Heroine App 10

## Chapter 10 – Level 10 Protagonist Promotion

“You’re just getting my hopes up for nothing…”

I pouted my lips like a duck’s beak, picked up my phone again, and scanned the list.

“Then who am I supposed to target?”

As expected, there weren’t many female names.

A few names of women who I thought were elementary school classmates passed by, but honestly, my memories were hazy. Besides, most of the people on the list were either ordinary or unattractive women.

After going on a date with Yujeong and running into Jang Ye-hwa on the way back, all the women’s profiles looked like squids.

“Is there no one…”

It was disappointing.
I smacked my lips. There weren’t many names left on the list.

Just as I was about to reach the end of the list, a name suddenly caught my eye.

“…Huh? Kang Su-jeong?”

I looked at Kang Su-jeong’s profile.

[Name: Kang Su-jeong]
[Age, Gender: 22 years old, Female]
[Occupation: Twitch TV Streamer, YouTube Creator]
[Affection: 09] [Fate: 11]

“Ah.”

Come to think of it, I had forgotten about Kang Su-jeong. The woman who lived upstairs and did personal broadcasts.

I stared at her picture on the profile.

“She is pretty, I’ll give her that…”

Even though she and I didn’t get along, she was very pretty.

In the profile picture, she had her arms crossed and a haughty expression.

Her dark brown hair flowed down to her chest in natural waves, and her gentle yet distinct eyes amplified her charm. Her light brown eyes were looking up at me.

She wasn’t quite on the level of her friend Jang Ye-hwa, who had come to visit, but she had a very pretty face and figure.

Especially her chest. Her breasts were perched above her crossed arms like ripe peaches, and the sight was quite lethal.

“……”

Perhaps it was thanks to her voluptuous chest and face that her broadcasts were doing well.

I had once been curious and watched her broadcast. Even though she just played the 5v5 AOS game, Legend League, all day long without any other content, she still had a decent number of viewers.

Sometimes, when she died unfairly, she would use swear words, but the viewers would get excited by her cursing and some perverts would even ask her to curse at them.

“…Should I try?”

I slowly moved my hand over her profile.

Now, if I clicked her, she would become my heroine.

‘What happens when I set her as a heroine?’

Could it be that I can’t register her because of her rank, like her friend Jang Ye-hwa?

Many thoughts crossed my mind, but after a moment of hesitation, I clicked on her profile.

– Beep

[Do you want to set the character ‘Kang Su-jeong’ as your ‘Heroine’?]
[Once set, it cannot be undone.]
[(Yes / No)]

“Oh.”

It works?

“Is it the occupation that determines the rank?”

I tilted my head. Why couldn’t Jang Ye-hwa be registered, but Kang Su-jeong could?

The only clear difference between Kang Su-jeong and Jang Ye-hwa was their occupation. Their age and gender were the same, and even Jang Ye-hwa’s affection was higher than Kang Su-jeong’s.

Is a streamer and YouTube creator lower in rank than a building owner?

No, that couldn’t be it.
The amount of money a building owner makes varies greatly depending on the building, and the amount a streamer makes also varies greatly depending on the streamer.

Of course, considering that Kang Su-jeong was broadcasting from this kind of studio apartment, it didn’t seem like she was making that much money…

Maybe it wasn’t the occupation, but the heroine app had its own separate criteria for ranking.

I shrugged it off and touched the ‘Yes’ button.

– Click

[Setting the character ‘Kang Su-jeong’ as your heroine.]
[Connecting the threads of fate.]
[Please wait a moment…]

– Thump

“What is it?”

At that moment, a red thread suddenly appeared from my heart.

The red thread looked around like a snake, then pierced through the ceiling and headed upstairs.

And a little later, after a big thump in my heart again, the red thread disappeared, and finally, a message appeared on the app.

[The character ‘Kang Su-jeong’ has been successfully registered as your heroine.]

“Is that it?”

I placed my hand on my chest.

What was that thread from earlier?

My heart thumped, and a thread came out and then disappeared.

But before I could even question it, a new message popped up on the app.

[Entering ‘Heroine Capture Mode’.]
[Please choose your ‘Capture Style’.]
[Each heroine has different ‘Capture Styles’ to choose from, and different ‘Skills’ are given depending on the ‘Capture Style’ you choose.]

“Capture Style?”

I unconsciously asked. And at the same time as the question, the screen was updated.

—————————————————————————–
＊ Heroine, ‘Kang Su-jeong’ Capture Style Selection ＊

◆ 1. Seduction of Kindness
[Acquired Skills: Fortitude, Kindness, Good Deeds]

◆ 2. Companion of Dreams
[Acquired Skills: Stabilization, Encouragement, Assistance]

◆ 3. The Hidden Perpetrator
[Acquired Skills: Black Room, Transformation, Summon]

◆ 4. Her Slave
[Acquired Skills: Masochism, Fascination, Excitement]
—————————————————————————–

“What is this?”

There were a total of four styles. At first glance, numbers 1 and 2 seemed the most normal.

“Which one should I choose?”

I rested my chin on my hand and pondered for a moment. Number 4 was definitely out, and I was torn between choosing number 1 or 2.

“Ummm…”

That’s when it happened.

– Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

“What is it?”

I got out of bed and approached the door.

– Click

“Hello.”
“?”

‘Kang Su-jeong?’

Standing at the door was the woman from upstairs, Kang Su-jeong, with her arms crossed.

And next to her was her friend, Jang Ye-hwa. With two beauties standing side by side, the shabby villa hallway looked quite glamorous.

Kang Su-jeong’s eyes were narrowed, like a cat eyeing its prey, and Jang Ye-hwa was smiling wryly at her.

When Jang Ye-hwa met my eyes, she greeted me with a nod. I greeted her back and asked with a question mark on my face.

“…What brings you here?”
“Um. How should I put it… Did you happen to see a red line or something?”
“A red line?”
“Yes.”

A red line, what was she talking about…

‘Ah!’

Then, a scene suddenly popped into my head.

‘Is she talking about that?’

The red thread that appeared from my heart when I registered the heroine just now. It went upstairs, so I thought it might be connected to Kang Su-jeong, but I never thought she would have seen it too.

“I didn’t see anything… What is this red line you’re talking about?”

I said, pretending not to know anything. Kang Su-jeong frowned.

“Ugh… A red thread? Anyway, it’s a red line, and it was there. It definitely came from downstairs, but you really didn’t see anything? Are you up to something!?”

Kang Su-jeong looked at me with a suspicious gaze.

“……”

I felt a little guilty inside.

I was up to something. I set you as my heroine.

But I couldn’t show it. I made a face as if she was talking nonsense.

“Up to something? Ha~. I was just resting at home.”
“Hmm…”
“Aren’t you mistaken?”
“No! I definitely saw it. A red line came and pierced my chest! My heart was pounding strangely then…!”

I looked at Jang Ye-hwa.

“She says that, but did you see anything, Ye-hwa?”
“No. I didn’t see anything.”

She shook her head. I breathed a sigh of relief inside.

‘It seems like it was only visible to me and Su-jeong.’

I nodded to myself. Su-jeong looked at Ye-hwa and asked.

“Really? You really didn’t see it?”
“Yeah.”
“I didn’t see anything like that either.”
“That’s weird… Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure.”

I said with a sigh. Then, Kang Su-jeong looked over my room as if she was scanning it.

Ah. My house is so dirty.

I blocked her view with my body.

“What are you doing? Did you drink or something?”
“I’m perfectly fine! Can I go in and check?”
“No, what are you checking?”
“The red line.”

Why would she check inside to find it? The red line that was already gone, so there was no risk of being caught, but I shook my head.

Honestly, I was embarrassed to show my messy room. There were tissues lying around, and I didn’t know what kind of contemptuous looks I would get from these beauties. It was also a bit annoying that they came suddenly.

I waved my hand as if I was annoyed.

“Oh, come on. I told you there’s nothing like that. Just go away.”
“No, I need to check…”
“You don’t need to. There’s nothing like that.”

– Bang

I closed the door.

When I looked at my phone, the screen was still showing the style selection.

I looked through the capture style list again, one by one.

Seduction of Kindness, Companion of Dreams, The Hidden Perpetrator, Her Slave.

“Hmm.”

At first, I was going to choose number 1 or 2, but suddenly, my mind went to number 3.

In the first place, her attitude right now and the affection she had for me were too low. In that state, Seduction of Kindness or Companion of Dreams? It seemed difficult.

Out of the four options, I chose the third option.

[Do you want to designate ‘The Hidden Perpetrator’ as the ‘Capture Style’ for the heroine, Kang Su-jeong?]
[Once set, it cannot be undone.]
[(Yes / No)]

I clicked the ‘Yes’ button.