## Chapter 892 – Otherworld Dungeon

Anyway, I enjoyed my time off at home in that way.

I trained at home as usual, and we set days to go out to eat or go shopping together.

I gave half of the money I got from raiding Sangulla’s vault to the church, but I kept the other half. I didn’t have to worry about money at all.

I had literally become a filthy rich bastard.

There were ledgers, but they were all under assumed names, and the buyers couldn’t be identified, so they were mostly useless. That’s how I was able to take the vault.

ㅡThwack! Thwack!

When I trained, I received intensive guidance from Liz-noona and Karin. Barefoot in shorts, with only bandages on my hands, I charged forward aggressively, using the Siljang Kwonbeop to land a hit on Liz-noona.

ㅡReheeheeing!

I focused on my footwork, extended my fist, and watched out for counterattacks, searching for the optimal path. I attacked with maximum concentration, but I couldn’t land a hit on Liz-noona, who was more skilled than me.

Everything was blocked or easily dodged.

ㅡThud.

Beyond being blocked, I was easily caught. Once I was caught, it was over. Liz-noona was still stronger than me.

“Got you, right?”
“Yep.”
“Focus on this part.”
“But, Noona, even if I focus on it, I’ll inevitably get caught because of the speed difference.”

That last attack was made by drawing out my maximum potential.

Liz-noona released my forearm and said,

“Well… yeah, that’s true. But if you know that, you have to use another method before you get caught.”
“It’s a mock sparring match. I was focusing on landing a blow. If it were a real fight, I wouldn’t have done that.”
“That’s true. But shouldn’t sparring be done assuming it’s a real fight?”
“Yep.”
“Then shall we start again?”

We continued to cycle through sparring like that.

ㅡClang!

This time, a little more destructively. I powerfully kicked off the ground at close range, shooting my body forward and extending my fist. ㅡBoom. Of course, it wasn’t that Liz-noona couldn’t respond. Rather, she kicked off the ground even harder than me and charged in the opposite direction.

It was really hard to respond in this situation.

I immediately switched to a defensive stance, deflecting Liz-noona’s fist, which was coming in like a powerful javelin. ㅡTss. The side of her firm forearm brushed past the back of my hand, which was raised in a guard.

It felt like it was going to catch fire because of the friction.

While maintaining my guard with the arm that deflected the attack, I pretended to aim for Liz-noona’s abdomen with my other fist, trying to land a gut punch, then, ㅡSwish! I grabbed her wrist, which she had raised to defend, with the Gwangya Hyeoryeoksu.

Honestly, it was an obvious attempt, but it worked out reasonably well up to this point.

Above all, it happened almost in the blink of an eye after the sparring had restarted.

ㅡSwish!

Anyway, since I had grabbed her wrist, I was about to launch a series of attacks, but I felt her fist, which I had initially deflected, returning to grab the back of my head. Even though it was just sparring, my heightened sense of danger instantly sounded an alarm. This was a bad situation. Getting the back of your head grabbed by someone with that kind of strength in a real fight?

It would be the end.

“Dejaaaaaaaat!!”

I immediately took a big step back with my left foot, drawing a large arc as I rotated, while lifting the hand holding Liz-noona’s wrist upwards, and feinted as if to strike her torso with the elbow of my other arm.

ㅡ…!

Waiting for Liz-noona to react to this, ㅡWhoosh! I exploded with strength, bending my waist powerfully and, as if swinging a reverse-grip knife, I swung the grabbed wrist down as if to slam her to the ground, as if to overturn her.

“That was good.”

ㅡA voice suddenly rang out.

I couldn’t throw her.

Liz-noona completely endured my surprise overturn attack, which was mixed with feints. I couldn’t even lift her, let alone throw her.

“If I hadn’t resisted, I would have flown away. If you had followed me and beaten me up, it would have definitely worked. Because someone standing on the ground is stronger than someone floating in the air against their will.”

I was already being restrained.
I listened quietly to the feedback.

“But from the middle, it felt a little obvious… I think it would have been better to try to strike with your elbow for sure and then try to throw me.”
“I thought if I did that and it didn’t work, it would be the end because I’d be turned around.”
“That’s true, but…”

I still couldn’t land a hit no matter what I did.

“Anyway, you worked hard.”

The sparring was over, and Liz-noona smiled and dusted off my body.

“Good. You’ve definitely gotten better than before. Your movements and destructive power. And your agility and creativity? Everything has improved to an amazing degree. Specifically, it’s incomparable to the first day I guided you. It’s going very smoothly. Besides, now you can freely pour mana into your body and make it explode, right?”
“Well, yeah.”
“That means you’ve worked hard. So you don’t have to be disappointed that you couldn’t land a hit on me.”
“I’m not disappointed.”

I still have a long way to go.

Even though Liz-noona is a step below Karin, it’s a fact that she’s damn strong. I just have to keep striving endlessly.

“I’ll catch up soon.”
“Hehe, at this rate, you’ll catch up quickly. Then, once you catch up, will you have to guide me from then on, Katteru? Got it?”
“Hehehe, I got it. I’ll do that.”

Liz-noona stroked my head and cheered me up. Yeah, I need to get stronger than this noona quickly so I can assert my authority as the head of the household. I need to do that soon.

Anyway, my Kwonbeop sparring with Liz-noona ended here. Then who’s next? It’s time to practice swordsmanship with Karin.

ㅡSreung.

I immediately grabbed the Byugal that I had placed on the floor and pulled it out.

“Now, shall we do some swordplay with Noona?”

Karin, who had been sitting on the bench watching us, approached with her sword drawn.

“You’re not tired, are you?”
“How could I be? Swordplay and fist fighting use different things.”
“Is that so?”

Liz-noona returned to the bench, and I stood facing Karin. As usual, there was no need for words. I watched for an opportunity and kicked off the ground.

ㅡClang!

I unleashed my swordsmanship, and Karin received it.

I used the swordsmanship I had been practicing to unleash a series of attacks on Karin. Of course, Karin skillfully created distance between us, blocking all of my attacks, and occasionally launching deadly counterattacks that sent chills down my spine.

ㅡSmirk.

Each time, Karin would smile as if I had died once in a real fight, and then she would sheathe her sword as if giving me a break.

As my skill level increased, I could truly understand what kind of woman Karin was. She was inhumanly strong.

“Kieeeeeeeek!”

Anyway, I couldn’t win if I only fought with swordsmanship. I went in more aggressively, inducing close-quarters combat, abandoning my sword and launching a series of Kwonbeop attacks.

“Oh my, damn it.”

But that was only for a moment.
I was soon subdued.

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with your swordsmanship itself, but you got impatient and tried to win with Siljang Kwonbeop instead of swordsmanship, right?”

Karin, who had subdued me as soon as I tried to enter close-quarters combat, looked down at me and said that.

“Yes. I did.”
“No, no. Of course, it would work very well against most people. Our husband is also top-notch in that area besides swordplay. But Noona already knows all about it. As much as I know, it becomes easier to respond when you do that.”

Karin said that she could easily subdue me because she knew my tactics. But this couldn’t be helped. I had been sparring with Karin for the past few years, so all of my weaknesses and strengths had been exposed.

“But is it because I keep wrestling with that Liz?”

I grabbed Karin’s hand and stood up.

“Certainly, the skill of abandoning your weapon and entering at the optimal moment while doing swordplay is very brutal. If ordinary guys are suddenly caught off guard, they’ll really die in an instant.”
“I’ve actually won a lot like that.”

Karin can respond, but ordinary guys will be caught off guard by my tactics if they fight equally with swordsmanship and then enter close-quarters combat.

“So what you need to do now is aim to subdue this Noona who knows all of our husband’s patterns. Got it? As Noona always says, you have to live constantly thinking about how to win against an opponent who knows all of your tactics.”
“Yep.”

I knew that well.

I had to push myself like that to improve my skills.

“If you do that, you can become the most heinous and worst serial killer. Honestly, our husband has more potential than this Noona when it comes to unarmed martial arts. And well… actually, when you go into real combat, you show a level of skill that can’t be compared to sparring. Just keep going like this.”
“I will. Just trust me.”

This sparring is really good because it not only improves your skills, but it’s also very useful for checking your abilities.

I spent my afternoon training like this.

But honestly, I’m hearing these kinds of things even when I’m sparring, so what would happen if I fought a real battle where I could draw out my true strength? One thing I can say for sure is that I’m stronger in real combat than I am when I’m sparring.

Anyway, let’s keep going like this.

They still feel so far away, but now it seems like I can vaguely see the summit. Specifically, I’ll catch up to Liz-noona first, and then Karin-noona.

It will happen soon.

* * *

“Haa… Paladin… really, today too…”

The exhausted Saintess hugged my chest, buried her face in my neck, and exhaled. I lay on the Saintess’s bed, using my clasped hands as a pillow, feeling her body temperature.

Today was the weekend.

As promised, I went to the Saintess’s house, and from early in the morning when dawn had just broken until this time, when it felt like lunchtime had just ended, we had a very passionate time.

“You seem to be satisfied a little earlier today?”
“The wait… wasn’t it really long.”

Well, I had endured until the weekend after my return, so she was in top condition.

“Haa… I still feel like I’m in heaven. If the paradise that each religion speaks of is like this… it’s a truly irresistible temptation. Even though I’ve climaxed so intensely, my mind is still clear.”
“I’m glad to hear that. Well, please release all your stress on me. I know how hard it is for the Saintess, so I have to help you even if it’s just with this.”
“Helping by violating this Saintess? That’s an unacceptably luxurious life.”

I just need to lay the Saintess down and shake my hips. Just having sex like this is a great help to her. Because all the stress and fatigue are relieved.

“Hehehe, what can I do.”

I unclasp my hands and put them under the blanket, gently touching the Saintess’s pussy.

“Do you like having your pussy touched that much?”
“Really… Paladin always forces me to give embarrassing answers when we have sex. Show respect, courtesy, and reverence as usual.”
“Answer.”
“Haa… it’s not that I was avoiding the answer. Paladin caressing this Saintess’s pussy is one of the things this Saintess loves the most. Is that enough?”
“That’s a satisfactory answer.”

I spent some time lying next to the Saintess like that. I had to wait for the Saintess’s stamina to recover.

“This Saintess has already been to heaven, but it seems like Paladin is still not satisfied. As expected, there’s a reason why you’re a playboy.”

The Saintess, who seemed to be recovering, touched my chest and said.

“That’s right. Well, since the Saintess summoned me, I think I should be satisfied before I leave.”
“Isn’t that something this Saintess can’t do alone?”
“That’s true.”

The already satisfied Saintess can’t do anything alone.

“Well, then it’s better to divert my interest to something else first. Paladin. Go and open that drawer over there.”
“The drawer, you mean?”
“It’s an order.”

An order.

“No… giving me work orders naked in bed… aren’t you really being too much? “
“Then how should I give the order? Stop talking nonsense and open the drawer.”
“Eing.”

I got up from the bed and approached the drawer in front of me. It seemed like there was a document with work details inside. She was planning to give me work instructions on a day like this when we were having sex to squeeze out time.

ㅡCreak.

I immediately opened the drawer and grabbed the document inside. As I headed back to the bed, I briefly read the front page… what the hell?

What is this?

“Saintess? What is this?”
“Paladin. I think I told you about the other world before.”

ㅡIn the middle of a barren prairie, a giant palace of unknown origin and unidentifiable style suddenly appeared.

That strange sentence was written on the first page of the document.

“More than that… don’t just stand there, come quickly and lie down next to this Saintess. Really, Paladin. What are you doing not coming to lie down quickly? Are you trying to kill me by making me impatient?”
“Ah, yes.”

Anyway, I immediately went and lay down next to the Saintess, and she made a cute sound and hugged me. Such aegyo.