The Lotte World Tower pierced the Seoul skyline like a silver needle, but tonight, it felt like my personal fortress. Or my prison. It was hard to tell the difference when you were sandwiched between a Rank-S Ice Queen and a Yandere who could vanish into your own shadow.
We bypassed the lobby entirely. So-Hee used a private mana-elevator that required a drop of blood and a retinal scan. As we ascended, the city of Seoul shrank below us, a glittering carpet of millions of people who currently viewed me as either a pornographic messiah or the Antichrist.
"You're remarkably calm for a man who just branded a celestial being," So-Hee remarked. She had recovered her composure, though the [Fragrance of Forbidden Desires] still clung to her skin, making her eyes shimmer with a lingering heat.
"I have a billion EXP in the bank," I replied, leaning against the glass wall. "It's hard to be nervous when you can buy a small country."
"You can't buy me, Jin-Woo," Yuna hissed, clinging to my left arm so tightly I could feel the individual muscles of her forearm. "I'm already yours. But I will kill anyone else who tries to put a price tag on you."
The elevator chimed. The doors slid open to a penthouse that redefined the word "obscene." It wasn't just luxury; it was a Hunter's wet dream. The walls were lined with mana-conducting marble. The windows were reinforced with wyvern-scale laminate. And in the center of the room sat a circular bed large enough to host a small militia.
"Welcome home," So-Hee said, kicking off her heels. She walked to a liquor cabinet made of enchanted obsidian and poured three glasses of something that glowed a faint, neon blue. "Or rather, welcome to the new headquarters of the Pervert Hunter."
I sat down on a sofa that probably cost more than my parents' house. "We need to talk about the system. The Heavens aren't going to stop at one executioner."
[System Notification]
[New Function Unlocked: Harem Management Interface.]
[Current Members: 2/10.]
[Notice: Member 'Park So-Hee' requires 'Stabilization'.]
[Notice: Member 'Yuna' requires 'Emotional Anchoring'.]
"Stabilization?" I muttered.
"Is something wrong?" So-Hee asked, handing me a glass. Her fingers brushed mine, and the [Harem Resonance] flared again.
Suddenly, her stats appeared above her head, but they were flickering.
[Park So-Hee - Rank S]
[Condition: Divine Backlash.]
[Cause: Touching the Divine Executioner while under the influence of 'Indecent Aura'.]
[Solution: Mana Transfer via 'Intimate Synchronization'.]
I looked at So-Hee. Her pale skin was flushed, and a bead of sweat rolled down her neck. She wasn't just hot; she was burning from the inside out. The purity of the Executioner was fighting the corruption I had channeled through her.
"So-Hee, you're hurt," I said, standing up.
"It's... nothing," she gasped, her glass shattering on the floor. She slumped against the cabinet, her breath coming in ragged hitches. "Just a bit of... celestial friction."
Yuna growled, her shadow blades manifesting instinctively. "I'll cut the light out of her! If the Heavens touched her, I'll just carve out the parts that are glowing!"
"No, Yuna! That'll kill her," I barked.
I checked the System Store. I needed something fast.
[Item: Potion of Sacred Lust.]
[Cost: 400 Million EXP.]
[Effect: Converts divine damage into pleasure-based mana. Requires a 'Conduit' (The Host).]
"Four hundred million? You're robbing me," I cursed under my breath. But I clicked 'Buy'.
A vial filled with a swirling gold-and-black liquid appeared in my hand. I didn't drink it. I knew how these tropes worked.
"So-Hee, drink this," I commanded, moving toward her.
She looked at the vial, then at me. She was a woman who had spent a decade commanding thousands, yet in this moment, she looked at me with a terrifyingly beautiful vulnerability. She took the vial and downed it in one go.
Her eyes went wide. Her back arched, and a low, guttural moan escaped her lips that made Yuna's shadow-claws dig into the floorboards.
"Jin-Woo..." So-Hee whispered, her voice trembling. "The heat... it's too much. I can't... I can't process it alone."
[Synchronization Initialized.]
[Warning: The process will be highly 'Indecent'.]
[EXP Multiplier x10,000 is standing by.]
I turned to Yuna. "Yuna, I need you to guard the door. If anyone—even a God—tries to enter this room in the next hour, kill them."
Yuna looked torn. Her eyes darted between me and the trembling So-Hee. The jealousy was palpable, a physical weight in the air. "But... I want to help too! Why does the old lady get to go first?"
I grabbed Yuna by the chin, forcing her to look into my eyes. "Because you're the only one I trust to keep us alive while I'm vulnerable. You're my shadow, Yuna. Without you, I'm exposed."
The yandere's pupils dilated into hearts. She let out a shaky breath, her face turning bright red. "Your... your shadow. Yes. I am. I will kill them all, Jin-Woo. Every single one."
She vanished into the darkness of the corners of the room, her presence lingering like a cold blade at the throat of the world.
I turned back to So-Hee. She had collapsed onto the rug, her silk blouse torn open as she clawed at her own skin. The divine light was leaking out of her pores, clashing with the dark purple of the potion.
I knelt beside her. I didn't use an artifact this time. I used the power I had earned. I placed my hands on her shoulders, and the [Harem Resonance] screamed in my ears.
"Let's get this over with," I muttered, though my heart was hammering against my ribs like a trapped bird.
As I pulled her closer, the system chimed one last time for the night.
[Act of 'Divine Stabilization' Commencing.]
[Current 'Indecency' Score: Rising...]
[Notice: The God of Chastity is watching. Do you wish to 'Live-Stream' the audio to the Heavens for extra EXP?]
I grinned into the hollow of So-Hee's neck.
"Stream it," I whispered. "Let them hear exactly how I save my people."