The Numb Mage Lee Hae-su (1)
The Numb Mage Lee Hae-su (1)
As I moved further away from the infirmary, the madly pounding heartbeat gradually subsided.
The terrifying heat cycle that threatened to blow my reason away settled down, and as the heavy, sweet magical power settled in my lower abdomen, I finally had the leisure to look around.
'I survived... I really thought I was going to die steeped in pleasure.'
I let out a long sigh of relief as I bathed in the warm sunlight filtering through the corridor window.
By the way, what should I do about this thick night flower scent lingering stickily in my mouth? The bloody yet rich aftertaste swirling on my tongue made me unconsciously smack my lips with a strange taste.
As my reason returned, the first thing I felt was the sensation of this alien yet fascinating power flowing through my blood vessels. Along with an unfamiliar fullness, my head became clear as if lying.
Swish.
I unconsciously raised my hand and focused my consciousness on my thin, elongated fingertips. Then the shadows in the air shimmered, and soon darkness like pitch black began to rise like a heat haze along my white fingers.
[Trait: 'Dark Attribute Mana' responds to the owner's will.]
[You can perfectly manifest forms proportional to your current mana amount.]
'...This, could it be created according to my imagination?'
When I imagined a sharp dagger in my mind, the darkness swirling at my fingertips instantly condensed and took the form of a cool blade.
This time, with more impure intentions, I imagined something soft and chewy. Then the hard blade melted away smoothly, soon transforming into a flexible, slippery 'black tentacle' that wriggled through the air.
Each time the tentacle gently wrapped around my thin wrist and inner thighs, a cool yet strangely pleasurable sensation traveled through my skin, making my fine hairs stand on end.
"Wow, crazy..."
An exclamation escaped my lips without me realizing.
There was absolutely no need for predetermined incantations or complicated magic circles. Only my perverted 'imagination' in my head and the 'mana' to support it. With just these two things, it was an overwhelmingly cheat-like ability that could create anything within the dark attribute.
'I thought I got first place in admissions just because of ridiculously high mana, but was this monstrous talent hidden? Is that how Demon Tribe members originally are?'
Even though the mana I roughly sucked from the Health Teacher was only 50%, the intimidating pressure emanating from my fingertips was no joke. What if I filled this lecherous body with 100% mana, and additionally sucked up some useful high-level skills?
'At this rate, living comfortably on my own is just a matter of time. By the way, can I masturbate with these mana-made tentacles too...? Probably not.'
The heart of the extremely materialistic and practical former Korean male, Lee Jeong-hoon, began to stir with anticipation.
I reluctantly retracted the tentacle that had been subtly rubbing against my thigh and pulled out the old magic notebook I received upon academy admission from my pocket. I hadn't even thought to properly read it because I'd been out of my mind from the heat cycle that hit right after enrollment.
Now that immediate survival, no, 'feeding' was taken care of, it was time to figure out the rules for how to suck honey and survive in this damn academy. As I turned to the first page of the notebook, the magically inscribed letters on the parchment glowed faintly.
[Academy Course and Advancement Guide]
▶ The first 3 weeks of the new semester are mandatory attendance period. (Basic evaluation and OT)
▶ Class participation after 3 weeks is fully 'voluntary'.
▶ However, you must complete 2 'Personal Assignments' within one semester to advance.
"Oho... Attendance is voluntary?"
For someone like me who had been worn down by rote education and attendance requirements, this was literally heaven-like rules. It meant that if I just quietly get my attendance stamps for the first 3 weeks, afterwards nobody would bother me whether I hole up in the dormitory sleeping in, or wander around campus hunting for prey(?) I like.
The only things left were those two 'Personal Assignments'. I turned to the next page and quickly scanned the assignment list linked to the magic bulletin board.
[Assignment: Subjugate Lower Goblin Settlement]
[Assignment: Collect 30 Illusion Mushrooms from Illusion Forest]
'Annoying. When would I crawl around smelly mountains breaking goblin pots with this sensitive, quickly-sticky body?'
No matter how excellent my magic was, the succubus's hedonistic instincts vehemently rejected the rough labor of being covered in monster blood and filth.
Wasn't there a sweeter, more convenient assignment where I could use my physical advantages(?) to get by with my body? Just as I was rubbing my finger across the paper like scrolling a smartphone screen...
[Special Personal Assignment]
▶ Objective: Make librarian 'Hae-su' (Male) feel any kind of 'sensation'.
▶ Description: The target is an 'Numb Mage' who feels no physical/magical sensations whatsoever - including pain, taste, and touch - due to congenital magical circuit abnormalities. If you awaken even 1% of the target's sensation, it will be considered assignment success.
▶ Reward: Access privileges to library top floor (Forbidden Section).
"An Numb mage..."
A man like stone who feels nothing. Moreover, the Forbidden Section access privilege offered as reward was clearly a 'treasure trove' containing rare magical knowledge and top-tier skills.
Just as my interest was piqued and I was staring holes through the notebook while smacking my lips...
"Kyahahat! Ah, so funny. So what did they say?"
"Dunno~ They just seemed stupid."
A group of female students was walking down the corridor while chatting, accompanied by a faint floral scent. Their smooth legs visible under short uniform skirts, and their youthful, fresh vitality.
If I were still a 20-year-old young man, it would have been an ordinary daily scene where I'd casually eye them thinking 'Hmm, pretty. Look at those legs...'
That's when it happened.
"Wait, you there. You're this year's top student... Han Yi-seo, right?"
A sharp, haughty voice stopped my footsteps. When I turned my head, a female student with beautifully curled golden hair was looking down at me with her arms crossed.
I knew. She was Jeong Hye-ji, the only female who showed S-class mana at the Magic Power Measurement Stone. Behind her, three or four female students acting as maids surrounded me as if on guard.
"So? Who are you?"
When I pretended not to know and asked lazily while lifting my chin, Jeong Hye-ji's brow furrowed sharply.
"How dare you not recognize me, who possesses S-class water attribute mana? The top student position should have naturally been mine. I don't know what tricks you pulled..."
She took a step closer to me.
In that moment, I almost took an embarrassing step backward.
'...What is this, this insanely sweet smell?!'
The scent of mana emanating from Jeong Hye-ji's body. If what I tasted from the Health Teacher was like heavy, bittersweet dark chocolate, this girl's mana was as fresh as freshly picked berries and sweet enough to melt your tongue.
The succubus's brain blared **[Premium dessert discovered!]** like crazy.
"You, what's wrong with your face? Why are you suddenly panting like that?"
Jeong Hye-ji asked, startled and flustered. She wouldn't know. How delicious her stiff, white nape looked to me right now, making me want to lick it.
I swallowed my dry saliva and gave a sticky, sly smile of a former man.
"No, it's just... Jeong Hye-ji, your mana is so 'beautiful'..."
"Wh, what?! Ah, beautiful...?"
At my unexpected blatant compliment, Jeong Hye-ji's face instantly turned red like a beet. She who came to intimidate me ended up getting my sticky pheromone shower head-on, and she stammered incoherently.
"Y, you lowly thing, how dare you say such shameless things...! Anyway, just wait! I'll definitely expose what you're made of next time!"
Jeong Hye-ji, her face red as if about to burst, left in a huff as if running away. I licked my lower lip while staring like a snake at her retreating back, no, at her voluptuously swaying hips under her skirt.
As she disappeared from view, perhaps because the tension eased, my lower abdomen tightened sharply. A different kind of drool began to form in my mouth than before, and an unpleasant yet strange sensation spread as my inner thighs tingled and my underwear became damp.
"Euk...!"
'Cr, crazy! Wait! Why am I like this?! Am I going into heat just from looking at a girl?!'
No, since I was originally a man, it's natural that I like women... but I'm a woman now?! Plus, I just filled up 50% from the Health Teacher, so why does seeing that girl make me hungry again and my lower parts get wet?!
Startled, I tightly crossed my thighs and pressed myself against the wall.
My face burned hot. I could at least rationalize going crazy over that beast-like man's smell earlier as 'because I'm a succubus, I need males for survival.' But what the hell was that just now!
Then, as if making an excuse for my confusion, a semi-transparent system window appeared before my eyes.
[Notice: Succubus (Dream Demon) racial trait is active.]
[Dream demons respond to high-quality vital essence and mana regardless of gender. The pure yin energy and clear mana possessed by females are also excellent 'premium food' for you.]
At the system's kind yet vicious explanation, I groaned and held my forehead.
'Ah.... It doesn't distinguish between men and women? This body is really an irredeemable bisexual pervert...!'