Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 240

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“Hmm. It’s not bad, but wouldn’t the fans complain?”

Diana reassured Bumseok, who seemed worried.

“It’s okay. Giving opportunities to reserves or young gladiators when we have a comfortable lead in points is common in professional sports. And since about half of the starters will be included, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

“Really? Then do as you wish.”

After saying that, Bumseok looked around. The woman who hadn’t left his side for a moment after training was nowhere to be seen today. It was Emma. The girl who had been focusing on training whenever she had a chance had recently been trying to contact him and throwing trivial conversations at him. He suspected it was the Black Society trying to gauge his intentions, but he didn’t really care. Thanks to that, they had many conversations, which led to a rapid increase in her favorability.

‘By the way, where did Emma go?’

Unable to find her, Bumseok walked to the parking lot. It was to see Aron.

Recently, he had ordered Aron to monitor Emma’s actions. Although he was desperately hiding the fact that he was at odds with the Black Society, all his elves knew. He needed to be careful so that Emma wouldn’t secretly eavesdrop on their conversations.

Arriving at the parking lot, Bumseok tapped Aron’s metal body and said.

“Hey. You’re keeping a close eye on Emma’s actions, right?”

– Yes, of course. I’m always monitoring with the long-range ultra-small bird camera that you installed before, so Emma can’t escape my eyes.

“Really? Let’s see it.”

– Yes. I’ll show you right away.

In an instant, a shameful sight was witnessed before Bumseok’s eyes. It was Siya, one of the team members, taking a bath in the shower room after training. He instinctively clenched his fist and fiercely struck Aron’s body.

“You bastard! Are you going to keep doing this! I’m going to disassemble you!”

– No, it’s not. It happened in the process of predicting Emma’s movements and placing the bird camera. It was never for my hobby. Siya just came in after I placed the camera.

Bumseok raised one eyebrow and said.

“Really?”

– I’m serious. I swear on my lark, owl, sparrow, and goose folders.

“What? Lark, owl, sparrow, goose?”

– Ah, there are such things. It just means I have a great love for nature.

Bumseok decided to move on and asked, pressing him.

“But why did you show me Siya bathing instead of Emma?”

– Ah. That’s a mistake.

Bumseok narrowed his eyes.

“An electronic device makes a mistake? You want me to believe that?”

– Oh, come on. You know everything. Where is there a perfectly error-free electronic device? Then there’s no need to format and reinstall the system.

He nodded.

“I guess so. Aron, it’s about time for you to be formatted.”

Aron was startled and switched the screen. Although the personality would not disappear even if formatted because the important system data was backed up, he had to say goodbye to the lark, owl, sparrow, and goose folders that he had secretly stashed away. He tried to get his owner, Bumseok, into his hobby, but he didn’t even get his money’s worth.

– Hohoho. Master, why do you bother with such trouble? I am equipped with a high-performance artificial intelligence system, so I can fix myself immediately as soon as an error occurs. So there is no need to perform a troublesome formatting operation.

“I don’t know. I feel like I should do it at least once.”

– Oh, come on, Master, you’re joking… Ah, Master. Emma’s movements are a bit strange.

Aron hurriedly zoomed in on Emma’s appearance. She was just walking towards the office building, but he needed to divert the topic elsewhere. The lark, owl, sparrow, and goose folders were that precious to Aron.

Bumseok tilted his head and said.

“What’s so strange about it?”

– That, that’s strange. If she finished training, she should go to the shower room. Why would she go to the office building?

Bumseok, who thought it seemed that way, ordered Aron.

“That’s true. Okay, stick the bird camera close and monitor Emma.”

– Yes. I understand.

Soon, the office building corridor appeared on the screen, and then Emma’s appearance climbing the stairs could be seen. The way she carefully looked around and quietly moved her steps seemed quite suspicious.

‘What on earth is Emma doing?’

As the screen continued to transmit, she was reaching the 3rd floor. For some reason, that was not a place that affiliated gladiators would usually go. There were only several offices and his office, so there was no reason to stop by unless it was to obtain annual salary negotiation or tax-related data. Now was not the time for year-end settlement or salary negotiation.

Bumseok’s eyes widened as Emma stopped moving in front of a door. It was none other than the chairman’s office where he worked. Only a few key office staff, including himself, could enter this place. Emma was definitely not the target.

“Aron. Something’s suspicious. Follow her closely.”

Bumseok immediately ordered Aron to watch her actions closely. As the screen slowly zoomed in, Emma was seen opening the lock door keypad and connecting a cable with a jack to the external slot. Soon after, the door opened, and she hurriedly entered.

‘This is really too much. This is completely criminal level.’

Emma, who had entered the chairman’s office, began rummaging through his desk, checking the contents. Most of the important documents and business cards were stored in his electronic notebook, so there was not much of a problem, but he felt very uncomfortable thinking that his personal privacy was being trampled on.

Bumseok, who thought he couldn’t do this, decided to raid the scene. If she was at the level of secretly invading the chairman’s office, she might rummage through the contents of his electronic notebook at any time. Since he kept his electronic notebook separately during training, the risk was very high.

“Aron. I’m going to the chairman’s office now. Monitor her carefully and send the video data to my electronic notebook. Got it?”

– Yes. Don’t worry.

After hearing Aron’s answer, he opened his electronic notebook and displayed the video sent by Aron. It was to ambush her at the most critical moment. He immediately called a driverless electric car, boarded it, and hurried to the office building.

“There’s nothing at all. At this rate, there’s no way to prove Bumseok’s innocence. What should I do?”

Emma was rummaging through Bumseok’s desk drawers with a worried expression. Lucas’s suspicion meant that the Black Society’s God Knights were about to attack, but there was no evidence to prove his innocence.

The Black Society was currently investing huge amounts of money in the gladiator world, so they were trying to eliminate him, who might be a hindrance. This was because if Bumseok really harbored resentment against them and tried to stab them in the back, they would be greatly affected. His friendship with Vice Chairman Louis was a major factor. He was a partner that the Black Society would definitely have to accompany in the future, so they could not allow him to have bad feelings towards them. If Bumseok played tricks in the middle and the connection with Vice Chairman Louis failed, the Black Society would continue to maintain its connection with Vice Chairman Cooper, who was checking their growth, and eventually, the work of forming a force in the gladiator world would fail. It was better to eliminate even the slightest hindrance in this gladiator world. In particular, Bumseok had been in a companion relationship until now, so every word he said was that fatal.

Of course, if he did not harbor resentment against the Black Society, there would not be much of a problem. Rather, it would be easier to connect with Vice Chairman Louis, so it was something to be welcomed. However, since people’s inner thoughts cannot be known, they could lie, and Chairman Lucas’s intuition had already branded him as a traitor.

‘I must never let them fight. I have to find evidence that Bumseok trusts the Black Society no matter what. Otherwise, we will soon commit a great sin of stabbing our benefactor in the back.’

Emma’s hand movements became faster. Bumseok usually visited the chairman’s office in the afternoon after training, but you never knew. Lunchtime was approaching soon, so he might stop by if he had something to do.

But her anxiety was right on the mark. The chairman’s door opened roughly, and Bumseok was coming inside. Emma was frozen in the position of rummaging through the desk, staring at him with a horrified gaze.

“Bumseok… How did you get here?”

Bumseok looked around at the messy surroundings and slowly approached her.

“Hehe. How? This is my office. What’s Emma doing in the chairman’s office? And why are you opening the desk drawers?”

Emma could only look at him with fearful eyes, unable to come up with a suitable excuse. What was there to say here? She was rummaging through the desk where Bumseok’s personal belongings were stored, and he was witnessing this scene firsthand.

“Th, that’s… There’s a reason.”

Bumseok, who had moved his steps, gave her a strange expression at her fingertips.

“A reason? Well, I guess there is. You, who receive an annual salary of 1.4 million krang [currency in this world] and various allowances, wouldn’t have come in to steal miscellaneous items. But what is the reason? I’m really curious.”

“So, some. It’s difficult to explain.”

‘The Black Society has started to suspect me. Well, I gave them so many hints at the Rainbow Hotel before, so they must know. But that’s too much. They’re even making Emma do this.’

Bumseok couldn’t figure out how to deal with this situation. He came in with great momentum, but seeing Emma’s embarrassed appearance, he didn’t feel like pursuing it. After much deliberation, he decided to use this incident as a foundation for his strategy. Since she was a card he had to hold in his hand anyway, it wasn’t bad to make her his woman on this occasion.

“Difficult? Well, I guess so. I wouldn’t have been able to open my mouth if I were you. Shall I guess why you came into my room and rummaged through my books?”

“………”

Bumseok, who saw Emma unable to say anything, put a bitter smile on his lips. Now, all he had to do was pretend to open the way back and drive her into a trap.

“Emma, you actually like me, right? So you came into this room to leave a love letter, or to get my belongings that you always carry with you. Isn’t that right?”

She blinked her eyes at the sudden words. She couldn’t understand how her illegal intrusion could be driven in that way.

“No. What are you talking about?”

“No? Oh, that’s strange. If not, it looks like the Black Society is showing hostility and trying to dig into my past. But judging from our past friendship, it doesn’t seem like the latter. But is it really not?”

Startled, she waved her hands wildly. If Bumseok started to suspect the Black Society here, the situation would spiral out of control into the worst situation. If they misunderstood each other and checked each other, trust could collapse even with small things. He already felt like he was walking on thin ice, so he couldn’t make the problem bigger with this incident.

“N, no. Bumseok is right. Actually, I’ve liked Bumseok since before. So I was wondering how to convey my feelings, so like this…”

Bumseok was somewhat puzzled by Emma, who was immediately caught. He thought he would have to put in a lot of effort, but he was suspicious of whether the plan really succeeded because he was caught too easily. But there was no way to know at all.

He soon stroked Emma’s white hair with his hand and brought his body close. And he sent a deep look and caressed the waist of his suit.

“Emma. Actually, I liked you too. So I don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for a day like today.”

Surprised, she avoided Bumseok’s touch for a moment. She felt a sense of rejection when he suddenly touched her body.

“Wa, wait a minute.”

“Why? Do you hate me? Was what you said a little while ago a lie?”

Emma avoided his gaze at his gaze that seemed to pierce through her.

“N, not that… I’m too flustered.”

“Well, if you’re flustered, that could be the case. But if you refuse to express your affection because you’re shy, we can’t get closer to each other. You have to be brave and accept the other person for love to develop.”

“B, but…”

“It’s okay. Leave it all to me. You just have to rely on me.”

Before he knew it, Bumseok’s hand was loosening the seams of her suit. Emma could clearly feel his intentions. In order to wear a suit, you have to take off all your outerwear, so the moment the seams were loosened, her naked body wearing only her underwear would be revealed. In other words, he wanted her body.

“Wa, wait a minute. I’m not ready yet. I haven’t even washed my body after training.”

“If you reject your lover’s body because it’s dirty, it means you don’t like it. But I sincerely like you. So it doesn’t matter.”

At the same time as the suit top fell to the floor with a thud, Emma’s upper body, covered with a white bra, was clearly revealed. She tried to avoid her embarrassment, but she couldn’t achieve her goal with Bumseok’s brutal arm, which was tightening with even the ‘Great Will’ activated. In the end, she tried to hide her embarrassment by hiding her chest area with both arms.

But this was a clear mistake. Thanks to this, Bumseok’s touch was able to take off the suit lower body without any resistance. Now, Emma, who was completely stripped of her suit, trembled and looked at him. And she confessed her last resort to avoid the crisis.

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