“Okay, this is click.”
“…If you don’t teach me properly, I’m going to get mad.”
“Sorry.”
Thus began Ha Eun’s Battle Island lecture.
He started explaining the very basics, like how to pick up items from the ground, tailored to Da-yeon, a 100% newbie.
And then, how to equip body armor and a bulletproof helmet.
How to attach various additional parts to the gun.
How to use recovery items like a first aid kit.
Finally, how to use throwable weapons like grenades and smoke bombs.
“The grenade explodes after five seconds, so don’t hold on to it.”
Ha Eun provided a detailed theoretical explanation of what he could.
The problem was that no matter how skilled Ha Eun was, he couldn’t help with Da-yeon’s aim.
– Tatatata!
“Hey, Lee Ha-eun. The screen keeps shaking every time I shoot. Can’t you do something about it?”
“Yeah. You have to shoot in time with the shaking.”
In FPS games like Battle Island, the most important skill—shooting—couldn’t just be learned from someone else.
So, it was decided to play a normal game again for now.
After all, today he had come to play with Da-yeon.
He wanted to surprise Da-yeon by playing Battle Island together.
When they boarded the plane in Battle Island together, it was because he fully accepted Da-yeon’s opinions.
“Where should we go?”
“There’s no specific place, so let’s go wherever you want.”
Just like that, he gave Da-yeon the freedom to choose the farming spot for items.
And they arrived at a small village.
“I picked up a shotgun. Is this good?”
“If you aim well up close, anyone can go down in one shot.”
“What about a Molotov cocktail?”
“Molotov cocktails are good too.”
Every time they farmed items scattered around the village, it was enjoyable for Ha Eun to explain to Da-yeon who kept asking about them.
Maybe this is why seasoned players enjoy duoing with newbies.
However, there was a presence around the house where Ha Eun and Da-yeon were farming for items.
“There are items on the third floor too, so keep farming.”
After sending Da-yeon to the top floor, he began patrolling around the house.
Eventually, he shot down every player he found without hesitation.
– Tatatatang─!
– Bang! Bang!
[i|illllilil>>☠Bro, who’s that girl?]
[i|illllilil>>☠Drunk driving an 8-ton truck]
Unlike Diah’s Battle Island stream, which was full of sniping, this one had no notable snipers.
Or perhaps it was because the game matched newbies with skills similar to Da-yeon’s.
As a result, there wasn’t a single player who could challenge Ha Eun.
What unfolded was an overwhelming slaughter.
However, Da-yeon, still focused on farming, didn’t notice Ha Eun’s carnage.
She didn’t even know how to check the kill log.
“Hey, I keep hearing gunshots outside?”
“That’s my gunshot. Don’t worry about it.”
Not long after, when Da-yeon finished all her farming, only corpses were left.
The problem was her farming state was very strange.
“…Why do you only have two shotguns?”
“You said shotguns can take someone out in one shot.”
“Hmm, that’s true if you aim well, but…”
He contemplated giving her a bit of feedback on her farming state but decided to let it go.
After all, he didn’t think Da-yeon, as a newbie, would hit other players even if she equipped a sniper rifle.
“Well, with shotguns, you just have to aim and shoot.”
Right after that, a toxic cloud started approaching from beyond.
So, he decided to get in the car and head for a safe zone without the toxic cloud.
“Da-yeon, do you want to drive?”
“I think the car will flip if I drive. You do it.”
Da-yeon’s avatar, who had somehow ended up in the back seat of the car.
Thus, Ha Eun had to take the wheel.
About ten minutes later, they arrived at a military base.
Since there were only a few remaining players, they decided to hide in a small warehouse.
“By the way, why am I going first?”
“Shotguns are for close combat. I have a sniper rifle.”
“…It feels like you’re just using me as a shield.”
“That’s not it. Really.”
And so, step by step.
The two avatars moved towards the warehouse in front of them.
And finally, the moment Da-yeon opened the warehouse door.
– Dudududududu─!
“?!”
A sudden gunfire rang from inside the warehouse.
Almost instantly, Ha Eun’s avatar quickly stepped back.
The problem was that Da-yeon’s avatar didn’t run away but instead entered the warehouse.
As a result, Da-yeon scattered smoke grenades inside to allow her to escape.
“Da-yeon, you need to get out of the warehouse first—”
– Bang─! Bang─!
“Die!!”
– Bang bang─! Bang bang─!
[Strawberry Latte 707>>☠I said I’d protect you]
[Strawberry Latte 707>>☠When did I ever?]
“…?”
Somehow, Da-yeon single-handedly cleaned up all the players hiding inside the warehouse.
While it was embarrassing to see Da-yeon yelling every time she shot, that wasn’t important right now.
“What, what is this… Did I kill them all?”
“Yep.”
“Awesome.”
Is this what they call beginner’s luck?
Ha Eun watched in silence, speechless at Da-yeon’s visibly excited state as she farmed items from the players she had killed.
‘…I never thought I’d really see something like this.’
To be honest, he was a bit flustered.
Just a little while ago, Da-yeon’s play style resembled a famous user known for strange methods and exceptional skills.
He also remembered that user used a double-barrel shotgun like Da-yeon.
In the hazy smoke, they had taken down enemies solely with the shotgun, which was similar to Da-yeon.
Of course, that legendary user and Da-yeon couldn’t possibly be the same person.
Unlike that user, who only shot for headshots among the smoke, Da-yeon had just sprayed bullets.
Right now, he was just a bit surprised because the playstyle of that user and Da-yeon’s actions had some similarities.
There was also the fact that that famous user was someone Ha Eun had wanted to meet at least once a long time ago.
‘I wonder what that person is doing now…’
Anyway, with Da-yeon’s unexpected performance, they had secured a solid base in the warehouse.
He decided to make sure Da-yeon wins this round for her impressive showing.
“Da-yeon, if you hear any footsteps, let me know.”
“Okay.”
From then on, they kept vigilance around the warehouse, finally directing Ha Eun’s gun toward the other players who revealed themselves.
Not long after, a victory message appeared simultaneously on Ha Eun and Da-yeon’s monitors.
– Ding.
<U R WINNER! CHICKEN DINNER!>
“Carried.”
Only after switching to the final results screen did Da-yeon realize that she had won.
The slight thrill felt natural.
In the end, they played two to three more rounds before feeling satisfied.
For Da-yeon, being a newbie, the thrill of the shotgun was quite intense, so she kept equipping it without even looking at other guns.
Time passed.
Eventually, when the PC room usage time was up.
“Did you have fun?”
He asked how Da-yeon’s day of new experiences had been.
Da-yeon’s answer returned was more positive than negative.
“Better than I thought.”
Ha Eun knew that Da-yeon had been really excited throughout the day.
The reason Da-yeon didn’t want to admit this truth was purely due to late embarrassment.
Once they left the PC room, Da-yeon blushed at the memory of her excitement, and Ha Eun just smiled quietly.
He didn’t want to tease her.
Afterward, he grabbed a taxi for Da-yeon, who should be heading home.
“Take care.”
After finishing their goodbyes, Ha Eun went straight home.
In Ha Eun’s view, the goal of playing with a friend was excellently achieved.
However, for Da-yeon.
‘…Collaborating in games isn’t possible.’
After realizing that Ha Eun’s gaming skills surpassed her imagination, Da-yeon needed to adjust a few of her plans.
Soon, they arrived at Da-yeon’s house.
“Ah, Da-yeon. What about dinner?”
“I’ll eat it later. Right now, I have something urgent.”
Immediately after, she passed by Da-yeon’s mother, Jeong Go-eun, and headed straight to Da-yeon’s room.
Then, turning on the computer, she opened a text file she had continuously revised over the past few weeks.
What she faced was a concept sheet for a character.
<Hida Hida>
– Medieval-style witch
– Easygoing personality & emotions
– Fan name: Hansel or Gretel
– Hobby: Eating children
– Main content: Talk / Sing
Thus, lost in her imagination about the character “Hida” that she had created herself.
-…tap tap.
Finally, she began to fill out the application form.
The two characters “Application” appeared at the top.
“In a way, this is also acting, so I’m confident.”
If Ha Eun was an actor who matched the character to himself, Da-yeon would be an actress who matched herself to the character.
So, if Da-yeon created Hida while thinking of herself.
She believed that she could play it without any awkwardness.
The problem was the final item on the application form.
“Hmm, a video showing the applicant’s talent…”
After that, she logged onto the internet to look at the movies or dramas Da-yeon had participated in in the past.
Eventually, after finding a compilation video of Da-yeon’s “highlights,” she copied the link of that video and pasted it into the last section of the application form.
Finally, with a click.
After finishing the final review, Da-yeon’s Luminous Fantasy 2 application was sent to Jee Hye-min’s email.
Right after that, she played the video of the “prodigy of vocal music” girl that Da-yeon acted in long ago.
“─────♪”
Due to the director’s demands, Da-yeon had to practice singing, and it remained one of her specialties.
Thus, she sang a vocal piece after a long time, just like the Da-yeon on the monitor.
As a result, she realized that her singing skills had not diminished even a step.
When she locked eyes with Jeong Go-eun, who had been peeking through the gap in the door, she couldn’t help but be startled.
“Didn’t you say you’d never do vocal music again?”
“…When did I ever?”
*
“Hey, someone pretended to be Min Da-yeon?”
“?”
“Look at this. They just posted a link to the compilation of Min Da-yeon’s highlights as their applicant appeal video.”
“Who are these people…”
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