Chapter 121
Chapter 121
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 121
Chapter Title: Stop Turning Me On and Study If You Don't Know, You Bald-Headed Bitch!!!
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Early days of the Awakened's emergence.
There were all sorts of words used to refer to them.
Hunters, warriors, heroes, superhumans, and so on….
Among them, the term 'hero' was adopted for a reason.
"Monsters are swarming in! We need the heroes' help!!"
An employee came running down the hallway in a panic, shouting.
The S-rank heroes looked utterly bored.
"Is this situation specified in the contract? I don't have any obligation to step up, do I?"
"Base pay 7,000, plus 1,000 per day. Pay all the hunting and rescue incentives on top of that. Then I'll fight."
"I'm off on vacation starting tomorrow, so I'll only fight until today~"
"Present~"
'This is what they call… heroes?!'
Those with power become complacent.
Invisible things like status or authority are enough to corrupt a person.
How much more so when Awakened power is so tangible? Top heroes' personality issues were a universal problem.
"You're heroes of Justis, aren't you?!"
Justis had marketed by emphasizing their heroes' character for exactly that reason.
The problem was that it stopped at marketing.
"Are non-Awakened lives the only ones that matter? Awakened lives don't count? Why do you think we have to fight as a given? We're workers too! Guarantee our right to rest!"
"Monsters are swarming right now! If you don't step up, countless people will die!"
The heroes remained indifferent even to the employee's desperate pleas.
Someone seemed to mutter 'old hag' under their breath.
Old hag mentality…!
Their personalities were going berserk…!!
Most S-ranks in had trashed personalities.
Not all of them, but most.
Anyway….
This event required winning over the heroes with the player's 'leadership.'
While the heroes were in disarray and all going on strike, the player had to mediate their conflict and help them unite again… something like that.
In the process, the player had to coax the heroes gently.
Sometimes flattering them, sometimes provoking them, sometimes moving them to tears….
A tearful ass-kissing show?
But that was just player Kang Ju-hyuk's solution.
I am Kim Taeyang.
Kim Taeyang has his own way of handling things.
"Hey. Old hag sow. If you have something to say, speak up loud."
"Sow? Did you just say that to me?"
S-rank Jeong Yi-sol, who had been muttering 'old hag' and snickering behind me.
Her eyes went wide as she glared at me.
Atop her venomous face sat a small potted cactus.
Her constellation.
⚙ NTR SOLUTION ⚙
◆ Cactus-chan
[Affiliated Hero: Jeong Yi-sol]
[Relationship with Affiliated Hero: 35]
[Traits: Plant / Thorns / Photosynthesis / Drought]
◆ Solution + Relationship with affiliated hero is not very high. + Insufficient sunlight, excessive moisture. + Properly tend to make Cactus-chan happy.
"Whoa~ Found a super-mature succulent constellation covered in prickly fuzz-☆"
"H-how embarrassing… Cactus-chan is flustered…."
Not all S-rank heroes are pros at constellation care.
Some constellations are extremely selfish, endlessly demanding if you treat them well.
That's a gap I can exploit.
"Who the hell are you? Don't lick your chops staring at my Cactus-chan like a creep!!"
Whoops….
I'd been unconsciously licking my lips.
When I spot tasty prey, my tongue comes out to greet it on its own.
"Huh? It's your fault for making such a horny constellation!!"
"Getting horny over a cactus? Are you insane?!"
"Hey hey!!! 'Horny' is a standard dictionary word meaning 'to get pissed off and furious when something doesn't sit right!!!! Got it?!!! If you don't know, at least don't act like you do!!!!"
"What kind of nonsense…."
It's true, though?
[Horny]
1. Penis becomes erect from arousal.
2. To get pissed off and furious when something doesn't sit right.
"Study if you don't know, you bald-headed bitch!!!"
"You pervert…!"
"I said stop turning me on!!! Got it?!!!!"
"Shut up!"
What a horny woman….
Ignore Jeong Yi-sol for now.
No need to NTR her right this second anyway.
Lick lick-!
I let my tongue roam free while scanning the surrounding constellations.
"Kukuku. What is this, a buffet?"
7-star and 8-star ones everywhere,
and even 9-stars weren't rare.
The S-rank heroes looking at me did so with utter disdain.
They probably thought I was some loser out to steal their constellations.
They weren't wrong that they weren't losers.
But my confidence came from….
'I'm a super-genius…!!!'
Even if you're not losers, what can you do when I'm on a whole other level?!!
Of course, I'm not a real genius—just a game noob possessing the body and looking genius—but the results are genius-level!!!
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[The wave begins.]
[Tutorial Wave]
[Achievement Goal]
[Injured: 0/1]
Constellations love exceptional heroes.
For example, ones with killer 'leadership.'
"Urgh!!! All you fanatic sow followers, follow me!!!"
"Cult Leader…!"
"We'll sacrifice ourselves!"
"We're going!!"
Sun Cult believers came swarming from somewhere.
Monsters were charging from the opposite side.
The stage was set.
Time to show off my leadership to my heart's content!!!
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When Kim Taeyang's dildo went in, Park Hee-yeon couldn't help but jolt in shock.
'This feels so good…?!'
She reached orgasm after just a few thrusts, then was shocked again.
The dungeonization started right after climax.
For a split second, she suspected the dildo Kim Taeyang gave her was some evil artifact, but dismissed it.
If it were an artifact, Park Hee-yeon would have noticed.
'Just a coincidence….'
This was an emergency.
Analyzing causes could wait until after escaping the dungeon.
Murmurs.
She left the guild master's office and headed to the lobby.
Most employees and heroes were gathered there.
'The entire guild building has turned into a dungeon.'
A city district turning into a dungeon was rare.
The whole guild building? Even rarer.
Then, a trembling non-Awakened employee approached.
"G-Guild Master? We're gonna be okay, right? With all the rankers here…?"
"……."
Not okay at all.
Dungeons have personnel limits.
They scale with difficulty.
'This dungeon's minimum is over 500 people…. Including non-Awakened makes it even worse.'
If it were packed with 500 elite heroes, maybe.
But now: 400 civilians.
About 80 low-rank heroes.
Only 20 rankers.
'But crisis is opportunity.'
Park Hee-yeon thought this was her chance to shine.
She was the guild master.
She had the 'Unity' stigmata from Antus.
The guild's crisis was a chance for unity.
A chance to restore discipline in the chaotic guild.
"First, gather everyone here. Form a team for the broadcast room. Any volunteers?"
"……."
"……."
The problem: the rankers' reactions were more apathetic than imagined.
"I'll pay extra to whoever steps up first-"
"How much?"
"As per the contract."
"Eh, pass then."
"……."
Flustered, Park Hee-yeon tried coaxing a ranker.
"Can't you just step up? We all have to work together to get out anyway…."
"It's not 'together'—it's a few grabbing the scruff and dragging everyone. You know there are like 400 civilians, right? Why should rankers bust our asses for free?"
Grind-
'Do you know how much I'm paying you…!'
She couldn't say it out loud.
Rankers were absolute top dogs in guilds.
Guilds rarely had power without heroes.
Guild strength = hero strength.
Rankers knew it, so they played hardball to jack up their value.
"Kyaa-!"
Monsters burst in from passages everywhere.
"Get back!"
Some heroes protected civilians, but more stood by watching.
"No time! If we wait, there'll be casualties!"
"So I should get hurt instead?"
"You could handle them without a scratch!"
"Eh, not feeling great right now."
Rumble…!
The ceiling collapsed.
A slime monster slid toward the rankers, threatening them.
They shoved each other instead of fighting it, passing the buck.
"Double the contract amount! That good enough?!"
"Se triple."
"…Fine! Fine, just handle these things first!"
"Four times possible?"
"……!"
She couldn't even keep a straight face anymore.
It wasn't just one ranker.
Most were backing him up.
'These guys… they see me as nothing but a negotiation pawn…!'
This wasn't what Park Hee-yeon had imagined.
In her imagination….
-Overcoming this crisis will benefit us all! So let's unite and get out!
-Waaaaah!
-Park Hee-yeon! Park Hee-yeon!!
-You're the best guild master!!
Something like that.
'Maybe my head was in the clouds….'
It had been a while since she last managed the front lines.
She wasn't a legend like Park Chung-hyun.
'Come to think of it, I was always groveling to rankers….'
She'd run the guild on pure capitalism.
To her, rankers were ones to bow to.
She spoke casually, but she was always the lesser party.
Given that, it wasn't surprising they saw her as easy prey.
'If it were oppa…!'
Park Chung-hyun, who ruled the guild with overwhelming performance and charisma.
Maybe Park Hee-yeon had been deluded.
Thinking she could be like Park Chung-hyun.
'I'm not a leader….'
But Park Hee-yeon was just Park Hee-yeon.
"Guild Master, you're slow to respond. Negotiations over?"
"…Fine. I'll match your demands-"
The moment she finally accepted her place and submitted.
"Kukukuku! Watching the guild master sow bitch beg the rankers helplessly is hilarious!! How incompetent can you be?!! Huh?!!!"
"?"
He appeared.
"Urgh!!!"
Splat-!
Kim Taeyang and his followers began rapidly clearing monsters.
"Hey hey!!! All you civilian sows, get behind me!!! Weaklings like you take fatal damage from a graze!!!!"
"Th-thank you!"
No casualties thanks to them.
The rankers looked deflated by his arrival.
Civilians were busy sighing in relief.
And guild master Park Hee-yeon….
'Why does he look like oppa…?'
She glimpsed Park Chung-hyun in him.
Of course, it was an illusion.
How could a thug like Kim Taeyang share traits with Justis's legendary founding guild master?
'But… why does it feel so heroic?'
He fought at the front lines.
Behind him, countless followers.
Heroes moving in perfect sync at his command.
She could tell from their movements.
They truly followed Kim Taeyang.
That he was their 'true leader.'
'That guy… a leader…?'
Crunch-!
Kim Taeyang blew off an ogre's face, turned, and shouted.
"Hah? Already done? Weaker than I thought. No injured?"
"None! The Leader's sacrificial spirit created another miracle!! Oink-!!"
"Oink-"
"Oink-"
Followers oinked to flaunt their faith.
Kim Taeyang approached Park Hee-yeon.
"Hey, guild master sow."
"Wh-what?"
"And you arrogant ranker sows. All eyes on me."
"……?"
Kim Taeyang stuck his tongue through a V-sign with his fingers.
A vulgar gesture, no matter how you sliced it.
"Dance the sow dance and join the Sun Cult right now!! Or I'll steal every last one of your constellations!!! Huh?!!!!"
"……!"
He openly declared war on the rankers.
At that moment, Park Hee-yeon realized.
Kim Taeyang was less a leader… and more a dictator.