Chapter 60 – Subjugation

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“I’m sorry.”

“???”

While I was talking about cosplay with Reina, Reina’s friend suddenly approached, bowed 90 degrees, and apologized.

Why all of a sudden?

“Emma? What’s wrong?”

“I jumped to conclusions, disparaged you, and hastily judged you as a bad person.”

“…?”

She suddenly came in, played the drum and the flute all by herself, and apologized. I have no idea what’s going on.

At first, she looked at me with a frown, but now she has a guilty expression and is giving a sincere apology.

Judging from Reina’s inability to understand her friend’s behavior, something must have happened in reality while I was talking with Reina in the virtual world.

Ah, is that it?

After achieving the WFK, I visited the Leore Gallery a few times and saw some posts criticizing the Mead Guild.

If that’s happening in Korea, what about overseas? There must be more hate comments than in Korea.

Maybe that’s why she’s acting so strangely; it’s understandable that she’s jealous of someone as perfect as me.

“Well, it’s true that I’m pretty, cute, and good at LEORE. I think it’s natural to be jealous.”

“…?”

Emma looked at me with a “What are you talking about?” expression.

What, is that not it?

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Emma told me everything about why she was apologizing.

As soon as I heard that, I understood.

Certainly, there’s quite a big difference between my appearance in the virtual world and my appearance in the real world right now.

The lingering effects of Arang make me look like a living corpse.

Eyes that show no vitality at all.

Arms and legs that were cut off due to illness.

Medication that I was forced to take because I had refused to eat for a long time.

Even though it’s the most effective medication, Arang refused to accept it, so she became emaciated.

Anyone who sees me wouldn’t think I’m a living person.

Of course, I’m much better now. At least, that’s what I think.

My eyes, which couldn’t even open properly, started to open enough to not be uncomfortable, and my body, which had rejected the prosthetic arm and prosthetic leg, started to move little by little.

While playing LEORE, I was eating luxurious food with the most effective medication for perfect nutrition, with Anna and the doctor, so I started to gain weight. I’m also hoping that my chest will get bigger.

Reina’s friend, who was playing the drum and the flute all by herself, initially made a bad impression because she glared at me, but her evaluation went up because of her surprisingly serious expression and sincere apology.

“I’ll accept your apology. You even apologized for something I didn’t know about.”

“Thank you. And I’m sorry. I shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but I forgot such an important thing.”

“Hey, let’s end this now. I don’t like this heavy atmosphere. As a condition for accepting your apology…”

I swallowed as I looked at Emma, who was bowing towards me.

Emma’s red hair is slightly covering her face as she’s bowing 90 degrees, but even so, Emma’s chest is asserting itself.

The enormous size, which doesn’t seem like a human chest at all, made me focus on her chest, even though I’ve become a woman.

“As a condition…?”

“Give me a hug.”

“Wh-What…?”

I spread my arms towards Emma. Emma looked flustered, but she quickly regained her composure and came over to hug me.

This size. This softness.

Pass.

While I was enjoying Emma’s embrace, Reina came into view. Come to think of it, Reina hasn’t said anything since Emma came in.

‘Her expression doesn’t look good? Is it because Emma and I suddenly hugged?’

“Hey, Arang, how long are you going to…?”

Hmm… I got out of Emma’s arms, sat Emma down on the chair next to me, and sat on Emma’s lap.

“Forever.”

“Huh?”

“It’s a punishment.”

“O-Okay.”

I spend most of my time in reality in Anna and the doctor’s arms.

I can’t help it since I don’t have arms and legs. I can’t eat or shower by myself.

Maybe that’s why I feel at peace when I’m in someone’s arms, especially with the overwhelming softness I feel on the back of my head, which greatly increases that sense of stability.

I looked at Reina, who looked like her soul had left her body, on the opposite chair.

Her hands were trembling, and her shoulders were shaking. On top of that, she was sweating.

“Reina Unnie.”

Reina didn’t react.

I called her again.

“Reina Unnie.”

“… Oh! U-Uh! A-Arang!”

Hmm…

Even though I called her, her eyes were shaking.

Maybe it’s because Emma was talking about me and told her about me.

I’ve been talking to her well so far after seeing my real appearance, but is it because of the prosthetic arm and prosthetic leg story?

“Unnie. Shall we try cosplay?”

“Uh…? No, no! Th-That’s… I don’t think Arang would be able to handle it…”

Her cheerful voice from earlier was gone, and she was on the verge of crying, so I decided to try to lighten the mood.

“Why would I have a hard time?”

“Huh? Uh… Th-The body, the body is u-uncomfortable…”

“Where is it uncomfortable? Arms? Legs? Or is it my expression?”

“Uh… A… Th…”

Reina looked like a retriever that had been completely soaked in the rain.

I tried to joke around a little, but Reina was completely deflated.

Is this not it…?

Pink Berry, Soonchu, and Belly Cover were able to revive quickly, but Reina couldn’t come to her senses.

Is she mentally weak? No way. Someone who’s a Guild Leader can’t be like that.

A Guild Leader is someone who can’t lack anything, from mentality to leadership, analytical skills, judgment, physical skills, etc. It’s a very heavy, difficult, and demanding position, and they’re recognized more than anyone else.

Reina is a Guild Leader who has led the Mead Guild to WFK three times. How can such a Guild Leader be weak in this kind of mental aspect?

“Arang.”

Emma lowered her head and whispered to me.

“Reina is extremely weak to small and cute things. She still likes to watch Pretty Cure. So she must have been even more surprised. I think she was shocked because I talked about the prosthetic arm and prosthetic leg without thinking. And—”

Emma told me how much Reina had been looking forward to meeting me.

I see.

So that’s why.

That’s why she was so friendly to me, who had taken the WFK, and why she brought up meeting me first.

Well, in LEORE, I’m a beautiful girl to the point where they call me a magical girl from Pretty Cure.

And if I say it myself, I’m embarrassed, but my 1v1 Maggora video in LEORE turned out so well that even I would fall for myself.

Reina, who usually watches things like Pretty Cure, must have been surprised to find out that I don’t have arms and legs.

She probably thought that I was a gloomy, depressed, and lifeless girl in reality who transformed into a bright and cheerful girl in LEORE, but the truth was that I was a girl rolling around without arms and legs in reality.

I’m fine with it, though.

First of all, how can I get Reina, who’s lost her mind, to come to her senses? If this offline meeting ends like this, my memory of the offline meeting with her will end badly.

That would be a shame. I know that not all offline meetings end well.

There are many cases where people have fun playing in the game, but then they meet and things explode because of lingering grudges or romantic relationships.

But Reina, Emma, and I aren’t in that kind of relationship, and we met to do something wonderful, such as talking to each other as Guild Leaders who run excellent Guilds or sharing information like before.

But it’s not right to end it like this.

It’s the first time we’ve met, but we met through LEORE, and games are supposed to be fun, so I’m absolutely against ending it like this.

After all, the only thing that can soothe Reina’s heart is cosplay.

She likes cute things, so I just need to show her something cute, right?

“First, let’s go back to reality!!!”

I said in a loud voice so that Reina could hear me clearly. Reina logged out in a depressed voice.

Emma and I confirmed that Reina had logged out and then logged out.

And that… turned out to be a mistake.

Because I had been in the virtual world for a long time, Anna Unnie had laid me down on the bed so that I wouldn’t be uncomfortable and had removed my prosthetic arm and prosthetic leg.

Reina got up from the chair she was sitting on, confirmed that I wasn’t there, and then turned her eyes.

“Are you all done?”

She turned her head at Anna Unnie’s voice, and of course, Anna Unnie was there to protect me, so she saw me lying on the bed without arms and legs.

“Ah…”

I looked at Emma and then looked at the carrier next to Reina with my eyes.

I already knew from Emma that there were clothes that she had brought for me in that carrier.

Emma picked up Reina’s carrier and approached me.

Then, she took out the clothes that were packaged the most carefully.

As expected, the clothes were cute clothes like a dress that looked like a magical girl outfit from Pretty Cure.

Oh… this is a little difficult.

If I were the man I used to be, I would have been horrified and thrown it away, but I’m a woman now, so it’s a good fit.

I was able to change quickly with the help of Emma and Anna Unnie.

Maybe it’s because it’s a very highquality cosplay outfit, but it wasn’t uncomfortable and the fabric was good.

I whispered to Anna Unnie, who was smiling at me while looking at me.

As soon as Anna Unnie heard my words, she pouted her lips, attached my prosthetic arm and prosthetic leg, and then picked me up.

And she handed me over to Reina, who was still struggling because she had lost her mind.

Ah, is “handed me over” a little strange?

“Eueu… E… Eu… Uh…? C-Cute…”

Reina received me and looked at me, and then her face gradually brightened and she started laughing like a fool.

Is this the Guild Leader of the Mead Guild who achieved WFK 3 times in a row? Why is it so easy to capture her?