Growth (3)

After finishing the settlement at the guild office, Park Jihun headed to the Hunter Association with Kar, Briana, and Shin Jiyeon. The reason he had shown up at the association instead of entering a gate was simple.

“You want me to teach you swordsmanship?”

“Yeah. Fist techniques alone feel a bit too risky.”

He had come to learn swordsmanship from Shin Jiyeon. Since real combat usually involved weapons more often than bare hands, and the weapon he was currently using was a sword, it made perfect sense. Shin Jiyeon’s own techniques were also sword-based, so it seemed like the optimal choice.

But why come all the way to the association just to learn swordsmanship? The answer lay in the training rooms located in every branch—spacious facilities built specifically for hunters to practice or test weapons.

Of course the Bupyeong branch had one too. Jihun and Shin Jiyeon had reserved a training room for sword practice. The facilities inside were top-notch, and renting them wasn’t cheap. But who was Shin Jiyeon? A stunning woman with more money than she knew what to do with.

“Hmm, it feels like it’s been forever,” Jihun muttered. In terms of actual days, it had only been three, yet stepping back into the Bupyeong branch somehow felt like returning after a long absence.

“Just so you know, I learned through real combat myself. Most of what I know comes from experience in gates rather than theory.”

“That’s even better.”

As they walked toward the training room, Shin Jiyeon gave him a quick overview. “Since you’ve already acquired the martial arts skill, your basic movements should come pretty naturally. That means we can skip most of the fundamentals… The most important thing is building real combat experience. So for now, let’s start with a spar and—”

In short, she planned to hammer the techniques into him through live practice. Having learned the same way herself—picking up the basics of movement before diving straight into real fights in low-rank gates—she was simply passing on the method that had worked for her.

“Whoa, it’s huge.”

By the time she finished explaining, they had reached the separate building that housed the training rooms next to the main association office.

“Hey, look over there…”

“Wait, isn’t that a beastman?”

“And there’s a green-skinned one beside him? No way…”

The hunters coming and going in front of the training rooms quickly recognized Jihun and his familiars, breaking into excited murmurs.

“Kiiik.”

“Grrrr…”

While Briana remained composed like the senior familiar she was, Kar seemed overwhelmed by all the attention. She immediately went on high alert, ears flattened and tail bristling.

“Let’s get inside quick. Kar’s getting stressed.”

“Good idea.”

Jihun and Shin Jiyeon hurried into the training room building to escape the stares and quickly found the room they had reserved.

“Oh… it’s actually pretty big in here.”

The interior was just as spacious as the exterior suggested. Since it was designed for mock battles, the room could easily accommodate thirty people. Inside were training dummies, punching bags, heavy dumbbells, various exercise machines for warming up, and plenty of practice weapons without sharpened edges. The building itself was reinforced with shock-absorbing materials, and the walls were padded to prevent them from breaking during intense sessions.

Well, considering how hard hunters go at it in here…

Honestly, even with all these precautions, Jihun suspected a high-rank hunter could still demolish the place. Still, for E-rank level power, it seemed sturdy enough that even full-power strikes wouldn’t shatter the walls.

“Briana, Kar. It’s been a while—go ahead and stretch your legs.”

“Kiiik!”

“Kyarrung~!”

There weren’t many places where the two could run around and cut loose to their hearts’ content. Jihun figured they might as well burn off some stress here.

Oh, but their clothes…

He suddenly realized the outfits they were wearing were from the collection Shin Jiyeon had bought for Briana earlier. They definitely weren’t designed for this kind of activity.

Tap tap tap! Thud! Crack!

The pair dashed around energetically, smashing into punching bags and kicking the shock-absorbing walls. As they bounded all over the room, their clothes began tearing with loud ripping sounds.

“Yeah… we’re definitely going to need to borrow some spare clothes on the way out,” Jihun thought, already planning to ask the association for some outerwear.

“The bare skin peeking through those torn clothes… looks amazing,” Shin Jiyeon murmured.

“Mmm… yeah, it really does, doesn’t it?”

Of course, neither of them forgot to thoroughly enjoy the view of exposed flesh through the ripped fabric.

“We’ll be working up a sweat soon, so shall we change first?”

“Sounds good.”

After watching Briana and Kar go wild for a bit, Jihun and Shin Jiyeon grabbed the workout clothes they had brought and headed for the changing rooms.

“Huh?”

The training room had separate male and female changing areas. Jihun naturally walked into the men’s side, only to find Shin Jiyeon casually following him inside.

“…You want to change together?” Jihun asked with a smirk. It wasn’t like she was curious about the men’s changing room. The reason was obvious.

“Hehe. There aren’t any association CCTV cameras in here,” she said sweetly.

“……”

So that was what she was suggesting. Works for me.

They had the room rented for a while. There was definitely enough time for a quick round. Thinking that, Jihun started moving toward Shin Jiyeon as she began stripping out of her clothes to change into her workout gear.

“But no main event yet,” she said suddenly, shaking her head with a playful smile. “For now, you only get to watch me change.”

Then she delivered the real bombshell with an incredibly provocative smile.

“If ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you beat me in today’s spar… I’ll let you do whatever you want to me all night long.”

“……”

Just that smile was enough to make Jihun’s cock swell painfully against his pants.

“I realized something while learning swordsmanship. When I have a clear goal, I train like crazy. So ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I thought I’d give you some motivation, Sunbae… Hehet.”

Shin Jiyeon smiled brightly as she continued changing, but none of her words were registering in Jihun’s head anymore.

All night… whatever I want… all night… whatever I want…

Of course he had already spent entire nights fucking Shin Jiyeon senseless, and as his familiar she was his to use however he pleased. But there was a massive difference in arousal between her willingly begging for it and him simply taking what he wanted.

“Sunbae, hurry up and change already.”

When Shin Jiyeon scolded him for still standing there fully dressed, Jihun finally snapped out of it.

“Wait, you’re already—”

The moment he saw her fully changed, his body froze solid.

A thin-strapped black sports bra.

“Hmm… did my breasts get bigger again? This feels tighter than before.”

She said it like it was uncomfortable, but the bra was so small that her deep cleavage was completely exposed. No—her massive tits were simply too enormous and overwhelming! The valley between them looked deep enough to swallow an entire hand. The sports bra was stretched so tightly it seemed to be trembling, begging for mercy. Below that, her toned waist and smooth midriff were fully visible, almost shining under the lights. Not a single ounce of fat. Her sleek, lightly muscled waist stood out beautifully between the black sports bra and black leggings, emphasizing her pale skin and breathtaking curves.

The black leggings she wore clung to every line ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of her legs and even the gap between her thighs. Did all women really work out in outfits this lewd? Maybe gyms were actually heaven on earth? That was how ridiculously sexy her workout clothes were.

“Hmm?”

Shin Jiyeon noticed Jihun staring blankly at her body and flashed a mischievous grin.

“Hehe, how do I look? Think you’ll have to train really hard now?”

She struck a sexy pose like a lingerie model, lifting one arm playfully.

“I’m definitely going to fuck you senseless all night until you pass out.”

A fire that had never burned this intensely before flared in Jihun’s eyes.

…I’m soaked.

Seeing his burning passion and the massive bulge in his pants, Shin Jiyeon felt her own crotch growing wet.

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“Alright, take this wooden sword first.”

Whoosh— Shin Jiyeon tossed one of the training wooden swords from the equipment rack to Jihun.

“Nice.”

He caught it easily and gave it a few experimental swings.

“Huh… it’s lighter than I expected.”

In anime and novels, characters always complained about how heavy wooden swords were at first. But after awakening as a hunter and gaining significant strength, it didn’t feel heavy at all. It was like holding a thin tree branch he had picked up while walking down the street.

“Sunbae, just swing it however feels natural. Try to move like you’re actually fighting with a sword.”

Following her instructions, Jihun began swinging the wooden sword in various patterns.

Oh?

Something felt strange. Jihun had zero prior knowledge of martial arts. He shouldn’t have had any idea how to move his body properly or how to swing a sword. Yet right now, he was stepping smoothly, shifting his weight with his hips, and swinging the blade with surprising proficiency.

Of course his movements weren’t expert level yet, but compared to his previous style of simply charging in without putting any weight behind his strikes, this was a massive improvement.

Is this the power of the martial arts skill?

Just acquiring a single skill could change someone’s movements this dramatically? Jihun once again realized just how broken the whole skill system truly was.

“As expected. Your basics are solid,” Shin Jiyeon said with a satisfied nod. She picked up her own wooden sword.

“Shall we begin?”

It was finally time. The fierce battle where the prize was ‘doing whatever he wanted to Shin Jiyeon’s body all night long’ was about to start!

Heh heh heh. Stupid Jiyeon. Did you forget I have Alpha Male?

Last night, after making her his familiar, the skill had been upgraded so it now worked on human opponents as well. And the opponent in front of him was Shin Jiyeon—a human female! That meant his stats would be multiplied by 2.1 times, along with the stun and intimidation effects.

Even though this was just training, the stat boost and crowd control were absolute. Jihun was confident he could win at least once.

With Alpha Male reaching level 2, his stats had been multiplied by 2.1, shooting up into the 70s in an instant. It still fell short of her B-rank level, but it was roughly D-rank stats. Combined with the stun effect, it was definitely a fight he could win. That was what Jihun believed.

…But he had forgotten one crucial detail.

Shin Jiyeon knew exactly how Alpha Male worked, which meant she would never let her guard down. In fact, she was counting on the fact that he would be the one getting distracted.

“……”

He couldn’t take his eyes off Shin Jiyeon as she held her wooden sword with both hands and extended it forward. Or more precisely, he couldn’t tear his gaze away from the deep, tightly pressed cleavage created by her arms pushing her massive breasts together.

Oh man…

And the price for that distraction came in the form of a crushing blow to the head.

“You’re full of openings, Sunbae!”

Shin Jiyeon closed the distance with terrifying speed, breaking through the stun and intimidation effects, and brought her wooden sword down hard.

WHACK!

“Ugh?!”