< Ending Maker SS #15 To Earth (8) (Revised) >
Ending Maker SS #15 To Earth (8)
Namban cat.
Kim Hye-eun.
27 years old.
female.
Web designer.
single.
After barely managing to deal with the sudden incident and returning home, she was caught up in extreme conflict.
Should I just take a bath without thinking about anything, or should I open a can of beer and play a game?
After hesitating for a moment, she chose the game side, and after roughly taking off her clothes, she put on a loose T-shirt and shorts as pajamas, sat down in front of the computer, and opened a can of beer.
“ha.”
I’m tired.
It’s supposed to be a holiday, so why does it have to be like this?
If everything had gone as planned, I would have gone to the meeting, met the chatroom kids, and had fun.
“Whoa······.”
Perhaps because of her bad temper, she couldn’t even swear properly – no, not even exclamations – and just slumped her shoulders and looked at the monitor.
Hero Chronicles 2
A game I’ve been playing for several years now.
It was definitely a package game when I bought it, but now I’m playing it with the feeling that it’s almost like an MMORPG.
It seemed like the production company was operating that way too.
‘Now that I think about it, there really isn’t any news.’
After turning on the login screen, Hye-eun Kim habitually entered her ID and password, and just before pressing the login button, she moved her hand to turn on her phone.
There are only a few new messages in the group chat.
Even then, they were all AAA and Kowabunga’s words.
AAA: [What the heck. How on earth did this happen? The two met?]
Kowabunga: [Have you met? Have you met?]
AAA: [Why aren’t there any replies?]
Kowabunga: [You’re not dizzy, are you?]
Several similar messages.
Eventually, AAA and Kowabunga also became quiet, perhaps because they were tired of it.
‘What the hell happened?’
It was a bit strange that there was no word at all.
If we met, we met. If we didn’t meet, we didn’t meet. So, we should have said something.
‘You’re not really dizzy, are you?’
Kim Hye-eun, who had been imagining it for a moment, shook her head.
There was no way that could happen.
Even though it seemed like Nobok and Abok didn’t get along, they actually got along very well.
Should I say that they are like bad friends straight out of a comic book or novel?
Moreover, Kim Hye-eun knew No Bok-yi’s true identity – that is, Hong Yu-hee’s true identity.
Even if Aboki had harbored some ill feelings towards Noboki, it was clear that her feelings would melt away when she actually met Hong Yuhee.
‘Because the girl is pretty.’
It’s cute too.
It would be nice if you dressed up a little better.
Anyway, the possibility of Hyunpi was low.
‘Even if you feel sorry, there will be fun.’
How could Aboki, who always won first place, feel resentful?
‘Because of his playful personality, he won’t be able to attack you even when you’re offline.’
Because he was a kid who was openly, if not secretly, timid.
‘Hmm, but thinking about it this way makes me worried again?’
Hong Yu-hee was a gentle, lamb-like child to Kim Hye-eun.
But what about Abok?
‘First of all, he’s not an ordinary guy.’
As we talked, it seemed like he was basically a good person.
I haven’t seen any pad-lips or sex-drips like AAA or Kowabunga.
He only acts like a crazy kid when he’s teasing Nobok, but when he’s dealing with other people, he’s very normal – he actually feels like a sensible adult.
‘No, rather than saying he has common sense, I should say he is indifferent.’
Do you only feel lively when you play with Nobok?
In fact, when there was no Nobok, the conversation never lasted long.
We hardly ever had a conversation.
‘Anyway, he’s not a weird guy… right?’
Abok’s true identity.
I couldn’t even tell if it was a man or a woman.
Because judging gender just by the way someone speaks in a game is so stupid.
Maybe AAA, who enjoys sexting, and even Kowabunga, who openly acts like a child, are all women.
The true identity of Aboki.
Is it a man or a woman?
Is it old or young?
‘I wonder, ma’am.’
That’s why I really wanted to go to the meeting today.
Anyway, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was a useless worry.
Even if Aboki was a scary man with a fierce appearance and many tattoos on his body, it didn’t seem like he would do anything to Hong Yu-hee.
‘If that were true, Yoohee would have pretended not to know and run away first.’
I don’t know about anything else, but wasn’t Hong Yu-hee the one who was the best at feeling?
‘But why aren’t you saying anything? There’s no answer to Gantok either.’
Have you met Abok?
What does Abok look like, etc.
In fact, it was Kim Hye-eun who had already been sending text messages whenever she had the chance.
But the answer I got back was zero.
I didn’t even read it.
‘Didn’t it happen?’
What if the two of you got into a car accident together?
‘Oh, no. That can’t be.’
Kim Hye-eun, who tried to shake off the ominous thoughts by shaking off the distraction, immediately logged into the game.
Thinking about it like this alone only resulted in ominous thoughts.
“Whew, good.”
Cordelia, one of the 11 playable characters.
But it was completely different from Cordelia’s.
Her hair was orange, she wore glasses, and her hair was styled differently.
‘Because Yoohee was a purist.’
He said he liked Cordelia the way she was, and he only added bridges occasionally, but he never touched things like hair color or skin color.
‘Anyway, let’s connect.’
After finishing character selection, I was able to move to the Pleiades Guild House in just a few seconds.
And then, as if they had been waiting, a group guild message arrived.
AAA: [You’re here now? Do you have any news about Nobok and Abok?]
Kowabunga: [We haven’t heard from each other since the meeting. Did they go to another world holding hands? They got hit by a truck.]
AAA: [Oh, and one of them becomes a woman and they become a couple?]
Kowabunga: [Ah, I’m killing you. Kill me.]
As expected from the people in charge of barking, the barking was intense.
‘Nobok was originally a woman?’
Kim Hye-eun, who had only shot a shot inwardly, quickly tapped on the keyboard.
Namman Cat: [You didn’t even log into the game?]
AAA: [Oh, I checked the connection list just in case, but it’s not there.]
Kowabunga: [What the hell happened?]
Namman Cat: [Hey, that can’t be.]
AAA: [Just in case, I looked to see if there were any accidents in the Hongdae area. And traffic accident records.]
Kowabunga: [What, what are you doing to look for something like that?]
AAA: [Anyway, I looked it up, but there wasn’t anything wrong.]
Kowabunga: [So is it Hyunpi? Did Hyunpi get hurt and both of them went to the hospital?]
AAA: [There is a possibility!]
Namman Cat: [Stop talking nonsense. Do you really think you’ll get dizzy if those two meet?]
AAA: [Well, Nobok is a tough guy, but he’s actually really soft on the inside.]
Kowabunga: [Tough on the outside, soft on the inside. Tough on the outside, soft on the inside.]
Namman Cat: [Anyway, I’m worried. If it’s not a stroke or an accident, then what is it?]
Kowabunga: [Did you really get hit in the eye?]
AAA: [Our eyes met?]
Kowabunga: [No, maybe we just met and one of them was a girl and the other was a guy, so it was perfect at first sight! The enemy I always fought in the game, now that I see them in person, he’s my ideal type?]
AAA: [I’ve been watching too many light novels.]
Kowabunga: [I admit that I’m a fan of Sippo, but it could really be true.]
AAA: [Hmm······ If one of the two is a woman, I think Nobok would be the woman. That’s what she usually says too. Doesn’t she speak cutely?]
Kowabunga: [A really cute girl. Is she a high school student? A foul-mouthed, gambler-like pretty girl with a fucking mouth. Wow. She’s so attractive.]
AAA: [What is that crazy guy talking about? I agree. Oh, Treasure.]
Kowabunga: [Aww, fucking dad joke. Hey, don’t do that. I told you not to do that.]
AAA: [But wouldn’t it be better for us to just sell the deco? We can hear the voice too.]
Kowabunga: [You changed the subject and sat down. Anyway, what do you think of Namman?]
Namman Cat: [What do you think?]
Kowabunga: [Oh, did those two really make eye contact?]
Instead of answering Kowabunga’s words right away, Kim Hye-eun thought about it for a moment.
Surprisingly, Hong Yu-hee was a foul-mouthed, gambler-like pretty girl who always had a dick in her mouth, just like Kowabunga said.
‘There······.’
Should I say it’s a woman’s intuition?
I had a feeling that Abok might be a secretly cool guy.
Then, wouldn’t it be possible for the two of them to really meet each other?
AAA: [Only men?]
Kowabunga: [Nammando is disappearing too?]
Namman Cat: [What do you mean, disappear? And… the two of you fell in love and started dating. You’re Nobok and Abok.]
AAA: [If the two of them date, it’ll be a real light novel.]
Kowabunga: [We might have gone to the other world holding hands right now. Or we might have just woken up in the other world and found out that we were engaged.]
The Namman cat, who was listening to Kowabunga’s barking, smiled without realizing it.
Yeah, that’s nonsense.
Nobok and Abok are dating.
Because it’s a story that seems like it would come out of a light novel or a manga.
‘It can’t be an accident… Anyway, I’m worried, so come in quickly, young lady.’
Kim Hye-eun, who had been looking at Hong Yu-hee’s profile picture added to KakaoTalk for a moment, started typing on the keyboard again.
And at the same time.
Outboxer 009 – In Kang Jin-ho’s house,
An accident occurred.
&
“Ouch! Major accident! Hit and run while we’re at it!”
“Ugh!”
Kang Jin-ho wearing a tank top and sweatpants and Hong Yu-hee wearing a large shirt and shorts.
The two were holding Nintendo Switch joysticks and showing concentration that surpassed that of the criminal.
“I won! I won! I won?”
The moment Hong Yu-hee crossed the finish line in first place, she jumped up from her seat and jumped up and down in joy, while Kang Jin-ho fell to the floor with a truly angry expression on his face.
“It’s first place! It’s first place!”
It was really good.
It was so good.
You’re wearing Outboxer 009 and you’re in first place.
Is there any pleasure like this in the world?
Yeah, this is Yasuji.
This is Yasya!
“Wow!”
Aboki, writhing in the agony of defeat.
“Oh my god, oh my god, ahem ahem oh my god.”
While Hong Yu-hee danced the shoulder dance and enjoyed it, Kang Jin-ho continued to suffer while covering his face with both hands.
Three hours after I got out of the shower.
Even though the clothes she had been wearing had finished drying, Hong Yu-hee was still wearing Kang Jin-ho’s clothes.
Because I’ve been playing games for three hours straight.
All kinds of two-player games that Kang Jin-ho had bought but never played.
‘Hehehe, I guess I won a bit by a hair’s breadth, but I guess I won anyway, right?’
For Kang Jin-ho, most of these games were new to him.
On the other hand, Hong Yu-hee had played most of the games at least once.
Kang Jin-ho didn’t have any real friends in Korea, but Hong Yu-hee had a close friend and gamer named Namman Cat, Kim Hye-eun.
“Do you see? This is the eye level between you and me.”
“Ugh······.”
Kang Jin-ho broke it down again, and Hong Yu-hee, who had been feeling proud for a while, soon blushed slightly.
‘I like something.’
After coming out of the shower and playing the game, both of them started to reveal more and more of their aboki and noboki, and now they were completely aboki and noboki and enjoying the game.
So, what should I say, I like it but also dislike it.
The more I played the game and saw Abok, the more the older brother next door that I admired disappeared.
‘It felt like ‘Hello, next door neighbor!’
At first, I was shocked to see Aboki act like the older brother next door······.
‘It seems kind of… good?’
What should I say about this?
Reversal charm?
Gap moe?
It’s just a little bit, but my heart has been pounding since a while ago.
‘It’s still cool······.’
Because what’s created doesn’t go anywhere.
There’s something human about that smiling face, and I like it.
Hong Yu-hee pursed her lips as various thoughts came to mind, and without realizing it, she began to diligently cover her eyes with layer after layer of bean-shaped glasses.
“Let’s play one more game, just one more game.”
“Huh, if you beg so much.”
It was when the excited Hong Yu-hee sat down again.
Ding dong.
I flinched in surprise at the sound of the bell, but it only lasted for a moment.
Because a welcome silhouette was seen beyond the intercom screen.
“I guess the chicken is here.”
Chicken ordered for a midnight snack.
Kang Jin-ho went out to the front door and got the chicken, and a smile spread across Hong Yu-hee’s face again.
“Wow!”
This is Yasuji.
If this isn’t Yas then what is?
Delicious chicken and beer.
Fun game.
Comfortable clothes.
The guy next door sitting in front of me.
‘Oh, no. It’s not the last one.’
Hong Yu-hee, whose face turned red again, covered her face with a large beer mug and glanced at Kang Jin-ho, and Kang Jin-ho, who was eating chicken wings, tilted his head slightly.
“why?”
“No, just······ hehe.”
The guy next door.
A very elementary school student.
The guy next door.
A very elementary school student.
Strangely enough, I kept laughing.
Why is that?
Why do I keep laughing like this?
Instead of worrying any longer, Hong Yu-hee drank her beer deliciously.
And then again a few hours later.
[What the heck. They’re both just sleeping? And while playing a game?]
That’s right.
Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee were each lying asleep in the living room, holding joysticks in their hands.
I fell asleep naturally while drinking and playing a game.
[Eww, what is this? What is this?]
Cordelia, who was extremely disappointed, jumped up and down in place, and Uther, who was standing next to her, clicked his tongue and said.
[Then what more could you ask for? This is good enough.]
[No, that’s not enough. You should have just licked it!]
[Cordelia, it’s you and me? Do you remember how long it took for us to first kiss?]
At Uther’s question, Cordelia blushed and hesitated.
Because it reminded me of the night after the National Foundation Day incident when I first had something similar to a kiss.
[But, but! That’s that! This is this!]
[Yes, we are us. She is them. Anyway, even just this much is a great step forward. You can say that we have definitely made a breakthrough.]
I had to assume that all the numbers I had prepared for today had been effective.
But Cordelia still groaned in regret, and soon broke into a mischievous smile.
[But at least I want to do this.]
And telekinesis.
Yuder let out a strange bitter smile as he watched Cordelia move Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee.
[Wouldn’t it be surprising if both of them woke up?]
[Is that what you’re telling me to do?]
Cordelia laughed out loud and looked down at Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee once again.
Until just a moment ago, the two people had been lying apart in separate places, but now they were stuck together.
To be exact, Hong Yu-hee was in Kang Jin-ho’s arms.
[But doesn’t it match well?]
The image of two people sleeping while holding each other tightly.
[That’s right.]
One way or another, those two were also destined to be together.
Uther nodded in agreement and hugged Cordelia’s waist, and Cordelia leaned into Uther’s embrace. They naturally kissed.
[Then shall we just get out of here?]
[Okay, let’s get out.]
[Let’s go back and play a game too.]
[Yeah! Game!]
[Yeah, game.]
The two people, who had slightly different dreams, kissed again and left Kang Jin-ho’s house.
And then another few hours.
Long after the morning sun had risen.
“Ugh······.”
Hong Yu-hee opened her eyes to a strange sound and almost screamed in surprise.
That was because as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the firm chest of the guy next door.
‘What, what is it? What is it?’
When I rolled my eyes, I saw the face of my neighbor lying on his side with his eyes closed, and strong arms wrapped around my shoulders and waist.
That’s right.
Hong Yu-hee herself was now being held tightly in the arms of her neighbor as if she were a teddy bear.
‘Huh?’
How did this happen?
What on earth is going on?
Hong Yu-hee thought desperately, but she couldn’t remember.
All I could remember was closing my eyes while playing the game.
‘Oh, you smell like oppa.’
Hong Yu-hee sniffed without realizing it and then quickly sniffed again, albeit very quietly.
I had to come to my senses.
Now was not the time to be sniffing around like this.
‘Oh, nothing happened, right?’
Because we’re both wearing clothes?
Because you don’t remember?
‘Hey, is the guy next door a gentleman?’
My head wasn’t working properly.
He was so out of his mind that even the Hong Yoo-hees in his head were in a panic and couldn’t express their opinions properly.
And at that moment.
‘Awake, are you awake?’
Kang Jin-ho.
In fact, he opened his eyes about 10 minutes earlier than Hong Yu-hee and was troubled with his eyes closed.
When I first woke up, I was startled.
I kept going over my memories, worrying that I might have done something wrong while drunk.
But still nothing happened.
All I did was fall asleep while playing a game.
‘But why!’
Why is he hugging Hong Yu-hee in this position?
‘Moon.’
Hong Yu-hee’s body odor was sweet.
Even though the shampoo smell coming from my head was the one I usually used, it felt different.
And above all, it was so small, soft, and squishy.
Hong Yu-hee’s small body.
Soft body.
‘Wake up, Kang Jin-ho!’
First of all, escaping this crisis came first.
Kang Jin-ho pretended to be still asleep and moved his body while groaning very softly. It was to naturally release Hong Yu-hee from his arms.
‘Let’s get him out of the game first, then pretend to sleep in and open his eyes.’
Yeah, that’s good.
That’s the best.
But Kang Jin-ho’s plan ran into trouble from the start.
‘Yoohee? Are you still sleeping?’
Hong Yu-hee didn’t move.
No, it did move, but instead of getting out, it dug deeper into my arms.
‘What, you’re not awake yet? Is that so?’
I had a strong desire to open my eyes and check, but I couldn’t bring myself to do so.
‘What the heck, why?’
In fact, Hong Yu-hee didn’t know the reason either.
Even though it was clear that Kang Jin-ho’s arm had moved and he could now escape, his body strangely did not move.
I wanted to keep it like this.
I wanted to stay in Kang Jin-ho’s arms a little longer.
And in fact, the same was true for Kang Jin-ho.
Hong Yu-hee slowly closed her eyes, and Kang Jin-ho did not open his eyes.
Should we call it an implicit agreement?
Should we say that this is a confrontation created by each other’s desires?
Either way was fine.
The two people held each other tightly, sharing their breath and warmth.
We enjoyed each other.
&
Time passed again.
About two hours.
It was not until lunchtime that the two of them stood up from their seats with some awkward acting, and from then on they didn’t say much.
Because we were both so embarrassed.
“Do you want to eat before you go?”
“Uh, uh, yes. Oppa.”
Kang Jin-ho prepared a late lunch, and Hong Yu-hee went into her room and hurriedly put on the clothes that had just dried.
And then another quiet lunch.
I wish it would go on forever, but in the end it just ended.
“Now… should I go?”
“Yes, brother.”
Hong Yu-hee, who had awkwardly greeted him, went to the front door and put on her shoes, and Kang Jin-ho, who was watching her, did the same.
“Brother?”
“No, just. Uh. Right. I should call the locksmith. Uh, right. The locksmith. It’ll take some time for him to come. And you have to open the door, too.”
When Kang Jin-ho, who had been rambling on and on, opened the door, Hong Yu-hee burst into laughter.
“cute.”
She spoke very quietly, then raised her head again and looked at Kang Jin-ho, who was looking embarrassed.
“Brother.”
“uh?”
“Next time, next time, let’s play together again.”
Kang Jin-ho blinked and nodded at the short words that had been said with all his courage and strength.
Although it was awkward, he answered with a smile.
“Okay. Let’s do it again. Game.”
“Hehehe.”
Hong Yu-hee, who laughed with a red face at Kang Jin-ho’s answer, looked embarrassed and turned around, coughing in vain.
“Then I’ll go.”
“okay.”
The two walked out the front door together.
And that’s why I discovered those who had been watching the two of them since earlier.
“Yoohee?”
A middle-aged couple standing in front of Hong Yu-hee’s house, and although it was the first time they were seen, they could tell at a glance what kind of work they did – in a word, the locksmith.
“Why are you coming out of there?”
Kim Eun-jung.
That is, Hong Yu-hee froze and couldn’t answer her mother’s question, and Kang Jin-ho opened his mouth.
I swallowed dry saliva at the sight of Hong Yu-won’s (Hong Yu-hee’s father’s) gaze that had suddenly become sharp.
to be continued…?
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