Holy B-Class Life

#049

The faint halo of light was clearly an abnormal phenomenon. Yoon Pa-ran only noticed it after Dan Joo-hyuk made a puzzled sound.

The moment he recognized the emerging light, thoughts of an A-class anomaly gate came to mind. Before he could even assess the situation, a sense of crisis took over.

But his legs wouldn’t move. Even in his dazed state, he felt a sense of dismay.

He felt his body tilting to one side again. As he barely managed to grasp his shaking vision, he realized that Dan Joo-hyuk had embraced him and moved far away from the statue in one swift motion.

At least he’s not running away by himself, the coward.

“Hmm…”

The statue continued to emit a pale halo of light. Dan Joo-hyuk, who had been observing it, soon tilted his head with a curious expression.

Even in his exhausted state, Yoon Pa-ran’s sense of crisis subsided. The energy emanating from the white light felt similar to the Sacred Energy skill.

Yoon Pa-ran had felt something similar at the anomaly gate too. Just before the status window announcing the anomaly appeared, the white light that struck the top of the statue definitely felt like this.

He had completely forgotten about it, but it wasn’t just his imagination back then.

His pants were properly arranged now. Dan Joo-hyuk must have fixed them in that brief moment of retreat.

Quick-handed bastard.

“Is this a phenomenon you’re familiar with too?”

Dan Joo-hyuk asked Yoon Pa-ran with obvious interest on his face.

Understanding the question, Yoon Pa-ran glared at him with a pained, irritated expression. It was clear he was asking if he had ever ejaculated on the statue like this before.

As if I would do such a crazy thing.

“Are you… insane?”

What on earth was happening this time? Even when he awakened his skill, he had only touched the statue normally. He had touched it a few more times after that, but it had never emitted light like this.

As he responded angrily, his dizziness intensified again. The feeling of motion sickness continued, and he was frustrated that his limbs still wouldn’t obey him.

This was all because of Dan Joo-hyuk’s skill. It couldn’t be anything but a damned skill, just like its owner.

“Oh, really?”

Hearing Yoon Pa-ran’s incredulous response, Dan Joo-hyuk spoke cryptically. He quietly looked down at Yoon Pa-ran’s face, which had turned pale from experiencing the skill’s side effects.

The grip holding Yoon Pa-ran tightened slightly. A satisfied smile kept spreading across his face.

The statue in the safe zone and Yoon Pa-ran’s skill.

He had wondered why he kept rolling his eyes even while writhing in pleasure, but to think he was hiding such a secret.

The existence of the safe zone is one of the most valuable unsolved mysteries of the gates. Dan Joo-hyuk was incredibly intrigued to have found the key closest to unveiling the secret hidden behind the veil.

Had he ever encountered such a massive mystery as Yoon Pa-ran before?

He adjusted Yoon Pa-ran, who was slumped in his arms, to face him. He seemed to be adapting to some extent recently, but perhaps due to this new form of contact, he was completely powerless again.

As he turned him this way and that like playing with a doll, he could clearly read the humiliated expression on his face. Finding it amusing, Dan Joo-hyuk deliberately asked in a voice tinged with laughter.

“Did it feel good?”

“You’re… really… huff… a son of a bitch…”

Even as his eyes fluttered, seeming about to faint, Yoon Pa-ran gritted his teeth.

Dan Joo-hyuk smiled more deeply and adjusted him again. He forcibly lifted Yoon Pa-ran’s chin to make eye contact.

“Even after doing this, 30% is the limit, huh?”

Glancing at the status window, he saw an absorption rate for [Sacred Energy] that he had never seen before. It was the highest number he had seen so far, but it was still ambiguous considering it was a somewhat sexual contact.

Moreover, given Yoon Pa-ran’s skill characteristics, there was no guarantee that the same attempt would yield the same number.

I even touched a man’s dick, it’s a bit disappointing if this is all.

“Let… go… haa…”

“…”

As he thought this, Dan Joo-hyuk’s expression suddenly became subtle. He felt a slight sense of dissonance as his thoughts flowed.

Honestly, grabbing and stroking Yoon Pa-ran’s dick wasn’t bad.

No, it was rather good. There was quite some entertainment in watching Yoon Pa-ran breathe heavily with a completely disheveled face.

At first, when he subdued him, it was just an impulse, but why did he go this far?

But now that a conclusion had been reached, the reason probably didn’t matter.

“Mr. Yoon Pa-ran.”

He had thought that he was constantly bothering Yoon Pa-ran due to his own sexual frustration. While that judgment remained the same, an important premise had changed.

He hadn’t considered Yoon Pa-ran as a target because he was a man, but that wasn’t the case anymore, was it? In fact, he even found his face, gasping in pleasure, quite arousing.

If so, what reason was there not to relieve this sexual frustration with Yoon Pa-ran?

He had already crossed the line, so why hold back anymore?

“I look forward to working with you in the future.”

“Get lost.”

The decision was made without hesitation. Whether he understood the meaning of his words or not, Yoon Pa-ran spat out an angry reply.

His blue eyes were fiercely murderous. After glaring at him as much as he could manage, Yoon Pa-ran soon fainted.

“Oh my.”

Seeing that reaction, he thought he must have really incurred his wrath this time.

Dan Joo-hyuk’s lips twisted with an emotion that could have been either joy or trouble.

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The next day.

“Well, you see, Hunter Dan… I’m really sorry. It wasn’t intentional on my part…”

Minister Byeon fidgeted uncomfortably in front of Dan Joo-hyuk. Seeing his large frame moving back and forth pettily, Dan Joo-hyuk was not in a good mood.

Just yesterday, he had been quite pleased, but now…

“Yesterday you insisted I shouldn’t go, but today you’re begging me to go…”

“That, well, it couldn’t be helped…”

“I guess the Special Administrative Security Department decides its policies by flipping a coin every day. How annoying to bother people with such lack of consistency.”

At these sharp, biting words, Minister Byeon took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He felt suffocated by the aura Dan Joo-hyuk had been emitting since earlier. Though he was smiling, it was clear that his mood was not good at all.

Based on his long experience of observing Dan Joo-hyuk, albeit unintentionally, Minister Byeon keenly understood that now was the time to grovel.

“It seems to be because the location is Moscow, of all places. I’m truly sorry, Hunter Dan.”

“…”

Dan Joo-hyuk coldly looked at Minister Byeon, who seemed ready to prostrate himself.

He wasn’t unaware of the current situation. He knew that the gate in Russia was developing into a diplomatic issue.

While it might seem like a distant matter for Korea, it wasn’t so for Europe.

If monsters were to spread across the European continent, the damage was expected to be enormous. Especially with high-level monsters, the time until natural disappearance was long. If they were to reach densely populated areas, the loss of life would be beyond imagination.

It was also problematic that Russia acted as a pipeline for natural resources and magic stones to the European continent. The Tsar had declared that he would prioritize only SS-class gates until the current problem was resolved.

In other words, it meant they wouldn’t export resources until the gate was closed.

As a result, countries adjacent to Moscow were mobilizing all their diplomatic resources. Naturally, many countries were appealing to Korea, known for its strong hunters. This wasn’t uncommon, even apart from this Russian incident.

Of course, that didn’t mean Dan Joo-hyuk had to humor the Tsar’s whims.

“Of course, Hunter Dan’s wishes are our top priority.”

“You’re stating the obvious.”

“Yes, yes. Oh! Based on the Tsar’s reaction, analysis suggests we could demand more compensation. Although the conditions are already quite generous, we’re discussing what more we could request.”

In the end, such diplomatic matters were insignificant to Dan Joo-hyuk. The problem was that there were clear benefits to this situation as well.

Hunters who moved well as mercenaries often saw these kinds of gate incidents as opportunities. Probably all the other S-class hunters in Korea had received proposals as well.

For the Korean government, Dan Joo-hyuk was their most useful card among them. He had the highest survival rate and was least likely to be swayed by offers from other countries.

So this was probably just a situation where they wanted to try pleading with him. Minister Byeon had likely been pushed into this position by the government’s intentions.

Even knowing all this, he still wasn’t in a particularly good mood. Dan Joo-hyuk suddenly looked down at his mobile phone.

“…”

He couldn’t get in touch with Yoon Pa-ran. Even though he had kindly taken him back to his one-room apartment instead of dragging him around after he fainted yesterday.

He had left a message telling him to contact him when he woke up, but there was no response. He knew Yoon Pa-ran was intentionally ignoring his contact, as he had confirmed that he had shown up at the orphanage.

Tapping his silent mobile phone, Dan Joo-hyuk fell into thought. This time, it must have been quite a shock for Yoon Pa-ran too, so it might be best to leave him alone for a few days.

“If you do decide to go, we should put various safety measures in place. The government has decided to provide two of the highest-grade shield items we possess.”

“…”

“If, if by any chance Hunter Dan were to get hurt, the loss would be severe. We’ll take care of all the arrangements. So, if you’re interested…”

Dan Joo-hyuk continued to remain silent with a bored expression. There was no need to respond particularly.

However, the mention of safety measures reminded him of something he had forgotten.

“…”

Based on the results of using this skill so far, there were a few commonalities.

For instance, when absorbing 60% of a person’s skill, an additional skill would appear.