Necromancer Survival

  It was the same as if he said that.

 

[Choi Lee-kyung: yeye lolol the daily routine of being in a guild just doesn’t suit me lolol]

 

     So, even though I was trembling with fury, I tried to respond coolly.
And, Han Kiseok connivingly responded with seemingly kind words.

 

[Han Kiseok: That’s right, lolol, particularly disciplined places are difficult to handle]

[Han Kiseok: You’re in the hub right now, right?]

[Han Kiseok: Your mom is worried because you haven’t been visiting recently.]

 

    Then, if you consider what Han Kiseok knews about my specs, he probably meant

 

[You’re too ashamed to go home…]

 

     Or, at least, that was my interpretation.

     I immediately thought about the money Seo Dawon had given me and the corporate card Koo Hui-seo gave me–to spend as much as I pleased.
Halfway through typing all that, I eventually deleted everything.
It was money I couldn’t even brag about… I couldn’t even send more than 30 million won to my mom because I was afraid I’d get caught… Damn.

 

[Choi Lee-kyung: Yah, lolol, I’ve had no time because I’ve been too busy in the dungeons lolol]

[Choi Lee-kyung: I’ve been raiding 3 dungeons a week–I’m so frazzled lolololol]

 

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     Still, I tried to respond nonchalantly, roleplaying a freelancer with too much scheduled on their timetable.
Then, I went overboard and even sent an emoticon of a hamster running on its wheel, squeaking [I’m busy, too busy!].
After I sent him that, I felt a bit of shame rolling through me… Who the heck even bought this emote sticker set? I bet it was Kim Olim.
Damn…

 

[Han Kiseok: lolololol]

[Han Kiseok: I guess you’re pretty busy]

[Han Kiseok: Still, do you think you’d have the time to see me once?]

 

     It didn’t seem that Han Kiseok was affected by my words very much.
He took everything I said as truth and refreshingly countered by asking to meet–it really did seem like he had forgotten about our past.

     No–he could have simply searched me out of curiosity after hearing I became a User.
Now that he’d seen what horrible situation I was in, though, perhaps he wanted to ridicule me.

 

[Choi Lee-kyung: lololol Yeah, let’s eat out sometime lolololol]

[Han Kiseok: Do you have time this weekend?]

 

     Han Kiseok’s desire to meet must not have been mere empty words; he tried to schedule a set time.
I had no idea he’d press for a specific time; I could only hesitate and respond [The weekend?].
Han Kiseok didn’t back down.

 

[Han Kiseok: I don’t mind meeting in the middle of the week either.]

[Han Kiseok: I should use all my years of experiences, keke]

[Choi Lee-kyung: Well…]

[Choi Lee-kyung: Wait lolol I’ll check my schedule lolol]

[Han Kiseok: Ah, also, let’s add each other as a friend through the system.]

[Han Kiseok: SNS 2 is for common folk, not Users.]

[Choi Lee-kyung: Huh?]

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[Han Kiseok: Don’t wanna?]

[Choi Lee-kyung: As if.
Lololololol]

[Choi Lee-kyung: Go-go!]

[Han Kiseok: Sent lololol]

 

     He had even asked me to accept his [Friend Request].

     For some reason, I didn’t want to back down either, so I accepted his request….
But, looking at the ‘friend’ tab on my status window–[Kim Sangyoon], [Moon Issak], [Han Kiseok]… To be honest, I felt incredibly dismal for the future.
None of those people became my ‘friend’ for genuine reasons.

     In addition, while browsing through the [Friend Request] section, I was flustered to see Koo Hui-seo’s name in the ‘Waiting for Acceptance’ section.
How long ago had [Koo Hui-seo] sent a request?

 

[Han Kiseok: hi hi]

 

     Meanwhile, Han Kiseok left our social media DMs and greeted me over the [Friend Chat] window in the system.
Even though inwardly I knew nothing good could come of this situation, I continued to talk to him.
And, swept along in the flow of that conversation, we even made an appointment to see each other at the Hub this Saturday…

     Eventually, our conversation finished, and I tugged at my hair.
This wasn’t it! I only wanted to chicly say to him, ‘I’m not that Choi Lee-kyung who desperately clung onto you, anymore~’…

 

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TL: Ahhh too many things to focus on

a) The fact that Lee-kyung thinks Olim downloaded cute sticker packs onto his phone is honestly so so cute.
b) My PR and I were cringing so much bc we can relate with the totally casual–not casual at all–texts that Lee-kyung was sending.
c) Hamchi is just too relateable.
Also once again his tendency to doom-think shows up–he takes everything said the worst way possible against him.
Still, I don’t blame him in this particular situation.

Footnotes

Return of the chat speak! ㅎㅇㅎㅇ, consonant abbreviations for hi hi!  Texting through social media