Episode 118. Survival Exam (11)

I slowly traced Alice’s back with my finger.

The soft skin touched the tips of my fingers. Her back, clean like a pure white canvas, had not a single blemish.

As expected of a heroine’s body. If her back view is this beautiful, how beautiful must her front be?

I casually stroked her back before kneading her side with my hands.

Alice’s body flinched with tension. Naturally, she seemed flustered by a man’s touch for the first time.

I stopped the manual massage and infused mana into my fingertips.

I began stimulating the mana circuits on her back one by one.

Since I was doing it on bare skin, I had to be more meticulous and make it seem effective.

Therefore, I manually injected mana into each visible mana circuit on her back, expanding them.

“Ngh….”

Alice buried her face in her cadet uniform, suppressing her moans.

I don’t know if it was from embarrassment or pain, but it was kind of cute.

Since Alice possessed top-tier skills as a swordsman, her body development was excellent.

She had a figure where the right places were full and the others were appropriately recessed.

I finished working on her back. Since I couldn’t touch her chest or hips, I touched her sides.

“Hngh…!”

I put mana into her as I touched her firm sides.

“How is it? Can you feel anything?”

“…Yeah. It’s effective… Hhup.”

What I felt while directly putting mana into Alice’s body was that her mana sensitivity was very low.

It seemed like she couldn’t properly feel the mana movements happening inside her body due to her congenital mana deficiency.

As proof, even though I was sending mana little by little towards her groin while touching her sides, she hadn’t noticed at all.

“Haaang….”

Alice suppressed her moans, burying her face deeper into her cadet uniform.

She seemed embarrassed that she was feeling pleasure from a man’s touch.

★ Heroine Status Screen

[Alice]

• [Affection: 40]

• [Lust: 62]

• [Hunger: 20]

• [Fatigue: 51]

Current State: This feels weird… Ngh…!

Okay. She has no idea about my tricks.

But I can’t make it too obvious from the start.

It won’t end in just one session anyway.

After stimulating all the mana circuits on her back once, I injected a little mana.

It was roughly twice the amount I used when touching her shoulders.

‘This much should definitely make her feel satisfied.’

From Alice’s perspective, it would feel like her body was filled with mana.

It’s mana on a different level compared to mana obtained from magic stones.

“Alice, it’s done.”

“Haa… Hoo… Thank you. I definitely feel full.”

Alice’s body was covered in a faint sheen of sweat.

Her breathing was also slightly heated, clearly indicating she had felt pleasure.

Of course, she couldn’t suspect me just by looking at me.

I was also sweating profusely.

Stimulating each mana circuit one by one wasn’t easy for me either.

“Hoo. That’s a relief.”

I came out of the tent, washed the sweat off my face, and cleaned my body with Clean.

The clammy feeling definitely lessened a bit.

Sounds of rustling came from inside the tent, and then Alice came out.

“Thank you. Really… I feel lighter.”

“Really? That’s good.”

It’s probably just a feeling though….

Ting-

My smartwatch sent an alert that midnight had passed, marking the start of Day 4.

I checked the number of remaining cadets.

“110 people….”

The number of cadets isn’t decreasing fast enough.

At this rate, maybe not even 100 will be eliminated by tomorrow.

In the original story, around 70 people should remain by Day 4.

And less than 50 should remain by Day 5.

I checked the point rankings to see the scores.

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Current Point Ranking on the Island.

1. Nam Daeun. 1,210p

2. Lee Hoyeon. 380p

3. Alice. 354p

4. Kim Young-han. 290p

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The point rankings hadn’t changed.

I have no idea what one has to do to accumulate 1,210 points.

At that level, she must be hunting monsters all day at full power without holding back… Why bother?

Of course, Nam Daeun revealed all her hidden strength in the practical exam finals, but that doesn’t justify this level of effort.

‘It’s definitely different from the original story. What exactly is the problem?’

Kim Young-han, rapidly closing in below me, also made me uneasy.

It’s true he’s a bit slower because he’s splitting points with Alice, but his growth rate is faster than mine.

“I don’t know… I’ll have to think about it again tomorrow.”

I don’t really need to be first place.

But I need to make Alice first place.

In the original story, Alice was first in the written exam.

Nam Daeun was first in the practical exam.

Lee Hoyeon was first in the special exam.

This balance allowed them to share the spotlight gradually.

But they’ve received enough attention, and this time, I’m first in the written exam.

Nam Daeun is first in the practical exam.

So, it’s reasonable to let Alice be first in the special exam.

“I’ll take the first watch.”

Alice, seemingly full of energy, offered to take the first watch.

“Okay. Will you wake me in three hours?”

“No, I’ll wake you when my mana runs out. I want to test how long it lasts.”

“Hmm, it should last quite a while. Alright.”

Since I doubled the amount that originally lasted about 3-4 hours, it should easily last 6-8 hours.

Well, if she wants to stand watch for a long time, that’s fine by me.

I went into the tent and tried to sleep.

I had used a lot of mana, so I was tired too and my eyes closed quickly.

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“…Yes. A ₩10,000 donation. Thank you!”

• Noona, why do you sound so weak?

• Unnie, I love you. You’re pretty. Are you really a third-year, Unnie? I saw someone with the exact same body as you today. ㅋㅋ

• Your reactions haven’t been great lately, and you end broadcasts early. What’s up?

“I’m not feeling well. I’m sorry.”

Liliana ended her broadcast quickly again today.

There wasn’t anything else to do even if she didn’t end it, but strangely, her energy levels weren’t rising.

She knew exactly why, of course.

“Hngh….”

Lee Hoyeon’s underwear and clothes were scattered on the bed.

Now that four days had passed, the scent was gradually fading.

Liliana hugged the clothes tighter to hold onto the scent.

“Master… Hngh.”

She put one of Lee Hoyeon’s clothes in her mouth and brought her fingers to her secret place.

She never realized being alone could be this hard.

Her mother’s words, ‘Succubi are creatures that cannot live alone,’ finally hit home.

If only she hadn’t known, but the moment she recognized a man’s warmth, she couldn’t go back to how things were.

Liliana’s tail slid into her pussy as her fingers stimulated her clitoris.

“Hngh… It’s not enough… Aang….”

However, it didn’t fill her inside as much as Lee Hoyeon’s cock, nor was it as hard.

But using adult toys like a dildo felt like betraying Master, so she didn’t want to buy one.

“Why aren’t you coming back quickly… You crazy Master….”

Liliana hugged Lee Hoyeon’s clothes and buried her face in them.

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Chirp. Chirp.

The chirping of birds outside made me blink my eyes open groggily.

“Haa… What? What time is it?”

I had no memory of standing watch, yet the sun was already rising.

My smartwatch showed it was 7 AM.

I had checked the remaining cadets around midnight before going to sleep, meaning Alice had stood watch alone for nearly 7 hours.

‘She didn’t fall asleep, did she?’

I tidied my clothes and went outside.

Alice was moving her body in front of the riverbank.

Swaaak-

She swung her mana-infused sword rapidly from top to bottom, stepped back, and then cast a spell.

Pang!

The mana sphere shot from her hand exploded in the river, creating large waves.

“Haa… Haa…!”

Alice, catching her breath, looked incredibly bright.

★ Heroine Status Screen

[Alice]

• [Affection: 42]

• [Lust: 51]

• [Hunger: 40]

• [Fatigue: 68]

Current State: This feels so good…! I feel like I could fly!

‘Huh….’

Why does she look in such great condition?

Alice, perhaps sensing my gaze, trotted over to me.

“Lee Hoyeon… Thank you. My body has definitely become faster.”

“It’s effective?”

“Yes. Definitely.”

Alice, smiling with such conviction, was truly beautiful.

But…

“R-Really? That’s great.”

‘That’s probably just a placebo….’

Knowing the truth, I decided to stay quiet.

“By the way, didn’t you sleep? Go get some sleep now.”

Alice’s fatigue level was quite high.

It was impressive that her fatigue level was only that high despite staying up all night.

“I’m fine. The sensations are so good right now, I don’t even want to sleep.”

“Ah….”

She seemed unable to let go of the excitement from the novel sensations she was experiencing.

‘Wait a minute, maybe it’s not a placebo?’

Perhaps my mana circuit stimulation could have a short-term effect.

My mana massage is a process that temporarily, albeit forcefully, expands Alice’s mana circuits.

Mana circuits aren’t organs that can be expanded by force.

Therefore, they quickly return to their original size, but it does mean they expand temporarily.

For Alice, with her congenital mana deficiency, it’s entirely possible she’d feel refreshed after the massage.

“So, about that… Could you give me another massage? My mana has run out.”

In the end, to feel those sensations again, she needs to receive massages from me.

‘This is f*ing great?’

The surprisingly good effect created an unexpected positive cycle.

Of course, this kind of positive cycle was the goal, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.

If Alice wants it this badly, I feel like I can get something out of her later.

“Well then, shall we go into the tent?”

“Okay.”

Alice, eager to get the massage, took off her cadet uniform and entered the tent.

I followed her.

“Hngh….”

Seeing Alice’s pure white back, I started the massage the same way as yesterday.

Since she had just woken up and was in great condition, I could do it more easily than yesterday. Plus, I was more familiar with it after doing it once.

“Hngh….”

This time too, Alice buried her face in her cadet uniform, holding back her moans.

‘Cute….’

This time, I worked more subtly.

I stimulated only the mana circuits precisely on her back, ensuring none of the circuits on her arms, legs, chest, or abdomen were stimulated.

This way, she’ll develop a desire to have other parts of her body massaged by me.

Of course, I didn’t forget the stimulation towards her groin. Implanting pleasure is quite important, after all.

Watching Alice’s trembling back, I thought that a full-body massage was not far off.