Chapter 130
Chapter 130
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 130
Chapter Title: Suryeon's First PC Cafe Experience (2)
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"Nice job, thanks. Human."
Suryeon handed back the borrowed smartphone and returned to her seat.
Ten minutes had already passed.
"...From next time, I need to make an account first. Time's too precious to waste."
Hoo—
Pushing aside her regret, Suryeon placed her hands on the keyboard and mouse.
"...My shoulders feel so uncomfortable. Gotta raise the chair."
She was too short, making it awkward.
Suryeon decided to adjust the chair height for a stable posture.
Heave-ho—
"Hmm, that's better now."
Finally, she could play properly.
Suryeon immediately moved the mouse and clicked the game icon.
Today's game: Legend of Legends.
It was one she'd seen a lot on XTube.
It looked pretty fun, and she'd been amazed by old gamer videos.
"That guy might not even be human. Probably a dragon in polymorph form."
Old play videos preserved as records.
Watching them had made Suryeon want to play the game herself.
"I'll take first place."
With that resolve, Suryeon logged into the game.
Click—
-Tutorial-
"Wh-what's this...! I don't have much time! I can do this without it...!"
Suryeon searched for a skip button.
But there wasn't one.
Left with no choice, Suryeon spent 20 minutes on the tutorial.
"Hoo, finally I can play. Here we go for real."
She set her nickname to 'Daddy Fool'.
Suryeon hit the start game button.
Soon, a match was found, and she selected her character.
"Hmm, dragons are probably the strongest in games too."
Dragons were always strong.
Suryeon figured her choice was the best.
But her teammates didn't seem to agree.
NeedASmoke: What, picking Dragon? Gonna feed the enemy team.
04 District Fire Bat: 15 GG incoming.
SujinGondyu: Not a late-game champ again? Losing for sure;;
Daddy Fool: ?
Why were they acting like that?
Was her character bad?
Suryeon couldn't understand her teammates' chat.
So she interpreted it her own way.
'Foolish humans wouldn't understand the might of a great dragon. Of course.'
Just ignore what humans say.
I'll win this game anyway.
Thinking that, Suryeon placed her hands on the keyboard and mouse with a determined expression.
"Humans are so lucky. They get to witness the start of a legend."
I'll show them how good I am.
The blue eyes reflected on Suryeon's monitor began to shine brighter.
***
Pffft—!
-Defeat-
...
Suryeon stared blankly at the screen.
'Defeat' was displayed on the monitor.
"No way. I lost...?"
It was an unacceptable result.
"I killed the enemy laner like eight times... and the other laner six times...?"
Out of 16 total kills, she'd gotten 14.
Deaths: 0. She'd barely escaped danger each time.
But Suryeon had lost the game.
"It, it's all because of the teammates!"
Especially.
The three humans who kept chatting until the end were the biggest problem.
"NeedASmoke... 04 District Fire Bat... SujinGondyu...!!"
They just kept dying and typing, that's why they lost.
And their post-game chat was ridiculous.
NeedASmoke: Ugh, got kills and still couldn't carry?
04 District Fire Bat: Just FF. This is boring.
SujinGondyu: Enemy hurts too much.
Even though she carried them.
Worse than her, a first-timer, and just typing away.
Suryeon couldn't forgive these humans.
"Death penalty... All of them death penalty...! That's what they deserve...!"
Report. Report. Report.
Suryeon hammered the keyboard with her small hands, typing in the report reasons.
So they'd never match with her again.
Their skill was a disaster.
"Hoo, any decent game company would ban those inhuman humans."
They ruined her debut match.
Feeling a bit relieved, Suryeon gripped the mouse again.
"That game doesn't count. Now the real start."
Time to write a legend again.
Suryeon hit the start game button once more.
Match found, she accepted.
"Let's go!"
She picked her champion excitedly.
But Suryeon's face hardened at the incoming chat.
NeedASmoke: Ugh, that mid guy's here again.
04 District Fire Bat: Gonna lose this one too.
SujinGondyu: Met the fool again.
Grit—
Suryeon ground her teeth seeing the familiar nicknames.
"Why these guys again of all people...!!"
Hoo—
But endure it.
They might play properly this time.
If I do better than last game, we can win.
Thinking that, Suryeon refocused.
"Legendary debut match, start."
And so.
Suryeon repeated the same mistake.
"U, uwaaa...! Stop dying already...!! Just stay put and I'll kill them all...!!"
Because she'd trusted humans in the game.
Pffft—!
-Defeat-
***
In the end, Suryeon lost.
Because of her team, not the enemy.
"...No more team games from now on. I was the fool for trusting humans."
Never doing team games again.
Suryeon declared and stood up.
She needed a new account for the next game anyway, and time was running out.
"Dinner time soon. Gotta head home."
Dad would scold her if she was late.
Suryeon shouldered her bag and walked out.
On the way, an irritating voice reached her ears.
"Ugh, lost again. That guy's fault."
"Daddy Fool? Yeah, he's trash. What even is that, just taking kills?"
"Couldn't carry. Total noob."
Daddy Fool?
Suryeon stopped and glanced at the humans.
'Those guys from the rooftop. But why are they saying my nickname?'
Sneak, sneak—
Suryeon cautiously moved behind their group.
Familiar nicknames on their monitors.
'NeedASmoke, 04 District Fire Bat, SujinGondyu?'
Found you.
It's you guys.
'You ruined my debut because of you.'
Grrr—
Suryeon glared coldly at the upperclassmen's backs.
Oblivious, they kept talking.
"Daddy Fool. Lost two games because of him."
"His dad must be an idiot too. Makes sense he's trash."
"Losing pisses me off. Let's smoke."
Rustle—!
The upperclassmen stood up.
Suryeon sat in the back row, pretending to play, to avoid detection.
"...Gone?"
Glance—
Looking back, their seats were empty.
Seemed they left to smoke.
"...It wasn't because of me, you lost because you suck. And you called Dad an idiot? Only I can call Dad an idiot."
No forgiveness.
I, agent of the gods, will deliver heavenly punishment.
Suryeon thought that and raised her index finger.
And.
"Heavenly punishment."
Press—
She started pressing the power buttons.
The computers, working fine moments ago, all went black.
"Kuhuhu... This is heavenly punishment, humans...! Accept your judgment...!"
Press— press—
She turned off every computer.
Suryeon felt a strange satisfaction at her successful revenge.
"...Gotta escape before they notice."
It'd be annoying if caught.
Suryeon quickly left the PC cafe.
Heading home, she giggled.
"Serves you right, humans. Punishment for ruining my debut."
First day at the PC cafe.
Suryeon was already hooked on gaming.
"Kukuku..."
***
After the PC cafe.
"I'm home."
Suryeon returned straight home.
A tantalizing aroma tickled her nose.
"Dinner tonight, huh."
Suryeon dropped her bag in her room and headed to the kitchen.
Lee Ha-jun was stirring a big pot with a ladle.
"What's he making?"
Curious, Suryeon tugged at Lee Ha-jun's sleeve.
"Dad, what're you making?"
"Oh, Suryeon's back. Making curry."
"Curry."
So it was curry smell.
Suryeon liked curry well enough.
Spicy with a deep flavor.
It was one of Lee Ha-jun's specialties too.
"Looks tasty, curry."
"Of course. Who made it? Anyway, how was the PC cafe today?"
"PC cafe..."
Hmm—
Suryeon pondered briefly, then answered honestly.
"Some annoying stuff happened, but it was fun enough."
"Yeah? Did you do well in the games?"
"Yeah, I did great. The team sucked though. So no more teams next time. Teammates are too bad."
Solo play is best.
Lee Ha-jun gently stroked Suryeon's head as she spoke.
"You'll end up living alone forever at this rate."
Wrinkle—
Suryeon furrowed her brow at that.
"Why would I live alone? I'll live with Dad."
"You'll have to live apart from me eventually."
"Who says? I decide that."
Unyielding Suryeon.
Lee Ha-jun smiled at her and said.
"Yeah, yeah."
"Not a joke, Dad."
"Okay, go wash your hands. Time to eat."
"Hmm... Don't like that..."
Feeling her pride hurt, Suryeon went to wash her hands.
Curry was already plated on the table.
"Let's eat, kids."
"Yay!"
"Yeah."
"Okay!"
And so, the Lee family gathered at the table and enjoyed the warm curry.
Sharing stories from school today.
And chatting about upcoming school events.
'Curry's good.'
Nom—
Suryeon liked being alone.
'But this isn't so bad.'
She thought family dinners together weren't half bad.