Trust and Synchronization
I picked an empty training room and sat down on a chair first. "Arian, sit on my lap." Then I told Arian Liberin to sit on my lap. At my words, Yee Eun-chae and Yoo Eun-chae looked slightly surprised, but Arian Liberin smiled calmly as if it were the most natural thing in the world. After everything we had done the day before, and with the cherries still nestled inside her, sitting on my lap was hardly something to hesitate over.
"Is it all right if I sit?"
"Yeah, go ahead and sit for now. I'll explain the rest afterward."
After saying that, I first deployed a barrier around the training room so that no one could intrude. "I've put up a barrier so nothing can get in from outside. No one's going to see us, so make yourself comfortable."
"Understood."
Arian Liberin honestly wouldn't have cared even if someone had been watching. The only reason she kept our relationship private was because she knew it could cause trouble for me. In truth, she would have been perfectly fine announcing to the world that she was mine, and if I ever asked her to go public, she would have done so gladly. Because of that, there was no hesitation in the way she settled her hips onto my lap. The only sign that the cherries inside her gave her a small jolt was the brief way she bit her lip.
"Eun-chae, Hyun-ah. From now on, watch carefully and don't touch us. I'm going to synchronize my magic power with Arian's and teach her how to use it. If anyone interferes from the outside, it could hurt me."
"Got it, Cheon. I won't let anyone lay a hand on you."
Even though I had already set up the barrier and no one could enter, Yee Eun-chae spoke with complete seriousness. The mere possibility that I might get hurt had made her tense and focused.
"I'll be careful too."
Yoo Eun-chae's expression had also turned serious, tension clear in her voice. They both seemed to interpret my words as entrusting my safety to them, but I didn't bother correcting them.
"All right, let's begin."
With that, I placed my hand on Arian Liberin's thigh and slowly began stroking it. "Mmm..." Arian Liberin closed her eyes and let out a soft moan. The sight looked so suggestive that both Yee Eun-chae and Yoo Eun-chae appeared flustered. However, my touch wasn't meant to simply enjoy the softness of her thigh. I was carefully channeling my magic power into her, moving it with extreme slowness as I began the synchronization process.
"Arian, focus now."
Once the synchronization was complete, I wrapped Arian Liberin's magic power with my own and started guiding her through the usage method, letting her feel it directly in her body. "Move and refine your magic power in one-millimeter increments." As I explained, I divided her magic power into precise millimeter units. Because I had also added her light-attribute power, countless light-infused magic particles collided repeatedly, generating explosive destructive force. Arian Liberin looked genuinely impressed by the advanced technique of wrapping those collision-born explosions in magic power and converting them into a single concentrated energy.
"That's incredible..."
"Whoa..."
Even Yee Eun-chae, who had been watching the method, let out an admiring gasp. Yoo Eun-chae's pretty lips parted slightly as well, her face filled with awe. Both of them had recognized just how delicate and advanced the magic operation I demonstrated truly was. Honestly, it was a technique so difficult that most people wouldn't even be able to attempt it without exceptional talent, and using it in the middle of an intense battle would be even harder. Still, with their level of talent, it was possible. Arian Liberin, Yee Eun-chae, Yoo Eun-chae, and even Seo Moon-min-hye—they all possessed top-tier talent in this world.
"It looks easy when you watch, right? But actually using it yourself will be tough. That's why I'm synchronizing our magic powers like this—so you can feel the operation directly in your body."
"It really does make it much easier to understand this way."
Arian Liberin was also impressed. From the look on her face, she was already looking forward to tomorrow's training. Anyone could tell that repeated sessions like this would cause her skills to improve by leaps and bounds.
"Keep concentrating and feel it."
"Yes."
My hand remained resting on Arian Liberin's pale thigh, but no one paid it any mind anymore. Arian Liberin was fully focused on her magic power, and as she repeatedly experienced the sensation of moving it herself, the rest would depend on her own practice.
"All right, Arian. I'm going to work with Eun-chae now, so go practice on your own for a bit."
"Understood."
Arian Liberin rose from my lap. She walked over to the nearby wall, leaned her back against it, and began carefully practicing the magic operation I had shown her. Now it was time to teach Yee Eun-chae.
"Eun-chae, come sit."
"Got it."
Yee Eun-chae answered without hesitation. Though a faint blush colored her cheeks, after seeing Arian Liberin's demonstration and witnessing the magic operation firsthand, she understood exactly how much this training would benefit her.
'So soft.'
After Yee Eun-chae settled onto my lap, I wrapped my arms around her from behind and placed my hands on her thighs, gently stroking the smooth skin. 'She's something else.' A pleasant scent, every bit as intoxicating as Arian Liberin's, drifted up to me. Right in front of me was Yee Eun-chae's long black hair with its subtle purple sheen, and I could feel her healthy, well-developed body held in my arms. I continued stroking her thighs.
'Her figure really is the best among the heroines.'
"Ugh... Cheon... This is still a little embarrassing..."
Unlike Arian Liberin, who had already crossed that final line with me, Yee Eun-chae was still just a friend and found my touch embarrassing. Because of that, I had to keep pushing down the urge to pin her down right then and there.
"Instead of feeling embarrassed, focus. This is training. Your magic power works a little differently from Arian's or Hyun-ah's, so the way you use it has to be adjusted accordingly."
"Ah, got it."
At her nod, I slipped my hand under the hem of her academy uniform skirt and placed it directly on the bare skin just below her underwear. With that contact established, I completed the synchronization and began moving her magic power according to my will. "Imagine cutting and piercing. Keep picturing those actions in your mind."
Following my instructions, Yee Eun-chae closed her eyes. There wasn't a shred of doubt in her trust toward me. Through the bare skin of her thigh, she felt my magic power seep in, envelop her own, and move in perfect sync while she visualized slashing and piercing. When her will influenced the magic power and caused it to change, I infused it with the sharpest possible edge. Combined with her intent, it transformed into magic power of tremendous cutting power. I then reshaped it further, giving it piercing force capable of penetrating anything.
"Your magic power specializes in physical enhancement and pairs especially well with swordsmanship. Because of that, the operation method is actually simpler than what Arian or Hyun-ah need. That doesn't mean it's inferior to theirs, though."
In terms of raw destructive power, Yee Eun-chae stood at the very top among the heroines alongside Arian Liberin. Even if her piercing ability was slightly below Arian Liberin's, her cutting power actually surpassed it. Her greatest strength was simple, overwhelming force rather than flashy special abilities—the power to smash everything head-on without any tricks.
"If you maximize your strengths, you'll be able to beat Seo Moon-hyun as well."
"I'll believe your words, Cheon. I'll keep relying on you from now on too."
"Yeah, got it."
The promise that she could defeat Seo Moon-hyun lit an even fiercer determination in Yee Eun-chae's eyes. After letting her fully experience the operation method once more, I spoke. "You can get up now. Keep practicing the method I taught you."
"Understood! I'll train diligently until this precious technique becomes completely my own. I won't let Cheon's valuable teachings go to waste."
She stood up from my lap with a firm resolve. I felt a small pang of regret as I watched her go, but I simply nodded and pushed the thought aside.
"All right. Then it's Hyun-ah's turn."
With Yee Eun-chae also up, only Yoo Eun-chae remained. Just like Arian Liberin, Yee Eun-chae was now leaning against the wall, reviewing the magic operation I had taught her. Once I finished teaching Yoo Eun-chae, the training session for the break would be over. With that in mind, I called her over.
"Hyun-ah, you come sit too."
"Eh, eek?"
Yoo Eun-chae's face, flushed bright red with embarrassment, appeared right in front of me.
