Surviving as a Brainwashing Villain in a Hero World 255

## Chapter 255 – Side Story 12 – Home Date With Sua (1)

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Only one female remained at the hideout who hadn’t become pregnant.

Sua, chosen as Siyoon’s tenth female during the attack on the Union, and the Union’s second-in-command who had been diligently working since her inauguration, was the last one.

“Ugh…”

Late morning on the day of their last date,
Siyoon was asleep in a place different from his usual hideout.

Unlike the large mansion-like hideout,
It was a small, cozy, and charming duplex studio.

The night before his date with Sua, Siyoon had been asked to come and sleep in this studio she had rented in advance.

“…Mr… Wake… up…”

A voice seemed to be faintly speaking to him from beside his ear, as he hid under the light and fluffy duvet.

“Ugh…?”

“Ahaha…♥ You’re awake, it seems.”

The one whispering in his ear with a voice as cute as a lark was none other than Sua.

As Siyoon slowly opened his eyes and wriggled his body from under the covers,
Sua, who had been sleeping next to him in just a shirt and underwear, kissed him on the cheek.

“Good morning… Were we sleeping together…?”

“I came in early this morning… and fell asleep next to you while you were snoring away.”

The reason Sua had asked Siyoon to come here was precisely this.

She wanted to experience the life of a fresh, young couple, waking up together in a small, cozy studio apartment.

“Sleeping next to such a dependable boyfriend…,
I feel like I slept so much better than usual…♥”

She had been exhausted for months, dealing with the Union’s reconstruction and increased duties as the second-in-command,
But sleeping next to her loved one made her feel like all her fatigue had vanished.

“Hmm hmm…♥”

Sua hummed cheerfully and walked out of the bed and into the kitchen, leaving Siyoon, who was still half-asleep.

“Hoo… That’s refreshing.”

Siyoon stumbled sleepily to Sua’s side as she stood in the kitchen,
Turning on the cold water at the sink and splashing it on his face.

“So… is today’s date just spending the whole day together in the studio?”

“Yes! I’m going to make you breakfast, and…
We’ll order delivery food while watching a movie together.”

It might seem like a very simple and ordinary date,
But for her, spending such ordinary days was special and precious.

Unlike the other females who spent a lot of time at the hideout,
Sua had relatively little time to spend with him because she was swamped with work.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it well, but… I’ll try my best.”

Sua took out the cooking ingredients she had asked her secretary to prepare in advance from the refrigerator,
And began to prepare brunch for them to eat together.

Until recently, she hadn’t known how to cook because she had been in the hospital,
But she had diligently studied videos and photos whenever she had time for today.

“Put a little salt in the egg mixture, and then… chop the onions…?”

She cracked three eggs into a small bowl, added a pinch of salt to make an egg mixture,
And grabbed a knife to chop the pre-cut vegetables to eat with it.

“I might cut myself if I don’t hold it right… just a moment…”

Afraid that she might cut herself with her clumsy knife skills,
Siyoon, who had been wiping his wet face with a towel, grabbed her hands from behind.

Then, he stood behind her and corrected the position of her hands holding the vegetables and the knife, so that she could chop properly.

“T-thank you…♥”

Sua’s face turned slightly red as Siyoon corrected her posture.

Her heart was pounding as he held her hands to correct her posture, pressing his body close to hers,
And hearing his voice right behind her.

‘I’m so excited…♥ But I can’t make a mistake… I need to calm down.’

She calmed her pounding heart by taking a deep breath,
And slowly and carefully cut the vegetables into appropriate sizes, one piece at a time.

– Sizzleㅡ

“Is it okay to grill this bacon and… bread too?”

While Sua was slowly and carefully slicing the vegetables to stir-fry,
Siyoon heated up a frying pan and started grilling the bacon that was next to the vegetables.

“Ah! I was going to do that for you…!”

Preparing a meal is also a fantasy for wives in newly married couples.

Sua had also planned to prepare a meal for Siyoon with her own hands,
But her plan was thwarted when Siyoon started grilling the bacon.

“Ah… Sorry.”

“Ahaha…♥”

Siyoon, unaware of her intentions, apologized and put down the frying pan,
But Sua found his reaction so cute that she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Maybe it’s better to stick together like this… and make a meal together.”

“R-right?”

Only after hearing Sua’s words did Siyoon breathe a sigh of relief,
He picked up the frying pan again and flipped the bacon that he had been grilling so that it wouldn’t burn.

In that small kitchen, they snuggled together and grilled the bread and vegetables just right,
And completed a simple but nutritious brunch with scrambled eggs on a plate.

– Clickㅡ

‘The first dish Siyoon and I made…♥’

Sua took a picture of the delicious-looking brunch on the table,
Commemorating the fact that it was the first dish she and Siyoon had made together.

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After finishing their meal, the two sat comfortably on the bed with their legs stretched out.

“Do you… perhaps like video games?”

“Games? Of course, I like games.”

After spending some time watching funny videos together on their smartphones,
Sua, as if remembering something, rummaged around in one corner of the studio and took something out.

“This is a game console I borrowed from Jiwoo…,
She said it would be fun to play together, so she told me to try it.”

A few days ago, Sua had been worrying about what to do in the studio,
Jiwoo had recommended that she try playing a casual game that the two of them could enjoy together.

She had lent her a game console with cables to connect to the TV and two controllers needed for operation,
As well as a selection of games that Sua, who didn’t know much about games, could enjoy.

“A two-player racing game, a cooperative puzzle game, and an escape room game…,
She really only put in games that are good for two people.”

“Ooh…!”

When the game console was connected to the TV and turned on, the screen lit up and showed a list of games.

Siyoon, who had some experience playing games, seemed to know what kind of games they were,
But Sua, who had never even played mobile games, found it all fascinating.

“Since you need to get used to the controller first…,
Let’s try the puzzle game that’s the easiest to control first.”

Siyoon chose a game where the two of them could solve puzzles and quizzes presented on the screen together,
And enjoy an exciting story.

He chose a game that Sua, who was not familiar with games, could easily try,
Where all she had to do was move the stick on the controller to enter the answer.

“Okay… shall we start?”

And so, the first problem was presented on the screen in front of them.

“Using ten coins, we made an equilateral triangle…,
Change the position of only three of these coins to make an inverted triangle…?”

To reverse the direction of a triangle made by arranging ten coins,
Only three coins could be moved.

‘I know the answer to this problem because I’ve seen it on the internet before…’

Siyoon already knew the answer to the problem, but he pretended not to know and pondered.
He wanted Sua to feel a sense of accomplishment by getting the answer right.

“Hmm… move the top coin to the side… and if I do this…?”

Sua stared intently at the triangle made of coins for a moment,
Then, as if remembering something, she began to move her hands and change the position of the coins one by one.

“I got it…! I got it!”

She diligently manipulated the controller to change the positions here and there,
And when an inverted triangle was formed, the word ‘Correct’ appeared on the screen.

“The problem isn’t difficult, but… it’s fun to use your brain a little.”

Sua seemed to have easily solved the first problem and became interested.
Then, the next problem following the first problem was presented to her.

“Mice with excellent breeding ability give birth to babies once a month,
And are so prolific that they give birth to twelve babies each time…”

Mice give birth to twelve babies once a month,
And the born mice can give birth after two months.

“Then how many mice will there be after one year from one mouse… it says.”

“If one mouse gives birth to twelve mice, that’s thirteen mice…,
And after two months, they give birth again, right?”

Siyoon, who intended to get the answer right this time, thought it was a calculation problem and racked his brain,
Then, after a while, he smiled and entered the answer as if he had realized something.

“With one mouse… you can’t give birth.”

“Ah…!”

The answer to this problem was one.

Because there was no mention in the problem that the one mouse presented was pregnant,
It was only natural that it could not give birth on its own.

In other words, it was a trick question that mentioned the interval and number of babies born,
To distract from the fact that there was only one mouse.

“It’s a problem that makes you not think about the fact that you can’t have children alone.”

Sua also seemed to have fallen into the trap of the problem and continued to calculate in her head.
She nodded, understanding immediately after hearing Siyoon’s words.

“It’s kind of fun. I wonder what the next problem will be…”