Successful Women Are Obsessed With Me - Chapter 162: Latent Awakener Choi Yunmi (2)
“Huh? What do you mean by that......”
Choi Yunmi blinked in utter confusion. From the look on her face, she seemed relieved that her experience with the awakening item in Japan hadn't caused any physical harm. She appeared to have accepted that she'd been scammed as a simple fact.
In short, she felt embarrassed only about losing 5 billion won to her own greed.
“Yunmi, there's mana inside you. As you know, that's something only hunters have. Considering you've never awakened before, there's only one reason for it. That awakening item back then actually worked.”
“Huh? But...... why......”
Choi Yunmi's face twisted in bewilderment. If anyone else had said this, she probably wouldn't have believed them. But she had deep trust in me.
“That person's ability probably wasn't fully mature back then. They thought they'd made a perfect awakening stone, but something was missing. Still, it didn't harm your body. It generated mana, but it stayed latent without manifesting.”
“How can you......”
Choi Yunmi touched her body tentatively. But that wouldn't let her sense her own mana. If she could manifest or control the mana inside her, she wouldn't have thought she'd been scammed in the first place.
Suddenly, it became visible only to my eyes. Compared to when I first met her, I'd grown leaps and bounds, so what was impossible then was possible now. Once I focused, it became crystal clear.
The mana inside her. Its existence was undeniable. And it looked quite potent. I couldn't tell if it had been sealed that strongly from the start or if it had grown stronger and more abundant over time.
Who would've thought someone could actually awaken a regular person.
Alchemist, was it? From what Choi Yunmi had told me, such hunters did exist, though they rarely surfaced publicly and were extremely rare.
“Hunter!”
Suddenly, Choi Yunmi looked at me with eyes burning with intense desire. She pleaded earnestly.
“How can I manifest this mana?”
There was definitely a hunger in her to become a hunter. It made sense. If I were in her shoes, I'd cling to any chance too. Plus, she'd invested a whopping 5 billion won in this. Back then, without any guarantee she'd become a big shot like now, it must have been an even bigger sum for her.
“Honestly, I don't really......”
I'd started speaking, but I had no idea how. I'd only stated what I could see.
“Ah......”
Seeing her disappointment made me regret bringing it up. Some things were better left unknown. I knew all too well about false hope.
For ten years, I'd countless times wished I hadn't awakened at all.
“Hmm, hold on a second.”
I didn't know the method, but it might be worth trying. “Could you stand up and face me?”
At my request, Choi Yunmi shot to her feet and stepped in front of me. Up close, she felt different. I'd assumed she was quite a bit older, but her heavy makeup explained it. As someone managing many employees and dealing with high-status hunters, it was probably professional necessity—makeup and clothes to project maturity.
“Sorry, but how old are you, Yunmi?”
“My age?”
Her startled reaction to my sudden curiosity made me feel bad.
“No, it's not important. You don't have to answer.”
“No, no!” Choi Yunmi waved it off and told me. “I'm twenty-nine.”
“Ah......”
Much younger than I'd thought. I'd figured she was well over thirty. To think she was around my age.
Seeing my expression, Choi Yunmi gave a wry smile. “I've heard I look mature for my age a lot, since I started working young. Rather than stress about it, I decided to lean into looking older with my makeup and style. People are shocked when they learn my real age. They're used to it now, but......”
She seemed a little hurt that I was surprised. “No, I was shocked because you look younger than I expected, but I'd vaguely sensed it. Your mature vibe is probably from the makeup and your position. That's why I asked despite knowing it was rude.”
“Ah...... Hunter, you're really......”
Her mood lifted, and she smiled. Seeing that smile after learning her age, she did look even younger. But age wasn't the point.
I scanned her body as she stood straight before me. I wasn't an expert, but peering into her mana, I could see where it was blocked.
Under my piercing gaze—unlike her usual poised image—Choi Yunmi flinched nervously. I knew she was embarrassed, but I couldn't stop. Tracing the mana flow drew me in deeper, forgetting Choi Yunmi herself and focusing solely on the mana.
“Hmm......”
I let out a sigh, rubbed my eyelids, and looked again. I found the blockage. But it was in an utterly unexpected place.
An embarrassing spot not fit for polite conversation.
“Hunter......”
Her face flushed deep red as she asked cautiously. “Can you...... see something in my body......?”
“Yes, I can see it, but......”
How could I say it to her face? That her mana flow was blocked at her pussy. It felt awkward, like this ability of mine was tied to something perverse.
“Really? You can see my mana? Then do you know what's wrong?”
I averted my eyes from Choi Yunmi. Continuing would just make things more awkward. If I said the mana was blocked at her pussy...... it'd come off as sexual harassment.
She had a good impression of me now, but that could shatter it. She had no way to verify if I was telling the truth.
“Let's stop here. Sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up.”
As I turned away, Choi Yunmi panicked. “No, that's not it...... Is there no possibility? For me to become a hunter......”
I understood her lingering hope, but I had no way to unblock the mana stuck there. Like a doctor who could diagnose but not treat.
What if......
Thinking of treatments, one possibility emerged. Sex......
Could sex clear the blocked mana flow in her sensitive area? For other hunters, maybe not, but for me—who could grow partners through sex—it might work.
But even if so, I couldn't tell her that. Either way, I'd look like a pervert. She seemed eager, but honestly, she didn't need to awaken. She was already thriving like any hunter.
Hunter rank was unknown, and the ability might be useless. I'd wasted ten years after awakening with nothing to show.
It could just torment her with false hope.
Then—thud. I turned at the sound. Choi Yunmi had collapsed on the floor.
“Yunmi!”
I jumped from the chair and shook her, but she was completely unconscious. Her breathing was faint at her nose, barely there. She'd passed out hard—not just fainted, but like she was on the brink of death.
Why? I checked her body.
“Huh?”
First thing I noticed: the crotch of her pants was soaked, like she'd wet herself. Could be incontinence from losing consciousness, but it didn't feel right.
I peered into her mana again. As expected......
Not urine. My hunch was correct. Her mana was chaotically tangled around her pussy, surging inward and clogging her core. Like something had awakened her dormant mana entirely.