Chapter 6
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: 2. The Woman Hiding Her True Nature (1)
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Steal the woman hiding her true nature
It was the most decent-looking quest out of the bunch, so there was no hesitation in picking it.
"Ugh..."
The moment I accepted the quest, the space around me warped, expanding and contracting repeatedly.
It was so nauseating to watch that I squeezed my eyes shut.
A wave of vibrations rocked through, gradually fading away.
Only then did I cautiously open one eye.
"Where is this..."
Before I knew it, my room had transformed into an unfamiliar space.
Quest begins.
Return to the original world in one week.
"Return to the original world... means this isn't the original world right now, huh?"
What kind of world had I ended up in?
It was an unfamiliar room, but it didn't look much different from a typical one-room apartment.
A bit larger and neatly organized, like a well-kept bachelor pad.
Looking closer, the furniture and appliances seemed pretty high-end for a one-room.
At least that was a relief.
It didn't seem like a zombie apocalypse or a martial arts world teeming with threats.
Computer, fridge, bed. Even a rice cooker and microwave.
It had everything it needed.
Which made it all the more bewildering.
"This is better than my room?"
It suddenly hit me just how shabby my own place was.
I poked around a bit, but the only thing worth noting was the computer.
"It's on."
The computer had a bunch of internet sites open.
Those were probably the quest clues.
Before checking the computer, I opened the fridge on a whim, and it was piled high with Zero Cola like a mountain.
"...The standard one-room essential these days."
No matter what world this was, seeing something so familiar made me think I'd adapt just fine.
I grabbed a can of cola and sat down at the computer to see what sites were open.
"Not just one or two."
Two monitors with at least eight sites open on each side, all about one person.
Adult streamer Amber.
Amber's streams, SNS, paid sites, galleries, fan cafes—you name it, it was all open.
And there was a folder open with her video and photo files collected.
As expected from an adult streamer's sites, it was all flesh tones everywhere, leaving nowhere safe to look.
The only site unrelated to Amber was a stock trading platform.
"...How much is this?"
The amount shown on the stock site was no joke.
I knew nothing about stocks, so I had no idea what shares were held, but there were over five holdings each worth billions.
I thought it over and decided to sell one of them.
I was tempted to liquidate everything, but it seemed like too much to spend in a week-long quest.
Selling was easy enough.
Conveniently, the passwords and personal info were stuck on a Post-it note on the side of the PC.
Did I possess someone?
That thought crossed my mind, so I checked myself in the bathroom mirror, but at least my appearance was the same.
"Hmm..."
Anyway, it was a good thing.
I'd scored a fortune too big to blow through in the quest's one-week duration.
Money wouldn't be an issue, at least.
I glanced at what was probably Amber's site, the likely target of this quest.
She was streaming in an outfit so lewd no normal person would dare wear it.
Even with half her face masked, her beauty was obvious.
And above all, her figure was insane.
Her massive breasts, each as big as her face, kept stealing my gaze with every shake.
Even a swimsuit would struggle to contain them.
Was this Amber the woman hiding her true nature?
She seemed pretty open about it, though.
"Emotion..."
Fetish:Masochist, Secret Relationship, Streaming, Exposure, Rape, Choking
There she was, a woman with utterly twisted fetishes.
What the hell?
Even adult streaming was just one of many fetishes for her.
Masochist was one thing, but rape?
"The woman hiding her true nature..."
I was now certain the quest target was this woman on the screen.
Next question: how to meet her? No clue there.
I checked her SNS like with Han Na before, hoping for hints, but I wouldn't know any locations in this unfamiliar world anyway.
Right then, a phone vibrated.
I thought it was mine at first, but of course, my phone wasn't in this world.
"Then..."
Following the sound around the house, I found a phone buried in the bedsheets.
"Kang Min-hyuk?"
The call was from someone saved as [Kang Min-hyuk].
I had no idea who it was, but I couldn't ignore it.
Every little thing here was a precious clue for me.
"...Hello?"
[Ah, finally picking up.]
"Huh?"
[You remember we have plans today, right?]
Kang Min-hyuk greeted me warmly, as if my voice didn't raise any red flags, and brought up the plans.
Of course, I had no idea.
"What was it?"
[Class reunion today.]
"Oh, right."
[I sent it on KakaoTalk. Just check that and come.]
With that, the call ended.
Checking KakaoTalk, there was a message from Kang Min-hyuk.
A simple note with just the location and time.
"Hongik University Station entrance..."
A familiar name.
Good, shouldn't be hard to find.
The only issue was the time.
Plans at 10 PM, and it was already 9.
I opened the map app to check the route, and it said 1 hour 10 minutes just to get there.
"I'm late."
Even leaving now, I'd be late.
I figured being late wouldn't hurt, but I worried about missing quest clues.
I naturally grabbed the phone and the wallet next to the computer.
Not mine, but necessary for the quest.
There was a car key, but I left it.
I didn't know how to drive.
Still, I could tell it was for an expensive car at a glance.
Benz.
"Don't people show off stuff like that at reunions?"
I'd heard bragging about success was part of the fun at class reunions.
Of course, that was just shallow knowledge from YouTube and movies.
No idea what it'd really be like.
"Whatever. Plenty else to work with."
Sure, it was a small one-room like a bachelor pad, but packed with luxury goods befitting a stock millionaire's place.
The wallet, clothes in the closet, shoes in the entryway—all designer brands even I recognized.
"Alright... maybe dress up without overdoing the luxury vibe?"
Not my real classmates, so no need to impress, but no reason to look downplayed either.
I skipped the flashy designer stuff, dressed casually, and headed out.
"This the place?"
Just standing there, people bumped into me left and right in the massive crowd.
Hongdae sucked the life out of me, at least—crowded enough to trigger social anxiety.
Making it to the meeting spot felt like an achievement.
"Who picked Hongdae for a reunion?"
Grumbling, I headed to the spot, where a group of guys stood at the entrance.
That's when nerves hit me.
'They won't know who I am, right?'
I'd never lived in this world.
Just here on a quest.
If they asked who I was, my mind raced for an answer.
But their reaction was completely different from what I expected.
"Hey, Seong-han, you're late."
"Yo, Kang Min-hyuk, I overheard your call. Dude didn't even remember it was reunion day."
"Figures. Hey, now that Seong-han's here, let's head back in."
The three treated me like an old buddy, welcoming me warmly.
Even calling me by name.
'Quest magic?'
I didn't know why, but I awkwardly smiled and followed them in.
Best to just go with the flow.
The spot was a beer hall.
Besides our reunion group, tons of other customers were drinking.
Finding the reunion table was easy—one long connected row of tables.
About a dozen people, already buzzed and drinking hard.
"What're you waiting for?"
"Uh..."
Urged from behind, I headed to the seat with an awkward expression.
A few reunion folks recognized me and gave awkward greetings.
Probably awkward from not seeing me in ages, but for me, they were total strangers, so double awkward.
And there was Kang Min-hyuk, the caller, chatting and laughing with a woman.
I recognized him from his KakaoTalk profile pic.
"You made it?"
"Yeah."
The guys from earlier warmly greeted Kang Min-hyuk and the woman.
"Whoa, you two still together?"
"Like seven years now? Just get married already."
"Weren't you each other's first loves? Wow... how do you..."
They'd been dating since school, apparently, as friends chimed in with envy.
The woman next to Kang Min-hyuk shyly sipped her beer from a mug as big as her face.
That's when I noticed.
Her face partially hidden by the mug reminded me of someone recent.
'Fetish Emotion.'
Fetish:Masochist, Secret Relationship, Streaming, Exposure, Rape, Choking
Right before my eyes was the woman hiding her true nature I'd been searching for.