WELCOME TO LA VIDA :)~Year 15, Day 199~[Quest]Main QuestTutorial (Completed)CHAPTER 1 (Completed)CHAPTER 2☞ The One Responsible for Past Reforms (Completed)- Scheduled Duty √- DIY 777 √- Blue not Vlue √- Planned Hero √- Sewage Exploration √- One to Replace the Net √☞ Cooperation from Across the Sea (In Progress)- Letter from the Past[Letter from the Past]You found an unfulfilled promise in newly obtained records.Go to the recorded location and check the old message.‘Glad we came to Jaegang District.’Joo-o stared blankly at the system window. He’d woken again in the dead of night and only calmed once he felt Muhae’s heartbeat.The house on Starlight Avenue where the game begins was nice, but since there was only one bed, this spot next to Muhae was better for sleeping.That way, even if he saw a pale glowing monitor in his dreams, his breath didn’t catch. Even if his hand trembled, just smelling Muhae’s scent soothed him.‘Jin Muhae.’Joo-o gently took the sleeper’s hand and laid it on his chest. It wouldn’t hurt if Muhae patted him, but even feeling that warm, large hand made him feel better.‘Jin Muhae really is the best.’Any human warmth felt good, whoever it came from. Joo-o could appreciate Dr. Jeong’s gentle stroke brushing his hair, or even Cheong’s rough touch.But none compared to Muhae’s. And it wasn’t just because Muhae tugged his ear, stroked his cheek, or rubbed his body.It was simply because it felt right. The scent was perfect, the voice was perfect—everything.‘But is Cheong drifting away now?’A cutscene of Cheong standing off against him replayed like a robot video.Just as expected, Cheong would make a move. He’d surely pester Muhae.Oddly, it wasn’t malice. Cheong just needed something entertaining. Muhae got caught in the story, the helper role was gone, so Cheong would either hinder or help with mischievous whim.Still, Joo-o didn’t mind! He remembered clearing the game fine even while opposing Cheong and maximizing exposure.He still couldn’t recall much from the past except that weird monitor, but the upcoming story was astonishingly clear.Like a veteran who’d played the exact same game dozens or hundreds of times. Even Joo-o, whose common sense had gaps, knew that wasn’t normal play.‘The game… what was it called? Hmm… right. Must’ve been a gaming addict.’In hindsight, it was lucky he was an addict—he could wrap himself in mods like armor to help Muhae.And thanks to that, whenever he found something tasty, he bought everything and stashed it in inventory. In his expanded inventory right now were snacks even Muhae didn’t know about.He’d never tell Muhae, but Joo-o sometimes looped around the grocery store to gather money.Walking the slums without Muhae, someone always picked a fight. They’d grab his cap, tug his arm or neck—and Joo-o would shrug them off and stride into an alley.‘Protection fee.’Block their mouths, tap their arms or legs, and dozens of dil clinked into his account.Food on Starlight Avenue cost only a few dil, so a few rounds of farming and Joo-o’s inventory was full.Yet Muhae kept nagging him to save money. Money comes and goes, after all. Then again, Muhae did need to buy clothes, meals, furniture, and gear.Muhae knew a lot, but he also didn’t know a lot. Joo-o realized that at some point.He thought Muhae believed he came from Solar City.‘That place was long-ruined comfort zone. Muhae must be an idiot.’Muttering that inwardly, Joo-o quickly corrected himself. When they visited Dr. Jeong’s clinic, Muhae had talked about him and Solar City.Solar City was rife with rumors, and the game even had Easter eggs about it—experiments, how prosperous it once was.‘They say they did human experiments there.’‘I don’t know about that. All I’m sure of is there was active research on Crystal Blue and anomalies.’Maybe Muhae thought Joo-o was one of their test subjects. He kept asking about {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} human experimentation while avoiding eye contact.It wasn’t true. Joo-o had meant to tell Muhae before sleep but decided to stay silent and play ignorant.Honestly, being a test subject seemed better than a monster. A monster couldn’t stay beside Muhae, but a test subject could.So Joo-o decided: from today on, he was not a fifteenth-year anomaly but a human who escaped experiments in Solar City.He was grateful Muhae had effortlessly crafted that backstory.‘I’m Joo-o. And I’m a test subject.’Repeating that to himself several times, Joo-o breathed a sigh of relief.As a human, he could stay happy and content like this forever. Mistakes came with acting human again, but Muhae seemed to misunderstand and accept them anyway.Sometimes, when mean people made him angry, he wanted to rip off their heads and chew them…Thinking that way made him bearable. Joo-o smiled slightly, inhaling Muhae’s scent.“Make sure you have everything. You didn’t leave anything behind in Jaegang District?”“Yeah. I brought it all.”Jin Muhae strapped equipment to the back of his jacket and slung a small bag at his side. Joo-o had already stuffed a baton into his backpack and sat by the door putting on his red boots.“This trip will be at most two days. It’ll be over quick—don’t cause trouble and stick close.”“Got it.”Continuing to take Company requests had been the right call. Coming and going from the city without suspicion felt like a reward beyond money.Especially when destinations and request sites overlapped like this, Muhae felt fortunate in this looked-down-upon job.“We’ll head toward the mountains partway. If you sense anything odd, tell me right away.”“You worry too much, Jin Muhae.”Muhae glared at the shrugging Joo-o and cracked his neck.They were about to depart. This assignment was in the Takla region—neither too far nor too close, which lightened their mood.“Good thing we’re headed that way anyway.”“…Yeah.”Finding unfamiliar coordinates in his father’s records was pure chance. Joo-o had arrogantly stretched out across another’s legs on the sofa, so Muhae lifted his head and tossed him off.As Joo-o flailed under the sofa and hit the hologram window, a hidden memo slipped into the space between paragraphs in an empty block. Even Muhae, who’d read his father’s records until they wore thin, hadn’t expected it.[Takla 33.289 126.367][I wanted to meet in person in a closer place, but this seems the limit for now.]It was clearly a message sent back to the return flight. He couldn’t guess how old the record was, but whoever slipped in this note must have been true to their word.They now couldn’t go outside Goryeo City and wanted Muhae to go there instead someday.‘…Takla?’Muhae muttered the place name aloud. Takla was a remote area with a large crystal zone. If he remembered correctly, the Company had sent a couple of exploration schedules there…Maybe because its terrain was so isolated and crystals had been scarce until decades ago, shelters where people once stayed dotted Takla. The Company now maintained them to boost miner survival rates, with basic upkeep handled by contract—and sometimes those tasks came to Muhae as requests.Have you been well, MH5591?Your exploration schedule accepted last month is approaching in two days—here are the instructions and precautions.xx.xx.xx ~ xx.xx.xxCheck and maintain three shelter sites around TaklaGrade-3 small craft / two-wheeled ground vehicleRegular shelter maintenance is recommended to ensure emergency refuge. Check the external sensors and opening systems of marked shelters, and stock emergency rations inside.Sea water contamination levels are decreasing but remain harmful—minimize contact.Injuries or losses during the mission will be handled per your most recent contract.Good luck.Chunggang Mining & Energy Service TeamIt was a simple job with low pay—but only two days long. Muhae, no longer desperate for cash, had eagerly accepted the final contract of the last quarter.If it had been before he obtained his father’s keepsakes, he wouldn’t have glanced at it. But fortune favored him.After at least twenty years, could anything still remain there? With that question, Muhae packed and left home with Joo-o.

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