Chapter 45
Chapter 45
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 45
Chapter Title: Safehouse Reckoning
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Sky Light boosted her flight speed while cradling me and Iron Heart in her arms.
We were fleeing Yupia's secret lair, slicing through the night sky.
"I'm speeding up more. Hold on tight."
The cold night air whipped against my cheeks.
The dizzyingly distant ground far below raced past.
I glanced back over my shoulder.
The tidal wave of black shadows that had been pursuing us so fiercely had come to an abrupt halt at some point.
"They're not chasing anymore."
Sky Light reacted with puzzlement at my words.
"A sudden mana surge making it uncontrollable? With that momentum from before, it should've reached us easily."
"No."
I shook my head.
Considering Yupia's personality, it wasn't simply a matter of losing control.
"She knows where I live anyway, so she figures she can kidnap me again whenever she wants."
Sky Light still looked unconvinced.
"Even so, why hold back now..."
"Yupia's sharper than she seems. She knows a cornered rat will bite, so it feels like she deliberately left us an escape route."
By the time Yupia had gone berserk, we were already near the exit.
If she'd tried to grab us there, clashing with heroes desperate not to get caught would've caused a massive disturbance.
That would've drawn other heroes running.
"She probably didn't want the risk of exposing her own hideout."
"So she reined in her mana to avoid giving away her secret base's location? Whatever the reason, we're lucky."
Sky Light let out a sigh of relief as she veered off in a new direction.
"Where should I take you? Your place is too dangerous. Head straight to Seola-nim's? She could sort out this mess right now."
"No."
That was a bit too risky.
"Going to Seola-ssi now would be a disaster. If she finds out we got taken by Yupia like this, with her personality, she'll charge in headfirst without a second thought. If it's a trap, we're finished."
Yupia had gorged on my essence, becoming even stronger than before.
Even Korea's No.1 Hero would be in danger facing her blind.
"Then where to...?"
"Do you happen to know where Aide Seo Jubin stays? If so, take us there. Should have good security, and we need to get a handle on the situation first."
"Understood."
Sky Light began descending.
The city lights were drawing closer.
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Seo Jubin, alerted by my call and waiting ahead, came sprinting out with a face drained of color.
"Seonghwa-ssi! What in the world..."
She trailed off at the sight of my disheveled state and the two heroes in their tattered suits.
"Explanations later. Get a place for them to rest first."
"...Got it. Come inside."
Seo Jubin led the heroes into the house.
A moment later, the living room held only the two of us, heavy silence hanging in the air.
I slipped my hand into my pocket.
Then pulled out a single cold plastic card and tossed it onto the table with a clack.
"Th-this is..."
Seo Jubin's eyes went wide.
I flopped onto the sofa and spat out coldly.
"Didn't know you could look so rattled, Jubin-ssi. You dropped this at my place, and that's how I got dragged into all this."
Of course, it was a lie.
Yupia had stolen it, but right now, I needed to pin the blame on Seo Jubin to pressure her.
'Well, to be fair, her running off on her own whims did lead to this mess.'
In other words, not a forced blame game—she really did share some fault.
"Is that true? Yupia was after the card key...?"
"Yeah. You wrapped me up in all those detection barriers and whatnot, so bitches like Yupia think I'm some epic treasure and come swarming harder."
I shot her a glare.
"Is this the 'management' you talked about? Nearly got me killed. And look at the heroes who came with me. Without me, they never would've escaped."
"...I have no face to show."
Seo Jubin bit her lip.
She seemed sunk in guilt over how her mistake had endangered not just me, but the entire Hero Association.
"Jubin-ssi. This is serious."
I leaned forward.
"Yupia sucked up my power and turned into a monster. The aura I felt from her during the escape? Honestly stronger than Seola-ssi's."
"Really...?"
"Yes. So we need to tell Seola-ssi the truth right now. Everything—from Yupia getting stronger to how Seola-ssi needs to power up fast."
I clenched my fist tight.
"If we don't, when Yupia comes charging in, Korea's done for. If the No.1 Hero falls, it's all over."
This was sincere.
Only a fully awakened Min Seola could stop Yupia's madness.
But.
"...No."
Seo Jubin shook her head.
Even cowed, her chronic control-freak tendencies surfaced.
"What? You grasping the situation?"
"If we reveal the truth now... Seola-nim will crumble before the fight even starts."
Seo Jubin's voice trembled.
"She sees you as her entire world. If she learns you've been intimate with me... and with villains? She couldn't handle that betrayal and jealousy."
Frustrating nonsense.
"So what? We all die together? I'm not saying spill about enjoying it with you or Yupia. Just say I got kidnapped and had my essence drained."
Not a tough sell at all.
"Min Seola went off on her own, letting Yupia learn about my ability and kidnap me. That's the fact—hide it just to spare her feelings?"
I pressed her hard.
"You think Min Seola's mentally that fragile? Mocking the No.1 Hero?"
"No... I trust Seola-nim... but..."
Seo Jubin hung her head.
"She's never experienced love... It's nothing like ordinary emotional pain... If Seola-nim wavers like you say, Korea's in danger..."
Seo Jubin wasn't entirely off-base.
She knew Min Seola better than I did; this was likely her serious judgment.
"What if something goes wrong... We need a safer way. A way for Seola-nim to grow stronger without getting hurt..."
"Then what do you suggest?"
I shot to my feet.
Strode over to Seo Jubin and shoved her shoulder, toppling her onto the sofa.
"Eek!"
I climbed right on top of her.
Seo Jubin looked up at me without resisting.
Her eyes still brimmed with guilt.
"What's this brilliant alternative you're talking about? How long do I wait for your 'safe' idea?"
I grabbed her collar and shook her.
"While you're racking your brain and crunching numbers, Yupia and Lilith have transcended S-Rank feasting on my essence. They didn't hold back on methods."
Of course, I'd enjoyed it too.
But right now, I had to play hardball.
To convince her, I couldn't lose the momentum.
"But what about you? S-Rank analyst, huh? Always excuses this, excuses that, slurping up cum on whims, but you're weaker than them. Smart character? Your brain's not even turning."
Tears welled in Seo Jubin's eyes.
She turned her head away, seemingly at a loss for rebuttal.
"I'm sorry... I'm the one who's lacking..."
"Yeah. You are. Big time."
I roughly grabbed her chin and forced her face back to me.
"Lacking? Then fill it up. 'Telling Min Seola is dangerous, I want another way.' Fine, I'll help."
I undid my belt buckle as I added.
"I'll stuff you right now. Just get stronger than Yupia. And think with that clever head of yours."
"What..."
"You're an info-type awakener. I'll fill you to the brim with cum—figure it out while you're getting pounded."
I hiked up her skirt and tore her stockings.
By the time I shoved her panties aside, her soaked pussy was already on display.
Her body was brutally honest, as always.
"If you don't come up with a safe method that really satisfies me while you're getting fucked, I'll just tell Seola-ssi everything."
"Th-that's..."
"Shut it. What have you accomplished after guzzling all that cum? Scared? Then think of a way."
When I pulled out my rock-hard cock, Seo Jubin's gaze locked straight onto my crotch.
Guilt, shame, and an irresistible instinct flushed her face red.
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The same moment.
Yupia's secret lair.
"Haa... haa..."
The rampaging mana around the heavily panting Yupia was gradually subsiding.
Her naked body glistened with sweat, her eyes blazing with murderous intent.
'Got this much power, but since it's new, controlling it isn't easy yet? If I hadn't been drunk on that guy's essence, I'd have handled it better.'
That's when Lilith sidled up cautiously from the side.
"The escaped toys seem to have gone to Seo Jubin's safehouse."
Yupia ground her teeth at Lilith's report.
"Seo Jubin... that glasses bitch."
"Shall we charge in? With your power now, crushing someone like her would be a breeze."
Lilith asked carefully.
But Yupia shook her head.
"No. Too risky."
"Huh?"
"That bitch and Min Seola... they've spent way more time—far more intimately—with him than I have."
It was Yupia's misunderstanding.
She'd deluded herself that they'd had even longer with Kim Seonghwa than she had.
'How much essence that perverted stud must've pumped into them as their battery...'
The thought sparked jealousy—and fear.
"In my current state, I can't guarantee victory. If I'm this strong, those two are even bigger monsters."
"Then what..."
"It's fine. I have a plan."
Yupia's eyes gleamed.
She grinned wickedly and reached out into empty air.
Woooong— wooong—
A mass of purple data floated up above her palm like a hologram.
Data etched with complex encryption codes and mana patterns.
"Th-that's...?"
Lilith asked in shock.
"Stupid bitches. They thought snatching the original was the end of it?"
Yupia cackled.
"It's the cloned master key data. I scanned it the moment I got it."
Stupid perverted stud.
She'd explicitly said Seo Jubin would worry about copies first.
'Well, looking at that bitch lately, she's turned into a total cock-drunk slut. Probably can't even think of it.'
Kim Seonghwa had thoroughly wrecked Seo Jubin's cool-headedness—a huge win for them.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have dropped something like that in the first place.
"Whoa! As expected of Yupia-nim!"
"That pervert stud isn't escaping anyway."
Yupia clutched the data tight.
The hologram dissolved, absorbing into her body.
"With this, we rescue the villains locked in the Association... Glasses bitch won't handle it, nor will that Min Seola slut."
Shadows writhed behind her back once more.
This time, in a vaster, more ferocious form.
"Then we go fetch him again."
Yupia's eyes glowed red with madness.
"And lock him in my bedroom forever. So he never sees sunlight again."