## Chapter 239 – 239. Tutorial Floor (11)
#239. Tutorial Floor (11)
Lucifer was sitting on top of me as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
I was dumbfounded, but not exactly surprised.
‘…Is this some kind of nighttime visit?’
I swallowed my laughter.
My attempt to sit up was thwarted by a hand pressing down on my chest.
I looked at the angel, who seemed quite displeased.
“Is it because I stroked Serin Noona’s hair earlier?”
Lucifer frowned at my words.
They say even a dog at a village school can recite poetry after three years. I felt like I knew what she was thinking.
It was the reaction she showed when she was caught red-handed but didn’t want to admit it.
I reached out and massaged the space between her eyebrows.
“You’ll get wrinkles if you keep doing that.”
“…It’s none of your business.”
“There you go again.”
Before Lucifer could react, I sat up.
Thump.
The position was instantly reversed, but she didn’t resist. She just quietly stared at me.
“So, what brings you here?”
She seemed to have another purpose besides being upset about the head-patting incident.
She hesitated for a moment, as if contemplating something, before opening her mouth with a determined expression.
“Kiss me.”
For a moment, I thought I’d misheard.
I was so dumbfounded by the sudden request that I was speechless.
“…You don’t want to?”
“It’s not that.”
I didn’t know why she was suddenly acting like this, but I could grant her this kind of request anytime.
In fact, I wanted to be the one asking.
As our lips met like last night, I felt a hot, fleshy mass beyond the soft sensation.
I never expected her to stick her tongue out first.
I responded by caressing her thigh, matching her proactive attitude.
The kiss continued until the heat on her stroked cheeks became too hot to touch.
Our lips parted, and a long, thin strand stretched before snapping with a *plink*.
We stared at each other, breathing heavily.
Lucifer was the first to speak.
“…How was dinner?”
Her eyes were unfocused and hazy.
Like someone on drugs.
“Do you want me to mix in some lies?”
“No, objectively.”
“It was terrible. Putting aside the fact that you couldn’t tell sugar from salt, you burned everything, whether it was meat or omelets.”
In truth, it looked fine on the outside. The problem was that it was burnt on the inside. Besides that, the combination of sweet and bitter flavors drove my tongue crazy.
“I thought I made it pretty well…”
Despite my harsh assessment, Lucifer didn’t get angry.
Instead, she reached out and stroked my face as if she felt sorry. I knew that action was the most sincere apology she could offer.
“To start with an excuse, I can’t taste anything. I guess whoever created me thought that function was unnecessary. It would’ve been better if I had more experience cooking, but…”
I couldn’t say anything at her calm words.
I just listened.
“But there’s one exception.”
A smile spread across Lucifer’s face. The smile that bloomed on her hazy eyes and flushed face was so alluring that it was hard to look away.
While I was distracted by her smile, Lucifer pulled me by the scruff of my neck and kissed me again.
“*Chomp, chomp… smooch…♡*”
Just yesterday, her tongue was stiff, but now she was skilled enough to lead the kiss.
I supported her back and quietly responded.
She craved my saliva for almost ten minutes before finally letting go with a satisfied smile, as if she had gotten her fill.
“I can’t taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty, but there’s one thing I can taste. What do you think it is?”
Her seductive voice pierced my ears.
My lower body throbbed at her disheveled appearance.
“It’s your saliva.”
As expected.
[Third Step Towards Alpha Male
Grade: Epic
Your bodily fluids become sweet.
Your bodily fluids contain faint aphrodisiacal properties.
Your bodily fluids emit pheromones that fascinate the opposite sex.]
I wasn’t particularly surprised since it was the answer I expected. It wasn’t the first time I’d had this kind of reaction, either.
‘She was sucking on my tongue just now, so was it because it felt like she was eating dessert?’
I felt a little strange being treated like dessert.
But if I thought about it from the perspective of someone who had never tasted anything in their life finally experiencing sweetness, I could understand her reaction.
I wouldn’t be able to keep my sanity either.
“…Should I make you a sauce with my saliva?”
The thought alone was horrifying, but if my woman wanted it, I was willing to do that much.
Lucifer shook her head.
“Is there really a need to go that far?”
Lucifer gave me a meaningful smile, then suddenly grabbed my collar and kissed me again.
After a long time passed, she licked her lips and gave me a seductive smile as she watched me finally break free.
“I can just take it out and eat it whenever I need it.”
Thump.
With a strange movement, the position was reversed once again. Before I could resist, I was pinned under Lucifer and had my lips stolen.
They say a thief who learns late doesn’t know when night is over.
Just like that saying, Lucifer was so engrossed in the sweetness she had tasted for the first time that she mixed tongues with me all night long. My mouth was parched, and my lips were swollen.
As dawn deepened, I was finally able to escape thanks to Lucifer falling asleep first.
I hugged her and fell asleep as well. I wanted to pounce on her as I was, but I couldn’t help but hold back when I saw her sleeping peacefully.
With heavy eyelids, another day passed.
For the record, I later heard that Iserin’s role was to taste-test. I thought she was a well-bred young lady, but it seemed she was just a normal weird eater.
I was so dumbfounded that I let out a hollow laugh.
***
Early in the morning, we resumed exploring the dungeon and were able to find the third gate before noon.
The gate was beyond a huge circular arena.
As we stepped into the arena, a rather strong-looking mummy appeared as if it had been waiting for us.
The guy swung a huge halberd around as if showing off to us. The energy I felt from it was unusual.
*Thump!*
Dust flew from the tip of the spear as it slammed down.
It was definitely a performance that would work well if the opponent was a beginner.
[The third trial begins.]
[One representative must defeat the Desert Warrior.]
But still, it was much weaker than the Sphinx.
I didn’t step forward in this gate.
Lucifer, who had drawn her sword from her waist, walked forward.
She dodged the fierce attacks with graceful movements, then took advantage of a momentary opening to cut off his neck.
The match was decided in exactly 28 moves.
Iserin looked at her in amazement. But I knew she could have ended the match two moves earlier.
She was probably conscious of the constellations’ gazes.
*Ding-*
[You have cleared the third trial.]
[3,000 WP has been awarded.]
What appeared before us after passing through the third gate was a large statue with the head of a hawk.
The statue held something like a staff in one hand and an ankh, a type of cross, in the other.
*Ding-*
[All trials have been completed.]
[You have cleared the special area, ‘The Forgotten Temple of the Hawk’.]
[Dungeon Contribution Ranking
1. Kang Hyun-woo
2. Lucy
3. Lee Serin]
‘It’s already over?’
Compared to what I had heard about it being a hidden dungeon, the ending was anticlimactic in many ways.
Well, if you thought about it from the level of the other player candidates, it was difficult.
Even if they somehow passed the second trial, they would eventually have to defeat the Desert Warrior in a one-on-one fight.
[‘Lucy’ has forfeited the reward.]
[‘Lee Serin’ has forfeited the reward.]
[10,000 WP has been awarded.]
[You have acquired the exclusive skill, Incomplete Eye of the Moon (B-).]
At that moment, I felt an unknown force settle in my left eye.
I staggered for a moment in the dizzying vision that spun wildly along with the pain.
“Hyun-woo!”
Lee Serin, who was standing next to me, supported me.
I leaned on her and looked at the screen.
[Incomplete Eye of the Moon
Category: Exclusive Skill
Rank: B-
A fragment of Horus’ left eye, shattered by the enraged Seth.
It contains the wisdom to penetrate the target and the power of the sacred moon.]
The pain in my eye disappeared.
I felt a strange heat and foreign sensation, but that was it.
“Hyun-woo, are you okay…?”
The moment I slowly opened my eyes and looked at Lee Serin.
*Ding-*
[‘Incomplete Eye of the Moon’ is activated.]
[Name: Lee Serin
Age: 25
Contract Constellation: –
Affiliation: –
Authority: –
Exclusive Trait: Celestial Timbre (-)
Exclusive Skill: Composition (C), Harmony of Life (D+), Echo of Purification (D), Echo of Confusion (D), Mental Resistance (E)
Trait: –
Skill: -]
Her status window appeared before my eyes.
It activated on its own, but thanks to that, I was able to see the skill’s effect.
‘A skill that allows you to peek at the opponent’s status window.’
I couldn’t help but think that it was a good thing I came to the dungeon.
Of course, judging from the fact that information about ‘Celestial Timbre’, which had a higher rank than the skill, wasn’t displayed, it didn’t seem to be omnipotent.
But even considering that, it was still a good skill.
The problem of the skill activating on its own would be solved as I gained proficiency.
“Thank you, Noona.”
If the two of them hadn’t given up their rewards and focused their contribution points on me, the skill’s rank would have dropped by at least two levels.
Lee Serin shook her head.
“You don’t have to thank me. I would have died that day if it weren’t for Hyun-woo. Tell me if you need anything. I’d give you anything if it’s for Hyun-woo.”
Looking at her flushed cheeks and slightly raised lips, my hand moved unconsciously.
Even with my hand stroking her head, Lee Serin didn’t avoid it, but rather took a step closer.
“Even if it’s my first time…”
Just as she was about to say something.
“I gave up my reward too, you know.”
Lucifer interjected.
Her pouting face with her arms crossed suited her quite well.
“You’ve already paid the price for me.”
“Price?”
I approached her, who looked clueless, and whispered in her ear.
“Last night… *mhm*.”
Before I could finish speaking, Lucifer hurriedly covered my mouth. She looked visibly flustered.
The murderous intent reflected in her eyes and her reddened face were telling of her emotions.
I was hit for the laugh that unconsciously escaped my lips.
And so, we followed the stairs behind the statue and headed to the surface.
***
Considering the time it took to enter the dungeon, it should have taken us several hours to climb.
But before long, we began to see familiar rays of light beyond the stairs.
Arriving on the surface in just 30 minutes was undoubtedly good news, but it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket if it came with a troublesome situation.
“A person popped out of the tree?!”
“N-no way, it’s not a demonic beast, is it?”
“Call the leader first!”
“The leader went out with the combat squad this morning!”
What appeared before us as we reached the surface was a crowd of at least several dozen people.
I ignored the people who looked visibly flustered and looked around. I saw familiar faces here and there. I felt like I knew what was going on.
‘This must be some kind of base camp created by the surviving player candidates.’
Whether it was intentional or just bad luck, it seemed that the dungeon’s exit was a tree trunk in the middle of the base camp.
‘More survived than I thought.’
Out of the 100 player candidates, there seemed to be at least 40 people here.
I was honestly a little surprised.
It was the third day today, and even if it was daytime, the demonic beasts became ferocious at night and roamed around in hordes.
There were even demonic beasts that attacked mentally, so it wasn’t an environment that could be endured with just a few people who knew how to fight.
The fact that the base camp was still intact without even a proper outer wall meant one of two things.
Either there was an overwhelmingly strong person in the camp.
‘Or a great leader is excellently managing the entire camp.’
Just in time, I felt a number of presences approaching.
“The combat squad is back!”
