Chapter 41
Her trembling hand moved toward the buttons of her shirt. Pop, pop. One by one, the buttons came undone, and the thin shirt fell to the floor. Then the skirt's zipper slid down, and the pantyhose slipped off.
Swish.
"This much should be enough…"
Just as Seraphina was about to say something,
'…Now.'
[Activating the skill 'Bullet Time'.]
I activated the skill.
It wasn't a waste. Since there was no fighting to do, it was fine to use [Bullet Time]. Besides, this was technically 18+ mode, so perhaps I was making the best use of it for its original purpose.
…….
The world slowed down.
In the frozen-looking time, Seraphina's figure was nothing short of a work of art.
The stockings that had been falling toward the floor were sliding slowly through the air—around her ankles, that is. Her closed eyelids trembled slowly, and her clothes lay in a ring around her feet.
She stood before me wearing nothing but pure-white underwear. Plain, utilitarian issue underwear without a single decoration. But the figure beneath was anything but plain.
A narrow waist, voluptuous hips, and, above all, breasts that looked ready to burst. Her skin was so pale it was almost white, and it gave off a milky radiance beneath the light.
Thirty seconds passed. It felt incredibly short.
Pop—.
The world began moving at its normal speed again. Seraphina said in a shame-filled voice.
"……That should be enough, right?"
I'd seen more than enough.
"Yes, Captain. But the heart and lower abdomen are also extremely important mana organs, so…"
Even so, I carefully broached the subject.
"You need to have it done eventually. …Is that what you're saying?"
"Exactly."
Seraphina took the bait.
"Would you lie down on your back on the bed now?"
"…All right."
Seraphina approached the bed stiffly. When she lay down, the old bed creaked. She lay looking at the ceiling with both hands folded over her abdomen. Her ample breasts shifted under gravity.
I reached for her shoulder first. Seraphina flinched hard the instant my fingers touched her. I gently stroked her collarbone and upper arm as I activated the skill.
'Status Analysis.'
[Name: Seraphina von Reinhardt]
[Emotion: Extreme shame, longing for relief from the pain]
'Touch of Tuning.'
[The skill 'Touch of Tuning (Lv.2)' is activated.]
I activated the level 2 [Touch of Tuning] as well. As I did, I felt the frozen mana through my palm, without fail.
'…It definitely works better now.'
It felt completely different from last time. Before, it had felt like sending a stream of warm water through her; now, the stream spread with precision, as if flowing through a network of tiny tubes.
Fsssh…….
The stream spread along the glacier's tiny cracks. Each time it passed, the cracks melted and widened. The cracks branched out like a spiderweb. Their scale grew larger and larger until they consumed the entire glacier in her shoulder.
KRA-KA-BOOM!
At last, the glacier reached its critical point and shattered. Where the enormous ice had collapsed, a deep, tranquil lake resembling a fjord appeared.
'Is this Seraphina's original mana…? Its scale is definitely on another level.'
It was greater than what I had sensed not only in my unawakened body but even in Hanna, an awakened [Mana Detection] user. That was only natural, since hers was combat-oriented.
And I realized it instinctively.
'At this level… I might be able to nearly cure her completely.'
Of course, I had no intention of doing that right away.
[Reconstructing the target's energy flow.]
"…Hnn, haaah…."
Seraphina let out a hot breath. As she felt the mana circuits inside her completely loosen and rebuild, she let all the strength drain from her body. Her two hands, which she had clenched tightly in shame, slowly relaxed.
My hand moved lower. I gently skimmed over her upper chest, then cupped her entire breasts in both hands. The sensation through the coarse cotton bra cups was astonishingly soft.
"Captain, the lymphatic system in the breasts is an important area, too."
"…Is it?"
Seraphina answered in a slack voice to the words I'd tossed out casually. It was effectively permission.
"Excuse me."
I pressed down firmly with my thumbs around where her nipples were.
"Eek…!"
Seraphina's body flinched and trembled.
"Does it hurt?"
"N-no, it doesn't hurt. It's just… eek…!"
She couldn't finish and turned her head away. Her face was completely red.
I alternately tightened and loosened my grip, changing the shape of her breasts in my hands and teasing her nipples through the fabric. It was remarkably addictive.
'Status Analysis.'
[Name: Seraphina von Reinhardt]
[Status: Extremely relaxed, slightly aroused by breast stimulation.]
As I checked the status window, I moved my hands downward. Past her smooth abdomen and narrow waist, I circled her sleek navel. Firm yet soft flesh gathered in my palm.
I rubbed around her navel in circles, taking in the sight of her body. Well-defined, 11-shaped abs and a navel that looked tempting to lick. Just below was the slight mound of her lower abdomen, where her uterus was located, followed by prominent pelvic bones and the soft curve of her pubic bone.
[The skill 'Strong Mind' is active.]
[It suppresses unnecessary emotional agitation and induces the most efficient thinking.]
"…Phew."
I took a deep breath and collected myself.
"I'll examine the lower body now."
"……All right."
Seraphina hesitated before answering. Since she had said herself from the beginning that she would undergo treatment on her lower body, she couldn't deny it now.
I lowered my hand along the line of her pelvis. I passed the waistband of her panties and stroked down from the outside of her thigh. My fingertips lightly brushed her buttock.
I examined her panties closely.
The outline of her vulva was faintly visible through the thin fabric. There were no hairs or dark patches.
"Captain, would you spread your legs slightly?"
"…Eek."
Seraphina lightly bit her lip, then obediently spread her legs. The edge of her panties at the inside of her groin, just below her pubic bone, was exposed in full. I could also glimpse her light-pink labia majora, but no hair was visible.
'Touch of Tuning.'
[It heightens the target's senses and induces slight pleasure.]
I added a tickling sensation and rubbed the long-awaited inner thigh. Soft flesh met my touch.
"Hnng…."
The sensation produced by the skill quickly made Seraphina writhe.
"Th-this is strange… Lieutenant. Something… so electrifyiiing…?!"
Seraphina cried out.
[Status: Experiencing an orgasm]
She seemed to have climaxed. The flesh of her inner thighs quivered beneath my palm. Both legs instinctively clamped shut, trapping my hand, then slowly parted as the strength left them.
"Captain, are you all right?"
I asked teasingly despite already knowing the answer. Seraphina barely managed to respond.
"N-no, I'm not…!"
Sshk.
Without waiting for an answer, I moved my thumb slightly. My fingertip traveled upward along the edge of her panties.
"It's nothing… Hngh?!"
Her plump labia majora brushed my fingertip beside the thin fabric. Far from resisting, Seraphina arched her neck backward.
"Kyahhng…♡!!"
Seraphina let out a sweet cry. Her body, highly sensitive from the climax just moments ago, reacted strongly even to the slightest stimulation.
The panties, too, began to change—not just her voice. In the exact center of the pristine white panties, which had been completely spotless, a tiny dot of a stain appeared and gradually spread into a straight line.
'This should work.'
I withdrew my hand and looked down at Seraphina.
"Haa… haa… haa…."
Exhausted, she panted hotly from the pleasure the skill provided. Her eyes were unfocused, as though her consciousness had grown hazy. She was completely defenseless.
I gently hooked a finger under the waistband of her panties.
"Excuse me. I need to examine the affected area."
Seraphina, forced into lingering afterglow by the skill, seemed not even to realize her panties were being pulled down.
Swish.
As the panties slid down her legs, a pale-pink mound appeared, contrasting with her jade-white skin.
Her labia majora were smooth and completely hairless, while only a small, pale inverted triangle of pubic hair occupied the upper portion. Rather than having groomed it, she seemed to have been naturally born with sparse body hair.
'So she did have some hair after all.'
It was simply so thin and pale that it hadn't been visible through her panties.
Beneath the silver inverted triangle, a small clitoris peeked out. Between the shyly closed, light-pink petals, transparent vaginal fluid continuously flowed from the stimulation just moments ago, running down the inside of her thighs.
I swallowed hard and reached out. With my index and middle fingers, I gently spread her wet labia majora to either side.
Squish.
Thick, viscous fluid coated my fingers. I placed my middle finger against her vaginal opening and slowly pushed it in. After inserting it about one or two joints deep, I felt a slight resistance.
'Checking sexual experience.'
[Sexual Experience]
Kissing: None
Sex: None
Oral sex: None
Anal sex: None
Other: No romantic experience; some sexual experience (numerous instances of bodily contact through biological resonance tuning with Max Jaeger)
"Haaah…?!"
Perhaps because of the unfamiliar sensation of a foreign object, Seraphina twisted her waist. Only then did she seem to notice that something felt wrong, and her eyes flew open.
"Lieutenant… right now… where…?!"
Seraphina hurriedly tried to sit up. Both her hands instinctively seized my wrist. Despite the force behind the movement, there was almost no strength in her grip.
I did not pull away. With her hands still gripping my wrist, I slightly curled the middle finger inserted in her vaginal opening and scraped along the inner wall.
"Hngh?!"
Seraphina's back arched like a bow.