〈Chapter 616〉 Part 2, Chapter 2, Section 11
Why is the Commander’s office located on the second floor of Café Padre Juan – Farmer Huan?
It’s not just because the heroines love the drinks and desserts from the first-floor café. It’s because it’s easier to sow seeds with Farmer Huan’s help.
“Basically, there are foods that heroines like. Everything from the beverages to the desserts made by Manager Huan easily boosts the heroines’ affection.”
In Seok Harang’s case, after eating blueberry dessert here, she gets so annoyed she’ll ask for delivery all the way to Busan.
In Yun Yuhwa’s case, he loves coming to the café in his true form just for Huan’s coffee.
There’s fun in filling out the menu for the heroine you like, and if you fill the whole board with her favorite dishes, a special event occurs.
Precisely, new functionality unlocks based on parking play.
“The Commander’s bodily fluid has a default flavor of custard cream cheese. It’s Yuinah’s favorite flavor. Of course, what woman wouldn’t like it? But changing it to their preferred taste isn’t bad either.”
<Body Fluid Conversion>.
The Commander’s unique ability to change the flavor of their bodily fluids.
Since no one thinks about converting the café menu into a single concept, this Easter egg—well, Easter egg—is hard to discover even for old-timers.
‘This is the point of P strategy.’
When the entire menu is dominated by strawberries, P hesitates intensely about destroying Korea. That hesitation triggers the Phoenix route.
“How did I know? While trying to conquer Kim Penril.”
The method to blow up Mint Chocolate-loving officers doesn’t exist. So I turned Manager Huan into a mint chocolate fan.
Of course, except for heroines who love mint chocolate, everyone else’s affection dropped to rock bottom. But since this was all part of the Kim Penril route, there wasn’t really an issue.
“You guys know? Doing this drastically increases difficulty to near True Ending levels, but then Kim Penril’s personality survives alongside Jeolpung.”
When officers awaken as spirits, their previous personalities usually disappear or merge. Naturally, the spirit self becomes stronger, but Kim Penril is different.
“Because of their love for mint chocolate, they’ve gained a spirit-level sense of self. Though brainwashing can’t be undone…”
Thus, I learned the Commander’s new function.
To smoothly supply magic power when it enters the opponent, the flavor of bodily fluids is changed to reduce resistance… Such complex system verbiage isn’t necessary.
What matters is that the Commander can change flavors themselves.
And the means to do so is Farmer Huan’s café menu.
<Body Fluid Conversion>: The flavor changes according to the first drink consumed when the café opens at 9 AM. This effect lasts until the café closes.
“Whenever Penril convinces P to return alive, breakfast is always mint chocolate.”
Anyway, whether above or below, if we’re going to feed them, might as well make it feel good, right?
* * *
<Afternoon, Xroid Store>
“Hello again! This time, I’m here to match outfits. Could you guide us to the bodysuit section?”
“Custom orders?”
“Nope. Off-the-rack.”
“Tch.”
Xroid, eyes gleaming gold, clicked her tongue lightly as she led us. Gaon and Sun Gyeoul, following behind me, were busy looking around.
“Manager, not many people follow us.”
“This place is practically Yu-Sung’s territory anyway. More accurately, only those who come to buy stuff can enter or leave freely.”
While anyone can look around, you must buy something to leave. Raon dislikes the evil corporation Yu-Sung, which is merciless even with government black operatives or association heroes.
– Mission expenses? At least ten million won! 
– Ha, but because you have to buy something to enter…
– Regarding the rookie who overspent on body suits as operational costs.
‘Surely they won’t chase us here spending money.’
They’d be fretting upstairs right now. Especially those assigned as SPs to Sun Gyeoul would be particularly uncomfortable. There’s no way Sun Icheol would provide economic support.
“Let’s hurry and get fitted and go. Does Gaon have a usual hero suit maker?”
“Yeah, I used <Vladimir> products…”
Gaon glanced subtly at Xroid-Yuha’s reaction.
“Of course! Koreans should use Korean products!”
“Excellent choice, customer. We’ll guide you to items similar in material and design to that company’s products.”
YuhaA took Gaon away. Another Xroid followed us, and I began seriously considering Sun Gyeoul’s bodysuit.
“Manager, I started working as an office clerk. Do I need a bodysuit…?”
“Gyeoul also needs to handle fieldwork sometimes.”
“…Are you really planning to bring me to Seoul?”
“It could be even higher than Seoul. Overseas trips are possible too. There’s plenty of work. Eventually, you might even visit America. Still, since Gyeoul is an office worker, wearing battle gear might be a bit much. Let’s head this way.”
I guided Sun Gyeoul and YuhaB to one side of the bodysuit store. Mannequins dressed in clothes resembling or slightly more luxurious than department store casual wear lined the area.
“Bodysuits aren’t just combat uniforms. As you can see, there are styles designed for daily life. Do you know Usa? An A-Rank Hero from Samsa.”
“Yes, I know.”
“Her initial combat uniform was a tracksuit, right? Wearing tracksuits to casually wander anywhere before jumping into battle. Gyeoul might need to do the same.”
“…….”
Sun Gyeoul gave a somewhat awkward smile. I grabbed her arm and pulled her further inside.
“Oh, here we are…?”
“I think we’ll need a proper suit jacket over a coat. These kinds of outfits won’t interfere with your style and will look great.”
All the Xroid mannequins were elegantly draped in beautiful coats. Sun Gyeoul admired a top-tier coat not seen in any magazine, then gasped at the exorbitant price tag.
“50…!!”
“Indeed, Gyeoul has a discerning eye. That coat costs 50. Excuse me, what’s the grade on that?”
“It’s regular clothing style, so it’s not that expensive. However, its defense is low. C-Rank.”
“Hiik.”
Sun Gyeoul let out a shrill scream and stepped back from the mannequin. The Xroid wearing the coat posed like a model in front of her, showing off the outfit.
“Hmm… I think we need to try it on to really tell. Is fitting available?”
“…Does size adjustment automatically mean purchase?”
“That goes without saying.”
YuhaC, wearing the coat, eyed Sun Gyeoul with a somewhat hostile gaze.
That gaze was naturally focused on her chest. While Xroids had decent bust sizes, they couldn’t compare to Sun Gyeoul’s.
“Manager, am I really supposed to wear this?”
“Yes. You’ll wear this around New Seoul moving forward. If funds improve, I’ll get you several coats.”
“But winter will be over in a month…”
“Hehe, who knows? Due to climate change, you might need a puffer jacket in summer snow. Don’t worry, just try it on.”
Sun Gyeoul hesitated but couldn’t tear her eyes away from the coat. I thought about buying other things while we were here.
“Gyeoul, why don’t you buy some undergarments this time?”
“Eh?!”
“I noticed you’re just in regular clothes. Let’s buy some. I think we can manage two or three sets.”
“…Uh, but isn’t there already…?”
Sun Gyeoul pointed to YuhaC, who had taken off the coat.
“Could I just wear this design as-is?”
“Whole mannequin included? How much does it cost?”
“…Including tax, about 100.”
“Take her to the dressing room.”
YuhaC grabbed Sun Gyeoul’s arm and dragged her into the dressing room. Since the mannequins were Xroids, whatever they wore could simply be transferred directly to Sun Gyeoul.
‘I should check her bust size later.’
Not out of ill intent—it’s all part of verifying whether Sun Gyeoul is Cheon Gaeul. Comparing the body data given to the numbers I know could validate it.
“Ahhh, touching would confirm everything instantly.”
Unfortunately, we’re not close enough yet. I waited outside the dressing room for them to come out.
“This might take a while… Hmm?”
Blonde foreign women began descending the stairs. Familiarity sparked my annoyance.
“Why is the September difficulty event happening now? Is this because of the DLC?”
Their faces flushed red, looking somewhat deranged. I cautiously contacted Magical Gear while pretending nothing was wrong.
– Matryoshka monsters appearing.
Rasputin’s reach extended here to capture Kim Gaon for New Seoul.
* * *
“Target lost.”
“Did they really enter here?”
“Definitely. The person who entered the office was Kim Nori. And the one who came here after exchanging with Kim Nori was Kim Gaon.”
“In that case, we must immediately capture and bring them to kneel before our master.”
“Yes, all for our master.”
“””Grrr.”””
* * *
“…So big.”
Sun Gyeoul didn’t know what to do while drawing jealous looks from the Xroids. Standing before the naked Xroid, she failed to put on underwear properly.
“The ready-made suits are adjusted to around C-cup. Obviously, they won’t fit such large breasts.”
“Hey, Xroid, why does it seem like you’re getting upset when someone’s inside?”
“There’s no way. I’m simply stating the facts. If you felt that way, our U-Corp AI, developed through big-data and advanced logical circuits, speaks like a real person-”
“Yeah, got it. Can you help fasten the hooks quickly?”
Sun Gyeoul turned her body, pointing to the bra hook toward YuhaC. YuhaC stiffened her expression and pulled the hook.
“…The straps are too short. This won’t work. Sorry, but we’ll exclude underwear from the purchase list.”
“Aw, I really liked that bra…”
YuhaC’s stomach churned momentarily at Sun Gyeoul’s coquettish tone but maintained her Xroid customer service smile as she reached for the lingerie Sun Gyeoul had placed down.
“Wear your original underwear underneath, then these clothes on top. Now-”
“Excuse me.”
The door opened, and Qinghua, the blonde man, walked in. The two women didn’t even have time to scream at his natural entrance.
“Shh. Monster. There’s a monster outside.”
“…….”
Qinghua calmed them with a serious voice and locked the door.
“Xroid, how’s the girl who came with me doing?”
“She’s currently being measured.”
“Send her to the panic room. She’s the target for the ones loitering outside.”
“…….”
YuhaC looked puzzled but decided to follow his confident gaze. If real monsters caused chaos here, the economic loss would be immense.
“Bu-but why is the manager hiding here…?”
“They’re trying to find the person who came with Gaon to take hostage. Staying together is safer. …They’re coming, shh.”
Qinghua covered the two women’s mouths. Meanwhile, he stopped breathing and closed his eyes.
“…did they go this way?”
“It seems they disappeared around here.”
“Everyone, shh.”
Qinghua held his breath. The sound of clicking heels approached the dressing room.
Creak, bang!
An empty dressing room door opened. The harsh noise, unsuitable for merely changing clothes, froze Sun Gyeoul’s face.
Thud, thud.
Thanks to Qinghua locking the door, it didn’t open, but the thudding continued, threatening to break it.
“What, what is that?! There’s someone inside!”
Sun Gyeoul screamed at whoever was outside. The person outside paused briefly and asked.
“Did a blonde foreigner come in here?”
“We’re changing clothes. What are you talking about? This is the women’s dressing room, not the men’s!”
“…Hmm.”
Qinghua gave a wry smile and signaled to YuhaC with his eyes. YuhaC sighed and touched the wall mirror.
Creak.
As the mirror slid open sideways, Qinghua grabbed Sun Gyeoul’s waist and leapt inside.
“They said blonde foreigner, not male.”
“Ah.”
While Sun Gyeoul was startled,
Kwaaang—!!
Golden magical energy surged beyond the dressing room, and soon a small explosion occurred.
