Chapter 109
Chapter 109
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 109
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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"Haa... I'm crazy..."
Min Ha-yeon lay face-down on the hotel bed, burying her face in the pillow as she repeated the same words over and over.
"Haa... I'm the crazy one... Why did I do that..."
No other thoughts came to her mind.
She could only replay the kiss with Seong Su-ho from earlier.
Upon waking from her dream, Min Ha-yeon couldn't distinguish fantasy from reality and had straddled Seong Su-ho, who was lying on the floor beside the bed, forcing a kiss on him.
Only after a long kiss did she snap out of it, realize what she'd done, and flee the room.
She hadn't said a word to Seong Suho—just bolted.
"What do I do... How should I apologize..."
Min Ha-yeon agonized over it endlessly.
But no matter how hard she thought, nothing came to mind on how to apologize to him.
"...Should I just grovel?"
In the end, Min Ha-yeon decided to swallow her pride as a woman and beg for forgiveness.
"Phew... At least I closed the channel while drinking. Otherwise, it would've been chaos."
Yesterday, when Seong Suho talked about his girlfriend, she'd closed the channel citing personal matters.
Thanks to that, she avoided seeing them freak out and tease her.
As she rose from the bed in the morning sunlight, she steeled her resolve.
"Alright, let's go... I'll face him however he looks at me and beg forgiveness."
That's when she headed for the door.
Knock knock knock.
"...Haa."
Min Ha-yeon had a feeling she knew who was knocking.
In her mind, the only one who'd knock on her door was Han Yeoreum.
But a question arose.
'...That's weird. He's not the type to be up at this hour.'
Han Yeo-reum hated mornings so much he grumbled about waking up at lunchtime.
With an annoyed expression, wondering what Han Yeo-reum wanted, Min Ha-yeon preemptively vented her irritation as she opened the door.
"Haa... What is it... Huh?"
"...Sleep well?"
"Y-Yeah, uh, yeah! I slept great..."
Standing before her was Seong Su-ho, wearing a wry smile.
'Damn... I wanted to prepare myself mentally before seeing him...'
Min Ha-yeon's mind went blank at Seong Su-ho's sudden appearance, leaving her mouth agape.
But she quickly composed herself, deciding to apologize.
'First, apologize fast... If he came all the way here, he must really be upset.'
Even tough, tomboyish Min Hayeon felt her feminine pride chipping away in that moment.
Min Ha-yeon darkened her expression and opened her mouth.
"Su-ho... About yesterday..."
"Sorry..."
"Huh?"
Min Ha-yeon's words tumbled out of Seong Su-ho's mouth instead, scrambling her thoughts.
To understand, Min Hayeon asked,
"S-Sorry about what?"
"Yesterday... I feel like you got upset because I made you sleep in my room for no reason, so you left suddenly..."
"..."
Seeing Seong Su-ho scratch his head sheepishly toward her, Min Ha-yeon thought,
'...He's letting it slide.'
No other explanation made sense.
A man and woman embracing and kissing—he couldn't possibly forget that.
Plus, unlike her half-asleep daze, Seong Suho had been fully awake.
Min Ha-yeon's guilt twisted into selfish relief.
"...No, that's not it. I was the one who felt sorry, that's why."
"Haha... Good."
Watching Seong Su-ho's expression, Min Ha-yeon vowed,
'...Later... someday, I'll properly apologize.'
Pushing her guilt to a corner of her heart for now, Min Ha-yeon said,
"Hey... Wanna grab breakfast since we're here?"
"Nah. People might see us together and give you trouble. Wanna hunt again today?"
"...Yeah. Let's do it."
Min Ha-yeon smiled, made an appointment to hunt with Seong Su-ho at noon, and closed the door.
"Phew... But how do I bring it up later?"
No excuses came to mind, no matter how she racked her brain.
Shortly after Seong Suho left, another knock sounded.
Knock... knock... knock...
"...? What? More to say... Huh? Jinhee?"
"Um... I came about yesterday..."
Park Jin-hee, who had witnessed Seong Su-ho and Min Ha-yeon together at the herb shop yesterday, had planned to talk with Min Ha-yeon and wait quietly.
But timid by nature, Park Jin-hee had tossed and turned all night over it.
She couldn't believe Seong Su-ho and Min Ha-yeon were dating.
She thought it absurd that Min Ha-yeon would turn to another man, abandoning Han Yeo-reum.
Worried Min Ha-yeon might be luring her into something shady, she decided to apologize to Min Hayeon and pretend it never happened.
But she witnessed something shocking.
Seong Su-ho emerging from Min Ha-yeon's room...
"I saw that guy leaving earlier... Are you two really dating?"
"Well..."
What Min Ha-yeon had blurted out yesterday was hard to repeat now that she had time to think.
Plus, seeing a man leave her room in the morning was as good as admitting they'd slept together.
With an awkward expression, a question began forming in her mind.
'Wait...'
Thoughts of Seong Su-ho filled her head.
Abilities that bordered on cheating, diligence, consideration...
And his heart that loved one person. (A misconception, since she didn't know the real Seong Su-ho.)
He was the complete opposite of Han Yeo-reum.
'But... why did I suddenly pounce on Su-ho like that?'
In that instant, yesterday's dream resurfaced.
The silver-haired woman with Seong Su-ho's cock in her mouth.
The most beautiful woman she'd ever seen in her life.
And...
'Ah... I...'
As guilt toward Seong Su-ho faded, the desires it had shrouded began to bloom.
Min Ha-yeon flashed a chilling smile at Park Jin-hee.
"Yeah. I'm dating him."
"Oh... Then..."
"And you wanted things to go well with Yeo-reum, right? Tell me what happened while I was gone?"
Min Ha-yeon recalled the feeling of showering Seong Su-ho with kisses upon waking.
'Luna... I want to steal Su-ho from that woman...'
"Yesterday was insane."
The wet dream ended with ejaculation in my sleep, but then Min Ha-yeon ambushed me with a kiss.
Her sharp alcohol breath and saliva stirred my urges.
But once the kiss ended, she came to her senses and ran out, so when dawn broke, I went to her to talk without embarrassing her.
"Nah, just give me ten thousand points. It's not like I'm asking for tens of thousands..."
"Jeez... What a personality..."
My channel viewers seem more interested in my despair than my successes...
The channel's vibe is tuned to frustration already.
'Time to prep for today... One day left, right?'
'Hope there are no variables...'
Confirm paralysis wave, then warp—no issue.
But if Han Yeo-reum pulls some idiot stunt and dies before boss today or tomorrow, we're screwed.
Still, since it was an unstable method, I decided to focus on gathering as many points as possible to make the next loop more comfortable..
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'This is tricky...'
I stood blankly before the Zephyrium Moonlight Grass shelf at the herb shop.
A "Sold Out" sign stood there.
'Good that the lady from yesterday sold some at least...'
Park Jin-hee, who came on Han Yeo-reum's errand yesterday, had a secretive talk with Min Ha-yeon, sold 5 Zephyrium Moonlight Grasses, and returned to the hotel.
Weird, she had come with a party, yet left alone. Notably, it was a rare item no one else in the party except Han Yeo-reum had even glimpsed.
'Gotta evaporate Enel hard today too...'
'Yeah... Level up material conversion?'
Zephyrium Moonlight Grass could be made via material conversion.
However, because my Material Conversion level was low, it wasn't on the list, and even if I raised the level to put it on the list, it was said to consume a considerable amount of mana.
'Let's push myself this time. If I'm considering mana, I'll need to raise my magical power as well.'
Material Conversion, magical power... and considering the final boss, Anti-Magic Power Awakening was also necessary.
Since I was receiving 30,000 Enel every week since coming here, it wasn't yet at a level of overextending.
However, since I had used so much Enel in this loop, it would be a headache if everything were reset by the regression.
'Anyway... Off to play as a pushover again today?'
Around lunch, I headed to the east village entrance.
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"Jeez... Unbelievable..."
"..."
Hearing me out, Han Yeo-reum looked at me pitifully and said,
"At this rate, aren't you just trying to ride our coattails on the last day to get a free ride?"
"Sorry. Circumstances on our end, no other choice."
I tried passing 1k points each like yesterday.
Others were fine, but not Han Yeo-reum.
His goal...
"Hah... Then give more. We have circumstances too."
"...Can't do that. I don't have extra."
"Hmph..."
He was only worried about how he could squeeze more points out of me.
'Sheesh... Planning to fleece me dry.'
'Yeah... maybe he just doesn't like me?'
Even if I gave a thousand points like yesterday, that was only something for the other members to be happy about; it wasn't a big deal for Han Yeo-reum.
Because with his filthy good luck, he likely already possessed quite a lot of points.
Peanuts compared to mine, but...
Eventually, after several rounds of bickering, we reached a compromise..
'Ugh... the thought of having to do this in the next loop makes my stomach churn...'
'That wouldn't be so bad. If that happens, the future changes, and I can approach Min Ha-yeon in a different way...'
However, before Han Yeo-reum becomes hostile toward me, I must absolutely find a way to fully overcome the regression.
As I did yesterday, I parted with the members and headed toward the western entrance where Min Ha-yeon was waiting.
Unlike yesterday, she leaned against a tree, tapping her toe on the ground, her head down.
She was clearly brooding.
'...? Is she uncomfortable because of what happened earlier?'
She looked very different from the usual Min Ha-yeon, who acted easygoing as if to show off her background as an athlete.
As I approached, she noticed me, looked up, and forced a smile.
"Oh, you're here! Let's go..."
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"Haa... haa..."
"Ha-yeon? Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah... Fine..."
There was no overflowing energy from Min Ha-yeon today.
Just 30 minutes of combat, yet she was already showing signs exhaustion.
'...? We did kill more than usual, but this is strange...'
'Ah... I guess even if you're a strong drinker, if you pass out like that, you still get a hangover...'
Since she drank enough to get completely wasted yesterday, a hangover was possible.
I led Min Ha-yeon to safe zone; she flopped onto the ground immediately.
"Haa... Sorry... Holding you back..."
"Nonsense, without you, I couldn't hunt at all. Just rest up."
"Yeah..."
Min Ha-yeon fidgeted, sneaking glances at me.
As I was about to make a potion, I noticed her gaze and asked with a tilt of my head.
"What? Are you hurt?"
"W-Well..."
I asked because I thought she might need a recovery potion, but she hesitated and couldn't answer.
After contemplating for a moment, she let out a deep sigh and spoke..
"Um... Can I nap a bit? I didn't sleep well last night..."
"Oh! Sure!"
If she had a hangover, it naturally meant she was tired..
Now understanding her behavior, I sat on the ground.
"Don't mind me, just crash. But... wish I at least had a pillow..."
Bedding might be necessary when leaving Zephyrum to travel through treacherous areas, but there was no reason to keep any in my inventory right now..
Min Ha-yeon gave a mischievous grin, scurried over to me, and lay down using my thigh as a pillow..
"Got a pillow right here. Why bother... heehee..."
"Hey... what if someone sees us..."
"Let 'em~ Gonna rest~"
Min Ha-yeon looked up at me from my thigh, smiled, and closed her eyes.
'...This is weird. Why is she suddenly like this?'
'Armonia, show me her Traits.'
As soon as I spoke, she immediately displayed Min Ha-yeon's Traits.
The change was...
'What's missing? Vague.'
'...Lose something useful like Premarital Chastity then.'
Without that gone, breaching her ironclad purity seems impossible...
'Ooh!! Show me!!'
Armonia showed sex trait details.
There...
-[Pheromone: Slight Addiction]-
'Aha! Jackpot! Pheromone addict... Wait, what the hell...'
I couldn't believe my eyes.