The Method of Hitting

After returning home, it was the same uneventful routine as always. The only difference was that I now had one more responsibility.

"Stir-fried rice! Delicious stir-fried rice!"

"Woof! Woof!"

"......"

Now I was in charge of meals too. No matter what else I offered, they kept demanding stir-fried rice, so I made ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠them soy sauce egg rice instead. Surprisingly, they seemed to like it even more than kimchi fried rice.

"Sniff... It tastes just like Mom's..."

"Waaang..."

Yeonhee and Wangwang devoured their food so fast it looked like they might choke, then flopped down on the living room floor side by side, clutching their swollen bellies.

'Cute...'

Having two adorable creatures sprawled out in the living room was its own kind of healing.

"Haa— I'm so happy."

"Waaang— Woof..."

"Ah! Ilwol! The Orc Dungeon is opening an hour later tomorrow. The management staff said they'll check the safety before allowing entry."

"Clack clack clack."

We decided to visit the Orc Dungeon again, now that its rank had risen. There was nowhere else for us to go at D-rank anyway, and one trip would tell us whether we could level up there or not.

'Still, I need to check out the place where those shady guys were yesterday.'

I considered going alone while Yeonhee slept, but the shadow that had been spying on us a few days ago kept restricting my movements.

'Damn it... I can't leave because I'm too uneasy.'

"Ilwol— How much Mimicry time do you have left...?"

I signaled that my Mimicry time was almost up. Yeonhee smiled brightly and hugged Wangwang tightly.

"Kkiiing—!"

"Wangwang's gotten so big I can't even pick him up anymore~ His belly's jiggling like crazy!"

"Waaang..."

Wangwang had grown so large that he now reached Yeonhee's shoulders when standing. He wasn't supposed to get this big... Were we feeding him something wrong?

After some time passed and I prepared to use Mimicry, Yeonhee dismissed all her summons and looked up at me with wide, sparkling eyes.

"......"

The way she fidgeted with her fingers while blushing was always both adorable and strangely provocative.

After activating Mimicry, I checked the minimap first.

'...Nothing. Have they given up on this neighborhood?'

Once again, no suspicious group was detected. The only potential concern was that the number of lowest-grade monsters—slimes and fogs—had noticeably increased underground.

'Huu... I should probably clean them up soon.'

They were weaklings, but the fact that the monster count underground wasn't decreasing wasn't a good sign. With all the recent incidents in dungeons, even F-rank hunters had taken a hit, which seemed to be slowing down the city's purification efforts.

'I'll keep watching for a few more days, then handle it myself.'

When I approached, Yeonhee covered her chest and shook her head. It looked like rejection, but her face was full of playful mischief. She knew that kind of behavior only made me more excited.

"Kyaaht—!"

I scooped her up and carried her into the bedroom.

'Today's experiment is whether repeating yesterday's method will still grant a reward.'

After setting her down, I immediately stole a kiss. Since we both wanted it, things flowed smoothly from there.

"Haaum— Uuum— Chuuup—"

Yeonhee had grown in just one day. Unlike yesterday, her acceptance of me felt much more natural. She wrapped her arms around my neck with practiced ease, grabbed my face, and kissed me several times.

"Chuu chuu— Chuu—"

'Oh... She's being quite proactive today.'

Yeonhee had seemed deep in thought the entire time we were out today. This was probably the result—spending all day thinking only to shower me with kisses. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠There was a limit to how cute someone could be.

Meeting her gaze that seemed to ask "How about this?", I took her breast fully into my mouth.

"Ahnng—! A-Ah, not there right from the start—"

"Chuuup— Chup— Chup—"

"Huaa... G-Gently... okay? It, it hurts a little, aang—"

I gave it a light bite.

"Hngit—!"

Yeonhee's body twisted violently as if she'd been shocked. She ran her fingers through my hair and called my name.

"Ilwol... Ah... It feels so good— Ooh— Chup— Chuu—"

After the kisses following her breasts, I felt like I could float up into the sky. If I, under the influence of Cold Reason, was feeling this much, I couldn't even imagine the pleasure Yeonhee was experiencing.

We continued caressing each other much like yesterday. Yeonhee was clearly trying something different. She began actively sucking on my body—mostly my neck and collarbone—but the intensity was gradually increasing.

"Chuuup— Chueup— H-How is it? L-Like this?"

Yeonhee looked up at me with slightly worried eyes.

"Yeah, that's... good."

"I wanted you to feel as good as I do... I'll try harder."

"Okay."

Whenever she asked with that flushed face whether it felt good, dark and rough thoughts filled my mind until I could barely hold them back. I wanted to tell her there were definitely better ways to please me than just my neck or collarbone... and the current position was perfect for it.

'Still... it's too soon for that. Slowly... no rush.'

In the end, I settled for stirring my finger inside her mouth instead.

"Oop— Oohp— Chuuap— Chuuup— Chuu—"

Yeonhee took my finger fully into her mouth and moved her head back and forth. Her face grew redder and redder, spreading all the way to her ears until I couldn't resist touching them.

"Hng—! Ung—"

'Yeonhee's ears and breasts are sensitive.'

Then I should focus my attacks there. We naturally lay down together, sharing warmth as we took each other's lips and bodies. Even then, Yeonhee never took her eyes off me. The affection in her violet eyes looked like it might overflow and spill out.

Seeing those eyes filled with love made me feel like my artificially beating heart was racing on its own.

Yeonhee stared blankly at my face for a moment before speaking.

"Aren't you... too handsome...? I mean, when you were alive..."

"Hm?"

"Ah, never mind..."

She stopped herself from asking and continued. What had she been curious about? Interesting.

"What... were you curious about?"

"No... It's nothing."

Well, I'd find out eventually.

"Chuuap— Ahnn, I love kissing... I could do this all day..."

"Me too... Yeah..."

"R-Really? It's not just me who feels good, right?"

"Yeah. Yeonhee, can I... touch your chest?"

"Aing, seriously... Asking something like that..."

Of course, my hand was already inside her clothes, kneading her ample breasts. Hmm... Should I take off her bra or not?

'Wow... Her breasts are really...'

The sensation of kneading them over her bra was completely different from doing it over her clothes. In fact, her bra couldn't even contain her massive breasts properly, so I was essentially touching bare skin.

"Aaang... D-Don't... squeeze so hard..."

"Sorry..."

I wanted to see her breasts fully exposed and tried to remove her top, but Yeonhee quickly stopped me.

"I-It's embarrassing..."

"...We've already... done it, though...?"

"S-Still..."

She still wasn't ready to be seen. I wanted to see those luscious breasts, but her lingering girlish shyness only made my body burn hotter. In the end, I rubbed her lower body harder than usual.

"Kkhaang—! Uuung... Gently... Ah, no! S-Stop—"

"I... prepared a towel."

"Huh, when did you—?"

In the end, she released her desire cleanly once again. Despite her limp body, her face was bright with an unmistakable smile of satisfaction. Her flushed cheeks showed the lingering pleasure, and I simply placed my hand on her lower body. She carefully took my hand and began rubbing it against herself.

"Haa— Haa— J-Just a little more... Sorry... Haang—"

The Yeonhee doing this was 180 degrees different from her usual modest and quiet self, making my desire surge again.

'Once Yeonhee gets going, her reason seems to shut down.'

She'd never even imagine doing something like this normally.

"Heueut... Uung..."

'That just means the pleasure is that intense. It feels like it's getting stronger too... At this rate, it's basically a drug.'

Of course, as long as Yeonhee didn't lose herself too deeply in the stimulation, it was a good thing for me. I needed to make her addicted, make her flounder without me. Make it so she couldn't live without me.

"Heek... Hee... Uuu..."

Yeonhee squeezed out every last bit of excitement before collapsing in exhaustion, panting. When she looked up at me with half-lidded eyes after my Mimicry wore off, her face was so seductive that even in skeleton form, I felt a reaction.

I waited until Yeonhee had barely pulled herself together, showered, and fallen asleep before completely giving up on raiding the shady group's location tonight. Making ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Yeonhee happy and keeping her safe took priority over that.

One thing that disappointed me, though.

'No reward today.'

The excitement had definitely been greater than yesterday, so maybe I needed to provide a new kind of stimulus. It was puzzling.

'Am I mistaken? Maybe it's not just sexual satisfaction.'

It seemed like experiencing something for the first time helped. Hmm... What should I do with the two rewards I received yesterday? As expected, the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠choice was Flame Explosion.

'Hahaha— Now even most C-rank hunters would die instantly from one hit.'

The ability to reduce maximum health was truly overpowered. My own health was exactly 250. If I imagined getting hit by Flame Explosion, even assuming I nullified all the magic damage, my maximum health would be completely depleted and I'd die.

'Even if you survived, you wouldn't really be alive.'

And that wouldn't be any different for Jo Giman. Of course, his health would be unimaginably high, but it wasn't infinite.

'How do I even land it...'

The problem was still how to actually hit him. Right now, when I couldn't even graze him with an attack, it was impossible.

'Mage and swordsman... Bomber... Stealth... Minions...'

No matter what I thought of, there was nothing that seemed like the perfect way to land Flame Slash on Jo Giman.

'If I become the King of the Undying... could I stand on equal footing with Jo Giman?'

With my class change approaching, I was starting to wonder what options might appear. There could be more choices than last time, or far fewer, forcing a binary decision. Personally, I hoped there wouldn't be too many options to give me a headache.