Chapter 120: Chapter 120

Wonhee was happy wearing the black turtleneck shirt that Yejun pulled out from his Inventory earlier. But Yejun left her alone in the igloo because he "needed" to take a dip in the frozen lake or something.

[Apparently, seeing me wear his shirt was "too stimulating" for him, so he got hard again.]

As his Guide, she offered to take care of it for him.

But Yejun said they couldn’t let the System be down for too long because they were inside the dungeon. The System had to be on in order to alert them in case they were ambushed, after all.

[We’ve been careless, though.]

Wonhee helped Yejun relieve himself five times, and it took longer than she expected.

[Yejun is a VERY healthy young man.]

[Should I change my shorts to jeans?]

Wonhee only entertained the thought for a moment before she shook her head.

[Yejun will just get horny again.]

"I’m back, Wonhee-ya."

Yejun appeared in front of Wonhee, shirtless. He was clad only in low-slung unbuttoned jeans that barely clung to his hips, exposing that sexy pelvis of his.

He wore his shoes properly, so he definitely wore his pants clumsily on purpose.

And he obviously walked around half-naked to show off his gorgeous body.

[Hwang Yejun is truly a hot specimen of manhood.]

Wonhee tried not to look at everything from the neck down, but it was hard because the little beads of water glistening over the parts of his lean and well-toned torso had her on a chokehold.

[And those six-pack abs...]

"Should I take time dressing up, Wonhee-ya?"

Wonhee blushed at Yejun’s teasing, but she still took her time admiring his body before she raised her head to look at his (handsome) face. "Have you calmed down already?"

"Yeah," Yejun said while properly buttoning his pants. And then he pulled out a brand new belt from his Inventory because he tore the one they used to tie his hands. "Is the shirt warm, Wonhee-ya?"

"Uh-huh," she said while nodding. "I don’t think I need to wear my blazer."

"That’s good," he said while pulling out a shirt from his Inventory. Of course, it looked similar to the one he lent Wonhee. "I’m going to wear a shirt now, so look at my abs as much as you want."

She frowned at his teasing, but she did stare at his abs until he wore his shirt.

[And Yejun wore his shirt as slowly as possible.]

Yejun stood in front of her, extending his hands to her.

For some reason, Wonhee automatically reached out to touch his hands.

"How do you feel?" Yejun asked nervously while fiddling with Wonhee’s fingers. "Do you not feel bad about yourself for what we did?"

[Why does he look nervous after being cheeky with me all this time?]

"Hunters and Guides like us with a high matching rate that allows us to have sexual intercourse is the minority. Most Hunters and Guides don’t cross the 70% mark, so they don’t have to do the Advanced Treatment," Yejun explained. For some reason, he looked anxious. "But in the Awakened World where there are more Hunters than Guides, even a 40% matching rate is already considered high. And so, Guides with a high matching rate with their Hunters are obligated to provide sexual pleasures to their partners." He paused for a moment. "Sorry, but can I use vulgar words to explain it better?"

"Yejun-ah, I’m not a child."

"Right," he said, nodding. Then he went straight to business. "So, Guides are taught how to please Hunters using their mouth and hands. Fellatio and handjobs are common for Guides to provide to their Hunters. I’m sure you learned that when you had your crash course at the National Guide Center."

"Yeah, it was written in the manual, too."

Yejun took a deep breath before speaking again. "Most Guides feel like they’re sex workers because of the nature of their job."

Hearing that instantly broke Wonhee’s heart. "Oh..."

"During the dark times, back when the Special Law that protects Guides didn’t exist yet, the number of sexual assaults against Guides was staggering," he said in a quiet voice. "There were also plenty of cases where family members killed or tried to kill their daughters, wives, and other female relatives who awakened as Guides. For them, they’d rather kill those poor women than let them "bring shame" to the family. And, for some old-fashioned parents, they’d rather kill their daughters than let them work as a "prostitute.""

She almost burst out crying, but she held it in.

A lump in her throat formed as a result.

"I know about the sexual assault cases, but not the latter..."

"It was hidden from the public because the government didn’t want to encourage others to kill female Guides," he explained. "There was another thing that the government hid from the Civilians."

"The staggering number of the Guides, especially female Guides, who took their own lives after getting assaulted by Hunters."

Wonhee covered her mouth with her shaking hands. "W-What..."

"We failed to protect them," Yejun said bitterly. "The government sided with the Hunters back then because of one stupid thing."

"What "stupid thing?""

"Geon Hyung probably didn’t tell you this because he didn’t want you to get hurt by something that happened in the past, so I don’t think I should be the one telling you–"

"Tell me, Hwang Yejun," she said firmly. "Geon Oppa and my older siblings will never tell me things that they think I can’t handle. They baby me too much."

"Are you sure you want to hear it from me?"

"Sexual arousal and orgasm," Yejun said after hesitating for a while. "The Hunters argued that the Guides they assaulted were aroused and even had an orgasm, so apparently, it meant the Guides enjoyed it."

"But that’s not true," Wonhee said, frustrated. "Just because they got aroused or even had an orgasm doesn’t mean the victims consented to the stimulation."

"I agree with you, Wonhee-ya. But all the sexual assault cases back were dropped because the government was too afraid to offend the Hunters. After all, at the beginning of the Outbreak, Guides were seen as mere tools to boost the Hunters’ Mana. The world only realized the true value of Guides when Hunters began going insane."

Wonhee knew that she wouldn’t like what she’d hear, but she didn’t expect it to be that sad and triggering.

Moreover, for the first time in a while, she felt angry.

She was even shaking in anger.

[My heart hurts so much.]

"Now I understand why the System "deactivated" my ability to feel sexual arousal," Wonhee said in a cracked voice. "I was wondering why your kisses and touch felt good despite my libido being suppressed, but now I get it. By "deactivating" my libido, the System actually meant it would stop me from having sexual arousal and orgasm."

Wonhee felt good, but she didn’t feel aroused. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel⁂fire.net

For the lack of a better term, she didn’t get wet.

Of course, vaginal dryness existed.

But Wonhee knew for a fact that if her libido wasn’t suppressed, she was 100% sure that she would have gotten wet while making out with Yejun earlier.

"You’re right, Wonhee-ya. As far as I know, other Guides don’t actually feel aroused during Guiding. Except for those who do the Advanced Treatment, of course. As I said earlier, Hunters and Guides who exceed the matching rate needed to perform the Advanced Treatment are the minority," Yejun said hesitantly. "But I guess it’s even more different for us because we have a perfect matching rate, and we’re both S-Class. Or maybe because we actually like each other?"

The latter sounded more plausible.

But, to be honest, she was too sad and too heartbroken to care about the reason she was the exemption to the rule once again.

[Why can’t the System distribute my luck to all the Guides in the world?]

"I hate it," Wonhee said bitterly, clenching her hands tight. "I hate how the Guides were and are treated, Yejun-ah. I hate it so much that my heart aches."

But what she hated more was the fact that the System stopped her from awakening during the Outbreak because it wanted to protect her.

Why couldn’t the System set up the functions to protect the Guides before awakening them?

"The Big 4 back then was useless. We were all sent to dangerous Cracks back-to-back-to-back– without a break– that we didn’t have the time to care about Guides who didn’t belong to our guild," Yejun said while gently wiping the tears off Wonhee’s face with his hands. "It was Geon Hyung and Soobin Hyung who fought hard to protect Guides years ago."

Wonhee realized how sheltered she truly was, especially during the start of the Outbreak.

[I know that Geon Oppa contributed a lot to the country as a Guide, and that’s how he became the director of the National Guide Center. But I didn’t know what kind of hardships Geon Oppa and Soobin Oppa had gone through together.]

Her older siblings only showed her good things, after all.

[Now I kind of understand why Seodam Oppa and Ruda Oppa hated my kindness.]

Because Wonhee’s kindness actually came from a place of ignorance.

"I don’t know how because I didn’t hear the details, but it was Geon Hyung who forced the System to protect Guides by suppressing their libido during Guiding," Yejun explained, still caressing Wonhee’s face so gently. "If Geon Hyung could make that kind of change, then you can do it, too, Wonhee-ya."

If she didn’t like something, she could use her power and ridiculous luck to make a change.

Crying wouldn’t change a thing.

"I didn’t hate what we did," Wonhee said, clenching her hands tight. "And I didn’t feel dirty after doing it. But it’s only because I’m lucky that my Hunter is you. The other Guides must have suffered a lot, especially if they had met a bad partner."

"It wasn’t your fault, Wonhee-ya. Bad things happen even to good people."

"I want to use my luck to make this world a better place for Guides. I don’t know how, but I want to do it."

"Then let’s make it happen."

Wonhee beamed at what Yejun said. "You’re going to support me?"

"Of course," Yejun said firmly. "And I’m sure I’m not the only one who will support you."

To be honest, she knew that already.

And that was why the first plan that entered her head was a bit too ambitious.

"Yejun-ah, I want you to take back the Winter Guild from APA as soon as we get out of here," Wonhee said in a soft yet firm voice. "APA, the Anti-System Group, the church that worships the System– we’ll all take them down one by one."

"Our Wonhee is all fired up," Yejun said, cupping Wonhee’s face between his hands and squeezing her cheeks as if he couldn’t help it. "Can I kiss you?"

"Don’t push your luck, Hwang Yejun."

Yejun was busy pinching Wonhee’s soft and smooth cheeks when her Status Window popped up.

But, for some reason, Wonhee didn’t raise her head.

[It’s as if Wonhee can’t see her own Status Window...?]

Yejun could see it clearly, though.

51% before the activation begins!]

Was the System hiding that skill from Wonhee?

[But it’s okay for me to know?]

Yejun was soon distracted when his own Status Window popped up.

THE DUNGEON’S FINAL BOSS HAS EMERGED!]

And then the ground shook hard.

"It’s here," Yejun said, catching Wonhee in his arms when she almost fell because of the earthquake. "Wonhee-ya, stay here–"

"Not a monster," Wonhee said. This time, she was staring into her Status Window. "Yejun-ah, there’s someone else here."

Yool almost had a heart attack when the Crack, in the form of an inverted triangle-shaped gigantic iceberg floating above the Blue House, started to collapse.

Pieces of slightly huge ice blocks also began falling.

The presidential house would get destroyed at this rate, but he didn’t care about that.

[Wony-ah... I don’t care if Hwang Frost doesn’t make it, but please let Wony be safe!]

"BIG 4! What the hell are you doing?! Destroy the Crack now before it collapses!"

That was President Kwon Jiwoong.

Yool would have thrown hands already if it was a normal situation.

However, all the big shots had arrived within the hour Wonhee disappeared.

Even Fall Guild’s Guildmaster Hamin, the elusive boss that Ahyeon admired, was there with Chef Ryung Dae.

[I don’t have to lift a finger since Wony’s overprotective siblings are here.]

President Kwon Jiwoong didn’t come alone, though.

There were some pretty famous A-Class APA Hunters with the president, and the Special Forces (Cracks Division) Agents were obviously on APA’s side.

[Lee Seodam and Park Ruda are also here.]

Yool flinched when Song Moonho suddenly snapped his fingers, causing everyone to turn to him.

[Why is Ahjussi acting like he’s the leader?]

"Alright, the Big 4 will now begin our operation," Song Moonho said cheerfully. "We’ll call this Operation: Save Chu Wonhee." He paused for a moment before shrugging. "And Hwang Frost, while we’re at it."

Yool found it funny, but he also felt bad for Hwang Frost.

[Dude, you’re just an afterthought for these savage people.]

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