Chapter 134
Chapter 134
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 134
Chapter Title: Group Assignment (2)
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'Hmm... Who could that be?'
The sound coming from beyond the front door made my head tilt involuntarily.
'I haven't made any enemies in the real world.'
I'm a straight-laced guy.
So straight-laced that I upheld the no-mixing-boys-and-girls-after-seven rule until I was twenty.
Bang bang bang bang!
"Open up right now if you know what's good for you!!"
I hadn't noticed earlier in the chaos, but now it was clear—it was a woman's voice.
'Kinda sounds familiar, but also not...'
It was definitely a voice I knew, but her identity didn't come to mind right away.
It had been over a month since I'd returned from other dimensions, including the Tower world and the zombie planet, so it was only natural.
Besides, every day in the Tower felt more intense than a year in reality.
No wonder memories from the real world felt so hazy, like ancient history.
Bang bang bang!
The pounding on the door continued like it might break it down.
'Fuck, this is annoying as hell.'
I'd finally come back to reality, hoping to kick back with some Netflix and relax.
But it seemed the world wasn't about to let me have it easy.
I pondered for a brief moment.
Just ignore it? Or open the door?
She already knew my name.
If I kept ignoring her, the management office might complain tomorrow morning.
Worst case, a neighbor could call the cops.
Reluctantly, I got up and headed to the door.
I tried checking the intercom, but nothing showed up.
'Oh right, it's been broken from the start.'
"Hey! Kim Joo-hyuk, can you hear me!?"
"Fuck, seriously..."
I cracked the door open just a peek to look outside.
But she flung it wide open on me.
"What the fu—"
There stood Seo Jin-ah.
The moment I saw her face, my instincts screamed that I was screwed.
'Why the hell is this bitch here all of a sudden? Did she figure out I fucked her?'
Anxiety hit me hard. But I shook my head right away.
'No way. Impossible. I warped away every trace with Warp.'
I racked my brain desperately. That day, I'd warped not just the cum I'd dumped inside her pussy, but every single trace I'd left—straight down the toilet. Evidence destroyed perfectly.
So what was she doing here?
Just a hunch?
Or was there some clue I didn't know about?
A whirlwind of thoughts raced through my head.
But one thing was clear.
Panicking or looking uneasy in this situation would be the worst move.
I feigned calm, putting on an innocent face like I had no idea what was going on, and asked Seo Jin-ah,
"What's this about, making a scene all the way here?"
Her face twisted at my response.
'Huh. Guess that wasn't the answer she wanted.'
Seo Jin-ah let out a disbelieving scoff, then snapped at me.
"What's this about? You're seriously asking me that like you don't know!?"
"I'm asking because I don't know. Why would I ask if I did?"
*
"Ha, playing dumb, huh!?"
Seo Jin-ah shoved roughly past my dumbfounded self in the doorway.
She marched right into my one-room apartment without permission.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Ignoring me, she headed straight for my computer desk and hit the power button on the tower without asking.
A low hum started up as the PC booted.
"What else? Looking for the research materials you were supposed to gather."
"Research materials?"
'What the fuck is she talking about?'
She turned to glare at me.
"Ha, now you're gonna pretend you have no clue at all? We're in the same group for 'Dungeon Ecology.' You were supposed to handle the research, and I was doing the presentation. You promised to send the materials by yesterday, but no contact all day, no picking up calls—so I came here myself."
Dungeon Ecology.
That clicked, and real-world memories started flooding back.
Yeah, I was in her group.
And my role? Research.
On paper, anyway.
In reality, I'd ended up doing all the grunt work because of her and her ass-kissing classmates.
Now that it was coming back, I couldn't help but laugh.
"You're seriously making this big a deal over something that trivial?"
Group project. Research materials.
That shit meant nothing to me anymore.
Back then, yeah, I had no power, so I played nice with the classmates.
But what impact could a college assignment have on my life now?
Hunters win with real combat, not theory.
Know your enemy all you want—if you can't face monsters, you're no hunter.
"Trivial? Trivial!? Maybe to you, who doesn't give a shit about grades. But this is huge for me! Do you have any idea how important the credit for this class is? My GPA's on the line because of you—how is that trivial!?"
She had a point. Good grades in the Hunter Department had perks.
Like landing a spot in a top guild after graduation, or the Hunter Association.
Grueling work, but stable paychecks that were insane, and they evaluated combat skills plus personality, attitude, all that.
GPA counted too.
'But that's only for B-rank and below. A-ranks and up? They beg even broken personalities to join, as long as no crimes.'
Distant talk for an F-rank Strength hunter like my old self.
But for Seo Jin-ah, an E-rank Healer plotting a solid future, every grade mattered.
'So all this commotion's just over a group project, huh.'
I let out a quiet sigh of relief inside.
*
Seo Jin-ah plopped down in front of the booted-up computer and navigated the mouse like a pro.
She opened the Documents folder on the desktop and scanned recent files.
No luck, apparently.
She irritably opened and closed document windows over and over.
"Hey, Kim Joo-hyuk. I told you yesterday—finish the research in an hour. But all I see are folders packed with your gross porn, and nothing I need?"
"That's sexual harassment."
"Ha, sexual harassment my ass. You staring at my ass in class—that's harassment."
Technically, looking in public wasn't a crime.
But I didn't want to escalate things in reality, so I played along.
"Hey, Kim Joo-hyuk. Be straight with me. Did you do it or not?"
Honestly? Old me never planned to.
I figured I'd coast invisibly and ride her group's coattails.
But admitting that now? Pouring gasoline on the fire.
Soften it up.
"Not that I didn't do it, just forgot."
"Same difference, you irresponsible prick!"
She shot up from the chair and yelled at me.
"And why'd you ignore my texts and calls all day? Is your phone just decor?"
'Phone? Oh yeah. No wonder I've felt off since getting back.'
I'd left it at that convenience store in the Tower world.
'That clerk... name was Kang something? Gave great head anyway.'
Lost in thought for a sec, I met her glaring eyes and spoke.
"Lost my phone."
"Lost it? Bullshit. If I find it in here, you're dead."
"Yeah, yeah. Go ahead."
How's she gonna find what isn't there?
I figured she'd give up and leave soon.
But my expectations shattered nicely.
With permission granted, she tore through the room like she'd been waiting.
Checked the bed, flipped blankets, tossed pillows, even under the mattress.
Nothing, of course.
"Where'd you hide it?"
She muttered to herself and moved to the desk next.
Just the computer on top, so she bent over to check drawers one by one.
"Weird... it has to be around here somewhere..."
Her grumbling reached my ears.
But right then, my eyes were glued to Seo Jin-ah's ass.
It looked exactly as I remembered.
Plump and juicy, hugged tight by skinny jeans.
Bent over without bending her knees, the outline was bare and blatant.
'Does this bitch only know how to sex it up? Suddenly craving a spanking like crazy.'
She rummaged through drawers for a while, then shuddered and whipped around to stare at me.
Luckily, I'd turned away just before.
"...Just my imagination?"
'Does she have some ass-staring detection skill? Barely glanced, and she notices like a ghost.'
I clicked my tongue inwardly.
A few minutes later, she sighed like she'd given up and stood.
"Found it all?"
She shot me a glare at my casual question.
Then her face softened.
"Ha, your reaction says it's really gone. Should've taken better care of it. Don't hassle people like this."
"......"
I swallowed the urge to snap back.
'Patience. Reality. Can't kill people. Can't force yourself on them either.'
I squeezed my eyes shut.
Just wanted her gone.
Honest truth.
But Seo Jin-ah showed no sign of leaving anytime soon.