Discharge
“Yes, now if you look at this part here...”
The association employee flips through the pages, explaining the compensation for this recent exploration. Although my name is listed as the second-highest contributor to the S-rank Gate exploration, he’s listing all the reasons why the payout isn't as high as expected: I wasn't part of the vanguard, there were many casualties, the credit largely goes to Hunter Choi Seojin and the offensive A-rank hunters, and unlike previous S-rank Gates, the recovery of rare items and materials was rather lackluster.
There’s a lot of back-and-forth, but the gist of it is that for one reason or another, the exploration bonus isn't going to be substantial.
Furthermore, there’s been a lot of talk within the association that, for an S-rank Gate, the rare items and materials found inside were surprisingly mediocre.
‘It couldn't be because of the bracelet, could it...?’
I pushed my right hand deeper under the blanket.
He’s been explaining for nearly twenty minutes now, and my patience is wearing thin.
“Yes, I understand everything. I have no complaints. So, how much is the exploration bonus?”
“Right... well... the exploration bonus is... um... you see... first, the details regarding the exploration bonus are subject to a confidentiality clause, so I’ll need your signature here.”
“Understood.”
The employee glances at me nervously as he slides the paper over.
He’s clearly hesitant because the amount is quite small for someone who risked their life in an S-rank Gate. That’s why they make me sign a confidentiality agreement—to ensure I don't complain about the pay to anyone else.
Once I finished signing, the employee closed the folder and spoke.
“The exploration bonus is... 1.187 billion won.”
“What?!”
Yuna, who had been silently peeling an apple beside me, drops her jaw in shock.
“...”
The association member watches me silently, gauging my reaction.
“Ah, thank you. I understand.”
“Yes, then... the bonus will be deposited into Hunter Yoon Suhyun’s designated account within this week. If you have no further questions... I’ll be taking my leave.”
“Yes, thank you.”
The employee stuffs the documents into his bag and rushes out of the hospital room.
He probably left in a hurry because he misinterpreted my shock as disappointment over the low pay.
In reality, I was shocked because the amount was so high.
‘1.187 billion...? My guess is that out of all the B-rank hunters who participated in the exploration, I received the highest payout...’
Choi Seojin and the other A-rank hunters who participated in the vanguard must have received even more than me.
It’s an unimaginable sum, but I didn't feel any gratitude toward the association. Instead, a different thought crossed my mind.
‘Just how much are those bastards at the association skimming off the top...?’
I turned my head to look at Yuna, who was still staring into space with her mouth agape and her eyes unfocused. Her bewildered expression was so cute that I couldn't help but smile.
“Yuna...”
“Y-yeah?”
“I think I can afford to quit my job now.”
Yuna muttered, still staring into the void.
“1.1 billion? 800 million? ...70 million?”
“Yeah... I’m still a bit shocked myself.”
“I’m bored. So bored of this hospital... Finally, I get discharged tomorrow. Aren't you sick of it?”
Hyena muttered, sitting on the edge of the visitor’s bed while chewing on some fruit.
“You were saying just the other day how nice it was to have a vacation. And besides... why are you always in my hospital room?”
“It’s more comfortable here~. Too many people keep coming to my room, so I’m hiding out here. Where did your mother go?”
“...She went out to buy something.”
Every time I try to have some quality time alone with Yuna, Hyena shows up. And the two of them get along so well. They look like best friends now.
“What are you going to do once you’re discharged? Retire?”
Hyena asked, chewing on a peach.
‘Retire...’
After getting injured once, I had been saving money by only clearing low-rank Gates to facilitate an early retirement, so it’s a reasonable question.
Beyond just adding a line to my resume about completing an S-rank Gate exploration, I was selected as the second-highest contributor. I could easily retire and live a leisurely life, occasionally taking on low-rank Gate requests from private companies.
‘If it were the old me, I would have seriously considered retirement...’
But things are different now.
Ever since I obtained this bracelet, the desires I had lost—or perhaps suppressed—are rising to the surface again.
After getting the bracelet, those feelings I had when I graduated from Hunter Academy and became a full-fledged hunter... the desire to one day become an S-rank hunter and the competitive spirit against strong enemies have started to burn again.
“No... I don’t have any plans to retire yet...”
“Really? That’s a relief.”
Hyena replied with a smile.
“Why are you so happy about it?”
“What are you talking about~.”
Just then, the hospital room door opened and Yuna walked in.
“I bought some coffee while I was out~.”
“Mother~.”
“Oh, Hyena, you were here too? Then, continuing from yesterday’s story...”
“Where did we leave off yesterday?”
“The story about how Suhyun insisted on doing team training alone because he preferred being by himself.”
“Oh, right! That’s when I asked to be on the same team, but he insisted on being alone even if it killed him...”
They visit my room every day and spend the whole time reminiscing about my past, finding it endlessly entertaining.
“Why don’t you tell her about the time you lost to me in a one-on-one?”
I touched a nerve, and Hyena’s face turned bright red as she raised her voice.
“T-that’s because you were cowardly! You, you ambushed me! I was... I hadn't slept or eaten or drank anything, so I was exhausted!”
“Losers always seem to have long tongues wherever they go...”
“You...!”
“...”
I felt something strange. If Hyena had said that in the past, I would have made excuses like, “I’d die if I fought a monster like you,” or “I don’t fight people who lost to me once.” But my thoughts now are different.
‘If it were now... I think I could hold my own.’
Hyena is a monster-like hunter who ranks among the top of the A-rankers. Even now, I don’t think I could win if I fought her, but conversely, I don’t think I would lose either.
‘Still, I should give her a polite response.’
“I’d die if I fought you right now...”
“Really?”
“Huh?”
“Never mind~. Right, I’d win.”
Hyena’s response was a little different from usual, but soon the topic of conversation returned to my past stories, and they continued to chat away.
“Packed all my bags...”
“Discharge procedures are all finished, too.”
“Really? That was fast.”
“Yeah... they said the hospital fees and other documents were already handled by the association, so I just needed to be discharged. And they said they’d provide a car to take us home.”
‘I guess that’s the perk of being the second-highest contributor...’
“Yuna, then... let’s head out right away.”
“Okay.”
Finally, I’m discharged from this tedious hospital.
When we opened the hospital doors, a black sedan and a driver in a suit were waiting for us.
Inside the moving car, my mind was filled with only one thought.
‘Sex.’
It would be just past midnight when we arrived home. Assuming Yoon Jihyun wouldn't be back until evening, I could be alone with Yuna until 5 PM.
Of course, Yuna had taken care of me orally at night in the hospital, but that teasing fellatio couldn't possibly satisfy my boiling sexual desire.
Every time the house got closer and familiar buildings came into view, my heart raced faster and my mind became even more chaotic.
‘Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex.’
I glanced sideways at Yuna, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and a faint smile played on her lips.
‘Yuna... what is she thinking about?’
After arriving in front of the house, the driver unloaded our luggage, left a polite farewell, and drove off.
We didn't say a word until we took the elevator and arrived in front of our front door.
Click-
I entered the password for the door lock, and the door opened.
The smell of our comfortable, familiar home greeted us.
Clatter-
As soon as the door closed, I dropped our luggage in the entryway while still wearing my shoes and pulled Yuna into a hug.
“Ugh... Honey...?”
Yuna closed her eyes tightly, as if she knew what was about to happen.
Smooch-
After our lips met, we nibbled on each other’s lips as if savoring them.
“Mmm...”
Smooch-
We kissed quietly and shyly, like lovers who hadn't kissed in a long time.
“Honey... mmm...”
Yuna’s soft lips seemed to have a sweet scent.
After finishing the sweet skirmish, the two of us embraced and began to share an intense kiss.
Slurp, smacking sounds-
“Hhh... ugh...”
It’s been such a long time since I tasted a kiss like this.
We had shared secret kisses in the hospital, but we were always afraid of someone walking in, so they were always teasing and insufficient.
‘This is what a kiss is.’
The warm, soft sensation of her tongue began to stir inside my mouth.
As our tongues intertwined, a sweet fragrance flooded my entire brain.
Unlike usual, Yuna wrapped her arms around my neck and was actively pushing her tongue into my mouth.
“Hhh...”
After an intense ten-minute kiss, we faced each other.
Yuna was wiping the saliva from her lips with slightly unfocused eyes.
I gently stroked Yuna’s cheek.
“Yuna...”
“Honey...”
Just as I was about to bow my head to kiss her again, drawn in by her alluring lips, Yuna took off her shoes.
“Haa...”
“Huh?”
Yuna let out a deep breath and grabbed my wrist.
“I can’t do it.”
“Huh? What...?”
“Just in case... I was going to try to refrain from sex for a few days after you were discharged, but I can’t.”
“Yuna...?”
Yuna turned to look at me and began to lick her lips.
“...”
Yuna grabbed my wrist and headed toward the master bedroom. I was led away by Yuna, my wrist still in her grip.
After entering the bedroom and closing the door, Yuna began to peel off her clothes, one layer at a time.
‘What is this... it’s great, but how should I put it... it feels like Yuna is even more desperate than I am...’
“Honey... take yours off too.”
“What? Ah, no, yeah...”
Seeing Yuna’s body after such a long time, my cock was already starting to leak pre-cum.
“Wow.”
Her perfect body, with not a single flaw, and the pheromones radiating from it made my head spin.
“Honey, sit here...”
Yuna pointed to the chair by the bedside.
“Okay...”
As I sat down, Yuna crawled between my legs, grabbed my cock gently, buried her face in it, and began to sniff.
“Sniiiff... Haa...!”
“Haa.”
“Sniff... Haa...”
Yuna began to carefully sniff the scent of my cock, changing positions as if she wanted to imprint the smell into her nose.
Every time Yuna’s nose rubbed against my cock, a wave of pleasure washed over me, and a groan escaped my lips.
“Hoo.”
Before long, as a drop of pre-cum at the tip of my cock was about to drip down, Yuna licked the tip of the glans with the tip of her tongue.
“Hut.”
Then, she rolled the pre-cum around in her mouth, savoring it, before swallowing.
“Haa... this is it... it’s delicious...”
“Did you hold back a lot?”
I said, stroking Yuna’s hair.
“Yeah... I held back a lot in the hospital, trying to pretend I wasn't...”
I stood up from the chair and rubbed my cock against Yuna’s nose.
“Hhh! Haa! Honey!”
“Since you held back... I should give you a reward, right?”
I gently held Yuna’s head and pushed my cock into her mouth.
Slurp, slurp-
“Hhh! Mmm!”
Yuna didn't seem surprised; she moved her tongue skillfully, exploring every inch of my cock.
“Hoo... we still have about five hours left, so let’s take it slow and enjoy it.”
“Mmm... mmm...”
Tears were welling up in the eyes of Yuna, who was looking up at me with a smile. Even without asking, I knew those were tears of pleasure and ecstasy.
‘This is what fellatio is.’