1. “What, what is this?” —“Excuse me?” He had no time to spare for Jeong Seolah. This was no time to be mesmerized by her ear-tickling voice. “Just a moment. I’ll call you back in a bit.” —“Mr. Simin…?” He cut the connection without another word and stared at the system messages. The message about an impossible probability and the word he never wanted to hear: balance. The job and rewards he received after that didn’t even register. Nothing else mattered.