Episode 124 – Workplace Manager Authority

The sight of his back entering the pool is exactly like an elementary school student. Still, Hyun-woo must have learned some swimming, because he was moving forward with an awkward freestyle.

– *Pishik*

Choi Go-eun found his swimming skills simply laughable. Right now, she’s just doing it as a hobby, but back in high school, she received many offers to pursue it as a professional athlete.

Of course, because of the family atmosphere that emphasized academics over sports, she didn’t have a choice.

Was it because of that? Choi Go-eun immediately grasped Hyun-woo’s swimming skills. Now it was time to pay the price for his clumsy provocation.

Whether a novice or a pro, she always does her best in any competition she enters. That was the respect she showed her opponents.

– *Shuuk*

Taking a diving stance, she leaps and creates a graceful curve, diving into the pool. From her fingertips to her shoulders and head, upper body, and lower body, she enters the water in that order, minimizing the area of her body that touches the surface.

Thanks to maintaining her entire body in a perfect streamline, water doesn’t splash in all directions like Hyun-woo’s dive, and she slips into the water as if gliding.

“Wow…”

“Is she a professional?”

People around her exclaim in admiration at her perfect dive. Just from the entry, you could tell how advanced her swimming skills were.

– *Chwaak chwaak*

A refreshing stroke that contrasts with her smooth entry. Combined with the powerful kicks coming from her elastic thighs, she quickly overtakes Hyun-woo, who was moving ahead.

‘Uh… uh?’

He expected Choi Go-eun’s swimming skills to be excellent, but even so, there’s a difference in physique between men and women…

Having been overtaken so easily, Hyun-woo grits his teeth and desperately moves his hands and feet, his pride hurt.

However, the gap between the two doesn’t narrow, but rather widens more and more. Last to start, Choi Go-eun touches the opposite side of the pool faster than Hyun-woo.

As soon as she arrives, she takes off her swim cap and goggles, which were pressing uncomfortably on her head, with a refreshing motion.

“You have to admit defeat, right?”

She had her usual near-expressionless poker face, but Hyun-woo felt that Choi Go-eun looked somehow happy. She naturally sweeps her wet hair back, like a scene from a commercial.

‘It’s like I’m in the office…’

Confident and assertive, she was the spitting image of Team Leader Choi Go-eun.

“Haa haa… Let’s do it again. Team Leader-nim. Isn’t a match supposed to be best out of three?”

“Okay. Fine.”

Thus, Hyun-woo, determined not to let his guard down twice, tries his best from the start. The result was…

3:0. A complete and utter defeat.

He stubbornly insisted on a best-of-five, but the result didn’t change. His physical abilities were equal or superior, but Hyun-woo was no match for her in basic swimming skills.

‘Damn it…’

To be so mercilessly crushed by a woman, Choi Go-eun. Hyun-woo’s pride as a man was hurt. It was like going to an arcade with his girlfriend to play a racing game and being completely overtaken in a corner? Humiliating.

“Assistant Manager Lee. The angle of your arm is strange when you stroke. And the same goes for your kick. If you just use force like that, you’ll only splash a lot of water and be inefficient.”

Whether she knew his feelings or not, Choi Go-eun carefully examines his posture and points out the details.

“Okay. Try it once.”

“Yes.”

Suddenly, free swimming turns into a lesson for the two of them. Of course, the instructor is Choi Go-eun.

– *Molkang*

While guiding Hyun-woo’s arm movements, Choi Go-eun’s chest naturally touches his shoulder as she gets close to him. Despite the swimsuit tightly holding her body, her huge breasts flaunt their presence to Hyun-woo.

Even though they’re close, Hyun-woo’s dick instantly hardens at Choi Go-eun’s sudden, unguarded action.

‘No way!’

Given the size, if he got an erection under his swimsuit, he’d be easily mistaken for a pervert by others.

Hyun-woo focuses as much as possible on Choi Go-eun’s guidance to avoid having lewd thoughts. Whether she knows his feelings or not, Choi Go-eun’s skin keeps touching his body as she passionately teaches him the posture.

‘Arm movement… arm movement…’

Was it because of his desperate effort? His clumsy stroke improves dramatically into a pretty decent posture.

“Okay. That’s the posture.”

Choi Go-eun seems satisfied with Hyun-woo’s change. She has a pleased expression.

“You shouldn’t overdo it from the start as a beginner, so let’s take a break.”

‘Beginner? Overdo it?’

She meant it as consideration for Hyun-woo, but Choi Go-eun completely shatters his already crumpled pride.

“Team Leader-nim.”

“Why?”

“Let’s have one last match for real.”

“What? No way. I’ve already seen all of Assistant Manager Lee’s skills.”

“Kuek… Then let’s make it so that the loser has to grant a wish. How about it? Team Leader-nim.”

“Don’t be childish with bets. No way.”

“Why? Are you worried you might have to grant a wish?”

“…Fine.”

Choi Go-eun immediately falls for Hyun-woo’s childish provocation. She never avoids an upcoming match. That competitive spirit must have made her the Team Leader Choi Go-eun she is today.

“I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit before that.”

Using the bathroom as an excuse, Hyun-woo returns to the locker room and takes out his cell phone from his locker. He immediately launches the work system.

Hyun-woo realized through several matches that he couldn’t beat Choi Go-eun just by getting a little posture correction. But he didn’t want to lose helplessly in the match.

So, it’s a bit underhanded, but what he needs now is doping.

He invests one of his [Remaining Points] from his [Status Window] into [Stamina] without hesitation. He was planning to invest in [Stamina] anyway, but now is the moment when he needs higher [Stamina] right away.

[User Lee Hyun-woo]

[Rank: Intermediate Manager]

[Age: 29] [Height: 177] [Weight: 68]

[Stamina: 8/10] [Charm: 3/10] [Sexual Energy: 8/10] [Leadership: 5/10]

[Remaining Points: 1]

‘I won’t pass out this time, will I?’

He didn’t foolishly raise 2 points at once like last time. Praying that the pain would be less, Hyun-woo tightly grips the locker in front of him with both hands.

– *Jjeojeok jjeok*

The eerie sound of bones and muscles breaking seems to be heard clearly in his ears. In reality, inside his body, bones and muscles are breaking and rupturing, then repeatedly reattaching. All of this happened in an instant.

“Kuaaaak!”

As expected, a burning pain surges from all over his body. It was a reaction to adapt to the suddenly changed body.

– *Taktaktak*

His jaw trembled so much from the pain that his upper and lower teeth collided with each other, making a sound.

“Heoeok… heok heok…”

Fortunately, perhaps because he only raised 1 point? He didn’t pass out like last time, and the hellish pain gradually disappears.

“Whew…”

“Oh!”

Hyun-woo, who had a fairly muscular body after raising his Stamina to 7. Perhaps thanks to the [Stamina] that went up one step further? More clearly defined muscles and broader shoulders.

“Heup!”

Even the six-pack on his abdomen that appears when he tenses his muscles. Overflowing energy is boiling inside his body.

“Alright!”

As expected, Stamina is national power, and he was more satisfied than Hyun-woo expected. He would be able to swim much faster than before now.

‘It’ll be different from before. Team Leader-nim. *Keuk keuk keuk*…’

Having finished doping without Choi Go-eun’s knowledge, Hyun-woo confidently moves back to the pool where she’s waiting. His confidence was soaring as high as his broadened physique.

* * *

‘No way…’

“Haa haa… haa…”

His posture had definitely improved a little compared to the beginning, but Hyun-woo still hadn’t shaken off his beginner status. Still, he was trying to push through with his stamina as a man, but she could create enough of a gap with her skills.

However, despite his mess, Choi Go-eun was defeated by his haphazard swimming, flailing his hands and feet tirelessly until the destination.

“Haa haa… Hahahaha…”

Hyun-woo was panting as if his heart would explode, but was it because of the thrill of winning the match? He kept bursting into laughter.

Choi Go-eun, who had a confident expression until just now, takes off her swim cap and goggles and stares at the pool with a blank expression.

“Hu… Hu… Team Leader-nim, you remember the bet, right?”

“…I know without you saying it.”

Three consecutive wins and then one loss. It was just a single defeat, but she lost. That was the condition the two of them had set. It was unfair, but a match is a match.

“A wish… a wish, *hehehe*… You’ll grant anything, right?”

“*Keuk*…”

Hyun-woo’s sarcastic prodding. She wanted to slam his head into the water, but Hyun-woo is the winner of a fair match. Even if she lost, she didn’t want to get upset in a pathetic way.

Doing her best to win, but accepting the result. Choi Go-eun has always been like that.

“Say it quickly. Don’t stall.”

Because of that, she was willing to grant any request without complaint.

However, Choi Go-eun, led by Hyun-woo to his place, realizes that the wish is much more difficult to handle than she thought.

To the point where she vows never to have any kind of match with him again.

* * *

Hyun-woo, having brought Choi Go-eun to his place, opens his closet and takes out a large box of unknown origin.

Then, from inside, he starts taking out a string of women’s underwear, which a man like Hyun-woo would never need in his house.

“You… how can you have these…”

Choi Go-eun’s face instantly flushes red. All the underwear was, by her standards, nothing but vulgar. With a burning face, Choi Go-eun trembles and picks up a random piece of underwear.

‘H…’

The body size written on the underwear tag. It was her exact bra cup size. The other bras were the same.

‘It was… all planned.’

– *Hwik*

Choi Go-eun finally understands Hyun-woo’s sinister intentions. Her fierce gaze, as if emitting the glare of a tiger, turns to Hyun-woo. Was it because of that eerie gaze? His hand, which was taking out not only underwear but also women’s clothing, pauses for a moment.

“Team… Team Leader-nim. The wish, the wish…”

“You… you made that bet to make me wear this kind of rag?”

Hyun-woo’s wish was simple. He wanted Choi Go-eun, who insists on wearing the same drab-colored suits every day, to wear the clothes he wanted.

In fact, there was a reason why she insisted on such attire. When receiving approval or giving presentations, flashy or untidy outfits cannot give people confidence.

For Choi Go-eun, a workaholic whose mind is full of nothing but work, a suit was the most effective and efficient outfit for any task in the company.

She didn’t like Hyun-woo’s criticism of her fashion, but if his wish was for her to wear different clothes, she thought it would be simpler than she thought.

However, seeing the rags in front of her that were embarrassing to even call clothes, she realizes that her thoughts were a huge misconception.

“Okay! Today, this. Will you wear it and come out, Team Leader-nim?”

Hyun-woo’s first pick was, as expected, a T-back. Seo Jin-ah and Eun-seol also always wear T-backs that almost completely expose their buttocks every day because of his consistent taste.

‘If you have an amazing body, isn’t it polite to show it off?’

A truly Hyun-woo-like idea. In fact, it was too much of a waste to cover Choi Go-eun’s body, which had been honed by constant swimming, with ordinary bras and panties.

That being said, if he suddenly told her to wear this kind of underwear, it was obvious that Choi Go-eun would refuse, like a fire.

In the end, to give her a forced order, he had to lower her [Pride], but that was not an easy task either.

So, Hyun-woo used Choi Go-eun’s upright personality to win what he wanted through a match.

‘*Keuk keuk keuk*… If it’s difficult to break her [Pride], then you can use that [Pride] in reverse.’

Hyun-woo only shows his demonic talent at times like this.

“…”

Choi Go-eun silently holds the T-back and the mesh-material erotic bra that Hyun-woo handed her. She doubts whether it’s even the same women’s underwear as what she usually wears.

After being stunned like that for a moment, she

– *Kwang*

Goes into the bathroom to change her underwear. The sound of the door closing is unusually rough today.