Chapter 30
Chapter 30
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 30
Chapter Title: Do Si-hee (1) (Illustration Spoiler Warning)
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The moment the quest popped up in front of my eyes, blocking my vision, I couldn't help but feel more than a little bewildered.
I could understand the gist of it: her skills weren't performing because her lust had built up, so I needed to relieve that and help her unleash her full potential. Our relationship with Cha Yu-ri had started the same way when we first had sex, and in the end, it had helped her regain her power.
The problem was that the target in front of me didn't seem like the type to readily give in.
Being a hunter affiliated with the Ariel Foundation meant she was probably some chaebol heiress or the daughter of a nationally famous celebrity.
Even in this world where a man's chastity was valued more than a woman's, that was a different story for someone like a chaebol daughter. Women like her lived in a separate realm—they didn't mix with random guys rolling in the dirt somewhere.
And it wasn't like she was unattractive, either. This woman named Do Si-hee had outstanding looks and proportions. She could stand toe-to-toe with Hye-eun without backing down.
'If I casually suggest sex and just end up hurting my pride, won't that suck?'
Based on her personality so far, it was entirely possible. Arrogant, stubborn, the type who thought she was the best and acted like the world revolved around her.
No ideas for seducing her without bruising that ego came to mind.
'Are your eyes clogged?! Do you think I carry this bow around to play harp music?!'
'Who the hell still loads arrows into a quiver these days, you idiot?! Obviously secret arrows, moron!'
'Why would I tell a guild hunter scrub like you my name...'
...
Come to think of it, maybe it didn't matter if her pride got hurt or not.
I remembered how she'd whined from start to finish, even after I'd risked my life to save her. Of course, I had no intention of just shoving my dick in her face and reverse-raping her or anything.
Still, it was better to handle this smoothly with words if possible, so I decided to try proper persuasion first.
"Do Si-hee! Wait a second!"
"Don't follow me! I said I can handle it myself!"
"Instead of that, why not form a temporary party with me? Our teamwork earlier was pretty good, even if just for a moment."
"Who said I'm such trash I can't even take down a single B-rank monster alone?!"
"I never said that."
She had some kind of negativity filter attached to her ears, turning every word into an insult aimed at herself. I had no idea.
She was probably preemptively saying shocking things herself so she wouldn't get hurt. It showed just how cornered she was psychologically.
And my awakened ability as a Hunter Lust Manager was clearly meant for hunters like her.
-Grab!
"Kyaa?!"
I grabbed her right arm as she tried to ignore me and walk away, stopping her in her tracks, then got straight to the point.
Whether persuasion or coaxing, I needed to get to the main topic first.
"Do Si-hee."
"L-Let go! Do you know who I am to handle me so rudely...?"
"I think I know why your skills have been falling short of A-rank. I know the cause."
"......"
The moment she heard my words, Do Si-hee's movement to shake off my arm froze for a second.
Just like Cha Yu-ri, she was the type who wandered because her hunter prowess had declined, throwing herself into danger out of self-abandonment.
My comment seemed to pique her interest, and for the first time, she turned her head to meet my gaze.
"Liar."
"Pardon?"
"Don't lie. Do you know how many checkups I've had at the Ariel Foundation's hunter specialist hospital? Even the world's top awakening experts at the Foundation couldn't figure it out—how could a guild hunter nobody like you possibly know?!"
"But you're talking to me right now because you're desperate enough to hear out even an opinion like mine, aren't you?"
"...I-I just wanted to see how shamelessly you could spout that nonsense!"
Her mouth said one thing, but her eyes told another. There was a flicker of hope in the look she directed at me.
She was probably grasping at straws. In my case, it was more like a thick, sturdy rope.
"Just hear me out once. Try the method I'm suggesting, and if your power doesn't come back, I won't stop you then."
"...Try it? You mean something I can do right now?"
"If you cooperate, it probably won't even take an hour or two. Didn't I help you take down that Trerallodon?"
"...Fine, just say what you have to say."
She seemed willing to listen at least, staring at my face and waiting for what came next. Careful not to offend her, I laid it out step by step.
"The reason your skills aren't at their previous level is because some deep desire inside you isn't being satisfied."
"W-Who said I can't sleep properly every night because of lust?!"
"......"
I'd meant to lay it out step by step.
Until she blurted it out herself, pricked by her conscience.
"I never said the unsatisfied desire was lust."
"......"
"But from the way you put it, it seems you already knew that much."
"Y-You tricked me with a trap question, you coward..."
I hadn't led her on. She'd walked right into it herself.
My impression of her deepened: brutally honest yet dishonest at the same time.
"Anyway, it's good that you already know. The decline in your prowess is because that lust isn't being satisfied."
"D-Don't lie. H-How could a fleeting emotion that goes away with a flick of the fingers cause my skills to drop like this?!"
"Because there's a deeper craving inside you that masturbation can't satisfy. No matter how much you try to relieve it alone, it doesn't get better."
"D-Deeper craving? If I wanted to, there's no desire I couldn't handle myself..."
"Just be a little honest. I might be able to help."
"......"
"If it's too hard to say, just think of it as your last confession before we part ways. We're from different guilds, and we won't run into each other again in shared dungeons like this unless we schedule it."
"...Well, that's true, I guess."
Did my urging to be honest give her courage?
From lips that seemed ready to deny everything forever, she finally spat out the deep desire she'd been hiding.
"Hoo, fine. This is the last time anyway. Might as well confess to someone before it's all over. No one would believe words from a guild hunter like you anyway."
"Pardon? Last time? What do you—"
"...I've secretly fantasized about getting dominated and fucked by a male hunter stronger than me."
"Pardon?"
"Ideally, by a male hunter overwhelmingly stronger than me, treated roughly and fucked one-sidedly like wild animals mating."
"......"
"......Laugh if you want. I didn't say it expecting sympathy."
Her dark desire spilled from her lips in a flat, resigned tone, as if she'd given up on everything.
And the moment I heard it, I quietly smiled to myself.
It was a declaration that I—alone in the world—could fulfill that dark craving of hers.
"Is that true?"
"An unrealistic fantasy. Male hunters are practically extinct as a profession, and even the active ones top out at C-rank on a good day. For a B-rank like me, the premise itself is impossible."
"......"
"Once I realized my tastes were this twisted, I half-gave up. No man could ever accept my true walls. Even if a guy acts tough in front of me, the moment a woman resists, they can't do a thing—weaklings, all of them."
"So that's how you saw it."
"Yes. Some might call it perverted, others straight out of some fantasy novel. But what can I do? I was born this way, with these tastes.
You say my skills dropped because I can't satisfy my lust properly? Even if there's a slim chance that's true, it doesn't change anything. This chronic frustration will follow me until the day I die."
In her hollow self-confession, where she'd cast everything aside, the haughty young lady was nowhere to be seen.
Before me was just one pitiful female hunter who'd spent her life suppressing her warped lust.
And the man who could save her was probably the only one in the world: me.
"A fetish for being roughly handled by a man and fucked like an animal... Definitely not your average taste."
"Now you get it? I appreciate the good intentions, but saying you'll help with that is a waste of time."
"So, if someone who could satisfy that desire appeared right in front of you, you'd be willing to relieve your pent-up lust with him? Simple enough."
"As if someone like that exists. If he did, I wouldn't be suffering like this..."
As she turned her head and muttered in half-resignation at my final words, I grabbed her hand and shoved it between my legs.
Her hand suddenly gripped the hard object between my thighs without warning, and with a bewildered voice, she glanced at me nervously.
"Wh-What is this...?"
"What else could a long, hard thing between a man's legs be but what you're thinking?"
"A-A man?! You've been deceiving me this whole time?!"
"I've never once said I wasn't a man since we met. You just assumed."
"B-But someone as strong as you couldn't possibly be a male hunter... Uh, wh...? Why is it... getting bigger...?"
Si-hee, who'd slipped her hand into my crotch, muttered in confusion and started kneading my thing more vigorously.
Despite her strong personality, she apparently had zero experience with men. I'd hesitated a bit since she was from the Foundation, but that reaction suggested we could have some fun.
"It's getting this hard... D-Don't tell me you're serious..."
"You've seen my skills already, so you know. Among existing male hunters, I'm probably the strongest. And this should be more than enough to satisfy your lust, right?"
"......"
Her face flushed without a word, making it easy to guess she was anticipating sex with me.
Right now, her awakening ability was temporarily weakened, leaving her unable to fight properly, so I perfectly met her condition of "someone stronger than her."
"You said you wanted to be roughly handled and fucked like an animal?"
"......"
"Shut up and strip, you bitch."