Chapter 55
Chapter 55
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 55
Chapter Title: Hero Who Fell for the Villain (1)
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◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Kyaaah?! What are you doing?!"
Si-yoon scooped up Lu-mi, who couldn't stand on her own, and walked out of the rest area building with Ji-woo, leaving the frozen Executor behind.
The original plan had been to let Lu-mi or the other heroes deal with the Executor, then pass by pretending not to notice as they searched for the Leader.
But he'd witnessed just how strong the Executor was while bringing Ji-woo along, and he couldn't just leave Lu-mi—who handled or was involved in the Union's major operations—to die.
"I... I'm... f-fine...!"
Lu-mi tried to get down, embarrassed at being carried in a princess hold by Si-yoon, but he held her tightly and wouldn't let go.
"H-Hero! Are you okay?!"
He then handed Lu-mi, whose legs were dripping blood, over to the agents.
"Ah...!"
Coming down from Si-yoon's arms, Lu-mi looked up at him with a lost expression.
"We're sorry! It was our fault for stepping in without knowing our place...!"
The agents bowed at a ninety-degree angle to Lu-mi in apology, but she patted their shoulders as if it was no big deal.
"N-No, it's fine. Are the civilians safe?"
"Yes! The Union quickly deployed personnel and evacuated them to safety."
The civilians' safety, which she'd been worried about, had thankfully been properly secured.
The civilians thought Lu-mi, standing beside the agents, had subdued the Executor, and they waved to her—not Si-yoon—shouting their thanks.
That was because Si-yoon and Ji-woo's figures were hidden behind the wreckage inside the chaotic building, while Lu-mi's battle had been in a position clearly visible even from afar, captured on camera angles.
"Thank you, Hero!"
"We survived thanks to you, Hero!"
'I did fight the Executor... but I didn't subdue him.'
But since Si-yoon was the one who'd actually subdued the Executor, she felt awkward and uncomfortable somewhere deep down.
Still, she couldn't ignore the civilians expressing their gratitude to her, so she bowed deeply, just like the agents who'd apologized to her.
In the end, cities could only be protected if civilians believed in their heroes, and heroes always had to be grateful to the civilians who supported them.
"The villain subdued by the hero will be transported to the Union as soon as the special transport vehicle arrives!"
"Got it. Have the other agents clean up the collapsed interior facilities and guide the civilians out safely."
Lu-mi instructed the additionally dispatched agents on their tasks, then carefully walked toward the parking lot—not the parking lot, somewhere else.
In the direction she headed, Ji-woo and Si-yoon were grabbing the rest area snacks they'd safely hidden away.
"Um... excuse me!"
Perhaps ashamed that a civilian she'd supposed to protect had saved her, Lu-mi mustered her courage and called out to him, unable to lift her head from embarrassment and guilt.
"Yes? Are you talking to me?"
He first sent Ji-woo, who was hurriedly stuffing snacks into her mouth, to the car, then approached Lu-mi in response to her call.
"I-I'm... s-sorry...!"
"Huh? No, there's no need for that. You repelled him yourself, Hero."
"No! If... if you hadn't helped me... I would've been cleaved by that axe and died right there."
Si-yoon comforted her instead, saying he wasn't hurt anywhere and that it was a relief the civilians were safe in the end.
"Is there any way I can repay you? Or at least your name... If you ever come to the Union later, I could...!"
"Ah... haha. It'd be a bit troublesome if my name got out."
Lu-mi clung tightly to his hand and arm, pleading for at least his name.
Si-yoon felt a little flustered watching her like that.
He'd already imprinted her anyway, so telling her his name or whatever didn't matter, but that wasn't the issue.
'What is it...? That expression...?'
The look on Lu-mi's face as she gazed at Si-yoon wasn't just simple apology or gratitude.
It was the expression of a girl who'd fallen head over heels for her rescuer hero at first sight.
Even though Si-yoon hadn't done anything to her with the Corruption System.
"Please... can't you let me repay you somehow?"
'It's a relief things are working out easier than expected..., but this reaction is unexpected.'
When playing so-called subculture games,
we end up as the mysterious protagonist character loved by a horde of beautiful girls.
Like in something-Gakuen or Sen-nim, for example.
People wondered why this faceless male protagonist won the love of all those girls, and they reached a conclusion.
It was that he had 'plausibility'.
Si-yoon fit that 'plausibility' perfectly, with his quite handsome looks and build.
He wasn't at the level of an ultra-top idol celebrity that anyone would gawk at,
but he was still the type to earn instant favor.
Perhaps because he'd gone through all-boys middle school, high school, and even a department full of guys in university, he'd never really had the chance to notice.
Of course, the fact that he'd swooped in at the perfect moment in a life-or-death crisis like a 'prince on a white horse' played a big role too.
"Well... I can't give my full name, but just know my first name is 'Si-yoon'. If I ever need the favor returned, I'll come to the Union."
"Si-yoon... Mr. Si-yoon... Thank you!"
Lu-mi savored his name, repeating it over and over.
'Do-hwa and Chae-ryeong are waiting..., so I need to hurry.'
"Well, I have to get going somewhere quickly, so I'll be off. I hope we meet again soon... Hero."
Si-yoon left a brief farewell to the blushing Lu-mi murmuring his name and dashed urgently to the car where the three were waiting.
"Si-yoon... Mr. Si-yoon..."
As if aware he'd left, Lu-mi murmured at that spot for a long while.
Without knowing the hero who'd saved her was actually a vile brainwashing villain.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After the Executor subjugation operation wrapped up somehow successfully.
Lu-mi was recognized by her superiors for taking down an executive-level villain and received a hefty reward along with a few days of paid vacation.
For her, who had been deploying to sites or carrying out operations nonstop without a single day off, it was truly sweet honey of a break.
"Haa... How long has it been since I last rested?"
Lu-mi was washing her sweat- and blood-soaked body in the Union dorm she used alone.
"I thought I'd lose the use of my leg for good. Dodged a bullet there."
The wound on her leg thankfully wasn't serious, and additional checks showed no major issues.
"Mr. Si-yoon... Where on earth did he come from...?"
Lu-mi pondered as she lathered up body wash foam.
What kind of person was that man who'd only said 'Mr. Si-yoon'?
What brought him to her in that desperate moment where she could've met death?
Was he really the prince on a white horse who'd come to save her?
...Her mind filled with girlish, innocent thoughts uncharacteristic of her.
'My heart's suddenly pounding like crazy... and I can't control my expression...'
Lu-mi chalked it up to the hot weather making her sweat, so she was rinsing with hot water.
'Wh-What's wrong with my body...? Did I overdo it too much?'
She finished her shower quickly before her condition worsened, turned on the AC to cool her overheated body and face.
"Hoo..."
If there were other heroes living in the Union dorms, she could've asked why, but she had no one to ask.
Many found it hard to live with her due to her stiff personality and speech, and she'd never tried to make friends or acquaintances like Do-hwa had, to begin with.
That was why she alone used such a large dorm room in a facility where most shared two-to-a-room.
'It's definitely super cold now... but my body's still hot and my heart's racing. Why...? What's going on...'
Wearing nothing but oversized white t-shirt without underwear, she lay on the large bed and pulled the covers over.
She figured sleeping it off would make it better.
'Mr. Si-yoon... Mr. Si-yoon... ♥'
Unaware it was because she kept thinking of her prince, she soon began wriggling under the covers against her own body.
"Hngut... ♥"
Her breathing grew rough like she was in heat, heartbeat thundering.
Her nipples perked up, poking through the white tee as she lifted her head slightly,
and unconsciously rubbed her thighs together.
'I've never... felt like this before... What am I even doing...? ♥'
She didn't even realize what she was doing.
Even as she pinched her erect nipples with her fingers wildly,
or felt strange pleasure in her groin while rubbing her thighs.
She just thought her body wasn't listening because she felt unwell.
And kept going with that excuse.
"Huuut... ♥"
Before long, her fingers softly stroked her labia, naturally sinking into pleasure,
and her questioning breaths turned sweet.
Lu-mi, cold as an ice block like her hero name, was now surrendering to hotter pleasure than anyone.
"Haaaut... Hnguut?! ♥"
It wasn't intense enough to buck her hips or squirt, but Lu-mi reached climax for the first time in her life through masturbation.
'Haa... ♥ If I sleep now, it'll... get better.'
But she didn't know what act she'd just performed,
or what that massive wave of pleasure in her mind had been.
She just thought it was because her body felt off. Because she was tired. Nothing more.