Login Psychopath - Chapter 100



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Episode 100.

Since the main quest began, Avala Online has been facing upheaval both inside and outside the game.

Within the game, hundreds of new quests were being created every day, and there was a massive exodus of users.

Outside of the game, there have been instances where content related to Avala Online has heated up various communities and even been featured on public broadcasts.

[Avala Online’s new main quest! This time it’s the Kingdom of Eton?]

[Digging into the history of the Kingdom of Eton! A history lecture in Avala Online with the #1 explorer!]

[What do the rankers think about this main quest? We asked the rankers directly.]

The ripple effect is enormous!

Given the circumstances, this ripple effect wasn’t limited to just gamers.

It was such a hot topic that even people who don’t play Avala Online have probably heard about it at least once.

Especially recently, as the broadcasting industry has grown a lot, there are many cases where people who don’t play games themselves watch broadcasts without any resistance, so this topic has been gaining even more momentum.

By removing the barrier of having to play the game yourself, it has become a story that can be shared not only among a small group of ‘game enthusiasts’ but also among ‘broadcast viewers’.

The scope has been greatly expanded!

Thanks to that, I have been hearing this kind of conversation quite often in my daily life recently.

-Did you see that broadcast yesterday?

-I saw it. Wow, the rankers are different after all.

-Who will be number one in the arena this season?

-I think… .

Just 10 years ago, this would have been unimaginable, but not anymore.

Rather, people who were complete outsiders were treated more peculiarly.

That wasn’t easy either.

In a situation where the gaming industry is experiencing an unprecedented golden age and people in the industry are screaming in happiness, it was only recently that Lee Si-eun felt something unusual.

* * *

That day was like any other day.

Lee Si-eun goes to work early in the morning.

“Hello, Sieun?”

She exchanged a brief greeting with her shooter, Park Mi-seon, whom she encountered in front of the elevator.

“Yes, hello, sir.”

“Did you sleep well yesterday? It seemed like you drank a lot.”

“Yes. What about you, sir?”

“Me too. It went in fine.”

Although Lee Si-eun had only recently joined the company, she was already well-recognized within the company.

He has great specs, is great at his job, has a personality that is flawless, and gets along well with his colleagues. Who could dislike him?

She already had good relationships with most people.

however.

“… Um. But, Sieun.”

“yes?”

Park Mi-seon, who was chatting lightly with a smiling face, suddenly looked around.

After making sure there was no one nearby, he opened his mouth, pretending to hesitate.

“Honey, have you been… … lately?”

“yes.”

“… … .”

“……yes?”

“Oh, no. Good work today.”

“Huh? Oh, yes… .”

Park Mi-seon awkwardly mumbled her words and then disappeared.

It was as if he had something to say, but was hesitating greatly, as if he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

At this, Lee Si-eun tilted her head.

‘…what?’

Did I do something wrong?

But no matter how much I thought about it, nothing came to mind.

If I had really done something wrong in the first place, I would have spoken up without hesitation, but seeing as that wasn’t the case, it seemed like a story on a completely different level.

‘… … .’

Thanks to that, Lee Si-eun had all sorts of thoughts.

If this was the first time something like this had happened, she might have thought it was just her imagination, but the fact that it had been happening so often recently made her feel even more uncomfortable.

Not only her shooters, but also her classmates would often look at her with that kind of expression or approach her as if to ask her something, then hesitate for a while before leaving.

for example.

‘Look, isn’t it similar?’

‘surely….’

‘What is it? What are you two talking about in secret? What are they similar to?’

‘Ugh!’

‘…omg!’

‘You were behind me… Did you, did you hear that?’

‘… … ? No? Why? What is it?’

‘Are you by any chance… .’

‘yes.’

‘… Oh, no.’

‘… … ????’

… something like this.

Everyone said it was nothing, so I just let it go, but as this happened several times, I started to feel more and more uneasy and anxious.

Is this the kind of bullying I’ve only heard about?

But I’ve never really felt bullied or left out of a group…

“… … .”

Lee Si-eun suffered alone, but soon her patience reached its limit.

Eventually, she went to her best friend and spoke directly to him.

I have a concern.

“Huh? What is it?”

“I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it seems like people at work are avoiding me these days… .”

“Huh! No, no. That’s not it… .”

The reaction was immediate.

Dong-gi, who was startled by Si-eun’s words, told her the truth about the ‘rumors’ that have been going around the company these days.

“Actually, there are a lot of rumors going around that you’re acting like the queen bee in the game….”

“huh?”

A colleague who hesitates while speaking.

But to her dismay, Si-eun’s reaction was that of someone who had no idea what she was talking about.

“What is that?”

“uh?”

“Why am I being punished?”

“…huh?”

* * *

The whole story was like this.

Recently, as Avala Online has become a huge topic of conversation, various anecdotes, memes, and images related to the game have been widely spread among the general public.

And among them, coincidentally enough, there were some that were related to Isin.

A video of Lee Shin and Jeong Yu-ra walking through the beginner village of Avala Online was accidentally filmed by someone and started circulating online.

-I took this picture by chance, but does anyone know these two names? I think they’re broadcasters.

The reaction was explosive.

It was literally just a picture of two users walking, nothing special in particular… .

Because the two of them had such striking appearances, they were able to produce tremendous firepower.

-What is it?

-Where is that? I’m going right now. Call out the location.

└Kingdom of Eton.

└Write… .

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└This is seriously so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The views are going up like crazy!

The article soon spread to various communities, and naturally, people began to wonder about the identities of these two people.

-But who are you really? No matter how I look at it, you definitely don’t look like an ordinary person.

└Okay. If you look for it among the broadcasters, will it come up?

└That’s why I’m looking into it.

└Me too.

With so many users digging in, something did come out.

The power of collective intelligence!

But the information they unearthed was a little, no, quite different from what they had expected.

-I found it. Isn’t it this?

└Huh?

[Looking for users who were victimized by the shameless plunderer player, Lee Si-eun! (Photo attached)]

-Author: Yoo Han-seong

It was assumed that he was a broadcaster or a famous person hiding his identity with a disguise, but instead, it was discovered that Yoo Han-seong had written a letter after being hit in the back of the head by Lee Si-eun.

-ㄷㄷ If you look at the picture, it’s true.

-This was a looter player…?

└Wow.

└Wow lol I couldn’t even imagine that.

└Even the author is Yoo Han-seong? I thought that guild over there wasn’t that easy?

└I know that too. Maybe I’m more advanced than I thought…?

Users are shocked.

And soon after, an even more shocking fact was revealed.

[Everyone, be careful of this guy in the Kingdom of Eton. He is truly the worst of the worst… …]

This is a post that the party leader of the party that had put a straw in when Lee Shin was a beginner expressed his anger and swept the community.

At the time, it was buried without anyone knowing because it was written by an unknown user, but it has resurfaced thanks to this fire.

-Wow haha ​​…

└It’s a malicious gift set lol

└But if you look at the picture, you’ll understand. Who would have thought that she would be the queen bee of the looter players with that kind of appearance?

└That’s true lol

Users’ reactions were generally a mixture of bewilderment and wonder.

There was no one who seriously criticized Lee Shin’s actions.

However, the problem was the content of the article.

-But what’s your name?

└It’s in the text. Lee Si-eun.

└Are you a broadcaster?

└Absolutely not lol. I’m a home security guard and a live monitoring person and this is the first time I’ve heard of it.

└The corner expert appears ㄷㄷ

The name of this person (or rather, a pseudonym) and his level at the time were revealed!

Since he was in a disguised state anyway, if he was careful from now on, there would be no damage to him, but the problem started in an unexpected place.

‘uh?’

‘why?’

‘Isn’t this Si-eun from our department?’

It’s Si-eun’s company.

A person who was usually interested in Avala Online issues happened to see an article related to this incident because the person in the photo looked very similar to Si-eun.

In every aspect, including makeup, attire, and impression.

‘… That’s right. They do look similar.’

‘But doesn’t he seem a bit younger? And he’s also taller.’

‘Can’t this be corrected to some extent? I know it can be customized to some extent.’

It was natural, since the person Lee Shin consulted the most was Lee Si-eun.

Even the names were the same, so there was too much overlap to be a coincidence.

What Si-eun said at the company at the time also added credibility to this misunderstanding.

‘… Oh, and didn’t you say that you bought capsules with Si-eun’s performance bonus a while ago?’

‘Huh? Didn’t you say you bought that for your little sister?’

‘We can do it together. Judging from this user’s level and the time the first post was uploaded, it seems like he started around that time…’

‘…omg.’

As a result, it would not have been strange for anyone who knew Lee Si-eun to have mistaken her for this incident.

* * *

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

‘This is not me!’

‘They look so similar…’

‘Really! Really, that’s not me! You all know I don’t play that game in the first place.’

‘hmm….’

‘… Well, that’s true.’

There was also Si-eun’s active explanation, and because her usual image was so good, everyone believed it and said, “Well, that’s how it is.”

‘phew….’

Si-eun sighs in relief.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

But the problem wasn’t over yet.

The misunderstanding among the company people was resolved, but the fundamental cause was not resolved.

A fire blazed in her eyes as she looked at the photo in question.

‘I’m sure.’

Even though she was disguised, there was no way she wouldn’t recognize her brother’s face.

Didn’t Lee Shin even show himself putting on makeup a few months ago?

Thanks to that, I recognized it as soon as I saw the photo.

‘…What are you doing under someone else’s name!?’

* * *

“This is you!”

“… … .”

Lee Shin kept his mouth shut in response to Lee Si Eun’s questioning.

Because I was at a loss for words.

I briefly thought about trying to avoid it, but I thought it would have the opposite effect, so I nodded instead of actually doing it.

“That’s right, me.”

“You really want to die!? Do you know how surprised I am!?”

“…sorry.”

Lee Shin apologized obediently.

Not only did it seem like there was no way out, but Lee Si-eun’s personality was such that she would usually just let things go without any lingering feelings.

Rather than making a fuss by nagging and scratching for no reason, it’s better to apologize in advance and end it cleanly once and for all.

“I didn’t know it would turn out like this. Sorry.”

“after…….”

“I won’t do it anymore.”

As expected, Lee Si-eun let out a big sigh, but that was it.

She glanced at him for a moment, then finished the calculation with a pinch of his arm.

“Don’t do it anymore.”

“uh.”

But even though the calculations were completed, Lee Si-eun still had one personal curiosity left.

“…? What is it?”

Lee Si-eun asked in a quiet voice.

“But who was that person next to you?”

“What? Who?”

“The guy next to you.”

“… … .”

“I don’t have any friends, but judging from the picture, the two of you seem to be hanging out together a lot. Hmm… .”

Lee Si-eun looked at Lee Shin, pretending to snort artificially.

The corners of the lips that went up as if nothing happened were a bonus.

“if…?”

“What if.”

“Huh? Look at this? I didn’t say anything, did I?”

“… … .”

Thanks to that, just looking at his expression made him feel a little better, so Isin answered like this.

“He’s a man too.”

“!??!?!?”