Saving Yuki: The Descent to the 20th Floor
The morning after the Yuki meeting, at the crack of dawn, Isu-yeon was waiting outside Namgung Seojun's room.
'Master said to come in once it's fully bright.'
Always acting as Seojun's personal secretary and maid, Isu-yeon waited patiently for the sun to rise completely, following his orders to the letter. Once it was light enough, she opened the door and entered to attend to him.
"Heh... heh..."
"Ah... hng..."
But on the bed lay Gisohee and Dmitri, passed out in a total wreck. Their bodies were slathered in what looked like a semen massage, sticky and glistening everywhere, with thick white cum still pooling in their groins. Especially Dmitri—her asshole was burping out globs of it, as if Seojun had just pulled out moments ago. Their eyes were open, but they'd blacked out mid-orgasm. It was the perfect description for the state of the two women.
After handing over the epic necklace and the Apostle of the Nameless God job to Li Zhangwei, Gisohee and Dmitri had come to confront Seojun. But he'd subdued them completely with his cock after a long time apart.
"Ah. Ah! Please... stop!!! I was wrong, Seojun-nim! Please! Ah! I'll obey you!!"
Gisohee had passed out impaled on his dick all night long. She'd wake up just to get fucked again. At first it was pure pleasure, but as it dragged on, she felt like she was dying. In the end, she begged for mercy, swearing unconditional obedience dozens of times before he finally let her go.
"Agh!!! Ah!! Aaagh!!!"
Dmitri had wailed in endless agony through the night too. Seojun had beaten her with his fists while brutally pounding both her holes in violent sex. Even for a masochist like her, it started as ecstasy. But the excessive violence left bruises all over her body and wracked her with excruciating pain... until she kept admitting her wrongs and finally passed out completely, ending her punishment.
Gisohee and Dmitri had only earned forgiveness after begging all night while getting railed by his cock.
As Isu-yeon quietly tidied the room, Seojun emerged from the bathroom, freshly washed.
"Master, you must be exhausted."
Isu-yeon immediately presented the warm coffee she'd prepared. Seojun took a sip, glanced at the collapsed Gisohee and Dmitri on the bed, and said,
"Wake Sohee and Dmitri later too."
"Yes."
Isu-yeon wiped his body with a towel as she replied, dressing him with meticulous care that went beyond mere devotion. She always served Namgung Seojun like a true maid, pouring her heart into pleasuring him in bed as well. It stemmed from her genuine respect and worship of him as her master. Seojun knew she followed and served him blindly. Bound by her trait, she obeyed him without question, putting real effort even into her submission.
At breakfast in the dining hall that morning with Isu-yeon, Seojun fell deep into thought.
'I need to replace the party member who died in that last dungeon and get back to climbing the tower.'
As he planned their next moves, Lee Guho burst into the dining hall.
"Hyungnim!"
Lee Guho looked a bit urgent, and Seojun's Super Sense picked up that something had happened.
"Hyungnim!"
Lee Guho plopped down at the table where Namgung Seojun sat and said,
"I'm heading down to the 20th floor."
Seojun set down his fork at the sudden declaration. His appetite vanished amid the abrupt turn.
He told Isu-yeon to head back to her room, then spoke to Lee Guho alone.
"What's going on? Tell me honestly why."
"Yes... hyungnim... it's like this..."
Lee Guho began explaining the situation to Namgung Seojun.
He'd gone to the temple to buy a skill with merit points, only to receive a message from a priest.
"A merchant owning Yuki on the 20th floor contacted you?"
"Yeah, she's a slave now. If you want to buy her back, you gotta hurry."
It was an unexpected update on Yuki. She'd found a new party on the 20th floor. With her healing skills, she was treated well at first. But that party was a bunch of useless posers—full of incompetents relative to their numbers. Having only known Seojun's elite group, Yuki hadn't realized how pathetic they were.
Needless to say, they couldn't climb properly. Less than two months later, they got into a dispute with another party in the 21st-floor field, lost the fight, and Yuki became a captive. That's how she ended up as a 2nd Class Slave, sold to a merchant.
"I have to save Yuki. No matter what."
Lee Guho was already dead set on it. Sadly, Seojun's Super Sense told him he couldn't sway that resolve.
He couldn't talk Iguho out of it. So Namgung Seojun laid down conditions.
"First, Yuki's 2nd Class Slave status stays no matter what."
It was to make managing her easier—Lee Guho had to remain her owner. Iguho agreed immediately.
"Let's handle it together. The party's climb pauses for now. We'll go down to the 20th together, buy her out. I'll help."
Seojun taking the lead to buy Yuki? Iguho accepted that too.
"Finally, get the okay from the other party members."
While they were gone to the 20th, the rest would wait—and that meant big losses for them. So he had to get their direct approval.
"Yes. Thank you."
With final approval, Lee Guho accepted all of Namgung Seojun's terms. He quickly went around getting his comrades' consent.
"Ha... you're such a pushover. Why save her? So frustrating."
Gisohee looked displeased but gave in after Iguho begged a few more times.
"Ah, poor Yuki. You're going to rescue her? Of course I agree."
Jo Jaehun heard the story and approved right away.
"What? Yuki's a 2nd Class Slave? So she'll join our party as one?? Hell yeah! Ah... your personal slave... well, can't be helped. Let's get a proper drink next time."
Kim Hoon was a bit bummed about her being Iguho's personal slave but agreed for the promise of booze.
"What? Going to the 20th with Namgung Seojun? That means no dick for a while!"
Dmitri didn't mind the pause, but hearing he'd go with Seojun sent her straight to his room—to make up for lost time. Naturally, she agreed.
"It's fine. I understand."
Li Zhangwei, having been a 2nd Class Slave himself, approved immediately.
"Everyone agreed?... Then I'll agree too."
Pinara was honestly amazed. Halting the party for months wasn't easy, yet everyone consented. It reaffirmed the insane bonds in this group. With all regular members on board, Seojun took Iguho to the temple of the tower gods.
The gods of the Tower World hated adventurers descending floors without reason—high-level climbers often wrecked lower-floor order. Permission from the gods was required to go down.
At the temple, the two explained why they needed to head to the 20th.
"I see. Rescuing an old comrade? Or lover?"
The priest saw it positively and said,
"Pay the required merit points and gold, follow an approved merchant caravan, and you're good to go. No staying on the 20th over two months."
Merit and cash were expected; tagging along an official caravan wasn't bad.
"Yes, we'll do that."
They paid up immediately.
"Good. I'll hook you up with a solid caravan within a week."
Thus, their trip to the 20th was set.
Back from the temple, Namgung Seojun and Lee Guho gathered the regular members to discuss operations while the party stayed on the 24th.
"Sohee, handle party ops while I'm gone."
"Got it."
He handed temporary leadership to Gisohee. He also mentioned downsizing.
"To cut costs while I'm away, I'm selling off some 1st Class Slaves."
The members nodded in agreement. Three to four months minimum for the round trip to the 20th. Maintaining 1st Class Slaves was pure expense—time was money since they'd regain normal status eventually. With Gisohee only hunting nearby anyway, fewer members wouldn't hurt.
So they decided to sell the 1st Class Slaves.
"Kim Juon, Wu Kanghwa, Yuchiro Shikatani, Im Soo-jin, Ryu Seo-yo—all up for sale."
Everyone but Isu-yeon was getting sold. After the meeting, Namgung Seojun called the five slaves.
"Sorry, but due to party circumstances, this is the end of the line for you all."
Kim Juon and Wu Kanghwa took it calmly—they had healer and buffer skills, so they'd fetch good treatment elsewhere. But porter Yuchiro Shikatani and sex slaves Im Soo-jin and Ryu Seo-yo were bummed. Few parties treated them with basic human dignity like Seojun's. Even as 1st Class Slaves, many owners saw slaves as subhuman. Plus, Seojun had given 2nd Classers chances before—Dmitri and Li Zhangwei had been freed—so they'd hoped for the same.
Seojun sensed their mood and reassured them.
"Kim Juon and Wu Kanghwa—you two will be fine anywhere, right?"
The two with rare skills nodded.
"I'll sell you to the merchant who pays top dollar."
Then he turned to the porter and the two sex slaves.
"You three—I'm selling you to the temple specially."
They cheered at that.
"Thank you! Thank you!!"
Temple sales meant light volunteer work for the remainder of their term, then freedom. Every slave dreamed of it. Seojun took the financial hit to earn merit points and show care.
Now Kim Juon and Wu Kanghwa looked envious and hesitantly asked,
"Could... you sell us to the temple too?"
"Hm."
They'd cost a bit to buy initially, so he'd planned merchants. But their pleading eyes softened him—merit points made it no big loss.
"You two as well."
"Thank you! Truly!!"
They cheered too, linking arms with the others and celebrating around the room. Seojun thought he'd judged well.