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Space station engulfed by the shadow of Earth.

The Woman was staring into the eyes of a strange creature that emitted a soft glow in the dark.

It was an odd-looking lifeform, one that had never been seen on the space station or even on Earth, but strangely, it didn’t feel frightening.

“Meow!”

A cute sound.

It was small enough to fit in her arms.

Its warm, golden eyes brought peace to her heart.

The refreshing mint scent reminded her of the smell of grass after the rain.

Perhaps all these elements that made up the strange creature combined to create this feeling.

She instinctively wanted to reach out and pet it, but remembered the Objects she had seen as an Object Researcher and stopped herself.

Objects that looked harmless or gave off an aura of mental pollution had to be treated with caution.

Just touching it might make her wrist disappear.

Thinking about that, she started to feel suspicious about the creature’s mouth.

It felt like it would munch on her hand with one bite if she got too close!

The Woman tried to suppress her desire to pet the creature for safety’s sake, but suddenly thought,

‘Since I’m going to die alone in space anyway, doesn’t it make no difference if I pet this cute little creature?’

There was a high chance she would freeze to death in the endless cold suffocating the shadowy station.

The mix of despair, loneliness, and cold intertwined, and she cautiously stretched out her hand.

As her fingertips touched the moist green surface, a warm sensation spread through her.

“Meow?”

It felt fluffy as if she were touching high-quality fur, and it was comfortably warm like a hot pack.

“Warm.”

Enchanted by the warmth, she slowly cradled the strange creature in her arms.

“Really warm.”

Feeling the warmth beating in her embrace, the Woman held the creature tightly and cried quietly.

The fear and loneliness she felt alone in the station seemed to melt away in that warmth.

Although the chance of survival was still slim, holding this little one made her worries fade.

“Meow!”

However, the strange creature, perhaps uncomfortable, struggled to escape the Woman’s arms.

“Haha.”

Its antics seemed oddly cute and humorous, making her laugh.

For the first time since being occupied by the green moon, she was able to laugh out loud.

*

The courtyard of the Sehee Research Institute, where the grass grew plush like a carpet.

I was lying on the soft grass with a VR headset flipped over my head.

Just recently, Cheong had visited the Sehee Research Institute and left it as a gift, and it was the first time I was trying it on.

I thought Cheong and company would be staying at the Sehee Research Institute for quite a while as they had Mini Reapers with them, but they left quicker than I expected.

Did they say they were traveling the world?

After hearing that, I briefly wondered, ‘Should I go on a trip too?’ but somehow thought it would be a hassle and gave up.

Whenever I go on a trip, accidents happen, so it’s better to just lie comfortably at home.

As for the Roll Cake Human that came with Cheong, one Golden Reaper was given as a pet, tempted by the taste of the roll cake.

Despite being an Object, the Roll Cake Human somehow intrigued the Mini Reapers.

Maybe the Mini Reapers tend to like the snacks from the garden, which is likely why this phenomenon happened.

While lying there with the VR headset on, a Golden Reaper was crawling into the VR headset.

The Golden Reaper slowly came near my eyes from the side of my cheek.

“Mama!”

The Mini Reapers had been quietly sitting near me while I was watching TV, but as soon as I put on the VR headset, they bizarrely kept trying to squeeze in.

The Golden Reaper had already made its way in below the headset four times.

When I sat up on the grass, four Golden Reapers were dangling below the headset.

It felt like they were being hanged, with only their heads poking into the VR headset.

‘I can’t use this while the Mini Reapers are around.’

I sighed inwardly and removed the VR headset, with four Golden Reapers plopping down onto my knees.

I casually tossed the VR headset aside in the courtyard and started watching TV.

[Recently, phenomena that seem related to Objects have been occurring worldwide.]

[Plants are reportedly growing significantly overnight, and animals thought to be extinct have reappeared, causing anomalies in Earth’s ecosystem. This phenomenon has gathered worldwide attention, as even the experts on Objects cannot clearly explain its cause.]

[The American Object Association announced in an official statement today that the cause of this phenomenon is likely the green moon observed in space.]

[Currently, it seems there is no way to directly control or remove this unusual Object in space. The Object associations and research institutes of various countries have begun urgent investigations into the green moon, but so far, they have yet to present a definitive solution.]

[Experts unanimously stated, “Dealing with Objects in space that have a direct impact on Earth presents a new challenge for humanity. Current scientific technology makes removing the green moon appear virtually impossible.”]

‘The green moon!’

As soon as I saw that news, I got up from my seat.

The Golden Reapers that were sitting on my knees tumbled down, but I had no time to care.

‘The green moon has finally appeared.’

In fact, there was something I had been thinking about while eliminating various colored moons.

That thing was the destruction of the Steel Tower.

The destruction conditions for the Steel Tower and the scenery that could be seen from the Steel Tower.

The vague destruction condition “<Nostalgia>” and the colorful moons in the sky seemed to be related somehow.

Moreover, ever since I started collecting moons, my speculation began to take on a sense of reality.

And the final piece to destroy the Steel Tower had finally shown itself.

However, when I resolved to eliminate the green moon, I faced one problem.

‘How do I get to space?’

No matter how much of an Object it is, I didn’t think I could fly that high with Cloud Fish.

‘It looks like I have no choice but to use modern technology like rockets?’

Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like the Sehee Research Institute, busy playing with Mini Reapers, had the technological capability to build rockets.

It was a rather troublesome situation.

At that moment, a groundbreaking idea crossed my mind: ‘Firing from a super-sized Black Reaper Ballista,’ but I quickly dismissed it, realizing that space travel needed much more precision than I thought.

It would be sad to become a space wanderer.

What should I do?

*

The Sehee Research Institute courtyard, where my mom collapsed while watching the news and lay motionless.

Maybe due to the influence of the green moon, Mini Reapers were wandering around in the tall grass, which had grown high enough to submerge their ankles.

‘I found it!’

Among those Mini Reapers, one Golden Reaper exuded happiness.

In its grasp was a tiny bird.

These were the Mini Little Owlets that had started to appear naturally in the Sehee Research Institute due to the influence of the green moon.

The Golden Reaper, holding the owl that was as big as its head, placed it on its head and dove into the Mini Reapers gathered in the courtyard.

“A little baby bird!”

The Mini Reapers surrounded the Little Owl the Golden Reaper brought, carefully slicing pieces of their beloved snacks to feed it.

The researchers recorded the scene with smiles of satisfaction.

Also, Mini Hamsters and Mini Rabbits were starting to be adored by the Mini Reapers.

While watching that, one researcher posed a question.

“By the way, why do only those ridiculously small ‘Mini Creatures’ appear at the Sehee Research Institute?”

“I don’t know. But they’re cute, so isn’t it nice?”

That conversation was something one wouldn’t expect from Object specialists.

At that moment, Seoah was watching that scene while seated in the Deputy Director’s office, writing a report.

<Analysis of the influence of the green moon phenomenon on supernatural lifeforms and its correlation with public perception>

<Introduction: Since the recent occurrence of the green moon, supernatural beings such as phoenixes and dragons have appeared. This research aims to analyze the impact of public perception on beings linked to the green moon.>

<….>

<Conclusion and Recommendations: The green moon phenomenon has led to the emergence of supernatural lifeforms, which are significantly influenced by public perception.>

And beneath that report was a scribbled note written in pen.

<Then what about the Sehee Research Institute?>

*

On the outskirts of Songpa District, James Tower.

Inside the large facility set up within James Tower, the staff were busy wrapping up their work for the emergency Tyrannosaurus Project to resolve the green moon.

Under an unprecedented collaboration between the Korean Object Safety Management Council and the American Object Association, they were able to transport everything from launch pads to rockets from the U.S.

James, looking extremely tired with deep dark circles under his eyes, was checking the plans while staring down.

“This should catch the Gray Reaper’s attention.”

In James’s tired eyes, a colossal rocket reflected brightly.

It was the Golden-Mecha-Tyranno rocket, shining in golden splendor and shaped like a Tyrannosaurus.