Chapter 948
Chapter 948
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 948
Chapter Title: Academy's Savior
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“We need to change the direction of our lessons.”
Kalles said as she stood before me.
Today, she was dressed in a blouse and a skirt.
The front of her blouse was unbuttoned, revealing glimpses of her elastic breasts and a wine-colored bra.
The skirt was even more outrageous; it was so short that even a slight breeze would expose her most intimate areas.
‘She’s blatantly seducing me.’
The number was unmistakable.
For the record, I hadn’t done anything special to raise it. It had gone up on its own just from our brief encounters and conversations.
‘In the original game, a favorability of 70 is the threshold where marriage becomes possible. At 66, it’s already high enough to start thinking about it.’
Favorability 66... Is sex possible?
Yes.
Even if there is a favorability system, it doesn’t apply uniformly to everyone. It depends on the person.
Someone might maintain a "steel wall" at 66, while another might allow sex even at 30. Premarital chastity is a choice, not a mandate.
“We did theory yesterday. Are we not doing it today?” I asked.
“Was there anything in the theory class I could actually teach you?”
“...No.”
I already knew the theories she taught. They were contents I had learned until I was sick of them as a child in the Spirit Saint Family.
No matter how bad my memory was, I wouldn't completely forget theories about spirits that were repeated to me several times a day.
‘Remembering it and understanding it are two different things, though.’
Knowing that, the previous family head, Seong Myeong-saeng, simply crammed the knowledge into my head through rote memorization. He said it would be helpful to know eventually.
I was skeptical of that opinion.
‘They're just novel settings that become useless if I go to another world.’
“Then what are we going to do from now on? If we don't do spirit arts and we don't do theory... there’s nothing left.”
“We need to hone your talent.”
“My talent?”
“Spirit Affinity.”
I nodded.
There was a reason the Spirit Saint Family couldn’t give up on me, despite my total lack of talent for spirit arts and zero interest in theory.
It was because of my innate trait, Spirit Eye (S), and my high spirit affinity.
‘You need affinity to contract spirits. The higher it is, the more powerful spirits you can contract.’
Spirit arts are, in the end, nothing more than the efficient use of a spirit's power. Commanding powerful spirits directly is better, even without the "arts." That was what Seong Myeong-saeng taught me.
“Sounds promising. What should I do?”
“There are many ways to raise spirit affinity. The simplest is to commune with nature.”
Kalles smiled, her lips curling upward. For some reason, I felt uneasy.
???
“Huff! Cold! It’s freezing, Teacher Kalles!”
I was thrashing in the stream near the Spirit Department building.
For a mere stream, it was deep enough that my feet couldn’t touch the bottom, and thin ice was floating around.
Kalles had used spirit arts to drop the water temperature drastically.
“It’s fine. You won’t die from this. You still have good color in your face.”
She was lounging on a chair on the bank, smiling sweetly. She was so obnoxious I wanted to smack her. If she weren't a beauty, I definitely would have.
“T-Teacher... it's cold! Can I get out now?!”
“Not yet. It's only been three minutes. Feel nature a bit more.”
Suddenly, water and ice spirits began to gather around me.
“The academy has barriers, so spirits are usually hard to see. But they are drawn to you despite that. Do you see now how amazing your talent is?”
The little spirits were giggling around me, making the water even colder as a heavy prank.
- This human is fun! He smells good!
- Are we playing? I'll make it even cooler!
I wanted to grab their heads and bury them in the gravel, but Kalles was watching.
“Fine, that's enough. Come out.”
I clambered out, panting. Thanks to my [Water's Blessing], the cold wasn't actually painful, but I had to act the part.
Kalles approached and began drying my body with a soft towel.
Her hand moved skillfully; the towel traced my abs and headed downward, teasing the "danger zone" before skillfully pulling away.
My "monster" hardened instantly under her touch, and I didn't try to hide it.
“I’ll go get another towel. Wait here,” she said, heading toward the building.
The moment she vanished, I grabbed a low-grade water spirit (an Undine) that was clinging to my chest.
“What shall we play?” the spirit asked innocently.
“Shut up, you bitch.”
I hurled her to the ground and crushed her under my mana-charged foot.
- KYAAAAAAH!
The spirit screamed, and the others froze in terror.
“You little shits. You thought we were equals just because I was being quiet? Moka!”
My thunder owl, Moka, appeared with a terrifying aura, making the low-grades tremble.
I summoned a [Spirit Orb] in my palm. They were instantly mesmerized by its power.
“Contract with me, and I might give you a taste of this.”
They agreed immediately, too greedy to even read the contract terms.
“Now... everyone, head-slam the ground!”
Thud! They were forced to obey.
“Moka, take these insects to the woods and drill them until they break. Teach them some manners.”
When Kalles returned, the area was empty.
“Where did they go?” she asked in surprise.
“They ran away,” I said coldly.
That day, I gained 22 spirit slaves.
???
Early the next morning, I boarded a train with Kalles, heading for the mountains in North Hamgyong Province.
In this world, there is no North Korea, so there are no wars. Trains can reach China, Russia, and even Europe.
Thud.
Kalles’s head fell onto my shoulder; she had fallen into a deep sleep.
‘Wow...’
Her collar was open, and from my position, I could see her charms quite clearly.
My right hand moved, gripping her shoulder to check, then slowly sliding down to cup her elastic breast. She didn’t wake up.
“Hnnn...?”
Her eyelids fluttered; she was in a state between sleep and wakefulness.
“Dae-hyun...”
She whispered someone's name and then pressed her lips against mine in a sudden kiss.