Chapter 53
Chapter 53
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Rumor
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After meeting Yu-na and returning home, I was sprawled on the sofa watching TV.
『This B-Rank dimensional rift that occurred this time... was the first in the world... It could have led to a major catastrophe. But an unknown... entity resolved the rift... There are even opinions floating around that it might signal the birth of a new S-Rank Hero... The entire world is watching this situation closely.』
"Hmm..."
-Ding.
The channel changed.
"Can you see this space rippling here?"
"Are you saying someone was there?"
"Yes. I think it was an Awakener with the ability to conceal their body."
"Usually, those with concealment abilities don't have high combat power, right?"
"That's exactly what makes this Awakener so amazing!"
Two men were analyzing the monster hunting footage where I was there but not visible.
I hadn't had enough mana to use EMP, so the video had been captured.
TV stations were running special broadcasts on it everywhere.
The world's first B-Rank dimensional rift.
A new rift corruption species.
And me.
Every channel was buzzing with the topic.
It would have been annoying if there was a show I wanted to watch.
But since I was at the center of all this chaos, it was actually kind of entertaining.
With Suni around, the chances of me getting caught were slim to none.
So this game of hide-and-seek felt pretty fun.
"Uncle, what are you watching so amusingly?"
Jae-eun naturally climbed onto my lap and fed me a Shine Muscat.
"Mmm. Nom."
The tangy sweetness spread through my mouth.
Whenever I was watching TV, Jae-eun would often climb onto my lap like this.
I could feel the firm bounce of her ass against my thigh.
I wrapped my arm around her waist where she sat on my lap and naturally stroked her thigh.
Smooth black stockings hugged her soft thigh.
The pleasant texture pressed against my palm.
"Oh? The mysterious S-Rank invisible Hero? Uncle, did our country get an S-Rank too?"
"Who knows..."
Was that level really S-Rank?
I wasn't sure if the media was hyping it up out of excitement... You had to take what they said with a grain of salt.
I'd never seen an actual S-Rank Hero in person, and it was hard to tell from video alone.
It'd be best to check with my own eyes, but they had no reason to come all the way here.
Of course, I had no intention of going that far to see them either.
I could tell Jae-eun the truth, and it wouldn't matter.
But was there really any need to?
I wondered how long she planned to keep up this housekeeper gig.
I wasn't against Jae-eun being my housekeeper.
She was a D-Rank Body Enhancement Awakener.
Even if it took a few months, as long as she kept having sex with me, she'd eventually reach C-Rank.
Of course, she had no idea.
A C-Rank Awakener working as a housekeeper... it felt a bit wasteful.
"How about getting a mana test?"
At my words, Jae-eun froze in surprise.
"Huh? You knew, Uncle?"
"Yeah."
"...When did you find out?"
She asked with an awkward smile.
"From the beginning?"
"........."
I had no intention of scolding her for hiding it.
But it seemed to bother her.
"I didn't expect you to come back, though..."
Even if I gave her money, I couldn't provide the kind of treatment an Awakener deserved.
"Uncle... I..."
"That's not what this is about."
"Okay..."
"Think of it as a change of pace. It's your first Awakening, after all. Wouldn't it be fun to experience it once? No downside."
Not everyone continued their old lives unchanged after Awakening—though some did.
People wanted different things.
I wasn't going to judge what didn't make sense to me.
Even if Jae-eun became a Hunter, I doubted our relationship would end.
I was just saying it might be good to test early if she wasn't planning to do this forever.
A first mana test coming back C-Rank would put her in the spotlight big time.
And Jae-eun didn't seem like the type to enjoy that.
"If it doesn't feel right, you can always keep doing this job..."
Jae-eun pulled my head into her embrace.
Her ample breasts pleasantly smothered my face.
"Uncle... You know you're all I have, right?"
Reflexively, I slipped my hand under her skirt and kneaded her ass.
She was wearing pantyhose; I could feel the texture on her cheeks too.
"Eek. Uncle, seriously... This is a touching moment..."
While kneading her ass, I tore a hole in the crotch of her pantyhose.
-Rip!
She pulled out her breast and fed the pink tip into my mouth.
"Suck. Slurp."
"Ahng. Oh, my poor Uncle. Were you hungry?"
"Sluuurp. Suck."
No milk came out.
"Haa. Ahng. Yeah."
Her valley was already slick with moisture.
I pulled out my cock, pushed aside her panties, and rubbed the glans against her slit.
-Schlick. Schlick.
"Haang. Uncle, don't tease... Hurry up~"
-Splurt!
I spread her hole wide and thrust my thick shaft inside with all my strength.
"Haaak!!"
The chewy mucosal texture felt incredible.
"Ah. Uncle, I want a kiss."
I lifted my mouth from her breast, and she greedily sucked on my tongue.
She chewed and rolled my sucked-in tongue, playing with it wildly in her mouth.
"Mmm. Suck. Slurp. Chuup."
I grabbed a handful of her big ass and started shaking it.
-Schlick. Schlick. Schlick. Schlick.
The slick sounds of our aroused mucous membranes tangling echoed through the living room.
On the screen, a dark red dinosaur-like monster staggered alone before its leg snapped and its head burst open.
The Nutube video views had surpassed 90 million.
'I have no intention of hiding my power that hard, though...'
Still, seeing random people make money off my video rubbed me the wrong way a bit.
I was beyond worrying about money now.
The real issue was what to do with the mana stones and cores from clearing that B-Rank monster and rift.
A happy dilemma.
I could have leveled up.
But B-Rank mana stones and cores weren't cheap, and honestly, I hesitated.
Absorbing them would only give me one level at most.
Early on, the low EXP requirements made it feel rewarding.
But seeing the exponentially increasing EXP needed...
Dumping mana stones into levels didn't seem right.
Even now, grinding from rock bottom would cost tens of billions in equivalent value.
Keep leveling, and it'd eventually be trillions.
No way was I burning that much cash for one skill point.
New skills might unlock too.
Even so...
'Is that why the shop appeared?'
Mana stones and cores would come in handy eventually if I held onto them.
For now, I'd store them in my Inventory.
From here on, leveling would be through hunting, clearing my mind of shortcuts.
Like that bonsai game from before.
Watering it every day... no, feeding it EXP daily, and someday it'd level up.
Even that way, I was getting plenty strong.
As I pondered, my eyes fell on Jae-eun, sleeping soundly beside me, her curvaceous nude body on display.
Unthinkingly, I groped her voluptuous breast.
The soft, jiggly texture was amazing.
"Mmm..."
She seemed exhausted, not waking.
I wanted to pounce, but held back and got out of bed.
My consideration had grown a lot.
I used the Login skill in the living room.
I could go to Pantera, but I planned to raise Body Strengthening at least one more stage first.
That should put me among the top powerhouses in this world.
No way I'd get wrecked right away there.
'Here's hoping I don't run into something ridiculous like a dragon the moment I arrive.'
One of the other connection points, the zombie world, showed two options.
One was the base rooftop garden.
The other was a spare save point I'd experimentally set on a suitable building rooftop.
Even with more save points from leveling Login, the logout penalty never lifted.
Of course, instant long-distance travel was a big plus.
So it wasn't a total waste of skill points.
Still, compared to other skills, it felt lacking.
I recalled when I'd come here last.
"Guess I can eat with the kids."
I connected to the zombie world.