Chapter 484: The Virgin Master and the Perverted Disciple (2)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 484: The Virgin Master and the Perverted Disciple (2)
She was watching from a distance.
It was his instruction.
He had told her not to watch on a computer, TV, or smartphone, but to see it with her own eyes, even if from afar.
So she had gone all the way to Jongno, watching from a place just beyond the battle's dangerous reach.
She watched Kim Do-jin fight a giant monster, coordinating perfectly with others.
Not alone, but with his teammates.
The first emotion she felt was jealousy.
“Tch…”
Seeing him work so well with people she’d never met before made her feel as if her lover had been stolen away.
It was a foul, unpleasant feeling.
Envy toward the woman, Angela, who stood steadfastly before him, began to bloom.
‘She’s tough, but… if my stats were just a little higher, I could do that much…!’
She puffed up with false bravado.
She told herself she was already a technically complete tanker.
That if her stats just had a bit more growth, she could surpass that woman in an instant.
She tried to protect her pride by deluding herself like that.
But even that delusion quickly crumbled.
Angela showed her.
She demonstrated techniques that utterly shattered Shin Yu-jeong’s pride in her own flawless skills.
“Ah…!”
She could see it.
Her delicate movements, impossible to discern through a screen.
Block, and strike.
To others, it might have looked like a simple switch between offense and defense, but to her, a fellow tanker, it was crystal clear.
Just how incredible and amazing it was.
‘So that’s how you’re supposed to fight a giant monster.’
Before she knew it, Shin Yu-jeong had forgotten even Kim Do-jin and was focused solely on Angela.
Throughout the battle, she absorbed every single one of Angela’s movements, gaining new understanding with each one.
As they say, learning makes a person grow.
Once she let go of her pride and jealousy, her eyes became as clear and calm as still water, and she began to see Angela in a new light.
“That’s it.”
She saw in Angela the ideal form she had always dreamed of.
A tanker you could entrust your life to.
Not just someone who blocks, but the very starting point of a dungeon conquest, creating opportunities for her comrades.
“Angela…”
Mulling over her name, Shin Yu-jeong thought to herself.
She was her ideal, her role model.
* * *
The thing I was worried about didn’t happen.
It might sound obvious, but… thankfully, our Yu-jeong wasn’t a lesbian.
Right.
The term “ideal type” isn’t always used in a romantic sense.
If you break it down, it literally means the type of person one considers most ideal.
The kid had seen the ideal form of a tanker in Angela.
“I want to learn from her!”
The will to learn is always a good thing.
It was an even more welcome development coming from Yu-jeong, a kid who was still needlessly prideful.
If I could, I’d want to pack a bundle of cash, go to Angela, and plead, ‘Please take good care of my kid, teacher!’ But…
“Well…”
If only it were that easy.
Learning among Hunters is a trickier and more delicate area than one might think.
These are skills and knowledge acquired by fighting for one’s life and barely surviving.
Asking someone to teach you that is no different from asking them to hand over the fruits of all their hardships.
For that to happen, you’d usually have to be family, or a disciple they could entrust their back to.
A request like this could instantly shatter a good atmosphere if made carelessly, so I was pondering what to do when she spoke.
“You just set up the meeting, okay? I’ll do all the asking and begging!”
Her expression and tone were more earnest than I’d ever seen.
How strange.
So she could make a face like that?
I sank into thought for a moment.
What if Yu-jeong became Angela’s disciple?
“Hmm.”
On a simple level, it meant she’d have someone to professionally help her with her shortcomings.
And if I dug a little deeper, more secretively…?
Master and disciple.
Wouldn’t that create another combination to heighten the sense of immorality?
“…I like it.”
My true feelings slipped out, and she reacted intensely.
“Right? It’s a great idea, isn’t it? You want me to get stronger faster too! So help me, okay?”
No.
That’s not what I meant by “I like it,” but, well.
I decided not to rashly reveal my true thoughts.
As they say, all roads lead to Rome. As long as we were on the same page, did the reason really matter?
“Alright, let’s give it a shot.”
“Really?! Yes!”
Overjoyed, Shin Yu-jeong couldn’t contain her excitement and threw herself into my arms.
The feeling of her firm body against my chest and stomach made my dick rise naturally.
Noticing it, she looked up with a sly grin and asked.
“Looks like we need to cool you down first…♥”
The cool night air quickly turned into a sweltering summer night at the peak of a heatwave.
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The dismantling of Cerberus, entrusted to a specialized company arranged by the Association, was complete.
The amount of hide, bones, claws, and teeth obtained was substantial.
Apparently, because the wounds were left as clean as possible, there were no damaged parts.
These byproducts were to be divided among those who participated in the raid.
But in reality, Angela and I ended up getting almost everything.
Athena refused their share, saying they felt sorry for pushing their problem onto us, and the British Old Geezer said he’d leave his portion to Angela.
Han Ju-hee also conveyed that she only needed a small amount of hide for her research and didn’t require anything more.
In the end, only Angela and I were left.
“Let’s go, hurry!”
Shin Yu-jeong stood in front of the house, rushing me.
For a girl, she gets ready to go out so fast.
Then again, she rarely wears makeup unless it’s a special occasion, so of course she’s fast.
That suits her, though.
Her healthy beauty is much sexier than a face with heavy makeup.
“Alright. Let’s go, let’s go.”
Unable to resist her nagging, I quickly finished getting ready and left the house.
Our destination was Angela’s workshop.
At her request to stay in Korea a little longer, the Association had provided her with all sorts of support.
One of those things was a workshop.
When Angela mentioned she wanted to borrow one, they apparently found one for her in a flash.
What a bunch of clowns.
They should treat their own domestic Hunters that well. Tsk, tsk.
I entered the workshop address she’d given me into the navigation and set off.
The place we arrived at was Yongsan.
Not the noisy area overflowing with touts, but a place for true artisans.
Clang!
Bang!
Ssshhh…!
Hot air blasted from all sides on a street of workshops filled with the sound of hammering metal.
“13-1…”
When we found the workshop assigned to her, a huge truck carrying a container enchanted with preservation magic was parked there.
And in front of it stood Angela, tapping her feet with a flushed, excited expression.
“Angela?”
“Oh, you’re here!”
Angela waved with a bright face.
Somehow, it seemed like she was happier that we could start dividing the byproducts than she was to see me.
“Sorry, but can we start with the distribution right away? Please?”
Seeing her plead so earnestly, I realized something.
The woman named Angela was a born artisan before she was a tanker.
That must be why she wasn’t well-known.
And that personality was probably why she could become the Apostle of Patience.
I readily accepted her request.
“Let’s do that.”
After all, my own objective was something I needed to bring up during the distribution process anyway.
Angela’s joyful gaze turned to Shin Yu-jeong, who was next to me.
“Who’s this next to you?”
“Ah, she’s a colleague of mine. I brought her along because she said she really wanted to meet you in person.”
“Heeh… that makes me happy. I’d love to hear an introduction right now, but shall we head inside first?”
“Sure.”
I followed her into the workshop.
The lingering heat from whatever she had been making just moments before warmed my entire body.
Passing through that area and heading further inside, we came to a space with a small table, chairs, and a sofa neatly arranged.
It seemed to be a break room.
“Have a seat here.”
We gathered around the round table, facing each other.
“First, before we… distribute, shall we hear the introduction?”
Angela started to talk about the distribution but quickly changed the subject, thinking it would be rude.
At this, Shin Yu-jeong stood up and bowed her head with a nervous expression.
“My name is Shin Yu-jeong! I saw you fight the other day and was completely blown away!”
“Hahahaha! Thank you, thank you. I’m Angela. Let’s get along, okay?”
“Ye-yes, ma’am!”
The kid was as stiff as a soldier.
Was it because of the adoring gaze Shin Yu-jeong was giving her?
Seeing that Angela was hesitant to bring up the distribution, I spoke up first.
“Let’s put other things aside for now and finish the distribution first.”
“Ah, shall we?”
Angela accepted happily.
I then brought up something that would make her even happier.
“I’ll get straight to the point.”
“Okay, go ahead. I prefer that.”
I continued, speaking to her slightly tense form.
“I’ll give you all of the Cerberus byproducts.”
“……”
Angela’s eyes went wide and her jaw dropped.
Then, her expression turned serious, and she asked me.
“It’s not for free, obviously, right?”
“If it were up to me, I’d give it to you for free, but I have quite a few mouths to feed.”
“Hmph… right. What do you want?”
“Just make one piece of equipment that each of my guild members, including myself, wants.”
“…Is that all?”
Angela was surprised once again.
It was that groundbreaking of a deal.
The amount of byproducts from the house-sized Cerberus was enormous, enough to craft full sets of gear from head to toe for at least ten people, with plenty to spare.
In exchange for all those materials, I had only asked for a single piece of equipment for fewer than ten guild members. Of course she’d be surprised.
But that wasn’t all.
“Unfortunately, there’s one more thing.”
“What is it?”
I pointed to Shin Yu-jeong next to me and continued.
“This kid has a favor to ask you, Angela. I want you to consider it favorably.”
“What’s that? Not even asking me to grant the favor unconditionally, just to ‘consider it favorably’?”
“I don’t like forcing things.”
No matter how much I was giving her the byproducts she wanted, there were limits.
Especially when it came to accepting a disciple, there should be no coercion.
It’s a relationship where two people open their hearts to each other, teaching and learning knowledge built on life-and-death struggles.
Angela’s gaze shifted to Shin Yu-jeong.
“So, what’s this favor you have for me?”
Just as she did when introducing herself, she shot up from her seat, bowed her head, and shouted.
“Please accept me as your disciple!”
“Hmm…?”
Angela was taken aback by the completely unexpected request.
But only for a moment.
A deep smile bloomed on her lips as she stood up, patted Shin Yu-jeong’s shoulder, and replied.
“Alright, I’ll take you as my disciple.”
“R-really?!”
“Yep!”
What the.
This is going much more smoothly than I expected.
“Thank you, Master!”
“Hehe… ‘Master,’ you say. I really like the sound of that.”
“I’ll be sure to address you with the utmost respect from now on!”
“Yes, good. In that case, I must also fulfill my duties as a master, right?!”
They seemed to be hitting it off better than I thought…?
“Since you’re already here, let’s start training right away!”
“Gasp…! W-what should I do? It’s my first time, so my equipment…!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I have everything here, so you don’t have to worry.”
With that, Angela gently put an arm around Shin Yu-jeong’s shoulder and led her out of the break room.
I quietly followed the two of them.
They stopped in front of an anvil, still warm with residual heat.
She said.
“First, shall we start with hammering a piece of metal ten thousand times?!”
“Huh…?”
“Uh, um.”
It seems she mistook her for a blacksmith’s apprentice.