Chapter 19 Time Attack
Time Attack
Episode 20
Abilities belonged to their owners alone. Under this world's rules, there was no way to borrow someone else's power, much less steal it.
Yet the message before me was offering precisely that.
『Will you steal 「Depicts」?』
Apparently, those rules didn't apply to me.
I couldn't suppress a grin.
And then—
—Haaah, why are you suddenly smiling? Huh, d-do you... like me...? Ah?!
I flinched in shock from the overwhelming lust radiating off Yu Yeon.
"Do you... not like drinks?"
Yet Yu Yeon, the very source of that lust, nonchalantly held out a beverage. The droplets of condensation on the can's surface stood out oddly against the situation.
I blankly stared into her crimson eyes.
—Th-those muscles... I want to rub my face against them.
"Huh. Huhuhu..."
From behind her seemingly indifferent gaze, an intense, devouring desire seeped through. What the hell... this gloomy girl?
『Status Window』
Name: Yu Yeon
Level: 8
Height: 154.3 cm, 41 kg
Title: None
Class: None
Gender: Female (21)
Origin: Republic of Korea
Sexual Experience: Virgin (0)
Status: In Heat (Park Si-hyun—Desires Copulation—)
+Stats
[Strength 19] [Agility 18] [Stamina 17] [Mana 32]
+Ability
「Depicts」
+Skill
「Basic Barrier (Normal-9%)」
...I didn't even need to dig deep—just reading her status window or emotions was enough to tell she was a pervert.
Then, Yu Yeon's inner thoughts rapidly surfaced in my mind.
—I-if I don't score now, he might never look at someone like me again. N-no, even just once... I'd be happy to die after doing it with him. Sex...!
Bodies were strewn everywhere, and she wanted to have wild sex with me...?
'Damn it. Are you out of your mind? Just because we've entered the prologue, the eroge elements are kicking in hard. What the hell...?'
So absurd was the situation that I glanced up at Yu Yeon. From my angle, the inside of her miniskirt was fully visible. She made no effort to hide it—her pink panties and torn flesh-toned stockings were blatantly exposed.
"...."
The smooth thighs peeking through the torn stockings were strangely alluring. I sniffed lightly.
'Hmm... now that I think about it, maybe it's not so bad... When life is in danger, living beings instinctively seek reproduction. It's natural.'
I smiled at Yu Yeon and accepted the drink.
"Thank you."
"Hyaah! Y-yes...!"
Yu Yeon trembled violently just from hearing my voice. Unbelievably, she had already reached climax.
"......"
Seeing this firsthand left me speechless.
Before I knew it, Yu Yeon was gazing at me with glistening, enraptured eyes. The part of her stockings covering her panties was growing damp, tears streaming down both above and below.
"......"
Honestly, I had no idea how to react anymore.
Given the lust radiating off her more viscerally than her status window, it seemed like even a poke to her side would make her panties slide right off.
But.
『Quest』
「Maintain your chastity for the next six months!」
「Reward - Sub-class (Sage)」
「Remaining Time - 17 days」
I had a quest I couldn't abandon. I'd resisted Hayase's temptations and stubbornly held on—was I really going to give up now?
'As a man, this is unacceptable. Just 17 days. Hold out for 17 days. After that, every woman will be bombarded with pregnancies.'
I clenched my jaw and steeled myself.
At that exact moment—
『Kang Yu-seong activates 「Copulate」 on 「Kang So-eun」.』
The moment the message appeared, I turned toward So-eun.
A blond man was making his way through the crowd.
"Hey, So-eun! You okay?"
Yu-seong grinned as he rested a hand on her shoulder.
"...What?"
She looked up sharply. Color was already rising in her cheeks.
"I-I'm fine! More importantly, who said you could touch me?!"
She slapped his hand away, but his smug smile didn't falter. He reached toward her again.
"Yu-seong. Got a minute?"
I caught his wrist before he could touch her. When he looked my way, I gave him a warm smile.
『Kang Yu-seong has completed 「Copulation Condition Stage 1」 with 「Kang So-eun」. Trigger presumed to be 「Shoulder Contact with Kang So-eun」.』
So this bastard had stayed in the lecture hall while the zombies were loose. Only now, after we'd secured the first floor, had he bothered to come down.
—Park Si-hyun, you bastard...? Why now of all times...
Alarm flickered across his face. I met his eyes and read the conditions concealed behind that expression.
『「Copulation Condition Stage 2」 is 「Offering Warm Comfort to the Lonely Kang So-eun, Shielded by Park Si-hyun's Iron Wall」.』
「Copulate」
「Copulate」 existed to manipulate sexual desire. If I'd obtained 「Conquer」, I'd intended to destroy that power along with Yu-seong himself.
『Would you like to seize 「Copulate」?』
Fortunately, that wouldn't be necessary anymore.
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Of all the villains in the game, Kang Yu-seong was the one players despised most.
His nickname spoke for itself: Golden Sun.
Every guide advised eliminating him as soon as possible. The problem was that the original Park Si-hyun regarded him as a friend. Between that bond and Yu-seong's talent, getting rid of him was easier said than done.
He hovered around the protagonist, forever looking for an opening with the heroines.
He played on their frustrations, turned them against the protagonist, and exploited his friendships whenever it suited him. Eventually, he joined a secret organization and betrayed the protagonist outright.
'Even remembering the game version of him makes my blood boil.'
Yet when I'd first arrived in this body, I'd given him a chance. My relationship with Se-eun had been a disaster. Back then, I'd foolishly thought I could fix two problems by bringing them together.
'Maybe the original Park Si-hyun left something behind in this body. Why else would I have been so determined to believe Yu-seong could still be a decent friend?'
Remembering how I'd treated Se-eun made my stomach turn. I'd even persuaded myself that dating someone as remarkable as her might make Yu-seong a better person.
I'd been wrong. Hearing his thoughts had stripped away my last excuse.
-Fuck, hurry up and bang Kang So-eun, then do the sister donburi with Park Se-eun and Park Ha-rin. Hayase, was it? I need to hit that woman too.
Kang Yu-seong would be hard to change. No, I didn't even expect him to change. And there was no reason for me to wait like a sucker for him to reform.
'A termite gnawing away at the house from the inside must be exterminated early. Besides, Kang Yu-seong is just a man, not some beauty. I have absolutely no reason to leave this source of trouble alone. He gives me no benefit whatsoever.'
Honestly, any man would have perverted thoughts just like Kang Yu-seong.
Ah, breeding with beautiful women? Even I was already getting turned on.
But, you know.
'I can't stand anyone going after what's mine, you bastard.'
From the very beginning, Kang Yu-seong was a trash bastard who mooched off me and went after what was mine at every turn. Why the hell should I go easy on him?
What I hated most were NTR and cheating bastards.
Honestly, I don't care whether Kang Yu-seong builds a harem or whatever else he does, but trying to touch my heroines crosses the line.
To be honest, I envied Kang Yu-seong as a man, and I couldn't deny that part of me was also galled by it.
「Copulate」 is an ability unique to sex. Making a woman's eyes glaze over and driving her wild over you alone is a man's instinct, after all.
Yes. Since 「Copulate」 was the only thing that could arouse women through transcendent miracles, I envied him.
'So if I was never going to obtain it, I had planned to bury it along with Kang Yu-seong, half out of envy and half out of jealousy...'
『Would you like to seize 「Copulate」?』
And now that power was finally within reach.
Yu-seong narrowed his eyes, trying to guess what was going through my head.
-Park Si-hyun, what the hell is his ability...? Judging by how damn strong it looks, it must be a damn powerful ability... Maybe I should stop running my mouth and just lie low for a while, wagging my dick. I can take my time working on Kang So-eun after that...
'Thanks for making it this far, Yu-seong. And for staying close enough that I could find you.'
『Would you like to seize 「Copulate」?』
『 Y ▲ / N 』
This time, I'd be the one taking what I wanted.
I selected my answer on the 「Seize」 interface.
Then—
Light burst across my vision.
A prickling sensation spread through my body.
『...............』
The message blazed across my sight.
And then—
『「Copulate」 Plunder Quest
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「Golden Sun's Golden Sun, Awaken as Black Sun!」
1. Make Kang Yu-seong witness the scene of claiming the virginity of 「Kang So-eun」, Kang Yu-seong's target.
2. NTL 「Yu Hye-na」, the girlfriend of 「Kang Yu-seong」.
PS. These must be completed in the specified order.
If Kang Yu-seong dies, the ability cannot be seized.
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『Upon meeting the conditions, 「Copulate」 will be seized.』
『You may acquire the title 「Black Sun」.』』
The quest I'd been waiting for had finally appeared.
I smiled despite myself. At last, I could take Yu-seong's power.
Before I could enjoy the moment, though—
Zzzt—!
"!?"
The window convulsed. Its translucent surface turned crimson as sparks raced across it.
A fresh warning appeared.
『A powerful threat is approaching this way.』
『The time limit has 1 hour and 57 minutes remaining.』
"...What?"
Something had changed. This wasn't an event I remembered from the game.
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I released Yu-seong's wrist and stared at the red warning before me.
"Damn it! Why'd you put your filthy hands on me? You got it all over my shoulder!"
I barely registered his complaint.
『「Copulate」 Plunder Quest』
『A powerful threat is approaching in this direction.』
『There are 1 hour and 57 minutes left on the time limit.』
『This is a special event born from an unusual situation!』
『Upon clearing, you may select the desired 「Class」 from <The Tower>.』
The quest now had a deadline.
It had to be connected to the approaching threat. But what could be dangerous enough for the System itself to issue a warning?
'Unless...'
I took out my phone.
Brrrr—
Brrrr—
I called again and again. No answer.
The contact on the screen read 「My Older Sister」.
'It can't be Ha-rin who's approaching... can it?'
I wanted to dismiss the possibility. Somehow, I couldn't.
Either way, there was a more immediate problem to solve.
'I need Yu-seong's ability, but 「Seize」 isn't free of restrictions. I have to meet its conditions first. Even against monsters, I can't permanently take their stats without killing them.'
While I weighed my options, Yu-seong glanced toward me before turning back to So-eun.
"So-eun, you're not hurt, are you? Do you have any idea how worried I was?"
"Huh...? No, I'm fine..."
She nodded, clearly bewildered by his sudden concern.
『Kang Yu-seong has completed 「Copulation Condition: Stage 2」 with 「Kang So-eun」.』
That made two stages complete. How many were left—ninety-eight?
『The 「Copulation Condition」 with 「Kang So-eun」 consists of five stages in total, and three stages remain.』
I stared.
Only five? In the game, winning over a heroine could require a hundred conditions. That was why Yu-seong almost always failed.
'What changed?'
Then the answer appeared right in front of me.
『Difficulty 'Heaven'』
『「Copulate」 now demonstrates extreme performance.』
Heaven difficulty. Was this one more way it distorted the rules?
'Is this world determined to make everything worse?'
I looked at the other quest window.
『Quest』
「For the next six months, maintain your chastity!」
「Reward - Sub-class (Sage)」
「Time Remaining - 17 days」
There was no use pretending I hadn't made up my mind.
Chastity? Fuck that.
『「Kang So-eun」's 「Copulation Condition: Stage 3」 is...』
Right now, something like the Sage didn't matter.
Because none of it was more important than my heroine's virginity.
I, as of today, give up my virginity.
"Guh—!"
I pressed a hand to my chest and slumped against So-eun.
"Si-hyun?! What's wrong? Are you okay?!"
She caught me before I could collapse.
I made an effort to look as pale as possible.
"I-I feel dizzy... What if there's something in the zombie blood? What if I'm infected...?"
The word 'infected' sent everyone nearby retreating.
Professor Jang's face drained of color.
"Student Park Si-hyun is covered in blood. Perhaps he should wash it off in the restroom...?"
Another professor spoke up: the kindly, balding man I'd privately nicknamed Professor Poodle.
"After risking himself to protect us, he deserves better than a public restroom. There's a private washroom beside the fifth-floor VIP lounge. Let him clean up there."
Perfect, Professor Poodle. I could have hugged him.
Yu-seong hesitated before chiming in.
"I'll take him. Hey, can you walk?"
He didn't offer so much as a hand. So-eun noticed, and the look she gave him could have frozen water.
"No need. I'll take him. I'm covered in blood too. If you're afraid of getting dirty, stay here."
"Hey! You can't just go off together, a guy and a girl—"
"Then help him walk yourself. Oh, that's right. You don't want to."
"...."
Yu-seong had nothing to say. So-eun turned to the others instead.
"I've already been exposed to the blood, so I'll accompany him. There's no reason to put anyone else at risk."
"Then perhaps I should—"
The student council president stepped forward, seemingly oblivious to the tension. So-eun shook her head.
"Please don't. I'll keep my distance while he washes up. There's no reason to expose anyone else."
"All right. If you're sure."
Yu-seong made one final attempt.
"Come on, So-eun. Think about how that looks. I'll take him instead—"
She silenced him with a cold stare.
"Get lost. You've done enough."
─Ha, he's gone out of his mind wanting to die. If you actually come out after us, I'll shut the door right away and won't open it, so you'd better know that.
He'd spent the entire battle mocking everyone brave enough to leave the classroom. Now he wanted to act like a concerned friend. Far too late.
Perhaps there was something to that saying about fortune favoring the brave.
"Si-hyun... can you walk?"
Or perhaps this was simply my lucky day.
With So-eun supporting me, we headed for the fifth-floor VIP lounge. My plan was working. I should have been delighted. Instead, an inexplicable unease followed me down the hall.
-Ha, you fucking bitch... Get fucked like a dog and don't even cry about it.
Kang Yu-seong's inner voice reached me.
-Haa... Si-hyun...
...And Kang So-eun's obsessive inner thoughts enveloped me.
「Kang So-eun's Affection Level 8/10」
-You're mine.
Something had gone terribly wrong.