Infiltrating the Academy

And then,

Finally, the holiday arrived.

.

.

.

It was my first day off since arriving here at Cheonlim Academy.

Today was a full day of free time.

The curfew had been relaxed as well. By the standards of the primitive Central Plains, it was the hour of the Ox; by the units I was comfortable with, I could roam outside until midnight.

On such a holiday...

I was...

"L-Lady Dohwa...! Look over there... there's a strange shop...!"

"An amusement arcade...? It's a game center. Shall we go in?"

I was on a date with Lady Choryeong.

My meeting with Dan Jua.

The time limit for it had entered the eighty-hour mark.

Roughly ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠calculated, that was about three to four days.

It seemed like plenty of time, but it really wasn't.

Once today's holiday passed, there wouldn't be another opportunity.

In other words, today was practically the deadline.

"..."

I looked up at the Main Building on this holiday.

Just as I had heard, the Main Building was closed on holidays.

The very building where we attended classes and ate our meals every day.

The main gates, usually wide open, were shut tight.

And the lights that used to shine from every window were only partially lit today.

The entire Main Building was wrapped in silence.

Dan Jua was inside.

She was locked away in the Reflection Room located in the basement of this Main Building.

"Lady Dohwa?"

"Oh, ah, sorry."

Choryeong called out to me.

I turned my head.

There's nothing I can do during the day anyway.

I planned to start the operation at night.

Since I was free during the day...

I ended up wandering around the city with Lady Choryeong in the meantime.

Cheonlim Academy referred to all the educational facilities within this city.

The Main Building where we took classes.

The dormitories where we stayed.

And the training grounds outside the Main Building all belonged to the academy.

This city, surrounded by those high and vast walls, contained the entirety of Cheonlim Academy.

The city as a whole was called Gran City.

It was probably named directly after the Dean.

Zero sense of style.

Anyway.

The city was equipped with various shops, just like I had seen on the first day.

Every single one of them was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠flashy and sophisticated, catching the eye.

At the same time, there were shops that awkwardly tried to match a Chinese aesthetic.

Naturally, there were plenty of restaurants too.

But they weren't the typical establishments you'd find in the primitive Central Plains.

I saw places selling pizza, pasta, snacks, and even macaron cafes.

If we're talking about traditional martial arts fantasy...

...a hot iced Americano with a macaron or a sandwich is practically the golden rule.

So this was only natural.

But our Lady Wi Choryeong.

Unfortunately, she had done nothing but shut herself in the training grounds to practice since she was a child.

Because of that, she had no idea how the world worked.

Nor did she know what true martial arts society was like.

She was in a state of pure, unadulterated ignorance.

As a result, her eyes sparkled with excitement wherever we went, and she was in a state of absolute thrill.

Her face was flushed bright red.

"I-It's amazing...! That game center just now... I've never seen such entertainment before...! When it comes to games, I only knew about Go or flying kites...!"

Choryeong spoke in a highly excited voice.

Clutched tightly in her arms was a large stuffed doll won as a prize.

Of course, Choryeong was terrible at the games, so I had ended up winning it and handing it to her.

I'm glad I came.

I recalled what happened this morning.

"Lady Dohwa...? Do you have any plans today?"

"Ah, n-no...! I'm definitely not trying to ask if you want to go out together... or anything like that...!"

"I-If you want to go out with me, I suppose I could join you!"

Choryeong had said that with a blushing face.

Honestly, I had hesitated whether to go out or not.

But seeing her this happy made it all worthwhile.

This is fun, truly.

As I stared at her with those thoughts...

...Choryeong suddenly noticed and quietly raised the doll to cover her mouth.

"E-Excuse me... I got a bit carried away..."

"No, it's nice to see, Choryeong. I'm glad you like the doll. It makes me feel proud too."

"~~~~~~!! A-As a martial artist, there's no way I could like something so fluffy...! It's just... since you gave it to me as a gift, I had no choice but to accept it...!"

"Is that so? Then would you like to give it back?"

"..."

"Sorry. I won't ask for it back, so don't look at me like that."

For a moment, Choryeong made such a pitiful face.

I was forced to apologize reflexively.

That face of hers just now was cheating.

You're way too cute, Choryeong.

"Ice cream... Oh, they have frozen treats, Choryeong! Do you want some?"

"...I want some."

As an apology, I bought some ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠ice cream being sold on the street and handed it to her.

To add to that...

Mine was a normal strawberry ice cream.

Choryeong's was cilantro ice cream.

Even from a distance, the pungent smell of cilantro wafted over.

Yet Choryeong seemed to love it, licking it with an ecstatic expression.

Ugh...

Her face was cute and I liked her personality...

...but I just couldn't get used to that taste of hers.

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.

.

The next place we arrived at...

...was an Adult Shop.

While holidays were for resting...

...they were also days to prepare materials needed for classes.

This shop was the place Clone Gran had told us about.

He had told us that everything we needed would be here.

"Welcome, customers."

As we entered the shop, a female employee greeted us.

Not a human, but an AI.

All employees and citizens in Gran City were AIs.

The only living people were us martial artists enrolled in the academy... and Dean Gran and his clones.

"Please feel free to look around. If you need any assistance, please call me at any time."

As the employee suggested, we browsed the shop freely.

The shop was stocked with everything from standard lingerie to extreme underwear, ordinary sex toys, and other niche adult novelties.

Moreover, near each displayed product, photos or videos of someone actually using the item were displayed.

Some of them looked strangely familiar.

Probably students from the academy... I recalled passing them in the cafeteria or hallways.

Everyone is so bold...

I stared blankly at the photos and videos.

As I watched...

...I felt a strange illusion, as if I had become the woman in those photos.

No, of course I had never taken such photos... What on earth was I thinking?

The display case.

While some products had real-use photos and videos attached, there were others where the space for a photo was empty.

"Those are products that haven't been purchased yet. We always fill those spots with photos of the first buyers."

"..."

Before I knew it...

...the female employee had approached.

Was I too engrossed?

"If you make a purchase, we could put your photo right here."

"...N-No, thank you..."

"Is that so? You are so beautiful, I'm sure it would be excellent promotion."

"I-I said no!"

"What a waste of such a sexy body. A pity."

For a split second...

...I imagined my photo—an embarrassing photo—hanging on that display shelf.

Spreading my legs wide like that.

Showing off my anus completely.

With such a happy, lewd expression...

Gulp.

The imagination.

Just that alone sent a tingling sensation through my lower abdomen.

I felt strangely hot...

No... no matter what, that's out of the question... My face would be fully visible...

"What a beautiful customer."

"If we were to post your sexy appearance here like this..."

The employee's words kept echoing in Dohwa's head.

It was useless to try and shake them off.

The image of her own photo displayed on the shelf ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠stuck to her mind like tar, refusing to leave.

Her own shameful self.

Just thinking about showing that side of herself to so many people made her lower abdomen and pussy throb repeatedly.

Before she knew it, she felt her panties growing damp... No one would find out, but it felt uncomfortable.

In any case...

...we continued shopping and eventually purchased the necessary items.

The item we bought was none other than a dildo.

That was the 'preparation material' required for the next class, as instructed by Clone Gran.

"It is a rule of this shop that purchased items must be used on the spot."

"Is that so...?"

"Yes. So please use it right now. We will take photos, but they are only for records and won't be posted, so please rest assured."

If that was the shop's rule, there was no helping it.

Dohwa and Choryeong each took out their purchased dildos and used them right then and there.

"Ngh... Ah..."

"Ah-ngh... Mmmph...!"

In front of the shop counter.

The two females spread their legs, squelching and thrusting the dildos into their pussies.

The mechanical employee, looking identical to a human, captured the scene with the camera installed in its eyes.

The photos of the two were scheduled to be posted on the electronic billboard in front of the shop, but they weren't told...

All in all...

...it was a productive holiday.

I got to wander around Gran City, which I had always been curious about.

I ate new dishes I'd never tried before at the restaurants.

I ate plenty of sweet desserts.

And I even bought the materials needed for class.

I especially liked the dildo I bought this time.

From now on, if my body heated up and my pussy throbbed before going to sleep, I could comfort myself with it.

Secretly, without letting Lady Choryeong know, I had also bought an anal toy.

Honestly, I regretted it after buying it.

I must have been a little crazy at the time.

Part of it was the employee whispering something in my ear... but my head had felt strangely fuzzy...

Anyway.

The fun and peaceful holiday ends here.

Shhh.

Without a sound.

Without a trace.

I stepped into the Main Building at night.

"Infiltration successful."

The sun had set.

Hiding myself in the darkness, I slipped inside.

There was no sign of detection.

If I had been caught, there would have been an uproar by now.

Cheonlim Academy at night was quiet.

Was it because it was a holiday, rather than just because it was night?

In any case...

The Reflection Room... is in the basement, right?

I had investigated this place every day after school.

I knew the Reflection Room was in the Main Building from what the maid had told me.

And I had already looked through most of the places where the Reflection Room could possibly be inside this Main Building.

The only place I hadn't searched yet was the basement.

There were always guards watching... so I couldn't go down.

Even those guard robots were gone now.

I carefully walked down the stairs, making sure not to make a sound.

Dan Jua of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

I would meet her today.