26. Temptation
While I was mulling it over, time passed, and we returned to the Temple of the Travel God.
When we got back, we ran into Kim Yun-ho's party, who seemed to have been waiting for us.
Weren't these guys on awkward terms with the students on this side after going independent? Why were they coming over to us?
Once the distance had closed a bit, only Kim Yun-ho approached me.
He had business with me, not Kwon Chae-a? Why?
Kim Yun-ho gritted his teeth, then clapped me on the back.
It didn't seem to carry any malice, so I was puzzled, and then Kim Yun-ho whispered to me.
"Don't make Lee Se-rin cry."
What was he talking about? If Lee Se-rin stabbed me and made me tear up, that'd be one thing, but there was no way Lee Se-rin would cry.
I had no idea what this was about, so I looked into Kim Yun-ho's status window in case there was a clue.
［Name］: Kim Yun-ho
［Race］: Human
［Level］: 3 (2400 EXP)
［Class］: Ranger
■STR : 15
■DEX : 17
□CON : 14
□INT : 10
□WIS : 14
□CHA : 13
【Perks】
［Blessing］Super Senses
He was close to level 4. He must have been diligently hunting monsters after leaving.
The Blessing called Super Senses was said to massively enhance existing senses, letting him hear sounds he couldn't hear and see things he couldn't see.
In combat, he probably used it to read enemy movements.
Even reading the detailed parts of the status window, it wasn't something that could read emotions or thoughts, so I couldn't tell why Kim Yun-ho was acting that way.
If I thought about it carefully, something might come to mind, but I stopped. It was a gut feeling that it wouldn't become a problem.
After that, we waited for Lee Se-rin's party and Song Ji-yu's party, then all returned to the inn together.
I was with them because what I'd received from Kwon Chae-a yesterday was payment for today's work, so I had to collect tomorrow's pay in advance too.
"R-right. I never said one time meant working for four days."
Kwon Chae-a's face flushed even as she agreed, and I couldn't help laughing.
"Wh-why are you laughing?"
"Come to think of it, has anything changed for you at night?"
"My night vision has gotten a bit sharper lately. And for some reason, my health went up by 2."
That was the Incubus Gaze and stat increase provided through Incubus Bond. She'd noticed well.
"It's my gift, so use it well."
"Huh?"
Before Son Yu-ju reached level 3, I'd given her a few pieces of advice.
Warlocks have a Feature they can choose from a list of abilities called Eldritch Invocations, and I'd recommended one called Devil's Sight.
That invocation provides darkvision that can see through 36 meters of magical darkness.
Level 3 is when you can use the 2nd-circle spell Darkness, so I'd advised her to combine the two.
Thanks to me, the teacher could also see through Darkness spells with Incubus Gaze, so the synergy would be excellent.
What about Choi Da-in? If neither side can see the other in the dark, the one in better armor has the advantage.
After that, once I'd received her services and stepped out of the room, someone was waiting.
"Choi Da-in?"
"Y-yeah."
If anyone was waiting, I'd thought it would be Yu-na, but unexpectedly it was Choi Da-in.
She was already being this proactive?
When I looked around, Son Yu-ju had her door open and was sneakily watching.
So that girl had arranged this.
"What's up?"
I asked casually. Otherwise, I felt Choi Da-in's nervousness might rub off on me too.
"W-well."
I was looking forward to what she'd say here.
"Um,"
"Yeah. Tell me."
"C-can you give me more orders?"
"Huh?"
Orders? What kind?
"Earlier at the temple, you gave orders depending on the situation, remember."
"You want me to do that?"
"Yeah! I think it'd help."
"Then I'll come by after dinner."
"Y-yeah?"
"I'm a busy man."
With that, I left the inn where the students were staying.
I had a prior appointment with Eira, and I needed to talk with Tia too.
Sorry, Tia. I might be staying out tonight.
***
After finishing Eira's lesson, eating, and bathing, I thanked Tia, who sent me off even while looking a bit sulky, then returned to the students' inn and went into Choi Da-in and Son Yu-ju's room.
Son Yu-ju was sitting at the desk scribbling something.
I was curious what she was writing, but first, Choi Da-in.
"Then let's assume several situations that didn't come up during the day."
With that, I set up hypothetical situations and began the practice.
"Only two zombies are left now! What do you do?!"
"Like this?!"
"No! There you should advance and reduce the pressure!"
"Y-yeah!"
Choi Da-in was oddly happy every time she received an order.
That said, she didn't dislike being praised either.
After going through it several times, I realized something.
This woman. That's it. She had a disposition that enjoyed being ordered around.
So that was why she'd been oddly paying attention to me during every battle?
Because she followed orders so faithfully, the practice ended quickly.
It felt a little disappointing to end it here.
Son Yu-ju was over there diligently pretending to write. Couldn't I take this one step further?
The problem was that Choi Da-in followed orders too well. If she'd just mess up a little, I could punish her for it and get closer.
Huh? She follows orders too well? A good excuse came to mind.
"Choi Da-in. By the way, aren't you a little too good at following other people's orders?"
"Huh? Why do you say that?"
"What if someone orders you to do something weird and you can't refuse?"
"Y-yeah, true."
Watching Choi Da-in's expression flush oddly, I asked.
"Then this time, let's do the opposite and practice refusing orders."
"Refusing?"
"When I give an order, you refuse it."
"I-I'll try."
Choi Da-in answered with her face bright red. She seemed to be looking forward to it.
Meeting that expectation was my job.
Here, I'd use Suggestion with Silent Spell applied.
It was a spell that planted a suggestion with a phrase of 25 words or fewer. Since Paladins were strong on Wisdom saving throws, I'd worried it would bounce off, but fortunately it worked on the first try.
"Then, stay still!"
"Okay!"
Under the spell's effect, Choi Da-in stood at attention, perfectly still.
"See? You hear an order and immediately carry it out."
As I said that, I took Choi Da-in's hands in both of mine.
"Now, what would you do if I gave you an order and did this?"
"W-well."
"Now, stop!"
At my next words, her body stiffened even without a suggestion this time.
When I glanced over at Son Yu-ju, she'd stopped pretending to write and was pretending to be asleep.
Her reddened ears were perked up, but that was no use.
I went from simply holding Choi Da-in's hands to interlacing my fingers with hers.
In a pose just like lovers, her face turned bright red.
"Now, are you still going to stay still?"
"S-sorry."
"You don't need to apologize to me. This is for your sake."
After saying that, this time I slipped my hand inside her hoodie.
"Now, are you still going to stay still?"
"U-uh."
I reached through the T-shirt underneath and grabbed her stomach.
"Ah, ah."
"Even like this? You're not going to move even like this?"
As I kneaded her soft stomach, Choi Da-in's body flinched.
"Don't move!"
But at the magic word, Choi Da-in's body stiffened again.
"Aren't you seriously in danger? Normally, if someone did this much, you'd push them away."
"Y-yeah. It's really dangerous."
Your face doesn't say you think it's dangerous.
"Guess there's no choice. Let's go with shock therapy. This time you really have to block me, okay?"
As I said that, I moved behind her, placed my hands on her stomach like before, then moved both hands up and down.
One hand to her ribs, the other to her lower belly.
"U-ah."
Even so, Choi Da-in seemed unable to handle the situation, her body stiffening awkwardly.
"Stop!"
Once again, the magic words struck home.
"Ah, hh."
Choi Da-in's voice began to mix with nasal tones.
My hand touched the underside of her breast wrapped in her bra, and my other hand gently rubbed above her womb.
"Now, are you still going to stay still?"
Even so, I never said anything like "Push me away!"
I used Choi Da-in's desire to obey orders to keep her as still as possible.
If someone else had done this, she probably would have thrown them out at the finger-lacing stage.
But because I had her affection through Achievements and the suspension bridge effect, and had even placed a suggestion with the Suggestion spell, Choi Da-in simply endured like a doll as much as she could.
"U-uh."
"You're hopeless. Should I really go with shock therapy?"
I moved my hand from the underside of her breast toward her back. I unhooked her bra and shook it lightly, and it dropped to the floor with a soft thud.
"Huh?!"
"Now, Choi Da-in, this is a really dangerous situation. Are you going to stay still even if someone else does this to you?"
"N-no."
"Now, this is your last chance."
Both the hand that had been rubbing her lower belly and the hand that had unhooked her bra groped toward her breasts together.
At the sensation of my slowly moving fingertips, Choi Da-in's body stiffened for reasons other than deliberate effort.
No matter how slowly they moved, that path had to end somewhere.
In the end, both hands touched Choi Da-in's breasts.
"Choi Da-in?"
"O-okay."
Choi Da-in's heart, which was resolving itself to something,
"Stay still!"
was sealed shut again with a single word.
Immediately after, I grabbed her breasts.
"Uht, haang."
The feeling of being dominated and the pleasure of having her breasts touched satisfied Choi Da-in.
As I savored those big, soft breasts to my heart's content, I whispered into Choi Da-in's ear.
"Are you still going to stay still?"
"Uht, well."
As if punishing Choi Da-in for being unable to answer, I lightly pinched her already stiff nipples.
"Even when this is done to you?"
"Haht?!"
The moan that leaked out spoke for Choi Da-in's heart.
I lowered the left hand that had been kneading her breast.
Down past her ribs, past her solar plexus, past the lower belly I'd touched before, past the lower abdomen I'd massaged, to a woman's precious place.
"Uuht."
Even feeling that touch, Choi Da-in didn't resist in the slightest.
Before long, my fingers touched the small bead and the plump hood surrounding it.
"Haang?!"
After lightly stirring that place, I pulled my left hand out from the gap in her clothes and showed it to her.
I pressed my sticky, slick index and middle fingers together and apart, showing the string of fluid stretching between them.
"Or maybe you don't dislike it—maybe you want it? Is that why you're not refusing?"
"W-well......."
Choi Da-in couldn't say yes or no.
I whispered to that Choi Da-in.
"If you want it that badly, try tempting me."
What came out wasn't a refusal, but an excuse.
"Um, well, Yu-ju is in the room too."
"She's asleep."
Of course, everyone knew Son Yu-ju wasn't asleep.
But I said it anyway.
As I did, I lightly flicked her nipple.
"Hahng?!"
"Do you want to feel even better than now? Or do you want to stop here?"
"Th-that's."
So that she couldn't make a rational judgment, so that her mind would sink into pleasure, I lowered my left hand and kneaded her groin.
I tormented her without ever reaching for the center.
"The choice is yours. What do you want to do?"
Having taken every other option away and left her only one answer, I shamelessly asked.
Just how would Choi Da-in tempt me?
"D-Do-hyeon, you're a bitch, right?"
Just as I was about to be baffled by the sudden insult,
"S-so, won't you pop my cherry?"
Choi Da-in asked with her face bright red.
My cock grew in an instant.
"Where did you come up with that line?"
At that, Choi Da-in silently looked at Son Yu-ju, who was pretending to be asleep.
Aha. So that's how it was.
It felt like Son Yu-ju had been playing me from start to finish, but if she was offering to entertain me, I wasn't going to refuse.
"Fine, I'll pop your cherry."
With that, I scooped up Choi Da-in's stiff body and tossed her onto the bed.