Chapter 159
Chapter 159
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 159
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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“Damn... one of them survived.”
The reason I was so annoyed was that I hadn't planned on leaving Troll Vibe alive.
I’d spotted him sneaking up ages ago and intended to pierce his skull before he could throw.
However, given the distance, a straight shot wouldn't have worked if he dodged, so I was measuring the distance to fire in a curve.
The moment I was about to fire, Troll Vibe threw his spear, and I had no choice but to deploy a magic circle and launch an arrow toward the incoming projectile.
The spear was a mere store-bought item; in front of my Superconductor Arrow, it was no better than a stone spear from the stone age.
The arrow nailed the spear’s center, blasted through, and kept going toward him.
The problem was that the guy tried to dodge the flying arrow.
In a rush, I deployed a magic circle to alter the arrow's trajectory... but in the end, instead of his head, I hit his thigh.
The moment his thigh was hit, an automatic defeat sign popped up for Troll Vibe, signaling he was incapable of combat.
That was the reason I had killed everyone else in the forest in a single blow.
If someone is clumsily injured and becomes incapable of combat, it is automatically considered a defeat in battle.
In other words, they get to leave this place alive.
Since I couldn't clear out enough rooms at the inn if survivors kept leaving, I focused on killing every single person as efficiently as possible.
While searching for Han Yeo-reum, I thought of a skill that would pair well with my bow.
'It would be great if I could use Ha-yeon's skill whenever I wanted.'
[Are you referring to Time Bullet?]
'Yeah.'
Time Bullet.
It was one of the skills Min Ha-yeon possessed, a random passive skill.
The problem was the random part.
'Well, I guess life in this world isn't always meant to be convenient, right?'
[Indeed, even if that skill has a usage limit, its efficiency would increase significantly if it could be activated at will.]
'Just in case, I should learn it later when I have some breathing room. But man... stealth is fucking amazing.'
The skill I had leveled up before starting the duel was Stealth.
It was originally at level 8, but I raised it to 10 just in case before entering combat.
This battle allowed me to truly feel the power of Stealth level 10.
'The guys with stealth detection were definitely too low-level.'
[I was slightly worried because there was a Summoner with Stealth Detection level 7.]
'If we had fought in an open field, I would've been turned into a pincushion by now, right?'
I chuckled as I continued to hunt for Han Yeo-reum.
The only person still alive.
I had spotted him several times, but I intentionally didn't kill him.
I left him alive for fun; the way he scurried around and tried to escape made him a great toy to play with.
I wondered if he might commit suicide, but he didn't.
'Looking at him, he doesn't seem like the type who could self-harm, right?'
[He appears to be a person with strong narcissism. I believe he would be unable to self-harm.]
Born with a face like that, he probably loves himself so much he wouldn't even conceive of the idea of narcissism.
It seemed that if he were to die, he would only choose to be killed by a monster.
"Now then... Yeo-reum, where are you~?"
Lmao, shooting a horror flick?
“Horror? Listen to how sweet and gentle I sound.”
Most ghosts in horror movies start off sweet, you psycho lololol
Gay Peepee cracked up, recounting the earlier events and praising me.
Nice one. Felt damn refreshing for once. The guy I picked is a beast—pure entertainment.
“Oh... then toss me some points?”
You greedy point whore lololol Finish the damn mission first.
“Oh... right. There was a mission.”
I’d forgotten all about it—it felt like ages ago.
I checked the hologram for registered missions.
New Mission Registered:
- Bang a chick within a month (Failure: 100 jerk-off accumulated) - 100,000 points
I cringed at the word “jerk-off.”
“That damn jerk-off...”
Ooh, feeling motivated now? Want me to cut it to 10?
“No thanks! I’m not doing it!”
C’mon, it feels so good—why not? Do it for me...
“No way...”
I shut it down firmly and started talking about the mission target.
"About the girl in the mission. What do you think of that Han Bom girl?"
No no no, don't do it.
“Why? She not your type either?”
Climbing this Yggdrasil, could I even find a prettier girl?
Wondered if it was her chest, but his warning meant something else.
I’m saying this for your sake.
“...Huh?”
Han Bom? Seems like she hates guys. She's not a lesbian, but she fucking despises men.
“...”
I'm really curious about this guy's identity.
The username screams gay and dick, yet he can read a woman's sexual inclinations instantly..
"Aw, but I want to do it with her...."
You psycho? Lololol Go for it then!!! Bet my whole fortune—she’s a no-go lololololol
Mission Reward Updated: 100,000 points → 500,000 points
A ridiculously generous number popped up.
“You sure? If I get serious, most girls fall easy.”
Lololololololololololololololololol
“...You’re laughing way too hard.”
I endured Gay Peepee's' teasing banter while hunting for Han Yeo-reum.
And found him easily enough.
“Die!!”
“...What the—?”
Han Yeo-reum suddenly screamed and charged at me, stabbing with his sword. I sidestepped effortlessly and shoved him aside.
“Gah! Aaaah! My gut!!!”
“...Jesus.”
He hit the ground hard; the sword he’d been gripping stabbed into the dirt, and its hilt slammed into his stomach.
He rolled around screaming, clutching himself.
Whoa, this retard shit actually happens IRL.
At his comment, I laughed and glanced at Han Yeo-reum. Pissed at my grin, he grabbed his sword again and swung wildly.
“Dieee!”
“Hey, psycho, cut it out...”
His swing missed; he tripped...
“Gaaaaahhh!!!!”
“...Damn, impressive.”
He fell face-first, slashing his own chest with the blade.
Never thought I’d witness such idiocy firsthand.
His scream triggered a hologram.
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Winner: Seong Su-ho
Reward: 2,113,353 points
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Along with the screen, “2.21M” etched onto the back of my hand.
It combined my emergency 100k reserve with the 2.11M win—smart.
A huge haul, for sure.
But...
"Aw... since they were guys who played on the upper floors, I thought they'd have more points."
I had estimated they'd have around 50,000 to 100,000 each, but it seemed there wasn't as much as I thought.
Lololo LMAO you point-obsessed freak. Look at the hunting ground right now. No mobs, right?
“Huh... yeah, haven’t seen a single mob since earlier.”
Mobs respawn limited. Even if mobs keep spawning, there's a limit. These guys sweep the place clean every day, and when that many people split the spoils, the points you can earn in a day are limited.
So, each had maybe 10-20k tops.
Leader probably had more, no?
“True. Still, this is a solid amount...”
No one else’d whine about two million points like you do LMAO LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I wrapped up the chat with Guardian of the Gay Little Dick and eyed the screaming Han Yeoreum with pity.
“It huuuurts!!!”
“Sigh...”
...Gotta save him.
......
I treated Han Yeo-reum's wounds with a potion and took him to the inn.
The problem was that my own condition wasn't great.
'Ah... I guess the mana I used to make the potions earlier was exactly my limit....'
[Please hang in there a bit longer. Min Ha-yeon should have already resolved the inn issue.]
'Phew....'
I had already used mana recovery once.
I considered using Enel to restore my state, but since it wasn't mana exhaustion but simply fatigue from lacking mana, I decided to save the Enel.
I focused as much as I could and headed for the inn, while Han Yeo-reum followed me, cautiously watching my reactions.
Whether it was because of the massacre earlier or because I had treated him with a potion, he wasn't showing any signs of rebellion for now.
'At least he's not being a nuisance.'
[He likely judged that there is nothing he can do and is observing the situation.]
'Of course he is....'
He's not the type to feel gratitude or fear toward me.
If he were to feel fear, he would have been terrified back in Zephyrum village when I put a hole in his leg.
When I finally arrived at the inn, the one who greeted me wasn't Min Ha-yeon, but Han Bom.
"Oh!? You're here?"
"Yeah... where's Ha-yeon?"
"Ha, Ha-yeon... Ah, eonni... she just went out to the field to look for you...."
"Ah...."
It seemed we had unfortunately missed each other.
Because I called her by the name Ha-yeon, Han Bom looked uncomfortable but asked cautiously.
"Um... how did the duel go...?"
"It's all settled. There are empty rooms at the inn now."
"Yes. But a problem has come up."
"...?"
When I expressed my doubt, she explained immediately.
"...We don't have any points. There are enough empty rooms for now, but we don't have enough points for everyone to stay right now...."
Well, she did say that they were lacking points even while several people were huddled together in one room....
One night's stay cost 1,000 points, and there were roughly over a hundred people here.
That meant at least 100,000 points were needed per day.
"I received the points Ha-yeon eonni had, but even that wasn't enough... that's why she went to look for you."
"Phew...."
As I let out a deep sigh, struggling against my fatigue, Han Bom became flustered and began to ramble.
"A-are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere? I-I'm a healer. If there's anywhere you're hurt... Gwak!"
I grabbed the wrist of the rambling, flustered Han Bom.
"Wh-what are you doing!"
"You fucking piece of shit, what the hell are you doing to my sister!"
Han Bom let out a strange sound in her panic, and Han Yeo-reum began hurling insults at me.
Exhausted, I ignored the reactions of the two and did what I had to do.
Han Bom struggled to pull her arm away and screamed.
"What are you doing! Let go of my ha— huh?"
"Use this to settle it for now."
I handed 500,000 points to Han Bom and let go of her arm.
Han Bom looked at the points etched onto the back of her hand and began to stare at me with a look of shock.
"T-this... how...."
"Sigh... I'm going to find Ha-yeon now, so in the meantime, distribute that to the others and tell them to secure the inn. Before some other bastards beat us to it...."
"Y-ye, ye... Ah, okay! Hey! You come here too!"
"Dammit... I'm exhausted— aak!"
Han Bom grabbed Han Yeo-reum's arm, who was standing next to me, and dragged him into the inn.
'Tsk, now that I've just given away 500,000 points at once, it feels like a waste.'
[Please think of it as an investment.]
'I guess....'
In the first place, the reason I massacred the Summoners in the field was to occupy the inn.
However, I was worried whether Han Bom had enough conscience to distribute the points properly.
It was possible she might harbor other intentions due to the sudden influx of points.
'Well... she'll figure it out.'
I muttered to myself and turned my steps back toward the field to find Min Ha-yeon.
"Oh!? Su-ho!"
"Ah... thank goodness."
I greeted her as she ran toward me, while I remained in a drained state.
The moment she reached me, she immediately noticed my lack of energy and began to worry.
"Su-ho! What's wrong? Are you sick? Are you hurt somewhere?"
"...Ha-yeon."
I muttered in a weak voice while leaning into her embrace.
Startled by my condition, Min Ha-yeon suddenly began to tear up, shaking me and shouting.
"What is it!? Tell me!!"
"Ha-yeon, I have a favor...."
"A favor? What favor? Let's just go to the inn and get Bom to treat you!"
"No! I have to do it here...."
"D-don't do that. Don't say anything strange!"
Feeling the gravity of my condition, Min Ha-yeon began to shed the tears she had been holding back.
I quietly hugged her and accepted her sobbing.
"My favor is...."
"Huuu... it's not, right? It's not something strange, right?"
I leaned close to Min Ha-yeon's ear and whispered, as if tickling her eardrum.
"...I want to touch your breasts."
"...."
After that, following a barrage of knuckle sandwiches, I was able to freely knead her breasts.