Chapter 223 – Kang Seong-Ki, the Strongest Player in Korea (44)

“Yeah?”

Naturally, Kim Yeon-hwa asked with a blank expression.

“Sorry, but this is something non-experts can help with…”

I smiled at her as she tried to speak without hurting her feelings.

“Haven’t I told you about my abilities yet?”
“Seonggi-san’s… Abilities?”

I thought it was time to reveal the truth of my ability to Kim Yeon-hwa.
It was confirmed that she had already been exposed to the ability to ‘like for no reason’.
Even she herself would not be able to understand why this happened.
Perhaps it could be misunderstood as a feeling like love at first sight.

“Actually…”

I explained about my special abilities.
Whether it was because her brain rotated faster or because she was more open-minded than she thought, Kim Yeon-hwa understood it right away, even though she didn’t say much.

“I guess my feelings were because of Seonggi-san’s ability…”

She said to her, confused.

“Sorry. It’s because I can’t specify or control the target. I didn’t know that even Yeon-hwa would be the target.”
“No. That’s fine.”

Kim Yeon-hwa said with a slightly reddened face.

“I thought I would live my whole life without knowing these feelings. Girls my age always talked about boys and love stories, but I couldn’t understand why that was a good thing. My interests have always been elsewhere. I fell in love with books, learning new things, and designing and crafting equipment and weapons for the Hunter after I woke up. It doesn’t matter what the trigger is. It feels so good just to confirm that I have these feelings too. I was confused at first, but I realized that when I think of Seonggi, I feel comfortable and happy. To be honest, this feeling is more precious to me now than research. I can’t live without developing equipment and weapons for hunters, but I don’t think I can live without Mr. Sunggi.”

As she is an honest woman, I was ashamed to see her express her feelings.
It seemed that he was taking an analytical approach to emotions as well.
Actually, you are right to think so.

The fact that women, including Kim Yeon-hwa, fell for me was different from the mechanism of love or love feelings.
Emotions, though intense, were enduring and unconditional.
In other words, it is an invincible ability that even S-class hunters cannot resist.

“But I told you. Yeon-hwa wasn’t the only one who was exposed to my abilities. And in the future… There will be more.”

To be honest, I couldn’t guarantee how far the number of KF members would increase.
The fact that the members are gathering right now is not long in terms of the actual period.

“It’s okay. Rather good.”

Kim Yeon-hwa said something incomprehensible and smiled brightly.

“I don’t think the relationship between a man and a woman is necessarily a one-to-one correspondence. It’s like cultural and customary coercion. I think it would be advantageous for me if there were as many talented people gathered around Sunggi. As much as I can help them, I am also protected. I don’t think there’s anything better than being able to demonstrate my abilities in a tight bond.”
“Well…”

It was the first time that the other party was quickly convinced in this way.
When she said it took time to accept her relationship, recognizing the circumstances in which other women had no choice but to resign, Kim Yeon-hwa accepted her own situation from her theoretical point of view.
It was a risky idea on her part, but she wasn’t wrong.
As she said, KF was helping each other in a close relationship.
As proved during the dungeon clearing this time, there was absolutely nothing to be jealous of or try to have more of each other.
Perhaps the cause was in the special detail that my ability activates, but up to that point I was unaware.

“Thank you for thinking positively.”
“But why is that…”

Kim Yeon-hwa wondered how what she had just said about my abilities connected to the story of being able to help her.
We haven’t talked about that part yet.
Because the first thing was to make her aware of the source of my ability and the situation Kim Yeon-hwa had to face.

I talked about other parts of my abilities.
You can have the mana of a woman you have a relationship with, and you can use that mana to grow your partner.

Upon hearing that, Kim Yeon-hwa’s eyes widened.

“Is that true?”
“Yes, at first, growth experience was obtained simply through sex, but now it is possible to grow more explosively using mana.”
“Ah…”

Kim Yeon-hwa took my hand with an expression that she couldn’t hold her heart.

“Go quickly.”
“Where are you?”
“Where is it? We should have sex!”

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I entered a message in the group chat room asking if I could take a day off today.
Messages of agreement came up so fast that I thought it would have been a big deal if I hadn’t said let’s rest.
They were quick to respond to messages asking them to bring equipment and weapons to the lab for further maintenance later.
It was a maintenance done in one day, but all the women saw the effect.
From their reactions, I could read that they had high expectations for Kim Yeon-hwa’s maintenance.

While I typed the message, Kim Yeon-hwa took a shower in the bathroom of my room.

When she heard the sound of falling water, her lower body felt heavy.

Once Kim Yeon-hwa recognized her situation, she was quick to accept it.
Is it because rational thinking is more familiar than emotion?
It was an attitude that made her very happy that she had fallen for me and that the possibility of her own growth had been opened.
According to her words, she had a love for the opposite sex she never knew she would feel throughout her life, and although she was a genius, she felt a clear limit to the growth of that genius, so she seized the possibility that the boundary could be broken down.
When you think about it, her reaction is natural.

While waiting for Kim Yeon-hwa to come out of her shower, her cell phone rang.
She was glad that the name that popped up on her phone was someone she hadn’t thought of.

“Yoonmi.”

She was staying with Louisa and Valentina at Kang A-jin’s house for her safety.
She wondered why she suddenly contacted me, but I also thought that she would want to check the middle of the strategy.
Her main job is to trade equipment and weapons, and now she has acquired the ability to appraise.
I thought it was all right, so I thought I should tell her about the new materials she got from her dungeon.
In addition, Kim Yeon-hwa opened her heart and joined her.
Of course, I think this story might get a bit harsh reaction, but anyway.

– Seonggi, I contacted you because I have something to tell you.

I also skipped greetings because I didn’t feel like I had enough time to ask how I was doing.
A person I had forgotten about suddenly came to mind.
Seonghun Baek.
He was never a friendly opponent.
He was a threat in a different way from Jo Dong-geun.

“Why? What’s going on?”

I asked with the hope that everyone would be safe.

– That’s… Baek Seong-hun is dead.
“Yeah?”

I was dumbfounded.
I thought something bad would happen if I just listened to Choi Yoon-mi’s urgent voice, but suddenly I heard that Baek Sung-hoon had died.

“Is Baek Seong-hoon dying?”
– Yeah. I’m contacting you for that matter. Actually…

I couldn’t easily understand what Yoonmi Choi was saying.
Instead of asking her back, she had no choice but to listen to what she was saying.

“So the soul magician in Korea killed Baek Sung-hoon?”
– I don’t think it was intentional. Baek Seong-hun forced him to inject his soul into him. In the end Baek Sung-hoon couldn’t handle the soul and he must have died. He died in such a horrible way that there was not even a body left.

Yoonmi Choi said as if she had seen the scene in person.

“Did you see the body?”
– Yes… Oksana contacted me. She is the name of the soul mage named Oksana. Besides Baek Seong-hun, there were three other dead bodies at the scene. I didn’t know what to do, but he remembered me. To be precise, he said he wanted to contact Sung-gi through me.
“To me?”
– Baek Seong-hoon seems to have been talking about Seong-gi. So Oksana guessed that Baek Sung-hoon and Seong-gi had a bad relationship, so she thought that Seong-gi might be able to save her.
“Ah…”

To think that something like this was happening outside while I was comfortably clearing the dungeon.

“So, how are things now?”
– Valentina and Lisa opened the warp zone. I was able to bring Oksana by the edge. Now she is with us.
“I’m glad that…”
– Yes, I think there is no problem right now, but I don’t know what the situation will be like in the future. Baek Sung-hoon’s body was disorganized at the scene beyond repair. The rest of the bodies were also mummified. Many people must have seen that Oksana went there.
“Well…”
– I contacted you to report the situation. I guess I’d better watch it for now. If there are any other problems, I will contact you.