## Chapter 259 – (10)
“Is it… time?”
I checked the time again, even though I’d already checked it several times. I was just nervously pacing in front of the door.
“Sniff, sniff…”
I even checked the scent of my neck and hair.
Sung-han.
The man Eva-nim had brought to the Magic Tower.
And, embarrassingly, the first real friend I’d made in the Magic Tower.
I found it difficult to make friends.
The other students besides Rebecca Ban were either afraid of my magic or afraid of my younger brother.
And it was a little difficult to get close to Rebecca Ban’s other two companions.
“I know they’re both good people, but…”
One avoided my active personality, and the other only talked about beastmen.
I wanted to be friends, but it wasn’t easy.
Meanwhile, Sung-han, who had joined the class, not only treated me casually but also protected my brother’s honor. He was a precious friend.
“He is my friend, right…?”
I felt a little worried, but…
I thought maybe he invited me to his room because he considered me a friend?
“Hoo…”
I lightly patted my cheeks with both hands to clear my head.
“I can do it. Let’s do it!”
Overcoming my nervousness, I knocked on the door.
“U-um, h-hello, it’s me!”
I blurted out something that sounded like a scam.
A couple of light pats on the cheeks weren’t enough to relieve my tension.
Creak.
The door opened, and Sung-han greeted me.
“Welcome.”
“Uh-huh…”
A man’s room.
It was my first time.
Of course, my younger brother Kai’s room was an exception.
As soon as I nervously stepped into the room, a certain scent tickled my nose.
“A unique smell…”
“I bought a perfume that’s supposed to be popular…”
“No! I like it. This smell.”
It was a little unique, so I was just wondering what it was.
I didn’t dislike the scent itself.
It was actually quite pleasant.
Like the smell of wet soil after rain, yet also like walking through a forest.
It was a scent that made you feel nature.
“Then here, use this.”
“Ah, uh-huh!”
I received a long towel.
I took off my clothes in the partitioned area for the massage and wrapped the towel around myself.
I was a little embarrassed by my slightly exposed shoulders and thighs, but…
‘Wouldn’t it be weird to be embarrassed?’
This is a massage, after all.
Thinking that this much was natural, I followed Sung-han’s guidance and lay down on the prepared bed.
Don’t be conscious of it.
Sung-han is doing this with good intentions.
As I lay down, I absolutely didn’t think, ‘This is the first time I’ve laid on a boy’s bed.’
“Just relax, take it easy.”
“Uh-huh!”
I answered with a voice that was obviously full of tension.
I should just close my eyes.
Yes, if I closed my eyes, my tension would naturally ease.
As I closed my eyes, I heard the sound of slippery oil.
The skin-friendly oil I bought from the development floor.
He’s putting it on his hands first.
“It might be a little cold.”
Sung-han’s hand touched my shoulder.
Contrary to his worried words, the temperature of the lotion was just right.
Is his hand naturally warm?
His palm alone was making me feel relaxed.
Thanks to that, my tension eased.
Ten minutes passed as Sung-han slowly pressed various parts of my body with his hands.
“How is it? Does it hurt?”
“Nope!”
It was an unnecessary worry.
Even though his touch seemed a little awkward, Sung-han definitely had a knack for it.
The moderate pressure on my neck and shoulders was quite satisfying.
“Then, for the finishing touch…”
“…Uh-huh?”
Tingle.
At that moment, I felt something like an electric current from Sung-han’s palm on my back.
‘Static electricity?’
It was a similar feeling, but different.
Unlike static electricity, which just tingles for a moment.
It felt like an electric current was slowly flowing into my body.
“W-wai…”
I was about to ask Sung-han to wait a moment, but I just bit my lip.
‘He said it’s the finishing touch…’
Let’s just endure it a little, it doesn’t hurt or anything.
It’s just a little unfamiliar.
If a little time passes, I’ll get used to it.
That’s what I thought.
“Ahng…”
“…”
“S-sorry…!”
“It’s okay.”
What kind of sound did I just make?
My face was burning up.
But it was like a breath that was naturally flowing out from inside my body.
Even now, it felt like something hot was moving around inside my body, riding on my mana.
A little sweat broke out on my body, and a rough sigh escaped.
I don’t know if this is the emotion called… excitement.
My mind went blank.
“Ugh… d-did you, did you see?”
“…See what?”
‘Didn’t I spread my legs too wide just now?’
My mind was blank, and I was making mistakes I usually don’t make.
I had relaxed my legs too much.
I bit my lip tightly.
Swoosh, swoosh.
The oil had all dried up, and now I could hear the sound of skin rubbing against skin.
In the quiet atmosphere, the only sounds were that sound and my breathing.
‘I’m getting a little excited…’
“Heeuh…”
The moment my heart was beating wildly, Sung-han’s hand finally left my body.
“…It’s over.”
“…Uh-huh… huh? Ah, ah! I see… haha…”
I awkwardly smiled and got up.
I could feel it in the process of getting up.
My body felt lighter and more comfortable.
“Wow! Sung-han, you have a talent!”
“Really?”
“Yeah, next time—”
“Next time?”
I was about to ask him to do it again next time, but when I suddenly recalled the feeling from just now, it wasn’t easy to ask.
“Uh-huh… th-that’s, ah, never mind!”
***
“Hoo.”
After Camille left, I removed the towel that was on the bed.
It was a towel that I had laid down in preparation for oil or sweat, and I’m glad I did.
Camille had sweated quite a bit, and although she didn’t seem to notice, her eyes were a little moist.
“Did it hurt?”
I thought I had controlled my strength well.
Come to think of it, her reaction changed a little from the moment I used internal energy.
I don’t think it was a bad reaction.
Her favorability had gone up on its own, and she praised me even right after it was over.
[Massage two women (1/2)]
The quest was also smoothly counted.
Could it be because of that?
When I was injecting internal energy, there was a part where it didn’t go in well, so I carefully put in more internal energy to make it smoother.
Was that what hurt?
“Come to think of it, it feels familiar.”
Putting my hand on her back and injecting internal energy.
Letting the internal energy flow to break through the blocked areas, and balancing the muscles, bones, and body.
“Hmm…”
I chuckled.
“Nah, no way.”
I roughly cleaned up the room, made the bed normal, and went to sleep.
***
“Today is practical training. Everyone, move to the training floor.”
“Huh? Practical training?”
“Ah… yeah, we have practical training once or twice a week.”
Hearing the word “practical training,” I glanced at Camille and asked, and Camille answered with a faint smile.
She looks uncomfortable for some reason.
Could it be the aftermath of yesterday’s massage?
I asked with a worried mind, but Camille shook her head.
“Huh? Ah, no! Look.”
As if telling me not to worry, Camille turned her upper body left and right, showing off her flexible body.
Her body’s curves were subtly revealed as she moved.
I coughed dryly and turned my gaze away.
I was looking too much at her body.
Looking at Camille’s face, deep worries were etched between her eyebrows.
“Is it… is the practical training the problem?”
“…Yeah… I’m not confident.”
She said that her skills haven’t improved much.
Due to lack of practice.
“Lack of practice?”
I looked at Camille with a puzzled expression.
Camille gave a bitter smile.
She had a look on her face that seemed to have a story behind it.
I didn’t want to pry because she seemed hesitant to talk, but I was curious.
Even though I haven’t known her for long, I don’t think she would neglect practice.
“…It’s a little scary.”
“Ah.”
I think I understood now.
She herself was scared.
Of her unique magic, blood magic.
Of that unpleasant dark red blood.
‘I guess so.’
Even though it’s her own magic, it’s still blood.
I could understand why Camille, being a woman, would be scared.
She didn’t practice, so her skills couldn’t improve.
Magic, like martial arts, requires practice and training every time.
“…You’ll do well.”
“Yeah… thank you…!”
Camille nodded even at my meaningless encouragement.
Her younger brother Kai, who was next to her, also patted his sister’s shoulder and encouraged her.
“…Okay, let’s go!”
We belatedly moved to the training floor.
This practical training was about using magic in front of Rebecca.
Students who could use offensive magic would use magic on the training dummies, and if not, they could just show it in front of Rebecca.
Like last time, I created a spear out of ice.
Just as I was about to throw it at the training dummy, Rebecca raised her hand to stop me.
“That’s enough. That’s not magic.”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, throwing this quickly isn’t magic, but a magical physical ability.
Next was Baran.
He created horns and quickly passed.
Kai grabbed something like a leaf and created a pill.
It seemed like he had the ability to make medicine using ingredients if there were any.
“…I, I pass, right?”
“…Yeah, pass.”
The woman who looked a little gloomy wasn’t tested separately.
It’s said to be a magic that doesn’t need to be tested.
I was a little curious, but I moved on.
Finally, it was Camille’s turn.
Camille made a small cut on her finger.
A small drop of blood formed on her finger, and Camille infused it with mana.
The blood bubbled as if boiling, and gradually took shape.
“Heeuh…!”
Then a small sphere was created.
Camille stared blankly at the sphere for a moment, and then, on a whim, sent the sphere flying towards the training dummy.
Whoo-oong!
As it flew, the sphere gradually grew sharp thorns, turning into something like a pufferfish with prickly thorns.
Thwack.
It hit the training dummy accurately.
As Camille slowly withdrew her mana, the blood lost its shape and scattered, soaking the training dummy.
I don’t know, but isn’t that pretty good?
When I turned my gaze, Rebecca was looking back and forth between the training dummy and Camille with a blank expression.
Rebecca’s mouth slowly opened.
“Camille, what on earth happened?”
Camille panicked and looked at me.
Then she pointed at me with her finger.
“…Me?”
Why me?
