Chapter 86
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 86
Chapter Title: Alpha Male for the Busty Underclassman
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But are we in first place?
In the neutral zone, there was already one person who'd arrived ahead of us.
The daughter of the Sword Saint, whose bounty alone was worth 100 million coins—Quintia.
First place had been snatched away.
I'd thought we'd cleared it pretty fast, but the real deal was on another level.
"Does she always go solo?"
"Ah, yeah... Even if you talk to her, she just gives short replies..."
I had no idea just how legendary the Sword Saint's name was.
The only thing nagging at me oddly was the fact that she had red eyes like mine.
Was she thinking the same thing?
...Ah. Eye contact.
But Quintia only glanced at me with mild interest before turning her head away.
She didn't approach us first or anything.
It'd be weird to go up and strike up a conversation...
Entering the next dungeon in 600 seconds
It wasn't over yet.
Were we tackling the next dungeon with this same lineup?
Isolde and Sarika had already started sticking close to me like they were my followers.
"Want some?"
I pulled a bottle of water from my crossbag.
"Thank you, senpai."
"I'll drink it gratefully."
"You turned off the stream?"
"Yeah."
Off-stream, Isolde was surprisingly well-behaved.
"Sorry for putting you in an awkward spot, even if it was just for show. It's just that my talent works best that way."
"Nah, I overdid it too. My bad."
"I'm gonna clip it later and upload to YouTube, so don't apologize."
"...Split the revenue properly when it comes in."
NTR streamer PingSol.
Where did the business end and the talent begin?
It was shocking that there was another talent as vulgar as Onahole Collector out there.
Gulp, gulp...
Sol filled her belly with the water I'd given her and wiped her mouth.
"If you play the loyal alpha fan-favorite on PingSol TV."
"Even if it's pretend, don't go getting grabbed by guys and doing that stuff."
"My 『NTR Streaming』 talent can't help it. You get it, right, Sanghyeok senpai?"
What a loathsome talent...
"You want me for the boyfriend role?"
"If I'm gonna do it, I'd prefer a handsome, trustworthy senpai anyway."
Haaah...
I could tell her not to do it,
but who would listen to me, the guy collecting onaholes thanks to my Onahole Collector talent?
"You ever asked any other guy to do this?"
"Nope. I only awakened this talent a month ago."
A month ago...
Around the time I possessed into OnaAca.
"I was making virtual boyfriends to tease the viewers and rake in donations, but then the Shorts with you blew up."
"Ah, that 'Trying out linking arms with my bro-oppa' one?"
"Yeah. That's when the channel's direction really solidified."
"Got it. I'll fill in when I get the chance."
I decided to be her alpha male.
"But don't do it with any other guys."
"So you're gonna sticky-exclusively monopolize everybody's idol PingSol like that?"
"Doesn't matter. You're an NTR streamer, not some vanilla one."
Just act like you've got a boyfriend,
and get all lovey-dovey with me, right?
It might even turn real while pretending...
"I have something to tell you two as well."
I gave them a quick rundown of the 「Onahole Collector」 traits.
That I could buff women in the party.
That I could turn beasts into onaholes.
"I actually turned those snow women into onaholes and collected two."
"......"
Sarika was too embarrassed to even speak.
I didn't show them in detail before putting them back in my onahole inventory.
"So don't freak out if beasts start spewing weird stuff and collapse."
"Got it, senpai."
"Taking down B-rank snow women like it was nothing and turning them into onaholes... You're amazing, senpai."
"Right? I feel like I've been underrated."
Now it was Sarika's turn.
"What's your talent, Sarika?"
"Huh?"
"We rushed over so fast there wasn't time to chat."
"Ah... I can use 「Storm Swordsmanship」..."
"Ooh..."
Cool.
"It's a great talent, but embarrassingly, my skill isn't quite there yet... I haven't fully tapped its potential."
"You're a first-year. Infinite growth potential ahead."
"Yes...! I want to master Storm Swordsmanship properly in this exchange meet!"
One side's a lewd, degenerate streamer,
and this one's like a sparkling, picture-perfect first-year.
"Sanghyeok senpai, you're looking at me and Sarika way differently."
"Compared to a weirdo streamer suddenly asking me to be her alpha, isn't a quiet, cute girl like Sarika more lovable?"
"Wha— Is that flirting? Seducing innocent girls with that handsome face to toy with them?"
"......"
Sarika's ears were turning bright red, so it wasn't a joke.
This form had drastically lowered the affection threshold—the minimum bar for women to start liking me. I was reminded of it anew.
Memories from my ugly days were overdue to be forgotten, but they still bubbled up sometimes.
If I'd been born looking like this, I wouldn't even know these feelings exist.
How effortlessly I racked up affection now,
the more I thought about it, the more I could only chuckle wryly.
"You hungry? Next dungeon's soon—wanna put something in your stomachs quick?"
I split an energy bar in half and gave it to each of them.
I just grabbed a fresh one for myself and ate it.
"Thank you, senpai."
"Itadakimasu."
Munch, munch.
The two cute underclassmen ate it right up.
There's something satisfying about feeding them.
Just before entering the next dungeon, the rebel warrior girl who'd helped us showed up.
"Hah!"
It was Hilaria.
Height a bit over 170 cm? I'd thought she looked impressive from afar, but up close, she was the epitome of a female warrior.
Her face, though, was surprisingly youthful for a first-year.
Red hair on this side too?
Not the faded peach shade like Quintia's, but full-on crimson, with gray eyes.
Matching her tall frame, her chest and hips were incredible.
"Hila!"
Sarika ran up first and greeted her.
"Thanks. We got away clean because of you."
"What about our rebel leader, Lady Isolde?"
"Don't 'lady' me. It's embarrassing."
The first-years exchanged friendly smiles, thrilled to see each other.
I'd hung back a step, but Hilaria glanced at me and scratched her head.
"Oh, the D-rank senpai? Not bad! I take it back."
"When did you even see me?"
"Right at the start. Bang bang bang, busting through the encirclement."
She noticed that while I was fighting Dihirit?
"Bang bang bang D-rank senpai Kim Sanghyeok."
"Fellow rebel, right? Heh. Let's make those empire dogs regret it, Bang-Bang senpai."
"Sure."
First time meeting her, but we clicked right away.
I gripped her hand firmly.
Oof.
What was this, a strength test? She kept squeezing, so I pushed back just as hard.
"Hnnngh!!"
Oh?
I kept applying pressure too. Pointless pride battle.
"Bang-Bang senpai's got some strength."
"I was just saying maybe I'm underrated."
"Definitely. If you were really D-rank, your hand bones would've shattered."
"Why the murderous handshake!?"
"It didn't break, so it's fine~! Haha!"
Was she hoping I'd scream in pain and drop to my knees...?
Anyway, 'strength.'
Hilaria embodied it. Her whole body radiated such a healthy aura that even my eyes felt invigorated.
Raider's body was toned without gaps and low body fat too, but decadent—while this one was fresh and vibrant.
"Leave sweeping the empire troops next time to me!"
"So the last scenario was a rebel victory?"
"Obviously. We rescued the captured leader, didn't we? Time for counterattack!"
"......"
Serena, who'd been kicked from the squad,
and Hena waiting for me back home—they weighed on my mind.
But such thoughts were fleeting...
Entering the next dungeon
Quintia had already dived in.
"Let's go."
We'd run into everyone eventually.
The exchange meet was just getting started.
"I'm solo, so I'm heading first~!"
Hila slung her greatsword over her shoulder and vanished.
We followed right after into the next dungeon.
[Chilly Forest in the Night Breeze]
[Establish a rebel base! Rumor has it terrifying beasts lurk here]
Ugh.
The moment we arrived, it was freezing cold—like, deathly so.
It was a cold region to begin with, but nightfall brought real knife winds howling in.
Snow blanketed the ground too.
"Eek!"
I heard Sarika's cute yelp.
Bone-chilling frost the instant we woke up. Especially brutal for Sarika and Sol, with their thighs fully exposed.
No Hila? Scattered somewhere again, probably.
"You two okay?"
"C-Cold, senpai."
"U-Uuuu..."
"I'll scout a spot to warm up."
「Perception (Red)」 activated
This place seemed pretty far from that castle.
「The rebels flee with their leader Isolde to establish a new base...」
Was this a world where that scenario played out in full?
It already diverged a lot from what I knew, but one thing was clear: lose Isolde, and the rebels lose.
"Cave about 1.8 km that way. Let's go."
"W-Will it be... okay?"
"No time to debate. You'll freeze solid."
Their thighs were already turning red.
Feeling bad, I shrugged off my uniform jacket and gave it to them.
They huddled under my coat, supporting each other as they shivered.
The wind was that fierce. Looked like a blizzard soon.
"No dive nausea? Gear check, then move out."
Before I knew it, I sounded just like Yuuna.
Thankfully, we reached the cave mouth without interference.
And there...
"Hic... Hic... Run...!"
We spotted a male student in Etsol Academy uniform.
His face frozen in indescribable terror,
he crawled out on all fours before collapsing flat.
"......"
"......"
Shiiik.
The terrified boy used a Black Phantom Feather to exit the dungeon.
Second and third screams echoed faintly from inside.
Followed by the sound of more Black Phantom Feathers activating in succession.
Something's in there.