Chapter 7
Translator: IPO
Chapter 7
Hunter Channel.
A domestic community of the largest scale that only awakened and hunter certificate holders can join, where normally information about decent dungeons or gates is posted.
Or various tips for making money or equipping gear are shared.
Naturally, since many people are present, nonsense, humor, funny memes, and occasionally disgusting content are posted, but some hunters have even saved their lives using information posted here. Some beginner hunters were also progressing well.
A post appeared in such a place.
[Today Gongbung saw the goddess.]
『(Photo from the Night Sea Phenomenon Observation Ceremony)
Embargo lifted, so posting this.
Some members of the National Assembly came and made a fuss, which was annoying, but in the end, nothing happened.
In the middle, an S-rank dangerous entity appeared, and I thought we were screwed, but a woman who looked amazing even from her silhouette came and handled everything.
I’ll organize what the dangerous entity was in detail later, and it’s going to appear in the news soon, so I won’t post it now.
The problem is, my head or heart or whatever feels really weird right now.
I just glimpsed the woman who handled the dangerous entity from afar, and my heart feels really strange.
I don’t know if it’s enchantment or what, but the mental contamination index came out normal.
But she was wearing some black suit or dress that covered her whole body, her hair was black and very long, and unusually, she had a veil-like thing on her face.
Ah, but seriously.
Even just from the silhouette, you could tell she’s incredibly beautiful, right?
Even though her body was fully covered, just… wow;
I kept thinking she was the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life.
While cleaning up the ritual and handling the scene, I was staring at her as if hypnotized, and she waved from afar… just wow.
Even thinking about it now, my heart feels weird, seriously.』
ㅡYou were hypnotized.
ㅡThat was actually me.
ㄴ[Please give me your number. I’m a public-service hunter, so I earn okay; just once.]
ㄴDangling
ㄴ[Fuck]
ㄴThis guy’s serious.
ㄴDid she mentally contaminate you like a succubus?
ㅡSo, who is it?
ㄴ[Don’t know]
ㄴ?
ㄴ?
ㄴWhy post if you don’t know?
ㄴ[No, fuck. My heart just won’t calm down.]
ㅡBy the way, what’s Gongbung?
ㄴSlowwagon will explain! It’s short for public-service hunter, and compared to other hunters, they’re underpaid and called Gongbung because they get pulled into all sorts of work. However, their salary is higher than the average C-rank hunter, so don’t say they can’t make money! The government also supports them with potions and equipment, making them roughly B-rank hunter level. Ironically, a B-rank hunter easily makes 3–4 times the Gongbung salary!
ㄴWhy would a B-rank do that?
ㄴMore stable income than lower-ranked hunters? Pension, high-speed rail discounts, benefits at national museums—things like that.
ㄴListening to this, I really wonder why anyone would do it.
ㄴIf it were me, I’d quit immediately.
ㄴ[Don’t know either, fuck]
ㄴㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅡActually, Teul or SwingsYoungForty still talk nonsense about public-service hunters being treated like officials or being honorable.
ㅡFor realㅋㅋ My grandma still does that. Telling me to quit wandering like a pop star hunter and become a public-service hunter…
ㄴHaha, the income difference is threefold~
ㄴEven showing them a bank statement won’t make them believeㅋㅋ
Of course, this post didn’t get much attention.
It was just a short conversation among a few people with free time.
But later, this post…
Not long after, it would become a holy site coordinate.
As the first observation post of the [Succubus Empress].
★
★
★
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
And so do I.
Even as the Succubus Empress, I still consider myself human and try to live as a human.
Even if my body and power are unnatural or demonic, if I try to live like a human, perhaps that can still be called human, in my opinion.
So of course, I have strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths?
First, I am beautiful.
Just this alone is overwhelming and great.
Ah, I am so beautiful it could be burdensome; this could even be considered a flaw as well as a strength.
Anyway, I also have other strengths like great strength or fast regeneration.
But I have very few…
Of course, compared to my beauty, these flaws are tiny, almost negligible, but they exist nonetheless.
And my flaw is…
“No, Jaehee! What is this!”
I don’t clean.
Simply, I’ve never done it.
“I told you before that you need to separate food waste, general waste, and recyclables! You can’t just cram it all into a box and throw it away! I’ve told you several times that there’s a set day for disposal!”
“….”
“Oh, I can’t live! Chicken bones go in general waste!”
“….”
Jaehee thought to herself.
Wah.
I don’t know anything.
I’m a returnee.
Let Assistant Dan handle everything.
Wah.
One of the Succubus Empress’s instincts, using honorifics, had completely disappeared internally, and she was glancing at Assistant Dan.
Like a chubby-cheeked, big-eyed kid doing [sense check…] on an internet community.
Actually, regardless of being a returnee, separating trash was normal even before, but one of Jaehee’s few flaws is that she doesn’t separate trash.
“No, Jaehee! I brought you kimchi, stir-fried anchovies, and soy-braised beef so you could have side dishes! Why are the chicken boxes piled up? Why didn’t you do the dishes? It stinks!”
“….”
“My goodness… the doenjang soup I made before is still the same? It’s spoiled, right? Did you not touch it at all after I left?”
“….”
“This too, that too! All the same! You didn’t just eat delivery food three meals a day, right?!”
“But…”
“But what! Speak up! Give me your excuse!”
“But… if it’s not doenjang stew with Assistant Dan… it tastes completely bland…”
“Oh.”
Hearing that, Assistant Dan’s face became subtly troubled.
Jaehee’s lovely eyes, wet and forlorn, with that dreamy expression, immediately controlled the atmosphere, making Assistant Dan feel guilty.
“Don’t make a fuss. Just making sure, the rice in the pressure cooker isn’t untouched, right?”
“….”
Of course, Assistant Dan, being a high-rank awakened, and able to withstand Jaehee’s unveiled face, was not moved by her pretending to be pitiful.
For anyone else, Jaehee’s slight sad, sorrowful expression would have instantly prompted them to say, ‘I was wrong, I’ll clean, please let me!’ and clean the house, but not Assistant Dan.
Tch, no wonder she’s not a high-rank awakened for nothing…
“Don’t roll your eyes! Open it up! Ha, my goodness… there’s mold on the rice! You really only ate delivery food!?”
“…….”
Like a mother possessed, scolding fiercely, Assistant Dan was truly scary.
Assistant Dan’s main task was to manage the overall life of [Special Management Returnee] Jaehee.
When time freed up due to events like the Night Sea Phenomenon, Assistant Dan would go assist, but her main duty was managing Jaehee’s daily life.
Naturally, Assistant Dan had to care for Jaehee’s residence, living expenses, cultural costs, daily schedule, etc., and regularly visited her home.
The problem was Jaehee’s survival skills were beyond pathetic, like a baby, making Assistant Dan extremely frustrated.
“No, really! Jaehee! You have to fill the volume-based bags completely! Why did you tie one that’s not even half full?”
Hing….
Now she doesn’t even say ‘Jaehee-nim’ but ‘Jaehee-ssi’.
“It… it stinks…”
“Wait, it stinks? Did you dump kimchi juice or other soup in here by any chance?”
“….”
“Open the trash bag immediately!”
“Can’t I just make it disappear with a bang~? Then no trash would come out…”
“Are you crazy? If you burn it, will the ashes and dust be cleaned by your ancestors!?”
“….”
Lee Jaehee.
Great, elegant, refined, and more beautiful than any gem in the world, the Succubus Empress, yet her mundane life skills were completely useless.
Even though a rather expensive vacuum cleaner was bought, she apparently never used it; dust covered the floor.
After the commotion, Assistant Dan had to endlessly explain how to separate trash, how to handle rice and side dishes, how to reheat food, what to keep, and what to throw away.
“Alright, got it? Collect paper separately. Plastic bottles must be emptied and disposed according to how I sorted them.”
“…Understood.”
Thanks to Assistant Dan’s detailed explanations like a real mother, Jaehee’s house became quite clean.
Looking at the clock, it was already noon.
Assistant Dan had wasted the whole morning cleaning Jaehee’s house and explaining again what had been explained before.
‘Now back to stamp in at the agency. Also have to submit the Night Sea Observation Report… sigh, so much to do.’
As Assistant Dan let out a sigh, Jaehee glanced at her face.
She didn’t look completely exhausted, but slightly tired.
Assistant Dan had stayed up for two nights setting protective rituals and barriers at the Night Sea Phenomenon site.
Plus, today she monitored the Night Sea Phenomenon from dawn and even fought the S-rank dangerous entity, the Old Sheep…
No matter how high-rank an awakened is, fatigue is still fatigue.
“Assistant Dan.”
“Ah, yes. Jaehee-nim, sorry, but I should probably get going now…”
“Don’t go.”
“Eh?”
Assistant Dan looked at Jaehee as if asking what she meant.
The life-skill-zero human who whined just now was gone; the Succubus Empress sat on the bed, looking gently at Jaehee.
“Come here.”
“Ah, no. What do you mean? I need to go to work…”
“Assistant Dan, you must be busy. What do you have to do?”
“I need to stamp in at the agency, submit the Night Sea Report, and update info on the Old Sheep…”
“Someone else could do that, right?”
“But…”
“Come here.”
Of course, Assistant Dan also wanted to rest.
Jaehee tapping the side of the bed was tempting and alluring.
Bed, I’m coming!
Almost diving.
“Ah, no, it’s fine.”
I can’t just lie on a bed that’s not mine.
Above all, this is [Special Management Returnee] Succubus Empress Lee Jaehee’s home.
Why would I sleep here…?
“Assistant Dan, you worked hard. You protected someone all night.”
“No, I…”
“If I am important to you… come here.”
Saying that, Jaehee removed her veil.
At that moment, Assistant Dan’s mind shook like never before.
Ah, no.
“Come….”
Her delicate hand tempted Assistant Dan.
“Come.”
“….”
“Next to me.”
-Click click
Long, slender fingers beckoned Assistant Dan.
Assistant Dan could withstand Jaehee’s unveiled face.
It wasn’t by chance that she, a high-rank awakened with mental endurance, became the [Special Management Returnee] handler.
But now…
She somehow wanted to give in to the temptation.
Ah, no.
No.
I have to go to work.
Jaehee, no matter how close we are, you can’t just invite someone to your bed, especially unveiled…
“Right. Well done.”
“…Huh?”
W-why am I lying on the bed…?
As Assistant Dan tried to regain her mind, Jaehee whispered.
“Now… it’s time to sleep?”
“…Uh, ah. Haa…”
“Yes. For Assistant Dan who worked hard…”
Assistant Dan tried to get up.
But suddenly… strength drained.
Why do I feel weak?
Why am I lying here?
At that moment, Jaehee pressed her finger gently on Assistant Dan’s forehead.
Telling her not to get up, to sleep deeply here.
Her hand was so soft and warm, I couldn’t get up.
Above all… seeing her smile, unveiled and gentle, I had no strength to resist.
I… I’m falling asleep.
Ah… what’s wrong with that?
It’s not bad, right?
Right?
“Yes. Our Assistant Dan has the full right to rest deeply.”
Actually, Jaehee is not incapable of cleaning.
To be precise, she chooses “not to do it.”
So that Assistant Dan comes frequently.
That way, Assistant Dan will feel more at ease with her.
“What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?”
Like gently stroking a baby.
Like stroking my doll.
A gentle, precious touch.
“Sugar and spice,
Sugar and spice,
And all that’s nice;
And all sorts of wonderful things”
Sleep well.
Assistant Dan.
“That’s what little girls are made of~
That’s what they’re made of~”
“….”
A sweet, seductive voice.
Probably no one can escape it.
“Ah, what is our Assistant Dan made of~?”
With that, Jaehee put her veil back on.
Leaving the deeply sleeping Assistant Dan behind, she rose.