Chapter 114

In the slums of Brazil, the strong take from others and possess.

Due to the distribution of drugs and Dimensional Gates, law and order in Brazil’s favelas collapsed long ago, where power is law.

And that applies even to women.

The more beautiful and pretty women seize strong men and wield power under the name of strength.

Someday, Yoo Woo-jung will take over the favelas and be called the “Queen of the Slums.”

Before awakening as a Hunter, Woo-jung had only one way to survive there.

She actively utilized her advantage as a beautiful woman.

Her mixed Eastern and Western appearance gave her a mysterious aura that worked well in Brazil.

Men are weak to women.

Especially to women they’ve just met.

So, she actively made many men hers and climbed her way up.

In the process, she developed a bad habit.

The habit worsened the more capable or pretty women around her liked him.

“Ah, it’s itching again.”

Proving her superiority by seizing a man over those who were pretty or capable was always intoxicating.

Having grown up in a world where survival depended on being embraced by powerful men, she developed such twisted tendencies.

Now, seeing Ha-chan, that habit was resurfacing.

Ha Si-ho, an absurdly powerful spatial ability user presumed to have stopped a Large-scale Rapid Dimensional Gate.

Yoon Ji-eun, still a rookie but scoring decently in looks.

What would happen if she showed Ha-chan and herself as a couple in front of those two?

Just imagining it made her stomach tingle.

“Plus, I feel it. The moment I get Kang Ha-chan, Si-ho might just roll in too.”

If she made Ha-chan her fool and persuaded Si-ho well, she might come over too.

“Breaking groups is my specialty.”

Woo-jung doesn’t belong to any group.

To be precise, even if she’s in a group, she trusts no one.

She’s lived a life walking a tightrope, where being abandoned by a man meant the end.

Having lived such a life, she could never trust anyone, though she might treat them as fools.

Men are fools who fall for her.

Women are fools who get trampled by her.

And especially, she found those who acted like they were a team the most laughable.

If she seduced the leader, the team would collapse in an instant.

So, even after becoming an S-class Hunter, she trusted neither groups nor people.

To her, Alters was just the most useful, but she had no particular loyalty to them.

Thus, she hid her identity and mainly moved behind the scenes.

Revealing herself would only make it harder to leave the group.

Now, seeing Ha-chan, Si-ho, and Ji-eun as a team only fueled her emotions.

“Plus, this guy, he reeks of inexperience.”

Woo-jung smirked as she watched Ha-chan talk to her.

Even if he had experience or education as a Hunter, he was an amateur in this field.

The snake inside her began to flick its tongue.

There’s an adult realm that those two kids could never enter.

And that was Woo-jung’s most confident area.

“Delicious.”

Her mouth began to water.

Judging by his type, if a woman he saved showed interest, he’d be the shy type.

In this case, after some initial shyness, an aggressive push would seal the deal.

So, she prepared Bum.

But the person from Bum bowed to Ha-chan, calling him “Hyung-nim.”

“Honestly, I was surprised when he said he knew Bum.”

Bum, a Hunter group active in the overseas underworld.

Even Alters had been keeping an eye on them, and their recent landing in Korea caused quite a stir.

What could be in Korea to gather them like this?

And Ha-chan knew Bum.

Her interest grew even more.

Capable men were her favorite.

I want him.

I want him!

Her possessive desire began to burn.

But there was one thing she didn’t know.

That a man who had seen it all was by his side.

“Hey, this crazy woman is a snake.”

And that he had just informed Ha-chan of that fact.

Snake.

After hearing Baeksan’s words, I stared at Woo-jung.

“Are, are you okay? Earlier…”

After finishing business with Bum and returning, she got up and looked at me worriedly.

“Yes, don’t worry. It went well. He’s a friend’s younger brother.”

It did go well.

We had discussed how to deal with Alters moving forward.

Now, the focus was on her.

I decided to strike first before Alters caused any trouble.

“I’m sorry. Because of me…”

She trembled, pretending to be weak.

“Bum was a bit intimidating, so I couldn’t refuse…”

She reached out to grab my collar, trembling delicately, but I subtly stepped back.

Her hand flailed in the air, and her teary eyes met mine.

A brief question flashed in her eyes.

Like, why are you avoiding this?

I smiled at her.

“We’ve settled things with Bum. How about we scout you?”

“Oh, really? That’s a relief. I really like your team, Ha-chan. Ji-eun and Si-ho too.”

“I’m glad you like us.”

I quickly finalized the contract.

As she signed, her leg brushed against mine under the table.

When our eyes met, she blushed and bowed her head.

But her leg reached out again, so I kicked it.

“Kyaa?!”

“Ah, are you okay?”

“Why, why did you kick…”

“I had a cramp and stretched my leg. Sorry, are you hurt?”

Why keep playing footsie?

“Ugh, it’s fine. Just startled.”

She fumbled with her leg and dropped the pen she was signing with.

The pen rolled toward me, and our eyes met.

If she crawls over, should I kick her again?

Thinking that, she gave an awkward smile.

“Ha-chan, could you pick up the pen that rolled under your feet?”

“Ah, sure.”

I bent down to pick up the pen.

When I turned my head, I saw the outline of her black underwear through her slightly spread skirt.

I’ve been had.

Unmoved, I stood up, and she quickly realized and pulled her skirt down.

She glanced at me, and I handed her the pen.

She tried to grab my hand, but I pulled it back.

Instead, I placed the pen in front of her.

Our eyes met again.

She was also wondering what was going on.

From then on, we were like spear and shield.

After a few hits from my shield, Woo-jung’s expression grew more bewildered, but I didn’t care.

After finalizing the contract and schedule, I left the café.

Seeing Ji-eun and Si-ho chatting behind me, Woo-jung followed.

“Those two seem really close.”

“They’re the same age.”

Though they competed over me, Ji-eun and Si-ho were quite close.

Ji-eun had few school friends due to her school life, and Si-ho’s sharp attitude kept her social circle small.

Seeing them like that made me proud.

Probably because I’m one of their guardians.

“Compared to them, I’m too much of an older sister, right? Big trouble. Hehe.”

She covered her mouth and laughed like a mature lady, then glanced at me with a smirk.

“Ha-chan, what are you doing later?”

“Going back to the company.”

“Then, how about a drink after work? I have some things to ask, and I’d like to get closer like Ji-eun and Si-ho.”

“Ah, I’ll probably be working late today.”

“Really? What about tomorrow?”

“Probably working late tomorrow too.”

“Huh? Ah, what about the weekend?”

This woman isn’t normal.

Baeksan wasn’t wrong to call her a snake. No matter how much I swung my shield, she kept thrusting her spear.

At this point, it felt like stubbornness.

Her face was much more damaged than before due to my relentless defense.

Her pride must be hurt.

With her looks, most men would fall for her after a few moves.

“…Do you dislike me, Ha-chan? I just want to get closer.”

She asked with teary eyes.

Though it was clearly an act, I realized it was time to wrap this up.

“Woo-jung.”

“Yes?”

“I think you’re a very attractive woman.”

“Huh?”

She blinked her big eyes.

“But you’re a Hunter, and I’m your handler. Making personal appointments like that would involve personal feelings.”

Negative feelings, that is.

“So, I’d like to avoid such appointments. I apologize for beating around the bush.”

She looked at me, stunned.

“So, making an appointment would create personal feelings?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Negative feelings are still feelings.

“Let me be honest.”

Suddenly, she declared her honesty.

She blushed deeply and bowed her head.

“I started liking you when you handled the Bum situation earlier. I want to get closer to you, but is that not okay?”

“No, it’s not.”

She looked shocked at such a blunt rejection.

“Huh? Why not?!”

Time for the finishing move.

“I like men.”

Her face completely froze at the consecutive hits.

Well done.

“Also, I have a boyfriend. It’s almost three years now.”

I swung my shield one last time.

“Th-then, what about a girlfriend?”

Is this the same pattern as at the academy?

“My boyfriend cross-dresses too.”

I said it, but it’s dirty.

But Woo-jung couldn’t say anything, just opening and closing her mouth.

I smiled like a madman.

“Then, let’s end here for today. See you at the company tomorrow.”

Woo-jung remained frozen in place.

I quickly left her there.

“That lunatic.”

And Baeksan’s mutter quietly echoed.