Chapter 361 – Chapter 361 Hero Academy (4-2)
After filling out all the work schedules, I smiled as I left the security department management office.
‘Heh… I’ll be able to see your face when I go to work tomorrow.’
It was the feeling of looking at a bear that had no choice but to get caught in a trap set by a hunter.
No matter how easy it was to catch, if the prey that was caught was a bear, the satisfaction would be indescribable.
‘I’ll have to watch him go to work in the evening when it’s time later.’
Even if the work schedule is released tomorrow, it is possible to meet again today.
[Where are you going now?]
‘Where….’
After I left the security department building, I stretched out while watching the sun rise in the mid-sky.
‘I’ll go to the principal and see the match.’
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“I heard from Yeriel. It was a lot of work.”
“Thank you.”
When I went to the principal’s office and told him about the incident, the principal had already checked all the circumstances.
And when all the circumstances were sorted out, the people the principal listened to the most were Yeriel and Sung Soo-ah.
The two of them conveyed all the actions I had done to the principal in a positive way.
In particular, what the principal liked the most was definitely the story about Seo Ji-eun.
“Cadet Seo Ji-eun went home right away and we couldn’t meet her in person, but I heard that the safety of cadet Seo Ji-eun is entirely thanks to Instructor Seong Su-ho.”
“No. It would have been meaningless at all if Instructor Sung Soo-ah and Yeriel weren’t there.”
Haha. It’s nice to see them hugging each other.”
Probably, both Yeriel and Seongsuah would have praised the other person’s actions, similar to me.
In fact, there is no character more stupid than the one who carelessly boasts about her self.
Thanks to Yeriel and Seong Soo-ah, I was able to gain the trust of the principal and could be of utmost help in achieving the purpose of my coming to the principal’s office.
I slowly started to open my mouth while watching.
“Then, by chance, the guards dispatched this time….”
“I plan to pay performance bonuses first.”
The money issue had already been resolved by the principal without me even saying it.
The consulate was operated by receiving huge donations from various organizations.
It’s an incident that appeared on the news, but try to report that the security guards who were swept away by it worked without getting paid properly.
There was nothing good about going up and down the cubicle because of money.
“But that’s all. Even if they want to do something more, the school can do something limited.”
“I… How about this one?”
“… ?”
At the principal, I talked about the welfare that I had in mind for the security guards.
The principal listened with interest to my first words, then gradually hardened his complexion, and at the end he began to put on a troubled expression.
“What you said isn’t bad, but….”
“I remember that there are many extra machines in the consulate anyway. Please.”
“VR headgear….”
The security guard’s welfare I suggested to the principal was VR headgear.
An expensive machine worth 500 million won.
There were quite a few VR headgears in the consulate.
However, ironically, the reality was that such VR headgear was left in a warehouse without anyone using it.
The reason was that the VR headgear was a device exclusively for official instructors.
And the official instructors had no reason to care about the VR headgear in the consulate.
It was because there was no reason for official instructors who had the financial power to easily buy headgear to use VR headgear that had been touched by others.
In other words, the VR headgear currently inside the consulate was just a pitiful machine waiting to be broken after not being used once.
“It might be rude if I say it carelessly, but if you don’t have to use it, I think it might be okay to increase the usage.”
“Hmm… You’re right, but… It is not an easy matter.”
In fact, renting VR headgear to security guards itself would not be a problem.
The problem is after that.
The reality was that VR headgear could not be rented even by official cadets or assistant instructors.
In such a situation, only rent to security guards?
It was obvious that there would be an afterword.
I firmly opened my mouth to the troubled principal.
“It’s obvious, but I don’t have to include it there.”
“Yes?”
The principal began to look at me with puzzled eyes.
The principal’s idea was obvious.
He probably thought that I would take advantage of the security guards’ hardships in the future.
But I didn’t have to in the first place.
‘I already have it, so there’s no need for that.’
Since he had already received the VR headgear from Sung Soo-ah, there was no reason to do anything nice for the security manager who would come in later.
And as the principal, he will think that my request does not contain my greed at all, so there is a high possibility that he will review it positively.
“In the first place, I was in a temporary managerial position. I think it should be excluded. And the biggest reason I ask for this is the safety of the consulate.”
Even if the security guards are already getting enough salaries, the people who are actually there will have no choice but to keep complaining.
A huge number of security guards were killed or missing in the previous raid on the consulate.
Obviously, the position of a security guard could be said to be lower than that of an assistant instructor or cadet, but the importance of the job could not be said to be low.
“If the assistant instructors notice it, you can sell my name.”
If I said what I was doing as a security manager, the assistant instructors wouldn’t be able to express their dissatisfaction easily.
If they proceed without me, they won’t be able to open their mouths easily.
The headmaster ran a large palm of his beard, then opened his mouth with a nod.
“All right.”
“Thank you.”
However, it could not be implemented immediately without permission from the principal.
As much as we had to create a procedure that did not exist, we had to prepare thoroughly so that no problems would arise.
“I will notify you as soon as we can arrange this within this week.”
“Thank you.”
After finishing my errands and saying hello to the principal, I left the principal’s office and started heading towards the dorm room.
As I was walking towards the dormitory with light steps, I heard a communication from Armonia.
[I was surprised that it went easier than I thought.]
‘Yeah, maybe it’s because the VR headgear is so useless.’
In fact, I was asking for a higher chance of refusal.
However, I decided that Yeriel and Sung Soo-ah explained my performance in the dungeon well, and the principal appreciated that point and accepted the request.
Otherwise, there’s no way I’d be able to grant such an unreasonable request.
Even so, the reason I made such an unreasonable request was never for the sake of the guards.
[If the principal does a good job, the dissatisfaction expressed by the guards towards Suho will be greatly reduced.]
‘To disregard one’s opinion, you have to win the hearts of the majority.’
It was just to isolate the grievance.
No matter how nice I was to other employees, the only thing I could do was to arrange work schedules and flexibly change holidays.
Even if I treat you so well, if a colleague nearby is treated ridiculously unfairly, you will have no choice but to side with the person closest to you.
But what if you receive a huge benefit from a superior?
Humans are, after all, selfish animals.
Even if you see the overwhelming injustice, the greater the benefit returned to you, the more you will have no choice but to turn your head.
‘I should expect things to go well.’
I headed to the dormitory with such expectation.
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I took a short break in the dormitory room I stopped by for the first time in a while and started heading back to the security department building.
The first goal is to see grievances.
The secondary goal was to spread the word.
‘It’s not confirmed yet, but I’ll have to set it up first so people will be inflated with anticipation.’
Due to the nature of the security guards, they belonged to a relatively young age group.
That said, there was a high possibility that they would have high expectations for VR headgear, and it was clear that they would be highly motivated if they found out that it was being rented at the consulate.
[But is there any reason to say it in advance? I’m worried that it might get in trouble if I don’t.]
‘That’s not true. If there is a problem later, it will bother me.’
As Armonia said, there was a possibility that the welfare I proposed would suddenly be canceled.
However, the reason I want to say this is simple.
‘You have to show the work schedule tomorrow anyway. If I can use it for a blindfold even for a moment, I should use it.’
If Goh Chung-sin went around talking to the employees because he showed me the work schedule for no reason, it would only create useless camaraderie and become annoying.
So, I decided to hit the bread first.
When I stopped by the security department building, the security guards who were to be put in for the night shift were at work.
All the staff were looking at me with disapproving eyes.
And among them, the best was, of course, Go Chung-sin.
“How have you been doing?”
“Ah… Yes. We had a good time.”
Ko Chung-shin flinched at my greeting, then greeted me with a smile on his trembling cheekbones.
“I heard the news. Thank you very much for your hard work.”
“That’s what we do.”
After I nodded arrogantly, I gathered all the employees who had just arrived at one place and asked them to work more diligently, linking them to the incident that occurred during the tour of the tower.
However, the more I emphasized it, the more the guards’ expressions gradually began to rot.
After the emphasis on guard duty, we went to the main topic.
“The security guards who suffered through this incident will be paid bonuses.”
The security guards, who had listened intently until just a moment ago, began to lightly blush at the word performance pay.
Because no one hates money.
“And….”
“… ?”
“If we do well this time, I think everyone will be able to rent VR headgear.”
“!?”
Everyone understood what I said, but as if they didn’t understand, they started talking with the person next to them.
This made it clear.
‘Great. It should work too.’
The fact that all the employees in the security department have their eyes on VR headgear.
“Quiet.”
After all of a sudden, he calmed down the buzz and explained the whole situation.
I went to the principal and directly suggested renting VR headgear, and he accepted it positively.
It will take time as it is a new procedure, but I will try my best.”
Even if there is a problem, I showed my will to do my best to make it possible to rent it somehow.
That is, to interpret what I mean….
‘If you make me feel bad, you’re saying that you don’t even have soup.’
Everyone smiled brightly when they heard me and began to listen to me quietly without making a single mouse sound.
Just looking at it, it was a good feeling, and it was an expression that wanted to chat with the person next to it, but I could see that it was trying not to go against my mood.
‘Sorry middle school students…. I guess VR is really great.’
After explaining everything like that, I spoke to the staff.
“Since this has not been finalized yet, please be careful not to disclose it to anyone other than the guards and staff.”
“Yes!”
Everyone started chatting loudly with loud cheers.
(Crazy, isn’t it really great?)
(Wow… I almost got a VR loan from the bank right away when I tried it at the head office.)
(If it becomes real, I think I will work here for the rest of my life.)
In a state where everyone had such high expectations for VR headgear, there was the only person who couldn’t join the conversation.
Go Chung-shin made a disapproving expression and pouted his lips.
That would be the case, and for Go Chung-sin, this VR headgear rental could not be said to be a good welfare.
‘It’s already there anyway, so you won’t be too inclined. I’d rather give her a vacation or something.’
However, some did not mention the vacation at all.
I knew exactly what Go Chung-sin wanted and what he didn’t like.
And what I was really looking forward to was tomorrow.
‘What will your face look like when you see tomorrow’s work schedulehehe….’
[….]
I was able to leave the building with the guard in a good mood while watching the rotten expression of Goh Chung-sin.
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When I left the security department, the sun had already disappeared and only the dark sky greeted me.
‘It’s later than expected. Aren’t the restaurants closing?’
I was so worried and headed to the restaurant.
However, the restaurant was quite crowded because it was a weekend.
And in the restaurant….
“….”
“….”
Cho Seo-hyeon and Seong Su-ah were quietly waiting at the front door of the restaurant.
The two women were just staring at the distant mountains, looking at each other, not noticing that I had appeared.
‘… Should I just starve?’
[Rather, leaving the seat may cause more annoying misunderstandings.]
As Armonia said, it was uncomfortable for the two of them to be together.
At the beginning of this moment, while her relationship with Seohyun had progressed quite deeply, Seong Soo-ah hadn’t yet taken off a layer of her clothes.
Even though she cuddled and slept with her inside her VR….
But in the end, even while sleeping like that, I had never touched her breast properly.
Although she hugged me while I was sleeping and masturbated….
She could say that her route was a mess, unlike the progress she had made with other women.
But in the end, my primary goal was Sung Soo-ah.
Although she connected with Cho Seohyun a little earlier, that goal didn’t change.
If Seohyeon Cho abandoned her relationship with me while I was gone, Seongsuah could be out of her forever.
[Still, Cho Seo-hyun won’t go around bragging about it.]
As Armonia said, Cho Seohyun wasn’t the light-hearted person.
Above all, if I talked about my relationship here and there, there was a high possibility that it would interfere with her school life.
They’re going to get into trouble with each other.
‘At least it should be resolved before the end of this year.’
With that in mind, I slowly began to approach the two of them.
Cho Seo-hyeon and Seong Su-ah soon noticed me approaching and started looking at me with smiles.
However, that smile quickly disappeared and began to change into a surprised expression.
‘Yes? Why are you like that? Could it be that I was waiting for you?’
[But, apparently, he had a happy expression when he saw Suho a little while ago.]
‘Then what… ?’
It was the moment when I was so questioning.
The noisy surroundings suddenly became quiet as if a rat had died.
In the silence that was so absurd, I began to hear behind my back the sound of the soles of my shoes slowly tapping the floor.
Again… Again… Again….
Then the sound of the heels stopped, echoing for the last time behind my back.
I started looking around and slowly turning my head.
Everyone who was noisy around me… No, he was looking behind me.
When I turned my head like that, a certain man was reflected in my pupil.
Expressionless… No, a man who looks down at me with eyes devoid of a single emotion, to the extent that apathy is more appropriate.
[Suho… This is the chair.]
I knew the identity of this man at once.
[This is Cho Kang-hyeon.]
