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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 – Desire Quest 2

Chapter 8 – Desire Quest 2

With a soft smack, she placed the patch on his leg. The familiar sharp, cooling sensation spread, and Jeong Sora suddenly spoke as if curious.

"Juhwan, you don't have any leg hair at all?"

"Yes. I just don't have much body hair in general."

"I'm jealous. Your legs are smoother than mine."

Saying that, she lightly brushed his leg as if fascinated. Her slender fingers traced along his skin, and since her hands were cold, it left behind a pleasantly cool sensation.

Before Seo Juhwan could even react, Jeong Sora lightly tapped his leg and spoke.

"There. Now go back and sleep. Don't wake up late tomorrow."

"Ah, yes. Thank you. You worked hard today as well, Company Commander."

"Haha. Yeah. Let's hang in there for just two more days."

"Yes. Have a good night."

"Alright. Sleep well."

Seo Juhwan saluted her and left the administrative office. Then he let out a quiet breath. Something felt strange—his lower abdomen tingled slightly.

At that moment, a message appeared before his eyes.

[Your intense desire has been detected.]

[Your first Desire Quest has arrived.]

"What the… ah."

Seo Juhwan quickly shut his mouth. Jeong Sora was still inside the office. He hurried into the barracks, lay down on his bed, and opened the message. The quest details unfolded before him.

『Violate your direct superior』

▶ Captain Jeong Sora is a rare beauty even among soldiers. With outstanding ability and charisma, she is admired by the men of the 1st Battalion. However, most men cannot even dare approach her due to her cold and aloof demeanor, and can only indulge in fantasies.

However, you possess the Desire System that can make dreams come true. Actively utilize the power of the Desire System and unite with Jeong Sora.

▶ Condition: Have sex with Jeong Sora.

▶ Reward: 10,000 LP

'What kind of ridiculous….'

After reading the quest, Seo Juhwan was left speechless. Even for the tutorial quest, he had no confidence in seducing a woman and had been considering places he had never even visited before.

And now this absurd level of difficulty.

'How am I supposed to even approach her?'

Jeong Sora was undoubtedly a stunning beauty, but she was more manly than most men. An elite graduate of the military academy, she had risen quickly through the ranks and, unlike most female officers, commanded a combat company rather than serving as a nurse officer.

Perhaps because of that, she adhered even more strictly to regulations than her male counterparts and hated being treated as a woman rather than a soldier.

Making a careless move toward her would be the fastest way to end up in military jail.

'Even with the Desire System….'

Most of its functions were still locked. What could he even do? It was practically impossible.

Even so, Seo Juhwan couldn't help but think for a long time about whether there might be some way. After all, it wasn't a lie that he felt that way about her.

*

On the way to the operation area, Seo Juhwan reviewed the plan he had thought of all night.

'A few months ago, both the operations commander and the division commander were replaced.'

He didn't know the reason. As a soldier, it wasn't something he needed to know. But it was certain that with two high-ranking officers suddenly replaced, the entire division had taken on a different atmosphere.

The enlisted soldiers didn't care much whether the division commander changed or not, but the officers were different. They tried to stand out more than usual to impress the new division commander and operations commander. In short, it was an over-the-top display to get noticed. That enthusiasm led to stricter training protocols and larger-scale exercises, making things harder for the soldiers.

'This winter training was the same. It was carried out more harshly than usual.'

Because of that, even though he was close to discharge, he had suffered greatly. The memory of his mental state breaking down with less than two months left before discharge was still vivid. Some idiots had even complained that it was all Seo Juhwan's bad luck that caused it.

Whenever he thought back on that time, it made his teeth grind. But now, it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

'Capture the opposing force!'

If he remembered correctly, the leader of the opposing force in this winter training was Sergeant Yoon Jeongsu from the 3rd Battalion. He was an officer with extensive experience, known as a "professional opposing force."

Living up to that nickname, Sergeant Yoon rampaged unpredictably during this training as well, wiping out three companies—the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Even the remaining 1st Company wasn't taken down by him; the training had simply been halted because it became too dark to continue.

'What if our company, which is usually looked down on for having fewer personnel, captures him?'

And what if Seo Juhwan was at the center of it?

He would undoubtedly earn a great deal of favor from his direct superior, Jeong Sora.

'As long as I don't make mistakes. Knowing the future is basically a cheat code.'

Seo Juhwan already knew the order in which the opposing force would attack positions and the direction they would come from. That alone made it a half-won game.

And in the first place, the reason all companies were wiped out in this training wasn't just because the opposing force was strong—it was largely due to poor scheduling.

'That idiot operations officer.'

Even now, thinking about that stupidity made his teeth grind.

The operations officer had scheduled the winter training during snowy conditions, and on top of that, made them conduct a night operation on the day they were to face the opposing force. He still couldn't understand why they chose nighttime, which gave the opposing force an absolute advantage. No wonder they were completely overwhelmed. If it had been another officer, he might have assumed there was a reason, but this operations officer had been incompetent from start to finish.

'But this time, it's different.'

Seo Juhwan checked the time.

18:30.

There was more than enough time to prepare to capture the opposing force.

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