Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Otherworld Cheat Harem.

Episode 26: Level Up (5).

Hoyeon started to lick her lips slightly. It wasn’t a particularly good habit, but in her beast-like state, instinct suppressed reason.

Eventually, Hoyeon, unable to suppress her curiosity, dashed forward first. Her heated mind tried to interpret the mysterious ability Eunha had just shown, while her cold heart was ready to deal with whatever happened calmly.

Her movements in her beast-like state were quite challenging for Eunha, who had just begun learning martial arts, to follow.

Thus, Eunha gave up trying to follow her movements. There was no need to chase her in the first place. After all, what Hoyeon was targeting was likely her own body…

As she had been accustomed to fighting monsters in the dungeon, she charged at Hoyeon. It was akin to throwing oneself at a one-ton truck coming at full speed.

When Hoyeon was unexpectedly taken aback, the fist she had practiced hundreds or thousands of times naturally loaded.

Screeech!

Eunha focused on the sound of the muscles in her body tightening. Shortly after, based on her experience, she relaxed her muscles at the moment they gained maximum tension, causing her body to explode.

Her entire strength was contained in this single blow.

Hoyeon instinctively crouched upon seeing the fist. However, it was far from enough.

A blow that completely ignored the physical law that weight equals destructive power struck her solar plexus.

“Urgh!”

Hoyeon exhaled roughly. She immediately used the unique secret technique of the Ho tribe to steady her breathing.

The process had no waste. It was over in less than 0.1 seconds. Then, the fist that had been thrown millions of times swung directly at Eunha’s head.

“Uh.”

Eunha collapsed to the ground. At the same time, a powerful impact hit Hoyeon’s head. The shock brought her back to her senses, and she realized what she had done.

‘Crazy.’

She had just hit the head of a guest who said she had never learned martial arts and wanted to join her dojo.

And she did it in her beast form.

“A-are you okay?!”

“Ugh…”

Even without pain, the damage remained. Eunha realized she couldn’t control her body. Her head felt fuzzy. Her limbs lacked strength.

She wondered if this was death.

“Damn.”

Dojin, who had been watching, coldly checked Eunha’s condition. Then, he immediately hoisted her up.

“Wait! You shouldn’t handle a patient like that…”

“I’ll take her to a doctor I know, so don’t worry. We’ll come again tomorrow, so please think about what would be good to teach. Oh, by the way, how much is the membership fee here?”

“Huh, what?”

Hoyeon was convinced there was really no problem because of Dojin’s overly nonchalant attitude.

Thus, after beating up a prospective member until she collapsed and even receiving money, Hoyeon blankly watched Dojin’s departing figure.

The more civilization regressed, the more death became a meticulous entity.

In ancient or medieval times, where proper medical technology was absent, losing several liters of blood, being stabbed by a contaminated weapon, contracting unheard-of diseases, or a heart stopping were all considered death.

Therefore, Eunha’s condition was certainly enough to be called death. If it weren’t for the Class President.

“Treatment’s done…”

The Class President, having finished healing Eunha, started to stagger as she stood up. I quickly grabbed her shoulder to steady her.

“Are you okay?”

“Thanks, I’m just a bit dizzy… Maybe because the injury was on the head?”

“…Isn’t that dangerous?”

“It’s fine. You know, the penalty is distributed across my whole body.”

The Class President said that and sat on the bed where Eunha was sleeping. Her ability was Primordial Regression, which allowed her to revert the state of objects or living beings to several hours before.

However, if she used it to heal injuries by reverting a living being’s time, she would bear the injuries across her whole body.

In other words, she couldn’t revive the dead, nor could she heal too many injuries at once.

“Well, that’s true… Yeah, well. If you say you’re okay, then you must be okay, Class President.”

“…Yeah. I’m fine, so don’t worry.”

As she said that, the smile she raised carried a certain sorrow. It looked as though it would shatter if left unattended.

I confirmed that Eunha hadn’t woken up yet and sat down beside her.

“Weren’t you leaving?”

“No, I suddenly felt tired too.”

“Yeah, you must be. I wish I could help more somehow.”

“Being treated like this is already something. Isn’t it?”

Saying that, I checked her condition. I prided myself on being perceptive despite appearances. She was overexerting herself somehow.

‘Well, she’s never indulged in luxury, has she?’

Unlike the other three women who spent money extravagantly as if they were on a vacation abroad rather than being stranded in another world, she spent her time quietly, holed up in her room alone.

Sometimes, she would only spend money on truly necessary things, and even then, she would return what was left.

I didn’t know what she was doing, but in a world without the internet, it couldn’t be good to hole up in her room.

She was slowly eating away at herself, dying.

“Class President.”

“Hmm? Why?”

“Class President… is there anything troubling you?”

“Troubling? Not really.”

She said that with a bright smile. Such a bright smile. There was an energy about her that seemed impossible to know where it came from.

But I knew. She had no outlet for such energy.

‘She’s overdoing it.’

No dreams, no goals. Just a slowly dying corpse.

To escape that state, she needed intense stimulation or desperation. Both were things she lacked.

Just as a tree couldn’t grow on its own in the darkness, she needed the sun.

“Class President… you said you’d help with anything, right?”

“Uh, yeah? I did say that. Why? Are you planning to ask for something lewd? That’s a no.”

“Tomorrow. Come down to the dungeon with us.”

“…Huh? All of a sudden?”

“Yes. You need to get some sunlight and fresh air. What are you doing cooped up at home all the time?”

“Haha, right. Staying at home all the time is unsightly… isn’t it?”

I carefully informed her that she needed to come down to the dungeon with us tomorrow, making sure not to hurt her feelings.

The next day, I told Seoyoon that the Class President should also come down to the dungeon.

Seoyoon nodded indifferently.

“I don’t mind.”

From her perspective, there was not much difference between going down into the dungeon with everyone or going alone. Well, if she went alone, she would have to collect the mana stones by herself, which might be a bit troublesome…

“Then today, let’s all go down together… Class President?”

“Yeah. What is it?”

“Are you ready?”

“Well, I’ve got all the equipment… Is there anything else we need?”

“Are you mentally prepared?”

“Haha, I’ve been ready since last night.”

“Then it’s all set.”

Today, she would level up. And thus, all the mind-consuming illnesses, including depression and some other mental disorders, would be washed away from her brain at once.

Of course, that was akin to a kind of spiritual abuse, but she looked just as precarious.

“Alright then. Let’s go down.”

We descended into the dungeon right away. I observed the Class President as she entered the dungeon.

On the first day we fell into this world, we witnessed a classmate being murdered. It must have left quite a trauma, a PTSD.

Nevertheless, she stepped into the dungeon without a hint of hesitation. It wasn’t because the dungeon was no longer scary. It meant she was too pressed to care about such things.

I approached Seoyoon and whispered in her ear.

“Let’s go all out with our abilities today.”

“…Why?”

“Because the Class President needs to level up.”

“You know what happens if I overuse my abilities, right?”

“…I’ll serve you tonight, my lady.”

Seoyoon grinned at my joke. An invisible, thin chill extended like a thread from her entire body.

Moments later, screams and other horrific sounds echoed from all directions. They were the screams emitted by goblins. The Class President flinched at the sound.

“Wh-what was that just now?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“But still…”

We ignored the screams and continued our advance upwards. The fact that higher floors provided more experience points applied not only in games but also in reality.

Seoyoon, who reached the 10th floor, recklessly scattered her abilities without considering the side effects or reasonable consumption.

Then, when she reached the point where she couldn’t use her abilities due to exhaustion, she recovered her stamina through the Class President’s ability.

Thus, a seemingly perpetual chain of abilities unfolded. Despite the cold air emanating from Seoyoon’s body, the Class President was drenched in sweat, and then she exclaimed.

“Ah…”

The Class President’s eyes, filled with manufactured vigor, brimmed with light. It transformed into energy, heat, and ecstasy.

The Class President’s legs trembled weakly. Experiencing an orgasm, she hugged my arm and sat down slightly.

Since it was a familiar sight, we waited for the Class President to come down from the pleasure of leveling up.

Not wanting to waste even that time, I went around picking up mana stones dropped by the orcs nearby. By the time I had collected all the mana stones and returned, the Class President was waiting for me, completely fine.

“…Forget everything you just saw.”

“Did something happen?”

At my sly response, she let out a sigh of relief.

As soon as the Class President’s leveling up was over, we had to leave the dungeon and return to the mansion.

This was because Seoyoon, the main force of our party, insisted strongly on returning.

“I’m tired. I can’t work any more today.”

As she said that, she glared at me, and seeing those eyes full of desire, I could easily predict the future I would face tonight.

‘I’m in big trouble…’

I checked Seoyoon’s arousal level. She was maintaining an arousal level of 99 with superhuman willpower.

If she decided to, it wouldn’t be strange for her arousal level to reach 100 immediately, disregarding any surrounding gazes and pouncing on me.

We had to return to the mansion as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the return journey was faster than when we came. The Class President, who claimed physical limits while climbing the dungeon, had gained considerable stamina due to leveling up.

We arrived at the mansion just in time, and Seoyoon headed straight to the bathroom, saying she would wash off the sweat. She signaled for me to follow her shortly.

I understood the signal and nodded before heading to the room. It was to gather clothes to change into, and on my way, I discovered Deokgu and a maid standing in the hallway.

‘What? Did he finally manage to get one…?’

I hesitated when I saw the maid’s face. It was a face I knew very well. Deokgu, who saw me standing in the middle of the hallway, greeted me lightly.

“Ah, Dojin. You’re here a bit early today.”

Deokgu smiled and introduced the slave and maid he had hired.

“This is someone you know well, right? The popular waitress from our inn, Ms. Charles. I went through a lot to hire her.”

“Please take care of me.”

The familiar-faced blonde maid was glaring at me from there.