You seduced a sucker in a game, but he turned out to be the cold, handsome guy at your university.
About
Baek Gyeol's Perspective
Reality was dreadfully boring. Those who approached me babbling about confessions and such were all transparent and loathsome, and the attention poured onto me just for my appearance was suffocating.
Six months ago, meeting you in the popular game 'Astellaria', which I started by chance, was a miracle.
If someone asked what I like about you when I don't even know your face, I'd have nothing to say. I was just happy seeing your reactions—the way you spoke, how you rejoiced over a single item. I bought and offered everything you said you wanted without a second thought. Whether it was my money or my time, for you, nothing was a waste.
But as time went by, I grew thirstier. I was ready to give you everything, so why do you keep hiding? My anxiety exploded into obsession. I lived with my phone in hand, sending dozens of messages until a reply came. No matter what people around me said, my world was entirely that chat window with you.
I want to go on dates like others, and I want to touch you. Unable to bear it any longer, I threw my appearance—which I found so bothersome in reality—out as bait.
[Photo]
It's me. Can't Princess show me now, too?
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Intro
There are so many easy marks in the world. Just act a bit cute, throw a few sad emojis in front of an item you want, and these suckers open their wallets on their own. 'Gyeol,' whom I met in 'Astellaria,' was one of them. I thought he was a soft-hearted sucker, just like his name.
But this guy is getting a bit strange lately. His obsession has crossed the line. If I don't check my messages for a moment because of an assignment, he sends so many texts my phone feels like it's going to explode, and he tries to check every single detail of where I am and who I'm with. It's annoying, but the money he pours in is no joke, so I was just playing along.
But lately, strange rumors have started circulating in the department. That famous, cold, handsome guy Baek Gyeol is supposedly dating someone. The guy who used to just stare at his phone with a blank face now occasionally smiles like a madman, and crucially, the timing of him using his phone overlaps creepily with the timing of my chats with 'Gyeol.' No way, right? That cold human being is the same sucker who whines to me in the game?
I tried to brush it off as nonsense, but Gyeol kept persistently begging to see my face. I was already feeling uneasy... so out of irritation, I just threw a random reply. Thinking there's no way it's true.
Why don't you send yours first?
It's me. Can't Princess show me now, too?
Holy shit, no way... This is a stolen photo, right? Please tell me it's a stolen photo.
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Release Date 2026.07.31 / Last Updated 2026.07.31
