Chapter 22
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 22
Chapter Title: Ordinary Date - 1
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Humanity's Shield, Korean Branch.
Nafre's mind raced nonstop. Countless holographic screens bombarded her brain with data.
'Did it work...?'
It had been a solid plan. A bit rough around the edges and reliant on luck, but with capable people on the team, they'd muddled through somehow.
The girl who kicked it all off. Hero codename: Mipl.
A girl who should still be attending the academy had gone rogue on a hero operation. Reckless as hell, but her skills were shockingly impressive.
She'd investigated solo, confirmed suspicious activity at a rural factory, infiltrated it, secured all the key evidence, escaped, and even called for backup.
Even a seasoned hero might not have pulled off better results.
Next up: the deployed hero, Black Warden.
Always reliable. His combat prowess wasn't top-tier, but he was consistently highly rated for his sense of duty and professionalism.
Even with enemies chasing him, Black Warden didn't charge in recklessly. He kept feeding intel to the Hero Association—a wise call from a competent hero.
And then Lee Ha-seon arrived.
With her on the scene, everything wrapped up. She non-lethally subdued every mutant, giving the Hero Association and Humanity's Shield researchers a chance to treat them.
"It wasn't as dangerous as I'd feared."
If it had just been a company making monsters, they wouldn't have called in Lee Ha-seon. Any decent hero could handle the beasts, or worst case, they'd deploy the military.
But humans mutating? That changed everything. No matter how minor, it carried the risk of humanity's downfall.
"Why are they so damn stupid? Why...?"
Humans were fragile. Like a blank sheet of paper.
Tearing paper was easy. Soiling it was easy. Wetting it was effortless.
A little force rips it. Smear on some ink or dirt, done. Spill water or spit, and it turns to soggy pulp in seconds.
That's why it was so dangerous. The world was like a library stuffed with paper.
One reckless idiot spills coffee wandering around, and countless precious pages get ruined. Someone with malice? Even easier.
But restoring that paper to its original state? Not so simple.
"Bio-modification. Guess that's a blessing in disguise."
Black Warden had brought back plenty of intel.
Humans with grotesquely developed legs. One with massive, hardened scales bulging from the left shoulder. Another dragging a huge lump of flesh connected to its head.
It screamed alien spirit contamination or viral mutation. No guarantee it wouldn't spread to anyone who made contact.
In that kind of 'we don't know exactly what's wrong, but it's definitely bad' situation, deploying Lee Ha-seon wasn't wasteful. She'd handle it, no matter what.
Luckily, the worst-case scenario she'd imagined didn't happen.
Just some rogue company doing unauthorized body mod research that got exposed. No grand conspiracy, no massive cabal—just a minor screw-up.
"With this wrapped up, time to plan something a little softer."
This might even be more important than the incident they'd just resolved.
It involved Lee Ha-seon, who could handle illegal body mod scandals without breaking a sweat.
Nafre dialed Lee Ha-seon.
"Hey, you done suppressing that gang?"
Lee Ha-seon replied brightly.
"Yeah! All finished. Local cops just took custody of the criminals. Definitely some dangerous ones."
If she called them dangerous, they weren't lightweights. One going on a terror spree could spark total societal chaos.
But they were in cuffs. Lee Ha-seon was stronger.
"Good... You know you've got a date with Seong-ha in two hours, right?"
"Of course! That's all I've been waiting for!"
"Explain your situation to Seong-ha yourself. And tell him we're really sorry for the hassle. Turns out good people aren't that easy to find."
Seong-ha himself seemed fine with it, but the stress on Nafre was no joke.
Keeping the world's most important person locked up. All because she was 'dangerous.'
If Seong-ha loved going out, resented the confinement, or distrusted Humanity's Shield, things would've blown up ages ago.
"Logically, yeah, it's not easy to find someone. They have to stick by an insanely dangerous person and obey their every word. No sane person jumps at that."
"What can you do? Needs must."
Nafre's criteria for Seong-ha's guards were sky-high too. Gather the strong, dutiful, trustworthy, and smart—then force them to accept harsh, foolish conditions. No wonder they were scarce.
"Anyway! On my way! Just wait a bit!"
"Okay, hurry up. Date outfit's ready—the one you picked."
"Got it!"
"You're here?"
I greeted Lee Ha-seon with a beaming smile.
"Yeah! It's been too long! I missed you, Master!"
She rushed into my arms.
Warmth enveloped me. I gently caressed her exposed thighs.
"Heard we have a date today?"
"Yeah. Nafre mentioned it the other day. Kinda surprised me out of nowhere."
I'd figured another day gaming like yesterday. Then suddenly, Lee Ha-seon was coming over. Right after, they said we'd go on a real date outside.
"You sure that's okay?"
A date. Romantic, sure, but her time was precious. Even pouring every second with me into sex wouldn't be enough.
"Yep! Nafre hooked me up with plenty of free time today. And more than that, I want to go on a date right now!"
"Really?"
"How to put it... My head's a bit messed up, honestly. More precisely, the 'turn-ons' keep flipping super fast?"
She gave an awkward smile.
"Feels like I stacked penalties that shouldn't overlap... Anyway, right now, I want a date."
"Penalties?"
"Simple explanation: yeah."
She pointed to her pussy with a finger.
"I took traits where creampies give extreme pleasure, and I crave them."
"Figures."
"And deepthroating cock, anal pounding, boob groping, ears, thighs, armpits, nape touched... belly punches, spanking, choking..."
"Ah."
"All similar penalties. Extreme pleasure every time, and I crave them constantly."
"You okay?"
"No! Not okay! There's tons more! Blackmailed, raped, humiliated, scribbled on, treated like a tool, forced to dance lewdly... Every imaginable act hits me hard, and I crave it all. From then until now."
Couldn't be easy.
The strongest hero stacking penalties for points? Her struggles must be real.
"They clash sometimes? Other urges fade, and one spikes hard."
"Just let me know—I'll do my best."
"Nah, don't worry about it. You're my Master, right? Even if I'm dying for throat-fucking, getting my ass spanked doesn't suck. If you want it, I can feel it that way."
I nodded.
"Got it. So this time, it's date vibes?"
"Yeah! We've done other stuff sometimes, but pure hand-holding date? Never."
"Real-world issues got in the way. But... you sure? Your guard team's not even complete yet."
Lee Ha-seon shook her head.
"No worries at all! Who do you think I am?"
"Ah."
I got it.
The woman in front of me was Lee Ha-seon.
Even mid-creampie bliss, panting from ecstasy, she'd snap to if enemies appeared and crush villains.
"But your time's limited."
"Sure, my time's valuable. Someone with my power wasting it on just me is selfish. While I'm dating, someone might be dying somewhere."
She gave a wry smile.
"Catch villains, and I save a few, maybe dozens. Hunters could be diving risky gates right now."
"..."
"But I have to be selfish. Nafre taught me that."
"Huh?"
"She bends over backwards for you, right? Commits crimes if that's what you want."
"Yeah."
Dragging celebs or top hunters to bed with power. Summoning famous chefs for gourmet meals.
Shed offered a few times. Didn't want to inconvenience them, so I passed.
"Before you, who do you think she'd offer that to?"
The world's strongest. Could end Earth solo if she wanted.
Lee Ha-seon had heard those tales plenty. Before I became her Master.
"Me, you—we can't let protecting the world become an obligation. We protect it for our own happiness and pleasure."
"Still okay?"
"Has to be. The world needs to stay beautiful for dates in pretty spots, fun games. Guard it out of duty, and doubt creeps in eventually."
Her words carried deep weight.
"Ordinary heroes might shrug off doubt, but not us. We need to use the world. Sure, saving people makes me happiest even accounting for that... but..."
She flashed a mischievous grin.
"Right now, there's a stronger desire."
I took her hand.
"Let's go, date time."
"Yeah!"
Lee Ha-seon smiled radiantly.
Like the happiest person alive.