Chapter 67

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 67

Chapter Title: Shark Dismantling Appreciation (2)

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Before launching into the chaotic shark cooking operation, Hena set up the platforms.

A ridiculous operation name, but the shark bros were no joke.

The sheer intimidation from those bulked-up, muscular shark monsters squeezed my lungs and heart even before we started.

"Don't make a sound. Climb up slowly."

"Yeah......"

Hena was tense as hell.

She was the key to this whole plan. Only if she and I stayed safe up top could Kushina and Yuuna go all out.

If I could just handle this with Personality Excretion, that'd be ideal.

No dice.

Even at a glance, that blue shark giant's body looked impervious to a B-rank hunter's Glock.

All I could do was trust Yuuna's attack power, boosted by the onahole buff.

Yuki-hime would slice the shark giant like a filleting knife.

Given the shark head structure, it wasn't likely to look up at us like a human or jump to attack.

Still, for any surprises, I kept Hena right by my side.

"Stick close."

"Yeah......"

Then came the unexpected snag. Heights were just plain terrifying.

Seeing the drop through the platforms wasn't great for mental health.

Even without acrophobia, it was scary up here.

Hena's shoulders were shaking, but she bit back any weak whimpers with everything she had.

Just that made half the operation feel like a success already.

"Hena."

"Y-yeah?"

"You know the suspension bridge effect? They say attraction spikes for the opposite sex you meet on a wobbly bridge."

"Heard of it."

"Then we're totally winning right now, right?"

Hena's trembling stopped.

Instead of fixating on the flimsy platforms that could give way any second, she stared only at my face.

"I already like you so much there's nowhere higher to climb."

"Then let's treat it like riding a thrill ride."

"Yeah!"

I signaled down below that we were good.

I immediately targeted one shark giant and drew my Glock.

Bang! Bang!!

As expected, the bullets didn't even embed—they just ricocheted off.

Pistol firepower's got nothing on this.

I'd need a shotgun loaded with magic stones to even get a Personality Excretion estimate.

"Grooooarrr!"

The shark giant roared.

As planned, its fish head meant it had no clue where the attack came from.

I dumped the entire Glock magazine in an instant.

In that window, Yuuna swung Yuki-hime, carving a massive gash across the shark giant's torso.

Splatter!

"That deep...... Is this my power?"

Yuuna seemed shocked by the onahole buff's effect.

"So, how about becoming Master's onahole while you're at it?"

"I prefer girlfriend."

"What if Master asks you to be his onahole?"

"......S-Sanghyeok would never make such a vulgar request!"

"Aw, so innocent~."

I shouted from above, watching the scene.

"Kushina! The other giant's coming your way!"

"This one's mine!"

Her exhibitionist talent had honed a taunt skill.

<Gaze Pull> split the shark giants between them. But without the onahole buff, Kushina's role was mostly buying time.

"You okay?!"

"Hyah!"

Kushina dodged the shark giant's anchor slams nimbly in her bikini, twisting and weaving.

No buff, but B-rank was B-rank. Impressive!

"Don't push it, Kushina. Just stall!"

"Got it!"

The plan hinged on Yuuna one-on-oneing a shark giant, cleaning it up within our endurance window......

Yuuna squeezed out every ounce of strength, jamming in sword strikes.

"Haaah!!"

The shark giant's body was quickly shredded by Yuki-hime, bleeding profusely.

Still, its harpoon thrusts brimmed with power, thrashing wildly.

Charges to bite sent chills down the spine, attacks nonstop.

Yuuna deflected them while piling on vital hits meticulously.

"Time to move to the next platform, Hena."

"Y-yeah......!"

Void Platform Creation.

We ditched the expiring one and shifted to the fresh platform together.

Three minutes in...

Kushina still had margin,

and Yuuna was hammering the shark giant hard. The floor overflowed with its blood—why wasn't it down yet......?

Tough as nails.

Hm?

Then, my eyes caught star coral icicles hanging from the ceiling.

Until we had breathing room to look around, I hadn't noticed the icicle forest around me.

Finally, a usable object came into view.

Even a crappy ranged attacker can contribute, huh?

Not the house-sized mega star coral towering in the center,

but the ceiling icicles were plenty big.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

I shot the roots with my Glock to pry them loose.

"Whatcha doing... Sanghyeok...?"

"Prepping to drop these."

But I had to guide them carefully so Yuuna and Kushina wouldn't get hurt.

Still fine for now. Worst case, if one fell, I could warn them first.

We'd agreed I'd yell if things changed......

Mark the drop points.

"Hng! Haaah!!"

I scanned the situation. Still no takedown.

Impatience started creeping in.

"Gaze Pull's done! Heading your way!"

With Kushina's taunt ending, Yuuna now faced both shark giants.

That's when I felt the plan veering off.

One should be down by now?

Still alive after six minutes of buffed Yuuna's onslaught?

Body shredded to rags, guts spilling—yet no fatigue.

This is blue shark giant durability...

Personality Excretion it is!

"Yuuna! Dodge!"

"Huh!?"

"Star coral drop incoming!!"

Yuuna grasped it instantly and pulled back.

Bang! Bang-bang-bang!!

My final shots sent a star coral from 15 meters up smashing straight into the exposed-gut shark giant's head.

Groooaaarrr rumble!!

Whoa. Fuck. That had to hurt.

Sorry, but no mercy for monsters!!

"Personality Excretion Star★Coral!!"

Spurt-spurt-spurt-spurt-spurt-splurt!!!

The shark giant that endured Yuuna's full-power slashes for over five minutes couldn't take the star coral drop and Personality Excretion combo. It spewed massive jelly and collapsed.

"......One left...!!"

"Sanghyeok! Watch out!!"

The other shark giant noticed us.

It swung its harpoon. Not quite our height, but the shockwave cracked the void platform badly.

"S-Sanghyeok...!"

"I'm fine!!"

I hugged Hena and dropped.

No time to stash her in Onaben. Next thing I knew, I was cradling my girlfriend in a heroic pose,

plummeting 10 meters with Hena in my arms.

Thud!!

"Guh!!"

Even with stats and enhancements, it hurt like hell.

I expelled all the air from my lungs—couldn't breathe.

"Hena, you okay?!"

"Y-yeah. But you, Sanghyeok......"

Girlfriend first, though.

Checked on my pretty K-cup girl.

Then, flat on my back, I emptied a magazine into the approaching shark giant.

Bang-bang-bang!!

Couldn't move lying down.

The shark giant charged, one hand with an anchor, the other wielding the dead giant's harpoon!

We'd taken one down as planned.

We got this, team!

"Where you going!!"

With Yuuna's bloodcurdling shout, Yuki-hime traced a crescent moon.

The picturesque slash severed the shark giant's leg tendons.

Then Kushina dashed at the stumbling beast, planted a foot on its ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠thigh, leaped, and slammed a bikini kick into its jaw.

Splat!!

Good. One more...... doable......

Hena shook me, grabbing hold.

"Sanghyeok! You okay? Don't die! Sanghyeok!"

"Not dying......"

True, no strength to get up.

Yuuna's barrage kept the shark giant too busy for us.

Reload the Glock in the meantime...

Aimed at the gut-spilling torso.

"Now we're cooking."

Shark cuisine time.

Bang! Bang-bang!

Three-round burst "Excretion Drill",

sniper shot to the shark giant's guts...

It spewed jelly and hit the floor.

"Become...... an onahole."

The massive jelly compressed into onahole form.

We did it......

Turning those two into onaholes felt satisfying. Masterpieces for sure.

Yuuna sheathed her sword and rushed to my side.

"Sanghyeok! Kim Sanghyeok! Snap out of it. You okay?!"

"Master!"

"I'm fine."

From today on, my dream is dying surrounded by pretty girls.

The chest view from down here was insane.

"Here, the onahole Sanghyeok made..."

Yuuna placed a shark onahole on my chest.

......

"You can give it later......"

Holding an onahole while lying under my girlfriends felt weird.

Hopefully not getting buried with it if I die?

As expected, two masterpieces.

Serena, Stella.

Oppa rich now.

Grinning happily with the onahole hugged tight, Yuuna and Hena shook me from both sides.

"Kim Sanghyeok! Dizzy? Don't sleep!"

"Sanghyeok, don't die...... don't dieee!"

Then, the massive central star coral cracked with a creeeak,

and like a starburst, it rained magic stones down on us.

Massive reward time!!

We all gawked at the countless magic stones scattering.

Moonlight what now.

Propped up by my girlfriends, I staggered to the shattered star coral spot.

A special magic stone sat in the center.

"A gift from an outer god. First time I've seen it."

"......"

Who gets this one?

Just as awkwardness hit, Yuuna grabbed it first...

"Sanghyeok's."

And tucked it into my arms.

"You were in the hottest spot. Boyfriend tax?"

"Hilarious! I want it bad enough to drool. But... you planned it, you cleaned up the mess."

"And protected me when we fell... that was you, Sanghyeok..."

"......"

Guess I can take it.

I stashed Moonlight in my inventory.

"Hey? No asking my opinion?"

"You're my property."

"I figured it was Master's by default. Was gonna defend it if anyone tried snatching."

"No one's doing that here."

The rest were pure high-grade B-rank magic stones.

We split them evenly among the three excluding Kushina, giving a bit extra to Hena and Yuuna.

Moonlight was plenty for me.

Distribution netted about 2,000 coins.

More than the gold rush?

"Split by contribution."

"First MVP for me."

Star coral drop play must've ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠clinched it.

Thanks to the Sea God's thoughtful design.

A gravity wave showing the beach flickered in a cave corner.

Time to head back.

Back on the beach, a bizarre merman crawling on all fours awaited us.

"What the? Creepy-looking bastard......"

Fish head aside,

why crawl like a lizard?

The low-crouching fish human eyed us with bulging fish eyes.

Devil merchants are all messed up...

Then.

"Sanghyeok-nim!!"

The goblin uncle appeared from beyond the horizon.

Goblin sliding across the sea was funny enough,

but he'd closed in before we noticed.

"Here for special onaholes again today. Heh heh heh."

Seemed to love the last one—grinning already.

......Profit off that price?

Impressive, my onahole?

"......"

Kushina suddenly hid behind me.

Tearing up.

Not selling, I said. But a devil merchant buyer terrified her.

"But, goblin uncle."

"Yes?"

"This fish guy's been here first......?"

"......"

"......"

A weird tension flowed between the two devil merchants.