My On*Hole Academy [EN]: Chapter 20

Chapter 19 – Academy Life, Starting with Personality Discharge (2)

“Interested in firearms? Have you handled them before?”

Of course, I have. I still remember my K2’s serial number.

It was only natural that I, of all people, would be interested in firearms after looking at melee weapons like daggers, spears, knives, and knuckles.

“Guns are better than swords, after all.”

Yuuna seemed a little sulky.

“Hmph. Guns are useless if they break down during a dive, you know?”

“You don’t like guns?”

“Ahem. In the hunter industry, they’re considered weapons that don’t rely on ‘pure skill.’ I’m not that discriminatory, but there’s a tendency to look down on people who use guns, even if they’re high-ranked. Good to know.”

“Then why are you trying to keep me in check?”

Is she sulking because I didn’t show interest in the same weapon as her?

Yuuna pouted and muttered.

“Swords are better….”

…Cute.

“I’ll go with this.”

I picked up a Glock 19.

‘Is this the compact version?’

It seemed a bit smaller than the Glock 19 I held at the gun shop, but the full grip was fine.

Looking at the magazine, I could see that it held 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

“Senior. How much is this?”

“That? 600 coins.”

“……”

I quietly put the Glock down.

“Too expensive. Should I go with these knuckles?”

“Those knuckles are made of a special material. 800 coins.”

The knuckles are more expensive than the gun? How can that be…!!

As I was agonizing, Yuuna sidled up next to me.

“I’ll buy it for you.”

“No. It’s too expensive.”

“You like the gun, right? I’ll buy it for you. Pay me back, though!”

“……Haha.”

How long has it been since I paid off my debt? Now I’m already in debt again.

But having a gun would be reassuring.

“Then, I’ll probably need a cartridge belt and magazines too….”

“If you give me 200 more coins, I’ll sell you the set. Oh, and since your boyfriend is handsome, I’ll give you a 100-coin discount if you buy it all together.”

“……Boyfriend….”

“Oh my. Aren’t you? Should I reconsider? 700 coins isn’t an amount you’d gift to a friend without any ulterior motives, is it~?”

Yuuna handed over her student ID with a slightly stiff expression.

“P, payment, please.”

“Should we just forget about it? Yuuna.”

“No! No……. It’s okay….”

Even though she’s a pro hunter, this is too much to squeeze out of a classmate. Should I refuse?

Yuuna looked back at me, who was worried, and forced a smile.

“I was also clueless when I started as a hunter. Empty-handed, with no one to help.”

“Yuuna….”

“I decided then. If I ever get to a position where I can help someone, I definitely will.”

So, she’s giving me such a big gift when I don’t even have a weapon….

“You’re going to make a lot of money as a hunter, right?”

“Of course.”

I subtly approached the senior who was processing the payment.

“Senior. Just a moment. Please give me a little more discount.”

“What? No way.”

“Is my face discount only worth 100 coins? Please take a closer look.”

“……”

Maybe it’ll work since she’s a female senior.

I just went closer and stared intently, and the female senior’s face gradually turned red.

“A, alright. Alright, so…. Don’t get so close.”

Heh.

A face genius gets a discount just by looking.

“200 coins…?”

“I’ll take a picture with you too, how about 50 coins more?”

“……P, picture? Then…….”

“I’ll even link arms, 30 coins more.”

“Ah, ahhk……!?”

“I’ll smile like thiiiis~, so give me 50 coins more~.”

“……Huk……. U, uh….”

I relentlessly badgered her until I got the Glock full package down to 400 coins.

In the end, I linked arms with the female senior and took a few selfies with her before returning.

“I used my charm a bit. How was it?”

“……This actually works.”

The female senior was showing off the pictures she took with me to her colleagues.

“Yuuna could have done it if it were male seniors, right?”

“N, no way! I’d be too embarrassed just imagining it.”

I knew it, but I said it anyway.

It’s best for women to be modest.

“Kim Sanghyuk. Do you have someone you like?”

“Huh?”

“I was just wondering if you had a girlfriend since you’re so handsome~.”

“Nope.”

“You could date anyone you wanted if you set your mind to it, right?”

I guess she thinks that way because it seems like I have the looks to just pick and choose anyone to date…….

“I don’t want to just date anyone like that. It has to be someone I really like.”

“That’s right. It has to be someone you really like….”

“Do you have a boyfriend?”

“No, no! I’ve never even had one!”

Would Yuuna date me if I asked her out?

As I stared intently into her eyes, the atmosphere somehow became moist and heart-fluttering.

“D, do you like the weapon?”

“Yeah. I think it’ll go well with Personality Discharge.”

“……How can your main skill be named Personality Discharge.”

Sadly, as soon as the word Personality Discharge appeared, that atmosphere vanished without a trace.

Is this the curse of the eroge [a Japanese genre of video games with erotic elements]?

“Hena is waiting, so let’s go back.”

“Y, yeah.”

“Thanks for buying me the weapon.”

“Work hard and pay me back! I didn’t just give it to you.”

I put the Glock in the holster I bought with it. Five spare magazines.

I decided to put the remaining ammunition in my inventory and replenish it as needed.

‘Now that I’ve bought it, I’m a little tempted to get some attachments.’

I didn’t have the nerve to ask her to buy me those too.

I should try to upgrade it as soon as I pay off my debt.

‘I need to work hard. Academy life.’

We returned to Hena, who was fidgeting anxiously.

She was surrounded by male students, so my pace quickened.

“You’re Hena, right? Let’s go together.”

“If you come to our squad, we’ll give you a bigger share of the coins. Double it. How about it?”

“How about a duo with me? I promise I won’t do anything weird…….”

“N, no…….”

This is what happens when I take my eyes off her for a moment…….

“Hena!!”

“S, Sanghyuk!”

Hena’s expression brightened as if she were a puppy receiving her owner’s call, and she ran towards us.

Then she stuck right next to me and held my hand tightly.

“S, …Sanghyuk is in my party…. Sorry….”

“…A D-rank….”

Why are you muttering? If you admit defeat, leave quickly. Shoo.

I realize every time how much of an advantage you get when a guy is tall and handsome.

Like the saying, ‘If you’re handsome, don’t work out,’ if my rank gets any higher, the other guys are going to feel so deprived…….

Wouldn’t I be a walking harem generator?

“Were you saying ‘No way’ properly?”

“Yes…! But they kept pushing, so I was in trouble…….”

Yuuna is watching our conversation with a dumbfounded expression.

“Is Hena a child?”

“Hena is a baby.”

“You can’t keep letting her act like that. Hena, not ‘No way,’ but ‘Stop bothering me and get lost.’ Try saying it.”

“…….”

There’s no way that kind of input will work on a baby.

While I was at the weapon depot, half of the F-class students seemed to have already entered the dungeon.

“The remaining students, form groups of three. If you want to match solo or duo, tell the teacher in advance.”

‘A group of three. A squad, huh?’

I looked back and forth between Yuuna and Hena.

“We’re a team, right?”

“I was originally solo, but I’ll go with you. I’m worried about you two alone.”

Hena, well, just from the way she’s clinging to me, she’s planning to go with me.

“Oh my. Yuuna, are you going as a squad? Who’s the leader?”

“I am, Teacher. Please recommend the most promising dungeon.”

“There’s one C-class dungeon left for squads. Go to B-3.”

It seems like you can go to a fairly high-ranked dungeon if you go as a trio.

The point designated as B-3 was an area where the indoor training ground was divided into squares like a chessboard.

Each of these squares had a dungeon created by a gravity wave induction device, and like before, there were white gravity waves rippling.

They all look similar, but the C-class dungeons were subtly different from the gravity waves. They felt a bit more turbulent.

It’s hard to explain exactly….

[‘Insight·Hong’ activated]

[C- Class Dungeon]

[#9319. Lake Goblins] [Rarity C-] [Reward C-] [Anomaly D]

[Maximum number of participants – 3 (squad)]

Okay. Now I understand perfectly.

Insight Hong is a very useful skill.

“We can handle most situations since there are three of us. Let’s go!”

At that moment.

Deihrit, who popped out of nowhere, pushed Yuuna away and occupied the dungeon entrance.

“Oops.”

“……Ugh! What!”

“Sorry. This is a dungeon we’ve reserved.”

“What? No one was here. What do you mean you reserved it?”

“We all suddenly needed to use the bathroom. Now, would you mind moving? We’re going to take this C-class dungeon.”

Deihrit was also in a ‘squad.’

There was a girl smirking annoyingly on either side of her, and a male student with short hair.

“Don’t cut in line. Do you know how childish it is to have a battle of nerves like this?”

“A battle of nerves? Me? Even if you combine the scores of the three of you, it wouldn’t reach mine.”

When did she find out our scores?

“Rather, even if I’m late, shouldn’t you move aside so that you don’t hold back an A-class honor student like me?”

“What kind of logic is that?”

Hena grabbed my hand tightly, as if she were scared.

Our leader doesn’t seem to have any intention of backing down. If a fight breaks out here, wouldn’t it be a loss for both sides?

Deihrit Ade.

She hated me from the first day. Her gang doesn’t seem to think well of me either.

Is it because I’m an Onahole [a type of sex toy] collector?

Ade’s cold eyes seemed to be saying that she couldn’t stand the fact that I, who should have disappeared from this academy long ago, was still here.

“Hey, D. What’s that pistol? There’s no way a D-rank would have the money to buy something like that, aha. Did our pro hunter rob her wallet to buy it for you since you’re so poor?”

“……What are you trying to say?”

“It must be fun to be the king among the weak. It’s fitting for the weak to lick each other like that.”

“Don’t insult my friends.”

Yuuna put her hand on the hilt of her sword.

“Friends? You can only call someone a friend when you’re equal. For your information, my score is 2,500 points. Atali has 1,700 points, and Wilhelm has 2,000 points. How about that? You have to be at least this good to call someone a ‘friend’ for the first time.”

“It’s just pathetic that you even consider rank when making friends, you know?”

“Nakamori Yuuna, it’s true that if you hang out with a D-rank, you start thinking like a D-rank. Why don’t you just go to a 3D dungeon that suits your level?”

“You, you little…!”

Even if I try to tell her not to bother dealing with her, it seems like it’s already too late.

Instead of dealing with Deihrit, I turned on Hongan and quickly looked around.

Because my myth-grade skill, ‘Insight·Hong,’ can determine the rank of a dungeon just by glancing at the gravity waves.

I felt like there might be a hidden good dungeon.

[C(B) Class Dungeon]

[#7119. Golden Orc Fortress] [Rarity C] [Reward B+] [Anomaly B]

[A demon merchant will appear in this dungeon]

[This dungeon has more anomalies than the standard and its rank will increase if certain conditions are met]

[Reward Weight + 3]

[Maximum number of participants – 3 (squad)]

‘Found it.’

A honey-pot dungeon that no one has entered.

There was no reason to give meaning to the dungeon that Deihrit was obsessed with.

“Now, I really won’t stand for this! A duel…….”

“Wait!”

I stepped between Yuuna and Deihrit.

Yuuna was flustered, and Deihrit glared at me even more fiercely.

“What is it? D-rank.”

“Calm down, Yuuna. They all said they needed to use the bathroom.”

“That’s such a ridiculous excuse…….”

“Deihrit, you guys do it. That dungeon.”

No, rather, I wish you would hurry up and get out of that dungeon, so we can enjoy the honey ourselves.

“The D-rank is quick to grasp the situation. I guess the guy who’s crawled at the bottom knows how to crawl well?”

“Actually, I was a little scared, but I’m so glad you’re doing it for me?”

“……Hahaha! Scared of a C-class dungeon? Yuuna, what were you trying to do with such a coward?”

“…….”

“We’ll go to a different one, yeah. A 3D dungeon or something. Good luck, Deihrit.”

“Shut up. I don’t need your support. You can check how much we earned later by looking at the ranking chart.”

Deihrit’s gang disappeared into the dungeon, laughing.

Yuuna, who was left behind, was so excited that her face turned red.

“She insulted you and your friend Hena! How can you let them go without a duel, Kim Sanghyuk? Is that all you are?”

“Calm down. We came here to make money.”

“But we’ve been kicked out of the dungeon we were going to go to. What are we going to do now…?”

“There are two options. Go to a 3D dungeon with a loser’s mindset.”

Yuuna’s eyes became sharper.

Seeing how much her emotions were showing, it seemed like she was about to turn her back on me and leave.

“I hope you like the second option better than the first.”

“Second. Go to a quasi-B-class dungeon that Deihrit didn’t even know about.”

“……What?”

I explained my Insight skill to the two of them, that I can briefly grasp the information of a dungeon before entering, and that I had already seen another good dungeon while Yuuna was arguing with Deihrit.

When she realized that, Yuuna’s anger subsided.

“Y, you should have said something….”

“Rather, it was better not to say anything. If you got angry and huffed and puffed, Deihrit would have entered the C-class dungeon with even more satisfaction, right?”

“…I wasn’t huffing and puffing!”

“Let’s go. We can always crush a guy who cares so much about rank with rank later.”

“But, that’s amazing…… I didn’t know you had such a skill.”

“Me too…. Sanghyuk is amazing….”

Hena and Yuuna expressed their awe at my Insight skill in unison.

It’s probably a rare skill even in the hunter industry, because it’s a ‘myth-grade’ skill bestowed by the master of this Ona-Aka [likely a typo, should be Onahole] world, the goddess of eroge.

In terms of value, it’s on par with Luckyskebe, which manipulates reality, and Personality Discharge, which makes people discharge their personality.

It was nothing to gain an advantage in the minor information warfare within the academy.

“The problem is that this dungeon’s rank goes up to B-class if you meet the conditions after entering, so we’ll have to give up if Yuuna can’t do it.”

The clear of this dungeon depends entirely on Yuuna’s skill.

I clearly conveyed that fact.

“Are you okay with that, Yuuna?”

However, was it because Deihrit lit a fire under her? Yuuna was burning with motivation.

“Are you kidding me? This is a must-do! Just follow me!”

“Okay, let’s go~!”

“L, let’s go together, Sanghyuk.”

[Participating in Dungeon]

[Participants – Nakamori Yuuna, Kim Sanghyuk, Hena Isis]

The exploration began.