Chapter 30: My Junior, Met Again After Ages, Was Somehow Different

[Sub Quest]

▶ The reunion with her was the best.

-Content: Stranded on an uninhabited island, you rescued a beautiful female superior whom you couldn’t even touch in the past. Now, the situation is reversed, and the prideful woman has no choice but to depend on you. Use this to make her submit and rely on you.

-Limit: 14 days

-Reward: 2000P, High-rank Skill Guaranteed Draw Ticket

Waking up in the morning, the first thing I did was check the quests.

‘Come to think of it, this is my first quest with a time limit.’

It was already a demanding quest to train Shin Seom-hwa.

And on top of that, there’s the condition that it must be done within two weeks.

If I carelessly exceed the deadline, I might just suffer hardship without receiving any reward.

‘Even so, if I get impatient and she catches on to my thoughts, Shin Seom-hwa’s guard will only go up.’

One way or another, observing Shin Seom-hwa’s condition first is the priority.

Having resolved that, I started my morning routine.

As I was moving busily, Shin Seom-hwa walked out.

It was amazing how her beauty didn’t fade, even though she must have just woken up.

“You’re up early.”

“Uh… you’re the one who’s already up?”

“Since we’re on an uninhabited island, the nights have gotten longer.”

It’s different from civilization, where we could utilize 24 hours thanks to lighting.

Living on the island naturally adjusts your rhythm according to the rising and setting of the sun.

“You must be tired, why didn’t you sleep more? Hilde hasn’t woken up yet either.”

“No, I rested enough. And Hilde-ssi… well, it’s natural since she did… that…”

Shin Seom-hwa’s cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke.

She seemed to recall the scene she saw yesterday.

As a result of going at it much more intensely than usual, Hilde’s back gave out, and she couldn’t get up until morning.

‘I tied her up and made her go until she passed out.’

Since it’s largely my fault, I intend to let her rest well, even if just for a bit.

I just need to wake her up when breakfast is ready.

I played dumb and asked.

“Did you happen to see last night?”

“Uh… sorry, I didn’t see it on purpose.”

“No, I’m the one who should be sorry. I must have disturbed your sleep.”

As I spoke as if nothing was wrong, Shin Seom-hwa’s expression turned odd.

“Do you… do that together often?”

“We do it almost every day.”

“Ev, every day?”

I haven’t counted, but it’s safe to say I haven’t missed a single day since meeting Hilde.

There were many times I received Hilde’s service, even if it wasn’t full-on sex.

‘There were times I did it multiple times a day. If you count the frequency, it’s probably much higher.’

Even doing so, it’s always new and thrilling.

Indeed, Hilde’s breasts are the best.

“D-does doing that… is your stamina okay?”

“Rather, my condition gets worse if I don’t do it.”

Of course, in the beginning, I did it sometimes with the thought of gaining points.

But now, both Hilde and I are completely enjoying the sex itself.

“Hmm, I see.”

Shin Seom-hwa twirled her hair with her finger and averted her gaze.

She looked like she didn’t know how to react to this kind of conversation.

‘Unlike how she looks, is she inexperienced?’

Indeed, even in a company overflowing with talented people, she was treated like a flower on a cliff.

It doesn’t seem like any man dared to approach her.

“Then please wait for a moment. I’ll finish what I need to do and then prepare breakfast.”

“Ah, if there’s anything I can help with, I will.”

“I’d be grateful, but it might be a bit difficult for you.”

“I don’t mind. I don’t want to freeload just because of this situation.”

Well, if you insist.

I prepared the things I caught yesterday and the rabbit caught in the trap I set.

Shin Seom-hwa was okay with the fish, but she frowned slightly when she saw the rabbit being skinned.

“If you don’t want to see it, you don’t have to.”

“Oh, no. This is about all I can help with.”

Shin Seom-hwa took charge of collecting the blood beside me or moving the leftover scraps.

It wasn’t difficult work, but it felt a bit awkward.

‘Someone at the Team Leader level usually doesn’t deal with rough work. Shin Seom-hwa was promoted so quickly anyway.’

In other words, it was safe to say she had zero knowledge or skills in this area.

Honestly, the current Shin Seom-hwa is far below Hilde in terms of usefulness.

Perhaps she vaguely felt that, as her expression wasn’t good at all.

“You’re quite skilled at this?”

“I did similar work at the company too.”

Back then, I also hated this kind of menial work.

but I didn’t know it would be this helpful.

“Maybe I should have learned dissection methods instead of just looking at documents…”

I just smiled past her words.

The current situation is just due to the unique environment of an uninhabited island.

Shin Seom-hwa would never learn something like that, even if the sky fell.

“Speaking of which, do you know what happened to our company people?”

Instead of answering my question, Shin Seom-hwa stared intently at my face.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“…….I didn’t expect you to ask that first. No, I thought you wouldn’t even care.”

To be honest, it’s true I wasn’t really paying attention.

But if they are alive, I am firmly determined to properly teach those bitches a lesson.

“What happened at the end was the worst, wasn’t it.”

“It wasn’t exactly a pleasant event.”

“You didn’t do it, right?”

“Are you asking me that now, after tying me up?”

Shin Seom-hwa wore a guilty expression.

She seemed to feel slightly guilty.

That was a bit surprising to me.

“I’ll be honest. I suspected you really did it. But right before we fell into the sea, Xiao Lin’s last words caught my attention.”

“What did she say?”

“‘It’s all done,’ she said.”

……Indeed.

It seems Xiao Lin was indeed the one who led that plan.

“You’re not very surprised?”

“I had already roughly expected it.”

I explained my deductions and the situation to Shin Seom-hwa.

At first, I only had suspicions, but the words I just heard gave me certainty.

“Perhaps she felt threatened because I was promoted first.”

“How foolish. Just because you pull someone down doesn’t mean you rise yourself.”

It was the kind of thing a talented person like Shin Seom-hwa would say.

Well, from my perspective, Xiao Lin is still a damn bitch anyway.

“I… I’m sorry. As the Team Leader, I should have judged the situation clearly and acted.”

“I understand your position as Team Leader. But I won’t say it’s okay.”

She silently bowed her head deeply at my words.

This much is enough for Shin Seom-hwa.

She wasn’t actually at fault in the first place, but given her personality, she’ll feel some responsibility and apologize to me.

The triangle formed in Shin Seom-hwa’s mind.

From now on, I plan to roll it little by little.

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I thought there wouldn’t be anything more surprising.

Shin Seom-hwa was speechless at the sight unfolding before her eyes.

“This isn’t just a big crab, it’s a monster, right? Did you catch this?”

“I got lucky.”

Jinwoo, having finished preparing the rabbit, took out the corpse of a ‘Giant Crab’.

He easily lifted and moved that thing, whose single leg would have been heavy.

“On an island where you can’t use abilities… actually, even setting that aside, your ability isn’t combat-oriented, is it.”

“I’ve gotten stronger too while living on this island.”

It was a story that was hard to believe, honestly.

Jinwoo, when he was at the company, was rather on the weaker side, if anything.

That couldn’t be helped.

His ability was ‘Appraisal’.

From the company’s perspective, it was a convenient ability to have, but it wasn’t an ability helpful in combat.

He would have been a subordinate staff member who needed protection, if anything.

‘But to catch a monster like this all by himself…’

If he couldn’t use his ability, it means he caught it with mere physical ability and hunting skills.

Either way, it was an amazing feat.

“You’ve really gotten strong.”

She herself had been an A-class Ability User back in society.

But now, she wouldn’t even be a match for Kim Jinwoo.

Thinking that, she realized how much Jinwoo was giving her preferential treatment.

If he held a grudge against her for what happened last time, he wouldn’t have saved her.

‘No, putting everything else aside, if Jinwoo wasn’t a normal person, she might have already been pounced on.’

The current me is a weak woman with no abilities.

That fact started to weigh on her anew.

“This much is nothing. Hilde is stronger than me.”

“…….Hilde-ssi?”

“If it weren’t for Hilde, life on the island would have been much harder. Honestly, I can rely on her.”

“I… see.”

Somehow, her chest felt uneasy.

It felt like something uncomfortable was stuck in her throat.

‘Why am I feeling like this?’

I’ve never felt like this in my life.

Maybe I’m just nervous due to the changed environment.

“Let’s head towards the valley we mainly use for now. We can wash up lightly, eat breakfast, and it should be about time.”

Suppressing that strange discomfort, Hilde tried hard to act nonchalant as she followed Jinwoo.

As she just walked following his back, the churning feeling grew stronger.

‘Come to think of it, this is the first time I’m following someone.’

In society, she was always in front of others.

Always standing in a position to help, she thought she had to lead those below her.

And now, she was following her own subordinate staff like a child.

‘Sigh, I shouldn’t be feeling this way.’

The fact that she was weak.

Shin Seom-hwa, who had always lived proudly, found it difficult even to accept it.

“Team Leader!”

Was it because she was lost in thought like that?

She didn’t even hear Jinwoo calling her.

-Fwoosh!

When she came to her senses, some animal had suddenly appeared before her eyes.

A slightly large rabbit with a horn on its head.

“My ability…”

Her hand, reflexively thrust forward, realized before her brain that her magic power was gone.

“Ah.”

If it were the past, a monster like this wouldn’t have been even a match for her.

But the situation is different now.

Her current self didn’t even have the strength to block such a small beast.

Just as the Horned Rabbit’s horn was about to pierce her chest,

-Slicce!

Jinwoo’s dagger, which had reached out unnoticed, shone brightly.

The Horned Rabbit was sliced in half and flew away.

In that moment, her strength gave out, and a sturdy body supported her as she was about to collapse.

Needless to say, it was Kim Jinwoo.

“Are you okay?”

“Ah, yeah.”

For a moment, she felt safe in his embrace.

No, this wasn’t just a fleeting thought.

Unbelievably, her heart was pounding more wildly than ever before.

At the same time, the image of Hilde having sex with Jinwoo last night flashed through her mind.

‘Damn it.’