68 First Day at Work, First Moment of Silence

Thanks to Kim Ryang's consideration, which gave me time to organize my thoughts, I began working as a new recruit in the Chungnam Branch's Field Support Team after two days of rest.

During my break, I didn't receive so much as a scrap of news from the team members who had been separated from me, let alone contact them.

Since, as a precaution, all my clothing and personal belongings, including my terminal, had been incinerated, naturally all my phone numbers and whatnot were gone.

Truthfully, even if my terminal had been intact, I probably wouldn't have been able to contact them.

Saying, “We just have to avoid meeting!” when you say you need time would be strange, after all.

Although it was bittersweet, I also felt relieved at the thought that the file containing the lust monster's recorded consciousness had vanished from the world.

On my first day, the office was packed with nearly a hundred people in suits.

It was a stark contrast to our office, which at most five of us had shared. No, this was my cage now.

Among them, the Chungnam Branch's three aces—real ones, not self-proclaimed—recognized me and welcomed me.

“Let's do well.”...