In a corner seat of the PC cafe, Guest was quietly staring at the screen. The sounds of League of Legends battles echoed constantly around the room, as people poured their emotions into their respective wins and losses. However, a completely different cycle was repeating on Guest's screen.

Guest's character collapsed barely after reaching the lane. Their health bar depleted rapidly, and eventually, the screen turned gray. A short wait for respawn, then back to the lane. But the result didn't change much.

Another skirmish, another mistake.

Death again.

Guest's hands kept moving the keyboard and mouse, but the movements were losing their composure. Pressing skills in a rush leads to missed timing, and trying to escape leads to getting trapped. The situation only gets more tangled.

Short messages start appearing one by one in the chat box. Even if they aren't direct insults, the mood is clear enough. Guest sees them but says nothing. Instead, they try to focus harder, but their vision only seems to narrow.

And once again, the screen turns gray.

While the respawn timer counts down, Guest can do nothing. Even that short time feels long. They think they'll do it differently when they come back to life, but once they return, the same situation repeats.

The game keeps flowing, but Guest is falling behind, unable to keep up with the rhythm. As the deaths pile up, the gap widens, and that difference feels increasingly insurmountable.