Yellowstone Respite and Pinara's Eternal Chains
After lunch with Pinara, Namgung Seojun turned his attention back to party matters. The reason the party was lingering in the 25th-floor metropolis of Yellowstone for a full week was to address the grievances of the slave party members. His decision to release many party members on the 24th floor had been only half right. In combat, Halep Aziz's addition had filled the gap without issue, but the lack of sex slaves had become a problem.
While exploring the 24th-floor fields, Li Zhangwei had approached Namgung Seojun directly. "Leader, are you not planning to recruit more sex slaves?"
Seojun's Super Sense confirmed the importance of the words, so he pressed further. "Is there a problem?"
"Yes, there is."
Currently, the party had just one sex slave! She was handling over ten men, which was naturally exhausting.
"You need to recruit more. We're managing for now, but she'll burn out soon, and the men's dissatisfaction will grow."
The party's slaves were under considerable stress. Seojun had promised that if they performed their roles well, showed growth, and demonstrated potential, he would free them from slavery. Motivated by this, the slaves strived relentlessly to improve. They desperately wanted to seize this hard-won opportunity.
The problem was the immense stress this created. They agonized over executing their roles flawlessly in battle, when a good skill might appear upon leveling up, how their talents might evolve, and how to allocate their stats. Every level-up filled them with anxiety, and if no major changes came, the stress piled up enormously.
In this environment, with fewer sex slaves, their sexual needs weren't being met properly. All men in the Tower World maintained peak early-20s bodies and harbored powerful libidos, making sex drive management essential. And managing the male slaves' desires was the duty of their owner and party leader.
Seojun understood from Li Zhangwei's words. He spent every night with his women, so he hadn't felt the issue acutely, but recalling his own past frustrations made the male slaves' plight all too relatable.
"Got it. We'll take a major break in the next city to vent the dissatisfaction, then discuss it again."
Thus, they decided to consider recruiting more sex slaves. Upon arriving in Yellowstone, the grand city on the 25th floor, Seojun immediately declared, "We're resting here for a week."
The slaves cheered. He even handed out one gold each as pocket money, telling them to enjoy themselves fully for the week. It was a measure to relieve their pent-up frustrations.
To check on the slave party members' conditions, Seojun began wandering around, with Gisohee trailing behind.
"Did you have a good time with Pinara?"
She knew he'd spent three days with Pinara and asked. His unexpected reply: "It was like discovering a new toy."
"Pardon?"
"It's such a lowly toy that you don't need to worry about it, Sohee. Even if she joined our group, she'd just be a tool."
Gisohee found his slightly different tone intriguing but dismissed it—there was no point dwelling on it.
The first people they met were Kim Hoon and the male slaves.
"How've you been holding up?"
Seojun exchanged light greetings. Fortunately, Kim Hoon reported they'd been out carousing and had satisfied their urges sufficiently. Even so, Kim Hoon spoke strongly on behalf of the slaves. "We need more sex slaves."
The male slaves knew his intent. The 20th-floor sections had short intervals between villages and cities—three days at minimum, seven at most—so Seojun had minimized party size by letting them handle urges in settlements.
"Three days is fine, but surviving seven with one sex slave is tough."
Though Kim Hoon voiced it, it was the consensus of all the male slaves—no, all the male party members.
Namgung Seojun and Gisohee also met Park Eunhye, the party's sole sex slave.
"Ha... Even as a 2nd Class Slave, it's too much."
Even during expeditions, she handled at least seven men a day. As a 2nd Class sex slave, the sex was violently intense, and it drained her physically. Despite the hope of returning to normal life, it was grueling, and keeping up with expeditions was impossible.
"This situation is too extreme."
Seojun's God's Eye revealed she'd even contemplated suicide.
"Seojun, let's recruit more."
For the men and Park Eunhye's sake, adding sex slaves was necessary.
"Yeah, I'll talk to the other party members and decide."
They resolved to proceed with recruitment. After the consultations, with time to kill in the shopping district, Namgung Seojun and Gisohee decided to browse.
Their talk centered on party operations, but arm-in-arm window-shopping felt like a date.
Enjoying the time, something caught Seojun's eye.
"Oh... That's nice."
In a large shop's display, a Unique-grade skill book drew his interest.
Grade:Unique, Mana Cost: 200
Upon use, instantly enter stealth state. Maintains for 2 minutes; breaks upon attacking or vigorous action.
Stealth was among the most valuable Unique skills. Defensively, it boosted survival by hiding instantly; offensively, it enabled lethal ambushes from concealment. Essential for assassins, thieves, and archers alike.
As Seojun showed interest, Gisohee examined it too—and sighed at the price.
"The price... it's insane."
3,000 gold. Even for top-tier Unique, it was exorbitant.
"But it has that value."
Seojun was right. Skills like this weren't bought with money—they were priceless rarities.
Yet for Gisohee and average adventurers, it was unattainable.
Seojun's Super Sense and God's Eye detected Gisohee's desire for it. As an archer, it suited her perfectly. Especially with her item:
Unique / Increases wearer's Agility +3 and reduces noise from movement.
It synergized perfectly. Stealth hid perfectly, but motion could betray it. The earrings minimized sound, enabling flawless stealth.
'Add Cat's Movement skill, and...'
His Super Sense screamed to complete this combo.
Seojun grabbed Gisohee's hand and entered the shop. "We'll buy the Stealth skill book."
"Pardon???"
The merchant was stunned, blurting it back. Such a rare book was priced above market to deter buyers. 3,000 gold could buy 100 cheap 2nd Class Slaves.
Yet here was a buyer.
"Uh... the money..."
Seojun pulled thirty platinum coins from his pouch.
"Cough... cough..."
The merchant choked in shock; Gisohee stared at Seojun, equally stunned. She'd no idea he had such wealth.
After purchase, Seojun handed the book to Gisohee right there.
"Pardon??"
"Read it now."
An unforeseen gift. She gazed at him, eyes welling.
"Why... give something so precious to me...?"
"You're my girlfriend."
Those words moved her more. Tears brimming, she accepted the Stealth skill book.
Gisohee learned Stealth in the shop. Seojun then took her straight to the temple.
"Learn Cat's Movement."
Grade:Rare, Mana Cost: 0
Move with flexibility and agility, minimizing noise produced.
A Rare skill costing 7,000 Merit Points—useful, but often skipped for the high cost.
"Yes."
Smart Gisohee quickly grasped his intent. With Stealth and her earrings, Cat's Movement was the final piece for mobile stealth.
Fortunately, she had 8,000 Merit Points and learned it immediately.
Back at the inn, they tested it in the attached clearing.
"Give it a try."
"Okay."
At Seojun's word, Gisohee activated Stealth. With Cat's Movement and earrings equipped, she vanished silently, moving without a sound.
"Whoa... incredible."
Even his god-tier Super Sense struggled to track her—the combo was phenomenal.
"Seojun, thank you. Truly."
Gisohee knew she'd gained an extraordinary skill and thanked him sincerely.
While she practiced, Seojun returned to his room. Pinara waited naked as before.
"Master."
She bowed politely. But Seojun had lost interest.
"Pinara, you're boring now. Please leave."
"Please accept me as your slave."
She begged.
"No. Even if you became my slave, it wouldn't bind you anyway."
"Please... accept me."
Desperate, she revealed her preparation.
"I'll have a slave brand etched on my body. A magical brand proclaiming service to my master."
She'd prepared the brand used on 2nd Class Slaves. Once infused with the master's mana, disobeying caused excruciating pain—a powerful curse.
"If the brand isn't enough, as a main god's devotee, I'll swear an oath to the god."
For a main god follower like Pinara, breaking a divine oath meant abandonment in the Tower World. She was ready to forsake everything to become Seojun's slave.
"An oath to the main god? Ha... are you insane? Even if I hacked off your limbs and turned you into an orc bento, that'd be fine?"
His gruesome words only flushed her cheeks. Her pussy clenched, squirting fluids.
"Ha... you crazy bitch."
"Yes. Whatever you do is fine. Please accept this masochist."
She was a severe masochist who'd trade her life for his pleasure.
Seojun saw no downside. A capable combat pervert maso slave? Fine.
He sat on the bed. "Alright. I'll accept you not as human, but as a maso sex slave. That's okay?"
"Yes, please..."
She crawled, kissing his feet. "Please accept this lowly bitch."
She handed him the magical brand. Seojun infused it with mana, reshaping it to read "Slave."
"Ass up."
"Yes."
Pinara assumed position, raising her hips. Her pussy dripped wet.
"Maso bitch."
Seojun pressed the mana brand onto her right ass cheek.
Sizzle...
"Aaaah!!!!"
The agony made her scream. Even then, she swore: "I... I swear by the main god to become Namgung Seojun's sex slave!"
Ecstasy washed over her. The thrill of self-abandonment, masochistic peak—her pussy gushed fluids and urine.
Branded and oath-bound to the main god, Pinara became truly Namgung Seojun's sex slave.