Chapter 42. It keeps getting tangled.
Chapter 42. It keeps getting tangled.
"Why is it like this again..."
When I came to and woke up, it was peaceful, unlike before. It was because they hadn't restrained my body with machines. But there was one big change.
"It's a side effect of the modification. It's unavoidable, so you'll just have to live with it."
...A side effect?
Choi Yeon-ju must have finished all the modifications and even washed up, as she was lying next to me reading a book, just like I always saw her. She said it to me as if it were nothing, but what Choi Yeon-ju had just spat out wasn't something I could just ignore.
"What kind of side effect...?"
"The amount of pre-cum increases. Roughly two to three times the usual amount. Since it has to spread across the entire inside of a woman's vagina, an increase in pre-cum is inevitable."
"Th-this... ugh... what's with the smell?"
There was an indescribable, pungent smell coming from the pre-cum.
"That's also a side effect. Overall, the smell of your dick becomes pungent."
"...Is that so?"
The smell of the dick was pungent. But I wasn't as shocked as I thought I would be. It was inevitable, after all.
I couldn't help but be concerned about the amount of pre-cum, but I couldn't decide if I was a crazy bastard for feeling like the smell of the dick wasn't that big of a deal.
"If you don't like the smell, you can just go harvest some Floral Flower from a gate later. I'll make it so you have a fragrant dick."
"I don't think that's necessary."
I couldn't help but feel uneasy at the word "side effect." First of all, the word "side effect" itself has a very negative connotation. But objectively speaking, it was hard to think of it as such a bad side effect.
When I shook my head, Choi Yeon-ju, who had been talking nonchalantly until now, asked stupidly with a look of disbelief.
"Excuse me?"
"I said I don't think there's any need to change it. My judgment is that using it as is isn't as bad as I thought."
"Are you out of your mind?"
"I've always been sane. You're the one who's more out of your mind for sticking those damn needles into my dick. You even pierced the glans. Do you even know how sensitive the glans is?"
"Women get piercings on their clitoris too. Even if the glans is sensitive, is it really more sensitive than a clitoris?"
"........"
Acting like she's the one who went through it, damn it.
Anyway, it sounded like she was right, so I couldn't whine anymore.
When I stayed quiet, Choi Yeon-ju asked with an anxious expression.
"Are you really okay with that smell? Even now, if I get just a little bit close to you... ugh... ugh...! Shit...! I feel like I'm going to gag?"
Choi Yeon-ju started to approach me but then started dry-heaving. There were tears in the corners of her eyes from the dry-heaving, whether it was real or not. But as I had said before, I didn't have any complaints about this side effect. If anything, I liked it.
"I actually like it."
"...I didn't hear that wrong, did I?"
"Yeah. I actually like it. Guys who like effects like tasty semen or a fragrant-smelling dick are just people who don't know what's hot."
"So if a dick smells, you're a connoisseur?"
Tsk tsk. I thought Choi Yeon-ju was of a similar breed to me, but I guess she wasn't quite there. Should I consider it the difference between a man and a woman? I guess I have no choice but to give her a lecture on this.
"Think about it. A gag-inducing smell. At first, a woman gags like you did. But as training repeats, she starts getting horny from that gag-inducing smell. If semen smells fragrant and tastes good, damn it, is that training? A dick that just makes anyone want to suck it regardless isn't really training."
In the end, watching her look at me with dazed, unfocused eyes while sniffing the gag-inducing dick smell is the finale.
What's this about tasty semen or a fragrant smell?
A woman who gets excited by the stench full of male musk is way hotter.
Until now, I had been begging Choi Yeon-ju with a desperate expression, but not this time. Since Choi Yeon-ju sleeps with me, the smell would clearly be a torment for her. Choi Yeon-ju started to persuade me with a desperate look.
"Please think about it one more time. Your dick might have become excellent, but your face is shit. But from now on, you'll reek of a stench, so what kind of woman do you think will want to get close to you?"
"No. I'm not changing it. Go back. I have no intention of changing it."
"You... crazy... Think about it one more time. Don't you want a dick that anyone would want to suck ravenously?"
This person who doesn't know what's hot...!
"Begone!"
"Huk!?"
When I unleashed my roar, Choi Yeon-ju, whose insides were shaken, let out a gasp and jumped in surprise. The way she jumped was funny. But I was currently in a state of extreme rage.
"I thought you were following me well...! Think about it. Other women will just be disgusted the moment they see me. 'Eww. The smell. How can a human body smell like that?' 'Huh!? Who are those women? Are they crazy? They're fawning over an ugly man who smells like that?'"
"........."
"How is it?"
"You crazy bastard."
Hehehehehehe.
"Do you understand? Semen tasting good and the dick smelling fragrant means throwing away one of the biggest turn-on points!"
"I have properly understood the fact that you are a crazy bastard."
Choi Yeon-ju shook her head with a look of disgust. But this couldn't be helped. I want my dick to be a smelly dick. Because my life has already given up on dating anyway.
If I were to have pure, lovey-dovey sex while sharing true love, a fragrant scent would be nice, but my face is already ruined, according to Choi Yeon-ju. I've already thrown away any expectations for dating, just like the three thousand court ladies who committed mass suicide at Nakhwaam. I've decided to live my life solely on the basis of what turns me on.
To me, this dick was no different from a gift from God.
Since Choi Yeon-ju made it, is Choi Yeon-ju God?
Anyway.
I had no intention of receiving any modifications related to taste or smell here.
Choi Yeon-ju sighed.
"Then let's do that. It doesn't seem like my persuasion would work anyway."
"If you knock me out with a taser and do whatever you want, I'll make you have a terrifying experience."
"...Could you tell me specifically?"
"I'll spike every drink in the fridge with pre-cum."
"......"
Choi Yeon-ju was speechless.
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"...Im Da-eun is part of the Lee Si-woo Crew...?"
"That's correct. I have met the Lee Si-woo Crew. At that time, there was only one person I didn't see, but I was told she was an exceptional Physical Enhancement Ability User who carried a Sensory Dulling penalty, so she could only be used as a meat shield."
Choi Yeon-ju nodded. Even just hearing the description, it seemed like it was Im Da-eun. It's hard to find two Physical Enhancement Ability Users with the exact same ability and penalty as Im Da-eun.
"Why does it feel like I keep getting tangled up with that guy...?"
"I think so too. Anyway, that's why you have to be careful when reaching out to Im Da-eun."
I nodded at Choi Yeon-ju's words. I didn't exactly know why I had to be careful, but I knew well that listening to what Choi Yeon-ju said was always beneficial.
"As I mentioned before, there are two talents we need to poach from the Lee Si-woo Crew. If you really want to lay a hand on Im Da-eun, that makes it three. At this point, it's practically asking for a fight."
"So I must never get caught...?"
"That's a problem, but it's an even bigger problem that Lee Si-woo is a crazy bastard with a quite dangerous ideology. You know well what Lee Si-woo wants to do, don't you?"
"He's trying to flip the Hunter ecosystem upside down."
"That's right. He's a total lunatic."
Choi Yeon-ju nodded. I nodded back, but in truth, I didn't exactly know why that was a problem.
"But why is that a crazy thing to do?"
Then, of course, I had to ask.
Choi Yeon-ju didn't even get annoyed and started answering my question.
"What Lee Si-woo wants is the relaxation of the controls that Hunters are under. The conversation I had with him about byproducts was just wordplay, only a tiny fraction of the content."
"So?"
"He thinks Hunters are being oppressed. Why do you think he thinks that?"
"If I knew that, I wouldn't be living a life where I'm getting my dick modified by you right now."
"....Excellent. It's so true that I'm honestly a little impressed."
Choi Yeon-ju nodded with a look of pity. This woman is the most infuriating when she does that.
"Lee Si-woo might be a guy obsessed with Hunter Supremacy."
"Hunter Supremacy?"
"It means he might be a guy who thinks of Awakened as a new human race and wants to reign over ordinary people."
"From my perspective, that might be true."
I'm an Awakened anyway, so wouldn't I be a beneficiary of what Lee Si-woo is doing? If you look at it that way, he doesn't seem like such a bad guy or a lunatic. I don't think I'll suffer any particular disadvantages.
Choi Yeon-ju sighed at my answer.
"You're stupid, so you'll just think 'if it's good, it's good,' but that's not the case. The probability of Lee Si-woo's plan failing is extremely high. Even if he succeeds, that system won't last long."
"Why?"
"Because Hunters are weaker and fewer in number than you think. Awakening happens to roughly one in ten thousand. So, one in ten thousand people becomes an Awakened. Is that correct?"
"Yeah. That's what I know too."
"South Korea's population is 70 million. A simple calculation means there are 7,000 Awakened among the 70 million population. If you actually count them, it's even fewer. The 70 million citizens include newborn babies, children, the elderly, and the disabled."
"I guess so."
"No matter how strong an Awakened is, they die if they get shot. Physical Enhancement Ability Users are the same. It's just a difference of whether they die in one shot or dozens of shots. Besides, it's not like there are only guns, right?"
I nodded. Choi Yeon-ju looked at me and spoke as if prophesying.
"Lee Si-woo will eventually be shot to death, and it will only serve to imprint on the whole world just how dangerous Awakened are. It will be the day the oppression of Awakened begins."
"Then I'm fucked too?"
"Isn't that obvious? You're an Awakened."
Is it a more serious matter than I thought? Listening to Choi Yeon-ju's explanation, it sounded right, so I started to feel even more anxious.
"There is only one bright future among the futures Lee Si-woo will face. Lee Si-woo's crew and organization, Hunters, being branded as a terrorist group and hiding in the shadows."
"......."
"So, before that happens, we need to suck the marrow out of the Lee Si-woo Crew and discard them. Until then, to ensure Lee Si-woo doesn't notice, you have to be careful with the women you touch."
Listening to Choi Yeon-ju is always beneficial.
I felt like I should probably tattoo this on my body.