Chapter 59
Chapter 59
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: The D-Cup Who's Obsessed with Me (11)
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It was such a vivid dream.
That scent, that touch, that pleasure...
The memories of that day still lingered in Lee Hyun-ah's mind, even days later.
So she started to suspect.
'What if it wasn't a dream? What if it was my imagination, and it actually happened?'
She decided to test it out with some bait.
'If I recreate the same situation as that day, I can confirm it, right?'
But against her expectations, he didn't lay a hand on her even when she was drunk.
Instead, he comforted her with sweet words.
"I'll always be on your side, so feel free to act spoiled as much as you want..."
Those were the exact words the lonely, anxious girl had longed to hear.
But for some reason, she didn't want to hear them.
What she wanted wasn't just empty comfort like that.
What she truly craved was for him to ravage her, just like in the dream from that day.
"What a shame... I got all worked up for nothing."
If he had, they could have been together forever.
Lee Hyun-ah bolted upright the moment she woke up and checked the camera she'd set up the night before.
In the footage, Gam Deok-bae laid her down, quickly cleaned up and did the dishes, then came over and gently stroked her hair.
She'd half-hoped he might steal her underwear or film something sneaky, but disappointingly, nothing like that happened.
"Of course Uncle wouldn't do that... Sigh... What an idiot I am..."
If anything, she was the perverted one.
She'd installed the camera thinking that if he pounced on her like in the dream, it'd create irrefutable evidence she could use to keep him.
But since the dream wasn't real to begin with, the plan was doomed from the start.
"I'm such trash... I'm sorry, Uncle..."
Letting out a deep sigh, Lee Hyun-ah set the camera down and flopped onto the bed.
Then she recalled what had happened yesterday.
Uncle suddenly reawakening his powers,
Uncle solo-clearing a D-rank dungeon with absurd skills,
And doing it even faster than when they cleared it together...
Seeing his changed self, she instinctively realized that if things continued like this, they'd drift apart.
Same D-rank hunters, dealer and healer, woman and man—she'd assumed they'd stick together for the long haul.
But reality proved otherwise.
The stronger he got, he'd soon hit C-rank, and it was obvious he'd aim even higher.
Once that happened, it was clear they couldn't stay together while she stagnated.
Realizing that, impatience gripped her.
It was a connection she'd finally snagged.
Her first precious comrade.
The man who'd rebuilt her self-esteem.
Her one and only lifeline.
She didn't want to let him go.
If they parted now, she'd truly crumble this time.
That's why she wanted to stay with him forever.
"But did I really have to go and set up a camera? I wasn't in my right mind yesterday..."
Her anxiety had driven her to desperate measures to hold onto him.
Using the excuse of parking the car, she slipped home quickly and installed a security camera.
At the drinking party, she clung to him more than usual.
She pretended to be drunk and lured him into bringing her home.
And at the convenience store...
"Ugh...! I'm a regular there... How am I supposed to show my face now..."
She'd pretended to be crazy and tried to buy condoms.
It was supposed to be her sexy appeal to him.
Though it got shot down immediately.
Once home, she pretended to pass out right away.
She positioned the camera carefully, cleared any obstacles, and lay down on the bed.
She even muttered about it being too stuffy to make it easy for him to undress her, unbuttoning her shirt.
But he didn't pounce.
He was the same kind Uncle as always.
"Haa... But seriously, is Uncle impotent? The table was all set..."
"Or am I not good enough?"
As far as she could tell, there were only two reasons he hadn't gone for her.
Either he wasn't interested in women, or he didn't see her as one.
She suspected the latter.
Thinking back, he had a handsome face. He didn't doll up, but his serious expression in battle always made her heart flutter without realizing it.
And his personality was great too. He rarely got angry and always considered others' feelings. Nothing like those lust-crazed guys.
Over the past month-plus of sticking together, she'd grown so used to him that she hadn't noticed—but stepping back, he was plenty attractive.
Would a guy like that have no women in his life? No way.
He didn't seem to talk to any now, but his everyday behavior screamed "experienced."
"Then of course his standards for women would be sky-high..."
There must've been way prettier, better women around him.
That explained how he treated her—like a little sister or niece, not a woman.
"Hoo... That's no good."
She had to catch him before he left.
But no matter how she racked her brain, the only cards she had were her looks and body.
She used to despise men who ogled those things,
But now she had to leverage them to seduce one...
The irony made her let out a hollow laugh.
"But... how do I even do it?"
That was the problem. She'd never seduced a man in her life.
She'd always been the one chased, so she had no clue how to take the initiative.
And she had no one to ask.
"I didn't want to stoop this low, but..."
In the end, all she could do was turn to the internet.
To qualify for the C-rank promotion exam, you need 30 D-rank dungeon clears.
You can clear up to 3 D-rank dungeons per day.
Mathematically, that's ten days—and Hyun-ah and I actually hit the requirement in exactly ten.
Clearing three a day sounds tough on paper, but it wasn't bad at all.
Together, we cleared in under an hour, so we spent more time waiting than attacking.
Conveniently, the exam was at month's end—right this weekend—so I signed up immediately.
Normally you'd prep separately, but I didn't see the need.
I was that confident in my skills.
Hyun-ah, on the other hand, skipped the challenge.
She'd basically just ridden the bus on my coattails, so passing wouldn't be easy.
In a way, backing out made sense.
But... Hyun-ah...
Lately, that girl had changed a lot.
Over those ten days, she showed a side completely unlike her usual self.
The girl who always wore dull, modest suits started showing up in hot pants that bared her thighs and sleeveless suits that blatantly exposed her cleavage.
She'd cling to me as much as possible, indulging in heavy skinship, acting like she was my girlfriend.
It was obvious to anyone—she was seducing me.
And the missing couple's ring she always wore confirmed it.
But I didn't take the bait.
I knew relationships born of pity alone never end well.
What Hyun-ah needed wasn't me.
She just needed someone to lean on.
Accepting her in that state would've led straight to disaster.
When I stonewalled her, she switched tactics.
Instead of the physical seduction, she started emphasizing her loneliness.
Every night, she'd call me whining, "I can't sleep... It's so lonely and empty... I wish someone was here with me."
It kinda worked.
Seeing her worsening dark circles every morning hurt my heart.
And I had a bad feeling something worse would happen if it kept up.
Like her hurting herself or meeting some scumbag guy.
In the end, I couldn't stand it and told her,
"If you pass this promotion exam, there's something I want to tell you."
"Y-Yes? Huh?"
"It's really important—for you and for me."
"Really...?"
Luckily, it worked.
After I said that, her lonely pleas stopped, and her dark circles faded naturally.
She kept the revealing outfits, but that was eye candy, so I let it slide.
We went back to our usual dynamic and happily farmed dungeons.
And finally, the day of the C-rank hunter promotion exam arrived.