Chapter 20
"What are you talking about?"
At Joo-young's question, I tried my best to maintain composure as I responded. She tilted her head and asked again.
"Are you sure? Your face looks a bit flushed."
"I must not be fully recovered yet."
I avoided her gaze and took a casual sip from the coffee cup in front of me.
"..."
After staring at me intently for a moment, Joo-young changed the subject.
"Well, whatever. You said you were sick. Anyway, why are you here? I thought you couldn't move around for a while."
I responded immediately, as if glad she brought it up. This was the main point.
"That's actually why I came. To formally submit a leave request and declare activity suspension."
"Activity suspension? Do you even know what that means?"
Joo-young furrowed her brows, and I calmly replied.
"Of course I do. I thought about it carefully before deciding."
In truth, I hadn't thought about it much. I just chose this option since I had no other choice given my current physical state.
"You little shit. You think the others will leave you alone if you suspend activities? It'll be instant death for you."
Joo-young made a throat-slitting gesture, telling me not to be stupid.
"..."
Even though I'm Korea's #1 ranked hunter, I'm still an independent hunter without any specific faction or guild backing me.
If others who hold grudges against me were to band together and attack, I could truly be in danger like Joo-young said.
While I'm currently under the Association's protection, requesting activity suspension would remove that protection and make me a potential target.
Of course, due to various complex interests at play, it probably wouldn't lead to actual death like Joo-young suggested, but there's still a possibility of harassment or dangerous situations...
And if my polymorph were to wear off during such an incident.
'I might get dragged to some basement and drug raped into endless orgasms...'
The shota version of the Ice Beauty Lee Yeon - female hunters and high-ranking officials would line up to have their way with me no matter the cost...
And Joo-young would probably be first in line. I gulped as I imagined being passed around as a sex toy among various female hunters. That absolutely cannot happen.
"Besides, you think I'm letting you off easy because you're pretty? Submit that suspension request and you die by my hand."
Crunch-
Joo-young crushed the coffee cup she was holding. The fragments and remaining coffee turned to black ash and scattered, disintegrated by her magic power.
"..."
Well, she probably has the strongest desire to tear me apart right now. The only reason she's leaving me alone is because the Association's stability and future take priority.
What an impressive person.
Tap-
Suddenly seeming irritated, Joo-young pulled out a cigarette and put it in her mouth. She snapped her fingers to light it, then exhaled smoke into the air.
"Phew."
With her striking good looks, it was like a scene from a film noir. Like a femme fatale boss character. After crushing out her lit cigarette, Joo-young asked me again.
"So, are you really going through with it?"
She was asking my intentions again while eye-fucking me. When she's threatening to kill me if I do it, how can I?
"...I'll put it on hold."
No need to dig my own grave. Let's wait and watch for now. It's not like I'm short on points anyway.
"Good thinking."
Only after hearing my answer did Joo-young finally withdraw her murderous aura and relax back into the sofa. Crisis averted for now.
"Have you released a statement to the press?"
"Yeah. Said I'm unwell. Left the return date undetermined."
"Got it."
As expected, she handles things efficiently.
"So when are you planning to resume activities? I can't cover for you too long."
"That's still... undetermined."
Activity resumption. I need to build up enough Dick Compass points to handle normal hunter activities and prepare for any unexpected situations.
Gate raids can sometimes take days or even weeks, and occasionally you might get trapped and have to wait for rescue. Considering scenarios like that, I need at least a month's worth saved up.
Getting trapped in a gate with this shota body would be absolutely fatal.
At my undetermined resumption date, Joo-young firmly stated:
"One week. I can't cover for you longer than that."
"..."
"After that, you handle it yourself - whether that's holding a press conference or formally submitting leave. I won't be responsible for what follows."
One week... one week. Not a very long time, but not too short either. The time flow ratio between the app's parallel world and here is 1:1.
It'll be a bit tight, but 7 days should be enough to gather adequate points.
"Alright. I'll keep that in mind."
"Okay, we're done. Heading home now?"
"Yeah. Need to recover somewhere safe. Too many eyes at the mansion."
My mansion is too exposed with all the reporters swarming around. If someone wanted to attack, it would be an easy target.
I have several hidden villas and bunkers I own, so I should probably relocate for now.
At the mention of relocating, Joo-young thought for a moment before asking:
"...Hey, have you heard that rumor?"
"What rumor?"
"About some boy wandering around your mansion..."
"!"
I was internally startled.
Had those few times I wandered outside my room really spread such rumors? I played dumb for now.
"No idea. I've never let anyone else in. You believe those baseless rumors?"
When I acted completely clueless, Joo-young made a strange expression before sighing.
"...Then that's good."
"Why do you ask?"
"It's nothing. Now get out."
Joo-young shoved me out of her office.
Bang-
Looking at the firmly closed door, I shrugged my shoulders.
'What's with her suddenly?'
She asks about my shota version then kicks me out abruptly. Whatever, I got what I came for. I straightened my crumpled collar and headed for the mansion.
*****
"Haa... fuck."
Click-
After quickly sending Yeon out, Joo-young locked her office door. Then she collapsed back onto the sofa and took short breaths.
"Haa. Haa."
For some reason her breathing was ragged and her face was slightly flushed compared to usual.
Sitting on the sofa, she pressed her knees together and slowly moved her hand down toward her lower abdomen.
Her inexplicably pounding heart and quickened breathing. And her pussy twitching slightly.
She had been fine until just now, but after meeting that damn guy her body suddenly felt strange.
"Phew."
Joo-young blew out a breath, sweeping aside the hair that had fallen in her face. Then she lay back comfortably on the sofa and gently caressed the tips of her breasts through her blouse.
"..Nnh."
A small moan escaped. It was hard to believe such a sound came from the usually tough and tomboyish woman's lips. Her sensitivity seemed much higher than normal.
The truth was, Joo-young constantly suffered from sexual frustration.
This was because her pride as the Sword Ghost and the heavy responsibility of her position as Association President had prevented her from being with any men until now.
Yes. At twenty-five years old, she was still a virgin who had never been held by a man.
So to deal with this issue, she would occasionally pleasure herself in private to relieve her desires.
Rustle-
Joo-young lightly scratched over her blouse and bra. Though through clothes, she could feel her slightly erect nipples.
While gently playing with her nipples with one hand, she slipped her other hand between her thighs.
As she spread her legs slightly, her tight office skirt rode up. Joo-young pressed her fingers against her pussy through the rough yet smooth pantyhose.
The panty area was already wet and sticky. You could feel the slickness even through the fabric.
"Haa.."
Using those sticky love juices as lubricant, she carefully stroked the slightly protruding part above her pussy. Very slowly, with barely perceptible pressure.
Rustle- Rustle-
Her fingers moving clockwise slowly. Not forgetting to stimulate her nipples as well.
With deep sighs, a warm sensation gradually spread through her body. Her breathing grew more ragged as a tantalizing pleasure slowly built.
As that tantalizing pleasure accumulated, her insides began to throb and sexual heat started rising throughout her body.
"Hnn."
She could feel her clit slightly swollen beneath her fingertips. A sharp orgasm would hit if she stimulated it strongly now, but Joo-young held back and continued gently stroking her clit.
While enjoying this subtle, warm pleasure and layering the sensations, eventually a tremendous full-body feeling different from simple clitoral stimulation would emerge.
For that massive, wave-like pleasure, she needed to endure momentary urges.
"Haa.. haa.. fuck.. that fucking bastard.."
Joo-young kept moving her hands while imagining that asshole... that guy who was good for nothing except his looks.
Just then, as Joo-young was continuing to masturbate while breathing heavily:
Ding-
"Ah fuck, scared me."
Startled from her masturbation, Joo-young grabbed her phone that had been carelessly placed beside the sofa.
Opening it revealed a notification with a strange icon she'd never seen before.
"...What's this?"
A notification with a tacky heart icon. Clicking it brought up the following message.
[Congratulations! You have been selected as a character in the app. Please check the link below for more details!]