Chapter 22
Chapter 22
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: As Expected, the Eldest is Different
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As expected, the eldest sister was something else!
Why on earth had I—whose only real advantage was being a 'male hunter'—ended up forming a party with the poster girl of Korea's entire hunter scene?
To figure that out, we had to rewind about thirty minutes.
"To begin with, I'm the highest-ranked one here, aren't I? So Hyunjun, you should party up with me!"
Instructor Kwon Sora, claiming first dibs based on rank.
But the Lee sisters from the Supreme Lee Clan weren't about to let that slide.
"That's ridiculous!"
"Come on, it's just scouting the first floor. Who cares if it's a B-rank or D-rank?"
Fair enough—it was only the first floor.
Let's be real: the dungeon's first floor could be cleared single-handedly by a single D-rank hunter.
The Hunter Association's Beginner Course was designed to train a bunch of rookies at once, so they just stationed higher-rank hunters as a precaution.
In a two-person party, as long as one was D-rank or above, success was basically guaranteed.
Which meant Instructor Kwon Sora's argument got tossed out the window.
"Seolgi, aren't you supposed to be too busy slacking off on the first floor anyway?"
"...!"
"Mother's always paid you extra attention because of those 'red eyes' you were born with. You really gonna waste time here over one guy?"
Princess Lee Miran went straight for her little sister, who clearly rubbed her the wrong way.
"You need to hurry up and find your party for today, then head to the 'mid-layers', right?"
"Th-that's..."
Seolgi, a D-rank already veteran enough to scout mid-layers? Impressive.
As expected of an elite from a hunter clan.
I was impressed, even if Seolgi herself hated it. Deep down, I agreed with Princess Lee Miran to some extent.
It was the better deal for Seolgi anyway.
Time is money.
Scouting the first floor—which she'd probably looped hundreds of times following me around—would just be a pointless waste for her.
So even as she agreed with her sister...
"Th-then what about you, sis?!"
"...Huh?"
"You should be heading to the mid-layers with me! Or are you planning to slack off alone like some unworthy heir?"
"Urk...!"
I could've nodded along to that a hundred times over.
'Yeah, yeah, both of you should head to the mid-layers~.'
Including Instructor Kwon Sora, too.
That worked fine for me, but not for them—classic hypocrisy, and it showed no signs of stopping.
Until one person showed up.
By some coincidence, she'd arrived at the Hunter Association's basement first floor early that morning, flanked by dozens of bodyguards.
"You're all making such a racket."
"...Huh?!"
"Lee Gok... sis?"
Every hunter on the first floor—including us—gaped in shock.
This was my first time seeing her in person.
'That's the Princess Lee Gok I've only heard about...!'
Sapphire-blue eyes gleaming like jewels. Hair as black as her sisters', Seolgi and Miran's.
But her aura... what was it?
A mature figure paired with a smile as gentle as a blooming flower—it was like staring at a masterpiece painting, impossible to look away from.
I wasn't big on physiognomy or pseudoscience.
But if someone said she had the face of a king? Yeah, that made sense.
"Whoa...!"
"Instructor Kwon Sora, you're a B-rank hunter yourself. You've met her a few times, right?"
"Y-yeah... but she's just so stunning every time."
Fair. Even guys lose it over a handsome dude. Guess that held true in this reversed world too.
Put simply: she was drop-dead gorgeous.
"Aren't you both official heirs to the Supreme Lee Clan?"
"Yes..."
"Urgh..."
"Causing a scene like this in public? Have some shame."
As expected of the big sister.
Even scolding her siblings, her voice stayed calm and composed. So effortlessly cool.
Clothes make the man? Bullshit.
What really makes a person is their face... and a body that gets your heart racing.
'Hanbok in the 21st century? Fits the top heir of a hunter clan—pure K-concept energy.'
Then, she turned to me.
Passing her now-silent sisters, she walked straight toward me.
'What's this? Apologizing?'
No need to go that far.
A princess this mature wouldn't catch feelings or anything weird.
I extended my hand toward the approaching Lee Gok, grabbing hers firmly so she wouldn't feel awkward having offered first.
Grab.
Unlike her looks, her hand felt rough. Calluses like mine from a past life of hard labor.
'Seolgi's weren't this bad...'
She must work hard.
That was my first thought shaking her hand.
But why...
Step, step.
"...?"
Why wasn't she letting go?
And why was she dragging me toward the dungeon portal?
"Um, excuse me? Princess?"
"......"
"Princess? At this rate, you're gonna drag me into the dungeon with you?"
"...Honestly, I couldn't believe it at first."
What?
"That a male hunter had truly awakened in Korea... This could be the revival of our Korean people itself!"
She was hyping herself up with some wild interpretation.
Weird.
Actually, danger hit me first.
I thought the mature eldest would be different, but a woman's a woman.
Down to the womb, just another female?
"N-no! Yongchan!!"
"Urgh...! Lee Gok! Let go of that hand right now! I called dibs on him first!!"
No matter how hard I resisted, I was dragged at a steady pace.
Like fighting a machine no ordinary human could beat.
Behind me, I heard the sisters desperately trying to follow.
But.
Step. Step.
"?!"
"Hey! We're princesses too, you bastards!"
"Sorry, but please mind your etiquette during my 'date'. Princesses."
Clan Head Lee Yul's dozens of guards blocked Seolgi and Princess Lee Miran.
They formed a human wall in perfect formation.
From what I knew, the Supreme Lee Clan's bodyguards were all retired high-rank hunters, specs befitting their master's heirs.
No way two people could break through quickly.
"Hyunjun!"
Instructor Kwon Sora—the B-rank—tried leaping over the wall, reaching out.
But.
"Halt."
"?!"
Like the blood in her veins froze solid.
Instructor Kwon Sora stiffened mid-air and dropped to the ground at Lee Gok's single word.
Leaving her behind, we crossed straight into the dungeon portal.
And just like that, back to the present—we'd entered a dungeon with no CCTV.
Was I doomed to get devoured by this overwhelmingly stronger woman?
The top crime men faced in this reversed world: rape. Even an earthworm squirms when stepped on.
I was prepping a Fire Cannon charge the moment we ported in, ready to resist to the end.
But Lee Gok's first move upon hitting the first floor?
An unexpectedly educational field trip.
"This is a Berglero Tree."
"Ah, I've read about it. One of the most common plants in dungeons—edible leaves, right?"
"Yes, exactly. But you don't know the trick to dropping the leaves easily, do you?"
"A trick to drop the leaves...?"
The dungeon's first floor: a vast blue grassland.
I looked up at the bizarre palm-like tree towering about ten meters over my head.
Right then.
Scratch, scratch.
"What are you doing?"
"This is how you tackle a Berglero Tree. Scratch the trunk about 33.2 centimeters from the ground at the perfect angle like this, and as you can see..."
Whoosh!
Sure enough, scratching at the precise spot Lee Gok described made the edible Berglero leaves rain down automatically.
"Whoa. I never read anything like that in books...?"
"Hehe, of course not."
"Why not? It's such crucial info."
"In dungeons, information is power, authority, and money. That Berglero trick alone would normally cost five billion won from an info broker."
"......Pardon?"
She just gave that away to me like it was nothing?
At first, I thought she was just another horny reversed-world chick.
But maybe she really was different.
"Sorry about earlier."
"Y-yes?"
"Dragging you into the dungeon like that. But my sisters wouldn't leave you alone, so I had to put on that 'act'."
"Ah......"
That explained her behavior.
Makes sense—who was she, after all?
Korea's shining new-gen hunter icon.
The Supreme Lee Clan's top pick for next Clan Head.
Princess Lee Miran? I barely talked to her. Compared to Seolgi calling me a living dildo daily, this woman was a literal fairy.
"As an apology, how about I act as your personal instructor for a solo Beginner Course today? Would that be okay?"
"Of course! I'd love that!"
To think I'd suspected this saint of wanting to rape me, even briefly.
I was the worst.
Time to sing Ode to Joy right now.
Today's predawn chaos had twists and turns, but I'd scored the ultimate opportunity.
Thanks to Lee Gok generously sharing rare hunter knowledge not in any books—for free—I was genuinely...
Moved...
Chills.
Right then.
"...Huh?!"
"What's wrong?"
"N-nothing..."
"Your color's off. If you're tired, just say so. I know a good rest spot nearby."
"Ah, yeah..."
What was that just now?
Did I imagine it?
For a split second, Lee Gok seemed to vulgarly flash her cleavage while making this crude sucking motion with her hand toward me.
'Am I... that tired?'
Nah, no way.
A powerhouse like her? If she wanted a taste, she'd have pounced already.
That was Yongchan, reassuring himself.
But he had no idea yet.
True gourmands always wait for the perfect moment to savor their meal.
Top-grade ingredients ruined with cheap 'rape' MSG?
Unthinkable for Lee Gok, who ranked the dildos in her room by grade—she was dead serious about 'eating'.
So she waited.
'Heh, hehehe, hehehehe...!'
For that moment when the finest ingredient walked right into her mouth on its own.
Until he 'fell to male depravity', unable to live without her, spreading his legs himself.
"I'll train you nice and slow, very thoroughly, Yongchan dear♥"
Lick♥
Imagining him begging to be eaten, Lee Gok already felt her skirt growing damp.