My name is Jung-hwa, and today is the day where we become gaming champions in the National Gaming Tournament in Seoul. Or at least, that's what we thought.
Me and my team are in the finals of the tournament. We're facing off against Team Choi.
"Soonhyeok! Defense!" I told him
"On it!" said Soonhyeok,
Soonhyeok needs to defend us while we attack Team Choi. Our primary objective is to kill Minjae , and then we'll for sure win, but he's being protected by all of his teammates.
"Junghwa! I have Minjae in sight!" said Jinsung. "Take the shot!!" I told him, but Minjae saw him and eliminated Jinsung.
"Damn!, he got me!" said Jinsung. " Shit! okay, we'll get another shot at him."
Even though I said that, we only have 3 people left on our team out of 5, and Team Choi has 4 out of 5 people left on their team. I angrily looked at Yu, who looked completely focused and kind of bored.
I never thought he was actually good at playing, I thought he was just some arrogant pretty boy. He's weirdly really handsome, I've never seen such a handsome man before, let alone a pro gamer.
Even though we're struggling to keep up with him, he's taking us out one by one one. "I'm out!" said Soonhyeok.
" Damn it! We're getting demolished! Minjoo! let's finish these bastards!"
Minjoo nods, and I nod back. After that, we slowly take out Team Choi,
[1 eliminated]
[1 eliminated]
[1 eliminated]
[1 eliminated]
All that's left is Minjae, as I turn to tell Minjoo that we can do this-
[1 Eliminated]
Minjoo got eliminated.
" Sorry Junghwa, I thought I could get him once in for all, but he got me instead." said Minjoo while akwardly smiling,
I look at Minjoo, she looks at me, and I look at her.
"Why did you do that, you bastard!?!?"
I furiously asked her, "Hey! I said I was sorry you fucker!" she furiously yelled at me. " I'm gonna have to face this monster on my own now! You did this on purpose, didn't you?!" I asked her,
"Whaat?! You think I'm gonna risk losing this match because of you?!" Minjoo angrily yelled,
"Alright guys, that's enough remember, we still have a match to finish" Soonhyeok said while trying to calm us down. " You think I don't know that Soonhyeok?!"
"We would've won a lot easier if Minnjoo didn't-"
"Junghwa, get back in the game!!" everyone yelled,
I didn't notice that they've been calling me to get back in the game because Minjae was walking towards me in-game to kill me quickly, but before he could, I jumped out of the way, and ran away and hid to reload.
I was ready, there was no one else left, it was only me and Yu left, I don't know if I'm going to win or lose, and it didn't help me feel better that he has the same name as the main character in the novel I'm reading, but I decided to give it my all, I jumped out and gave it my all with a battle cry and....
[ Winner: Team Choi]
"Damn it!" I said while tearing up,
"Don't worry, Junghwa, at least we tried our best," said Soonhyeok, "Yeah, sorry for getting eliminated and sorry for yelling at you" says Minjoo.
"it's okay, sorry for yelling at you too" I said
"I'm sorry too, if only I was better, I wouldn't have been eliminated by Minjae so easily" Jinsung said,
"Don't be, you got close to him, that's better than when you started, I trust you'll be even better next year"
I said that positively, and Jinsung's mood seemed to have lifted.
"You know what guys, I now see this as expirience" I said
Everyone's mood looked better after that, and Shinhui tried to say something but the announcer called us to come shake Team Choi's hands and say good game.
We walked over to Team Choi, and I shook Minjae's hand and said "good game",
Minjae didn't respond, he actually looked like he was lost in thought, no one knew what he was thinking but it looked important, I just shrugged it off and shaked everyone else's hands, then both teams went their separate ways.
I told the team to wait for me outside while I went to the restroom. Shinhui also needed to go so we went together, ones we each went into the restroom
I quietly check to see if there's anyone else in the restroom, there wasn't, so I quietly let out my tears,
I let out grief and my guilt from losing this match.
Becoming a World Gaming Champion has been my dream since I was 15
I forgot why but I think it was a good reason. After crying for a couple minutes, I actually used to the restroom, and washed my hands, then I washed my face and I looked at my reflection
I asked myself "who am I?" then in a split second, I get flashes of memories in my head " Junghwa!" " Who are you?" I'll kill you," I'M SOORRY!" Thank you..." See you later!"
Then my head started hurting, I struggled to suppress it, but almost as quickly as it appeared, it disappeared.
" What the hell was that?"
I received flashes of memories, i don't what they are or who's they are, but i it was just a dream.
I walk outside of the restroom where I find Shinhui waiting for me, " Are you alright? I heard you grunting in there" asked Shinhui with a worried look
"Yeah, I'm okay I just got a little headache, anyway, what are doing here? I thought you would be with the others by now."
"Oh! well..."Shinhui looked nervous like she's about to say something embarrassing.
Shinhui is the cutest girl in our gaming club, but she wasn't that good at video games, I think she was interested and wanted to join the club. In order to join the club Shinhui had to beat at least 3 members or get voted in and learn how to play professionally, most of the male members voted to let her in because she was cute, and they liked her dark purple hair, and they were trying to date her too. I also thought she was cute but never really talked to her, but now this girl is trying to tell me something, could it be...a love confession?!
"U-Um, I'M SORRY!!"
Shinhui says while bowing at me, "I'm sorry! If I was just better at this game, then I wouldn't have been eliminated so soon, and we wouldn't have lost so quickly!"
I thought the match lasted pretty long, but we still lost. And she's right, if she didn't get eliminated 1 minute after we started, then we probably would've lasted longer. But that doesn't change the fact that we still lost, so it's not completely her fault.
"Uuh..."
I sighed and put my hand on her shoulder, and she flinched. I was about to say that it's okay, but Minjoo turns the corner and sees the situation.