Chapter 5
Chapter 5
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Lucy
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"Ahhh... I'm so tired...!"
A girl who was less than 160cm tall, the kind you'd believe was a middle schooler if someone told you, was heading back after finishing her training.
But the Victoria Academy uniform she wore and her overwhelmingly ample chest proclaimed that she was no middle schooler. It was as if all her growth hormones had gone straight to her breasts—disproportionately large on her petite frame.
Lucy, who had just wrapped up mana training in a private room, was the same obsessive type as Lee Ho-yeon, rushing straight to the training hall right after the entrance ceremony.
As she passed by the corridor of private rooms, a siren blared, followed by a hissing sound like air escaping—chiiik.
"Huh? What? An accident?"
One of the doors to the private rooms in the corridor she was passing slid open upward.
Thankfully, she'd diligently read the training center guide pamphlet handed out at the entrance that nobody else bothered with, so she immediately understood the situation.
'Mana exhaustion during training!'
If mana exhaustion occurred in a private room and wasn't treated quickly, it could even be life-threatening.
That's why the training system detected it right away, dispatching rescue personnel immediately and sounding the siren in case anyone nearby could provide first aid.
"Hey! You okay?"
Smoke filled the room, obscuring the person's identity to just a vague silhouette.
Lucy waved her hand to clear the smoke and approached the fallen figure.
"Wait, isn't this the guy who was sleeping during the entrance ceremony?"
It was that boy who'd suddenly slumped forward asleep next to her during the ceremony, startling her so much she'd woken him up.
'I noticed back then, but damn, he's really handsome up close.'
After a brief moment of admiration for his striking face, Lucy hurried over to him.
"Tsk! Hey! Snap out of it!"
Poking his cheek didn't rouse him, so Lucy figured she needed to do some kind of first aid.
But she'd only read the guide pamphlet diligently, skipping the first aid instructions right beside it.
The only first aid she knew was CPR from middle school.
'Better than doing nothing, right?'
In reality, CPR was extremely dangerous on someone whose heart hadn't stopped, but Lucy didn't know that.
As she clasped her hands for chest compressions, her breasts pressed against her arms, creating a rather suggestive posture.
But she was dead serious about performing CPR.
"One, two, three, four, five, six..."
"Ugh... uh..."
"Oh? Coming to?"
Seeing him react gave Lucy confidence she was doing it right, so she repositioned for another set of chest compressions.
At that moment, his hand suddenly shot up.
"Huh?"
Caught off guard, Lucy froze as she realized his hand was kneading her breast.
Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze.
"Eek... eeeeeek!!!"
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ What the hell?
My mana had been gathering normally, but suddenly my vision went white.
When I came to, two massive watermelons were jiggling right in front of my eyes.
Still dazed, I unconsciously grabbed them to pull myself up.
Were watermelons always this soft? No... what the hell is this?
So soft, like a woman's brea—
"Eek... eeeeeek!!!"
A piercing scream stabbed into my ears.
Only then did full awareness return.
Raising my gaze from the soft "watermelons," I saw a uniformed girl glaring at me, trembling with rage.
★ Heroine Status ★ 💖 Favorability: 8 💋 Lust: 5 🍲 Appetite: 50 😴 Fatigue: 60 [Lucy] Wait, why is Lucy here?
She's the older twin heroine of mixed European descent.
She's been outgoing since childhood, making friends easily—including with the protagonist—but her personality makes it hard to develop beyond friendship.
Only through the protagonist's unwavering devotion does she gradually open up... but I'd already screwed up our first meeting.
"Uh... sorry. I was out of it..."
"Y-you... you perv!"
Lucy's face flushed hotter than fire as she conjured a flaming arrow above her hand.
"Wait, wait! It was an accident. Calm down just a bit!"
"Perverted criminals deserve to die!"
Taking that hit might actually kill me. I needed to muster my magic power to block it, but nothing stirred.
"Room 402! Emergency alert in 402!"
"Right ahead! Hey? Student! What are you doing using magic here?!"
Thankfully, the rescue team arrived just in time. Apparently, the training center's system had detected my critical state and called them when I collapsed.
"Help! Save me! He's right here!"
"Let go! Let me go!"
Fortunately, the team grabbed Lucy's arms before she could fire the flaming arrow, restraining her.
Despite being held by both arms, her small stature left her dangling in the air.
Struggling only made her jiggling chest even more prominent.
In the game, Lucy goes berserk and becomes unreasonable when her eyes roll back in fury. Better to slip away now and apologize after she cools off.
Conveniently, she'd gotten distracted by the rescuers and seemed to have forgotten about me for the moment—this was my chance to bolt.
"What the hell is wrong with this student? There's a patient in critical condition! Huh? Where'd he go?"
"He ran off around that corner by himself."
"Hey, you idiot! How do you just leave him like that?"
"He looked perfectly fine..."
"Let me goooo!"
"Argh. This is driving me insane."
The Victoria Academy emergency responder pondered quitting on the spot.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Mana exhaustion?"
That must've been what happened to me. It's what occurs when you force mana circulation while your internal reserves are nearly depleted.
The game never mentioned this—such an unforgiving world! Seriously.
I get it, though. I'd pushed too hard testing my limits, and I wasn't even at peak condition. Now that I know my mana capacity, I won't screw up like that again.
'Of all places, why in front of Lucy? Damn it.'
I'd gotten too excited trying magic for the first time. A mistake I'd never repeat, and it happened right in front of a heroine.
I need more training first and foremost. My mana pool is way too small right now.
'And Lucy's a problem too...'
Lucy's one of the heroines in Sex Academy. Plus, she's in the same A-Class, so we'll see each other starting tomorrow's first class—and after that fiasco, I'm in deep trouble.
I need to do something, but honestly, I've got nothing right now.
Best bet is hoping she forgot about me in the scuffle with the rescuers.
Ugh, whatever. I'll trust in the protagonist buff.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Tuesday morning, the first day of school.
Victoria Academy is huge. Separate buildings per grade, plus magic classrooms, sparring arenas, cafeterias—everything's extravagant and fun to explore.
Taking my time memorizing the paths, I arrived at the first-year building.
[A-Class]
A-Class sounds way cooler than just A-Class.
"Phew..."
Thump thump—
Why was my heart racing like this? It felt like that old anxiety from advancing grades with none of my close friends in the same class. Would I fit in here?
After a deep breath, I confidently opened the door.
It felt more like a lecture hall than a classroom.
Clean white interior with long desks in tiered rows like in college.
Up front: podium and hologram projector.
The sound of the door drew every eye in the room to me.
Normally, they'd glance and look away, but the stares lingered.
"Hey, wait, what?"
"Who's that? He's hot."
"I swear I saw him on TV yesterday."
Couldn't just stand there, so I scanned around and took a middle-row window seat at the end.
Back row screams delinquent, front draws too much prof attention—middle's perfect.
Each desk had a built-in hologram projector for pulling up materials during class.
Seated, I looked around. Lucy and Lumi were chatting animatedly in the far back row.
Identical twins, indistinguishable unless you'd observed them closely for years like their parents.
Thankfully, hair, clothes, speech gave them away.
Lucy dyed her hair blue and always hid her figure with a cardigan. Super sociable, usually surrounded by friends unless with Lumi.
Lumi tied her hair with her signature innocent red ribbon, stuck to the academy uniform, and spoke softly and gently.
★ Heroine Status ★ 💖 Favorability: 1 💋 Lust: 5 🍲 Appetite: 40 😴 Fatigue: 20 [Lucy] ★ Heroine Status ★ 💖 Favorability: 15 💋 Lust: 30 🍲 Appetite: 40 😴 Fatigue: 30 [Lumi] Lucy's favorability had dropped to 1. Lower than a roadside pebble—and even lower than yesterday.
Lumi's was average, so Lucy probably hadn't told her about me.
As I stared at their status windows, my eyes met Lucy's mid-chat with Lumi, her smile vanishing instantly.
Lumi looked confused by the sudden change, which was adorable, but I quickly looked away.
Top written scorers Elise and top practical Nam Da-eun were in A-Class too, but hadn't arrived yet.
"..."
"Why the sudden mood swing, Lucy? You're scaring me..."
I felt Lucy's glare from the back row, her chest propped on the desk.
Drag—
Thankfully, the instructor entered, scattering the stares.
A black-suited man with slicked-back hair strode to the podium.
"I'm Kim Jin-hyuk, your A-Class homeroom professor. Nice to meet you."
Scanning the room after speaking, he frowned in apparent dissatisfaction.
"Lots of excited students on day one. As Victoria Academy students, carry yourselves with pride and dignity."
He tapped the screen behind with his baton, bringing up orientation info.
"Check basic rules and schedules on the homepage individually..."
After the boring spiel, "Group Assignments" appeared on screen.
"A hunter's foundation is teamwork. Dungeon raids, villain hunts, emergencies—cooperation is key."
True enough. No need to lone-wolf everything.
"Thus, most Victoria Academy classes are group-based."
Tap tap. Group lists popped up.
Auto-assigned by the academy's system based on entrance scores.
"These groups apply across all subjects. Changes are impossible in principle, re-sorted next semester by performance. I hope no childish whining about teammates."
The room buzzed—some unhappy with groups, others hugging lucky friend matches.
My group... oh?
[Group 7: Nam Da-eun. Lumi. Lee Byung-hoon. Lee Ho-yeon]
Nam Da-eun and Lumi. Two heroines in my group.