I am not a Yandere chapter 72

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A serious matter, and he’s talking about a game?

What does this have to do with anything important?

[What’s with this random talk about ‘Luxury Watch’?]

Seeing that his request wasn’t working, Dalsu finally explained.

[Kim Dalsu: Actually…]

Dalsu’s explanation, which started with unnecessary cuteness, could be summed up in one sentence.

[A bet among your college friends?]

[Kim Dalsu: Yes…]

[Kim Dalsu: But we’re one person short for our team.]

[Kim Dalsu: So Park Haemin suggested bringing you in to crush them.]

Following that, the message ‘That’s what happened, hehe!’ was sent to the chat, clearly implying that Dalsu had given up on controlling the situation.

It was no surprise that coldness crept into Yeongdeok’s expression as he read the message.

[Kim Dalsu: Please say something ㅠㅠ. I can feel your cold stare even from here…]

[You can’t feel a cold stare through chat.]

[Kim Dalsu: It’s just a figure of speech!]

As Dalsu continued to plead, a private message came in from Haemin.

[Park Haemin: Hyung, can’t you play with us?]

[Park Haemin: I’m asking for a favor, please ㅎㅎ]

[Why should I listen to your request_]

That was exactly what Yeongdeok was about to send, but he held back, remembering his intention to build friendships.

[Fine.]

Though he had responded in Haemin’s chat, oddly enough, it was Dalsu who replied excitedly.

[Kim Dalsu: Thank you! Those guys are going down.]

As he pulled up the ‘Luxury Watch’ game, Yeongdeok thought to himself.

Since it was a 5-on-5 game, and they needed one more player, the other nine must be his college friends.

So, could Seo Jihoon be among them? While the game was loading, he asked Dalsu.

[Is Seo Jihoon playing too?]

[Kim Dalsu: Nah, he already turned us down.]

[I see.]

[Kim Dalsu: But, hyung, did you notice something?]

[Notice what?]

[Kim Dalsu: Seo Jihoon seems to avoid being around when Park Haemin is there.]

[Kim Dalsu: Do you know why?]

Although Yeongdeok didn’t usually care about others, even he had sensed the strange tension between Jihoon and Haemin.

[I don’t know. I’m not interested either.]

[Kim Dalsu: Alright, it’s not important. Let’s just focus on the game!]

After sending him an invitation, Dalsu warmly welcomed him into the game lobby.

The user named “MOONWATER” greeted him cheerfully.

‘Combining “moon” and “water” into a nickname? How sloppy. A proper name would be something like “YeongdeokChicken”.’

[MOONWATER: Hyung is here, everyone say hi.]

[Passe: Hey… Dalsu, what’s wrong with you? This rank gap is insane, dude.]

[YouDoYou: Seriously, have you no conscience? ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Haeminpark: Welcome, hyung.]

The chat was already overwhelming the moment Yeongdeok entered.

It seemed all of Jihoon’s friends had a similar vibe.

[PerfectlyFlawless: YeongdeokChicken?]

[PerfectlyFlawless: Yeongdeok…]

One of them started casually calling his name, but by now, Yeongdeok had no expectations of manners from these people.

[Is there a problem?]

[PerfectlyFlawless: No, just… never mind.]

[MOONWATER: Alright, let’s start the first round!]

[KeepCaLMnKeYBoARDoFF: Start what? How are we supposed to handle this rank gap?]

[MOONWATER: Hehe, just figure it out.]

[YouDoYou: My eyes are bleeding.]

Despite the protests, the game started, and the character selection screen appeared. As usual, Yeongdeok picked the healer, Ana.

[MOONWATER: You picked a healer, not a DPS? No need to go easy on them.]

[I’m not going easy.]

No matter what task was in front of him, even if he was facing elementary schoolers, Yeongdeok always gave his best effort.

However, unaware of Yeongdeok’s ruthless and cunning gameplay, Dalsu could only say that there was no need to hold back.

[Haeminpark: I’m really curious to see how hyung plays.]

[Haeminpark: I wonder what top-tier gameplay looks like.]

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The other team members were all making a fuss, saying that Yeongdeok Chicken would lead them to victory.

But it wasn’t as if Yeongdeok could win it alone since it was a team game.

Even though Yeongdeok was doing well, he started recalling the usernames of players who had ruined previous games for him.

The ways they messed up were quite varied.

As Yeongdeok was reminiscing, the game began.

Since he didn’t know his teammates’ skill levels, it was every man for himself.

When the base gate opened, Yeongdeok gripped his mouse with determination and advanced instead of using a rifle.

His first goal was…

Yeongdeok shot a sleep dart at the character of “PerfectlyFlawlesss,” who had chosen the same healer as him.

With a “pew” sound, PerfectlyFlawlesss fell asleep, and Yeongdeok casually walked up to him, waving mockingly.

Earlier, he had called out my name without any respect.

In retaliation, Yeongdeok fired at PerfectlyFlawlesss’s forehead.

[PerfectlyFlawlesss has died.]

[KeepCaLMnKeYBoARDoFF: Our healer is dead.]

Yeongdeok decided that the one who typed that message would be his next target.

It only took a moment for him to take control of the game.

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Every time PerfectlyFlawlesss respawned, Yeongdeok killed him.

Over and over, he killed him and taunted him while doing so.

Eventually, PerfectlyFlawlesss, who had been silent the whole time, couldn’t take it anymore and whined in the chat.

[PerfectlyFlawlesss: YeongdeokChicken, why are you only picking on me?ㅠㅠ]

[Pitiful.]

[PerfectlyFlawlesss: Pitiful?…]

Yeongdeok, recalling some game terms he’d learned, typed in the chat again and shot PerfectlyFlawlesss in the head.

The game ended soon after, with the first round going to Dalsu’s team.

[MOONWATER: Yeongdeok-hyung, you were amazing!]

[HaeminPark: How do you hit everything so perfectly? It’s incredible…]

The teammates hyped up Yeongdeok’s skills in the team chat, and even though he thought it was only natural, he felt a little proud.

However, that feeling didn’t last long.

[MOONWATER: Eungyeol couldn’t do anything and just kept dying the whole game, lol. He must hate playing.]

[What?]

Eungyeol.

Those three syllables were enough to pull Yeongdeok’s mind out of the game and back into reality.

Eungyeol?

Why would Eungyeol come up here…?

Actually, it wasn’t that strange.

Eungyeol was Seo Jihoon’s childhood friend and a fellow university classmate.

[Wait, is this the same Eungyeol who’s Seo Jihoon’s childhood friend?]

Yeongdeok asked, hoping it wasn’t true. But Dalsu confirmed it.

[MOONWATER: Yeongdeok-hyung, do you know Eungyeol?]

[MOONWATER: Yeah, since Eungyeol and Seo Jihoon are best friends, you’d probably know him if you’re close with Seo Jihoon.]

Yeongdeok shuddered at Dalsu’s casual comment.

How could I make such a mistake, one that even PetitRolang would laugh at?

One by one, he remembered everything he had just done to Eungyeol.

Hiding and killing him, chasing him and killing him, taunting him, sniping him, killing him again and again…

Now that I think about it, wasn’t this obsessive behavior, like a Yandere or an obsessive man?

Yeongdeok imagined his pathetic self, relentlessly tormenting a fleeing, tearful Eungyeol.

…He had to fix his image.

In the next round, Yeongdeok shot and killed every enemy player in sight—except for Eungyeol.

He let Eungyeol kill him, quietly accepting it.

As the game went on, the enemy team realized that Yeongdeok wasn’t attacking Eungyeol.

They began using Eungyeol as a shield, pushing him in front of Yeongdeok.

In the end, Eungyeol—now clearly frustrated—kept killing Yeongdeok over and over again.

This guy’s got some fire in him too, huh?

With Yeongdeok unable to perform at his best, the easy win from the first round quickly lost its shine, and in the end, Dalsu’s team lost the match.

[MOONWATER: Damn… I thought we’d win for sure since we had Yeongdeok-hyung!]

[MindYourOwnBusiness: LOL YeongdeokChicken, you kept following PerfectlyFlawlesss and killing him earlier, but why couldn’t you handle him later?]

[None of your business.]

Without waiting for any more chatter, Yeongdeok left the game room.

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