Chapter 6. I messed up the hypnosis.
Chapter 6. I messed up the hypnosis.
As the conversation dragged on, sleep started washing over me even though I hadn't washed up yet. Choi Yeon-ju seemed to have more to say, but my body had reached its limit.
I had no choice but to come.
"Can't we wash up and sleep now? I feel like I'm actually going to die right now."
I had worked out so hard, something I never usually did, so there was no way my body was in a normal state. Since it wasn't her body, Choi Yeon-ju probably didn't care how exhausted I was, but since it was my body, I was even feeling a sense of crisis.
Choi Yeon-ju, who I expected to scold me, surprisingly nodded and empathized with my words.
"It certainly must be difficult. We have to go to the Gate tomorrow, so it might be better to sleep early and rest today."
But there was one strange remark mixed in.
"We're going to the Gate tomorrow?"
"Yes. Shouldn't we? There are countless byproducts we need to bring back. And there's a mountain of things we need right away."
"Are you saying you're going to send me, someone who worked out for the first time today, to a Gate?"
"That is correct. Ah. You don't need to worry. The equipment I brought for you is safely stored in the trunk right now."
"No, no. Wait, wait."
That's not it.
What kind of crazy person makes someone fight monsters after working out for only one day?
"Are you possessed by Satan?"
"Possessed by Satan? That's harsh."
"What you're doing right now is harsher!"
I was so dumbfounded that I screamed. Choi Yeon-ju, not expecting me to yell, frowned slightly. Honestly, this reaction was also absurd. How could she spout such nonsense and not expect the other person to scream?
Does this woman lack the ability to empathize?
"Don't you want to cast hypnosis?"
"Then what was that thing you were explaining earlier?"
"That is also hypnosis, but we aren't trying to cast such a lame, low-level hypnosis, are we? If you think Lim Seo-yoon will be as easily hypnotized as I am, you are mistaken. I'm saying that you can't achieve perfect hypnosis just by tying a 5-yen coin to a string and swinging it in front of someone's eyes."
"Then?"
"Naturally, various techniques must be combined, right? Don't you want to see a vagina?"
I do. Of course I want to see one. But I wish she wouldn't think she could control me with that. I'm not a single-celled organism; how could I enter a Gate without proper preparation just because of a desire to see a vagina?
"Ah. And what we need to bring back from this Gate trip isn't monster byproducts. It's an herb."
"An herb?"
"It's an herb called the Chaos Flower. Does that pique your interest?"
Hmm.
Just hearing the name makes it sound like an herb that would have an absolute influence on hypnosis.
"What time are we going tomorrow? Ah. How many should I dig up?"
"........"
I don't know what to do because her gaze is burdensome.
"Naturally, the more, the better. If you can find a lot, that is. But you won't be able to get that much. It's impossible to wander far in a day-trip Gate."
"Because it's hard to return if you get far from the exit?"
"There are several exits, but I just don't particularly expect much from you. Do you think you can rip off the heads of Goblins or Orcs just because you did a few squats today? You'll be lucky if you don't get caught and torn to shreds."
"Why do you think I'm going to die?"
"That's just how it is. Orcs and Goblins have no females. Therefore, if they encounter a female of another species, they capture and rape her, and if they encounter a male, they tear him to shreds."
"Aha."
Monsters I must absolutely never meet.
I didn't ask with that intention, but I didn't expect this unexpected TMI to be so welcome.
As I nodded, Choi Yeon-ju held up three fingers in front of me.
"You only need to find exactly three. You mustn't forget to dig up various other things besides that. You'll have to show those to the Association people instead."
"There's a way to hide them and bring them back, right?"
"There is, so you don't need to worry."
"Alright. Then I'm counting on you."
"If you don't trust me, who will you trust? You have no choice but to trust me. Because I won't betray you."
Anyway, her backtalk is national-athlete level.
It was absurd that the Gate trip was decided for tomorrow, just like that. First of all, don't I need to register as a Hunter to enter a Gate?
"What about Hunter registration?"
"Naturally, we have to do it tomorrow morning. It won't take that long, so you don't need to worry."
"I don't have an ability."
"It's not like there are no people like that at all, so you don't need to worry. At most, they'll ask what your original ability was, and you just need to answer well then."
"What should I say?"
"You should say it's Disposable Instant Healing and that you used it when your nasal bone was broken."
Hmm?
"Why the nasal bone out of nowhere?"
"Because your face looks like your nasal bone has collapsed."
That fucking bitch.
"This won't do. Let's really fight."
"Are you trying to hit a woman? Me, who can't even resist because of the loyalty hypnosis?"
"For someone who can't resist, you're awfully rebellious."
"I can't help it. Go ahead and hit me."
Choi Yeon-ju jumped up from her seat and brought her left cheek to me. Seeing her cheek bulge from the inside, it looked like she was pushing it with her tongue, telling me to hit this spot.
Ah.
It pisses me off.
But I'm too much of a gentleman to actually hit her...
"Ugh..."
"As expected, you can't hit me. You coward."
"Why you..."
"At least that's a relief. Even though it was an accident, the person I pledged my loyalty to isn't the type of human to hit a woman recklessly."
"......."
If she says that, I really can't hit her.
"Damn it. I'm going to wash up."
"Scrub every nook and cranny. It's hard to fall asleep if there's a smell next to me."
"I know that without you telling me, okay?"
Just as I was about to turn toward the bathroom while replying irritably, I had no choice but to stop in my tracks. It was because there were strange words mixed into what Choi Yeon-ju had just said.
I turned around like lightning and asked.
"You said you can't sleep if there's a smell next to you?"
"There's that unique male hormonal smell, isn't there? That old bachelor smell. Men don't really know how foul it is."
"No, no. Are we sleeping together?"
"There's only one bed right now, so there's no other way. You'll have to taste hell tomorrow thanks to the training, and if I make you sleep on the sofa, it's obvious you won't go to the Gate tomorrow without whining."
"I'll go wash up right now."
"As expected, you're low-class trash."
Yeah.
I guess I am trash!
I heard a tsk-tsk sound from behind, but I cleanly ignored it and ran into the bathroom.
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I really scrubbed every nook and cranny. I put extra effort into scrubbing my dick. Since it was an item that might end up in Choi Yeon-ju's mouth if things went right, I scrubbed it hard with the determination not to tolerate even a shred of dirt. Thanks to that, the foreskin swelled up a bit, but it didn't matter.
My body should have been exhausted from the training, but strangely, I was overflowing with energy right now. I, who had sweated a lot, had washed up first and entered the bedroom. Choi Yeon-ju is washing up now.
Come to think of it, I think this was my first time in Choi Yeon-ju's bedroom. It was a simpler room than I thought. A small vanity set up in one corner, a large bed that took up half the room, and a bedside table and mood lamp next to it were all there was.
Although I like bright things, I thought a mood lamp would be better than bright lights in this situation, so I was sitting there with the mood lamp on, waiting for Choi Yeon-ju, who was cleaning her body neatly.
Ahem.
Mother and Father, whom I don't even know.
Seong Byeong-jin is going to become a man today.
Long live ability awakening. If I hadn't awakened, when would I ever be able to share a bed with a beauty like Choi Yeon-ju? In fact, it wasn't just that; living here rent-free and living a life without being constrained by money was all thanks to my ability.
Because of that, I'll have to take some risks from now on, though.
That level of risk is just a non-issue given my current mood.
"Have you been waiting?"
Just then, Choi Yeon-ju came in. I did my duty as a virgin. I stiffened up, and my heart sank. Choi Yeon-ju, having just washed, was incredibly pretty even with her bare face, having removed all her makeup. It was a situation that could be seen as proof that she didn't usually wear that much makeup.
"Uhh? Yeah."
"...What is that reaction?"
"What did I do?"
"How should I put it. You always give off a vibe that makes me not want to deal with you, but it's even more so right now. Are you perhaps expecting something?"
"W...what... w...w...what are you talking about~?"
"Ugh."
I felt a bit dejected thanks to Choi Yeon-ju's gaze, which wore a disgusted expression as if she had noticed everything. But isn't it the same for Choi Yeon-ju, who can't turn back now? I thought that if a man and a woman were lying in the same bed and their bodies touched, feelings might arise even if there weren't any before.
As I lay down, pretending to be nonchalant and feigning ignorance, Choi Yeon-ju soon sat at the vanity, applied a few cosmetics I didn't know, and then approached the bed.
I can confidently swear that this was the most nerve-wracking moment of my life.
Choi Yeon-ju lay down next to me.
The fragrant smell of body wash! No. Fragrance!
"Then good night."
"Huh?"
Huh?
"Why are you doing that?"
What is this? I was momentarily stunned by Choi Yeon-ju's reaction of immediately turning her back and covering herself with the blanket, but Choi Yeon-ju asked as if she really didn't know why. But there was no way I would tell her my true intentions to that question. Anyway, Choi Yeon-ju isn't a woman who has any intention of doing that with me, is she?
How am I supposed to set the mood in times like this? Since I've been single my whole life and am even a virgin, I have no idea what to say to set the mood. In the end, this was the best I could squeeze out of my brain.
"D...do you want me to give you an arm pillow...?"
Choi Yeon-ju stiffened.
That's too much...
I knew I had to be aggressive here, but knowing it in my head and putting it into practice were different problems. Like the life of a loser who finds it hard to explain the hairstyle they want to a hairdresser in detail, this was no easy task. In fact, if not for the power of hypnosis, how could I ever attempt such a rude act on a woman like Choi Yeon-ju? In terms of a game, it was a battle between a Goblin and a Rabbit Princess. I'm the Goblin, and Choi Yeon-ju is the Rabbit Princess.
Yeah.
Literally, it wasn't easy.