Chapter 28
Chapter 28
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 28
Chapter Title: 028. Yeongcheon Style
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A week had passed.
Today, as usual, after training my body at the Yeongcheon Sword Hall and returning to my studio apartment, I felt my muscles trembling faintly.
It was the muscle soreness I felt without fail every day over the past week.
At home, I gritted my teeth and glared at the time displayed on my smartphone screen.
Then, after 10 minutes passed, the cooldown ended. Without hesitation, I activated the skill.
'Complete Recovery.'
The muscle soreness vanished in an instant.
'Without Complete Recovery, I would've quit on Jin Se-young right then and there.'
I flopped straight onto the bed. My body was fine now, but my mind was exhausted.
Jin Se-young wasn't just tough—she was Spartan incarnate. If she yelled "This is Sparta!" right now, I'd nod in agreement within a second.
'Complete Recovery really is great.'
At first, I'd hesitated to use it. All that hard work would go to waste if Complete Recovery wiped out the training gains, like pouring water into a leaky bucket.
'But the training effects didn't disappear.'
Proof of that: my stats had gone up.
Even without allocating points, my Strength, Stamina, and Agility had increased.
'And by steadily dipping into the Vampire Detective world to vent my lust, I've somehow amassed 30 points.'
I pondered where to spend them.
Save too much and it turns to shit.
I was someone who agreed with that sentiment to a degree.
Raising physical stats would tip off Jin Se-young's freakish intuition, and she'd crank up the training intensity. Plus, the higher the stats, the harder gains from exercise become—obvious as day.
'Boosting Virility isn't bad... but Random Gacha? Nah, too much of a gamble. Level up a skill instead.'
[Acceleration Lv.3
Accelerates the body for 10 minutes.
Cooldown: 1 hour]
I invested 3 points. It took 5 to reach Lv.4, so I stopped there.
'Maybe level up Hacking instead.'
Then my eyes landed on Erogenous Zone Detection.
Skills grow stronger with levels. For Erogenous Zone Detection, would higher levels just shorten the cooldown? Or add new effects like Hacking?
'Additional effects for Erogenous Zone Detection... gotta be something sexy.'
I wasn't insecure about sex. Quite the opposite.
My huge cock and the techniques honed day by day in the Playful Life world. That alone would have most women moaning under me.
'But sex skills are a guy's dream.'
The ability to make a woman climax just by touching her!
How badass is that?
Heh heh.
I grinned like an idiot and leveled up Erogenous Zone Detection.
I nodded. At Lv.2, the cooldown shortened; at Lv.5, the skill itself transformed.
Arousal Amplification Lv.6
? Erogenous Zone Detection
Detects the target's erogenous zones. Must be within 5m of the target.
Cooldown: 30 minutes
? Arousal Amplification
Amplifies the target's arousal. Arousal builds faster the more you touch their erogenous zones.
Duration: 5 minutes.
Cooldown: 1 hour
It's one skill with two effects.
'Heh heh heh. What a killer skill.'
The point cost hadn't changed.
Like a man possessed, I mashed the screen.
Up to Lv.10. Couldn't go higher.
Arousal Amplification Lv. Master
? Erogenous Zone Detection
Detects the target's erogenous zones. Must be within 5m of the target.
? Arousal Amplification
Amplifies the target's erogenous zones. Physical contact imparts mild pleasure and increases sexual arousal. Effect strengthens when touching erogenous zones.
Consumes user's vigor continuously.
I curled my lips into a smirk.
I was dying to know just how potent Arousal Amplification was.
So I tested it on myself.
'Hm?'
Something was draining from my body... no, from my entire being. Like slowly letting air out of a big balloon.
'Not dangerous, though.'
Unless I focused, I wouldn't even notice. Not unpleasant either.
I grabbed my left wrist with my right hand and kneaded it.
"Oh... Ooh?!"
It felt good. Even though I was touching my own hand, it was like someone else caressing it gently.
If self-touching did this, touching someone else would be even better.
'My erogenous zones are my dick and neck, right?'
I stroked my neck with my right hand.
'...!!'
A shiver ran down my spine. Better than expected.
After lightly stroking my neck for about 10 seconds, my dick was fully erect.
Of course, mere contact wouldn't make me cum. But the effect builds over time.
'Let's jerk off with this.'
I pulled up a room sex video I'd recorded before, jerked off while watching, and came in under 3 minutes.
"Huff! Heugh! Huff!"
I panted heavily. Cold sweat trickled down my cheek. My body was fine, but I was drained.
This wasn't like me after just one orgasm. Blame Arousal Amplification.
The skill was legit. Problem: I lacked the vigor to sustain it long.
"Sh-shit... My dick won't even get up..."
What was vigor? Answer: Virility.
If it were Stamina, my dick wouldn't go limp. No matter how tired, it always rose.
But one jerk session killed it. No way it'd recover tonight.
"Gotta be careful with this one..."
I lay in bed and closed my eyes. No will to move anymore today.
The next day.
I slyly used Arousal Amplification on Jin Se-young.
"Here, sis. Have some water."
A week in, we'd gotten close enough to drop formalities. Four-plus hours of daily training and chatting—hard not to bond.
"Ah, thanks."
As she took the cup from me, our fingers brushed. I activated it.
"Ack."
Jin Se-young flinched briefly, then took the cup and tilted her head.
It imparts mild pleasure and arousal, but short contact yields little. Yesterday confirmed effects vary by touched area.
'But if quality fails, quantity it is. What if I do short bursts repeatedly? Heh heh heh.'
Of course, I didn't think this alone would let me bang her. World wouldn't be so easy.
"One~ Two~"
"Ngh...!"
Jin Se-young trained beside me. Uncannily, she spotted any form slip instantly.
"Watch your back! And elbow angle!"
Frustrated, she approached to adjust my elbow. I smirked inwardly.
No startled reaction this time. Face and actions normal—no visible effect.
'But I trust the Playful Life app.'
Next: Yeongcheon Style basics lesson.
"No, don't swing the sword like that. It feels awkward now, but it'll get comfy once you're used to it. Focus on your waist."
She adjusted one of the Yeongcheon Style basic stances by touching my waist.
I used Arousal Amplification smartly: activate only during contact, deactivate right after.
"...Phew. Kinda hot in here. Gotta lower the AC. Hang on."
The temperature was normal.
Meaning her body heat rose from Arousal Amplification. I snickered inwardly. Training felt easier today, thanks to it.
I kept chuckling inside, but after an hour, I couldn't laugh.
'...I'm getting horny.'
Jin Se-young sweated more than usual, channeling the arousal into training. I savored her flushed cheeks and the erotic edge to her breathing up close.
Her body's seductive scent teased me.
'...Gotta vent in the Vampire Detective world tonight.'
Minding my erection, I repeated Yeongcheon Style forms.
Training at Yeongcheon Sword Hall seemed set to continue.
But on the second week's end,
it looked like the routine was over.
"...Yu-jin. Hate to say this, but... you don't have talent for Yeongcheon Style."
Jin Se-young said gravely.
I recalled what I'd forgotten: to keep coming, I needed Yeongcheon Style talent.
"...A bit more practice and I'll get it?"
I whined.
Truth was, I knew I had none.
No progress in a week. I knew all the basics, but chaining them wasn't smooth. Forms should flow into moves, moves into basics—like water. Mine jerked like an unoiled machine.
"You know it too. A week, and no improvement."
"..."
She was right. Even full focus, the next form hitched.
"Sigh... You're not exceptionally talentless. Most fail here. That's why I value talent."
"...I don't get why it fails. Aren't the moves impossible?"
"I do them fine. Moves are normal. But... can't deny lacking references. Told you—I train Hunters to gather data. Need variety to refine basics."
"..."
"Sorry. But I'll teach hard the remaining two weeks. Potential might bloom late?"
"...Yeah. Whatever."
I forced a reply.
Back home, I muttered a curse.
"...Fuck."
Not mad at her. I act impulsively but know propriety.
She'd warned upfront: one month to check Yeongcheon talent. If sudden, I'd rage—but she disclosed from start.
"Fucking bullshit."
Mad at myself.
Talentless sack of meat.
Thought awakening Playful Life meant no more of this shit feeling.
"Haven't even fucked Jin Se-young yet...!"
I knew: her "accidental" touches lately. Arousal Amplification was paying off.
Won't bed her with it, but skinship builds bonds.
"Why no talent, of all things!"
Never cared about talent before, but today it stung.
I gripped the iron sword in the corner. Executed Yeongcheon basics.
"Why! The fuck! Why won't it work!"
I swung wildly. Forms correct, but they stuttered midway. No smooth flow.
Blade nicked the wallpaper, but I gritted teeth and swung on.
Nearly 10 minutes in a trance, I collapsed. No strength to hold sword.
"Huff. Heugh... Fuck..."
What the hell in my apartment.
Self-loathing hit; reflexively, I grabbed my phone. Playful Life app was my mental pillar now.
"...Huh?"
Launching it showed a never-seen alert.
I'd amassed 28 points from Playful Life sessions.
Enough.
Feeling change afoot, I hit 'Yes'.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Lv.1
You can use Yeongcheon Style.