Ch.349Side Story. Research

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[Hiccup.]

I just learned that even ghosts can get hiccups.

If there had been a necromancy school in Black Magic, I could have submitted a thesis on this.

Come to think of it, in kingdoms like Zerman where Black Mages hold important positions, I wonder if they have related magic towers.

Well, what I’m about to do is for an even greater discovery.

‘Am I nervous?’

I reflect on myself, thinking thoughts I normally wouldn’t.

I did spend intimate time with the Dark Spiritmaster, but that was rather sudden.

Thinking about it, this is actually the first time I’ve brought a woman directly to my bedroom.

But obviously, Stella was more nervous than I was.

I deliberately acted relaxed to reassure her and asked, “Are you scared?”

In response, Stella looked up at me with moist eyes.

[I-I’m not scared exactly… it’s just so sudden.]

Even though I know nothing about romance, I have no intention of suddenly pouncing on her.

What we’re doing now isn’t primarily a sexual act anyway.

“I won’t do anything without your permission.”

Gulp.

I thought I heard her swallow.

“Also, the reason I brought you here isn’t for sexual activity, but to research spiritual bodies.”

[…..]

She seemed a bit displeased by that, her eyes twitching slightly.

Even such small gestures seemed cute to me.

“Finally, the reason I want your help instead of the Dark Spiritmaster’s is because you possess the divinity of Goddess Hertia.”

[Ah.]

She seemed to have forgotten due to the sudden situation, but Stella is a goddess after all.

Considering how other gods use spiritual bodies to operate, Stella was actually the most helpful for my research.

[So that’s why you brought me here?]

“Yes.”

I thought she understood now, but instead Stella crossed her arms and puffed out one cheek.

[Then I refuse.]

“…May I ask why?”

[You’re saying you didn’t bring me here because you like me, but just because I’m the most suitable.]

That’s not wrong.

It wasn’t about whether I liked Stella or not; I simply brought her because she was most suitable for the spiritual body research we needed to do.

[Say it differently.]

Seeing how she waited deliberately without running away, giving me a chance, I couldn’t help but smile.

“Somewhat.”

[Somewhat?]

I gently stroked her head as she repeated my words like a child.

“I also brought you because I’m a bit upset.”

[Eek!]

“Because you trapped me in a scheme and put me in this situation.”

[N-no. That was for everyone’s happiness…]

Stella lowered her head like a small animal and avoided my gaze. But she wasn’t trembling like before.

Rather, the flow had become more natural.

“Then I’d like you to help for everyone’s happiness.”

Stella, who had covered her face with both hands, lowered them slightly and met my eyes.

Perhaps she realized my intention was genuinely focused on research rather than anything sexual.

She took a deep breath and slowly lowered her hands.

[K-kiss.]

“Hm?”

[If you k-kiss me while we do this, I’ll h-help.]

Her request was so adorable.

I carefully leaned forward, and she responded by meeting my lips.

A brief kiss.

[Whew.]

Seeing Stella’s face relax as if that alone made her happy, I smiled.

“I thought a Saintess would call it a peck.”

[D-don’t tease me.]

I was teasing her since we’d kissed before. I carefully led Stella to the bed.

Even during that short walk, our lips met twice more.

[O-outside.]

“Hm?”

[Senior and Findenai are listening at the door.]

“…Can’t be helped.”

At least they’re not barging in.

[Can’t you block the sound?]

Stella was asking me to use magic, but I shook my head.

“Then some mana would leak elsewhere. For precise research, we need complete concentration.”

[Why does that sound like an excuse?]

“Half of it is.”

Part of me wanted troublesome Stella to be a little uncomfortable, but half of it was because using magic with this body was burdensome.

[You’re mischievous.]

Stella covered her mouth with her sleeve, her eyes avoiding mine. I sat on her left and carefully placed my hand on her shoulder.

[Eek?!]

Just like I did with the Dark Spiritmaster before, I made all the clothes Stella was wearing disappear.

[Y-you know how to do this too?!]

“It worked when I tried it on the Dark Spiritmaster.”

A soul wouldn’t actually wear real clothes, so it’s just part of the soul.

Useless before me, a necromancer.

[I’m e-embarrassed!]

Stella covered her chest with one hand and stretched the other between her legs.

She also slightly raised one leg to cover her hand with her thigh, which appeared quite alluring.

[K-Shinwoo Kim.]

She called my name with a trembling voice. Knowing what she wanted, I carefully kissed her lips.

[Ahh.]

As if that short act calmed her, Stella took a deep breath and slowly nodded.

Finding her behavior endearing, I kissed her once more, then carefully removed the hand covering her chest and gently placed my hand there.

[Hnnngh!?]

I had touched her once before because of Vellica. I thought then too:

“Stella, you’re quite sensitive.”

[Wh-what? Whaat?!]

Just placing my hand on her chest made her twitch slightly and lose her composure.

Even Vellica was surprised by how sensitive the body was when she was using Stella’s body.

But perhaps as a Saintess, it sounded like I was calling her lewd.

[That’s not true!]

She immediately blushed and shouted. Unlike her usual self, she seemed childlike, making me want to tease her a bit.

*press*

[Eeeek!]

She reacted immediately when I applied pressure.

If she responds this intensely to just a simple touch, I’m not sure how to proceed, but…

‘Sweat smell?’

I noticed Stella’s body was becoming damp, accompanied by the smell of sweat that shouldn’t be possible.

“Stella, you’re smelling of sweat right now.”

[S-Saintesses don’t sweat!]

What nonsense is she talking about?

“You mean souls don’t sweat.”

[Huh? That’s… right.]

Stella took a deep breath and seemed to regain her composure as she looked at her body.

She looked surprised seeing sweat forming on what was truly a spiritual body.

‘I wonder if it’s happening quickly because Stella has divine holiness, or if she’s simply more sensitive than the Dark Spiritmaster.’

There are still ambiguous aspects.

Anyway, the beginning is definitely good.

“I’ll try a bit more.”

At my words, Stella bit her finger joints and nodded.

* * *

[Ha-haah! N-no! Hnnngh!]

Stella breathed heavily and collapsed with her eyes closed as if she had fainted.

‘Maybe I went too far…’

Having been somewhat absorbed in researching the soul, I felt sorry seeing the messy state of the room.

We didn’t have intercourse, I only used my hands because this was about research, not relationship.

When I reached out my hand, she was truly breathing like a living person, with warm temperature and bodily waste products.

I obtained some samples, but as I was regretting not flowing mana into her to understand how her mana structure was currently moving…

[You c-crazy bastard…!]

Stella forcibly turned her body and buried her face in the pillow, her voice harsh.

Judging by the horns sprouting on her forehead and the changed eyes, it seems Vellica emerged after Stella fainted.

[Stella’s a virgin! You should have been more gentle!]

“You share sensations, right?”

I nod, having momentarily forgotten. She exhales roughly and curses at me.

[This girl’s body is much more sensitive than normal people, so be g-gentle.]

“…”

[Do you know how h-hard it was for Stella? Of course, it felt just as g-good…!]

*snap*

A mana-made rope extends and binds both her hands.

[Huh?]

I raised her bound hands above her head and looked down at her naked body, smooth from the nape of her neck down.

“Yes, I’m sorry too.”

[Hey, what are you doing…!]

“Come to think of it, you’re also a type of soul. You could be one of the foundations forming a spiritual body with Stella.”

[You crazy necromancer!]

“In Stella’s place, bear with it a little longer. This isn’t simply about emotions. I want to further confirm the fundamental changes in the mana constituting the body.”

[W-wait! I felt it earlier too! So if you do more now…!]

“Stella has lost consciousness, so it should be fine. I’m glad it’s you.”

Somehow, I felt like I had become the old Deus.

“With you as the subject, I feel neither a twinge of conscience nor a hint of sexual excitement.”

And so I resumed my research.

[Nnnngh!]