By Zephyria And come to think of it, he was the one who found this medicine chest too. When Joo-oh tore off the chair, the first aid kit was there ‘as if by chance.’
“In Buckta, when you found the small aircraft.”
“Yeah.”
“Why did you suddenly tear off the chair?”
“Item looting is basic.”
If we roughly interpret his nonsense, it means he just rummaged around to see if there was anything useful.
That was something not only mercenaries but also Mu-hae always did. In short, it was really a coincidence.
It’s unsettling. Doesn’t everything flow as if the world revolves around him, all the events?
As if he were the main character…
Jin Mu-hae narrowed his eyes.
“You said you saw this pattern in Solar City.”
He shifted the topic back to Solar City. Mu-hae also sensed that there was no use in digging further as long as Joo-oh had that clueless look on his face.
“When did you go there?”
“Hmm. I don’t know this either.”
“You don’t know, or you don’t want to say. At least answer that properly.”
“I don’t remember anything yet. Really.”
Joo-oh belatedly claimed his innocence with an aggrieved look, showing the whites of his eyes like someone who was feeling guilty.
If he answered like this, it was true that he had no memories of the past. Still, Mu-hae was reluctant to let go of the clue to Solar City, which seemed to be within his grasp.
“Didn’t you see it in a dream?”
Mu-hae blurted out the words that had been hovering near his lips.
At the same time, Joo-oh’s lips twitched.
“I don’t dream.”
“You do.”
“I don’t remember. So I don’t dream.”
Joo-oh stubbornly insisted. It was different from his usual vague behavior, like diluting wine with water.
He would often tell the truth in front of Mu-hae’s questioning, even when he was lying and fidgeting.
Even the stories of Tinkle Friends and cereal, which he could have hidden as if he didn’t know, and which no one else would really care about, he would groan and confess everything.
“Okay.”
So he would believe him. For some reason, Joo-oh’s expression wasn’t good. His face darkened a bit, making his earlier grin seem out of place.
No. His complexion was good. His skin was glossy and his color was beautiful. However, his face was somehow subtly uneasy.
Joo-oh, who was blankly looking at Mu-hae, moved his lips again.
“Jin Mu-hae.”
“What.”
“Head. Touch it.”
Then he suddenly came to Mu-hae.
“I don’t feel good.”
He had seen this similar state before. Was it when Joo-oh was watching TV? When Mu-hae turned off the lights, his eyebrows looked exactly like this.
‘This…’
Did he poke at a part he shouldn’t have? He had already finished his speculation that he might be an Experiment from Solar City a long time ago.
Whether it was true or not, since there was a possibility that he was connected to that place in some way, it would have been better to mention it more carefully.
Regardless of whether he had memories or not, there was no guarantee that Solar City would remain a good image for him.
“Because if Jin Mu-hae touches me, I feel better.”
Still, Joo-oh soon perked up. He stood on tiptoe and brought his head right in front of Mu-hae’s eyes.
Mu-hae was about to push him away, but feeling the signs of trouble, he quietly reached out his hand.
As he always did, he rubbed his fingertips through his hair, and Joo-oh twitched the corners of his lips.
“I really don’t remember.”
“Who said you did?”
“But I’m happy when I’m with Jin Mu-hae.”
Joo-oh rubbed his cheek against his arm and hugged Mu-hae tightly. Jin Mu-hae didn’t push him away, but he didn’t hug him back either, in a strange posture, he was now stroking the round back of his head.
It felt strange. The expression of emotion, without a single black intention, pricked his heart.
Mu-hae didn’t answer anything and just threw out some harsh words.
“Don’t do this outside.”
“Okay.”
“I’m touching you because we’re home.”
“Okay.”
His warm and fragrant body wriggled in his arms, and even though he didn’t say it, his nerves were a little soothed.
Mu-hae tried to shift his thoughts away from Solar City and reviewed the remaining schedule.
In the evening… Gu-reum was finally scheduled to contact him. She was so busy that she had notified them of the date to use the signal and contacted them intermittently.
Since he would tell her about the incident that happened in Sakdal in the past few days and get information about the return flight, there was no need to force Joo-oh, who said he didn’t remember, to extract a story that might or might not be necessary.
Not just because of his sympathy for him. It was purely a matter of efficiency. Really.
“Get off now.”
When Joo-oh’s breathing became calm and even giggling could be heard, Mu-hae pushed him away and turned his body.
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[Day 5657]
I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but the difficulty is a bit strange.
It doesn’t seem like easy mode for sure, right? Well, I knew that since I met Jin Mu-hae.
Jin Mu-hae didn’t have a guide system either…
But again, things like combat are beyond easy mode and closer to auto. Jin Mu-hae always fought well without making mistakes.
He showed perfect movements without anyone’s manipulation, so I thought, this is the real Jin Mu-hae.
Of course, if he gets hurt, his HP doesn’t fully recover with one treatment like in the game, but still.
It seems like everything has become reality.
That’s why Jin Mu-hae is a bit smarter. He seems to know things I haven’t even said.
I was keeping it a secret that I suddenly get tired while sleeping. When Jin Mu-hae looked straight into my eyes and asked about dreams, my eyeballs rolled around everywhere.
But I didn’t lie. I almost got hit on the head again.
It doesn’t hurt when Jin Mu-hae hits me, but um, um. Yeah. I get sad.
I still don’t remember anything about the past.
I know all the stories of the game, but that’s not the past, so I’m confident.
Actually, I’m curious about what I was doing before I was
「La Vida Blue」
dragged into the world of.
But I’m more interested in what choices Jin Mu-hae will make and what route he will take to the ending, so it’s okay.
Especially after Jin Mu-hae rejected Cheong’s offer and suddenly left Sakdal!
Not that I’m making excuses, but that was a really absurd progression. This is not my fault.
I listen to Jin Mu-hae well, and at the same time, I help him get Cheong’s help so that Jin Mu-hae doesn’t get hurt too much.
Now, all he had to do was accept Cheong’s offer. In the game, Cheong always makes a deal, and regardless of whether you choose ‘Deal?’ or ‘Not interested’ in the subsequent options, he tells you the main point.
But as soon as Jin Mu-hae rejected the offer, Cheong suddenly said he would give me meat!
Meat is not bad. But instead of talking to me, he should have said to Jin Mu-hae that if he entertained him, he would send him the necessary information.
Then Jin Mu-hae would have said okay. Even if he said no, I was going to say okay…
Oh well. I don’t know. I’ve played the route where Cheong doesn’t cooperate several times anyway.
It’ll be fine somehow. I’ve been on several quests with Jin Mu-hae that weren’t in the game, so now I’m Joo-oh, who thinks and works well.
That’s why Jin Mu-hae now touches my head without hitting me. Even if I ask him to touch my face, ears, and neck, he says a few bad words, but he doesn’t kick me with his feet like before, so I like it.
Jin Mu-hae’s hands are rough. When he rubs my ears, it feels like my neck is ticklish, so I laugh.
If I smile when he looks at my face then, I can hug Jin Mu-hae without getting scolded.
But the best thing is when he rubs the lower part of my back with his big hands. My head becomes hazy with a feeling different from when I’m hungry, and I become happy.
More. I want Jin Mu-hae to touch me more.
Don’t sit here.
Why.
Because you don’t sit between other people’s legs. Get out of here before I turn off the TV.
Tch.
I can’t figure out Jin Mu-hae’s standards. He stays still when I put my knees between his legs and lie down.
But Jin Mu-hae when he becomes generous smells very good. When I smell it, I feel like I’m floating and saliva rises to the tip of my tongue.
My body gets hot and trembles, so when I put my mouth closer to the place where the smell is stronger, Jin Mu-hae’s eyebrows furrow and he grabs his pants.
I think this is a bit unfair. I even unbuttoned Jin Mu-hae’s pants when he touched me.
You. You’re not watching TV, are you.
No. I am watching.
I can roughly guess what Gu-reum will say later. I’ll hear if she met Cheong and what happened, and she’ll give me information about the return flight.
And soon Jin Mu-hae will have a chance to make a ‘contribution’. The next stage of the main story leads from the slums to the residential area.
I’m excited. I’m helping and watching the protagonist’s growth from the side.
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[Log saved.]
Joo-oh quickly fixed his gaze and watched TV.
He only recently noticed that Mu-hae gives him strange looks when he looks at the system window.
Right. Jin Mu-hae can’t see this. Since then, Joo-oh has been checking the system window while pretending to watch TV, look at the sky, or sometimes squint and doze off.
Small realizations were gradually making Joo-oh more ‘human’.
Again. He’s doing that again. Joo-oh was looking at the air while pretending to doze off.
Mu-hae, who was opening the oven, crossed his arms and quietly watched his antics. He wondered why he kept doing that, but it seemed that Joo-oh was slowly starting to understand that his own appearance looked strange.
But if someone who doesn’t have narcolepsy keeps squinting like that, who would believe he’s dozing off?
It must have been his own idea, but it was somehow obviously clumsy. Nevertheless, Mu-hae didn’t point it out because he was afraid of what extraordinary things Joo-oh would do again after hearing that his own brilliant solution didn’t work at all.
When he thought about it, it seemed better than just staring blankly into the air.
Jin Mu-hae clicked his tongue softly and turned his head. Anyway, he would be wearing a hat outside, so he wouldn’t be seen doing that.
He thought it was admirable that he was making such a pathetic effort, so what did it matter?