Finals Celebration Party (4)
"Hngh…."
The moment Lee Ho-yeon placed his hand on Ellis's shoulder, she flinched in surprise. She still wasn't used to the sensation of someone touching her body.
Having lived a life devoid of physical contact her entire life, Ellis couldn't get accustomed to it after just a few massages.
"You okay?"
"Sorry, yeah. I'm fine. Just startled a bit."
"Relax. I'm just checking your mana circuits."
Squeeze—
Ho-yeon smiled faintly and gripped her shoulder, infusing it with mana. The magical energy spread from his fingertips, burrowing into her body and quickly settling into her mana circuits.
"Yeah, they're definitely narrowing. We'll need to do something about it."
It was about time for another massage.
"Ssp… Yeah, haah."
"Let me check a bit more."
As Ho-yeon closed his eyes to examine her body, Ellis watched him with a serious expression, lost in thought.
That's weird. No, it doesn't make sense.
No matter how she thought about it, something felt off. By Ellis's standards, Ho-yeon's behavior was utterly incomprehensible.
After touching her like that, how could this man remain so nonchalant?
She vividly recalled that day—the massage she'd initially mistaken for a nightmare. She didn't doubt Ho-yeon. The act itself was incredibly lewd, but the effects were perfect. It was almost miraculous how such an effective mana massage existed without being widespread.
Of course, its vulgarity might explain why it wasn't popular.
But that wasn't the issue. The problem was that he—Lee Ho-yeon, a man—was the one performing such a sleazy, frivolous massage.
How can he be so casual about it? For real?
Even if she said it herself, Ellis was quite attractive. No, very attractive. She'd heard it her whole life—twenty years of it. Even looking in the mirror confirmed she had a face that could be described as beautiful.
So why? Even if it was "work," after touching her body so… lewdly.
Just thinking about it made Ellis's face flush red, impossible to hide despite her efforts. That's why she focused entirely on his face during their conversations.
But unlike her, why didn't Ho-yeon show any sign of it?
Is it just me overthinking it?
Then—
Twitch—
She felt her mana circuits expanding slightly. That meant Ho-yeon's mana had passed through.
Even as she wrestled with these thoughts, he continued his work diligently. Was it because he was so handsome that he had no interest in women?
Bullshit.
Ellis was one of the people who knew Ho-yeon's relationships with women best. She even had videos of him with others.
No matter how handsome he was, a man was a man. And yet, after touching her like that… no feelings at all?
"Ugh…."
It pissed her off. Something about it was infuriating. It hurt her pride that she was the only one agonizing over it.
"Yeah, the circuits are starting to narrow for sure. Want me to massage it a bit?"
"…Thanks."
He was looking out for her, so maybe he did like her a little. Ellis sank deeper into her dilemma.
Meanwhile, Ho-yeon smiled as he massaged her shoulder. Her twitching reactions whenever he touched her mana circuits were amusing.
Maybe I can touch lower too?
Her resistance to massages had decreased since the first time, so he figured he could build some anticipation.
"Eek!"
Ellis, deep in thought about Ho-yeon, tensed up again at the strange sensation in her lower abdomen.
*
"Not bad. Much better than before."
As my mana swept over the surface of Ellis's body, she began to tremble. With my hand on her shoulder, I could feel it too.
This is fun.
"Kuh… haah, mmph."
Poke. Poke.
A touch using mana. It felt natural even after a while—probably my true calling.
I slipped my mana between her thighs. They were clenched tight, refusing entry, but they couldn't block mana.
Eventually, finding a gap, it reached her crotch.
"Hik, hup?"
Feeling something strange inside, Ellis pressed her hand against her skirt. Her shoulder twitched under my grip as a bonus.
Scritch—
I was enjoying myself, grazing her clit several times along the flow, when Ellis panted and spoke up.
"W-Wait a sec. Hoo. This feels weird. There are people around. The sensation is too…."
"Oh."
At her words, I scanned the surroundings. I'd forgotten we were in the student council room with seniors around because I was having too much fun.
And at the same time, I sensed Sulin noona's mana nearby.
Knock knock knock—
"Y-Yes!"
I hurriedly pulled my hand away from Ellis and opened the door.
"Noona. You're here?"
"Yeah. Sorry, been busy. What were you two doing?"
"Just chatting while waiting for you."
"Hng… I see."
Sulin noona's expression was normal, but something felt off— that chilling intuition I'd developed from dealing with women often.
Current Status: What was that? A joke? Or skinship? Or….
She'd noticed but was pretending not to. Gulping, I quickly continued.
"And I gave her a shoulder rub. She looked tired lately."
Glancing at Ellis, she was straightening her clothes. Why fix her outfit now? Anyone seeing this would think we'd done something.
"Okay, okay. Sit down for now. I'll brief you quickly."
Thankfully, noona didn't dwell on it.
"…Yes, President."
Ellis sat across from Sulin noona, her face still slightly flushed. Since I was there to listen with her, I took the seat beside Ellis.
"First off… um, Miss Ellis?"
"Yes, President."
"Can I speak casually…? I wanted to brief you both together."
"That's fine."
They were still using formal speech? That was the problem. The heroines were too distant from each other. They needed to get closer for the harem to work—like Liliana or Nam Da-eun.
Though those two were special cases. Whatever.
"Great. Then I'll explain slowly. Starting with…."
Sulin noona's explanation wasn't complicated. I'd thought the commemoration would last days, but it was just one day. That day was a full academy holiday for partying, so the scale was huge.
The schedule she showed had tons of student council prep, with insanely tight deadlines—tomorrow was Friday, after all.
I wondered if it was feasible, but seeing "prepare with magic" everywhere made sense. No performances needing rehearsals—just students eating, drinking, and playing. Magic could handle it all that day.
Hence the short prep time.
"Got it? Both of you?"
"Yes, I understand, President."
"I get the gist… but what's this [Music and Dance] at the end?"
It was scheduled around sunset.
Answering my question, Sulin noona flashed a devilishly cute smile.
"Exactly what it says."
"…?"
"Literally. We'll have music playing and set up a stage for dancing. Anyone who wants to dance can."
"Uh…."
This felt ominously cliché. The kind that spells disaster.
"Why, wanna dance with me, Ho-yeon?"
Noona struck immediately, biting the bait I'd tossed.
"…I suck at dancing."
"It's fine. I can—"
"President. Is knowing what's in this document enough?"
Ellis cut in—perfect timing for me.
"Ah, yeah. If you get it, you can go."
"…Understood. Ho-yeon, let's go."
Standing, Ellis looked at me. She seemed eager not to waste time—busy schedule, after all.
But why invite me along?
"Huh? Together?"
"I'll guide you to the dorm supervisor."
Oh, Ellis taking initiative? She ignored me outside before.
No real need for guidance since I knew the way, but no reason to refuse.
"Ho-yeon."
Then Sulin noona called me.
"Yeah?"
"Is that urgent? I have something to talk about too."
"Ah, uh…."
Urgent? Not really. Supervisor's office was open late; I could go after.
But it'd feel bad ditching Ellis after she offered first.
"…What about me?"
As expected, Ellis eyed noona with dissatisfaction.
"Ah, Miss Ellis can go. It's personal."
"President, Ho-yeon's matter is urgent. We don't know when the move is…."
"Uh, Ellis? The supervisor's right behind the dorms. Do you really need to guide him?"
"…."
Ellis countered stubbornly, but facts won out. She was right—it was obvious. I'd passed it plenty; no dorm resident missed it. Noona lived there too.
"…Hah."
Ellis let out a tiny scoff. Noona, sitting in front of me, didn't hear and smiled brightly—refreshingly so.
"…Lee Ho-yeon."
"Yeah?"
Standing beside me, Ellis spoke with a deeply annoyed expression.
"I have something to say too, so contact me when you're done."
"…? Got it."
What was this about? Not just for guidance, then—something important? Could be big.
If she can wait till after, it's not that urgent, right?
Anyway, Ellis left after that. Her steps seemed a bit peeved—not my imagination.
She's a little mad.
Makes sense—being cut off after offering first would annoy anyone. But I couldn't chase her and ignore noona.
"Ho-yeon. I need to talk."
Especially not the smiling Sulin noona in front of me.
*
Exiting the student council room, Ellis gritted her teeth.
"Annoying."
The student council president— that smug look like she owned the place was revolting.
She never showed emotions to potential connections, but today it grated extra.
Honestly, it felt like pointless posturing. Probably jealousy over her closeness to Ho-yeon. Just made her mood worse.
She and Ho-yeon were purely business. Such petty checks only irritated her.
If it was a ploy to sour her mood, strain Iris Guild ties, and weaken France's power, it succeeded.
"Annoying annoying annoying… Hoo…."
Frowning, Ellis took a deep breath. She was nearing the car waiting at the main gate. Sebas Chan had been waiting.
She carefully got in the back seat. Sebas greeted her with his usual smile.
"Welcome back, miss."
"Yeah. Home."
"Straight home? I thought dinner or cocktails."
"No. Bad mood. I wanna rest today… Ah."
Right—she'd told Ho-yeon to contact her. She'd spat it out thoughtlessly because of Moon Sulin's antics.
Her jealousy was too obvious.
Truth was, she had nothing to say. Just to piss off Moon Sulin.
"…Hm."
Ellis considered turning back, then sent a smartwatch message instead.
"That should do it."
Ellis sighed and closed her eyes. Sudden fatigue washed over her.