Chapter 31
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 31
Chapter Title: Learning (1)
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"Your ability feels different?"
I pretended to watch Jin Seo-won nod her head while secretly pulling up her status window.
As she said, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art had properly awakened, leveling up, and a new ability to handle internal energy had emerged.
'The Heavenly Demon lives up to the name, huh?'
I closed the status window and withdrew my gaze, deciding to run a simple test to gauge her direction.
"First, let's check how your ability has changed."
We quickly finished light preparations and entered an empty booth. Holding Bang Han-na's spare shield, I faced Jin Seo-won and instructed her to attack freely.
"Anything goes, so take it easy."
"...Really?"
Jin Seo-won seemed hesitant about swinging her fist at a person, unaccustomed to it...
After convincing her it was all part of necessary training, she finally awkwardly raised her fist into position.
"...I'll do it?"
"Go for it."
With my signal, she fiddled with the Dark Dragon Gauntlet on her hand and threw a punch.
Kuung──!
Her punch, infused with faint internal energy, was sharp enough, but it lacked the distinctive destructive power of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
"That's it? I said it's fine, so hit me with everything you've got."
Provoked, Jin Seo-won's fist flew again.
Kuung──!
'Same as before.'
She didn't know how to use her own ability.
It seemed the power that had burst the troll earlier had been used unconsciously...
'I've got a lot to teach her...'
In other words, the ability itself had bloomed enough to one-shot a D-rank monster, but she couldn't wield it because she didn't know how.
'No, bursting a D-rank at level 1? Even Seol Ju-hee wasn't at that level...'
Amazed anew by the Heavenly Demon's power, I continued a few exchanges while planning her future training, then wrapped up the test.
"Good. Let's head over there."
"...?"
I dismantled all her gear and led her to the meditation room inside the training hall.
"It's empty here. Come on in."
"...This is...?"
"Meditation room. You'll be coming here a lot, so remember it well."
The meditation room was a soundproof booth designed for focus-intensive training.
Unlike other training booths, it had no external windows, no CCTV—nothing to disrupt concentration. It was the perfect environment for it.
"Sit in the center there. Posture doesn't matter; just get comfortable."
Jin Seo-won obediently sat in the center, legs stretched out as I instructed.
I dimmed the lights and approached her side.
"Give me your hand."
"...?"
She looked puzzled but extended her hand obediently.
I gripped her soft hand tightly, crossed my legs comfortably, exhaled, and began explaining simply.
"What we're doing today is called qi circulation."
"...Qi circulation?"
Qi circulation and breath adjustment.
A common internal energy technique from wuxia tales.
Generating qi through breathing, regulating its flow with your heart method to build internal energy—
It's the most basic and crucial part of handling martial arts.
"It might be tricky, so let's just get a feel for it, like when you lit up the mana stone before."
"...Okay."
After explaining, I recalled the Heavenly Demon Divine Art's heart method I'd stolen from her and vibrated mana through my fingertips, slowly channeling it into her.
Wuuuung...
Internal energy circulates via the Small Heavenly Circuit—from the dantian through meridians and pulses. I replicated the process with mana to guide her precisely.
'Teaching Seol Ju-hee paid off.'
I'd done the same with Seol Ju-hee before.
She'd resisted holding hands at first, but eventually...
It became so effective she'd ask me to help first.
Wuuuung...
As the mana mapping her body reached the perineum...
Twitch─ twitch─
Jin Seo-won's fingers twitched pitifully in my tight grip.
"...Ngh...!"
The mana passing through a sensitive point had stimulated her.
'Just endure it a bit.'
I ignored her reaction and kept circulating the mana endlessly.
Even with the Internal Energy Manipulation ability providing correction, this was critical training that could lead to qi deviation if mishandled.
Teach it right from the start, or problems arise later.
Grip...
I squeezed her hand encouragingly,
"...Haa... haa..."
And Jin Seo-won, panting, held on without letting go, focusing to the end.
After several cycles completing the first set,
"That's enough."
Releasing her hand, I asked the collapsed girl,
"Think you can manage?"
She panted thoughtfully for a while, then,
"...I still don't get it."
Requested another round in a strangely sticky voice.
"Now..., focus. Imagine drawing a map on your body. Got it?"
"...Yes."
Three hours into the internal energy training,
Jin Seo-won felt her heart pounding wildly as she carefully gripped Do Ji-hyeok's hand.
Grip...
"I'll start?"
"...Yes...!"
As his mana flowed in unabated, she swallowed unconsciously.
'...Oh, it's coming...'
His delicately pushing mana slid up her arm, across her chest, down to her lower abdomen,
Wuuuuung...
Circling the dantian below her navel, it began vibrating faintly and circulating.
Gulp─
Smoothly tracing her pulses, piercing the perineum.
"Eek...!"
Jin Seo-won bit her lip at the intense pleasure piercing her lower body, then threw her head back at the thrilling ascent up her spine, exhaling raggedly.
"...Haa... haa..."
Jin Seo-won had never experienced sexual pleasure before.
She wasn't interested, and her environment hadn't allowed it anyway.
Without Do Ji-hyeok, she'd have lived oblivious even to her own femininity.
"Seo-won. Steady your breathing. Focus."
Snapping to at his voice, she swallowed her overflowing saliva and refocused on the flow.
'...F-Focus...!'
But.
"...Hng...!"
Regrettably, her concentration didn't last.
"...Ahng...!"
Unable to resist the pleasure, she surrendered utterly to his mana,
Thud─
Shuddering from the sharp ecstasy piercing her body, she collapsed.
"S-Seo-won!"
Startled by her sudden fall, Do Ji-hyeok withdrew his mana and checked her urgently.
"Seo-won! You okay!?"
Lost in hazy bliss, she felt an odd comfort from his hand on her forehead and nodded blankly.
"If you're not feeling well, say so...! Anywhere hurt?"
"...Just a bit dizzy..."
"...No good. Let's stop for today."
Sighing worriedly, he moved to end the session and stand,
Grab─
But she instinctively grabbed his ankle, softly requesting to continue.
"...Not yet..."
"What? No, you..."
"...I want to."
What’s learned late sticks hardest.
She still felt inadequate.
"You sure you can handle it?"
"...Yes."
Unable to resist her rare enthusiasm, Do Ji-hyeok sighed and resat,
"How many more sets to get the feel?"
She pondered,
"...Five?"
Then upped it to five sets.
"Five okay?"
"...Ten."
"What?"
"...E-Eight."
After dramatic negotiation, they agreed on six sets total,
And that day, Jin Seo-won climaxed three times.
That evening.
Resting at home after the incident, Yoon In-kyung lounged on the sofa in comfy clothes, idly flipping channels.
"Nothing good on..."
As she pondered grabbing a beer alone, fiddling with the remote absently,
Ding─
Her phone, rolling on the sofa, chimed briefly.
A message.
"Who could it be?"
Bored, Yoon In-kyung snatched it up to check,
[Seo-won]
It was from Jin Seo-won.
"Seo-won...?"
Jin Seo-won handled everything by phone, rarely using messenger.
It was mostly Yoon In-kyung messaging unilaterally, so this sparked curiosity.
"Hmm..."
She unlocked it quickly, adjusted her position, and read,
"...Huh?"
She couldn't believe her eyes.
[Seo-won: Unnie]
[Seo-won: My lower belly's itchy and my head feels weird]
Incomprehensible.
"...Lower belly...? What the...?"
Puzzled, Yoon In-kyung called her immediately to get the story,
'She's been hanging with that guy and finally awakened...!'
For Jin Seo-won, stepping onto the path of adulthood at last, she conducted a whopping six-hour 'education' session.