Chapter 118: Survival Test (11)
Her body was straight out of a heroine handbook. I couldn\'t help but wonder how stunning her front would be if her back was this impressive. After the gentle backrub, I let my hands glide down her sides.
Alice\'s body tensed up with a hint of nervousness. It\'s understandable; it\'s probably her first time experiencing a man\'s touch. I paused the massage and infused mana into my fingertips.
I started working on each mana circuit on her back one by one. Since it was bare skin, I had to be extra careful to make it seem effective. I injected mana into each circuit while expanding them with my touch.
"Ahh…" Alice muffled a moan and burried her face in her uniform, maybe out of embarrassment or discomfort. I couldn\'t be sure, but it was somewhat cute. With her expertise as a talented swordmage, Alice boasted impressive physical prowess.
I finished working on her back and, unable to touch her chest or hips, moved to her side.
"Hmm…!"
While infusing mana, my touch traced her velvety skin. "How is it? Do you feel anything?"
"Uh… Yes. It\'s working… Hmmh…"
Upon directly infusing mana, I discerned her low mana sensitivity—likely stemming from innate mana deficiency. She struggled to perceive mana flow within. To test, I subtly directed mana towards her groin area from her side, and she showed no sign of awareness.
"Hah… Hah…" Alice suppressed her moans, burying her face deeper into her student uniform. It seemed she felt embarrassed by the pleasure.
★ Heroine Status Window
[Alice]
[Affection: 40]
[Lust: 62]
[Appetite: 20]
[Fatigue: 51]
Current Status: This is weird… Agh!
Okay, I have no idea what I\'m doing, but I can\'t be too obvious from the beginning.
Since it wouldn\'t end with just one session, I stimulated all the circuits on her back once and infused a bit of mana. It was roughly twice the amount when massaging her shoulders.
This should definitely make her feel satisfied. From her perspective, it should feel like her body is filled with mana. It\'s a different kind of mana compared to what she obtains from manastones.
"Alice, we\'re done."
"Ah… Ahh… Thank you. It does feel filled, indeed."
There was a delicate glisten of sweat on her skin, and the subtly accelerated pace of her breath left no room for doubt about the pleasure she had clearly felt. The same could be said for me – I was sweating profusely. Stimulating each mana circuit was no easy task for me.
"Phew… Thankfully." Exiting the tent, I used fresh water to wipe away the sweat from my face and gave my body a quick cleanse to alleviate some of the discomfort from the sticky heat.
Inside the tent, I could hear rustling sounds as Alice emerged, "Thank you. Truly… I feel lighter."
"Really? That\'s a relief."
It\'s just a feeling, though…
The smartwatch alarm blared, signaling the passage of 12 o\'clock, marking the onset of the fourth day. I glanced at the dwindling count of surviving students.
"110…"
The number showed little decline. At this pace, we might not even dip below 100 by tomorrow. In the original narrative, around 70 should remain on the fourth day, dropping to fewer than 50 by the fifth.
I also checked the points ranking to confirm.
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Current point rankings on the island.
1. Nam Daeun. 1,210p
2. Lee Hoyeon. 380p
3. Alice. 354p
4. Kim Younghan. 290p
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Point standings held steady, and I was puzzled about Nam Daeun\'s strategy to gather 1,210 points. Despite her evident strength, she didn\'t seem intent on hiding her abilities, opting to spend the entire day engaged in monster hunts. The question lingered in my mind: What motivated her to go to such lengths?
Certainly, she revealed her hidden strength during the final practical test, but that alone wouldn\'t serve as a sufficient explanation for her relentless efforts.
Definitely different from the original. What\'s the exact change?
I felt uneasy about Kim Younghan rapidly catching up from below. While I was a bit slower due to dividing points with Alice, his growth rate surpassed mine.
"I don\'t know… I\'ll think about it again tomorrow."
Securing the top spot for myself isn\'t the main goal; rather, it\'s ensuring Alice reaches it. In the original, Alice topped the written test, Nam Daeun excelled in the practical, and Lee Hoyeon stood out in the special. This balanced distribution gradually drew attention to each character.
I\'ve garnered sufficient attention already by securing the top spot in the written test and letting Nam Daeun shine in the practical. It seems only fitting for Alice to take the lead in the special test this time.
"I\'ll take the first watch." Alice declared, brimming with energy.
"Sure… Wake me up in three hours."
"No, I\'ll do it when my mana runs out. I want to see how long it lasts."
"Well, it should endure quite a while, but sure."
Since I had doubled the usual duration, it should last 6 to 8 hours.
Well, she can take as long as she wants.
I retreated into the tent and quickly succumbed to sleep. Exhausted from expending a considerable amount of mana, my eyes shut almost immediately.
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"Yes… A 10,000 won donation. Thank you!"
[Hey sis, why do you seem kinda low-energy lately?]
[Hey, love you, you\'re awesome! You\'re in your third year, huh? Saw someone today with a body just like yours. LOL]
[Noticed your reactions aren\'t as lively, and your streams are kinda short these days. What\'s up with that?]
"I\'m not feeling well. I\'m sorry." Liliana quickly ended today\'s stream. Even though there was nothing to do after, strangely, her energy didn\'t rise. Naturally, she knew why.
"Hmm…"
On the bed, Hoyeon\'s underwear and clothes were strewn around. After four days, the scent was fading, but Liliana clung to those clothes like a koala on a eucalyptus tree, desperate to trap that fragrance.
"Master… Hah…" She chomped down on a piece of clothing and her fingers found their way to her groin.
Being alone is tougher than I thought.
The words of her mother, saying that a succubus cannot live alone, finally struck Liliana\'s heart. Rather than not knowing, once she experienced the warmth of a man, she couldn\'t return to her original state.
Liliana\'s tail slid into her snatch, and her fingers stimulated her clitoris.
"Hmm… Not enough… Ah…"
It didn\'t quite match up to Hoyeon\'s meat-stick, and it wasn\'t as firm. But resorting to adult toys felt like stabbing her master in the back, so she wasn\'t inclined to go down that road.
"Why aren\'t you coming quickly… Stupid Master…"
Liliana hugged Hoyeon\'s clothes and buried her face in them.
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I opened my eyes to the chirping sounds of birds.
"Ugh… What time is it?" Despite no memory of activating the insomnia buff, the sun was already casting its morning glow.
I glanced at my smartwatch, it read 7 o\'clock. Having last checked the player count around midnight before bed, Alice had been alone for nearly 7 hours.
"Did she happen to doze off?" I pondered and straightened my attire before stepping outside.
Alice gracefully moved by the riverside.
Swish—
A swift arc of a mana-infused sword descended, followed by a step back and an incantation.
Boom!
Her magical sphere exploded in the river, generating a powerful current.
"Haah… Haah…!" Alice\'s expression, catching her breath, appeared unusually radiant.
★ Heroine Status Window
[Alice]
[Affection: 42]
[Lust: 51]
[Appetite: 40]
[Fatigue: 68]
Current Status: Feeling great…! It feels like my body is soaring!
Huh…
Why is she radiating so much energy?
Alice caught my gaze and approached. "Lee Hoyeon… Thanks. My speed has noticeably improved."
"Is it really working?"
"Absolutely."
Alice wore a confident smile, appearing genuinely stunning. Yet…
"Really? That\'s great."
Maybe it\'s just a placebo…
Aware of the truth, I chose to remain silent.
"By the way, did you manage to get any sleep? You should rest."
Her fatigue levels were notably high. It\'s impressive to be this fatigued after pulling an all-nighter.
"I\'m okay. My senses are so heightened right now that I don\'t want to sleep."
"Ah…"
It seemed she couldn\'t shake off the excitement from the new sensation.
Hold on, could it be more than just a placebo?
Maybe my stimulation of the mana circuits had a short-term effect. My mana massage serves as a temporary expansion of her mana circuits, making them to enlarge briefly. While they quickly return to their original size, there\'s still a short-term expansion effect.
For someone like Alice, with innate mana deficiency, receiving the massage might make her feel rejuvenated.
"So, I was thinking… Can you give me another massage? My mana is completely depleted."
In the end, to relive that sensation, she needed another massage from me.
Well, this is unexpectedly great.
The effect turned out to be surprisingly effective; it created an unforeseen positive feedback loop. Though I aimed for this cycle, I didn\'t anticipate it happening so swiftly. If she continues to seek this, there might be more avenues to explore later.
"Sure, let\'s do it inside the tent?"
"Yeah." Alice, eager for another massage, entered the tent after removing her student uniform. I followed suit.
"Huuh…"
Looking at her pure white back, I began the massage in the same way as last night. Having just woken up, my condition was excellent, making it easier. I also become more familiar with the process after trying it once.
"Hemph…"
Once again, Alice buried her face in her student uniform and suppressed her moans.
Cute…
This time, I worked more subtly. I precisely stimulated only the mana circuits on her back to avoid any stimulation on the arms, legs, chest, and abdomen. This way, she would develop a desire for massages in other areas. Of course, I didn\'t forget to stimulate the sensitive areas for pleasure, like the groin.
As I observed Alice\'s trembling back, the thought crossed my mind that there wasn\'t much left before moving on to nude massages.