Chapter 234
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 234
Chapter Title: The Man Targeting Miho (1)
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"Still, it's nice that I can come home every day and sleep here. If I had to wait months without even seeing your face... I definitely would've followed you in."
Ji-su burrowed into my arms with a sigh of relief.
The warm flesh cradling my cock.
Her hair carrying the fresh scent of shampoo.
Her soft, squishy breasts.
Sure enough, Ji-su spooning me from behind is the best for sleeping.
"How... was today? Wasn't it dangerous?"
"It was less eventful than I thought. Lime took care of all the tigers, so I didn't even see one... And for finding the tomb, I just left it to Silri and took it easy. The only noteworthy thing was meeting Hong Yeon-jin and Song Dan-pung."
"Hong Yeon-jin the hunter? She's the fourth wife of Eden Guild, right? And Song Dan-pung is her daughter?"
"Whoa... how do you know all that?"
"It'd be weirder if I didn't. Eden Guild is the number one guild in the country, no matter what anyone says."
Ji-su went on for a while after that, explaining all about Eden Guild.
Most of it was boring, but there were some intriguing parts.
"So it's basically a full-on family guild?"
"Yep. The guild master absorbed the families of his four wives to build this massive guild. Even now, he's marrying off his kids to famous hunters to expand his influence. If you strategically picked women, married them, and built a huge guild like that, wouldn't it feel just like Eden?"
"Growing a guild through marriage... No wonder that lady was eyeing me like crazy."
"Exactly, so be careful. You'll handle it fine, I'm sure, but if you get too tangled up with Song Dan-pung the hunter, it'll be hard to back out."
"Nah... I heard she already has someone she's promised the future to?"
"What...? Things have progressed that far already? Don't tell me you slept with her?"
"Not yet. But the missions keep popping up just for her... so it feels inevitable."
At my words about it being inevitable, Ji-su's pussy clenched tight around my cock.
She was still jealous about me sleeping with other women.
"Even if we're not on the family register together... you could just go and register the marriage..."
"Don't worry. She seems to hate my guts already. Probably because my reputation isn't great, so her image of me sucks."
"That's just because you haven't slept with her yet. Once you stir her up with this thing for a few hours, any woman will fall."
"Thanks for the compliment."
"......"
"But you know I love you the most. I have no intention of marrying any other woman."
"Thanks for saying that, at least."
I hugged the sulking Ji-su tight, hoping she'd feel my sincerity.
If I had to get married, it'd be to Ji-su.
Sleeping with other women was fine, but taking it further to build a family was a whole different story.
......
"You girls... are weak."
Silri unnie looked down at us with pity.
That made it two losses out of two matches.
Last night and then again this morning before the owner returned. We'd thrown ourselves into another fight, but lost spectacularly.
"Damn... why is she so strong...?"
Miho alone was stronger than me. Maybe because of the age difference, her level was way higher to begin with. Her skills let her wield fire and wind freely, and her proficiency seemed higher than mine, who could only handle fire.
But even that was useless against Silri. She deflected our attacks or blocked them with some unheard-of martial art.
"Miho, you're ranked 10th, right? And Silri's 9th? How can one rank difference be this huge?"
I asked Miho, who had collapsed on the ground, and she let out a sigh, her tail drooping limply.
"Compared to my other sisters, this isn't even a gap."
"......"
"Uni unnie alone is on another level."
That unicorn the guy rides around on is that strong?
Then how strong is that slacker slime lounging in the cave?
"Let's try again around dinner time. Until then, work on syncing up or come up with new strategies. Though... against rookies who can't even break out of their skill molds... I doubt it'll matter how many times we fight..."
Silri left those words and plopped down on the spot.
Then she closed her eyes and sank into meditation or something.
Honestly, before fighting her, I'd been half-doubting if this would even help.
Was there some ulterior motive?
That a villain wanted to get stronger for such a simple, purely healthy reason... it was hard to buy.
But after sparring, I got it.
Silri, who usually wore an expressionless face that hid her thoughts, had broken into a genuine smile the moment the fight started.
Eden had plenty of people like that. The type who came alive most during battle... My mom was exactly that kind.
"Do we... stand a chance?"
"Sadly, with our squad leader being so weak, probably not."
"What...? You're not that different from me!"
"Sorry, but I'm just a young gumiho with only two tails out. This is only 20% of my power. And even at 20%, I'm stronger than you?"
"Shouldn't you be calling it 100% if you can't even bring out your full strength? Your max power with those tails out is your full capacity right now. Your math is off."
"Ugh... Let's just take some time to cool our heads first."
Miho lay flat on the ground in exhaustion.
Seeing that, I did the same, pressing my back to the dirt.
The cool dawn air felt refreshingly crisp today.
Who would've thought I'd be spending such leisurely time inside a sinkhole...
For some reason, my mind felt at ease.
Maybe because there were no guildmates around?
Or because the annoying rivals who always picked fights weren't here?
In Eden Guild, I held a position like a princess.
The guild master's daughter. And Hong Yeon-jin the hunter's daughter.
Aside from competing with my sisters and brothers, everyone treated me with utmost respect.
Even when I requested spars, they'd hold back, worried I'd get hurt.
This was my first time experiencing sexual harassment, too.
Jeong Ji-ham.
Does that man see me not as Eden Guild's daughter, but just as a woman?
Is that why he treats me so casually?
"Um... is that guy always like that?"
"That guy? Silri unnie?"
"No. The one you call your owner..."
"Ahh..."
Miho smirked at my words.
"The owner's always like that. If there's a good hole, he sticks his dick in first and asks questions later."
"Ugh... he's the worst."
"But he's not a bad guy. You can feel he wants the women he sleeps with to do well. He doesn't make unreasonable demands of us villains either."
"Hearing that from a villain... doesn't make it convincing at all."
"True that."
Miho giggled, then abruptly cut off her laugh midway.
"Uninvited guests are coming. It's not the owner..."
"......"
I focused my senses at her words.
A few seconds later.
My senses picked up someone's presence too.
A very familiar and unsettling aura.
Soon, that aura took human form before us.
"Hey! Where'd you toss your squad members? Lying around on the ground like this?"
"...Hong Ye-chan."
"I knew it'd be like this. My half-assed little sister grabbing the best spot in our platoon first? How could that happen? You just plopped your butt down anywhere."
A man in a similar uniform to mine.
Red hair, pale skin.
My cousin brother, with his heavy dark circles and bleary eyes, grinned unpleasantly.
"Why are you here? This isn't even your assigned sector."
"Came to check on my little sister who's faking her record with lies. It's the squad right next door. How could I just sit by as your big bro? Hm? And you... new face?"
Hong Ye-chan stared hard at Miho.
Miho scanned him up and down indifferently before spitting out a single line.
"I heard all the monsters around here were cleared... Guess one worthless one was left."
"What? Monster? Do you know who I am to talk like that?"
"I have no interest in men weaker than me."
"Wh-what...? This arrogant bitch."
My brother glared at Miho and strode toward her.
"Not many women dare talk to me like that... Huh? Wait, you're that girl. From the porn."
"......"
"Bro. This person is..."
"I know. One of those villains that Jeong Ji-ham or whatever drags around, right? The tail gives it away. The one crawling on the ground calling 'master, master' now strutting in priest robes?"
My brother smirked sleazily.
"Man... I want her."
"Tsk. Men who don't know their place tend to die young. Guess you wanna cut yours short?"
"Feisty. I really like it. You get fucked day and night, huh?"
A bad feeling hit me, and I stepped between my brother and Miho.
"Bro. Go back to your squad before I report you to Mom."
"Little sis. Come on, step aside? I found a girl I like for once and I'm all excited... Interrupt, and I'll knock you down?"
This wasn't good.
This spoiled punk really swings without thinking.
Normally, I might have a slight edge, but right now I was worn out from fighting Silri.
"Try it if you can. Then this time, I'll get you kicked out of Eden Guild for good."