Chapter 47

Chapter 47

I Installed a Dating App and Girls from Another World Became Obsessed with Me.

Episode 47: Gate (12)

After finishing our morning sex and late breakfast, a heavy silence hung between us.

“…Hey.”

“Huh?”

Just when the awkwardness was about to kill me, Choi Hye-na spoke first, with a complex expression.

“What happened last night was an accident. Forget it all when we get out of the gate.”

Even as she said that, her face flushed red as she recalled last night’s events.

And judging by the trembling in her eyes, it was obvious who would be unable to forget.

“Then, what about when you said, ‘Honey, I’m so tired, can’t we rest for a bit?’”

“Kyaaah!!”

Thwack! I was hit by the spoon Choi Hye-na threw.

“Forget it! Forget it! I said forget it!!”

As punishment for my slip of the tongue, I had to endure her furious kicks.

After two rounds of kicks, Choi Hye-na seemed to calm down, carefully picking up her spoon and silently continuing her meal.

“By the way, where’s Wendigo?”

“…Asleep.”

Choi Hye-na said that they were currently in a temporary contract.

She didn’t know how she, who was unsuitable as a spirit summoner, had managed to make a contract with Wendigo.

“But Wendigo won’t attack us like last time.”

Well, judging by her reaction this morning, it seemed she wouldn’t attack us even without a contract.

“Are you going to make a formal contract?”

“I don’t know. I’m a novice when it comes to spirits… It would be nice if we could make a formal contract, but I don’t know if she’ll agree…”

Spirit summoners were extremely rare.

There were only about thirty in the entire country.

As a result, there were very few people who tried to delve deeply into spirits, and it wasn’t a mandatory subject, so even if you were born into a prestigious magic family like Choi Hye-na, they didn’t teach you about spirits.

“Anyway, even a temporary contract is a contract. Can’t we borrow her power until we escape the gate?”

“…I don’t know about that either. It seems like we don’t know the terms of the contract. Or maybe she does. Even if she lends us her power, she’ll demand a hefty price.”

“We have a price.”

“What is it?”

I proudly pointed to my lower body.

“…You’re probably the only human in the world who’s had sex with a spirit.”

“She seemed to enjoy it.”

“…It’s my body!!”

Pow!!

I had good news and bad news.

The good news was that there were only two days left until the gate opened, and the bad news was that Wendigo’s appearance had significantly increased the possibility that this gate was B-grade or higher.

We weren’t going to fight the boss, so it didn’t matter, but if another B-grade magic beast appeared, one of us could die.

‘We can’t just hide in the shelter until the gate opens.’

The opening of the gate meant that a gate break would occur, and all the magic beasts inside would flood into Earth.

Of course, countless skilled people would be prepared outside, but the problem was us.

To minimize combat during our escape, we had to clear the magic beasts around our shelter from time to time.

Of course, we considered waiting until all the magic beasts had left and then raiding the empty gate, but Choi Hye-na strongly advised against it, saying it was crazy.

-The outside world must be in chaos right now, with a B-grade or higher gate suddenly appearing in the middle of the city.

Choi Hye-na identified the best way to handle the gate break while minimizing property damage and casualties.

Full-force firepower.

I had seen it on the news before.

Mages and hunters surrounded the gate and then unleashed a barrage of attacks the moment the gate opened, reducing the number of magic beasts from the start.

If we escaped too early, we would be caught in the crossfire, and if we were too late, we would be discovered by a boss-level magic beast and killed.

In the end, our only chance of survival was to escape the gate before the other magic beasts.

The outside world knew we were trapped here.

Moreover, with Choi Hye-na’s presence and Choi Yeong-ok’s influence, we would have a few minutes of leeway after the gate opened.

We had to exploit that time.

However, the gate break was a disaster that the public feared most.

Even Choi Yeong-ok wouldn’t be able to buy us much time.

We had to be first, because if other magic beasts went out first, our chances of survival would plummet.

It was a death marathon where we had to reach the finish line before anyone else if we wanted to live.

“Is Wendigo still not responding?”

“Sigh… It seems so.”

Wendigo was the key to our escape.

Choi Hye-na’s inexperience as a spirit summoner and the flimsy connection of a temporary contract meant that we couldn’t fully unleash the power of a B-grade magic beast, but it was enough for now.

If Wendigo could distract the magic beasts while we escaped, our escape would be much easier.

The problem was that Wendigo, that damn pig, wasn’t responding to Choi Hye-na’s calls, whether she was still asleep or deliberately ignoring us.

And it had been almost two hours.

“We have no choice. Let’s wait until this evening, and if she still doesn’t wake up, we’ll have to break through on our own.”

“…No, if she doesn’t wake up by this evening, I’ll force her to wake up.”

“Is that possible?”

“I think I can manage.”

Seeing Choi Hye-na’s confident expression, I decided not to ask any further.

I had more important things to worry about.

“5 o’clock, about 200 meters.”

“Confirmed.”

As soon as I finished briefing, Choi Hye-na composed herself and prepared her magic.

Thump- thump-

Ten seconds passed, then thirty seconds, and a huge monster emerged from the increasingly loud vibrations.

“That’s an Ice Troll… isn’t it too big?”

It was a C+-grade magic beast, known to be larger than a White Yeti and more ferocious than an Ice Bear.

With powerful strength, excellent regeneration, and skin resistant to physical attacks, it was undoubtedly a formidable opponent.

However, unlike the higher-grade magic beast Ogre, it didn’t have strong magic resistance on its skin, making it nothing more than a walking target for us.

After confirming the location, direction, and speed of the target, I amplified my mana like Choi Hye-na.

The water element, while weakest in terms of raw power, possessed the advantage of being versatile, allowing for flexible responses in various situations.

In contrast, the fire element, though lacking the adaptability of water, boasted the highest destructive power among all elements.

[Thought Acceleration]

As I activated the newly acquired skill, everything around me, including objects, the environment, and all else, noticeably slowed down.

The snow falling from the sky, the breath escaping my lips, even the movements of my own body.

Now I understood what ‘Thought Acceleration’ truly meant.

In this slowed-down moment, I alone could think as usual.

‘To nearly halve the magic casting time… if this is a rare skill, is Weakness Detection really epic??’

With ‘Thought Acceleration,’ I could now exhibit twice or more the magical prowess I displayed in previous battles.

[Fire Spear]

The magic I was now deploying was the Fire Spear, which I had used in the underground dungeon.

Of course, its power and speed were incomparably greater, now exuding such heat that it melted all the surrounding snow.

Increased mana, extended casting time, and improved condition from relieving my sexual desires last night.

“If you regenerate after having your head pierced, I’ll acknowledge you.”

Before Choi Hye-na’s magic could be completed, I launched my spear first.

Since water and fire were extremely incompatible, launching them together would only diminish each other’s power.

Kwaang!!

The Fire Spear, tearing through the air at incredible speed, lodged itself directly into the Ice Troll’s brow.

-Kkeueoeok!!!

The Fire Spear exploded upon impact.

I was surprised by its immense power, but the title of a C+ class monster was not mere decoration; it couldn’t be felled with a single spell.

However, I had inflicted significant damage.

[Aqua Rage]

The finishing blow was Choi Hye-na’s responsibility.

Kung-

The troll collapsed, its brain matter scattered by the high-pressure water laser.

Afterward, we collected the mana stones and systematically hunted down the approaching monsters.

Until the sun set.

Another day in the gate passed, but Wendigo remained silent.

With only a day and a few hours left until the gate opened, the final day’s schedule was no different from usual.

Hunting monsters around the hideout and scouting the path to the gate.

Today, we eliminated a considerable number of monsters and returned to the hideout.

Despite a safe day, there was no conversation between us.

Partly due to exhaustion from hunting, but mostly because the scene from earlier in the day was etched in our minds.

Choi Hye-na, in particular, seemed deeply shocked.

While hunting, we felt a tremor and rushed to the hilltop to survey the surroundings.

-W-what is that…?

-…Bullshit.

We witnessed a horde of over 100 monsters, marching in formation towards a destination not far from us.

It was unbelievable to see so many monsters gathered, yet not attacking each other.

It defied my common sense, but Choi Hye-na explained it was due to the boss monster’s control.

Now I understood why so many hunters gathered at the gate scheduled for a gate break, as seen on the news.

This was a calamity.

A calamity that, if unchecked, would devastate an entire city.

“…Can we make it back alive?”

Choi Hye-na’s shoulders trembled as she lay with her back turned.

I quietly embraced her.

Normally, a fist would have flown, but she silently nestled into my arms and fell asleep.

When the sun rose, we would have to break through that army to escape.

I didn’t show it, but I was also a little scared.

Late dawn.

Kwaaaang!!!

“?!”

“Kyaaak?!”

A massive earthquake occurred.

We rushed out of the tent, startled from our sleep.

And we couldn’t believe our eyes.

“…What the hell is that?”

A small mountain was moving, its blue glowing eyes fixed on us.

“A-an Ice Golem… a B-class boss monster…”

Upon seeing its massive form, I couldn’t even contemplate fighting it.

Even if it were a stationary punching bag, I doubted we could bring it down.

As we stood there, stunned, it began to move again.

Kwaaaang!!

Just taking a step caused a massive tremor.

In this snowy mountain region, such a tremor would inevitably lead to a disaster.

Kuuuuuu-

An overwhelming, massive avalanche was unfolding.

The sight of an entire mountain’s worth of snow cascading down snapped me back to reality.

“Hey!”

Having regained my senses, I grabbed Choi Hye-na’s wrist, who was still in a daze, and ran. Only then did she seem to come to her senses and run on her own.

We sprinted against the avalanche, using our mana to boost our speed, but considering the frequent slips and the avalanche’s speed of up to 120km/h.

“Shit!!”

Kwaang!!!

There was no way we could outrun that white wave.