Surviving as a Brainwashing Villain in a Hero World 177

## Chapter 177 – The Future Chosen by Human Han Chaeri (2)

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Chaeri was no longer a hero.
The time she could stay in the Hero Association headquarters dormitory was only one week.

She spent her days either crying alone under the covers in her room, or barely falling asleep after drinking alcohol, something she had never touched in her life.

It was her superpower that allowed her to leave the loathsome family home,
and the Hero Association was the only place where she could use that power.

But after that week, she would be just an ordinary person, no different from the people in the city,
or perhaps treated even worse because she couldn’t walk properly.

The week passed so mercilessly,
and she left the Association dormitory with a limp, her leg still not bearing weight properly.

“What happened to Chaeri… was because of her dedication to the Association and the city.
We’ve already discussed rehabilitation… and there will probably be social resettlement support, such as housing.”

Fortunately, the Association promised support for her future rehabilitation and social resettlement,
which was good news for Chaeri, who was lost in depression and despair.

“And… Iron Maiden would like to see Chaeri.”

‘Iron Maiden… Inyeong…?’

Another piece of news delivered by the Association employee who brought the support information.
The junior hero ‘Iron Maiden,’ who was close to Chaeri, wanted to meet her.

Chaeri nodded, saying she understood, and followed the employee to an office in the headquarters,
where the hero Iron Maiden, Inyeong, was sitting, eagerly waiting for Chaeri to come.

“Senior! I’m so glad you didn’t refuse… Haa…”

She seemed worried that Chaeri might refuse outright and leave.
Chaeri looked somewhat puzzled but was curious about the reason she was called.

“So, can I ask why you called me?”

“Senior Chaeri… would you consider becoming my secretary?”

“What… what did you say?”

A sudden job offer to become her secretary.
Moreover, it was even stranger that Inyeong, a hero and not an executive, was looking for a secretary.

“Did you… become an executive or something? Weren’t you on a mission just a few days ago?”

“Well… I guess it’s okay to talk about it…?”

Inyeong asked the employee who brought Chaeri, looking hesitant,
and the employee nodded, saying it was fine.

“A few days ago… I received a notice from the Association that I had become an S-class hero.
Originally, hero ranks only go up to A-class… but they said they keep some in reserve in case of emergencies.”

“S-class…?”

“Yes. They said it’s the highest level of power in preparation for a major event later on,
and the reason for my selection was that I showed good performance in the recent major battle.”

From a few months before Chaeri’s accident, Inyeong had shown explosive growth and performance,
and recently, she made a significant contribution by eliminating the leader in a raid on a large villain organization.

Inyeong was recognized for this and was selected as one of only three S-class heroes.

“S-class heroes aren’t just regular heroes, they exist as executives,
so they said I can have a personal office and a secretary.
I need someone to manage my schedule anyway…”

“So you want me to be your secretary?”

“Th-that’s… th-that’s right.”

She worried that Chaeri might think she was being pitied because she could no longer be a hero,
and that Chaeri, who had been her senior, might be reluctant to become her subordinate.

But Inyeong had a reason why she had to keep Chaeri close to her.

Because she had fallen for Chaeri.

But she couldn’t bring herself to say that reason.

It wasn’t common for a woman to like another woman of the same gender,
and she was afraid that it might distance her from Chaeri, contrary to her intentions.

‘A hero’s secretary… that might not be so bad.
Either way, I can stay in the same industry.’

It was a proposal that Inyeong made with somewhat impure intentions,
but it was quite tempting for Chaeri, who didn’t know that.

It was still a different form from the same old grind that her parents had,
and at least she would be doing something a little different in the place where she had spent so many years.

“Okay. Our S-class hero is making me this offer… I can’t refuse.”

“Really…! Thank you so much!”

Inyeong was overjoyed at Chaeri’s acceptance of the secretary job and hugged her without thinking,
and Chaeri accepted the hug, thinking it was just an expression of joy.

Thus began her secretarial work in an office setting.

Sitting at a desk, typing, and writing documents suited her better than she thought.

She didn’t have to work with her senses on edge like on the battlefield,
and thanks to being the secretary of an executive, the treatment she received at the Association wasn’t much different from before.

But that was only for a few months.

Starting with work related to the secretarial job and eventually filling vacancies in completely different departments,
numerous tasks and positions piled up on her, even though she was supposed to be only an S-class hero’s secretary.

She was gradually getting closer to the same old grind that she hated,
but Chaeri didn’t have the confidence to get out of this job, saying she didn’t like it.

Rather, she began to understand why so many people lived their lives doing this kind of work,
why her parents also had to be no different from them.

Because they had to make a living.
Because they had to find a place and continue their lives in this harsh world.

Of course, she couldn’t forgive or accept what her parents had done to her,
but understanding their way of life eased her somewhat anxious heart.

“Yes! Yes… I’m sorry! I’ll make it and send it right away! Yes!”

But that eased heart was gradually being crushed and rotting away for another reason,
perhaps because of the excessive workload and stress.

Her identity as a hero and her affection for her first job were gradually fading,
and her bright and neat appearance from her hero days was withering and drooping.

***

A place so quiet that not even the sound of wind leaking could be heard.
I seemed to have been asleep with my eyes closed in that quiet atmosphere.

“Where is this…?”

When I opened my tightly closed eyes, it was dark without a single light,
and the floor I was lying on seemed to crumble and collapse like broken glass.

I suddenly don’t know why I’m asleep in this place,
nor do I remember what I was doing before I came to this place.

– Crackle…

All I know is that the floor I’m stepping on is really collapsing,
and I have to run towards somewhere that hasn’t broken yet in order to live.

“Kyaaa?!”

But glass crumbles along the cracks once it starts to break.

No matter how much I struggle and step on unbroken places,
it only cracks and falls apart again with a crackling sound.

In the end, I couldn’t avoid falling under the cracked floor.

– Splash…

“What… what is it…? Is this… water this time…?”

Just a few seconds after falling below the floor, I started to feel moisture on my feet.

It smelled a little unpleasant to be called ordinary water,
and it was so sticky that it was difficult to balance myself.

“Keheuk…! Ugh…?!”

The swamp was so deep that I couldn’t even feel a place to step,
and I was gradually being sucked into the swamp, getting closer to death.

‘Save… me…! Please… someone reach out…?!’

Suddenly, I woke up in a place I didn’t choose and ran through a collapsing place,
and now I’m trapped in a swamp of unknown depth and can’t get out.

Why do I have to go through this hardship and difficulty?
It wasn’t what I wanted.

It wasn’t something I chose.

“Keheuk… Uuup…”

But no matter how much I lamented and blamed, my body was only being sucked in more and more,
and now only my right hand is barely struggling weakly outside the swamp.

‘I guess I have to give up…’

I feel like I’ve felt this deep despair before.
And even that despair seems to be mixed into this deep swamp, consuming me.

I wish someone would save me…

– Thudㅡ

Someone is grabbing my hand, which is now barely moving and half-sucked in.
That someone started to pull me up, who was becoming part of the swamp.

“Puhah…! Haa…!”

As if lightly lifting an object lying on the floor,
I was quickly pulled out of the swamp by that someone and stood on a different place than the swamp.

“Thank you so much! I almost died…!”

I bowed to that person and expressed my gratitude repeatedly.
Because they were the benefactor who saved my life, which was almost at the point of giving up.

I wanted to remember the face of the person who saved me, so I raised my head and looked at their face.

And at that moment… I felt a strong thrill throughout my body and collapsed on the spot.

“M-Master…!?♥♥♥”

The person who saved me was none other than my beloved Master.
The savior who rescued me from the loathsome life and the hellish grind.

I couldn’t help but kneel and bow my head in front of him.

“You saved me…♥♥ I can’t say anything but thank you…♥♥”

I have to do something for the Master who saved me once again…♥

“Haa…♥ Master…♥♥”

As I slowly crawled on all fours towards where the Master was standing,
I could feel the Master’s feet, where he was standing with his magnificent, thick penis erect.

“Haaa…♥♥ I’m so happy…♥♥ Master…♥♥”

This strong scent of a male that I had felt since I got close to the Master’s body.
And the hot heat and tremendous energy that I feel as soon as I touch him.

How can a female not serve such a person as her Master…♥♥

“Han Chaeri.”

“Yes…♥ Master…♥”

“From now on, you will no longer be an ordinary human female, but an existence only for me.
You will become a ‘Corrupted Slave’ who has transcended humanity.”

Corrupted… Slave…♥
Just hearing those words makes my body feel like it’s heating up…♥

Without a moment’s hesitation or worry,
I knelt down in front of the Master’s magnificent, thick penis and kissed it.

“Yes…♥♥ I will become…♥♥♥
An existence only for the Master…♥ A Corrupted Slave…♥♥♥”