Episode 133. Festival (4)

“Wow, this isn’t working. Grrr!”

“Calm down, Lucy…!”

Lucy was getting angry in front of the claw machine.

She had fallen right into the trap set by the game club’s marketing tactics.

A character from the currently popular Mafia game got caught by the claw, only to drop with a ‘ttok’, teasing Lucy.

“Fine. Let’s see who wins, you or me…!”

Lucy put more money into the claw machine.

“Hey, take it easy. Aren’t you spending too much?”

She was already spending an amount that could have bought the doll online multiple times over.

Is this why gambling is so hard to quit?

“I’m going to keep trying until I get this. It’s a matter of pride!”

“Then I’m going to go get some fresh air for a bit. Lucy.”

“Yeah. I’ll be done soon, Lumi.”

Lucy pressed her face right up against the machine, having a staring contest with the doll.

“Hmm….”

Lumi, who said she was going for fresh air, went into the restroom instead.

‘What should I do?’

Honestly, watching the claw machine for an hour already was getting boring.

Of course, her obsession with such a trivial doll was kind of cute… but still, an hour is too much.

Ttring-

Just then, my smartwatch beeped.

It was a message from Lumi.

• Lumi: Hoyeon-ssi. Please come towards the restroom.

“….”

This is that, right.

It feels like she wants to do some secret friend activities.

She wouldn’t be calling me to gossip about Lucy, who’s been playing the claw machine for an hour, would she?

I glanced over at Lucy; she was still battling the doll.

She didn’t seem to have heard my smartwatch’s alarm.

“I’m going to the restroom for a bit too.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Ppyong ppyong ppyong.

Leaving Lucy diligently operating the machine, I headed towards the restroom.

In front of the restroom entrance, Lumi was waiting for me, plastered against the wall.

“Hoyeon-ssi….”

“Lumi. What’s up?”

I already knew, but I asked one more time just in case.

“Well… we’re secret friends… so.”

“…I’m fine with it, but Lucy’s right there, is that okay?”

Lucy’s been quite suspicious lately, so I’m a bit worried.

“It’s okay. When she’s that focused, she doesn’t pay attention to anything around her for about 30 minutes.”

“…Really?”

Since it’s coming from a Lucy expert, it must be right.

With my worries slightly eased, I took Lumi and went into the restroom.

For an external booth, the restroom facilities were clean, so it wasn’t unpleasant.

“It has been a while since our secret friend activities.”

“Yeees… I was disappointed during the survival event.”

“….”

Lumi was already licking her lips with her tongue, looking at the waistband of my pants.

‘Fine. Do whatever you want.’

She wasn’t like this originally… How did she become like this?

I lowered my pants and took out my ‘thing’.

My clueless dick, not grasping the situation, was already standing at attention.

“Nngh… Hoyeon-ssi. Slurp.”

In the quiet depths of the restroom, Lumi’s wet mouth bit down hard on my dick.

*

“I finally got it…!”

After a struggle lasting about 30 minutes, Lucy was able to hug the doll.

She had spent enough money to buy 4-5 dolls, but she had no regrets.

“Huh? Where did everyone go?”

Only then did Lucy look around.

It seemed like quite some time had passed since they said they were going to the restroom, but neither of them had returned.

“Lucy. You got it?”

“Oh? Yeah.”

Just then, Lee Hoyeon, looking slightly out of breath, appeared from behind.

“Where were you?”

“Just the restroom.”

“Do you know where Lumi is? She seemed to go before you.”

“She said she was going for fresh air earlier. I don’t really know either.”

“….”

Lucy, of course, knew all about Lumi’s roundabout way of speaking.

Lumi saying she was going for fresh air meant she was going to the restroom.

These two went to the restroom around the same time, yet they didn’t know about each other.

“Well… okay. She’ll probably be back soon.”

Lumi returned from the restroom about 5 minutes later.

It wasn’t a situation that warranted much suspicion, but Lucy couldn’t shake the feeling about Lumi’s seemingly happy smile.

A sense of unease pierced Lucy’s chest, and she unnecessarily hugged the cute Mafia doll tightly.

*

After playing with the Lucy-Lumi twins and parting ways, I returned to the dormitory.

It felt like the owner of my body wasn’t me anymore.

Sex is great, but this feels excessive.

“This won’t do. To succeed, I need to live a proactive life.”

I need to cut ties decisively when it’s time. Frankly, if I keep giving in like this, I might not be able to handle the aftermath later.

Later on, my life might just become having sex all day, taking turns.

‘That doesn’t sound too bad…?’

Of course, I’d probably die from pleasure after about a month.

Ttring-

As I opened the dormitory door and entered, I heard Liliana’s broadcast voice for the first time in a while.

“Ah~ This is really shitty. What was that? You’re asking if Unnie doesn’t play during the Heavenly Festival? I can’t do things like that because I don’t have friends. I’m actually a total loser IRL, I can’t even make eye contact with people.”

As expected, Liliana knows how to make money.

She really knows how to please the viewers.

When a beauty like that claims to be a loser IRL, it makes me feel a strange sense of kinship, like we’re the same kind of person.

While watching Liliana work hard at her ‘business’, I suddenly remembered the contract with her.

I took out the contract, carefully kept in my desk drawer.

“This is truly absurd. These hell-spawned bastards.”

[Article 5. A summoned being can only use power weaker than the contractor’s for the contractor’s personal protection.]

Seriously, even if fraudulent contracts are commonplace here, how can they not keep promises written out so plainly?

But getting angry at the contract wouldn’t solve anything.

I got screwed once, so next time I’ll absolutely never make a contract with hell. Tsk.

I put the contract back in the drawer and sent a message to Im Sol.

• Me: Professor Im Sol, around what time should I visit tomorrow?

• Professor Im Sol: Come around lunchtime. I have an appointment in the afternoon.

“Oh… Im Sol, the ultimate loner, having an appointment? This is rare.”

This person usually isn’t interested in anything but magic, so what’s gotten into them?

“Why do you always talk to yourself like that?”

Liliana, having finished her broadcast, approached me before I knew it.

“Good work on the broadcast, Liliana.”

“Yeah. I know.”

Liliana chugged a drink she took from the fridge and approached me.

“What should we have for dinner?”

“Why do you always ask when you’re going to eat whatever you want anyway.”

No matter what I say I want, it’s always pizza or chicken.

That succubus is crazy for grease.

“Hehe. Actually, I already ordered delivery.”

Liliana said that, pressing her body against me.

Her outfit was the broadcast-ready succubus cosplay costume.

With her full chest rubbing against me, she looked 100% ready to go.

I gently pushed Liliana’s side away.

“Liliana. I’m just tired today. Let’s rest a bit.”

“Liar. It doesn’t seem that way down there?”

“….”

Liliana stroked the waistband of my pants with her hand.

In fact, my ‘thing’ had hardened the moment I saw Liliana’s body.

Seriously, how was this body made to never calm down, no matter what?

Is the life of an H-game protagonist this difficult?

“The delivery should be here in 30 minutes… let’s finish before then. Huh? Master… please?”

“…Alright. Let’s do it. I won’t die, right?”

I just decided to live a proactive life, but life isn’t easy.

“Kyaa! Aang, Hhheung!”

If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.

For the sake of a pleasant life, I pulled Liliana into my arms and threw myself onto the bed.

*

“How about this…!”

“Hmm, I’m not sure.”

“Kkkh… Then how about this…!”

Alice lay on the massage table, receiving a massage with her top off.

Kkuuk. Kkuuk.

“It does feel refreshing.”

“Right? Mana massage is meant to relieve tense muscles using mana. Someone like me, who’s been in this industry for over 10 years, has a different touch.”

Kkuuk kkuuk.

Excited by Alice’s compliment, the masseuse diligently pressed Alice’s back.

If she could just close this deal, she wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore.

That’s how astronomical the sum she was offered was.

However, Alice, who was actually receiving the massage, was indifferent.

‘It’s the same as always.’

To find a mana masseuse for Alice, they had recruited masseuses from all over the world.

But every massage she had received so far was the same.

She didn’t feel any of the pleasant pain from her mana circuits expanding.

And her body wasn’t warming up.

‘It wasn’t like this when Lee Hoyeon did it.’

Thump.

Suddenly, blood rushed to Alice’s lower body, causing her panties to become slightly damp.

It was because she remembered Lee Hoyeon’s massage.

A massage that warmed her entire body, especially… creating a pleasant vibration in her lower abdomen.

Gulp.

Alice carefully swallowed and focused on the massage.

She thought maybe her lack of focus was the problem.

“Thank you for your hard work. Sebastian will be in touch.”

Of course, she tried focusing until the massage ended, but nothing changed.

“Yes, thank you! See you next time!”

“Have a safe trip home.”

Watching the woman bow deeply and leave, Alice quietly said to Sebastian, who was waiting behind her.

“Hmm… Sebastian. Please find someone else.”

“Understood, Young Lady.”

Watching Sebastian start operating his smartwatch, Alice stretched.

“It feels refreshing, but it’s just… hmm. A bit mediocre.”

“Male masseuses really won’t cut it, will they?”

“Yeah. Men are a bit much. Besides, if my father found out, he wouldn’t let that person off the hook.”

And if I were going to allow a man’s touch, there would be no need to go through all this trouble looking for a masseuse.

I could just get one from the verified Lee Hoyeon.

Having a man’s hand touch me felt too burdensome, which is why I was diligently searching for female masseuses.

“Oh, right. How is the investigation into Lee Hoyeon progressing?”

Alice had been thinking about it continuously, but she brought up the topic of Lee Hoyeon as if she had just remembered it.

“Ah, I was just about to report. Hey, come in!”

Deolkeok-

The door opened, and a woman entered the room.

A glamorous blonde woman, exuding confidence, stood before Alice.

“It’s been a while, Young Lady.”

“…Scarlet?”

A key executive from the home country had appeared in Korea.

Alice’s eyes widened at the sudden situation of seeing an executive she had seen in her childhood appear before her.

“We’ve brought in the hunter most specialized in stealth from the Iris Guild.”

“No way, they’re going this far?”

Scarlet was important personnel even within the Iris Guild.

I already felt bad taking Sebastian, and now they’re taking Scarlet too…

“Lee Hoyeon student’s defenses aren’t easy to breach. And filming is much harder than simple observation. We’ve made thorough preparations to ensure success.”

‘…Is Lee Hoyeon’s barrier really that hard to break?’

Alice felt a slight doubt but decided to keep it to herself for now.

Sebastian must have handled it properly.

“So… Scarlet will be investigating Lee Hoyeon?”

“Yes. A single student is nothing… I’ll finish it quickly, so leave it to me.”

Scarlet said this while twirling the end of her hair.

“Scarlet. Act with caution. Don’t underestimate him just because he’s a student.”

“Don’t worry. I’m Scarlet.”

“…At least watch the sparring footage from the festival this time, Scarlet.”

“Yes, yes. Understood, Young Lady.”

Alice felt an inexplicable sense of unease looking at that overly confident face.

Everyone who had challenged Lee Hoyeon, including herself, had worn that same expression.