Netkama Punch!!!

I started studying my nuna all over again from scratch.
My goal was to meet her.
And to do that, I first began making a list—one by one—of the things she liked.

“Game items, for one… I feel like she'd like it if I gave her something.”
After I got discharged from the hospital and logged into the game, it turned out she had decided to keep the pendant after all. She hadn’t given it back.
The problem was that this rumor had spread like wildfire, and now tons of people were poking around, trying to figure out what was going on between me and Sesam.
I deliberately avoided giving a clear answer to those questions.
Because it might eventually reach Sesam nuna’s ears.
Sure, I’d been pretty obvious about liking her, but we weren’t even dating yet.
If people started talking like we were dating and she heard that…

‘With her personality, she'd definitely blow up.’
She might get mad and say stuff like “Take the pendant back,” and we'd get into another unnecessary back-and-forth.
Another reason I avoided giving a straight answer was… I was hoping she'd start thinking about it too.
If she thought I liked her, but then saw me acting vague in front of others… wouldn’t that bother her?

Whispers – General Party Clan Chat
CHooha: You and Sesam-nim are getting along well, right?
CHeejae: ㅇ_ㅇ What are you talking about

CLemonzzup: Come on, lol. Who gives something that expensive as a max-level gift?
CHeejae: ㅇ.ㅇ Doesn’t seem that expensive to me. Guess it is to you, Lemon-nim
CYeou: Damn… that’s cool

CHooha: Rich……!
CLemonzzup: LOL
But when people asked me directly if I liked Sesam, I never denied it.

Whispers – General Party Clan Chat
CYeou: Did you confess to Sesam-nim? lol
CHeejae: Nah ㅇ_ㅇ

CHeejae: Just waiting for the right moment
CHooha: LMAO
CLemonzzup: lol What if you get rejected
Lemonzzup was acting cocky again after getting roasted earlier, so I shut them down properly °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° for the finale.

Whispers – General Party Clan Chat
CHeejae: I’m in a shitty mood now so I’m gonna kick Lemon-nim ㅇ_ㅇ
CYeou: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

While clueless Yeou was laughing, a notification popped up saying Sesam nuna had logged in.
Perfect timing. I left the party to greet her.
Then I nagged her to get on Discord.
‘Sesam’ has joined the channel.
I grinned the moment the message popped up and welcomed her.

“Oh, Seyoung, you’re here?”
And just like that, I called her by her real name I’d learned yesterday—without permission.
Whispers – General Party Clan Chat

PSesam: What the hell are you??
Seeing her freak out made me snort-laugh.
So it really was that she’d carelessly told me her account name, huh?
‘Nuna’s really an idiot.’

Of course, I didn’t say that out loud. I just teased her with a voice full of amusement.
“You told me your account number so I could transfer the money, remember?”
Whispers – General Party Clan Chat

PSesam: What?
“When I tried to send the money, your name popped up. Kim Seyoung.”
Nuna finally seemed to realize her mistake, and went silent for a while.
I muted my mic, giggled, then turned it back on and said what I’d been planning since yesterday.

“If you send me a photo, I’ll wire the money.”
Obviously, I knew she wouldn’t actually send me a photo.
My real goal was to follow each other on SNS.
Whispers – General Party Clan Chat

PSesam: Bye now tsk tsk
PSesam: Reported
As expected, she rejected me instantly.

But then I dropped a little bait about my private SNS account… and she bit right away.
If I’d said “Let’s follow each other” upfront, she definitely would've said no.
Nuna always refused anything I suggested at first—just out of principle.
Funny thing is, once she rejected something once, she usually gave in right after without much fuss.
Maybe it was a pride thing—like she didn’t want to look like she agreed with me too easily?
She was older than me, so she definitely didn’t like being talked back to.
Whispers – General Party Clan Chat

PSesam: ok
Thankfully, that logic worked again.
Nuna agreed without thinking too hard.
As soon as I got her okay, I sent her my account—one I’d prepared ahead of time.
But to my disappointment, she followed me from an obviously brand-new burner account.
‘Ugh. That’s a miss.’

Didn’t think she’d lock herself down this hard.
I let out a small sigh.
But for now, what mattered more was how she reacted to my photos.
I’d put real effort into curating them, and I was curious how she’d respond.
But… after I gave her my SNS handle, she didn’t say anything.
It was so quiet, I wondered if the connection had dropped.

“Why aren’t you telling me your handle?”
…….
“You’re thorough, huh. Are you a pig, by chance?”

…….
“Kidding. And I actually like chubby types.”
…….

“Actually, skinny’s fine too… Nuna, are you even looking at my feed? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
I was getting nervous and just kept talking.
The moment I said “pig” though, I wanted to bite my own tongue.
Thankfully, she came back with feedback that was way better than I’d expected.

Whispers – General Party Clan Chat
PSesam: That’s a stolen pic, right?
Coming from someone as grumpy as her, that was basically high praise.
I couldn’t help but laugh as I replied.

“What, am I handsome?”
She went suspiciously quiet for a few seconds… then finally responded.
Whispers – General Party Clan Chat

PSesam: Nah? Fugly af lol
I could practically see how flustered she was.
She got all snippy like she’d sworn never to say anything nice to me again…
‘She’s definitely shaken.’

That fierce reaction only meant one thing: my charm had landed.
In other words, she thought I was good-looking.
So… couldn’t I say my face was closer to her “type”?
And that night, after logging off, I texted her just in case—asking if she was still awake.

Seyoungie
kkk not gonna talk tho
you can call if you’re fine with me not replying
For the first time since learning her real identity, she actually let me call her.
No matter how much she denied it, I couldn’t help but believe she was curious about how I looked.
Sure, she didn’t say anything during the call.
But for me, that wasn’t a problem at all.
She stayed up late listening to my voice.
She didn’t hang up randomly.
And when I said something funny, I could hear her trying not to laugh.

That night, even after we hung up, I couldn’t sleep.
My blood was racing too fast.
* * *
After that, things between nuna and me gradually progressed.
Mostly thanks to my relentless effort.
But by now, I didn’t mind her playing hard to get.
Just imagining myself breaking down her walls and actually meeting her someday was enough to send chills down my spine.

But… the people around me weren’t exactly supportive.
Sim Woohyun
Still haven’t met her? ㅇㅅㅇ lol
If two weeks of digging gets you nowhere, maybe stop wasting your time tsk tsk
Get lost ㅇ.ㅇ Don’t talk to me, trash

Sim Woohyun
lol
Sim Woohyun
Come on, you can tell from how wishy-washy she acts.
She’s obviously just using you to carry her in-game.
Sim Woohyun
Didn’t you say you geared Sesam out with a full set last time too? ㅇㅅㅇ

Out of everyone, Sim Woohyun was the harshest critic of nuna.
Sim Woohyun
You got her gifticons and a birthday present too, right?
She’s a netkama, isn’t she?
No face reveal, no voice—kinda shady, don’t you think?
He’d exposed a couple netkamas in the clan before, and he’d been playing detective ever since.
But those ones he “busted,” I’d already had my suspicions about too.
And besides, nuna was fundamentally different from those losers.

Seyoungie: She never asked me for anything though ㅇ.ㅇ
I bought all of it myself
But Sim Woohyun wouldn’t back down.
Sim Woohyun
Top-tier netkamas never ask directly, lol
You’ve never done online dating, right?
What if it turns out to be some bearded old guy? I’m giving you brotherly advice, ㅇㅅㅇ

‘Like hell you know anything…’
At the time, I just found his interference annoying…
But looking back, I think what really got under my skin was that his suspicions echoed my own hidden doubts.
So I doubled down on my bravado.

Seyoung nuna’s too chicken for that stuff lol
And even if she were a netkama, she’d have some brains
You missed your chance to cut ties
Sim Woohyun
If things are going that well, try asking to meet up
Say you're fine meeting in front of a police station
If she keeps dodging, it’s shady for real
Either she doesn’t want to date seriously or she’s 100% a netkama ㅇㅅㅇ