Yu Songmin paused when he realised that he left Bai Xue behind. He returned to the spot he stood earlier and saw her waiting patiently.
' I'm sorry I panicked.' Yu Songmin says apologetically as he lowered his red face. Bai Xue was speechless, this boy turned red at the drop of a hat and he looked completely healthy.
' It's fine, Let's go.' Bai Xue says deciding to spare him from embarrassment.
The two walked for an hour till they arrived at a building. It was a glass building with rows and rows of computer tables lined up. It looked somewhat like an examination hall. The sign read Game City.
Bai Xue frowned at the thought of so many people in one place. Yu Songmin handed his licence to the security guard to examine before he could enter.
' This is Game City, you need to get a licence to play here. When you get your licence, you get a designated table in the Bronze area. If you show great potential you can be promoted to the Silver League, then Gold and then Diamond as the peak league. I'm in the Silver League, come let's go.' Yu Songmin explains as he walked passed enclosed cubicles with bronze paint, they walked to a different section that was not much different from the last when you excluded the slightly wider cubicles and their silver painting.
She entered a cubicle with the number 25 tagged on the desk.
They were two computers on the desk.
' Do you have to share this place?' Bai Xue asks.
' No today's competition is a dual challenge, Someone will join us soon.' Yu Songmin says but then he felt guilty. He was supposed to take her for sightseeing but now she would be stuck here till God-knows-when, waiting for him.
' I'm sorry. You might feel bored. I promise I'll make it up to you.' Yu Songmin says solemnly.
' No problem. I can do some work.' Bai Xue says not wanting to make things difficult for this easily shy kid.
Just then another person entered. When Bai Xue looked up she frowned. The man was lean, short and his average face was blocked by thick glasses that didn't hide the cunning and wicked eyes that kept darting left to right.
' Pyojoon, you are here.' Songmin says.
Even his name befitted his average appearance.
You can't blame Bai Xue for being judgemental. Imagine being surrounded by monkeys during growth and then you suddenly meet a unicorn. It was reverse in Bai Xue's case.
Not to mention that the guy had an odd sense of fashion. Who wore stripes and polka dots at the same time??
' Songmin I'm sorry but I cannot play with you today, I already have a partner.' Pyojoon says.
Yu Songmin felt like fainting. He had invested time, effort and money into this competition. He wanted to win and now...
' But why?' Yu Songmin says.
' Songmin-a, we are just 25 in the Silver League and you are 25th, honestly you don't stand a chance. I hope you understand, it's every man for himself. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, I can't sacrifice my interest for you.' Pyojoon says.
Yu Songmin smiled bitterly. All he ever loved doing was playing games, He used 5 million won to get a licence in Game City because he knew he had a better chance at becoming bigger here, but for some reason he was always oppressed. He persevered till he got to the Silver League but what happened? He spent almost two years at the bottom spot in the Silver League despite being better than most of the players. The competition was his chance to prove himself to the higher-ups but now...
Pyojoon offered a comforting smile and left.
' Let me play with you. I play the game very well.' Bai Xue says.
Yu Songmin gave a small smile that looked worse than crying. Well let him accompany her and play, it wasn't like he had anything better to do.
' Are you new to the game? Have you played Season Rivalry before? How well do you play?' Yu Songmin says.
' Yes I've played it before and I play it better than the person who made the game.' Bai Xue says confidently. She played the game better than Jiang Chen which made him very frustrated.
Yu Songmin did not believe her and just took her statement as an exaggeration.
He sat down and helped her with the equipment and started logging in.
' Log in and send me a friend request.' Yu Songmin says.
Bai Xue nods and does as he says.
When Yu Songmin sees the game ID, his eyes pop out in shock.
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The new names are:
Jenny White- Bai Xue.
Lucas White- Bai Rong.
Mrs White- Mrs Bai
Michael Ford - Jiang Chen
President Ford - President Jiang.
Ace Miller - Yu Songmin
Oliver Parker - Yun Hajoon
Xavier Lane - Kang Seojin
Liam Tanner - Lee Taemin
Aiden Cameron - Cho Sujin
Leo Lincoln - Jang Jiho
Jake Wilson - Park Jongwoo.