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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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On the 10th-floor stairwell.
The wooden basket holding the bows and arrows sat there.
I grabbed a handful of arrows and went back up to the rooftop.
There was one more thing I wanted to check.
The number of human beasts I’d killed since acquiring the new specialization.
48 in total.
I hadn’t leveled up yet.
I took out my bow from the quiver at my waist, aimed downwards, and shot.
And then a second one.
[Level Up.]
…50.
One level for every 50?
…That was a lot.
I looked at the arrows at my feet.
The feather band generated 72 arrows a day.
There were roughly 100 arrows left in the wooden basket.
I couldn’t use them all up just to level up.
I didn’t know if the government would contact me again, and I had to leave some for the others.
The number had decreased considerably because I’d been using 8 to 10 arrows a day in addition to the duplicated ones.
I had to leave enough for the others.
“Huu…”
…Leveling up wouldn’t be easy.
One level for every 50…
My Strength was currently at 46.
I added the 1 point I’d gained from leveling up, making it 47.
Even if I summoned the Shadow Warrior and used all my Strength, I wouldn’t gain a level.
I really liked the Shadow Warrior.
But with only 47 Strength…
I looked down at the bow in my hand.
Thanks to the doubled Sense efficiency, I could get 200 headshots.
But I didn’t have enough arrows.
…I…
I also needed weapons.
Just as much as the government people did.
“…Haa.”
I sighed.
Still, now that I had the Shadow Warrior, I could utilize it while continuing to shoot arrows from the rooftop, leveling up slowly but surely.
One level for every 50 kills was tough, but it didn’t diminish the excitement of the Shadow Warrior’s abilities.
I was thrilled.
I picked up the arrows and headed towards the rooftop stairwell when I heard footsteps from below.
What was that?
I went down the stairs, placed the arrows in the wooden basket, and looked towards the 10th-floor hallway.
It was quiet.
Had I heard footsteps?
I looked down the stairwell and saw a figure.
…It was a woman.
She seemed to be just standing there, pressed against the wall.
She didn’t seem to be with anyone.
What was she doing there?
As I went down the stairs, the figure quickly disappeared.
What the…?
I waited for a moment, and a woman peeked out from behind the wall.
Ah.
This woman, she was the one…
The woman who had been startled by me in the supermarket.
The woman who had been hovering around me lately.
Our eyes met.
The woman quickly hid behind the wall again.
…Seriously.
I chuckled and said,
“What are you doing there? Can’t sleep?”
The woman peeked out slightly.
“Oh… hello.”
Hello? Seriously?
How many times had this happened?
Several times a day, she would appear in front of me, as if by chance, say hello, and then disappear.
She had short, bobbed hair.
Her face was somewhat cat-like and cute.
She was even shorter than Soo-hyun and was wearing a skirt that looked awkward on her, perhaps because of her wide hips.
And a blouse?
It was well past 2 AM.
What was with this outfit?
Was she going on a date?
I chuckled and went down the stairs.
The woman, startled by my approach, turned to leave.
Accelerate.
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
I casually descended the stairs and approached the woman, her movements slowed.
I was right in front of her.
Close enough to smell her shampoo.
Looking down at her, I could see the top of her breasts.
She had wide hips but small breasts.
It was a rather appealing combination.
This woman had chosen the wrong time.
I was feeling incredibly energized after acquiring the Shadow Warrior.
Soo-hyun and Ye-eun no longer slept in the same bed.
Since Eun-seo had become my woman, the three of them slept in separate rooms, only coming together for meals.
I was about to go to Soo-hyun’s room.
I needed an outlet for this pent-up energy.
But…
This woman had to appear before me at this very moment. Bad timing.
I had ignored her for the past few days, just exchanging greetings, but that was enough.
I was tired of being polite.
I gently grabbed her wrist.
Accelerate wore off.
The woman tried to pull away, but her arm was caught, and she couldn’t move.
She gasped and turned to look at me.
She looked scared.
“Wh… what are you doing…?”
I pushed her against the wall.
The woman gasped and glanced up at me.
She seemed frightened.
“Wh… Why are you doing this…?”
She tried to move, so I placed my hand against the wall, blocking her path.
The woman flinched and stopped.
I took a step closer.
Almost close enough for our bodies to touch.
I said,
“You’ve been catching my eye a lot lately.”
The woman gasped, her face flushing.
I leaned closer and whispered in her ear,
“I’m in a good mood right now. A mood where I need a woman. It’s your fault for appearing in front of me at this very moment. Understand?”
I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer.
She grabbed my arm.
“Wh… Why are you… hng…”
I sucked on her earlobe, and she stopped talking.
I pulled her blouse out of her skirt and slipped my hand inside, cupping her breast.
Her bra was in the way.
While sucking on her ear, I quickly unhooked it and caressed her breast.
She tried to push my hand away.
Halfheartedly.
She wasn’t really trying to resist.
If she truly didn’t want this, she would have screamed.
She would have pushed me away with all her might.
She was just pretending to resist.
I slipped my hand under her skirt and caressed her over her panties; she was already wet.
She must have gotten wet the moment I grabbed her.
I smiled and kissed her.
“Mmm…”
The woman held her breath.
I pushed my tongue into her mouth, and she opened her mouth willingly, welcoming my tongue.
She had been appearing before me, catching my eye several times a day, and it turned out she wanted me after all.
I slipped my hand inside her panties and caressed her soft, wet flesh.
She was smooth.
Her skin was slick, but also slightly rough.
She must have shaved.
I smiled and pulled my hand out, then took off my lifting belt and tossed it aside.
I turned her around, held her from behind, and pulled down her skirt and panties together.
My already hard cock sprang free.
I grabbed her breasts, pulled down her panties, and pressed myself against her, thrusting inside.
“…Ah!”
She trembled, whether from pain or pleasure.
I smiled as I slowly thrust deeper.
What was this woman’s name?
She seemed like a college student; how old was she?
“What’s your name?”
The woman moaned softly with each thrust, trying to suppress her sounds, but she didn’t answer.
Why wouldn’t she tell me her name?
Well, it didn’t matter.
She had appeared before me when I needed a woman, and that was all that mattered.
The sounds of our bodies colliding.
Her moans and gasps.
The sounds echoed softly in the stairwell.
Acquiring a new specialization didn’t change my daily life.
I hunted and leveled up every day, utilizing the powerful tool that was the Shadow Warrior, and spent my free time having sex.
The number of my partners had increased to four, but the new one seemed incredibly shy and had been avoiding me since that night.
She would appear before me every other day, and I would take her, but she didn’t even say hello anymore.
She would just stand there, her face flushed.
Every time, I would take her in the stairwell or in an empty office downstairs, and she never resisted.
So, Soo-hyun, Ye-eun, and Eun-seo still didn’t know about my new partner.
Given the circumstances, I didn’t think they would mind.
I was already making love to each of them twice a day.
Long live the HP skill.
But when should I tell them?
I had to tell them eventually.
I was concerned, but I didn’t know how to bring it up since she wouldn’t even tell me her name.
I had asked her several times.
My days continued, filled with killing and sex.
I needed to stock up on arrows.
The feather band duplicated 72 arrows a day, so I would kill 100 human beasts a day with the Shadow Warrior.
Two levels a day.
With that in mind, I started saving the extra duplicated arrows, storing them in the wooden basket.
I’d used quite a few leveling up Wild Hunter, so I needed to replenish my supply.
Two levels a day.
Four days passed.
I was on the rooftop, shooting arrows after using the Shadow Warrior to increase my kill count.
My phone rang.
It was Secretary Ahn Jun-gyu.
“Hello.”
“Greetings, Sung-hoon. This is Ahn Jun-gyu.”
I set down my bow and replied,
“Yes. It’s been a while, Mr. Secretary.”
After almost two weeks of silence, he was calling now?
He was probably calling to accept my conditions, but something had changed.
Something had happened on the government side.
That was the only explanation.
I set down my bow and took out a cigarette.
This could be a long conversation.
Secretary Ahn said,
“Yes, it has been a while. I trust everything is well?”
Well? Seriously?
I lit my cigarette and chuckled.
“With all due respect, Mr. Secretary, let’s skip the pleasantries and get to the point. You’re calling to accept my conditions, aren’t you?”
Exhale.
I blew out a puff of smoke and waited for his response.
Secretary Ahn chuckled and said,
“I like your directness. Yes, I’m calling to inform you that we accept your conditions.”
“I see. So, what happened?”
Secretary Ahn was silent for a moment.
He cleared his throat and said,
“…What do you mean?”
I chuckled.
“Mr. Secretary, don’t play games. I’m not an idiot. It’s been almost two weeks. It’s not like there’s some complicated procedure or paperwork delaying the approval process. You were originally going to refuse, weren’t you? That’s why you didn’t contact me. But now you’re calling. Something happened on your end. What is it?”
Secretary Ahn didn’t answer.
I took a drag of my cigarette and exhaled, saying,
“Mr. Secretary, if you accept my conditions, we’ll be working together. Shouldn’t we be upfront with each other?”
I heard him inhale sharply.
Secretary Ahn said,
“…Yes. Then I’ll tell you. Confidentiality doesn’t seem to mean much in the current situation.”
That’s right.
He could have waited a day or two, maybe even a week, to create some suspense.
But two weeks?
In this situation?
That was a clear sign of refusal.
The fact that he was calling now meant something significant had happened, something that made them desperate enough to need him.
Secretary Ahn said,
“…Special Task Force Team 1 went on a mission and is now missing. We assume they were… overwhelmed.”
…He’d figured as much.
They must have gone on their own because they didn’t like his conditions.
Armed with nothing but two pistols and two rifles.
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