“Soo-bin Unnie.”
“Uh, yes?”
“Unnie, your parents were researchers at Han Eun Group, right?”
In that moment, the color drained from Lee Soo-bin’s face.
Her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
‘No, no, no…’ she began to deny inwardly, but seeing her attempt to dismiss the topic, Seo Eun could only respond with a bitter smile.
“Unnie, don’t you also want revenge on Han Eun Group, those bastards?”
“Uh…?”
“Your parents died in that ‘disaster,’ didn’t they?”
At Seo Eun’s words, Lee Soo-bin’s expression hardened.
Even I, who had planned to tease Seo Eun for slipping out of character and calling me ‘unnie,’ found myself listening attentively when Han Eun Group and the ‘disaster’ were mentioned.
“I’ve seen the posts you wrote on the dark web. You hate Han Eun Group too. You said you wanted to kill them all.”
“How, how did you…”
“How do I know? Your blocking program has a lot of flaws. You should make a new one.”
Seo Eun had risen from her seat and approached Lee Soo-bin, taking her hands in a firm grip.
It was a little funny that the seated Lee Soo-bin was taller than the standing Seo Eun, but given the gravity of the moment, I decided not to comment.
“I’m looking for the executives at Han Eun Group. My life was ruined because of those sons of bitches. I’m going to find them and kill them all. That’s the only way I’ll find peace.”
“Unnie, will you help me?”
As Seo Eun finished speaking, Lee Soo-bin burst into tears and clasped Seo Eun’s hands in hers.
“Yes, I will, I’ll help you!”
“Thank you, unnie.”
With that, they embraced each other.
Uh…
The sight of the white-haired Seo Eun and the black-haired Lee Soo-bin hugging made for a picturesque scene of black and white harmony.
Is it just me… am I the only one who can’t quite follow the emotional atmosphere here?
What on earth are they doing… Suddenly a few words were exchanged, and now they’re hugging each other, overwhelmed by emotion…?
As I watched the two women embrace, I, the lone man, felt awkwardly out of place.
What is this all about…?
***
Lee Soo-bin.
Graduate of Seoul National University, majoring in Computer Science.
25 years old, the same age as me.
She lived alone on a subsidy since her parents passed away when she was young.
Since middle school, she secluded herself at home like a hikikomori, focusing solely on computers, to the point where her skills are top-notch.
So good that she understood everything Seo Eun said.
I couldn’t understand any of it.
Her main activities involved conducting cyberterrorism for hire through the dark web, making a living off that.
The reason she came out as my follower for this terror…
“What did you say? It happened accidentally?”
“Yes… People in the chat room were blindly following Egotistic, saying this and that, and I… I just wanted to be a part of it…”
“…..”
So, what, in the end, you’re not even my follower?
I watched as she fidgeted in her seat.
Lee Soo-bin. Despite her rather kind-sounding name, she had a somewhat intimidating appearance.
With long black hair and tall stature, she looked a bit frightening when expressionless, reminiscent of the fierce school delinquents from my school days.
But somehow, despite her looks, she was…
“You have no friends?”
“Yes… I only stayed at home, and only attended school just enough to graduate…”
“…”
Why do I feel like I’m about to cry listening to this?
Well, overall, she seemed harmless.
Of course, there were still some suspicious aspects to her.
For one, Lee Soo-bin has never appeared in the world I possessed, in the manhwa [Stardust!].
Not being mentioned means she doesn’t have a big impact.
She’s just an extra. Like me.
“I understand.”
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