The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64
I was somewhat taken aback, but I forced myself to respond with feigned composure.
“Well, that makes sense. I’m a Hunter, after all.”
The fact that I was living in Baek Hee-an’s house was undeniable.
But since we occupied completely separate floors, there wasn’t really anything to call cohabitation, and Lee Yu-na had never even imagined that Baek Hee-an and I were in that kind of relationship.
Jeong Hee-ji didn’t give me time to respond and threw out a new question with impatience.
“Let me ask you directly. Hyun-su, what exactly is your relationship with Baek Hee-an? How did you two meet?”
Why is this happening?
I wondered why she hadn’t heard the story from Jeong Si-do, who had already extracted information from me.
“We’re college classmates.”
“Classmates? Who on earth lets a classmate stay at their house and feeds them?”
“I understand the misunderstanding, but my original house suddenly collapsed from an unexpected Gate, so I had no choice but to—”
“You’re calling that an excuse…”
“?”
It wasn’t an excuse.
In any case, Jeong Hee-ji clearly didn’t believe a word I said.
I glanced nervously to the side, and Kim Jung-yeon was staring at me with his mouth hanging open, completely ignoring Jeong Hee-ji.
His eyes gleamed with a mixture of betrayal and delight, as if asking why I hadn’t told him.
‘…I knew this would happen. Obviously he’s gone crazy thinking I’m living with Baek Hee-an. But even if Jeong Hee-ji liked Baek Hee-an that much, how could she look at me with that face and feel jealous?’
She was older than me but still young, and I found it rather pitiful.
Without realizing it, I looked at her with genuine sympathy, and Jeong Hee-ji’s expression, already simmering with anger, grew even more fierce.
On one hand, I felt a bit absurd, but on the other, I felt a slight sense of superiority.
‘But this feeling is really strange.’
A peculiar tingling sensation.
I found myself thinking—when else would I ever experience jealousy from such an accomplished woman?
“You can tell by looking at someone’s face?”
Huh?
I didn’t understand what she meant, but Jeong Hee-ji spoke in a voice full of resentment.
“From the moment I pretended to date Baek Hee-an, you two were already dating. There were so many suspicious things. Every time he drank, he’d call out your name—Hyun-su, Hyun-su…”
Uh…?
A melodramatic drama of unknown origin had just unfolded right before my eyes.
It was somewhat absurd that Baek Hee-an had acted that way while dating Jeong Hee-ji, but there was an understandable reason.
“That was probably—”
Because he felt sorry for destroying my legs and ruining my bright future.
As my voice grew increasingly tremulous and shaky, Jeong Hee-ji didn’t even listen to me and abruptly left the convenience store.
Ding—
Leaving behind a beautiful afterimage like a tragic heroine with her hardworking beauty…
“…”
“…”
Silence descended upon the convenience store.
It was a blessing that no customers came and went during the slow hours, but the problem was the Part-time Worker who had shown up an hour early today, complaining of boredom.
Jung Yeon’s eyes sparkled with wild excitement as she stared at me.
“Sister, couldn’t you just let me ride in Baek Hee-an’s sports car once? When you two go on a date, I’ll sit in the back seat taking selfies and stay completely out of the way.”
“Shut up.”
Jeong Hee-ji’s jealousy toward me was fine, but this place was my workplace.
I pulled out my phone.
* * *
Baek Hee-an, unaware of what was happening at the Convenience Store, was listening to a briefing about the GOF Tournament at the Guild.
Once the tournament notice went up today, the general format had been established.
Many Hunters attended both online and offline, listening to the tournament announcement and strategic analyses of major participants.
“This Battle Royale is estimated to proceed in pairs of two. However, there will be only one final winner. The map has been significantly expanded, but the combat method remains identical to the existing Battle Royale format, and the zone gradually narrows as time passes.”
The Guild was enthusiastically supporting Hunters’ tournament participation.
Generally, the more famous Hunters become, the more famous the Guild they belong to becomes as well.
Of course, even without such intentions, it was almost a festival for the Hunters.
Baek Hee-an rested his chin in his hand, thinking.
‘It’s about time Hyun-su comes home. The tournament isn’t far off, so he’ll probably focus on training without getting distracted.’
The reason Baek Hee-an came to the Guild every day was likewise for training.
After completely handing over the Training Hall at home to Joo Hyun-soo, Baek Hee-an himself had ended up coming to the Guild to train for the tournament using the latest equipment.
Yet despite bearing such inconvenience, Baek Hee-an harbored no great complaints.
As Baek Hee-an came and went from the Guild with a bright and healthy demeanor, staff members began to whisper that he had finally overcome his psychological trauma.
It was nearly true.
No nightmares, no insomnia—every day was peaceful.
‘I feel like I’m actually living.’
Whenever guilt and fear about those he couldn’t save welled up, Baek Hee-an would fall asleep peacefully listening to the solid sound of Joo Hyun-soo training in the apartment above.
The greatest recurring nightmare stemmed from the accident during his college days.
For Baek Hee-an, who had endured enormous stress from worry and guilt over Joo Hyun-soo’s disappearance after that incident, the noise from the upstairs neighbor was salvation itself.
Though his leg ached, the solid presence of someone healthy and active, occasionally gaming in the room above.
If Joo Hyun-soo had complaints, he would come down directly and throw a punch or extort money—he wouldn’t bother appearing in dreams that brought no profit just to torment him.
‘The nightmares have disappeared.’
In reality, Baek Hee-an’s dreams had become unprecedentedly peaceful, and his sleep was sound.
“Next, let us analyze the combat methods of the mysterious Player, Chicken Bulssdagu.”
Baek Hee-an focused on the presentation.
Just as the interesting strategic analysis was about to proceed, a message appeared on his phone screen.
[Joo Hyun-soo: What the hell]
[Joo Hyun-soo: Hey, did you get drunk and cause a scene using my name?]
[Joo Hyun-soo: You crazy bastard]
[Joo Hyun-soo: Jeong Hee-ji came to the Convenience Store where I work today and said you two-timed her with me]
[Joo Hyun-soo: I’m speechless lol]
[Joo Hyun-soo: I was planning to stay home until after the tournament, but that’s not happening]
[Joo Hyun-soo: I’m moving out]
“!”
Baek Hee-an nearly bolted from his seat as he listened to the presentation analyzing Chicken Bulssdagu’s power before and after Constellation possession.
He had intended to hold on as long as possible until he found a way to fix her legs, and even after fixing them, to take responsibility for Hyun-su’s life for as long as he could. But now, suddenly, talk of escape.
“Through the Constellation AIs of various Hunters, we’ve gathered information about the Constellation that Chicken Bulssdagu replaced. It appears that multiple sources refer to her new Constellation as the Demon Dragon.”
The presentation continued, but Baek Hee-an couldn’t concentrate.
He quickly sent a reply.
[Me: Why are you doing this again]
[Me: I’ll handle Hee-ji just fine]
[Hyun-su: lol]
The cynical response sent a chill of alarm through him.
‘This won’t do.’
As Baek Hee-an hurriedly grabbed his phone and left the auditorium, the analysis of Chicken Bulssdagu’s power continued.
“Many Constellations are warning us to be cautious, so we must exercise great care.”
The projector screen displayed combat footage of Chicken Bulssdagu, ranked 11th in God of Fighters one-on-one duels, after Constellation possession.
As the Incarnation skill was cast, her eyes gleamed with brilliance.
Kwaa—ang!
A sword swung with an expressionless face, and magic erupting sporadically.
A Spellblade’s Constellation.
While Chicken Bulssdagu’s magical prowess as a Player remained immature, the Constellation’s combat style was a perfected Spellblade form.
She cleaved through the battlefield, wielding sword and magic with perfect freedom.
“A representative Constellation skill.”
Whoosh—
Chicken Bulssdagu, possessed by the Constellation, smoothly swung her sword, tearing through space as if rending the very graphics.
“Dark attribute.”
Darkness surged forth in an instant from the wound-like fissure.
True to the name God of Fighters, each Constellation in the game possessed a distinctive and formidable combat style of their own.
This was one reason why the world called the creators of GOF geniuses.
“Temporary debuff and life drain.”
The darkness drank the Opponent Player’s blood, steadily filling Chicken Bulssdagu’s HP while inscribing a black mark like a brand upon the enemy’s body.
The presenter paused the skill footage and spoke.
“The mystery is that this mark left by the skill never disappears permanently until the game ends.”
The mark was magnified on screen.
“While the debuff duration is clearly limited, what properties this mark that remains possesses is still unknown. Of course, it could be nothing significant.”
As the presenter’s explanation concluded, the footage resumed playing.
In the video, Chicken Bulssdagu, or rather the Constellation possessing her, looked directly ahead and smiled quietly after defeating her opponent.

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