Chapter 33: Just Trying to Be Nice to Her [R-18]

“…Let me make one thing clear. This kind of thing only happens once in a thousand times.”

“Then I’m glad I was here for that one time.”

“Don’t get cocky.”

Ugh, she could just be honest and say thank you…

“I was just nervous because it’s my first time in a C-rank dungeon.”

“What did you say?”

The shocking revelation made me freeze on the spot.

My voice rose, even though it was the middle of the night and zombies could be listening from anywhere.

“Why didn’t you tell me? That it was your first time.”

“You didn’t ask.”

“But when I asked if you could handle a B-rank dungeon…!”

“Well, I’m A-rank, so shouldn’t I be able to handle a B-rank?”

…Hmph.

No wonder she seemed a bit clumsy. This girl…

“Do you even have a Hunter license?”

“No.”

Good grief.

I realized a critical fact. Yuuna was a B-rank pro Hunter, but Stella’s rank wasn’t certified by the Hunter Association.

It was just a comprehensive evaluation rank given by the academy.

“Show me your status window.”

“Why should I? That’s an invasion of privacy.”

“Hurry up.”

I checked Stella’s stats.

Strength『5』
Agility『14』
Stamina『6』
Dexterity『35』
(Hidden)Magic『255』

Oh, for crying out loud…

I hadn’t realized it since my stats had been rising evenly as I leveled up, but it looked like Stella had focused so obsessively on magic that her stats were completely lopsided.

Was the reason she couldn’t resist when I pinned her down at home simply because she was weak?

Not because she was caught off guard?

“What. You got a problem?”

“…You’re bad at RPGs, aren’t you?”

“Why are you suddenly asking about that? …Aren’t games for losers who waste their lives? What does that have to do with me?”

Stella had no sense of strategy. She was narrow-minded, too.

She must have always solo-queued, so she probably never even realized what she was lacking.

In dungeons with nothing but swarms of goblins, she could just overwhelm them with her firepower to shorten the clear time…

Maybe it was a decent strategy, since she could clear D-rank dungeons multiple times in the time it took others to clear one, earning a huge profit.

“Didn’t you ever think it might be dangerous if you get caught in a trap like this, or if an enemy suddenly gets close?”

“I just have to deal with them before that happens.”

“That kind of thinking…”

“Ah, stop nagging! Who do you think you are, suddenly meddling in my life?”

Ugh. I really want to flick her forehead…

“I’ve done just fine like this until now! Don’t you dare… Don’t you dare start acting like my brother all of a sudden!”

“…Is that so? What if I left you here?”

“……”

“You think you could handle it alone?”

For a moment, a flicker of anxiety crossed Stella’s eyes.

I felt a pang of regret.

That was an immature response, knowing full well she’d be scared.

I, too, had blindly trusted her A-rank title and led her into a dangerous dungeon.

This was a completely different situation from when I was with the pro Hunter, Yuuna.

There was definitely a part of this that I had to take responsibility for.

Leaving her here just to teach her a lesson is out of the question…

Just then, I sensed a presence behind me.

Bang!

Holding the flashlight and pistol in a cross-grip, I identified the target and blew its head off the moment I saw it.

Personality Excretion!

So, zombies have personalities too.

No need for a kill confirmation, then…

But the gunshot echoed through the city, and low moans of 「Uuuuuhhh」 rose from all directions, frightening Stella.

“Eek…”

I don’t think I have time to be making onaholes.

We needed to move. Fast.

“I’ll help you up.”

“I can walk on my own… Ouch…!”

“Don’t push yourself. We came to clear this dungeon together, so rely on me for now.”

“……”

In the end, Stella took my hand and stood up.

As we fled together, I picked off the approaching zombies with my gun.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

And Stella had already killed so many of them…

Zombies are terrifying because of their numbers.

Individually, they were probably weaker than orcs since they just walked slowly…

But when they started forming a wall with their bodies, it became incredibly creepy.

“Is there a way to retire from a dungeon midway through?”

“It’s possible if you have a ‘Black Delusion Wing’…”

I don’t have a rare item I’ve never even heard of…!

It was tough moving with a heavy crossbody bag and Stella to support, but this was no time to complain.

“I’ll take care of the ones that pile up.”

Crackle!

Stella unleashed a torrent of red electricity, burning the zombies to a crisp.

Good.

I used the opening to get inside a safer building.

It was just as dark in here, but it was in better condition than the last place.

Still, it was a collapsed, dark, and cramped space.

“I think we need to find the boss and take it out.”

Dragging the injured Stella around would only make her wound worse.

I had no choice but to settle this with ‘Personality Excretion.’

Stella, sitting on a pile of rubble, had a strange look on her face.

She’d been like this for a while now…

Was she scared of the zombies?

“Stella? Are you okay?”

“……”

I shone the flashlight lightly around her body and saw her shoulders were trembling.

Her face was pale…

“Hey, what’s wrong? Tell me. Did a zombie scratch you or something?”

If so, would Stella turn into a zombie? What should I do?

“What are you going to do if I become a zombie? Kill me?”

“I’d lock you up so you can’t bite me, then go look for the boss.”

“I wasn’t bitten. But… why… it’s not even the right day…”

“……”

The right day?

She’s not feeling well. Her cycle is off.

Could it be…

The moment I pointed the flashlight at her legs, Stella jumped in shock and yelled.

“Don’t!”

“Ah, sorry…”

“Don’t you ever do that.”

“……”

When it rains, it pours.

It seemed Stella had gotten her period. You could argue it wasn’t a big deal given the situation, but…

From a girl’s perspective, isn’t this a huge deal?

Stella’s shame, in particular, was beyond words.

“…I want to die. Today is literally the worst day of my life.”

“You don’t have… any pads?”

“……”

She shook her head.

She hadn’t brought anything with her, so of course she wouldn’t have sanitary pads.

Neither did I, obviously. I never imagined I’d need something like that inside a dungeon.

“The worst… This is the absolute worst… sob…”

“Calm down…”

“How can I be calm? Why, why did you have to suddenly barge into my life…”

My sister’s hysterics stabbed me in the chest.

“Let’s take a breather first.”

I took out a bottle of water and handed it to Stella.

I also broke a thick chocolate bar, meant for replenishing calories, in half.

“Eating something sweet might make you feel a little better.”

Stella glared at me resentfully, then devoured the chocolate bar and held out her hand.

“Give me another one.”

“Haha…”

I unwrapped another one and gave it to her.

From my experience, a dungeon is only cleared once the boss is defeated…

Stella was in the worst possible condition.

She had the power to take on 300 zombies by herself, but the fact that she was no different from a regular girl if ambushed weighed on my mind.

Should I go take care of the boss alone?

Leaving the anxious Stella behind…

“……”

“…What’s with the gun?”

“Huh?”

Stella suddenly asked me a question.

“For a perennial D-rank, you’re carrying a weapon that doesn’t suit you… But you use it surprisingly well.”

I couldn’t tell if it was a criticism or a compliment…

It seemed Stella was also incredibly confused.

Was it because she was getting so much help from the brother she’d always treated like an insect?

“It’s my main weapon. A Glock 19.”

Its malfunction rate had dropped significantly.

That was thanks to raising my Dexterity stat. My overall evaluation was D, but that was only because it hadn’t been updated yet.

My stats had risen to a level where I could pull my own weight in a C-rank dungeon.

Was that why?

I had just protected Stella and brought her here without a second thought, but it seemed to have left a deep impression on her.

“…For a pathetic D-rank… you’re so cocky.”

Her tone lacked the aggressive bite it had before.

Getting her period in a place like this must have completely shattered her mental state…

I wanted to do something, anything, to help.

If there were any buildings left standing, I could try raiding a convenience store.

But this apocalyptic city felt like a thousand years had passed since the world ended. It didn’t seem possible to find something like that in the field.

It was then.

“A zombie?”

I immediately adopted a Harris-style grip, crossing the flashlight and pistol, and scanned the corner.

There, I saw a gaunt figure carrying a large bundle.

It was moving deeper into the building, as if it hadn’t noticed us.

“Stella. Wait here for a second.”

“Wh-where are you going?”

“Not far. I can be back in 30 seconds.”

“…Okay. Don’t go far.”

I had to check what that thing was.

If it was the boss, I’d take it out immediately… Wait a minute.

[Activating 「Insight – Red」]

[Demon Merchant]
[Faceless Old Man]
[An unknown being that has wandered the realm of death for 4,000 years. Its power is comparable to an SS-rank Hunter.]

“Hey!”

I called out to the Demon Merchant, still aiming my gun.

You sell things that exist in this world, and things that don’t, right?

The old man who turned around was wearing a hood, but just as the description said, he truly seemed to have no face.

“…You’re not the goblin guy, but you’re a merchant too, right?”

“That, is… correct…”

“By any chance, do you sell sanitary pads?”

“……”

Damn it. I can’t laugh.

I couldn’t read his expression, which made the atmosphere hard to grasp.

“Do you have sanitary pads? If you’re selling, I’ll buy.”

“……”

Ssk.

The old man’s emaciated arm moved, startling me.

I almost pulled the trigger…

The old man rummaged through his bundle and soon pulled out something white.

It was a pack of sanitary pads with 「A Fresh Feeling♡」 and 「Organic Cotton Cover」 written on it.

“You really sell them…”

He really does have everything. I’ll be damned…

“How much is it?”

The fact that he sold sanitary pads was surprising, but the price was even more shocking.

“112,110 Coins, it is.”

…….

As if he had seen right through my finances, the price of the pads was the exact total number of coins in my student ID account.

“That, is… the value of these pads.”

You’ve got to be kidding me!

Where in the world do they sell pads that expensive? Shit, they wouldn’t be that expensive even if they were made of pure gold!

There was a lot I wanted to say, but it was just as Yuuna had described.

The Demon Merchant was a vicious businessman who exploited people’s desperation.

So, what did it mean that, in his eyes, these sanitary pads held that much value?

Logically, I want to say, ‘Who would buy them at that price?’ but…

Finding sanitary pads in these ruins was structurally impossible.

I had no idea how many hours it would take to clear the dungeon.

It might even take more than a day.

Until then, the only option would be to tell Stella, who was bleeding, to “just bear with it and let it flow.”

Given the circumstances, Stella probably wouldn’t whine about something like that, but…

I want to protect her.

I remembered a post I saw on a community site one day.

A saying that even enemies will lend each other sanitary pads.

That’s how serious of an issue it is for women.

It’s a little expensive, but…

A little? Actually, it wasn’t a little at all.

Considering I had a meal with Hena for 5 Coins, which was about 8,000 won…

The current market price for these pads was 179,376,000 won…

“Can I get a discount?”

“Gweeeeeeeek!! Kweeeeeeeek!!”

The old man threw his arms up and started screeching.

“Alright! I get it!”

Damn it. For fuck’s sake!

I must be the only person in the world running an errand for 170 million won sanitary pads.

“Just asking, but you wouldn’t happen to be selling any medicine that heals wounds in a flash, would you?”

“I only sell, pads…”

He didn’t say he doesn’t have it. Fuck…

“How about you throw in a change of underwear as a service? Deal?”

“…Fine…”

The faceless old man took out a set of white underwear.

I really want to just snatch that whole bundle…

[Coin payment has been processed.]
[The Demon Merchant is leaving the field…]

“I’m back.”

Had she been crying? Stella’s eyes were red.

“Oh.”

[「Onahole Aptitude Analysis」]
[Stella]
[Conquest Difficulty – B(strikethrough) None] [Onahole Aptitude: A-rank]
[Virgin] [Underwear – Cute, chick-yellow underwear set]
[Onahole Trait (★) – A little sister’s pussy that’s delicious after some ‘re-education’♡ The exquisite tightness of a tsundere little sister’s pussy, wrapping flawlessly around a cock♡]
[She has a pretty face but suffers from severe misandry. An honor student at Essol Academy with excellent talent and immense potential. She has a sharp tongue, is quick to put up her thorns, and has always been lonely due to her difficult personality.

She becomes helpless when her weakness is exploited. Can be tamed and trained with a single rape♡ Once she recognizes her brother as a higher-ranking male, she also possesses a docile nature, never defying him.]

…

“What’s… that in your hand?”

Haha, I guess this was the reason I spent 170 million won on sanitary pads.

“Picked it up on the way.”

The ultimate display of bravado.

This is what a cool older brother I am.

“……”

Stella was prone to spewing insults, arrogantly looked down on others because she was A-rank, and was especially merciless to the brother she hated.

And yet, she was full of weaknesses, so much so that even Serena knew all her vulnerabilities.

A lonely, slender, blonde girl who, in truth, wanted a dependable older brother.

And on top of that, her stats are specialized in magic. Fated to be caught by her perverted D-rank brother, unable to escape, and forced to be raped.

What a perfect design for an eroge heroine.

Just like the lovely Serena who only had eyes for her brother, Stella seemed destined to be the heroine who would be brutally raped and then prostrate herself at her brother’s feet, begging for forgiveness.

Such vulgar sex appeal.

It was En’s usual handiwork, so it wasn’t particularly strange.

But today, I just wanted to protect her.

I just wanted to be nice to her.

“You picked it up? Underwear… and sanitary pads?”

“Yeah. I found them.”

I could just picture En telling me to choke and rape this cocky, blonde tsundere.

No wonder the pads were so valuable.

If I could properly reconcile with Stella, I no longer felt it was a waste.

“Thank you.”

Stella began to cry, thick tears streaming down her face as if she were collapsing.

As if she were deeply relieved, as if she had realized for the first time that I was on her side.

Stella spoke, her words choked with sobs.

“…Thank you, Oppa.”

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Translated By: Meher (RaidenTL)

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