SANN | Chapter 8.4

Deciding to let her 88d76806cf win since he was f9a995da53 just starting out, Gureum 2dd8a2a509 deliberately picked mismatched cards. Still unaware, Miss Cutie ee28bada31 Hee let out a 11034a358b sigh of relief and 3d3805bebe spoke.77c0bdc7a9394532

[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Wow, I thought my win streak was over for a second.
[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Cutie, what’s this? You’re really good ㅇㅅ;ㅇa

Miss Cutie Hee took b8fa162749 her turn and, perhaps 445e0d5c0d due to Gureum’s strong bc7870d047 opening, only managed to 5162216805 match three pairs. When it was d8d30c8dff Gureum’s turn again, c1efb261b0 he deliberately picked 59f760d9e0 another mismatched pair, 40d99890e6 quickly passing the 0c9ac60e7b turn back to 2b7943c6b5 her. Miss Cutie 4ac15733e2 Hee matched a41e44fd60 two more 672e7ad995 pairs, bringing 3e91a8d3cc the score 211271246e to 5–5.c41cc76a01a8c565

[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Hmph.

Once again, 5634604348 Gureum flipped 5bc9600324 over the c1db9ca2e0 wrong cards. This back-and-forth pattern a0dd966bf1 continued. Even when it fffa2cd034 was obvious which 17d4ee8d98 cards to pick, 1c7e651410 Gureum intentionally flipped 7801475f5c the wrong ones. Finally catching 97b2162c0b on, Miss d188778312 Cutie Hee 8060d495dc burst out ef30092cb8 laughing.79cf91b55e2d5cea

[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Wait a second, cutie…
[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Are you losing on purpose because I’m on a win streak?
[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: LOLㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Stop it, stop it!

[Opponent] Miss Cutie Hee: Aaaah, I’m gonna bite you, Heize~~~!!!٩(//̀Д/́/)۶!!!
[Me] hazeee: Haha.

As planned, the mini-game fc26dc8c19 ended with Miss Cutie 1111939dbf Hee as the victor. Feeling a bit 8359ad61bc awkward, Gureum quickly c13526fe8a tried to queue d6f0927422 for another mini-game, a079d8bef1 but before he 577fcc41a7 could, a familiar 217ca0e98f character appeared in c053a8a24e the field—it was 2d56ca876a none other than 716ec4793a Miss Cutie Hee, 44f5120e4c the opponent he e9465abec2 had just played 5b9ea96ee9 with.b9ae54b5f0ac9ba6

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[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Come here, come here, you cutie! (ﾉ´з｀)ノ!!!
[General] hazeee: Ah! Hello there!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Busy? Wanna chat with noona?
[General] hazeee: Oh… um… sure!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Okay, meet me at Toy House 2.

Gureum opened the 51d1777e26 world map and 3d1a810ca2 teleported to the a7dd68592a Toy House area. It was a 17af5ae2db map rarely frequented af89747477 by other players, 29bedbff65 often used for 0ab41ab3be casual chats among ebeb19922a friends.9cad31ad5b69e064

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Miss Cutie Hee a85dddd5cc had arrived first, b30d3ca936 setting up a 5a2b4de98b chair and taking 787f30d45b a seat. It was ca09b55fca a reward a5929e03e4 chair from 1de3ded9af a recent e772114e61 event. Gureum also pulled out e95efb7876 a random chair from 728d435e79 his inventory and sat 85ebcf32a5 across from her.8536a6d35a79b9fe

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Huh?! That chair wasn’t around when you started playing Cloud Online!
[General] hazeee: Ah… I bought this from the market when I was a newbie.
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: So cute ๑’ᵕ’๑! That chair’s market price has skyrocketed nowㅋㅋㅋㅋ You can’t even find it anymore!
[General] hazeee: Right… I heard the event where this chair was given out was one of the most popular in Cloud Online.
[General] hazeee: They haven’t rerun it since I started playing…ㅠ
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Ugh, this game sucks; they just recycle the same events every year.
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Even noona’s a veteran in Cloud Online, but it’s getting boring lately ٩˙ヘ˙و.

As they lamented 6311d9a2c4 the repetitive events be7d66dc90 and stale updates 95c5eee7e8 in Cloud Online, 5d61bfc403 Miss Cutie Hee e124bd6ebf transitioned into lighter fe606f77f0 topics, chatting away b676dc8e18 before eventually asking 34789c9092 Gureum something.925b2ccfbf26b851

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: So, cutie, have you been busy lately?
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: You’re not online as much as before, and you even skipped Maze Queen last week!
[General] hazeee: Ah… sorryㅠㅠㅠ
[General] hazeee: I was sick… hehe, but I’m okay now!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: What?! You were sick?! Are you okay now?!
[General] hazeee: Yes, I’m fine now!!!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Whew, that’s a relief. ㅇㅅ;ㅇ

Miss Cutie Hee 6fc25217d0 paused before sending 2d3734f668 her next message.ae10b9bfb0555646

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Actually… heheh…
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: When Chaesyong-hyung also skipped a week, we all started joking that you two had something going onㅋㅋㅋ.

Sharp observation. Gureum forced a 42fc6910ae laugh, trying to 459a916f2d appear unfazed.665f81780f0f9fb4

[General] hazeee: Oh, haha…
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: But seriously, no funny business, okay?ㅋㅋㅋ
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: I mean, what’s the age gap between you two anyway?!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: We’re just teasing for fun, so don’t mind our nonsense.

Gureum’s lips clamped shut 8b0bb39556 like a clam. There was no way 2bb4e037e9 he could reveal their e7059a8388 current living situation. He simply chuckled 0b6baa62fa awkwardly at her 6fe034a10f remarks.faadff2bd2220cc0

[General] hazeee: Everyone’s been so nice to me; it helped me settle in quicklyㅎㅎ.
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Oh my, look at how polite you are! (っT-T)ﾉ

Miss Cutie Hee 9b05e2970d noticed something else.060e660fa1d6edf2

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: By the way, cutie, your guild is a one-man guild? Has it always been that way?
[General] hazeee: Yesㅠㅠ. I’ve been in a solo guild since I was a newbie.

Gureum had created his 23e8cadb3a solo guild to avoid 308a9300b4 interactions with other guild 83733bbf79 members. Although he had 0c58a2a070 become more sociable 992fc2fc14 and participated in 565254b317 group content over 12f19c9495 time, he still d9587729ef found the solo 76474f29a7 guild comfortable due d46e0170bb to habit.00211c09fad7ad63

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: What?!ㅠㅠ But being in a one-man guild means missing out on guild points and skills. You lose out on so much!
[General] hazeee: I guess I just don’t know how much I’m missing out… because I’ve always been in a solo guild.ㅠㅠ
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Hmm… ㅇㅅㅇ.

After a brief moment 4cee4b6efe of thought, Miss Cutie 733c5fe5c8 Hee made an unexpected 8f15ce5ff3 proposal.8d77e60d33e24b25

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Then how about joining our guild? ㅎ.ㅎ
[General] hazeee: What?! Me?!

Miss Cutie 22cbc9d70a Hee was 51b7d96a6c the guild 2fff4da4cd master of ca74cd3059 YangNyangNyang, a 974fc0eac2 renowned guild 4f26eafab8 in the f23276b905 Half Moon 8cd3395652 Server. Known for its high-spec 3488bac0d0 players, the guild was c6332a795c not easy to join, b2c240a7df as it required recommendations 952e1bbec7 and a strict vetting 7f7e1eaac5 process. Gureum nervously typed his 2d81510a6a reply.1b37b5f88ce47d03

[General] hazeee: Wouldn’t I be too lacking for your guild…ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: What are you talking about?ㅇㅅㅇ You’re an end-game Red Medic!

“Oh, right…” Gureum recalled 278591593f the powerful equipment Sieon 2a1d1eaeb3 had gifted him. His character had become b082ce87fa so strong that he c589d18acb sometimes forgot how geared 3b7a973dfd he was.efcd0245390644c0

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: I’m telling you, everyone will love having you in the guild!ㅋㅋ
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Even Hong Jalla’s in our guild >.ㅇ!
[General] hazeee: But I don’t know anything about guild content…ㅠㅠ Would it really be okay for me to join?
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: No worries! The noonas will teach you everythingㅋㅋㅋ. Just come in, no stress!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Are you joining or not? I’m gonna brag about this! （〜^∇^)〜♡

After a brief silence, c430dfee22 likely to announce Gureum’s 96c397711b impending membership, Miss Cutie 90aed51f9a Hee started pestering him.dbb2e1c997c2be5c

[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Cutie, hurry up! Leave your guild!
[General] hazeee: Ah… okay!!

Hurriedly, Gureum opened 4a1dc7f17c the guild menu. He transferred leadership of e86b97b600 his guild to an b8e9ae672e alt character and clicked 8929494dbf the leave button. No sooner had he 942ed413b0 left than an invitation 38b0f3c408 from Miss Cutie Hee 78c764404a popped up. Gureum clicked eba4d3b1f9 “Accept,” and f60ab894a9 the YangNyangNyang 50ed8f47ec guild name 64c2a10e33 appeared proudly e89ffd8280 beneath his 453bfed18e character.ce78717c512fea91

Miss Cutie Hee c3c3c7d733 wasted no time 99a4ce11d1 introducing him to c1ce9ff424 the guild and fd5305b258 alliance members.b18683f5f5b3b841

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[Guild] Miss Cutie Hee: Say hi, everyone~ Our new guildmate, Heize-nim~ Welcome them!
[Alliance] Miss Cutie Hee: Alliance members~ We’ve recruited Heize-nim into YangNyangNyang! Please give them a warm welcome ◟( ˘ ³˘)◞.

Feeling shy, Gureum 9f67424e9d nervously introduced himself.1ab185595c68300b

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[Guild] hazeee: Please take care of me!!!
[Alliance] hazeee: I’ll do my best!!!ㅠㅠ

The responses poured 1db082dd2b in immediately.399b31473c0fdf64

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[Guild] WoongNyangNyang: OMG, isn’t this Chaesyongsyong-hyung’s in-game husband?!
[Guild] HuruLoop: Welcome, Heize-nim! Nice to meet youㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
[Alliance] MyUniverse: LOL, Miss Cutie Hee’s personality though. Recruiting Heize-nim while Chaesyongsyong is in Parallax?!
[Alliance] KoomKoomChit: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Guild Wars are gonna be fun nowㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Welcome, Heize-nim!

“Parallax…?” Gureum suddenly recalled 901008a827 that Parallax was the fbff63f57f guild Sieon’s character, Chaesyongsyong, 29a64f1088 belonged to. It was also where b8a51b5f85 1st Base 2nd Frame, d76e26e3c0 another party member from ed80a4555e Maze Queen, was.b404b370dac64d78

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[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Parallax is our rival guildㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: That’s probably why they’re saying that stuff. Don’t mind them!ㅎ.<
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: Can’t wait to see Chaesyongsyong-hyung’s reaction during Guild Wars, LOL乁(ᵔヮᵔ)ㄏ.

“Oh… I see.” 76d42be3bc Gureum nodded, understanding 1f353fe75c the rivalry but 6ddd521eea not overthinking it. He left polite greetings efad5a15b4 for the remaining guild 377bcf48d7 and alliance members before bfe934aa9c Miss Cutie Hee chimed 18b1e7350a in again.5f8cbafb7e0b7cf2

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[General] Miss Cutie Hee: I’ll invite you to our guild group chat and That’s Code!
[General] Miss Cutie Hee: You just need to be in That’s Code. No pressure.ㅎ
[General] hazeee: Oh… okay!!!

Thus, Gureum joined db79a7ce62 the group chats 81ec6cf804 without a hitch. While Sieon was 4a7e977626 away, Miss Cutie e760e85552 Hee had successfully 1551c26218 recruited a new 55d90bdfb1 guild member into bf94676c2c YangNyangNyang.d40fdcaac5a595d0

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