Hello, this is Super Asurada 77.

I’m just a middle-aged guy surviving the daily grind by recharging my batteries with retro games.

The very first thought that hits me the moment I open my eyes in the morning is: “I don’t feel so great… Should I just call out sick today?”

But contrary to my mind, my body is already on autopilot—showering and eating breakfast.

Next thing I know, I’m surrendering myself to the subway, clutching a retro handheld console in both hands.

I’m right back at that boss battle I was stuck on yesterday.

My soul is still at home, but I can see my physical shell sitting in the office chair, staring daggers at the monitor.

Staring at the screen, the thought creeps in again.

“Maybe I should take a half-day this afternoon?”

But then reality hits. I have a client meeting with the director later…

There goes my afternoon off, flying far away~

Still, lunchtime arrives. Seeing the hot soup and the meat dish in the cafeteria…

My HP gauge starts to rise. Lunch fills my HP to the max, but my magic gauge—MP—needs a different fuel: vending machine coffee.

A fresh shot of caffeine fills my MP bar completely.

Time flies, and suddenly, it’s already time to clock out.

On the subway ride home, I ponder again.

“Should I take tomorrow off?”

Ah… We have a production deployment tomorrow afternoon…

Taking tomorrow off is out of the question~!!!

Dang it~!!! I guess I’ll just rest during the weekend~~!!

Original article in Korean: [link]