Lying in bed, I stared blankly at the ceiling before checking the time on my smartphone.
11:00 AM.
As expected, I'd woken up far too late.
Today's... Professor Park's lecture, wasn't it? He'll throw another fit later.
National Gukcheon University's Hunter Department.
The university and department I attended. Despite its ridiculous name, the Hunter Department was surprisingly popular.
In modern society, Hunters with special abilities were practically treated as heroes, and their average income rivaled that of employees at major corporations.
With enough skill, they could even become celebrity-level stars.
To ordinary people, the Hunter Department seemed like a place brimming with dreams and hope.
However, the Hunter Department wasn't a place ordinary people could simply apply to.
There were two prerequisites:
One requirement was to possess an ability. In this world, only those who could use abilities could become Hunters. In other words, Hunters were Superhumans.
The other requirement was to have the potential to awaken an ability. I fell into this category. I was a Hunter aspirant studying in the Hunter Department.
Fuck. When am I ever going to awaken?
I had the potential. The government had certified it themselves. Just to be sure, I'd gone to three different hospitals for physical examinations, and all the assessments came back the same.
Yet now, at 21 years old, I was the only Unawakened student in the entire department.
Naturally, I had no motivation to attend school.
The seniors looked at me with pity, my peers scorned me, and the juniors ignored me.
Awaken! Awaken! Awaken!
I desperately wanted to awaken.
Everyone else seemed to awaken at some random moment, but I couldn't figure out why that moment hadn't come for me yet.
Ughhhhh!
I screamed inwardly, knowing the soundproofing in my studio apartment was terrible. I'd confirmed this every Friday night, thanks to the moans of my neighbor's girlfriend.
I want to awaken too! I want to be successful! I want to go to clubs and have one-night stands!
Hunters were popular. Just being a Hunter made it easy to pick up women.
I'd actually seen my classmate, who was a Hunter, effortlessly charm women. Even though he was only F-Class, he managed to score with girls easily.
Damn it!
The more I thought about it, the more pissed off I got.
I was still thrashing around on my bed when my entire body suddenly glowed white.
"Awakening!"
I shot up from the bed. The precursor to awakening - it was manifesting in my body right now.
Gulp.
My body glowed brightly for a moment before the light faded.
I immediately closed my eyes.
Awakened individuals instinctively understand their abilities the moment they awaken.
My ability is...
Something flooded my mind. The sensation of being forcibly injected with information was far from pleasant, but I endured it. I had to.
Pleasure World! ...A life of playing and pleasuring myself? What the hell is this?!
Information about my ability continued to pour into my mind.
For more details, check the app. ...What? Fuck! What is this?!
Despite my disbelief and cursing, I hastily checked my smartphone.
There was an app I'd never seen before called "Pleasure World." The app icon was a red heart.
What kind of bullshit is this? I thought.
What the hell? Is this how powers awaken?
Shit! There's no way!
Breathing fire? Enhanced strength? X-ray vision? Those are the typical powers!
Why am I the only one like this?!
Even as I grumbled, my hands moved.
I tapped the Pleasure World app.
To be honest, even though it's my power, I don't really understand its specifics. "Check the app for details"? Bullshit.
Maybe it's actually an amazing power. I held onto that hope.
Starting Pleasure World.
On the screen was a character that looked exactly like me.
A 3D model.
A moderately muscular body and an ordinary face. And it was completely naked.
Even the genitals between its legs were identical to mine in real life.
A chill ran down my spine for a moment, but I quickly dismissed it, reminding myself that this app was created using my own abilities. I knew the world was full of things beyond comprehension.
***
Sung Yujin
[Level: 1]
[Strength: 4 ]
[Stamina: 2 ]
[Agility: 3 ]
[intelligence: 1 ]
[Vitality: 2]
[Available Points: 10]
"Intelligence 1? You fucking bastard!
I may be a bit slow, but I'm not a 1! A 1!
And why is my vitality so low?
I'm average, aren't I?
...Ah. 2 is the average. That makes sense then."
I tried to reassure myself.
In truth, I knew my vitality was shit. It hadn't always been this way, but lately, even masturbating felt unsatisfying.
I clicked on my character's chest in the app.
You can invest points to get tattoos or change its shape.
Then I clicked on its head.
[You can invest Points to get tattoos or change your form.]
It seemed I could use Points for cosmetic surgery.
Feeling a mix of curiosity and unease, I touched my genitals.
[You can invest Points to get tattoos or change your form.]
Clicking on my genitals again zoomed in. If it had been someone else's dick, I would have cursed immediately, but since it was mine, I found myself feeling strangely affectionate.
"Can I... make it bigger?"
Dragging my genitals stretched them out.
[You can increase or decrease the length by 1 cm per Point.]
The thickness could also be adjusted.
I fell into deep thought.
To be honest, my member is a bit small. Just slightly below average. Very slightly.
Of course, that only applied to the length. I was confident in its girth.
After agonizing over it, I invested 5 Points to increase the length of my genitals.
The reaction was immediate: a tingling sensation in my groin.
I pulled down my pajama pants and underwear. My penis grew larger.
"Ooooh...!"
Squeeze, squeeze.
I tried to stimulate it a few times, but it remained limp. Seizing the opportunity, I invested the remaining 5 Points into my Vitality.
[Sung Yujin]
[Level: 1]
[Strength: 4]
[Stamina: 2]
[Agility: 3]
[Intelligence: 1]
[Vitality: 7]
This time, the reaction was instantaneous. I felt the flaccid member stiffen with newfound power.
A few more strokes and it was fully erect, easily exceeding 16 centimeters in length.
A length that couldn't be grasped in one hand.
A length far surpassing the average in South Korea.
Seeing it like this, I almost want to invest more in thickness... but that can wait.
I released my grip. The task at hand wasn't masturbation, but understanding my new abilities.
I tapped the menu at the bottom of the screen.
[Possessed Traits]
[Possessed Skills]
[Possessed Possessions]
[Random Draw]
[Character Summon]
[Game Start]
[Game Management]
There were a total of seven menu windows. I planned to explore each one systematically.
The Trait and Skill sections were empty, suggesting I had no default traits or skills.
The Possession list had three slots, all of which were also empty.
As I stared at the slots, I tilted my head, a strange feeling nagging at me.
...This is utterly absurd, but...
With a mix of disbelief and hope, I picked up the water bottle beside the blanket and cautiously brought it to the screen.
The bottle was instantly sucked into the screen, and an icon of it appeared in one of the empty slots.
"Wow... my ability seems pretty damn awesome."
Retrieving the items was easy too.
A double-click on the water bottle in the interface brought it out effortlessly.
Grinning, I stowed the water bottle, iron sword, and workout clothes.
The Hunter Department often held practical exercises, pitting students against low-level monsters like Goblins.
As a non-Superhuman, carrying all this gear to National Gukcheon University had been a real struggle.
But leaving the iron sword at the university wasn't an option either—it was worth over 700,000 won, and someone might steal it.
"Now I can finally go to school without lugging all this crap around."
[Random Draw]
A box with a question mark appeared on the screen.
[One Point allowed for one draw.]
[First-Time Bonus: 3 Free Draws!]
"Well, ain't that just fucking generous."
Without hesitation, I clicked the random box to start the draws.
I've never been good at holding back. When I see something like this, I just go for it.
The box on the screen shook and glowed. A round object emerged from within.
[Summoning Pill.]
[All stats increased by 1.]
"Is this a good item? I have no idea what's supposed to come out, so I can't tell if it's good or bad."
I clicked the screen.
Your Possession list is full. Automatically converting to physical form.
A round pill popped out of my smartphone. I picked it up and examined it.
At first glance, it looked like a black rabbit dropping.
"Hmm. Let's just eat it. It's my ability, after all."
I popped it into my mouth. The Summoning Pill melted instantly on my tongue.
I shuddered. My body felt refreshed, and energy surged through me. When I checked my stats, they had each increased by 1.
[Sung Yujin]
[Level: 1]
[Strength: 5]
[Stamina: 3]
[Agility: 4]
[Intelligence: 2]
[Vitality: 8]
"Oh. Not bad. Time for the next draw."
[White Wrist Guard]
[Masturbating will feel even better.]
"Fuck."
I was certain. This was a bust.
I examined the materialized wrist guard from all angles before hurling it against the wall.
"The Summoning Pill was the good one! Please, let me get something like that again!"
I initiated the final draw.
[You have acquired the Skill: Complete Recovery!]
[Complete Recovery Lv.1]
[Completely restores your condition. Removes all status ailments and heals injuries.]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
My eyes widened. The skill's usage method flooded my mind.
After a moment's hesitation, my experimental spirit kicked in.
The method was simple: I just had to think about using the skill.
"Complete Recovery!"
I stared at my body. There were no flashy effects like in the game, but the changes were undeniable.
"All the scars on my body have completely disappeared..."
The small burn mark above my navel. The mosquito bite on my calf that had turned into a scar.
Even the acne scars that had lingered on my face were gone.
"And my skin has gotten better too. Ah, so this is what it means to fully recover from status ailments?"
I guessed that the condition of my internal organs must have improved.
The previous medical checkup had shown my liver was in poor condition… perhaps it had recovered this time?
Maybe that's why my face looked a bit more handsome. Before, I had just an ordinary face, but now I looked like a decent-looking guy.
The absence of acne scars and the clear skin were that drastic.
"This is amazing! It's a healing ability! A Hunter with the most coveted healing ability among all Hunters...! I'm practically nobility now..."
I clamped my mouth shut.
Complete Recovery was a power that only worked on myself, and I could only use it once every 24 hours.
For a Hunter's ability, it was remarkably underwhelming.
I sighed in disappointment and moved on to the next menu item.
[Character Summon]
There were no characters available to summon. I skipped it.
[Game Start]
You can currently proceed with one Play.
The number of Plays you can proceed with increases every 20 levels.
You can enter the world of the selected creative work.
The creative works available for selection are limited by your level.
***
[Available Creative Works]
- Shelter from the Storm (Novel)
- One Day in 1999 (Drama)
- Invisible to My Eyes (Novel)
- The Devil Exists (Film)
- The Super-Powered Heungbu and Nolbu (Novel)
- Snow White (Fairy Tale)
- SV-7495 (AV)
- Survival Zero (Manga)
- Erotic Woman 5 (Film)
- I Saw You (Drama)
- University Ghost Stories (Film)
- Kkolit Kkolit Episode 3 (Animation)
- Failed Chronicle (Novel)
- Frozen Kingdom (Film)
***
There were over a dozen selectable creations.
But only one caught my eye.
It was the video I had watched a week ago. How deeply I had admired it then.
"...T-this..."
I had a hunch about what my ability was, but I couldn't be certain. To confirm it, I needed an experiment.
And the perfect subject for that experiment was right here.
I tapped on SV-7495.
[SV-7495 selected.]
[Creating Avatar.]
[Game Start.]
My smartphone emitted a blinding light, and I felt my consciousness being sucked into the device.
Before me stood a two-story house with white walls.
I stared blankly at the house from behind a streetlamp, my mouth agape. Then, a shiver ran through me. I knew exactly what this house was.
SV-7495 is an AV.
An adult video.
Simply put, it's Japanese porn.
I'm currently inside an AV. This house right in front of me is proof.
SV-7495's title is "Married Woman's Selling her Body for Her Husband Promotion!" and it stars AV actress Sora Rea Aoi.
C-calm down, Sung Yujin! I can't possibly think this is real yet!
I took a deep breath. If I didn't, my heart felt like it would explode.
Just then, the front door of the house opened, and a woman emerged, carrying a trash bag in one hand.
Gasp!
I was stunned.
A married woman stepped out, wearing skin-tight jeans, a shirt, and an apron.
A high-bridged nose, crimson lips, and snow-white skin. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, accentuating her full hips and breasts.
The AV actress I had only seen on a screen was now standing right before me.
"It's... it's really Sora Rea Aoi!"
I glanced around, a fleeting thought crossing my mind: Could this be an AV filming location?
Then I spotted a man, and the heat in my head instantly turned to ice.
Hidden behind a wall, an older man was peeping at the married woman.
That's the pervert who always shows up in AVs!
I gritted my teeth.
I know exactly how this is going to play out.
In porn, that guy barges into the house and... Damn it!
The married woman, who had just taken out the trash, started heading inside.
The scenario was predictable: she wouldn't lock the door, and the man would sneak in.
...I've made up my mind.
After a brief but intense internal debate, I reached a decision.
The man started moving.
And I charged toward him.
Thanks for everything, old man!
I unleashed a dropkick.