Ch.6522. Cooperation Mission Meeting (3)

Soso’s hands moved faster than her mind.

She had thought about Minsu countless times. And even after he returned to Flame.

In her head, she had run countless simulations on how to make Minsu notice her.

‘I have no dating experience… but… I’ve collected information.’

Soso’s hobby isn’t sword training. Since childhood, she had been deeply immersed in romance novels, shoujo manga, and dramas, making her well-versed in theory.

And thinking that wasn’t enough, she had read countless dating reviews and relationship concerns on web communities.

Not only that, Soso herself had diligently posted with her awkward Korean skills.

‘So my conclusion is…’

She couldn’t just stay still like this. She, Soso herself, had to make a move.

Based on the advice from others, it would be extremely difficult for Soso, with zero dating experience, to seduce Minsu.

‘A man who already has two beautiful women with deep connections around him…’

The hunter community was small, so posting her concerns directly could identify Yuri or herself. So she sought advice by disguising it as being from a different industry.

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[I have a question on the Dating Advice Gallery… ;;;]

└ Like in my previous post… my crush has a chaebol beauty CEO ex-girlfriend, and another woman who’s like a potential girlfriend with max femininity… Of course, my family background is as good as his ex’s, and I’ve been called pretty a few times recently… But I’m so worried about the women around my crush… ㅠㅠ

└ So what does your crush do for a living?

└ Well… my crush was a sports player, a really promising one… ;;; He had a major injury but now he’s returned as a player and is likely to win Rookie of the Year… He’s so handsome and talented that he’s very popular with women… I feel so frustrated every day, like I’ve eaten a box of sweet potatoes… ;;;

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Though the question was posted in that strange speech pattern, since Soso had been active in the community for a long time and had a high member rank, the responses were kind.

Moreover, Soso’s awkward Korean was accepted as a quirk in that community, making her a well-known gallery user.

‘And what I wrote would sound like lies to strangers but…’

It was all reality. Both Yuri and Soso came from backgrounds that seemed straight out of a drama.

And while they lacked in background, Arini far surpassed them in pure feminine charm.

Arini was a devoted, beautiful junior with a voluptuous figure that no man could dislike.

This complicated relationship, like something from a female-oriented drama, caught the attention of the dating advice gallery users. So Soso’s advice-seeking posts often became popular in the community.

While some probably just played along with what seemed like Soso’s exaggerations, surprisingly, there were people who genuinely listened to her concerns.

Above all, Soso was famous in that community as a user who had her crush stolen by a rich, beautiful student council president.

‘I posted many advice-seeking posts on the community when I was at Eins too.’

Every time she saw Yuri and Minsu growing closer after their second-year winter special training, her heart ached unbearably.

That’s why she not only created the Blood Demon but also vented to the gallery users, her only friends besides Minsu.

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└ Soso. The gallery users all know you’re socially awkward, so there’s only one way. ㅠㅠㅠ If you’ve been called pretty recently like you said, just ask him out for drinks and go for it physically… It’s true!! That’s how I got together with my crush lol Though that was my ex-ex-boyfriend… lol

└ That’s not possible! With my crush, I want something pure and spiritual…

└ Don’t be so weak! Your crush seems to be single now, do you want to get NTR’d again? Honestly, if you’ve been such close friends but made no progress? He’ll never see you as a woman!

└ That’s absolutely not true!! My crush and I… held hands… and even kissed… ㅠㅠ

└ Really? And nothing happened after that? If you’ve gone that far, you should move to the next step quickly. Then you’d become a couple soon.

└ That’s absurd…!! How could I do such an embarrassing thing… A Muguk woman’s sense of chastity is different from Korea’s!

└ Is that so? Anyway, Soso,,,, if nothing happened after you kissed, that’s really dangerous. ㅠㅠㅠ I’m telling you, it’s serious! It means he didn’t feel you as a romantic interest even after that. My wording might be harsh, but since you’ve experienced being NTR’d, I’m giving you advice. You need to do something quickly;; For real.

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Soso had become anxious enough to seek such advice. Above all, the gallery user was right.

She had already kissed Minsu. And they had been alone in a luxurious hotel. But there had been no progress as a man and woman.

Neither mentally nor physically. Moreover, today she had unfortunately encountered Senior Haeun.

The words of Senior Haeun, trying to lure Minsu to the alumni meeting, really drove Soso crazy.

‘If Minsu goes to the alumni meeting… and if something happens with Senior Haeun…’

While Minsu’s appearance was ordinary, his recognition had risen considerably after he stood out at the end of his second year.

Since Minsu didn’t openly engage in social activities, that mysterious aura worked in his favor. Above all, he was the academy’s star who had achieved a complete victory in the exchange competition.

Additionally, among the 19th cohort, Minsu was idolized as the hero who had saved them. Not just Senior Haeun, but other female alumni could easily be interested in Minsu.

‘This won’t do. If Minsu is thinking of going to the alumni meeting…’

She needed to act even faster. To make Minsu clearly conscious of her. And Soso knew well.

Given Minsu’s thoughtful and gentle personality, he would still be carrying guilt about using her during that second-year winter special training.

Soso made up her mind.

‘I absolutely cannot lose Minsu stupidly like I did at Eins. Even if it means being aggressive. Or using that guilt…’

Soso slowly moved her hand on Minsu’s thigh as she spoke.

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“Lee Minsu. About this alumni meeting. There’s something I want to ask you.”

Saying that, Soso caressed my thigh. That touch was so forward that I froze for a moment.

‘Is this really Soso…?’

If someone were to act so impulsively, the Blood Demon would come to mind rather than Soso. But I didn’t sense the Blood Demon’s characteristic ominous energy.

If I had, my PTSD would have instinctively triggered.

“What do you mean? Alumni meeting…”

Just then, Yuri had gone to the front of the conference room to summon the guild representatives. Soso spoke softly beside me.

“The alumni meeting Seo Haeun, I mean, Senior Haeun mentioned. Are you planning to attend?”

I had been thinking about that alumni meeting. But my conclusion was to attend.

It wouldn’t be bad to create a connection in advance with Senior Haeun, who might become a villain in the future.

‘Of course, I was planning to leave shortly after arriving but…’

I didn’t know Soso would be interested in that meeting. The Soso I knew would never attend such a gathering.

“Yes. I think I’ll be attending.”

“Hmm. I see. Then. It wouldn’t be bad. For me to go with you. Huu…”

But her response was completely unexpected.

‘Soso is going to attend such a crowded event?’

Of course, now is different from those gloomy second-year days. But still, Soso was someone who was so afraid of meeting people that she was always holed up in the library.

My frequent visits to the library to study magic theory, when I knew nothing about magic, became the connection with Soso.

“Why? Is it uncomfortable for you if I go with you?”

Saying that, Soso pressed her body against me more aggressively. Then, after briefly checking our surroundings.

With a strange breath, she whispered in my ear.

“Huu… I really want to go with you, Minsu. Like in the old days when we were always together.”

Her touch on my thigh became more assertive. And perhaps because her face was so close to my ear as she spoke.

Soso’s breath, which seemed strangely heated, felt like ASMR.

As if she were seducing me. No, at that moment I sensed it. Soso was seducing me.

‘Like in the old days, she says.’

As Soso said, the two of us used to hang out together often.

I, as a possessed person, had no friends.

And because I had defeated Yuri shortly after being possessed, until the end of the second year when I overwhelmed everyone with my skills, I was openly checked by the students.

On the other hand, after our chance meeting in the library, Soso had always been friendly to me.

But I, who was insensitive then, or rather, always thinking only of Yuri, never realized that Soso had come to think of me as more than a friend.

‘Now I know.’

That’s why I’ve been avoiding meeting Soso privately. But I had already confirmed that Soso’s feelings remained the same from our previous trip to Hong Kong and the Pyongyang business trip.

“Do you dislike me? Or is there someone at the alumni meeting who would be troubled if I went with you? Why do you look so tense?”

And I must have stiffened at Soso’s sudden action. No, rather than tension, I felt something unexpected toward Soso.

The current Soso felt very seductive. Her touch, full of passion. That hand caressing my thigh.

Although it wasn’t anything particularly erotic, my body was unconsciously responding.

‘The current Soso…’

Objectively speaking, she was beautiful. And had a seductive body.

‘What am I thinking?’

Perhaps it’s a side effect of being physically restrained by the Blood Demon several times. I desperately denied the inappropriate thoughts I was having about Soso.

It would have been better if it were the Blood Demon. No matter how I looked at it, it was Soso who was seducing me now.

“That’s not it.”

“Is that so. Then I’m glad.”

Saying that, Soso whispered in my ear once more.

“Because I like you.”

And I couldn’t say anything to those words that confirmed the feelings I already knew.

Soso removed her hand from my thigh and firmly interlocked her fingers with mine.

“This time, I absolutely won’t let you go to another woman.”

I couldn’t respond to Soso’s words. No, perhaps Soso had blocked my response with her Heavenly Demon Divine Technique. That’s what I thought.

Just then, Yuri returned.

“What are you two doing? Did something happen?”