Chapter 913 – 913. Hawaii
Jang Go-joon felt uncomfortable.
He didn’t know if it was because he had arrived, or if it had been like this from the start. The atmosphere at the table was subdued. The table was quiet. The only sounds were the clinking of cutlery.
Sung Yu-jin went back to the barbecue grill, saying there wasn’t enough meat, Han Ha-rin was just drinking water, and Han A-young was quietly focused on her meal. She would occasionally flinch, which was strange. Maybe she wasn’t feeling well because of the jet lag from coming to Hawaii.
“A-young, are you not feeling well?”
“Huh? No. I think I’m just a little sleepy because of the jet lag. I’m okay.”
Han A-young said with a smile.
Jang Go-joon nodded. Even Hunters were human. They might be better off than ordinary people, but they still felt jet lag. Jang Go-joon opened his mouth to lighten the downcast mood. He was confident in his way with words.
“Did you know? There are four people who became S-Class Hunters through the Hero’s Whirlwind dungeon we’re going into tomorrow. I can’t say for sure, but A-young, you might be able to reach S-Class this time. The Hero’s Whirlwind is…”
Jang Go-joon kept talking without a break, but the atmosphere didn’t improve. Han Ha-rin and Han A-young barely listened to him, focusing on their meal.
After the meal, they gathered in the lobby. It was still too early to go to bed.
Jang Go-joon, sitting on the sofa, swallowed hard. It was because Han A-young and Han Ha-rin had come out after showering. Of course, they were wearing clothes. Shirts and shorts. Nothing unusual about their casual wear. But their wet hair and dewy skin were stimulating Jang Go-joon.
Jang Go-joon had known Han A-young for quite a while, but this was the first time he had seen her looking so unguarded.
“Hyung, I’m going to take a shower too.”
Sung Yu-jin said, nudging Jang Go-joon’s shoulder.
“Huh? Oh. Okay. I’ll go after you.”
Sung Yu-jin went into the shower room, and only three people were left in the lobby. News in a foreign language was playing on the TV.
“……”
There was no conversation. It was awkward. Jang Go-joon recalled old memories. They had grown distant after that day, but weren’t Han A-young and he still on speaking terms, sharing small talk?
“A-young, Ha-rin, let’s eat out for breakfast tomorrow. We’re in Hawaii, so we should try the local food. It would be fun to take a walk around the neighborhood too.”
“…Hmm. I don’t know. I don’t wake up well in the morning, so it might be hard.”
“I also find it difficult to wake up early in the morning.”
Han A-young shook her head apologetically, and Han Ha-rin said firmly.
“Still, it’s Hawaii.”
Jang Go-joon persisted, not giving up. But the answer he got was the same. A few minutes later, Sung Yu-jin returned.
“Hyung, I’m done showering.”
“…Okay.”
Jang Go-joon got up. He glanced at them as he headed to the shower room. Han A-young and Sung Yu-jin. If it were just the two of them, maybe. But with Han Ha-rin there, nothing would happen.
After showering in ten minutes, Jang Go-joon frowned slightly. He felt like the atmosphere had changed subtly. Han A-young was gulping down water, Han Ha-rin was deep in thought with her arms crossed and one hand covering her mouth.
‘…What is it?’
Sung Yu-jin, who had been sprawled on the sofa, got up.
“We’re bored, let’s play a card game. I’ll go get the cards. Oh, Go-joon hyung, would you like a beer?”
“Yeah. I’m thirsty after showering. Please.”
Sung Yu-jin brought the cards and beer. Jang Go-joon, who gulped down the cold beer, exclaimed in admiration and started a card game with the Han A-young sisters.
Jang Go-joon, who was having fun playing cards, felt sleepiness creeping in. It wasn’t even 10 PM yet. Usually, he would be wide awake and active, but now he was so sleepy that it was hard to bear.
He was about to nod off when Sung Yu-jin grabbed his shoulder.
“Hyung, you look sleepy. We have a schedule tomorrow, so let’s go to our rooms and sleep.”
“Yu-jin, I think you’re right.”
The game ended quickly. They turned off the lights in the lobby and went back to their rooms.
Jang Go-joon staggered to his bed. He was overwhelmingly sleepy. It was the first time he had felt this sleepy since becoming an A-Class Hunter.
Thud.
He collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep, unable to resist the overwhelming drowsiness.
When he opened his eyes again, it was 9 AM. He woke up feeling refreshed and scolded himself for oversleeping before going out of his room. The lobby was quiet. There was no one there. There were no signs of anyone going out, so it seemed everyone was still asleep.
‘Everyone is still sleeping… Were they all as tired as I was?’
At 10 AM, a door opened and someone came out. It was Han A-young. Her hair was disheveled, and she yawned as she came down the stairs.
“A-young, did you sleep well?”
“Huh? Yeah, I slept well. The bed was so comfortable that I’m still sleepy.”
Contrary to her words, Han A-young looked as tired as someone who had stayed up all night.
“A-young, it looks like you have something on your hair?”
“…Really? It looks like makeup.”
“And on your hand.”
“Oh, that’s a mosquito bite. There were a lot of mosquitoes.”
“……”
Jang Go-joon didn’t bother pointing out the marks on Han A-young’s neck and collarbone. He momentarily suspected if they were really mosquito bites, but he didn’t have the courage to confirm.
They had a light lunch and left for the dungeon.
•••
A-Class Dungeon, Hero’s Whirlwind.
There was a large building built at the place directly managed by the Hawaii State Government. It was a place where they built a building at the dungeon entrance for easy management.
Hunters armed with weapons were guarding the building. They were at least B-Class Hunters, and some were A-Class Hunters. It was clear how important the Hawaii State Government, the United States, considered this place.
‘It’s no wonder, since it’s known that hunters from all over the world are lining up to use this dungeon. It’s the only dungeon for training, not hunting. The daily usage fee is at least 10 billion won.’
We had received the right to use it for two days. If we used it for more than two days, we would have to pay a huge sum of money according to the contract. What if we refused to pay? No country could do that to the United States.
“We will lend you this special watch. An alarm will go off in 40 hours. Please come out then. The Russian Hunters are scheduled to use it after you, so please keep the time.”
The dungeon manager repeatedly asked us to keep the time and then led us to the dungeon entrance.
1 PM.
The dungeon space rippled, and four hunters popped out. They looked like people from the Middle East with their dark skin and strong features. They muttered in a language I didn’t know. Their voices were filled with undisguised joy. They must have achieved something.
“Korean Hunters, please enter.”
I stepped into the dungeon. I felt like my body was being sucked somewhere. When I came to my senses, I was alone in a space as wide as a sports field.
I reflexively activated my Thousand Eyes and looked around. There was a training ground like this a few hundred kilometers away. I didn’t know who was in that training ground.
“Where are you looking? I’m the one who will guide you.”
“……!!”
A woman’s voice came from behind. Surprised, I turned around. There was a woman with short blonde hair and a sturdy physique. Muscular arms and legs. Clear abs visible through her tight-fitting clothes. A straight, tightly closed red mouth and calm brown eyes.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Bellis. I’ll teach you the training that suits you.”
I knew about her through the information I had gathered before entering the Hero’s Whirlwind. She was one of the instructors who appeared in the Hero’s Whirlwind.
The Hero’s Whirlwind assigned each of the four entrants an instructor that suited them. It was a kind of personal training method.
Bellis was known as a basic training instructor among the instructors. In other words, it meant that I would be doing basic training for the next 40 hours.
“You came here because you have the will to become stronger. Just do as I say. Then you will become much stronger than before. Let’s start with running.”
“Instructor Bellis, I’m already strong to some extent. I didn’t come here to run.”
“You’re strong? To my eyes, you just look like a kid who doesn’t even know how strong he is. If you want to get stronger, don’t talk back and do as I say. I’m an expert at training guys like you.”
I stood with my weight on one leg. You could only enter the Hero’s Whirlwind once in your lifetime. That meant I wouldn’t be able to enter this place again. And she was telling me to spend my time running? What a joke.
‘It also means I won’t be able to meet this woman again. I have to bang Bellis. That way, I won’t have any regrets.’
If I did as Bellis said, I would just end up training.
“I don’t need that kind of training. Teach me some skills or something good instead.”
“You’re arrogant. Don’t you know why I appeared before you?”
“Why wouldn’t I know? You obviously appeared to have sex with me. I think you have a thing for combat sex… I’ll send you to heaven.”
I said with a smirk. The other person was just a figure in the dungeon anyway. I didn’t need to be considerate.
Bellis wasn’t flustered by my sex joke. She smirked, curling up the corners of her mouth. But her eyes weren’t smiling.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a guy like you. A guy who doesn’t know his place. A guy who dares to talk nonsense to me. I don’t dislike guys like you.”
I saw Bellis’s lower body move. Bellis was right in front of me. She clenched her fist and pulled her elbow back. It was fortunate that I had activated my Thousand Eyes. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to see her movements.
Of course, just because I could see her movements didn’t mean my body could react.
‘A split second.’
In the slowed-down vision, I dodged her fist by turning my head to the side and punched her in the jaw.
With a satisfying thud, Bellis’s body floated into the air.
‘The attack landed properly, but it’s far from enough to finish her. Lightning Strike!’
Three consecutive lightning strikes fell on Bellis in the air. Since she was hit directly, she should at least be stunned by the electric shock.
‘Now, shall I bang her?’
I approached Bellis, who was lying on the ground, not moving. Unlike her muscular body, her breasts were full and prominent.
Thud! Bellis’s hand grabbed my right ankle.
“You weren’t stunned?”
“Playing dead is also a strategy.”
Crackling. I created lightning in my hand and swung my fist at her. Thwack! Thud! Thud! Bellis, who was hit by my fist, didn’t budge.
“You’re weak. If you want to stun me, hit me with more force.”
“Damn it. What kind of woman is this tough… Ugh!”
I was slammed into the ground with my ankle grabbed. It was fortunate that I had used mana to strengthen my body instinctively. Otherwise, one or two of my bones would have been broken.
Before I could regain my balance, Bellis slammed my body in the opposite direction. She kept swinging my body without a break. I used my left foot, which wasn’t grabbed, to try to break free. Hitting her head and face didn’t do anything. Even hitting her chest and crotch didn’t faze her. She was a woman made of steel.
“It’s useless. My body is already perfectly trained.”
“Even your pussy is trained… You crazy bitch!”
“There’s no part of the human body that can’t be trained.”
“No. Usually, you can’t train your eyes and genitals. Or your butthole.”
“You can. The only reason you can’t train them is because you lack the will.”
“Aaaah! Damn it!!”
Bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang!
She slammed my body mercilessly into the ground. At this rate, I was starting to get into danger.
‘Thousand Hearts!’
Bellis’s hand fell off. Bellis’s eyes widened.
“What was that just now? It’s strangely easy to break free.”
“Stormbreaker!!”
I put on the Stormbreaker armor and raised my sword. Red lightning flashed from my body.
‘A split second!’
I approached Bellis and unleashed a sword aura. I was aiming for her left arm.
Shadow Heaven Style (影天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
