Chapter 47
Chapter 47
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: Chapter 47
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Rather, I like it.
"Anyway, I never thought I'd run into her at that house I went to..."
"Pardon? What was that?"
"Uh, yeah?! Oh, no... ahem! Anyway, that's why I came this time—to make sure you don't get hurt."
"Ah, I see..."
Unnecessary meddling.
...or so I thought.
No one else had ever worried about me like that in either my past or present lives—except our Director.
To think another helping hand would extend to me now.
And especially in this situation, I desperately needed the power of Deokja sis, specialized in healing abilities.
"Deokja sis! Seolgi! Please heal Seolgi!"
"Oh? Ah, you mean this Princess collapsed over here?"
"Yes! I'll buy us some time, so in the meantime, please heal her at least enough to keep her out of danger!"
For all her looks, sis was Korea's top medical hunter.
That's why she was the Medical Director at the Hunter Association's Korean branch.
With that in mind, I planned to use my Armament skill to become a sturdy wall for the two of them while Deokja sis healed Seolgi.
But then.
"Up you go."
"D-Deokja sis?"
Instead of healing Seolgi on the ground, she scooped her up into her arms like a princess carry.
"I can heal her just like this."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah. And Yongchan, you stick behind me too."
"......Pardon?"
I was briefly flustered by sis casually hiding me behind her back as well.
But right then.
Pure Love on Success, NTR on Failure!
The Supreme Lee Clan is currently trying to monopolize male hunter genes, plunging right into them.
Escape from this den of debauchery with your childhood friend!
📍 Success: 200 Points
📍 Failure: Get Raped
"Huh?"
A quest window, appearing after such a long time.
And the reward this time was a whopping 200 points.
"...!"
More importantly, the system issuing a quest meant our chances of escaping here weren't zero.
So.
...Gulp.
I didn't know why it gave that order, but among us, the strongest right now had to be the healer, Deokja sis.
'A medical hunter is a bit of a drawback, but she's still way stronger than me.'
Assuming she had some plan in mind, I decided to support her from the rear as instructed.
Meanwhile.
"Mother, it seems the medical chief of our Korean branch has come to help Yongchan."
Lee Gok, who had been stuck watching helplessly due to clan rules and was even ready to step in at the risk of dismissal.
But with Kim Deokja arriving first to save Yongchan, she let out a sigh of relief.
"...Gok."
"Yes, Mother."
A trembling voice in that moment?
Had she misheard?
Her mother's voice, always cold as ice, leaking emotion like that...
"?!"
...No way, thought Lee Gok, staring at her mother whose eyes were widened in shock.
Wondering what on earth was going on, she waited for an answer—and soon, her stunned mother asked.
"What is that one doing right now?"
"Pardon? Ah... Yes, I believe she's Kim Deokja, the Medical Director at the Korean branch."
"Medical...? That ghost doing medical?"
"......Pardon?"
In the past.
Late Joseon era.
"Gaaah!"
"Hiiiiaaak!"
"S-Spare me!"
When Lee Gok was even younger than her current youngest daughter.
She had seen it once in her life—a demon in human skin.
"Oh my, what brings a Princess like you here?"
"A-Ah..."
"This place is dangerous, you know."
"If you don't want to die, step back~."
A monster covered in blood, slathering on more blood over the blood clinging to its body, eating in that gore-soaked state to absorb nutrients, then heading out for more blood.
Soldiers in Joseon lands.
British troops.
American troops.
Japanese troops.
Joseon troops.
Regardless of origin, race, age, or beliefs.
Hunting them solely because they were strong, and not satisfied, the woman who swam around the entire Earth—the first Joseon person to do so—returning in search of greater prey.
And now, that woman was a doctor?
The top medical authority in Korea, no less?!
"It's been over 20 years since she stepped away from Association work, but..."
"Mother?"
"She's insane... utterly mad..."
No matter how weeds sprout even in unseen places, that one had long surpassed a mere sprout—it was an un uprootable ancient tree in itself.
"Gok, prepare yourself."
"...! So, are we finally going to help Yongchan and the others?"
"The opposite."
"......Pardon?"
The collateral branches, blindly chasing male hunter genes without even knowing who she was.
Looking down on those old foxes, the current Clan Head of the Supreme Lee Clan, Lee Yul, finally rose to intervene personally and prevent a catastrophe.
Kim Deokja sis.
Wasn't she definitely a healer-type hunter?
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for her to be the head of medical affairs at a developed nation's Hunter Association branch.
But to have not just godly massage skills but combat sense like this too.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
She shattered the transparent barrier blocking the arena with a single punch.
Then, casually tossing aside the dumbfounded soldiers as the shield broke, we safely escaped the arena.
But escaping the Supreme Lee Clan's territory was only just beginning now.
"This is weird! It didn't seem this big when we came in."
"Looks like a barrier activated—one that's free entry for intruders but restricts exit."
It felt like running through a maze made of hanok houses.
Even climbing onto the roofs for a quick escape didn't change much.
If anything, the moment we left the arena, soldiers from everywhere in the territory swarmed us from the sides, rear, and front, as if lying in wait.
Of course, Deokja sis downed entire squads with a mere gesture each time.
"Huff, huff, huff, huff!"
"Sis..."
Maybe because she was handling Seolgi in one arm and all the fighting I should be doing.
As the battle dragged on, I could hear her breathing growing ragged at the corners of her mouth.
'Even a pro hunter who's not combat-focused must be getting tired.'
Well, if this were a game, it'd be like telling a max-level healer to DPS and tank because "your level's high."
Inefficiency didn't get more inefficient than that.
I was truly grateful she came to help, but seeing her overworked and suffering like this...
"Hah, hah! Hah! Hah!"
"...?"
...my heart ached watching Deokja sis.
'Did I see that wrong?'
Deokja sis's face as she ran ahead.
For a split second, it looked like she was smiling—maybe some dust in her eye in this chaos.
'No way.'
Someone breathing that hard from exhaustion?
In my 20+ years surviving the reverse world, I'd seen women panting like that in exactly two categories.
One like Deokja sis now—genuinely exhausted.
The other: bitches in heat, heaving vulgarly.
But look at our situation.
Being chased in the heart of a top-10 global hunter clan— what could possibly be arousing about that?
"Sis."
"Hee, heehee! Hahk! Hahk!"
"Deokja sis!"
"?! Wh-What?"
She was so vigilant around us that she didn't react to my call right away.
Her face, when she turned, was just smeared with sweat from fatigue—no smile, as expected.
"You okay? Your breathing's been really rough since earlier."
"Oh! Um... Well, sis is more fragile than she looks, you know. Doesn't my build just scream 'get raped by some guy' and look all pitiful?"
Uh...
Did she have to phrase it like that?
But in this moment, our lifesaver—mine and Seolgi's—was Deokja sis right in front of me.
So I played along.
"Well... yeah, kinda."
"Eh, really?!"
"Sure. Just looking at you, you seem like you'd get jumped and fucked on the street."
Even old folks at convenience stores love it when you card them unnecessarily.
Of course, my words here were way spicier.
"Heh, hehehe... R-Really?"
Since she seemed pleased, I quietly nodded.
"Hehehe, hehehehe...!"
"......"
Was her body heating up even more from joy as we ran?
Sweat poured not just from her forehead but between her thighs too—transparent and trickling.
Anyway, even this intruder-only maze barrier had to have an end.
While chatting, we lightly broke through soldiers popping out of nowhere thanks to sis, and before we knew it, we'd nearly reached the exit.
"That's far enough."
We finally halted for the first time since running at steady speed.
A chill ran down my spine.
"...!"
"Ho, so this hunter clan with 1,000 years of history has some mettle after all?"
At what looked like the exit—a massive gate—waited at least a thousand troops.
And before those soldiers stood seven women wearing somewhat eerie Bongshan mask-like faces.
We hadn't even fought yet, but my awakened hunter senses screamed just from watching them.
Those seven were beyond me.
A different league entirely.
Like last time with Lee Gok versus the humanoid slime, or Lee Miran versus Clan Head Wang Sunja.
I, who thought myself stronger now, felt like an insect.
Yet.
Pat.
"...!"
Amid the suffocating pressure, a warm hand gently rested on my head.
"You okay, Yongchan?"
"Ah, Deokja sis..."
"Don't worry."
Her sparkling eyes met mine, and like magic, the crushing weight lifted.
As if she'd taken all my burden with an even greater pressure.
Then, sis carefully handed over Seolgi—who'd stopped bleeding and fallen into a deep sleep in her arms—to me.
When she turned back to the enemies.
"!!"
I hadn't been wrong after all.
The situation was utterly dire.
"...?"
"What's with that one?"
"Captain, are our eyes messed up?"
"...No, I'm seeing it too."
And yet, Deokja sis's lips were split wide in a grin.
Her pupils bore heart-shaped pupils, just like reverse world women spotting a tasty cock.