Chapter 131: Simultaneous Conquest
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 131: Simultaneous Conquest
"Ah! Ahhh! Haaah! You're seriously... so sexy, ahhh!"
Eom Soo-hyun praised my costume while rhythmically moving her hips on top of me.
I wasn't entirely sure what was so sexy about a special forces uniform, but the women of this world seemed to absolutely love it.
Perhaps she was overstimulated by my outfit, as her vaginal walls were squeezing me much tighter than usual.
With the white light from the screen at her back, she worked her hips hard to please me, sweat dripping off her—it was a seductive sight.
"Ah...! Ahh...! If Master finds out, I'll be in so much trouble... Hng, ahh!"
Worried about our secret tryst being discovered, Eom Soo-hyun reached her climax.
Her small body shuddered before she collapsed onto me, panting as she pressed her lips against mine.
"Be careful not to let Master catch you. Chu~"
Hmm... I'll try.
A short while later, I entered Seol Ga-yeon’s room.
"Haa, heaa, ahh...! Mucosal transfer, hng, ahh! Mucosal transfer is just too incredible!"
With her backside pushed toward me, Seol Ga-yeon sang the praises of 'mana transfer via mucosal contact' while taking me deep.
She was usually dignified, but once her arousal peaked, she would blurt out the most scandalous things.
The woman who usually maintained her poise as a Magic Tower professor was now reduced to being vigorously pounded, her arms pinned back as I took her from behind.
Every time I thrust my hips deep into her, her large breasts, draped over the back of the sofa, bounced violently, sending small droplets of sweat flying.
Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!
"Ah, aaah, ahhh! Ehek!"
Her long black hair, soaked in sweat, clung to her waist. She could no longer form coherent words, only letting out ragged moans.
As I stayed buried inside her, transferring mana through my cock, her vaginal fluids gushed out in a sudden burst.
Good grief, what kind of technique have I created?
I pulled out as I watched her tremble, her eyes rolled back, slumped limply against the sofa.
After some time passed and she regained her senses, her face turned bright red with embarrassment over the things she had shouted during sex, and she grew somber.
It happened every time we finished, so I was used to it by now.
When I wrapped my arms around her waist as she quietly sipped her tea, she turned her head away to avoid my gaze.
"I enjoyed it."
"It... it was just an experiment. And besides, those kinds of things are supposed to be said by the woman."
I reached up and kneaded Seol Ga-yeon’s breasts through her clothes. The texture wasn't great because of the stiffness of her bra, but the thrill of being able to touch her breasts whenever I wanted was enough to excite me.
"You mustn't tell anyone else about this. It's our secret. Especially not Soo-hyun."
The master and the disciple were saying the exact same thing.
It was a bit funny hearing that while I was toyed with her large breasts, but I simply nodded and agreed.
The research had progressed to the point where experiments were no longer strictly necessary, but Seol Ga-yeon and I continued to have sex under the guise of 'experimentation.'
During that time, I learned the basics of mana from her.
Knowledge really was power; by learning the fundamentals of this world from her, I had improved significantly.
Since the game itself was based on the Awakened of reality, I thought things would be identical, but I discovered several differences and unexpected nuances along the way.
It seemed that when the 'Error' setting was introduced, the nature of mana changed slightly as well. If I had stubbornly stuck only to the knowledge of my previous world out of arrogance, I would have been in serious trouble.
Anyway, thanks to her, I saw progress in my stats, which had been rising at a frustratingly slow pace, and I was able to adapt to Astra’s rapid mana consumption.
"Open your hand."
I followed her instruction and rubbed her breast with my open palm.
Wait, that wasn't it...
Seeing Seol Ga-yeon’s glaring eyes, I sheepishly pulled my hand away and held it out in front of her chest.
She took my hand in both of hers and concentrated as if in prayer.
Mana surged through her hands, and a mana circuit began to form over my palm.
It was an incredibly sophisticated and high-level spell structure.
As I stared at it blankly, realizing its value, Seol Ga-yeon gave a small smile.
"If you regulate your mana with this, you'll be able to use Astra much more easily."
The mana circuit she gave me increased the speed of mana flow.
While it was a fundamental circuit, everyone knew how vital fast casting was in magic.
A circuit this precise had to be some kind of secret technique; was it really okay for her to give it to me?
Seol Ga-yeon seemed to enjoy my stunned expression, as she kept smiling.
"You're pretty when you smile."
"Idiot, don't look at me, look at the mana circuit."
But it was the first time I'd seen her smile like that.
She grumbled, but she turned her head away, clearly pleased by the compliment.
"Thank you, I'll put it to good use. Is it really okay to give something this amazing to me? Even Soo-hyun is here..."
"It's a circuit I've already taught Soo-hyun. Besides, a mage never has just one hidden ace."
Seol Ga-yeon spoke with a confident expression.
She was making me want to touch her breasts again.
Once the research was finalized and I could properly utilize Astra, I stopped going to the Magic Tower every day.
Even so, I still had to keep accumulating knowledge of this world, so I went about twice a week, much to Eom Soo-hyun’s disappointment.
The mana transfer research was eventually submitted under Seol Ga-yeon’s name, with me listed as a co-researcher.
She had tried to list me as the lead researcher, but I flatly refused and barely managed to talk her out of it.
I told her I couldn't—I had promised Lee Ru-da I wouldn't cause any trouble.
I had started as a mere assistant but ended up as a co-researcher.
Since I wasn't the lead, this much should be fine, right?
Now, it was time to focus back on growing Black Unicorn as a hero.
Im Jin-ah had not been in a good mood lately.
To be precise, she hadn't had a single good day in the months since appearing on Survival Hero.
Accustomed to being put on a pedestal, Im Jin-ah hated the way the public now looked at her.
While she was being torn apart by the masses, that idiot Han Byeong-su just told her to keep waiting, and that damn Jeong Yeon-woo was still riding a wave of success.
Im Jin-ah had been doing well, respected as a hero and named a top prospect at a young age, but everything started falling apart the moment she crossed paths with Jeong Yeon-woo again.
The PD was the one who rigged the show, so why was she the one getting all the hate?
Sure, she had asked for a few favors.
But wasn't it the PD who accepted the proposal and went overboard bringing her supplies?
It was all the PD's fault, yet Im Jin-ah couldn't understand why she was the target of the backlash.
And then there were the pathetic losers from her school days, crawling out of the woodwork now that public opinion had turned against her.
She couldn't stand the sight of those bastards, who couldn't even meet her eyes back in school, hiding behind their screens to insult her.
‘Fuckers... they wouldn't be able to say a word if they were standing right in front of me...’
She might have acted a bit rough when she was young and immature.
So what? She had reflected on it, and she didn't act like that anymore.
Im Jin-ah felt that should be enough, and in her eyes, the losers who still held onto those grudges were just narrow-minded.
‘Life's losers...’
She despised those who hid on the internet, daring to be jealous of her status as a hero and blowing things out of proportion.
All of this started after she met Jeong Yeon-woo.
Seeing him again after several years, he looked just as—no, even more delicious than before, but he had become far too arrogant just because he’d had a bit of success.
On top of that, he’d become petty, subtly using Survival Hero to humiliate her and steal her popularity.
That popularity should have been hers, but that bastard had stolen it.
Because of him, she’d had to write an apology letter—something she hadn't even done in school—and release it to the world.
Her lawyer had written it, so it wasn't like she’d put in any effort, but the public humiliation was infuriating.
Unable to contain her rising rage, Im Jin-ah clenched and unclenched her fists, making no effort to hide her foul mood.
The party members gathered around her stayed silent, walking on eggshells.
When someone as ill-tempered as Im Jin-ah got angry, she was impossible to handle, so it was better to just keep quiet.
Her skills were one thing, but with the Hanseong Group backing her, she was a difficult opponent for most C-rank heroes to deal with.
"The data for the party participating in the simultaneous conquest has arri—"
"I'm trying to concentrate! Why are you so tactless? Is this your first day on the job?"
The staff member, who had failed to read the room while trying to deliver the documents, flinched at Im Jin-ah’s roar and shut his mouth.
"I-I'm sorry..."
"It's because you people are like this that people keep talking shit about me. Get your head in the game. If you don't want to get fired, do your job right. Keep in mind I can replace all of you in a heartbeat."
Im Jin-ah was the source of all her own problems, but there was no one here who could call her out for her misplaced anger.
Though she belonged to a clan that was decent-sized but not quite 'major,' she was the prospect the clan was pushing.
She was in a position to replace staff and party members alike if they displeased her.
Suppressing her anger, she tapped on the uncomfortable seat of the van, thinking she should demand the clan get her a new one.
The place they arrived at was a highway tunnel.
Two dungeons had suddenly appeared in both lanes, rendering the entire section of the road unusable.
To clear the dungeons as quickly as possible, the Association had requested the most successful parties in the C-8 rank to handle the destruction.
Stepping out of the van and scanning the surroundings, she saw that the other party for the simultaneous conquest had already arrived and was busy preparing.
Taking it as a given that she would be called, Im Jin-ah was curious to see which 'bottom-feeders' were being treated as her equals.
"... ..."
"Oh? It's Im Jin-ah."
Kwon Ye-jin, who had been bickering with Lee Yuina, spoke up when she saw Im Jin-ah.
"Calling a senior 'Im Jin-ah'? Are you crazy?"
"Senior, my ass. You should be glad you're a hero. If you weren't, you'd be dead by my hand."
Seeing Im Jin-ah scowl, Kwon Ye-jin didn't back down, putting on a fierce expression and hurling an insult right back.
Hearing the two of them, Jeong Yeon-woo, who had been checking his magazines in the distance, turned his gaze toward them.
His eyes met Im Jin-ah’s, but he looked at her blankly as if she were a stranger before ignoring her and returning to his conversation with the staff member helping him with his gear.
Seeing him—a man who didn't have a single redeeming quality in her eyes—Im Jin-ah grit her teeth.
"You guys are C-8? Don't make me laugh. Did you bribe the Association? How long has it even been since you became C-rank?"
"Three months and twelve days. Isn't that enough? And that's only because Yeon-woo insisted we take it slow. How long did it take you, Im Jin-ah? Ah, one year, four months, and eight days. You're quite leisurely. Careful, or you'll get overtaken."
Lee Yuina, standing next to Kwon Ye-jin, replied calmly with a sharp jab.
"Maybe it's not that she's leisurely, but that she lacks talent?"
"You can't say things like that right to her face."
"Ah, sorry."
Hearing the two of them mock her, Im Jin-ah clenched her fists tight.
"You've got a lot of nerve for a bunch of people who only climbed up because of Daimonas."
"Do you know me?"
Anna, who had been helping Yoon A-young with her equipment, spoke up as she looked at Im Jin-ah.
Anna usually spoke to people with a bright, sunny smile, but she showed no such kindness to Im Jin-ah.
"I acknowledge you. I just don't understand why you're in a party with two pieces of trash who call themselves supporters without a shred of shame. Square Garden is impressive, but Black Unicorn is just leeching off you right now. If I could give you some advi—"
"I'm going to change."
Anna spoke to Yoon A-young, whom she had been helping, and then activated her Demonization.
As her body grew, large horns sprouted, and her hair turned black, Im Jin-ah’s mouth snapped shut.
"You bitch, what the fuck did you just babble? Say it one more time."
The demonized Anna didn't hesitate to lead with an insult as she stepped forward.
The nickname 'Daimonas' wasn't for show; the aura radiating from her body was immense, instantly overwhelming Im Jin-ah and her party.
"Focus. We have a conquest to do."
"Ah! Hey~ I only got mad because of our Yeon-woo-chan. Are you mad? Don't be mad~ I'll work hard~!"
The powerful aura vanished in an instant, and the demonic Anna transformed into a submissive puppy, hugging Jeong Yeon-woo from behind and poking his cheek.
Jeong Yeon-woo turned his head to avoid her, looking annoyed, as he holstered his loaded Astra and approached Im Jin-ah.
"I'm Jeong Yeon-woo from Black Unicorn, co-conquering with Iron Wolf this time. Give us a target time, and we'll match our pace to yours."
He was polite, but his words clearly implied that his party was superior.
Dungeons created in such close proximity would simply regenerate if they weren't destroyed simultaneously.
Usually, the pace was set by the less skilled party, or one party would clear their side first and wait for a signal from the other to destroy the cores at the same time.
Hearing Jeong Yeon-woo, Im Jin-ah let out a scoffing laugh and a sigh.
"Our Yeon-woo has really grown up, hasn't he? Just contact us when you're done. We'll handle everything and be waiting at the dungeon core."
"Is that so? Fine. Ryu Ji-hye, you heard her? Check the communication lines with their clan."
Jeong Yeon-woo spoke into his comms to the situation room and walked back to his position without even a goodbye.
Watching his retreating back, Im Jin-ah grit her teeth, vowing to humiliate him no matter what.