Chapter 155
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 155
Chapter Title: The Glowing Womb Tattoo
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A simple tattoo changing color was odd enough, but it glowing too? That was downright weird.
Seoyun masturbating right in front of me by jamming a dildo into her pussy wasn't a big deal, so I strode right up to her.
"Ahh... Master... Wha, what?"
So lost in her self-pleasure that she hadn't even noticed me come in, Seoyun jolted in shock when she spotted me approaching. She yanked the dildo out of her pussy in a flash, hid it behind her back, and shot to her feet.
"Master, it's... um, you see..."
"I don't care if you're masturbating—no need to be embarrassed about that. But why's that thing changed?"
Ignoring Seoyun as she scrambled for an excuse, I pointed at the womb tattoo glowing red.
The tattoo, which had been shining bright red just moments ago, dimmed the instant she noticed me, but the crimson color remained.
"I definitely remember inking it black... So why's it turned red? Did you do something?"
"Oh, this? I don't know why exactly, but it changed like this after I kept pouring demonic energy into it."
"What? You said you passed out after injecting demonic energy into the womb tattoo yesterday, and you did it again? Weren't we supposed to figure it out together while I'm around?"
I recalled her saying her body had heated up, her head throbbed, and then all strength drained from her limbs.
Since handling demonic energy alone could be dangerous, I'd suggested we experiment together to uncover the womb tattoo's secrets on the way to Jamsil Gymnasium.
Yet she'd barely lasted a day before experimenting solo?
As if she knew exactly what I was about to say, Seoyun peeked at me like a guilty puppy, staying silent.
"Hey, answer me."
"Y-yes! You did say we'd look into it together..."
"Then why'd you do it alone?"
At my question, Seoyun glanced nervously before speaking up.
"Last night, while waiting for you, I... I started masturbating... I didn't mean to! It just happened by accident—I injected more demonic energy into the tattoo, and it had the same effect as before at first, but then the color changed like this pretty quick."
"The color changed? Then what was with the red glow?"
"That happens if I pour in even more demonic energy after."
Inject demonic energy and the color changes; add more and it glows red...
Since that pattern was completely unfamiliar to me, I was dying to know what effect it had.
"Anything else besides the glow?"
"Well, um..."
Seoyun flushed red at my question, hesitating to answer right away.
Growing a bit impatient at her reaction, I was about to press her when she beat me to it, as if sensing my mood.
"My body... it gets super aroused and feels amazing."
"What?"
"My whole body gets excited and hypersensitive. It's like every inch turns into an erogenous zone? Even a light touch sends waves of pleasure."
What the hell?
Inject demonic energy into the tattoo and your body gets aroused?
From what Seoyun described, it sounded just like the effects of an aphrodisiac.
No magic circle I knew had that kind of effect, obviously.
What kind of idiot would craft a magic circle just to mimic aphrodisiacs?
Whoever made something that pointless in so many ways had to be a real genius. I wasn't exactly normal myself, but even I wouldn't go that far for sex.
"Masturbating while my body's that sensitive... it felt so good... I just kept going without thinking..."
"You've been at it this whole time?"
Glancing at the clock, it was past 7 a.m. No clue when she'd started, but if her story was true, she'd been going at it all night.
She clearly knew how ridiculous that sounded, hanging her head without a word.
"Haa... Is this some rebound from holding back, or what? Anyway, no other effects besides what you mentioned, right?"
"Not yet. Nothing else I've noticed..."
"Still, to be safe, only use it when I'm around. Disobey me again, and you're out of here on the spot. I don't need anyone who won't listen."
At the threat of banishment, Seoyun startled and bowed her head repeatedly.
"Yes! I won't disobey you, Master—never!"
"Good. Of course."
There was a reason I was laying down the law like this.
Unlike regular magic, some black magic powered by demonic energy could be incredibly dangerous for novices.
Take the mid-tier spell Black Out that I'd used to sweep up zombies—it starts as a small black orb and functions like a black hole, sucking in nearby objects.
But in reality, it only pulls in what I target, not everything around.
If it truly acted like a black hole, the area would've been a barren wasteland the moment I cast it.
It spared the surroundings because I precisely controlled it to snag only zombies.
But if someone inexperienced botched it, they might fail to specify targets, making it devour everything for real.
And that's not even the worst part—without mastery, they couldn't stop the Black Out either.
Barring outside intervention, it'd keep going until their demonic energy ran dry, swallowing everything in sight.
Just imagining it was horrifying.
Not only for the caster but anyone caught in the fallout—what a headache.
And Seoyun, who could barely handle black magic, pulling stunts like this?
If I was nearby, I could cover for her, but if I wasn't...
Especially with some unknown black magic I didn't even recognize going haywire...
Ugh, even thinking about it gave me a migraine.
I hadn't taught her black magic yet, figuring she wasn't ready, so I hadn't warned her—but now was a good time to drill it in.
Not that I didn't trust her, but better safe than sorry.
I explained simply why novice black magicians shouldn't experiment alone in terms she'd grasp.
Her expression shifted to realization as she nodded at me.
"That pattern seems to trigger some unknown magic even I don't get, so never use it solo. Got it?"
"Yes, got it. I won't use it alone again."
That settled that for now... Why'd I come here again?
Oh, right.
"And I meant to come last night but spaced out. Sorry for breaking my promise."
I apologized since breaking a promise was wrong, but Seoyun stared at me in total shock.
Like she'd never dreamed I'd apologize.
"N-no, it's fine. You were... having a good time with Yejin unnie, so I didn't bring it up."
"What? You came all the way to my door yesterday?"
She nodded at my words.
"You should've said something. Even if we were having sex, I wouldn't have minded."
"But... still, interrupting you and Yejin unnie felt wrong..."
Her tone was straight out of a servant wary of disturbing the lord and lady of the house.
"Don't worry about that next time—just speak up. And tonight, I'm definitely coming over, so wait for me."
I etched it firmly in my mind not to forget, and told her to come find me if I didn't show like last night.
We could have sex while probing the secrets of that mysterious pattern.
After wrapping up with Seoyun, I headed out to handle the day's tasks.
That's when I spotted Ha Dong-seok and his men bustling about as usual this morning.
"Hey, everyone—assemble on me!"
They all jumped at my sudden call, turning to stare.
I rarely gathered the whole group like this, so they probably wondered what was up.
"Move it! Assemble, now!"
"Yes, sir!"
At my urging, they dropped everything and rushed to line up before me.
"J-Jaehwan, sir. Why the assembly?"
Ha Dong-seok's voice trembled, anxious at my unusual behavior.
"Oh, nothing major. Just got an experiment to run."
"An experiment?"
"Yeah. More like live testing, in a way."
The words "live testing" paled their faces.
What I had in mind was the stat-related experiment Yejin had mentioned yesterday.
Just how do you raise assigned stats, anyway?
Testing on myself was fine, but using my men let me cover more cases. Perfect.