City ​​of Witches 365

Chapter 365 – #78_Outdoor Activities(7)

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1.
“Kuh!”

I had expected it, but not everything went smoothly.

There were three experiments:
Checking the shielding.
Securing a sample when a more intense distortion field was released due to external impact.
Controlling the distortion field when the shielding ribbon was loosened, exposing about 5% of the blade.

The first one was easy, but the second one hit a wall.
Even with an impact as light as tapping a tuning fork, the red branch thrashed wildly inside the ribbon.
It was the same when a small part of the blade was exposed.

The surface of the magic medium, which was supposed to have low reactivity, hummed and splashed countless droplets.
In the end, I had to repeat the process of briefly experimenting and then submerging it in the magic medium.

“This isn’t going as smoothly as I’d like.”
“Is that so?”

The countess, who had been quietly watching, stepped into the tub.
Before I could even dry off, she hugged me from behind, just like when I taught her how to fish, and together we held the red branch.

“It’s quite cold.”

Even as I looked at her in surprise, she just smiled calmly.

“Well, why don’t we try again with my help?”

The soft sensation against my back.
The countess’s warm body temperature, a stark contrast to the magic medium.
At the same time, I felt the reverse field she emitted enveloping my body.

“Don’t be too hasty, just take it out.”
“Understood.”

The red branch was taken out of the magic medium.
It vibrated with the aftereffects of its recent rampage, but the countess didn’t even blink as she finished controlling the distortion field.

“It’s because you’re handling it roughly. You have to caress it gently…”
“Like this?”
“That’s right… good… You have to handle it delicately until you get used to it.”

The countess was merely assisting me.
If the distortion field was a chaotic line of sharp spikes, she would point out the parts that needed to be refined.
Immediately, I would perform calculations and suppress those parts.

Even I, who could visually see the flow of magic by removing my eyepatch, had difficulty pinpointing where the trouble was occurring.
Yet, Countess Lucy was solving it purely by intuition.
I could see the extent of a 22nd-tier witch who was well-versed in reverse field magic.

“Is this the feeling?”
“That’s right. You already seem skilled.”
“……”
“Now, let’s start from the beginning… slowly…”
“……”

I was drawn in.
Concentration began with the countess’s guidance.
I didn’t feel the biting cold water, nor the countess’s warmth as she hugged me from behind.
Using the countess’s voice as a navigator, my concentration reached its peak.

Suppressing the dancing red waves, I repeated calculations until my brain felt hot.
I even stopped breathing, focusing solely on one goal.

2.
The countess glanced at me.

“……”

I had been in a trance for about five minutes.
The frequency of my responses to her advice had decreased, and now it seemed I was pouring all my energy into controlling the reverse field.
It was a frightening level of concentration.

He wasn’t just imitating a mediocre genius.
He was making even the smallest help his own and paving his own path once again.
Considering the time he had spent researching magic, his growth rate was incomprehensible.

If he had been born a woman, followed the path of a proper apprentice witch, and inherited the mark, how fast would he have grown?

In her long life, she had never once felt that she lacked talent, but this man made all her talents, except for her own, pale in comparison.

Perhaps the rumored talent of Duke Keter.
The ability of the woman who had single-handedly pioneered the 30th tier might not be the same as Siwoo’s… such an absurd thought even crossed her mind.

Meanwhile.

“……”

Inside the tub, there was only the faint humming of the red branch, the splashing of the magic medium, and the breathing of the two people.

“Siwoo?”

Countess Lucy quietly called out to me.
It seemed that I had been completely absorbed from the middle, to the point where I couldn’t hear the surrounding sounds.
She called out once more to confirm, but…

“……”

There was still no response.
I was completely trapped in my own world.
The countess, who had been touching the blade while hugging my broad back, licked her lips.
It was an involuntary action, as she was thirsty.

She had felt it earlier, but this back was so reliable.
Moreover, it was so hot that she couldn’t feel the sub-zero cooling water at all.

“I’ll help you a little more.”

The countess hugged me a little tighter.
She could feel my buttocks against her lower abdomen.
It was completely different from a woman’s.

Moreover, these buttocks were hard!
They were full of well-developed muscles.

“Ahem…”

The countess cleared her throat and opened her mouth.

“I’m going to let go now. Can you try it alone, Siwoo?”

Of course, there was no response.
The countess released the red branch she had been holding and subtly placed her hands on my waist and abs.

They were firm.
Moreover, they were well-defined like a washboard.

“Oh my…”

The strong latissimus dorsi visible from the front, the masculine biceps and forearms, the rear deltoids that were perfect for resting her chin on.
And finally, the gluteus maximus that she could clearly feel below her abdomen…
The countess was busy exploring my physique, her cheek pressed against my back.

She shouldn’t be doing this.
She knew she shouldn’t, but she couldn’t stop.
As she clung to me like a cicada on an old tree, an unhealthy thought crossed her mind.

If I was so engrossed that I didn’t notice her touching my body…
The first time she had felt my hard member.
Wouldn’t I not notice even if she touched that?

The countess felt her saliva go down her throat as she pondered.

What was she doing?
Touching a man’s body without him noticing.
It was clearly harassment.

Moreover, it was one thing to touch the muscles of the upper body, but to caress that heavy cobra was absurd.
Afterward, the countess came up with a plausible excuse.

“Siwoo.”
“……”
“It looks like your pants have slipped down a bit… I’ll pull them up for you.”

It seemed that the pants, heavy with the magic medium, had slipped down slightly.
Using the excuse of pulling them up, she would touch it lightly, just very lightly.

As she pulled up the pants at my waist and tightened the belt again.
The countess’s hand slipped under the water, subtly caressing my robust male symbol.

“Ah…”

The enormity she had felt before was not a delusion.
Such a majestic presence even without any effort.
The countess felt her legs go weak and regretfully removed her hand.

“Haa…”

Perhaps it was because she had secretly hoped for a reaction.
Watching me, completely oblivious to where she was touching, and focused on controlling the distortion field, the countess let out a long sigh.

3.
Diana, heading to the large bath to clear her mind, discovered something.
It was Siwoo and her mother, seemingly moving to another location for a ‘lesson’.

They were quite far away, so she could only see them chatting, but her mother was smiling happily as she walked slightly ahead.
And Siwoo was following slightly behind.

“…I’m not going to care anymore.”

Unlike her words, which were like a sudden outburst of dissatisfaction and rebellion, Diana’s gaze was following the two of them.
But she didn’t want to think about what they would do together or how they would spend their time.
She would just float around in the pool and relax.
That was what Diana had decided, but then she felt an ominous premonition.

“Come to think of it, that direction is…”

The corridor across from them led to the dining hall and her mother’s private bath.
Her mother usually didn’t eat lunch, so there was no reason for her to go to the dining hall.
Following a simple process of elimination, she concluded that the two were heading to the private bath.

“Ugh…”

Ignore it.
Ignore it.
Diana tried to move her feet, but she soon started spinning in place.

Was the content of the book she had read yesterday really true?
Wouldn’t it be okay to check it out once?

She was curious about how the acts of affection between men and women, which she had only read about in texts, were carried out.
It was a curiosity ingrained in her instincts, surpassing her discomfort and repulsion.

“Ah, I don’t know…”

Diana hurried towards the countess’s private bath.
Her heart was pounding more than when she had secretly entered the secret archive.
Feeling like a spy, she pulled back the red curtain that covered the entrance to the bath, a step too late.

“Hoo… hoo…”

Sweat was beading on her forehead.
The worst-case scenario was getting caught spying.

Seeing it with her own eyes was the most certain way, but the private bath was very small.
Once she crossed the door in front of her, there was virtually no place to hide.
Therefore, Diana held her breath and quietly listened to the sounds coming from inside the bath.

She could hear her mother’s voice, which had been chatting earlier.

“Well, why don’t we try again with my help?”

A sweet tone that echoed in the tub.
Diana could tell, even if no one else could.
It was different from her mother’s usual kind voice.
It was somehow mixed with admiration, and dreamy, as if she was lost in a dream.

“Don’t be too hasty, just take it out.”

Take out? What?
Diana swallowed and listened intently.

“It’s because you’re handling it roughly. You have to caress it gently…”
“Like this?”
“That’s right… good… You have to handle it delicately until you get used to it.”

Diana felt a jolt, as if she had been electrocuted.
Now it was clear.
The dialogue was not as explicit as in the novels, but it was very suggestive.
Her mother and Siwoo were doing something lewd inside.

Caress it gently, delicately.
What?
Diana combined what she had learned from her early education with the conversation between the two.

Take something out, then caress it gently and handle it delicately.
Her mother’s breasts?
Or Siwoo’s member?

“Is this the feeling?”
“That’s right. You already seem skilled.”
“……”
“Now, let’s start from the beginning… slowly…”
“……”

Listening to her mother’s voice, which was gradually fading as if mixed with pleasure-filled sighs, Diana mustered her last bit of courage.
She lifted the curtain just a little and peeked inside.

Then she saw it.
Siwoo was in the tub, naked.
And her mother was hugging him from behind.
Her mother wasn’t naked, but judging by the position and the location of her hands…

It was probably a position where she was caressing his erect penis from behind.
Diana couldn’t endure any more stimulation and left the bath, holding her breath.