Priest's Delusion and the Carriage (3)
Priest's Delusion and the Carriage (3)
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Reni squeezed her eyes shut, turned her back to me, and sat down. From behind, she looked unbearably vulnerable. And now I was going to have my way with that vulnerable body. Damn, my lower half already felt ready to burst. Thank goodness she had turned around.
"Can you let your hair down for me?"
"Nngh..."
Reni let out a small groan, gathered her hair together, and brought it forward, letting it fall.
Her slender, pale nape was exposed. Several rays of sunlight filtered through the cloth and shone through her translucent skin, tinting it vermilion. Fine wisps beside her ear glittered in the light.
What was I supposed to do? She was too beautiful.
I could do nothing but stare. Was I even allowed to lay a hand on her?
"N-not yet...?"
"Ah, sorry."
Damn. My hands were trembling too. I was nervous. I steadied my breathing for a moment, then lightly tapped her nape with a fingertip.
"Eep!"
Reni was far more nervous than I was. She would not enjoy this if she remained so tense. I needed to help her relax.
"Reni?"
"Y-yes!"
"Relax. I'm not doing anything weird, am I?"
"Nn-no..."
I placed my hands on both of Reni's shoulders and gently kneaded from the outer edges inward.
"Ah..."
"It's too stiff here. I'll just loosen it a bit before we start."
"Nn-ngh... Th-thank you-ngh?!"
The muscles along Reni's shoulders were knotted solid with extreme tension. She reacted as though no one had ever touched her, not even another woman. Excellent. All of Reni's firsts would be mine.
I anchored my thumbs along the back ridge of her shoulders and used my other four fingers to gently press the area above her collarbones.
"Ah... A-ngh..."
"Does it hurt?"
"Ah, n-no, i-i-it's fine..."
Little by little, I moved my hands across her shoulders, loosening them all the way to her neck. I took my time—slowly, gently, until there would be no turning back.
"Ah... Ah-uu..."
Reni gradually relaxed her body, perhaps realizing I was not, in fact, doing anything weird.
"Haa... haa..."
"It's so knotted here. Don't you stretch or anything normally?"
"Ngh...! I-I-I do, bu, bu-ut, heh...?!"
I continued the massage, tossing out light jokes to ease the mood.
"How about here?"
"I-it's, goo-ood... ngh!"
But that was enough. I stopped just as she began to want more.
"Hoo... hoo... Hwah...?"
When I pulled my hands away, Reni let out a sigh as if to ask why I'd stopped. Good. It was time to move to the next phase.
"Reni. Can you lower your clothes for a moment?"
"N-n-no... Wh-what?!"
She flinched and tried to whip her body around, but I grabbed her shoulders and held her still. I leaned in slightly, brushing her ear as I whispered. In my hands, I activated 「Touch of Pleasure」.
"Ha-nght...!"
"I'm going to start properly soon, and I think it'd be better to have direct skin contact. I'm not saying take it all off, just lower it enough to show your neck and shoulders."
"Nn... y-yes..."
Reni fidgeted a little, then let out a breath, reached her hands back, and undid the buttons one by one.
Her touch was trembling and hesitant. Pop. Pop. Pop. Once she had finally undone three buttons, she tugged the garment down to expose one shoulder. Her slightly protruding shoulder blade was cute.
Tension was locked into the exposed shoulder, creasing the skin near her armpit. If I were looking from the front now, the upper curve of her chest would probably be visible. But I held back firmly.
A supreme delicacy was best savoured slowly, over time.
Gulp.
I swallowed. Right. It was time to start. First, 「Sensitivity Enhancement」. I set its intensity to about thirty percent.
Then I moved as if I was heading for her trembling shoulder... and softly touched the tip of her ear.
"Ah-hk?!"
"Oops. You okay?"
When speaking as an Awakened, I always acted serious. This time, however, I softened my voice as though I were genuinely concerned.
"Nn-n-no, I'm f-fi-ine..."
"Then I'll continue."
"Y-yes, nn-yes..."
I gently stroked the tip of her ear with my index finger, repeatedly teasing the thinnest skin until all her attention gathered there. After tracing the curve of her ear, I slipped my finger inside.
"Hi-yak?!"
I angled my nail ever so slightly and scratched down the inside of her ear. Tickle, tickle, tickle.
"Ah-hk... khp..."
While my left hand teased her ear, my right traced down her nape. A pleasant coolness climbed my fingertips. Her neck formed a graceful line like smooth white porcelain, yet her skin was softer than anything else.
"Nn-nn... nngh......."
First, I applied 「Sensitivity Enhancement」 and traced downward once.
"Ha-uu... nnng... ng-ht..."
This time, I swept upward with a light application of 「Body Temperature Increase」.
"Hn-ngh?!"
With this combination, she was probably feeling it at a level comparable to most erogenous zones, wasn't she?
I glanced down. Reni clutched her robe in both hands, her upper body bent slightly forward as tension returned to her entire body. I activated 「Touch of Pleasure」 in my right hand and traced down her spine.
"Ha-uu-nghk!"
Her back arched instantly, and her head lifted. Reni clamped her right hand over her mouth, looking utterly shocked.
"Relax."
"Y-yes, n-heh..."
This time, the earlobe. I kept the hand that had traced her spine moving upward to her neck. On the nape, fine baby hairs stood up gently, like a kitten's fur.
I stroked downward with my fingertips as if petting a cat.
"Ha-uu, nng-mmph..."
I repeated that two or three times.
"Y-Yoo-jin!"
Gah. H-had I gone too far?
I pretended to be calm. This was unavoidable, legitimate practice intended to help me master my skill. Y-you were the one who had asked for it, right? Repeating that excuse to myself, I steadied my voice.
"Ke-hem. Ahem. Ah, sorry. Should I stop?"
"No, no! P-please, keep going...."
"Yeah?"
I focused again on teasing Reni's body, kneading and squeezing the softness beneath my hands.
"B-but!"
Reni was writhing her whole body, yet seemed to have something to say. But I didn't stop my hand movements. I hadn't covered her mouth, after all.
"Mm. Go ahead. I'm listening."
"Th-the, a-amplifi, no, the buff! Hik! Ah-nght!"
I raised the sensitivity of her nape a little. Then I gently stroked the border between her neck and scalp. Whenever her reactions started to weaken, I attacked another spot.
"Ah-nght! Th-that, w-we, wh-when people are born! Heuk! they already... ah-hk!"
This time, back to the shoulders. I tickled gently near her armpit with my fingertip.
"possess abilities that, hhp! a-are, p-potential, call-ed...! Ah! Aaht!"
"They're called stats."
"Yes! N-heh! Stats! Stats! Ah-nght?! Sta-stas amplifi-hk?!!! Aaah...!"
"Amplification of stats, what about it?"
"Hnn-nngh! Y-you can! Ah-hk! P-permanently, en-han, ha-nght! enhance st-stats! Hn-nghk!"
"..."
A permanent increase to stats? Of course that was possible, but it wasn't important right now. She was nearing climax.
"Y-Yoo-jin! Ah! A-ah, ah, n-no! Nooo!"
I layered 「Touch of Pleasure」, 「Sensitivity Enhancement」, and 「Body Temperature Increase」 onto my fingers all at once, then rubbed Reni's earlobe rapidly.
"Kyaa-hnngk!"
At the same time, I blew a puff of breath into her ear. Finally,
"Ha-mmph! Nn-mmph! Khp!"
Reni's whole body went rigid, and her back arched like a bow. Both hands clamped over her mouth, she threw her head back. Her face was aimed at the ceiling. Her gaze wandered aimlessly, unable to settle anywhere. A few seconds like that.
"Haa.... Haa...."
I caught Reni as she collapsed backward and held her in my arms.
"Sorry. Are you okay?"
"Nn-nn, n-heh...."
I apologized as though I was genuinely sorry.
"I'm sorry. It's like I was experimenting on a person's body..."
"N-no, i-it's not like that..."
A hot sigh escaped from her slightly parted lips. A flush had spread across her face, and her large eyes were brimming with tears. Ugh. Maybe I had gone too far.
[Holy Buff]
[Target: Reni Liberit]
[Buff Grade: C]
[Details: Click to open ▶]
[Until Buff Ends: 23:59:40]
Hmm. So about this level. It had still gone up one grade, though.
"Reni? Check for yourself."
"Yes. Nn-yes..."
She closed her eyes for a moment, then her face brightened.
"Ehe. Ehehehe...."
I smiled back at Reni reassuringly.
"About that permanent stat increase you mentioned earlier—if we keep practicing like this, I think it'll probably work out."
At those words, Reni smiled as though she had no strength left to speak, closed her eyes, and fell asleep breathing softly.
# # #
[Erogenous Zone Development Progress]
[Ears: 20%]
[Neck: 20%]
[Collarbones: 10%]
[Fetish Development Progress]
[Hands: 30%]
[Breath: 10%]
[Voice: 20%]
[Beginning settlement.]
[Massage: 20p]
[Simulated Caress: 30p]
[Climax 50% / 01 time: 50p]
[Buff Success (Grade C): 30p]
[Total Points: 130p]
# # #
"You said you'd be getting off at Riverbridge, didn't you? We've arrived."
By then, sunset was approaching. The driver curtly announced our arrival. The wagon would continue through the night, so we needed to get off quickly.
"Reni? He says we're here. Let's go."
"Okay. Ah?"
Reni suddenly started to stand up, then her face flushed bright scarlet and she sat right back down. What was wrong with her?
"Ah, ah-uu..."
"Reni?"
"Just a moment! Just one moment!"
Suddenly Reni clasped both hands together and started doing something. Soon, a refreshing breeze swept over me and flowed past.
"All done..."
Reni climbed down with her face still red as a tomato. Traveling was incredibly convenient when we only had to move ourselves; all our luggage was in my inventory. But what on earth had she been doing?
"What was that just now?"
"Purification. It's a purification spell."
"Isn't that used to clean things like poison or contaminated water?"
"Yes... it is, but you can also use it when there's a smell, so..."
A smell?
"Do I smell bad?!"
When I cried out in alarm, Reni flailed her arms and shook her head.
"No, no, that is not it. You do not smell, Yoo-jin. I-I am wet..."
"Huh?"
W-wet? She realized what she'd just said.
"No, no! That's not what I meant! I-it's just! Th-the! Ah, from the practice earlier! Sweat! It was sweat, so I did that!"
Reni's face looked like it was about to explode. If I pressed her any further here, she seemed like she'd genuinely burst into tears. Y-yeah. I should let it go.
"O-oh. I see."
I'd gone way too far. I hadn't even considered that. Getting wet would be trouble. I needed to consider the time and place. Yeah...
"Sh-shall we keep going, then?"
"Yes... Nn-yes..."
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Riverbridge had only one inn, but it was fairly well equipped—and priced accordingly. A room with a double bed cost eighty copper, including a bath, breakfast, and dinner. I glanced at Reni, worried she might insist on a separate room, but she seemed unbothered.
We split the bill. Even though I said it was unnecessary, Reni insisted on paying half. But the way her hands trembled as she took out the coins suggested her finances were not exactly...
Come to think of it, the training center didn’t have a washing machine either. And her priest robes were worn.
I had noticed it before: Reni carried a faint air of poverty.
We ate dinner, bathed, changed, and finally prepared for bed.
Reni took a teapot out of her luggage and used holy magic to brew tea.
"Thanks to you, Yoo-jin, I can even brew tea like this now. Before, I was only able to warm it up tepidly..."
Hearing her say that with a bright smile gave me a little pang of guilt. While I'd been mindlessly groping her, burning with lust...
"How is it?"
"It's good. I think it's quite nice."
"Right? Our church grows these herbs itself."
Reni drew herself up proudly. Come to think of it, had I drunk this during my meeting with Kate and Reni? I had barely noticed the flavor then, but it tasted quite pleasant now.
When we'd met at that training center, Reni had been treading laundry. Right. Now that I recalled, there was something I'd wanted to ask.
"Reni, is there no washing machine at the training center?"
At my words, Reni's face heated up as if she were embarrassed.
"Ah, w-well... frugality is considered a virtue at the training center, so..."
"Ah... I see..."
...
Silence followed. We sat there sipping tea without speaking.
Th-this awkwardly quiet mood... what was I supposed to do... I had brought up useless stuff for no reason...
I needed a change of atmosphere.
At times like this, it was definitely the Point Shop!
I would use some aggressively Earth-themed items from the Point Shop to lift the mood!
'What should I try first... Hawaiian pizza, Sol's Eye, Desawa... anything but mint chocolate.'
Yoo-jin smiled brightly.