So-wol
[Chapter 3: So-wol]
Core Formation - Qi Circulation - Three Extremes - Harmony - True Spirit - Avatar.
This is the universally shared measure of strength in this world, and another name for one's status.
Though the names of the realms might differ slightly among races, the classification criteria are the same.
'And I am...'
At the Core Formation realm, just beginning to step onto the path of cultivation. A low-level realm where one can accumulate qi internally and use it clumsily.
'Honestly speaking, it's not even a realm achieved through cultivation.'
All Goblins enter the Core Formation stage when they reach adulthood. A body optimized for cultivation is formed just by eating and sleeping. Compared to some—no, the vast majority of races who cannot even step onto the path of cultivation without innate talent, I was starting from an overwhelmingly advantageous position.
'I heard Dragons are at the Qi Circulation realm from birth and hit Harmony the moment they reach adulthood.'
Thinking about things like that made me feel incredibly pathetic, but I suppose there are some things in the world that just can't be helped.
Until now, even if I wanted to cultivate, I couldn't. If I had started cultivating with a manual without even entering the Core Formation stage, my already young body wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Building muscle and physical strength was the only cultivation method available to me. Of course, the high-grade manuals possessed by prestigious families and sects didn't have such restrictions, but in Ha-yoon's former household, expecting something like that was out of the question.
So, this marks my first actual cultivation since becoming an adult.
But there was one major problem.
"So-wol."
"Yes, Young Master."
"What should I pick?"
"This lowly one can only provide explanations; everything ultimately depends on the Young Master's choice."
The problem was that I had absolutely no idea what to choose or how to cultivate.
I was far removed from anything resembling cultivation or training, both in my past life and this one. Furthermore, I was a guy who had lived with a solid wall built between myself and this kind of occult stuff.
Sure, I read martial arts webtoons and novels, but are they really the same thing?
"Still, couldn't you at least give me some advice?"
"This lowly one fears that my insignificant advice might hinder the Young Master's judgment."
"Are you sulking because I harassed you earlier?"
"...I am not."
I think you are. Well, nobody likes having their body touched carelessly.
But you see...
"You're mine. I've decided."
"I only wish for you to achieve your will."
"So about that, So-wol."
I slyly moved closer to her. So-wol trembled slightly, but seemingly realizing she had no excuse to escape, she quietly bowed her head.
I stepped right next to her and put my arm around her shoulder. So-wol's soft skin could be felt against my arm.
"Young Master, this is..."
"Your virginity hasn't been ruined, has it?"
"That is correct."
"Is this going to be a problem too?"
I moved my right hand, which was wrapped around her shoulder, straight down. The target, naturally, was So-wol's beautifully swollen breasts.
My palm clamped right over So-wol's wonderfully full breast.
Squish, squish.
Ah, this feels amazing. The flesh spilling out between my fingers is absolutely insane.
"Nngh."
"How about it? Is this also something you have a valid reason to resist?"
"..."
"Guess not."
So-wol's lips pressed tightly together in a rather pleasing way. Satisfied with her inability to resist, I diligently kneaded her breast.
Squish squish— knead knead— squeeze squeeze— soft soft—
I gave it a large squeeze, gently traced the outer contours, and then scratched the area where her nipple should be with my index finger.
"Hngh."
Was she not used to attacks persistently targeting her nipple? Unlike earlier when she handled things rather sensibly, she now looked visibly flustered.
"Hiek!"
Well, she did say with her own mouth that she was a virgin. She probably hadn't ever had her breasts and nipples touched this explicitly by another person before.
She'd have even less tolerance for a sinister man full of thoughts about devouring her. I was casually harassing breasts that had never been touched by the opposite sex.
These beautiful breasts belonging to a woman that men would absolutely lose their minds over, right in my hands.
A beauty of a caliber that normally I should be thankful just to look at was currently in my arms, not knowing what to do as she was being felt up.
Knead knead knead knead.
"Hyak!"
I freely harassed the breast that felt amazing just by touching it. Ah, I feel like I'm smelling a really arousing scent coming from So-wol's body as I touch her.
Turning my head following the source of the scent, I saw her pale nape exposed beyond her black hair.
There was no reason to hold back, but as expected, So-wol shook off my arm and escaped my embrace.
Ah, stopping right in the middle of it is so uncomfortable.
"What is it."
Still clenching and unclenching my right hand, which retained the lingering sensation of touching her breast, I asked So-wol. If she didn't have a good reason, I planned on continuing to touch her.
Perhaps not expecting me to act like this, she rolled her eyes around for a moment. Seeing her try so hard to somehow slip out of this was quite cute.
"Breasts... ruin virginity."
"So-wol, you're keeping your virginity perfectly safe down below. I didn't even touch anywhere near there, did I?"
"Th-that..."
That's the best excuse you could come up with because you didn't want to let me touch your breasts?
"I am... a body still bound to the Master. Acts like this are..."
"So-wol."
"Yes."
"Do you really think Father sent you here just to serve my daily needs? Really? Do you honestly think that?"
"..."
Honestly speaking, I have no idea either. Logically, it's only been a day since I arrived at this house, how the hell would I know? Furthermore, the only person who told me I couldn't devour So-wol was So-wol herself.
Of course, unless she had completely lost her fear of death, there's no way she was lying, but she could have exaggerated things a bit.
Calling Kang Baek-jin 'Father' was also slightly calculated. It implied that since my relationship with my father was like this, getting what I wanted wouldn't be difficult at all. I gave off that kind of nuance, letting her imagine the rest on her own.
"That is..."
As if feeling a prick of conscience, So-wol lowered her head to hide her eyes. I knew it. This cheeky girl was hiding something.
It feels weird to say this, but Kang Baek-jin is likely a man who has mastered the art of handling people. There's no way the head of a massive clan would lack political skills. In other words, her statement that I couldn't devour her was probably true.
However, it was highly likely he had permitted some light harassment as a taste. Does it make any sense to throw a beauty like this at me and tell me not to do a single thing?
Restricting someone too tightly doesn't boost their motivation; it only drains their energy.
Therefore, it was highly likely he had ordered So-wol something like this.
"Let him enjoy your body, but do not mate with him."
"Ugh..."
"I bet he said something roughly along those lines, didn't he?"
Even if he didn't, it doesn't matter. I could just say I misunderstood and move on, so there was zero risk for me.
"So-wol. You have to answer. Am I right?"
She flinched for a moment before finally replying in a frail voice.
"P-penetration is forbidden until the Young Master reaches the Qi Circulation realm, he said. He said that reaching the Qi Circulation realm means you can do your part as a warrior, so it would be an appropriate intermediate reward..."
"Then how far can we go right now? You aren't lying, are you? With your status, distorting Father's orders could get you killed. I'm saying this for your own sake."
"Once a day... I can provide sexual service to the extent that it does not ruin my virginity... I can."
Father! I love you!
It felt like the shadow of my respectable father was shimmering before me. More importantly, this insolent girl dared to omit part of the report?
With a beaming smile, I clung to her voluptuous body. And immediately buried my face into her cleavage!
"Ah..."
"Ah. So-wol, this is so good."
The fragrance that pierced my nose every time I rubbed my face, the sensation of breasts vulgarly jiggling against both my cheeks, everything was magnificent.
The very center where both breasts met. I buried my face into her cleavage and inhaled deeply.
"Snnffff- haaaaaa."
"Nngh."
"Phew."
"..."
The smell is insane. The way her cleavage squished and contorted against my face was also truly something else.
"Hnnngh."
Hot breath pouring over the crown of my head. Inhaling So-wol's erotic breath just like that, I acted like a spoiled child, showing no signs of leaving her cleavage for quite some time.
If she hadn't finally snapped out of it and spoken to me, I probably would have stayed like that all day.
"Y-Young Maaster.."
"What."
Stripped of her cool secretary cosplay in an instant, So-wol cried out pleadingly.
"Please stop. Pleeease. You really must choose a manual now."
"I want to stay like this a little longer."
The front of her dress that she had insolently unbuttoned to tease me earlier. Now, I lightly pulled it apart with my index finger and dug inside.
Squish-
"Y-Young Maaster."
"Wow."
Only a single index finger had touched it, yet the softness was on a completely different dimension. The difference between having a single thin qipao in the way and not was absolute. This is way too good.
I withdrew my index finger from the front of her dress, which was open just enough to fit a nose, and proceeded to bury my face right in.
"Snnnfff!"
"Kkhh...!"
Naturally, it was heaven. The slutty scent of a female that makes a cock angry traveled all the way to my lungs.
"Ah, seriously, this is driving me crazy."
Taking in a massive lungful of the female scent, I rubbed my heavily swollen cock against So-wol's lower belly.
"...!"
"I won't do it. I absolutely won't do it, so don't resist."
So-wol's hand, which had been raised as if waiting for this exact moment, fell limply back down.
Look at this girl. You were going to use this opportunity to slap me? You're really something else.
Press♡ Press♡
Rubbing my angrily swollen cock against So-wol's lower belly, I kneaded the breasts that filled both my hands.
Ah, I'm genuinely so happy.
I whispered into the ear of So-wol, who was covering her mouth, not knowing what to do.
"So-wol."
"Nngh."
"Answer."
"Y-yes."
Stroking So-wol's long, soft hair, I muttered like a low growl.
"Why did you trick me."
"Th-that. Ugh."
"You were acting all high and mighty earlier like you were some examiner or judge, but it was all just a bluff? You intentionally omitted Father's words? How insolent."
"Y-Young Master! That's absolutely not it!"
Earlier, she had whispered in my ear, acting all arrogant.
Saying that if I enrolled with excellent grades, she would offer her body and virgin pussy to me.
But, she left out one little detail.
"So-wol's virgin pussy still technically belongs to Father."
I whispered, gripping the breasts spilling out from the unbuttoned front of her dress.
"Heuu-eung."
"But you know, I think So-wol's erotic thighs and breasts were given to me. What do you think?"
"That is.. that iiis..."
"Are you planning on omitting Father's words and deceiving me again? I seriously don't recommend doing that."
She shouldn't be mistaken. She is a human-yokai half-blood.
No matter how lacking in foundation or spine I might be as an adopted son, I am still strictly a Goblin. But whatever So-wol is, she is ultimately a slave.
And since ancient times, the punishment for a slave who deceives their master is exceptionally brutal.
"So-wol. Our So-wol is very brave."
"Y-Young Master. Please."
"You know what happens if I tell Father about this, right? No matter how smart you are, it'll be hard for you to be forgiven. You know that too, right?"
A disobedient subordinate can be disciplined or have their pay cut, but killing them is bothersome in many ways.
No matter how useless and idiotic that guy is, he's still a fellow member of the same race. Killing him on a whim comes with a lot of baggage.
But tools are different.
Even if it's ten times more useful than absolute trash, once a tool has outlived its usefulness, it's meant to be thrown away. A tool that doesn't listen, no matter how useful, is not worth keeping.
This was the difference between her and me.
So-wol, who couldn't mount a single proper act of resistance against me no matter how rude and perverted I acted.
Versus me, who could send her life straight into the abyss with a single word.
The only difference between us was the pair of horns attached to my head. But that alone created a gap between her and me that could never be bridged.
Just like So-wol had arrogantly whispered in my ear earlier, I let out a small laugh and spoke while gently chewing on her earlobe.
"So-wol is being far too insolent. How should I be compensated for this."
"Young Master. Please!"
"Hmm, there are plenty of ways, you see."
The So-wol who had maintained a subtle dignity when we first met in the room was now gone.
In an instant, she dropped to her knees and clung to my legs, begging.
"I-I was wrong! Please spare me, Young Master!"
"You were wrong?"
"Yes! I, this lowly one, lost her mind for a moment and..."
"If you knew it was wrong, why did you do it."
"That is..."
No, I'm seriously asking because I'm genuinely curious.
Honestly, I didn't expect a reaction this intense. It's basically her confessing on her own that her crime is far greater than I thought.
I mean, I'd need to have actually been a slave to fully empathize, but I could figure out one thing for sure: So-wol's actions were a far heavier crime than I had anticipated.
If she was going to have a breakdown and beg like this over a simple probe, why the hell did she do it in the first place?
"Y-Young Maaster. I was wroong. Please?"
Looking down at So-wol desperately clinging to my knees, I fell into thought for a moment.
Did she want to protect her femininity that badly? Even going as far as calmly committing an act she herself knew was a severe crime?
Well, I understand. In this world, there are often people who do things they know they shouldn't just for the hell of it. And the vast majority of people only shed tears and beg once they've been pushed to the absolute edge of the cliff.
So-wol was exactly that type of person.
What they commonly call an 'airhead lacking a sense of danger' back on Earth. A type of person that always exists in every group just happened to end up with me.
I gently stroked the hair of So-wol, who had gone from a competent and experienced secretary to a pathetic amateur caught embezzling company funds, and spoke softly.
"So-wol. You said it yourself, didn't you? If I want to devour your virgin pussy, I need to put in the effort."
"Young Master... please..."
"You were wrong. Now, it's your turn to put in the effort."
She will have to put in the effort, using any means necessary, so that I can devour her virgin pussy.
Because if she kept trying to use cheap tricks and deceive me, I planned on formally reporting everything to my father and requesting a new personal servant.
I laughed pleasantly while toying with So-wol's breasts.
"Father told you not to give me any advice to test my eye for things, right? Not anymore. So-wol, please find the absolute strongest and best manual for me, okay?"
So-wol will have to mobilize all her insight to pick out the best manual.
Because looking good to me would be the only way for her, a human half-blood, to survive in the land of Yokai.
She, who had been trying so desperately to protect her virgin pussy, will now have to constantly scheme about how to get herself properly devoured by me.