Special Mission: Sex with Silk Blond 1
"So, you had sex with Ska Rate, Lapis Julie, and Ia Ris, huh? The three types of mana swirling around inside you are the aftermath of that."
"...Yes."
After heading to the lab for a full-body scan, I figured there was no point hiding it—Dr. Emme would find out eventually anyway—so I confessed everything. But unlike last time, when I'd braced myself for some drug injection or her showing clear displeasure, she just stared calmly at the test results.
I couldn't tell if she was truly unbothered or if this was the calm before the storm. Her ambiguous attitude made me almost blurt out, 'Are you mad?'—a question I really shouldn't ask.
That's when Dr. Emme turned from the results to me.
"Hmm, yes. Absorbing mana by overlapping bodies with Ia Ris was a wise choice. The white mana is fully buffering the shock from the red and blue mana clashing against each other. You won't be in mortal danger from their collision anymore."
"R-Really? That's a relief..."
My anxiety about things going wrong from absorbing Ia sis's mana melted away with her matter-of-fact explanation. As relief washed over me in a deep sigh, Dr. Emme dropped a bombshell.
"But, Rabbit. Your body might be safe now, but controlling the red mana is a whole other issue. Didn't you say earlier, before the scan, that every time the red sparks fly, you lose your reason and become all instinct? In your current state, there's no telling when the red sparks might turn you into a sex maniac again."
"...Pardon?"
"Don't know what a sex maniac is? A fuck-crazed bastard. That's you."
"Ah..."
Hearing that uncharacteristically emotional tone from her, I realized she was pissed, even if she looked unfazed. Good thing I hadn't asked if she was mad. Who knows what she'd have done to me.
Now that I knew she was angry, looking at her again, her already dead-fish eyes looked even more hollow, her hands crumpling the results sheet, and blood seeping from her bitten lower lip.
No way she's this furious? Dr. Emme?
The world's top genius scientist, evaluated as someone who'd ruthlessly excluded all emotion to focus solely on reason and research—even in front of an awakener dying from monster poison, she'd expressionlessly extracted the venom for study, the pinnacle of rationality.
When those photos leaked online, sparking outrage over ethics and questioning if she even had human emotions, she invented an antidote the next day, injected it into the near-dead awakener, saved their life, and the backlash vanished overnight.
That's Dr. Emme for you—someone so rational she discarded anything unnecessary for problem-solving. For her to self-harm by biting her lip, however minor, was shocking after two years of knowing her.
It wasn't enough to make my head spin or my limbs shake uncontrollably, but it stunned me speechless. I froze, unsure what to do.
Gazing at me with eyes dead enough to feel like death itself, Dr. Emme let out a heavy sigh and wiped the blood from her lower lip with her finger.
"Haa... Fine. Getting mad won't undo what's already happened. Rabbit, come here."
She shook her head like she'd given up on something and beckoned me over. Completely crushed by her overwhelming pressure, I had no choice but to obey.
I hurried close before she could get mad again, and she pressed her bloodied thumb against my lips.
"Mmph."
"Lick it. With all your might."
"......"
It was an absurd demand, but I lacked the guts to defy her right now. I parted my lips slightly, nipped her thumb, and licked off the blood with my tongue.
It was bitter and salty like any blood, but why didn't it disgust me? Why did my heart race?
As an unfamiliar sensation bloomed in my chest, her baby-faced features—far too youthful for her age—filled my vision. Oh shit, what am I thinking about Emme?
I snapped to my senses, quickly licking the blood clean before spitting out her thumb.
"Slurp. Pwah. Satisfied now?"
"......Yeah."
My tongue work, honed from tangling with Lapis and Ia sis, was technical enough to flush even Dr. Emme's cheeks.
Anyway, after perfectly following her bizarre order to lick her bloodied thumb, her anger seemed to subside a bit. She stared, entranced, at her thumb now slick with my saliva, no longer radiating menace.
"......"
"......"
"......Ahh."
A brief silence fell. As she parted her lips, about to suck her own thumb, my words halted her.
"By the way, Doctor. So, how do I control the red mana?"
"Ahh?! Oh, th-that... well..."
She jolted like never before, hiding her thumb behind her back, stammering incoherently. Does she not know either? Anxiety crept in at this unfamiliar side of her, but then she grumbled reluctantly.
"Sigh... Silk Blond. If my guess is right, absorbing mana through sex with her should do it."
"......Pardon?"
Her utterly unexpected answer left my mind blank. She continued in that displeased tone.
"You can wield the blue mana as you wish, but not the red, because mana follows its owner's nature. Ska Rate, devoted to instinct over reason like Lapis Julie, has violent mana. With that nature in your red sparks, they're bound to be wild too."
"Wh-What's that got to do with sex with Silk Blond?"
Unable to see the connection, I asked. She raised one eyebrow, like how do you not know?
"Rabbit, do you not know what ability got Silk Blond to her position?"
Only then did I understand why she suggested Silk Blond. Her ability: Taming. In theory, subdue any foe and invest enough time, and you could turn even the mightiest being into a limb. An absurd cheat skill.
Dr. Emme was telling me to absorb that mana and tame the rampaging red sparks inside me.
"...Got it. Thanks for the advice, Doctor."
I bowed gratefully to her, as always the one providing answers. She let out a hollow chuckle and replied curtly.
"Honestly, I hate you overlapping with other women, Rabbit. But I hate you turning into a sex maniac anytime, anywhere even more. That's why I told you. And once you've absorbed Silk Blond's mana too, come back to the lab. I have serious business with you."
"Serious business? If it's that important, why not now...?"
"Rabbit, I'm a woman too. I need time to prepare mentally. Don't forget I'm an adult with far more life experience than you, even if I look like a kid right now?"
Irked by my thoughtless words, she spoke more coldly than usual, furrowing her brow. Her expression screamed get out, so I bowed hastily and left the lab.
"Ah, s-sorry! I'll be back! Thanks again today!"
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"...Still, how do I seduce her in a way that spreads good rumors?"
Great, I had a way to handle the red mana from Dr. Emme. But suddenly needing to sleep with Silk Blond left me stumped.
Sex itself wasn't the issue. From what I'd seen last time, she was dying to jump me—she liked me that much.
But was it okay to do it purely for my benefit? That'd just exploit her feelings. No different from trampling her pure heart.
Having lovey-dovey sex with Ia sis gave me a glimpse of what love is. That fluttering chest, soaring highs and crushing lows—that's the emotion I felt as love.
Knowing love's power to upend a person, I hesitated to use it for my goals alone.
Should I just think simply? I fix my body, she gets sex with me—mutual benefit sex?
"......Haa."
Frustrated and unable to decide, I covered my face with both hands. That's when a click sounded, someone entered the room, and from behind, they hugged me in the chair.
"Potsiii♡"
"...Senior."
Rubbing her cheek against mine from behind—this was Silk Blond, the very woman I had to sleep with.