Chapter 48
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Nayeong's New Hobby
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“What are you gonna do about the Guild Master's orders? She told you to take Woojin into a gate.”
“We'll go in soon. I'm picking a good gate right now.”
Han Chaewon brushed off Oh Yeonseo's urging with a vague response.
“You haven't gone in even once this month. If you don't hustle, your ranking's gonna drop.”
“I said we'll go soon. The tour this month made it impossible!”
Gates had rankings just like movie box office numbers or music chart positions.
It was meant to boost hunter morale, but it was also a great way to inflate your market value when switching guilds.
S-Rank hunters like her rarely switched guilds, but to keep up her name value, she had to stay in the top ranks.
“You haven't even properly greeted Woojin. Go in together this time, get acquainted, and meet up outside. If you don't wanna invite him home, I'll book a suite for you.”
“I said no!!”
Oh Yeonseo kept poking, and Han Chaewon finally exploded.
“I had no idea there was an event like that. First time hearing about it.”
Yang Taesik claimed he didn't know about the HFC.
Even with connections to the branch chief, they must keep it strictly hidden from believers.
I gave him a quick rundown of what the tournament was.
“Well, if you enter, bro, you'd win hands down. Just find out how to sign up, right?”
Quick on the uptake—he nailed exactly what I wanted.
“Yeah. If I go straight for a tryout, it'll raise suspicions, so we'll say you scouted me. Let's get our stories straight first.”
We set it up as me being a hunter who'd gone overboard on gambling and crypto, racking up unmanageable debt.
“Fuck, just 'cause I dabbled in coins, they drag me to rock bottom? I don't even gamble!”
Nayeong grumbled, but I brushed it off lightly.
“You're a B-Rank with solid stats—drop a hint to the branch chief about finding a spot for someone like me.”
If the branch chief bites, he'd hook me up with the promoter, and I'd pretend to join reluctantly. If no reaction, activate Plan B: beg to get connected to the organizers so I can pay off my debts.
These days, I'd gotten hooked on licking Nayeong's pussy in gates while filming it, so I'd been hitting Blue Gates often, and my conquest ranking had climbed nicely.
The promoter would think I was desperately clearing gates left and right to pay off debts.
They said hunters in dire straits were more likely to get picked up.
I left the promoter contact to Yang Taesik and hustled through gates with Nayeong.
To stockpile as much EXP as possible before the tournament, so I could jump straight to S-Rank upon winning.
“Kyaeeeeek—!!”
The boss, turned into a pincushion by Nayeong's arrows, collapsed to the floor.
The thrill of conquering the gate mixed with arousal from my Yin Energy had Nayeong trembling all over.
Blue Gate (B-24) conquered. Congratulations!
[Rewards]
Points: 5,000pt
One thing I'd learned from grinding gates: exclusive artifacts didn't always drop.
Sometimes you'd get regular artifacts that needed appraisal, or like now, just points.
No artifact meant more points than usual.
Inventory:
- — Yin Energy Scout
- — Yin Energy Terminator
- — Yin Energy Navigator
- — Yin Energy Amplifier
- — Yin Energy Camera
- — Yin Energy Stopwatch
Thanks to that, I'd amassed a good chunk of points, but no exclusive artifacts for a while after the camera—just the one Yin Energy Stopwatch.
As we exited the boss area, Nayeong tapped my thigh.
Her signal that she wanted me to lick her before the arousal faded.
“But sis, even with your rank up, how's your attack speed that fast? The boss couldn't even react.”
We had a tagalong today.
A C-Rank hunter she'd been friendly with in her old guild, tagging along to check out a Blue Gate.
She was glued to Nayeong, yapping nonstop, not giving me an opening.
Normally I'd bail, but I had the Yin Energy Stopwatch.
【Yin Energy Stopwatch】
An artifact that stops time inside gates. Cannot be used during battles with bosses or field monsters; creates a barrier blocking external contact. Consumes 1 point per second stopped, max 10 minutes. Usable once per gate.
No combat use, no external interaction—couldn't change much.
At first, I wondered what the hell this was for.
When I griped to Nayeong about getting this, her unexpected reply:
“Handy when you're raiding with a party. Sometimes you wanna go at it, but someone's right there. Use it then, right? Not sure if you can finish in 10 minutes, though.”
“Whoa, fuck. You're a genius.”
Once she got a taste of my dick, her brain kicked into overdrive for this stuff.
10 minutes cost 600 points, but with points to spare, it was fine.
Licking Nayeong or getting sucked right after slaying the boss, adrenaline pumping... the pleasure was indescribable.
Licking her sweat-drenched, pussy-scented slit wide open in the great outdoors— a luxury only gates offered.
Even chatting with her junior, she glances at me, mimicking pressing the stopwatch.
Hurry up and use the artifact.
I activated it, time froze, and a timer appeared in midair.
Nayeong pulled a tripod from her pouch and set it up at the perfect angle.
These days, she was more eager about filming than I was.
“'Cause you're not getting hard fast enough.”
Lie.
Her touch alone makes it spring right up.
Hardness, size, shape—perfect in every way.
She's just hiding how hooked she is on sucking while watching the footage.
At first, she questioned filming this crap, but after seeing it on big screen, her eyes changed.
She liked how she looked sucking, found the best angles, kept filming.
Post-conquest arousal, licking, recording—our new routine.
“Hyaang, you bastard... fucking sucks so good... heut.”
I hoisted one of Nayeong's legs, leaning her against a tree, and devoured her greedily.
Her sweat-salty juices were irresistibly arousing.
I sucked at her entrance, keeping distance from her hymen, then moved up to her clit.
Extra horny today—she grabbed my head, shaking it wildly.
“Heuut, kyaaang... fuck, why's it feel this good...”
Over four minutes in, feels good, doesn't it, slut?
From the vibe, no time for her to suck me off.
Looking forward to round two back at her studio, I slurped hard on her clit.
Outside the barrier, her junior stood frozen, staring our way.
Not just outdoors, but with her junior watching? Amped her excitement.
Might as well send her off right—I went all out.
One minute left, and Nayeong's pussy exploded in juices.
So intense, she crumpled like a marionette with cut strings.
My rock-hard dick, Nayeong dazed in afterglow, face smeared in her fluids—no way to clean up in one minute. I slung her over my shoulder and bolted.
Later, she got an earful from her junior about vanishing without a word.
“The branch chief bit. Promoter should contact you soon.”
Yang Taesik brought good news.
Meeting the promoter meant half the battle won.
A few days later, we met the tournament organizer's promoter at Nayeong's studio.
When she said I was her childhood friend who'd co-signed her loan, he didn't suspect a thing.
Hell, he already knew me.
“You've made bank since awakening, but your friend must've blown it all. Yang said the debt's no joke.”
“That's why we're here. If I join that, can I really pay it off?”
Right on script, Nayeong nailed the desperate act.
She even fielded questions aimed at me, so I stayed quiet in my clueless pure-boyfriend role.
“Of course you can. Lots of hunters like Nayeong join for debt relief.”
He mentioned entry fees and win bonuses, and her eyes lit up.
Not acting—that was real greed.
Gate Cult really had money.
“I'll do it. What next?”
“Both of you entering?”
“Yeah. Gotta have my manager. Won't join without him.”
“Managers just need to meet looks criteria—hunters pick freely. Male's unusual, but if that's your taste, we'll make an exception.”
The last bit was odd, but entry was the goal—whatever.
We both nodded, and he pulled out papers.
Entry application, nondisclosure agreement, and tournament guide.