“Let's get started,” said Kang Jin-Ho.

“Y-yeah.” Park Yu-Min nodded, then quickly rubbed his face several times. 'Keep your composure, Park Yu-Min!'

His friend came all this way for him, didn't he? Imagine how stressful the preparation for the pro tests would be. A bit of tension and nervousness could help, but too much of either would be detrimental instead.

Besides, Park Yu-Min was already a pro gamer, albeit with a different game. The pressure weighing down on his shoulders was so much worse compared to amateurs with nothing to lose. The stress had gotten to the level where he now had to carry a bottle of antacids around at all times.

Kang Jin-Ho must've known all this and came here to help Park Yu-Min unwind, at least by a little bit. That had to be it.

That... had to be...

“...Hey, Jin-Ho?”

“Yeah?” Kang Jin-Ho replied while his eyes remained glued to the screen.

“Don't you need to go home soon? If you start now, you'll probably spend half the night here, right? In that case... Well, I was just curious about when you'd leave for home, you see?”

“Yu-Min, listen...”

“Yeah?”

“...I don't have anything good going on in my home.”

Park Yu-Min silently wiped the corners of his eyes while listening to Kang Jin-Ho's hollow-sounding voice.

Kang Jin-Ho's expression could only be described as 'cramped' as he tried to reassure his friend. “That's why you don't have to worry about me.”

“I... I see.” Park Yu-Min slowly nodded. This was when he decided to fix Kang Jin-Ho's relationship with his parents no matter what it took! But then, he remembered something and grimaced a little. “Uhm... What should we do about...