Came To Die, Part 2

Remarks: ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ-“LOL” or “hahaha”

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[CameToDie expresses affection toward SoonToDie.]

[All/SoonToDie: Stop with the emotes;]

[All/SoonToDie: Why do you keep following me?]

[All/SoonToDie: If you want to die that bad, go aggro some mobs and stand still **damn it]

[All/CameToDie: Curious?]

[All/CameToDie: If you’re curious, pay up 500 won.]

“Argh, so annoying!”

Fuming with rage, I unleashed every skill I had and killed him. By the way, did he level up in the meantime? He was tougher than before.

It seems he only picks fights when I’m out in the field, so maybe I should stick to town for a while. If he keeps this up in town, I’ll just level up my new account’s mule. The irritation was giving me a headache.

Clutching my throbbing head, I took a deep breath and moved to town.

The screen faded to black as it transitioned.

I let go of the mouse, leaned back in my chair, and closed my eyes.

Could he be some kind of vigilante out to get me for killing so many Gunners? That’s the only thing I can think of right now.

If that’s the case, I wish he’d just bring his main and fight me in PVP or PK properly instead of this nonsense.

A lowbie pestering me to kill him is just infuriating. Guess it’s an efficient way to mess with me, though. Rubbing my face with both hands, I sat up and checked the monitor.

Then, my blood pressure spiked, and I grabbed the back of my neck.

[CameToDie expresses affection toward SoonToDie.]

[CameToDie expresses affection toward SoonToDie.]

[CameToDie hugs SoonToDie.]

[CameToDie expresses affection toward SoonToDie.]

[CameToDie winks at SoonToDie.]

“This…! Argh! Damn it! I give up! I’m done!”

I can’t take it anymore. I could handle curses, but this kind of mental assault was unbearable. Seething with frustration, I pounded the keyboard.

[All/SoonToDie: What’s your damn goal?]

[All/CameToDie: I came to die.]

[All/SoonToDie: Not that, why are you messing with me ****!]

[All/CameToDie: Curious?]

[All/SoonToDie: Yeah, I’m freaking curious!]

[All/CameToDie: I want your love.]

“This… ugh… urk…!”

My blood pressure. I’m gonna die of hypertension at this young age.

[All/SoonToDie: What the *** kind of nonsense are you spouting!]

[All/CameToDie: It’s the truth.]

[All/SoonToDie: Damn it, I’m done. Bye. Goodbye; Later~~~;;;]

[All/CameToDie: No; Don’t go;]

But, like, why should I listen to you? Ignoring CameToDie’s chat, I quickly logged off, tearing at my hair and pummeling my pillow. Next time we meet, ‘I’m ignoring him. Absolutely ignoring him!’

(2)

I pulled out my phone and opened SNS, scrolling through animal photos and videos. Cats are the best. Look at that aloof, adorable charm. White cats, black cats, tabbies, spotted cats—watching kittens chase toys and flop around brought peace to my heart. This makes me miss my youngest at home.

Smiling warmly, I set the phone down, wiped the grin off my face, and reluctantly turned on the computer.

It’d been two whole days since I last logged into Freesia. Just two days, but considering my usual playtime, that’s practically an eternity.

I’m pretty thick-skinned and used to getting spammed with texts or calls, even enjoying the reactions, so I don’t care about being cursed out. I know the forums are already flooded with people badmouthing me.

But a lunatic chasing me nonstop to get killed? That’s a first, and I have no idea how to deal with it. Scratching the back of my head with a sigh, I launched Freesia and logged into SoonToDie.

“New classes are always busted and OP as hell.”

But now it’s my prey. The moment loading finished, I killed a Gunner character on the spot, strolled away, and headed to the field to beat down more Gunner users.

This rush! They say the first step is the hardest, but once I started PKing for real, I couldn’t stop.

Is this why some people only PK? After leisurely killing Gunners, I returned to town for gear repairs and clutched my head.

“Ugh, this guy again.”

[CameToDie expresses affection toward SoonToDie.]

“How the hell does he keep finding me?”

Town’s a PK-free zone, and he follows me here? So persistent.

I pretended to be AFK, ignoring him, but CameToDie kept spamming emotes to get my attention. Suddenly, users popped up around the empty area, hurling insults at me through all chat and whispers.

Some were from the same guild. Perfect timing, huh? Looks like they’ve got a bone to pick with me.

[All/Trans: SoonToDie, lol, you AFK?ㅋ]

[All/Trans: Come out of hidingㅋ]

Is this guy allergic to not typing ‘ㅋ’? Why end every sentence with it? Feeling they weren’t worth my time, I scanned their nicknames, arms crossed, staring at the monitor. Then, CameToDie’s sudden action made me grab the keyboard.

[All/CameToDie: Who’re you to pick a fight?]

[All/Trans: ? What’s thatㅋ]

[All/Trans: A lowbie acting tough?ㅋ]

[All/Trans: You SoonToDie’s spokesperson or what?ㅋ]

[All/CameToDie: Take your crap elsewhere.]

The chat window turned into a mess in seconds. Trans and his guildmates went full agro, cursing both CameToDie and me. Hold up, I’m not with this guy! I don’t even know him, why lump us together? I’m not that kind of lunatic!

[All/SoonToDie: Why’re you lumping me with him?]

[All/SoonToDie: I don’t know him;;]

That’s when it happened. CameToDie’s character and Trans’s guildmate vanished. Guess they took it to the arena since words weren’t cutting it. Stunned, I stared at the empty spot where they disappeared, but a few minutes later, they were back.

[All/CameToDie: You’re embarrassing your whole guild alone.]

[All/CameToDie: Why carry a class you can’t even use?]

[All/CameToDie: Obvious noob, huh?]

[All/Trans: What’s thatㅋ?;;]

[All/CameToDie: What’s what?]

[All/CameToDie: Your guildmate’s such a noob, got wrecked by a lowbie Gunner.]

“…Seriously?”

He won? I hurriedly checked CameToDie’s level. Freesia’s max level is 100. And right now, CameToDie is… level 76.

[All/SoonToDie: Weren’t you level 1 last time?]

[All/SoonToDie: When did you level up that fast;;]

[All/CameToDie: I power-leveled for my love for SoonToDie!]

[All/SoonToDie: You’re full of crap.]

A max level losing to a level 76… How bad do you have to be to lose to a 76 with a max-level character? Then, probably after hearing from his guildmate, Trans came back picking a fight. Oh, I forgot about Trans in all the shock. His nickname’s living up to its rep.

[All/Trans: You’re not a newbie, are you?ㅋ Not newbie-level skillㅋ]

[All/Trans: Birds of a feather, both PKing like crazyㅋ]

[All/CameToDie: PK…?ㅋ I went to the arena…??ㅋ]

[All/CameToDie: Mixing up PK and arena, wow, what a genius!]

[All/CameToDie: Braindead level confirmed!]

[All/Trans: Ughㅋㅋㅋ Gotta make you live up to your name before SoonToDieㅋ;;;]

Watching them growl at each other, refusing to back down, I felt like a sack of grain stuck in the middle. So, why are you guys fighting over me when I’m the one involved?

[All/CameToDie: Ohhh, our veteran Trans is mad a loooowbie’s acting up.]

[All/CameToDie: Sooo sorry for killing your guildmates as a measly lowbieㅎ (Lowbie sorryㅎ)]

[All/CameToDie: But losing to a lowbie? Maybe just quit the game?ㅠㅠ]

[All/CameToDie: What’s the point of playing???ㅠ Got wrecked by a lowbieㅠㅠ]

[All/CameToDie: Not just wrecked, utterly demolished???]

[All/Trans: You little **]

[All/CameToDie: If I were your guildmate, I’d leave from embarrassmentㅠㅠ]

“Pfft—!”

I clapped a hand over my mouth to stifle a laugh. God, this is hilarious. Even with my mouth covered, my shoulders shook from suppressed laughter. What the hell is this? Why’s he talking like that? In my mind, he went from a death-seeking lunatic to a trash-talking lunatic.

This guy’s the real madman of the server.