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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Knock, knock.
I knocked on Soo-hyun’s door on the first floor.
…Hmm.
Was she in the main house?
I waited for a moment, and then, after some shuffling sounds, the door opened.
“Oh, it’s you!”
Soo-hyun beamed as she saw me.
There she was.
I smiled and held out my bag. “I couldn’t bring back too much. I’m planning to go out again tonight.”
“Tonight?”
Soo-hyun stared at me. I nodded. “Yeah, I’ll be back soon.”
Soo-hyun’s eyes darted around, then she said, “…You’re sweating a lot. You smell.”
“Really?”
Soo-hyun tilted her head, gesturing for me to come in.
“Come in and wash up.”
…Good.
I carried my bag inside. One large room, a small combined kitchen and laundry area with a washing machine, and a bathroom with a shower. Perfect for living alone.
Nails, wood, and tools were scattered around the room. She must have been in the middle of something.
I took off my clothes and asked, “How many rooms are there on the first floor? Two?”
“Yeah, the room next door is empty. The person who lived there was friends with the person who lived in the rooftop room. They left together.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah. I’m using the furniture from that room to board up the windows.”
Oh… I see.
I took off my pants and underwear, grabbed Soo-hyun’s hand, and led her into the bathroom.
“Wh… What are you doing…?”
“What do you mean? We’re showering together.”
I pulled up her t-shirt. The small woman, barely 150cm tall, suddenly acted shy, covering her breasts and giving me a coy look. As if she hadn’t already been with me.
I chuckled, unclasped her bra, and tossed her shirt and bra out of the bathroom.
“O… Okay, okay. Just… wait a second.”
Soo-hyun pushed me away as if to say she’d undress herself, then took off her pants, her back to me. It was… rather enticing…
I hugged her from behind, cupping her breasts and slipping my hand inside her panties. Soft hair tickled my fingers. It felt good. I rubbed her folds, and she quickly became wet.
“Ah… ha… wait… just a second…”
Soo-hyun pushed my hand away, but I wasn’t going to let go. I continued to caress her as I kissed her ear. Hmm, it tasted slightly salty. She really had been working around the house.
Soo-hyun moaned and turned on the shower.
The spray of water washed away the sweat. The feel of her skin against mine, the refreshing water… It felt good.
Soo-hyun turned to face me. I lowered my head and kissed her. Our tongues met. It felt soft. As I caressed her breasts and body, my cock hardened and throbbed. I placed my hands on her shoulders and pressed her down slightly. She immediately understood what I wanted. Soo-hyun glanced at me coyly, then knelt down. She took my cock in both hands and slowly took it into her mouth. I felt the soft touch of her tongue and the faintest hint of teeth. Ah, this felt good.
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When we finally emerged from the shower, both our faces were flushed.
“I told you not to cum inside…” she said, giving me a playful glare.
I chuckled. “It felt too good to stop.”
“Oh, you…”
Soo-hyun playfully slapped my chest, then pulled a t-shirt, shorts, and boxer briefs from her dresser and handed them to me. “Here, wear these. I’ll wash your clothes.”
Hmm. A plain gray t-shirt and black capri shorts.
“Aren’t these yours? Will they even fit me? …Boxer briefs? These aren’t yours, are they?”
“They’re not mine. They’re my ex-boyfriend’s. He got so fat, he was like a pig. Much bigger than you.”
Hmm.
I unfolded the t-shirt. It was definitely large. It wasn’t something she would wear.
I put on the clothes and asked, “Can’t you contact your ex?”
“He’s not my boyfriend. We broke up a long time ago.”
“Okay.”
I grinned, got dressed, and pulled out the items from my bag, handing them to Soo-hyun.
“I’m going to go upstairs and rest for a bit. I’m going out again tonight.”
Soo-hyun waved. That bashful smile…
I couldn’t help but smile too.
I waved back and went up to the rooftop room. I collapsed onto the bedding and stared at the ceiling.
…This wasn’t bad. At this rate, I’d be pretty strong within a month. And I had a fuck buddy to relieve stress.
I had earned 5 stat points earlier. I wanted to allocate them all to Spirit and get another Accelerate charge. But… fast recovery was important if I wanted to go out tonight. If I put all 5 points into Spirit, I wouldn’t fully recover until after midnight. If I put them into HP, I’d be fully recovered by nine or ten o’clock.
…HP it was.
I’d allocate the points to HP and go out again.
I allocated the 5 points and closed my eyes.
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I had a hearty dinner and cleaned the sword. Could I even wash a sword with water? I hoped it wouldn’t rust. While wiping off the dried blood, I realized how difficult it was to remove once it had dried. I had to scrub it with a towel for a while before the stains finally disappeared.
Armed with the remaining tomahawk and the clean sword, I headed towards the convenience store street. I could see the hair salon and the hardware store in the distance.
Hmm…
The hair salon… From outside, I had only seen about ten of them, but there were many more inside. At least fifteen. I had killed five earlier, so there were at least ten more in there.
…Three Accelerate charges wouldn’t be enough for a hit-and-run. I needed at least five to clear the place and ensure my safety. I also had to boost my Strength.
…The hair salon would have to wait. I’d have to clear out the hair salon, the McDonald’s, and the mixed-use building eventually, but not now. There was no need to take unnecessary risks. There were other places.
I stood on the steps of the convenience store, observing the hair salon. I wanted to see if the human beasts that had chased me were roaming around. But the street was empty. I could see figures moving inside the hair salon, through the shattered glass. They had gone back. …Strange creatures.
Then, this time, I’d try the street on the other side of the convenience store, without crossing the main road. I wanted to see what was nearby.
I placed my hand on my sword and started walking. It was almost 10:00 PM. The surroundings were quiet. The bodies of the woman and the middle schooler lay on the street. …The smell of blood and decay. I walked past the bodies.
Aaaaagh!
A scream echoed in the distance. What was that woman doing out so late at night? …Did she think it was safer at night? It was just as dangerous, day or night. It was the apocalypse. I glanced in the direction of the scream and continued on my way.
There were quite a few businesses on this street too. I passed two closed storefronts with “For Sale” signs and came across a pharmacy, a chicken restaurant, and a coffee shop.
The pharmacy…
…I wondered how many were inside.
I could hear faint growls. I scanned my surroundings and peered through the gap in the pharmacy door.
…Three.
Two pharmacists and a customer.
…I could take them out quickly, but I needed to scout the area first.
…Next, the chicken restaurant. Like the hair salon, the lower half of the glass walls and door were covered with advertisements, so I could only see the upper half. I leaned against the wall and peeked inside. …One in the kitchen. And one… either a part-timer or a delivery person. …Just two? …Was there anything worth taking from a chicken restaurant? Frozen chicken? …Hmm… Whatever. I got it. Next, I crouched down and slowly approached the coffee shop. This was new. Just a few days ago, I had been running for my life, and now I was scouting. The coffee shop’s glass walls and doors were completely open. There was nowhere to hide. I leaned against the wall and carefully peered inside.
Grrrr… Grrrr…
…None of them seemed to have noticed me. Two baristas. Two lying down. One standing.
…Five.
…Good.
Exactly five.
I looked around. I couldn’t afford to make a mistake here. If I got chased, I could be screwed. I had to get in and out quickly and return to base camp.
Shing—
I drew my sword. Could I take one out before they noticed me, like at the hair salon?
…No.
There wasn’t one right by the door. I let go of the tomahawk and gripped the sword with both hands. I pushed open the coffee shop door with my shoulder and stepped inside.
“Raagh?!”
All five turned to look at me. “Gaaagh! Gaaa—” They charged!
Accelerate!
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
“—Aaa—aa—aa—”
The woman standing by the window seat!
Thwack!
I pierced her head. I immediately yanked the sword out and lunged at the man standing in front of her, thrusting the sword forward.
“Hah!”
Thwack!
The blade went through his eye and out the back of his head! They must have been on a date.
Next, the ones lying down!
“—Aa—aagh!”
Shit, Accelerate!
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
I looked down at the human beast in front of me. Her clothes… a college student? What was she trying to do, get up?!
Thwack!
Done!
I pierced her head through her bangs, then the next one!
The two baristas leaping over the counter!
“Hah!”
Thwack!
“—Gaaa—aa—aagh!”
Accelerate!
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
I pulled the sword out and turned to the side!
Splat! Blood sprayed into the air, slowly, like an eerie mist. I ignored the slow-motion blood splatter and thrust upward at the barista in front of me.
Thwack!
Done!
“Hoo!”
I yanked the sword out with a grunt.
Splat! A slow-motion explosion of blood erupted from the barista’s temple.
“—Ugh!”
The human beasts collapsed, one after another.
Thud! Crash!
Blood sprayed everywhere, splattering my face and body.
“Ugh.”
Damn it. I got some in my mouth. Disgusted, I spat it out.
…In my mouth…
Hmm…
Would I turn into one of them…?
…No.
If that were the case, I would have turned already, after being covered in blood before. I must have swallowed a few drops then too.
I chuckled and looked around.
[Leveled up 5 times.]
Hmm… There were some bottles displayed next to the coffee machines.
…Dilute before drinking?
…Hmm.
14,000 won per bottle?
Not bad. As a poor college student, I always drank cheap Americano. I might as well try this.
I grabbed a few bottles and put them in my bag. One for me, one for Soo-hyun, and a couple for Ye-eun and So-eun… …Would Grandma want one too? …I’d grab one more, just in case.
Time to go back.
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