Chapter 81
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 81
Chapter Title: Seol Yi-seom Cursed by Time Stop (5)
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"Sis! Just hear me out for a second!"
"……."
I blocked Yi-seom unnie as she ran across the rooftop of the building.
She didn't seem well and couldn't pick up speed properly.
Thanks to that, it wasn't hard to catch up.
"Get out of my way."
"You can't tell the Association about Oppa. Our guild can't know either, obviously."
"……."
Unnie's face looked like she might collapse any moment.
The snow piled on the rooftop, exposed to the hot sunlight—it was like that kind of snow, melting away in an instant.
"I'll take responsibility and lift the curse for you."
"How exactly do you plan to do that?"
"Whatever it takes."
"……."
"Oppa doesn't want to do those things. Just like you couldn't move because of the curse, Oppa's under a curse that forces him to do lewd stuff."
"Fine. That's exactly why we have to stop him. You want him dragging every woman around him into this? Would you say the same thing then? 'It couldn't be helped. Just let it slide this once'?"
"I-I'll make sure that doesn't happen! I'll keep a close eye so no one else gets hurt!"
I raised my voice a bit more firmly.
"That was my plan from the start! I was going to take all that lewd stuff on myself! But you showed up out of nowhere without any warning today. That's what messed everything up!"
"So... you're saying this is all my fault right now?"
"The moment you rang that doorbell, everything went wrong. If not for that, no one would have gotten hurt today."
"Exactly. That's why I have to report it to the Association even more. If pressing one doorbell gets me treated like this, then she needs the Association's or guild's protection!"
Unnie had a point.
With the guild or Association's help, controlling Oppa's sudden missions would be easier.
But we couldn't do that.
"Sis. Oppa's awakening rank is S-Rank."
"……."
"You know what kind of life S-Ranks live. I don't want Oppa getting dragged into anything dangerous. I'm the only one who needs to be exposed to risks."
"So he hasn't even registered as an awakener... That makes you an accomplice too. Jeong Ji-su."
"Sis……."
"Guys who use powers on people without Association registration are villains. You know that? In that sense, your oppas a villain. And you're just an accessory helping a villain."
Unnie was frustratingly stubborn.
Was drinking Oppa's semen against her will that traumatic?
It was definitely bitter and fishy... but addictive after a while…….
"We're looking for a way to suppress Oppa's powers. Once we find it, you won't have to drink 100 liters of his semen……."
"Urp………!"
I supported Yi-seom unnie as she staggered.
"Sorry. I won't bring that up again."
"Le-let go... You think this changes... anything……."
"I'll find a way somehow. I'll use every connection I have to get you out of this curse fast. Okay?"
"Ugh…… S-stop shaking me! Urp……."
"Sis. If Oppa's power gets out, the world will fall into chaos. Not just our country's Association—every awakener association worldwide will be after him."
"……."
"Think about it. If Oppa really had bad intentions, could you even be standing here? He had no choice."
"……."
"Help us just this once. Please? I'll repay the favor. We'll help with the mission you got hit with too. Oppa, me, and Hye-jeong unnie... If we ask Ya Hye-jeong the hunter, she'll definitely help."
Right now, Hye-jeong unnie would jump at Oppa's word.
If it was Lord Chronos's will, she'd scour the whole neighborhood day and night alone.
"You've felt Oppa's power yourself. It's strong enough that you couldn't lift a finger. Hunters from around the world will try to claim him. And if they can't, they'll try to kill him."
Oppa's power was perfect for covert assassinations.
A little more power and a strong artifact, and there'd be no better assassin.
Some country would decide it's better for such a dangerous awakener not to exist.
"If the guild or Association finds out, it'll be harder for you to meet Oppa too. And if something happens to him, you might be stuck in that curse forever."
"……."
"If it's really that hard to swallow, I'll find a way. Mix it with strong liquor or spicy food and……."
"G-gross... Please, just stop……."
Unnie staggered and gently pushed me away.
"Come with me for now."
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The place Unnie led me to was a quiet unmanned motel.
She must have chosen it to avoid people as much as possible.
"Ugh……."
Unnie chugged the liquor with audible gulps, set the bottle on the table, and plopped down on the chair by the bed.
"Sit."
"Okay, Sis."
"……."
"……."
After a few more swigs, Unnie glared at me with pitiful eyes.
"Fine... Thinking about it coldly, you might be right. If that guy had bad intentions, I wouldn't be sitting here. He could've just dumped me frozen in some corner."
"Yeah... He's a bit of a perv, but he's good at heart. If he was a real villain, he wouldn't have woken you. He'd have kept you frozen and played with you forever without meeting conditions."
There were endless ways to toy with a frozen target.
Strip them naked and use them as decor.
Massage their body freely or thrust into every hole with a condom.
As long as semen didn't enter her body, Yi-seom unnie would've stayed a motionless meat doll forever.
"But separate from that, I'm in a really... really... shitty mood right now."
"……."
"Men are trauma incarnate for me. And he waved that disgusting thing in my face... made me eat that... stuff?"
"I'll apologize on his behalf."
"No, I need proper payback from him."
"……."
"I'll think about it from now on. How to get revenge on him. Make him pay for treating me like that……."
Yi-seom unnie's eyes gleamed coldly.
Still, it was a relief.
Better to endure her revenge than let the Association or guild find out.
"Don't worry about the villain stuff. I don't want to work with that guy, and I don't want to put my pregnant teammate in danger. Just bridge me to Ya Hye-jeong the hunter."
"Ya Hye-jeong?"
"No bullshit... Just say I want to ask about the attempted rapist."
Unnie slid the file case on the table toward me.
It was the standard file case our guild used for missions.
"Flip through it, and you'll find info on a guy named Kang Gwang-beom. He's... the most recent victim of the villain I'm chasing."
"Wait, a rapist is the victim?"
"He got mind-controlled by the villain and tried to rape and assault his girlfriend, got caught. The day we entered the Minotaur sinkhole. By Ya Hye-jeong."
I racked my brain to understand Unnie's words.
That was the day I was supposed to hunt with Oppa.
I got a sudden call and headed to the guild early in the morning.
Oppa and Hye-jeong unnie went to the study room.
'But when did Hye-jeong unnie... catch an attempted rapist?'
The file said Kang Gwang-beom was caught in the morning.
Right after I left home... really early morning…….
"So... this Kang Gwang-beom got hit with a mind control skill and tried to rape his girlfriend?"
"Right. Seven guys around here with similar symptoms. All committed sex crimes. Anyway... no need for details."
"Ah……."
Unnie snatched the file case back from my hands.
"You stay out of the villain hunt and manage your man properly."
"……."
"I'll let it slide this time... but if even one more victim like me shows up... I won't hold back. Got it?"
"Yes, Sis……."
"Good. Now grab some paper cups from over there. Let's drink together."
"Huh?"
"I told you to stay away from men so many times! An unmarried girl getting knocked up! Don't drink much—just a few cups, then go back to that bastard!"
I let out a small sigh of relief and stood up.
This put out the immediate fire, at least.
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"Alright, lie down here, A-young."
I opened the VR machine in my room and led A-young inside.
[We're done now, right? What else? I already cleaned the room and living room!]
"Not doing anything weird. Don't you trust Oppa?"
[I trust everyone else but not you!]
"Harsh rating. Phone might break if you take it in, so I'll hold it. Take off the mask too?"
I half-forcibly took her phone and tapped her mask.
As expected, Park A-young removed her mask and handed it over.
"Okay, here we go."
Looking at the VR lid slowly closing...
Park A-young's eyes darted around anxiously.