Holy B-Class Life

#088

“What is this…”

Yoon Pa-ran read the continuously appearing status windows intently.

However, as he read, the excitement gradually faded from his expression.

“What…”

He read it over and over with confused eyes, but couldn’t understand the meaning. After briefly being happy about the skill’s rank, his brow furrowed as he realized it seemed to function as nothing more than a support skill.

“What is it? Hm?”

“Be quiet for a moment.”

He had no time to pay attention to Dan Joo-hyuk’s urging beside him. It made no sense for an S-rank skill to be just a support skill.

“You’re not going to answer? Then I’ll find out myself.”

At that moment, Dan Joo-hyuk muttered something ominous. It was just as Yoon Pa-ran was about to turn to look at him.

“Ah…!”

Suddenly, a strange sensation enveloped his entire body.

“…Mr. Yoon Pa-ran?”

A tingling sensation continued throughout his body. Especially intense in the embarrassing lower areas and armpits.

As Yoon Pa-ran understood that sensation, the color drained from his face instantly.

“What is this!”

A scream-like sound was directed at the status window. Yet the sensation continued unabated.

It was just as the panicked Yoon Pa-ran’s consciousness reached the point of realizing he could take off the item. The energy that had washed over him like a wave suddenly disappeared.

Feeling incredibly reckless all of a sudden, Yoon Pa-ran trembled with his hands outstretched, his face ashen.

“…”

He couldn’t believe this desolate feeling. Then suddenly, an even more terrifying thought occurred to him. He was suddenly reminded of Hunter Na Young-mo from the Fish Cutlet Guild, who had gone bald due to an item curse.

Yoon Pa-ran immediately frantically felt the top of his head. However, contrary to his concerns, there was no problem with his hair or eyebrows.

“Phew…”

It was fortunate amidst the misfortune.

The other part, however, was not so lucky.

“Ah…”

“…”

His mind went blank at the sudden situation. It was terrifying that a skill could function like a curse, something he had never seen before.

Still, he needed to accurately assess what had happened to his body.

Yoon Pa-ran, with his eyes tightly shut, slowly brought his trembling hand to his armpit. For some reason, this saint’s robe had an opening below the chest that allowed him to insert his hand.

Just before he could check directly, Dan Joo-hyuk’s hand suddenly approached and grabbed Yoon Pa-ran’s arm.

“Ugh…!”

Then he pushed his hand under the saint’s robe instead.

“Aha.”

His hand slid up like a snake and instantly dug into one of Yoon Pa-ran’s armpits. Dan Joo-hyuk’s fingertips rubbed the now smooth, hairless area several times.

“It, tickles, ugh…!”

“I wondered why you suddenly…”

Eventually, his meaningful gaze also turned towards Yoon Pa-ran’s crotch. Receiving that gaze, Yoon Pa-ran strangely felt his legs cross and wanted nothing more than to run away.

Soon, Dan Joo-hyuk, with a very bright smile, declared:

“This god character seems to be quite a pervert.”

His expression seemed to say he knew exactly what was going on without being told. Hearing this casual blasphemy, Yoon Pa-ran’s face crumpled.

He truly felt like he wanted to jump into the mouth of a boss monster.

❖ ❖ ❖

A while later, the two walked side by side through a B-rank gate.

Yoon Pa-ran was still wearing the saint’s robe.

“Damn it…”

It’s really bothering me.

With every step, his crotch felt tighter. He couldn’t understand how such underwear had ever become popular.

People must have collectively gone crazy without him knowing. Or maybe there were a lot of perverts like Dan Joo-hyuk.

Anyway, Yoon Pa-ran had fallen for Dan Joo-hyuk’s persuasion again. He had said, since you’ve already gone through the trouble of putting it on, don’t you want to experiment with the skills in the gate?

Honestly, he really wanted to use the newly acquired skill. He was also very curious about how his existing skills had changed.

When he even said he’d park the car right in front of the gate entrance, it became awkward to refuse. This was the result.

Fortunately, the saint’s robe top looked no different from an ordinary skirt on the outside. Even when fighting at close range as usual, it only revealed his calves a little, so it was more comfortable to move in than he had thought.

Of course, the problem was that it felt quite distracting to walk, probably because his lower body felt so exposed.

“Hurry up.”

“I’m coming.”

Dan Joo-hyuk urged him again with a smirk. He had been like this the whole time, clearly knowing it was uncomfortable for Yoon Pa-ran to walk.

“…”

It was also quite annoying how he would occasionally deliberately glance at Yoon Pa-ran’s lower body and smile meaningfully. It’s not like anything was visible.

“Stop looking!”

“Okay.”

He said that, but Dan Joo-hyuk’s gaze still didn’t move away. If anything, it seemed like he was looking even more.

Muttering a small curse, Yoon Pa-ran deliberately strode past Dan Joo-hyuk. He gripped the handle of his sword tightly.

The underwear squeezed his crotch even more, but he tried to ignore it. Moving more actively seemed to numb the sensation a bit.

It was truly ridiculous. Frustratingly, he couldn’t even wear any other underwear or pants over it.

*Please wear it properly.

Being a precious set item, it reacted very fastidiously. Even putting on ordinary cloth underwear made this status window appear.

In the end, Yoon Pa-ran had no choice but to accept the situation and endure it.

“They’re coming soon. Get ready.”

“Sigh…”

The item’s performance was really extraordinary, after all.

“This time, try using the newly acquired skill.”

“Okay.”

Up to the first safe zone, he had mainly used skills he already possessed. This was because his body needed time to adjust to the suddenly changed stats. Since he already knew the power of these skills well, he could also tell how much the attack power had increased.

Above all, the new skill was an area-of-effect attack he had never used before, so he needed to adapt before using it. He was worried that if he couldn’t aim properly, Dan Joo-hyuk might get caught up in it.

Well, not that Dan Joo-hyuk would actually get hurt.

Anyway, the results were beyond expectations. Thanks to the skills that had increased considerably in power compared to usual, Yoon Pa-ran realized that he now wouldn’t die in a B-rank gate.

Moreover, there was a good point to this situation. Although it was probably to satisfy his own curiosity, Dan Joo-hyuk was very cooperative in helping Yoon Pa-ran adapt.

“I’ll send about three of them back.”

“Okay.”

Especially now, sending just the right number of monsters for Yoon Pa-ran to experiment with his power was very helpful.

Dan Joo-hyuk, who had gone ahead first, lightly cast a provocation skill.

A small whirlwind of fire briefly rose from where he stepped.

Kwaureurk.

Kwaureuk!

The horde of monsters rushing from the front swarmed towards Dan Joo-hyuk like moths to a flame. The buffalo-like monsters approached, breaking through all the thick trees of the jungle terrain blocking their way with their heads.

The monsters’ fierce entrance instantly created a wide clearing around them. Dan Joo-hyuk, standing arrogantly in the center, soon moved his sword lightly.

“…”

For a moment, Yoon Pa-ran stared blankly at that flowing movement.

A thread-like red flame rose from the tip of Dan Joo-hyuk’s sword. Because the sword moved so fast, the trajectory of light lingered in the air for a long time.

His gaze kept being drawn to Dan Joo-hyuk’s handsome profile in the center of the light halo.

“Focus.”

At that moment, Dan Joo-hyuk sent a low warning without even looking back. Yoon Pa-ran snapped back to his senses and quickly readjusted his grip on his sword.

As if waiting for this, Dan Joo-hyuk instantly struck three monsters and sent them flying backwards.

Kwauruk, kwaureuruk.

Kwauru.

The monsters pushed back rolled on the ground once, then staggered to their feet, shaking off the dirt.

Their heads were covered with hard armor, and above that, bizarre flowers had taken root. As if directly connected to the brain through the armor.

Once they regained their senses, they soon discovered Yoon Pa-ran. Instead of returning to Dan Joo-hyuk, the monsters soon focused their murky, rotten gazes on Yoon Pa-ran.

“Hah…”

As soon as he gauged that their attention had shifted, Yoon Pa-ran carefully concentrated. It was when the monsters, making dull sounds as they struck the ground, entered the distance he had planned for.

Yoon Pa-ran stretched out his hand and activated the newly acquired skill.

[Coldly Embracing Touch A]

Manipulates surrounding moisture.

He felt a sensation of massive energy draining from his body.

Like someone throwing a fishing net, Yoon Pa-ran carefully controlled the thread-like skill this way and that.

It was when he felt that all three rushing monsters had entered the range.

Yoon Pa-ran clenched his fist tightly.

Krurureuk!

Kruok.

The effect was immediate. Thanks to deliberately aiming downwards, all three monsters’ legs twisted and they fell forward. On the ground, bodily fluids that had leaked from their bodies pooled thickly.

[Stream of Destruction B]

Not missing this opportunity, Yoon Pa-ran swung his hand again. A powerful stream of water that formed above his head struck the head of the monster that had taken the most damage. It ceased functioning without even leaving a death cry.

Kruok.

In that state, Yoon Pa-ran operated the new skill again. This time, he concentrated on the pooled bodily fluids rather than the monsters.

[Coldly Embracing Touch A]

Then, the bodily fluids rose sharply like spears, piercing the necks of the two monsters that were trying to stand up.

Kruoa…!

Thus, he neutralized all three monsters in just a few exchanges. Even for B-rank monsters, it was an excessively fast speed.

Moreover, the skill’s applicability was terrifyingly good. At this rate, he would be able to handle more monsters at once even in an A-rank gate.

Yoon Pa-ran’s face went blank as he accurately gauged the true value of the skill.

“Huh…”

An exclamation of disbelief escaped his lips. The elated feeling he had experienced since noticing the changes in his existing skills now soared to the sky at this moment.

Is this the power of an S-rank item?