Chapter 111: A Night There’s No Escaping (1)

「B-Rank Dungeon, Iron Cave.」

It was Friday afternoon, the day after sharing love and time with Cha Yuri since the morning.

I leisurely clocked in at the Guild from the moment my fatigue wore off, ready to take on another B-Rank quest lying on the floor today.

The points I’d gathered here and there thanks to Hye-eun and Cha Yuri over the past few days had finally surpassed 700, allowing me to unlock my Level 3 Fire Magic up to Level 5.

In other words, it meant the minimum requirements to face the ‘Steel Snail’ were met, just as Esila had advised.

After pre-claiming a quest lying on the floor, I entered the Iron Cave where those things reside.

「The Steel Snail’s body is weaker to heat than its shell, so you can defeat it with the Level 5 Fire Magic spell ‘Scorching Flame’.

When a Steel Snail hides inside its shell, it evaporates from the heat and spits out a core. Once cooled sufficiently, collect it along with the shell.」

Esila’s advice was still useful information that proved invaluable, no matter when I heard it.

Thanks to that, I was able to smoothly complete the Steel Snail shell collection quest without much difficulty.

The other two quests I had pre-claimed were also completed without issue by following Esila’s strategies.

And, one more peculiar thing.

『Ice Magic lv. 1 : 0/100』

This ‘Ice Magic’ skill, newly unlocked the moment Fire Magic reached Level 5.

Like Spear Arts, this didn’t seem particularly useful right now, but it did allow me to learn one new fact.

Based on the information gathered so far, I could deduce that unlocking new skills among my awakened abilities happens in two main ways.

One is, similar to Hye-eun’s Shield Arts, raising the affinity with the hunter related to that skill to the maximum level.

The other is achieving Level 5 in an existing awakened skill.

These were the two conditions discovered so far for unlocking new skills.

When the Spear Arts skill was added, it was after I had raised Sword Arts to Level 5, so this condition is likely correct.

Just realizing this was a significant gain in itself.

Although both methods had the drawback of not allowing me to unlock the skills I wanted.

If anything, I should find meaning in having clarified the nature and conditions of my awakened abilities, which were initially quite unknown in various ways.

And the last peculiar point would be that two achievements were newly unlocked from having sex with Cha Yuri.

『Cumming inside the partner with the ‘Doggy Style’ position』

『Cumming inside a partner using Wind Magic on a monster』

Normally, I might have just brushed this off as ‘a new achievement unlocked’, but…

The second ‘First Achievement’ unlocked, ‘Cumming inside a partner using Wind Magic on a monster’, was itself another hint for me.

Cumming inside someone using Wind Magic, not just any magic.

It felt like nothing else but content suggesting similar achievements exist for mages using other elemental magic.

Of course, I won’t choose partners for intimacy based solely on their awakened abilities or points, like I have until now.

At the very least, if the person I meet happens to possess awakened abilities related to magic, different from Cha Yuri’s.

It could be seen as a small challenge arising for me at that time.

Although I’ve discovered achievements with a discernible direction, I shouldn’t rush things because of them.

Trying to gain an extra 50 points, which can be filled with just one session of sex, by creating an awkward situation could actually worsen the relationship with the other person.

Just like with Cha Yuri, acting naturally according to my instincts and desires alone would naturally bring the awakened points.

I will act with a greater focus on sharing deep love with my partner, rather than on the awakened points, just as I have done until now.

Unlike right after my awakening, when I viewed hunters solely as points.

After having sex with them, with whom I’ve shared genuine feelings multiple times, I find myself wanting more in my grasp.

Naturally, my behavior towards them had to change accordingly.

And so, after completing three B-Rank quests that day, I stepped out of the Guild Hall, lost in those thoughts.

With only one day left until the plan for the major event.

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And so, Saturday evening finally arrived.

The two days passed much faster than I had anticipated.

Whether I liked it or not, the day to execute the plan was now right around the corner.

『Remaining Time: 050:04:33』

This urgent quest timer, which had been counting down since 5 days ago, was now indicating only two days remained.

It was now time to reclaim her awakened points, which had been left dormant for a long time.

More accurately, it wasn’t about the awakened points, but about ending the ill fate that was closing in on her.

The awakened points and the urgent quest reward were merely secondary factors.

Rather, even if it meant losing the points I had gathered, I had to have sex with Eunyoung Noona today.

With her, who raised me for over ten years since I was ten years old, essentially like a mother.

Of course, there were still some doubts about whether this story was completely believable.

The very idea that Eunyoung Noona, who always showed such strength, would face a life-threatening crisis if she didn’t have sex with me was something I couldn’t believe at first.

However, thanks to completing this urgent quest, I had already been able to save the lives of two people: Cha Yuri and Do Sihee.

Honestly, figuring out whether the conditions for the urgent quest appearing matched my thoughts was pointless.

After all, I never intended to hesitate with Eunyoung Noona’s life on the scale, more than anyone else’s.

Therefore, my action should be execution, not suspicion.

If I could save her life, I was ready to willingly sacrifice anything I possessed.

If it was just one or two sessions of sex where we share our true feelings, I had the confidence to shake my hips as much as needed.

…Even these words are probably just pathetic excuses to hide my true intentions.

There wasn’t even a need to find excuses to justify having sex with her by beating around the bush like this.

Simply put, I am looking forward to having sex with Eunyoung Noona more than anything else.

My body and mind both desire to mingle with Eunyoung Noona.

The urgent quest, the awakened points, and everything else are merely tools for rationalization.

I want to kiss her, with that alluring appearance resembling Hye-eun.

I want to bury my face in those ample, motherly breasts.

I want to thrust my ‘thing’ into the shy crevice hidden between her sturdy thighs.

These are my objective feelings towards her, completely transcending the relationship of adoptive mother and son, or girlfriend’s mother.

From now on, self-justification like ‘I can’t help it’ ends.

From now on, I will focus solely on sharing love with her.

Having thus resolved myself, I stood before Eunyoung Noona’s house and took one last deep breath.

My hands were full, carrying all the preparations needed to execute today’s plan.

“Hoo, Haaaah….”

The clinking sound of soju bottles bumping against each other inside the bag.

These were the final preparations for the ‘grand event’ with Eunyoung Noona today.

Given how Eunyoung Noona’s vigilance had heightened significantly due to what happened a few days ago, this was the best means to open her front gate.

Especially since she likes alcohol so much, it was quite a good means to lure her in, in many ways.

Three days ago, even though she ended up unintentionally kicking me out of the house to cool down the heated passion…

Quite some time has passed since then, so she must have regained some peace of mind.

Besides, we’ve lived as mother and son for over ten years, so she wouldn’t cut ties with me because of what happened these past few days.

What I brought was a sort of peace offering.

The drinking-loving Eunyoung Noona wouldn’t be able to refuse her son’s request for a drink together.

Perhaps, just these preparations alone would be enough to get me through her front door without issue.

Of course, I also plan to take advantage of the fact that resistance and psychological vigilance weaken when one is tipsy, but that’s besides the point.

That would be used merely as a secondary means; I wasn’t planning to rely solely on alcohol.

I intended to make her recognize me as a man and then pounce, for as long as possible.

Forcing penetration after making her unable to resist due to intoxication is strictly a last resort.

It’s unlikely Eunyoung Noona would find sex conducted that way very satisfying.

With my final resolve firmly in place, I rang the doorbell of her house to summon her.

With a ‘ding-dong’ sound, the intercom mounted on the front gate lit up a moment later.

「Who is it?」

“Eunyoung Noona, it’s me.”

「…Taekyung?」

Eunyoung Noona’s voice coming through the intercom made my heart pound harder than usual today.

Because tonight, she will be mine.