Recklessly Seducing My Retired Senior (1)
Current Expected Awakening Points: 80
“......”
Originally, I had only opened Senior Choi Hwayeong’s hunter profile to get a rough idea of what her awakening ability was.
The moment I saw the 80 expected points floating there, a wave of genuine confusion hit me.
It had definitely shown the same number two weeks ago, back before she had even experienced her first time.
So why was it still displaying the exact same figure now, after I had satisfied her lust once?
The fact that Choi Hwayeong’s true name was Minere suddenly felt like completely irrelevant information.
Other races usually possessed a true name that only their own kind could recognize, separate from the official name registered under Earth’s laws, so it wasn’t especially unusual.
Besides, this wasn’t the first time I had accidentally glimpsed someone’s true name through hunter information.
Still, even though I hadn’t meant to look, those expected points of 80 were far too large a number to simply ignore.
The chance of it being a system error… was probably zero.
And even if it was an error, the entity granting me the awakening points was the system itself, so strictly speaking it wasn’t a problem.
“Maybe…”
Maybe the elf race simply possessed a naturally strong sexual appetite?
I already knew elves were a race that easily grew interested in something and fell deeply into it, but I needed to seriously consider whether the same applied to Senior Hwayeong.
Because no matter how I thought about it, the woman I had met two weeks ago had been addicted to something other than sexual desire.
It became even clearer when I remembered how she had smoked tar tobacco in heavy puffs while exposing her body without a hint of shame, whether a man like me was watching or not—like a total addict.
Wasn’t that exactly why she had come looking for me, a mere C-class hunter, to request material gathering?
Even in the messages we exchanged today, I hadn’t sensed any sign that Senior Hwayeong held any romantic interest in me.
“...Or maybe not?”
When I reopened the KakaoTalk window and reviewed our conversation, I could see she had indeed replied a little more warmly than before.
Of course, saying she liked me six times more just because the number of characters increased would be a stretch.
On the other hand, it wasn’t impossible to interpret her kinder replies as her wanting something from me.
…Or maybe I was simply reading too much into one text message.
After all, growing closer after that level of physical intimacy was only natural, so trying to read her true intentions from KakaoTalk alone was unrealistic.
This slight shift in attitude wasn’t yet enough to convince me she would want a physical relationship the next time we met.
Then, as a final hypothesis, was it possible that Senior Hwayeong’s usual sexual desire stat sat at 80?
For some reason, this felt like the most plausible theory to me personally.
Because even back then, she had greeted me normally while carrying those same expected 80 points inside her small frame.
I had forced the situation with a rather contrived excuse and somehow steered things toward sex, but the Senior Hwayeong from that time had looked so detached it was hard to believe she had any built-up lust at all.
So if she was currently in the same state as back then, using the same method again would be difficult.
In other words, I would have to seduce her in a completely different way and make her be the one to suggest having sex with me first.
“...This won’t be easy.”
It was rather tricky because I was far more comfortable taking the initiative than waiting for the other person to approach.
Who would have thought I’d end up having to seduce another older woman after Sister Eunyoung?
And this time it was an awkward situation where I had to emphasize my masculinity to a senior who was practically a stranger compared to her.
…That said, I had no intention of backing out.
The moment I received Senior Hwayeong’s reply, several casual plans to seduce her took shape in my mind.
There were plenty of ways for a man to seduce a woman in this world without relying on overt sexual appeal.
In my previous world, the fantasy of a domesticated man had been one of the surefire elements that worked on women.
Terms like “househusband” or “cooking hunk” were nicknames for that exact fantasy.
In this world where gender roles had largely flipped, being domesticated was often seen as a virtue every man should possess.
Of course, not every housewife in my old world had been diligent about housework, and the same went for the househusbands here.
In other words, simply showing a little “manliness” through cooking or cleaning could serve as a fairly effective romantic appeal to the women of this world.
Especially since housework like cooking and cleaning had been second nature to me after living alone for so long.
Showing that side of me naturally would probably be enough to highlight my masculinity.
Of course, if I wanted to show off real cooking skills I should stop by the mart first, but I wasn’t thinking that far ahead, so I headed straight for the Lakeside Apothecary without making any detours.
Showing up on only my second visit with a bunch of groceries would look strange, and I might end up leaving behind trash that would be awkward for her to deal with.
So I would have to make do with whatever ingredients were already in Senior Hwayeong’s house.
“…Even she must have at least rice and eggs, right?”
If she didn’t even have those, I would sadly have to come up with another method.
No matter how much of a half-elf she was, she probably didn’t live on dew alone, so I could only hope she kept at least basic ingredients stocked.
Lost in thought, the taxi carrying me soon arrived at the building that served as both Senior Hwayeong’s home and shop—the Lakeside Apothecary.
After paying in cash, I immediately tugged on the door of the dark storefront with its Lakeside Apothecary sign.
Even though it was still midday, the shop was firmly locked, as if she had zero intention of doing business.
And today wasn’t even a holiday—it was a weekday.
「I’m here. Out front.」
The moment the number 1 disappeared from the KakaoTalk message, the first-floor entrance unlocked with a heavy click.
「Come in.」
As soon as I opened the door and stepped inside, I heard the shop entrance lock again behind me.
I headed straight up the stairs behind the apothecary counter to the second floor of the building.
「Come in.」
The moment the faint sound of the first-floor door opening reached her ears, Choi Hwayeong was overcome by a strange, lewd emotion she couldn’t quite explain.
Her sexual desire had seemed somewhat calm just moments ago.
Yet the instant she pictured the face of Junior Seongcheol climbing the stairs, an odd excitement began pounding in her chest.
The lust she had barely suppressed began to peek out again as if it had never been restrained at all.
Her mind, once filled with countless thoughts and plans, was now wrapped in a pure white, hazy fog.
If she was already being devoured by instinct before even seeing his face, what kind of emotions would rule her the moment she actually stood before Junior Seongcheol?
Would she even be able to show the relaxed, composed image of a guild senior she had envisioned?
Unable to be certain, her pupils began trembling in every direction.
Every time the old stairs creaked, signaling that someone was coming up, Choi Hwayeong suddenly felt the urge to run away from the situation entirely.
The moment she faced him, she feared she would throw away all dignity, throw herself into his arms, and spit out vulgar words.
After the act ended and her heart calmed, she worried she would sink into self-loathing over her shameful behavior.
If he looked at her pathetic state and showed even a hint of disappointment… she might truly want to die on the spot.
Whether aware of her anxiety or not, the sound of the junior’s footsteps climbing the stairs drew steadily closer.
When he finally appeared from behind the wall by the stairs, she deliberately turned her gaze away and greeted him without meeting his eyes.
“Y-you’re here…?”
“Yes, Senior.”
Having barely managed to suppress with reason the urge to get drunk on his scent and pounce on him, Choi Hwayeong quietly praised her own patience.
“Senior, do you have a fever? Your face looks kind of red.”
“…Isn’t it just the dim lighting making it look that way?”
“Hmm, maybe.”
At the clueless junior’s response, Choi Hwayeong quietly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly turned her gaze toward the direction of his voice.
The moment she saw Junior Seongcheol’s face right in front of her, she nearly jumped out of her skin.
“Whoa, fuck! You scared the hell out of me!”
“Uwaah?!”
Her reaction nearly sent her tumbling off the chair. Ironically, Kim Seongcheol ended up more flustered than she was.
“What—what is it all of a sudden? I thought my heart was going to drop.”
“Wh-who just shoves their face this close?! What the hell are you doing?!”
“What do you mean? I’m giving you the materials I collected this time.”
“Materials…?”
“Black slime materials. It’s a requested item, so you should check them, right?”
“……Ah, right. Yeah….”
Since the original purpose had already been pushed to the back of her mind, Choi Hwayeong couldn’t possibly admit to the Seongcheol standing in front of her that she had completely forgotten about it.
“Ten bodily fluids and ten cores… You brought them properly again.”
“Right?”
“Uh… yeah….”
Before she knew it, Junior Seongcheol had moved right beside her, radiating that masculine scent. Choi Hwayeong felt as if every sense in her body was gradually going numb.
It was like floating through space—simultaneous feelings of freedom and powerlessness.
She couldn’t think of any way to seduce him in this state.
Kim Seongcheol found her behavior slightly odd and voiced a small question.
“Senior.”
“Y-yeah, that’s right….”
“You went through the trouble of getting it. Aren’t you going to smoke it right away this time?”
“……Huh?”
“Last time you looked like you were having withdrawal symptoms and smoked it in a hurry. Today you don’t seem like that at all.”
Only after hearing those words did Choi Hwayeong finally realize how strange it must look that she was just sitting there doing nothing.
“I-I was just planning to smoke it a little more slowly.”
One beat late, she pulled the pipe from her gown pocket, mixed the tobacco leaves with the black slime fluid, and packed it into the bowl.
With a soft click, she snapped her fingers. White smoke rose from the pipe. After taking one puff and exhaling, she deliberately avoided Junior Seongcheol’s gaze and looked off into the distance.
(The time in the story is daytime, but the existing illustration has been attached to aid in understanding the scene.)
“Th-then the payment is…”
She tried to continue speaking about the remaining business while pretending to be composed.
But the moment Kim Seongcheol suddenly walked toward the kitchen, she had no choice but to cut herself off.
“…What are you doing?”
Choi Hwayeong felt a growing sense of panic as she watched him casually pick up a frying pan and rummage through the refrigerator as if it were his own kitchen.
“You said you hadn’t eaten lunch yet, right? I’ll whip up something simple.”
“…………What?”
“It’ll be ready soon, so just relax and wait.”
At Kim Seongcheol’s bizarre attitude—where she couldn’t tell what he wanted from her—Choi Hwayeong could only stare at his back in silence.