Chapter 82: Interlocking Gears (3)

Han Min-ah, an Awakened ability user of the Animal-type, possessed an excellent crisis detection ability.

While this animalistic intuition ability was something most general Animal-type Awakened users possessed.

Among them, Han Min-ah was one of the Awakened users who handled this ability best.

Especially, the field most specialized for her among this intuition ability was none other than the killing intent detection ability.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that thanks to this ability, Han Min-ah and the Sky-blue Shield she belonged to had saved their lives several times.

Han Min-ah’s killing intent detection ability, which had raised her rank from potentially stopping at B-rank to A-rank.

That ability suddenly began to activate along her nape.

The problem was that the ability began to activate not inside the dungeon, but merely on her commute to the company.

“W-what is it…? Something feels strange…?”

Since her own killing intent detection ability, which had always activated only after entering the dungeon until now, suddenly activated from her commute to work today.

Han Min-ah felt a little strangeness from the completely different chilling sensation compared to usual.

“Does it perhaps mean I shouldn’t go to work…?”

As a modern person, how many people would really like going to work itself, though.

Because it was the first time she felt such a strong aversion towards going to work itself, Han Min-ah felt an indescribable, strange bewilderment.

Even her physical condition wasn’t tired and had been very good for several days straight.

Except for days right before collapsing from exhaustion, holidays were practically a non-existent word for her.

She couldn’t just take time off simply because she felt a little unwell.

Moreover, today was a regular work day when all party members gathered.

If she, the scout, were absent, it would cause trouble for all party members, so she couldn’t postpone going to work.

If this uneasy feeling doesn’t subside even after going to the company, then let’s report it to Kang Hye-eun, the party leader.

Along with that thought, Han Min-ah moved her stopped steps again towards the company.

Soon after, she could immediately grasp who the source of that killing intent directed towards herself was.

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“Hmm.”

After seeing Hye-eun off as she changed into her work attire and stepped out our front door.

Before going to work, I lastly opened the system window to organize the points and achievements obtained over the past two days.

First of all, not to mention obtaining points close to 400 from two instances of sex.

Because I also had to check the content of the system notification window I had casually dismissed the night before last.

As soon as I brought up the Hunter Lust Management System before my eyes while having such thoughts.

Suddenly, three system windows appeared first before my eyes.

『Hunter Kang Hye-eun’s favorability is at the highest level』

『A special reward related to Hunter Kang Hye-eun has been given』

『An awakened ability related to Hunter Kang Hye-eun has been unlocked』

Looking at it, it seems the notification windows that appeared right after having sex with Hye-eun the night before last have reappeared.

Usually, notification windows containing content like how many points were obtained wouldn’t reappear once deleted, but

Seeing that they were showing them again deliberately, it probably means the content is that important.

Even so, it probably wasn’t information that needed urgent checking to the extent of breaking the afterglow of sharing love with Hye-eun.

After firmly remembering the content of the three notification windows and moving past the screen, today’s Hunter Lust Management System window had many strangely sparkling items.

『Skill Unlock (NEW!) >>

Point Shop (NEW!) >>

Achieved Achievements (NEW!) >>

Current Lust Management Hunter List (NEW!) >>

Find Nearby Hunters >>

Remaining Awakened Points: 515』

I hesitated for a moment about what to enter first, but for now, I moved to the fourth item, the ‘Current Lust Management Hunter List’ menu.

Since three notification windows related to Hye-eun had appeared, I felt the need to check her profile once in the hunter list for now.

『001.

Name: Kang Hye-eun

Awakened Ability: Warrior of the Guardian Shield

Current Estimated Points Gained: 20

Current Location (Check) (Summon)

Current Favorability: 80』

Her video avatar, which was her work attire, or in other words, awakened attire, appeared on the left side of the window.

On the right side of the window, Hye-eun’s profile information continued lengthily downwards.

My eyes, which were slowly reading downwards, stopped right at her favorability section.

With some doubt, I quietly mumbled the number that appeared in the ‘Current Favorability’ item.

“…80?”

Clearly, it seemed to have stopped at around 60 even when I last checked before.

The magnitude of 80 was, to be honest, a drastic rise to an unbelievable degree.

If I recall what the system had explained last time clearly.

Because the system said the highest value of favorability it showed was 100, and the lowest was -100.

If it’s 80, it was favorability enough to say it’s the highest level, but

Actually, the only thing said when I met her two days ago was confessing the sins I had committed against Hye-eun, an embarrassing memory, so it was inevitable that doubt would arise about exactly which part this level of favorability had risen from.

Because it was a confession I had brought up, even prepared for the possibility that my favorability would decrease until then.

Wondering if it was an error, I checked the favorability of other Lust Management Hunters too, but the other hunters were showing quite expected values.

『Name: Cha Yuri

Current Favorability: 50』

『Name: Do Sihee

Current Favorability: 65』

『Name: Han Min-ah

Current Favorability: 55』

For now, Cha Yuri was showing a slightly increased value compared to after our first meeting.

This was the first time checking the favorability for the other two people.

If there was one peculiarity, was it perhaps the fact that Do Sihee, whose connection was the shortest among the remaining three people, recorded the highest value excluding Hye-eun?

Anew, I could feel how obsessed the heiress of that Dokyung Group was with me.

She must be desperate in her own way too, right?

Because no matter how much money they spend searching, the man who has the conditions and sexual compatibility and prowess to satisfy Do Sihee’s lust would only be me in the whole world.

Suddenly, I wondered if I might be kidnapped one day, put into a van like a HiAce, and that thought even crossed my mind for a moment.

As for me now, who has no proper means to resist against a conglomerate group, I could only quietly hope that such a thing wouldn’t happen.

For now, seeing the ladylike attitude she showed when I met her last time, it didn’t seem like she would use such rough means by her own hand, but

Well, human hearts aren’t that strange even if they change anytime.

Speaking of which, it seems like something called a special reward related to Hye-eun was given, but what is that?

『When the lust resolution is completed while the favorability of the hunter undergoing lust management has reached the highest level.

A special reward related to the target is given to the Hunter Lust Manager.

Reward details: 200 Awakened Points, Target Hunter Summoning Function (100 points consumed), Awakened ability related to the target hunter unlocked』

“Something is coming in a lot all of a sudden?”

For now, Kang Hye-eun was the first case of a hunter who raised favorability to the highest level.

Naturally, more than half of the special reward that followed was content I was seeing for the first time.

I examined the details of what was given one by one, according to the system’s guidance.

First, 200 Awakened Points.

This seems like it was those points I received right after the sex shared with Hye-eun the night before last.

Since over 300 points came in suddenly with just one instance of sex, I wondered what it was, but

It seems it was a temporarily increased value as this special reward came in together.

Next, this ‘Target Hunter Summoning’ function.

Even without that, the ‘Summon’ button appearing next to ‘Check’ for the Target Hunter Location in Hye-eun’s profile seemed somewhat strange, but

Looking at it, it seems to be included in the details of this special reward.

I don’t know exactly by what principle it operates, but

『If you use the Target Hunter Summoning function by consuming 100 Awakened Points, you can summon one target hunter within a 3-meter radius, regardless of where the target is.

People or objects in contact with the target hunter cannot be summoned. After using the function once, a 30-day cooldown period is required.』

Looking at the explanation, it seemed to be a function used for a purpose like a one-time use teleport, roughly.

Moreover, it was only possible to summon the other party towards my side and couldn’t be used in the opposite direction.

Ideally, I wanted to try it out as soon as I confirmed that something like this exists, but

For now, the fact that it consumes as much as 100 Awakened Points made me hesitate, and more than anything, summoning Hye-eun, who had already gone to work, back to my room was also a sorry thing to do, so

I decided to just keep it in mind that such a function exists for now.

It’s probably an unnecessary function right now, and maybe an opportunity to use it will arise later when we become the same party as Hye-eun and work together.

Seeing that it can only be used after a month once used, it probably won’t change that it must be used as cautiously as possible, but

Now, the last remaining reward was the Awakened ability unlock related to the target hunter.

Probably, I’ll be able to check this one if I go into the Skill Unlock menu that is still sparkling now, right?

The moment I removed the ‘Current Lust Management Hunter List’ from the system window floating in the air, moved the menu, and entered the ‘Skill Unlock’ menu located at the very top.

I could not hide my surprise at the appearance of a completely unexpected reward.

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At the same time. Eun & Ok Co., Ltd. Gangdong District Branch.

“Min-ah.”

“H-Hye-eun? W-what’s wrong all of a sudden? You’re setting a scary mood…”

“Do you perhaps have something to say to me?”

“…….”

A-rank Hunter Han Min-ah was facing head-on the source of the killing intent she felt this morning.

Regretting ignoring her intuition’s judgment that she shouldn’t go to work.