episode_0016

“Ugh… Ughh… Mom, I’m sorry….”

“Why are you apologizing? Our Junie stayed behind to save you all….”

Park Ayoung and Yoo Hyerin, mother and daughter, embraced each other, sharing their sorrow.

One side mourned the loss of their twin brother, while the other grieved over losing her son.

“Hunter Yoo Hyerin…? I truly regret how things have turned out. Finally, an official notice has arrived from the Association. They understand if you choose not to participate in this operation. Additionally, they offer to arrange a funeral if desired… Gasp-!!”

“The Gate hasn’t even collapsed yet, and you dare speak such words? Should I bring your son here to be killed?”

Despite sharing their grief, an oblivious Association employee’s careless remark caused Hyerin to lose her composure.

Though not born of her own womb, Park Ajun was her son. To think someone else would discuss her son’s funeral…!

Suddenly, anger surged through her, dominating her senses.

-Activate Death Command!

“Gahhh-!!”

For uttering a single wrong word, the Association employee found themselves pierced by black thorns, facing imminent death.

“Cease this.”

With a shattering sound like breaking glass, an S-rank Hunter intervened. The Association-affiliated S-rank Hunter had been monitoring the situation in case of incidents.

Causing harm to Association personnel could be somewhat tolerated as a stress release measure.

However, taking lives was an entirely different matter.

“Your son wouldn’t want his mother to become a criminal.”

“What do you…! What do you know!!”

While A-rank and S-rank were only one step apart, the difference between them was vast. Despite Hyerin’s enraged attacks, she couldn’t breach the defense of the S-rank Hunter, rendering her actions futile.

“A person is coming out of the Gate!!”

“Hmm?”

“It’s a person! Someone came out!!”

As cries from the people reached them amid Hyerin’s fury, the S-rank Hunter and the two women dashed out, ignoring the commotion.

“Is he taming a succubus right now…?”

“Son… He has unique tastes. It was a bit intense… cough! Still, doing that in front of so many people….”

However, the hope that their son might still be alive momentarily dyed their faces crimson as if painted with watercolors.

It was natural.

Seeing someone leading a succubus out with a leash around its neck, anyone would have such thoughts. Who would ever consider leading a succubus, especially one with a seductive appearance capable of enchanting men, out of the Gate with a leash around its neck?!

Unless one desired social suicide, no one would entertain such thoughts…

Yet, when their brother and son returned alive, the two women felt too embarrassed to lift their heads….

*

Phew….

It was fine that they had come out of the Gate. However, there was something I hadn’t considered.

I didn’t realize why the rescue team hadn’t entered despite Bianca and I enjoying our time for quite a while.

Judging by Bianca’s status, they probably assessed her as at least an S-rank monster.

In that case, the current situation makes sense.

“Don’t move! The moment you do, I’ll trigger the trap on the floor!”

Dealing with a powerful monster that had already initiated Dungeon Break within the Gate was a daunting task. So, preparing various spells and traps beforehand and triggering them the moment the monster emerged outside was both less burdensome and less damaging.

Therefore, it could be said that it was common sense to remain still while facing hunters with various weapons aimed at Bianca the moment I brought her out.

I raised both hands, indicating my lack of will to resist, and quietly waited as the approaching hunters came into view.

“Human dare to intimidate my master?”

“Huh?!”

Originally speaking in a flirtatious manner towards the man, Bianca suddenly emitted magic towards the approaching hunters with an overwhelming voice.

“Bianca!”

“H-however, master….”

“Stay still.”

“Yes….”

Quickly suppressing the aura that seemed ready to kill the opponent and even retracting her magic, Bianca, like me, began to calmly watch the hunters approaching.

She also raised both hands, indicating her lack of will to resist.

“Tamed a succubus?”

“Yes.”

After binding our unmoving hands together, a hunter asked me, “Just in case, leave the demon as it is and take the academy student over there to the inspection room!”

“Yes!”

Intentionally putting a collar around Bianca’s neck and showcasing that she had been tamed, we still couldn’t avoid the inspection.

Well, even I would doubt whether the succubus was manipulating me with illusions. It was a natural course of action.

“Hmm… No signs of brainwashing or mental manipulation.”

Upon entering the inspection room, a familiar face caught my eye. It was Dr. Kim Yoonji, specially permitted by the Association to monitor me.

Due to a previous villain with the job title of Rape Demon, I, as a Sex Master, periodically underwent examinations by Dr. Kim Yoonji to check for any skills related to mental manipulation, although she mostly worked as an emergency responder at the academy.

As she sensed my magic, Dr. Kim quickly finished the examination and started staring intently at me.

“Hmm….”

“….”

“Hmmmm….”

Why was she staring at me so intently?

“Well, let’s look into it later. Today might be too shocking….”

It was quite surprising. She seemed to want to ask something but gave up on her curiosity to consider others.

In fact, always expressionless with dark circles under her eyes exuding decadence, she appeared to be solely focused on research.

“Yes. But how about the succubus?”

“If the inspectors determine it safe after the investigation, they will register the demon you tamed.”

Among the hunters, there is a profession called Demon Tamer.

They strengthen demons through taming, using them in combat. Unlike summoning magic, they always have to bring out the demons, so it was necessary for the country to acknowledge tamed demons to prevent people from being surprised when they see tamed demons on the streets.

“Succubus’s body has inscriptions confirming successful taming.”

“But how did a relatively new academy student awaken such a powerful demon and succeed in taming it?”

“It seems that the specificity of his occupation and the nature of succubi as a race complemented each other, making it possible.”

A Hunter with the profession of Demon Investigator, almost devoid of combat abilities, but an S-rank Hunter, examined Bianca and provided his conclusion.

Since his profession was a Demon Investigator, he had access to a database on demons. His contribution in discovering strategies and characteristics of demons worldwide was significant.

“Still, it’s too risky. Leaving an S-rank demon like this… ”

“It’s SS-rank.”

“Hmm? SS-rank?”

“Yes. I just confirmed it, it’s SS rank. And not just any SS rank… looking at it as if it were SSS rank…”

Upon the Monster Investigator’s words, the Association-affiliated Hunter found himself involuntarily swallowing and, with a tense expression, gazed at him.

“That means…”

“If she rebels… we might suffer great losses. If we are to eliminate her, we should seek the help of the International Hunter Federation later, not now.”

As the Monster Investigator pointed out, the extent of power that the newly appearing SS-rank monster could wield was unknown. Therefore, it was too risky for only the hunters of South Korea to attempt to deal with her.

If things went wrong, it could disrupt the balance in Asia for no reason. Since the strength of a country had been demonstrated through the strength of its hunters since their emergence, if suddenly the hunters of South Korea were to perish, it might lead to neighboring countries like Japan, China, or Russia posing potential threats.

“Can you all hear me? Shall I assist you a little with your choice?”

“??”

Despite being quite far away and having cast a spell to prevent sound from leaking, it wasn’t just any spell; it was a sound-blocking magic cast by an S-rank hunter holding the profession of Grand Mage.

However, the succubus seemed to be speaking from afar as if everything was audible.

Crackle! Crackle!

Simultaneously, traps and magic circles set up by dozens of S-rank and A-rank hunters began to shatter all at once.

“This is insane…”

Witnessing that scene, the Association’s hunters and the Monster Investigator realized that she was a being beyond the capabilities of South Korea. Understanding that the survival of the hunters here was merely at her mercy, they resigned themselves to the fact and hoped that Bianca, the Academy student who tamed her, would use this power wisely.

“Hoo… Master is amazing!”

-Absorbed energy beyond limits. All stats increase by one grade for a certain period.

-Insufficient mana. Converts Master’s vitality into mana using the female slave skill.

Of course, this was a grand misconception.

No matter how strong an SS-rank monster may be, there was no way they could easily break through traps and magic circles set up by dozens of A-rank and S-rank hunters.

However, there was one aspect that the Monster Investigator had failed to consider.

That is, the fact that a succubus becomes stronger for a certain period after absorbing energy. Due to this misunderstanding, the Monster Investigator and the Association’s hunters ended up underestimating the strength of the SS-rank monster.

And witnessing the overwhelmingly powerful mana emanating even surprised herself, Bianca’s loyalty to her Master grew even stronger deep within her heart.