The world around Jinwoo dissolved into shimmering light.
Then, in an instant, the light vanished — replaced by the familiar gray steel of the construction site. The three of them reappeared near the collapsed gate, the very one they had entered hours ago. It shimmered weakly before cracking like glass and vanishing with a low hum, sealing itself shut with a final, faint pulse of energy.
Jinwoo blinked, dazed. He was back in the real world. The cold air hit his face, but...
He looked down. His clothes were on. Everything — even his shoes — was just as it had been before the dungeon. He quickly glanced at Joohee and Ra Hyeyoung, both standing beside him in silence.
They were fully clothed too.
We were all naked just a second ago…
Jinwoo didn't even have time to process it before his attention snapped to the figures lying nearby.
The other hunters.
Some were groaning weakly, bleeding and bruised. Others were unconscious, their bodies twitching from unknown traumas. But it was the woman — the one who had been used by the monsters — who caught his eye most. Her body was barely moving. Her skin was pale, lips trembling, and her eyes half-lidded, staring into nothing.
"Damn it," Jinwoo muttered, stepping toward her.
But he didn't make it far.
Ra Hyeyoung let out a soft groan behind him. He turned just in time to see her swaying on her feet, her face twisting in pain.
"Ms. Ra?" he said quickly, reaching for her.
She collapsed before he could catch her.
"Ms. Ra!" Joohee cried, stumbling forward. But then her knees buckled as well. Her eyes rolled back as she dropped beside Ra Hyeyoung, unconscious.
"What the hell—?" Jinwoo took a step back, a sharp pain shooting through his head. The world spun. His body felt hot, then cold, and then—
Darkness.
He collapsed beside them.
...
Jinwoo woke with a start, his breath coming in ragged gasps. His eyes shot open as he tried to make sense of his surroundings. The sterile smell of a hospital room greeted him, and the soft beeping of a monitor filled the silence.
"Pant... pant..." His mind raced, trying to process everything. Was it... all just a dream? he wondered, unable to shake the vivid memories of what he had just experienced—the goblins attacking, them raping that woman, the female goblin fucking with the male hunters, the Succubus Queen stopping time and making him her man, and... him having sex with Ms. Ra and Joohee. It was all too surreal.
Just as he tried to make sense of it all, a pink interface blinked before his eyes.
[The special daily quest has arrived]
[Special Daily Quest: Have sex at least once.]
Jinwoo groaned in frustration. "What the hell is this thing asking me to do—"
Before he could finish, the door to his hospital room swung open. A girl with purple hair rushed in, a frown on her face.
"Jinwoo!" she called out, crossing her arms over her chest. "You're shouting as soon as you wake up?"
Jinwoo blinked at the girl standing in the doorway. It was Jin-ah, his younger sister, standing with her hands on her hips in her usual sassy fashion.
She was wearing her school uniform, her long purple hair cascading down her back, and despite the situation, there was a sense of relief in her eyes. The look of concern mixed with annoyance reminded Jinwoo of how she'd always been.
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But then, Jinwoo's gaze drifted down to her chest. "Have her boobs always looked that… big?" He couldn't help but notice how her school uniform hugged her curves, accentuating her figure in a way he'd never realized before. His eyes lingered on her hips, the way they swayed as she approached, and—
"Jinwoo!" He reprimanded himself inwardly, snapping his gaze back up to her face. What the hell are you even thinking? She's your sister!
"Why am I acting like this?" he wondered, struggling to tear his eyes away from her. Did becoming the Succubus Queen's man do this to me? He shook his head, trying to clear the inappropriate thoughts. But they kept swirling in his mind, refusing to be ignored.
Just as he was trying to pull himself together, Jin-ah's voice cut through his thoughts. "Jinwoo! Are you even listening?" she demanded, her voice sharp with annoyance.
"I—uh, yeah," Jinwoo stuttered, trying to compose himself. "I'm sorry, I was just… thinking."
Jin-ah sighed, shaking her head. "Well, I'm glad you're awake, at least. You have been out for three entire days."
"Three entire days?" Jinwoo asked, his eyes widening.
"Yeah..." Jin-ah smiled, but it quickly morphed into an exasperated frown. "I told you to watch yourself! Do you know how freaked out I was?"
"… I'm sorry," Jinwoo replied, sheepish. His gaze drifted back to her chest, and he felt his face heat up. What's wrong with me?!
"If you get hurt even once more, I'm quitting my studies, getting a job, and making you quit being a hunter!" Jin-ah declared, her arms crossed.
"Jin-ah," Jinwoo interrupted suddenly. "Can you… see this?" His finger pointed to empty space, but he could clearly see the interface floating there.
"What?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"Nevermind…" He waved his hand dismissively. "It's nothing." He fell into thought once again. "So… only I can see the Lust System…" he muttered to himself.
"Jinwoo?" Jin-ah asked, concern in her voice. "Have you gone crazy? You keep spacing out like that…"
"No, I…" Jinwoo started to protest, but the words died on his lips. He shook his head. "It's really nothing."
"Well," Jin-ah huffed, "I'll let you get some more rest." She turned towards the door. "I'll be back tomorrow."
She closed the door behind her, leaving Jinwoo alone in the silence of the hospital room.
He exhaled slowly, leaning back against the hospital bed's pillows. The events in the dungeon still lingered in his mind—more real than any dream, and too vivid to be fantasy.
"…Lust System," he said aloud into the stillness of the room.
Ding!
The pink interface immediately reappeared in front of him, hovering in the air like a hologram. Familiar in its glow, impossible in its presence.
He stared at the interface, watching the [Special Daily Quest: Have sex at least once] notification still pulsing gently at the top.
"What was the word…" he murmured, tapping his chin. He'd heard gamers say it around quite a lot, so he decided it was worth to try it since this system seemed pratically that of a game. Then the word came to him.
"Status window."
Ding!
The interface shifted. New text unfolded in front of him like a magical menu screen:
[Name: Sung Jinwoo
Class: None
Title: Succubus Queen's Man
HP: 100
MP: 10
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 10
Stamina: 10
Intelligence: 10
Sense: 10
Charm: 1]
[Available Stat Points: 0]
"So it's really the same as a game," Jinwoo muttered under his breath as he examined his stats. He didn't know how much those numbers represented in the real world, but he could make a few guesses. After all, he'd always been weak. Ten points probably meant the bare minimum for a hunter—nothing special.
"Quests," he murmured, shifting his focus. He decided to look at the mission that had appeared earlier.
[Special Daily Quest: Have sex at least once.]
[Reward: +5 Charm, +1 to all stats.]
[If the special daily quest remains incomplete, penalties will be given accordingly.]
"Ah..." Jinwoo stared at the screen, his eyes widening. "Just doing this quest will make me stronger? Are you serious?"
Before he could dwell on it any longer, another chime rang in his ears.
Ding!
[The daily quest has arrived!]
[Daily Quest: Train to become a formidable fighter.]
"Huh? Another one?" Jinwoo exclaimed, quickly clicking to expand the details.
[Daily Quest — Become a Formidable Fighter]
[Goals:
Push-ups (0/100)
Sit-ups (0/100)
Squats (0/100)
Run (0/10 km)]
[Rewards: Status Recovery / +3 Stat Points / Random Box.]
[If the daily quest remains incomplete, penalties will be given accordingly.]
To be continued...
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How was this chapter?
Jinwoo's system is still Ashborn's, it's just that it has been greatly modified by Rosalia, so the Special Daily Quest is just daily quest she added beside the normal one.