Heading to Seoul

Hong Chao said with a grin.

Takuya smiled and asked curiously, "Don't you have a computer at home?"

"We do. I bought it with the money I earned working at a factory two years ago. It was our first computer, but it broke, so I can't play on it anymore."

That was Hong Chao's explanation.

Takuya understood. No wonder, when he had watched Leave's streams in his previous life, the kid had stayed at the team base instead of going home for the long break after the Second Split. Viewers had asked why Leave wasn't going home when all the other players were.

Leave had given the same answer: the only computer at home was broken. If he went back, he wouldn't have one to play on, so he might as well stay at the base.

Come to think of it, Takuya had never asked about Leave's family.

With just the two of them in the training room, he took the chance to satisfy his curiosity.

Hong Chao treated Takuya like a friend and answered freely, giving him all the gossip he wanted.

As they chatted, Takuya downloaded Steam, made an account, and bought Stardew Valley to revisit it and see how it differed from Stardew Valley 2, the game Orochimaru and the others had made.

There were a few small differences. After all, Takuya had only described Stardew Valley's content to them, so their version wasn't identical to the real game.

Over the seven-day break, Takuya played games, watched movies, and watched anime.

The seven days flew by.

At noon on the eighth day, Takuya and Leave waited in the training room as the other players returned one after another.

Once everyone had arrived, Coach Luo Bing took the five players other than aki to apply for visas.

After