That guy is This guy Side story 1 chapter 8

8.

I had a blast playing with Chae Yoo-jeong from Friday night to Sunday morning, and starting Sunday night, I started playing ranked matches to accumulate points.

As a result, fortunately, I was able to quickly accumulate points through consecutive wins and take 3rd place. I was lucky enough to only meet people who weren’t picky.

In order to move up from 3rd to 2nd, you had to play a ranking match against the user currently in 2nd place on a designated date. The date is one day later, Monday at 9 p.m. From 3rd place onwards, if you do not match within a certain period of time, your score automatically drops, so it is better to follow the designated date if possible.

And in the meantime, surprisingly, someone who took first place in the ranking match before me appeared in the guild.

[Guild] TheHunter: Why on earth is he making a fuss about taking first place;

[Guild] Harn: Kya

[Guild] Harn: In our old guild, there are two people who are ranked first in the rankings

[Guild] Harn: This Guild Manager is touched

[Guild] Mocha Bread: There is still only one person...

[Guild] Staric: Haha

[Guild] Staric: ^^v

[Guild] TheHunter: No!!!!

[Guild] TheHunter: Why is Staric in first place!!

[Guild] Bright Clouds: Uh-huh, be quiet

[Guild] I’m sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Guild] TheHunter: There’s Geomhee!!!!

[Guild] TheHunter: Why is that guy in first place!!!

[Guild] Staric: v>.<v

[Guild] Drink some water: fk It’s so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Guild] Let’s do this: A man who gets stronger as he gets older..

[Guild] Manaolingnam: Is this what you mean by experience? Phew

[Guild] Seasoned crab sauce: Geom-hee tail behind~

[Guild] Seasoned crab sauce: It means Geomhee under Staric~

[Guild] TheHunter: I will kill you, Staric

[Guild] Staric: You’re too much

[Guild] Staric: I’m not even close with Geomhee

[Guild] Staric: I don’t wanna marry u..ㅠ

[Guild] I’m sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Guild] I’m sleepy: Hunter-nim, you’re too much

[Guild] TheHunter: No;

[Guild] TheHunter: Marriage has something to do with this

[Guild] Mocha Bread: Heartless Hunter

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: He’ll say he’ll do it when they’re together.

[Guild] TheHunter: ??????

[Guild] Staric: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Guild] TheHunter: What the… f1…k…

[Guild] TheHunter: Does he really want to go after me??

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: I know everything even if I pretend not to

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: When you and Staric-nim are together, you are very affectionate 

When I saw the guild chat making fun of TheHunter with one mind, I remembered the old days.

[Guild] I’m sleepy: fr?

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: fr

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: I took screenshots too

[Guild] Staric: Haha, I got caught~

[Guild] TheHunter: Oh, don’t talk nonsense;;;;

[Guild] Mocha Bread: Hunter’s charm?

[Guild] Mocha Bread: You can’t miss this

[Guild] Drink some water: Please post a screenshot in the group chat right away^^

[Guild] Crazy hunting friend: ok ok

[Guild] TheHunter:  ㅋㅋ fuck..

I know that when I first started playing Zenoris and participated in the Guardian Guild Selection, Staric was ranked high in the Reaper job rankings.

‘Was he third or fourth? That must have been my current score range.’

Even back then, he had the skills to take first place, but he may have been satisfied with just third place. Since Staric was an office worker, it may have been difficult for him to meet the designated matching date.

The aging curve also applies to games, so if you have the skills to take first place now, you would have been able to do it a few years ago. I was confident that Staric would be a much more expert player than I expected.

Anyway, the atmosphere wasn’t bad. Although it wasn’t intentional, Staric achieved the top spot in the Reaper class, letting us know that our guild is still alive and well.

This must be quite irritating news for Lycheeyum, who intentionally approached Chae Yoo-jeong in order to make his guild number one. Now, if I, who has the same job as him, beat him and takes the top spot, it will become even more perfect.

‘It’s such a hassle, I’m dying, really.’

Chae Yoo-jeong was unable to enter Zenoris because of Lycheeyum, who was persistent like a ghost and chased after him whenever he logged into Zenoris.

Even if he logs in with a different account, the level difference between him and me is so large that there is very little content to enjoy together, and if Lycheeyum notices and becomes suspicious of Chae Yoo-jeong’s sub-account, things will only get more complicated.

In the end, Chae Yoo-jeong decided that he would wait patiently and not log in to Zenoris while I played my ranking match. I feel sorry for that, so I go to see Chae Yoo-jeong in person after work and try to finish my ranking match as quickly as possible.

-Hyung, I’m really fine.

His soft voice filled with affection rang in my ears.

-I also… No, I really hated it when users kept chasing me... Hyung is taking revenge for me. I’m really happy with just that, so I hope I don’t overdo it. You’re very tired from commuting to work.

When I remembered Chae Yoo-jeong’s words that he whispered to me last night while we were lying on his bed and he was holding me, my bad mood instantly improved and a smile came to my face.

It seems that Chae Yoo-jeong was very worried about me coming to see him every time I got off work instead of wasting time before the ranking match. I went to see him because I wanted to see him, but he was cute anyway.

I pressed down the corners of my mouth that had risen to the limit with my hand and pledged again. Without taking too long, I will take second place on Monday, beat Lycheeyum on Tuesday, and take first place. The 9th level staff that Chae Yoo-jeong had handcrafted sparkled in the inventory.

***

Second place in the Dark Mage ranking match was a user with the username ‘dodory1’.

Just before the countdown started, I took a quick look at the outfit of the user across from me during my free time and noticed that the other person’s specs were pretty good.

Are you similar to me or above me? The other person has probably looked at my equipment by now and checked what the specs are.

‘Um? wait for a sec.’

It was then. The name of the opponent’s guild, which I had not noticed because I was only looking at the equipment, caught my eye later.

americano guild? I thought it looked familiar, and then... Isn’t this the guild where Lycheeyum is the guild master?

‘No way, these bastards……………’

To go from 2nd place to 1st place, you had to play against 1st place, and if you lost there, you would go to 2nd place.

The opportunity to move up is lost.

Conversely, if the 1st and 2nd place team agreed in advance and the 2nd place team lost on purpose, the 1st place team could easily maintain its ranking.

These petty bastards play the sacred ranking match that only happens once a year like this.

Do you use it? You all have been searched.

The countdown ended and the ranking match began in earnest. Without worrying at all, I quickly used my lunge and closed the distance.

The opponent must have never imagined that he would close the distance with a lunge as soon as it started, so he flinched and moved his character as if he was embarrassed.

When an enemy comes within range like this, people usually have two reactions.

‘Are you going to pull back, or are you going to think it’s an opportunity and attack?’

To determine the likelihood that your opponent will choose which side, you can look at the equipment. This user is wearing equipment that is comparable to mine, and if he gets to second place, he will definitely be in the queue, so there is a high possibility that he will attack rather than retreat.

So now all that’s left is what skill to use, but that doesn’t matter.

No matter what comes out, I’m going to avoid it.

Cheeing! As soon as I heard the short sound of the skill being cast, I moved to the left. Then, a bright blue sphere narrowly passed right next to my character.

Is it W skill? It was a more aggressive style than I expected. I thought I would choose the one with the fastest casting speed, but I ended up choosing the skill with the most damage.

“It’s good for me.”

By taking away the opponent’s most threatening skill so easily, the game was completely in my favor.

At this time, I would normally use the restraint skill, but considering that the opponent is someone who knows how to do something, I used R, which is a skill that has a fast casting speed but weak damage, so it is not very useful.

Then, as I guessed, the opponent dodged the skill with a lunge. I knew how to use restraint skills and used the lunge I had prepared. I aimed for this and used R-skill as a fake skill.

The most damaging skill and the only evasion skill, Rush, were lost one after another, so the opponent had nothing left. With a deep smile, I tied up the opponent with the restraint skill I had saved earlier and fired a barrage of skills.

Koung, pajijik!

There was no need to keep the linking order. It’s not a situation the other person can avoid anyway. As I tapped the keyboard as if playing a rhythm game, skill sound effects rang out like crazy.

Did it last 30 seconds like that? The opponent, who was barely able to hold on, eventually collapsed without being able to overcome the difference in skill.

Ding diding!

<System> You have won the ranking match.

<System> Your ranking has risen in the rankings.

As soon as the opposing character fell, a cheerful sound sounded, and a system message was posted announcing victory.

So why are you using such a dirty tactic? I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that these guys would have taken first and second place for the sake of their guild’s fame.

‘Lycheeyum.’

How dare you interrupt me and Chae Yoo-jeong’s date? And how many times?

Just wipe your throat calmly and wait. I’m coming.

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[1] Aging Curve: A phenomenon in which athletic ability deteriorates and skills decline after a certain age. This term is mainly used when evaluating an athlete’s skills.

HM: Having read from the beginning till end, my life was more miserable than I realized is what I thought. Cuz I really don’t even have friends to call them friends nowadays… it’s kinda sad, bro…. I’m just so single…. I’m wheezing..

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