Chapter 10
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 10
Chapter Title: No Way a Genius Like Me Would Get Brainwashed into a Female Slave? (Part 1)
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"...How much farther do we have to go?"
"We're almost there. The facility is pretty spacious, isn't it?" Security Team Leader Kang Jung-hu said, sweat beading on his forehead and trickling down profusely.
Even after walking what felt like forever down the blindingly white corridor, they still hadn't arrived.
The "scene" that the security team leader was guiding her to was deep inside the research lab. Even at a brisk pace, it had taken quite some time.
"Escaping from a facility this massive without anyone noticing... and from an unconscious test subject?"
It was easy to understand why Security Team Leader Kang Jung-hu suspected an inside job.
Infiltrating all the way here without leaving a single trace from the outside, then vanishing like smoke?
She wasn't well-versed in physical security beyond hacking, but even to her untrained eye, it seemed impossible.
"We've arrived."
The security team leader used his fingerprint and iris scan to open the massive metal door.
With a heavy thunk, the machinery groaned as the thick door slowly swung open, revealing the site.
Small, colorful cylindrical tanks filled with what looked like nutrient solution came into view.
And in the center, surrounded by them, one large tank.
A culture tank big enough to easily fit a person inside.
The tank that should have held the "perfect adult male body" was completely empty.
The wires that should have been plastered all over the test subject's body now floated aimlessly above the tank, untethered.
She pulled her laptop from her bag and began connecting it to the machines on site.
She sifted through various log files, checking what had happened to the devices.
"...Nothing out of the ordinary here...?" She tilted her head, cross-referencing records from multiple devices.
Access logs, last operation times for individual components, file integrity, communication records.
Reviewing all the data would lead her to the truth behind the incident.
Unable to contain his anxiety, the security team leader spoke up.
"...Did you find something?" His bloodshot eyes pleaded desperately as he stared at her.
"Nothing definitive yet... but it looks like whoever did this is pretty skilled. No obvious beginner mistakes or clear signs of intrusion jumping out at first glance."
"Ah, th-then, does that mean our security team...!" The burly man looked on the verge of tears.
People always seemed to get even dumber in crises.
'What an idiot. It's only been a little while since I started reviewing the data. So stupid...'
Hiding her true thoughts, she flashed a bright smile to reassure him.
"Don't worry. If I analyze it with the equipment at my place, we'll definitely uncover the truth."
"There's a limit to what I can do here. Give me 24 hours, and I'll have all the details for you." She made the bold promise, soothing his trembling anxiety.
'Should I push the security team leader a bit harder...?'
The outcome of the investigation didn't matter to her either way.
If it was the security team's failure, she'd cover it up and earn their gratitude.
If not? She'd expose some hidden truth, becoming his savior.
Either way, the security team leader would end up deeply in her debt.
After transferring the data to her laptop, she headed home for further analysis.
"...Impressive."
Her promise to deliver results in 24 hours had nearly turned into empty bravado.
"Definitely top-tier skills. On my level, at least...?"
That was her honest impression while reviewing the data.
"Anyone less skilled than me never would have spotted it..."
His work was so masterful that it earned her genuine respect as a fellow professional.
As if he lived in the virtual world itself, every action was executed with second-by-second precision. Not after dozens of attempts, but in a single go—he neutralized the entire security network and severed external communications.
He tricked the system into thinking the test subject in the tank was in critical condition, forcing the securely locked upper hatch to open.
The emergency open/close logs that should have been reported never made it through due to the comms blackout, and once the tank resealed, all records were altered.
'Just from the logs, it'd look like the tank never opened even once...'
It thrilled her. Like she'd finally found someone in this world who wasn't a complete moron.
'To think someone this good slipped past my notice... The world really is vast.'
And it excited her.
'And now, that person's weakness is in my hands... Heh heh.'
One undeleted comms log file. She'd barely managed to recover the transmission record sent out when the test subject exited the tank.
In other words, a way to make contact.
'Repeater student Ryu Sia's learning device...? Ha, nice cover.'
Having pinpointed his location on the server, she could now prepare her strike.
Rifling through personal data on the server would reveal his true identity.
'Can't wait to see what kind of person he is...?'
Hacking GK Group's research equipment and causing massive property damage?
That alone meant years in prison, and if his identity came out, he'd face the personal wrath of Park Chairman, the original body owner.
Of course, only if she exposed it all.
'Then I could grant him mercy again...' A shiver of pleasure raced up her spine.
This man's fate was now practically in her hands.
This "mysterious expert" would work for her now. That brilliant skill set would serve her.
'My empire just got a little closer...!'
As she slipped into her virtual reality pod, she rehearsed what she'd say when they met.
With good leverage, blackmail was as easy as snapping a kid's wrist.
And she was a master blackmailer, always getting what she wanted.
This would be no different. Just like always.
...Still, since he was one of the few smart people on Earth, maybe she'd show a little mercy.
She pondered which line would be more intimidating as she infiltrated his virtual reality space.
The scene before her eyes was utterly unexpected.
Beyond unexpected—it was downright disorienting.
"Eek...! Haaah...! Master...♥ I'm...♥ Gonna cum...♥"
A woman as slender as a model but with breasts too massive for the runway was being choked from behind and raped.
Her breathing controlled, she twisted her beautiful face into a grotesque mess with every thrust of the man's cock.
And it was enormous. So unrealistically huge she wondered if it could even fit.
"Snap out of it and clench that pussy."
"Eek...♥ Y-Yes...♥ Pussy...♥ I'll clench...♥ So hard...♥"
Even obeying his harsh command with apparent joy, the woman panted desperately, standing on tiptoe and squeezing her legs together.
With every thrust, she let out bizarre moans, tears streaming from her eyes as she shuddered vulgarly.
"...That guy's the one I've been looking for."
Process of elimination. The woman was obviously an NPC he'd created.
What real woman had a body that slutty? Breasts and ass unrealistically huge, waist impossibly slim.
Skin white as snow, face like a top actress or idol group center.
And taking it from behind like that, happy about it.
Her haughty, intellectual features warped in base pleasure.
No chance that fantasy mashup was a real person.
Obviously an artificial product of his dark psyche.
"...Quite the perverted taste."
And customizing his dick to that absurd size.
'Body customization isn't possible in a basic learning aid VR... He must've modded it...?'
Had to be manipulated to a non-existent real-world size.
She downgraded her assessment of the man and called out to him.
"Hello."
He should've been startled by her sudden appearance, but he responded calmly enough.
"...I don't recall inviting you here. Who are you?" He acted all casual, setting the woman down.
"Oh, but I was invited~." To buy time, she matched his nonchalance.
Even as they spoke, the viruses she'd brought were digging into his data.
A few seconds more, and she'd know everything.
He lounged back on the sofa, naked and smug.
'Fake avatar, and he thinks that's his body?'
Ridiculous—he was using the stolen Park Chairman body as his VR avatar.
So brazen. Did he even grasp his situation?
'Doesn't seem to get how bad his position is... Time to spell it out.'
*Ding*
Her viruses had finished analyzing his info.
Could he stay smug knowing she had his entire profile?
"Save the attitude. I already have all your information."
He smirked, lifting just one corner of his mouth.
'Idiot. Some unknown intruder hacks into his private VR, and he's relaxed? Doesn't realize how screwed he is?'
She shot him a look of contempt.
Fine. Let's see him smirk when she recited his details one by one.
"Ha, all your personal info? I just hacked it wide open. Right now...!" He cut her off, spitting out a few words.
Words that left her utterly stunned.
"Chae Yu-na, 24 years old, lives in Seoul, GK Group's Chief Information Security Officer." He read it off mockingly, pausing between each bit.
"Wha—huh? What did you say?"
My—my info? How?
How did he know her name?
"Using quite the outdated interface, aren't you, Yu-na?"
At his jab, she hurriedly opened her own info window.
...She'd been had.
The security was far beyond what she'd anticipated.
'To think he'd turn the tables on me...!' She'd prepared some defenses, but never imagined he'd crack hers.
Unbelievable. Applying that level of security to a mere learning aid VR.
Like locking a 100,000-won bike with a 15-million-won chain.
'This makes no sense...'
Hiding her panic, she addressed him.
"H-Hmph! Not bad security you've got there. Now that you know my name, contact me through my secretary."
'Log out...! Log out...! LOG OUT...!!!'
As she frantically tried to disconnect and flee, a single line in green light appeared before her.
