The True Nature of Unreasonable Favor
Kim Seol-bi was looking at me with the most natural expression in the world. Well, we'd already shared a bed once last night. True, I passed out midway, so it wasn't full consummation by any means, but her staying over at my place again didn't change much.
Stay calm. I answered as casually as possible.
"Sure. I'll turn on the boiler."
Kim Seol-bi started undressing. My heart pounded like it might burst, but I pretended not to notice. I walked to the water purifier and poured myself a glass. Glancing over while sipping, her figure was breathtaking as ever—enough to make anyone gasp. For some reason, the special aura radiating from her felt even thicker today.
It made sense, really. Yesterday, I was just a regular awakener. Today, I was a real hunter.
Kim Seol-bi folded her clothes neatly and stored them in her inventory. Watching her, I couldn't help but think how damn useful inventory was. The fact that I could use it now filled me with endless gratitude.
Regrettably, she stopped at her bra and panties—didn't go fully nude.
"Ah, no toothbrush..."
My place wasn't one women frequented, so there were no toiletries for ladies.
"I've got one."
Kim Seol-bi smiled as she replied. Makes sense—with how she used her inventory, it probably held every emergency supply imaginable.
She headed into the bathroom. No need to check, but her home was surely a palace. Yet here she was, perfectly at ease in my dingy studio.
Not all S-rank hunters were like her, though. I'd seen plenty of D- and C-rankers act like total assholes. Hunters were basically steeped in elitism. Made me wonder if awakening remodeled their humanity too—but seeing her, clearly not.
If personality got overwritten like that, S-ranks would change the most.
I sat at my desk and placed my hand on the mana measurer again.
Congratulations!
Kang Sung-gi, you've grown 981.3% since your last measurement!
Just 30 minutes had passed—an explosive surge. I'd half-expected it. The potion she gave me probably skipped the growing pains and fast-tracked my growth.
I placed my hand on it again after a few seconds.
Kang Sung-gi, you've grown 0.03% since your last measurement!
Definite proof. Before she arrived, I'd been gaining about 1% per minute. I was definitely a hunter now, but my rank was still unclear. Rank testers were easy to get, but for accuracy, the Hunter Management Office was best. Plus, I needed my license anyway.
Becoming a real hunter...
It felt like a dream. If I'd known some absurd twist like this would make me a hunter, what was the point of agonizing for 10 years? Maybe all that frustration led to this payoff—but nah, pure coincidence.
There had to be a clearer reason. Then it hit me.
My one and only ability.
[Unreasonable Favor]
Ah, damn...
Finally piecing it together. Since awakening, I'd racked my brain for ways to use this power. No luck. It was "unreasonable" for a reason—zero clue on activation.
Hunters rarely reveal abilities; it's like exposing your weakness. Obvious ones get outed fast, like combat types forced to use theirs in dungeons. But abilities varied wildly. Plenty made bank in the shadows without raiding.
I'd wondered if I could do that since I couldn't enter dungeons. But with unknown triggers and my measly regular-awakener rank, expectations were zilch.
To think it worked like this...
No need to overthink. It was my only power anyway.
Whether Kim Seol-bi got hooked by chance or some special trigger—who knows. Something to figure out later.
Like using the mana measurer, I did something I hadn't in years: checked my ability. Awakened folks could intuitively view them, like naturally accessing inventory. A sentence pops in your head—private, but crystal clear.
I closed my eyes and focused.
Grants unconditional favor from an unspecified few.
Gain EXP for growth based on contact time and intensity with favored target.
Target gains EXP the same way.
If target gains EXP through non-contact means, you share a portion—physical proximity required.
A few new lines added. Before, it was just the favor part. The second matched my experience: explosive growth with her, growing pains included. Insane effect—probably because she's S-rank.
Contact time and intensity...
Time with her wasn't long: last night, plus an hour today. Not enough for this surge alone.
Probably...
Our physical contact—skinning up to sex—caused it.
What if we actually fuck...?
Yesterday, attempting it knocked me out. That alone skyrocketed my growth. Full penetration? Unimaginable.
Too soon for that.
Water rushed from the bathroom.
Shwaaaaa—
Imagining water cascading over her stunning body made my cock swell instantly. Her nude form last night was fantasy-level, shattering every sexy benchmark I'd known by a factor of ten thousand.
For whatever reason—my ability, probably—even the inexperienced Kim Seol-bi got bold yesterday. Desperately seductive, overwhelmed by her own lust. Today, crashing at my place felt natural to her.
If no penetration...
I recalled our foreplay. Heavy petting was fine. I bet we could do it again.
And gain EXP too.
Intensity grants me EXP. Third line: she gains from me too. Win-win.
A happiness like this in the world...
S-rank Kim Seol-bi obsessed with me, mutual growth via touch. Soulmates, defined.
Drip.
The water stopped. Moments later, the door opened. Kim Seol-bi emerged, towel on her head, body bare.
Last night, I hadn't fully savored her nudity—too frantic, too aroused.
She exposed herself naturally. Not to every guy. Her unconditional favor, plus yesterday's near-sex, made her shameless.
What could I do? An S-rank hunter's nude body was a weapon of mass destruction.
My cock hardened in my pants, tenting the stretchy sweats obscenely.
Her gaze locked on it hungrily.
"Sung-gi..."
"Seol-bi..."
She charged. I flew like a flyweight tackled by a heavyweight, landing on the bed unscathed—not just the soft landing, but her arms cushioning me.
Her sweet scent filled my nose.