Level Up - Taming the Rude Intern
“Se, Seoyeon-ah... Let’s just stop this now.”
“What the hell are you talking about? What about these clothes? Ah, this is so damn annoying! What is all this crap?!”
Kim Minseo spoke softly and carefully to the office lady who was glaring at her irritably, trying her best not to upset Yu Seoyeon any further.
“B-but... I’ll buy you new clothes later...”
“Buy them? With what money? Do you even know how expensive these are?!”
“Hey!”
Minseo finally snapped back loudly at Seoyeon’s dismissive attitude, and for a moment, Seoyeon’s shoulders flinched. But it was only for a second. She seemed to decide on a shameless approach, snorting derisively as she shot back.
“What? Did I say something wrong? That’s why I told you ages ago—get a real job! Ha, who even tries to be a volleyball player in this day and age? Right?”
“You, you...”
“Anyway, just shut up! You don’t even know how expensive these clothes are...”
Grumbling and snapping at her, Yu Seoyeon whipped her head around to glare at the middle-aged woman standing beside her.
“...Auntie, what are you gonna do about this? She’s gotta pay for it, right?”
“C-customer...”
“Ah, shit... You keep calling me ‘customer’ like that—what am I supposed to do? Just pay for the damn clothes! It’s your fault, auntie!”
Even with her friend trying to hold her back, Yu Seoyeon’s voice didn’t quiet down at all. If anything, she got even more worked up, barking at the woman and demanding she cover the clothing cost. Her attitude made not just me, but everyone around us, frown in disgust. Unfortunately, no one stepped forward to intervene. Well, the outfit she was wearing looked expensive at a glance, after all.
“Just stop it already!”
At that point, Minseo shouted again, trying desperately to rein in her friend one more time.
“Why are you like this? Ugh, you’re pissing me off for real!”
“Please, just stop, okay?”
Kim Minseo was fidgeting anxiously, terrified I might summon her again, and she pleaded with her friend desperately. But despite her efforts, Yu Seoyeon stood rigid, utterly unyielding. She acted like her friend didn’t even exist, radiating an air of arrogance.
This won’t do.
I shook my head watching up to this point and turned my gaze to my smartphone. I launched the Manager App and navigated to the user info.
Pushing this should level me up, right? I tapped the level right away. Sure enough, with a ding, a notification popped up saying my level had risen from 1 to 2.
Congratulations!
Your level has risen from 1 to 2.
The range for viewing women's lists has increased from 5m to 10m!
You can now train women one rank higher in status than you.
Occupations will now be displayed in more detail!
This is getting serious... As my level rose, appropriate changes took effect. The search range for nearby women had doubled from 5m to 10m, so it seemed the range would keep expanding with levels. Who knew—maybe eventually I could scan women within 10km.
Congratulations!
You have successfully achieved your first level up.
As a reward, the Training Room level has increased.
Would you like to view the Training Room info?
[Yes / No]
Training Room? I hadn’t even considered that it had levels too. Calming my surprise, I tapped Yes right away.
Ah...
The moment I checked the Training Room info, it hit me why Eunha and Minseo had reacted so intensely to my touch.
...So that’s why it felt so good for them.
Satisfied with the explanation, I closed the info and scanned for nearby women.
Oh.
Thanks to the expanded range from 5m to 10m, more women appeared in the list. But that wasn’t all. Just as the notification had said about occupations being displayed in more detail, the women’s info was now far more precise.
Before, it just said “office worker,” but now “intern” was explicitly listed.
An intern, huh.
I wasn’t trying to belittle interns, but at this level, she was definitely fair game for training. After all, interns were basically the step after university students. And I was a senior about to graduate. No reason I couldn’t handle her.
Select Yu Seoyeon?
[Yes / No]
Just as I thought! As expected, the level up had made Yu Seoyeon eligible for training.
Proceed directly to the Training Room?
Warning: You cannot return until training is complete.
[Yes / No]
The prompt asked if I wanted to head to the Training Room, and I hit Yes without hesitation. There was no reason to back out now.
Hmm.
After tapping Yes and waiting a moment, my vision brightened, revealing the Training Room.
“Doesn’t look much different from last time.”
The only noticeable change was two extra rooms, bringing the total to twelve.
“Maybe it changes more at higher levels?”
Curiosity flickered, but I shook my head.
No, what am I thinking? I’m insane.
How could I even consider playing this game more? This was real women being dragged here for training. Any normal person would realize how inhumane it was.
“Just this once, then I’m done.”
Forcing myself to calm down, I grabbed the mask from the wall and put it on. Then I opened the door to Room 1. There was Yu Seoyeon, bound to a chair and wriggling around desperately.
“Hello, Yu Seoyeon.”
“You fucking pervert! Untie me right now! Before I call the cops!”
She clearly didn’t grasp her situation, snarling and yelling at me. She looked like a Chihuahua throwing a full tantrum.
“Did you stuff a rag in your mouth? Why so foul-mouthed?”
“Fuck, a rag? Wanna get beaten with one today?”
She thrashed wildly, her whole body bucking. The chair rocked from her struggles. But sadly, that was it. A slender woman like her couldn’t break free from the restraints.
“You say the funniest things. Beaten with a rag...”
I chuckled and glanced around the room. Unfortunately, there didn’t seem to be a rag handy anywhere.
Well, who’d prepare a rag for training?
Tsking in disappointment, I turned my gaze back to Yu Seoyeon.