Chap 31-Buff

 

A cool night breeze brushed against Senior Bella’s flushed cheeks.

After finishing her bath and parting with Yeon, Bella couldn’t bear to stay in her room.

To cool the burning heat engulfing her body and the confusing emotions swirling in her head, she went up to the dormitory rooftop and leaned against the railing.

“Hoo…”

She took a deep breath, her breath scattering into the night air.

But the fire blazing in her chest didn’t subside easily.

The events in the bathroom just now vividly replayed in her mind.

Yeon’s soft touch, her white skin wet with water, her eyes looking up at her with a bewildered yet innocent gaze, and her defenseless appearance as she squeezed her eyes shut, saying, “It’s senior’s turn”…

‘I almost did something terrible.’

Bella swallowed hard again.

The moment Yeon closed her eyes, Senior Bella almost lost her mind.

The urge to overpower the girl, prevent her from resisting, and indulge her twisted desires completely consumed her.

She almost… she almost inflicted an irreversible wound on the girl that she could never erase for the rest of her life.

Barely, really barely, she suppressed the impulse with the last shred of her reason.

Bella picked up the shower towel with trembling hands and wiped Yeon’s body as quickly as possible, ending the bath.

Suppressing the desire that surged again every time she touched Yeon’s body was like a terrible torture.

But because she didn’t want to ruin her relationship with her, Bella desperately endured.

‘Why… why am I doing this?’

Bella was confused.

Did she like women?

It was a question she had never considered.

When she was attending the academy, she focused only on training and academics.

She didn’t have the time to feel romantic feelings for anyone else.

After graduation, she went straight to the front lines.

Struggling to survive in a place where death was commonplace, she considered emotions a luxury.

But why did she feel this way specifically towards Yeon?

Simply because she was the same gender?

Or…

‘Maybe… it’s because it’s her.’

At first, she just thought of her as a trashy criminal.

But after learning her secret and witnessing her strength and vulnerability at the same time, inexplicable emotions began to sprout in Bella’s heart.

Whether it was thanks to the cold night breeze or the passage of time, the heat in her body had subsided to some extent.

With a slightly calmer mind, Senior Bella came down from the rooftop and returned to her room.

Opening the door and entering, the neatly organized air in the room felt somehow empty.

She was thinking of taking another shower with cold water to completely clear her mind.

But the moment she opened the bathroom door, Bella stopped in her tracks.

In the basket next to the sink, the clothes that Yeon had changed out of the day before were still there.

The academy uniform skirt and the socks she had worn.

‘Ah…’

Bella stared blankly at them for a moment.

She should have told her to take them.

She had forgotten because she was out of her mind.

Should she take them to her now?

But it was already late.

Bella unknowingly slowly reached out her hand.

She felt the soft texture of the fabric at her fingertips.

Yeon’s scent seemed to linger faintly.

‘…I shouldn’t be doing this.’

Reason warned in her head.

This was the wrong thing to do.

But her body was already beyond the control of reason.

As if possessed, Bella picked up Yeon’s skirt and socks.

And knowing that it was irreversible, she hugged the clothes to her chest and took them to her bed.

She turned off the light in the room and lay down on the bed, but she couldn’t fall asleep.

The faint warmth and fragrance emanating from Yeon’s clothes next to her constantly stimulated Bella’s senses.

Bella closed her eyes in the darkness and once again recalled Yeon’s image.

The night grew deeper…

But the unquenchable desire within her was still burning fiercely.

…

‘Haa… I was so embarrassed I almost died…’

The events in the bathroom kept replaying in her mind.

Senior Bella’s flustered expression when I said I would scrub her back.

And the awkward and hot air at that moment when it was my turn to wash the front.

At that time, her eyes suddenly turned strange, and she said something weird like, “It’s your fault,” but…

Still, in the end, she washed me normally (?) and finished.

Senior’s hand that touched my back was softer than I thought.

But what did I do wrong?

No matter how I think about it, I don’t think I did anything wrong.

Was it just a joke?

‘It’s polite to wash each other when women bathe together… what a strange world.’

I was just doing as Master taught me, so why was Senior Bella so surprised?

Master clearly said that it was natural between close friends. Or is the etiquette of aristocratic society different?

‘No, more than that.’

I didn’t think much of it when I bathed with Master…

Master is small and… petite, so she just felt cute.

But seeing Senior Bella’s huge thing so close…

I was somehow very embarrassed.

So much so that I closed my eyes without realizing it.

As I was thinking about this and that, I arrived at the dormitory, and it was already long past curfew.

“Student Yeon Bennet!”

Sure enough, the dormitory supervisor, who had been waiting at the dormitory entrance, was glaring at me with fierce eyes.

A demerit slip flew at me along with a lecture.

“5 points for unauthorized absence from morning class, 3 points for violating curfew. That’s a total of 8 demerit points. Please be careful next time.”

‘8 points…’

I took the demerit slip and calculated in my head.

According to the regulations, if I accumulated 10 demerit points, I would have to clean the academy for a week or be dragged to the infamous ‘punishment chamber’ and receive harsh punishment.

‘2 points left?’

Instantly, I felt the corners of my mouth lift on their own.

‘This is definitely the punishment chamber!’

Of course, I would have to control myself to some extent because I could be held back a year if I exceeded 30 points…

Punishment chamber!

I had heard rumors about that place.

I didn’t have a chance in the first semester, but now that I’ve lost my power, it might be okay to experience it?

Thinking pleasant (?) thoughts, I quietly opened the dormitory door.

I tiptoed in, wondering if Elise might be awake, but fortunately, she was already fast asleep in bed.

But what caught my eye first was not Elise’s sleeping figure.

“Haa.”

Before I knew it, a deep sigh escaped my lips.

The room that Elise had cleaned with sweat just a day ago was once again cluttered with alchemy ingredients.

Unidentified reagent bottles were precariously piled on the desk, and new stains, the result of some experiment, were on the floor.

Next to the burn mark covered with carpet was even a new burn mark…

I told her to clean it up so much, but she made it look like this in just a few hours.

But I knew the reason why she was so desperately devoted to research.

It was to save her younger sister, Sera.

‘Sigh, I can’t help it.’

I quietly avoided the cluttered objects and approached Elise’s bed.

Seeing her soundly sleeping face, I still felt a pang in my heart.

The sight of her struggling to protect someone precious…

‘Still, I have to undo the Curse.’

I carefully reached out my hand and gently placed it near her heart.

Like last night, I was going to check the Curse energy remaining in her body and weaken it even a little more. But…

‘Huh?’

The Curse energy felt through my fingertips was strange.

The Curse that I had ‘absorbed and weakened to a considerable extent’ last night… was back to its original state, or perhaps even stronger.

It was a vivid and powerful energy, as if it had just been newly cast.

‘Did someone… recast the Curse?’

Instantly, a shiver ran down my spine.

‘Jackpot.’

That extreme pleasure of being dominated and having my will broken.

I can feel it again, even stronger?

“Heuek.”

Before I knew it, a strange groan escaped my lips.

My heart started beating like crazy.

‘Thank you!’

No, no! Get a grip, Yeon Bennet!

I hurriedly shook my head and shook off my thoughts.

Now was not the time to get excited.

This was a serious situation.

The fact that Elise’s Curse had been strengthened again meant that the entity that cast the Curse was still lingering around Elise.

‘I need to do something about Elise first.’

I placed my hand on Elise’s body once more.

This time, I was going to not only absorb the Curse but also analyze it in more detail.

Only by grasping the origin and characteristics of this Curse could I track down the culprit and completely free Elise.

Of course, the ‘side effects’ that I would feel in the process… couldn’t be helped.

Hehet.

…

‘What? Is it morning already?’

I was sure I had only fallen asleep at dawn after working on the Curse…

Strangely, my eyes popped open.

It was still dark outside the window, but my body was surprisingly light.

I didn’t feel tired at all.

On the contrary, I felt full of energy.

As if I had slept soundly all night, or even better, my condition was at its best.

I could feel a powerful force surging through my fingertips and toes, and my Mana sense seemed to be much more sensitive than usual.

‘Was the Curse absorption last night effective?’

As I was about to get up, a deep and rich pleasure surged like a wave from deep within my lower abdomen.

A different kind of sensation from the thrill of last night, subtle yet continuous.

It was as if a pleasant heat was blooming from inside my body.

‘Could it be.’

I gently lifted my pajamas.

A clear bloodstain was spreading over my white underwear.

‘This is…’

About once a month.

That inevitable thing that comes without fail, as long as I exist in this woman’s body.

And at the same time, ironically…

The period when I become the strongest.

It was my period.

Author’s Note:

That… the next process? I think I’ll do it after graduating from the academy…

I’m sorry if there was anyone who was expecting it…

And there was a private donation of 100 coins…

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