VDN Ch 149

Ju-ham snapped his fingers, making a sharp sound with his thumb and index finger, as if to say, ‘That’s it.’

– It seemed like the wishes of the two matched perfectly. The fact that the other you in the parallel world wanted the same thing must have caused your souls to switch places and change worlds. Perhaps some invisible, unknown force sent each of you to a place where your wishes could come true.

“That’s ridiculous…”

Nam-woon muttered in a groan. Even after that, it seemed like Ju-ham was continuously explaining something to Nam-woon from across the screen, but it was no longer registering in his ears. After a while, still dazed and unable to collect his thoughts, Nam-woon suddenly raised his voice at a thought that occurred to him. 

“So what about the system!” 

– The system?

Nam-woon gave a brief explanation of the system to Ju-ham. The role fulfillment clause that ensures characters perform their roles properly, and quests that progress the story. After listening to Nam-woon’s explanation, Ju-ham rolled his eyes and responded.

– Maybe it’s a guide to help with the confusion that can come with a soul swap? Kind of like an NPC in a game.

That made sense. Nam-woon had thought similarly before. Given that the souls had switched, what could be impossible? But… the problem was that there was too much bizarre content to dismiss it simply as a mere NPC.

“But the status window is really fucking weird. It’s crazy for 19+ stuff.”

– Haha, why? Is Hyung some kind of omega who seduces people with taiyaki pheromones?

“……”

– Haha….

“……”

– Ha….

Nam-woon quietly asked,

“How do you know that?”

“……”

“Hey, Ju-ham, you couldn’t have possibly written that setting by any chance….”

When Nam-woon, who noticed something strange, opened his mouth in shock, Joo-ham made a tearful expression and rubbed his hands together.

– Hyung, I’m really sorry! I didn’t think my settings would end up mixing in there. It wasn’t intentional! There were only two things I wanted. One was for the setting I put so much effort into to be applied to the novel, and the other… was for Hyung to lose his virginity!

“Wha-what the hell…?”

– I’ve always thought about it. Your face is good, your body is good, and your dick is fine, but if you live like a monk, it’s such a waste when you were born so well!

At Ju-ham’s pitiful cry, Nam-woon tightly closed his eyes. He agreed that his face, body, and dick were good, but why does Ju-ham care about his virginity? Even you, Ju-ham… While Nam-woon’s blood pressure rose and he could only smile in disbelief, Ju-ham continued to spill out words. 

– If you kept living like that, I thought Hyung’s dick would rot and fall off sooner or later. I wrote that setting for you, Hyung!

If you were worried about my dick that much, you should have made me an alpha, why an omega? Because of you, I lost my virginity from behind…. Ju-ham, who couldn’t know Nam-woon’s true feelings, suddenly returned to his normal tone of speech.

– But doesn’t this also need to be done with good timing? Hyung, did you think of any other wishes while reading that novel?

Nam-woon’s eyes suddenly opened wide. So while reading this dirty novel with many 19+ scenes, I…

“If even fictional humans can have such deep love, then I… sigh. It seems like this life isn’t meant for me. But maybe in my next life, if I meet someone I like, I could experience something like this?”

Yeah, I think I had that thought every time a dirty scene came up. Ah, it’s all my karma…. Nam-woon grabbed the back of his neck with a groan. “Hyung! Nam-woon Hyung!” The sound of Lee Ju-ham calling him grew distant.

After listening to Lee Ju-ham’s desperate call for a while and holding the back of his neck, Nam-woon soon came to his senses, realizing the grave task at hand.

“Ju-ham, do you know anything about Chairman Seok?”

He stopped the urge to hurl curses at Ju-ham and, with a serious face, told everything he knew about Chairman Seok developing illegal trait drugs and that Chairman Seok intends to use the dominant alpha’s like Kwon Seo-oh and Jin Hae-geon for that purpose. Upon hearing Nam-woon’s story, Ju-ham frowned, shaping his eyebrows like a seagull.

– So, Chairman Seok is making illegal drugs, and you have to find the evidence?…Do you really have to find evidence? It seems a bit dangerous.

Ju-ham seemed completely unable to understand why Nam-woon would dive into such a dangerous task. Nam-woon hurriedly added,

“If we don’t catch Chairman Seok now, I could be in danger later too. There’s also Seok Nam-woon over there who was beaten by Chairman Seok and fell into a coma.”

– That’s true, but….

“I have to seize this opportunity.”

Ju-ham made a complicated expression and fell into thought. Nam-woon anxiously waited for his answer, hoping something would come to mind. Eventually, Ju-ham showed a troubled look and shook his head. 

– I’m sorry. I don’t know either. That wasn’t in the novel.

“Okay….”

As expected, Ju-ham didn’t know anything about the trait drugs. Nam-woon, who felt let down, slumped his shoulders and stopped talking, but a loud warning sound rang out.

[1 minute remaining until the meeting ends! The meeting will forcibly end in 1 minute.]

Nam-woon read the system notification and shouted in panic.

“I extended the time! Why is there only 1 minute left?!”

Ju-ham asked surprised,

– What? Only 1 minute left? Who, who said that?

“The system.”

– No way, so suddenly? This bastard!

Both of them were flustered by the suddenly reduced time when a flashy message appeared before them.

[If you increase the promiscuous gauge by 20%, you will receive 1 meeting voucher.]

[However, the meeting voucher cannot be used until 24 hours have passed from now.]

Damn. It wasn’t just a time extension, it was a limit on the number of uses. This shitty system must have left out important words on purpose. Nam-woon shouted in an angry voice.

“How the hell am I supposed to raise that promiscuous gauge? I don’t even have money to go to a club!”

[Post-payment options are also available. If you fill the promiscuous gauge by 20% within a week, it will be considered a success. However, if you fail the mission, Seok Nam-woon’s heat will occur once more, regardless of time or place, to forcibly raise the promiscuous gauge.]

It was a merciless penalty. But Nam-woon couldn’t just end the conversation with Ju-ham like this. He had no choice but to accept the system’s unreasonable quest. Ju-ham, who saw Nam-woon’s flushed face and his chaotic one-man show before him, clicked his tongue in amazement.

– This is so fascinating. It’s just like being with Nam-woon Hyung again!

Just as he was amazed, Ju-ham realized time was running out and asked what he had been thinking about all along.

– Hyung, shouldn’t there be a chance for you to return to your original world?

“What?”

Ju-ham scratched his cheek awkwardly, as if he were also in a difficult position.

– It’s a bit awkward to ask this since I’ve grown fond of the Nam-woon here, but anyway, you must have had a lot of struggles over there. Did the original Nam-woon, uh, have a lot of messes? I feel sorry since I know how hard you worked to open the taiyaki shop.

“Well, that’s true.”

However, just as Nam-woon was about to respond with a troubled expression, Ju-ham quietly asked,

– Are things dangerous over there?

“…Well, no, nothing too bad is happening right now.”

Nam-woon forced himself to respond nonchalantly. In reality, there were many risky tasks on his mind, but he didn’t have time to explain in detail. The remaining time had dwindled to 22 seconds. Ju-ham quickly added,

– I’ll think about the Chairman Seok issue again! And I’m really sorry for setting you up as an Omega. And about the taiyaki pheromone….

While sincerely apologizing and rubbing the back of his neck, Ju-ham suddenly seemed to think of something and proposed an alternative. 

– Hyung, there was that perfume shop that changed pheromone scents, right? What if you go there and buy Alpha perfume? It might cover up the taiyaki smell.

“Did you remember that?”

– I told you. I’ve read the novel more than ten times, thinking about how to revise it. Anyway, it seems like a good idea, so think about it. But Hyung, if you’ve become an omega, how can you still be a virgin….

As soon as he finished that sentence, Ju-ham’s face disappeared. Nam-woon stared at the black monitor and let out a deep sigh. Then he flopped down on the floor.

He never imagined that the original Seok Nam-woon would end up in his own body. He truly hadn’t even thought of it. He also didn’t expect to encounter Ju-ham in this way. How could such a thing happen? No matter how he thought about it, it was just shocking.

Was the original Seok Nam-woon doing well over there? Was he making taiyaki properly? I don’t want to disappoint my regular customers… As Nam-woon imagined whether the original Seok Nam-woon was smoothly running the taiyaki shop, he recalled Ju-ham’s words.

“Hyung, shouldn’t there be a chance for you to return to your original world?”

In the early days of being here, Nam-woon had thought about it too. But somehow he had completely forgotten about it. It was because of the precious new relationships he has formed here.

Could I really leave and leave Seo-oh and Se-han behind?

“……”

He still couldn’t easily arrive at an answer. However, one thing was certain. He couldn’t go back until he resolved the situation with Chairman Seok. Seo-oh and his family were in danger because of Chairman Seok.

“Sigh…What am I supposed to do?”

Nam-woon mumbled to himself as he checked the time. He had been talking with Ju-ham for quite a while and before he knew it, a lot of time had passed. Let’s just rest for exactly 10 minutes. As he closed his eyes, a handsome and beautiful face came to mind, as it always did. A soft voice calling him “Hyung” echoed in his ears.

Nam-woon pushed his complicated thoughts to a corner of his mind and freely imagined Seo-oh’s sweet scent.