Chapter 17 – Episode 17. Starting Game
“Minsu, are you okay?”
“Eh?”
“…? “Where does it hurt?”
As I was staring blankly at the desk and trying to control my mind, telling me to calm down and be shameless, I heard a voice that broke my concentration again.
No, the voice wasn’t the problem. The title I was called by was the problem.
‘So far, no one has called my name while playing…’
I wasn’t sure, but I had a vague idea.
The quests you play through ‘Real World’ are not something you do yourself, but rather you face the situation on behalf of someone in the same situation.
I had summarized it as a kind of possession and didn’t think about it anymore, but this time it was different.
I don’t know who she is, but she calls my name exactly.
“Mi, Minsu?”
“Huh? Mr. Minsu? “Why are you doing this? It’s scary.”
“Oh…?”
As I raised my head, my eyes fell on the business card box lying on the desk.
〈Manager Minsu Park〉
It was my name. Minsu Park. That’s an exaggeration.
‘Fuck, what is this?’
I was already crazy, but I was even more embarrassed. I couldn’t adapt because things that were different from what I had experienced so far were pouring in at once.
“Ahaha… I was a bit sleepy. “Huh?”
“Hmm?”
With what I thought was an amazing ability to improvise, I pretended like nothing had happened and turned my attention to the woman who called me.
The person who asked me if I was okay was a face I knew.
Han Seo-ha. The goal of this quest.
‘Wow. It’s so pretty.’
Han Seo-ha was so pretty that it was a shame that such a person worked at such an ordinary company. It was exactly my preference.
Long brown hair and pink lips that go well with white skin.
Bright eyes and a small nose. An impression that looks innocent yet somewhat cold.
“Seo, Mr. Seoha?”
“Hmm. “Today is really strange.”
As Han Seo-ha said that, he placed his hand on my forehead and also placed his hand on his forehead.
“I don’t think I have a fever. Would you like some medicine for me?”
“Oh, no, no. It’s okay. Ah. “I couldn’t sleep well.”
“… Tell me if you need anything. “This is a perfect headache medicine!”
Han Seo-ha spoke energetically and returned to her seat. After two stormy blows, she finally found a moment of calm.
To summarize, it was like this.
Here, I have to interact not only with Han Seo-ha but also with other people, and everyone here thinks of me as the real ‘Park Min-soo.’
‘Wassi.’
This is enough to be surprising. Because everything made no sense from the beginning anyway. The problem was the really rapid increase in difficulty.
It’s not like we’re in a strange situation, and it’s now 10 am.
A situation where everyone goes to work and is busy working.
‘Are you saying we should build up step by step? This is why I warned you that it wouldn’t end in one play.’
I gradually began to understand.
Unlike quests below grade C, those above grade B definitely could not be completed in one go. If you go to Han Seo-ha right now and say, ‘Leave your man and come to me,’ it’s as obvious as hell that you’ll fail.
Swoosh-
I got up from my seat.
I decided to get out of the crowded office and think about it. And I also had an item called ‘Han Seo-ha’s boyfriend’s cell phone.’
‘If I hadn’t chosen it, it would have been over.’
It cost a lot of money, 6 million won, but once I started the quest, I couldn’t help but think that I would have been in big trouble if I didn’t have it.
“Yes, hello~”
On the way out to find the bathroom, everyone I met greeted me silently or pretended to know me, and I accepted the greeting while barely keeping a smile on my face.
As soon as I managed to get to the bathroom, I went into the cubicle and locked the door.
“Whoa.”
I couldn’t help but sigh.
Thinking it was going to be tough from the start, I took out my phone from my pocket. It wasn’t my phone. This was Han Seo-ha’s boyfriend’s cell phone.
I wasn’t sure if it was a clone or my boyfriend’s phone, but I immediately unlocked it anyway. Fortunately, there was no password.
‘Hmm.’
Although it was selected as an item, the cell phone was really just a cell phone.
Apps used by Han Seo-ha’s boyfriend were installed, and the name ‘Seo-ha’ was listed in the call list.
‘What should I do with this…?’
Reality was truly unkind.
There are definitely items that can be useful if used well, but there is no explanation as to how to use them. It was entirely up to me to find a way to use it.
First, I decided to find out what my relationship with Han Seo-ha is like these days.
It pricked my conscience a little, but with a greater sense of immorality, I entered the messenger app used by the entire nation. At the top of the chat list was the name ‘Seoha’.
The most recent message was from Han Seo-ha.
〈 Fighting today too! I’ll contact you later during lunchtime. 〉
An emoticon of a cute puppy shouting ‘fighting’ along with the phrase.
It was a typical couple’s conversation.
‘They seem to be getting along well…’
Starting with that message, I scrolled up the screen and checked the conversation content.
Perhaps because the boyfriend was studying, and the girlfriend was working, there wasn’t much conversation between the two.
I raise it a little and the day is over, and if I raise it a little more, the day is over. On some days, no messages were sent or received at all.
“Hmm.”
There didn’t seem to be much to find in Messenger, so I turned it off and turned on the call list.
‘I see you on the phone often.’
It seemed like the reason this couple didn’t have much messenger conversation was because they talked on the phone a lot. There were mostly call records after Han Seo-ha got off work.
‘Hi Mr.’
It was a big deal.
No matter how you looked at it, there seemed to be no problem between the two. So how can I get my boyfriend to change his mind?
Knock-
‘Ay!’
While I was concentrating on my phone, someone knocked on the bathroom door and I almost dropped my phone. Instead of answering by nervously knocking on the door twice, I fell into trouble again.
Should I meet Han Seo-ha first?
‘Okay, let’s meet and dig up some information.’
As soon as I made up my mind, I moved right away. Since I’m at work anyway, it would seem strange to be away for a long time.
Han Seo-ha’s seat was right behind me.
I think the reason he asked me if I was okay earlier was because I looked strange dealing with a female employee who had spoken to me for the first time.
“Mr. Seoha?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Can you give me some of the headache medicine I mentioned earlier? Her real head hurts…”
“Oh. Of course. I’ll give it to you right away. “Just a moment.”
Han Seo-ha, wearing a neat H-line skirt that covered her knees and a light blue shirt, looked like a typical career woman.
While Han Seo-ha took out her headache medicine from her drawer, she glanced at her desk out of the corner of her eye. Cute and cute props were placed all over the desk.
“Here you go. If you’re not feeling well, go to the break room and get some rest. Or at the hospital during lunchtime?”
“Ah yes. Thank you. Haha. If you take medicine, you’ll be fine… Ah. Do you have a moment now? My head hurts, but I wanted to get some air and ask something.”
“Uh… Which one?”
“Haha. “It’s a bit awkward to say here.”
“Ah… Then I’ll be back in 15 minutes! “I’ll finish what I’m doing.”
“Yes, yes.”
Han Seo-ha answered energetically as expected and then turned her gaze to the monitor. After seeing that, I returned to my seat and took the medicine Han Seo-ha gave me.
Of course, there was no question to ask Han Seo-ha right away. There were so many people in the office that I just wanted to make time to be alone with Han Seo-ha in a quiet place.
‘Should I approach it as a story about love?’
There was one thing I learned from her friend Sanghyeon in the past.
To talk to a woman, you need to build a consensus. And most women like love stories.
‘It was based on the concept of breaking up with my girlfriend not long ago…’
I thought Han Seo-ha would probably listen well if I brought up this topic. At the same time, I should naturally dig up information by asking about Han Seo-ha’s love life.
Swoosh-
Thinking that it was a good strategy, I sat down in my seat and took out Han Seo-ha’s boyfriend’s cell phone again.
It’s rough, but I checked the messenger and call list, and looked at other things as well to find any information that might be of some help.
‘Hmm.’
Swoosh- Swoosh-
I was looking closely at each app on my phone, but there was nothing special.
There were only basic apps, including a few timer apps, a few schedule management apps, and a banking app. There wasn’t even a common video app.
‘I guess I’m a student taking the exam.’
It was a cell phone that seemed to have nothing to enjoy. I went back into the messenger app to see if I had missed anything.
I scrolled down and checked other chat rooms other than ‘Seoha’s chat room, but there was no special content other than friends, family, or advertisements.
‘Why did you really give me this?’
At least it was helpful to carry a dildo when doing Eunbi’s quest, but this cell phone really wasn’t helpful.
‘Ah, I need to at least know your name.’
I checked my profile on Messenger. Han Seo-ha’s boyfriend’s name was Jang Jun-beom. Looking at the picture, he looks quite handsome.
As a couple who has been dating for 7 years, I checked their previous profiles and found that there were quite a lot of photos taken of them together. However, recently, Jang Jun-beom did not seem to be setting the photo of the two together as his profile photo.
However, in contrast, Han Seo-ha’s profile photo was taken with Jang Jun-beom.
‘Tsk.’
As expected, there seemed to be no problem with the affection between the two. In fact, it seems like Han Seo-ha likes Jang Jun-beom more.
‘Ah, gallery.’
Lastly, I went into the photo album. In the album, there were screenshots containing what appeared to be various materials and photos of Han Seo-ha or photos taken together.
Swoosh-
The higher you go, the more photos Han Seo-ha and her boyfriend take together.
When I gave up and was about to close the gallery app, I found a category called ‘Hidden Items’ in the miscellaneous items at the bottom.
It was even a locked folder.
‘What is this?’
Curiosity soared.
