Chapter 699: Eternal Spire (77)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 699: Eternal Spire (77)
Danya’s secret account was actually quite ordinary. I expected a lot of provocative photos, but once I got in, there wasn't much that was truly scandalous; most were just pictures of her in adult cosplay outfits with her face slightly obscured.
“This is tamer than I thought.”
I chuckled and set my smartphone down. Grabbing Danya by the nape of her neck as she lay face down on the bed, I pressed her down and thrust my hips roughly.
Thwack! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thwack!
“Ngh-heeit!♡ Hyuk, ah...♡”
“I only... did it for a bit of fun...!”
“You got my hopes up! And for what? This?”
“Heaaak♡ It’s too... too strong♡”
I pressed her neck down further and slapped her butt at the same time. Smack! Danya’s body shuddered violently at the sound.
“Aahn♡”
I muttered as I watched her reaction.
“You seem to have a bit of a masochistic streak yourself. Or have you always liked this kind of thing?”
“I... I don’t really know♡”
She answered honestly.
“When I’m with you... my body just... ngh.”
I slapped her butt once more. This time, a little harder.
“Hing♡”
A faint red handprint remained on her butt. The sight was strangely artistic yet erotic.
•••
Time flew by, and I continued my routine of rotating through the women. Using Yin-Yang Interaction, we exchanged our respective divinities, and I could feel both my body and soul being tempered further. However, I was starting to reach a limit in terms of growth through sex alone.
‘I need to focus on my training.’
The women seemed disappointed, but when I told them I’d be focusing for a while, they all seemed to understand without much complaint. The only problem was the bewitching goddesses who kept subtly trying to seduce me.
I could feel my physical body slowly changing. I was becoming more accustomed to managing divine power, but my actual progress had plateaued.
‘I wonder... if I fought Lucia Valencia again right now... could I win?’
I casually asked Bi-yeon, who was sitting beside me.
“Bi-yeon, in your opinion, if the two of us attacked together, could we beat Lucia Valencia?”
Bi-yeon crossed her arms and thought for a moment before nodding.
“Honestly, if that woman fought for real, one of us would be seriously injured. Even if we won, it wouldn't be a complete victory.”
“Just how strong is she?”
“I don’t know... and I don’t think she used all her power last time, either.”
“There’s no way forward like this. I hate to leave, but... I have no choice but to go to another world, get a Dragon Heart, and pull a decent trait from the gacha to get stronger.”
Hearing my words, Bi-yeon asked, “Where are you planning to go this time?”
I pondered for a moment before speaking.
“Dragon Throne Palace? Or Eternal Spire.”
But this time, I was leaning more toward entering Eternal Spire.
Thanks to the Tower’s system, the dragons in Eternal Spire were much stronger, and the items dropped there had far better performance than those in Dragon Throne Palace.
‘It’s because of the system settings imposed by the Tower.’
The problem was that dragons only appeared on the higher floors.
‘I need to get serious about climbing the Tower.’
To get a Dragon Heart faster, I needed to conquer Eternal Spire quickly this time.
‘Ah... I wanted to enjoy the Geum Taeyang roleplay a bit more. What a waste. But it can’t be helped.’
Just as I was about to prepare to return to reality while fiddling with my smartphone—
“Seo-yun.”
I looked up at the familiar voice. Verdandi had approached me before I realized it.
“Verdandi, is something wrong?”
“No. I just... wanted to see you, Seo-yun.”
Wearing a benevolent and warm smile, she quietly knelt before me. Then, she naturally placed her hand on my head and stroked it gently.
“You’ve been holding back a lot because you didn’t want to disappoint me, haven't you?”
I cleared my throat awkwardly and looked away.
“...What are you talking about? I haven't done that.”
“Fufu, you’re cute when you’re embarrassed, Seo-yun.”
Verdandi whispered playfully and stroked my hair once more. Then, she whispered softly.
“Seo-yun, please be careful.”
With those words, Verdandi kissed my forehead and left.
“She’s a very bewitching woman.”
I nodded in agreement with Bi-yeon’s remark.
*
It had been a few days since I entered Eternal Spire.
I had sent Bi-yeon over to Tia’s side for the time being.
‘It’d be a waste otherwise. For now, I’ll just play around until I turn Ryu Seol into my cocksleeve.’
I retraced everything that had happened so far. I joined the Holy Cross Knights, completed the training center, and was currently active in a party with Han So-young, Seo Eun-ha, Ryu Seol, and Park Min-jun.
Jessica, the crossdresser, hadn't joined yet.
‘I need to hook that bastard up with Park Min-jun soon.’
I was also getting tired of acting like I was under Ryu Seol’s hypnosis.
In my room at the Holy Cross Knights guild, I heard a small moan from beside the bed.
“Mmm... Oppa...♡”
It was Han So-young. I was definitely sleeping alone last night, but at some point, she had crawled into my bed and was sleeping soundly, using my arm as a pillow. Her green hair was softly scattered, and the sensation against my cheek was slightly ticklish.
‘When did she come in?’
I chuckled and stroked her hair. Han So-young smiled as if she felt good and snuggled deeper into my arms.
Just then, the door swung open violently.
Bang!
“Were you sleeping?”
It was Seo Eun-ha. She had her arms crossed, and her gaze was blatantly moving between my naked body and Han So-young.
“Whoa, whoa~ Eunha-darling, could you maybe open the door a bit more quietly?”
Seo Eun-ha let out a long sigh and plopped down on the edge of the bed.
“We have a dungeon mission. Get ready quickly. You’re the leader today, so don’t do anything weird.”
“Hey now~ what do you mean 'anything weird'? I’m always serious~”
“Whatever! Just wake So-young up!”
I lightly shook Han So-young to wake her.
“So-young, get up. They say there’s a dungeon raid scheduled for today.”
“Mmm... just a little... more...”
“Uh-huh, if you don’t get up right now, you’re getting a pussy spanking.”
Han So-young rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up, but as soon as she saw Seo Eun-ha, she got startled and rolled off the bed.
“Hieek! Eu-Eunha Unnie!”
“...Honestly. Am I some kind of ghost?”
Seo Eun-ha shook her head and stood up. She glanced briefly at my naked body and said indifferently, “Be out in ten minutes. If you’re late, we’re leaving you behind.”
I smirked as I watched Seo Eun-ha’s back as she closed the door and left.
‘I want to break that Purity Vow and eat her up already.’
Unfortunately, she wouldn't allow anything beyond light physical contact.
“Alright, let’s get ready too.”
“Yes, Oppa...”
Han So-young covered her cheeks with both hands as if embarrassed and prepared to leave the room.
*
Inside the dungeon, I was talking to Bi-yeon while lightly stepping on a monster’s head.
‘How are the preparations going?’
‘Good. I’ve given all the women the Azure Stone Milk you gave me, and I’m teaching them martial arts one by one.’
‘Try to make sure there are no casualties. They’re all my cocksleeves, after all.’
‘I know. But, are you going to summon your daughters one by one and send them over too?’
‘No, I think I need to think about that a bit more.’
I didn't know how the Tower’s system would react if I summoned my daughters.
The system had reacted even when I first brought Bi-yeon into this world. And like now, system messages from the Tower would occasionally appear.
[The system is questioning Participant Jin Seo-yun.]
‘The Tower’s system is gradually taking notice of my very existence...’
The system couldn't directly threaten me, but it could impose sanctions. The worst-case scenario was being kicked out of the Tower.
‘I should refrain from any more unnecessary actions.’
I cleared my thoughts and looked around.
The stench of blood filled the air, and on the floor were the corpses of monsters and my party members who were barely holding back their vomit.
It seemed they were still having a hard time adjusting. Park Min-jun grimaced at the corpses and bent over.
“Ugh... Hyung, this is really tough. Up until now, they just looked like monsters so it was fine, but those things that look like humans...”
I mostly ignored his whining.
Ryu Seol also had her head bowed. Her pale lips were tightly shut, and she was gripping her arm with one hand. Seo Eun-ha frowned as she kicked a zombie’s severed arm away, and Han So-young looked like she was about to throw up at any moment.
‘I guess it’s because they look too much like people.’
This dungeon was mainly infested with undead, specifically zombies that looked exactly like humans.
That seemed to cause a deeper sense of revulsion.
“Hey, hey~ shouldn't you be used to this by now? In this world, those things are just trash mobs~!”
At my words, the party members almost simultaneously looked at me as if I were a monster.
Park Min-jun barely held back a retch and said, “Hyung... really... is your mind made of stone? And Hyung, I know you’re strong, but why do you only step in at the very end? You just watch from the back the whole time...!”
“Whoa, whoa, are you saying my head is made of stone? And I’m watching on purpose for your growth—don’t you get the deep meaning behind it? If you’re going to whine over this much, then just get lost!”
Just as Park Min-jun was about to argue back, Seo Eun-ha coldly cut him off.
“Park Min-jun, that’s enough.”
At her single word, Park Min-jun quietly shut his mouth. I chuckled inwardly.
‘So I’m an easy target, and Eunha is scary, huh?’
Seo Eun-ha looked around at the party members and said calmly, “Taeyang is right. Honestly, we’re used to the usual monsters now, but when things that look like humans appear like today, it’s only natural to be shaken.”
She glanced at me and continued.
“Taeyang is intentionally not hunting and only stepping in when it’s dangerous for our sake... we can’t rely on him forever. If we keep relying on him, we’ll eventually be in danger. We came here to survive, not to play around.”
Park Min-jun bowed his head.
“...I’m sorry.”
I gave a thumbs up and said playfully, “Ooh, Eunha-darling! You’re looking cool today!”
Seo Eun-ha sighed as she looked at me.
“Taeyang, I wish you’d be a bit more serious, like a leader should.”
“Hehe, I’ll try.”
She sighed again at my playful face.
“Fine, then let’s keep going.”
After that, the repetitive monster hunting and leveling up continued.
*
After the three-day dungeon raid ended, we returned to the Holy Cross Knights guild base.
As I was heading to my room, someone suddenly popped out in the middle of the hallway.
“Oh my, it’s been a while. Taeyang~.”
Startled, I covered my butt and took a step back.
“Hieek... Je-Jessica...!”
The crossdresser, the notorious Jessica, who was even rumored to hunt men. No matter how strong I was, I felt an instinctive rejection toward that being. Just facing her made a cold sweat run down my spine.
‘Since I’m intentionally limiting my power, he hasn't noticed.’
That guy was dangerous; I felt like I needed to properly sharpen my senses for a while.
Just then, Seo Eun-ha, who was beside me, scolded me.
“Taeyang, that’s rude to Instructor Jessica.”
I forced a smile.
“Uh... long time no see, Jessica.”
“Ugh, that’s too casual, you idiot!”
Jessica waved with an excessively bright smile, as usual.
“Fufu, it’s good to see you. It’s been a long time for you too, Eunha-san~”
Seo Eun-ha stepped forward and asked cautiously, “Instructor Jessica, are you officially joining our party now?”
“Yes~ I’ve finished handing over my previous party, and I plan to be with all of you starting today.”
“That’s a relief. Honestly, I was worried because we didn't have a healer in the party. I think we can hold our ground with you here, Instructor.”
Jessica’s playful smile deepened as she continued.
“I’m looking forward to it too. A party with the two most promising prospects in the Holy Cross Knights, Taeyang and Eunha-san. Honestly, I think it’ll be quite fun to verify your skills~”
“There will be many tough missions ahead, so let’s all help each other and do well.”
Jessica covered her lips with her fingertips and subtly winked at me.
“Especially you, Taeyang, I have high expectations?”
“Get lost!”
“Taeyang!”
Even though I was the one who requested Jessica, I couldn't help the feeling of disgust.
‘I have to be careful, even if that guy is a total pervert targeting cute guys.’