Island of Beauties – Chapter 25

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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After waking up, we had a light breakfast and walked along the beach again.

Perhaps because it was still early, the sunlight wasn’t hot, and it was pleasant.

“How far shall we go today? If we start in the morning, we can go quite far.”

Hilde, holding her spear, asked, turning around.

“No, we’re not going far today. We have to consider our stamina.”

“Hmm…… You’re saying that after being so rough yesterday?”

“Ahem! Ahem!”

I have nothing to say in return.

I was the one who kept going until Hilde fainted yesterday.

But it can’t be helped.

Hilde in a swimsuit is too hot.

Moreover, my recently increased stamina is overflowing.

Even after doing it so much yesterday, my thing was still fine.

“To think you do that every day. What kind of life did you live before coming to this island?”

“It was normal. I took the college entrance exam, went to college, served in the military, and somehow got a job. I struggled to keep up with the other employees.”

Ah, talking about it makes me angry.

In a way, this life might be more comfortable.

Survival is at least interesting.

Social life has no dreams, hopes, fun, or excitement.

“Did someone as amazing as you really struggle to keep up?”

“There were many talented women at the company I worked for.”

My colleagues, Yoo Hye-jung and the other bitches, were very capable.

Shin Seom-hwa, the team leader, was even rumored to be the next director.

Imagine how much I struggled among such people.

“Another employee quit in the middle, so I was the only man. I had a hard time because of that.”

“So you were surrounded by women. Was it a happy life?”

“Maybe it would have been if I were a capable person.”

If you ask me how I am, I think I’m ordinary.

The only advantages I have in life are that I’m kind and diligent.

I had to put in several times the effort to be as good as others, let alone better than them.

Meanwhile, since everyone around me was talented, I always felt a sense of defeat.

‘Is that why my company life was so hard?’

If this were the Conan universe, I would have already turned evil and been in jail.

I’m proud of myself for growing up so well on a deserted island.

“Anyway, it’s thanks to Hilde that I can live so happily on this deserted island.”

“…You can touch my thighs while saying that, but I’m only going to do it moderately today.”

Tsk, I’ve been caught. But she’s not saying she won’t do it.

As expected, even if there’s a break from sex, there’s no getting rid of sex completely.

If I tease her by touching her little by little, she’ll probably come to me first.

‘If it weren’t for Hilde, survival would have been really difficult.’

I would have been so lonely that I would have befriended a volleyball to endure the loneliness.

But how lucky am I to be ‘searching! searching!’ with such a beauty every day.

We walked again, just like yesterday, while having such conversations.

After walking along the beach for a while.

“Master, wait a minute.”

While I was examining the map, Hilde stopped me.

She was staring at one spot with the Valkyrie’s spear in her hand.

When I followed her gaze, I saw a red object.

“Is it a crab?”

“It… should be a crab, right?”

But it’s not an ordinary crab.

First of all, the crabs I know aren’t as big as a person, and their pincers don’t look like they could cut a log.

‘Appraisal.’

After hiding slightly nearby, I activated Appraisal.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have any special skills or powers.

But as explained, that size is definitely threatening.

The bigger it is, the stronger it is.

“What should we do?”

Hilde, holding her spear ready to swing, asked with a serious expression.

“It doesn’t seem to have noticed us yet. We can just go around it.”

“…”

Certainly, my past self would have chosen to run away.

But the situation is different now.

“No, let’s deal with it here. It would be more dangerous if we face it properly later.”

You never know when and where you’ll encounter such a monster again.

Even if we avoid it now, we could be ambushed later.

There’s no reason to take that risk.

We have to defeat it here, even if it’s difficult.

“And I like crabs. They’re quite delicious.”

“Is that the real reason?”

“Well… The more food, the better.”

With that size, one leg would be enough for a feast.

Like the goblins, monsters unexpectedly become a valuable food source.

“Then I’ll take the lead. Let’s attack together.”

“No, Hilde, you rest.”

Saying that, I took out ‘SR. Knife’ from my inventory.

It was the perfect opportunity to test my newly gained power.

“I’ll do it alone for now.”

“But…”

“It’s okay. Can you lend me your spear?”

Hilde handed me the Valkyrie’s spear with a slightly worried look.

‘SR. Knife is a good weapon, but when it comes to piercing power, a spear is much better.’

I grabbed the spear and imbued it with telekinesis.

A weapon enhanced with telekinesis can exert power beyond its original capabilities.

Plus, my increased strength.

With these two combined, I can create destructive power that I couldn’t even imagine with my original body.

‘Go!’

I threw the spear with all my might.

The spear, which shot out with a whooshing sound, pierced the Giant Crab.

Crack!

The sound of the spear piercing its body and the thick shell breaking spread.

After confirming that the attack was successful, I ran out with SR. Knife.

‘It would be troublesome if it escaped to the sea. I have to finish it off at once.’

I put all my sprinting power into kicking the spear.

With a thud, the spear widened the wound.

Then I swung SR. Knife at the monster’s body.

With a dull thud, a liquid, whether it was body fluids or something, splattered everywhere.

As the Giant Crab fell, I received points.

It seems that you get points even if you defeat a monster you’ve seen for the first time.

But the messages didn’t end there.

‘I leveled up?’

I was unsure when I first saw the game-like status window.

But to think that it really gives you experience for killing monsters.

‘And stat points too…’

I checked the status window for now.

Stat points really did come in along with the level up.

‘I knew they were acquired differently from points. But I didn’t know it would really increase from killing monsters.’

It really feels like I’ve become a game character.

Anyway, I don’t have any complaints if I become stronger.

The strength gained from stat points was just proven by killing the Giant Crab.

It’s better to use them liberally if I can.

‘Is it strength again this time?’

I’m not completely without the desire to try various stats like agility or mana.

But if I raise them wrong, I’ll just become a jack-of-all-trades.

I put all the points into strength again.

‘There’s still no direct change.’

I feel a bit disappointed, but I’m only level 2.

Even reaching level 10 will make me much stronger.

‘Ordinary goblins were around level 1. I guess ordinary people are similar to that.’

Anyway, it’s certain that I can grow stronger with the status window.

The problem is that I don’t hunt monsters that often.

The only monsters I’ve seen on this island are goblins and the Giant Crab I just defeated.

There are too few monsters to seriously level up.

‘But a stable life is my priority. Maybe it’s better not to meet monsters.’

This island is not a game map with designated hunting grounds based on level.

There’s a chance that a level 100 giant squid might appear.

I decided to think of leveling up as a bonus rather than an obsession.

“Wow, Master! You’re amazing! You caught that huge crab in an instant!”

While I was checking the status window, Hilde came up to me and expressed her admiration.

She looked at the Giant Crab with sparkling eyes.

“With this level, you could probably catch all those goblins by yourself!”

“No, I don’t think I’m at that level yet.”

I’m only strong for now, but I don’t have any special skills or swordsmanship.

Even this time, I wouldn’t have been able to win so easily if it wasn’t an ambush.

“It goes to show that first strike is crucial in a fight.”

“Still, I think the surprise attack was successful because you’ve become stronger, Master. Ah! What about this crab?”

“Hmm, I don’t think we can dismantle it here.”

Where we are now is not a sandy beach, but a rocky area.

There are many hard rocks, and the waves are crashing right below us, so it’s a bad location for handling food ingredients.

“Shall we go back now?”

“Mmm, I guess so.”

We’ve achieved our initial goals of securing food and checking the beach terrain.

It’s a big achievement to know that monsters can appear on the beach.

‘I came here with a light heart to fish in the sea. But if monsters can appear, it’s a different story.’

The monsters that appear here are not just goblins.

We might encounter monsters while fishing.

We need to be at least minimally prepared for combat.

‘If possible, I want to collect more points and pull the gacha. But it’s not as easy as the beginning.’

I wonder if it’s because we’ve cleared the first stage of the survival quest.

Maybe it’s time for a change.

“Hmm? Master… Should we check here too…?”

As I was putting the Giant Crab into my inventory, Hilde called me urgently.

“What is it? Did you find something?”

“Well… There’s a rare beauty here……”

What? Did she want to praise herself all of a sudden?

As I was seriously wondering if it was Hilde’s own way of joking, something caught my eye.

A chuckle burst out involuntarily.

“This… I was wondering if I’d see this person again someday, and it really happened.”

As Hilde said, the person there was a beauty.

Black hair like silk and contrasting snow-white skin.

A sharp face like a knife.

Even the ordinary combination of a white shirt and black suit skirt looked attractive on her.

I didn’t realize it before, but seeing her like this, she’s got a glamorous figure.

Her breasts, which were visible through her wet shirt, looked quite large.

‘I never thought I’d see this person collapsed like this.’

Because she was always standing proudly, even during company trips or fierce battles.

I used to admire that.

But I gave up because I thought she wouldn’t even look at someone like me.

Is it because of my preconceptions that even though she’s unconscious and lying down, I still feel coldness and confidence from her face?

“Is it someone you know?”

Hilde, who noticed my reaction, asked.

I nodded.

“She was my superior when I was in society.”

The beauty lying on the rocks, soaked as if she had been swept away by the waves.

She was Shin Seom-hwa, an A-rank ability user and the team leader of our team.

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