Chapter 48
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Cave Hot Spring (2)
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Is there really any other way besides orthodox methods?
The only method I could use was Incubus-style pleasure magic.
Theoretically, this magic could forcibly stimulate the target's sexual desire.
The problem was Kim Do-yoon's reaction to my 'special coffee' earlier.
Pure vital essence from me was likely to have the opposite effect on another male. Just casting the spell outright might lead to unintended results.
I needed to modify it so it would work safely and reliably on men too.
'I have a way.'
In moments of crisis like this, my mind seemed to turn faster. I quickly came up with a plan.
It was an application of the 'Vital Essence Conversion' skill I'd learned.
I closed my eyes, pretending to meditate, and began manipulating the energy inside my body.
First, I drew up the boiling hot Incubus vital essence from deep in my lower abdomen, near my balls. I went through the process of refining that intense energy of reproductive desire and pleasure into a pure flow of mana. Like filtering dirty water, I stripped away the essence's color and scent, turning it into colorless, odorless pure mana.
Then, I converted that mana back into vital essence.
But this time, I set a clear target: a form that would stimulate male reproductive instincts and induce simple sexual arousal.
A new type of energy formed carefully inside me. Unlike the previous dense, scorching sensation, this felt lighter and more subtly pervasive. I faintly mixed this modified energy into the hot spring steam and let it drift ever so slightly toward Kim Do-yoon. Unnoticeably, very slowly.
"Hoo... I'll head out first, then."
Kim Do-yoon said as he rose from the hot spring water. My plan was just ready to execute.
Timing it perfectly as he fully exited the bath, I naturally instructed Rena. Without a word, she stood up from the water.
In that fleeting moment.
The slender curves of her figure showed through the tight blue school swimsuit clinging to her body. Her skin glistened, soaked by the hot spring water.
Contrasting her expressionless face, her form was captivating purely as sculpture, enough to mesmerize anyone.
And Kim Do-yoon caught the exact sight I'd aimed for, right in front of him.
His eyes widened slightly, then he hurriedly looked away. But it was too late.
The reaction appeared just as I'd intended—no, even more reliably than planned.
"Uh...?"
Kim Do-yoon suddenly stopped in his tracks and stiffened. Like me, he unconsciously turned his body to hide his lower region. Over his wet, clinging panties, a small bulge was clearly visible.
It was much smaller than mine, but unmistakably an erection.
Yoon Harin's face, witnessing it right beside him, flushed bright red in an instant. Then, the next moment, it twisted into a mix of shock and fury.
"You... you... Kim Do-yoon!"
"N-no! Harin, it's a misunderstanding! Really!"
Kim Do-yoon flailed his hands in panic and began making excuses.
"Th-this is just... Rena's figure is so... No, I mean, it's just a physical reaction! Nothing to do with my will, it just happened...!"
"What?! Physical reaction? Unavoidable? You pervert!"
Yoon Harin's voice blazed like fire. Fireballs began flickering around her.
Oh dear.
At this rate, I couldn't leave either.
I hadn't expected her to cast magic from inside the bath, but it was too late now.
"Die!"
"Wait, Harin! Calm down! I swear it's not like that!"
Boom!
Kim Do-yoon screamed and dodged to the side.
"Agh! Why are you actually shooting?!"
"Don't move! I'm fixing that habit of yours today!"
Boom! Bang! Bang!
Fireballs launched one after another, and Kim Do-yoon, in his panties, screamed and fled. Yoon Harin glared at the escaping Kim Do-yoon, still fuming and huffing.
Thanks to that, I perfectly missed my chance to exit the hot spring and was left alone with Yoon Harin, unable to move in the water.
"......"
"...Sorry, senior. It's all because of Do-yoon... making a fool of Rena Hunter and even your doll."
"......"
I couldn't say anything.
No, I had nothing to say. Kim Do-yoon had fled, and the remaining Yoon Harin was furious... but I still couldn't leave the water because of my twitching lower half. I didn't know when—or if—it would subside. I could only endure, hoping the bath's warmth would melt away the awkwardness.
Yoon Harin, who had been huffing in anger at first, seemed to calm down gradually. But when her gaze turned to me, still lingering awkwardly in the bath, she noticed something off. Why hadn't I left first and was sitting so strangely?
In that moment, her eyes drifted to my lower abdomen, below the steaming surface. And as if struck by realization, her face burned several times redder than before.
Just like with Kim Do-yoon, she realized I too... was erect in this situation and had missed my exit timing.
"......"
A suffocating silence.
She let out a deep sigh. Her face was still flushed bright red, but her tone was oddly cold. It felt like a defense mechanism to hide the awkwardness.
"W-well, no helping it. I'll go first."
A cold tone. As if insisting it was nothing to her, but her trembling voice betrayed none of her embarrassment.
'Can't let her leave like that.'
If she left first here, it'd look like I'd driven her out because of my erection. That would be far too pathetic.
"No, Junior Harin. It must've been uncomfortable because of me. I'll go first."
I forced a casual tone and stood up. I quickly covered the most important, embarrassing part with both hands. The soaked towel was heavy.
But no matter how much I covered with both hands, the size and volume couldn't be hidden.
Because covering it with both hands meant it was big enough to require both hands.
Sure enough, Yoon Harin's gaze locked onto that spot on my standing form. Her face flushed as if it might burst, she stared up at me blankly. The previous coldness was gone, replaced by pure shock and confusion.
"I-it's... so different from Do-yoon's..."
She muttered unconsciously. In a very small voice, but clear in the bath's silence.
Realizing what she'd said, Yoon Harin flushed even deeper and practically shrieked.
"N-no! I didn't mean it like that!"
She spun around in a fluster, nearly burying half her face in the hot water. Only the bubbling foam expressed her embarrassment.
'What did she just say?'
I was momentarily flustered too.
That remark clearly compared my erection to Kim Do-yoon's.
From the model student who seemed so prim and proper, such a blatant comment.
But a thought soon crossed my mind.
'Could it be... the coffee? Or did my magic affect Harin too?'
Probably both factors.
Her uncharacteristic behavior, overly honest admiration, and that slip just now.
Perhaps my vital essence was gradually eroding her mental walls, her suppressed desires.
'This is an unexpected gain.'
What I'd done to escape the crisis had yielded unforeseen results.
I felt a bit more confident. It was too good an opportunity to waste.
Even if relations were impossible now, I might draw a few steps closer to her.
I slowly lowered the hands covering my erect member. No need or reason to hide anymore.
Hoo.
Taking a deep breath, I spoke to her back in the softest, calmest voice possible, ensuring she wouldn't be startled or repulsed.
"Junior Harin."
Her shoulders twitched slightly.
"Was that comment just now... meant as a compliment, by any chance?"
"N-no! That was... I just... nonsense! Don't mind it!"
Yoon Harin denied it almost tearfully.
Still half-buried in the bath, she couldn't look straight at me. Her earlobes flushed bright red, revealing her extreme shame over her words.
But ironically, her gaze was drawn like a magnet back to my lower region, to that presence still unyielding. The moment it landed, her body stiffened like stone again.
No matter how she denied it, she couldn't ignore the overwhelming reality before her.
'Still too much for her, huh.'
Her reaction was clearly close to 'gross' or 'disgusting'.
But on the other hand, witnessing a man's rock-hard erection for the first time in her life without screaming or fleeing immediately was impressive in itself.
This level of reaction meant... the coffee's effect was definitely lingering.
To avoid stimulating her further, I quietly slipped back into the bath. Instead of fully submerging, I sat on the edge with just my legs in, half-bathing.
"Hoo..."
"Um, you're not leaving...?"
"Wanted to talk a bit more."
"......"
Awkward silence flowed again. Only the hot steam faintly veiled us.
Now was the time for something other than words.
I closed my eyes and drew up my 'Incubus vital essence' again. This time, not the modified form for Kim Do-yoon, but denser, more primal pleasure energy.
I broke it into fine particles and scattered it like mist into the hot spring steam. Like spreading my personal scent, pheromones throughout the room.
The initially faint concentration grew thicker. The cave's humid, musty air vanished, replaced by an intense, almost overpowering male scent—no, my unique 'vital essence' aroma filling the space.
"Hng...?"
Yoon Harin's slender shoulders trembled. Perhaps from my suddenly intensified scent, or the direct effect of the essence, her expression grew dazed as she looked around. Her eyes lost focus, her breathing quickened.
That's right. Her level was still low. No matter her talent, without formal academy training. In a few months maybe, but now, directly exposed to the essence of Incubus pleasure magic, she couldn't resist.
She struggled desperately to regain her senses, but her flushed face and faintly trembling body betrayed her honest reaction.
"Haa... Why... is my head suddenly..."
She groaned, pressing her forehead.
'Perfect.'
I sensed this was the moment to hear her true feelings. With an even softer voice, like crumbling her defenses, I whispered.
"Junior, that comment earlier... really meant nothing?"
"Haa... Really, no other meaning..."
"Yeah?"
"Just... how could I not notice when it's right there... Honestly, first time seeing one that big... Only saw my childhood friend's when we were kids."
Through the steam, her flushed face was visible. Trembling with shame like a confession, her gaze still pointed below the water, toward my presence.
I didn't stop there. I needed to draw out more honesty. I slightly increased the pleasure magic's intensity. Like sweet whispers, the essence further numbed her reason.
"I see. It looked that big, huh."
I continued calmly, as if agreeing.
"Honestly, I know I'm a bit bigger than average. Sometimes it's inconvenient. But... hearing it said outright like this feels kinda weird. Nice, maybe."
"Ah... Sorry. I was so rude..."
As she tried to apologize again, I waved it off.
"No need to apologize. I'm glad you were honest. Actually, I was curious too. What do girls usually think when they see one?"
"......"
"If... it's okay..."
I paused, gauging her reaction. She still had her head down, but her ears were clearly tuned to my words.
"...Don't you kinda want to... look properly once more?"
Direct, but subtly leading.
The moment I finished, Yoon Harin's shoulders jerked sharply. She groaned, hunching further. But she didn't shake her head. No, she couldn't.
Her body, under my vital essence's influence, instinctively craved stronger stimulation, a clearer form. Reason fought desperately, but her body was honest.
'She can't deny it.'
Her silence was affirmation. Or closer to helplessness, unable to resist further. My essence and curiosity had overwhelmed her reason.
I didn't wait for her answer. Still perched on the bath's edge, I revealed my 'true form' hidden under the towel.
A monstrous chunk of dark red flesh, easily over 20 centimeters. Its surface, swollen rigid with intense arousal, bulged with prominent blue veins. From root to glans, it glistened thickly with transparent, sticky Cowper's fluid. Perhaps from the recent pleasure magic, even more precum flowed, asserting its presence amid the hot steam.
Along with searing heat, the now denser male vital essence spread everywhere.
"Hic...!"
Yoon Harin swallowed a short scream. She couldn't keep her head down or face buried anymore. Her pupils dilated extremely, her gaze completely stolen by my suddenly protruding cock.
Mouth slightly agape as if forgetting to breathe, her eyes twitched convulsively, greedily—no, obsessively—scanning from root to tip.
Those few seconds felt eternal.
Finally, at her limit, she cried out in a voice near tears.
"S-sorry! For no reason, hurting your feelings and making you think weirdly... I'm really sorry!"
As if unable to endure more, she bolted up from her seat and fled the bath. Water dripped from her wet clothes unheeded as she stumbled into the darkness.
Hoo.
Gazing after her disappearing direction, I smiled in satisfaction.
'This reaction is plenty.'
Though she fled, she saw. And felt it. Deep in her body and mind, my presence would be etched indelibly.
Not now, but someday... a premonition she might become my pleasure thrall.
That alone was ample harvest.
Influencing the protagonist's party—top-tier in this world—for any reason boosted my survival odds that much.
'Problem is, I'm freaking hard too...'
My throbbing cock.
I instinctively thought of Noona Da-eun.
Wanna relieve it soon.
"By the way, where the hell did Noona Da-eun go? Why hasn't she come back yet?"