The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44
On the auspicious day I escaped Baek Hee-an’s House and moved into my New House, something so wretched had to happen.
‘Consider it bad luck paid in full.’
Baek Hee-an drove me to my New House in his blue sports car.
I didn’t like having to give him my home address, but it was convenient to drive straight from the Convenience Store to my place.
As we arrived, Baek Hee-an spoke.
“Your place looks neat.”
I glanced at him with a bewildered expression.
“How would you possibly know that?”
“The people at the Moving Center kept asking me about furniture placement. I stopped by briefly to help them out.”
His explanation was supposed to sound smooth, but it was anything but.
He should have called me first.
“Have you ever heard of trespassing?”
Baek Hee-an, who had recently accused Lee Yu-na of the same crime when she came to my place, looked flustered as he met my gaze.
“…I’m sorry.”
Setting aside the fact that he drove me home, he kept subtly crossing the line.
This gaudy blue sports car had attracted so much attention from passersby that I’d hesitated before getting in, but ultimately had no choice.
‘It’s already too late anyway.’
Rumors about Baek Hee-an must have already made it onto the internet.
There were so many students at the scene.
I should avoid the internet until things settle down and focus on the Game instead.
‘Still, considering the caliber of Baek Hee-an’s ex-girlfriends, they probably won’t make a fuss about my face or call me his woman or any of that nonsense.’
My New House gradually came into view.
It was a monthly rental I’d secured by putting down a deposit of 100 million won.
As I accumulate more coins from running the God of Fighters tournament, I’m also planning to withdraw cash and convert it to a jeonse lease eventually.
Baek Hee-an, who had parked in front of the house, stared at me intently.
I started to get out without thinking, then hesitated.
In any case, over the past three days, Baek Hee-an had lent me his house, lent me Heaven Station, and driven me home in his car.
“I’m grateful for everything. Heaven Station really is nice.”
“Come by sometimes.”
“Mm.”
I gave an ambiguous response.
It was an incredibly tempting offer, but given what happened today and everything else, I absolutely didn’t want to get entangled with Baek Hee-an for a while.
Baek Hee-an, who had been fidgeting with the steering wheel, pulled something from his pocket.
He extended his hand toward me.
I took it without thinking, only to find two mysterious metal bars.
A keychain was attached to them.
“What is this?”
“Door lock keys to my house. We had the Upper Floor and Lower Floor door locks replaced simultaneously this morning.”
I desperately wanted to refuse and hand them back.
‘I can’t resist a free pass to Heaven Station.’
I took it without hesitation.
The gaming equipment at home was already pretty outdated anyway.
Sometimes I wanted to pay for a VR room with better gaming gear, but ever since my God Opal account became famous, it felt awkward to go to those places.
Baek Hee-an spoke again.
“I’m telling you one more time—I have nothing going on with Lee Yu-na.”
I didn’t care.
“Forget about that. Let’s just cheer each other on for this tournament.”
He’d been spouting useless things at me lately, but right now the only things I cared about were money and God Opal.
And Baek Hee-an was the only one who knew I was Chicken Seat.
“We should face off in the finals.”
When I grinned playfully, Baek Hee-an’s eyes widened.
Rank 1 in the God Opal world rankings.
Nickname: Ian.
I found myself recalling Baek Hee-an’s ranking and licked my lips inwardly.
I wanted to crush him.
This guy who was so successful in reality that I couldn’t even dream of beating him—I wanted to defeat him in the game.
“Do well in the preliminaries.”
…
I turned away from Baek Hee-an, who nodded with a slightly surprised expression.
* * *
After work, while eating dinner at home, I got a message from the Convenience Store Owner.
‘Hyun-su, I heard what happened. You must have been shocked, but thank you so much for handling it so well. You’re truly an indispensable talent at our convenience store. I know today’s incident must have been overwhelming, but I’m counting on you to keep taking care of the shop.’
[Kakao Bank Deposit Notice
100,000 won has been deposited into Joo Hyun-soo’s account.]
It was a bonus I never expected.
!
The Convenience Store Owner must have been terrified and anxious that I might quit because of the massive incident that happened today.
The neighborhood where that convenience store was located had always been a bit dangerous to begin with.
But the money was good.
Given the situation, the owner had hired me after much deliberation, taught me the job diligently, then bolted to another location.
He believed I was the light and hero of that store.
“Kyahahaha!”
Life was sweet.
【?】
When I logged into the game feeling exhilarated, Kkolkkalpi stared at me with an expression asking why I was like this.
“Man, life is absolutely honey.”
There were some unmanageable incidents and accidents from getting tangled up with Baek Hee-an and those hunter bastards, but still, life felt like it was going unusually well these days.
Suddenly Kkolkkalpi puffed out their chest with a proud expression.
【Hmph. The Coin Market is impressive, I suppose. It’s an enormous privilege I’ve granted only to you. Be grateful.】
That’s not what I meant.
“Coo, coo.”
I stroked Kkolkkalpi’s head.
Without Park Kkolkkalp around, Kkolkkalpi became intoxicated by the sensation of my hand on their head, accepting the petting mindlessly before suddenly snapping back to awareness.
【…Huh?! What, what are you doing! How dare you treat this body like a pet?!】
The kid liked it though.
“But why did you open the Coin Market to me? It’s an all-purpose market—wouldn’t it be dangerous to open it to just anyone?”
【It doesn’t matter what you do with it, so do whatever you want. It’s my authority, and there’s no reason not to use it with a provisional contractor. If problems arise, the Human Realm’s affairs aren’t my concern anyway.】
“What kind of talk is that?”
【Good if you didn’t understand.】
“What the hell?”
Kkolkkalpi, having said that much, crossed their arms and glared at me sideways.
【I thought if I opened the market to this human, they’d become more obedient. But they grovel over pocket change from others while treating me however they like?】
“I treat the guy giving pocket change however I like too, so don’t worry. Now that I think about it, that bastard hasn’t even sponsored lately—they’re useless. Time to clean house. Though I’ll admit, that Heaven Station free pass you gave today was a bit tempting.”
【….】
At my words, Kkolkkalpi’s expression shifted—this wasn’t what they expected.
With a hint of crisis, I suddenly felt a shallow camaraderie toward this unknown sponsor, clicking my tongue with pity.
Then Kkolkkalpi began to appeal.
【I have the authority to register humans as Coin Market users.】
“The other Constellations don’t have that?”
【Of course not. It’s not an authority just anyone has. At least in this small, remote neighborhood, only this body possesses it. Opening the Coin Market to humans means the blessing of a god… never mind.】
“What? You’re cutting yourself off again?”
They cut themselves off too often.
There are two ways to irritate someone: one is to stop mid-sentence, and the second is.
【It’s better if you don’t know. Anyway, do whatever you want.】
“Yeah, sure.”
I shifted my attention and entered the Game’s broadcast system.
I’d just give coins and move on.
I was grateful they’d opened the market, but since I had to earn coins myself anyway, I didn’t feel that capitalist servile instinct flaring up.
[【LIVE】 God of Fighters (GOF)/God Opal/Chicken Bulssdagu/Sponsorship Required]
Broadcast started.
Since I always streamed around this time after work on weekdays, regular viewers quickly filed in.
“What should we do today?”
Opinions flooded the chat as about a dozen people entered.
—1v1
—1v1
—1v1
—Chicken Seat does 1v1
—Unity lol
—Sister’s preliminaries were seriously insane
—One-on-one match, let’s go!!
I checked the viewers’ unanimous opinion and smirked.
“I’m in.”
* * *
I escaped from Baek Hee-an’s House, moved into my new place, got a bonus from the Convenience Store Owner, earned his recognition, and felt completely satisfied.
My mood was absolutely fantastic.
I played the game without noticing time passing, and before I knew it, my ranking had climbed.
“This is it!”
God of Fighters (GOF) one-on-one match world ranking: 11th place.
Chicken Bulssdagu.
“Hah. This ranking should have gone up long ago. I should naturally be above Dark Choco. Dark Choco is below me.”
I flicked my thumb downward sharply.
—lol
—Dark Choco’s mysterious loss… well, he really did lose last time though?
—It was basically a draw
—Wow, Lee Do-jin must be pissed
—[Ho0Ho0 donated 1,000 won. : Congratulations on ranking 11th in the world one-on-one matches]
—I wonder if Lee Do-jin could act like that in front of the real Dark Choco
—Dark Choco’s aura is insane
—Chicken Seat is a Hunter after all
—[WantToBeRanker donated 2,000 won. : It would be fun if you had a friendly match with Dark Choco sometime]
—But why is the ranking rising so fast??
—The win rate is insane
—Attack power is reflected in the ranking score, and Chicken Seat’s attack power and accuracy in landing critical hits are incredibly high
—[WantToSeeYouGoMad donated 30,000 won. : I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you King General Emperor God Chicken I love you love you love you love you]
—That’s creepy.
—Is that really a woman though??
—I see that username often, and the nickname lives up to itself so much I remember it automatically
—Looks like a fixed/regular sponsor lol
—Where did White Eyes go? Last time she donated 10 million won, that was crazy
Right?
Ever since I went to Baek Hee-an’s House not long ago, she hasn’t shown up at all, which feels like not feeding a fish I’ve already caught.
I’ll earn pocket money even without Baek Hee-an now, but she was such a big spender that I missed it.
“Thank you for the donations, Ho-young, Rank-deul, and Un-naemi-kkol. Let’s run toward the next ranking. Only one more floor left. Get ready, Dark K Choco.”
I made an annoying eyebrow gesture and touched the match button for the next game.
Thud.
“…?”
Something shook slightly, and I felt a faint, eerie chill.

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