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<Cosmos Link>
Low-orbit satellite communication network, Cosmos Link.
Also known as CL.
Used by Baekseol and Maple when they went to find a cat, and it worked great even on a deserted island.
<Lady Han Ga-eul starts broadcasting>
“Hey guys, can you hear me?”
[⚔️Yeah]
[⚔️Where is this?]
“Mother Russia.”
[⚔️Crazy girl]
[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOLOL she’s out of her mind]
[⚔️You coming out to the neighborhood? LOL]
Upon entering the Sakha Republic of Russia through Yakutsk Airport, I see someone holding a picket sign.
They have a tough look.
“Ga-eul!”
“Nella.”
As I approach Nella, who’s waving the picket sign, she throws her arm around my neck.
“Haha, still disgustingly pretty as ever.”
“You too, Nella.”
I give Nella’s butt a little squeeze, and she jumps up in shock.
“Eek!”
“Such a cute scream.”
“Crazy girl.”
Nella glares at me with wary eyes before approaching again.
[⚔️LOLOLOLOL]
[⚔️The room master is a lunatic no matter where she goes LOL]
[⚔️No discrimination based on nationality LOL]
Nella stares intently at my phone.
“Say hi.”
“Hello?”
“You gotta do it in English. They won’t understand if you speak Russian.”
“Oh right, you’re so good at our language, I forgot. Nice to meet you, friends.”
[⚔️Long time no see, Nella]
[⚔️Hi hi]
[⚔️Nella]
Nella’s eyes dart up and down rapidly.
“Oh ho. Is this the internet broadcast you were talking about? Like what we did on the deserted island?”
“Yep. It’s my main gig.”
“Why’s the chat so fast? My eyes are spinning. Can you even read this?”
“I’m used to it, so it’s fine.”
Viewers, seeing Nella reading the chat, start spamming in English.
“It feels like there are more viewers than when we were on the deserted island. How many people is this?”
“Tens of thousands.”
Nella makes an exaggerated shocked face and looks at me.
“Anyway, welcome to Russia, friend.”
“Thanks for the warm welcome.”
Nella spreads her arms.
I hug her, and she pats my back.
“I got the doll you sent me. It’s on display in my room.”
“Do you like it?”
“Of course. It’s a heartfelt gift, how could I not be happy?”
“My mom carved it herself.”
“No wonder it’s so pretty. Your mom must be just as kind.”
“Hahaha, she’s incredibly beautiful.”
When you go to another country, you expect a strong foreign scent, but the first thing I felt stepping off at Yakutsk Airport was the cold.
Back home, the chill is slowly creeping in, and the occasional rain brings a damp feeling.
“Why’s the weather like this?”
“Why are you dressed like that?”
“It’s autumn back home.”
Every time I exhale, a cloudy puff of breath comes out.
Only after changing the region settings on my phone do I see the temperature.
<Yakutsk Airport, Sakha Republic, Russia (-22°C)>
“Minus 22 degrees?”
“Yakutsk is warm.”
“Are you serious?”
[⚔️Wow, look at the weather]
[⚔️OMG insane]
Seeing my reaction, Nella shrugs her shoulders.
“My hometown is even colder than this.”
“Where’s your hometown again?”
“Srednekolymsk. It’s way colder there.”
“It was about minus 36 degrees at the time.”
“Wow, that’s dizzying.”
Nella chuckles.
“What’s dizzying is your fashion. Why on earth are there holes in your jeans?”
“I thought this would be enough.”
Moving recklessly on another planet seems to have backfired here.
I just threw on a scarf and came, but the weather is no joke.
I knew it would be below zero since I came looking for a cold place, but I didn’t expect it to be this extreme.
“Did you check your luggage as a backpack instead of a suitcase?”
“Yeah. I can’t drag a suitcase around if I’m going to be moving around a lot.”
Nella’s mouth drops open.
“You’re planning to wander around here?”
“Yeah.”
“Ga-eul, are you out of your mind? Sorry, but that’s not happening. I can’t throw an old friend to the bears.”
[⚔️Wow, that’s intense lol]
[⚔️What is Nella saying? The voice translator is acting weird because of her accent.]
[⚔️She said if you wander around, you’ll become bear food lol]
[⚔️Ah, so the translator isn’t broken after all.]
[⚔️It’s our room master’s brain that’s broken.]
[⚔️LOL]
Nella pokes the backpack I set down beside me with her finger.
“Is this a tent, by any chance?”
“Yeah.”
“Oh, my god.”
It seems like all I’ve heard since meeting Nella are exclamations.
“Let’s get out of here first. I feel stuffy after being on the plane for so long.”
“Yeah, let’s go. Maybe then you’ll come to your senses.”
“We can get whatever we’re missing locally.”
Nella picks up my bag and starts walking. It must be pretty heavy with the tent, but she doesn’t show any sign of it.
Being a former soldier, she gives off a reassuring vibe when she’s around.
“But I guess I had some prejudice. I thought it would be a bit backward since it’s the complete opposite of Moscow, but the airport is really clean?”
“It’s an international airport, after all. But it used to be really run-down. The internet spread the word about how cold it is here, and now everyone comes here, so it’s become a hub airport.”
“Ah, interesting.”
The airport is surprisingly large and well-maintained, which is nice to see.
“But it’s still a rural area. Don’t get your hopes up too much; most people don’t even know there’s a place called the Sakha Republic.”
“Really? I’m really looking forward to it.”
“The population here is only about 300,000.”
“Oh…”
In our country, Busan has 3 million, and Seoul is close to 10 million.
For a city with an international airport, the population is very small.
“Especially in Russia, you always have to watch your step.”
“Why?”
“The land is ridiculously vast, but the maintenance is poor, so there are potholes everywhere.”
The temperature drops exponentially as we walk further.
The cold is biting.
“Right, you mentioned that on the deserted island.”
“So they say there are two big problems in Russia. One is the roads, and the other is the Russians. Ugh, you know the saying about Russians.”
As we walk out of the airport, Nella excitedly tells me stories.
Her enthusiastic welcome makes me feel happy too.
“This is the real Russia, my friend.”
The airport doors open, and Nella spreads her arms forward.
“Wow…”
[⚔️Wow]
[⚔️Glad we came]
A snowy landscape unfolds.
The buildings are all covered in pure white snow.
The world looks bright.
It’s truly a city of snow.
“It’s so beautiful…”
Seol-ah, Danpung, come out and take a look at this.”
Baekseol and Danpung peek their heads out from the clothes.
“Snow!”
“Ppiit!?”
Baekseol twitches her short front paws towards the snowflakes falling from the sky.
Danpung frantically looks around.
It feels like you can hear the whooshing sound.
“Ppi- Ppit! Ppit!”
Danpung, who came out of the clothes, scurries up to my shoulder and starts pressing my cheeks.
“Surprised? It’s winter here.”
“Ppit! Ppi- Ppiit!”
“It’s okay. You’ll be warm with me.”
They must have been really shocked when winter suddenly arrived one morning after they had been diligently gathering food.
As I calmly stroke Danpung, the little head that had been frantically looking around finally stops.
“Right?”
“Ppit!”
Once Danpung calms down, Nella pokes her face in.
“Who’s this? So tiny. Why are your cheeks so chubby?”
“This is Danpung, my family. There are seeds in those cheeks.”
“Ah, I see. If they’re your family, they’re my family too. Nice to meet you, I’m Nella.”
Danpung tilts their head at Nella, then slowly wags their tail.
“Ppiit.”
“Haha, so cute. Long time no see, Baekseol.”
“Yeah!”
Danpung seems to have memorized Nella’s face, so they probably won’t attack.
“Do you like our rabbit?”
“I do!”
“Wow, you do.”
“Yeah!”
Baekseol, who had been twitching her front paws, starts wiggling her body.
She must be really excited.
[⚔️I thought she was crazy when she suddenly said she wanted to see snow and went to the polar region, but it was a good idea to come.]
[⚔️LOL for real]
Nella, pulling down her thick clothes to check her watch, gives a sly smile.
“Ga-eul, it’s -22 degrees Celsius.”
“Is this the city of doom?”
[⚔️LOLOLOL]
[⚔️Romance combined!]
[⚔️LOL for real]
[⚔️The only problem is we might freeze to death if we stay a bit longer.]
As we step outside, the snow falls softly, and the signs of life grow fewer.
As Nella said, the land is vast, but there aren’t many people.
─Chik, chik.
“Whoo─”
The cigarette smoke mixes with the white world.
“Ga-eul, sorry, but I have to go now.”
“Where to?”
“I booked a light aircraft.”
Nella adjusts her bag again and starts walking.
“Where I live is about 1,200 km from here.”
“That’s really far.”
“It’s close.”
[⚔️LOLOLOL]
[⚔️Is that like when the GPS in the US tells you to make a right turn 1,000 km ahead?]
[⚔️Our people are so confused LOL]
Nella, lighting a cigarette, continues walking.
As we move forward, peculiar buildings start to appear.
Each building, with its unique shape, seems to be wearing the same hat due to the white snow.
It’s like seeing classmates of different genders, heights, and races getting along just because they’re in the same class.
We turn through winding alleys.
How far has Arthur walked?
As we cross the iron gate and enter the private property, a building that reminds me of a farmhouse stands there.
Inside the wide-open building, the shape of an airplane is visible.
In front of it, a middle-aged man with a full beard is smoking a cigarette and looking at us. His entire body is muscular.
“Uncle Olek.”
Nella waves her hand and approaches the bearded middle-aged man.
“Nella.”
After a brief greeting with Nella, the middle-aged man’s gaze turns to me.
The middle-aged man, puffing on his cigarette, nods at me.
“Is that the guest?”
“Yeah. Is that your tin can husband?”
[⚔️The room master is getting sassy again]
[⚔️LOLOLOLOL]
[⚔️The room master is just a disaster LOL, doesn’t care about age or nationality]
The middle-aged man, who had been staring at me, chuckles.
“So you’re Nella’s friend.”
Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Nella interrupts.
“No, Uncle. What did I do!”
“Looks like your friend to me.”
“She’s a real crazy woman. During survival, she put broken glass on fishing lines to trip people, you know?”
Nella points at me, jabbing her finger in the air.
“Nella, if you keep pointing like that, I’ll treat you like a dog on the bed.”
“Eek!”
The cigarette the middle-aged man was holding falls to the ground with a thud.
***
Below the high-flying light aircraft, a snowy scene that takes your breath away unfolds.
“When we get home, mom will make us some warm soup.”
“Oh, that sounds delicious. Borscht?”
“Right. You were good at cooking even on the deserted island. Do you know our country’s cuisine too?”
“I just know about it. I wanted to try it.”
All I see are trees and snow-covered mountain ranges.
I have no idea how vast the land is.
[⚔️Wow, you picked a good streamer to see this]
[⚔️For real]
[⚔️LOL if you’re jealous, pick a better streamer LOL]
“But can this tin can really go 1,200 km?”
“Kid, this thing has a range of 1,700 km. It’s a beauty.”
“Really as cool as your beard, Uncle.”
Baekseol and Danpung keep looking out the window.
Baekseol’s ears are perked up, and Danpung is wagging his tail slightly, so it seems like they’re not asleep.
“Ball!”
Looking out the window, something brown is rolling around.
“Baekseol, that’s not a ball, it’s a bear.”
“Bear!”
“Right, a bear.”
[⚔️Bear? A real bear?]
[⚔️Room master!!! Show us a wild bear too!!! I’m desperate!!!!]
“I’ll show you up close later.”
[⚔️?]
[⚔️How close? Like inside the bear’s stomach?]
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