Chapter 69: It’s Not Me Who’s Trapped Here, It’s You Trapped With Me

‘Ruins.’

Jinwoo was in the base camp he’d set up nearby, doing something he hadn’t done in a while: thinking.

Following the map led him to a large ruin right before his eyes.

And there was even a quest to investigate the place.

▶ Ruin Exploration

-Content: Having completed the island’s map, you discovered ruins on the uninhabited island at the end of your exploration. Explore the ruins and find the hidden secrets!

-Reward: Dimensional Travel Key, ???

Honestly, he had a rational suspicion that the System had guided him here.

Still, he couldn’t just barge in saying, ‘Wow~ What an exciting exploration!’

Was he supposed to charge in blindly without knowing what was inside?

‘But I can’t just ignore it either.’

The reward was too enticing to just pass up.

The points he got for clearing the map quest were 10,000 points.

Truly an unprecedented reward.

But this quest was for a ‘Dimensional Travel Key’.

Even if he didn’t know exactly what kind of magic key it was,

It certainly gave off the vibe that it was related to escaping the uninhabited island, didn’t it?

At the very least, it was clearly a clue.

“Why are you agonizing over it when you know that?”

As he was lost in thought, Shin Seom-hwa spoke to him.

She was resting her head on Hilde’s lap.

Maybe it was because they’d gotten much closer after the last 3P.

Excluding the formal speech, the two had become like sisters.

“Nothing will change just because you worry about it anyway.”

“I also think Seom-hwa-ssi is right.”

Hilde nodded.

“You know this island is strange. Being cautious is Master’s strength, but I think now is the time to challenge it.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. And…..”

Hilde looked at Jinwoo and gave a bright smile.

“If we weren’t here, Master would have entered the ruins without much hesitation, wouldn’t you?”

Jinwoo didn’t answer, but she was right.

Honestly, he didn’t care if he died because of his own quest.

But now, he had Hilde and Shin Seom-hwa.

He wouldn’t say arrogant things like ‘I’ll take responsibility for them…’

But he couldn’t push them into danger either.

“More importantly, both Seom-hwa-ssi and I want to leave this uninhabited island just as much.”

“Hilde, you too?”

“Heh-heh, I want to see Master’s hometown.”

Shin Seom-hwa nodded, stroking Hilde’s smooth thigh.

When did she become so easygoing?

“Right, I’m grateful just to have survived being stranded on this island, but still, it can’t beat 21st-century Korea.”

With the two of them saying this much, he couldn’t just keep worrying.

Finally, Jinwoo nodded too.

“Alright. Let’s go to the ruins. But only after we’re fully prepared.”

Actually, ‘preparation’ wasn’t anything grand.

Most necessary items had already been prepared before departure,

And most importantly, Jinwoo had his inventory.

Rather, Jinwoo’s preparation was closer to preparing for ‘the case where something happens to him’.

“Even with preservation treatment, I don’t know how long this will last?”

“Still, it should last a few days, right?”

He had packed water, food, weapons, and various tools at the base camp.

The items here alone should be enough to last several days.

“Both of you, take this too before entering the ruins.”

“What’s this?”

What Jinwoo handed out was a leather pouch with its opening tied shut with a string.

“It’s like a survival kit. I’ve put in water, food, a knife, and various other things. So that you won’t have any problems even if you get separated from me.”

For convenience, Jinwoo carried everything except essential weapons.

Well, the two of them aren’t the type to die just because they don’t have these things, but…

It wouldn’t hurt to have them, just in case.

“When did you prepare this?”

“Your safety is the top priority, no matter what. I always keep this much prepared.”

It would be better if they didn’t have to use it, though.

Because you never know what might happen inside the ruins.

At the very least, to prevent a situation where Hilde and Shin Seom-hwa failed to survive because he wasn’t there-

This was made to prevent just that.

“This will help with survival. Don’t worry about me if I disappear; you two should prioritize your own survival.”

“…….”

“…….”

The two who received the leather pouches wore strange expressions.

Just then, Hilde carefully raised her hand.

“Um, Master.”

“Yeah?”

“May I kiss Master?”

“Huh?”

No further words were really needed.

It seemed like she wasn’t asking for permission in the first place,

Because Hilde suddenly hugged Jinwoo tightly and stole his lips.

“………”

It was a sudden but natural kiss.

It wasn’t an aggressive kiss involving tongues.

It was more like pressing their lips together for a while, sharing affection while embracing.

But when they broke apart, Hilde looked down at him with a lustful expression.

“Haa, I can’t help it.”

Then, Shin Seom-hwa also sighed and started taking off her clothes.

Rustle, the fabric fell away.

Soon, even her black underwear came off, leaving her naked.

“I didn’t expect you’d have something like this prepared. Let’s just call it a performance bonus.”

“If not now, then when else will we have the opportunity?”

Hilde also casually unbuttoned her shirt.

For some reason, both seemed fully prepared.

Before he knew it, he was surrounded by two beauties.

As the two women with magnificent bodies revealed themselves side-by-side,

His erection involuntarily sprang up.

“I’m a little flustered, but… this is nice, too.”

Of course, Jinwoo wasn’t one to refuse a prepared meal.

Soon, the bodies of the three were entangled.

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After the short workout, the two women had slightly flushed faces.

Leading the beauties, Jinwoo entered the ruins.

Considering how prepared they were, the ruins weren’t much.

No eerie voices suddenly sounded,

Nor were there any arrow traps installed in the walls.

What appeared instead was-

“Goblins.”

“Goblins.”

“Should we kill them?”

“Let’s.”

It was just the goblins they’d met countless times before.

He wondered if he’d really get the title Goblin Slayer at this rate.

They were even Shamans or just ordinary goblins, nothing particularly special.

“I figured as much from how many there were outside, but this really seems to be the central hub for goblins.”

“Are they guarding this place? What could possibly be inside?”

It seemed certain that something important was inside, at least.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a quest, nor would there be goblins.

‘But for something like that, the security is quite lax.’

It’s ruins that give 10,000P just for discovering them?

The party continued exploring the ruins and moved forward.

Goblins attacked intermittently, but that was it.

They weren’t particularly dangerous.

Just as Jinwoo was thinking that the 12 or so scenarios he’d considered were a waste of time-

They finally came face-to-face with a wall.

“…….Is this it?”

Shin Seom-hwa tilted her head.

It was a short sentence, but everyone understood its meaning.

“Hmm, I feel like there might be something more.”

The quest completion notification hadn’t popped up yet.

It meant there was at least one more secret.

“Shall we try breaking things around here?”

Hilde asked assertively.

It was a bit radical, but a reasonable suggestion given the situation.

They might have to thoroughly search the ruins, even if it took time.

“First, let’s retrace our steps in case we missed something. We can think about it after we get out.”

As he said that, Jinwoo knocked on the wall, thump thump.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, his body tilted sideways.

It took him a moment to realize he had passed through the wall.

“Huh?”

Jinwoo turned back to the wall he had entered through, looking bewildered.

He knocked again, but before him was just a solid, ordinary wall.

“Hilde? Team Leader?”

He called out just in case, but there was no answer.

It was when Jinwoo frowned and took out Adol from his inventory.

“It’s no use, no matter how much you try.”

His body froze at the sudden voice.

Because that voice belonged to someone he knew.

“This room is completely sealed off from the outside. For your information, once it closes, no one can leave for a week.”

Jinwoo slowly turned his head.

He had actually thought something like this might happen someday.

The moment he saw Shin Seom-hwa, that possibility first came to mind,

And honestly, he had even hoped for it to some extent.

But he never expected to meet her here, in this situation.

“Han So-young.”

He spoke her name after quite a long time.

“It’s been a while, Sunbae.”

A young, beautiful woman with dyed blonde hair smiled.

A junior from the company he used to work at.

And one of the bitches who framed him.

“I have so many things I want to ask you… it seems like I’ll have more questions than I initially thought.”

Han So-young was sitting on a chair in the center of the room,

And for some reason, she was wearing attire like a saintess.

No, was that really a saintess?

Her chest was half-exposed, and her sides had gaping holes.

The side slits were so extreme, it looked like her panties were about to show.

What should I call that? A ‘Saint-whore’?

“Oh my, don’t stare so intently at someone’s body just because you’re horny?”

Han So-young provocatively crossed her legs.

“I’m no longer the junior learning under you, Sunbae, you know? Ah, even if I hadn’t been stranded, that was over anyway, wasn’t it?”

“I’m not interested in your body either. If it’s eye candy you’re after, I’ve got plenty right here.”

It was the moment Jinwoo stepped forward, revealing killing intent.

Suddenly, a message window popped up.

【Han So-young is activating ‘Saintess’s Sanctuary’!】

【You cannot attack the Saintess within the Sanctuary!】

【The Saintess can use divine powers within the Sanctuary!】

“What is this?”

Jinwoo frowned.

He tried to ignore it and move forward, but he couldn’t move as if blocked by something.

As if there were an invisible wall.

“Still can’t grasp the situation?”

Han So-young slowly got up from her seat.

Then she spun around once, as if showing off her outfit.

“I gained great power upon coming to this uninhabited island. Over 40 goblins guard these ruins for me. I don’t know how you got here through whatever hole, but Sunbae, how much have you grown… Pfft!”

Han So-young burst into laughter after seeing the knife Jinwoo was holding.

“I thought you’d at least be holding a sword or spear. Is that all you have? Even my goblin subordinates don’t use weapons like that.”

Han So-young slowly approached him.

“Well, I was getting tired of playing queen anyway. I’ll take you as a subordinate. Of course, I need to educate that arrogant look first-“

“Domain Declaration.”

Clang!!

Suddenly, the sound of something shattering echoed through the air.

【’Behold the Emperor’s Imperial Tablet’ has been activated!】

【The Emperor’s Domain and the Saintess’s Domain are colliding!】

【The colliding Domains have canceled each other out!】

【The effects of the canceled Domains are automatically nullified!】

“……Huh?”

Han So-young’s eyes widened.

Because she couldn’t comprehend the current situation.

“You seem to be mistaken about something.”

Leaving Han So-young like that,

Thump.

Jinwoo took a step forward again.

Unlike before, nothing was blocking him.

“It’s not me who’s trapped here with you, it’s you who’s trapped here with me.”