Chapter 158: 158
Chilling.
Their gazes felt like daggers piercing into me.
Lim Ga-eul and Sophia stared at me, their eyes wide, slowly scanning me from top to bottom, as if licking me with their eyes.
'…What, what's going on?'
I took a step back, flustered.
Then, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
'Could it be… the rank increase effect?'
[Velvet School Life!] is a mobile game where players collect and train beautiful girls.
It's a money-making scheme that relies on the appeal of attractive characters.
As such, the target audience is clear, and the scenes they want to see are also set.
Among them, there is an event that always elicits the most enthusiastic response.
It is the rank increase.
Is it because my character has become stronger?
Of course, that's part of it.
The rank increase boosts the overall performance of the character, increasing all attributes by 10 in my case.
I had also gained a new trait, 'Charisma', and my growth limit and potential had increased as well.
So, it was safe to say that I had become an entirely different person.
But, the real reason why people go crazy over rank increases is something else entirely.
It's the 'service scene' that comes with it.
As the character's strength increases, their body undergoes a physical evolution, and their clothes tear in the process.
Of course, as it's an all-ages game, there's no explicit nudity,
However, the ambiguous, borderline-risqué nature of the scenes fuelled the imagination.
Many players were so dedicated to these service scenes that they played Velvets solely for them.
These scenes were often shared online as image captures, and the comments would be flooded with expressions of awe and excitement.
'But, I'm the one experiencing it now?'
Of course, I had never seen Jin Yuha's service scene.
Why would I waste my time leveling up a character like him when I had so many other, more appealing characters to focus on?
With a stiff expression, I slowly looked down at my body.
Tutuk─ Thud.
The barely-holding-together threads finally gave way.
My clothes were now completely tattered and torn, resembling rags.
The upper half was shredded to the point where it was hard to find any intact fabric, exposing my well-toned chest muscles and abs.
And the most crucial part, the pants…
'Phew… Thank goodness.'
I breathed a sigh of relief as I looked down.
True to the all-ages nature of the game, the vital areas were just barely covered, with the threads hanging on by a thread around the pelvic bone.
'But this feels a bit weird…'
I couldn't help but feel a mix of complex emotions as I was re-enacting the service scene that was supposed to be for other characters.
'Well, it's just a scene, no big deal.'
That's what I thought, but the people watching seemed to disagree.
Lim Ga-eul's face was as red as a ripe tomato, and she looked like she was about to explode at any moment. On top of that, she started bleeding from her nose,
Sophia covered her eyes with her hand.
'But, Sophia… Does covering your eyes with your hand like that even make a difference?'
There was enough space between her fingers for three eyes to fit through.
Anyway, feeling a bit embarrassed, I scratched my cheek.
Step.
Step.
Baek Seol-hee, who had now regained her composure, walked towards me.
She didn't pay much attention to my body and instead met my gaze.
Wriggle.
Baek Seol-hee, staring intently at me, raised her eyebrows.
"...You've gotten stronger."
"Yes."
I replied in a firm voice.
"That enemy was one that even I couldn't completely defeat. Did you finish him off for sure?"
"Yes, he won't be able to resurrect."
"...Is that so."
Baek Seol-hee slowly nodded.
"Life-threatening battles always bring about growth."
"...Yes."
I replied a beat late.
To be honest, the enemy was nothing special.
The strategy was already set, and with Lim Ga-eul's support in her awakened state, it was an easy kill.
But, in the current atmosphere, it didn't feel right to say that.
"Well, you prioritized the safety of the hostages and entrusted them to me, facing the enemy alone. As an instructor of Velvet Academy, I should commend you for that. It was the best decision. Good job."
However, despite the praise in her words, her voice was cold and devoid of emotion.
"...But as your teacher, I can't let it go."
"What?"
"Jin Yuha, can't you trust and rely on me more?"
Baek Seol-hee said, her gaze unwavering.
Hmm, with my Baek Seol-hee Emotion Analysis Specialist Level 1 qualification, I could tell…
'...Are you disappointed?'
It seemed like Instructor Baek was displeased with my decision to face the enemy alone.
Well, it wasn't unreasonable to be concerned, considering the devil had almost descended and had stolen the body of a demon.
I felt like I needed to ease her mind a little.
"I made that choice because I trust you."
"Because you trust me…?"
"Yes, I believed that the dangerous being had not fully emerged into the world, but had instead possessed the demon."
"...That's right."
"So, I was confident that I could withstand it. And even if I couldn't hold out, I knew that you, the strongest and most dependable person I've ever met, would return in time…"
Instructor Baek bit her lip at my lip service.
Hmm, this was a new pattern. I couldn't quite read her expression.
"..."
Baek Seol-hee, who had been staring at me, instead of patting my head as usual,
Flap─
Took off the cloak draped over her shoulders and placed it over my head.
Then, thud.
She placed a box in my hand.
'Hmm? Is this… a sword maintenance kit?'
Why was she returning the one I gave her earlier?
'Is she so angry that she can't even accept my gift?'
I looked up at her with a worried expression.
Baek Seol-hee turned away abruptly.
"...That was originally mine. I have a new one now, so you can use that from now on."
As she said this, the back of her ear turned a subtle shade of red.
'Ah, I know this pattern. Embarrassment.'
It seemed like her way of expressing gratitude.
"Let's wrap things up, everyone. The operation isn't over yet. Our job is to hand over the hostages to the Hunter Management Bureau."
Baek Seol-hee said this nonchalantly to Lim Ga-eul and Sophia.
"...Yes."
"...Yep."
I wrapped the cloak she had given me around my body to cover myself, but Sophia and Lim Ga-eul still stared at me, nodding.
.
.
.
The hostages received further treatment from Sophia and were safely handed over to the Hunter Management Bureau.
We reported the incident, received their thanks, and even got a monetary reward from the Bureau.
A few days later.
Drdrdrdr─
The full-body massage chair was working, but Lim Ga-eul sat there with a blank expression, staring into space.
A hologram video was playing in front of her, but it merely passed through her gaze.
She felt no interest at all.
She just.
Haa─
Sighed heavily, blushed deeply, and even threw punches at the air.
A range of emotions played out on her face.
The image of Jin Yuha she had seen that day still lingered in her mind.
She had always known that Jin Yuha was good-looking, but the sight of him that day was truly…
Under the bright white light, his well-defined muscles and translucent skin stood out.
It was as if she were witnessing something deadly, decadent, and almost divine.
Swallow─
Her saliva naturally flowed.
It was normal for a woman to feel lust at the sight of a man's body, but she never expected to become that kind of woman.
Especially when the object of her desire was a junior from her own party!
"Yuha is my junior!! I'm the senior here!!"
She muttered to herself, but the fatal image of Jin Yuha she had witnessed that day was already burned into her memory.
"Hehehehe…"
Even now, just thinking about it made her giggle uncontrollably.
"Ever since then, my eyes keep wandering… I can't even talk to my junior properly! I need to ask him about that black magic stone too!"
This wouldn't do.
At the very least, she needed to get used to seeing him so that she could have a natural conversation with him.
Suddenly, Lim Ga-eul's half-lidded eyes widened.
'Now that I think about it, Sophia had her camera…'
It was a coincidence that she remembered the camera Sophia had been holding.
Yes, everything was up to Sophia.
If she went to Sophia, she could solve all three of the problems plaguing her mind in one go.
The identity of the black magic stone.
Erasing her dark history.
And even getting that video of Jin Yuha…!
Just as she was about to get up from her seat—
Ring─♪
A notification sounded from the video playing in front of her.
「 A new video has been uploaded on the Utopia channel. 」
Huh…?
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