Chapter 131
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 131
Chapter Title: More Valuable Than Additional Awakenings or SSS-Grade Mercenaries: Semen
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Han Semi returned home and tossed and turned in bed, filled with regret.
That wasn't like her at all.
On the surface, she seemed friendly, always smiling and mingling brightly with people, but more than anyone, she lived a disciplined life, drawing her own boundaries and sticking to them.
That's how she'd maintained her routines unshaken up to this age, and how she'd built Semi Guild to its current level.
Meeting Kang Jik felt... off somehow.
Kang Jik had always been strange.
He'd shown up as Im Hyeji's porter, and the way she fussed over him didn't make sense, so she'd kept an eye on it. Even with Lee Sua's appearance, something felt weird.
Back then, it was an excuse to visit Im Hyeji, and Kang Jik hadn't joined, leaving questions about why he'd buy magic stones.
But now that she knew, it was even stranger.
That odd guy had become someone who could shape Semi Guild's future to some extent.
Two Double SSS-grade Hunters.
Just thinking of Eom O-su, hunters of that caliber acted independently without needing their guild's permission.
So, on a light note, it was like registering top consultants at a small company.
Having their names alone boosted the company's value, so guilds shelled out big money and covered all costs, but couldn't boss them around.
Even their own guilds had to check SSS-grade Hunters' schedules and adjust dungeon raids accordingly—or postpone if they suddenly bailed.
That was an SSS-grade Hunter. A Double SSS-grade was even higher.
And Kang Jik coordinated the schedules of two Double SSS-grades all by himself.
No need to confirm—he just went when told, or handled it solo like scheduling a celebrity.
Han Semi was quick on the uptake.
She instinctively knew she needed to get close to Kang Jik.
Maybe that's why.
Awakening aside—even if it really was just some folk religion nonsense—the connection with Kang Jik would remain.
In her drunken haze, swept up in some inexplicable allure, she'd stolen a man's lips for the first time in her life.
From her, no less.
Her courage came partly because Kang Jik was younger than her.
Instinct told her to make the first move.
After their tongues intertwined, her memories blurred.
It wasn't the alcohol making her forget.
Her head was swimming in rising heat.
Strangely, Kang Jik's tongue tasted good.
He'd cleaned up nicely since their first meeting, his features sharpening in a decent way, but he wasn't her type.
Yet seeing him treat her like a real friend—or rather, look down on her—grabbing her hair and pressing her to his dick, she felt an inexplicable urge to submit.
The musky scent of his cock made her twitch down there as she swallowed it whole.
The agony of her mouth stuffed full for the first time ever felt suffocating even in retrospect.
But the thrill from the thick semen surging deep into her throat was an unforgettable pleasure.
"I'm crazy. Crazy."
She'd tried to play it cool leaving, but throughout the drinking session, her pussy throbbed, craving his dick.
She'd even jokingly suggested going to her place, so regretting his departure meant she was truly losing it.
"Haa."
She washed up, trying to forget last night.
Once sober, she realized how uncharacteristically instinct-driven she'd been.
Of course, she still needed to impress Kang Jik, but resolving it with her body like that?
"..."
What embarrassed her wasn't sucking his dick and swallowing his semen—it was doing "entertainment" for Semi Guild(?).
At her age, with a man twelve years younger.
Tears welling up as she couldn't breathe, sucking him deep while he roughly groped her breasts...
If word got out, how humiliating would that be?
That's why she was feeling belated remorse, so unlike herself.
She sat at her vanity and started applying makeup.
Still, work was work.
"...Huh?"
As she wiped off the moisture and looked in the mirror, something was off.
"What is this?"
Her bare face looked pristine.
Of course, Han Semi's skin was always clean.
Having grown up with a doctor mom and prosecutor dad, she'd learned many things, and if there was one she took when she ran away, it was skincare.
Eating healthy, sparing no expense on her skin.
People might not be eternally young or beautiful, but you had to "look" that way for others to respect you and your words to carry weight—that family motto she fully agreed with.
She reinvested nearly all her earnings yearly, and the one personal splurge was on skin and health.
So she could tell at a glance.
She spotted the subtlest changes in her daily face faster than anyone.
"The wrinkles... where'd they go?"
Calling them wrinkles was almost funny.
They were tiny.
Traces of time.
Ones you couldn't erase no matter what, proven by science as skin age and cell age.
Even Han Semi, praised for early-30s skin thanks to meticulous care and beauty, stressed over those faint lines she barely saw, accepting them as best she could.
Stressing made more wrinkles anyway.
But they were gone.
Ones she'd covered with makeup before.
No, not just gone.
"...Why do I look so young?"
Without makeup, she looked younger.
All skin flaws vanished, leaving it flawless.
No moisturizer yet, but it was already hydrated and glowing.
Did I forget to remove makeup last night in my drunken state? No, this was pure, milky, natural perfection.
A thought flashed.
"Hyeji and Sua..."
The two women who'd suddenly grown prettier and younger.
Others dismissed it as youth and beauty shining more lately, but Han Semi, skincare-obsessed, noticed.
Im Hyeji maybe, but Lee Sua was noticeably different—she'd even asked about dermatologists.
Just less stress lately, she'd said, so no prying.
"For real...?"
The only changes were drinking last night and swallowing Kang Jik's semen.
And he'd asked if she was prepared to swallow his semen.
"...Because of that?"
She couldn't believe it, figuring no extra awakening meant it was just pandering to an older woman's tastes.
But this changed everything.
Han Semi's expression turned deadly serious.
Even recruiting mercenary hunters or seeking awakenings hadn't made her this intense.
"Yeah, sis."
"Yes, Hyeji. Can you talk?"
With trembling hands, Han Semi called Im Hyeji.
And cautiously asked.
"I heard from Jik yesterday... and I, uh, swallowed it too, and today my skin's completely different."
"Oh, sis! Yeah. But it'll probably only last 48 hours."
"...It's temporary?"
"Yes, but if you keep at it steadily, it'll be fine, so don't worry too much."
"...You're... getting it too, right Hyeji?"
"Yes! I'm so glad it worked for you, sis. Praying you get a good skill!"
"Uh... yeah... thanks..."
She couldn't say "semen" outright, but Im Hyeji's joyful response confused her.
Im Hyeji must mean the same thing, right?
Her hands shook uncontrollably.
This was real? For normals too?
Not some folk religion.
Han Semi, investing billions yearly in skincare, knew for sure.
Hunter awakening might pass as faith, but beating science meant superpowers only.
"Once every three days..."
She endured weekly dermatologist visits for decades without complaint.
Skincare hassle?
Nothing compared to her hour-morning-and-night routine.
Han Semi headed to work.
Today was Semi Guild's Nertube live stream.
As a top-10 guild master, her channel boasted over 700k subscribers.
Dungeon raids uploaded, but her guild vlogs mixed with beauty/skincare logs drew non-hunter beauty fans too, given her investments.
It promoted Semi Guild, so she kept it up.
- Sis, what happened to your skin?
- ?? Did you get a treatment?
- What is it? Makeup looks different.
- Wow... how'd you do it?
- You look younger and younger ㅠㅠ Spill the secret.
Her stream viewers spotted changes best.
Unable to hide her flushed cheeks and grin, Han Semi finally caved.
Awakening and mercenaries mattered, but this topped her priorities, flipping her switch.
But the reply disappointed.
Even brazenly demanding mana stones didn't irk her.
"Still time left..."
Business-savvy, calculations already spun in her head.
Extra awakening + skincare + freely hiring two Double SSS-grades and soon SSS-grade Kang Hana as mercenaries—what was that worth?
Han Semi summoned the staff managing guild storage.
"How many mana stones do we have in stock?"
Han Semi's eyes sparkled brightly.