A peaceful alleyway where the warm afternoon sunlight pours down.

Hiding the grand title of a Special Task Force agent for the Hero Association, I walked with perfect tranquility, presenting a plausible business card as a 'freelance database organizer.'

In a daily life spent handling global threats beneath the surface, I was nothing more than an ordinary young man in this moment, walking with a grocery bag in one hand.

A message from my lover, Monoko, arrived with a vibration in my pocket.

[Guest, have you been looking for a job lately?]

Looking at the screen, memories of our first meeting flashed by—when she was struggling alone in front of a mountain of luggage.

Since helping her then, I always wanted to make her happy, but my life shrouded in secrecy must have been nothing but anxiety for her.

[I'm looking hard, so don't worry too much.]

I sent a calm reply, but the response was bitter.

[I'm sorry... but looking at your uncertain future, it's getting harder to know if it's right for us to continue this relationship.]

A heavy ache settled in a corner of my chest. How wonderful it would be if I could reveal that I am a Special Task Force agent protecting world peace. But with a low sigh, the only words I could offer were a powerless apology.

[I'm sorry, Monoko... I'll try harder.]

Burying the truth I could not reveal, I walked lonely down the hill stained by the sunset.

That evening, intelligence was received regarding a water supply poisoning terror attack by the villain 'Black Viper.'

Following the Special Task Force's orders, the Beta agent set out for field suppression, while I, Epsilon, began the mission to infiltrate the server and remotely isolate the contaminated water.

[Move total water volume of Sector 3 to the reprocessing facility? (y/n)]

In front of the monitor, sweating profusely and fiercely operating the control modules, I succeeded in diverting the contaminated water to the reprocessing facility.

But the joy was short-lived as an urgent radio transmission from Beta came in.

"HQ, Epsilon! The target slipped away from the site toward the city center! He's planning to go on a rampage in the city!"

My hands froze instantly. If it's the city center at this hour...

20 minutes later, Beta's radio rang again.

"Situation resolved. A-rank hero Kang Jun-tae has already suppressed Black Viper in the city. They're rescuing casualties now, so turn on the news."

On the screen, I saw Kang Jun-tae receiving the spotlight under brilliant lights.

And held in his arms was... Monoko, bloody and unconscious.

After seeing Kang Jun-tae hand her over to the medical team, I hurriedly grabbed my clothes.

I say I work for peace, but in the end, I only move where no one knows.

It was sickening that while the woman I love was injured and in danger, someone else, not me, was the one saving her.

What on earth have I been working for?