Yosuke's Humiliation

An: I couldn't resist. Don't worry the next chapter for my main story is nearly complete.

(Yasogami High. Monday. Lunch hour)

Yosuke was in a bad mood. Why? Because few months ago when he played a shooting game online using the family laptop. He found an opponent he can't beat no matter what he did. No matter what places he camped, that one player seemed to know what he was doing. Ever since then Yosuke had memorized the username and swore to beat that player down no matter what.

Unfortunately the player in question appears irregularly, mostly on weekends and always at late night. Not to mention the player can sometimes stay out for weeks before Yosuke sees that username that's become a bane of his existence.

"Yosuke, is something wrong," Yu decided to ask the Junes boy.

"There's this player who's beaten me every single time in an online shooter," Yosuke said while gritting his teeth, giving Yu question marks.

"Yosuke, there's always someone better than-" "That's not the issue!" Yosuke snapped, interrupting what Yu was about to say. "Sorry, partner," Yosuke said with a sigh. "It's just... No matter what I do it's like he knows what I'm thinking," Yosuke said with an irritated tone.

"He must be very skilled then," Yu said. The silverhaired boy didn't know how good Yosuke was in shooting games, but if it ate his friend this much, then he must take some pride in his skill.

"Half the time it looks like he's shooting all over the place, but somehow he manages to hit me," Yosuke sighed again. "I sometimes hoped that I knew what he looked like so I could punch him," Yosuke then vented. Yu was staring at Yosuke, who knew that he could lose his nerves over a game. "*sigh* Sorry, you probably don't want to hear this," the Junes boy sighed heavily.

Yu wasn't sure what to say to help him for a change. "Does this online shooter involve a lot of strategy," Yu decided to ask.

"Yeah, why," Yosuke said.

"What if I come to help. I haven't played too many shooters myself, but I think I can help you with strategies," Yu suggested.

Yosuke lifted his slumped head. "Normally I'd say no, but I'm getting desperate here. I mean, the guy has been stabbing my corpse lately, like he was insulting me," Yosuke said.

Yu would've questioned that statement if he didn't know they were talking about games. "Alright, when do you think he'll appear next," Yu said, glad to give his friend some hope.

"He's been very active on Saturday nights lately," Yosuke stated. "A few time's I've seen him play in Sunday mornings," the Junes boy addded.

"Then we'll spring a surprise for him," Yu said with cofidence.

(Yosuke's home. Saturday late night)

"When you said that he appeared on Saturday nights, you didn't say he appeared past midnight," Yu said in annoyance.

"Sorry I forgot," Yosuke said sheepishly. "He must be from some other country, I mean his username is in western alphabets," Yosuke said. True enough the player that Yosuke was playing against, had his player name in alphabets. Yu didn't recognize the words and he has studied enough English to know most words in the said language.

However, the problem at hand was that the player was currently dominating them. The opponent had 12 kills, while Yosuke had only one and even that came from Yosuke accidentally shooting an explosive barrel behind their enemy.

"He's good," Yu had to admit.

Right now Yosuke had his opponent on the run, while shooting at his back. "I'm so gonna get you this time," Yosuke said with a smirk when his opponent turned a corner.

"Yosuke, wait," Yu quickly said sensing that it was a trap, but Yosuke didn't listen and rounded the corner, straight into the stab-happy opponent. The Junes boy didn't even register the damage he was receiving, before his character lied dead. To add insult to the injury, the opponent still kept stabbing Yosuke's character in the crotch.

"OH COME ON!" Yosuke cried at yet another loss. "LET ME KILL YOU, YOU NO LIFE F****R!".

Yu cringed at that. During this session, Yosuke revealed that he had a vocabulary that would make a sailor proud. How Yosuke's family hadn't woken up was beyond him.

"YOSUKE!". Spoke too soon. The two boys froze, before slowly turned to meet the Hanamura patriarch who looked sleepy and totally unamused. "I'm not sure if I should ground you for that last phrase or the fact that you woke us up," Yosuke's father said with an edge to his voice.

"I'm sorry," Yosuke said, praying that his dad won't flail him alive.

"Not good enough," mr. Hanamura said, before walking over and confiscated the laptop. "You won't be allowed to use this for a month," mr Hanamura said before walking away, leaving a shocked Yu and extremely depressed Yosuke.

"Damn you, Korallikala," Yosuke silently cursed the player, who the Junes boy blamed for his plight.

(Yasogami High. Next Monday. Early morning)

"What's wrong with Hanamura-kun," Yukiko asked Yu about Yosuke, who was slumped over his desk.

"I think that's better left unsaid," Yu said, hoping that Yosuke wasn't listening.

"Well I hope he recovers," Viljam said, while looking at the Junes boy sympathetically. "Oh Yu-san, did you know how petty some people can be in online games," Viljam said changing the subject.

"A little," Yu said, while remembering the few times Yosuke was about to blow up at his numerous losses.

"Well, there are people who just can't accept their losses and just whine about it," Viljam said, making Yosuke cringe as he remembered what happened to him last night. "Kinda like this guy Linnea has mopped the floor with for the last few months," Viljam said earning curious looks from Yukiko and Chie.

"What do you mean," Chie asked a little curious about Viljam's little sister beating someone.

"Well, there's this shooting game that Linnea likes to play from time to time," Viljam started explaining earning the two guy's attention. "Some guy has been playing against her online, but always loses," Viljam said with pride. "Although last night he scored one kill against her, but after he lost for the 13th time he disconnected. Linnea suspected he rage quit," Viljam kept explaining, which made Yosuke stare at Viljam with a look of shock.

"Viljam, what's the name Linnea-san uses in her game," Yu asked dreading the answer.

"Korallikala, why," Viljam responded innocently.

Yosuke bursted into tears.

(One month later)

Yosuke was once again allowed to use the family laptop, though after finding out who his mysterious tormentor was, he couldn't open his online shooter again. Instead, he tried a real time strategy game he hadn't played in years, because of a humiliating defeat he suffered online.

In fact Yosuke had invited Viljam to try the game once. Turns out Viljam was pretty good at it.

"You're pretty damn good," Yosuke said as he witnessed Viljam's army sweeping over the enemy player.

"You think I'm good at this game?" Viljam asked in amusement, before donning a serious expression. "You should see big sis," Viljam said seriously earning a shocked look from Yosuke. "I mean she hasn't played in years, but she did try it online a few times. Complained about some opponents being too easy," Viljam kept explaining.

Yosuke had a certain doubt about this. "Uhh... Your big sister's name in the game wasn't 'Monsterimamma' was it?" Yosuke asked carefully.

Viljam had a shocked look on his face at that. "How'd you know?" Viljam asked in surprise.

"Your sisters are monsters," Yosuke said with dead looking eyes.

An: Now for the obvious question: No, I don't hate Yosuke. He's a great character and amusing one, but he's just most likely to suffer from Viljam and his family's actions in this regard.

Fun fact: My little sister does like shooting games more than I do. Is she good at them? I don't know, but she's certainly better than me. And big sis introduced us to the Age of Empires, which the three of us played for a time. Sometimes against each other.