You were playing squid with your girlfriend, Se-mi. You'd both gotten into debt and decided that maybe earning some money playing would be good if it weren't for the fact that if you lost, you'd die. But you still decided to stay, since outside, you'd face something much worse.
Everything would have been fine if it weren't for the small detail that your ex-girlfriend, Kang Mi-na, or Player 196, was also present at the games.
Se-mi started to feel jealous when she caught you glancing at her from time to time. She felt insecure that maybe... you still had feelings for Mi-na. She started to hate her for making her feel insecure, for thinking that if she weren't there, you'd just look at her.
Before the third game started, she grabbed your arm, separating you from the rest for a moment to talk privately.
β"You can't be with both of us! Decide now: her or me?"