Size Check Complete: The Mana Circle Ritual
Disciple size confirmed. The real lessons began three days later. She said there was a lot to prepare, so for now, I decided to just follow her instructions.
“Do you know what it means to transmit power?”
“I heard it’s not about absorbing power directly, but more like reshaping the vessel inside me that holds power.”
In wuxia novels, there are often scenes where the master passes on their inner energy to the disciple and dies. If it worked that way, no one would ever share their power.
“Right. It’s reshaping the vessel in your body to match my power. You know about limb-lengthening surgery? It’s similar in principle. Think of it like forcibly stretching your bones—just stretching the vessel for power instead. That should make it easier to understand.”
With that, Master Ryu tossed a few pieces of clothing my way.
“Hmm, we need to start with the basics. Change into these first.”
I headed straight to the changing room to check out the issued clothes. They were... a bit too revealing. Short shorts and a top that showed a lot of skin. Was there a reason to expose this much bare flesh?
“Oh, you changed already? Hngh...”
“I don’t want to argue with Master, but... isn’t this a little too exposed?”
“Hey! To receive power efficiently, you need to bare your skin.”
I see.
I’d unfairly suspected Master. No more backtalk—I had to surrender my body to her.
“Sit on the bed. Cross your legs...”
Smoothly, her palm rested on me over the thin white shirt. Naturally bigger than mine, but strangely long and elegant—nice to look at. Soon, something began flowing in from her hand.
Warm... Was she injecting power? It didn’t hurt or anything.
“Ahem.”
Master leaned in closer. I bent forward as a result, my face starting to bury into her.
“Oh, more flexible than I thought.”
“I’m pretty flexible, yeah.”
“Flexible? With this soft, squishy body?”
“I did some yoga at home for a bit.”
“Haa, you’re driving me insane.”
Was flexibility a problem...? Why say that?
“You’re really making me lose it. You doing this on purpose?”
“Sorry. I don’t know what I...”
“No, don’t apologize. Haa...”
What did I even do?
I knew being a disciple would be tough, but getting mad for no reason put me in a bind.
“Anyway, the foundation’s mostly done. Just need to solidify it now.”
Fortunately, the awkward silence passed quickly. But I didn’t feel any different.
“This next part is the most important. Like laying the foundation before building a house, got it? So! No weird thoughts—follow my instructions exactly.”
Whatever it was, I had to obey Master without question. Refusing wasn’t an option.
“Turn around.”
“Yes.”
“Look straight at my face. Yeah... Now, our hearts need to be right up against each other. So you’ll have to sit on top of me.”
“Uh...”
It was too embarrassing a position to jump into. I hesitated. What if Master misunderstood?
“No weird thoughts! Get on top of me already.”
“Got it.”
This had to be some kind of test. Any strange ideas here, and I’d be out the door. So, obey to the letter.
For now, I’d successfully tricked him.
He had an innocent face on the surface, but he was more suspicious than expected.
What if he refuses and runs here? My reputation would be ruined... Then it’d have to be Plan B.
The Sword Saint, Ryu Ga-eul, stared at him calmly, suppressing her excitement as best she could.
Good. First, confirm the size.
Now came the crucial step.
To know how weak his power was and the exact size of his body, so she could add more items to the list of things to make him do later.
Ryu Ga-eul clenched her fist and eyed the approaching Park Hyunwoo’s body.
Like something out of a cartoon. So tiny.
Hyunwoo paused briefly, then blushed and sat on the Sword Saint’s lap as instructed.
“This okay?”
“Gotta hold tight so you don’t fall.”
“Uh, that’s...”
“I said no weird thoughts?”
It was almost coercive, but Hyunwoo complied willingly. His short arms wrapped around the Sword Saint’s body. At the same time, her arms gripped his small frame tightly.
So weak...
As expected, Hyunwoo’s strength was feeble. She could topple him without any resistance. If she wanted, the Sword Saint could defile him to her heart’s content.
Hold back. Hold it in.
For a moment, her reason nearly snapped, but the Sword Saint endured with her trademark iron will, suppressing the surge of desire.
“Starting now. Your body might feel a bit hot.”
Wuuuuung—!
The power dormant in the Sword Saint’s heart began to stir.
“Feeling it yet? This is mana.”
“Ma, mana...”
“Everything so far was building a space in your body to hold mana—a Mana Circle.”
Mana was a special substance dissolved in various natural environments.
But ordinary creatures couldn’t absorb it because they lacked a Mana Circle.
“Focus. As mana fills the circle, your body will heat up more and more.”
Experienced players’ bodies adapted to Babel by secreting special hormones. Once those spread throughout the body, major changes occurred—like a Mana Circle forming in the heart. The body then absorbed ambient mana through breathing, naturally accumulating it in the blood.
“Nngh...”
The Sword Saint compressed that complex process into one.
She artificially created the circle, then channeled mana from her own heart through contact. This let it settle naturally in his body, allowing unconscious absorption going forward.
Let’s see...
Taking advantage of him being too dazed from receiving mana to notice, the Sword Saint indulged her desires further. First, the scent... a faint, sweet cotton-candy aroma. Would it taste sweet if she licked it?
Skin’s nice and clean. So soft.
His pale skin felt smooth like porcelain under her touch.
Best of all, it fits perfectly in my arms.
Like hugging a plush doll. A soft teddy bear one.
“Haa...”
Heat rising all over his body, Hyunwoo squirmed slightly. No matter how much he tried to ignore it, the voluptuous press of her breasts enveloped and squeezed him.
No bad thoughts. Please!
But his body reacted honestly. Being held by a beauty like Ryu Ga-eul, blood kept rushing downward.
Nngh...
Hyunwoo gritted his teeth. But he couldn’t fight a physiological response.
In the end, his dick got hard.
Wallet in his pocket or something? Something’s poking my stomach since earlier.
The physiological reaction hit Ryu Ga-eul immediately.
Something long and hard prodding her stomach... Long and hard?
No way, this is!
Size hadn’t mattered much to her before... but confirming it reached right up to her navel—an enormous length—she couldn’t calm her excitement.
Hngh.
Jackpot? The disciple she’d taken to vent her long-pent-up lust came with premium goods. Feeling like she’d struck gold, she licked her lips and pressed his body even closer.
“Uhaat... M-Master. It’s too hot.”
“Just a bit longer. Almost done.”
The heat intensified rapidly. Feeling like his whole body was melting, Hyunwoo lost control and buried his face in her nape without thinking.
Driving me crazy... Is he begging to be fucked right now? That’s it, right?
She summoned superhuman patience to barely endure. Anyone else would’ve pounced already.
“Good, that’s it. Mana’s in fully. You can separate now.”
At those words, Hyunwoo escaped his hellish ordeal.
Meanwhile, Ryu Ga-eul smacked her lips, finally reining in her arousal.
This little shit. I’m gonna pin you to the bed someday.
She vowed it again and again.
She’d knock this hamster-like guy onto the bed, make him pant and gasp. Make him call her name. Make him say he loves her.
“Haaa...”
“It’ll take about two weeks for the mana to stabilize. Rest up till then and come back. Got it? Run away and you’re dead.”
“Yesss...”
She needed time too.
For when Hyunwoo couldn’t pay the 5 million won. She’d boldly issue the receipt for “services rendered.”