Chapter 1048

〈 Episode 1048 〉 1048. Spirit Level

We’ve arrived at Hokkaido.

Our lodging was a luxurious inn with a natural hot spring. It’s famous not only throughout Japan but also overseas.

‘This is indeed as fancy as they say—an impeccable level of cleanliness.’

The inn was made of wood, yet it looked so grand and opulent that I’d believe it if someone said it was a noble’s mansion.

‘At this level, staying here probably costs more than a high-end hotel.’

Still, I wasn’t particularly fazed.

It wasn’t my money being spent—it was Kang Ji-woo’s. Well, technically, it’s the Guangyuan Sect’s funds.

Anyway, since we were in such a classy inn, we decided to start by enjoying the natural hot springs.

Men’s bath. Women’s bath. And mixed bath.

Kang Ji-woo recommended the mixed one.

“The best hot spring in this inn is the mixed bath. Apparently, mixed bathing used to be the tradition, but due to societal changes, they added separate baths for men and women. Since we’re here, let’s go for the mixed bath.”

No one objected.

Cultivators don’t usually refuse Kang Ji-woo’s suggestions anyway, and I was already intrigued by the idea of a mixed bath. However, there wasn’t much expectation of meeting new beauties. Maybe because it was Monday, but the inn seemed to have very few guests.

Even though it was a mixed bath, there were separate changing rooms. I confidently stripped down. One of my hobbies is visiting public baths. I enjoy watching other men get intimidated after seeing my… ahem, equipment. Anyway, I was confident.

There were three people already in the hot spring: middle-aged men. One had a bald head resembling an octopus, another wore glasses with a beard, and surprisingly, one was a woman around the same age.

What these three had in common was their tattoos—elaborate and intimidating ones covering their bodies. Irezumi, right? They were truly striking and imposing. Park So-ho even looked visibly nervous upon seeing the Yakuza-style tattoos.

‘Hunter dude scared of Yakuza…’

I couldn’t really blame him.

Park So-ho was still a rookie hunter after all.

The male members of the Guangyuan Sect quietly washed themselves and entered the hot spring alongside the Yakuza group, creating an awkward atmosphere. As I submerged myself in the warm water, the fatigue began to melt away—not that I was overly tired in the first place.

‘Pretty ordinary. The bathtub back at my mansion in the Hundred Transformations World is way fancier and better.’

While waiting for the women, I stared openly at the Yakuza woman in front of me. Her face showed signs of aging appropriate for her middle age, but her figure was quite impressive. If you covered her face, she could easily pass for someone in their early thirties. She had B-cup breasts with slightly drooping mammary tissue and dark brown nipples. Her shoulders and chest were adorned with irezumi tattoos.

The area below her waist was obscured by the cloudy hot spring water.

“Hey.”

The middle-aged woman called out to me. Her voice was deliberately rough, meant to sound threatening. Realizing she caught me staring at her aroused nipple, I shifted my gaze upward.

She looked extremely irritated and glared at me as if wanting to kill me.

“It’s rude to stare at others’ bodies. Look away. Or I might just gouge your eyes out.”

The Yakuza woman threatened me.

My mood soured too. Had she not mentioned plucking out my eyeballs, I might have turned away without issue. After all, I wasn’t looking at her because she was some stunning beauty—just happened to be in front of me.

“What I look at is none of your business. Do you even have proof I was looking at you? Huh? Aren’t you overthinking this a bit too much for an old lady?”

“


“Hey!”

“Kono Yaro!!”

Two male yakuza at the hot springs abruptly stood up.

My face contorted like a crumpled piece of paper as something dirty entered my line of sight when they rose.

Overcome with unbearable discomfort, I too got to my feet.

“You little sideburn bastards! Wanna go? Huh?!”

“Is this guy some kind of Korean?”

“This guy has no fear of the world’s dangers!”

Even the female yakuza got up from her seat.

“If you’re in Japan, you should follow Japanese law! We’ll teach you manners!”

My eyes naturally drifted downwards between the female yakuza’s legs. Her thick bush obscured her vagina from view.

“This guy still hasn’t come to his senses.”

“For someone like this, fists are the only medicine.”

The yakuza approached.

I clenched my fists. I wasn’t planning to kill them. Even if they were yakuza, killing would complicate things since I was both a Hunter and a foreigner.

‘But since they’re yakuza, beating them up should be fine. If the Japanese police get noisy, I can just teleport back to Korea with a space-time spell and prepare for a PR war.’

I had the advantage in the public relations battle.

They’re yakuza, and I’m just a Hunter on vacation. As I finished devising my plan in my head and prepared to throw a punch, Bak Suho grabbed my arm.

“Bro! Brother Yu-jin! Calm down! They’re just civilians!”

“…”

I gave Bak Suho an odd look.

The other male believers were standing up not to stop me but to join the fight. The reason the yakuza hadn’t advanced was because we outnumbered them. On our side, there were seven burly men.

“Bak Suho…you…”

Before I could finish speaking, more footsteps approached. Women. They strode confidently, completely naked as they prayed without even a towel covering their bodies.

The male yakuza’s eyes widened dramatically at the sight of the leading beauties, including Kang Ji-woo. Irritated, I slapped the bald yakuza’s head with my palm, producing a resounding sound!

“You bastards! Don’t know how to lower your eyes?!”

“Kono Yarooo!!”

The yakuza charged. I clenched my fists and struck each one of them. It was tough controlling my strength. And the female yakuza wasn’t getting any special treatment—why should I spare someone who isn’t beautiful?

With blackened eyes and noses bleeding, the yakuza ended up doing dogeza outside the hot spring in mere moments. Kang Ji-woo stared at me with wide eyes.

“…Mr. Yu-jin. What exactly is going on here…?”

“These yakuza disrespected me! Me, a distinguished guest of Kwangwon Church!”

Kang Ji-woo gasped. Soon, she clenched her teeth and trembled violently.

“Disrespecting a dignitary! That’s akin to disrespecting Lord Kwang himself! This is unforgivable!”

“That’s right!”

“They must be punished!”

“They deserve retribution!”

All the believers shouted in unison.

A peculiar madness unique to fanatics could be felt. Sensing it, the yakuza didn’t look good either.

“Punishment! They must be punished!”

Bak Suho was shouting along by now.

It was decided unanimously by the believers. They rushed toward the prostrated yakuza, punching and kicking them. Some wielded wooden sticks that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

“Kuaaaaak!”

“Stop!”

“Spare us, please!”

The yakuza screamed. Aside from me and Kang Ji-woo, no one understood Japanese. Speaking in Japanese, Kang Ji-woo glared at the yakuza with her crazed, glittering eyes.

“Repent! Repent! Only repentance can save you! Pray to Lord Kwang and seek His mercy!!”

The yakuza bled more profusely. It started looking dangerous if we didn’t stop soon.

“Miss Ji-woo. If you keep this up, the yakuza will die, and that’ll be a big problem. These morons have surely realized their sins by now.”

“Mr. Yu-jin is too merciful. In my opinion, these guys haven’t repented yet. Even if they die, they deserve punishment.”

“No. If they really die…”

“It’s fine. The people of the world won’t know about their deaths. This ryokan belongs to our Kwangwon Church. Specifically, the Japanese branch…”


It’s a building, but… wouldn’t the Japan branch of Kwangwon Church help us too?”

“U-Uh, yes.”

It was an unexpected fact.

I don’t know how big the Japan branch of Kwangwon Church is, but judging by the madness now, it seemed like they would just bury a few people.

‘The situation can’t get any bigger than we can handle.’

I somehow managed to stop Kang Ji-woo and the believers. My status as a Noble helped. The Yakuza, who were beaten to a pulp, trembled in fear.

“Mr. Yoojin. I won’t kill you right away… but repentance is necessary. These people will be sent to the Japan branch of Kwangwon Church later for repentance education.”

It’s not repentance; it’s brainwashing.

“Whatever, just don’t kill them.”

The situation calmed down. Only then did we leisurely enjoy the hot springs. I sat with Kang Ji-woo and the other women, my hands mercilessly teasing their secret places.

“Aaahhh…”

“Aaaannngg…”

The moans of these beauties sounded pleasant.

“Mr. Yoojin, if you wish, you can take this woman too. She’ll be happy to serve you.”

Kang Ji-woo pointed at the Yakuza woman.

I shook my head. Her battered face looked even worse than before, and when she spread her legs earlier, her pussy was disgustingly dark. It wasn’t a hole I wanted to stick my dick into.

“It’s fine. Rather, I’d like to taste Miss Ji-woo’s pussy.”

“Feel free to use my pussy whenever you want.”

“Then, shall I taste it now?”

“Aaaaahhhh!”

I hugged Kang Ji-woo’s back as we sat in the hot spring. My dick was fully inside her pussy as she sat on me.

•••

After eating some fancy Japanese food at the inn, we gathered in one place.

Originally, my plan was to move separately once night fell and head to the Eros Dungeon. According to Coyori, it wasn’t far from the inn where we were staying.

“I intended to sneak in and check it out quietly. Unlike others, I can move while invisible using Illusion.”

However, after dinner, Kang Ji-woo called all of us together. It seems I’ll have to wait a bit longer before moving alone.

Kang Ji-woo led us to the back of the inn. There was a building that looked like a warehouse, but upon entering, there was a secret underground passage.

“Everyone, the real reason I brought you here wasn’t for camaraderie or training.”

I felt a sense of unease from Kang Ji-woo, but the others didn’t seem to notice.

“Miss Ji-woo, what do you mean? Are you hiding something from me, a Noble?”

I asked her with a stiff expression. She looked at me apologetically.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Yoojin. It was the High Priest’s order, so I couldn’t help it…”

“…”

“Mr. Yoojin, do you know my position within Kwangwon Church?”

“…Seventh Guide. That’s what I’ve heard.”

“Yes, exactly. As the name suggests, my role is to guide the believers. And right now, I’m faithfully doing my job by following the will of the Holy Light and the High Priest to guide all of you.”

“To where?”

Her smile deepened. She stared into the depths of the secret passage with eyes filled with fanatical faith.

“To where the High Priest is. And to where the Holy Light resides.”

“You could’ve told me this from the start.”

“I’m sorry, but the Holy Light forbade it through divine revelation.”

“Divine revelation… in a dream?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Originally, the revelation was to bring Suho, but the day I met you, Mr. Yoojin, through Suho, a new revelation came: to bring you, the Noble, here.”

“…”

I silently lost myself in thought.

It didn’t feel good.

A sinking feeling dominated my entire body.

Kwangwon Church had been targeting me and Park Suho from the beginning.

Park Suho’s warning from the woman he saw in his dream. The revelations of the Holy Light. Acknowledging the existence of the Holy Light made everything fit together. But the more it made sense, the more I felt utterly doomed.

And I was also curious. What exactly awaited us at the end of this passage?

“Everyone, let’s go now. I’ll guide you to the temple of Kwangwon Church.”

While following her, I prepared to use the Space Teleportation Scroll if things went south.