Chapter 7
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: Team Formation (1)
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The laboratory at Hunter Academy was littered with experimental equipment scattered everywhere.
"Clean this up a bit."
"Hm? It might look messy, but everything's in its proper place."
At Kim Se-yeon's scolding, Dr. Kim Yun-ji shot back with an absurd retort.
"Yeah, right. What was I expecting? Sigh..."
With a sigh at her words, Kim Se-yeon began tidying up the scattered papers and lab equipment, prompting Dr. Kim Yun-ji to ask,
"By the way, this is unexpected. You, a professor at the Academy..."
"Well, that's how it turned out. Since I couldn't become an S-Rank Hunter... You know why."
"Ah... because of your little brother? Want me to put in a word?"
"No need. He's already been treated. That Lee Ji-hyun girl from Star Cloud Guild took care of it."
The reason Kim Se-yeon had come here was to cure her younger brother. Kim Chang-uk, known as Korea's top healing Hunter, was famous for treating only high-ranking guild officials, S-Rank Hunters, or powerful figures like congressmen.
No amount of money mattered. Kim Chang-uk strictly prioritized those with power, so even though Lee Ji-hyun, an A-Rank Hunter, threw herself into Gates to earn cash, he wouldn't see her, leaving her unable to get treatment for her brother.
That's why she had no choice but to accept Lee Ji-hyun's offer and come to the Academy.
Lee Ji-hyun, the daughter of the Star Cloud Guild Master, was someone who could move Kim Chang-uk.
"Really? So what brings that young lady here?"
"Well, rare jobs are unpredictable. She's probably investing early. It's hard to call in her now-S-Rank friends, so she knows me well from watching their growth and plans to have me train them as a professor."
"I see... Complicated stuff. I'll stick to my research."
At Kim Yun-ji's words, Professor Kim Se-yeon suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Pfft... This takes me back. Remember when you chased those two around for research?"
"Ah... They kept running away, so it was tough."
"Well, their jobs were worth running from."
The two began reminiscing about their time at the Academy. Back when Kim Se-yeon, Kim Yun-ji, and three other absent friends were on the same team—it had been a truly fun era.
Now adults and S-Rank Hunters, they had disbanded the team and joined separate ones, but they were still friends.
"True... I was obsessed with research back then and didn't consider them much."
"Same as now, isn't it? You're here to study that Sex Master kid."
"Yeah. How could I resist? It's been ages since a job with 'Master' appeared."
"Think he has S-Rank potential like our friends?"
"Who knows... With 'Master' in the name, if he knows how to grow it, he'll level fast. Just like those two..."
Thinking of their absent friends, Dr. Kim Yun-ji recalled Park A-jun's status window.
His experience that had broken through zero and plunged underground, unlike their friends'.
'Well, compared to them, his EXP conditions are harder...'
Park A-jun's presumed Sex Master job—needing sex for EXP—seemed tougher than their friends'. As a guy, he absolutely needed a woman's help.
Meanwhile, their friends were Masturbation Master and Handjob Master.
Masturbation Master gained EXP from solo masturbation, Handjob Master from when others masturbated thinking of him.
Similar to Sex Master, but distinctly different.
"Wait... Why'd they call me as a professor too if you're here...?"
"You didn't know? And why complain? Your brother's better now because of it."
"He's not fully cured yet... But she said she'd check up until he is."
As Professor Kim Se-yeon seemed aggrieved, Dr. Kim Yun-ji shot back incredulously.
Knowing the doctor was right, Kim Se-yeon just nodded silently.
"What the—? Pervert!! Young Lady! I'm reporting him right now."
"Gahhh—!!"
The moment I stepped into the "share house" Park A-young had saved me to—which was actually Lee Ji-hyun's penthouse—I was in agony as my arm twisted behind my back and my face slammed into the floor.
The blue-haired woman from the lecture hall who had pointed out my job, Sword Saint Baek Hwa, had subdued me.
Sex Master does not get subdued by bitches. EXP decrease!
"Baek Hwa, stop it. He's going to live here with us."
"Pardon? Young Lady! He's dangerous! I can't even imagine what a man with such a perverted job might do here!"
I hadn't done a thing, yet just having the Sex Master job got me treated like a criminal.
Despite Lee Ji-hyun's words, Baek Hwa didn't release me—instead, she pressed harder.
"Hey! What the hell?!"
Fwoosh—!!
Flames erupted toward the innocent-subduing Baek Hwa.
Slash—!
But a sword swung from nowhere in the air mockingly extinguished the flames.
"You bitch...! Stop it! This is job discrimination!!"
"What? Bitch? You need more!!"
Crack—!!
"Gahhhh—!!"
Did something that makes the bitch happy. EXP increase!
Sex Master does not get subdued by bitches. EXP decrease!
I couldn't even figure out what part made the bitch happy. My twisted arm hurt too much under her hold.
Park A-young struggled to free me, but it was futile—like a candle before the sun.
"Enough!"
Whoosh—!!
Like the professor pressuring the class with mana, mana flowed from Lee Ji-hyun, bearing down on that Baek Hwa bitch.
Soon, a black hand emerged, grabbing and pulling her away—a move befitting the Star Cloud Guild Master's daughter.
"Young Lady! That man's dangerous!"
"He's not dangerous at all. See? He's getting subdued by you so easily right now."
"But... if he grows stronger than us, he'll definitely do something weird to us! Like in those ero mangas!"
Baek Hwa thrashed in the giant black hand—unsightly, but honestly a bit erotic.
Wriggling in dolphin pants and a tank top, caught by what could pass for tentacles...
"Y-you! Eyes off! You're already visually raping me!"
"No, isn't it your fault for dressing like that? And it's not weird clothes anyway."
Even at Lee Ji-hyun's words, Baek Hwa wouldn't calm, flailing and fuming.
"Huff huff! S-sorry! I got lost!"
As the commotion raged, a woman with messy, unkempt hair burst in.
"Uh... Are you guys sparring or something?"
"No!"
She tilted her head at the bizarre scene. Name was... Cha Yu-rin, right?
Baker job, with plump breasts and hips to match.
"Phew. Everyone calm now? Let's start with introductions. We're going to live together here and hunt as teammates!"
"Tch. If it weren't for the Young Lady..."
Despite Lee Ji-hyun's words, Baek Hwa still glared and ground her teeth at me. I stuck my tongue out to taunt her.
"This bastard...?!"
"Baek Hwa, enough already. Talks aren't happening because of you."
"Sorry, Young Lady."
Her voice low with real anger, Lee Ji-hyun made Baek Hwa bow her head in apology, yakuza-style on her knees.
After righting Baek Hwa's head, Lee Ji-hyun continued.
"Anyway, everyone gets their own room. Don't think of it as living with a guy. Pretend it's a one-room next to a guy's by chance. There's also a training room here for us—more convenient than booking at the Academy."
"Q-question..."
"What? We're teammates, so speak casually. Yu-rin."
Cha Yu-rin timidly raised her hand despite her confident curves, contrasting the bold Lee Ji-hyun.
'Breasts around B-cup, huh...'
Her slim frame made the B-cups seem prominent, her narrower hips a slight imbalance to her confidence.
"You just had... impure thoughts, didn't you...?"
"No way! How dare I with the Young Lady!"
Catching my gaze, Lee Ji-hyun eyed me suspiciously, but I bowed yakuza-style like Baek Hwa.
"Whatever... fine. So, what's your question?"
"W-well, I have no combat skills. Will I be useful to the team...?"
"That's it? Don't worry. By next week, I'll make you a proper Hunter."
Her gentle smile felt chilling—was it just me...?