Chapter 1055

〈 Episode 1055 〉 1055. Spirit’s Dignity

Inside the video, Park Sooho shouted.

The face of Park Sooho sitting before me transformed beyond shock into Munch’s screaming expression.

“NoOOOOOOOOOOOooooo!!!”

Park Sooho screamed.

I furrowed my brow. The guy yelling desperately was making me irritated.

“What do you mean ‘no’? Anyone can see it’s clearly you.”

“No, hyung! I swear this isn’t me! Someone must have made this合成 video to slander me!”

He was acting. His eyes strained and his voice dropped dramatically.

“How many people even know about your tattoos besides me? Are you seriously accusing me of making this kind of video?”

When I signaled my annoyance, Park Sooho became flustered.

“N-no, that’s not what I meant! You would never do something like that, hyung! And who knows, maybe someone saw my tattoo without my knowledge… Or used some special ability to create this video! Bottom line is, this man in the video is NOT me!”

I decided to stop teasing him here.

“Got it. There’s no way you’d do something so depraved.”

“That’s right. I would never do something like this. Though it’s embarrassing to say… I’ve actually been living a very upright life.”

“I believe in you.”

“Thank you, hyung.”

With a tired look, Park Sooho sniffled, clearly moved. For a moment, I clenched my fist tightly, seriously considering punching his face.

“I understand how you feel. But the more dangerous the situation, the calmer you need to stay. You’re not just an ordinary person; you’re a hunter.”

“You’re right, hyung. I lost it for a second because it was so absurd. Hyung, where did you find this video? It hasn’t already spread around the communities, has it?”

“Have you heard of SexNet?”

Park Sooho flinched, his eyes darting around as his face turned red. He clearly knew about SexNet.

“Yeah, I know about it… but I’ve never actually used that site.”

I’m certain. What he’s saying right now is 100% a lie.

SexNet.

One of Korea’s illegal sites. A place where all kinds of lewd photos and videos are uploaded. Despite repeated attempts by the police to shut it down, they’ve failed every time, leaving it as a sacred ground for South Korean men. There might be people who’ve never entered it, but there’s no one who’s only visited once.

‘These days, even middle schoolers know about SexNet. There’s no way Park Sooho wouldn’t.’

Park Sooho is a man too. Men are biologically driven by accumulating sexual urges. I can guarantee it: Park Sooho has definitely used SexNet. Maybe he’s still using it.

“The video’s on SexNet.”

“H-how many views does it have?”

“Hmm… When I checked, it was around 3,000. Want to take a look?”

I accessed SexNet through my tablet.

“Hyung… Do you use SexNet often?”

“Not often, but occasionally. These days, it’s rarer to find a Korean man who doesn’t use SexNet.”

“G-got it…”

Park Sooho looked embarrassed as he glanced at the SexNet site. By the way, the account I’m using right now is a secondary one. I can’t show him my real main account, “Jjok-Gwi,” since it’s too famous. Right now, all three top-ranked porn videos are mine.

“Oh… Your level is 50?”

“I started using this account back in high school, hence the level. But why are you checking the level first? You use it too?”

SexNet has an account leveling system. The more active you are, the more experience points you gain.


Level 50 is achieved either by spending over 700,000 won or logging in for more than two years. But level doesn’t really mean much since higher levels don’t grant any special privileges anyway. It just indicates whether you’re a stale old fish or not.

“Ah, no, it’s just that the level caught my eye.”

Bak Su-ho told a lame lie. I didn’t bother to call him out on it.

“Anyway, about this video… it’s ranked 5th in real-time?”

“Holy crap, 300,000 views…!”

Bak Su-ho pulled his hair in frustration while I marveled.

For an adult video to rank on Sexnet, it needs to meet several conditions. The absolute condition is that the woman has to be attractive. After that comes quality of the video, positions, angles, and so on. However, even if the quality and angles are good, if the woman isn’t attractive, it won’t rank.

In that sense, it was quite rare for Bak Su-ho’s adult video to rank 5th in real-time. I read through the comments on the video.

-Abcdefuck: This is some rare footage. Light-source teaching… Is this sex evangelism? Feels kinda holy.

-Nurul: Moai, Sphinx, Dolharbang trio of women are hilarious af lmao.

-Sex4s: If you look closely at the guy’s tattoo, it seems to move. That’s pretty dang weird.

-Topbainjugeu: He must be an Awakened one. Or maybe there’s magic involved.

-MosquitosDead500x: Based on the tags and what they say in the video, it’s definitely a religion… but which one? If they offer free sex, I’d join too.

-PuldollGamU PuldollGamMoss: Shit, even with the mosaic, you can tell how ugly those faces are… Do dicks actually rise for women like that?

-PuldollJongrye: These rocks are majestic.

-PuldollHoduPulHoMa: Haha.

-1Dolso: …..

Sex Evangelism.

A word I had included as a tag when uploading the video. Probably because of this tag, it managed to grab people’s attention.

‘This is going well.’

The view count was skyrocketing. At this rate, it might hit number one in real-time rankings.

‘Since “sex evangelism” is such a unique concept, it’ll likely spread across communities.’

And naturally, people will figure out who the characters in the video are. I made sure to apply very light mosaics on everyone except Bak Su-ho, precisely for that purpose.

‘If left alone, netizens will uncover everything about the Light-source Church. If it cools down, I can always stoke the fire further.’

My goal is to draw the public’s attention naturally.

“…Bro, can we request this to be deleted?”

“It’s an illegal site; even the cops can’t touch it. Your deletion request won’t make a damn difference.”

“Goddammit! Why does something like this even exist…!”

Bak Su-ho trembled with anger, clenching his fists.

“In my opinion, this is promotional material.”

“Promotional?”

“It says ‘sex evangelism,’ right? Like, ‘if you join our religion, you can have sex like this.’ You know, stuff like that. And judging from the comments, lots of people are asking if this is even a real religion. They’re all brainless dickheads.”

No matter how unattractive the women are, once men see them, they’re all good. Brainless dickheads. I utterly despise them. Would they even mount a rock statue?

After skimming through the comments again, Bak Su-ho stiffened his face.

“…What you’re saying makes sense. But is this really a religion?”

“Shall we investigate?”

“We should confront them. Tell them not to upload videos like this. I’m suffering collateral damage because of this nonsense. If people I know misunderstand this, ugh… Just thinking about it gives me the creeps.”

Bak Su-ho’s eyes were burning with determination. For him, this was a professional issue.

“I do have a hunch where it might be. I did a bit of research before coming to you.”

“Wha, where?!”

“Calm down. It’s kind of a sketchy place, so I hesitate to tell you. And don’t think about just going there yourself. We suspect it’s a location with mind-control awakened ones. You need to prepare against mind control.”

“Mind control…?”

Bak Su-ho’s face froze. The mention of mind-control abilities made it clear this wasn’t ordinary.

“Shouldn’t we report this to the Association?”

“No evidence.”

“Evidence…”

“Exactly. Evidence. To get the Association moving, we need evidence. But finding evidence is tough due to the mind control.”

“…”

“If we do nothing, the video will continue to spread.”


“Pak Suho, we need to consider the worst-case scenario.”

“Worst-case? This *is* the worst already!”

“Even worse would be if the unfiltered original video spreads. If the tattooed guy in that video really is your face…!”

“Aaaah! Shit!!”

“Calm down, Pak Suho! I’ll help you, bro! Stay calm!”

“Bro! What are we gonna do about this?!”

“We infiltrate that cult and find evidence. Bonus: We delete the original video. But first… we need to prepare for mind control. Do you have any kind of mental barrier item?”

“How could I afford something like that?”

“If you get brainwashed, you’re done for. You’d better go to the Tattoo World and look for one.”

“Why don’t we just storm in there? Mind control only works if you’re not paying attention, right?”

“You don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m a B-Rank Hunter, so my willpower’s solid enough to resist it… but yours isn’t.”

Pak Suho thought deeply after hearing my words and finally spoke.

“…The Tattoo World. Maybe the answer lies there.”

Pak Suho’s ability is the Tattoo World. He can enter the Tattoo World, and the stronger his territory becomes, the stronger his physical abilities grow. He can also borrow the abilities of its residents.

For example, when the city wall in the Tattoo World gets reinforced, his physical durability increases. A larger population means more stamina and mana, and building a library slightly improves memory. After constructing a healing center, his recovery rate went up, and building stables made him run faster.

This was why Pak Suho poured all his resources into developing the Tattoo World. Although he invested everything, he couldn’t leave his attic room.

“To enhance mental barriers… should I reinforce the city walls with magic?”

“I don’t know either… Wait. Don’t you have a shrine in your territory?”

“Nope. I’m irreligious, and besides, religions interfere too much with politics, so I’ve kept them out until now.”

“Build one. It might strengthen your mental resistance.”

“…Not really appealing.”

“Just try it. What religion is even available there?”

“There’s only one: The Cel Sect. It’s the national religion of the Holy Kingdom of Selbra. Or rather, it’s a religion that became a country because of the sect.”

“The religion that worships the goddess Selbritina?”

“Yeah. Didn’t expect you to know that, huh?”

“I heard about it last time. Anyway, build a shrine. It’ll help maintain good relations with Selbra too, right?”

“I’m worried about drawing the attention of the Magic Kingdom…”

“Just build it small. Tell them it’s what the citizens want or something.”

“Alright.”

“How long will it take?”

“3~4 days? With dwarves around, small buildings go up super fast. But the problem is…”

“What’s the problem?”

“I don’t have the budget… sigh.”

“…Do you want me to lend you some?”

“No way. I can take a loan. No need to give me that worried look; I’m used to it.”

“Used to it?”

“Yeah, borrowing and repaying has been a cycle because of various incidents.”

“Various incidents? Something you can’t talk about?”

“Monsters showing up, flash floods near the village… stuff like that. And there was a minor guild causing trouble in reality, but I dealt with that last week.”

“You’ve had quite the adventurous life. So, how much debt do you have?”

“About 50 million won. At this rate, I can pay it off in 2~3 months. Though I might take another loan afterward.”

I nodded.

Pak Suho didn’t seem pitiful at all. He’s investing in the Tattoo World. It’s a kind of business. The more the Tattoo World develops, the stronger he gets, and the stronger he gets, the more money he earns as a hunter.

And right now, Pak Suho is getting stronger at an alarming speed.

“Well then, I’ll head out. Let me know when the shrine is finished.”

“Bro! Aren’t you going yet? Have lunch with me. There’s a great noodle place nearby.”

“Let’s eat later. I’m kinda busy right now.”

“Super busy? Need help? What’s going on?”

“You’re busy too. Stop offering unnecessary help. It’s not that tough. Just preparing stuff.”

“Bro! You need to take the tablet with you!”

“That? You keep it.”