004. Plan
004. Plan
The warm stream of water pouring from the showerhead flowed down over his shoulders, which were knotted with muscle.
Song Jae-pil closed his eyes and tilted his head back. Steam filled the narrow bathroom, and the water stream continuously beat against his body, but the sensations were not washed away at all.
The Elf Saintess, Erin.
The tips of his fingers that had grasped her breasts. The sharp sensation of his tongue biting her breasts and nibbling her ears still lingered.
To be precise, it might be more accurate to say that the heavy afterglow between his thighs hadn't faded.
"...Huu."
After roughly wiping his head with a towel and coming out, the reality of his one-room apartment greeted Song Jae-pil. A trash can with crumpled ramen packets, dust piled whitely on the monitor, and on the calendar placed on the desk, a red circle drawn around the manuscript deadline.
All of it was the same, but to Song Jae-pil's eyes, it looked completely different.
"Is this what they call reverse culture shock?"
Song Jae-pil let out a sigh, sat down on the bbeogeok-creaking chair, picked up his cell phone, and took a deep breath.
When he turned on the screen, The Catalogue app's icon was glowing faintly. As if urging him to open it quickly.
When he tapped the icon, the interface he had seen earlier appeared. A UI that was utterly simple.
[D - C - B - A - S - SS - SSS]
Among the seven grades, D and C were glowing red. The rest were still dark gray.
"And the store and skills...."
The mutter flowed out of his mouth as his brain automatically began to analyze.
"First, the rewards by grade... D-grade is about 1 to 3 points. Up to tens of points at most...."
Moreover, as the grade increased, the rewards jumped exponentially.
And he clicked on the store tab he had seen before showering again.
[Money, appearance, physical abilities, special skills, items....]
Everything with tangible form had price tags filled with desire. It felt like peeking at the display shelves of an adult convenience store run by a god.
"In the store, you can buy everything that exists... and skill points are for buying intangible abilities?"
His gaze lingered on the money item, then he shook his head.
"It's better not to convert all points into money unless absolutely necessary...."
If you conquer higher-grade catalogues, more points come in. With those points, you buy abilities, and based on those abilities, you break through higher catalogues.
A cycle of infinite power where abilities beget abilities, and pleasure calls for more pleasure.
"Moreover... complete conquest... this is like telling me to go for achievements."
He unfolded the D-grade catalogue list. The speed of his finger swiping the screen gradually slowed down.
"Hoo... look at this?"
It was certainly on a different level from the sample. Catalogues classified by genre, tags, and difficulty stretched endlessly in card form.
Fantasy, modern, martial arts, SF, historical dramas—dozens of worlds were contained in just one D-grade.
The corner of his mouth naturally rose. A broad worldview meant that the possibilities of fucking were infinite. And at the same time, so were the points that could be obtained.
Moreover, each catalogue had a separate complete conquest reward item.
[Heightened sense of taste]
[Increased body flexibility]
[Increased muscle density]
[Spotlight]
Rewards that applied not only in the catalogue worlds but also in reality. Every situation was telling him to diligently collect catalogues.
But suddenly, the finger that was swiping through the list stopped, and Erin came to mind.
Eyes as cold as a blue sea, an expression that never relinquished hostility until the end, and yet the trembling of her body that reacted honestly until the very last moment.
Song Jae-pil licked his lips unconsciously.
Anticipation welled up inside him about how the next target would be.
Song Jae-pil tilted his head back and looked up at the ceiling.
"The first thing I need."
The resources he currently had were 2 Store Points and 2 Skill Points. A total of 4 points. Not a small amount, but not exactly plentiful either.
"First, I need to shore up the basics like stamina and vitality. And then my looks too."
No matter which Catalogue he chose, no matter which world he entered, unless it was a complete reversal of fortunes, a handsome face would invite favor, and the performance of one's lower body would bring about conquest.
"Right now... I need money."
Of course, he couldn't ignore practical problems either. His bank balance was a mere 1.49 million won. After deducting 550,000 won in monthly rent, utilities, and phone bills, it was an amount that might barely last a couple of months.
"Let's start with an investment of just 10 million won. And if I hold out as long as possible and create a new source of income..."
Song Jae-pil made a decision.
He decided to convert 1 Store Point into money. He also needed to verify if it was real. What better proof was there than the numbers appearing in his account?
[1 Store Point -> 10,000,000 won]
[Proceed?]
His finger hovered over the confirm button for a moment, then pressed down.
Unlike when he had touched the sample, expecting some kind of sudden change to occur, nothing happened.
Ding.
A push notification from his banking app appeared at the top of his phone screen.
[Deposit 10,000,000 won]
[The Catalogue -> Song Jae-pil]
[Balance 11,490,320 won]
His heart began to pound like crazy at the numbers on the alert. He read and re-read them, but it was clearly ten million won.
"Hah... haha."
A laugh burst out. The more he tried to suppress it, the more it flowed uncontrollably from deep within.
"It's real. It was real."
Ten million won with a single flick of a finger. This was clearly a divine power capable of laundering one's entire life.
Simultaneously, Song Jae-pil's gaze turned cold and settled. In the place where excitement had receded, desire had filled up completely.
"1 Store Point, 2 Skill Points."
[Source of Vitality - 2 Skill Points]
[Reduces recovery time after ejaculation (post-nut clarity/refractory period) by 90%]
[Unlimited use per day / Cooldown 24 hours]
Song Jae-pil's eyes narrowed. Hadn't he realized during his conquest of Erin in the Catalogue world what conquest truly meant?
There would certainly be times when flashy techniques were needed, but the core was having a tireless waist that could keep pushing until a woman surrendered.
"Purchase."
The 2 Skill Points vanished, and a light turned on within the infinite skill tree. A heavy, searing heat surged from deep within his lower abdomen.
He decided to leave the remaining 1 Store Point as emergency funds. After all, the plot always tends to twist in unexpected places.
The organization was done. Now it was time to choose the next hunting ground.
He scanned the D-grade Catalogue again.
Fantasy? Still too dangerous.
"A combat foundation is still premature."
In Erin's case, it was a strongly tutorial-like scenario where the Catalogue had adjusted the difficulty. Wuxia or Sci-fi were the same. Betting one's life in unfamiliar rules was stupid.
"Maybe later, if I get a bit more accustomed to things like combat."
His finger, which had been scrolling past Historical and Horror, stopped on the Modern category.
The world he knew best. A place where physical laws, social structures, and most importantly, the female psyche existed within the realm of common sense.
He flipped through the Catalogue one page at a time.
The landlord's daughter from a one-room apartment building, the manager and part-timer of a failing cafe, a convenience store part-timer and a woman making a name for herself on SNS, even a company colleague or junior...
A series of provocative genres lined up. Then, one card caught his eye.
The thumbnail was a dimly lit yoga center. The silhouette of a woman sitting on yoga equipment was visible in the shadows. A sweat-drenched tank top clung to the curves of her back, and form-fitting leggings perfectly outlined the curves of her lower body.
[Fitness Scandal]
[#Modern #High-Stakes #Conquest Desire #Ice-Cold Woman #Married Woman]
Song Jae-pil's pupils trembled slightly as he read each tag.
"Married Woman... you say?"
The destructive power of the combination of the words 'ice-cold woman' and 'married woman' was considerable. A catalogue that would require breaking down social taboos like social norms, guilt, and guardedness.
When he unfolded the detailed information, it spread out like a report.
[Main Conquest Target: Cha Ye-rin (26)]
[Occupation: Director and Head Trainer of the premium yoga and Pilates center, Aether Center.]
[Personality: Rationally cold as ice, extremely averse to contact with others.]
[Notable Details:
"Ah... so that's how it is."
Only then could Song Jae-pil understand why 'ice-cold' and 'married woman' were included together.
[Conquest Objective: Break Cha Ye-rin's pride and corrupt her.]
[Additional Objective: Achieve 100% satisfaction with two or more married women.]
"So the main target is Cha Ye-rin, and the extras are other married women, right?"
It seemed the Catalogue only collected the target, objectives, and results, leaving the process entirely up to him. Just like when he had conquered Erin.
A results-only mindset.
[Upon achieving Main Objective: +1 Store Point and Skill Point]
[Upon achieving Additional Objective: +0.5 Store Point per person]
[Perfect Conquest Reward: Flexible Body - Your joints become unrealistically flexible.]
The corner of Song Jae-pil's mouth curled up slightly.
"Seems tough. That makes it more enticing."
Song Jae-pil meticulously read the Catalogue, scraping together as much information as possible.
"Alright... shall we give it a go?"
Song Jae-pil clicked on Fitness Scandal.
[You have selected D-Grade Catalogue 'Fitness Scandal'.]
[Entry]
The entry preparation button activated. It was clearly different from the previous sample. It wasn't a forced transmission; it was a decision he had made himself.
He looked around the room once. It was a grim reality. And the Catalogue was a means to definitively change this grim reality.
A deep breath. One. He pushed air to the very ends of his lungs and exhaled.
And he pressed the button. Just like with Erin, the screen went black. This time, there was no burst of intense light.
All sensation vanished, and he felt a chilling cold. He also smelled the damp, stuffy scent of sweat mixed with someone's body odor.
"Huh-!"
Song Jae-pil opened his eyes in a space where time seemed to have stopped.
"Seems like a sort of preparation space."
A calm yoga and Pilates center with huge mirrors covering the walls. More subdued and luxurious than flashy.
Even though it was a fairly spacious area, the distance between equipment was quite wide, making it feel at a glance like a place catering to VIPs.
And a woman with a cold, transparent-feeling, cat-like face, sitting at a desk.
Her skin was flawlessly clean, and even without makeup, her bare face exuded a cool aura.
Her hair was neatly tied up, revealing her long neckline at a glance, and she wore only one small diamond piercing in her ear.
And it was clear she was the conquest target this time, Cha Ye-rin.