Chapter 144
Chapter 144
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 144
Chapter Title: Group Assignment (12)
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I opened a warp gate and ended up peeking at Seo Jin-ah while she showered, catching her muttering to herself.
"If I'd gotten caught... that would've been the end of my life, but somehow I managed to slip through unscathed. Being oblivious really comes in handy sometimes...."
'I half-jokingly claimed it was sweat, and she bought it. Just how much of a pathetic loser does she think I am on a normal day?'
A hollow laugh escaped me.
'Whatever, I'll just let her keep thinking whatever she wants for now. I don't particularly want to see her freshly recovered mental state shatter to pieces.'
Seo Jin-ah emerged from the shower, treating the embarrassing sight she'd shown me like some fleeting midsummer night's dream, and greeted me with her usual frosty expression once more.
Her face looked far more at ease than before.
"You used it well. I'm heading out, then?"
"Yeah."
"One thing before I go— if you tell anyone else I was sweating, I'll kill you. Not that they'd believe you anyway."
"That spicy food is your weakness?"
"......Yeah. That."
Seo Jin-ah paused while slipping on her shoes, seeming to mull something over, then turned back to me.
"Hey.... Sorry about today."
"About what?"
"Everything."
With that, she bolted out of my studio apartment like she was fleeing.
'Ah, forgot to snap that pussy. Next time, maybe.'
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Three days passed.
Namtian University Hunter Department was known for offering students a wide range of elective courses.
Unfortunately, as a freshman, I had to follow a mostly pre-set schedule for the majority of my classes.
"Ugh, this is such a fucking pain in the ass. Guess I'll just mark attendance and bail."
The classes I was currently taking were 'Dungeon Ecology,' 'Basic Monster Studies I,' and 'Hunter Law and Ethics'—three in total.
Dungeon Ecology was a required major course, while Basic Monster Studies and Hunter Law and Ethics were mandatory general education classes.
The lectures themselves were open to students from other departments as electives, so plenty of non-Hunter majors took them too.
Just like most gen-ed courses.
They were the kind of thing where you could go through life knowing absolutely nothing about them without any issues.
As soon as attendance started, I gave a half-hearted wave and slipped out of the lecture hall.
The diligent students actually sticking around to listen were mostly from other departments.
Hunter Department students had their own separate evaluation criteria.
For instance.
'Basic Monster Studies replaces those annoying pop quizzes with monster corpses or subjugation records. Hunter Law and Ethics is pure memorization, so midterms and finals are basically the whole grade.'
Unlike the former, the latter was straight theory, so skipping everything might put you in a bind.
'But last time I skimmed it, picking the options that sounded like pussy-ass goody-two-shoes bullshit worked as the right answers by my standards.'
Hunters have to protect citizens, dungeon resources are public property so some should be returned to society, etc.
The kind of crap that makes you wonder, 'Is this really right?' And yeah, that's the correct answer in this world.
'No surprise—it's all made by non-hunter bastards anyway.'
Looking at how the world works, it's no wonder defectors are on the rise these days.
The hunter profession itself wasn't something that could be perfectly controlled within the bounds of the law from the get-go.
Dealing with otherworldly bullshit in unknown dungeon spaces, sometimes risking your life—real-world laws and ethics were just annoying shackles to them.
'That's why S-rank hunters get called walking extraterritorial zones.'
Of course, that's American talk. Korea doesn't mess around.
Incidentally, Hunter Law and Ethics had this weird evaluation where committing a crime during the semester docks points.
Not relevant to someone like me, who's lived a lifetime of being a good, upstanding citizen.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Over the past three days, I'd faithfully attended Professor Cheon Ho-seok's Dungeon Ecology lectures.
REM sleep lullabies sometimes hammered useful knowledge into my brain.
For example, my interest in goblin shamans' aphrodisiacs came entirely from Professor Cheon Ho-seok.
As I entered the lecture hall, a few familiar faces caught my eye.
Most were Hunter Department students I'd passed once or twice, but actual acquaintances I'd exchanged names and chatted with? Barely any.
A hunter's awakened ability revealed their status indirectly, like India's caste system.
F-rank.
No one wanted to get chummy with the lowest-of-the-low untouchable like me.
"Isn't she super cute? She's this new monster species popping up in dungeons lately, and apparently she's getting popular as a pet because she's adorable."
"Whoa. But her estimated combat rating is E? Guess that means you're stronger than her."
By sheer coincidence, the girl my female classmate was pointing at was me.
"......?"
"Hey, hey. She's looking this way. She must've heard. Quick, apologize before it gets annoying."
"No, did I say anything wrong? E is higher than F, right?"
In the old days, I'd have pretended not to hear or ignored it.
Not anymore.
⚔ TARGET PROFILE ⚔ 👤 Name: Lee Hye-min 🏷️ Tags: #E-rank Hunter #MoneyMoneyItsStillMoney #Promiscuous 📊 Experience Count: 585 📝 Description: Will do it if you give her money. 🛡️ Ability: Hardening E+ 📖 Ability Desc: Ignores damage below a certain level. Increases durability. Body does not deform. "Holy shit, that's hilarious."
'Hardening, huh.'
Pretty solid ability.
One of the top five skills tankers always dreamed of awakening to.
High rank, and you'd be a noble tanker welcomed in any raid party.
I opened a warp gate between my classmate Lee Hye-min's legs.
After a few adjustments, a shameful, light-brown pussy appeared before my eyes.
'Pretty spread open.'
Curiously, there was no smell.
Probably because it was her merchandise—she kept it well-maintained.
The color was still passable for now, but once it darkened a bit more, it might get a little gross.
The pussy twitched in surprise at the sudden cold air.
"Wha—what is it?"
Lee Hye-min glanced around suspiciously.
Her senses were pretty sharp.
Admirable for a frontline tanker.
'Tanker, so just three snaps—including for her buddy.'
I loaded up a finger snap.
Target: Lee Hye-min's clitoris.
It was already exposed, making it easy to aim.
Snap—!
My middle finger nailed her clitoris dead-on.
"......Hahk!?"
The moment the snap hit.
Her labia flared open hotly.
"Huh? Was that sound you?"
The girl next to her—apparently a friend—asked innocently, clueless about what was happening.
'Hardening indeed. Even pulling my punch a bit, and it's fine.'
First time, so I'd gone light.
Next, crank it to about 70% power.
Snap—!
Another direct hit on the clitoris.
"Eeeek—!?!?"
Lee Hye-min clutched her pussy and tumbled off her chair to the side.
"H-Hye-min!? You okay?"
Even as her friend asked after her, she wasn't in her right mind, rolling side to side while gripping her crotch.
'Hmm. About that much?'
From what I knew, Hardening prevented injury from most attacks.
Why was she freaking out like this?
Low rank?
One thing was clear: Lee Hye-min's pussy hadn't atoned for its sins yet.
I readjusted the warp, positioning it in front of her pussy again.
'Ugh, squirming around makes it hard to aim.'
Skin was a woman's lifeblood, so to punish only the targeted clitoris, I decided to wait patiently until the pain subsided.
"Hahk... Hek.... Hahk...."
"What's wrong all of a sudden? You sick? Or is it that time of the month?"
"S-something hit my... down there...!"
"What?"
"I-I don't know."
Her friend, seeing Lee Hye-min babbling incoherently, helped her up and cautiously headed out of the lecture hall.
That was Lee Hye-min's fatal mistake.
With her waist fixed, aiming became a breeze.
'Oh, nice posture.'
I fired the final snap at her swollen, bloodshot clitoris.
Snap—!!
"Gaaaaah #$_%#)*%@#!?!?!?"
Lee Hye-min collapsed face-down like a seizure patient, her body trembling uncontrollably.
The spectacle drew attention from nearby classmates, who started asking if she was okay.
"N-no, don't come over here...."
Pssshhhh—
"What the—?!"
"Crazy... First time seeing someone piss themselves in a lecture hall...."
I was just as baffled.
'Weird. The 'no deformation' property should prevent shockwaves from affecting other areas, right?'
I pulled up my tablet and searched online for the 'Hardening' ability.
One fact I learned.
"Ah, it's not passive—it's active."
Among active skills, it was a toggle type you could keep on, turn off, and reactivate at will.
I hadn't known because my class wasn't tank.
The article said:
📖 ARTICLE EXCERPT 📖 "Though not widely known, most Hardening ability users suffer from anxiety. If they can't activate it when needed, they become dead weight in battle—not to mention risking their own life." "...Thus, for low-rank Hardening hunters, it's considered a virtue to 'sense' and activate it in crises. We recommend training 'dynamic vision' to defend against incoming attacks at the right moment." In other words.
The clit snap was an unpredictable attack she couldn't block.