Chapter 66
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 66
Chapter Title: 4 Channel Ability Report
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“Castaway...?”
Rubyel called out to me in a voice still thick with sleep as she turned her head.
I stopped kneading her with my telekinetic hand at her reaction, but Rubyel spoke up again.
“It's fine. You can keep touching.”
Rubyel gave her permission once more and looked at me.
But when she saw me lying straight on my back while groping both her breasts, she blinked for a moment.
“...?”
Then she lifted her head and looked down at her own chest.
“...What is this?”
Rubyel still didn't seem to grasp what was kneading her breasts.
“Ah... well, it's telekinesis.”
“Telekinesis? You mean you're kneading them with telekinesis?”
At the mention of telekinesis, Rubyel furrowed her brow slightly before placing her hand on my telekinetic grip.
“Does kneading with telekinesis mean anything special?”
“Yes. Now I can feel the texture through telekinesis too.”
“You can feel the texture?”
Rubyel placed her hand on my telekinesis and soon pinched its edge.
“Does this hurt?”
I could feel her pinching it, but it didn't really hurt.
“No. It doesn't hurt.”
“So only pleasant sensations get through to you, huh.”
Thinking about it, the sensory link was something I'd gained from specializing my ability at level 20.
It made sense that only beneficial sensations would transmit since it was from an ability specialization.
“Anyway, I woke up because the kneading felt different.”
Huh?
“Different how?”
“It used to be rough before... but now it feels delicate? It's giving me this strange stimulation.”
Rubyel's mention of stimulation made me glance at her face, where I could see a faint flush.
It was probably the effect of my Handiwork skill, but considering tomorrow's schedule, I couldn't keep going.
'Too bad...'
Putting aside my regret, I dispelled the telekinesis, and Rubyel looked puzzled as she asked.
“Not touching anymore?”
“You should sleep too, Rubyel.”
“I said it's fine. No.”
Rubyel slowly shifted her body to press close, our arms touching, then cautiously said.
“I want you to touch me more.”
“...”
I couldn't decide what to do upon hearing that.
Part of me wanted to keep groping mindlessly, but her reaction felt dangerous somehow.
“You won't touch me?”
“More importantly, don't you need sleep?”
“I'll savor it a bit longer and then sleep.”
She showed no intention of backing down.
Thinking it would be hard to keep refusing, I rolled toward Rubyel and quietly moved my hand.
Swish―
I slipped my hand under her nightdress, slightly hiked up, feeling her smooth skin and the soft breast once more.
'Here.'
I used telekinesis on the other breast, and Rubyel reacted immediately.
“Eut.”
Rubyel squeezed her eyes shut and shuddered as if hit by a small shock.
This time, I set aside my own desires and moved to maximize her satisfaction.
'Feels like I should do it this way.'
The Ice Queen from 3 Channel had said my free control of telekinesis came with a bonus effect.
Likewise, Handiwork seemed to give a bonus, letting me instinctively know how to move here.
“Haa... eut.”
Thanks to that, Rubyel let out faintly heated breaths and trembled finely again.
“...”
Watching her like that felt completely different from just quietly groping her chest.
'Because of Rubyel's reactions?'
Seeing her gradually unravel because of me brought a sense of elation.
Rubyel, unable to mind me, quietly covered her mouth with one hand.
Probably to stifle even the small moans leaking out.
'I want to see more.'
Wanting to see her more disheveled, I moved two more telekinetic hands.
They carefully touched her thighs, feeling smooth, springy texture.
Flinch―
Rubyel flinched when I touched her thighs too, but that was it.
She didn't stop me, just breathed a bit more roughly.
“Eueut. Eut.”
Then, as if the stimulation she'd craved arrived, she arched her waist slightly and trembled all over.
'Did it work?'
I was inwardly surprised I'd drawn this reaction from just her breasts and thighs.
This Handiwork ability might be even more amazing than I'd thought.
“Haa... haa... Castaway.”
At that moment, Rubyel called my name amid heavy breaths.
Her flushed face radiated heat, her gaze burning too.
“...”
Naturally, I'd been aroused for a while.
Noticing my eyes, Rubyel gently closed hers and tilted her chin up slightly.
“...”
With nothing in my mind, I leaned in like I was enchanted and kissed Rubyel.
Surrendering to instinct, I sucked wildly at her lips, and Rubyel responded in kind.
Chuup. Chup.
Her soft lips and hot, sweet breath transmitted directly.
As I lost reason bit by bit, Rubyel pulled back and glanced behind me.
“Ah. Ellie. Did I wake you?”
“...?”
Ellie? Elisicia?
Hearing Elisicia's name, I turned to see her half-propped up, staring.
“Rubyel. What were you doing with Castaway?”
“Kissing? I didn't plan to, but it just happened.”
Rubyel answered nonchalantly.
“And it was way better than I'd heard. You interested too, Ellie?”
Elisicia shook her head.
“Not really.”
“What if Castaway wants to?”
“Then...”
Elisicia had her own priorities and nodded at Rubyel's words.
“If that's what Castaway wants, I'll do it.”
“There you go.”
Rubyel asked what I'd do.
I had no idea how to handle this.
'Kiss Elisicia too?'
The kiss with Rubyel had been impulsive.
Luckily, my reason had somewhat returned.
“No, it's fine.”
Elisicia said she wasn't interested anyway, so I refused and dispelled the telekinesis.
“Going to sleep?”
Rubyel noticed immediately and asked.
Thinking about it, with others in the tent, I'd gotten too carried away.
“Yeah. Busy tomorrow, like I said.”
“If you say so... okay.”
Rubyel's excitement had subsided too, and she nodded, preparing to sleep again.
Meanwhile, the feel of kissing Rubyel lingered in my mind, making me worry if I'd sleep.
'Pull an all-nighter again?'
Unlike Rubyel, who fell asleep quickly, I couldn't sleep no matter how hard I tried.
'Might as well kill time on the gallery...'
Just as I thought to browse the gallery.
“Castaway.”
Elisicia, whom I'd thought asleep like Rubyel, called me.
“Not sleeping?”
“About to. But first.”
As soon as she answered, Elisicia leaned in and kissed me.
Smack.
After a light lip touch, she pulled back and corrected her earlier statement.
“I wasn't interested, but that doesn't mean I hate it.”
“Ah...”
“If you want, I'll do it anytime. Or you can take the lead.”
I almost kissed her back like with Rubyel but held off.
As I'd thought earlier, with others in the tent, I couldn't act freely.
“...Yeah. You sleep too, Hero.”
“You too, Castaway.”
Still, the regret lingered.
As soon as Elisicia slept, I entered Modern Item Purchase to browse tents.
'Anything decent?'
Considering separate spaces, I soon wondered what was the point.
'Even separated, they'll probably sense what I'm doing.'
These companions were far beyond normal humans, so it was likely.
Deciding no tent would help, I looked elsewhere.
'Huh?'
Container house?
4 Channel.
“How did the Awakening Stones turn out?”
Military Commander Omer Walker asked about the abilities gained by all 17 Awakeners.
Colonel Galore stood at attention and reported on the 17 abilities acquired.
“Yes. Fortunately, the Intermediate Awakening Stones produced weapon-related abilities.”
“Oh. Really?”
Omer brightened at the news of weapon-related abilities.
“Sadly, it's not unlimited ammo. It's called [Flame Attribute Endowment].”
“Hard to tell from the name. What does it do?”
“When applied to guns or similar weapons, bullets explode in flames on impact.”
Hearing that, Omer crossed his thick, muscled arms and pondered.
“How powerful is the flame explosion?”
“That's... minimal. It doesn't compare to thermobaric rounds.”
“What if used on thermobaric rounds? Does it boost power?”
“It does, but the ability's base power is so weak, the effect is negligible.”
Omer nodded.
He was starting to regret the Taehwa 9s he'd lost to Dioren.
“They say you need Bloodstones to level up abilities.”
“So power scales with levels, huh.”
“Yes.”
The problem was acquiring Bloodstones.
“Buy any Bloodstones that appear on 3 Channel exchange. What about the other one's ability?”
Dioren had given two Intermediate Awakening Stones.
One was [Flame Attribute Endowment], time for the other.
“It's [Clairvoyance]. Lets you designate a spot and view it from above like from the sky.”
“Any distance limit?”
“About 10km. Probably increases with levels.”
“So, we pulled duds.”
[Flame Attribute Endowment] was maybe 3rd or 4th rate, but [Clairvoyance] was a total dud.
You could just fly a drone for overhead views.
“Any standouts from the Inferior Awakening Stones?”
Omer forced down his anxiety and asked about the Inferiors too.
His anxiety stemmed from the bugs evolving.
'Damn bug bastards.'
Before, they infected machines for simple charges, but now they operated factories.
Intelligence had emerged.
'Without the auto-intercept system, I'd have wiped them out.'
The auto-intercept system blocking missiles and such had long been infected too.
Couldn't wipe factories from afar without wasting hundreds of shots on resources.
So he'd planned to send soldiers to destroy key factory equipment.
Evolved bugs couldn't repair destroyed gear, buying time if successful.
“Special abilities...”
And Colonel Galore confirmed someone from Inferior stones got a special one.
“Yes. There is.”