Chapter 9: Lover Ploys and Sia-ya Shock

“Why’d you self-heal?!”
“If I die, the game goes sideways right away.”
“True, I guess.”

There was pushback on the self-heal claim, but Sia-nim’s reasoning held. In mafia games, losing the doctor or cop on night one can wreck everything.

The catch? Sia-nim isn’t the real doctor.

“Yo, let’s reveal roles first.”
“Dunno about lovers, but let’s weed out the mafia.”
“Wait, who said claiming doctor would mess things up?”

Come to think, the usual rule is to state your role in the morning.

Right? Caught up making excuses as a lover, I didn’t suspect it, but the standard play is to target less credible role claims among overlapping ones.

“Nunbomap! Nunbomap said it!”
“Yo, there’s a psycho too. What if we kill a doctor thinking they’re psycho or mafia?”
“Still, a doctor claim’s the issue. What’s your role?”
“You’re pinning me? Yura’s the mafia.”

Nunbomap-nim and Yura-nim got locked in a showdown.

“I’m detective.”
“Yo, Yura’s mafia. I’m detective.”

Both claimed detective, and honestly, no clue who’s legit.

“You use your detective ability?”
“Me? Not yet. Only get one shot, right?”
“See? I used mine. Since cop’s out, I checked Naguri. He’s cop.”

One used their ability, one didn’t. Should we just move on?

“Let’s skip it? More people alive is better for us, no?”
“Us? Hazy-nim, who’s ‘us’?”
“Huh? Citizens, obviously. Nunbomap-nim, you not on the citizen side?”

Gotcha. Trying to pin me?

“Caught red-handed.”
“No, ‘us’ could mean lovers too!”
“Nah, citizens, duh. Nunbomap’s mafia.”

Sia-nim, cemented as the doctor, backed me up.

Thankfully, we pushed through and voted Nunbomap out.

Current dead: Yuki-nim, Nunbomap-nim. No role reveals, so we don’t know if mafia’s down.

Since Yura-nim claimed detective, if a kill happens tonight, Yura’s mafia.

Night fell, lover chat activated.

[Hazy: Sia-nim, you scared me earlier.]

[Lucid: Gamble paid off?]

[Hazy: Yup. But no doctor save, so Yuki-nim was probably doctor.]

[Lucid: Likely. If Yuki was doctor and someone dies tonight, Yura’s either mafia or psycho.]

Day broke fast. If no one died…

[Ladachi-nim has died.]

“Yura’s mafia. Good work.”
“Wait, hold up. Something’s off.”
“Whatever, you’re getting voted.”

Morning hit, and Naguri-nim instantly voted Yura-nim.

Two votes piled up quick, and I joined in.

“No, it’s not me! And there’s still two lovers alive!”
“Dunno. Nunbomap wasn’t mafia, right? Yuki died, so maybe lovers?”
“I said no! I checked Yuki night one, and she died!”
“So you’re mafia.”
“…Damn.”
“You idiot? Should’ve claimed fake cop or psycho to survive.”
“…Naguri’s the psycho! I checked!”

Chat flipped. Why say that now when it’s too late?

So Yura-nim’s mafia, Naguri-nim’s cop. Sia-nim and I are lovers, Nunbomap was detective. As long as Saengsam-nim isn’t the doctor ending, we’ve got this…

“Hazy-nim, Saengsam, what’s your roles? Time to spill.”
“I’m citizen.”
“I was doctor, saved Yuki night one, but she died, so I’m sure I’m psycho.”

Saengsam-nim’s psycho. So Yuki-nim and Ladachi-nim split doctor and citizen.

Current state: 2 lovers, 2 citizens, 1 mafia.

Lover win condition: only lovers survive, or lovers plus one citizen.

Time to unseal my lips.

“Oh, I get it. Yura-nim’s throwing ‘cause she can’t win.”
“Huh?”
“Sia-nim’s doctor, Naguri-nim’s cop, right? Leaves me, Saengsam-nim, Yura-nim.”
“Right?”
“But Yura-nim’s mafia, so the question is who’s lover between me and Saengsam-nim. Problem is, we don’t know how many lovers are left or who.”

Exactly. Don’t know if one or two lovers are alive. But that’s why we can pull this off.

“But if Yura-nim checked Saengsam-nim night one and Yuki died?”
“So Saengsam’s lover but claimed psycho to throw us?”
“Exactly. Yura-nim’s sabotaging ‘cause she can’t win. Not falling for it.”
“No, I’m really psycho! You’re the lover, Hazy!”

Naguri-nim, you gotta choose.

Drag this out, we die. Once you start the push, go all in.

“But what if both lovers are still alive?”
“That doesn’t add up. If it’s me and Saengsam-nim, vote one out and we’d know.”
“…Ugh, head hurts. But that makes sense. Who hasn’t voted?”
“Me.”
“Me.”

Sia-nim and Yura-nim answered Naguri-nim.

“Let’s vote Yura.”
“No, you’re the psycho! Not cop!”
“Too late~”

Time ran out, Yura-nim got four votes and died.

Mafia’s dead, but night came again.

[Lucid: Hazy-nim, let’s push Saengsam next?]

[Hazy: Yup, go for it.]

[Lucid: You’re good at pushing. Don’t push me next round, okay?]

[Hazy: No way… you’re the pro at this. Go easy on me.]

[Lucid: If you’re mafia, I’ll let it slide lol.]

Sorted our plan, morning hit.

Yura-nim’s dead, so no kill happened. Now it’s me and Saengsam-nim in a final showdown.

What’s a showdown?

First strike wins!

“I saw it! Clear as day with my own two eyes!”
“Lol, Hazy-nim, what’d you see?”
“Middle of the night, heading to see Sophie, saw Saengsam-nim hugging Yuki-nim’s photo, bawling at home!”
“No! What’re you talking about?! Never happened!”

• Lololol insane, too funny lolol
• Voice acting on point lolol
• Streamer’s this kinda character?
• Dude this good only plays games, no wonder he didn’t blow up lolol
• Isn’t that Dolsoe’s drama line? Lolol
• Voice fits perfectly lolol

Come on, Saengsam-nim, die with honor. I put in the effort.

“No, really, didn’t happen!”
“Bro, at this point, don’t you need something to prove you’re innocent?”
“I’m innocent, what do I need?”
“Streamer with no sense. Show a talent.”

Under Naguri-nim’s threat and Sia-nim’s backup, Saengsam-nim had to do a talent.

He picked a favorite game character’s line.

Note: Saengsam-nim’s famously awful at voice acting.

“Tonight, I hunt!”
“Yup, execution.”
“You XXXXXX~~!!!!!”

Profanities blasted my eardrums as I voted Saengsam-nim.

Majority vote sealed the execution. Saengsam-nim, still bitter, left a final word.

“Naguri’s a bonehead!!!!”
“Nah, that’s you.”

Bang! Saengsam-nim’s character died, screen darkened.

“Citizen wi—huh?”

Curtains fell, and like actors at a curtain call, Sia-nim and my characters stood hand-in-hand, a congratulatory message above: [Lovers Win]!

“Lovers win!”
“Hazy-nim? You tricked me?”
“Wow, Naguri’s still out of it. Hazy-nim’s no rookie at this.”

Lobby screen loaded, everyone’s mics came alive.

“Wow, Hazy-nim, how you so shameless?”
“Sorry! Really sorry!”
“So if Sia was lover, Yuki was doctor?”
“Yup. Healed Naguri night one, but I died.”
“I was psycho! Naguri, what you doing?!”
“Your voice acting sucked, so I just voted.”
“Yo!”

Total chaos.

Played a few more rounds. Problem? Sia-nim’s domination crushed us.

“This is Ladachi. Yuki’s dead, right?”
“Nunbomap and Yura are lovers, Saengsam’s psycho.”
“Hazy-nim. Called you three times. What’s your role?”
“Cop check, Yura’s mafia.”

Why use hacks in a game like this? Her doctor claim was sus, but experiencing it as a player, not a viewer, was wild. Overwhelming, almost.

“Man, today was fun.”
“Naguri trolled all day!”
“Lost at CarRider, trolled at mafia. What can you do?”
“Yo, you guys do better?”
“What!”

Keeping that insane energy till the end… impressive.

“Oh, Hazy-nim, quick question, cool?”
“Sure, anything but my bank or house password.”
“Pfft, not that. You call Sia ‘Sia-nim,’ not ‘Lucia-nim.’ Since when?”
“Uh, just came naturally. Probably from the start.”
“Really? Sia’s picky about that.”
“We’re friends, so we say Sia, but others get grilled for not saying Lucia-nim. Saengsam got it first, right?”
“First day, LoL custom game, called her Sia-nim, she ganked my lane all game…”

…Yeah, that tracks. One of Sia-nim’s top-viewed YouTube clips is her bullying a fellow streamer in-game till the end.

Oh, that was Saengsam-nim.

“Actually, was gonna bring that up today.”
“Huh?”
“Just felt okay. Right, Hazy-nim?”
“Huh?”

Suddenly, all eyes on me. Not literally, but I felt everyone zeroing in on my words.

• Streamer, what’s up?
• ?
• Huh?
• What’s happening?
• ??????
• Sia-nim? Sia-nim? Sia-nim? Sia-nim?
• Chance to drop honorifics with Lucia?

“What’s okay?”
“Just, dropping honorifics seems fine? Hazy-nim’s 26 too.”
“Hazy-nim’s 26? We’re all 2000 babies.”
“Then drop ‘em!”
“Uh… uh?”
“Drop honorifics, and we’ll call you for the next game.”
“Hazy-nim, say ‘Sia-ya’ quick.”
“But, like, suddenly…”
“Hurry!”

Sia-nim pushed me into dropping honorifics amid the whirlwind. Without thinking, I blurted it.

“S… Sia-ya.”
“Yup, Hazy-ya.”

What.

Did I just call Sia-nim Sia-ya?

“Alright! Catch you later”
“Yo, scatter quick! Done! Goal achieved!”
“Hazy, bye Next time, drop honorifics with us too!”

Everyone left, and I was alone in the voice chat…

“Hazy-ya.”
“Y-Yes!”

Ow, bit my tongue.

“See ya later?”

With that, I was really alone in the voice chat.

• Hazy
• Explain
• Hazy
• Hazy-ya? Hazy-ya? Hazy-ya? Hazy-ya? Hazy-ya?
• Explain
• Is this real?
• What’s up?
• Something going on?

I don’t know, you lunatics…