Chapter 17
Chapter 17
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: Tomboy Childhood Friend and [6 Major Guild Conference]
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These days, my daily life felt brand new every single day.
We were under the same sky, in the same room, living the same routine—but just one thing had changed. 📱 Today's Incoming Messages ♡Milky Cow♡ 7:00 AM Hey. Shy master. How've you been lately? Oh, me? I've been practicing deepthroating lately. 【Attached Photo】 ← [Throat bulge hurts so bad [lololol] Look at this pic~! Doesn't it came out great~!? Next time we meet, I'm gonna ram it down my throat for you? Next time, I'll suck both your dick and tits together. I'll keep working hard, so you do the same, master? But don't get hurt~! From your diligently self-improving milky cow to the awesome master Chang-gi ♪ The air felt sweeter.
Just reading her texts put me in a good mood.
It was like fuel for burning through life had poured in, and the heat was surging up hot and fast~!
"Ha, why'd I end up falling for a girl like this? Is this even love? More like I just saw her body and thought it'd be nice to fuck, so we hooked up—basically still fuckbuddies, right?"
The attached photo was an erotic selfie of her with a plastic bag over her head, shoving a dildo down her throat.
She's been sending me appeals like this almost every day, saying she's practicing hard for me.
'She told me to call her anytime, but here I am leaving her hanging like this.'
It's been two whole weeks since I met that slutty milky cow.
Two weeks, damn it~!
We're only talking through texts right now, and she says she's busy, so we haven't met up!
'I even suspected Ceres back then.'
Seong-yeon denied it, but just in case, I called her right in front of her. The butler's phone didn't ring or even vibrate, but the cow picked up.
So, someone else entirely.
My deduction based on bra size was way off from the start.
'Ugh, whatever. The contract clearly says not to pry into her identity. What if I get caught and chewed out?'
I'd lost my head to pleasure.
Too late now, but I set my phone down and got into position.
I still had work to do, but someone was coming to whip this farmer's body for not plowing the fields despite the hour—like a lazy ox.
"Hmph. Not only do you zone out staring at your phone out of nowhere, but now you're spacing out too? My training must be boring you. Very well. Shall we kick it up a gear?"
"Gaaah!"
In the center of the wide clearing behind the guild hall, cleared out for training, this weakling named me let out a pathetic scream.
And for good reason—that sharp fist had just grazed my nose again.
"You bitch, can't you go easy—!?"
"Hmph?"
Her swing cut through the air with a whoosh, and her extended hand curved back gracefully.
A snake-like fist with a lion tattooed on her back—what a sneaky woman.
"Go easy? You're the one who stole away my precious time—a grave criminal—and you're complaining? Few in this guild are lucky enough to train one-on-one with me. Please enjoy it with a smile."
That's right. I was currently in training against Vice Guild Master Ceres.
Seong-yeon had said that even heading to the Golden Tower like this might be dangerous, so I needed to build up my skills!
...But against a ranker? Isn't the difficulty insane?
Fuck. It hurts like hell.
My nose is split open again, damn it.
"Grave criminal? I just wanted to hang around Seong-yeon, why beat around the bush?"
"That's your crime. Don't talk like you know everything about other people's feelings."
"You still wanna stick close, though?"
"...Yes."
"You're such a funny person."
If you're gonna be stoic, be fully stoic. Like back then, her emotions leak out all sloppy—hilarious.
Just like Seong-yeon said, a fiery woman. Totally different from her looks, so I can't hate her.
"If you like her that much, just confess already. 'I like you, Guild Master, let's date.' With your looks, she'd snap you up."
"Do you think Seong-yeon-nim is as vulgar as you? I know my appearance, but she's not that kind of person."
"He's a guy at the end of the day, why drag it out...?"
"Be quiet. Don't talk about Seong-yeon-nim anymore. You know nothing."
-Stepped on a landmine.
Romance talk is a no-go; she shut it down immediately.
"[Butch Stalking]."
"Wait, no skills—!?"
Practice plus skills!
I didn't know what skill it was.
But Ceres, who had lunged at me in a punching stance, vanished in a blink.
'Teleportation type! Where'd she go!?'
『Remember. This kind of skill usually targets from behind or above first. It slips out of the opponent's sight.』
Above, behind—but her voice came from behind.
I whipped my head around frantically.
-Gone.
"Good instincts. But."
"Oh, fuck—"
—Bam!!!
"Guuh!"
I saw it right before the hit.
The butler kicked off the ground, her waist springing like a coil—an uppercut!
"Guh! My jaaaw~!"
Fuck. Behind, sure, but from below while I was ducked down.
"Don't drop your guard. Your jaw didn't fly off. If you can move, keep going. You still have aura left."
"Tricking me like that is too much~!"
"Says the one who guarded with aura right at the end."
As I clutched my jaw, she charged again with a short scoff.
"—Chance."
"You bitch!"
Talking romance got me skill-smashed right away. Fucking dog of a woman.
Screw calling her miss. She's a crazy bitch.
Look at her.
"[Butch Stalking]."
Again!?
"You think I'd fall for that twice? I'm not an idiot!"
"You did."
I stayed tense and reacted, but she sneered.
She chanted the skill name, vanished, reappeared right in front, and struck precisely in my flinch.
'Shit!'
I got my guard up, but she teleported just off-point and hammered my gut.
Thud!
"Kuh!"
"Aura again. Your deployment speed is impressive. I'll give you praise."
'Fucking bitch~!'
My stomach hurts. Even with aura guard, it throbbed—deep bruise for sure.
Damn, gonna need another potion. I hate the taste so much~!
"You've been going full power since earlier, haven't you!?"
"I am holding back. You know that, right? If not, you'd be dead already."
"This woman won't lose an argument no matter how much bullshit she spouts! Zero cuteness!"
"I've never tried to look cute to men. It makes me want to puke."
So die already—she thrust her fist again.
A beat faster than before, but no skill meant I could handle it.
"Hm?"
"Gotcha~!"
I took it on the cheek but twisted my head, deflecting the flow completely.
"Ow~!"
"...Like back then, you pull these weird tricks."
"Didn't solo-climb the tower just on form. How's it feel now? Fun to hit?"
"Yes. It's a rare spar, so I want to get a feel for your deflections. Here I come."
'Fucking bitch.'
The aura-laced flurry began.
Pure hand-to-hand, no skills.
But I deflected every incoming attack without skills.
Fist to the cheek? Turn head. To wrist? Rotate arm. To side? Relax muscles at the right moment, twist body with the impact.
Avoid lethal hits at all costs! Solo hunter's secret technique!
"What strange technique..."
Amazed by my moves, she unleashed thicker reinforced fists; I unconsciously bolstered defensive aura and flowed it away.
"Hoo. Normal strikes won't work. How about this?"
"!"
She circled behind for my nape.
The moment it hit, I snapped my neck forward, spinning my whole body in a full turn.
"Impressive. You can counter if you see it coming. Understood. Next, how about to the face?"
"Bring it~!"
"—No holding back."
Whoosh!
Kick to the gut—I took it off to the side, spun with the energy, and whipped a counter-kick.
Of course, it didn't land. She blocked with one arm.
"...Bizarre. Spinning like a top. Where'd you learn this?"
"Comics!"
"Are you actually retarded?"
"One day, a puberty-struck boy thought seriously! This world has aura and powers, so maybe I can mimic comics too!? First, train aura! If I succeed, try comic martial arts!"
"The world has its weirdos, and you're the poster child. With a proper master and diligent training, you'd be an exec by now."
"For real?"
"I don't lie about this. Your talent is exceptional—an uncut gem."
Sudden praise, then she pulled something from that massive tit-pocket and tossed it.
"Catch."
"O~!"
A potion.
Bright color too—expensive stuff.
Why keep potions in there?
"Don't give me that weird look. It's a vial, so I keep it somewhere unbreakable."
Meaning her tits were super soft.
Confident in her size, huh?
"You're the real weirdo."
"Keep talking if you wanna die, pervert."
"Calling me that again..."
Not full aura or stamina recovery, but the pain vanished instantly.
Addictive sensation. Every athlete craves it.
As a solo, too pricey to touch; here it's standard issue—best part.
Big corp life rocks!
"What's your max climb?"
"Brass Tower, 49th floor."
"Why stop?"
"Solo life. Forums say difficulty spikes after 50, so I played safe. Earnings are fine, and injury means hell."
"No skills made it worse."
"Hunters need skills, they say. Felt I couldn't hack it, quit climbing early."
"Not always... Surprising. Didn't think you'd whine like that."
"Our culture hypes shit up and shits on the weak. That's why the freakout over 50+."
Solo hunter, info from net. Vibe says no reason to push.
"'Cause I'm better than you thought?"
I smirked; she sighed, unwilling to praise more.
"Just that you can handle soloing. No extra thoughts."
What, old-school tsundere?
As I grinned mockingly, she preempted with a gloom.
"...Why?"
"No. Just thinking if newbies had your caution, they wouldn't die."
"The one I brought?"
"Yes. Returned the body to family. Wailing hysterically. Kid barely went in and came back like this..."
"Yeah, they'd sob. Parents probably begged her not to go. 'Why'd you do what we told you not to and die?'"
"Spot on. Just like you said. Scolded her while crying sadly, endless resentment toward us."
"........."
"...Happen often?"
"Tons. They lash out from grief, mistake targets. I've done it."
"I see..."
She wiped her mouth with her hand.
Ceres's experience was bitter; the potion sweet.
"If that was all, I wouldn't feel this down..."
"What else?"
"Remember the guy who raged at you over the dead newbie?"
Of course.
Drunk asshole, ignored buddies' restraint, spewed abuse at me.
"Perfect timing. Same guild, thought I'd run into him, but two weeks, no sight. Wanna clear the air—know where he is?"
"I do. But meeting's impossible."
"Why?"
"He's dead."
Out of nowhere?
"You said he was suspended."
"Not his type to hole up blaming himself. Got itchy, snuck into Golden Tower solo. Thought he could do what you did... died searching for her."
Meaningful words again.
"Searching for what killed him?"
"Our guild's missing member. Seong-yeon-nim will explain in detail today."
She tossed me a towel.
Not Ceres.
"Chang-gi ya. Training over?"
Seong-yeon appeared suddenly, nodded at the vibe.
"Uh, yeah?"
"Wipe your face and come. Let's head out."
I had no clue where she was dragging me.
Innocently asked.
"Head out? Where to suddenly?"
Our next stop.
"Golden Tower. Big conference now—all six major guilds gathering."
The end of reunion.
"Attend the conference with me."
And the white bell toll signaling a new adventure's start.