Chapter 43
‘Ian!!!... I-I like you!!!’
My heart was still pounding from Yuris-nim's surprise confession.
Of course, I'd kept hearing Yuris-nim say, ‘I like Master,’ during sex, but...
Being called by name to my face and receiving a confession had a completely different impact.
‘...I need to sleep.’
When I checked the clock, it was already 6:30 a.m.
I cleanly gave up on my morning classes and decided to take the day off.
But if I didn't sleep now, there was a good chance I wouldn't wake up in the afternoon, either.
“Whew... Let's really go to sleep.”
The moment I closed my eyes after muttering to myself.
“....?”
I was standing in an unfamiliar space.
“Kyaaaah!! Ian-nim!!”
Before I had time to be flustered, Ellis appeared before me, spreading her arms wide as she shouted.
“I, Ellis, welcome Ian-nim's second visit!”
Bang-! Ba-ba-bang-!
Vividly colored fireworks burst from behind Ellis like a fireworks display.
“....”
This was the second time I'd come face-to-face with Ellis.
Yet I still couldn't get used to Ellis's appearance in the slightest.
She was still an unreal goddess whose beauty made me feel I might fall in love if I let my guard down for even a moment.
But something else was far more important.
‘...What’s the state of her clothes?’
Her outfit had been outrageous even the first time we met, but...
This time, her clothes were even more outrageous.
No, I wasn't even sure that could be called clothing.
The goddess had only see-through, leotard-like material over each nipple and her pussy,
for a total of three bandages barely concealing her most private parts.
“Huh?... Ian-nim? My face is over here, you know?”
“...I'm sorry.”
“Hehehe! I'm kidding! I wore it because I wanted Ian-nim to look! What do you think? Do you like it?”
“....”
Was there really any man in the world who would dislike clothes like this?
But whatever I said felt as though it would be disrespectful to the goddess.
“Ugh... You don't like it? I picked it to match Ian-nim's sexual tastes perfectly... Perhaps a full-body bondage outfit instead...”
“I like it very much. It suits you perfectly, Goddess.”
If I stayed silent like this, it felt as though even secret sexual tastes I didn't know I had would be exposed, so I answered quickly.
“Hmm...? Goddess...? Hmph.... Ian-nim? We agreed last time that you would call me Ellis, not Goddess, didn't we? Are you trying to fool me, Ellis?”
Ellis put her hands on her hips and puffed out her cheeks in a sulk.
“...No... Ellis...-nim.”
“Haa... Ian-nim, you're going to be my husband, aren't you? If you think about it, I'm practically your fiancée, you know? How can you not even call your fiancée by her name?”
“...I'm sorry.”
“Hehehe! I'm really~ just teasing, so don't apologize so seriously! I told you, didn't I? I enjoy slowly deepening my relationship with Ian-nim, too.”
Ellis smiled as though she understood everything and changed the subject.
“More importantly, how was Yuris? Was she satisfied? I imagine deflowering that girl must have been quite a treat, considering her succubus-demon blood... Ah! Compared to Iveline, which one is more your type?”
“...I think both Iveline and Yuris are women far too good for me.”
I sincerely thought so.
Becoming both women's man really was happiness far beyond what I deserved.
“Hmmm..?”
Flap─!
At that moment, Ellis flapped her snow-white wings and spoke in an angry voice.
“No!! Ian-nim!! That is not a good way to think!! There is no woman in this world who is too good for you!! The most important person in the world right now is Ian-nim!! The emperor of the empire! The elven elders! The beastfolk leaders! Even the demon king! Compared to Ian-nim, they are utterly insignificant! Ian-nim must properly realize this! Do you understand!!”
“...Yes.”
Faced with the pressure in Ellis's voice, which allowed no rebuttal, I could only nod.
“Good!! Repeat after me! I am always right!!”
“...What?”
“Come on! I am always right!”
“...I am always right...”
“Louder! Shout it with all your heart!!”
“I am always right!!”
“Good! Ian-nim is always right! Even if you use the confessional like a ‘Glory Hole’! Even if you make a saint candidate do an ahegao double peace sign!! Even if you ram your cock into them while ordering, ‘Say you like my cock more than the goddess!!’ Ian-nim is right about everything, and Ian-nim is always correct!!”
“....”
I hadn't done that last one, but...
Apparently, Ellis really had been watching everything.
“...Um... Ellis...”
“Yes! Ian-nim!! What is it?”
“I'm sorry... for using the confessional... like that...”
“I!!an!!-nim!! I just told you!! Ian-nim is always right!! That includes this Ellis, too!! You used the confessional like a ‘Glory Hole’? You used Iveline like a fleshlight while imagining deflowering me, this Ellis? So what if you did any of that!! Eeeverything!! Doing whatever Ian-nim wants is the right answer!! Do you understand!!”
“...Yes.”
I hadn't done the latter, either, but I answered anyway.
Ellis narrowed her eyes, cupped a hand to her ear, and asked again.
“Hmm... I can't hear you very well... You really mean it~?”
“Yes! I am always right!”
“Hehehehe! Good! I love seeing Ian-nim so full of confidence! Then....”
─Sliiide!
When Ellis waved her hand, a female mannequin about 170 cm tall appeared.
“Now, Ian-nim! Do whatever you think is right to this doll!”
“...?”
I had called it a mannequin a moment ago, but the thing before me was no ordinary mannequin.
Its facial features and intimate parts were not properly rendered, but otherwise it looked almost exactly like a human.
And above all...
Various parts of the mannequin's body had 'scores' written on them like targets.
“Come on! Hurry! Do what you think is right, Ian-nim!!”
“....”
(Cause a nosebleed : 80 points)
(Slap the cheek : 85 points)
(Solar plexus : 75 points)
(Choking : 95 points)
(Uterus punch : 100 points)
(Pussy kick : 90 points)
If I put the scores I could see into words, it would look something like this.
‘...What does “right” mean?’
Common sense suggested I was supposed to aim for 100 points, but that score was, unfortunately, on the uterus.
Yet hitting the solar plexus or slapping the cheek seemed more dangerous than hitting the uterus, even though the scores were lower.
“Come on!! Hurry, Ian-nim!!!”
“Whew....”
At Ellis's urging, I let out a long sigh and clenched my fist tightly.
‘...Right! It's only a mannequin, anyway!!’
Wham─!
The impact felt so realistic that it wouldn't have been strange if the mannequin had been a real person, and guilt surged through me.
Thump- Thump- Thump-
No...
It wasn't only guilt.
“!?!♥”
Unlike the time I accidentally punched Iveline in the stomach as a child...
I felt a strange excitement at the sight of the mannequin clutching its stomach and trembling.
“Haa... haa...”
I breathed heavily at the strange sensation in my chest.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
“Perfect!!! 100 points!!! As expected of Ian-nim! Even though it's only a mannequin, that complete lack of hesitation!!! It's the best!!! As expected, my eyes did not deceive me!!!”
Like a child, Ellis clapped her hands wildly in delight.
“Now!! Here's a special service for getting 100 points!! I made this 【Lucky Sukebe Potion】 myself. It will definitely be a dangerous boon for Ian-nim!!”
Ellis took a small glass bottle filled with amber liquid from between her breasts.
【Lucky Sukebe Potion】
Just hearing the name was enough for me to instinctively know what would happen the moment I drank it.
I was extremely grateful, but...
“Ellis... Are you really all right? Aren't you spending fate power on something like this?”
“Eeeek!... You really are sharp. Yes, that's right... Actually, I used a considerable amount of the fate power Ian-nim has earned so far while making that potion.... To be perfectly honest, I'm running a deficit....”
Her wings drooped behind her, matching the dejection in her voice.
“But!!... This is all an investment in the future! It's how I, Ellis, feel about wanting Ian-nim to hit it big!! So for my sake!! To save the world!! Please work even harder and deflower as many women as possible!!!”
Squeeze─
The 【Lucky Sukebe Potion】 Ellis handed me still held the warmth of her cleavage.
“...I understand, Ellis.”
“Hehehe!!! Good! Now then, Ian-nim! We don't have much time left, so shall we get to the main point?”
I had thought we were getting close to wrapping things up, but apparently the main point had not even begun.
“Ahem... First, let me praise you!!! As expected of Ian-nim!! I was amazed from the moment you started the neglect-play route that wasn't in the walkthrough guide...!! More than anything, you're conquering women at a speed far beyond my expectations!! I thought it would be three months before I could see Ian-nim again, so I never expected to meet you again this soon!! I'm so, so moved!!”
“Huh? So there's a condition for coming here? You can't just call me whenever?”
“Yes!! As much as I, Ellis, would love to see Ian-nim's face every day... it would waste far too much fate power. So I made up my mind to bring Ian-nim here only when you ‘level up’! Of course, that applies this time, too!”
“Level up?”
“Yes! Once you return, Ian-nim's ‘Gallery Manager’ will grow by one level! Naturally, it will gain an additional effect as well.”
It was very good news.
In truth, the Gallery Manager's ability amounted to nothing more than ‘discovering the real names of users with fixed handles.’
I excluded discovering the real names of anonymous users because of the extreme side effect of being unable to get an erection for three days.
Apart from that, its only abilities were the literal gallery-management functions ‘block’ and ‘unblock.’
“What additional effect...”
“Hehe! That's a secret! It wouldn't be fun if I told you everything, would it? I'll leave you the pleasure of finding out for yourself! Check when you get back!”
“I understand. Then... is this the end?”
“No. There's one more thing.”
Sliiide─
At the same time, Ellis came so close that I could feel her breath and whispered into my ear.
“...Even I, Ellis, am looking forward to the day I offer my virginity to Ian-nim, you know?♥”
“Ugh...!”
Perhaps some of the succubus power Ellis had been suppressing leaked out.
My cock sprang stiff in an instant, and precum overflowed.
“Hehehe! Now then, may Ian-nim be blessed in the name of the Goddess of Love and Training!”
Fwoooosh─
The bright light surrounding my body vanished, and when I looked around, the sun was setting beyond the window.
“Huh?... Sunset?”
It was 7 p.m.
That was the current time.
“...I'm screwed.”
I meant that in two ways.
The academy was a problem in itself, but...
▶[There are (48) unread notifications!]
“Haa...”
As expected, a sigh escaped me when I checked the pile of notifications.
The moment I opened the gallery, bracing myself in case another tactical nuke had dropped...
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