Chapter 4: Appointed as Hunter’s Lust Manager (4)

『I Have Been Appointed as a Hunter Lust Manager. If you wish to check the details, please review the information below.

View Details >>』

Until the absurd message that popped up on my smartphone screen changed into this introduction, I stared blankly at the screen, lost in thought.

‘Hunter Lust Manager? What in the world is that?’

The bizarre title, evident from the words themselves, naturally conjured all sorts of questions in my mind.

Because, just based on the initial impression, it was a combination of words that felt downright violent.

…No, the thing I should be paying attention to isn’t this weird word combination in the first place, but the more important phrase that came before it. Because it felt like I had suddenly witnessed a phrase I had desperately wished for over nearly 10 years.

“Awakening?”

If I hadn’t misread what momentarily flashed on the screen, it was definitely something along the lines of confirming the conditions for awakening.

‘Is someone playing a prank on me?’

It was quite unbelievable that I, who couldn’t awaken even after grinding away for nearly 5 years at the Hunter Training High School, would suddenly awaken while lazing around at home playing on my smartphone.

Of course, it was possible that those past 5 years were included in the awakening conditions. Because, originally, the conditions for a Hunter’s awakening were practically non-existent anywhere in the world.

Still, if I was going to awaken like this, perhaps all the hardship I went through wasn’t necessary…

‘No, no. Conditions or whatever, that’s not what’s important right now.’

I almost succumbed to the nihilistic thoughts digging into my mind, but snapping back to my senses, I clicked the ‘View Details’ button on my smartphone.

Although there was a possibility that someone had played a prank or hacked my smartphone, even considering those factors, the allure of the two words ‘awakening’ was overwhelmingly sweet.

As soon as I pressed the smartphone button, the 5-inch screen switched, and against a sky-blue background, the explanation for ‘Hunter Lust Manager’ began to appear first.

『A considerable number of female Hunters in this world share the same concern, one of which is sexual desire, corresponding to the three most fundamental human instincts.

Though they constantly risk their lives on the battlefield, awakening their instincts as females who wish to leave offspring countless times a day, Hunters cannot easily satisfy their desires due to their social standing.

Sex without genuine affection cannot fully resolve sexual desire. Therefore, the female Hunters of this world awkwardly resolve their accumulating sexual desires through insufficient self-gratification every night.

Please help resolve their sexual desires and strive to relieve the Hunters’ stress!

The Hunter Lust Manager is given several rewards, including ‘Awakening Points,’ each time they resolve a Hunter’s sexual desire. Please refer to the next page for details.』

Although the rather lengthy message seemed intent on conveying something, stretching out the explanation, it could ultimately be summarized in one line.

‘Become a gigolo who satisfies Hunters’ sexual desires, and receive ‘Awakening Points’ in return.’

Although the expression became a bit crude, this was probably the most perfect summary. They must be trying to persuade me with such a long explanation, saying it in a more refined way.

Depending on what these Awakening Points were, it would determine whether my ability was something I could use as a Hunter or if I would simply become a officially recognized gigolo by the world, so I immediately turned the smartphone screen to the next page to check the usage of the Awakening Points.

『Skill Unlock >>

Point Shop (Disabled)

Current Hunter Lust Manager Roster (Disabled)

Find Nearby Hunters >>』

Several options were still disabled, perhaps this was a screen that would activate the more I utilized my awakened ability.

Making such guesses, I started clicking on the parts I could access one by one.

『Skill Unlock

※You can level up skills using Awakening Points. Some skills can only be unlocked after completing prerequisite skills.

Currently Available Skills: 3

Swordsmanship Lv. 1: 0/100

Fire Magic Lv. 1: 0/100

Recovery Lv. 1: 0/100』

These were the three most basic skills one might associate with a Hunter.

It seemed that other skills, besides these three, couldn’t be used even if I gathered Awakening Points, so it was quite a restrictive awakened ability considering I had strived to awaken as a Hunter for nearly 10 years.

Of course, compared to other male Hunters who never even awakened in their lifetime, I had at least gotten the ball rolling, so perhaps such restrictions were natural.

Seeing that all three skills could be unlocked for 100 points each, my first priority would be to gather 100 points above all else.

Therefore, after pressing the back button in the Skill Unlock screen, I immediately clicked the ‘Find Nearby Hunters’ button to move to the next screen.

This is probably a feature designed to help me find Hunters whose sexual desires I can satisfy to earn points, and then gather those points.

My guess was indeed spot on. As soon as I clicked the ‘Find Nearby Hunters’ button, a satellite map centered on me appeared on the screen, and several red heart symbols moving around it indicated how to use this feature.

『The number written above the heart signifies the estimated points you can earn by satisfying sexual desire.

The more desire accumulated in the other party, the higher the estimated points, and if their desire is not properly satisfied, you might not earn any points.

Estimated points are influenced by the target’s accumulated sexual desire, whether you can satisfy their sexual preferences in their preferred way, and their level of affection towards the Hunter Lust Manager.』

After hearing this and checking the few hearts moving around my house, I could confirm that most would yield about 20-30 points per act.

“30 points for one sex session… Seems a bit stingy.”

It was quite a limited ability, considering it was telling me to become a gigolo who offered his dick to any Hunter in a world where chastity concepts were reversed.

Especially since it would take sleeping with four or five strangers to barely unlock one skill.

I was a bit disappointed that after finally succeeding in awakening as a Hunter, I obtained such an inefficient ability.

Of course, if I could awaken even like this, it was definitely better than having nothing.

After all, I didn’t possess conservative notions about chastity like the typical men in this world, and I was willing to earn points through sex if the conditions were met.

“I guess I just have to try it for now.”

Doubting the value of my awakened ability could wait for later; for now, it was time to adapt to reality.

Whatever the ability entailed, it was the awakened ability I had longed for.

It was unacceptable to have gained power and do nothing.

There were countless other male Hunters or aspiring male Hunters who didn’t even have this kind of awakened ability and remained stuck at Rank D their entire lives.

For me, who possessed different sexual values than the average man, receiving such an ability was actually an opportunity.

With that thought, I was about to head towards the Hunter with the highest points nearby, a 35-pointer, when suddenly, a heart of exceptional size appeared and began moving within the satellite map.

“8…80 points?!”

The moment I saw the abnormally large heart moving on the screen, which had only shown numbers around 20 to 30, I hastily started preparing to go out.

Because the thought that I absolutely could not miss that one flashed through my mind.

If I could somehow secure that one, I would have enough points to unlock the first skill, even if I picked anyone afterwards.

Furthermore, it meant I could finally ‘awaken’ in the true sense and utilize my awakened ability, instead of just staring at this joke of a smartphone screen.

It meant the future I had so desperately wanted-entering dungeons and hunting monsters-was just around the corner.

Naturally, my steps became hurried accordingly.

Although I hesitated slightly at the fact that she was a woman whose face I didn’t even know, if someone had 80 points worth of sexual desire, her face wasn’t important at all.

‘I don’t know how much 80 points really is, but compared to the other women around, she definitely has strong sexual desire.

‘Perhaps seducing her won’t be too difficult.’

Although I had no prior experience in seducing women, I felt it would probably be fine.

In this world, my face wasn’t exceptionally handsome, but it wasn’t noticeably ugly either.

Besides, if a woman had a lot of pent-up sexual desire, she would want a man that much more.

Just as I got out of bed to change into my going-out clothes for the first time in a while, the 80-point ‘big shot’ on my smartphone began moving towards me in a strangely peculiar way.

“Huh?”

It was approaching me along the shortest path so naturally that it didn’t seem like mere coincidence.

It was enough to make me entertain uneasy thoughts.

Could it be that this awakened ability, Hunter Lust Manager, also affects other nearby Hunters?

Have I truly become an officially recognized gigolo sanctioned by my awakened ability?

As such ominous thoughts swirled in my head, the someone with 80 points passed through my house’s main gate with utter naturalness.

“Wait, how on earth….”

I hurriedly checked our main gate from my room window and saw the iron gate, which had just been opened, swinging back and forth.

I felt relieved that they hadn’t broken down the door or climbed over it.

Because some Hunters possessed such monstrous strength or physical abilities.

More importantly, as far as I knew, only two people had a spare key to my house…

-Click.

With the sound of the front door opening, the 80-point heart that passed through the main gate entered the house.

And at the same time, hearing a familiar voice from downstairs, I could quietly sigh with relief, calming my suddenly pounding heart.

“Taekyung-ah, I’m home~!”

…I wondered who it was coming all the way into the house, but it was just Kang Hye-eun, my childhood friend who lives next door.

I almost mistakenly thought someone had broken into my house.

Hye-eun had copies of our house’s main gate and front door keys, and besides, she visited two or three times a week anyway.

Since living alone had many potential anxieties.

Still, I had entrusted copies of my house keys to Hye-eun and her mother, whom I could trust, so it was natural she could enter without any issues at the gate or front door.

Most importantly, I felt relieved that it wasn’t a future where my awakened ability, Hunter Lust Manager, would be exposed, leading to me being sexually exploited by hundreds of Hunters 24/7.

I absolutely did not want that.

…Wait a second.

“…Kang Hye-eun is 80 points?”

Snapping back to reality belatedly, I was astonished by the even more unbelievable reality and hurriedly rushed downstairs.

I absolutely could not miss this opportunity that felt like it was bestowed upon me by the heavens.