Chapter 76

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 76

Chapter Title: The World After the Typhoon

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After graduating high school and becoming full-fledged adults, we set off on a graduation trip only to end up stranded on a remote island.

The place was nothing like the world we'd known.

A scorching heat ruled the land, and even food was hard to come by.

But humans are adaptable creatures, so somehow we managed to adjust to the sweltering island—

As if mocking our efforts, a typhoon came barreling in.

We shivered in the cold and hunger.

Of course, I was the exception to all that hardship.

"Kang Hye-rin. Panties down, legs spread. I'm gonna fuck you raw again today."

"Ahk. Hn. Haaah."

During the five days of the typhoon, I fucked every girl in the class except Yoo Hana.

I tore through their virginities and pumped load after load of cum deep inside them.

I hadn't fully tamed them as slaves, but that let me pound them however I wanted and dump my seed without a care, which felt even more satisfying.

We'd had our fun, the rain finally stopped, and right after the water drained from the island.

"Unbelievable. All these things buried in the sand. Woojin, you seeing this?"

The island we knew was gone.

In its place, a new world pulsed with life.

And I was still the top dog on this island.

'Jackpot.'

I stared at the number floating in front of me, unable to close my mouth for a while.

Even though I'd picked it up and sold it with my own hands, I could hardly believe it.

I'd spotted something shiny, realized, "Oh? A ring?" and sold it in the shop.

The whole thing took less than a minute.

'And I made 570,000 won? In that short time?'

That was a massive amount.

Before the typhoon, our group scraped together around 200,000 won a day.

From dawn till dusk, all of us working together for that.

But by bending down for a second, picking up some unclaimed junk, and selling it, I'd made nearly three times that.

'...Jackpot. Total jackpot.'

My heart pounded.

Suddenly, everything scattered around looked like stacks of cash half-buried in the sand.

I wandered the beach like I was entranced, picking them up and selling them off in the shop.

Some sold cheap, but others fetched insane prices.

A plain-looking pair of sneakers turned out to be limited edition, going for over 300,000 won, and the TV—a massive 86-inch QNED—hit the million-won mark.

'No idea why a TV was buried here, but score.'

I roamed like a madman, eyes glued to the ground, scooping up everything and selling it off.

I snapped out of it on my seventh find.

A notification popped up out of nowhere.

I stared blankly, wondering what the hell, and another one followed.

Then it hit me—the thing I'd forgotten.

While getting a massage from Lee Hyunji, the typhoon ended, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠and the last surviving player got a reward.

'Yeah, that was it.'

As I recalled, a hologram window neatly organized itself and brought up the screen again.

'Just search and add a creature, and it appears on the island? No process, no nothing?'

It really drove home that we'd been dropped into another world.

I pondered what to add, then searched to see how many would spawn.

『African Penguin』

Penguins that live in hot regions.

Questionable if they'd survive this heat, but they'd stick to the coast, so I could gauge the numbers.

Hit confirm, screen vanished, new notification.

Right then, a black-backed, white-bellied penguin about a third human height popped up.

It spotted us and waddled away in a panic.

"Huh? What the—penguin out of nowhere?"

Jeong Seohee's eyes went wide.

"Am, am I hallucinating?"

Anyone would freak. A penguin vanishing into thin air right in front of you, especially in this heat where they don't belong.

Waddle waddle.

The penguin bolted, and Jeong Seohee, doubting her eyes, chased it and smacked its head.

Splat.

"Huh?"

It tumbled.

"Woojin, you seeing this too?"

"Yeah. Clear as day."

The penguin popped back up, flailing its flippers, and waddled off again.

Jeong Seohee chased and smacked it once more. I heard the splat and scanned the beach.

Lots of them.

Over a hundred easy, just eyeballing.

'Island-wide, gotta be thousands.'

Made me wonder if the sea snakes came the same way.

Then another notification.

'What? Not one per person?'

If memory served, it was one type only.

So what were all these notifications?

That's when I noticed Lee Hyunji staring blankly into space beside me.

Gazing at nothing, swiveling her head—not normal.

"Lee Hyunji."

"Yes?"

"What're you looking at?"

She answered without a hint of deception.

"The same thing you see, Master. Debating what creature to add to the island."

"So you're a player too?"

She nodded.

"After you saved my life, I thought hard about it. How did you have so much fruit and water?"

After getting loads of fruit and meat from me and Jeong Seohee, she remembered some romance fantasy novel she'd read.

Wondered if we'd been isekai'd, shouted for status window, and awakened on the spot.

'Others probably similar.'

Someone like her got suspicious, awakened during the typhoon, claimed the event reward.

'Lucky in a way. Was gonna gripe the survival reward was lame.'

If it'd been something huge, like my privilege 'Transcendent Random Box,' it'd be a headache.

'Thank god for meh rewards.'

Another notification rang.

Green grass and white flowers sprouted under the palms en masse.

Way more than the penguins—hundreds of thousands, easy.

I glanced at Lee Hyunji; she nodded, owning it.

"Rabbits and horses need grass."

"Smart."

No more notifications after that.

Six total.

Me and Hyunji, plus four more players.

'One's Han Jiwon. Who're the other three?'

I opened the bestiary.

My conquests listed out; I scanned abilities quick.

Found one more.

'Evelyn, huh.'

Made sense for a GL fan who read webtoons and novels on her phone.

'Who're the last two?'

That nagging feeling—you can't move forward till it's ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠scratched.

I rubbed my chin, deep in thought.

'Awakened abilities could be anything.'

No closing the gap with me now, but they could complicate things.

Checked Evelyn's.

Basically, no breathing? Infinite stealth.

'Insane ability.'

Legendary was nuts; higher grade would've been trouble.

Might need to handle her quick, depending.

'But do I even know who?'

Luckily, someone who could tell popped into mind.

I hurried back to my girls.

"Woojin! You're back!"

"Yeah, Teacher. Everyone okay?"

"Yep. Rested nice and easy."

"Head to the beach first. Snakes might come back anytime."

Led the group there. While they gawked at the changed island, I woke a dozing Han Jiwon with a nudge.

Shoved binoculars into her half-lidded, yawning hands.

Perfect timing—class kids rushed to the shore fearing snakes, then froze in shock, looking around.

"What do I do?"

"You saw the notifications?"

"Notifications?"

"They rang multiple times just now."

"......"

Slept through 'em.

"Just check who's a player in the class."

Han Jiwon pouted.

"I said it was just me back then."

Why don't you believe me? her face said.

I ruffled the sleeping bag hood on her head.

"Not doubting you—things changed. Four more awakened during the typhoon. Three besides Evelyn. Find the last two."

She dropped the pout, got serious, scanned the class.

Long silence.

'Too far for her ability?'

Nope.

She lowered the binoculars, muttered low.

"...Those two are lucky as hell, even down to their luck stat."

"What abilities?"

Sounded top-tier from her tone.

I swallowed, leaned in; she spilled.

"Awakened: Kim Jaejun and Yoo Hana. One Mythic, one Transcendent."

"What? Transcendent?"

Hah. Diamond spoon luck is unreal. Base ability, not privilege, and Transcendent?

"Details?"

Not total headaches, thankfully.

I relaxed, sighed in relief.

Future Prediction? Just self-preservation at best. Manifestation had clear limits.

Once a day was brutal.

'Can make anything she's seen and touched—powerful in theory, but...'

In this wild place with constant threats, one shot was too limiting a penalty.

'Especially Yoo Hana with her lower stamina holding Manifestation. Can't expect big plays.'

Feed her well, train her up, though? Useful.

Suited me perfect, actually.

'She manifests, I resell in the shop.'

Win-win?

Goddess face, killer body, and daily cash cow.

Vowed to enslave her someday while scoping her plump ass through the binoculars.

Tap tap.

Han Jiwon nudged me.

"Know our last one?"

"Lee Hyunji."

"Lee Hyunji?"

"Lone flight attendant wandering the beach."

Han Jiwon spotted her, face stiffening.

"That girl's okay?"

"Why?"

"Her condition... looks sickly."

Really? From this distance, she radiated a chilling, vicious aura. "Sickly" fit in a twisted way.

'Forgot to ask Hyunji her ability while hunting the others.'

"Jiwon, what's Lee Hyunji's ability?"

Focused a sec, then:

"Legendary."

"...Figures."

Hyunji's luck wasn't elite like mine. Just Legendary.

'Revenge path might be rougher.'

But her next words blew that away.

"Human Hunter. Within 50m of a human, all stats and resistances +300%."

"What?"

300%? Insane.

Same grade, worlds apart.

With one ability, Hyunji's raw stats crushed Jeong Seohee's.

I looked at Lee Hyunji.

Whoosh whoosh—

She'd picked up a baton from the sand, swinging it through the air.

The whoosh screamed danger. Getting hit would suck.

"?"

Sensing my gaze, she looked up, beamed bashfully with hands clasped, then hid the weapon and trotted over, standing meek by me.

'All of 'em ridiculously lucky. Broken abilities.'

But I opened my status—stamina already past hers—and eyed the shop window where I could buy/sell anything.

A chuckle slipped out.

"Not as lucky as me, though?"