Chapter 199
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 199
Chapter Title: The Seventh and Eighth (5)
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"Eek... Jeong Ji-ham!? Why are you here!?"
I couldn't help but cry out at the sudden appearance of Jeong Ji-ham.
The situation had changed drastically. The villain who had been standing there calmly, deflecting all our attacks. I had slipped into that villain's guard, desperately trying to rescue the Ra-im Hunter somehow. She wasn't a nice person by any means, but I couldn't just leave her with both legs severed like that. It wasn't a clean cut either—the wound had been sealed shut for some reason. It was definitely an injury that modern medicine couldn't fix. Without Ya Hye-jeong's time reversal skill or the Saintess's blessing, she might have to retire from the hunter world entirely.
So I had steeled myself. I was prepared to sacrifice an arm, or even suffer worse injuries, to save Ra-im. After all, we could only return to where Ya Hye-jeong was. As long as we didn't die, we could regroup somehow.
But that resolve proved unnecessary—Uni was down.
The enemy who had seemed like an immovable mountain was sprawled on the ground.
Uni, who had blocked Monk Gwanghan's attacks and was radiating killing intent at me, had collapsed mid-swing with her sword raised, covered head to toe in semen.
Covered in semen.
Exactly as it sounds.
The unicorn horn that had emitted a soft glow, her porcelain-white face, her shimmering multicolored hair—all of it was coated in semen.
There were even traces of it dripping down inside her raised skirt.
'He cast the Time Stop curse as planned and subdued Uni!'
Fortunately, Ra-im seemed to have been safely escorted to Ya Hye-jeong Hunter's side.
The other hunters were flustered by Ra-im's sudden appearance before them. But Ya Hye-jeong Hunter immediately began treatment, as if she'd been waiting.
That was when Jeong Ji-ham's urgent voice rang out.
"Ra-im! No one attack. Don't use any skills. Actually, before doing anything, get my permission first."
"..."
His words shocked me again.
One of the villains was still moving.
Why hadn't he neutralized her with the same Time Stop curse...?
Was it because she looked too young and innocent to use semen on her?
Such soft-hearted thoughts against a villain nearly 300 years old?
"Ji-su! Keep an eye on Miho!"
Everyone snapped to attention at his words.
The brief silence that had fallen was shattered as a barrage of voices erupted.
"Heh... So that's why Liyo broke the established rules. I never imagined it would be to this extent..."
"Wh-what the hell just happened? Did you see it?"
"No... I didn't see a thing..."
"That guy took care of everything?"
"A villain who didn't even flinch from a joint assault by Monk Gwanghan and Seol Yi-seom Hunter... knocked out in the blink of an eye? Who the hell is that guy?"
"It's that guy! The one the Radiance Guild just recruited!"
"Wasn't he supposed to be a... tamer? What kind of tamer is that strong? He just awakened, right?"
In the midst of the shock and confusion, cheers-like voices rose from one side.
"Oh! It... it attached! Her leg's back on!"
"As expected of Ya Hye-jeong Hunter!"
"The Battlefield Saintess!"
And piercing through those voices came a crackling sound.
Ra-im, freed from her pain, inspected her leg once before glaring in our direction.
Soon, yellow lightning enveloped her body as she began radiating killing intent.
Her eyes were fixed on Uni, collapsed on the ground.
"I'm gonna kill that bitch."
A ominous premonition hit me, and I raised my sword.
I blocked the space between Uni and Ra-im, erecting a thick wall of ice.
I slammed my sword into the ground to counter a streak of light hurtling toward us.
A massive crash echoed, like a large car smashing into a thick wall, and a numbing sensation shot through both my hands.
Even though my level was higher, there really was a gap between A-Rank and S-Rank. Ra-im stood firm, panting with rage, while the ice wall I'd created crumbled to powder in the air. I was pushed back several centimeters, my sword stabbed into the ground.
"Come out! I'm gonna kill that bitch! She dared to cut off my leg!?"
"Can't let you do that."
"What!?"
"It's unfortunate that your legs were severed. But you didn't neutralize this villain. One of our guild's hunters did. How we handle this villain is up to Radiance."
Ra-im didn't calm down at my words.
She only radiated even denser killing intent, gathering her energy.
"Heh... Ra-im Hunter, calm yourself. This isn't the time for us to fight among ourselves. There's still one villain left."
"..."
Instantly, everyone's gazes shifted to Jeong Ji-ham.
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Lime, who had been looking up at me with wide eyes, slowly stood up.
I'd taken advantage of the confusion to help her put on her pants and panties, so she just looked like a little kid staring up at me.
"Mmmph!"
Lime clamped her mouth shut and pointed at her throat with her finger.
She dragged her finger downward, seemingly asking if it was okay to swallow the semen.
"Yeah. Swallow it."
Gulp—
"Wow! Amazing! I didn't feel a thing! How'd you do it? When did you take her down? How'd you get semen in her mouth? Oh! Were you the one filming this?"
I was dumbfounded by her sparkling blue eyes as she pulled out her smartphone.
There was no fear or panic.
Just pure curiosity.
"Hey, you. What're you doing clinging to the villain? Don't get in my way—move aside."
Suddenly, something yellow thrust between my face and Lime's.
It wasn't a sharply formed sword. It was more like a sloppy mass of electricity shaped vaguely like a blade.
Ra-im had drawn out electricity and molded it into a sword-like form.
She'd been on the verge of losing her legs to Uni, possibly irreparably, yet here she was charging at the even stronger Lime...
She couldn't possibly know I'd tamed Uni. Was it admirable courage... or reckless folly...?
"It's fine. I've tamed her, so she's safe now."
"Wh-what? Tamed her?"
"Didn't you know? I'm a tamer."
"What nonsense... Taming a person? And a mere A-Rank tamer at that?"
"Half of her is a monster. See? This hair."
The cape covering her head had already been removed, revealing her blue hair that jiggled like congealed jelly.
It felt slightly cool to the touch. If I had to compare, maybe konnyaku?
"No normal person has hair like this. That's why I can tame her. Monsters I tame obey me completely. They'll do anything I command. So no need to worry anymore."
"..."
"So, could you move that noisy thing away?"
No sooner had I finished speaking than murmurs rippled through the crowd.
"He tamed a villain? Is that even possible?"
"Has there ever been anyone like that?"
"Nope. People have tamed monsters and brought them out, but... taming someone who's half-monster? Never heard of it."
"Isn't it weird? A freshly awakened A-Rank tamer taming such a powerful villain?"
"Maybe because she's only half-monster? Or that little villain's actually super weak."
"Then what about the one collapsed over there? A tamer took her down at invisible speeds? That's even more unrealistic."
"He must be an S-Rank hunter hiding his aptitude. That's the only explanation."
At that moment, Liyo stepped forward.
She had quietly approached Ra-im's side and grabbed her shoulder, shouting at the crowd.
"As you can see, all villains have been neutralized. The threat is gone, so let's quickly regroup. Each guild, please check for injuries and any missing members. And..."
As Liyo took charge as the top authority, straightening things out, Lime tightly hugged my waist.
She rubbed her face against my body happily, mumbling.
"Yeah. Good. I like it!"
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After the incident settled, I took Lime to the guild master's office.
The representatives from each guild were gathered there, just like before.
"Heh... Even seeing it with my own eyes, I can hardly believe it."
Monk Gwanghan stroked his gleaming bald head as he gazed at Lime.
Lime was sitting on my lap right now. Honestly, it was uncomfortable having her there. She was petite, but not small enough to feel like a child, so sitting separately would be much better.
But I kept her on my lap to flaunt our closeness.
"That girl's the Amazoness ranked 7th? She doesn't look that strong..."
"Heh... Park Young-seop Hunter, you shouldn't judge by appearances. I felt like I was up against a wall even against the 8th-ranked villain. Even at full power, I couldn't graze her clothes. That villain feared this girl."
"Then she must have reached the Return to Simplicity realm."
Return to Simplicity.
A term for the profound state of ultimate martial arts mastery where, despite their skill, the practitioner appears utterly ordinary.
I hadn't seen Lime's power with my own eyes, but through Miho's words and the accounts of those who'd fought Uni, I'd glimpsed her strength indirectly.
"To think a hunter capable of taming such a being exists in our country... It's hard to accept."
"And that's not all. Jeong Ji-ham Hunter subdued that Uni villain in an instant and even saved Ra-im Hunter."
"Ahh, such a pity. If only I'd been a bit faster, I could've seen it myself."
"..."
Ra-im's expression crumpled at the monk and old master's exchange.
"Ya Hye-jeong Hunter said that if he'd arrived just a few minutes later, you might've lost your legs for good."
"Tch... It wasn't that bad. There are so many healing ability users these days..."
"Heh... Ra-im Hunter, this hardly seems the time for pride. You haven't even thanked him yet... Even if your first meeting was a bit rocky, no one can deny that Jeong Ji-ham Hunter extended your hunter career."
"A bit rocky? Pouring semen inside my clothes—is that something you brush off with 'a bit rocky'?"
"Ahem..."
"And why is everyone just praising him? There are still tons of unexplained things. How can a freshly awakened A-Rank tamer be this strong? Wasn't his awakening at thirty a lie too? Did he actually awaken at twenty and secretly hunt sinkholes without reporting to the Awakener Association? If so, that's a serious viola—"
Liyo, who had been silent, cut Ra-im off and raised her voice.
"Ra-im Hunter! If you're going to keep being so prickly, get out of this room right now! I'll contact the Shadow Trackers Guild separately! Tell them to send a different squad—not Squad 2!"
"No..."
"Hold on a second."
And seizing the moment, I jumped in.
"I think Ra-im Hunter has a point to some extent."
Everyone except Lime looked at me in bewilderment.
It was understandable. If I stayed quiet, everything would resolve in my favor, but here I was complicating things unnecessarily.
"But I have my own circumstances I can't share. It's hard to reveal all my secrets."
"Ha! Calling them 'secrets' just proves you're hiding something shady."
"It's not unreasonable to think that. So here's a proposal."
I looked straight at Ra-im and continued.
"Ra-im Hunter. Spend just one night with me—intensely."
"..."
"And I'll clear up all your questions satisfactorily."