Holy B-Class Life

#085

“A quest popped up this time.”

“A quest?”

Dan Joo-hyuk said something quite unexpected. Although Yoon Pa-ran had never heard of a quest before, he listened silently for now.

After all, things that had never happened before kept occurring lately.

“Yes. Um… Do you remember the day we first had sex?”

“Why bring that up?”

The serious mood was short-lived as Yoon Pa-ran frowned again. Why did he have to specifically mention that day?

In any case, it wasn’t a memory that would be easily forgotten. Leaning back on the sofa, Yoon Pa-ran tried to act composed.

If it’s another joke, I’ll have to teach him a lesson with my fist. Now that the “Disciple of the Sacred God” title has been revealed, my strength has increased quite a bit, so I should be able to inflict some damage on Dan Joo-hyuk.

“That day, a status window appeared. It told me to kill the boss of an S-rank gate in Korea within six hours.”

“What…?”

“The reward was written there, and these S-rank set items came from that boss.”

However, the words that followed were not something that could be dismissed as a joke.

Surprised, Yoon Pa-ran hurriedly asked without realizing:

“Why did you do something so dangerous?”

“Ah.”

Dan Joo-hyuk casually added to that question.

“Because the penalty for failure was death.”

As if what he had just said wasn’t of much significance, nonchalantly.

In contrast, Yoon Pa-ran couldn’t help but stand up from the sofa.

“…Death?”

“Yes. Anyway, after that, a similar quest popped up for the Russian gate too. The time limit was a bit longer, but it said I could complete the set items. Oh, and there was one item for me to use as well.”

The feeling was very strange. The word ‘death’ circulating too lightly, and the status window suddenly trying to control people through quests.

And Dan Joo-hyuk, who hadn’t said anything until he had dealt with all those gates.

Why didn’t he say anything before going?

“…”

Yoon Pa-ran felt a surge of emotion for a moment. But then he thought that Dan Joo-hyuk didn’t really need to share such important information with him.

After all, they were just in a cooperative relationship, not close enough to discuss such matters in detail.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.”

Although he tried to think rationally, the suppressed resentment reared its head again fiercely.

No, couldn’t he have at least said something? It’s not just anything, but something that happened because of the status window connected to me?

Why did he take on something that could have killed him all alone in the first place?

It was a complex and subtle feeling. He felt like his insides were churning and he was also very angry.

Anyway, Yoon Pa-ran barely managed to stop himself from confronting Dan Joo-hyuk. After discreetly letting out a sigh, he glared at Dan Joo-hyuk.

“So, what is this?”

“Let’s take a look first. The curse isn’t activated by touch, so it’s safe.”

Although he looked skeptical, Yoon Pa-ran obediently reached out his hand.

Just as the item was about to touch his fingertips…

“Ugh, why…!”

Right in front of the item, Dan Joo-hyuk grabbed Yoon Pa-ran’s wrist, stopping him.

“Yoon Pa-ran, you’re too quick to accept things from others.”

“What?”

His brow furrowed involuntarily. Putting strength into his immobilized arm, Yoon Pa-ran gave Dan Joo-hyuk an angry look. He still had a smiling face, but the atmosphere seemed strangely tense.

You told me to take it, so why are you doing this?

“Only accept things from me. From now on.”

“What are you saying?”

Dan Joo-hyuk suddenly said something even more nonsensical. Yoon Pa-ran, who had been looking at his softening eye-smile, snapped back to his senses.

And he forcefully shook off the held arm. Dan Joo-hyuk let go of the arm willingly, but the churning feeling from earlier didn’t easily subside.

In the end, Yoon Pa-ran blurted out the thought that had been swirling in his mind.

“You should tell me right away if something big like that happens.”

As soon as he said it, he regretted it. His ears burned as Dan Joo-hyuk somehow smiled even more smoothly.

“I’ll do that from now on.”

“Damn it.”

That docile attitude strangely made him even more upset. But it was awkward to argue, so Yoon Pa-ran just roughly messed up his own hair.

“Let’s take a look quickly.”

“Sigh…”

As if to divert attention, Dan Joo-hyuk held out the item again. His sparkling eyes, as if offering an interesting toy, felt ominous.

This time, only after glaring at him with a clearly wary look, did Yoon Pa-ran accept it.

“…”

The fabric of the tunic wrapped softly around his hand. It felt as smooth as touching silk, but at the same time, there was a strange texture like plastic.

It was an unfamiliar sensation, as if it wasn’t of this world. Thanks to this, it finally felt real.

This is… really an S-rank item.

“Ah…”

Although he had been to many gates with Dan Joo-hyuk, he had never been interested in his equipment. Besides the curse issue, it wasn’t good to carelessly show interest in others’ equipment.

But even for Yoon Pa-ran, he couldn’t help but be interested in this gate’s reward. It was because all sorts of media, starting with the news, had made a huge fuss about it being the first SS-rank gate.

He had thought that maybe he could take a look at it when Dan Joo-hyuk returned, but he never imagined it would be an item related to himself.

Thinking that he could freely touch it now, his curiosity finally exploded. As he was examining the long fabric that looked like a tunic as if entranced, Yoon Pa-ran suddenly thought of something.

“But, didn’t you say ‘items’?”

He clearly said set items. And Dan Joo-hyuk had been to two gates.

At this valid question, Dan Joo-hyuk somehow smiled awkwardly. It was when Yoon Pa-ran was observing that suspicious look intently.

“It’s right here.”

Dan Joo-hyuk took one of Yoon Pa-ran’s hands and shook it slightly.

Then something that was inside the long tunic fluttered down to the floor.

“…?”

Some kind of string-like thing lay limp on the floor. Yoon Pa-ran, with a puzzled look, unconsciously picked it up with his fingertips.

Even bringing it close to his eyes, he couldn’t figure out its use. It looked like a very sparse net, but the shape was still strange.

It seemed like something needed to be inserted into it…

“Interesting, isn’t it? It’s the world’s first underwear item.”

Dan Joo-hyuk, who had somehow approached his ear, whispered softly.

At this moment, he wasn’t even aware of how close Dan Joo-hyuk was. Because he couldn’t understand what Dan Joo-hyuk was saying at all.

“This is… underwear…?”

“Yes.”

Dan Joo-hyuk answered with surprising firmness. At that confident answer, Yoon Pa-ran’s eyes wavered with bewilderment.

As he remained frozen, Dan Joo-hyuk tapped the back of Yoon Pa-ran’s hand.

“Have you checked the status window?”

“Not yet…”

“Look, quickly.”

His mind was somehow blank and his body stiffened. In the midst of this, when Dan Joo-hyuk urged him, Yoon Pa-ran unconsciously followed his words and called up the item’s status window.

[Forgotten Last Saint’s Tunic S]

A relic of one who sought to save the world until the end.

With respect and love.

The benevolent dimensional guardian pitied all living things. However, even with the help of the great god, death could not be repelled.

The guardian’s will, which covered the world with sacrifice, will finally break the shackles of death.

The item description was long, befitting a high-rank item. As if it were part of a legend or myth.

Yoon Pa-ran’s eyes, which were reading it with curiosity, gradually widened. The item’s abilities were beyond imagination.

“There’s a water attribute buff…”

“That’s great, isn’t it?”

Skills of other attributes have their attack power increased by 1.5 times. And water attribute skills have their attack power doubled.

The description was simple, but the meaning was extraordinary.

It meant that just by changing this item, Yoon Pa-ran would have attack power that would rank him among the top A-rank hunters. This was possible because Yoon Pa-ran was already performing at near A-rank level with the help of the [Sacred Energy] skill.

Inevitably, his gaze turned to the underwear he was holding in his other hand.

Strangely tense, he swallowed hard.

[Forgotten Last Saint’s String Underwear S]

“It really is underwear…?”

“I told you so.”

As Dan Joo-hyuk said, it was a world first. It was sufficiently surprising, but Yoon Pa-ran looked down at the underwear string between his fingers with mixed feelings.

Wouldn’t there be a reason why something that didn’t exist in the world hadn’t existed until now?

Moreover, despite being underwear, it was S-rank and significantly increased defense power. If he wore these together, even Yoon Pa-ran could sufficiently withstand an S-rank gate.

Is that why it’s so amazing? A real S-rank hunter could add one more piece of equipment than others with this underwear.

Yoon Pa-ran’s eyes, filled with material desire, became thoroughly confused. Unconsciously gripping the item, he began to carefully read both status windows.

Eventually, his gaze stopped at the important curse part.

“…What is this?”

“Isn’t it interesting?”

Unlike Dan Joo-hyuk, who was full of laughter, Yoon Pa-ran couldn’t laugh at all.

[Forgotten Last Saint’s Tunic S]

*The item has been exposed to death energy for a long time.

*A curse is bestowed.

―When worn, it has the same effect as consuming a powerful aphrodisiac.

[Forgotten Last Saint’s String Underwear S]

*The item has been exposed to death energy for a long time.

*A curse is bestowed.

―There is a 50% chance of developing a tendency to convert pain into pleasure.

―The above curse is newly determined each time it is equipped.

―Once worn, only those of S-rank can remove it.