By Zephyria 
‘I guess I was too good, so it was obvious.’
In a way, it was a natural question. No matter how great one’s game sense was, it wasn’t common for a Supporter who had just started the game to take down a high-level user—and a Tanker at that—in PVP, especially when the other wasn’t a beginner.
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Gasp, you’re a Supporter, but dual alliances aren’t allowed?
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Supporters are always in short supply ㅠㅠ.. Dual alliances were tolerated to some extent, weren’t they??
(Party) Mexibokku: There were too many trolls, so the Alliance Master said it was time to start chopping some heads.
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Ah, I see..;
(Party) Mexibokku: Anyway, if that person has an alliance on their main character, we’ll probably have to discuss it?
(Party) Mexibokku: So, what’s your main?
‘What do I do?’
Mo Yeon-hu bit his lip and glanced at Kwon Mi-eon. Claiming he didn’t have a main character with those skills would be an obvious lie to anyone.
‘Surely he’s not crazy enough to mention Miu here.’
If the other party really was VITA, the moment the name ‘Miu’ came out, joining this alliance would be out of the question.
However, unlike the anxious Mo Yeon-hu, the man himself, Kwon Mi-eon, seemed composed. He stared leisurely at the monitor and simply typed a message.
(Party) Not Mi-yeong: I’m Lee Min-cho s2 from the Orpheus server.
It was a completely unfamiliar server and a nickname he had never heard of.
‘Was there a place called the Orpheus server? And what’s with that nickname with a heart attached to it?’
Mo Yeon-hu was horrified, as it looked like a lie hastily made up to escape a crisis.
“Hey! Why are you making things up? What if they search for it!”
“It’s fine.”
Kwon Mi-eon was calm. While Mo Yeon-hu, pale with worry, watched the other party’s reaction with trembling eyes, Mexibokku’s response was unexpected.
(Party) Mexibokku: Hold on, let me search for a sec.
(Party) Mexibokku: Oh, looks like you quit after playing as a sniper?
(Party) Not Mi-yeong: Should I send you a login verification?
(Party) Mexibokku: It’s okay, it’s okay. Seeing as you found an ID that’s been dormant for a long time, it seems legit lol.
What?
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Wow, if you’re from the Orpheus server, you’re a fossil;
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Didn’t that place only thrive in the beginning and then get ruined because of one weird alliance??
(Party) Not Mi-yeong: Yes, I quit back then because I couldn’t stand to look at them.
(Party) Mexibokku: Ah, that’s understandable. OK OK.
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Right; that incident was the end.. Oh boy, you suffered.
A character named Lee Min-cho s2 actually exists?
Moreover, it seemed they had been active on a server with a long history. While Mo Yeon-hu was stuttering, unable to keep up with how things were unfolding, the situation was wrapping up.
In fact, everyone seemed to understand and even looked at Kwon Mi-eon with pity!
“You actually had another character?!”
When did he ever make an ID like that? And Lee Min-cho s2. It was a cute nickname that didn’t suit Kwon Mi-eon at all.
“It’s not mine; it’s the ID of someone who tempted me to play Zombie Village a long time ago.”
As expected, he wasn’t the original owner of the ID.
“Can you just use it like that? Isn’t that rude to that person?”
“Lee Seo-yeon? She handed the ID over to me when she quit the game, so. It doesn’t matter.”
“Ah, if they quit, then that’s a relief…… Uh….”
Mo Yeon-hu, who had been answering absentmindedly, paused.
‘Lee Seo-yeon?’
That was clearly a woman’s name. Furthermore, since her surname wasn’t Kang or Kwon… it didn’t seem like she was a cousin like Mi-yeong.
‘And she was a sniper too?’
Kwon Mi-eon was a sniper, and this woman, Lee Seo-yeon, was a sniper. They were in a relationship where she would hand over her ID. Not only that, he knew her current status of having quit the game, and he spoke of her casually as ‘she’…….
‘……Could it be that person from back then?’
Suddenly, Mo Yeon-hu remembered Kwon Mi-eon, who had once barged into his house and shouted that love isn’t something that changes. Was the person Kwon Mi-eon spoke of then ‘Lee Seo-yeon’?
Suddenly curious about Lee Seo-yeon, Mo Yeon-hu thought. Lee Seo-yeon, for some reason, the name alone sounded like she would be pretty.
‘He must have been nice to her, right?’
Seeing as they played the game together and he even remembered her ID, they must have been quite close. Above all, looking at how Kwon Mi-eon usually treated him, Mo Yeon-hu speculated that he must have been incredibly kind to her, then he paused.
‘But why am I curious about this?’
He soon realized how strange his thoughts were. Why was he imagining and wondering about such things when he usually didn’t care whether his friends were dating or not?
“Hyung? Aren’t you using the radio? They said we should move to the Alliance Territory now that we’ve joined.”
Well, it was probably just a bit surprising that Kwon Mi-eon had played the game with someone else.
‘Yeah, that’s right. I have this image of Kwon Mi-eon as someone who would have acted alone in the X Server since birth.’
But why did his mouth feel so dry, even though he hadn’t eaten anything? Why do I keep…….
“…….”
“Hyung?”
“Ah, ah! Yeah. I got it. I’ll turn it on.”
Coming back to his senses at Kwon Mi-eon’s call, Mo Yeon-hu pushed his thoughts aside and hurried to activate the alliance radio.
Ding! Along with the notification sound, a new alliance tab appeared, and a flood of chat messages poured in.
(Alliance) LEDO: Hello
(Alliance) ZedIsNeverDie: Wow~ Hello
(Alliance) DriedTomato: hiiii hi hi
(Alliance) WhatIsHealing: Hello!!
(Alliance) WhatIsDealing: Hey
(Alliance) ineees: Oh, we have new members.
(Alliance) 11011011: lol wow, more newbies. Let’s get along.
There were many people welcoming the two of them. Surprised, Mo Yeon-hu clicked on the alliance member list and his jaw dropped.
‘Whoa, there are almost 100 people?’
If 47 was a group of high-level users, System Error was more like a melting pot. While there were occasional high-level users, it was filled with people of all levels.
‘No wonder they were hard to find.’
Kwon Mi-eon had probably tracked them based on existing VITA data. But for VITA alliance members to wash their nicknames and servers and hide within such a crowded alliance, it was natural that it was difficult to catch their trail.
(Alliance) Na-ojik: Hello!
(Alliance) Not Mi-yeong: Hello
As they greeted them, the chat surged again like a cloud.
‘Wow…… there are way too many.’
While he just watched, unable to dare respond, the party window blinked.
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: For now, let’s all move to the Alliance Territory!!
(Party) oTyu-dap Tyu-dap o: Once we get there, there’ll probably be a lot to do!!
(Party) Mexibokku: go go
“Let’s go.”
“Yeah.”
Mo Yeon-hu summoned his mount and followed behind them. And Kwon Mi-eon…….
“Huh? Why are you coming behind me?”
Adjusting the speed of his mount, he naturally positioned himself behind Mo Yeon-hu. When Mo Yeon-hu asked why he was standing in a line instead of walking side-by-side, Kwon Mi-eon answered nonchalantly.
“I heard this place gets quite a few attacks. I don’t fully trust those guys either, and there are many clueless people in beginner servers, so they might suddenly attack without thinking in places like this. I’ll watch the rear while we go.”
The way he naturally matched the speed showed he had done this more than once or twice. Watching that scene, Mo Yeon-hu unconsciously had a thought.
‘He said Lee Min-cho s2 tempted him to play the game, right? Then did they travel around protecting each other like this when they were beginners?’
Thinking about that, Mo Yeon-hu felt inexplicably uncomfortable. His lips twitched, and he snapped.
“You must have done a lot of protecting.”
While I’ve done nothing but roll you around.
Mo Yeon-hu, who had become grumpy for no reason, froze.
“Who would I do this for?”
Wait, did I just say that out loud?
“Hyung?”
“…….”
“Yeon-hu Hyung?”
Kwon Mi-eon kept questioning Mo Yeon-hu, who was just walking forward in silence. Because he asked so persistently, Mo Yeon-hu could no longer pretend not to hear.
Eventually, in a voice as small as a mosquito’s, Mo Yeon-hu spoke.
“…Yeon.”
“I can’t hear you, who?”
To the questioning Kwon Mi-eon, he answered again, as if glancing around. In a very small voice that wouldn’t be heard unless one listened closely.
“Lee Seo-yeon.”