Chapter 162

Pinkubelly watched Arang, who was moving her body and checking her condition, wondering what to do.

‘Pretty. She’s pretty, but… this outfit is too early for Arang.’

She wanted to strip that outfit off right now, but since it was impossible in Leore, Arang had to change into another outfit herself.

To do that, she needed to convince Arang that this outfit was inappropriate, but… after spending time with Arang, she knew it would be quite difficult.

Unlike the cute and beautiful Arang, half of her body was exposed, especially the sides, giving off a lewd and provocative vibe.

Moreover, the outfit clung tightly to Arang’s body, like an Assassin Outfit, making her figure starkly visible.

The Assassin Outfit at least had a jacket, so it didn’t reveal much, but the outfit Arang was wearing now exposed everything.

Originally, she had planned to organize her equipment and items in her room at the Guild House and then proceed with the Main Quest, but that intention had completely vanished.

“Honestly, isn’t it pretty? This is something only I could get in Leore. It’s a legendary outfit. Plus, it’s an outfit with additional—”

“*Sigh*…”

“Sister?”

Arang, unaware of how dangerous her appearance was, proudly struck a pose, saying it was pretty, making it impossible for Pinkubelly to hold back.

Letting out a sigh, Pinkubelly lifted Arang by her armpits, who still looked completely clueless.

“Huh?”

Arang made a dazed sound and offered no resistance.

The Arang who, the moment she left the Guild House and wielded her weapon, was stronger and more charismatic than anyone, was now being carried in a lewd and provocative outfit without any weapons.

Carrying Arang, Pinkubelly entered her room and tossed the defenseless Arang onto the bed. *Thud*! As Arang fell with a cute sound, the already lewd outfit looked even more provocative.

While standing, the lower part of the outfit barely covered anything, but when lying down, the fabric slid down to Arang’s groin.

If this were an old RPG game, technical limitations would have kept the outfit stiff, but the technology that created the Virtual World applied the same physical laws as reality.

The disheveled outfit revealed a thong and messy hair.

Even for Pinkubelly, a woman, it was too dangerous.

Suddenly lying on the bed, Arang was startled but quickly regained her composure and looked at Pinkubelly.

“Did you fall for me?”

Arang playfully turned her body slightly to the side, neatly crossed her legs, and raised her hands, striking a provocative pose she had seen in a magazine.

Pinkubelly urgently shouted at Arang’s actions.

“Arang, this outfit is still too early for you!”

“I’m 15, though?”

“That’s exactly why you shouldn’t wear it!”

“Is that so…?”

“Yes! That’s how it is!”

Arang looked down at her body. It was definitely more revealing compared to other outfits, but she thought, don’t most RPG games have outfits like this?

Old RPGs had bunny girl outfits, lingerie, bikinis, etc., even in games rated for all ages, so for a game rated 15+, this much…

‘Honestly, I think this outfit is less revealing than a bikini.’

“This won’t do. I need to call Anna.”

“Ugh…”

==

The employees at Leore were in worse condition than ever.

The reason, of course, was the recent overtime.

It was because of an issue with the Access Device settings, something the game company couldn’t solve on its own.

They couldn’t believe that the Virtual World’s physical system had lagged, forcing a body reset through the Access Device itself.

They prided themselves on having no bugs or hacks in their game, but this was so unbelievable that they wondered if it was actually a hack.

So, they checked Arang’s data thoroughly and confirmed there was no issue with her.

Eventually, after long discussions with Mars, the Access Device company, they managed to make changes internally.

But as soon as they patched it, the issue resurfaced, and they had to do an emergency patch, asking users to refrain from certain actions, thinking it was resolved.

But then another problem arose.

“Uh… Team Leader?”

“What?”

“Well… the Apostle for the 4th World Manager has been decided.”

“Huh? Already? That’s surprising. But why?”

“Well, the Apostle is… User Arang.”

“…?”

He thought he misheard and poked his ear with his pinky finger.

“The 4th World Manager Apostle, not the 1st World Manager…?”

“Yes…”

“Why…?”

“That’s what I’m wondering…”

The 4th World Manager was the American server manager, and the Apostle Outfit was designed with a bold and sexy concept, targeting Americans.

The male outfit was topless, inspired by Greek and Roman mythology. The female outfit was also designed to be as sexy as possible within the regulations, inspired by the same mythology.

The Apostle selection criteria were based on a high-performance AI choosing the user it liked the most within its faction.

But out of all the users, Arang was chosen.

The one who seemed least likely to wear such an outfit.

“This is bad…”

He thought Arang would naturally join the 1st World Manager’s faction and, if she became an Apostle, would be the 1st World Manager’s Apostle.

But Arang’s taste was completely different from their expectations.

==

“No… you’re saying I have to wear this outfit no matter what?”

Arang, sitting on the bed, fidgeted with her hands.

Like a puppy who had done something wrong, she explained to Anna and Pinkubelly why she was wearing this outfit.

“Why do you have to wear it?”

“Well, I was appointed as the 4th World Manager’s Apostle, and they gave me this outfit and a title. If I wear both, I get extra points in the next content.”

As Arang explained, they looked at the shared provocative outfit and title’s item info window.

[You can gain additional faction points.]

“This is for real…?”

“Yeah. I have to wear this no matter what. There’s only one Apostle per faction, so I have to wear it.”

Listening to Arang, Anna scrutinized the outfit Arang was wearing.

No matter how she looked at it, it was an outfit that would be considered too risky even for an adult. And as family, she didn’t like Arang wearing it.

Moreover, this was absolutely not an outfit for a 15-year-old.

“I’ll handle this.”

Anna couldn’t allow Arang to walk around in such an outfit.

In fact, even if Arang were a 20-year-old adult, she wouldn’t allow it.

It’s fine if only women see it. But Leore has users worldwide, mostly male.

And showing Arang like this to users worldwide? If that happened, she’d want to gouge out the eyes of anyone who saw Arang like this.

“Since there’s no content to gain faction points yet, you don’t have to wear it, right?”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll inquire with the headquarters about this, so don’t wear it until I say so, okay?”

“Okay…”

Arang, like she told Pinkubelly earlier, thought it was no big deal. Compared to other outfits, it’s not that revealing. This much is fine. But seeing Anna’s expression, she immediately gave up.

‘I’ve never seen Anna look like this before. My long-honed crisis sensor is going off!’

Anna, who was always a gentle sister in front of her, now had a sharpness that made Arang immediately back down.

==

A week passed after talking with Anna and Pinkubelly.

From the 1st World to the 4th World I belong to, all Apostles were decided, and a notice was posted about a major update in a week.

Of course, the update included changes to the Apostle Outfit design.

Users didn’t make a fuss about the sudden design change.

There were more important update contents.

The Abyss Season ended, and the Faction Season began, finally introducing faction content worthy of the name.

New Main Story.

New Area.

New Items.

New Equipment.

New Class.

New Hunt.

The notice was so long it easily exceeded 10 pages.

It would take at least an hour to read it all.

I wanted to jump into the updated content right away, but with this much, information was more important than rushing in.

I carefully checked the notice.

==

On the update day, I logged into Leore as soon as the patch ended and tried on the Apostle Outfit.

“This is pretty good too? Isn’t it too wholesome now…”

I thought Anna was so angry that the outfit would become super wholesome, but it wasn’t that extreme.

If it was 80% sexy and 20% cute before, now it’s 50% elegant, 30% cute, and 20% sexy.

The sides were no longer exposed, but the outfit still clung tightly to the body, and the thong was replaced with regular panties.

“Arang!”

After resolving all the issues, Pinkubelly, who had been logging into Leore for a long time like before, rushed to me as soon as she logged in.

Probably to check my outfit.

I spun around to show off my now wholesome outfit.

“How is it?”

“Yeah. It’s great!”

‘A little disappointing, though.’

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