LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 12
Chapter 12: The Skills Finally…
[Quest: Satisfy the Inmates’ Sexual Desires. 14/30]
‘Going smoothly.’
Lee Si-hyun sat comfortably in the Duty Room after turning all the photos in the rooms he was about to inspect.
The count of the quest was increasing rapidly, already nearing half.
It seemed that progress was being made simultaneously in several rooms.
At this rate, it looked like everything would be resolved by the time he returned from lunch.
“Hey, you correctional officer, hurry up and go for lunch.”
The returned Park Young-hwan appeared completely unaware of anything.
It seemed the inmates were handling things well without drawing attention.
Si-hyun suppressed a smile and left the ward.
After lunch, he sat in the lounge as usual, holding the cellphone he had taken out of his storage case.
Bringing a cellphone inside the main gate was strictly forbidden.
As a result, there were many inconveniences.
The young correctional officers complained that they lost touch with their girlfriends, while those who had families voiced their frustrations about maintaining even minimal human connections.
As the complaints from those correctional officers piled up, the correctional headquarters eventually surrendered.
Thus, a few years ago, cellphone use was permitted even inside the lounge.
‘Missed call?’
Seeing the number, it was Eun-hye’s.
Curious about what it was about, Si-hyun called her.
– Yes, Oppa.
Eun-hye answered after a few rings.
“Hey, Eun-hye. I saw you called?”
– Ah, about that. This Saturday, a joint raid schedule for a D-rank Gate has been set up. Their guild has 8 members, and on our side, it’s just Min-jun Oppa and me.
“Oh, really?”
– Yes, but you see, Min-jun Oppa suddenly has an urgent matter. Our mother collapsed at home…
“Oh dear…”
– Fortunately, it seems it’s not a serious illness, but it doesn’t really feel right for him to participate in a raid under these circumstances.
“Of course not.”
– So, we need someone to fill in. The role they need is someone who can engage in close combat or draw aggro. It has to be either Min-jun Oppa or Si-hyun Oppa from our guild. That’s why I contacted you.
“Hmm, I see. I’ll go for it. No matter the excuse, if we bail on the joint raid, they’ll think poorly of us.”
– I really appreciate it, Oppa. I’ll send you the map via text.
“Don’t mention it. Have a good day.”
– Yes, you have a good day too! See you that day.
After ending the call, Si-hyun wore a contemplative expression.
Min-jun’s situation felt too close to home.
He thought he needed to visit his parents in Yeongwol, Gangwon-do, during this holiday.
Since his father retired, they had moved to the countryside to farm a little, and it had been a long time since he had visited due to the distance.
Lost in thought, he was startled when a message popped up as he approached the ward.
[Quest: Satisfy the Inmates’ Sexual Desires. 30/30 Completed]
[Po-ahim is genuinely satisfied with how quickly you’ve fulfilled the inmates’ sexual desires.]
[Wisdom +50, Mental Strength +90 restored]
[Mental Strength surpassing a certain threshold activated the passive skill ‘Experienced Guard’s Insight.’]
Surprisingly, his Magic Power did not increase.
However, an unexpected notification startled Si-hyun.
“Huh?”
A skill?
Finally a skill?
He had been stuck with just three inactive skills for quite a long time, living as a practically unskilled Hunter.
But finally, that elusive skill appeared.
So curious he stopped in his tracks to open the status window.
[Stats] Strength 101 (D) Agility 101 (D) Wisdom 160 (D) Stamina 101 (D) Mental Strength 300 (C) Magic Power 99 (E)[Resistance] Physical Resistance 5.05% Magical Resistance 15% Poison Resistance 0% Fire Resistance 0%[Skills] Passive: Experienced Guard’s Insight Active: ??? (Inactive), ??? (Inactive)
One skill name popped up cheerfully in my skill window.
It seemed that reaching a Mental Strength of 300 raised it to C-rank, thereby fulfilling the conditions for activation.
Unable to restrain his curiosity about what this skill was, Si-hyun immediately called for a detailed explanation.
[Experienced Guard's Insight]– You can detect notorious figures on the Reiter continent and read information about them.
“….”
What the heck is this?
He had no idea what it meant, nor how to use it.
It was a total question mark.
“Is it a good thing or a bad thing?”
Of course, he couldn’t know.
There were quite a few passive skills that raised stats or resistances, but those made intuitive sense, so there was no need for any questions.
Si-hyun read the explanation once more carefully.
First of all, the Reiter continent must refer to a different world…?
So this meant he could detect notorious humans and read information about them from that world?
He roughly understood that, but what to use it for was still unclear.
…One thing was certain: this skill also couldn’t be used against monsters.
Si-hyun made a weary face.
It seemed this uncle’s power was not particularly helpful for raiding Gates.
◈ ◈ ◈
“Attention! Preparing for inspection of the 5th Floor, Unit 2!”
The afternoon inspection had begun.
Chief Officer Kwan, who was balding, started inspecting room by room.
“Room 1!”
As Park Young-hwan loudly called out the room name, the seated inmates, arranged in neat rows for easy counting, shouted in unison.
“At attention, salute! How are you! One! Two! Three! Four! Five! End of numbers!”
Typically, not many wards exercised such enthusiasm.
So Chief Officer Kwan felt quite pleased every time he inspected 5th Floor, Unit 2.
The inspection flowed smoothly, and soon it was room 14’s turn.
There, Chief Officer Kwan paused for a moment.
“Hey, why does everyone look so cheerful here?”
With the keen eyes of an officer nearing retirement, he detected a sense of satisfaction on the inmates’ faces.
“Not at all!”
The inmates’ expressions suddenly stiffened.
‘If we get caught, we’re dead!’
The inmates knew exactly what would happen if they got caught better than the correctional officers did in some ways.
They already understood that the Security Department Head had given an order and that Si-hyun had passed on scandalous photos. Of course, those photos had all been torn up and shared, so they wouldn’t get caught, but as humans, the fear lingered.
Imagining a day when Si-hyun would have to write an incident report sent shivers down their spines.
‘Damn… Is that the scent of night flowers?’
Although the inmates felt quite tense, fortunately, Chief Officer Kwan chuckled and moved on.
And then to Room 15.
The atmosphere here was completely different.
It seemed that the inmates, having heard the commotion next door, were managing their expressions well.
“What’s this? Did all of your parents pass away?”
Chief Officer Kwan spoke with a look of disbelief.
There was an extreme difference in expressions just between one room away.
“Not at all!”
“Just relax; it makes me uneasy to watch you all.”
Chief Officer Kwan said that and moved on.
Normally during inspections, they would check the state of the common room, point out any displeasing areas, and move on, but there had been no issues with 5th Floor, Unit 2.
So there wasn’t much to worry about during inspections.
The inspections concluded smoothly after that.
Finally, Chief Officer Kwan checked the total number of inmates and said,
“Everyone coming today?”
“Oh, of course, Chief!”
Today was the day they planned a gathering for Chief Officer Kwan, who had less than a month left until retirement.
“Will you be there too?”
“If you don’t go, I’ll drag you there myself. Don’t worry about it.”
“Haha, sure. See you later.”
Chief Officer Kwan smiled warmly as he left for the opposite ward.
“What did he say?”
Si-hyun, who had been standing in front of the Duty Room during the inspection, asked.
“He told me to definitely bring you to the gathering.”
“Ugh, no matter how much I dislike gatherings because of alcohol, there’s no way I’m missing this one.”
After working in the prison for two years, not attending would be unthinkable.
“Ah, but where did he say the place was?”
“The duck restaurant we visited last time.”