[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 240

“Ugh! Help me! Tap! Tap!”

While Kim Ji-hoon was busy showing Kim Jae-min what a real-life death sentence looked like, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Seo Yeon-woo.

What mattered to me right now wasn’t what was happening over there, it was right here.

“What, what?”

“Sis… Do you have a boyfriend…?”

“Wh-why would I have something like that?”

Is she out of her mind? No, technically she was drunk, so calling it a weakened mental state would be more accurate…

“Right? You don’t, do you?”

“Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

“Well, last time…”

“Last time what?”

“So, um…”

Seo Yeon-woo’s face, which had already looked like a ripe tomato, flared up even more, as if it were about to explode.

“So…”

Seo Yeon-woo tried to say something but smashed her head against the floor and collapsed.

The team members, also pretty tipsy, just burst out laughing at the sight of Seo Yeon-woo sprawled out, offering no other reaction.

Well, it couldn’t be helped since Kim Jae-min and Kim Ji-hoon were pretty busy at that moment.

“Hey, hyung! Over there! There!”

“What?”

“Seo Yeon-woo passed out!”

It was only after using Seo Yeon-woo as a sacrificial offering that Kim Ji-hoon’s CC (crowd control) skills, which had been binding him to Kim Jae-min, were unleashed.

As expected from a recognized supporter, his CC link was impressive.

“Ugh… that was close.”

Kim Jae-min crawled out, gasping for air, and when he saw the collapsed Seo Yeon-woo, he laughed as if he had never been in a tough spot.

“Look at that mess.”

“Hey, you can’t sleep here.”

Kim Jae-min slapped Seo Yeon-woo’s cheeks a couple of times, but she showed no signs of waking up.

“Should we head out soon?”

Baek Seong-an said, to which Kim Jae-min replied.

“Why? This is fun.”

“She’s passed out, though.”

“Come on, it happens when you drink. Just wake her up! Hey! Wake up!”

Kim Jae-min’s voice didn’t reach Seo Yeon-woo.

“Yo! Seo Yeon-woo!”

“Leave her. Ji-hoon, you can carry her, right?”

“Yeah.”

And that’s how the gathering naturally came to an end.

This was neither a gathering that happened after the season had completely wrapped up, nor could we afford to overspend since we had a game the day after tomorrow.

“Can you do it?”

“No problem.”

Even though Kim Ji-hoon looked pretty drunk, he easily hoisted Seo Yeon-woo up under one arm.

Again, it was absurd how strong he was.

“Wow, those aren’t fake muscles.”

“I agree. I seriously thought I was going to meet my ancestors earlier. A little more strength, and I would’ve been dead for real.”

Baek Seong-an blurted out, with Kim Jae-min catching on.

“……”

Of course, as soon as Kim Ji-hoon glanced at them, both quickly closed their mouths as if nothing had happened.

“Aren’t you going, sis?”

“Oh, ah! I should go. Right, right.”

…What the heck?

What was this?

I had a strange feeling that everything was going by in a complete blur.

So, getting into the car waiting for us, I arrived at the dormitory first and dropped off my teammates.

“See you tomorrow!”

“Yeah. Go on in. Take care of Yeon-woo. Are you okay?”

“Yeah! I’m all fine!”

Kim Jae-min tried hard to act normal, but his staggering walk gave away his current state.

As Kim Jae-min was having his head ruffled, Baek Seong-an and Kim Ji-hoon both said in turn:

“Yujin, be careful going in.”

“Take care.”

“Everyone, head in safely.”

After dropping off all the team members at the dormitory, I hopped straight into the car.

“Sigh…”

“Shall we go home now?”

“Oh, yeah.”

It was… a tiring day.

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In the OLZ Dormitory.

Kim Jae-min, now looking sober, faced off against Baek Seong-an.

Even though it was strong liquor, he hadn’t drunk that much, so he sobered up faster than expected.

Plus, this expensive alcohol didn’t seem to have a strong hangover. How should I put it, it was oddly clean-feeling.

“Phew, that was really close.”

“Well done.”

“Anyway, it seems like this guy is the problem.”

Lying sprawled on the sofa was Seo Yeon-woo.

“Sigh.”

Strange emotions mixed with regret were evident on Kim Jae-min’s face.

I knew a day like this would come, but I didn’t expect it would be today.

“Alcohol is the worst.”

Even the most rational people change when they start drinking.

And today was the result of that.

As Kim Jae-min shook his head while looking at Seo Yeon-woo, she suddenly opened her eyes.

“What? Why?”

“Ugh…!”

Baek Seong-an shook his head.

There are those who are usually calm but turn into a complete mess when drunk, and Seo Yeon-woo was exactly that kind.

“Come on.”

“What are you doing, hyung? Get a bag! A bag!”

“Where the hell is there a bag? Ah! Ji-hoon!”

Ultimately, even Kim Ji-hoon, who had been getting ready to wash up, had to step in for the cleanup.

“Can’t you just carry her straight to the bathroom?”

“I think it’ll get on my clothes.”

“Ah! Just go in!”

“Ugh!”

Seo Yeon-woo’s vomit poured over Kim Jae-min’s head.

“…Ew, that bastard is gonna be dead tomorrow!”

With Kim Jae-min determined,

“Ugh!”

“Aaaah!!”

“Just toss her in the bathtub!”

A second war broke out in the dormitory.

*

I commute back and forth to the dormitory.

Soon, even though my coming home wasn’t all that special, the living room was filled with everyone in my family.

“You’re back?”

“Uh, yeah. Why is everyone gathered?”

My father looked grumpier than usual.

My mother appeared somewhat angry.

My younger sibling looked like they were having the time of their life.

“How was the gathering? Was it good?”

“Yeah. It went well.”

“Really?”

My mother’s expression was a bit strange.

To be precise, it was similar to usual, but the vibe was off.

“What about the team members?”

“They went to the dormitory.”

“Really?”

My younger sibling spoke as if they found it amusing.

“I never thought I’d see my sister come home drunk.”

I felt a weird need to correct my title there, but I didn’t have the energy.

At that moment, my father called me.

“Yujin.”

“Yeah?”

“Uh… never mind. Go wash up and sleep. You have to get up early for work tomorrow, right?”

“Oh, yeah. Right.”

“What is it?”

Something felt… really unusual about everything today.

‘…I don’t get it.’

I’ll just wash up and sleep.

*

Lying down after washing up, for some reason, I just couldn’t fall asleep.

I really needed to sleep for tomorrow… Unfortunately, whether it was because of today’s events or what, my eyes just wouldn’t shut.

“Hey, sis, do you perhaps…?”

“Yeah?”

“Ugh… it’s nothing.”

“What is it?”

“…Do you have a boyfriend?”

Why on earth would you ask that?

And why were my family’s reactions today so weird?

‘What the heck is going on?’

Something doesn’t feel right.

In the end, I couldn’t stand it any longer and opened up my smartphone to browse a community.

I hadn’t looked at it in a while, but today, since our team won, it seemed like a good day to check it out.

“I love you, sister. I love you, sister. I love you, sister. I love you, sister. I love you, sister.”

“This is the Outlaw and the Kids board. This is the Outlaw and the Kids board. This is the Outlaw and the Kids board.”

“Stop spamming, you idiots.”

“Those guys are looking surprisingly innocent for once, lol.”

It seemed that the state was a bit serious compared to usual, but since the post generation rate was so fast, the spamming got buried quickly.

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But what would it feel like to share a dorm with the Outlaws?


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If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at all, for real.

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“Seriously, lol.”

“Ugh…”

“Measure the angles, you idiots… how many of them do you think got seriously sued?”


“Honestly, I’m dying (because of lawsuits)… work it out for me…”

“ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.”

“Bunch of fools, lol.”

“Clearly, my sister’s got a stunning rich boyfriend, oof.”

“Don’t slander my sister, you bastards. On the broadcast, they said she was single.”

“You’re the fool, lol. You believe that?”

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I hadn’t really thought about this part much.

No, I actively tried not to think about it.

Whether it was in YSG before or now, not many people seemed to be highly conscious of it.

But…

What if all of it was done within the consideration of others?

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Who confessed first?


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It might actually be the immature kid.

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“He probably got cut down right away, lol.”

“You’re asking way too much from a gamer… Does it seem like a confession wouldn’t end in a total disaster?”

“Didn’t you see the broadcast screen? What confession? LOL if you see one, it’s instant cardiac arrest.”

“Don’t slander my sister, you bastards, they said she was single. Don’t slander my sister, you bastards, they said she was single. Don’t slander my sister, you bastards, they said she was single.”

“Nah, you’re the worse bastard.”

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At that moment, seeing this post, I felt I was starting to understand the bizarre meaning behind Seo Yeon-woo’s strange question.

“……Huh.”

No way.

It can’t be true.

I kept browsing the community.

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Honest opinion) Honestly, the Outlaws are ugly, lol.


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So when shall we hold a fan meeting to prove it, lol.


I want to join in.

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“Seriously, lol.”

“Not proven yet, lol.”

“This makes sense.”

“LOL for real.”

“Agreed, if it’s unproven, it’s just campy, lol.”

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“Sigh…”

As I read through the community, I dropped my smartphone.

No, this won’t do.

I can’t let things go this way.

Of course, I know that suspicions are just that—suspicions.

I also know that if I jump the gun, I’ll just make a fool of myself.

But,

My goal is winning the Red Cup, and I’m not going to let these silly little matters tie me down.

It was better to nip it in the bud before someone got hurt.

“Okay.”

Having made up my mind, I sent a message in the group chat where our team members were.

[Important announcement.]


A bit of a lengthy notification.