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Mark.

Since it was a national game that once swept the nation, most people know about it, so there’s really no need for explanation. Even if someone doesn’t know, the game isn’t that difficult, so there’s nothing to explain anyway.

And that’s the same for me too.

How many times did I play this game when I was in elementary school?

Even after becoming a middle and high school student, I played it often with friends.

So, I’m not awkward with the controls or anything like that.

Well, it seems like there have been quite a few updates since then, but the basics remain the same.

[Alright, let’s scatter!]

After deciding on teams, everyone spread out into the wild.

“Let’s get some wood first!”

[Let’s hurry and go!]

Seo Eun-ha, I wonder if she has played Mark before, as she runs along effortlessly.

I’m currently on a voice call with this junior.

It would be quite troublesome if we got separated and couldn’t hear each other.

“Let’s go quickly.”

– Can you play Mark?

– It’s faster to make an axe first!

– I’ll give you some advice!

“I’m a pro, so just stop giving advice.”

That’s not a lie; I really am a pro.

I’ve even taken down the final boss, the dragon!

First, I gathered three pieces of wood and made a crafting table.

“I’m a Mark master, so I won’t waste time breaking wood with my bare hands.”

With the wood I just collected, I crafted a wooden axe.

“Ta-da.”

– Wow, Miro!

– Whoa!

– Let’s make a pickaxe and mine stone.

– Haha!

Mining wood by hand is very inefficient.

Why would I do something like that?

I approached Seo Eun-ha, who was chopping wood right in front of me.

[Whoa, senior, you’ve made a wooden axe…!]

Wham!

[Ack]!

I swung it, dealing damage and sending her character flying.

[Se, Senior?]

– ???

– LOL!

– Wasn’t she chopping wood?

– She’s chopping people, haha!

I waited for a moment and swung again.

Wham!

[Ack!]

Seo Eun-ha yelps and, realizing the situation, starts to run away.

However….

Jumping- Wham!

[Ahhh!!]

As I jumped and hit her quickly.

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

With the chat log flashing, Seo Eun-ha’s character exploded, sending wood flying.

“Now that we’ve got some wood, shall we head to the mine?”

[Se, Senior…?]

– We’re on a team, you crazy girl, haha!

– No way!

– Did you really just team kill?

“Ah.”

Oh right, this is a team thing!

Then….

“Giving away items, my junior is strategically crafting a grand plan.”

[Ah, me?]

– ??

– What do you mean by giving away?

[Thank you for your donation of 5,000 Won!]

Look at her holding a grudge just because I kicked her once, haha!

“No, it’s not like that.”

Why would I hold a grudge?

I just wanted to help us get a quick start.

I could just give her some iron!

I might even give her some diamonds.

“Then shall we go mine some stone? Where are you?”

[I’m, um, at the respawn location.]

“Then I’ll mine some stone first, so come over here.”

[Ah, wait a moment.]

As I started mining some stone, I saw Seo Eun-ha running towards me from over there.

She’s a bit late?

“Why are you so late? I’ve already mined a lot of stone. Here….”

[I-I’m sorry!]

Whack!

For a moment, my character was pushed back, and my hearts dwindled.

“Wait?”

Did I just get hit?

Looking at Seo Eun-ha’s hand, she was already holding a wooden sword without me noticing.

As soon as I saw that, I took out the axe I had just used to slaughter her.

I had no intentions of saying anything about her attacking me.

I started it after all.

So it’s only natural for her to want revenge.

But….

“Let’s see what you’ve got…!”

I’m not going down without a fight.

There’s dignity in being a senior!

***

Anna is feeling a bit emotional right now.

[Ah, hello….]

“Nice to meet you…!”

The long-awaited collaboration with my junior has finally begun.

How long have I wanted to talk to her…!

Believing that she couldn’t go out like Miro, the youngest in the celestial realm, Anna had been solely waiting for this collaboration to meet her junior.

[Feel free to speak comfortably…!]

“Ah, uh, should I? A, or should I not?”

– Wow!

– So heartwarming!

– Your junior is so cute.

In the chat, her junior appears to be unbelievably beautiful.

Her voice is soft and nice, and she seems to have a kind personality.

I’m totally into her.

“Let’s build a good house!”

[Yes!]

“Do you have any ideas?”

[Um… how about a garden? We could plant flowers.]

A garden? Sounds great. We’ll build a mansion in front of that garden.

“Oh… do you like flowers?”

[Yes! My character has flowers on it.]

“I saw it! It was pretty!”

[Thank you.]

Talking warmly with my junior brought a tear of emotion to Anna’s eye.

Imagining the wonderful garden that she would build with her junior, she peacefully mined wood.

But then.

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

A line in the chat log popped up.

… It was a message that Miro had killed Seo Eun-ha.

[Oh?]

Seeing the chat log responding, the junior sounded flustered.

Already killing her junior, what on earth was going on?

Well, if it’s Miro, she probably just wanted to gather wood quickly and killed her.

“Hahaha, don’t worry about it.”

[Right?]

“Yeah, it’s Miro, right?”

[Ah…]

With just that one word, Gan understood right away.

Anna felt a little envious of that reaction.

It felt like she had done a great job on her image-making.

If she had done something like Miro, they probably would’ve asked if she was sick or something.

Even though she felt envious sometimes, she didn’t want to follow that nor could she.

Her own armor wasn’t that thick.

“Don’t worry, she’ll take good care of you.”

[Ah… I see.]

“Yeah, she’s a good kid.”

It wasn’t just talk; she really was kind.

Despite her haughty appearance, her personality is genuinely nice.

She might be a bit of a playful cat too, though.

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

Just as those thoughts were running through her mind, another log appeared.

Did she kill again? Miro, seriously…

But thinking of her junior being playful, she focused on her own tasks.

Anna had played a bit of Mark before, so she made small talk with Gan about food, gathering wood, mining for stone, and so on.

While they were enjoying Mark peacefully and leisurely.

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

[Huh?]

“Hmm?”

Seo Eun-ha killed Miro?

That’s interesting.

Is this some sort of revenge?

Wow, for a junior to take revenge on Miro, honestly, if it were me, I would have just surrendered and called for peace.

Miro isn’t the kind that would misunderstand or anything.

Still, since she got her revenge, is that the end?

Maybe Miro let herself die once.

After all, two times would be too much.

[Is that okay?]

“Hahaha, don’t worry too much, do you think they’ll keep fighting?”

Both of them must have some sense, right?

If they just fought all day, it would be too much.

That would be draining, I mean!

Even if Miro didn’t, wouldn’t our Seo Eun-ha be one to do that?

From what I saw when I kicked Miro before, she seems a little unpredictable, but it’s the first collab, she wouldn’t do something like that…

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

Hmm, Miro killed her again.

Miro, seriously, just stop now.

This has to be the last time.

With that thought in my mind, I started crafting a stone pickaxe…

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

…She killed again, this time a bit too early, right?

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

“Haha.”

Miro, come on.

Isn’t she also killing our junior, Seo Eun-ha?

Yeah, but this should be the last time now.

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

Haha, this time Miro went down again.

Seriously.

They must be busy building, so why are they wasting their time like this?

I wonder if they’ll end up envying our house later.

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

Ahahaha, did Miro win this time?

Watching them go back and forth, it must be intense!

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

Just when it seemed Miro might win, she was killed by my junior.

Miro, seriously, what’s taking you so long to step it up?

Anyway, since my junior has killed her again, I should get back to building the house…

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

[maho665 was killed by miro1004.]

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

Building the house…

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

[miro1004 was killed by seoeunha314.]

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

[Seo, Senior?]

“Just, don’t worry about it.”

…Ah, so they’re just playing around, huh?

They’re having a good time it seems.

Looks like they’ve already gotten quite close.

[seoeunha314 was killed by miro1004.]

Right, that’s how it is.

Please, it has to be that way.

With that, Anna rationalized herself a bit and entered the mine.

Not for the sake of quickly mining resources, but to avoid getting dragged into that fight.

 

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