LS 88

Because RiceCake and Yeojin had lots of AoE skills, the bonus EXP from party members stacked up quickly. Priests weren’t bad at hunting for healers either, so the experience piled up faster than expected. SupporTs definitely got better results hunting with others than going solo.

Anyway, screw those NGA bastards. Would it kill them to make the hunting at least decent? At this point, Dohee wasn’t sure whether he should be thankful they made PvP tolerable or curse them out for everything else.

After quietly grinding with music playing in the background for a while, Dohee suddenly remembered there was something he needed to bring up with the guild members, the matter of livestreaming their Demon Hunter full clear attempt. Human wasn’t like the loud and flashy Xeno guild, where members were into streaming and showing off their social lives. So if he was going to stream again, he’d need their consent. If anyone felt uncomfortable, he’d have to give up on broadcasting the run.

The truth was, after talking to Moonhyuk the other day, he had already made up his mind to start streaming again. He had even sent Jinhee a casual message hinting he was leaning toward it. Jinhee had been genuinely thrilled, like it was his own decision. So if he wanted his comeback stream to be the Demon Hunter raid, he had to check with the guild members first. But then it was prelude quest this, hidden quest that, and then raids, and he completely forgot. He could talk to Moonhyuk in person, so for now, he decided to ask the guild first while it was on his mind.

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: Everyone who’s supposed to be in the raid group here?

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: Yeah yeah??

[Guild] Tando: Yup~

[Party] YeojinHae: Huh?

[Guild] YeojinHae: Ah f*ck I replied in party chat

[Guild] YeojinHae: What’s up?

[Guild] YeohooHae: Here

[Guild] 4EvilPrettyGirl: Is something going on?

[Guild] Oreckthat: Oreckthat has arrived! ( •͈ᴗ-)ᓂ-ෆ

PrettyHealer and RiceCake were so focused on grinding right in front of him that they didn’t even bother replying, but they were clearly online. Dohee let out a short sigh and quickly typed his message. No need to hesitate. It wasn’t that big of a deal.

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: It’s nothing major

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: I’m thinking of streaming again

[Guild] YeohooHae: What?????

[Guild] YeohooHae: You crazy bastard, what? Out of nowhere??

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: I’ll call you later lol

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY??????

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: For real???

[Guild] 4EvilPrettyGirl: I’m always in favor of GoSupp’s streams

[Guild] Oreckthat: What????

[Guild] Oreckthat: Did I read that wrong? (╭ರ_•́)

[Guild] YeojinHae: Suddenly? lol you crazy bastard hahaha

The chat blew up in an instant. Was this… a bigger deal than he thought?

A bit flustered, Dohee kept typing to get the rest out quickly.

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: I was thinking of doing my comeback stream with the Demon Hunter full clear

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: But I’ll need your consent for that

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: Since you’ll all be on stream too lol

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: [ShockedEmoji] For real…? I’ll be on stream…?

[Guild] YeojinHae: lol is he really insane?

[Guild] YeojinHae: Out of nowhere?

[Guild] YeojinHae: But I’m down lol

[Guild] YeohooHae: In Xeno’s raid, Yapdeuk will probably be streaming right?

[Guild] YeohooHae: Let’s steal some of their viewers lololol

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ** Suddenly?? ** My heart’s racing ** I love it

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: We’ll show Demon Hunter getting wrecked in real time

[Guild] Tando: Just don’t be the one getting wrecked by Demon Hunter lol

[Guild] Tando: I’m fine with it~ ^^

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: ┐(´д｀)┌ you’re always like this

[Guild] YYNNXX: What? You’re streaming again?

[Guild] YYNNXX: I’m gonna run interference and leave your stream on in the background

[Guild] Oreckthat: He’s gone mad… Oreckthat approves!!!!

[Guild] Oreckthat: Strong yes!!!

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Wtf… I don’t even know what’s going on anymore

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: But I’m an attention-seeker Kim RiceCake

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: So I’m totally in favor lololol

Dohee let out a breath of relief. Honestly, it would’ve been a lie to say he wasn’t nervous. He hadn’t expected them to take it badly, but hearing something negative still would’ve sucked. Thankfully, the guild welcomed his return to streaming with open arms. Some of them even sounded excited, saying it was finally time to let their inner clout-chasers shine. A quiet chuckle escaped him. They were a noisy, chaotic bunch, but surprisingly dependable in their own way.

Especially 4Evil, who was raising a support as an alt, they immediately sent Dohee a random mail the second the announcement was made. They said he wanted to be GoSupp’s first supporter for his comeback. It wasn’t a lot of gold, but Dohee accepted it happily. It’s the thought that counts. Totally not because he liked gold or anything.

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: Okay, I’ll take that as unanimous consent then

[Guild] YeohooHae: Pick up your phone later ^^

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: lol okay

[Guild] PrettyHealerHyung: [WelcomeEmoji] This is so surreal ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[Guild] YeojinHae: But does IngSupp-chan know?

[Guild] YeojinHae: He’s like your #1 fan lololol

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: He’s coming tonight

[Guild] GOingSupporter187: I’ll tell him in person

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: Oh man I can’t wait to see IngSupp’s reaction lololol

[Guild] SoftRiceCake: I bet it’ll be something like “Huh? Really…? 8ㅅ8 I’m so happy ㅠㅡㅠ!!!” lololol

[Guild] SiblingSpicyNoodle: LOL is he a human copy machine or what

[Guild] Tando: I’m sure he’ll love it haha

Of course he would. Dohee would make sure to tell Moonhyuk properly when they met in person later. He could already picture Moonhyuk’s face breaking into a huge grin. While watching the guild’s excited chatter and hunting, IngSupp’s character leveled up again.

[System] Party member GOingSupporter187 has reached Level 128!

While the others congratulated him, Dohee took a screenshot of the system message on his phone and sent it to Moonhyuk via GameTalk.

Me

Hyungㅋㅋ

I leveled up

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The reply came back quickly.

Knockoff

Wow…8ㅅ8

I love it so much!!!

The reply came almost instantly.

His mood shot straight up. It felt like he could rack up a bit more EXP before Moonhyuk’s tutoring ended. Malrang started freaking out about finally being free, but Dohee just told him to shut up and kept grinding. He felt like a hardworking ox at this point—but if it was for Moonhyuk, even this boring hunting didn’t feel so bad.

💎

After gaining around 30% more EXP, he checked the time and realized Moonhyuk’s tutoring session would be ending soon. Moonhyuk hadn’t replied since saying he was heading to tutoring earlier. What a diligent guy. Living alone, earning his own living expenses, and working toward a scholarship, he had no choice but to give his all to both work and study.

When Dohee suggested they wrap up, RiceCake responded with a crying emoji spam before quickly logging off. Guess she really was suffering. PrettyHealer said he was going AFK and disappeared too. Around then, Yeohoo called, and Dohee had to spend a while explaining everything about his decision to start streaming again. He struggled to stop Yeohoo from barging into his house on the spot.

What the hell are you talking about? I’m gonna have dinner with Moonhyuk hyung, just the two of us.

He hung up and started getting ready to head out. The timing would line up pretty well with Moonhyuk finishing tutoring and arriving nearby. It was just a trip to the grocery store around the corner, but Dohee showered like he was prepping for a date and put on a nice outfit.

While he was getting ready, Dohee kept thinking over Moonhyuk’s weekly routine. Monday to Friday, he studied at the library during the day and worked a night shift in the evening. In between, he probably prepped for tutoring too. On weekends, he studied at the library and tutored afterward. It was summer break now, but once school started again, he’d be even busier.

Just as Dohee was putting on his shoes, Moonhyuk called him on GameTalk.

– “Hello?”

“Hey, where are you?”

– “Hmm, probably five more minutes?”

“Then wanna wait in front of that convenience store we went to last time? I’ll bring the car around.”

– “Huh? You’re driving?”

“Yeah. We might buy a lot and it could get heavy.”

– “Ah, okay. I’ll wait there then…!”

“Cool. Be right there.”

He hung up. Dohee moved faster, not wanting to leave Moonhyuk waiting in the cold. As he pulled the car out of the underground garage, he kept thinking.

He hoped Moonhyuk wouldn’t be this overworked once the semester started. He wanted him to study at a more relaxed pace and still have enough time to play SoGod together. Once he started thinking that way, more and more wishes piled up.

Spring would be here soon, and the weather would be nice. He wanted them to go for walks or drives on weekends. Cook and share meals together. Go see new movies. Take him to good restaurants and treat him to great food. It’d be even better if Moonhyuk could study without stressing about part-time jobs or scholarships.

Cold air rushed into the car as he drove out. Dohee warmed up the passenger seat in advance. As he neared the convenience store, he saw Moonhyuk in his usual long padded coat and the scarf Dohee had given him, turning toward his car.

Watching him approach, Dohee suddenly had an impulsive thought.

‘Should I just… ask him to move in with me?’