Chapter 33
Chapter 33
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 3
Chapter Title: Terrifying Morning and the Little Devil Princess
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When I woke up this morning, I felt the greatest terror of my past and present lives combined.
"Huh? ...Huh?!!"
It was early morning, with harsh sunlight flooding the room.
Had I passed out after drinking yesterday?
Expensive liquor bottles were scattered all over the floor, and Lime, who had reverted from her transformed state, was sleeping soundly using my left arm as a pillow.
That much was fine.
The problem was on the other side—my right arm.
"...Seolgi?"
The ribbons that had barely kept her modest yesterday had come completely undone, leaving my childhood friend stark naked and clinging to my right arm in her sleep.
Lee Seolgi had slipped my forearm right between her cleavage, her breasts fully exposed down to the nipples, wearing a blissful expression.
Of course, that alone was a huge issue.
But the reason I wasn't freaking out over just that...
Was because I was facing something far more serious.
"Wh-why the hell am I naked...?"
I wasn't as exposed as Seolgi, but I was down to just my underwear—basically half-naked myself.
This was weird.
Right up until my memory cut out, I'd definitely been fully clothed.
So when the hell did I take them off?
No, more importantly... after stripping, did we... do 'something'?
...Gulp.
The moment a hunter awakens their power, regardless of gender, they transcend human limits.
They gain at least national athlete-level physical abilities—think of every single cell in their body being supercharged.
That's why cold sweat was pouring down my back.
I was a male hunter who had surpassed human boundaries.
Right now, my balls contained so-called 'awakened sperm' with a 100% fertilization rate—they could force pregnancy on anyone, safety or not, with just a single ejaculation.
And in that state, after blacking out from booze and waking up half-naked next to my childhood female friend...
"......"
Alcohol.
Sexy-bodied childhood friend.
Memory loss.
No matter how you sliced it, this screamed 'we banged.'
In other words, did I really do it with Seolgi?
That sloppy, pregnancy-risk sex I'd been holding back from all this time?
"If that's the case... I have to take responsibility!"
I didn't have feelings for Seolgi beyond friendship, but I sure as hell wasn't the kind of bastard who'd nut and bolt.
If she'd actually gotten pregnant from me, I'd raise the kid with everything I had.
Assuming there was a kid, that is.
Clinging to that faint last hope, I felt a brief reality check about myself for even considering such a thing.
"Mmm..."
"?! Sorry, Seolgi..."
But better safe than sorry!
This was a reverse world, so such developments were tolerable.
I carefully crawled toward Seolgi's lower half as she slept obliviously, gently parting her clenched legs.
...Wide open.
I was checking directly if my dirty seed had really gone inside.
"Phew. Seeing her hymen intact... I seriously thought I was gonna die and come back to life."
I felt wide awake from the morning shock.
Lee Seolgi was still fast asleep, blissfully unaware of what might've happened to her.
Instead of forcibly waking my 'virgin childhood friend,' I left some cash for hangover soup on the table and slipped out of the house.
With a much lighter heart, my next stop was, naturally, the Hunter Association.
"Master, master! Are we hitting the dungeon today?"
"Yeah. Not just today—pretty much every day from now on. If you ever don't wanna go, tell me in the morning. Got it?"
"No way! I love dungeons!"
Right now, I was using my Armament skill, disguising Lime as a dagger in my pocket.
Even so, the sci-fi suit didn't mesh well visually with a luxury watch.
And ever since becoming the owner of a familiar monster, Lime and I could hear each other perfectly even in hushed tones—like we were talking right in front of each other.
No need to hold dagger-Lime up to my ear anymore.
"Early morning vibes, huh? Still no one's around."
I'd arrived at the Hunter Association's basement level 1.
I heard Lee Gok was resting at her villa, and Seolgi was deep in recovery sleep at my place.
So who could possibly interfere with my early-morning dungeon run?
Two prime suspects were off the list.
Next up was Kwon Sora, the B-rank Korean branch hunter who'd appointed herself my bodyguard.
But if it was her...
"Instructor Kwon Sora has already descended to the dungeon mid-layers."
"Oh, really?"
That night I'd spent with Lee Gok...
Furious at her own weakness for failing to prevent the incident despite being right there...
"I'm... still not good enough!"
...A staffer at level 1 kindly informed me she'd entered the dungeon alone for training.
'Looks like today I can finally solo the dungeon.'
I considered partying up with other newbie hunters.
But I already had my familiar monster, and Lime was an upper-layer dungeon beast anyway.
Since I planned to stick to level 1 today, solo was fine.
Everything was set.
"Alright. Let's do this."
"Go, go!"
Now for the solo dungeon exploration I'd been craving...!
Suddenly—grab.
"Ahem!"
"......"
It was just about to start.
Quuuick, quuuick.
Her hips tugged backward insistently in front of the dungeon portal, like she was begging for a glance behind.
Accompanied by repeated ahems! announcing her presence.
"......"
I turned around to see who it was.
"Why have you been ignoring me since earlier...?"
"Since earlier?"
"Yes... I arrived before you and was waving, yet you didn't even notice me...?"
Had I?
A childlike figure stood awkwardly, her amethyst eyes cast sadly downward.
...The second heir of the Supreme Lee Clan.
Princess Lee Miran.
She looked up at me—the guy who hadn't even realized she was there—like a kid on the verge of tears after being ignored.
And damn, she was adorable.
"I, uh, need to head into the dungeon now..."
"Hic... sob... How cruel... Take me with you toooo..."
With the hunter clan's striking beauty and a speech pattern mismatched to her appearance.
How many moe traits did this manga-perfect girl have?
She felt like the ultimate 'little kid' archetype—even though she was actually almost twice my age.
"N-no, I really need to go solo today..."
"Hweeng... Don't say that, take me with youuu..."
It felt like I was bullying an innocent child—my heart ached.
"Sob sob... I won't get in the way... Please, just take me...!"
...Fine.
I was only planning on level 1 today anyway.
And unlike with Lee Gok, this form wouldn't get me excited at all.
I figured I'd be too guilt-ridden to focus if I entered the dungeon like this.
So, reluctantly...
"Sigh, alright. Let's go together."
"...! For real?!"
Unintentionally, after teaming up with Korea's top hunter clan's first heir, now the second as well.
Smirk.
"?!"
In that moment, I saw it.
"Now, let's hurry~."
A sly devil's grin flash across the lovely child's lips.
"You're sweeter than you look~."
Lee Miran, giggling cutely like kuhuhu~ while hugging me tightly from behind, leaped into the portal.
She was no innocent little girl.
If anything... yeah, a little devil.
Too small for full demon, too clever and tiny for succubus—just a pint-sized imp incarnate.
"Agreeing the moment you saw a little girl's tears? You're sweeter than you seem."
"Was that a jab?"
"N-no, a compliment! I've always liked caring guys like that!"
Dungeon level 1.
Spawned on the blue grassy plains, we were a party now, at least.
So we wandered together for the time being.
Unlike Lee Gok, who'd taught me all sorts during our time together, Princess Lee Miran just quietly observed from behind.
With her blushing like a kid on a picnic beside me, it almost felt like a peaceful field trip.
Not that I'd ever actually gone on one.
"You're quieter than I expected."
"Hm?"
"There was a lot of back-and-forth when I was with Lee Gok."
"Of course. Lee Gok would've taken a liking to you and shared all sorts of dungeon knowledge."
As expected of the clan’s second heir princess.
Her confidence shone through even in calling her older sister by name instead of 'sister.'
Especially since the air had chilled instantly when I'd said 'Lee Gok.'
"There's nothing for someone like me to teach you on level 1."
"...Is that so?"
"Obviously. With the great Lee Gok personally instructing you, you must know you're beyond level 1 yourself by now."
"...!"
Of course... she was spot on.
Which made it even creepier.
She stared at me with playful amethyst eyes, like she could read my every thought.
And as if confirming it...
"You've been wandering aimlessly in useless spots since earlier."
"...!"
Truth be told, my actual target today was Lee Gok's secret spot.
The lake where Lime had begged me to go on level 1.
But with Lee Miran tagging along, I'd planned to skip it for tomorrow.
She'd even sniffed that out?
"...How'd you know?"
"I've seen you meandering without purpose since a bit ago."
"Kirik?!"
"Kirik! Kirik kirik!"
This is bad.
If this kept up, not just my secrets—Lee Gok's too—might get exposed.
Right on cue, dozens of goblins who'd spotted us.
These top predators of level 1—I tried acting like it was a crisis to divert attention there.
"Annoying."
Psh! Pshooo!
"Wha—?!"
As if saying don't interfere, a single drop of blood trickled from Princess Lee Miran's fingertip.
That dewdrop-sized droplet shot like a bullet, annihilating the goblin horde in seconds.
An absurd display of power.
'No way... even for a C-rank, that fast?!'
She was C-rank, but her performance screamed higher.
Meanwhile, oblivious...
"Lead the way."
"P-pardon?"
Irritated at me getting help from Lee Gok but not her, maybe?
"I'll give you something even more valuable than what Lee Gok offered."
"Valuable experience...?"
"Yes. You have something else you want to do, right? I'll help with that."
Her amethyst eyes gleamed fiercely, belying her childlike form, as she clenched her fists and spoke cutely yet intimidatingly.
"I'll handle everything, so you just need to focus on one thing."
"One thing...? What's that?"
"Just act like you like me!"