Chapter 98
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 98
Chapter Title: Hyeri's Paradise
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Witnessing a man and woman having sex was purely by chance.
I'd been diligently searching for Joo Hyeri when I spotted them going at it on a bed. They looked completely different from the people I'd seen getting their rations earlier—clean and pristine, giving off an air of the upper class. That alone caught my eye.
And then there was the woman on top, vigorously working her hips—the flash of blonde hair that stood out even more.
After the zombie apocalypse hit, actual blondes had been surprisingly rare. But it matched the description Seoyoon had given me perfectly, so I checked it out. Little did I know it would be spot on.
Just as I slipped into the room where Joo Hyeri was having sex, their timing was perfect—they finished right then, and I could hear them talking.
"Hah, hah... that was fucking amazing, Hyeri."
"Yeah. Your dick tasted so good."
Whether they were lovers or not, they embraced each other, exchanging sweet nothings.
"You have no idea how good it's been having you here. There wasn't a single girl like you, so it was so damn boring."
"Bullshit. You think I don't know you fucked a bunch of girls before I got here?"
"Hey, those were just toys. The one I love now is you~"
The man lightly kissed Joo Hyeri's cheek before getting up from the bed. She murmured in disappointment.
"Leaving already? Stay a little longer."
"My dad's meeting will be over soon, and he'll chew me out if he sees me slacking off. Plus, getting caught by your dad scares the hell out of me."
The man shook his head like he was traumatized.
"Last time we got busted mid-fuck, he charged at me like he was gonna rip my throat out. Just thinking about it makes me wanna lose my mind. That guy's the type who can tear a zombie in half with his bare hands, for real."
"Yeah, Dad's like that. He's just a total daughter-con, that's all. If I talk to him nicely, he'll accept us."
"I hope so. Anyway, I'm outta here~"
Joo Hyeri waved and smiled until the man left the room. The moment the door closed behind him, her expression flipped completely. She pulled a cigarette from the drawer and lit one up.
"Ah, fuck. Dealing with that small-dicked loser is fucking exhausting. If it weren't for Dad, I'd never have to put up with a guy like that."
Her words were ice-cold, impossible to square with the lovey-dovey scene from moments ago.
I'd wondered if they were a couple, but clearly not.
"Hah, how much longer do I have to stick it out here? Dad said he'd take this place over soon, but it's taking too damn long. Sigh, guess I just have to wait a bit more."
Nothing beats overhearing someone spill their guts when they think no one's around.
From Joo Hyeri's mutterings, I pieced together the situation here.
She and her dad are probably plotting to take over Yeouido itself. Whether they decided that after arriving or came here with the plan from the start, I couldn't say—but their goal seems to be swallowing this so-called paradise whole.
I still don't know what her dad's up to, but I've got a clear read on her role now.
The guy she'd just fucked is likely some big shot's son. She's cozying up to him to extract info or whatever benefits she can.
Getting him to blab everything under the sun, convinced she loves him for it.
Joo Hyeri's definitely pretty, I'll give her that.
In terms of charm stats... exactly a 5.
If I didn't know better, even I'd think about hitting that once or twice as a guy.
But not me now.
I've got Yejin by my side, plus Sohee and Miyoung. No room for trash like her.
Especially one rotten to the core.
People like this will cheerfully stab you in the back the moment it suits their interests.
At least no one around me would pull that shit.
Well, if they did, I'd make them pay accordingly.
Anyway, I've scouted Yeouido's "paradise," confirmed Joo Hyeri's here—that covers today's objectives.
And since she's living here comfortably, her life's not in immediate danger. No need for me to step in and play protector.
Still, I'm designating one Yeouido building as my additional zone.
I need to keep tabs on her ongoing, plus monitor the Yeouido situation. I'll be coming and going a lot, and running around on foot's a waste of time.
I'll set up a zone for quick teleports.
I'll make one here too, but constantly adding them everywhere feels like it's burning through coins.
Wonder if I can cancel them?
I created one in a quiet corner of Yeouido to test deletion, and a system window popped up.
[Do you want to delete the currently applied additional zone?]
[If you delete the additional zone, the used coins will be recovered.]
Luckily, the 1,000 coins used to set it up get refunded on deletion. Nice.
So I can just scrap any extras I don't need.
No need to go to the zone itself—I can manage it right from the setup menu.
That means I can ditch the one I made when picking up Seoyoon.
No real reason to keep it.
I only made it for teleporting her home back then anyway.
Time to head home myself?
Perfect timing—dinner hour.
"Oppa, you're back?"
Yejin greeted me when I entered my room. Seoyoon must be upstairs practicing her demonic energy control.
"Sohee's still out. Miyoung unnie's at the vegetable patch."
I remembered her saying there was something satisfying about watching those modest crops grow day by day.
It'd be great if I could level up Miyoung's Farmer skill to boost food production, but I don't have coins to spare yet.
This damn coin grind—earn all you want, and it's still never enough...
"Now that you're here, should I tell Seoyoon to come down?"
"Yeah, have her come down. I've got stuff to say anyway."
Yejin went upstairs and brought Seoyoon down.
I filled Seoyoon in on spotting Joo Hyeri today.
"You said it looked like she headed to Yeouido, and sure enough, she was there. Living large from what I saw."
Thanks to her dad's influence, no doubt. Way better off than the ration-line folks. Zombie apocalypse or not, she's fat and happy.
"Really... ? No inconveniences at all?"
"Nope. Straight-up shacking up with some guy."
Seoyoon's face darkened as she bowed her head.
Probably stung that she'd suffered until meeting me, while Hyeri was coasting easy.
Yejin, watching from the side, warmly patted Seoyoon's back and hugged her.
"God really is indifferent, huh? Shouldn't bad people get punished?"
I snorted involuntarily at Yejin's words.
"God? Expecting anything from those bastards gets you nothing. Don't rely on gods for your problems—handle them with your own strength."
I can vouch for that, having been burned already.
"Can't they at least smite with heavenly punishment or something?"
Heavenly punishment? Thinking of Mir, who'd screwed over a good guy like me, I just shook my head.
"No need to beg gods like that. Just pray to me instead, Seoyoon. I'll help within my power. You're my first disciple, after all."
The very first, across worlds even. Helping with revenge? Piece of cake.
Seoyoon looked up at my words. The dejected glint in her eyes had hardened into resolve.
"I want to get revenge as soon as possible."
"That's the spirit. Mindset's key. Let's see how far you've come today. Move your demonic energy."
Seoyoon quickly shifted the small amount of demonic energy in her body at my command.
But she could only manage slight movements of a tiny quantity.
It'd only been a day, so this was decent progress... but...
Problem is, for her to personally get revenge on Joo Hyeri, it's gonna take time.
"Master, how long until I can use black magic?"
"Probably... at least half a year?"
And that's just for basics.
That's too long.
Maybe I should handle it myself—
Right then, Seoyoon fixed me with a determined gaze.
"Master, last time you mentioned a way to boost power quickly... Could I use it?"