Chapter 82

Miu seemed to have spotted the truck too and turned the helicopter’s nose, but unlike Mo Yeonhoo, who immediately prepared to get off, he stayed still.

(CH03) 0momo0: Aren’t we getting off?

(CH03) Miu: We lost him

At those words, Mo Yeonhoo tilted his head. The truck was right there in the middle of that open field, so why give up?

(CH03) 0momo0: Why?? It’s definitely right there??

(CH03) Miu: It’s in front of a teleport

Only then did he look more closely and see a teleport gate beside the stopped truck.

(CH03) Miu: Looks like he dumped the car and ran. If so, we have to search everywhere except west or we can’t find him

Their current location was the far western edge. If the enemy had abandoned the car and taken the gate, he could have fled anywhere—east, south, north, or center.

(CH03) 0momo0: So we lost him...

The helicopter was so fast, and the truck was large enough to stand out, so Mo Yeonhoo had naturally thought they would catch him. He had not considered that the enemy might use a teleport. His expression drooped on its own.

(CH03) Miu: Can you tell me the details first

(CH03) Miu: What did you mean when you said they broke the core and received an item?

(CH03) 0momo0: Ah, that...

Now that the chase was over, Miu immediately asked about what Yeonhoo had said earlier.

Mo Yeonhoo calmly explained the scene he had seen in Animal Love’s alliance territory, where the three people broke the core and collected something like a shining shard.

(CH03) Miu: You’re saying what came out after they broke the core wasn’t a paper-shaped item?

(CH03) 0momo0: Yeah, it was like a sparkling shard??!!!

(CH03) Miu: That’s really strange... Even if you destroy a core, no item should come out besides the blueprint

(CH03) 0momo0: I definitely saw it...

(CH03) 0momo0: I’m not lying, I’m crying

(CH03) Miu: Of course I believe you

Mo Yeonhoo had been worried Miu might misunderstand because his story sounded absurd, but Miu answered without hesitation. That one short line made Mo Yeonhoo freeze.

He believes me?

Had Miu ever said he believed him until now? If anything, he had always been full of distrust, but today was a little different.

Is it because I actually did pretty well today?

His heart fluttered for no reason at the immediate answer, as if Miu had been waiting to say it, but Miu looked serious.

(CH03) Miu: If that’s true, then I was mistaken

(CH03) Miu: They weren’t simply enjoying using spies to blow up alliances

(CH03) Miu: This happened because there’s something they need to obtain from cores

If people who knew that hidden items dropped from cores had orchestrated it, then all the recent events made sense at once.

(CH03) 0momo0: Then VITA needed core items, so they spread spies and destroyed other alliances... and attacked us too.. Is that it??

(CH03) Miu: It isn’t certain, but it’s still the most reasonable theory we have so far

(CH03) Miu: Let’s return to the alliance territory first

(CH03) Miu: I’ll look into VITA on the way

As soon as the conversation ended, the helicopter changed direction and began moving toward <47>’s alliance territory. Only then did the tension leave Mo Yeonhoo’s body, and he slid forward, burying his face on the desk.

Wow, this is complicated.

Was it only VITA? There were also EYE TO EYE, , and , who had targeted <47> during the Siege War. So there was a high chance that more than one alliance was moving to target cores.

He could not understand exactly how everything was turning, but one thing was certain.

Finding the spy as fast as possible seems important. This really feels like a spy movie.

A spy targeting the core was hiding inside <47> too. They had to find them quickly and protect the alliance.

Baby rabbit’s head must be complicated too.

Mo Yeonhoo glanced at the pilot’s seat. Miu was silently flying the helicopter. But...

(CH03) Miu: You’re tired, right

(CH03) Miu: Do you want to close your eyes for a bit while we go?

Today.

(CH03) Miu: Or just change interactions to always allowed

(CH03) Miu: I’ll move you myself when we arrive

Was it his imagination that Miu felt especially kind? Of course, they had just gone through a major incident, so that could be why, but even the air in the chat window was different.

Is he really angry but pretending not to be?

The way Miu was acting differently from usual only made him uneasy. Wondering if Miu was being sarcastic because he had arrived late, Mo Yeonhoo hesitated, then carefully typed.

(CH03) 0momo0: I was late, actually..

(CH03) 0momo0: I came late and couldn’t even see the Siege War, I’m sorry..

But this time, what came back was not an interrogation either.

(CH03) Miu: Don’t apologize

(CH03) Miu: If anything, I’m the one sorry for calling you at this hour.. haha

(CH03) Miu: And if someone’s busy, they can be late haha

(CH03) Miu: This doesn’t even count as late.. haha

Huh? One, two... six whole ha’s?

Mo Yeonhoo was confused. He had never seen Miu use that much laughter. Still, he answered with a thanks for now.

(CH03) 0momo0: Thank you.. I’m crying

(CH03) Miu: I’m more grateful haha

...Baby rabbit is really weird today?

Mo Yeonhoo’s pupils trembled as he stared hard at the two added ha’s.

What is it? What’s going on?

But no matter how much he thought, no answer came. And asking why Miu was being so kind today would also be strange.

Then he might ask whether he usually wasn’t kind.

Mo Yeonhoo was sometimes afraid of baby rabbit....

While he was agonizing, a familiar sight unfolded beyond the window.

<47>

The alliance logo carved into the massive iron gate was clearly visible even from the sky. As the helicopter approached, detection lasers, part of <47>’s defense system, stretched out.

—Ziiing!

The lasers swept over the helicopter as if checking whether it was an enemy, then identified it as allied and vanished.

—Grdkk, grddk.

Once they crossed the high outer wall, the central helicopter landing pad opened with loud mechanical noises.

Was this what it meant to feel relieved by a familiar place?

Even though he had been in a gunfight inside a game, fatigue poured through his real body. It felt as if he had actually spent the entire day running while carrying a heavy bazooka.

He was quietly preparing to get off when, as if reading Yeonhoo’s mind, the door slid open with a rattle.

(CH03) Miu: We’re here

(CH03) Miu: Get off haha

It was a kind guide, but Mo Yeonhoo could not simply smile.

He laughed again just now. Is he trying to hint that I’m moving too slowly?

He glanced toward the pilot’s seat as if witnessing some bizarre sight and stayed still, making Miu ask as if puzzled.

(CH03) Miu: What’s wrong?

(CH03) Miu: Did something happen??

(CH03) 0momo0: Uh.... Nonono

Mo Yeonhoo hurriedly got off the helicopter. Then the engine shut down, and Miu stepped onto the ground too.

(CH03) Miu: Too much happened today

(CH03) Miu: You worked hard haha

(CH03) Miu: By the way, Momo, you’re not a beginner anymore

(CH03) Miu: You really did amazing today

And the longer the chat continued, the more fear began to come before excitement for Mo Yeonhoo.

(CH03) Miu: Mm?

(CH03) Miu: Momo?? haha

He used ha’s again?

It was too unfamiliar, seeing Miu not only praise him with a smile but also try to take care of him so attentively.

Did I do something wrong again? Other than being late, I think I did pretty well today....

He could not endure it anymore. Feeling it would be better to take the beating quickly, Mo Yeonhoo opened his mouth.

(CH03) 0momo0: Listen

(CH03) Miu: Yes? haha

(CH03) 0momo0: D-did I maybe

He was about to ask Miu to honestly tell him if he had done something terribly wrong and Miu was still angry.

That was when.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Oh~~ hi! But what is this??? Why the sudden helicopter??

(Alliance) 1Poop1: hi hi ikr, you said helicopters had crappy fuel efficiency and never actually used them

(Alliance) FUNK: Oh, a helicopter after so long, so everyone came to watch. What happened, what happened

(Alliance) dude: hi hi, of course the leader used it

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Welcome back!!!

(Alliance) Miu: I had a reason to use it

(Alliance) ShinJadu: A reason??

The alliance members must have found it strange that the helicopter had taken off after such a long time, because they had all gathered at the landing pad.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Huh???

(Alliance) ShinJadu: What?

ShinJadu, who arrived first, approached Miu as he stood in front of the helicopter, then froze in place.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Leader, why are you with Momo?

Because they had discovered the two-shot of them, which, no matter how anyone looked at it, made it seem like they had gotten off the helicopter together.

(Alliance) FUNK: Oh yeah, did you come together?

(Alliance) 1Poop1: That’s a damn unexpected two-shot?

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Gasp, you two came together!!!

The alliance members’ puzzled gazes pinned him in place.

Only then did Mo Yeonhoo snap back to his senses. Distracted by Miu’s strange attitude, he had forgotten the most important fact.

(CH03) 0momo0: Holy shit, my role

I’m supposed to be the spy suspect getting into a collar-grabbing fight with Miu right now, aren’t I?