Chapter 843: Foreplay (2)

“Hmm~. So, Eunbyul Unnie did lewd things with Oppa for longer than we did, which is why that happens~.”

“…Well, it’s sort of like that.”

“I thought you were quite something from the moment I first met you, but indeed, Eunbyul Unnie was also deeply involved with Oraboni.”

Ultimately, I brushed off the twins, who kept asking all sorts of questions even during mealtime, with the excuse that ‘Eunbyul had sex with me for a longer period’.

By bringing up the absolute value of time, there wouldn’t be any need for the two of them to argue unreasonably, nor mention petty things like ‘don’t you love me more?’.

Besides, if you really think about it, affection naturally grows the longer you spend time together, so I wasn’t exactly lying.

“Then, you know, Oppa~.”

“Yeah?”

“Then what about Unnie? Is it once a day with Min-ah Unnie too?”

“I’m curious too. And, who did you have sex with first, Min-ah Unnie or Eunbyul Unnie?”

“Y-you guys, hurry up and eat?!”

Han Min-ah, perhaps feeling guilty for no reason, snapped at her younger siblings sitting at the dining table, cutting off the topic.

Wanting to tease Han Min-ah like that for no reason was already in the realm of instinct for me.

“I can’t really say who was first, but anyway, Min-ah is also once a day.”

“Ooh….”

“You’re truly amazing, Unnie. We’re still only once a month, but Min-ah Unnie is already doing it once a day. That must mean Min-ah Unnie is more sincere towards Taekyung Oraboni than we are…”

“Aaaagh! Shut up, Han Seon-ah?! Wh-what’s the big deal about having sex with her a bit earlier! It’s not like I feel good or proud about that kind of thing, you hear?!”

“Hey, your tail popped out, Han Min-ah.”

“What…?!”

“Just kidding~.”

“…….”

“Ahaha, that’s hilarious~! Look how flustered Unnie is~!”

Even though it was an obvious provocation, the fact that she hastily brought her hand to her own butt showed that Han Min-ah did have something to feel guilty about.

If she feigned innocence to her younger siblings like that while wagging her tail behind her back, it wouldn’t be very convincing. If the tail had really popped out, it was obvious it would have undoubtedly wagged left and right.

“Y-you brats….”

“More importantly, Han Min-ah, aren’t you eating? You’re going to work with them too, right? Jin-ah and Seon-ah have almost finished, so why are you barely touched?”

“Ah, seriously! While I was playing along with your talk!”

“Eat slowly, you’ll get indigestion.”

“……Slowly! I’ll ask you to do the dishes!!” (Mouth full)

“Okay, okay. I’ll do the dishes, so eat everything in your mouth and run, you punk.”

Wiping away the traces of breakfast under the running water, I quietly thought about today’s plan in my mind.

It was time to fully embark on the plan to deal with those two bitches who tried to take away Eunbyul’s life.

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After breakfast, the first action I took after finishing the dishes was, of course, to open the Hunter Lust Management System and check the amount of points I had collected so far.

To deal with the Geumhyang Group’s Geum Jangmi and Geum Dallae sisters, I needed to make preparations of my own, and one of the first things I had to do was level up one of my skills.

『Current Awakening Points: 3375』

For the past few days, there was no need to spend points, only to collect them, so the points piled up before I knew it, reaching this amount.

Of course, the skills I handled had leveled up considerably, so now I couldn’t achieve a dramatic level of advancement even with this amount of points, but there was no particular reason to focus on strengthening my power at this point.

My pure skill level had already reached above that of an S-class Hunter, and even if I raised attack-related skills further from here, they would likely only serve as auxiliary means for swordsmanship and fire magic.

Therefore, now was the time to invest power in ‘the most necessary thing’.

Especially, rather than wasting points on useless things, I had to invest them in the stats needed to thoroughly defeat the Geumhyang twin women.

So that there wouldn’t be any complaints later about not finishing them properly.

‘Esila.’

『Esila here.』

‘Last time, you said you blocked the phantom pain Geum Jangmi used by operating my Purification skill, right?’

『That is correct.』

‘Perhaps, if I raise the level further, will it become possible to endure it for more than 10 seconds?’

『I believe it is possible. However, I cannot predict to what extent the level will rise as the skill level increases.』

‘It’s okay. That answer, that it’s thought possible, is enough.’

Nodding my head inwardly to Esila’s answer, I invested more than half of the remaining points into leveling up Purification.

After all, 10 seconds of time left a slightly unstable factor when entering full-scale combat.

『Purification lv. 3 → Purification lv. 7』

『Current Awakening Points: 3375 → 1575』

A 4-level increase for 1800 points. It wasn’t a bad investment in terms of ensuring thoroughness.

Anyway, both Geum Jangmi and Geum Dallae were women who used mental attacks, and thoroughly preparing the means to counter those methods was the most necessary element for me now.

And, while raising Purification to level 7, I newly obtained another skill.

『Baptism lv. 1』

It was a skill whose content couldn’t be easily inferred just by hearing its name. Was it a skill that could bestow something like a baptism of light upon undead monsters?

As I quietly harbored doubts in my mind regarding what kind of skill it was, Esila quietly interjected for an explanation.

『Baptism is an ability similar to a permanent blessing.』

‘A permanent blessing?’

『Yes. For example, if you grant the Blessing of Swiftness to a target through a blessing, their body’s metabolism will work faster, making it possible to move at high speed, but it’s only a temporary increase in speed. Once the blessing’s duration is fully consumed, they return to their original speed and physical abilities.』

『However, if you grant the ‘Baptism of Swiftness’ to the target, they will permanently possess the ability of fast metabolism and their existing physical abilities can be permanently enhanced.』

‘What is that….’

Hearing it like this, it’s a fucking awesome ability.

In other words, it meant that with just one Baptism, the physical abilities of myself and the people around me could be permanently enhanced.

With this ability, it would be sufficiently possible to permanently enhance the abilities of the Sky Blue Shield, the Golden Trajectory, or other Hunters related to me….

『Permanently enhancing physical abilities also comes with side effects. For example, in the case of the Blessing of Swiftness, which rapidly accelerates metabolism, if it lasts for a long time, the body’s aging is also accelerated, and the basic metabolic rate increases along with it, decreasing the body’s efficiency.』

『Furthermore, one must operate with accelerated physical abilities not just in combat situations but in all daily life, which can lead to inconvenience or accidents.』

“…….”

『Also, the degree of physical change that can be brought about by the Baptism ability is quite low. Even if you receive the same Blessing of Swiftness and Baptism of Swiftness, the efficiency increase from Baptism is only about 10% of that from the Blessing, so it does not reach a dramatic level of change.』

‘Yeah, I see.’

Indeed, if it were an ability with only advantages and no drawbacks, the Blessing buffs I’ve used until now would have become meaningless.

I just kept in mind that because it’s an ability with both drawbacks and advantages, it must be used only when absolutely necessary.

Anyway, these additional skills weren’t what was important right now.

‘Esila, what about Purification? If Geum Jangmi tries something like phantom pain attacks again, how much can I block with the current level?’

『Firstly, what could be blocked with the Purification ability the previous Master possessed was about 10 seconds. And in the current state, just before the 10 seconds end, if you use the newly acquired skill, 『Noise Cancelling』, you can gain another 10 seconds. Additionally, by using 『Clear Mind』 to gain another 10 seconds, and then using 『Recycle』….』

“…….”

『Theoretically, you can block Geum Jangmi’s awakened ability, 『False Pain』, without limit to duration.』

‘…Really?’

『Yes. Of course, that act consumes mana, so it will last until your mana is completely depleted, but if those conditions are met, the calculation shows that it can be theoretically blocked perfectly.』

Perfect.

I thought it would be fine if it just increased to about 1 or 2 minutes from 10 seconds, but Esila’s answer that it could be theoretically blocked perfectly pleased me greatly.

Geum Jangmi being this strong means I can sufficiently resist Geum Dallae too, whose awakened ability is weaker than hers. In the first place, that woman seemed to only deal with weakened opponents using Geum Jangmi’s awakened ability, so it was an obvious conclusion, but.

The Fruit of Oblivion wouldn’t likely work on me, an S-class Hunter, but still, it wouldn’t hurt for the possibility to increase.

Everything was a great achievement obtained thanks to Esila’s existence. If not for her, I wouldn’t have even thought of the means to block Geum Jangmi’s mental attacks with the Purification skill.

And what Esila just said about being ‘theoretically perfect’ ultimately meant that Esila herself would independently build a self-defense system using several skills, so I planned to receive help again in future battles.

It was a moment when grateful feelings suddenly arose for her, who always supported me silently, so I quietly expressed my gratitude.

‘Thank you every time, Esila.’

『As your SI, I am merely performing the work I must do.』

『Master~! What about me?! I help you with this and that every time too?!』

‘Of course, I’m thankful to you too, Belle. And from next time, I’ll let you play an active role, so you don’t have to worry.’

『Uh-huh~! I can look forward to it, right?』

‘…Yeah, look forward to it.’

Belle’s dungeon, in particular, was planned to play a very big active role in this operation.

A place that could imprison people without the constraints of time and space was not easily obtainable. Moreover, various tools that could be created with the authority of a dungeon administrator could also be used.

…It would probably be considerable help in correcting those two bitches’ habits too.