Holy B-Class Life

#036

“Hah, mmph!”

Always eating half-heartedly, his waist was so thin it could be cupped in one palm. Compared to last time, it seemed he might have lost a bit of weight.

Of course, befitting a skilled hunter, his body was firm with back muscles prominently defined. Dan Joo-hyuk’s hand gently roamed over his waist as if measuring its width.

Feeling uncomfortable with his body tightly held, unable to escape, Yoon Pa-ran finally began to struggle. The more he did so, the more Dan Joo-hyuk smiled openly and pulled Yoon Pa-ran closer into his embrace.

This time, their lower bodies pressed together.

The surprised expression spreading across his pale face felt quite delightful. Dan skillfully pushed one thigh between Yoon Pa-ran’s legs.

Yoon Pa-ran’s upper body bent backwards as he lost his balance. Without allowing even that brief gap, Dan Joo-hyuk pursued him closely. Their connected lips joined even more deeply.

“Mmph…!”

As if overwhelmed by the increasingly wet sensation, Yoon Pa-ran finally pushed hard against Dan Joo-hyuk’s chest. It was quite forceful, but Dan ignored it and grasped the nape of his neck.

“Hng… hah!”

“…”

Although aware that Yoon Pa-ran was struggling to even breathe, Dan Joo-hyuk continued to explore inside at will.

He deliberately chased and entwined the tongue that tried to escape. When Yoon Pa-ran’s waist trembled at the sensation, Dan rubbed his soft palate as if to soothe him.

The more he focused on the narrow, moist interior, the more his interest steadily continued.

Yoon Pa-ran, thrown into confusion, looked quite busy – cursing with his eyes, then showing bewilderment. Dan Joo-hyuk observed these changes without blinking.

Until eventually, the strength slowly drained from that small body.

“Mmph… ugh…”

Groaning sounds like he was in pain leaked between his lips. It seemed he was trying his best to hold them back, but to no avail.

Strangely, that ticklish sensation kept stimulating the corners of Dan Joo-hyuk’s mouth.

[Stealthy Extorter S]

Skill successfully absorbed!

>> [Sacred Energy S] Absorption rate___10%

When he unconsciously checked the status window, the numbers were again different from expectations in many ways.

He had clung to Yoon Pa-ran for far longer than the targeted percentage. However, considering the time spent exploring that narrow mouth, the figure wasn’t high.

It seems I’ll need to experiment a lot more to properly understand this.

Perhaps due to the side effects of skill absorption, Yoon Pa-ran’s legs were giving out. Dan supported his waist with his hand and pulled him up.

Now seemingly without the mental energy to maintain his pride, Yoon Pa-ran’s small body swayed following Dan’s touch. Labored breaths kept bursting from their connected lips.

Eventually deciding this wouldn’t do, Dan Joo-hyuk slowly separated their lips. A long silvery thread connected them, following the trajectory of his movement.

“Ah.”

It’s a bit disappointing.

Indulging impulses was familiar to Dan Joo-hyuk. Though he could clearly see the flushed face struggling, he had no thought of stopping.

As Yoon Pa-ran said, his conscience had long since gone bad.

“Haa… ugh…”

When Dan released his nape, Yoon Pa-ran was about to collapse completely. As Dan pulled the waist he had been holding even closer and met his gaze, Yoon Pa-ran’s short legs lifted slightly off the ground.

In that state, Dan Joo-hyuk lightly tapped his cheek with the back of his hand.

“Pull yourself together.”

“Urgh…”

Though he repeatedly urged him to come to his senses, Yoon Pa-ran couldn’t quite manage it. His rapidly blinking eyes and precariously trembling eyelashes caught Dan’s attention. Seemingly uneasy about his feet leaving the ground, Yoon Pa-ran’s toes intermittently kicked at Dan Joo-hyuk’s shins.

That sensation strangely made him even more impatient.

“I told you I don’t have a hobby of carrying men. Open your eyes.”

“Sh…”

Though he wanted to curse, Yoon Pa-ran couldn’t continue and just inhaled. His spinning head prevented him from exerting proper strength.

Still, having experienced this a few times, it seemed he wouldn’t faint if given a little rest. Though he felt strangely light-headed, he was determined to endure it.

The problem was Dan Joo-hyuk, who kept poking him as if demanding he come to his senses immediately without time to rest.

This bastard, really.

Yoon Pa-ran hurriedly raised his guard again, which he had unknowingly lowered a bit.

He must have momentarily lost his mind due to the plump pouch of magic stones in his hand. Thinking that Dan might be somewhat good after killing all the monsters for him – it would have been nothing to Dan anyway.

Of course, it was closer to a desire to quickly clear what needed to be done anyway, but he couldn’t help feeling upset. This act, which strangely became more unfamiliar rather than more familiar the more they did it, also made him uncomfortable.

“Try to put some strength in. Okay?”

Dan Joo-hyuk gently shook Yoon Pa-ran’s body, flexing his arm muscles. The corners of his mouth turned up in strange satisfaction, fueling Yoon Pa-ran’s irritation.

Dan’s firm arm wrapped around his waist had been uncomfortable for a while now. He didn’t know why he felt this way, but he just wanted to escape.

He urgently tried to stand on his own, putting strength in his legs. The more he struggled, the dizzier he felt, as if floating strangely.

When he hastily shook off Dan Joo-hyuk’s hands, this time his body swayed completely.

“Oh my.”

Dan Joo-hyuk caught Yoon Pa-ran as he collapsed.

“Well… I guess it can’t be helped.”

Hearing the following words, Yoon Pa-ran expected to be thrown to the floor now. The business was done, so there was no reason for him to bother supporting him.

“Urgh…”

However, what engulfed Yoon Pa-ran was not the impact of hitting the ground.

Dan Joo-hyuk, who had somehow grabbed his collar, dragged him along as if carrying a bag.

“Wait here for a bit. I’ll be back after dealing with the boss.”

“Ugh…”

The place where Dan eventually tossed Yoon Pa-ran was inside the safe zone statue. It was truly an unexpected action, but Yoon Pa-ran inwardly sighed with relief.

He couldn’t even stand properly on his own two feet. It would have been dangerous if he encountered any monsters left in the corners of the gate.

If left alone, he probably would have crawled to push himself inside the safe zone. He hadn’t expected Dan Joo-hyuk to move him there directly.

“Hah…”

“…”

Dan Joo-hyuk watched for a while as Yoon Pa-ran curled up where he was dropped.

Only after seeing Yoon Pa-ran sigh and close his eyes did he step away. Being a C-rank gate, it didn’t take long to reach the area where the boss resided.

Kekeke, kekeke!

Even before fighting, the boss monster showed signs of being overwhelmed by Dan Joo-hyuk’s aura. Since it wasn’t worth spending time on a mere C-rank boss, Dan Joo-hyuk charged straight in.

Then he swung his sword, imbuing it with the power Yoon Pa-ran had given him.

Just like in the anomaly gate, he used all the charged power at once, without leaving even a handful.

Keeek…!

The insectoid boss monster, resembling a praying mantis, was split in half without even managing a proper death cry. Dan Joo-hyuk, who had leapt back, observed as the boss spilled black blood.

No monsters detected inside.

After confirming the message that the gate had been completely cleared, he slowly walked forward.

Having come right up to the boss to charge his skill, Dan Joo-hyuk decided to first resolve the doubt he had held earlier. He remembered the spoils from the anomaly gate, with their curses ambiguously weakened.

Could Yoon Pa-ran’s power indeed be related to curses?

Beneath the fallen boss monster, an item that wasn’t there before had appeared. Dan Joo-hyuk kicked aside the decomposed corpse and looked down at the item.

Then he bent down and picked it up.

Even for a low-rank gate, Dan Joo-hyuk touched it without a moment’s hesitation.

Soon, the item’s status window appeared.

[Apprentice Knight’s Gauntlet D]

Slightly increases grip strength when wielding a sword.

**All curses have been purified.

Dan Joo-hyuk’s eyes gradually widened as he read the text.

“Haha.”

He couldn’t contain the pleasant feeling welling up for once.

It was within expectations that an item lower than the gate’s rank dropped due to his own rank being too high. This happened occasionally.

However, even for a downgraded D-rank item, it was unheard of for a curse-free item to drop from a boss monster.

Yet, it was as if [Broken Blessing Fragment] had already been applied.

With this, Dan Joo-hyuk was certain.

That Yoon Pa-ran’s power was antithetical to dead monsters.

“Hah…”

A sigh filled with interest escaped involuntarily. It couldn’t be anything but extremely encouraging. Thinking of the limitless possibilities this skill held, his excitement wouldn’t subside.

What would happen if he used Yoon Pa-ran’s power to the maximum when facing an S-rank boss monster?

Perhaps the key to SS-rank items, which had never appeared before, might lie in this power.

“Interesting.”

The conditions were extremely difficult to realize in many ways.

Knowing this, Dan Joo-hyuk unconsciously turned his gaze towards where Yoon Pa-ran was.