Chapter 863
Chapter 863
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 863
Chapter Title: Healing Camp
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Miryung's newly proposed healing camp project turned out to be exactly what it sounded like on the surface—a private retreat focused purely on absolute physical relaxation and mental rejuvenation, a concept that was also widely referred to among modern youths as emotional camping.
Word had it through the media networks that healing camping was an incredibly trendy lifestyle activity these days, but honestly, I couldn't care less about modern social trends, for having grown up in an awkward hometown that was far too developed to be called rural but severely lacked the baseline perks of a proper city, I had learned the absolute hard way after moving to Seoul that nothing in this world beat the pure convenience of urban infrastructure, leaving me with zero personal reason to ever go camping in the woods.
‘If it weren't for Miryung's persistent, cute requests to experience the outdoors together, I wouldn't have bothered to waste my weekend on this trip,’ I thought to myself as I adjusted my posture.
I had frantically rushed out to the commercial districts to buy a massive spread of premium camping gear, booked a highly rated private site online, and immediately headed straight down to the scenic valleys of Jeolla Province.
I tightly gripped the leather steering wheel of the large luxury SUV that I had bought completely on a whim a few days ago, while Miryung happily claimed the passenger shotgun seat beside me, leaving Yuria to settle quietly into the center of the back seat, especially since Yuria had also fiercely had her eye on the front passenger spot but unfortunately lost a series of intense rock-paper-scissors matches to the foxy spirit.
"Ah... now that I think about the sheer amount of equipment we are hauling, perhaps I should have just gone ahead and purchased a full-sized luxury RV caravan instead?" I mused aloud as I scanned the dashboard.
I currently possessed more than enough financial liquid money to purchase a fleet of those vehicles, for while I had initially dived into the interfaces of the Playful World strictly to make a quick buck to secure my daily living, continuously hauling back all sorts of high-grade legendary loot had resulted in my modern bank accounts stacking up with endless cash without me even trying anymore.
As it turned out, there honestly wasn't a whole lot of creative ways to blow through that massive amount of wealth within the mundane reality of modern society, especially since anything fun or adventurous doable here was already infinitely easier to execute within the chaotic parameters of the Playful World.
"Purchasing a caravan would certainly be incredibly nice, hubby, but getting those specialized heavy towing licenses is such an absolute bureaucratic pain in the neck, and besides, that mechanical setup is completely not the aesthetic vibe I am going for on this trip, because massive RVs just severely lack that natural, romantic outdoor ambiance that a tent provides," Miryung explained with a pout.
"You and that damn aesthetic ambiance of yours..." I muttered with a half-hearted sigh.
"Oh my, you don't actually hate the romantic atmosphere though, do you, my dear hubby?" she teased, leaning closer to my shoulder.
"I don't particularly like it either," I answered smoothly, keeping my eyes fixed firmly on the open highway.
"But just think about the possibilities, because you could easily do it with the two of us while gazing at the beautiful starlit nature right from the interior of our open cabin tent," she whispered seductively, her words instantly causing a spark of dark anticipation to flare through my mind.
"...!"
Faced with such an explicit invitation, calculating my next move was an absolute no-brainer for my instincts, for the final destination of this trip was obviously going to be a wild, passionate round of sex in the woods.
Engaging in a full, uninhibited threesome alongside Miryung and Yuria while thoroughly soaking in the ambient beauty of nature from inside a canvas tent felt like an incredible itinerary, causing me to smile in satisfaction.
"The aesthetic ambiance of this setup truly is going to be completely unreal..." I muttered under my breath.
Operating a private sex camp in the middle of a forest certainly didn't possess a bad ring to it at all.
A few hours later, we finally pulled our luxury SUV into the main entrance of the commercial campsite, finding that the facility was surprisingly crowded with urban vacationers, which confirmed that this healing camping trend truly was a major phenomenon among the citizenry.
I slowly drove our vehicle through the dirt pathways to reach our reserved spot—a dense, beautiful wooded area that was located quite a bit removed from the main stream banks, ensuring that we possessed absolutely no nosy neighbors residing nearby, a secluded layout that was completely perfect for our private plans.
"Waa~ nature truly feels so refreshing!" Miryung leaped out of the passenger door with a joyful squeal, though in reality, the local scenery wasn't actually that impressive to my eyes, especially since when it came to witnessing genuine, awe-inspiring nature, her native home world of [Radiant Ascension Realm] easily blew this modern province completely out of the water.
"Hello, everyone! We have officially arrived at our beautiful camping destination today... so I am going to launch a quick live broadcast stream for all of you right now," Miryung announced, firing up her streaming application on her smartphone.
Her sudden media broadcast came as absolutely no surprise to my mind since I had already fully known about her streaming schedule ahead of time, aware that at least eighty percent of her motivation for planning this camping trip was centered around flexing her luxurious outdoor lifestyle to her modern online viewers.
While she was busy interacting with her screen, Yuria and I immediately began the physical work of unpacking the cargo space, systematically laying out the heavy camping gear across the flat grass.
First up on our construction agenda was erecting the main shelter, prompting me to unzip the canvas travel bag for our brand-new premium cabin tent, noting with a smile that the manufacturers had included a highly detailed instruction booklet inside, which was a remarkably nice touch for a novice camper.
"Hmm... let me see the pole alignments..." I muttered, scanning the diagrams.
The engineering layout seemed relatively straightforward at a first glance, yet executing the tension connections looked slightly tricky to handle alone.
‘Well, as long as I take the assembly process step by single step, it should be easy enough to complete,’ I calculated.
I proactively scouted the surrounding terrain first, looking for a perfectly flat piece of ground that possessed absolutely no tree root interference or jagged rocks that could tear through our floor sheets.
"Honey, this specific patch over here looks completely ideal for our layout," Yuria noted, pointing her finger toward a level, easily accessible patch of grass nearby.
"That is a spot-on recommendation, Yuria, so let us try setting up our camp right over there," I answered, nodding in approval.
Thanks to our enhanced physical attributes, we managed to get the entire massive cabin tent fully up and secured in less than ten minutes flat, with Yuria following my assembly leads with absolute, mechanical perfection.
The moment the shelter was secure, she immediately got started on preparing our lunch ramen from scratch, while I comfortably lounged back into a folding camp chair, casually zoning out as my eyes swept across the crowded campsite, though unfortunately none of the vacationing women caught my aesthetic interest.
I turned my gaze to glance back over toward Miryung's position, finding that she was currently cracking up with a loud laughter by the edge of the running stream, thoroughly loving every single second of her live broadcast stream.
Meanwhile, Yuria continued to cook our lunch with a state of total, unwavering focus—avoiding any cheap instant seasonings in favor of hand-crafting a rich, premium ramen broth, for Yuria was a woman who was always completely all-in when it came to serving my palate.
According to our dimensional itinerary, next week Yuria would officially be undergoing her scheduled reverse-summoning back to her fantasy realm, which meant Miryung's daily life would return back to normal as well, and a sudden, fleeting twinge of quiet regret hit my heart as I slowly closed my eyes against the light.
The cool afternoon breeze felt absolutely great against my skin, making me think that this outdoor experience wasn't half bad after all.
“Hubby, hurry up and come over here to my position quick, because I have just successfully found something incredibly fun hidden in the brush!” Miryung's voice called out from the tree line an hour later.
“Something fun?” I repeated as I rose from my chair, initially figuring that she had simply discovered some strange forest bugs or wild critters to show off to her viewers.
But the exact millisecond I stepped through the thick foliage, I helplessly cocked my head in utter confusion, my eyes widening round as I stared blankly at the structure before us.
“What the absolute hell is the meaning of this?” I muttered.
A deep, dark-looking cave mouth yawned prominently before Miryung's position, an unmapped geographical anomaly that the campsite staff had completely failed to mention during our check-in, making the fact that they left such a hazardous drop completely open and unsecured seem incredibly sketchy for a commercial facility.
“This entire entrance was originally completely hidden from human sight by a highly advanced concealment barrier that possesses an incredibly old and tough spell structure... but of course, it was absolutely no match for my high-tier spiritual eyes, hehe,” Miryung explained, proudly arching her back as my gaze involuntarily flicked down to admire the generous curves of her ample chest stretching against her top.
"And what exactly do your senses detect resting inside the depths of this cavern?" I inquired.
"I have absolutely no clear clue yet because I have only just broken through the outer barrier, but hubby, doesn't the thrilling scent of a hidden adventure loudly call out to your warrior soul right now? Let us go step inside together!" she urged, playfully shoving her hands against my back to push me forward.
A sudden wave of intense curiosity completely hooked my mind, so I chose to play along with her whim and cautiously stepped through the threshold into the dark cave.
‘This exact layout is giving me a strange sense of déjà vu, for the scenario sounds remarkably familiar to the historical archives,’ I mused as our boots echoed against the stone floor.
The actual reality of modern human history regarding magic and martial arts cultivation runs significantly deeper than the common masses would ever think to believe, and classic novel-style fortuitous encounters with ancient inheritances occasionally pop up for real hunters in the modern world.
"Are you absolutely certain that the structural parameters inside are completely safe for us to explore, Miryung?"
"Yup, I am entirely sure, because the broken barrier was exclusively specialized in dodging the eyes of passing people and blocking surveillance arrays, which represents a solid piece of concealment work, to the point where if I hadn't come along to break the nodes, it would have easily held its form for another century without a single issue, and besides, there are absolutely no living presences or massive energy signatures radiating from the interior, which is exactly what your own mana senses are telling you right now, right?"
"Yeah, that is true," I nodded, validating her spiritual analysis since my own tracking perception failed to detect any hostile entities or live critters within the immediate sectors.
However, the moment our strides advanced deeper into the heart of the cavern, my feet suddenly came to a complete halt as my eyes scanned the ground.
A massive array of pristine skeletal bones was scattered everywhere across the stone floor, causing my veteran hunter instincts to instantly kick into a sharp alert as I noted that the remains belonged to both prehistoric human cultivators and ancient monster variants, though the exact genus of the monster types remained entirely unknown to my modern system interface.
"Eek! This place suddenly feels so incredibly spooky and terrifying, hubby!" Miryung squealed, playfully clinging her arms tightly around my shoulder, though I knew full well within my mind that there was absolutely no way a master spirit like her was genuinely scared of a few bones, making her display a piece of pure, playful theater for my amusement.
“The presence of that ancient barrier is undisputed the only reason why these skeletal remains have managed to stay so perfectly pristine after all these generations without rotting away into dust,” I noted, bypassing the piles.
“Do your spiritual eyes sense any sort of funky shaman curses or residual necromancy vibes clinging to the altar ahead?”
“None in the slightest, hubby, for the magical currents are completely clean,” she answered smoothly.
Moments later, the two of us finally reached the absolute end of the cave chamber, where a human skeleton clad in the tattered remnants of an ancient Korean hanbok was sitting perfectly cross-legged on a stone platform, and the exact millisecond my eyes adjusted to the darkness, my gaze locked firmly onto the object resting tightly within its skeletal embrace.
It was a magnificent, unpolished sword structure.
“The steel blade of this weapon undisputed still possesses a vibrant life force flowing through its core, making it a prime, famous sword variant, and plus... can you feel that dense aura radiating from the guard? That is a highly concentrated anti-demon aura signature,” Miryung revealed with interest.
“An anti-demon aura signature?” I repeated, raising an eyebrow.
“Yes, it is anti-demon energy in the most literal sense of the term, meaning the spell structure is explicitly designed to counter evil entities and purge corruption, making it the exact type of weapon that high-ranking exorcists and shamans in my native world always tote around during cleansings.”
“The ambient energy doesn't scream any immediate spiritual danger to my system... so tell me, is it completely safe for my hands to touch the hilt?”
“You are a pure human warrior, hubby, so go right ahead and claim it,” she encouraged with a nod.
I confidently extended my right arm and firmly grasped the hilt of the anti-demon sword, executing a quick test swing through the air that produced a heavy, solid kinetic feel, fully confirming that this artifact was indeed a famous sword of immense quality.
Taking a much closer look at the weapon under my mana light, I noted that the steel hilt bore an intricate lotus motif across the guard, and the design wasn't static at all—moving slightly under my touch exactly like a slowly spinning lotus flower.
"..."
My eyes immediately narrowed tightly on the lotus motif as a sudden spark of recognition flashed through my memory banks, for I had definitely witnessed this exact clan emblem before in the modern databases.
"Is there something wrong with the weapon, hubby?" Miryung asked, noticing my silence.
I slowly raised my left hand to gently shush her voice, my brows furrowing tightly as my mind frantically searched through my past hunter guild files until the data finally clicked perfectly into place.
"This specific emblem belongs to the North White Son Clan's private property," I revealed grimly.
The modern hierarchy of Korea's hunter society was completely dominated by the presence of the Five Great Clans, who all boasted ancient historical lineages and had masterfully honed their private family martial arts styles across generations to control the high-ranking raid scenes.
The official lineup consisted of the East Azure Shin Clan, the South Crimson Jade Clan, the West Black Hyun Clan, the North White Son Clan, and the central Heavenly Pillar Hwang Clan.
I had actually crossed paths with the elite young heir of the East Azure Shin Clan during a past deployment gate in Japan, though the two of us had barely chatted with each other because the arrogant bastard spent the entire night greedily eyeing Jin Se-young's figure instead of focusing on the raid parameters.
‘This anti-demon blade is undisputed the lost legal property of the North White Son Clan without a single shred of a doubt, meaning returning it to their main house would easily net me a sweet political reward.’
‘...But hand it straight over to their emissaries right away without using it? That would be an absolute sucker move on my part, so I will definitely make sure to swing it around a bit within the gates first,’ I calculated with a grin.
I smoothly slid the anti-demon sword directly into my system inventory slots, knowing that trying to utilize it within modern reality was far too risky because the lotus emblem was infamous among the public, and drawing thief vibes from the media could complicate my daily business, whereas using it inside the Playful World was a completely free game.
"The North White Son Clan's main headquarters is located around the Seoraksan region in Gangwon Province, right?" Miryung asked as we turned back.
"Oh? You actually knew about their territory?"
"Of course I do, hubby, because Korea's Five Great Clans are absolutely **huge** names in modern society, to the point where a simple Google search brings them up as the top hits, so tell me, are you planning on returning the sword to their elders?"
"Eventually, I will, because I fully expect to receive a decent amount of financial and political compensation from their clan head in exchange for their lost treasure."
"Hmm, that is a remarkably surprising choice coming from you, hubby."
"Are you seriously surprised that I would choose to return a sword? I already possess an absolute galore of high-tier weapons in my inventory, so trading this specific blade to secure an elite clan's network connections is a complete win-win scenario for my future."
"Well, I recently read an entertainment article stating that a gorgeous young daughter from that exact North White Son Clan officially debuted as a hunter-idol lately... so I figured your real motivation was to use the sword to chase after her bed," she noted with a sly grin.
"...Those are just minor details," I answered with a cough, brushing off her accurate tease.
We slowly made our way out of the cave entrance back into the fresh air of the forest, and I immediately turned my focus toward the disposal of the opening because if left completely open like this, some passing campers would undoubtedly spot the drop within a few hours.
"Miryung, can you deploy another barrier to hide this entrance for me? There is absolutely no need to spend your energy crafting an eternity seal, so do you think a simple construct that lasts for about three years will do the trick?" I inquired, looking back toward her position.
“Pfft, you are seriously lowballing my spiritual capabilities, hubby! For a master shaman of my caliber, a ten-year duration is the absolute bare baseline for a casual spell, and a thirty-year seal is the standard minimum I produce, though wait—do not cast any shade on my pride, because the only reason this barrier is limited to thirty years is simply due to the complete lack of high-grade catalyst materials in this reality, otherwise, if I were fully stocked up with spiritual jade, I could easily craft a seal that lasts for five centuries without facing any interference from rival shamans dropping by,” she countered with a proud huff.
“A thirty-year duration is more than plenty for my current tactical plans, so let us just go ahead with that configuration,” I answered with a chuckle.
I quietly watched her elegant hands fluidly weave the magical threads of the barrier, and though my eyes could clearly see the blue mana dancing in response to her graceful finger gestures, the actual underlying mechanical equations of her shaman spells remained entirely lost on my perception, even at point-blank range.
"The spell is completely all set, hubby," she announced, stepping back.
I took a quick peek toward the coordinate, finding that the yawning cave mouth had completely vanished, replaced by a perfectly natural-looking dirt wall covered in moss, and even when I reached out my hand to touch the surface, it delivered a solid earth feel to my fingers, to the point where even I would have doubted my own memory if I hadn't witnessed her cast the masterclass barrier myself.
"So now that our chores are finished... tell me, hubby, what are your immediate thoughts regarding our itinerary?" Miryung asked, her lips parting into a sultry smile as she boldly dragged my right hand down past her waist to rest directly against her crotch, though the stiff denim fabric of her tight jeans blocked the softness of her skin.
"We originally came all the way out here to this valley strictly for the purpose of nature healing, didn't we? And I have been remaining exceptionally patient waiting for you to showcase your version of camp fun," she whispered.
"Ah... yeah... about that..." I muttered, looking around the trees.
"Don't tell me you are finding this outdoor experience to be incredibly lame and tedious, hubby?"
"...Yes, that is exactly the case," I admitted with a wry smile, causing Miryung to let out a sheepish grin in response.
After all, she was a native inhabitant of the high-fantasy [Radiant Ascension Realm], meaning that the concept of modern nature healing was completely lost on her senses since she would gladly take the comfort of a modern couch and a large TV over sleeping on the dirt any day of the week, especially since raw nature is only thrilling during the first hour before becoming tedious as hell to maintain.
"In that case, let us head back for some tent time," I announced, smoothly wrapping my right arm around her soft shoulders as the two of us strolled tightly together back toward our campsite like a pair of passionate lovers, noting that several passing male campers stole jealous glances at our figures, a display of envy that caused a smug grin to form on my face as I thoroughly lapped up their stares.
The moment we arrived back at our cabin tent, we found Yuria sitting comfortably out front in a folding chair, intently reading a magical tome.
"Are the two of you officially back from your walk?" she asked, looking up from the pages.
"Yeah, we are back, so tell me, has everything been completely all good around the perimeter while we were away?"
"Yes, Master, the campsite has remained perfectly secure," Yuria answered with a gentle, loyal smile, nodding her head as I reached out my hand to playfully fiddle with the thick strands of her silver hair, a physical gesture that caused a slight, beautiful blush of pleasure to color her cheeks.
"Though I must admit, Miryung, that we are currently facing a slight issue regarding the sheer number of gawkers constantly gathering around our sector," she added, pointing toward the path.
Word of our presence had steadily spread like a wildfire across the valley, resulting in a constant stream of passing vacationers deliberately slowing their pace to ogle at the two beautiful women flanking my tent, and a few bold pests had even tried to actively approach our chairs to strike up a conversation, though a quick, heavy mana-glare from my eyes had successfully scattered the vast majority of them back to their lanes.
Still, dealing with persistent pests hitting on Yuria or Miryung was getting noticeably annoying, even though Yuria always shut their advances down with a cool, firm refusal while Miryung deftly deflected their words with a smooth corporate smile.
"That is entirely true, for possessing this level of extreme beauty truly is a curse when trying to enjoy the outdoors, so let me quickly fix the problem for our camp," Miryung stated, immediately throwing up a localized displacement barrier around our tent lines that caused the passing gawkers to suddenly wander off in an oblivious direction as if our sector had completely vanished from their map.
“What specific kind of incantation did you just weave over our campsite to achieve this level of stealth, Miryung?” I asked, looking around the shifting air currents.
“It is a highly specialized local distortion barrier, meaning that even if we choose to loudly scream, throw a wild party, or completely torch this entire place to the ground, the commoners walking along the stream won't register a single shred of our actions within their perception,” she explained with a mischievous grin.
“Are you seriously telling me no shit right now?” I asked, completely intrigued by her tactical spell.
To test the absolute efficacy of her words, I reached down to pick up a sharp pebble from the dirt and forcefully kicked it across the boundary line, watching as the projectile arced perfectly through the air to strike a passing camper directly in his dome.
"Ack! What the hell?!" the man shrieked in sudden pain as a thin stream of blood began to run down his temple, and he immediately panicked, frantically scanning the entire perimeter to find his attacker, yet even though I was standing a mere ten meters away from his face, his eyes swept completely past my figure as if I were entirely invisible to his sight.
"Fuck... did a random rock just drop out from nowhere?" he grumbled to himself, scowling deeply as he quickly hurried off down the path to tend to his wound.
"See? I told you that my spiritual barrier was completely solid work, hubby," Miryung flexed with a proud smile, while Yuria spared the bleeding commoner absolutely zero glance from her chair.
Witnessing their total, cold indifference toward any other modern dudes was an undisputed ideal trait for my women to possess, causing me to let out a quiet chuckle of satisfaction.
"Heh, this truly is a killer barrier for our privacy," I noted with a wicked grin.
Without a single second of hesitation, I confidently stripped all of my clothes bare right there in the center of the clearing, causing both of their focused eyes to instantly lock onto my exposed frame as I executed a bold physical stretch, my massive cock saluting proudly toward the sky under the afternoon sun.
"Now, this is what genuine nature healing is supposed to feel like," I declared proudly.
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