Chapter 89

### Chapter 89: How to Steal a Hero's Woman (1-8)

“Screeeeech!!”

“….”

Seongsuho regained his composure and turned his head at Seongsua's scream.

He was not so clueless as to keep staring, even though he was initially startled.

Seongsua, using her frail arms to cover her private parts, frantically pressed the logout button.

But no matter how many times she pressed it, the logout did not work.

“Why, why is this happening! Please! Please!!”

Seongsua, who usually appeared gentle and composed, was now completely flustered and desperate.

Tears had already gathered in the corners of her eyes, and she kept pressing the logout button in vain.

Seongsuho cautiously called out to her.

“Hey, Instructor Seongsua.”

“Yes! Just, just a moment! T, that is….”

Seongsua was momentarily terrified by the man's voice.

The fatal flaw of the VR simulation training was that magic could not be used at all.

While the program could simulate the impact and effects to make it look like magic was being used, it was not actually using mana to cast spells.

In other words, using magic inside would not help in real combat.

Therefore, except for the monsters that appeared as enemies, it was impossible to use magic in the VR training machine.

Seongsua, feeling a new sense of powerlessness, trembled and became wary of Seongsuho.

However, the voice from behind was calm.

“First, you should calm down. It seems there's some problem inside.”

“….”

Seongsua finally turned around cautiously and saw Seongsuho standing with his back to her.

He was pressing various buttons on the hologram in front of him.

Seongsua began to feel embarrassed about her overreaction to being naked.

‘Ah… To him, my behavior must seem ridiculous, right?’

She felt a sense of guilt, even though her actions were understandable given the situation.

Seongsua, feeling apologetic, tried to say sorry, but Seongsuho spoke first.

“T, that….”

“There seems to be a problem with this. I can't log out either.”

Hearing this, Seongsua assessed the situation.

‘There's some problem… I should at least put on some clothes….’

Seongsua tried to change into her instructor's uniform or a student's uniform, but….

“Instructor Seongsua, since we can't log out, maybe you could try a different outfit….”

“T, that… doesn't work….”

“Huh?”

“Ah… It seems all the systems are down right now.”

“Ah….”

Seongsua's words meant, ‘I can't put on clothes right now. And I have to stay like this.’

Thanks to the calm response from the man behind her, Seongsua was able to calm down.

He continued to touch the hologram and spoke to her.

“I don't have any other outfits either…. Let me try this….”

“Huh? What… Just, just a moment!”

When Seongsua turned around to see what was happening, he started to take off his clothes.

“This works… It's amazing….”

“Just, just a moment! What are you doing! Why are you taking off your clothes!”

“Put these on.”

“…Huh?”

Seongsuho threw the clothes to Seongsua, who was surprised and screamed again.

A T-shirt and jeans.

“Someone else might come in. It would be awkward for you to stay like this.”

“T, then Instructor Seongsuho….”

Seongsuho playfully said, turning his back to her.

“Hey, I'm fine. I usually just wear my boxers in my room.”

“Pfft…. Ah… I'm sorry.”

“It's good that you're laughing. Put these on.”

“…Thank you.”

Seongsua couldn't refuse his kindness.

If someone else accidentally connected and entered, both of them would be in a lot of trouble.

However, ironically, Seongsua was now in a situation where she couldn't turn around.

Seongsuho was currently wearing only his underwear.

Seongsua, feeling the roles were reversed, started to feel extremely uncomfortable.

‘I made him take off his clothes because of me….’

Now, all she could think about was her guilt.

She had tried to help but ended up pulling him down.

While Seongsua was feeling troubled, Seongsuho, behind her, said excitedly.

“Oh, this is interesting. Bandages? What's this?”

He was pressing various buttons on the hologram, checking the system.

When he touched the bandages, a roll of bandages appeared in his hand.

“Ah… It's probably for injuries. If you get hurt here, it's not real, but it can simulate bleeding, which can be problematic.”

He explained that while you wouldn't die from bleeding, it was to prevent hindrances in continuous battles. The system was designed to include bandages as part of the training.

“Ah… So, I can use this like this….”

“…?”

Seongsuho wrapped the bandages around his head, covering his eyes.

“This way, even if I turn around, I won't see you, Instructor Seongsua, so it's fine.”

“B, but now it's Instructor Seongsuho who….”

Seongsua was already dressed.

Seongsuho, scratching his head awkwardly, said.

“Ah, sorry. When I take off my clothes, I become as innocent as Adam….”

“Pfft… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to….”

“It's okay. I'm glad you're laughing.”

He was smiling with the bandages on.

Seongsuho, like a mummy who couldn't see, waved his hands and said.

“I don't know when we'll be able to get out. Let's pass the time by talking.”

“About what…?”

Seongsuho answered Seongsua's curious voice.

“Let's talk about love since we're bored.”

..

..

“…So, I don't really know what to do these days.”

“It must be tough.”

Seongsua openly talked about her recent troubles with Choe Ganghyun.

At first, she was hesitant to talk about it.

But feeling awkward being alone with a man, she started to open up gradually, and soon the floodgates opened.

She inadvertently let out the frustration that had been building up inside her.

“Do you, as a man, have any advice? What's the problem with me?”

“Hmm…. There is a problem….”

“What, what kind of problem?”

Seongsua, surprised, turned around and then quickly turned back.

He was still in his underwear….

‘Ah… If the roles were reversed, I wouldn't want anyone to see me in my underwear.’

During this virtual reality session, Seongsua felt only guilt towards him.

Even though the clothes didn't fit, she was wearing them.

Seongsuho, on the other hand, was in his underwear with his eyes covered.

‘…I have to do something for him when we get out. I feel too guilty….’

Unaware of Seongsua's thoughts, Seongsuho answered.

“The problem is that you think there's a problem, Instructor Seongsua.”

“…Huh? What do you mean?”

“There's nothing wrong with you.”

Seongsuho took off the bandages but didn't turn around as he continued.

“When you focus too much on the person you like, misunderstandings and misconceptions can arise. So, when you feel like you might be misunderstanding or misconceiving something, spend some time with other people. It will help.”

“…Thank you for the advice.”

Seongsua smiled and thought to herself.

‘It's a relief to have met such a good person.’

She felt joy and relief at having a colleague like Seongsuho.

This joy and relief solidified with his words.

“Ah! We can log out now!”

***

Seongsuho and Seongsua barely managed to log out and headed to the department responsible for the VR equipment.

They rushed there, thinking they should report the issue in case it happened again.

Upon arrival, they explained the situation to the person in charge.

The person in charge was a man with a horn-rimmed glasses and sleepy eyes.

“…So, you couldn't log out?”

“Yes. Fortunately, Instructor Seongsuho was able to log out in the middle, so I could also be forcibly disconnected from the outside.”

“…I see. I'll check it.”

“Also, can other people access the biological records of instructors or students?”

Seongsua didn't mention that she was naked.

It was already hard to talk about being naked alone.

But being naked in front of a man? Seongsua couldn't bring herself to say it.

The person in charge shook his head and answered.

“Not even the server administrators can access them. Even if the data on the server is completely exported, it cannot be decrypted.”

“Phew… I see. Thank you.”

“Alright, then we'll….”

Seongsua and Seongsuho were about to leave when the person in charge asked.

“…Was there any other issue?”

“No, there were no other issues.”

“…I see.”

Seongsuho and Seongsua left the server management room.

After confirming they had left, the person in charge immediately became anxious and restless.

“Why did that woman suddenly touch the VR equipment? She had no reason to go to the magic department….”

He muttered to himself, biting his thumbnail.

“Damn, I should have removed and deleted the data earlier…. Should I report it? No! If I report it now, they'll definitely try to kill me….”

He started typing frantically.

His fingers moved so fast that they were almost invisible as he muttered.

“Hurry! I need to move and delete the data….”

After about 30 minutes of typing, he leaned back in his chair, breathing heavily.

“Damn… This should do it…. Tomorrow, I'll tell Seongsua that the issue is resolved and she needs to re-register her biometric data.”

His eyes, which were already bloodshot, were now completely dry.

He lay on the chair, deep in thought.

‘But even if Seongsua couldn't log out, why couldn't that man log out? When I checked, there was no problem with the equipment….’

The server administrator, standing up from his seat, muttered.

“Anyway, I shouldn't be worrying about that guy right now…. Phew… Why do I have to suffer because of a pervert like him…. If it wasn't my shift today, I would have been in real trouble.”

He started preparing to leave, feeling relieved that he had resolved Seongsua's issue.

***

As soon as I entered the dorm, I lay on the bed and laughed.

“What a great day.”

Seongsua appeared in front of me as a young, naked girl as soon as she connected.

Worse still, she couldn't log out.

I saw this as an opportunity.

I pretended to be stuck in the same error as her.

I couldn't miss this chance….

Of course, I didn't mean to assault her.

The most important thing was to make her feel safe and instill the belief that I wouldn't harm her.

I decided that gaining her trust as a colleague was the most important.

However, I didn't expect her to open up so much about her relationship with Choe Ganghyun….

“First… it seemed she had her own complaints.”

Given Seongsua's personality, it was likely she had been suppressing her feelings.

And I thought this virtual space might have played a significant role.

She wouldn't have opened up like this just because of me.

While the relationship with Seongsua wasn't fully established, I could see a thread of hope.

VR… It seemed to be a key element in winning her over.

However, there was a major obstacle.

“500 million won, how do I get it….”