Chapter 43
"This is where the real treatment begins, Captain."
"…What?"
I gripped her waist firmly.
"I'll move now."
"Hngh! W-wait… Don't move, …Hnnngh?!"
As I slowly pulled my penis out, her inner walls clung to it with a wet smack, as though reluctant to let go. Then I drove it back in with a deep plunge.
Smack!
The sound of flesh slapping against flesh was shockingly clear.
"Ah, ngh…! Hn, hnn…!"
Seraphina clutched the pillow tightly. The electrifying pleasure from [Touch of Tuning] left her at a loss.
I enjoyed her reaction while focusing on the skill.
'Touch of Tuning.'
[Reconstructing the target's energy flow.]
I directly tuned the cold lodged deep within her uterus.
Squelch, squelch, squelch.
It felt like smashing a frozen lake apart with a hammer. Each time the glans pressed against the entrance to her uterus, the vicious cold there cracked with a loud crunch.
"Ha, haaah! Th-this is strange… Inside my stomach…!"
"Endure it. This is proof that your mana circulation is returning."
I increased my pace. Holding her hips firmly, I pounded into her roughly like a beast. The bed creaked noisily, and her ample breasts shook violently.
"Mmm, mmm, haaah…!"
'Status Analysis.'
[Name: Seraphina von Reinhardt]
[Status: Heightened sexual arousal, rapid activation of mana circuits.]
[Emotion: Pleasure that blanks her mind, with shame and trust in Max Jaeger coexisting.]
Surprisingly, sex was also effective in treating [Mana Reflux].
[Hidden Trait: Mana Reflux (Mana Overload) - Chronic internal injury, symptoms rapidly improving.]
The status window, which had shown that her symptoms were rapidly improving, began to change little by little—but unmistakably—as I diligently worked [Touch of Tuning] with each thrust.
[Chronic internal injury, congealed mana being crushed and dispersed.]
"Y-Yes, Jaeger… Just a little, a little slower…!"
[Chronic internal injury, mana circuits frozen like a glacier have completely melted.]
"Ah, ah…! There… Hnnghaat♡?"
[Unstable internal injury, mana that had been running wildly is being calmly reconstructed.]
The phrase 'Chronic internal injury,' which had always followed Seraphina's status window like a tag, finally disappeared. In its place remained 'Unstable internal injury.'
Her condition was still bad, but it was far better than before. It was all thanks to sex.
Of course, even without using such a crude method, I could have achieved the same effect by slowly massaging Seraphina's body with [Touch of Tuning].
Well, whatever works.
In any case, I stopped moving for a moment and told Seraphina the good news.
"Can you feel it, Captain?"
"W-what… do you mean…?"
She looked up at me with dazed eyes. She seemed too intoxicated by pleasure to think straight.
"The frozen mana that had been blocking you from within has melted away. As long as you receive regular treatment from now on, you shouldn't suffer those sharp attacks anymore."
At my words, focus returned to Seraphina's eyes. Only then did she seem to check her physical condition.
"……"
Soon, astonishment spread across her face.
She had realized that, beyond the disappearance of the pain that had plagued her repeatedly, something fundamental had changed inside her body.
"……Ah."
Her lips parted slightly.
"I-it really… disappeared. That deep, cold sensation, as though everything were always completely blocked… It's gone like it was all a lie…."
She wore an expression of disbelief.
"……As expected. You were right again, Lieutenant."
A small tear formed at the corner of her eye.
"I'm… glad I trusted you…."
I wiped away the dewy droplet with my thumb and whispered beside her ear.
"It's not over yet."
"Not yet?"
"Yes. The mana has melted, but it's still scattered unstably. To achieve a complete cure, we need to repeat the process of circulating it properly."
"Ah, I understand. I'll do as you say. Properly… Please, cure me properly."
Seraphina's wish—a complete cure for Mana Reflux—was within reach. This was the moment she wanted it most. Of course, I wasn't foolish enough to hand her that sweet fruit right away.
"Please continue to cooperate. From now on, regularly… with me…"
"…."
Seraphina swallowed dryly. Her slender throat bobbed.
"……Regularly… We have to do this as we are now… Is that what you mean?"
While I searched for the right words, Seraphina spoke first.
"Exactly."
"I understand…."
Seraphina was about to answer casually, but paused for a moment. She looked up at me as if she had realized something important.
Her eyes still held desperation. But there was also a trace of indebtedness and guilt. Or perhaps gratitude.
"…No, forget what I just said."
"…Rather, I'm the one asking you."
"…Please continue to take care of my body."
She said this while gently stroking both my arms with the hands that had been clutching the pillow. I answered with a smile.
"It's an honor to serve."
"…Hmph, don't play humble. It's all thanks to you. Don't be so modest again, Max."
"……I'll correct that."
At this point, I could say she was almost completely won over. I put on a serious expression again, like a doctor, and spoke.
"Then, would you cooperate for a smoother treatment from here on?"
"Cooperate…?"
Her gaze briefly dropped downward before returning. It was as if she was asking whether I really meant to discuss still more cooperation after seeing our nakedly joined bodies.
Naturally, I did.
"The more closely we press against each other, the more effective it is."
"…Huh."
Seraphina's expression grew slightly awkward.
"……You're not simply trying to satisfy your own desires, are you, Lieutenant?"
"I can't say that isn't part of it."
"……."
At my shameless answer, Seraphina let out a hollow laugh. But rather than contempt or anger, it contained resignation and a strange sense of relief.
"…You are honest to a fault. …But I suppose that's better."
She lifted both hands from where they had rested across my upper arms and wrapped them around my back. Her slender fingers traced my spine.
"I'll… do as you say…."
Even as her face flushed with shame, she slowly raised both legs and wrapped them around my waist. Her white thighs pressed against my pelvis.
"Is this… all right?"
"Perfect."
Smiling, I bent forward and pressed my upper body against hers. The sensation of breast against breast was soft, almost addictive. Seraphina's flushed face was right before me. Her breath was hot, and her silver hair brushing against me tickled.
"Then, we'll begin again."
"Mm."
Nudge.
When I thrust my hips upward, Seraphina responded to my movement by raising hers awkwardly.
"Hngh!"
The closeness was on an entirely different level from when I had simply looked down and pounded into her. The depth and stimulation were far more intense, but above all, the scene unfolding before my eyes was vivid.
Her normally cool blue eyes were glazed and unfocused. Her once-pale, translucent skin was flushed red, and beads of sweat glittered on her forehead and the bridge of her nose.
What drew my gaze most of all were her lips.
Her lips were swollen and red, perhaps from biting them dozens of times to endure the pain or swallow her moans. Hot breath escaped between them, and her alluring tongue slipped in and out.
I pressed my thumb firmly against her swollen red lips. They parted at the soft sensation, and hot saliva wet my thumb.
"Your breathing is too ragged, Captain."
"Ngh, hng… That's because of you…!"
"If our breathing falls out of sync, the mana circuits we've gone to such lengths to open may become tangled again. To synchronize our wavelengths deeper inside, we need to share our breath."
I lowered my head and whispered from a distance where our lips almost touched.
"Please kiss me."
Seraphina's pupils trembled. She seemed suspicious of my true intentions, but the tether of reason had already been half severed.
"…If it's for the treatment……."
She squeezed her eyes shut and raised her chin slightly. Tacit permission. Without hesitation, I swallowed her lips.
"Mmph…!"
Her lips were stiff at first, but when I gently drew in her lower lip, they soon opened cautiously.
Slurp.
She was inexperienced, exactly as one would expect from someone who had never kissed anyone in her life. Unsure what to do, she only twitched the tip of her tongue. I gently enveloped and entwined her tongue with mine, taking the lead.
"Mmm, mmph… slurp…."
When my tongue swept over the roof of her mouth and brushed her teeth, Seraphina's shoulders jumped. She tightened the arms around my neck and, clumsily but earnestly, met my tongue.
The movement below did not stop. As I thrust my hips upward with our lips joined, a moan burst from inside her mouth.
"Mmm! Mmph!"
The wet sounds of mingled saliva and the slapping of flesh against flesh formed an oddly perfect harmony. I slowly raised my upper body and broke the kiss.
A silver strand stretched between our lips, then snapped.
"Haa, haa…."
Seraphina panted heavily. She looked up at me with dazed eyes.
I gripped her waist tightly and thrust deep into her once more.
"Hngh…!"
Her head fell back. The line of her jade-white neck arched like a bow, standing out sharply.
'Touch of Tuning.'
[Amplifying the target's pleasure.]
"Ah, aaah…! Th-there…!"
As the skill activated, Seraphina's vaginal walls clamped around my penis in spasms. I deliberately rubbed the glans against the entrance to her uterus as though grinding it down.
"Hwaaang♡!"
At the same time, a tremendous amount of her arousal fluid burst out and soaked my lower abdomen. Seraphina climaxed.
The constriction brought me to my limit as well.
"Kgh… I'm going to come…!"
I ejaculated without pulling my penis out, keeping it buried deep inside her.