Chapter 121
Chapter 121
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 121
Chapter Title: Survival Test (14)
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9 p.m.
After finishing dinner, there was this awkward stretch of time before bed.
Ellis was off in the corner swinging her sword for training, while Lucy, Lumi, and I sat by the campfire chatting.
"So you were stuck with Ellis for three whole days?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"I see..."
Lucy was giving off obvious vibes of envy at the mention of spending three days with Ellis.
It wasn't about the food or anything—it was clear she was jealous of being with me.
"How many teams did you run into during the test, Ho-yeon?"
"I think I met about four."
"Wow... We got lucky and only ran into one."
"But you still won. Pretty impressive."
"Yeah... Hehe."
Good job, Lumi!
Her growth was becoming more noticeable by the day. All that hard work paying off.
"..."
Lucy was watching us laugh and chat, trying to figure out when to jump in.
'She's starting to act more like Lumi every day.'
She'd be doing great, but the moment I got friendly with another girl, she'd shrink back.
Especially when the three of us were together—that side of her showed up a bit.
'Gotta make a move on Lucy too... Think I can pull it off at the festival?'
With all these uncontrollable incidents piling up lately, my progress with her had stalled out ambiguously.
In the original story, just hanging out normally after resolving the Felix incident would've boosted her affinity on its own. But right now, I couldn't keep spending consistent time with either Lucy or Lumi.
If only I could handle both twins at once... Then the time I'd allocate to Lumi could double up.
I'll think about it more after the survival test ends.
I checked the point rankings.
⚙ POINT RANKINGS ⚙ Current Island Point Rankings 1. Nam Da-eun. 1,320p 2. Lee Ho-yeon. 450p 3. Ellis. 404p 4. Kim Young-han. 370p ... No changes in the rankings yet.
Nam Da-eun in overwhelming first, me in second, Ellis in third, and Kim Young-han in fourth.
But it looked like Kim Young-han was steadily closing the gap with Ellis and climbing up.
"Might get overtaken tomorrow..."
Without enough points, we'd have no choice but to fight on the last day.
Of course, survival was the goal for some, but ours was first place.
"Water?"
"Ah, yeah. Here. You're really putting in the work, huh?"
Gulp. Gulp.
Ellis finished her training and drank from the water bottle next to Lucy.
Time to turn in?
"Let's set the night watch first. Lucy and Lumi haven't slept properly and must be exhausted—cool if they take the comfy spots?"
I looked to Ellis for approval.
They probably hadn't eaten right or slept comfortably like we had.
"Do whatever."
Luckily, she gave the okay.
"Then Lumi first, me second, Ellis third, and Lucy last. Sound good?"
"Thank you, Ho-yeon..."
"What... Thanks."
Lucy and Lumi gazed at me with touched eyes, but I had a plan.
While switching with Lumi, I'd finish what we couldn't earlier, and when switching with Ellis, I'd give her that mana massage. Epic scheme.
"Alright... Time to sleep?"
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Afternoon of Day 5.
Boom!
The massive grizzly bear crashed into the ground with a grotesque thud.
A huge gash marred its belly, and standing before it was Nam Da-eun, flicking the blood from her sword.
She'd already taken down over ten monsters, but she showed no signs of stopping.
She charged straight at the next one, sword flashing.
The monsters couldn't keep up with her speed and were sliced apart helplessly by the blade's keen edge.
"Whoa... Is the grizzly bear the monster, or is she?"
"What the hell is that against a person, man."
Kim Young-han smacked the gaping cadet next to him on the head and kept watching Nam Da-eun.
'But damn, she really is a monster.'
Of course, he didn't show it like the idiot beside him.
"Good work."
"Points here."
"Yeah. Here's the comm device."
Nam Da-eun barely talked.
Once the hunt was done, she'd come collect her points, grab the comm device, and vanish somewhere.
"Who she's calling? Boyfriend? She's so intense about it."
"Dunno... Not really sure."
"A pretty girl like that has to have a boyfriend."
"Cut it out. Mind your own business and focus."
"Yes, yes, Captain Buzzkill."
"..."
Kim Young-han scratched his head absently, staring at Nam Da-eun's retreating figure.
The plan had been perfect.
Use Lee Ho-yeon as bait to gather cadets, step up as leader, and rack up points.
His team had swelled past seventy members now.
Even those who'd had no intention of joining couldn't resist with numbers like that.
The one wildcard was Nam Da-eun.
She was on the team but took no shares of food, didn't mingle with the cadets, just hunted monsters endlessly and holed up calling someone nonstop.
Kim Young-han still had no clue what she was thinking, and it made him uneasy.
Meanwhile, away from Kim Young-han's team, Nam Da-eun activated her comm device.
[1 person permitted. 5 minutes. Academy will not eavesdrop or record. However, severe penalties apply if actions affecting the test are discovered.] Ring...
- Sister?
"Hey. You doing okay, Da-hee?"
- Yeah! I've been waiting for your call!
"Good to hear. Not too bored?"
- Min-gyu uncle's been playing with me a ton! He bought snacks 'cause you're in first! Thanks, sis!
"...Sounds nice."
The guild master of Viper Guild, who held her little sister Da-hee as leverage: Min-gyu uncle.
She'd known him since she was little, so "Min-gyu uncle" still slipped out naturally.
Nam Da-eun had never even cursed at someone directly—she didn't know how.
Like an elephant raised in captivity from youth, unable to rebel even grown—as long as her sister was unharmed, Nam Da-eun's defenses stayed ironclad.
- You're coming next week, right, sis?
"Of course. I'll bring tons of tasty stuff."
With practical exam first place locked in, Min-gyu uncle was back to being nice.
'He looks just like the Min-gyu uncle from when I was little... But it won't last a month.'
Sigh.
Swallowing a sigh inside, Nam Da-eun continued the call with Nam Da-hee.
- Can't you come this weekend? I miss you already.
"Sorry. I'm in the middle of a test right now."
- Isn't the practical exam over?
Nam Da-hee tilted her head with big, sparkling eyes.
"Yeah, but... I have a debt I absolutely have to repay."
The special test wasn't part of the practical exam.
She'd planned to forfeit the moment she realized she couldn't contact her sister. But Lee Ho-yeon's face, who'd yielded first place to her, kept popping into her head.
Then, by sheer luck, she discovered comm devices dropped from monsters.
That's when Nam Da-eun hatched her plan.
A plan to pass her points to Lee Ho-yeon and make him first.
- Really?! Min-gyu uncle said you gotta repay debts, or you're a bad guy!
"...Don't use words like that."
- Okay! I won't if you say so, sis!
"Hehe... Love you, Da-hee."
- Love you too, sis!
Nam Da-eun smiled warmly and kept chatting.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Ho-yeon... Wake up, Ho-yeon..."
Poke. Poke.
The sensation of someone nudging my cheek woke me.
"Ah. You're finally up."
Lumi was waking me inside the cramped tent.
"Mm... I'll head out."
"Okay."
It wasn't tiny, but with three people sleeping, we were pressed right up against each other.
I pulled water from my subspace pouch to quench my thirst, carefully avoiding Lucy's arm brushing my body as I got up and stepped outside.
Lumi was sitting by the crackling campfire.
"Ah, Ho-yeon... Um..."
I pulled the waiting Lumi into a hug and kissed her right away.
Lewd gasps and wet smacks echoed through the quiet forest.
I'd already set up the rune barrier on my way out of the tent.
To the drones hovering overhead, it probably just looked like I was sitting by the fire.
"Lumi, wanna go once?"
I'd specifically told her to wake me thirty minutes early.
Glancing at the time, she'd followed instructions to the letter.
I'd only been asleep a bit over an hour, so I was a little drowsy, but I could push through.
"Y-Yes... As much as we couldn't do earlier..."
"Strip."
I gave a curt reply and slid my hand to her chest.
"Hnnng...!"
My hand roamed her body, and Lumi slowly began peeling off her cadet uniform.
Getting fully naked in the woods felt a bit much, so she draped her outerwear over a rock and pulled her stockings down.
"You were looking forward to this the whole watch shift, huh?"
"Uuu..."
Her pussy was already sopping wet, fully prepped to take me.
"Going in."
"Y-Yes... Hnnng...♡"
My cock plunged into Lumi's pussy.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Ah, ahng... I-I'm... cumming...!"
Lumi clung to my upper body, trembling as she let out a frail moan.
"Yeah. Me too...!"
Splurt splurt
I held Lumi tight and poured every last drop deep inside.
Her petite frame shuddered violently as she melted into me, then she pressed her lips to mine.
"Mmm... smack... Hnng."
I savored her plump breasts while enjoying the lingering kiss.
Feeling my erection soften bit by bit, Lumi slowly rose and pulled my cock from her pussy.
Without a word, she dropped to her knees, mouth open, and started sucking me clean. I stroked her head and gazed up at the night sky for no reason.
The stars looked beautiful during a blowjob.
"Haa... slurp. Jlurp. Jlurp..."
A quick check of my smartwatch—ten minutes till I had to wake Ellis.
I gently pushed away Lumi, whose face was burying deeper into my crotch in a daze.
"Lumi. We went too long. It's already time for Ellis to wake up."
Pop... "Y-Yes? Already two hours...?"
"Sorry, it's been too long—I lost control. Go sleep first. Gotta switch with Ellis."
"Okay. Th-Thanks... for the meal, Ho-yeon...!"
Her cheeks flushed as she bowed politely and scurried back to the tent.
"What... Heh."
It was her attempt at being cute, and it drew a dad smile out of me—mission accomplished?
I poked at the dying fire for about twenty minutes, added more wood to build it back up strong, then ducked into the tent to wake Ellis.
"Ellis... Wake up."
I didn't poke her cheek like with Lumi—didn't wanna risk what she'd say.
"...I'm up."
Thankfully, she stirred quickly.
"Yeah. Got sidetracked and woke you a bit late—take it slow coming out."
I'd timed it late on purpose for Ellis too, accounting for her massage and Lumi's sleep time.
Meant I'd wake early and crash late, cutting my sleep short, but no helping it.
Harem life required sacrifices like less shut-eye.
Still, Ellis—who'd gotten a solid four hours straight—looked more wiped out than me with under two.
"You okay? You look beat."
"...I'm just weak in the mornings, that's all."
As she said it, Ellis glanced at my face and quickly looked away.
Hm. Guess the morning weakness is legit.