Chapter 108: The Mage Association
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 108: The Mage Association
The Charm stat wasn’t just about making one’s appearance more beautiful.
After all, the system was identical to the game.
It couldn’t possibly be a stat that just ended with, “You get prettier.” That much was obvious.
Generally, the higher one’s Charm, the greater the positive modifiers applied to sexual acts.
In a world where you leveled up through sex, that alone made it an incredibly valuable stat.
And for Guwon in particular, the Charm stat was even more valuable than it was for others.
It was because of the Saint job, the default class given at the start of the game. Charm was a stat intrinsically linked to the Saint class.
Just as raising Strength increased attack power and investing in Durability raised defense, raising Charm increased the power of the Saint’s skills.
So why hadn’t I ever raised it until now?
Of course, if I had my way, I would have loved to. Just having sex would grant better modifiers, the power of my Saint skills would increase, and as a bonus, I’d even get more handsome. It was only natural that I’d want to raise it.
But thinking rationally, I had no need to raise my Charm.
My performance in bed was already more than sufficient, and likewise, there was absolutely no need to increase the power of my Saint skills any further. Becoming more handsome did nothing for me other than making me feel good.
That was why I had tearfully refrained from raising my Charm.
Besides, my initial Charm value was so high to begin with that it was already my third-highest stat, right after Strength and Durability.
But now, things were a little different.
As long as I had no way to counter the mage before me through conventional combat, my only hope lay in my Saint skills.
I had confirmed earlier that Saint’s Touch was effective, even if its power was significantly diminished.
So what if I invested all my bonus stats into Charm right here?
I could say this with certainty: there was no way it wouldn’t be effective.
I immediately invested all my bonus stats into Charm.
But wasn’t it a waste to use up all my bonus stats like that?
Sure, it would have been more efficient to use them little by little, raising the stat only until my Saint skills worked properly.
But right now, time was of the essence. I had no idea when another mage might show up after hearing the commotion.
It couldn’t be helped. It just couldn’t be helped.
It was definitely not because I just wanted to get more handsome and even more amazing at sex that I dumped all my bonus stats into it. Absolutely not.
Name: Guwon
Race: Human 24
Job: Saint 45 / Adventurer 21 / Martial Artist 37
Level: 45
HP: 12700/12700
Essence: 4500/4500
Strength: 127
Durability: 115
Agility: 98
Stamina: 96
Intelligence: 54
Spirit: 64
Charm: 168
Bonus Stats: 0
Status: Normal
As I invested all 60 of the bonus stats I had saved up, my Charm skyrocketed in an instant.
Heheheh. I haven’t looked in a mirror, but I already feel more handsome.
My Charm had increased immensely, but my preparations for dealing with that mage weren’t over yet.
Right now, all of my Saint skills required direct contact to be effective.
And as long as his shield was up, direct contact was impossible.
That’s where a new skill came in: Saint’s Wave.
It was a skill I could learn at exactly level 45. To put it simply, it was a technique that let me shoot out my Saint’s Touch like an energy blast.
This was the gamble.
A shield was a spell that blocked attacks below a certain damage threshold.
Would Saint’s Wave be judged as an attack and be blocked by the shield? Even though it was just a skill that induced sexual pleasure?
It was a gamble, but I thought it was one with a good chance of success.
“Eat this!”
After investing a skill point into Saint’s Wave, I immediately thrust my open palm forward.
A transparent aura shot out from my hand and struck the mage’s body.
“Puhaha! What do you think you’re—ahhhng!”
Since the aura was transparent, it wasn’t exactly visible.
He probably thought I was just flailing around uselessly.
The mage tried to laugh at me, but he suddenly went pigeon-toed and let out a bizarre shriek.
Nice. Just as I thought, raising my Charm this much makes it work for sure.
But it wasn’t enough. His shield hadn’t disappeared yet.
“What am I doing? I’m sending you to heaven!”
That’s right. I wasn’t sending him to hell. I was sending him to heaven.
Fitting for a Saint.
“Heeik! Wait! Hah! This is! Ugh!”
As I fired off Saint’s Wave repeatedly, the continuous pleasure finally caused the mage’s concentration to waver.
As proof, the shield in front of him began to fade until it finally vanished completely.
“You’ve given me enough trouble.”
Once the shield was gone, he was no longer a match for me.
I shrouded my hand in Saint’s Touch and placed it on the mage’s head.
Saint’s Wave is convenient, but it consumes a lot of Essence.
“Regret this in heaven.”
“Hyaaaaaaaah!”
With a magnificent moan, the man’s eyes rolled back into his head, and he lost consciousness.
“Hoo. Today, too… I have made another man spill his useless seed.”
“…You’ve worked hard.”
As I was striking a ridiculous pose, Vanessa offered her respects from behind me.
Only then did I remember she was there.
And I froze, still holding my ridiculous pose.
“…Where have you been this whole time?”
“Pardon? I have been right behind you.”
“…Then why didn’t you help?”
“You did not request my assistance.”
Dammit! What a passive-aggressive woman!
If you see someone struggling, shouldn’t you step in and help on your own?!
Ugh! My bonus stats!
If she had just helped, I wouldn’t have had to use them!
I spun around to face Vanessa.
“What are you going to do about my stats!”
“Ye-yes…?”
When I turned, Vanessa flinched for a moment, then tilted her head with a question mark floating above it, as if she had no idea what I was talking about.
Dammit. To think I blew all the bonus stats I’d so carefully saved up.
And of all things, on Charm, the one stat I needed to raise the least!
I’ve become too handsome! …Huh?
Hoo, hooo. Well, what’s done is done.
No amount of regret would bring back the stats I’d already assigned.
I decided to stop whining about it.
I could just enjoy the power of my increased Charm to my heart’s content with Diana’s body later.
“Alright, Vanessa. I finished the fight, so you search his body. Find his ID or whatever and get this elevator working.”
“…Yes.”
Vanessa made a face for a second, but she obediently began searching the man’s body.
Sorry, but it can’t be helped. I don’t want to touch the body of some dude who just came and passed out, either.
“I have found it.”
Vanessa pulled a card from the man’s body.
It looked just like an adventurer’s card.
In any case, we could now operate the elevator.
The fact that he had confronted me at Diana’s mansion meant he was important enough to represent an entire school of magic in a visit to Diana.
In other words, his card could probably access a good number of floors.
“Alright. Let’s go straight to the top.”
Just as I expected, we were able to use his card to go directly to the top floor.
When we arrived, the one who greeted us was none other than the hip-hopper.
He was standing motionless in front of a large door, as if on guard duty.
“You’re late. What the hell were you—y-you!”
Thinking we were mages from the Association, the hip-hopper started to speak condescendingly, but his expression changed the moment he saw my face.
“What is the likes of you doing here! No, how did you even get in!”
“Where are your manners?”
“Yo! …I mean, I have no reason to speak formally to scum like you!”
Then what was that “Yo!” at the beginning if not a sign of respect? Is it some kind of hip-hopper idiom?
“And I have no reason to tell scum like you how I got in. Get out of the way. I’m taking Diana back.”
“Do not speak her name so freely!”
At my words, the hip-hopper flew into a rage and immediately began chanting a spell.
“Shall I step in?”
Perhaps feeling guilty for just watching earlier, Vanessa asked me this time.
“No. It’s fine. Just watch from over there.”
I’d already spent all my bonus stats anyway.
Since I’d raised my Charm, I might as well use it when I have the chance.
Besides, I already had a plan.
I immediately fired a Saint’s Wave at the hip-hopper.
“Ugh! Th-this is?!”
The hip-hopper’s spell-casting was instantly cut off, and he stammered in surprise.
Come to think of it, didn’t they say he was the strongest mage among the ones who came earlier?
As expected, he wasn’t the type to start moaning right away from a single Saint’s Wave.
But I didn’t need to push him that far.
The point was just to make it impossible for him to chant spells.
I immediately closed the distance and grabbed him by the shoulders.
No matter how high his level was, he was still a mage. Physically, he was no match for me.
Now that I had him in my grasp, the fight was as good as over.
I grabbed both of his shoulders and moved toward the door.
But I didn’t pin him against it. Instead, I leaned my own back against the door.
“Your level is high, so you seem to be holding out a bit… The others so far all came so quickly it was boring. Try to last a long time and entertain me a little.”
I immediately cast Climax Restraint on him, followed by Saint’s Touch.
“Kuh. Y-you bastard. Hah. Do you think a mage of the Association would fall to something like this?”
Yeah. I’m sure you will.
You’ve already given up on trying to use magic.
“You talk big, but it looks like the front of your pants is already bulging quite a bit, don’t you think?”
“Kugh. I-I will never let you get to Lady Telluna.”
“That’s not for you to decide. Diana is a member of my clan. If anything, you all should be getting my permission to see her. And… it’s over for you now.”
As I spoke, I placed one hand on the doorknob.
“W-what, kugh, do you mean?”
“Diana is on the other side of this door, right? What do you think will happen if I open this door right now?”
“Wh-what did you say?”
“If I open the door like this, I’ll fall into the room. And you’ll fall right on top of me. A male mage, face flushed with arousal, pinning down his male clan leader. What do you think Diana will think when she sees that?”
This was why I had deliberately used Climax Restraint.
It would be disgusting if he came on top of me.
“Do you really think Lady Telluna, who knows about your job, would misunderstand like that!” the man said, his face pale as he understood my meaning.
“Oh? So you’re saying it’s okay if I open it? A random mage she barely knows versus the leader of the clan she belongs to. I’m looking forward to seeing whose story Diana believes.”
As I said that, I actually turned the doorknob slightly.
To be honest, the hip-hopper was right. Since Diana knew about my job, she’d probably assume I was up to something.
But with the pleasure continuing to wash over him even now, his brain probably wasn’t working properly.
“W-wait! Let’s! Let’s talk!”
Just as I expected, he hastily tried to stop me.
“Where are your manners?”
“Yo!”
“Hmm. Fine. Let’s hear what you have to say.”
“W-what do you want… yo.”
“To take Diana with me, of course.”
“Th-that’s…”
“And on my way in, I might have done some… nasty things to a few of your guys. You’re going to smooth that over, too.”
Diana could probably make it all go away with a single word, but then she’d feel indebted to these guys. I couldn’t let that happen.
“Wh-what did you say! Y-you bastard!”
“Being disgraced for letting Diana go, or being personally hated by Diana. Which will you choose? For the record, with the first option, you at least have the excuse that you were following Diana’s wishes. Think carefully.”
“Kuhhh! Y-you!”
“Oh? The door’s about to open.”
“I get it! I get it, you bastard! Do whatever you want!”
“Where are your manners?”
“Yo!”
“Good. Now, do that Mana Oath thing or whatever it’s called.”
“What did you say?!”
“Did you really think I’d just take your word for it and trust you? What are you waiting for? Hurry up.”
“Kugh. I-I swear on my mana.”
The hip-hopper spoke, his lower lip trembling with indignation.
“What? That’s it?”
When I looked at Vanessa, she nodded.
Apparently, it was just a verbal declaration.
I thought there’d be some flashy effects, but it was surprisingly simple.
“Good. Well done. You can cum now.”
Stepping away from the hip-hopper, I released the Climax Restraint.
“What? What do you mean—hyaaaaaaaah!”
The pleasure that had been building up all this time sent the hip-hopper straight to heaven.
“What is all this commotion?”
Hearing the noise, the door opened, and Diana appeared.
“Diana!”
Overjoyed, I immediately hugged her.
“Ehet! What are you doing here?”
“You were taking so long, I got worried and came to find you.”
“Hah… Did I not send word that this body would be a little late?”
Huh? What is she talking about?
“Vanessa, did you hear anything?”
“No. We received no such message before we left the mansion.”
“…It seems these men have been causing trouble. But you’ve done well to make it this far. Did they simply let you in?”
“Nope. I infiltrated my way through.”
“…What on earth have you been doing?”
“But I was worried.”
“You… Hah. Vanessa, why did you not stop him?”
“Because you instructed me to listen to Sir Guwon as much as possible.”
“Even so, to this extent… Well, what’s done is done. Come in for now.”
Breaking free from my embrace, Diana went back into the room.
As expected of a room prepared by Diana’s fanatics solely for her, it was decorated in an incredibly luxurious fashion.
“B-but what’s with your face?”
Huh? My face?
…Ah. Could it be because I raised my Charm, and I look even more handsome than before?
“What’s wrong with my face? Do I look handsome or something? I suppose even to you, the prince who came to rescue the princess trapped in a tower looks even more dashing, right?”
Since the people of this world didn’t know about detailed stats, I decided to try my luck with a smooth line.
Though, to be precise, it wasn’t like Diana was actually trapped here.
“O-of course not! That’s not it! Now that I look again, you look the same as always! This body must have seen wrong for a moment!” Diana said, her voice suddenly rising in pitch as she grew flustered.
Nice. She’s getting the wrong idea. If this misunderstanding turns into genuine feelings… No, that’s probably hoping for too much.
“So, why are you still here, Diana?”
“E-ehem. Hmph. The heads of each school are on their way here. Speaking to the ones at this branch won’t be enough to convince everyone.”
“So you were waiting here until all those heads arrived?”
“Mm.”
“You could have just waited at the mansion. Why are you in a place like this?”
“Don’t be so harsh. They do this because they need this body. Is it not right for this body to show some sincerity in return?”
“I need you too, you know.”
“H-hmph. You’re being unusually childish today.”
Even as she said that, Diana stroked my head with a benevolent expression.
“By the way, it was wrong of you to barge in here like this. Fortunately, this body can smooth things over this time.”
“Ah, that’s fine. We already talked it out and settled everything.”
“Oh? Is that so? How unexpected.”
“I’m a pretty agreeable person by nature, you know.”
“Are you? In any case, refrain from such actions in the future. It would be better to formally protest by asserting the clan’s rights.”
“I don’t know much about that stuff. See? This is why I need you, Diana.”
“Hehe. I understand, I understand.”
Diana smiled gently again and stroked my head.
“So, are you going to keep waiting here until those heads arrive?”
“Mm. That is the plan.”
“How long will it take?”
“It should not take too long. They will be using teleportation circles. However, some are on the opposite side of the continent… so it will likely take another hour or two.”
“Is that so…”
Hearing that, I wrapped my arm around Diana’s waist.
“Wh-what are you doing?”
“I will be waiting outside the door.”
Sensing what was about to happen from my actions, Vanessa tactfully left the room.
“W-wait, a-are you serious?”
“Of course. It’s already night. And you said it’ll take an hour or two anyway, right?”
“W-well, that is true, but—Kyaa!”
I lifted Diana into a princess carry and walked toward the bed in the corner of the room.