Chapter 28. New Dealer (2)
The dorm room was simply wonderful.
The moment Barbara stepped through the entrance, the thought flashed through her mind. It was obvious just by looking that this was an expensive place to stay. …Well, since their leader had casually paid six thousand on the spot, the room had to be on that level.
“Mommy, how nice! Nice to meet you. I’m Park Hana. From now on, this is your home, so live comfortably.”
As Barbara dragged her suitcase inside, the kind-hearted Hana was unusually excited. Hye-mi was also thrilled with the new person and gave overly generous hospitality. Barbara, who had never expected such a warm welcome, smiled awkwardly and introduced herself.
“Barbara Olson. I’m twenty-one this year. Nice to meet you.”
“Twenty-one?”
Hye-mi’s mouth curled up like a smile because she had gained a younger sibling. For some reason, her eyes sparkled with a sense of mission. Perhaps she was thinking that she was finally no longer the youngest.
There was just one room left. Next door to Hana’s. Barbara felt fortunate to have the kind sister right beside her.
“If there’s anything inconvenient, please tell me right away, okay?”
“Yes, Unni.”
“Even if I’m your sister, it’s fine.”
“Ah, yes, Unni…”
Hana gently stroked Barbara’s head. It was an incredibly warm touch. Her worries melted away like snow.
I made the right choice, really.
Of course, it didn’t mean the previous team had been bad. However, they were, after all, residents of the dungeon, while these were players from the same situation. There was already an unbridgeable gap there.
The room was also twice as spacious as before. The bed was much softer, and there was even a private bathroom attached. She felt like she was in heaven.
The people were all cultured too. On top of that, everyone was handsome and kind. There was one awkward couple, but they didn’t seem like bad people. …Barbara felt like some kind of excessive luck had fallen on her.
She thought everything was ideal.
…Until the next day, before training began.
“Park Hana! Stand straight?! You can’t even do this, huh?!”
“I’m sorry.”
“How many times do I have to tell you! Show some backbone! Hana, really? If you’re going to be like this, go find yourself a more comfortable job. You’re a nuisance.”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Team Leader. I’m sorry.”
The once-kind Hana was sobbing now. Because of that one sentence about finding a more comfortable job. Barbara had never imagined the gentle team leader would turn so viciously harsh in training. It was truly brutal, as if meant to feel like real battle.
“Hold on! I’ll hold until you can’t! If you can’t, you’d better prepare yourself!”
Hana really gritted her teeth and tried to endure it. But when Kang-jun came and harshly slammed into her, she was sent flying. Literally, she soared into the sky.
—!
Pain made her flail, but at Kang-jun’s single command, she sprang up and ran.
“Park Hana! Come quickly. Quickly back to your position!”
“Yes, yes—!”
Park Hana ran forward with her arm hanging limp, as if her bone was broken. Again she fell on her face, and the rough voice dropped like rocks. Barbara heard that and was terrified. It was really scary. She felt like she could see her own future.
Hye-mi quickly poured healing spells to restore Hana’s body. Again and again they collided and she flew. Even the recently grown ogre man was being scolded constantly these days. Kang-jun was driving them that hard.
Even the healer, who had thought it was only healing spells from behind, sometimes got scolded until her tears came. Because she couldn’t control the proper amount…
The only one who didn’t get scolded was Tzush. Barbara could see that cold sister was truly skilled with magic. She thought, What a genius she is.
Then just how amazing is the team leader?
To Barbara, everyone seemed above average, but Kang-jun had them all at a loss for words. They couldn’t even reply. …It was as if they didn’t dare even face him.
She approached Hye-mi when Kang-jun left briefly for special training with Hana.
Her eyes were red from crying, but she still smiled kindly.
“Unni, how strong is the team leader?”
“Senior? How strong… uh…”
Hye-mi couldn’t answer easily. He was simply too strong. Just saying that wouldn’t suffice; there was something more. But as a healer, she couldn’t find the right words. So she passed the baton to Tzush.
“How strong are you?”
“Yes.”
Tzush understood Barbara’s curiosity. After all, she was also a dealer.
“No matter how many people here gang up, the team leader won’t even touch a single hair.”
“Eh…?”
“If we fight together, I think I won’t die.”
“Right! Exactly like that!”
Hye-mi agreed that was the perfect way to put it. She wouldn’t die? The thought of constant death fear whenever going into the dungeon was something Barbara, who had barely survived, would never have imagined.
“Instead, the training is a bit tough. …It might be hard to adapt. But since he’s usually so kind, you have to listen well, okay?”
Even after receiving a bucket of scolding from Hye-mi, she didn’t look at all resentful. Barbara was amazed. These people had such unbreakable trust. She had been moved to tears, yet they showed no resentment.
“Really amazing people. …In every way.”
Hye-mi said that and exchanged a mysterious glance with Tzush. Between the two, a warm current seemed to flow.
A while later, after special training ended, Kang-jun and Hana came out of the private room. Hana’s face was flushed red from the tough training. Sweat poured down like rain.
“Now let’s prepare and go.”
Since it was the first day, Barbara only observed. From tomorrow she would join the training too.
…And she welcomed a memorable first night in the newly transferred team house. Of course, she couldn’t sleep easily and tossed and turned. It was because her sleeping place had suddenly changed.
A beautiful night with the moonlight gently disappearing. Lying in bed, she gazed out at the bright moon. Some kind of nostalgic feeling welled up.
At that moment, a moan, a sad sound, reached her. Eh? Barbara thought at first that it was Hana crying. Because she had been harshly scolded earlier and was upset.
How nice. What to do.
However, if a brand-new beginner of just one day was soothing her, it would look ridiculous.
Feeling that way, she listened quietly, but… something felt off. The sad expression quickly turned into something lewd. This… this was…
Ah, ah, aah—
Barbara suddenly covered her mouth with her hand. It wasn’t crying. No matter how innocent she was as a virgin who didn’t know about men and women, she wasn’t ignorant of what moaning sounded like.
Aah, aah, ah, ah—
It was clear. Definitely moaning. Barbara secretly lifted her upper body. She pressed her ear to the wall, realized what she was doing, and quickly lay back down. She pulled the blanket over her head. A moan that shouldn’t be heard felt strangely intimate.
What is this? Who could it be?
In a strange way, the team leader’s face came to mind. Could it be that the team leader and Hana… was that kind of relationship? Had everyone already known?
The moment she thought of such sexual topics out of maiden modesty, her body grew hot. After all, the team leader was an exceptionally handsome man, and it was strange he had no girlfriend. If it was Hana Unni, she was a woman with enough charm. Her smiling face was pretty, and she had such large breasts—!
…It would be nice.
Honestly, it was a lie to say she didn’t envy them. Her body kept heating up. Listening to the moans had definitely triggered some emotion. Once it burned, it wouldn’t easily go out.
Tossing and turning, she finally couldn’t hold back and masturbated for the first time that very night.
While listening to the moans of two men and women.
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Bang!
Hana flew through the air. Barbara froze for a moment at the sound of the explosion right in front of her. Then, a few beats later, she rushed into the empty spot. Of course, Kang-jun, the perfectionist, couldn’t help but notice.
Ah—
Kang-jun’s face turned stern as he walked straight over. Barbara lowered her head and trembled. At that moment, she suddenly imagined the scene of the team leader and Hana mixing their bodies. In the wrong time and place… The moans she had heard yesterday echoed in her ears.
“Barbara.”
“…Yes, Team Leader.”
“Why didn’t you move right away?”
“I’m sorry. The sound was too loud, so I was startled for a moment. I’m sorry.”
“Hana has to fly again like that because of you? Because of one mistake from you?”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Unni, I’m sorry.”
Since it was her first mistake, Kang-jun stopped there. The team reformed their formation again.
Kang-jun charged like a monster. The ogre man and Park Hana shielded his view with their shields. The aggro-pulling Kang-jun charged in. This time it was the ogre man.
—!
Bang!
The collision was loud, but the ogre man endured once. However, his arm broke and he let out a suppressed cry. The second collision sent him flying. This time Barbara stepped in. She oddly held shields in both arms. Instead of the large rectangular guard shield, she used small round shields.
This was Kang-jun’s thought. Better to hold shields in both arms and attack and defend than to swing a spear he didn’t handle well. In fact, in the 1st Dungeon, fantasy world, there were quite a few people who fought that way. The damage from hitting with shields was surprisingly good.
Kang-jun made her a bit weaker so she would clash with him. Of course he weakened her, but to her it was different.
—!!!
She flew through the air and crashed to the ground, unable to scream. Her mouth just fell open. With that immense pain. …Her vision went completely white.
Once Hye-mi’s healing took effect and Barbara’s mind cleared a bit, she burst into tears.
She had been an auxiliary guard in the previous team, and she really was an auxiliary guard. There were very few cases where the guard shield broke, and even if it did, no one had pulled aggro on her. …In fact, she had almost never received such a strong attack before.
“Hoo—…”
Hye-mi was fidgety. It was obvious Kang-jun’s next scolding was coming.
“Stop, stop. Hurry, stop!”
Even so, because she was the younger sister, Hye-mi cared for Barbara. Kang-jun saw it but pretended not to notice at first. Hye-mi knew that too. So she quickly made Barbara stop.
“Enough… everyone take a break.”
Barbara, who had just stopped crying, suddenly felt scared. She felt Kang-jun approaching her with that steady gait. Hye-mi clung to her little sister and tried to calm her.
“Senior, she’s still a beginner, she’s young…”
“Hye-mi, quickly go.”
Hye-mi bit her lower lip hard, glanced back and forth at the two, and left the spot.
“Come with me, Barbara.”
Kang-jun took her to the private room. The same place where he had been doing special training with Hana.
Barbara followed in late and, the moment she closed the door, Kang-jun turned sharply around. Heh. Barbara was startled and lowered her head further. He approached fiercely. She backed up, but there was nowhere to retreat because the door was right behind her.
“Barbara. How disappointing.”
A sharp dagger pierced her heart. Barbara lowered her head even more.
“Is this all you can do? Were you just someone who can’t do anything? Is the value of the person I brought only this much?”
“I’m sorry, Team Leader. I’ll work hard.”
“I’ve always said this. Show some backbone. …Well, you might get pushed a little. But if you lose that, it’s over. Endure with a ruthless heart. Understand? …Today is the first day, so this is enough. …Thank Unni Hye-mi.”
“Yes… I’ll do my best.”
“And when fighting, don’t cry. Even if you want to, cry after it’s over. Understand?!”
“Yes.”
The two came out of the private room again. Everyone looked at Barbara with worried expressions. Hye-mi whispered if she was okay.
“Yes, he didn’t scold me harshly. …Unni, thank you.”
“No, what did I do?”
Well, he’s not like that all the time. Only during training. Hang in there. Hold on—!
It was hard to think that way because Barbara had been flown through the air several times. Each time she flailed in terrible pain. Only now could she understand Hana Unni’s heart. …It was truly agonizing. But she didn’t cry to the end. Still, thanks to the healing, the wounds looked washed away. …Later she wished she had just stayed injured.
Just like that, the group training where one second felt like an hour ended. Kang-jun took Hana again into the private room. For special training.
Barbara was terrified of what that special training might be. It was obvious it would be even more cruel than this. She admired Hana Unni. How could she endure such things so reliably…
…At the same time, yesterday’s moan came to mind. Barbara thought she should ask Hye-mi Unni about it, then shook her head. A new beginner who had just joined wouldn’t reveal someone else’s love affair without even knowing the subject, and that wouldn’t look good.
Well, whether they were dating or not, it had nothing to do with her—.
And that night, Barbara, hearing the moan as usual, masturbated for two consecutive days.