Chapter 92

In a way, it was only natural for the alliance members to be confused and say Miu was acting strange. When had Miu ever shown that side of himself before?

And at that very moment, there was one more person feeling confused.

“......”

Round brown eyes stared blankly at the screen.

(Alliance) Miu: Momo, there you are lol

(CH03) Miu: You weren’t looking at private chat, were you?

(CH03) Miu: I kept sending messages.

At the end of that gaze was Miu’s private chat, piled high again today.

Did the alliance members, who collapsed just from seeing Miu occasionally speak in alliance chat, even know?

(CH03) Miu: What are you doing today, Momo?? Haha.

That his private chat was far more affectionate.

“...Baby’s acting weird.”

He stared at the chat, then propped his chin on his hand.

Even to the Miyoung-crazed guy who had shouted about his very own baby rabbit, Miu had been strange lately.

Looking at him smiling and asking what Yeonhoo planned to do today, the sight of Miu scolding him while firing a machine gun felt as distant as a past life.

Well... I guess it’s because we cleared up the misunderstanding.

Hadn’t Miu said he thought that was what he had to do if he wanted to get close, and that he had not known how to approach people? That seemed to be true, and since then, he had become considerably more relaxed, but...

(CH03) Miu: :( Are you AFK?

It feels like he turned into a different person.

Seeing Miu use “ㅠㅠ” while waiting for a reply from Mo Yeonhoo, the change in attitude went beyond simply becoming friendlier.

What had the past few days been like? Originally, Mo Yeonhoo had been the one chasing after Miu. But now their positions had completely reversed.

[(CH03) 0momo0: Huh?? Are you following me??]

[(CH03) Miu: Yes, haha.]

[(CH03) Miu: But why are you here, Momo?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: I’m going to do this week’s zombie-hunting quest!]

[(CH03) Miu: I need to do that too.]

[(CH03) Miu: Let’s go together.]

As though following him around like a puppy was not enough—

[(CH03) Miu: Momo, have you done the western abandoned mine quest??]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Not yet!!]

[(CH03) Miu: Wow, good timing haha.]

[(CH03) Miu: I was just on my way to do that lol. Want to go together?]

Their quests kept overlapping, so they kept going together.

[(CH03) Miu: What are you doing here, Momo?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Hi, Miu!!!]

[(CH03) 0momo0: I’m enhancing gear.]

[(CH03) Miu: Can I watch?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Yeah, yeah.]

[(CH03) 0momo0: But it’ll be boring...]

[(CH03) Miu: I actually like watching enhancements.]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Oh, really??? Sit here!!!]

[(CH03) Miu: And could you check your mail?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: What is this?]

[(CH03) Miu: Payment for watching your enhancements.]

[(CH03) Miu: You’ll need this from that bracket onward.]

[(CH03) Miu: This too.]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Huh???]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Is it okay for me to accept this?]

[(CH03) Miu: Yes. I don’t need materials for that bracket anyway.]

He had even given Yeonhoo items as “payment” for watching his boring gear enhancement and sat there for two hours.

[(CH03) Miu: Momo, that side is more efficient than this one. The zombies get blocked by the buildings, so it’s easier to herd and kill them.]

[(CH03) Miu: Should we go over there together next time?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Sounds good!]

[(CH03) Miu: When do you want to go?]

[(CH03) 0momo0: Huh??]

[(CH03) Miu: Tomorrow? Or the day after?]

[(CH03) Miu: I’ll log in whenever you’re available, Momo.]

He kept making plans to play together on other days.

He even adjusted his own time first.

He should be really busy lately, though.

Miu was contacting people from multiple servers to trace <VITA>’s tracks, and he also seemed to keep moving the core’s location.

Even so, the way he deliberately made time to spend with Yeonhoo felt... strange.

(CH03) Miu: Momo.

(CH03) Miu: Momo??

(CH03) Miu: You’re there right now, right?

(CH03) Miu: ㅠㅠ

(CH03) 0momo0: I’m here!!

While Yeonhoo had been turning over the past few days in his head, another barrage of questions came flying in. He came to his senses and replied. Miu immediately poured out messages as if he had been waiting.

(CH03) Miu: Were you doing a quest??

(CH03) 0momo0: Yeah, an alliance transport quest!!

(CH03) Miu: Should I drive a truck and help?

(CH03) 0momo0: Huh??? Aren’t you busy??

(CH03) Miu: I was wandering around because I had nothing to do anyway.

(CH03) Miu: And I just happen to need to do this too lol.

(CH03) Miu: I accepted the quest too, so I’ll bring a truck.

And so Miu brought a truck.

(CH03) 0momo0: I took up your time when you’re busy :(

(CH03) Miu: I told you, I was going to do it anyway haha.

(CH03) Miu: It’s a coincidence haha.

(CH03) Miu: I’ll start.

Coincidence?

Can you really run into someone this often in a game when you didn’t even make plans?

Was that not strange? Even their minor quests overlapped.

Mo Yeonhoo blinked. In the meantime, the truck kept transporting the quest items without pause.

No way...

Mo Yeonhoo, a professional at one-sided love, saw his own past in Miu’s behavior. Had he not done exactly that?

He stayed logged into the game as long as he could to somehow run into Miu, and when he could not, he checked through mobile every chance he got to see when Miu logged in.

This was almost like...

Does Miu like me?

Didn’t it look like how he had followed around the person he liked?

(CH03) Miu: Momo, I think everything’s been moved.

(CH03) Miu: Momo??

While Yeonhoo was lost in thought, Miu finished the quest and spoke to him.

Do you like me????22.gif

The sentence he had unconsciously typed in the flow of his thoughts entered Mo Yeonhoo’s eyes. No matter how reckless a Miyoung-crazed guy he was, charging straight in like this seemed like a bad idea. He snapped back to his senses and hurriedly erased the chat.

(CH03) 0momo0: Thanks to you, I finished the quest really fast haha.

(CH03) 0momo0: But... aren’t you overwhelmed lately from helping me every day???

(CH03) 0momo0: Why are you helping me so much... haha?

His heart thudded.

What kind of answer would Miu give him? Because he was interested? Because he liked him?

Honestly, anything would have been good.

Just as Yeonhoo stared at the monitor with his heart pounding—

(CH03) Miu: It benefits me too if you grow quickly, Momo.

(CH03) Miu: I’m just helping while I’m at it.

“Ah......”

Mo Yeonhoo’s expression, which had been sparkling with hope, turned awkward.

So that’s what it was after all.

Of course. In a situation where Miu could not trust the alliance members, was there anyone he could rely on besides Yeonhoo? But with Yeonhoo’s current skill, he would be greatly lacking when they went up against <VITA>, so in a way, it made sense for Miu to help him.

(CH03) 0momo0: Yeah, yeah, right lol.

Though he was a little disappointed, Yeonhoo tried to sound calm.

(CH03) 0momo0: I need to do well.

(CH03) 0momo0: I’m never any help...

(CH03) Miu: No.

(CH03) 0momo0: I’ll work harder from now on!!

(CH03) Miu: No, no. That’s not—

(CH03) Miu: That’s not what I meant.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Kyaa, what are you two doing here??

At that moment, a speech bubble suddenly slipped in between them.

A female character wearing a veil poked her head out from the bush beside them as if she had sprung up from thin air, and Mo Yeonhoo screamed inwardly.

Wh-what is that? That scared me!

The character was pretty, but her hair was especially black and long. On top of that, she was wearing a white veil, which made her look even more like a ghost.

Yeonhoo hurriedly switched tabs and typed, unable to hide his fluster.

(Alliance) 0momo0: H-huh, hello.

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Kyaa~~ Hiii.

(Alliance) 0momo0: What are you doing here?...

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Ah! I was picking berries for alliance decoration lol.

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Sued, you already went over there?

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Hehe lol. Oh, Miu is here too???

(Alliance) YoureGettingSued: Are you two busy? If not, could you help me a little?? :(

(Alliance) 0momo0: Uh... with what?

The sudden appearance had startled him, but he was not particularly busy, so he was about to help.

Then, out of nowhere, a completely baffling whisper came in.

(CH03) Miu: Momo.

(CH03) Miu: YoureGettingSued is a guy.