Chapter 147

After the briquette volunteer service with Chang Sung-ho, Ha Eun had roughly a week of gap in her schedule.

The filming schedules for both “The Sunshine” and “The Veterans” had been slightly pushed back due to the schedules of other actors.

It was also the end of February, so Ha Eun was preparing for the upcoming school year, transitioning into the special status of being a “senior.”

“Already a high school senior? Time flies…”

To be precise, it wasn’t a grand preparation at all.

It was just about extending the time she used for studying amidst her filming schedule.

“I could study at a café last year.”

But now, that would be difficult.

Longing for the sweet desserts of her favorite café for a moment, Ha Eun eventually opened her workbook in her own room.

In any case, if Ha Eun went to a café right now, she wouldn’t be able to focus on studying at all.

Just like in her past life, the popularity of “The Sunshine,” which had just begun airing, was steadily rising.

As a result, it became difficult for Ha Eun to go out without using Ju Jung-yun’s van.

“Fortunately, the drama is doing well.”

She found that the number of people recognizing her was several times greater than she had anticipated.

There was no doubt that the aftereffects of “Infinite Challenge Music Show” had not yet dissipated.

After reminiscing briefly about the people who had asked her for autographs and photos, she concentrated on studying for about three to four hours until lunchtime.

However, after having a quick lunch, just as she was about to sit in front of her desk and flip through the pages of her workbook…

-Woom, woom─!

[Min Da-yeon] – Hey

[Min Da-yeon] – Hey

[Min Da-yeon] – I’m bored

[Min Da-yeon] – Let’s play League

A message from a friend who was completely disconnected from studying flew into Ha Eun’s phone.

The problem was that this friend was someone who had managed to pass the interview for the second season of “Fantasy Land.”

Ha Eun knew she needed to take care not to upset her mischievous friend, who would soon obtain a free pass for Diah.

So, she eventually had to turn on her computer.

“…Should I ask what she’s thinking?”

Since it had come to this, she decided to subtly gauge Da-yeon’s true feelings.

Of course, Ha Eun had no intention of revealing that she was Diah.

[Hello? Can you hear me?]

“Yeah. I can hear you.”

With that, she logged into a Discord call with Da-yeon — using a newly created Discord ID.

To be precise, it was after finishing a regular League game.

“Da-yeon.”

[The jungle without a single gank is quiet.]

“I was wondering why you suddenly enjoy gaming. You didn’t seem to care much in middle school.”

With a filter of curiosity in her voice, Ha Eun asked why Da-yeon had developed an interest in gaming.

The brazen filter came afterward.

“Is it because of that person named Diah?”

[Uh, huh?]

“When I looked up on YouTube, I only found videos of gaming.”

A brief silence lingered for about ten seconds after that.

Ha Eun noticed that Da-yeon appeared visibly flustered through her headphones.

Ha Eun still believed that Da-yeon didn’t know Diah’s true identity.

Thus, she thought it would be perfectly fine to speak of Diah as though he were someone else.

Of course, from Da-yeon’s perspective, there was nothing more confusing than this statement.

She was baffled, unable to understand what Ha Eun was thinking when mentioning Diah.

The question Ha Eun truly wanted to ask Da-yeon was conveyed just after that.

“So, have you been into League these days? Not interested in any other games?”

She wanted to know the types of games that Da-yeon would play during her future collaboration with Diah.

As Ha Eun, not Diah, she pretended to recommend several fun games.

“I once saw someone playing Civilization, and Three Kingdoms looked really fun.”

[I, I think I’d prefer something other than that—]

“Oh, Rainbow Six is also fun. It’s a shooting game like Battle Island.”

Da-yeon knew very well that Ha Eun enjoyed several games during their middle school years.

Therefore, it didn’t seem strange to Ha Eun that Da Eun would be recommending various games.

Ultimately, what Ha Eun was trying to draw out was the name of a horror game that Da-yeon was interested in.

Thus, they talked about various games back and forth for quite some time.

“Well, there are many fun horror games…”

[Horror games?]

“Yeah.”

[…Recommend me some scary ones.]

She tossed out a bait.

As expected, Da-yeon showed interest.

It was only after that that Ha Eun began to mention the names of popular horror games.

“How about Resident Evil: The City of Biohazard?”

[How scary is it?]

“It’s not that scary, but the game story is really well made—”

[Pass.]

-Click.

-Tap, tap.

“There’s also a game called Backroom. It’s an escape game.”

[Is it scary?]

“It’s not scary at first. But it gets really scary when the ghosts start popping out.”

[Hmm… Okay.]

Thus, with all her heart, while recommending several horror games, Ha Eun informed Da-yeon about what might scare her.

Every time Da-yeon showed interest in a game, Ha Eun noted it down separately.

In other words, Da-yeon had significantly narrowed down the scope of games she could suggest to Diah.

Ha Eun’s Steam basket already contained the games that Da-yeon had shown interest in.

“Now, I should also play these games in my spare time.”

After successfully finishing her fishing attempt under the guise of game recommendations, Da-yeon returned to the League screen to start a duo game with Ha Eun.

However, just as Ha Eun opened her mouth once more…

[So, you’re worried that the elders might misunderstand and think you’re psycho?]

“Not really worried. It’s just that it could happen.”

She had to talk about what happened during the briquette service.

In any case, Da-yeon was the actress who played Queen Yoon, the villain in “The Moonlight That the Clouds Cut.”

“When you played Queen Yoon, did anyone around you say anything?”

[Not really.]

“Or did people’s gazes change?”

[Umm… Oh, after that scene where I slapped someone. A little kid once called me ‘the bad sister who bullied Yeom Wol.’]

“…Is that kid alive?”

[What do you mean?]

“Oh, nothing. Never mind.”

Almost simultaneously, click.

By deliberately shifting the conversation, Ha Eun pressed the start button for League’s matchmaking.

Ha Eun’s position was jungler again.

The role required her to roam around the map, paying attention to her five-member team.

However…

“…I need to finish this on a good note.”

Unlike the first game where Da-yeon was almost neglected, this time, she focused on taking care of Da-yeon as much as possible.

Making Da-yeon feel good would lessen the troubles during the future collaboration between Diah and Da-yeon.

[Hey, hey! If you don’t come, I’ll die!]

“You won’t die. Don’t worry.”

Thus, Ha Eun spent almost the entire game around Da-yeon’s top lane.

If Da-yeon’s HP fell below 50 percent, she stayed close by to prevent Da-yeon’s death.

However, since League is a game played with five people…

– Are we a top-jungle duo?

– Jungler, your opponent’s Flash is down. Could you please come?

-Hey, you should set up a house in the top lane, you [expletive].

(Ignoring the chat from the player “Don’t come.”)

(Ignoring the emotional expression from the player “Don’t come.”)

(Ignoring the signals from the player “Don’t come.”)

Da-yeon’s other teammates couldn’t help but feel a bit resentment towards Ha Eun, the jungler.

Feeling disappointed that while the opposing jungler frequently came to the aid, Ha Eun lingered only at the top lane, they expressed their feelings through the chat.

Of course, they won the game.

It was nearly impossible to lose a game at a rank similar to that of a beginner like Da-yeon.

At least, that’s what Ha Eun believed.

Fortunately, Da-yeon’s voice was also one filled with satisfaction.

[See? The game is so easy because everyone is focusing on me.]

With a bright tone that seemed as if she were claiming she had single-handedly carried the game, she unwittingly demonstrated the so-called “speechlessness.”

Even just looking at the KDA, one would know that Ha Eun’s Lee Sin had done everything from start to finish, but she complimented Da-yeon, claiming that Da-yeon’s Darius had knocked down the enemy team’s Nexus entirely.

“Da-yeon, you have talent. Just keep it up.”

[I know too.]

*

Three days had passed since the online duo with Da-yeon.

Today, Ha Eun, who was still dedicating her time to studying until Diah’s broadcast time, received a call from Jee Hye-min.

[Hello?]

“Hello, unnie. What’s up?”

[Oh, that. I have a content idea related to the second season of Fantasy Land.]

What Jee Hye-min conveyed through the phone was a “get to know each other” content for the second season cast of Fantasy Land.

It was a content aimed at helping the still awkward second-season cast members get closer.

[I thought if we do it like an avatar blind date, it would come out well for YouTube.]

“So, we would control the second-season cast members?”

[Yeah. The seniors would ask questions on behalf of the second-season cast. Will you do it?]

In conclusion, Ha Eun naturally agreed.

She had never turned down a proposal related to Fantasy Land content.

Of course, Da-yeon’s Hida was not included in the targets for control.

Originally, it was unclear who was controlling whom among the second-season cast members, but just in case.

This led to a peculiar situation.

“…Wait a minute. Thinking about it, this is anonymous.”

Ha Eun could talk to Da-yeon through the mouth of the second season cast.

In other words, whatever Ha Eun said, Da-yeon would not know it was her.

Perhaps that was why.

[Ah, hello!]

“Hi~! So, you must be Na-eul?”

The call with Na-eul, who would be controlled by Diah and would be a second-season cast member of Fantasy Land for a day, began right after.

Ha Eun immediately asked Na-eul to follow whatever she said without hesitation.

“I’ll make sure the YouTube content turns out great, so just trust in me!”

[Ah, okay!]

Shortly after that, the “get to know each other” segment began.

They first recorded it, and later it was planned to be uploaded on the official YouTube channel after the official debut of the second-season cast members.

“Question for Hida~!”

[Question for Hida~!]

“Your avatar’s chest is huge, isn’t there a big gap between that and reality?”

[My avatar’s chest is really… uh, senior?!]

“Chest. There’s a huge gap between it and reality! Hurry up!”

From the very first question, it transformed into Ha Eun’s revenge plot.

Since Na-eul had previously met the “red medicine”—the famous actress Min Da-yeon—it was terrifying to open her mouth.

Yet, the voice of Diah continued to relentlessly repeat the same command.

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