Chapter 88
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 88
Chapter Title: Cheon Seo-yun (1)
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After that, when Park So-yul and Joo Ha-yeon said they hadn't eaten dinner yet, I used Collection Cuisine Summon.
Once I laid out all sorts of dishes on the table with Collection Cuisine Summon, the two of them immediately grabbed their favorites and started eating.
"But every time we eat, does that mean Mr. Lee Seongmin has to massage us?"
Joo Ha-yeon asked about the conditions I'd set, chewing on a piece of steak.
Park So-yul, who had just picked up a piece of sushi, shook her head after hearing Joo Ha-yeon's question.
"We can take turns, one person per day."
"That would be once every three days if we rotate one by one."
"It'll stretch out even more once we have more people."
For now, it might be once every three days, but if we got to six or seven people, it'd be once a week.
"So what about today?"
"......"
When Joo Ha-yeon followed up by asking what we'd do today, Park So-yul thought it over and finally spoke.
"I'll do it today."
She probably felt it would be too much to throw Joo Ha-yeon to the wolves as the first one, so Park So-yul volunteered herself.
Watching the two of them handle things on their own, I could tell surprisingly that Park So-yul was the one showing more resistance.
'Is it because she can read people's minds?'
Having once faced people's desires indirectly, she seemed to have even more aversion than Cheon Seo-yun or Joo Ha-yeon.
Observing Park So-yul like that, I decided we needed to ease her resistance first, so I got up from my seat for a moment.
"Huh? Where are you going?"
"Just grabbing something from the bathroom."
I left those words with Park So-yul and went into the bathroom, pulling an item out from my subspace.
Since it was a fairly large item, Lee Seojun, who was nearby, tilted his head and asked me.
- Mr. Lee Seongmin. What's that?
"A massage bed."
Simply massaging her body like that would probably just heighten her resistance.
Of course, considering the additional abilities from Limit Breakthrough, it would improve gradually, but that would take time.
'I need to shorten that time dramatically.'
With that thought, I carried the massage bed out of the bathroom.
"What'd you bring?"
"A massage bed. I figured we might as well do some proper massage too."
But Park So-yul didn't react much, probably thinking it was the same thing either way—getting massaged.
'That'll change soon enough.'
The reason I was so confident was thanks to my card ability.
No. 065 『Massage +10』
Rank: D
Description: No one will refuse your touch now.
Special Ability 1: Relieves fatigue and stress alike.
Special Ability 2: Even permanent injuries recover gradually.
To reiterate, a card ability at +9 is the limit of human potential.
But I'd raised mine to +10, allowing me to perform massages beyond human limits.
"Once you try it, you'll like it too."
"Me?"
"I've got confidence in my massages, you know."
With that, I set up the massage bed and called over Park So-yul.
"Come lie down."
Park So-yul, having finished eating, nodded and lay down on the unfolded massage bed.
Joo Ha-yeon, curious as well, sat in a chair next to the table and watched me and Park So-yul on the bed.
"But do you really know how to do massages? Don't think of it like what you do to normal people."
All the cadets here, including Park So-yul, had awakened mana, so their bodies were vastly different from ordinary humans.
Even their muscle strength was several times that of a normal person's, so she was warning me not to treat it like a regular massage.
"Don't worry."
With my reply, I placed my hands on both of Park So-yul's shoulders and pressed firmly with my thumbs.
"Ha-eut!"
At the same time, a sharp moan escaped Park So-yul's lips as her back arched like a fish out of water.
Having stimulated a tightly knotted spot, she must have felt unexpected pain, but that lasted only a moment.
"Ah... ? Uh... ng?"
I loosened the bunched-up muscles and swept away the blocked blood flow.
At that point, Park So-yul started feeling a refreshing sensation spreading, her eyes showing a hint of bewilderment.
"Feels good, right?"
"Huh? Oh. Yeah."
After fully loosening her shoulders, I gradually moved my hands down, massaging her chest as well.
There weren't really any knots in her chest, but at +10 massage skill, even unknotted areas felt refreshingly good.
"Ah... W-what is this? Do you have some massage-related ability?"
"Why? Worried I might have an innate ability for massages?"
Park So-yul shook her head, clearly thinking that wasn't it.
In any case, after kneading her chest, I moved lower, loosening the knots around her pelvis and thighs.
'Reducing her resistance is the priority right now.'
Then I massaged her calves and feet too before finally pulling my hands away to signal it was done.
"There, all finished."
I said it was over, but Park So-yul didn't even think of getting up, just lying there with a dazed, languid expression.
Figuring one or two more sessions like this would let us progress further, I turned to Joo Ha-yeon next.
"She looks super relaxed."
"Want me to do you too?"
"Yes!"
Joo Ha-yeon, who had been watching Park So-yul's reactions the whole time, responded immediately, her curiosity piqued.
'Anyway.'
Seeing Park So-yul on the verge of falling asleep on the bed, I had no choice but to pick her up and lay her on the sofa.
Then I approached Joo Ha-yeon, who had lain down on the massage bed, and gave her the same treatment, leaving her in the exact same state as Park So-yul.
- Wow. You totally conquered Park So-yul and Joo Ha-yeon with just a massage.
"Conquered? Come on."
Park So-yul and Joo Ha-yeon, having received massages from me, woke up after about thirty minutes, thanked me, and headed back to the dorms.
Separately from that, figuring I might get a call from Cheon Seo-yun, I stayed in the clubroom chatting with Lee Seojun while waiting.
- That's conquest for sure. They just let you touch their chests without a peep.
For some reason, it felt like Lee Seojun's standards were pretty low.
'Did he really just train all the time until he saved the world?'
If so, that was pretty tragic.
He'd ended up a ghost because he couldn't actually save it, after all.
"More importantly, no word from Cheon Seo-yun."
- Maybe she got tired from training and went to bed?
"Possible, but... let's check first."
With that, I spread out my spatial power, scanning the personal training rooms and virtual training rooms.
Figuring she'd be in the dorms if not here, I started with the closest spots—and surprisingly, Cheon Seo-yun was there.
"She's collapsed?"
- Collapsed?
"In the virtual training room."
Saying that much, I left the clubroom and headed to the virtual training room.
I could've teleported, but with surveillance cameras around, I walked there normally.
- If she collapsed in the virtual training room, she might've gotten hurt fighting virtual monsters.
"Hurt enough to pass out?"
- If she took a hit to the head or something vital, yeah. But given Cheon Seo-yun's skills, maybe she just collapsed from exhaustion?
That made sense, so I nodded and entered the building, heading to where the virtual training rooms were.
Soon enough, in the virtual training room I'd gone to, I saw Cheon Seo-yun slumped over like she'd fainted.
"......"
Did she train here without even eating?
As far as I knew, virtual training rooms cost 10 points per 30 minutes.
Two or three hours here would've burned through 40 to 60 points.
'She told Park So-yul before that she had no points.'
Thinking about it, Cheon Seo-yun had been mooching meals off me since early enrollment, so she shouldn't be out of points.
She'd even beaten a C-rank boss monster and a C-rank hero in live combat class, earning a decent amount.
'Anyway, can't just leave her here.'
I approached the fallen Cheon Seo-yun, shook her shoulder, and tried to wake her.
"Cheon Seo-yun. Wake up."
Thankfully it worked—she twitched and barely opened her eyes.
"......"
She stared blankly at me, then finally spoke.
"Player."
"......"
With that, Cheon Seo-yun collapsed again, closing her eyes.
As I stared at her, wondering what that meant, Lee Seojun chimed in.
- After you confessed you wanted her and then showed interest in Park So-yul and Joo Ha-yeon?
"Yeah, probably."
- Things just got complicated. Why not tie up loose ends and focus on just Cheon Seo-yun?
"I'd love to if I didn't have other comrades."
To focus solely on her, I'd already formed connections with Kang Ju-young, Ha Chae-jung, and Ga Se-yeon through my healer role.
Plus, there were the comrades I'd promised to team up with from the previous world, so nothing was resolved just by thinking about it.
"Gotta figure something out."
Saying that, I picked up the collapsed Cheon Seo-yun again.
- Mr. Lee Seongmin. You're not thinking of taking her to the clubroom, are you?
"She needs to recover."
Healing her completely right here with my abilities would basically reveal another power.
But laying her on the clubroom bed to recover wouldn't strike her as suspicious.
'An hour on the bed should get her mostly recovered.'
As I thought that, Lee Seojun spoke up, sounding a bit worried.
- Dorms don't check headcounts or anything, but I'm concerned her roommates might spread weird rumors.
"I'll send her back before then."
It was around 8 p.m. now, so sending her back by 9 or 10 would be fine. With that, I headed to the clubroom.
Cheon Seo-yun had never felt this frustrated or irritated before—not recently, and not in her entire life up to now.
'He said he liked me.'
The reason was none other than Lee Seongmin.
He'd said he liked her, then reached out to Park So-yul too.
When the club topic came up, he'd immediately accepted Park So-yul's offer.
- Then let me touch your body too?
- Ten minutes a day?
- To think he'd accept this.
In the end, Cheon Seo-yun had negotiated for them to take turns touching so no more girls would join.
But Lee Seongmin, who claimed to like pretty girls, announced during physical training today that Joo Ha-yeon was joining too.
"......"
After that, as soon as afternoon classes ended, Cheon Seo-yun had rushed into the virtual training room and fought like a maniac.
She'd burned through all her points for hours, unleashing her pent-up rage until she collapsed about half an hour ago.