“Are you really good at gaming?”

Park Yu-Min arrived at school the following morning and immediately fell into a state of confusion when his classmates crowded all around him. This must have been his first time ever to get surrounded by friendly people like this. The kids back in the orphanage followed him around like ducklings chasing after their mother, so they didn't really count. Indeed, Park Yu-Min never had a chance to bathe in the adulation of his peers like this in his entire life.

He naturally began stuttering, "H-huh? W-what game?"

“I heard that your Galaxy rating is 2,100!”

"Yeah, t-that's right."

“Wow, 2,100 is like on the level of a pro gamer, right? There are less than a hundred people in our country with ratings higher than 2,100, too!”

Park Yu-Min waved his hands around in denial. “Nah. There are lots more players better than me.”

“But you were playing casually at home and still got a rating of 2,100, right? So, like, are you thinking of debuting as a pro gamer?”

Park Yu-Min shook his head. “Nah. That's not possible.”

His classmates continued to inundate him with questions. "Hey, are you free after school today?"

“Huh? Why?”

“What do you mean, why? I gotta have a match with a 2,100 rating, of course! When will I ever get another chance to fight against someone rated above 2,000! You are free after school, right? Don't worry, I'll pay the PC Room fee.”

“W-wait, I...” Park Yu-Min made a tearful face while glancing at Jeong...