saw the Cherries in done saying you're super good?』
"Ah, no way. I'm not that good. I still suck at recoil control a bit."
『Whoa, hearing you say that makes me believe it even more. Real pros bow their heads as the rice ripens, after all.』
『President, does that mean we're not ripe rice?』
W-Well, yeah, I'm really not that good.
There are so many gaming gods out there in the world.
I just feel embarrassed bragging about it myself, y'know?
『Alright, anyway, we're rolling as a 4-man squad like this. Oh, FYI, room's at 40 now if we chicken, doubles to 80 for survival win.』
『Whoa, it went up that much?』
『80's insane? If we don't snag it, I won't sleep tonight.』
"Eek, 80...?!"
I hadn't heard this match had a mission attached...
Is that even okay?
If I screw up and die here, I'd be blowing the members' 800k!
Weeeeng—
Pushing aside my anxiety, the game kicked off.
Out of PUBG's various maps, we started on Sanhok.
Which also happens to be my favorite.
It has this jungle-city vibe that's super atmospheric.
Plus, the small map means fights pop off constantly, which is fun.
『Lulu, why don't you pick our drop spot? Where to?』
"Huh? M-Me...?"
I'd assumed the President would call the shots on landing.
Having the decision dumped on me out of nowhere left me pretty flustered.
W-Well, then... should I go with my favorite spot?
Conveniently, the flight path lines up.
"How about Ban Tai?"
『Huh? Ban Tai? Unexpected.』
『Nah, maknae. Too safe. Sanhok means Bootcamp!』
『Unnie, you forget what happened last time we went Milbase...?』
Only Chae-yoon unnie seemed super skeptical.
But by majority vote, we settled on dropping Ban Tai.
『Lulu, I've barely been here myself... Is Ban Tai good?』
"Yeah! Good loot multipliers, tons of meds above all, and hardly anyone drops."
『Really? Our kids guzzle meds like water, so that's perfect.』
『President?』
『Your words have thorns lately...?』
W-What the heck had happened to make everyone react like this?
I couldn't keep up with the tempo at all.
Guess I'd have to watch the replay later.
Anyway, thankfully no one else dropped Ban Tai, so we looted up peacefully.
That's one pro of PUBG.
You can chat during downtime like looting or moving.
As if seizing that chance, the President struck up a convo mid-loot.
『By the way, Lulu, I heard you've been grinding PUBG non-stop for three days straight?』
"Ah, yeah. That's right. I was actually gonna play something else today, but hehe... you invited me, President."
『Kuh, I raised my girl right after all....』
Suffering? What were they talking about?
The President just invited me to a fun PUBG squad!
Don't say mean stuff like that! Got it?!
『Maknae, how many chickens in those three days?』
"Chickens? Like... a bit over ten?"
『What? Ten...?!』
『F-For real, Lulu?』
"Uh, yeah. Probably?"
『Knew I scouted right.』
Hehe... N-Not really.
Lots were lucky wins.
Good condition helped too.
『Ah, no backpack. Tsk....』
Mid-loot, everyone scattered, Chae-yoon unnie muttered softly.
Looked like she hadn't snagged a bag.
Should've told her about that Level 2 spot earlier.
『I got a Level 3 bag, unnie?』
『Ooh, what? You got an extra?』
『Huh? No, it's mine?』
『You crazy?』
Hehe, nice and harmonious today too, our members.
Great sign.
"President, we should start moving soon."
『Yeah, let's. You're squad leader today, Lulu, so call shots comfy.』
"M-Me squad leader?"
Ban Tai's at the bottom of the map.
Time to prep for the circle, so I suggested to the President.
Got back the last answer I expected: me as leader.
Wh-Why...?!
Wasn't the President supposed to be leader?!
『Oh, and from now on, you guys just keep Lulu alive. I'll handle myself. If Lulu dies? Your fault.』
『That's harsh, President...!』
『We're total bait now?!』
"I-I'm fine though..."
Flustered by the President's prickly attitude today.
Still, we all started moving together.
Sanhok has players clustered tight in spots.
Lots of obstacles mean no cars often, so we went on foot.
That's why we left early.
"...Huh?"
Running hard, but something felt off.
Like a crane formation, three should be on my flanks...
Why only two?
『Ooh, suppressor. Sweet.』
"Unnie...?! What're you doing back there?!"
Bad vibe, I turned—and there was Chae-yoon unnie's nick stopped in a distant cabin.
Uh oh...? This is bad.
Circle hadn't shrunk yet.
But Camp Charlie stragglers were due to catch up from behind.
Bang! Bang!
And right on cue, gunfire erupted super close.
That spot was right behind her...?!
『Hey, you idiot! What're you doing!』
『Ehehe, sorry. Looking for suppressor and painkillers... Heading now—huh?』
Rat-tat-tat—!
Despite President's yell, unnie laughed chill and finally moved.
But then Uzi sounds hit...
『Kyaack! Wh-When'd these guys get here?!』
With unnie's scream, her HP vanished, downed.
『Argh, that stubborn mule...!』
『Unnie! I'm coming now! Hang on!』
"No! Yukiko-chan! Too late even if you go now!"
President vented like she couldn't stop it.
Meanwhile, Yuna had already dashed there, yelling at the cabin to save unnie.
I yelled late to stop her, but...
『Kyaoooo!』
"Ah..."
Tofu-like wail, Yuna's HP gone too.
President, down two teammates in a flash, finally snapped.
『Listen for once, you morons!!!』
That was when I finally got why the President invited me.
Yeah, couldn't die alone, huh.