*
Choi Rak-in grinned, looking at the young woman placed on his shoulder.
When I was in prison, I thought I could do anything if I could just get out of here, but I guess people's greed is endless.
There's a saying that when you're standing, you want to sit, and when you're sitting, you want to lie down, isn't there?
After getting out of the hellish Villain-only prison, he was starting to crave a woman, and a good prey came into his hands.
Her face wasn't bad, and her skin was firm because she was young, so he thought he could have some fun today.
"This bastard is about to die from happiness."
Lee Bong-gyu, who was next to him, started nudging his side, as if he had read that atmosphere.
He was covering his face with a mask, but he couldn't hide his smiling expression, and Lee Bong-gyu was the same.
"Don't just fucking laugh, say something, you bastard."
"Ha, it's been so long... The bitches at the hideout don't even give me the time of day."
He said that while burying his nose in the young woman's body and inhaling, it seemed like his guard was down because he had come a little far.
It's not that there aren't female Villains in the hideout, but they didn't even bother with them, who were insignificant.
They were once quite something themselves, but that place was full of only the best Villains.
'But still, thanks to that Lee Byung-ho bastard, order is maintained...'
Anyway, that's why their rank was at the very bottom.
In the Villain prison, criminals were housed by classifying them according to their power.
Among them, they, the lowest rank, had to run errands like this.
Should they be thankful that they are being treated like humans?
Anyway, their job was to sell the hallucinogenic goat horn powder.
As it was classified as a drug, it was a monster byproduct that was strictly prohibited from being distributed in Korea.
Unlike drugs that completely destroy the hormone system due to severe side effects, it had significantly fewer side effects because it worked as a kind of debuff concept.
The lower class people who don't have money can't even dream of it because it's expensive, but if you're a rich person, wouldn't you look for something safe?
It was hard to get the supply in Korea, so there was even a premium attached to it, so it was quite a lucrative business.
If they can move people with the ability to connect space and space, why can't they move things?
There was no fear of being caught, and it could be said that it was an ability optimized for smuggling.
There was a limit to the amount they could move at once, but they could make huge profits even with a small amount.
Anyway, they finished selling the hallucinogenic goat horn powder smuggled from China and found a delicious-looking college student on their way back.
Maybe it was because of exercise, but how could they resist seeing her running in a blind spot without CCTV?
"If we get caught, we're fucked, right?"
If Lee Byung-ho, who upholds the rules despite being a criminal, caught them, their heads could fly off.
"It's okay if we don't get caught. How the fuck would they know who we are?"
"Well, that's true. I don't know how the fuck they make this."
He was wearing a mask so that his face wouldn't be seen, but it didn't matter if he was caught.
After all, it wasn't their faces, but a human skin mask made by Kim Chang-sik.
Their real faces were already wanted, so there was a risk of being summarily executed if caught, but since they were wearing human skin masks, no one would know even if they walked around in the middle of the city.
__Slap!
"Ugh!! Ugh!!"
"That bitch has a sturdy ass. Fuck."
Lee Bong-gyu chuckled while fondling the college student's ass.
"How much time is left until the meeting?"
"Now? About 2 hours? I think we can have enough fun with that."
They were planning to go back to the meeting place to avoid being tracked and return to the hideout through the Gate.
There was still plenty of time until the appointed time, so the two moved to an industrial area where the surroundings were a mess as if they had been bombed.
An area that had been ruined by the Gate, such places usually needed purification, so they were often left abandoned like this.
Even though the land was small, there was a tendency to avoid land that had been damaged by the Gate like this.
Although the probability was low, it was a place where people didn't come often because of the anxiety that another Gate would appear in a place where one had already appeared.
There were no people, and the surrounding facilities were already destroyed, so what place could be more secretive than here? Choi Rak-in checked the surroundings and put the college student down on the floor.
"Hehehe. Miss. If you listen to me, I'll send you back safely. But... if you don't listen."
He mimicked drawing a line on his neck with his thumb and stared at the college student without saying a word.
"You know?"
The two men were busy chuckling.
Without knowing that someone was watching them.
*
Exams, a fate that students can never avoid.
This damn event, which started in elementary school, has been going on for years.
Min-ji, she's not my mom, but she even cares about these things.
If Da-eun, who has a strong sense of kindness, felt like she would accept anything, Min-ji felt like she was keeping the line.
Well, that's not important.
I guess it can't be helped that I have a lot of other thoughts during exam periods.
Before, I had a clear goal and could concentrate on studying, but since I have the fraudulent skill called Road, I can't help but wonder if I really need to study.
Besides, I have Makina Chance when I need it.
[I appreciate you trusting and relying on me, but it's not good to expect too much luck, Si-woo-nim. Isn't it important to do it on your own in these areas too?]
I didn't know Makina would even make me study. Back in the day, I think she would have just mechanically told me the answer.
In the past, the system, I mean, it felt like a machine. After meeting Freyja, I just thought of her as a goddess.
It's good to feel close, but can't you just tell me these things?
[Si-woo-nim? You seem to be thinking something strange.]
'No. It must be my imagination.'
Well, I can't not study, it's hard to start, but once I get fired up, I'm quite focused.
When I opened the notebook that Min-ji had given me, I saw the class notes written in neat letters.
As if showing her meticulous personality, it was neatly written without any flaws.
She even marked the scope with a post-it note so I could see it properly.
I'm grateful, but what should I call this subtle feeling?
'Well, if I don't look at it properly, Min-ji will get angry again.'
Well, she's not that scary even when she's angry, but Min-ji doesn't tolerate these things.
But on the bed, she seems to hate it but accepts it, which is a charm if you think about it.
'Hmm.... If you think about it, Makina is watching everything, right?'
I don't feel like I'm being watched because we've been together for a long time, but if she keeps watching, wouldn't she be watching me have sex too?
Also, thinking about the space I went to when I fought Proto, I think Makina is similar to Freyja.
Do goddesses masturbate?
I guess it's true that everything is fun except studying during exam periods.
I wanted to resolve this interesting curiosity that had arisen, but if I asked directly, Makina would definitely get angry.
She can read my thoughts, but it's not perfect, so she doesn't know what I'm thinking right now.
She would have been angry if she knew.
[Si-woo-nim? You seem to be thinking about something else. Is it just my imagination?]
'It's your imagination.'
[It doesn't seem like you're making progress, but I think you should really focus now.]
'Okay.'
To monitor my studying while reading my thoughts, isn't that a bit too much?
While I was wasting time imagining useless things like that, an alarm that I missed, but didn't want to see again, rang.
[Hero Kang Min-ji is in danger.]
"Huh?"
I stood up from my desk without realizing it.
"What the fuck...."
I grabbed my chest, which was sinking.
An alarm that rings when an accident occurs in a place I don't recognize.
Looking at the map, Min-ji's location was marked with a red dot in a place far away from the road I usually take.
It's a long distance even if I run right now.
Why did this kind of thing happen after going to a place like that?
How long will it take?
Is she okay?
Should I turn back time right away?
[Si-woo-nim. I think you should calm down.]
"Ah.."
I then saw the pencil that had been smashed to almost powder. It seemed like my emotions had been agitated in an instant.
I took a deep breath and calmed myself down for now.
"Hoo...."
It's something I've experienced a few times, but it's still hard to get used to.
I don't know what the situation is yet, but seeing that Min-ji's name is still in the favorability system, she's still breathing.
"Checking is the first thing to do."
Just turning back time recklessly doesn't solve everything.
I needed to properly check what the situation was.
The only thing I can do right now is run towards where Min-ji is.
Once I made the decision, the next thing was instantaneous. I quickly finished preparing my equipment and jumped straight out of the veranda.
"Kyaa!!"
"What... what!"
I'm sorry for startling the people around me, but I didn't have time right now.
"Hu..Hunter?"
"No! How can you just jump down like that! My child was surprised!"
I forgot that I had to apologize and started running right away.
It was quite a distance away, and there was no portal nearby, so it didn't seem like there was a way to get there right away.
Also, considering the time, it was clear that I would be late because of the congested roads.
[Air Walk]
A bracelet that allows you to run in the air, an artifact I obtained from a dungeon in the past.
Recalling the feeling of luring the red snowman back then, I started running in the sky.
I desperately hoped she was safe and ran straight towards where Min-ji was.
I'm going to kill all the bastards who touched Min-ji.