Chapter 186
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 186
Chapter Title: Pregnancy Request
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As the movie credits rolled up the screen, Im Hyeji awkwardly confronted reality. She pulled the blanket over herself, too flustered to even fix her tousled hair, furtively glancing around. A wave of belated shame seemed to crash over her.
The theater lights brightened. Glancing back, I spotted a female staff member holding cleaning supplies and glaring daggers at us.
Her furious expression made it feel like we'd definitely been caught.
"Oppa..."
"It's fine."
It probably wasn't.
This was a massive nuisance. Considering the flood of fluids Im Hyeji had unleashed, we'd have no excuse even if they called the cops.
Im Hyeji trailed timidly behind me as I led the way, burying her face against my back.
Her tennis skirt revealed smooth bare legs—her torn stockings already discarded and pocketed. She clung to me like a sticker, avoiding eye contact with the staff at all costs.
As we reached the entrance, I nudged Im Hyeji's back to push her outside.
"Go on ahead."
The staff looked ready to complain with her dissatisfied scowl, but surprisingly averted her gaze as I approached. When I paused to send Im Hyeji off first, she flinched and took a step back.
Up close, her cheeks were slightly flushed. It didn't seem like mere suspicion anymore.
Her instinctive wariness suggested she hadn't blabbed to anyone else yet. I clung to that hope.
"Sorry about that. My girlfriend spilled some water during the movie."
The staff's face crumpled at my shameless lie.
How dare he spout such nonsense.
I watched her twitching brow, as if debating whether to unload her corporate woes. To back up my words, I pulled a wad of bills from my sub-space and handed it over.
"Sorry. Could you handle it?"
"What is this...?!"
My sub-space was a secure inventory and an impenetrable vault no one else could access.
My assets were just the daily 350k I earned from labor gigs, but they'd already piled up to tens of millions of won.
I had nowhere to spend it anyway, and my wives always covered expenses when we met, so I'd scrimped and saved.
Some was in the bank, but I enjoyed withdrawing cash now and then for that satisfying stack.
A bundle of hundred 50,000-won bills: five million won.
Cash was bulky for a wallet, but perfect for stacking pristine in my sub-space.
Opening it beat checking my bank balance for that rich-kid rush.
Once I had enough, gold bars were next.
Anyway.
I apologized again, handing over the bundle of 50,000-won bills.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Her crumpled expression from my poor theater manners melted away in an instant.
"R-Really?"
"Did you see her spill the water?"
"The water...? Oh, n-no! I didn't see anything!! I haven't told any other staff or anyone!!"
"Got it. Thanks for your help."
"Thank you!!! For spilling the water!!! Come again!!!"
The staff bowed deeply, treating me like a VIP who'd booked out the whole theater.
"Oppa..."
Im Hyeji approached from where she'd been peeking anxiously by the restrooms.
"It's fine. I made sure she saw nothing."
"Eek... she totally saw, didn't she?"
"What, post it online? They won't know my face, just some blurry shot of you in the dark."
"Nooo!!! "
"Kidding. She said she saw nothing. Let's go."
Reality was different from fantasies, after all.
But that's what made it thrilling. This unexpected escapade(?) drew us closer.
Im Hyeji clung to my arm the whole way home, heedless of stares.
It was a great experience for me too—fulfilling one of those daydream fantasies at an unimaginable moment, without even trying.
Above all, our first outdoor romp with Im Hyeji didn't end as mere sexcapade. It coincided with her Sacred Healing hitting level 5.
Im Hyeji's SSS-grade ability 'Sacred Healing' has reached level 5.
Congratulations. Im Hyeji's ability has completed its first growth phase.
Acquiring ability 'Sacred Healing (SSS)'.
"Now you've raised kids up to number two?"
"...Thanks to you, Oppa. I love it."
"What do you want for the next one?"
"Hmm... I'd love a perfect heal skill mixed with your seed, but honestly, anything from you is fine."
Even as she spoke casually, Im Hyeji glanced around furtively, then buried her blushing face against me in embarrassment.
Kang Hana was like this too, and now Im Hyeji. Lee Soo-ah would follow soon.
The women I'd impregnated once had finished evolving their abilities and skills. Time for the second round.
Not SS-grade magic stones, but I should prep S-grade ones. Time to hustle more mercenary gigs.
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No solid leads yet. I'll let you know if new missions come up.
Please keep me posted. I need magic stones. A ton of them. We'll grind our kids hard and catch every damn... I mean, every illegal Chinese hunter. Don't you dare cut us out.
...Understood. Thanks for the cooperation.
Any word on equipment artifacts?
Still under internal review. Please wait a bit longer.
No new SS-grade magic stones at the Hunter Association, right?
None... Why do you ask?
Just curious... I need an SS-grade magic stone too... Any way to get an SSS-grade one?
"Ugh, this guy's so uncooperative."
Magic stone sources abounded.
Hunter Association gigs hunting Chinese infiltrators yielded B-grade stones as bounties, plus their gear and stones.
Those Chinese hunters enchanted skills into stones like disposable priest bombs—terrorists to the Association. To me, they were golden goblins toting tasty stones.
Of course, unverified enchants weren't safe for my wives yet.
Dungeons added more steadily.
But I craved a big score—like ripping S-grades from Hanlim Guild's mass rez. Something leveraging Kang Jik Guild's clout to pry from the rich.
Dopamine hit!
So I'd been combing Hunter Association app requests meticulously.
Mostly trash from cheapskates seeking freebies, so I stuck to high-rank guilds.
But desperate hunters or guilds might offer real rewards, even on "easy" gigs.
Rare, though.
Until today.
One request caught my eye.
From America.
The global Hunter Association linked worldwide—rarely great, but special merc gigs popped from overseas.
Safety fees and issues deterred most.
Subject: Pregnancy
Reward (Proposed): Discuss in person
Details: Please impregnate me.
📍 Guild: Destiny (SS, 12th)
"...What the hell?"
I'd have auto-rejected without a second glance if I hadn't been scrutinizing lately.
The subject, reward, details—all absurd. I skipped anything without eye-catching pay anyway.
But now... impossible to ignore.
"Impregnate... her?"
Too precise for a prank—targeted straight to Kang Jik Guild. From America, no less.
Not all US requests were legit, but guilds ranked strictly there. Bigger guilds, more hunters, richer—tougher climbs, fiercer competition.
Destiny Guild.
US rank 12.
Never heard of 'em.
Even Korean guilds only stuck if Hunter Gallery hyped them. US top guild? Maybe once.
But an official request from an SS-grade, rank-12 guild? Huge.
"This is..."
Stinks of money.
A bit worrying—they were watching me too.
If you visit Korea in person, we can discuss the request seriously.
Ten-year contract inked, might as well rattle the Association lightly. Curiosity piqued, I fired off the DM.