“This is probably an interesting story for you too, Dexter. It’s about one of the infinite possibilities of this signpost.”
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“Well, don’t be surprised! Using this signpost, you can connect to a virtual world called Pangea Chronicle. It’s a unique world, much like an online game.”
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“Guest ID users aside, regular users connect through a service from a place called Impulse Soft. It feels just like a game company, but I don’t know how they provide a virtual world as if it were a game.”
“…….”
“By the way, Dexter, I vaguely remember you mentioning that you had a connection with Impulse Soft before.”
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With each word he uttered, Dexter clutched the signpost and slowly backed away. Unable to bear it any longer, Seongjin shouted.
“Hey, stop being so wary! I’m not going to take it away!”
Then, Dexter, who had been cautiously observing Seongjin, said.
“But you said it was a keepsake and that you’d ask for it back someday, didn’t you? It was just a temporary measure. I thought you’d use the signpost to gloss over the situation when the source editor broke, and then, when I’d forgotten about it, you’d ask for it again.”
Seongjin felt a pang of guilt.
Truth be told, he did want to get the remaining half back from him to check…