By Zephyria 
(Whisper) Miu: Ah
(Whisper) Miu: ♥♥..
“……Huh?”
Mo Yeon-hu, who had been smiling awkwardly after receiving praise, froze. In the past, he would have thought two sudden hearts were an expression of affection.
But now, he knew what hearts meant within the game.
‘Did Miu just curse at me?’
His mouth hung open in bewilderment as he sent a whisper back.
(Whisper) 0momo0: Miu..
(Whisper) 0momo0: Did you just curse at me? ㅠㅠ
(Whisper) 0momo0: Did I do something wrong?
(Whisper) 0momo0: Or do you hate the sound of my voice?? ㅠㅠ
Miu didn’t respond for a moment to the message that clearly sounded like someone who had completely lost their spirit.
(Whisper) Miu: It’s a heart
(Whisper) 0momo0: Huh??
(Whisper) Miu: It’s not a curse, it’s a ♥ I wrote by hand (Whisper) 0momo0: Why are you sending hearts??
(Whisper) Miu: Because I like it♥
But they said they liked it, yet…
(Whisper) Miu: Momo-nim’s voice is so nice (Whisper) Miu: That’s why I sent hearts♥
(Whisper) Miu: Why? Am I not allowed to send hearts?
(Whisper) 0momo0: But um.. your tone doesn’t sound like you’re in a good mood.. ㅠ
(Whisper) 0momo0: ㅠㅠ;
They had attached hearts, but the tone was absolutely chilling. When he honestly wrote and sent his impressions, Miu—who had been typing with lightning speed—replied after a slight pause.
(Whisper) Miu: I’m notㅎㅎ
(Whisper) Miu: You’re mistakenㅎㅎㅎ
(Whisper) Miu: This is just how I usually talkㅎㅎㅎ♥
No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like they were forcing the hearts…
(Whisper) 0momo0: Was it??
(Whisper) Miu: Yes, since I got close to Momo-nim, I smile moreㅎㅎ and became more aegyo-filledㅎㅎ don’t you think?ㅎㅎ
(Whisper) 0momo0: I guess that might be true..
Did I misunderstand something?
(Whisper) Miu: But why did you suddenly turn on your microphone?
(Whisper) Miu: You didn’t usually use a microphone??
(Whisper) 0momo0: Ah!! I forgot I had bought one before (Whisper) 0momo0: I’ve always had one
(Whisper) Miu: ?
(Whisper) Miu: You’ve always had one, but you didn’t use it until now (Whisper) Miu: Why?
(Whisper) 0momo0: Huh??? What do you mean why, I told you I forgot..
(Whisper) Miu: Of all times, now?
Mo Yeon-hu’s head tilted instinctively at the continuous string of similar questions.
(Whisper) Miu: Are you doing this because of YouGonnaSue?
What does YouGonnaSue-nim have to do with my microphone?
(Whisper) 0momo0: Why Goso-nim??
(Whisper) Miu: Use the full name
(Whisper) 0momo0: ;; Why YouGonnaSue-nim??
(Whisper) Miu: Do you really not know?
(Whisper) Miu: YouGonnaSue-nim is a woman
(Whisper) 0momo0: Huh??
Mo Yeon-hu still couldn’t figure out what YouGonnaSue being a woman had to do with him turning on his microphone because he couldn’t type properly.
However, Miu suddenly fell silent, and since YouGonnaSue spoke up right then, he couldn’t press further.
—Kya, then Momo-nim has his microphone on and BQ-nim is back from the bathroom, so shall we start?
After all, they were inside a Dungeon.
(Chef) BBQ: kkㅎㅋ sounds good
(Chef) BBQ: I’m just gonna chat because voice is a hassle, is that okay?
—Eh? That shouldn’t matter, right? We all know BQ-nim. But are Momo-nim and Miu-nim in their positions?
“Yes, I’m here.”
—Miu-nim is… ah, they’re sending a battle ready request. I’ll be quick, alright! Let’s go!
Miu didn’t say anything in the chat window, but they signaled their readiness by sending a battle ready request to the party members.
‘I should talk to them about this again later.’
It really bothered him that Miu kept throwing out mysterious remarks today. But since they weren’t alone and they had to go on a raid, he focused on the Dungeon for now.
‘Let’s do well this time!’
Seeing as it felt less interesting than the previous sky terror, he figured that no matter how much he thought about it, he was weak when it came to Dungeons that required brainpower.
However, he felt a sense of stubbornness and didn’t want to give up.
—It’s started! Fighting!
“Fighting!”
(Chef) BBQ: Fighting fighting
And so, the party members entered Round 1 once again.
Whether it was because he approached it with a determination to clear it this time, or perhaps because of the effect of the microphone.
—What?! Momo-nim, what’s with that moving?! Kya!! You’re actually really good!
(Chef) BBQ: What’s this? ㅋㅎㅋ who are you? ㅋㅋㅎㅋ
They only struggled at the beginning and had to retry a few times, but as they repeated it, their speed increased significantly.
Eventually, even without YouGonnaSue’s briefing, and without anyone telling him, he avoided the patients on his own.
In the puzzle room, contrary to his worries, things proceeded smoothly…
—Kieeeeng, Thump!!
He broke through the final puzzle.
(Chef) BBQ: ㅎㅇㅎㅇ long time no see
—Kya, it’s been a while.
As the party members who had cleared all the puzzles gathered in the hallway, a thumping sound was heard once, followed by several loud, strange noises like a clock being wound.
‘What is this?’
Mo Yeon-hu froze as he scanned the surroundings. The laughing and chatting patients, nurses, children… the movements of every character except the party members became eerily slow.
Soon, the patients they had seen at the Dungeon entrance appeared before them.
—Ah… I… really, I told… you… not to… run…
The same voices they had heard when they first entered the building. But they were significantly slower, and their movements were strange.
—Teach… er… I… can… walk… well… now…
—Er… ic, that… that… that… that…
—He… hehe… hehe… hehe… hehe…
Eventually, they couldn’t even form full sentences and just repeated the same words, until finally, all movement stopped.
A space that became deathly silent, without a single chatter.
Memoria Closed Ward Round 1 CLEAR
Mo Yeon-hu, blinking in confusion, was startled. This was because the system window announcing the end of Round 1 popped up with a loud noise amidst the silence.
“It’s… over, right?”
But the atmosphere was far too bleak. When he asked cautiously while glancing around, YouGonnaSue answered readily.
—Yes! That’s it for Round 1! We cleared it faster than I thought!
“Wow! We finally escaped. What a relief. Good job, everyone!”
The ending was somewhat unsettling, but Mo Yeon-hu could finally smile.
To the point where his nervousness about repeating mistakes felt pointless, he had easily cleared Round 1 after putting on the headset.
(Chef) BBQ: Congratulations congratulations congratulations gg haha lol The success of this run was partly because he had become a bit more skilled in the meantime, but above all, luck was on his side.
Previously, in almost every run, whenever they hit the puzzle room, Mo Yeon-hu was always in the situation where he had to provide the briefing. Since they couldn’t find the breakthrough without his chat, he had to play a pivotal role every time.
(Chef) BBQ: But fr is Bill collecting our conversations??
(Chef) BBQ: How is it that as soon as Momo-nim used the mic, he stopped getting picked?? ㅋㅋㅋㅎㅋ
—Kya, right! Do you think they’re all listening to our voices?! Still, I’m glad we cleared it!
However, as soon as Mo Yeon-hu used the microphone, other people began to be assigned that role as if by magic.
Mo Yeon-hu had turned on the voice chat and entered fearing he might be picked again, but it was absurd that he didn’t even get to use the microphone and easily broke the patterns thanks to the briefings of the other three.
“Haha… I guess so. We cleared it because you three did so well.”
Mo Yeon-hu let out an awkward laugh.
—Oh, no way. We cleared it because Momo-nim did well. I even saw you figuring out the patients’ movement patterns in the hallway and waiting for them later on!
“Ah… you saw that?”
—Yes! Momo-nim’s learning speed is incredibly fast.
“I wouldn’t say that, but honestly…”
But his awkwardness was short-lived; Mo Yeon-hu’s lips began to twitch upward at YouGonnaSue’s words.
“I could see it a little bit toward the end…”
As he acted humble, twisting his body slightly, YouGonnaSue burst into a cheerful laugh.
—My goodness, you could see it a little?! That’s what being good is!! I’ve taught many beginners, so I know, right? Do you know how hard it is to remember just one comment and apply it perfectly in the next round?
YouGonnaSue praised Mo Yeon-hu with all sorts of fuss. His body bounced slightly, his confidence returning after having dropped due to his early struggles.
“No… it’s because Goso-nim’s briefings were so good.”
—No! This is all thanks to Momo-nim doing so well…
(Sniper) Miu: Aren’t we leaving?
(Sniper) Miu: We still have Round 2 left