By Zephyria 
‘What’s going on? Why aren’t they moving?’
Miu stared at him—literally, just stared—blankly. Mo Yeon-hu tilted his head in confusion.
‘Ah! Do they want me to greet them first?’
He recalled the confession from yesterday about being fragile and timid. Well, with a personality like that, it could be awkward to start a conversation first…
[(CH03) Miu: Are you in? If you are, figure things out quickly and contact me]
[(CH03) Miu: I’m here to watch the Siege Warfare]
[(CH03) Miu: Check the positions near the core]
[(CH03) 0momo0: Oh I jusst got onn]
[(CH03) Miu: Hurry]
[(CH03) 0momo0: Okay!!]
…right?
‘Hah! I’m always great at greetings!’
Regardless, since he wasn’t shy around Miu at all, he could naturally take the lead.
(CH03) 0momo0: Hi!!
As soon as he sent the cheerful greeting, a reply came back immediately.
(CH03) Miu: Haha, hello
(CH03) Miu: You logged in really early today (CH03) Miu: Aren’t you tired?
(CH03) Miu: Shouldn’t you sleep more?
The messages were a bit more affectionate and more frequent than usual. It was very different from the Miu he had known so far, but so what?
Mo Yeon-hu had felt a strange sense of dissonance since yesterday, but he hummed to himself, thinking that positive changes were always good, and replied.
(CH03) 0momo0: Nope!! I slept so soundly that I woke up early (CH03) Miu: That’s a relief
(CH03) 0momo0: Why did you log in so early? I thought you went to bed late yesterday (CH03) Miu: Ah… I just woke up early too
(CH03) Miu: But what are you planning to do today?
(CH03) 0momo0: Huh??
(CH03) Miu: Didn’t you log in early because you had something to do?
He didn’t have any concrete plans. He had simply logged in out of habit.
Come to think of it, until now, he had been preoccupied with doing what Miu told him to do and helping Miu find the spy. Now that they were telling him to do whatever he wanted, he felt even more lost.
‘What should I actually do?’
Feeling as if the tutorial had suddenly vanished, Mo Yeon-hu pondered for a moment before typing.
(CH03) 0momo0: True, what should I do
(CH03) 0momo0: Should I just track the Alliance Members’ movement routes??
It felt more familiar and better to just keep doing what he had been doing. Mo Yeon-hu looked through the list of logged-in Alliance Members and continued chatting.
(CH03) 0momo0: Or is there anything you want me to do?
(CH03) 0momo0: Are there any places having Siege Warfare today? Any places under attack??
(CH03) Miu: nnnnnnn
(CH03) Miu: No
(CH03) 0momo0: Huh?? Why?? Don’t we have to do it anyway??
(CH03) Miu: I can just do it
(CH03) Miu: You should rest, Momo-nim
(CH03) 0momo0: No, no! Miu, you have so much to do because you have to mine vita!! I can do it! I’ve done it so many times now that I’m great at figuring out movement routes (CH03) Miu: No, I’m free. I’ll do it
Miu strongly discouraged him, which Mo Yeon-hu found strange. However, there was no reason for him to rest while Miu was busy.
(CH03) 0momo0: Is it because you don’t trust me? T_T I’m really good now…
(CH03) Miu: No, you’re doing so well, Momo-nim (CH03) Miu: Really, you’re doing great. I’m just amazed whenever I see the reports you give me. I wonder how a person can be this smart (CH03) 0momo0: Wow, I’m glad!! Hahaha
(CH03) Miu: Hahaha;;
(CH03) Miu: I was just asking because I was curious (CH03) Miu: I wanted to help if there was anything you needed (CH03) 0momo0: Oh, really??
Mo Yeon-hu subtly read Miu’s mood. They seemed to be in a good mood today, acting soft and kind.
If so, now was the perfect time.
(CH03) 0momo0: All I need is you though hehe..
He was a Mimi Bird who never missed an opportunity.
However, that didn’t mean his learning ability was lacking.
‘They’re very shy, so they’ll probably snap at me right away, right?’
Mo Yeon-hu anticipated the reaction. Every time he spoke like this, there was a high probability that Miu would freak out.
Of course, since that was also within his expected range, he was confident he wouldn’t be hurt by whatever he heard, and he was confident he could fire back with an even bolder comment.
So, with sparkling eyes, he waited for the response.
(CH03) Miu: Then do you want to take me now?
‘Eh…?’
He thought it was a random answer that didn’t fit the context.
(CH03) 0momo0: Huh?? Take what??
(CH03) Miu: Me
Until he saw the following chat.
Mo Yeon-hu’s eyes widened. In his shock, he read the sentence—which consisted of only two words—over and over again, but nothing changed.
‘What is this?’
It was the first time. Ms. Mi-yeong had responded to his sincerity!
But honestly, the touched feeling lasted about two seconds, and then doubt swept in.
‘But… why aren’t they cursing?’
It would be normal for them to use harsh words, but no matter how much he rubbed his eyes and looked again, there were no curses. It was so strange that he just stared at the screen, and Miu typed first.
(CH03) Miu: So when are you going to take me?
(CH03) Miu: I’m waiting
(CH03) 0momo0: Do I really get to take you?
(CH03) Miu: Yes
Is today some kind of special day? Was he finally receiving a reward for following Miu so diligently all this time?
(CH03) Miu: Who else would take me besides you, Momo-nim?
‘A reward… this is insane!’
The corners of Mo Yeon-hu’s mouth curled up. If they kept getting this close, would they become a lovey-dovey couple? A ticklish excitement bloomed at Miu’s affectionate attitude.
(CH03) 0momo0: Wow hahaha
(CH03) 0momo0: You’re right
(CH03) 0momo0: Who else would take you but me (CH03) 0momo0: hahaha
He was pounding the keyboard, unable to hide his joy and bursting into laughter, when it happened.
(CH03) Miu: kkk you’re cute
Mo Yeon-hu’s fingers stopped.
‘Cute…?’
(CH03) 0momo0: Huh??? Who?
(CH03) Miu: You, Momo-nim
(CH03) 0momo0: I am…
(CH03) Miu: Yes kk
But this time, he didn’t laugh. Rather, the bright smile that had been blooming on his face until a moment ago had vanished.
‘Something is going wrong.’
…This was strange. Not only had he never seen Miu send such messages to anyone else they had known longer than him, but he didn’t think Miu would find him cute.
And this subtle sense of dissonance continued in the following chat.
(CH03) Miu: May I go to the bathroom for a moment?
Mo Yeon-hu’s pupils shook at the sudden request for permission.
‘Of course you can go? Why are they asking?’
While he might have asked diligently, Miu had never disclosed their destination. Even when leaving their seat in urgent situations, they would disappear without a word…
[(CH03) 0momo0: Miu, where did you go?? T_T]
[(CH03) 0momo0: I’ve arrived at the coordinates you gave me..]
[(CH03) 0momo0: What should I do here?]
[(CH03) 0momo0: Miu?]
[(CH03) 0momo0: What the, this is a zombie wave]
[(CH03) 0momo0: m]
Once, he had gone to coordinates given without any explanation, only to suddenly encounter a zombie wave and run for his life.
He found out later that a Siege Warfare had broken out nearby, but by then, he had already fled far away.
But now, they were telling him where they were going in advance and even asking for permission?
(CH03) Miu: I can go, right?
(CH03) Miu: Momo-nim?
Though it was unbelievable, since Miu asked for permission again, he set aside his bewilderment for a moment and replied.
(CH03) 0momo0: Huh? Of course you can go
(CH03) Miu: Okay, I’ll be back ㅎㅎ
(CH03) 0momo0: Okay okay!!
(CH03) Miu: kkk
However, Mo Yeon-hu’s expression remained troubled. Not only did they leave after seeing his reply… but they used ‘ㅎ’ and even three ‘ㅋ’s in a row to laugh.
‘Don’t they seem to be laughing a lot today?’
Recalling the years he had spent struggling just to get a single laugh from Miu, Mo Yeon-hu found it even more bizarre and couldn’t take his eyes off the chat window.
What on earth was so funny? Of course, regardless of the reason, just seeing Miu laugh made him happy, but…
‘Did they laugh because they’re excited to go to the bathroom after a long time?’
He couldn’t reach any conclusion other than the possibility that they were laughing because they were happy to finally go to the bathroom.