Chapter 461: Cho Hyejin’s Instruction Manual (6)
‘Cho Hyejin’s makeover is successful.’
She carefully checked herself out as if as if she couldn’t believe it. The dumbfounded expression on her face was only natural.
Because even I, who had watched her transformation in real-time, couldn’t believe it either.
Watching her looking at the mirror and touching her own face was quite delightful.
She didn’t say a cringey line like, ‘Is this… me?’, but I could tell what she was thinking of.
“It doesn’t make sense…”
“It makes so much sense. I’ve put so much effort into it, so it’s only natural that you look like that. I don’t even do my makeup with that much elaboration.”
“T-This is amazing. How can I change this much…”
“You didn’t change as much as you think you did. It feels a bit unfair, but you already looked pretty. You look pretty even to my eyes. d.a.m.n it. All pretty things have to die.”
“Still, I couldn’t even imagine I could change this much…”
Even I couldn’t have imagined it. I expected that she would be different, but I didn’t know it would be by that much.
The usual Cho Hyejin, who looked like a sharp spear, was no longer anywhere to be found.
With an appearance that attracted every man, her confidence that she could seduce Kim Hyunsung with her fingers had begun to spring up.
I couldn’t help but smile.
I judged the situation as something that would take some time to be fixed. Since that period had been reduced, I even wanted to dance.
“So, what’s the next mission?”
“She has to go in earnest. Thank you, Jihye. Now. Get the equipment first, Hyejin.”
“What do you mean? What equipment do I need?”
“Didn’t I tell you? You will move like an avatar. Anemone’s Eye will always follow you, and… here, this is a receiver. You can put it inside your ear.”
“…”
“…”
“Do we have to go that far?”
“We have to. Without this, you would be just wielding a spear. If it were the modern-day, I could give you advice by text, but that’s no longer our reality. You’ll have to talk face to face… honestly, I can’t even trust Hyejin. I’m telling you this just in case, but you must follow the mission. Just be aware that the moment you feel ashamed or reject anything, the mood will get awkward. I’m trying to push you in earnest, so you just need to play along.”
“But-”
“You must promise me. It’s a top priority. Please promise me.”
“That’s…”
“Please promise me.”
“If it’s not an unreasonable request…”
“You promise, then.”
“Yes… I will.”
‘I think it’ll be okay.’
She said she would do it voluntarily, so I thought she would probably follow what I say. After all, Cho Hyejin was a strict human being to herself.
“Then let’s go out.”
“Where are we going?”
“What do you mean, where? We’re going to our Hyunsung’s office. You said you have work left.”
“Am I going out in this state?”
“Did you want to go wearing that armor? That’s a casual outfit anyway. You can walk around comfortably within the guild. Aren’t you tired of wearing armor every time? Anyway, let’s move as quickly as we can.”
“Yes… O-Okay.”
Her face looked ridiculously reluctant.
The way she moved hesitantly, as if asking if she really had to go out, was enough to make me feel angry.
However, I could roughly understand how she was feeling. In the past few years, Cho Hyejin had never taken off her armor.
It was obvious outside the guildhall, but it was the same inside it. Of course, there were a few exceptions, but even that event would only happen once every few months.
Considering that her mission was to be an escort, it was understandable, but no one had ever ordered Cho Hyejin to wear armor all day long.
I didn’t know why she had stuck to that style, but it must be because the heavy armor felt comfortable. That made my request to suddenly go around the guild with full makeup and outfit on a high request.
‘This one’s also…’
“Be confident. You looked in the mirror, didn’t you? Why is someone who stabs monsters without even blinking so scared?”
“I am not scared. It’s just something feels awkward…”
“You’re getting too awkward. Stop hesitating and open the door quickly. You look more nervous than when entering a dungeon.”
“I got it, so you can stop rushing me. Whew.”
“Gosh, just go out quickly.”
“I-I said I got it.”
“…”
“…”
“Get out!”
“I-I got it!”
She kept stopping. I didn’t want to keep talking, but I had to add unnecessary comments in the end…
“…”
“…”
“Ha. We said that you really look pretty.”
“…”
“Anyone can see you look attractive. To be honest, I think you’re so beautiful that it hurts my pride to say it. There’s no need to worry. Think of it as going hunting as usual. Or you can think of something like doing your job. It would be much easier if you think of doing something like spying. You don’t have to be uncomfortable, so let’s get going.”
“O… kay.”
When I pushed Cho Hyejin’s back, I could see that she had been pushed out, not like her.
There was an embarra.s.sment on her face, but she seemed to have decided to go through the closed door.
With her ready, I also naturally had to prepare.
I smiled and went straight to one side of the room and set up the control room, creating a rather plausible shape.
There were five magic hologram monitors all in all. Although it seemed to be a little exaggerated, it was rather insufficient as it was a task where I had to catch even the little emotions immediately.
At that time, close coverage was desperately needed.
Lee Jihye, who had worked the hardest that day, also cautiously helped set up the room. She didn’t look bad for someone that had just been dragged into penniless labor and suffering.
Rather, she looked she liked the work.
“Thank you, Jihye.”
“Don’t mention it. It’s all necessary. The more I think about it, the more I can see how sly you are.”
“What?”
“You don’t have to pretend. I think I know what you’re thinking.”
‘What am I thinking…?’
I usually could tell what Lee Jihye thought, but I didn’t know what she was thinking that time.
As I looked at her as if asking what she was talking about, Lee Jihye began to explain while tidying up the table.
“You are trying to put one of your people on Hyungsung’s side, right? It’s definitely time to think about it.”
‘What is she talking about now?’
“If I look at how you think of him, it doesn’t seem like there will be a big problem, but there’s nothing bad about getting some insurance like this. I think it’s going to be fun because it’s like making a queen. Honestly, I couldn’t even think of this, but you’re much more detailed than I thought. You should be. That’s why you’re my Lee Kiyoung.”
‘What is she talking about?’
I didn’t know if it was because I found it stupid, but unfortunately, I had never thought about it in that way.
Contrary to Lee Jihye’s thoughts, my purpose was to catch him. However, as she had said, I also thought that I could aim for such an additional effect.
That was even more the case when I looked at the future a little further.
I’d stick with Kim Hyunsung forever no matter what happened, but a.s.suming that the power we had continued to grow, there would be many complications.
There might be new factions that didn’t exist presently, and there might be times when political battles would have to be fought even within the Blue.
Of course, it was pretty hard to establish the premise that some people would fall for me, who already had overwhelming power, but the picture of putting Cho Hyejin in didn’t look bad since I didn’t know what could happen afterward.
If I had to make an example, I was in the position of a great leader putting the king’s wife in the imperial palace.
She said it was uncomfortable, but considering that there was a strange bond between Cho Hyejin and me, it could be considered a possible story.
‘It’s not bad.’
Of course, it was a project that would only take effect far into the future, but it was still worth the investment.
“Well, it’s not necessarily because of that… but alright, think as you please. Please clear that side too. I think it would be better to put another hologram.”
“Well, sure, you aren’t. Is it okay for me to do this too?”
“I called you because I thought it would be comfortable in the first place. Are you done with your job?”
“Yes. There is a little left, but not enough to worry about. After roughly setting up, sit down quickly. I’m going crazy with curiosity. In fact, personally, I feel a little negative about this, but… I’m also curious about what’s going to happen. Honestly, I thought Hyunsung was a eunuch. Or I thought about the possibility of being h.o.m.o or something. He didn’t react to our Yeon-joo, even when I include the tutorial dungeon.”
“Why?”
“It’s embarra.s.sing to say this with my mouth, but I’m not that bad, right? Honestly, it really hurt my pride when I saw that he didn’t even glance at me.”
“Well…”
“Do you know how surprised I was to hear that he had dinner with you? He’s improved a lot now, but honestly, he’s not someone who eats with strangers.”
“I was also surprised. Oh, connect with magic power over there.”
“Yes. Hmm. At this point, I think we can watch efficiently with this much… Do you need anything else?”
“No, not really.”
“Then I’ll start.”
“Yes, please.”
As soon as Lee Jihye got ready, the magic holograms, which had been turned on, began to relay the situation one by one from different angles.
One showed the front view of Cho Hyejin.
Another had a close perspective of her face.
There was even a hologram showing her entire body.
That was because I thought that gestures were important enough.
There were also communication methods that one could do with their body. Of course, I didn’t mean that s.e.xually.
The first thing I could see was Cho Hyejin’s nervous face.
She had the face of an outsider in the middle of the night club. She looked like a misfit who was buried among the celebrities. I was impressed with the awkward and dull-looking movements that were different from her usual proud steps.
‘What is that?’
I thought I had to go straight to correction. I spoke to her, causing her to get startled.
“Microphone test. Ah. What, did you commit a crime? Don’t flinch. Walk confidently. Boldly. But don’t walk too hard. Walk a little cautiously. Straighten your waist and straighten your chest. You got all dressed up, so let’s show it off. Oh, can you hear me? If you do, stroke your lips once.”
She promptly did as instructed.
“Good job. Your posture looks good now. Don’t go anywhere but straight in. Remember, you’re going to work. Don’t be nervous. Just go about it the way you usually do. We can’t expect perfection from the get-go. Sometimes it can happen, but let’s think that it won’t.”
-I’m not hoping for that. To the last…
“What did I say? Also, avoid talking to the air if you can. Now, don’t worry about anything. Just open the door. Open it calmly and close it the same way.”
Cho Hyejin, who slightly blushed, took a deep breath, grabbed the door, and opened it. She was very cautious, but I thought it was natural for her to be like that.
That was because she was going into the office where Kim Hyunsung was.
Naturally, Kim Hyunsung was now reflected on the magical hologram, although I thought that he would be working hard, it was different from what I expected.
‘Moron, why are you looking at the shoes?’