11. Properly Modded Game

Now that everyone had hit level 5, we had way more skills at our disposal, making battles a breeze. The Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit dungeon lived up to the frogs' racial trait of overwhelming us with numbers.

Ten club frogs, five shield frogs, five water bomb frogs...

"Waaah, these guys are back~ Zap zap boom!"

I was spamming my AoE skills like Arrow Shower and Arrow Bomb as hard as I could, but it was nothing compared to Ye-na unleashing Call Lightning and Lightning Field.

This place was a mage's cheat map. More precisely, an electric magic cheat map. Actually, thinking about it, the entire game was rigged for mages. We'd struggled like hell against the goblin boss, but Ye-na's magic had pulled us through.

Anyway, the frogs got paralyzed by Ye-na's electric spells, so tank Jun-sik could slice them up effortlessly. Combat was ridiculously easy thanks to the matchup.

Not only did the damage land perfectly, but we got CC ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠on top? Without a mage, we'd have been overwhelmed by the frog swarm. Plus, at level 5, Ye-na had unlocked Mana Armor, letting her spam spells like crazy.

Her DPS was insane, but her low HP made her fragile—Mana Armor fixed that, boosting her stability.

"Ahaha~ Haha~ This is so stress-relieving!"

Her laughing maniacally while casting... she looked a bit unhinged, but damn, it was cute seeing her enjoy herself.

Still, I couldn't figure out why the water bomb frogs kept targeting Ye-na and Ji-young. They'd each taken a hit earlier and were soaked through. Weirdly, they never came after me... Just the girls. But hey, it made for some ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠great views. Ye-na's body was on full display. Jun-sik was up front as tank, so he probably couldn't see much, but I bet he was stealing glances at Ji-young's chest whenever he could.

Wait... hold up?

No way... The frogs ignoring aggro on Jun-sik to hit only the girls... The damage was negligible, but the visual stimulation was huge... This wasn't about dealing damage, was it? Mod effect?

This mod? The culprit?

Yeah, checks out. The water bomb frogs ignored aggro on Jun-sik to splash the girls—not for damage, but to turn the guys on.

Whoa...

Yes!

This is it. This is how the game should be.

Back when Ji-young's exposure had me all twisted up, now I'd embraced it and was loving every second.

The mob density had us hitting level 8 already. The smooth combat made time fly. For an instance dungeon, the EXP was solid. Quantity is king.

We'd fought plenty, so we took a break to top off HP and mana with heals. Ji-young fidgeted before saying to Jun-sik,

"Um... Jun-sik oppa, if you sit first, I'll lean against your back."

"Sure."

Thanks to Contact Heal, as soon as Jun-sik sat, Ji-young settled behind him, pressing against his back. Seeing that, Ye-na plopped down next to me.

"Hmm~ You two look cozy. Guess I'll sit by Hyun-su oppa then."

Partners swapped naturally... Me with Ye-na, Jun-sik with Ji-young.

"Ye-na, you were going wild with magic on those frogs earlier?"

"Yeeah~ It was so fun~ Watching them jitter and shake every time I cast was hilarious. And poof—they're gone in one shot. Total stress relief."

"You were cackling like a maniac. I thought you were nuts."

"Kyahaha~ Nooo, oppa~ Calling me a crazy bitch~ That's too much~"

"For real. Laughing your ass off while blasting them, frogs trembling then exploding... You didn't think the frogs looked pitiful? I felt bad for 'em."

"Ahaha~ Was I like that?"

Meanwhile, Ji-young stood up from chatting with Jun-sik and sat beside him instead. He grabbed her hand.

"Ah, now my HP's filling up."

"Hmm... That's weird, oppa. Why doesn't leaning against your back recover HP?"

My wife holding hands with my buddy felt surreal. Her clothes were soaked transparent, tits fully visible... Jun-sik was definitely staring. Seeing them like that made my heart pound oddly.

"What's up, babe? Why're you holding sis's hand?"

Jun-sik explained to Ye-na's question,

"Leaning against her back wasn't recovering HP. Tried holding hands to test. Makes sense now checking the skill description again."

"Seems 'contact' ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠here means skin-to-skin, not through clothes."

"Hmm... Yeah."

Ye-na seemed convinced. Her husband holding another woman's hand, and she's cool with it? I whispered to her,

"Ye-na, doesn't it bother you?"

"Huh? Holding hands? Nah... It's sis, so it's fine. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠You look okay with it too, oppa?"

Hyun-su's fine. Jun-sik's fine. Sis is fine.

We were all on the same page.

"Yeah, same here. Was super conflicted at first, wondering if this was right, but then 'it's Jun-sik, so okay'."

"Hehe~ Exactly. If it wasn't you or sis, no way. But I hate seeing Jun-sik mon enjoy it so much. Sis's tits are gonna get stared through. He's so obvious."

Jun-sik was grinning ear-to-ear holding Ji-young's hand, sneaking peeks at her chest.

Ha... Jun-sik's fine, but like Ye-na said, his thirsty face was annoying.

"Right? Hate that smug look."

"Hehe. We get each other, oppa."

A few more battles followed. Frogs threw numbers at us; we mowed them down.

Level 9 now—if we nail the boss, level 10's ours. The cave walls had fancy decorations signaling a boss ahead.

Post-battle, Ji-young and Jun-sik always held hands for heals. So we mostly moved as Jun-sik & Ji-young, me & Ye-na pairs.

Got closer to Ye-na, but watching Jun-sik hold hands with Ji-young up front felt weird. Like they were dating in VR and me and Ye-na were crashing.

Am I ready? Getting there? Complicated.

Still, Ye-na's cuteness cheered me up, and chatting made me laugh. So fun. But this fun... from another man's wife... is it right?

Lost in thought, Jun-sik stopped and said,

"Boss incoming. Recommended level 10, so it'll be tough. Stay sharp, everyone."

Ye-na and Ji-young lit up.

"Sweet~ Time to show off some real magic."

"Yup yup! I'll leave it to you, Ye-na~ Gotta show my butterfly moves."

A bit deeper, a wider clearing appeared—big for a cave. As we approached, a frog on a throne stood, flanked by others prepping for battle.

The King Frog held a club in one hand, shield in the other. Water bombs too? Felt like a combo of every frog we'd seen.

It croaked something; shield frogs positioned, club and water bomb frogs filling gaps.

Then... why aren't they moving? Lag? Does VR lag? Wait...

"Jun-sik, you think they're doing a ni-gawa?"

The classic ni-gawa tactic—fortify and wait. Ridiculous from a monster.

"Looks like it. What monster pulls a ni-gawa?"

"Huh? Oppas, what's a ni-gawa?"

They had it wrong. Ni-gawa wasn't for this. I'd explain Ye-na's cute question later and gave orders.

"Ye-na, hit the biggest one with your strongest lightning first."

"Okaay! Awesome!"

We had a cannon. Ni-gawa in front of artillery? Suicide.

"Hmm~ Something big~ This'll do."

A magic circle formed around Ye-na as she began casting. Taking time—must be powerful.

"Ready~ Here it goes~ Shibam~ Boom~!"

Wha...? Ye-na, where'd you learn "shibam boom"? And why does she always rename spells? What spell turns into "shibam boom"?