Chapter 182
<182 - Organizations Have Policies>
In fact, the evil organizations that appear at the Gift Academy have some characteristics.
Fixed organizational identity organizations.
Variable organizational identity organizations.
Let’s start with the former.
Every time, the organization’s symbol, goals, and members are similar or identical. These are the so-called fixed-appearance NPCs and fixed-appearance organizations. Naturally, these friends have long been dissected by veteran players, revealing major skills, appearance locations, and even favorability triggers and fall routes.
You could say they are the regulars of veteran players!
Now, the latter is like this.
Every time, the organization’s symbol, goals, and members change. Because of this nature, some places are difficult to notice, while others are easy to spot. It’s a non-fixed random occurrence organization that gets the question of “Who are you?” during each episode.
Of course, each time, you have to match the puzzle using a few immutable elements to identify what role this organization corresponds to in previous episodes.
For example, the leader of a certain organization experienced being misunderstood as someone with vile tastes while wearing a cursed equipment item in childhood. This started the organization classified as ‘malicious garments’ because they made others wear the cursed outfit to return the experience to society.
This time, it applied to the Bikini Warriors.
“Bikini Armor looks too cold!”
“That’s why I want to put it on even more! Anyone who hasn’t worn it wouldn’t know the feeling of wearing a cursed item that’s embarrassing in summer and cold in winter!”
“I really don’t want to wear such uncomfortable clothes!”
“Oops!”
Oops! This seems to suggest that the bikini armor also has a curse that lowers intelligence.
“Well then, let me tell you the good points of wearing this outfit. First, you won’t have to worry about what to wear every day.”
“I wear my school uniform every day!”
“…But you have to wear pantyhose. Isn’t it uncomfortable? The hassle of lying in bed every day, putting pantyhose on your legs and pulling them up to your thighs, knowing that if you put them on wrong, they can get holes or tear.”
“That’s true. But still, the bikini armor…”
“Summer is coming soon. Have you thought about how hot it will get? If you wear bikini armor during that time, you won’t have to worry about the heat!”
“What about the cold?”
“…You should buy a warm-performance magic cloak.”
“Can the warm cloak get support for equipment too?”
“No… You have to buy it with your own money. They will make you a cloak but tell you to pay out of pocket, what a bunch of rascals.”
“Wow, that’s really bad.”
“Right? You can unlock equipment removal if you cause bikini armor corruption ten times, but do you know how much you’ll suffer until then? You’ll get treated like a poor girl all the time!”
“Well, that can’t be helped since I’m wearing bikini armor.”
“Exactly… Because it’s bikini armor. Don’t wear clothes like this.”
“Yes! Good luck, sister!”
“Goodbye!”
“Yep, see you cute kid!”
Just as the sister was about to greet and walk past happily, she rushed back and blocked the way.
“Where do you think you’re going, trying to part ways naturally?!!”
“Hehe, I got caught.”
“This is really something. Just because I think you’re cute, you’re messing with your sister. This is it. This ends here. Inventory on, summon Bikini Armor S50!”
A daring armor that wraps around the chest, circles under the bust, covers the ribcage line and abdomen, mostly exposing skin in the midsection, then wraps back covering the groin.
An armor that covers about 50% of the body area, which is quite a lot compared to typical bikini armor, appeared.
“Listen, little girl. I’m letting you off easy with the wider bikini armor out of pity. Take this and experience bikini armor corruption while you still can.”
“What if I say no?”
“…If I get really mad, you’ll see a glimpse of how the micro bikini armor looks. By the way, that covers less than 5% of the body!”
“Oh my! How can there be such an excellent armor!”
“If you knew the terrifying aspect of this armor… Huh? Excellent?”
Bikini armor.
If you’re a man, there’s no way you wouldn’t know of this armor’s existence.
It’s a costume item that that appears with a certain probability in the [Hidden Room of the Blacksmith] when you raise your intimacy with the blacksmith to the maximum!
With net stockings, bunny girl suits, and the iron maid’s outfit, it’s one of the three legendary items of the blacksmith!
“Can’t you just sell it to me for money?”
“Uh…? You want to buy this?”
“I have someone I really want to put it on!”
Since bikini armor accentuates the body line and highlights an eroticism that’s worse than not wearing it at all, naturally, its influence increases dramatically the more a nice body NPC wears it.
But it’s not just for lewd purposes that bikini armor is preferred.
“You’re a strange kid. Why do you like such uncomfortable clothes so much? Do you have a thing for girls?”
“Well, that’s true, but that’s not the purpose!”
“The implication that you’d use bikini armor for something other than lewd purposes is… to humiliate someone you dislike by making them wear it!?”
Ppyoi’s face revealed hints of fear.
“Oh dear. That’s not it. I’ll use it for good, so sell it to me quickly, okay?”
“This is not for sale. I don’t carry it to sell; I carry it to put on someone!”
“Regardless, it’s fine as long as someone else wears it!”
“My feelings are hurt because of that!”
“You think about others’ feelings while forcing someone to wear a cursed item?”
“At least I can pick who wears it. Maybe someone better than me, someone from a wealthy family, or someone who’s rude and cocky to me.”
A clear 100% self-interest motive.
“If you make someone weaker than me wear that bikini armor or an orphan from the Border Region or someone who’s been nice to me, how uncomfortable and distressed would I feel?”
“That would indeed be the case.”
“Exactly? You understand, right? You get why I can’t sell it now?”
Ppyoi, trying to put on a gentle tone like she’s comforting a stubborn child, confirmed her intentions.
Despite the impure motives, she is quite a decent person.
“How about this, you listen to who I want to put it on and make the judgment? I might be disappointed and just sell it if you assume before hearing it!”
Sigh. “Alright, let’s hear it. Who are you so eager to put it on?”
“My friend Mob!”
“Mob? What does your friend do?”
“They like training and practice a lot.”
Is that a name she hasn’t heard of before?
Ppyoi tilted her head.
“Is he stronger than me?”
“Weaker!”
“Does he come from a well-off family?”
“I don’t think so?”
“Is he related to me?”
“Just my friend!”
“Then there’s no chance I’ll sell it! Where did all the talk you had go?”
Ppyoi understood the professor was getting mad.
But I, too, had my reasons for being stubborn.
“I know the hidden secret of bikini armor!”
“…The secret of bikini armor?”
“It’s closely related to the wearer’s evasion rate!”
A small armor protecting a limited area can’t be tougher than a regular armor.
It’s a waste equipment where attacks easily hit the unprotected areas, penetrating defenses is as good as calling it a cursed item.
Indeed it deserves to be called an abomination.
Yet, the reason why I, a veteran player, couldn’t wait to buy bikini armor is indeed because of its evasion rate.
[Cursed Bikini Armor (Non-Adult Version)]
Grade – Super Rare Class 5
Description – A bikini armor crafted specifically for those under 19, with an unremovable item unlock curse that cannot be undone once equipped.
Effect 1 – Automatically adjusts size according to the wearer’s body. (Size Adjustment)
Effect 2 – Modifies evasion rate and movement inversely proportional to the surface area of the bikini armor. (Current surface area 50%)
Effect 3 – As time wears on the bikini armor, shame decreases and exposure adaptation increases.
Effect 4 – This equipment automatically recovers when damaged.
Effect 5 – When attacks hit body parts that are not protected by the bikini armor, penetrating damage is taken.
Value Estimate – 20 gold coins, 2000 points
Among them, the effect that must be noted is Effect 2.
Evasion rate enhancement inversely proportional to surface area is key here.
“Unlike the cursed bikini armor, the bikini armor was originally a traditional southern equipment that was surprisingly high performing contrary to its ridiculous appearance!”
“Heh, I never knew that. Even this trashy perverted armor has such origins and performance!”
“Moreover, did you know that if you wear the bikini armor for over 100 hours, your evasion rate increases even when you’re not wearing the bikini armor?”
“Really didn’t know that!”
“I just wanted my friend to experience that, so please sell me the bikini armor!”
Ppyoi felt her heart warm.
She’d seen women who were terrified before bikini armor corruption sell it to their friends or sisters, and it bored her to death.
However, she had never witnessed such pure individuals who wished to gift a ‘present’ for their friend’s success and growth.
An object that brings tears and breaks relationships.
It can also help in human growth.
Ppyoi grew curious to experiment.
Could bikini armor be spread with good intentions, not just for malicious purposes?
That it can equip people who wish to become the admired warriors instead of just spreading the shameful outfits!
“What’s Mob’s bust size like?”
“Uh, she might be flat. Should I say AAA cup?”
“Don’t tell me she’s just like you, a kid?”
“No, she’s older than me. Around 18.”
“That’s unfortunate. Not having breasts at that age makes it tough for bikini armor. But there might be bikini armors specifically developed to shame flat chests if you look closely.”
“Are you serious?”
“If the headquarters provides the flat-chest bikini armor, I’ll bring it. But remember, I’ll need my fee. That’s going to be 1000 points!”
“1000 points is a fair price. I’ll buy it!”
In the end, she placed the order request and parted ways.
She even handed a candy as a token of gratitude, so she’d surely get great service when she came back later.
She was already feeling good.
“So that happened.”
“‘That happened’ what? In the end, you did nothing!”
“Shut up. Do you think I wanted to trade it for her? I couldn’t find any openings, so I just settled for getting one for a friend.”
Ppyoi’s report made Professor Raeb punch his chest angrily.
“Then she should have been forced to wear it as training gear!”
“Oops, I forgot.”
“What a dimwit!”
“What do you want me to do, it slipped my mind. Anyway, I’m done here. Time to leave~ Ah! My candy!”
“Why are you entering to eat candy as if you’ve done something great? Damn kid, this is confiscated.”
“…Tch. They say the Empire professors are rascals but there was some truth to it. You’re robbing candy because the request didn’t go as planned.”
“If you’d completed your assigned task successfully, this wouldn’t have happened. Speak your mind if you are dissatisfied. I’ll expose your identity to everyone!”
“Alright, I’d be happy if you just give me that candy.”
Drooping her shoulders, Ppyoi left the professor’s office unenthusiastically.
As Professor Raeb, who had been glancing at her back, stabbed his eyes at the door, once she disappeared, he turned his gaze away.
‘The top scholarship student of the Wiheomhae Foundation. This isn’t easy.’
He observed how skillfully she’d shrugged off an attack from another evil organization.
He also quickly grasped the motive behind Ppyoi aiming for bikini corruption.
The evidence lay in her order request, which not only promised to gain organizational contributions but also receive support from the organization for exposing bikini armor on others.
Deploying bikini armor onto others wasn’t just all. She had even promised points, which was her original reason for taking on the request.
‘If she can earn both contributions and points, then why would she need to accept my request and fight against a tricky enemy?’
As expected, she was the top scholarship student of the Wiheomhae Foundation, a cruel organization that toys with people’s hearts.
“Oknodie… Next time, it won’t be this easy…”
Grieving while the professor’s gaze fell upon the candy.
“Hmph. Not even a child.”
The professor fed the candy instead to his pet lizard he raised.
“It’s almost time to start the next lecture.”
Carrying the lecture materials, Professor Raeb left the office.
In the pet case inside the room he left, the pet lizard, bumping its head on the case with a clunk clunk sound, collapsed with blood foam dripping from its mouth.
It was the potent toxin from the special care training candy made by Reap.