Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: That Side Turns Me On More
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"Mmm... slurp... Really... It's rare for me to service you like this, and you just blow your load like crazy."
"But it felt good, right?"
"Well... yeah, but..."
After sex, I made the panting Hilde suck my dick.
This wasn't so much a reward for our sparring... as it was practically routine now.
"Haa, how is it still this thick after cumming so many times?"
"Maybe it's the island air?"
Hilde slurped around the head before moving her tongue to the shaft.
The cum clinging to my dick was gradually wiped clean.
'This angle is pure perfection.'
Her soft tongue felt great, sure,
but the real highlight was the way she looked up at me while licking my cock.
A beauty like Hilde devoting herself to pleasuring me.
Just watching filled me with this intoxicating sense of conquest.
"Phew, all clean."
Hilde worked her mouth a bit more, then gulped down the cum.
A sex habit I'd drilled into her with my commands.
"Good girl, Hilde. Such a good girl."
"I don't like being treated like a kid."
She said that, but she didn't pull away from my hand stroking her hair.
Her possessive clinginess—like a jealous little girl—was just too damn cute. Hilde's specialty.
"I'm happy I get to monopolize you, Master. But... are you sure it's okay to leave Team Leader Shin like that?"
"She's fine. Her body's recovered enough that she could get up right now with no issues."
It was just exhaustion from the new environment.
A proper meal and some sleep, and she'd bounce right back.
"But she was finally learning spear arts. Won't it suck if the momentum breaks?"
"Nah, that's not a problem. I never planned to teach Team Leader Shin spear fighting in the first place."
"Huh?"
Hilde's eyes went wide at my words.
"She was practicing so hard."
"Team Leader Shin clawed her way to the top with raw talent and brains alone. Her pure physical stats are on the low side as a tradeoff. Probably weaker than I was when we first got here."
Mana would change the equation,
but we weren't in a spot where that was feasible yet.
"Even if she picked up the spear now, it'd take months to make it combat-ready."
"But then Team Leader Shin's dead weight in a fight."
Brutal truth bomb.
But Hilde wasn't wrong.
Shin Seom-hwa as she was now? Useless in combat.
Ironic, considering the aura she carried back in society.
'She'll improve with diligent training. But it's a waste to grind an A-Grade Awakener like that.'
I knew Shin Seom-hwa's true capabilities better than anyone.
And her ability was legit firepower.
"That's why I'll permit her ability later."
"Eh? What if she turns on you...?"
"I control the permission, so no worries. Plus—"
Whoosh!
I suddenly pulled Adol from my Inventory and hurled it with all my strength.
The bushes rustled with a beastly growl.
"I need Team Leader Shin's help to reliably take down those wolf bastards."
"Grrr..."
Three wolves emerged from the underbrush.
One was stabbed by my knife but looked ready to lunge anyway.
'Tanks a hit like that and keeps moving. Tougher than goblins.'
I immediately triggered Appraisal.
Definitely stronger than a single goblin in raw combat power.
No pushover.
"And three of them. Could've been dicey if they'd ambushed us."
I pulled an axe from my Inventory.
The best weapon I'd pulled so far.
Hilde gripped her Valkyrie Spear replica, keeping them at bay.
"Isn't this a bit far from their territory? Why'd they come all the way here?"
"Goblins are gone, so the wolves want to expand their turf, I guess."
If that was the case, things just got a tad annoying.
Meant they had the numbers to push out.
'Horned rabbits getting displaced too. More wolves than I thought?'
For mapping and safety, I couldn't let them be.
We were bound to clash eventually.
I just didn’t expect they would strike first.
"You good to fight?"
"This much is fine."
The wolves didn't charge recklessly.
Hilde's spear kept them wary, but they were circling cautiously, probing.
'Too bad that throw didn't drop one earlier. Bushes threw off my aim a bit.'
The stabbed one dripped blood but still snarled.
Tankier than goblins.
Looked seasoned hunters too.
'...Whoever lunges first is at a disadvantage here.'
I could win 100% as I was now.
But I wanted a flawless victory, zero scratches.
'Lure them into attacking.'
I switched hands on the axe, faking a slip to drop it.
The savvy wolves didn't miss the opening.
"Graaaargh!"
One bared its jaws and lunged straight at me.
'Telekinesis!'
The axe leaped up mid-air, slamming into its jaw.
I thrust my hand forward.
"Come back."
Adol yanked free from the wolf and flew into my hand.
I jammed it straight into the wolf's throat.
Squelch! Blood sprayed.
I felt the bone shatter clean.
'Strength's definitely up.'
Before, stabbing the throat wouldn't have been an instant kill.
Pumping Strength via the status window was paying off.
"Graaaargh!"
Another wolf charged late.
I channeled telekinesis into both arms and hurled the fresh corpse at it.
The heavy body collided mid-leap, throwing it off balance.
Thud!
I scooped the fallen axe and brought it down.
'One left...'
The knifed wolf lunged at me, jaws wide to maul.
But—
Thwack!
Hilde's Valkyrie Spear pierced it faster, skewering clean.
The beast flopped sideways, blood drooling from its maw.
"Nice assist."
"Mmm, sorry. I should've done better."
"Nah. I baited them to come at me on purpose."
Wolves hunt the weak first by instinct.
Expected them to rush if I "dropped" my weapon.
'Still stings that even beasts see me as weaker than Hilde. Kinda pissed.'
Time to grind levels harder.
"Oh, wolves count as monsters too."
Made sense—goblins wouldn't be one-shottable if they were just animals.
And a double level-up to boot!
Nice unexpected bonus.
'Dump it all into Strength for now.'
A ten-point jump, and I felt stronger already.
No more strength shortages.
'Other stats I can cover with telekinesis or gear, but raw power? Can't fake that.'
I stowed the wolf corpses in my Inventory.
Meat went without saying, and the pelts had uses too.
"Ended up with a proper hunt despite myself."
"Hope wolves taste better than goblins."
▶ Wolf Hunt
Content: You've settled in the forest, only to discover a wolf pack lurking within—and they even attacked you. At this rate, your safe island life is at risk. Eliminate the wolf pack that challenged you and secure the area!
⏰ Time Limit: None
🎁 Reward: Random Attack Skill x1
A cheery chime, and the quest popped up.
Similar to the goblin extermination, content-wise.
'Reward's an attack skill, though?'
Something like my telekinesis?
Either way, more combat options were always welcome.
One more reason to wipe the wolves.
'Tactics are the issue.'
Appraisal said pack hunting was their specialty.
More of them, and that coordination could be trouble.
"Team Leader Shin's ability it is, then."
Simplest way to one-shot a pack?
Time to deploy the A-Grade Awakener right beside me.
"Her power that amazing?"
"Yeah, but she's even better for group fights."
I'd crushed on her back when I was a newbie.
She was impressive from every angle.
"Can't just hand her power over for free, though. Planning to milk this situation for all it's worth."
Shin Seom-hwa genuinely believed she'd earned her ability through my massages.
Bullshit her corporate self wouldn't buy,
but on this island? She was grasping at straws.
And I'd built up solid trust with her so far.
"Team Leader Shin's probably warming up to the idea by now."
She'd resisted at first out of suspicion and guilt.
But with desperation mounting, no room for that anymore.
"Anyway, let's head back. Better deal with the wolves quick."
"Master, mind if I ask one thing?"
"Shoot."
"Why do you still call Team Leader Shin 'Team Leader'?"
I answered matter-of-factly.
"'Cause that way turns me on more."
Hilde tilted her head slightly.
Hard for royalty-bred Hilde to get, maybe.
'The thrill of claiming someone way above me? Can't beat it.'