Successful Women Are Obsessed With Me - Chapter 168: Latent Awakener Choi Yunmi (8)
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"I'll check one more time. I hope she's still alive. Really..."
Those words carried a deep earnestness that touched Choi Yunmi to her core.
"Are you... okay?" I asked again.
Choi Yunmi didn't mistake my intent for concern about the alchemist.
"Yes... Of course, it was confusing at first. If I may be so bold, I've learned a few things about you on my own. I knew you were close to several female hunters. I never imagined I could have you all to myself. It's just that this feeling is all new to me..."
Choi Yunmi let out a self-deprecating laugh as she continued.
"I guess I got ahead of myself, hoping for too much. But in a way, I'm relieved. Thanks to your ability, I've gotten this chance too. The chance to stay by your side alongside those women..."
Her words stung my heart a little. But this was something beyond my control. Making empty promises or sweet-talking her would be far worse.
"I'm sorry. If I'd spoken up sooner, but your condition was so..."
"I know. Why I acted like that back then... really..."
From the look on her face, Choi Yunmi seemed to remember what happened when she lost herself in passion. Even if her reason had flown out the window, her body remembered. Considering how intensely aroused she'd been, it was understandable she'd feel embarrassed from her perspective.
"It wasn't something you could help, Yunmi. It was probably the mana inside you reacting to me."
If she hadn't met me, none of that would have happened to Choi Yunmi. On the flip side, she wouldn't have awakened as a hunter either. I didn't need to ask which she considered the greater fortune.
"Truly, thank you for everything, Hunter. You're practically my benefactor."
This wasn't just about restoring her near-fatal condition and awakening her as a hunter. I could sense something more in her tone.
It felt like she was thanking me for adding something far more important and powerful to a life that had revolved solely around work.
"No need to thank me."
I smiled as I replied.
"And stop calling me Hunter. I told you my name."
"Yes..."
Any lingering discomfort in Choi Yunmi had completely vanished.
Choi Yunmi and I showered, then ordered room service for dinner.
She must have been starving, devouring her food with gusto. When she noticed me staring, she covered her mouth in embarrassment.
"Sorry. I usually have a small appetite, but I don't know what's gotten into me today..."
"Just today?"
At my question, realization dawned on her, and she answered.
"Actually... it was the same yesterday. I was so hungry I ate way more than usual. I thought it was because of the sex..."
This time, she trailed off, flushed with a different kind of shame.
"It could be from the sex, sure. But from now on, you'll need to eat even more than before. It's proof you've become a hunter."
"Ah..."
"So no need to be embarrassed."
Choi Yunmi's face lit up with happiness at my words. It was probably not just my warmth toward her—realizing she was now a full-fledged hunter thrilled her for other reasons too.
After dinner, we slipped into bed together. Natural urges stirred, especially stronger in her than in me. But if we gave in to sex again, we might not get to the conversation I wanted tonight.
I asked her,
"Let's pick up where we left off. That designer and technician."
"Ah, yes!"
Clearly, creating a Korean company capable of producing S-rank gear was a big deal for Choi Yunmi. Having achieved most of her goals in her field, this might be her final dream.
That could explain why she valued connections with S-rank hunters so much.
"The technician is already making waves in Korea. She has her own small company and over ten patents to her name. Considering her short career, it's astonishing. And they're not just any patents—each one is revolutionary tech. She's gotten tons of offers from overseas to recruit her. The only reason she hasn't decided yet is one thing: the SS-rank dungeon. She thinks staying in Korea lets her get the byproducts from it faster."
"I see..."
This was something she'd already told me. The potential to keep Korea's once-in-a-generation genius technician and designer tied down.
And that was the SS-rank dungeon.
"How do we recruit her?"
At my question, Choi Yunmi's face brightened instantly.
"Really? You've made up your mind?"
"Yeah. How could I ignore it when you want this so badly?"
"Hunter..."
"Again?"
"Sung-gi..."
Choi Yunmi's cheeks flushed. Her reaction was adorable, but voicing it might lead us straight back to sex. Better to finish talking first.
"I'll set up a meeting. But first, we need to clarify something."
"What?"
"From what I know, Kim Yeonhwa only trusts what she can see. Sorry to say this, but you don't have much public fame as an S-rank hunter in Korea yet. Whether we can sway her is still..."
Choi Yunmi was right. Very few knew I was an S-rank hunter. The public had no idea I existed. All they sensed keenly was Jo Dong-geun's disappearance—the anxiety from losing one of Korea's powerhouse S-rank hunters.
"I get what you mean."
"I'm sorry. I know full well how incredible you are, Sung-gi. But considering what other companies might offer to lure her, we need something stronger. If you solidify your position and guarantee solid corporate backing... swaying Kim Yeonhwa would be much easier."
"Mm."
I nodded. Spreading my name was inevitable anyway. S-rank hunters earned recognition by conquering S-rank dungeons, and fame came with the territory.
Then I remembered something I'd forgotten.
"Come to think of it, there's an S-rank dungeon raid coming up soon."
"Yes! You'll join, right, Sung-gi?"
"Probably... I should."
Honestly, it hadn't crossed my mind much. Kim Seol-bi's words from our last talk had just resurfaced. An S-rank dungeon raid was imminent.
Back then, Jo Dong-geun would have led the charge. He'd spearheaded every S-rank raid in Korea.
I figured public anxiety would boil over soon. As the raid date approached, people would feel his absence even more acutely.
"I have something to tell you."
Since we were on the topic, I decided to come clean to Choi Yunmi about everything. She still didn't know I'd killed Jo Dong-geun. I'd only explained my ability and why powerful women gathered around me.
It would be a long, serious talk. I pulled her shoulder close.
"Haa..."
Choi Yunmi squirmed under the covers, legs fidgeting like her groin itched.
With my mana-piercing gaze, I saw her mana surging toward her erogenous zones. Seeing that naturally stirred my own desire.
But the heavy talk came first. Sex afterward would lighten the mood.
"About Jo Dong-geun."
"Yes?"
Choi Yunmi, breathing hotly, startled at the loaded name.
"I killed him."
"What?"
As expected, she was shocked. Even with her info network, she couldn't have known that.
I began the story. As she listened, Choi Yunmi ground her teeth.
"To think he was that vile... I knew he was dirty, but..."
She had her own image of him too. If we weren't this close, she probably wouldn't have voiced it outright.
I stroked her soft shoulder gently.
"Don't worry. He's gone from the world now..."
There was much more to tell.
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