Chapter 170
Chapter 170
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 170
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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"...I saw it earlier. You doing that with Han Bom-ssi."
"Uh..."
I blanked out at Park Seon-hee's words, muttering to myself internally.
Well... with sounds like that echoing around, I can't expect them to have just waited around without thinking.
Moreover, if Park Sun-hee saw it, there was a high possibility the other women had as well.
While I was agonizing over what to do, Park Seon-hee spoke first.
"That's too much. Ditching us for that?"
"Uh... there were circumstances...."
"What kind of circumstances justify leaving women waiting while you do that?"
"Hmm..."
With a troubled expression, I spoke through the communication link.
'She wants points?'
'Huh? Park Sun-hee? Nah... no way. She's into Han Yeo-reum.'
Throughout the regressions, Park Seon-hee had played the role of Han Yeo-reum's first concubine perfectly.
No. Since Min Ha-yeon is my woman, should I consider Park Seon-hee as Han Yeo-reum's primary wife?
'Really? I wasn't paying much attention...'
Park Sun-hee? She's pretty, sure...
Honestly, it's a hassle to put effort into building a good relationship with this woman.
To be frank, a one-night stand like with those noble ladies in the Demon King's castle would be fine.
But the problem comes after that.
Min Ha-yeon...
'If Ha-yeon finds out, she might kill me...'
'But how could I resolve that...? Uh... Oh!?'
'I just thought of a good idea?'
As long as I'm in this world, I have to steal all the women connected to Han Yeoreum.
The method I came up with might make Ha-yeon upset, but it was the only way to keep our relationship going.
I bowed my head and apologized.
"I'm sorry if I made you feel unpleasant."
"Ahm.... I-I wasn't trying to corner you. But I can't help feeling upset. Su-ho-ssi, try putting yourself in my shoes."
This was the first time Park Seon-hee had used my name.
It was clear her feelings toward me had shifted.
And her reason for feeling slighted was valid.
While I'd been cuckolding Han Yeoreum and sleeping with Min Ha-yeon, I'd watched his condition every day.
Though I couldn't feel exactly what kind of fucked-up pain was worse than death, I could certainly see it.
'No, he's already died dozens of times.'
The day would never come when I'd feel exactly what Han Yeo-reum felt after dying dozens of times, but I figured the humiliation Park Seon-hee felt would be similar.
Even if she didn't have feelings for me, it was undoubtedly an unpleasant situation.
'But what am I supposed to do for her...'
Armonia advised that listening to Park Sun-hee's grievances would help pull her to our side.
As I continued to listen to the complaints, some time passed, and Han Bom and the other two women slowly began to watch us..
Park Seon-hee also caught on to the atmosphere and said one last thing to wrap it up.
"Later... let's talk privately."
"...?"
Why?
I thought that was the end of it with Park Sun-hee.
But during the meal, Son Hye-eun called me over to talk, and after we finished eating, Park Jin-hee called me over to talk.
The context of the conversations was similar.
That it was too much... and that we should talk privately later.
'Why are these girls acting like this...'
'...Desperate or not, from my perspective, these women are just Han Yeo-reum's girls.'
Ironically, these three hadn't actually slept with Han Yeo-reum yet by current standards.
But in the memories of the regressions I possess, they were simply women who had already enjoyed Han Yeo-reum.
Poor things.
They didn't seem to imagine for a second that I wouldn't be interested in them because of things that happened before the regression.
'For now, let's wrap up this dungeon and figure out what to do later.'
'...? What do you mean?'
I waited for Armonia to explain, but it wasn't her voice I heard.
"Ajusshi... what did those ladies say earlier?"
We'd finished a simple meal and were resting before heading out.
Han Bom, perhaps because the pain had completely vanished after having her milk drained earlier, approached me with a light step and asked cautiously.
However, I had no intention of telling her exactly what I'd heard from the three women..
"Oh... it's nothing. Don't worry about it."
"It's because of what happened earlier, right?"
"Haha... no, it's not."
"... "
She clearly didn't buy it.
But what could she do if she didn't believe me?
In the end, I didn't tell her the truth before our break ended.
The women looked at Han Bom with bewildered expressions and asked.
"...You have no Mana left?"
"Yes... I'm sorry. I poured everything into dealing with the pain earlier."
Han Bom stood there hesitantly, looking troubled.
Mana isn't infinite.
With the mana pool Han Bom possesses, she would normally recover quickly with a certain amount of rest, but she was currently depleted to the point where she couldn't even use a recovery skill.
The reason she didn't show symptoms of mana exhaustion was that the mana involved in life maintenance isn't something you can use just because you want to.
Unless one forcibly pulls out Lightning attribute magic that bets everything on one shot like I do, the body unconsciously puts a brake on the minimum remaining mana to prevent it from being used.
I presumed that Han Bom had continuously used mana to eliminate the pain caused by her breast engorgement earlier.
Seeing her slightly fatigued, the other three women looked troubled.
"Well... since I don't know much about the Healer profession, I can't really say anything, but...."
"I'm sorry..."
The women didn't push or corner Han Bom.
In the first place, it was because they had received help from Han Bom that they were able to explore the dungeon and hunt so leisurely.
If Han Bom hadn't been there, they might have ended up joining another inn gang and spending hellish days.
"Then let's rest here a bit."
"I'm really sorry."
"It's fine. You've been working hard. Take a break."
Park Sun-hee didn't scold or blame Han Bom. Son Hye-eun and Park Jin-hee also didn't express any dissatisfaction since they had been helped.
However, just because there was no dissatisfaction didn't mean their wounds healed automatically.
"I'll treat the wounds with potions for now. Han Bom-ssi, please rest in the meantime."
"Okay..."
"Seong Su-ho-ssi."
"Yes?"
As I checked on Han Bom, Park Sun-hee tugged my sleeve and spoke.
"I, uh, think I need to be treated with a potion. Just come this way for a moment...."
"...? Are you short on potions? Should I give you some?"
"No, just come this way for a moment...."
"... "
For now, I allowed myself to be led away by Park Sun-hee.
I caught a glimpse of Han Bom looking at me with a worried gaze.
'...Anyone would think I'm being sold into slavery.'
'Damn...'
Park Sun-hee led me back along a waterway we'd passed, to a spot out of sight.
"Don't you need potions? Why come all the way here?"
"Oh... the wounds are in hard-to-reach spots..."
Potions aren't instant-healing drinks you chug.
They are like gels that must be applied appropriately to the wounded area.
Though you drink them for internal damage sometimes...
"Wouldn't it be better to ask the other women? As a guy, if I..."
"You're too much...."
"What?"
What was too much?
I asked with a bewildered and confused expression, and Park Sun-hee grumbled with a sulky face.
"You were sucking and biting Han Bom's just fine earlier. So you won't even touch me for a little potion application?"
"That's not it..."
"If you keep this up... I'll tell the others about that thing."
"...Got it."
Irritation rising, I messaged via comms.
'This won't do. I should just eat them up quickly and take some measures.'
'I should. I was planning to do it when I had more leeway. What a pain.'
As Armonia said, if I let myself be swayed like this, it would go beyond being a pain and might even interfere with getting my hands on Han Bom.
I decided it was better to apply the subjugation quickly.
The problem was that the current situation wasn't one where I could apply the bond immediately.
'There's a Safe Zone at the dungeon's end anyway. I'll figure it out there.'
This dungeon ends with the three tunnels converging.
According to the plan, Yang Ji-hyeon was supposed to push the others to spend the night there just in case and depart the next day.
'If they're this aggressive, I can probably manage if I secretly seduce them during the night.'
...Just hoping Min Ha-yeon doesn't catch me.
Applying potions is a real hassle.
But my dick didn't mind.
'...Their bodies are pretty nice.'
My disloyal cock stirred every time my hands touched Park Sun-hee's bare skin.
After her, the other two asked me too, so I got to see and touch their bare bodies freely.
'Well... if scars remain, even potions can't treat them. I have to do it.'
'Don't go silent on me...'
It sounded like an excuse, but what I said was true.
Potions were nearly omnipotent when it came to wounds.
However, if a wound isn't treated immediately, a scar remains, and in the future, that scar cannot be erased even with potions or recovery skills, so women tend to treat wounds meticulously to prevent scarring.
After I finished looking over the bodies of the three women and we resumed the waterway exploration, there was one being who grumbled....
Gay Peepee had been grumbling in chat since earlier.
Since I sucked Han Bom's tits, he'd been muttering nonstop.
"Gonna need you to prep 500k points."
I chuckled into the channel.
This guy and his jerking....
Well, he came in to see some jerking, but he didn't see any, and his points were continuing to drain meaninglessly, so it was understandable that he was frustrated.
But honestly, his points wouldn't change my life much.
I'm already pondering what to do with 1.7 mil...
Thinking of the loyalty he showed by helping me during the regressions, I tentatively offered a favor.
"How about... I cut your points down?"
I hurriedly summoned a fairy and readjusted the mission.
I reduced it to the original 100,000 points.
'...That man will probably bet in another way later.'
I'm sure that as I climb this Yggdrasil, the day will come when he confidently goes all-in again.
I was sure watching Gay Peepee.
Gambling certainly wasn't created by a god.
Seeing how those things called gods flounder, addicted to such gambling....
Even if they are just fake gods....
Securing Gay Peepee's' loyalty, we continued scouting the waterway.
During the exploration, whenever the three women were injured, I gave them potion massages(?) in the corner, and every time Han Bom saw that, her face began to turn red and blue..
Fortunately, the act of potion massaging didn't last long.
"Ah! Su-ho! Bom!"
We met Min Ha-yeon's group.
We encountered a difficulty while proceeding through the waterway.
It was a waterway that split into three directions.
The problem was that there was no safe zone.
'Weird? Wasn't I told that this is the final point and that there's a safe zone here?'
I approached Yang Ji-hyun for a quiet talk, out of earshot.
"What's this? You said there was a safe zone here?"
"I'm sorry. There definitely was... there was, but...."
Looking at Yang Ji-hyeon's flustered expression, it didn't seem like she was lying.
Gay-like Dick Guardian explained for her.
"Layout changed?"
According to Gay Peepee, there are often cases where the difficulty or structure of a dungeon changes depending on necessity..
It doesn't change enough to break the balance, but he said there are cases where it's changed to reduce energy waste if it's deemed truly useless..
This final three-way split was practically the exit.
Moreover, we had already killed all the monsters while passing through the dungeon.
Gay Peepee's thought was that it might have been deleted because it was judged that a safe zone wasn't necessary.
I looked at Yang Ji-hyeon, who was breaking into a cold sweat, and spoke.
"Well, looks like the structure changed. That happens from time to time."
"Phew..."
"Stick to the plan then."
"Got it."
After finishing the conversation with me, Yang Ji-hyeon calmly spoke to the other members.
"Today... I think we'll have to take turns sleeping while keeping a watch here."