Chapter 37

### **Chapter 37**

**Discomfort**

***

Ehehehe...

You are slowly falling for me too right?

Yeah I knew it would be like this.

Actually I worried a little if it would be possible since chatting is everything but!

Indeed.

Actually I didn't know.

I haven't shown any of my charms yet, but you seem to be liking me.

That is a bit flustering.

You were ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠silent when I actually showed my charms.

A superior height that won't lose to yours and clear, feminine curves drawn upon it.

An always clear and bright expression and textbook yet glamorous features that suit it.

A straight nose and forehead located in the middle, and light brown hair falling softly beside them.

Plus a stable and clean low-register voice and my brightest, most social personality.

Things anyone couldn't help but love.

Even though you blocked all the weapons I diligently polished and am most confident in.

What is it? A person like you.

How do you plan to handle making it this fun for me.

Yeah keep doing it like that.

No, please do it.

Keep looking at me like that.

Fall for my charm even I didn't know.

Like that keep keep me...

Ah.

I want to see him.

Should I call him tomorrow morning.

What do you mean should I.

Decided to do it properly from now on right.

Let's do it.

Tired of keeping distance now.

***

—Wooooong

Ah.

I pulled up the blanket in the cool air and closed my eyes again then.

—Wooooong

Opened them.

Reached out my hand and grabbed the source of the vibration.

At the unpleasantness given by the vibration sound spreading through my fingers, I moved my finger and swiped the screen.

Measuring the gap through the smooth texture, the vibration soon cuts off.

In a small sense of accomplishment and satisfaction I half-opened my eyes.

But, did I set an alarm.

On a holiday, during vacation at that?

The only schedule is connecting to Life Server at 3 o'clock?

Something is strange.

While bringing the phone into my field of vision thinking so.

"Jae-hyun Jae-hyun... are you awake-uh?"

Uh.

At the sleepy voice heard in an instant, I opened my eyes wide.

"..."

"Umm... wake uup...!"

What is this.

First off why am I hearing a person's voice.

Because it wasn't an alarm but a phone call.

Ended up answering it while touching it.

Not a manhwa or something...

"Ppa-ppa-ppa ppa ppa ppa-ppa-ppa-ppa..."

Who is the opponent.

No need to even ponder this.

More sleepy than usual, and a voice seemingly mixed with some aegyo [cuteness], but it's definitely Shin Yu-ri.

Is it really Shin Yu-ri?

It's too... too different.

She was a fox.

A very skilled fox at that.

Kind to everyone but doesn't approach anyone.

No of course I know the sense of distance with me is strangely close.

But this was a bit, very surprising.

The sense of distance being close and this are completely different stories.

Because she is absolutely not this kind of cute and erratic person.

Shin Yu-ri acting cute to others...

Is it a dream as expected.

It was a thought that occurred momentarily but soon denied it.

Drunk on sleep my judgment was clouded but I didn't become stupid.

For now...

Let's answer first.

My voice might come out like that too so putting strength in my throat...

"I'm awake."

The overworked vocal cords sagged and didn't listen to my words.

"Heuheuheuh... cute."

Is it really a dream?

By this point I was definitely awake.

"What?"

"Said it's cute because you're a bit saggy... why. Hate it?"

What is this confidence.

No really what is it.

I was flustered.

Moved my finger unwittingly and hung up the phone.

Even after doing that the fluster didn't fade so I spaced out.

"Really what is it."

Definitely we are a bit.

How should I say it, weren't we in an awkward relationship.

Wasn't she definitely tired of me last time?

I still remember the description of her inner thoughts that came out very briefly in the webtoon.

Her mindset of considering most people in the world as toys, or NPCs.

At most 2 or 3 times, but a lot of expressions unsuited for a youth manhwa came out, so it was a shock at that time.

I knew this world is reality, that the many people I interact with are not characters in a webtoon.

Even during middle school days when I had many thoughts about various things, I knew this for sure.

Because... as you live you naturally can't help but know.

This is reality.

But at the same time I also knew that everything described in the webtoon applies to this world too.

Right down to Lee Ju-yeong's food preferences, Ahn Woo-jin's unrequited love, and Choi Jae-rim's mindset.

Many things I know were exactly as they are in reality.

The world isn't a webtoon, but the webtoon was the world.

So I was exceptionally reluctant towards Shin Yu-ri.

Not that I hated her but felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Even the opponent is the main character of the webtoon.

Because of being timid I couldn't show it but keeping distance was natural too.

The end of that was the last vacation ceremony.

At the vacation ceremony I guessed my utility had ended.

In short, she played with me enough and got tired of it.

'You're the first one to treat me like this!' is only for a day or two, if it continues a person gets exhausted soon.

Because in the original work she kept distance thoroughly with men, I considered it lasted long for a whim and erased it from my memory.

But what is this.

I dry-washed my face feeling the confusion and worry filling my head.

Ah.

Tired.

Unwittingly thought of Nogada.

If it was Nogada... first he'd be curious why she woke him up.

Would have put away such unknown, unsolvable worries far away and handled the task in front of his eyes first.

First why did she tell me to wake up.

I turned my gaze again and looked at the phone screen.

Ignoring the continuously arriving KakaoTalks and checking the time first, current time is 2:53 PM.

Meaning, 7 minutes left until server start.

Oh.

Now 6 minutes.

My confused head became clear at once.

Wasn't exactly a good direction but it was certain I had to get up right away.

Wasn't the time to be like this.

I ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠turned on KakaoTalk, sent a thank you message and turned it off again.

Don't know why she did it and what she wanted but first it is true I'm thankful.

I hurriedly ran out, washed up and came out.

Have to eat something.

First turn it on.

I turned on the broadcast and game first and connected to the server.

"Mm. Ah ah. Aaaaaagh."

Clearing my throat roughly and looking straight ahead, Yuria was sitting on a bench waving her hand at me.

Wonder if she heard me warming up my voice.

I hid my embarrassment and approached her.

Sitting on the bench and lifting my phone, only then did Yuria open her mouth.

Throwing a fastball from the start here.

I smirked and answered.

"Because sitting apart is rather weirder."

Because it was just yesterday's event.

Would it have been more natural for Nogada to forget?

I asked myself.

As expected, no.

Couldn't explain clearly 'because of this and this it's not' but...

I am soon Nogada, so if it's not me then it's not.

Of course, letting this out of my mouth was a different story so I chose silence.

Fortunately, Yuria brought up another topic soon.

How did she know.

I erased the smile from my mouth and said bluntly.

"Came exactly on time though."

"Your imagination."

Like a ghost.

At that time, heard the sound of my room door opening slightly.

The face that peeked out was making a familiar blunt expression.

Eat food.

As I got up at the words conveyed by mouthing, only then did my younger sister open the door and come in.

I received the bowl handed over with both hands and bent over to stroke her head.

Of course didn't do it for long.

Because if I did she might really not let me go.

Leaving behind my younger sister with an expression full of dissatisfaction, I returned to my desk.

At the text that came just before, I answered a bit hurriedly.

"Slept well."

"Going to eat now."

Today's menu was burrito.

Asked for something simple to eat, and gave me something simple but large in quantity.

"Did you eat."

"Let's eat together."

Saying that, I sat on the bench.

Hmm...

How should I say this.

RP server had to focus somewhere between reality and game.

While thoroughly acting the character within the game, it's okay to loosen up in some parts.

From the perspective of broadcasting alone until now, it was a slightly difficult place.

So here was the problem.

Whether to say hamburger that the character in the game would likely eat right now, or to say burrito that I will actually eat.

Whether she read my worry or spoke first while waiting, Yuria revealed her lunch first.

No.

If it's Yuria she definitely noticed I was worrying.

Because she's strangely quick-witted.

Feeling grateful, I answered.

"I'm having a burrito too."

Indeed.

"True."

Uh.

I felt a small sense of dissonance at the word I spat out unwittingly.

Came out too instantly.

Because I'm comfortable, sometimes mistakes like this came out.

For me who tends to have many thoughts, it was a mistake I didn't make often.

Words like this that leave room for misunderstanding should be spoken after a little thought.

Because the opponent is a female broadcaster right?

I knew at least that doing this with a male broadcaster is not good.

Although I don't know much about internet broadcasting, it's similar just looking at celebrities.

If that side treats me comfortably, this side shouldn't loosen up too.

Just now I spat it out too recklessly.

Meaning, it was completely like Nogada.

Well Nogada isn't a complete creation anyway so.

Counting, it was already the 5th day, no 6th day of acting, so it was about time to get used to it.

Then is it the 7th day of the server too.

Time went quite fast.

What is it really.

"Happened to be having the same thought."

Indeed.

Fascinatingly match well with you.

Is that why... it's comfortable.

I tried to discharge the feeling felt for a moment but...

"Is that so."

Decided to hold it in.

Because this didn't seem like Nogada.