Chapter 299: Meal, Ablution, Sex (1)

After finishing the group expedition in the Crystal Spider Cave, everyone from the Sky Blue Shield was heading home from work.

After seeing Cheon Jihee Sunbae and Cha Yuri off one after the other, I then said goodbye to Min-ah at the four-way intersection.

“Good work today, everyone! Bye, Hye-eun! …T-Taekyung too, bye!”

“”Bye, Min-ah!””

Han Min-ah walked away from the intersection with a cheerful farewell.

Towards her retreating back, Hye-eun and I waved goodbye side-by-side.

“Last group expedition wasn’t bad either, but today’s definitely felt rewarding in many ways.”

“I know, right? I never imagined you, Taekyung, could handle so many awakened abilities.”

“Didn’t I give you a rough rundown when we talked last time?”

“Back then, you only mentioned swordplay, fire magic, and recovery, right? I didn’t know about frost magic or blessings until you mentioned them today.”

“……Did I?”

Well, confessing the details of my awakened abilities to Hye-eun was quite some time ago.

Compared to myself back then, there’s definitely been a lot of growth.

Not only in being able to handle various awakened abilities, but also in the skill with which I handle each one.

“Are there any others you can handle?”

“Bow and shield. Though I haven’t properly used them in combat yet.”

“A bow and… even a shield?!”

Hye-eun’s face lit up with joy as her specialty came up, and she grabbed my hand.

She seemed genuinely happy that I could handle the same weapons as her.

“Oh, that’s great! If it’s shield handling, I can teach you!”

“I was planning on asking anyway. While I might not use it much right now with you around, it’ll be useful in many ways once I learn it.”

“Of course! It’ll probably help you a lot when you go into dungeons alone, Taekyung, and in party hunts, having two shield users opens up so many more possibilities!”

“That’s true.”

Of course, that would mean the swordsman role might temporarily be vacant given my personality and preference for a greatsword, but I didn’t really need to worry about that.

Besides me, our party already had Cheon Jihee Sunbae, a close-combat dealer, and besides, the main dealer was Cha Yuri, who used overwhelmingly powerful magic.

Rather, if two shield users could hold the line longer, Cha Yuri could prepare her powerful magic more safely. Or maybe even increase the magic’s power.

“So, when should I start teaching you?! How about next Wednesday? Or this weekend? Ah, or maybe right now…”

“You’re getting too excited, Hye-eun. Don’t rush it.”

“Ah, r-right… You probably don’t have much free time either, Taekyung…”

Learning new skills was great, but right now, I was living a life busier than ever before.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the time for Hye-eun’s shield lessons at the moment.

Right after, next Wednesday, I had a dungeon date planned with Sihee and Eunbyul, and this weekend, I had promised to help Min-ah through her heat cycle.

Besides that, there were Eunyoung Noona’s sword training and Hwayoung Sunbae’s fire magic lectures; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say my schedule was packed lately.

“I don’t need to learn it right this second, so let’s just make a relaxed plan. Starting next year would be fine too.”

“Okay…”

“But I will definitely learn someday, so don’t be disappointed. Surely I wouldn’t learn how to use a shield from anyone other than you, Hye-eun?”

“R-right! Even though I say so myself, among active hunters, my shield skills are top-notch! …Though that’s partly because most other shield awakeners have retired.”

“The fact that you haven’t retired and have been doing this for so long means you’re strong. And with me around, Hye-eun, you won’t have to worry about retiring anytime soon.”

“That’s true too… Hngh?!”

As we were talking, I lightly squeezed her butt, and a pretty moan immediately followed.

“T-Taekyung… We’re still outside…”

“You don’t like me touching you?”

“It’s not that… I-It’s just that someone might see…”

“There aren’t many people around here anyway. If I zipped down my pants and touched you right through your tights, no one would even notice.”

“J-Just you try it?! I’ll really get mad?!”

“Just kidding, just kidding.”

Even so, I couldn’t expose my girlfriend’s private parts in the middle of town like this. Not unless it was late at night when everyone was asleep.

So for now, I’ll just satisfy myself by groping her butt over her tights.

In this world, even if a guy gets caught groping a woman’s butt, people would just think they’re an affectionate couple.

Besides, it was Hye-eun’s fault for wearing such revealing, lewd tights as her hunter outfit in the first place.

It was fortunate that the hunter profession was common in this world, so there were others with equally eye-catching outfits. Thanks to them, a full-body bodysuit like hers didn’t really draw much male attention anymore.

…You’d need an outfit like Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s to be considered a bold style of hunter gear.

“Should we do some grocery shopping before heading in? Is there anything you want to eat?”

“Hmm… What about you, Taekyung?”

“Me? Obviously, it’s gotta be this.”

“D-Don’t keep touching me outside…! And that’s not an answer…”

“That’s why I’m asking you to pick a menu you want, Hye-eun. I’ll show off my 10 years… like 20 years of solo living cooking skills after a long time.”

“Then… Meatball spaghetti.”

“Alright. Let’s grab spaghetti noodles and meatballs from the mart on the way. Should we get garlic bread from the bakery too?”

“Toast that you butter and bake yourself tastes better… but would that be too much trouble?”

“No way. Let’s get the toast then.”

Chatting like a newly cohabiting couple, Hye-eun and I went grocery shopping together and headed home.

Of course, I didn’t forget to steal glances at Hye-eun’s flustered face as I sneakily played with her beneath her clothes, avoiding other people’s eyes.

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“Haa, I’m exhausted…”

Hye-eun, who had returned with me after shopping, entered our apartment’s entrance hall with a strangely weak sigh.

“Well, a lot happened today. We even caught an S-class monster for the first time.”

“That’s part of it, but the main reason I’m tired right now is mostly you, Taekyung?”

“Why me?”

“You kept sneakily grabbing my butt at the mart and the bakery earlier! Do you know how hard it was for me to keep my expression neutral so no one would notice?!”

I’d been watching her the whole time, so of course, I knew.

It was quite enjoyable observing Hye-eun getting wetter inside her full-body tights as time went on.

Although the waterproof tights prevented anything from leaking out, I bet down there was already flooded with moisture.

“When you’re shaking your butt in front of me dressed like that, stimulating my desires, you should have been prepared for that much.”

“…It’s a hunter outfit, what can I do? Besides, it’s your perverted tastes that are weird, Taekyung, getting excited over a full-body covering hunter suit…”

“Says the one who goes wild for my sweat-soaked mattress.”

“That’s still… relatively common, though…”

Well, looking at Eunyoung Noona or Do Sihee, that seemed to be the case. Min-ah also showed a tendency to obsess over male scents when her heat cycle intensified.

Indeed, in many aspects, the things that arouse me about women were quite different from the average man in this world.

Then again, most men in this world tended to be passive, lacking any specific kinks.

If anything, the main ‘kink’ seemed to be women taking the lead in everything. It was fortunate that this was the exact opposite of my own inclinations.

If I shared the same tastes as the men in this world, I would only be attracted to so-called ‘Alpha Females’.

It would certainly be a shame not to find Cha Yuri, who didn’t possess that charm, or Hwayoung Sunbae attractive.

Furthermore, it would have been difficult to form bonds with women like Sihee or Eunbyul, whose kinks were quite specific. In many ways, I was truly fortunate to have retained the sexual values of my previous world.

After entering the house ahead of Hye-eun, who was taking a long time removing her steel hunter boots, I turned back to her and asked playfully.

“Do you want to eat first? Or should we shower first?”

“Let’s put away the groceries first, and then shower…”

“Or… maybe me first?”

“…Huh? Yeah?”

As she bent down to take off her shoes at the entrance, I hugged her lightly and, this time, firmly grabbed her chest through the full-body tights.

“Hngh?!”

“Hm? What are you gonna do?”

“J-Just a moment, Taekyung… Let me finish taking off my shoes…”

Hye-eun, unable to move properly with her breast in my grasp, looked endearingly helpless.

To give her no time to answer, I lightly pinched her nipple, which was subtly protruding through the tights, and simultaneously, Hye-eun straightened her back, which had been bent.

“Hnggggh!”

Then, I immediately lowered my head and met her face without hesitation.

A childlike kiss, just lips brushing lightly, faces pressed together for a few seconds.

It was an utterly light and playful kiss, but it was more than enough to make my heart race.

“…What are you gonna do?”

“I don’t know… I can’t decide…”

“Then, how about doing it while we shower together?”

“……”

Nods.

Putting my hands on Hye-eun’s shoulders, who showed her feelings with utter honesty, we walked together from the entrance into the bathroom.

Today was the day to finally let my childhood friend fully release her pent-up desires.