Netkama Punch!!!

Who even remembers word for word what was said in game chats? Especially chats from years ago. I can’t even remember what I had for dinner a week ago…
‘Besides, back then… I was basically fearless inside [Arcadia]…’
It was kind of hard to flat-out deny Sim Woohyun’s claim. Even Hyejin, who never got intimidated anywhere, once admitted she’d mistaken me for being scary before we became close.

At that time, I was obsessed with getting stronger in [Arcadia], and I was drunk on being the lord of my own clan [Yeongil]. How should I put it… I was deeply immersed in the character [Sebyeok].
‘I was Sebyeok, and Sebyeok was me…’
I acted like some noble who truly held a real title.

Looking back now, my attitude back then was kind of a black mark on my history. But at the time, it made sense—unlike in real life, I was actually famous in the game.
The moment I logged in, I’d get invites from all over to join dungeon runs. Even leveling up a little would get me dozens of congratulatory messages shouted through loudspeakers from people wanting to suck up to me. Sometimes gifts just arrived in my mailbox for no reason. Occasionally, just talking to someone would make them gush: [Wow, Sebyeok-nim actually talked to me!]
So naturally, I only socialized with other high-rankers. And in every town, there were lowbies who’d beg rankers and trail after them, so I rarely bothered to respond to most people.

Honestly… eventually, I started looking down on low-level players. They’d overreact to everything, had trash gear, and constantly clung to me, begging for power-leveling. After dealing with that over and over, I began to treat every lowbie as a freeloader.
‘And that’s why, when that bastard Heejae beat me… there was that minor personality controversy, wasn’t there… fuck.’
So yeah, the possibility that Sim Woohyun felt ignored by me back then… unfortunately, was very high.

Send me the screenshot.
Urara
I told you I’ll show it to you at the after-party ㅇㅅㅇ lolol
But I couldn’t just accept that quietly. I wanted to erase the past somehow, so I demanded proof from Sim Woohyun.

You’re lying, right?
You don’t have the screenshot, do you?
You’re just trying to drag me to the after-party…
Urara
LOLOL
But Sim Woohyun, as if he’d been waiting for that, sent a cropped photo. The screenshot was old and heavily worn-out, obviously taken years ago, but my old nickname was right there in the chat window.

ESebyeok: Fuck off^^
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The edges were cut off, but part of the gear I used to wear was visible at the bottom of the chat window. And looking closely, even the chat font was the one used before the update.
It would’ve been hard to fake something like this. I was speechless for a moment when I saw it.

‘…Seriously?’
But I still couldn’t remember why I’d cursed like that back then. As if expecting me not to, Sim Woohyun added another jab.
Urara
Now our Sesam-hyung is probably going to say again…
He doesn’t remember why he said that ^ㅅ^…

;;
You weren’t the one who started the fight?
Urara
He
Then Urara sent another screenshot. This time, it looked like an email someone had sent to the [Arcadia] customer service.

Please buff Battle Mage!!
Battle Mage is in a terrible state… Battle Mage ranker Sebyeok-nim analyzed the latest balance patch
(link)

Sebyeok-nim said Battle Mage has become a trash class ㅠㅠ
Sebyeok-nim said the game will die at this rate…
I’m really worried ㅠㅠ

Please buff it to be as strong as Sword Master!!
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Before I could even finish reading the email, Urara sent another message.

Urara
This was when you ranted about the update on the free board, so I sent a 1:1 inquiry to the GMs haha
Back then I was totally LiveAndDieBySebyeok.
(Living and dying by Sebyeok’s words…)
I even emailed the GMs because of your post, haha.
I was such a devoted fan ㅇㅅㅇ……
Urara
And you told someone like me to fuck off? Hehe
Do you think I’d have said anything bad to you, really? Haha
My face turned pale as I read Sim Woohyun’s messages one after another.

‘Holy shit…’
Because reading that email made me remember whining on the free board about Battle Mage.
‘That time…’

When I was playing, Battle Mage had been top-tier. Especially in PvP, it was one of the top two classes. But then [Sword Master] got insanely buffed, enough to dominate Battle Mage completely.
Back then, jealous out of my mind, I’d written a long post claiming Battle Mage had become a trash class, that Sword Master was already top-tier but got buffed again, breaking game balance. I remembered getting downvote-bombed and deleting that post in shame.
I never imagined Sim Woohyun had defended me by emailing the GMs.

‘What the hell is wrong with him?’
At this point, the more I denied Sim Woohyun’s claims, the worse it seemed for me. Who knew how many more screenshots that bastard had? And more than anything, it was fucking humiliating. Like re-reading a diary I’d written at fourteen.
‘And if he kept that all this time, that means his grudge is no joke…’

I got the sense I’d poked the wrong bear.
As if reading my weary expression, Sim Woohyun started mocking me leisurely.
Urara
Well, hyung… I guess it’s not surprising.
You didn’t even remember me, even though I commented first on all your posts ㅇㅅㅇ…he
I guess you might not remember even after seeing the screenshot he

I wiped cold sweat off my forehead, trying to change the subject, but I was also getting irritated.
‘Years later and you’re still bitching about this…!!’
No wonder he was Shin Heejae’s friend—both of them held grudges over the stupidest things.

But instead of snapping, I decided to steer the conversation away. I had no memory to defend myself with, and this was a losing battle for me.
Haha… But… isn’t it better to forget the bad stuff quickly?
What matters is the future, right? Haha
Even I thought that sounded insincere, but surprisingly, Sim Woohyun agreed easily.

Urara
True ㅇㅅㅇ lolol
So how about you come to the after-party and clear up those past misunderstandings, hyung? ㅎ
But of course, it ended up with him circling back to the after-party.
Only then did I realize that from the very first time he mentioned it, going wasn’t optional.

I wanted to tell him to fuck off and bail, but…
‘If I don’t go… who knows what he’ll do…’
I had a strong feeling ignoring him would only make things worse later. It’s not like I could just quit the game either… And come on, was “Fuck off^^” really that bad? Fuck, is his skin thin or thick?

More than anything, I had no clue what Sim Woohyun was planning. Did he want to humiliate me in front of other clan members? That was the most likely, but maybe he was just messing around…
Thinking of Sim Woohyun’s sly, fox-like grin, I raked my hair in frustration.
“This… this crazy bastard, why the hell is he doing this to me?!”

All I did was play the game seriously, yet somehow I’d lost my clan, lost half my house to Shin Heejae, and now even the tiny scraps of dignity I had left were about to get trampled. I felt my anger boiling over.
Then suddenly, an idea popped into my head. Because when dealing with a crazy bastard, sometimes you have to be just as crazy.
I honestly want to go hehe…
But I think Shin Heejae won’t let me hehe…

A read receipt appeared, and there was no reply from /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Sim Woohyun. I sighed in relief, thinking he’d finally given up.
‘Guess Shin Heejae’s good for something after all…’
But I relaxed too soon. Suddenly, a notification preview popped up at the top of the chat window.

Urara Notification hi hi
‘…What the hell?’
When I clicked it, I was moved to a different chatroom. Ridiculously, the new chat wasn’t just me and Sim Woohyun.

‘Urara’ has invited ‘Kim Seyoung’ and ‘Heejae’ to the chat.
Now it was a three-person group chat, with Shin Heejae included. And the moment he was invited, he saw Urara’s greeting and sent a question mark.
Heejae
?
What’s this?

Before I could even react, Sim Woohyun replied first.
Urara
Just met Seyoung-hyung and got his number ㅋㅅㅋ
Let’s drink together with the others after the event LMAO
Seyoung-hyung’s coming too, so you’re coming, right? LOLOL