Quest: Special Bonds
“The Heavenly Demon Sect’s Dan Jua?”
I knew nothing of this Central Plains.
There was nothing I knew, and no suitable friend I could ask about what I didn’t know.
In the end, the only one I could rely on was Lady Choryeong.
That was how, during breakfast, I casually brought it up while pretending to make small talk.
“Dan Jua… you mean the Young Cult Leader Dan Jua? Is that who you’re talking about?”
“Yeah, probably?”
Lady Choryeong seemed to know something after all.
Yet her expression was oddly serious.
“What are you planning to do by learning about someone from the Demonic Cult? Especially when the other party is the Young Cult Leader?”
“Ah… I was just thinking that if we happened to meet here, I might at least greet her.”
“Are you out of your mind?!”
Bang! Lady Choryeong slammed the table.
The academy cafeteria was quiet in the morning.
In that hushed atmosphere, her sudden outburst drew stares from every direction.
Lady Choryeong flushed at the attention and shrank down in her seat.
She really was far more easily embarrassed than I had expected.
She leaned in closer and whispered to me.
“Even as a joke, don’t say things like that. Nothing good comes from getting close to the Demonic Cult.”
“The Demonic Cult… they’re bad people?”
“Now that you mention it, your knowledge really is lopsided in all sorts of ways….”
Only then did she nod as if she finally understood.
Her brows furrowed sharply.
“The Demonic Cult values the supremacy of the strong. As long as you’re powerful, anything goes… They hold that barbaric way of thinking.”
“…Isn’t the Unorthodox Faction similar?”
“They’re foolish and savage too, but at least they know there are lines that shouldn’t be crossed.”
There seemed to be various other differences as well.
I couldn’t understand even half of Lady Choryeong’s explanation.
Until now I had vaguely assumed the Unorthodox Faction were the bad guys, but the truly wicked ones were the Demonic Cult.
That much was certain.
After all, their name literally contained the character for “demon.”
Above all, Lady Choryeong concluded,
“The Demonic Cult worships a single Cult Leader. They would even sacrifice their lives to fulfill that leader’s goals.
That’s why it’s impossible to form any mutual understanding with them. Their way of thinking is different, and so are their purposes and values.
…So don’t get close to anyone from the Demonic Cult.
It’s none of my business what happens to you, but I’ve given you my warning.”
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Wi Choryeong ate her rather plain mandu soup while observing Dohwa’s state.
The girl seemed lost in thought one moment, then stared into empty space the next, her face once again clouded with worry.
She really was a busy woman.
‘Why is she suddenly asking about the Demonic Cult?’
More precisely, about Dan Jua.
That Young Cult Leader of the Demonic Cult.
Choryeong had not told Dohwa everything.
There were details she had left out.
Dan Jua.
The youngest Young Cult Leader of the Demonic Cult.
All sorts of rumors surrounded her.
That she had killed her own parents, that she had poisoned her master, and many others besides.
Which were mere rumors and which were truth, no one could say.
Yet the rumor that she had slain the previous Young Cult Leader was known to be fact.
Even if mutual killing was common within the Demonic Cult,
it was hardly normal for a girl who had only just reached the Peak Realm to defeat a seasoned master who had long since surpassed that wall.
‘She’s someone I’d rather not meet if possible. For any reason.’
Still.
Word had it that this very Young Cult Leader was now enrolled at the academy.
The Demonic Cult’s intentions were unknown, but
who would have thought those reclusive people would send their precious Young Cult Leader here?
The Martial Alliance had every reason to notify every sect.
As a result, far more young women who had reached the Peak Realm in flawless condition than originally expected had been sent to this place.
‘What is she thinking about?’
Choryeong’s thoughts drifted from the Demonic Cult’s Young Cult Leader to the woman sitting across from her, groaning in distress.
Today as well, she sat before that pale… carb… whatever it was,
deeply lost in thought.
It had been the same the first time they met.
Always busy thinking alone like that,
unable to properly socialize,
yet somehow drawing everyone’s jealousy.
And yet she herself never noticed that malice—a fool.
‘…Such a pretty face.’
Choryeong had never seen a woman as beautiful as Dohwa.
Choryeong herself was undeniably a renowned beauty throughout the entire martial world.
She even had a special epithet praising her looks.
But
even by her standards, Dohwa was beautiful.
Her peach-blossom eyes sparkled with light.
Vitality overflowed from her entire body.
A pleasant fragrance drifted from her nape.
Skin white as jade, soft as a child’s.
Her healthy, rosy lips were the color of ripe cherries.
‘…And her breasts are huge, too.’
The gap was so vast that comparison itself felt pitiful.
Really, what did she eat to grow them that large?
A perfect woman, as though every desirable trait had been gathered and shaped into one.
Even the sight of her worrying like this now
made Choryeong, another woman, feel that if she let her guard down she would stare in a daze.
More than any beauty Choryeong knew.
More than herself.
Dohwa was beautiful.
‘How unfair.’
She was that pretty,
had breasts that large,
and was even stronger.
Clearly stronger than Choryeong herself.
Stronger than any other late-stage Peak Realm practitioner of the same age.
Choryeong finished her meal in silence.
Yet throughout the meal, her gaze kept drifting toward Dohwa’s lips.
Even she did not understand why.
‘…But what is this?’
Her body felt strangely hot and restless.
It almost felt like she had caught a cold….
* * *
Form Special Bonds with Designated Targets!
📍 Targets: Wi Choryeong of Ilyang Gate (13%), Dan Jua of the Heavenly Demon Sect
I checked the quest window again.
No matter how many times I looked, the contents never changed.
More importantly—
‘What exactly does “special bond” mean?’
At first I thought it simply meant becoming friends, but
our relationship hadn’t really changed at all.
Maybe it was referring to a different kind of bond.
I didn’t know what that was, but
‘The Demonic Cult, huh.’
At least I now knew they were the bad guys.
Still,
even after hearing Lady Choryeong’s explanation, I couldn’t quite understand.
Supremacy of the strong.
It seemed to mean a society where the strong were respected.
But to me, this entire primitive Central Plains felt that way everywhere.
Was it only here?
Even in the world I originally came from,
it was the same: the strong were respected and the weak despised, only without swords and spears.
The tools had simply been guns, gunpowder, capital, or other invisible forms of power.
Still,
I had only heard a portion of it through Lady Choryeong’s mouth.
I didn’t actually know what kind of people they were or what they thought.
I would have to hear it directly from them.
‘I don’t even know if she’s actually at the academy.’
No matter what, I couldn’t leave the academy and head for the Demonic Cult just for this one quest.
Besides, the reward was listed as [Unknown].
Whether it was a dud or a jackpot—
it meant I didn’t know right now.
So there was no need to act too hastily.
‘I’ll take this one slow too.’
For now, I would focus on investigating the academy and the Principal.
At the same time, I would try to advance the “bond” with Lady Choryeong.
‘I’ll complete the quests I can do right now.’
The Status Window and the Quests.
I still didn’t fully understand what they were, but
at least these two had become a great help to me after falling into this incomprehensible world.
So
even if I didn’t know their intentions,
even if the reward was marked [Unknown],
I believed they would give me something genuinely useful… so I couldn’t ignore them.
And so began today’s
morning curriculum.
The scene was no different from yesterday.
The teacher, one of Principal Gran’s clones, entered the classroom,
ordered us to strip,
and commanded us to cling to one another and comfort each other.
And we
obediently followed the instructions.
Chuuup… chuuup…
“Haa… haa… Dohwa… Lady Dohwa…♡”
“Ugh, Choryeong… not like that… don’t…”
Just like yesterday, Lady Choryeong clung to me
and kissed me stickily.
But her movements were clearly far more skilled than yesterday’s.
The tongue that stuck to my mouth,
the hands that pressed tightly against my body and groped me—
both were far more persistent,
far more… lewd.
‘This isn’t the Lady Choryeong I know!’
The only thing I could think of that was different from yesterday
was the “curriculum” she had received separately in the afternoon.
What on earth had she learned in the afternoon class… that in just one day she had become this lewd… this wanton….
“The meals provided by the academy always have aphrodisiacs mixed in. That’s why the lewd feeling never stops, right?”
“……”
“At first the effects seem a bit strong, but once you get used to it, it’ll feel just right.”
With that, he lit some kind of incense.
A pink mist quickly filled the room.
Inhaling it made my head grow hazy.
My body grew even hotter, and my lower abdomen began to buzz and throb.
“It’s a weak mist that heightens sensitivity. It’s useless for me, but perfect for females like you.
Now then, class will begin, so enjoy it to your heart’s content.”
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“So? How was the morning class?”
“…I couldn’t focus properly…”
“My, my. It’s valuable time spent on education, so you really should pay attention.”
“Hiiik…♡”
In the blink of an eye, time had passed to afternoon.
After finishing the morning class and eating lunch,
I parted ways with Lady Choryeong just like yesterday.
And I
once again visited the Principal’s office today.
It was the Principal’s orders.
Lady Choryeong followed the regular curriculum.
For a while, I would be undergoing a special curriculum here in the Principal’s office.
I didn’t know the reason, but
either way, it worked out well for me.
This time alone with the Principal would surely be a great help in my investigation.
‘If I can gather even a single clue while the special curriculum is in progress, that would be good…’
“Indeed. It would be nice if you could learn something. Now, how about this?”
“Nnghiiik…♡”
The Principal’s finger dug into my most intimate place… my pussy.
The thick finger was swallowed up with almost no resistance.
As the coarse digit stirred inside my hole with a wet squelch,
I let out a pathetic sigh and twitched my hips.
“Now, does it feel good here? Here?”
“Hiiik… J-just now… that felt good… it tingled…♡”
“How honest. As a reward, I’ll rub it for you. Here.”
“Nnghaaaaaah♡♡”
His fingers felt far too good.
They moved with the skill of someone who knew a woman’s body extremely well.
In contrast, as someone with almost no experience as a woman and who was still unfamiliar even with the sensations of a pussy, those fingers were far too overwhelming for me.
They were too skilled… they felt too good….
“Then I’ll be counting on you again today. Answer my questions honestly. In return, I’ll tell you about myself as well. A fair exchange, isn’t it?”
At the Principal’s whisper—a very wise and clever proposal—
I nodded my head vigorously.