Ch.BONUSSide Story: In the Forest

[Ah.]

After the brief kiss, the Dark Spiritmaster’s eyes were moist as she looked up at me.

Who could call this woman merely a soul? The miracle of magic created through mana resources was giving me the weight and presence of the woman called Dark Spiritmaster.

[That felt nice.]

I realized this was the first time I’d seen her without her face covering.

[Can we do it once more?]

“……”

It was ridiculous, but even in this situation, I felt guilty.

Was it okay for me to act this way with her? Findenai, Erika, and Stella inevitably crossed my mind.

As if it was already too late, the Dark Spiritmaster stood on her tiptoes and kissed me again.

Another brief kiss.

No warmth, no breath, no scent, but the sensation remained distinctly present.

[Won’t you do it?]

The Dark Spiritmaster’s eyes held a pleading look as she stared at me standing still like a wooden statue.

“But……”

From the moment I clearly recognized that my actions could hurt them, I couldn’t act carelessly.

Findenai’s anger, Erika’s sadness, Stella’s pitiful look.

They were all precious women to me, which made it seem truly foolish that I couldn’t reach out to any one of them.

[Who’s standing in front of you right now?]

“……”

[I’ve come this far.]

The Dark Spiritmaster’s cheeks, which had been exuding a seductive atmosphere until just now, turned red.

Unable to keep up the act any longer, she no longer hid her impatience.

[I’m extremely embarrassed. But I want you, so I’ve been trying to endure it somehow.]

“Dark Spiritmaster……”

[Call me Jenny.]

With her face covering gone and her name changed, the woman before me was no longer the necromancer who had been near her peak.

She had transformed into a woman in love named Jenny.

[Please. Don’t leave me like this.]

Guilt.

Once again, guilt settled heavily on my shoulders.

Affection was truly sweet, but it required an equal measure of responsibility.

No matter what choice I made, someone would inevitably get hurt.

If that was the case.

All I could do was move as they wished and bear the responsibility for it.

Since nothing would change by running away, I took a step forward and moved ahead.

Where would this relationship end?

I realized that I had crossed a river from which there was no return.

This time, I kissed the Dark Spiritmaster. Though brief, our tongues moved awkwardly, displaying affection.

[Haa, haa.]

Despite having no need to breathe, the Dark Spiritmaster’s breathing was excessively rough. Seeing her tongue slightly extended, perhaps from the lingering sensation of the kiss, I felt a strange satisfaction.

[Mmph!]

I kissed her once more.

This kiss lasted longer than expected.

Like when we were learning magic, we discovered each other step by step, becoming each other’s teachers.

Amusingly,

Since the Dark Spiritmaster was a soul and I was in an artificial body,

Our kisses continued uninterrupted without needing to catch our breath.

[Haap!]

Though there was no need, she occasionally let out gasping breaths. She also twisted her body once or twice, subtly rubbing her chest against mine.

I had heard Findenai grumbling about how she had a body optimally designed to seduce men.

Now that I was experiencing it firsthand, I had to admit it had more destructive power than I’d imagined.

[Huaaaa.]

Being in a dark forest, the concept of time wasn’t clear. I don’t know how long we continued kissing, but at some point, she was leaning against a large tree, looking up at me.

Until now, I had been passive, causing her various embarrassments.

“Don’t say anything.”

This time, I intended to notice and give her what she wanted without her having to say it.

* * *

My sticky foreplay with the Dark Spiritmaster took place.

While my head was hot with excitement, one part of my mind continued to think coldly.

‘I can feel warmth?’

Unlike when we first started, as our encounter continued, I could feel warmth from the Dark Spiritmaster’s soul.

I could even feel saliva, and my lips felt wet again.

She seemed too caught up to notice.

After finishing the kiss, the Dark Spiritmaster still hadn’t fully regained her senses, but her hands instinctively moved downward.

Her touch on my lower body was both gentle and urgent.

[I… I want to do it too.]

“……”

Without saying anything, I let her go, and the Dark Spiritmaster slowly knelt before me.

Unfortunately, even if there was some sensation, my artificial body couldn’t fully implement physical pleasure.

So it was essentially a meaningless act, but.

The Dark Spiritmaster wanted to do something for me, so she unbuckled my belt.

That action.

It was more obscene and exciting than I had expected.

Just as I felt my body heating up again.

Crack!

The sound of something breaking erupted.

Fragments fell from my cheek, and then.

My artificial body began to collapse.

[Ah…..]

Excessive activity puts strain on the artificial body. My movements weren’t particularly excessive, but it seems my emotions were heightened, causing mana to circulate rapidly.

The Dark Spiritmaster stared blankly at the broken pieces of my artificial body.

I awkwardly scratched the back of my head and suggested we go back.

[Ch-ch-ch…!]

The naked Dark Spiritmaster, still kneeling, bowed her head deeply and shouted.

[That’s so unfaaaaair!]

* * *

Normally there should be some awkwardness, but the Dark Spiritmaster showed none at all.

[Unfair! Unfair! You just enjoyed yourself!]

If we’re being honest, wasn’t she the one who enjoyed it? Saying this wouldn’t make her accept it though.

[I wanted to torment you too! Like, you know! This and that, bam bam! Crunch crunch! I wanted to do all that!]

Crunch?

I was about to warn her not to bite when we suddenly arrived home.

There was another spare artificial body that Professor Per had given me in the storage room. As I entered it, the Dark Spiritmaster stared at me blankly.

[Sh-shall we do it again?]

It was a suggestive proposal, but of course, we couldn’t.

“Everyone will be waiting.”

I wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but it was definitely late. Knowing their personalities, they probably weren’t asleep.

[Heeng.]

Though disappointed, the Dark Spiritmaster gently bit her lip, reminiscing about what had just happened.

Now I couldn’t feel her breath or warmth again.

‘What exactly was that?’

My guess was that it might be the concept of a “mental body” that Bellas, the god of festivals and joy, had mentioned.

Creeak.

As I opened the door and went inside, for some reason there was a pillow placed conspicuously in the living room.

In front of it, Findenai stood with her arms crossed and declared to me:

“Separate rooms, you fucking bastard.”

We’d been caught.