HSF 70
by Sorai“Hyung, maybe…”
“Wait, let go!”
Hee-won’s head came closer and closer, and Cheong-hyeon turned his head to the other side. Contrary to expectations, Hee-won only buried his face in Cheong-hyeon’s shoulder. His low, subdued voice was heard excessively close.
“I’ve always been wrong about this, so I’m really confused… Do you, by any chance, like me?”
“…….”
“Or am I still mistaken?”
“…No.”
Hee-won’s back swelled as he took a deep breath. While his trembling breath touched the nape of his neck, his mind gradually calmed down. The emotions that he had been reluctant to say he hated began to find their place. He could now see that he had been wanting to avoid facing emotions he had never felt for a man before. Cheong-hyeon seemed to like him, who was still swayed by his small words, who had become so docile that he couldn’t even compare to when they first met, who was so clumsy and kept showing his weak side in front of him… He liked him. More than just a party member or guild member, more than just a close younger brother who plays games together.
“I… I think I like you. I like you, Hee-won.”
“…You really have to take responsibility for this.”
“Yeah.”
“I like you… I really like you.”
The feeling became clearer once he said it out loud. Once he was aware of it, could he really suppress it again? Cheong-hyeon accepted his fully confronted feelings. When he pulled out his grabbed wrist, Hee-won let go obediently this time. He wrapped his arms around Hee-won’s overflowing back and stroked his head, and Hee-won lowered his arms and hugged Cheong-hyeon’s waist tightly. He sweetly accepted the feeling of unfamiliar force constricting his waist.
[Title: Seohee’s Party First Cleared Artirens in Real Time]
Writer: Walnut
Content: [Photo] Congrats congrats. He never did it when he was in Seven, but it seems like he did a good job leaving the guild
[All Comments]
-Congratulations, but don’t these guys have a real life? I thought they were all college students
└It’s better than a party with working people
-Congrats congrats congrats When will the video be uploaded?
-Where can I watch Seohee’s stream?
└He’s not a streamer
└└Then why is he so famous?
└└└There are many reasons, but recently he’s become famous for having a LAN cable gay relationship
└└└└??
[Title: Artirens First Clear Strategy Video]
Writer: Jimni
Content: [Video]
Everyone worked hard for a long time! It seems like it was a battle of stamina since it took longer than expected from release to clear. I didn’t think we could get the first clear, but it seems like it was thanks to the party members who made time as much as possible despite their busy practice day and night.
If you have any questions after watching the video, please leave them in the comments and I’ll answer them as much as possible~ I hope it helps those who are challenging Artirens clear! Fighting~
[All Comments]
-Congratulations on the first clear Congrats congrats
-I can’t hear the voice, is it muted?
└It seems like they recorded it on purpose so you can’t hear it
-I only watched the end to see the clear, but is it true that Seohee died instead of Ittorang?
└It’s true shock Did he get eaten up by the concept?
└Wait, are Seohee and Ittorang really dating?
└Would they?
└└Then what’s the reason why that game addict died instead?
└Did Seohee catch something on Ittorang’s weakness? It doesn’t make sense otherwise
-Couple skills are used even in dungeons; I thought that was just a skill for entertainment
└It seems like it will be fixed soon as an error
Originally, a man who has a lover changes from his clothes. Unlike his usual pursuit of comfortable clothes, Cheong-hyeon strolled around the campus in clothes that he had taken care of for the first time in a while. Anyone could tell that he had a date after class. His already noticeable appearance shone especially brightly today, attracting attention. Min-jae, who he ran into in front of the lecture hall, squinted and scanned Cheong-hyeon up and down.
“Wow… You have a date?”
“…….”
“Is it that guy from then? You acted like you would die if you met him, tsk tsk.”
“…….”
“Did you even put on cologne?”
Cheong-hyeon pushed away Min-jae, who was sniffing right next to his nose. He was embarrassed by his past, when he had asserted several times that he could not meet Hee-won.
“Originally, you never know what will happen in life…”
“What are you talking about? Is it good because you’re dating?”
“Yeah.”
It was so good that he wondered how he hadn’t known all this time. From last night, after leaving Hee-won’s house, until this morning, his phone was so hot from exchanging calls and messages. Cheong-hyeon, who was faithful to his lover except when playing games, even took a selfie at the cafe he went to during his free time and sent it to him.
“Ah, damn it, you’re making me sick.”
Min-jae, unable to watch the sight, transferred his drink to a takeout cup and left. Whether he did or not, Cheong-hyeon didn’t care and answered the phone call from Hee-won.
“Yeah, babe.”
It was natural to call him by a title he hadn’t called him in a long time. Although a change had occurred that he had never imagined before meeting Hee-won, dating someone of the same gender, he felt like this one thing had returned to its place.
-Why are you dressed so nicely today?
“To go on a date with you.”
He heard the sound of something soft being hit over the phone. Cheong-hyeon would often fool around with Hee-won like this, and if he couldn’t check his phone for a while because he was doing something else, there would be a lot of messages piled up in the meantime. Most of them were about Cheong-hyeon’s movements or who he was with. He thought it was a bit excessive, but he packaged his somewhat obsessive behavior as something that could happen in the early stages of a relationship. He just assumed that it would be okay once this relationship settled down.
As Hee-won had said one day, the extremely ordinary date of eating together, watching a movie, and going to a cafe was successful. Up until this point, Cheong-hyeon thought that dating a man wouldn’t be much different. The problem arose after the date, at Hee-won’s house, where they naturally entered.
“Hee-won, can I borrow a charger?”
“It’s in my room, I’ll get it for you.”
“No, I’ll get it.”
His phone battery was almost dead because he had been contacting Hee-won all day. Hee-won, who was logging into the game in the computer room, was about to get up from his seat. Cheong-hyeon stopped him and got up instead, stroking his head, and Hee-won became docile with his unique sulky face.
Cheong-hyeon entered Hee-won’s room and looked around, but he couldn’t see the charger anywhere. He thought that Hee-won, who had a neat personality, had also organized the charger, so he opened the bedside table next to the bed. He reached inside and groped around, and something square caught his hand. He took it out and checked it, and an item he had never expected came out. It was a new condom that hadn’t even been opened yet. Embarrassed, Cheong-hyeon threw the condom in his hand back in and closed the drawer.
It was a sudden item for Cheong-hyeon, who had only held hands at best throughout the date. Of course, he vaguely thought that he would eventually sleep with him since he had decided to date him, but he was not at all ready, neither in body nor mind. Cheong-hyeon, who was standing in place as if frozen, mustered up courage and took out Hee-won’s condom. Hoping that he had momentarily misread it, he checked the alphabet written on the box once again.
“Damn it!”
Even if he washed his eyes and looked again, it was an XL size. The condom that Hee-won had obviously bought to fit his size meant only one thing. Cheong-hyeon’s head spun. Even if he had a relationship with him later, he had never thought that he would be on the bottom. Cheong-hyeon returned the condom to its original position and hurriedly searched other drawers for a charger and came out.
‘Forget it. I didn’t see anything.’
He forced himself to calm down by hypnotizing himself. But as soon as he returned to the room where Hee-won was and saw his face, the two letters XL clearly came to mind. He shook his head to forcibly chase away the thoughts, and sat next to him, trying to act as natural as possible.
“Why did it take so long?”
Hee-won leaned his shoulder slightly on his head, and a ticklish feeling touched his neck. Cheong-hyeon, startled by it, cowered his neck.
“…Did it? I came right away after finding it.”
He patted his head with a slightly awkward gesture, unlike before, and only then did Hee-won take his head off and sit up straight. On the other hand, Cheong-hyeon was going crazy because he was constantly conscious of Hee-won sitting next to him. Cheong-hyeon quickly logged in and accessed the game. As expected, the only thing that could effectively clear his head in times like this was the game.
[Couple] [Ittorang has logged in.]
[Couple] [Seohee1 has logged in.]
[Guild] Marachip: Welcome everyone!
[Guild] Marachip: He’s our guild’s specialty, so you can say hello.
[Guild] Jumbo: Hello! Nice to meet you
[Guild] Jeki11: Hello
[Guild] Tiramisush: Hi ㅇㅅㅇ
[Guild] Jimni: Hi!!
The guild, which was crowded with more people than usual today, was definitely a big help to Cheong-hyeon right now. He heard that there were also people he was seeing for the first time, and Ji-min was accepting new guild members. As the guild size grew, they had long since given up on the format of holding interviews like before, and they were managing the guild by expelling guild members who acted inappropriately if problems arose.