Persuasion
Persuasion
Kang Seo-ha explains the advantages of the SCBAP while trying to recruit us.
She lists out the benefits received upon joining in detail.
"If you join the SCBAP, we can provide public official rental housing when needed. Considering Seoul's housing prices these days, living in rental housing is a reasonable choice if you don't own a home."
I was already tight on living expenses, supplementing my pocket money with a convenience store part-time job.
Providing housing is one of the best welfare benefits a company can offer.
We're currently living in a monthly rental, so moving to rental housing would ease worries about housing costs.
"See? This is the interior of the rental housing. It's not super spacious, but it's clean and comfortable, right?"
"Whoa..."
She shows photos of the rental housing interior on her phone.
It's bigger than our current place, and the facilities look decent.
Cha Hye-rin peeks over from beside me, peering at the phone screen.
"Also, the SCBAP aims for autonomous work. As long as you fulfill your field hours, you don't have to come to the office. Just submit the required reports as files."
"Autonomous work... sounds good. But are there a lot of field dispatches?"
"Oh! Field dispatches? They can increase when it's busy, but that's the same for other organizations, right? Every company has its busy seasons and slow seasons. When we're slow, we're really slow."
Kang Seo-ha smiles leisurely.
Han Minseo looks at her with a troubled expression again.
'Was there a slow season for the field team recently?'
'Be quiet. We need talent precisely because it's busy. Or does Han Minseo-ssi want to join our Field Team 6?'
'Ah, no. I'm happy with the support team. I love our department and my duties.'
'.......'
Kang Seo-ha glares at her lightly.
Han Minseo averts her gaze and pretends not to notice.
"Um, but isn't working at the SCBAP dangerous? You have to enter Jangmak, right?"
I ask Kang Seo-ha.
She'd explained all the benefits of joining the SCBAP so far, but hadn't given specifics on what the job entails.
Her expression hardens at my question about the work.
"As Cha Yu-hyeon-ssi pointed out, Jangmak are dangerous. Anything can happen inside a Jangmak. We can't guarantee the safety of field teams who enter frequently."
She answers honestly.
Jangmak are anomalous phenomena where common sense doesn't apply.
You can't predict what you'll face or what dangers you'll endure once inside.
"But someone has to do it. The person next to you, or someone I know, could get trapped in a Jangmak and be in peril. If we don't help, they might not make it."
Her eyes cool and sink.
Her words about helping others carry weight.
Is she someone with strong professional ethics?
She wants to help those trapped in Jangmak as much as possible.
"Do a lot of people get hurt or die in Jangmak? Including SCBAP employees?"
"...Yes."
"......."
If it's too dangerous, I can't do it.
I have to think about my own safety.
"The SCBAP researches Jangmak to reduce harm to those trapped. If I helped Cha Hye-rin-ssi escape the Jangmak she was in, please consider my offer. Someone out there needs your help."
I completely agree with her. I believe you should step up to help others.
But you also have to know when to avoid risking your life.
I'll have to think about applying to the SCBAP.
"Since Cha Yu-hyeon-ssi has a Special Constitution anyway, you need SCBAP management. Options 1 and 2 I mentioned guarantee safety, but protection costs are expensive, or you might be excluded from management. We have limits on how many we can manage."
"Protection costs are expensive?"
"Yes, even though the nation operates Protection Management Zones, the budget is limited. The rest has to be covered by the individual."
"How much? For protection."
"5 to 10 million won per year. Depending on the management level, it could be more."
What a ruthless capitalist world.
If you lack money, you can't even get proper government protection from Jangmak.
"Then if you don't pay, you're excluded from protection?"
"You're removed from special management. We'd still dispatch for Jangmak incidents, but slower than for Protection Management Zone residents."
"I see."
For a college student like me and Noona, 5 to 10 million won a year is a huge amount.
Combined, 10 to 20 million won. We can't handle that.
We'd be excluded from special management.
"Think it over. If Cha Yu-hyeon-ssi has a Special Constitution, joining the SCBAP is your best bet. Contact me anytime if you have questions."
Kang Seo-ha finishes her pitch and stands.
She glances at me and Noona once each, checks the time on her phone.
Then she leaves the cafe with Han Minseo, who packs her laptop into her bag.
"Noona, do you remember what happened inside the Jangmak?"
Back home, I ask Cha Hye-rin.
To reconfirm if we really have Special Constitutions.
Kang Seo-ha said if we still remember the Jangmak events after time passes, we're Special Constitutions and she'd follow up.
But after [The Room You Can't Leave Unless You Milk], we already knew we were.
"Yeah, I remember."
Noona nods.
"I played your boyfriend, right?"
"Hey, I remember everything, so you don't have to bring that up again!"
Mentioning what we did makes Noona blush and grumble.
Her reaction shows she remembers everything that happened inside clearly.
We did naughty things siblings shouldn't, under the pretext of lovers' roleplay, and enjoyed it intensely.
"Then we're definitely Special Constitutions. What now?"
"What do you mean, what?"
"Special Constitutions have a high chance of getting trapped in Jangmak again. Without SCBAP protection, everyday life will be tough."
"......."
We just escaped the Jangmak not long ago and are in a rest period now, but we need to plan ahead.
Noona almost got assaulted by the Weirdo in a Jangmak at university.
She kept leaking breast milk and couldn't study properly for exams.
If it happens again, daily life would be disrupted, and our safety could be at risk.
"Should we go into the Protection Management Zone like Kang Seo-ha recommended?"
"I want to, but it's super expensive. 5 to 10 million won a year."
That's just for the Protection Management Zone. Add housing and living costs, and it's impossible for us.
We want in but can't afford it.
"Then should we join the SCBAP and give it a shot? Salary-wise, it seems decent."
"Kang Seo-ha-ssi emphasized money and benefits, but also the dangers. You never know what you'll face in a Jangmak."
"Jangmak are sexy ghost stories, right? Like what we went through—do some naughty stuff and escape?"
"Are you crazy? Didn't you see the Harasser? There are non-human monsters like that. Way too dangerous."
Cha Hye-rin shrinks back, hugging her body with both arms, still scared of the Harasser.
Jangmak have tons of unrealistic elements that can threaten humans.
Too many factors to assume it's just naughty stuff.
You have to grasp the Jangmak's setup and satisfy its inherent desires. Fail, and no escape. You could be trapped forever or die.
"Noona's right. Let's think slowly. Since we're Special Constitutions, how to handle Jangmak."
"Yeah."
Noona nods at my words.
We decide to consider carefully before deciding.
It's been less than two months since we were first trapped in [The Room You Can't Leave Unless You Milk].
We'd been through shocking, unrealistic events back-to-back with no time to process.
Until then, we'd lived normally, worrying about exam scores. Now, it's about handling Jangmak.
Joining the SCBAP would change our lives forever.
My life's path was veering off in an unknown direction in an instant.
I need to stay sharp and adapt to these changes.
"......."
"......."
Sitting on the living room sofa with Noona, organizing our thoughts.
Suddenly, I look up and use my clairvoyance to peek at her naked body.
Cha Hye-rin's standout healthy beauty, her feminine allure.
I remember sucking her breasts freely in the Jangmak and having full-on sex.
Unforgettable titty thrill. The nostalgic stimulation, conquest, satisfaction.
When I made Noona aroused until her breast milk burst out, I wanted it to last forever.
Can I ever forget what happened in the Jangmak?
No, if it ends like this, I'll end up longing for those moments.
In the Jangmak, I crossed many lines with Noona. No matter how unreal, since I remember it vividly, we'd already crossed them, hard to go back.
If we keep encountering Jangmak, we'll go beyond the lines we've crossed?
The ethical barriers holding me back shattered. Vague fear and subtle anticipation for the future.
"Hey, wh-where are you looking? This kid peeks at Noona whenever he gets a chance. Pervert."
I must've been staring at Noona's naked body too intently without realizing.
Cha Hye-rin punches my chest lightly, telling me not to look like a creep.
"Don't kill an innocent guy, I just glanced. Glanced. I was thinking deep thoughts."
"Deep thoughts? What? You're not reminiscing about university, are you?"
"University? We agreed not to mention that."
"Ah! Yeah... Anyway, pervert! No naughty thoughts!"
Noona snaps in a huff and heads to her room.
Seems like she was the one having naughty thoughts.
I was purely admiring Noona's naked body while pondering high-level future worries.
"......."
Anyway.
She tempts me every day.
No plans to jerk off, but can't help it.
Like Noona said, time to recall Jangmak memories and enjoy some classy self-comfort.
I jerked off again today and fell asleep with a peaceful mind.
......
Waking up, I'm in another weird room.
[Room where you cannot leave unless you give a handjob while breastfeeding]
Where the hell is this?
I sit up, reading the writing on the door, and clutch my head.
Damn, trapped in another Jangmak?
Where's Noona?
Remembering [The Room You Can't Leave Unless You Milk], I look around for Cha Hye-rin.
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I lock eyes with a stranger.
Someone I recently met but don't know well.
SCBAP Field Team 6 leader Kang Seo-ha.
She's glaring at me with a blank face.
