Chapter 152
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 152
Chapter Title: She's Fucking Ugly
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"She's fucking ugly."
I said calmly, staring at the face of the woman who'd suddenly appeared.
Honestly, if someone else saw her, they might argue she wasn't that ugly.
Not that they'd be wrong.
Objectively speaking, she was a notch above average—maybe even a solid seven out of ten.
But shouldn't I judge her by the women around me right now?
Just thinking about Yejin, who shares my bed every night, puts this woman to shame. She's way prettier.
No, the gap is so wide that even comparing them might be an insult to Yejin.
And then there's Miyoung, who has looks on par with Yejin—we've already hooked up, and if I wanted, we could do it again tonight, no questions asked.
Sohui might be a step below those two, but she's still celebrity-level gorgeous.
Even Seoyun, whose charm stat tanked to 1 because of all those scars covering her body, would outshine this woman if you ignored the marks.
Bottom line: the women around me are all way hotter than your average charm-4 girl, and I can sleep with any of them whenever I want.
So what good is it when this one shoves her tits in my face and clings to my arm, flashing some skin to seduce me?
Absolutely none.
It's a total waste of time.
The woman clearly hadn't expected my response—panic flashed across her face, unhidden.
She must've thought I'd fold the second she turned on the charm. She seemed pretty confident in her looks, after all.
Looking at the guys staring at us in stunned silence, it was obvious they were into her. They'd probably gone nuts holding off those zombies earlier to protect her.
And now here she was, flaunting that face she trusted so much, only for me to straight-up call her ugly. No wonder she was freaking out.
But if I don't like it, I don't like it.
"Y-you're saying... I'm ugly?"
"Yeah, you are. So get lost."
I flicked my arm lightly, shaking her off.
She stumbled back, staring blankly at me for a second before screaming at the top of her lungs.
"W-wait! Can't you take me with you? I'll do anything!"
She was yelling like selling her body was some big sacrifice...
But to me right now? Useless.
Just picture the women around me she knows nothing about. Makes her offer pointless.
"Oh yeah? Like what?"
"Uh, w-well..."
She fumbled, unable to answer right away.
That said it all.
Proof she's one of those girls who's never done shit but get protected by guys.
Even the women I mentioned earlier pull their weight just fine. Taking on a deadweight like her would just mean another mouth to feed.
I turned and started walking away, ignoring her completely.
A voice called after me from behind, but I brushed it off and sprinted toward home.
Man, those guys have it rough.
Tied down by a woman like that, they can't even handle a single zombie properly.
Next week's Zombie Wave starts, and weaklings like them will probably get wiped out.
I'll be safe in my base by then, though.
Unless you're at a level where normal zombies are a joke, things are seriously dangerous right now.
Not my problem, anyway. Whatever happens to them, I don't care.
More importantly, thanks to them drawing all those zombies, I stacked up some kills for the Reaper Blade upgrade.
Slaughter count's at 92 now, but no rank change yet. Guess I need more stacks.
How many more?
Feels like hitting 100 might do it. Nice round number, and games often upgrade at milestones like that.
Just 100, then?
Only eight more—not a big deal.
On the way home, I casually took down every zombie I spotted. Hit 100 in no time.
And right away, a system window popped up.
[The Reaper Blade has been strengthened.]
[Rank increased from E to D.]
[Damage increased when attacking zombies.]
Damage increased, huh.
No exact numbers, so no clue how much.
In a game, I'd see it go from 100 to 110 damage or whatever. But here in reality, with no visible numbers, hard to tell.
"Guess I should test it out? Nah, probably won't feel a difference..."
Just to be sure, I sliced up some passing zombies and mutant zombies on the way.
My conclusion? 'No idea.'
Two possible reasons.
Either the extra damage is too tiny to notice, or it's meaningful numerically but since I one-shot zombies anyway, it doesn't register.
Upgrades like this aren't usually that negligible, so probably the latter.
"Sigh. Being too strong is a real problem. Weapon gets better, and I can't even tell."
Even before the Reaper Blade, regular knives handled normal zombies fine. Mutants took some effort.
Now with this clearly superior blade, they drop even easier.
So yeah, no noticeable upgrade.
God... too OP, and item improvements go unnoticed.
What a sad reality~
Once the rank climbs higher, I'll feel it, right?
Just went E to D, so top is probably A, or maybe S.
At that level, it'll either add special effects or boost so hard even I notice.
Growth weapons start weak but pay off big later—that's standard.
Otherwise, why bother?
Messing around with the upgraded Reaper Blade, I reached the base before I knew it.
"Jaehwan, you're back?"
Ha Dong-seok, who'd arrived first, greeted me. His men were bustling around, so he'd just returned too.
"Did you check out Jamsil?"
"Yeah, zombies were swarming. Got some good loot, though."
I gave him the quick rundown of the day.
"Incredible skills. Short-range teleportation and mana transfer to others? Amazing."
"You think? Doesn't feel that huge to me."
"You might not notice from your position, but to us? Game-changer."
He had a point.
Unlike me, regular Awakeners like Ha Dong-seok have to rely on skills against zombies.
So a survival-boosting Blink skill, plus Mana Share for more casts? Huge for them.
"Fair enough. Anyway, thanks to you guys, I scored good skills. Nothing else to report?"
"Just handing over today's coins."
Checked the haul: over 2,000 coins.
"Nice. You helped me get those skills, so split today's coins among yourselves."
"Huh? You sure?"
"You think I'd stiff you even one coin? The stronger you get, the easier it is for me. Call it an investment. Stingy on this? Dumb."
For my comfy future, a few thousand coins is nothing.
Plus, I could farm that solo if I had to—no big loss.
Ha Dong-seok's eyes got misty, like he was touched.
His men eavesdropping looked the same.
"Thank you! We'll use it to get even stronger."
"Good. Earn more coins. And don't get hurt."
I clapped his shoulder as I passed. Heard excited chatter behind me.
That pride swelled up a bit, and I couldn't help smirking.
"I'm home~"
"Oppa! You're back? Great work today!"
Back in the room, Yejin beamed and hugged my arm.
Her image overlapped with that daytime chick. The difference was night and day.
Face goes without saying, and Yejin's chest completely dominated.
Charm 4 vs. 6? Something like that.
Made Yejin look even prettier than usual.
Like eating the same food daily until it tastes bland, then trying plain stuff and suddenly appreciating the flavor again.
"Oppa, what? Something on my face?"
She tilted her head when I stared quietly.
"Nah, just realizing how pretty you are."
"Heehee, you might not know, but I've been working hard on upkeep since we got here. Gotta exercise daily or I'd balloon into a pig."
She puffed out her chest proudly.
Hearing that, she did seem even prettier than when we met.
Breasts a bit bigger too...
"Oh, right! I had something to tell you. Found it by accident this morning... Check this out!"
What was this about? Then she pulled up her status window.
Wondering what it was, I took a look as she said.
It looked the same as usual at first, but then I spotted the change.
"Whoa? Your charm went up?"
Pretty sure it was 6 last I checked. Now it's 7.