episode_0030

“I’m back.”

It had only been a few days since I returned home after a long absence.

Even though I felt relieved by this fact, it felt awkward to be back, so I found myself wandering around the house for no reason.

Having spent almost three weeks in the world of the quest, the house felt unfamiliar.

Honestly, I was worried.

I was worried that I wouldn’t feel satisfied coming back home after staying in expensive and nice hotels during the latter part of the quest.

But it was needless worry.

From the expensive computer to the cheap bedding and the flat soda in the fridge, everything felt comforting.

Home was truly the best.

It felt like an unknown sense of comfort enveloped me.

As I threw myself onto the bed, the firm mattress pushed against my body.

“Yeah, this is the bed I know.”

The plush, soft mattress that felt like it was swallowing me whole was not my bed.

Lying down, I naturally opened the quest board.

After conquering Choi Gaeun, the 2nd level quest board had added two functions.

The chain quest and additional rewards were the highlights.

The additional rewards were as follows:

“You will receive additional rewards based on the completion of the missions below.”

“Conquer a woman other than Choi Gaeun.”

“Become a hero of B rank or higher.”

“Engage in skinship with Choi Gaeun in front of Kang Seok.”

I had completed all three tasks in this quest, and additional rewards were given.

First, the main reward of 3 million won was doubled to 6 million won and deposited into my account.

I was curious about how the money would be given, but it was directly deposited into my card.

The depositor was listed as the quest board.

Furthermore, one of the skills I frequently used in the quest was upgraded.

I thought it might be a combat skill, but it turned out to be an increase in my stamina skill level.

My stamina had reached level 2.

I learned one thing.

Stamina seemed to affect virility.

As soon as my stamina level increased, I felt a stirring in my pants.

The fatigue that had lingered in my body seemed to wash away.

I also looked into the chain quest that appeared after reaching level 2.

The details could be found on the quest board.

“A woman hiding her true nature – Chain Quest.”

“Corrupt the hero – Chain Quest.”

A new quest had appeared after clearing the previous one.

Curious, I checked the chain quest to corrupt the hero and was surprised to find that it was about seducing Minji.

“I already cleared this one?”

For me, it was nothing more than a leisurely quest.

If I ever got tired of quests or missed the women in the quests, I could take it then.

I thought about accepting the quest right away, but after being away from reality for so long, I wanted to take a break in the real world.

Plus, I had money now.

Naturally, Han Na came to mind.

I opened the message window and saw a text she had sent a few days ago.

“I might be hard to reach for a while.”

“She did mention she’d be busy for a while.”

After recovering from her apathy, Han Na’s popularity skyrocketed, and she received numerous offers from advertisers.

She had mentioned that she would be busy shooting ads for a while.

Since I was busy with the quest, I couldn’t reply, but I sent a belated response now.

I sent a simple text apologizing for the delayed reply and explaining that I had some things going on.

Soon after, I received a call from her.

Naturally, it was a call from Han Na.

“Hello?”

“Han Na? Didn’t you say it would be hard to contact you for a while?”

“I didn’t expect anyone to contact me less than I do.”

“…Sorry.”

I was at a loss for words.

Maybe one day I would tell Han Na about the quest board, but that day seemed far off.

That was how I fixed Hanna’s apathy, thanks to my skill, and had to tell everyone that I approached Hanna because of the quest.

“What’s on your mind?”

“My mind?…”

After a brief silence like that, Hanna spoke as if she could see everything even beyond the phone.

The woman’s intuition was scary.

In reality, I did have something on my mind now.

This quest was different from the previous ones.

During this quest, I met many women.

I conquered many women within one quest, and even acted a bit excessively.

I deceived myself by saying it was all to clear the quest, but I was definitely enjoying it.

Since the day the quest came to me, I had always enjoyed being the one who takes rather than the one who is taken.

Honestly, right now, I was no different from Kim Taeyang who stole my girlfriend.

Maybe I was even worse—

“Frankly, I feel no different from Kim Taeyang.”

“You’re not different.”

“…”

Hanna agreed too easily.

I was at a loss for words for a moment.

Yes, I knew the truth.

Because of the quest, to gain new abilities, to get it from a man with a bad reputation.

I deceived myself with countless excuses, but that wasn’t the truth.

I quietly walked towards the mirror.

I had to admit it.

[Barrier: NTL, Conquest Desire]

This was my barrier.

I wanted to be the one who takes.

And this quest made me into that kind of person.

“Yeah… you’re right.”

“We’re both just bad guys.”

“…Yeah.”

“I feel like I’m more drawn to the even worse side.”

Hanna laughed playfully.

After hearing Hanna’s words and admitting it, I felt oddly relieved.

It felt like the confusion in my heart had disappeared.

Now I could act honestly with my own feelings.

And maybe that’s why my libido was boiling.

“I really want to devour you right now.”

“…We have a shoot soon, don’t get too excited… really…”

“Sorry.”

“…After this schedule is over—then…”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet Hanna with the shoot coming up.

But just with Hanna’s last words, my heart felt fulfilled.

Yet, there was a slightly unsatisfied feeling.

Honestly, I wanted to relieve my libido.

I hung up the call and downed the flat cola.

Maybe it was the zero cola, but even after drinking it, I didn’t feel fulfilled.

“…Should I go out for a bit.”

With more money to spare, I wanted to enjoy the original world a bit.

I picked up a hoodie and sweatpants and headed outside.

My destination was Myeongdong.

The place I had seen enough of in the hero world.

It was my first time visiting this place in reality, even though I had only seen it in the hero world.

Yet, the streets weren’t much different from the hero world.

Of course, the models on posters and billboards were not heroes but celebrities.

That was natural, but it felt very unfamiliar to me.

Still, I subtly continued my new hobby.

[Barrier: Outdoor Exposure, Exposure]

I checked the barrier of the idol on the poster.

I hadn’t used the barrier emotion on just anyone before.

But after my conversation with Hanna, I decided to be a bit more honest with myself.

So, passing people, actors on posters, and idols in advertisements.

I didn’t discriminate and used the barrier emotion on them.

I even used it on a man.

[Barrier: Furry, Animal, Mermaid]

“…He looks fine…”

Of course, occasionally unwanted information like this also appeared.

There were many foreigners in Myeongdong, so the barriers were open.

And I locked eyes with a couple.

The two of them, along with the black man next to me, blushed as they looked back and forth between us.

I couldn’t figure out what was going on, so I listened carefully while using the barrier emotion.

[Barrier: NTR, Masochist]

The two barriers perfectly matched the couple.

The conversation was becoming more and more unusual.

“That black guy…”

“…doesn’t seem to be very good at communicating, right? Plus, he’s a bit scary…”

“Then how about that man over there?”

“Yeah… that’s better.”

“Are you really going to do it?”

“Yeah… let’s give it a try.”

There was something intense in the conversation.

And at the same time, a quest notification popped up.

[Assist in the NTR shoot of a couple.]

[Reward: Inventory]

It was the second quest received in the real world.

And it turned out my intuition was correct.

“There really are couples like that.”

Honestly, I was taken aback.

And at the same time, it felt fateful.

Of all the couples, they had to appear in front of me.

Especially when my desires were running high.

I slowly got up and approached the couple.

Just as I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple, they were also looking only at me.

“Um…”

“Yes?”

As soon as I got closer, the couple spoke up.

It was nice that they called out to me, but both of them seemed nervous and couldn’t bring themselves to speak, looking flustered.

It was the woman who gathered the courage.

“Um, could you help us with our shoot?”

“Um…”

I hesitated a bit in my response.

Pretending to ponder, I looked down at the two of them.

After gaining strength and feeling a bit taller, I asked, “What kind of shoot is it?”

“Well…”

When the couple seemed to become passive again, I decided to step in and help this time.

“Is it that kind of shoot?”

“…Yes.”

I said with a mischievous smile, and the woman nodded.

The man also nodded along.

“Alright then.”

“R-really?”

“Yes, I have experience with that.”

“E-experience?”

Not in a staged situation, but in real videos.

I even had a video call in real-time.

When I mentioned my experience, both of them blushed.

Their expressions were identical.

They were a perfect couple.