Episode 283. Lee Hoyeon’s Harem Plan! (6)

“What’s wrong with you now.”

Where did the succubus who was clinging to me just now, saying let’s have sex, go? All that was left was a trembling, loser Liliana.

“Ugh, you crazy woman….”

“… No, crazy woman or whatever, did you find anything out with Ms. Rebecca?”

Even to my question, Liliana’s lips just trembled uncontrollably.

“Hey. Ms. Liliana?”

“Uh, I don’t have anything… Th-that woman forcefully extracted my magic power….”

“….”

Liliana looked like she’d seen a murderer.

What on earth did she do to you to make you like this.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Liliana]

• [Affection: 98] (+2.5)

• [Lust: 93]

• [Appetite: 60]

• [Fatigue: 30]

Current Status: I felt bad… It felt like I was being drained dry by someone who isn’t even Master….

‘Drained dry?’

Fortunately, it seems like it wasn’t a big problem.

I thought you’d been forcefully subjected to something bad.

So taking magic power from a succubus was like being drained dry, huh.

“Hmm….”

Anyway, isn’t this a bit of a problem?

If I think about it, since there wasn’t much talk from Rebecca’s side either, she might have really found nothing.

We’re going to find the centaur, but it won’t do if we don’t have a plan when we actually meet them.

To ease the tension of the scared Liliana, I touched her trembling breasts.

Jureum-jureum-

Liliana soon regained her composure!

“Liliana. You know things like Underworld magic well, right?”

Unlike a hikikomori succubus, Liliana surprisingly has a lot of miscellaneous knowledge. Especially about the Underworld, she’s quite knowledgeable.

“I know the basics. Even though I look like this, I was an elite succubus when I was young.”

Liliana proudly pushed her chest forward.

“You said you don’t remember your childhood well, though.”

“Uh, uh… Anyway, I was elite.”

“Right. Setting that aside. Then, if you see magic like that directly, can you tell?”

“Probably, wouldn’t you say?”

Although I had decided not to place my hopes on Liliana anymore, I decided to ask this time too.

Liliana is the only one who knows about Underworld magic.

“But is there magic for escaping without leaving traces of magic power in the Underworld?”

“There’s nothing like that… Perhaps it’s because it’s Underworld magic that you can’t recognize it. If I see it, I’ll know, right? Maybe you could tell if you saw it directly too.”

“Is that so? Before, Rebecca recognized the similarity between the centaur’s and your magic power as soon as she saw you.”

Isaac from the tracking team would have been mixed in, so I wonder if it makes sense that they couldn’t track it.

Honestly, Isaac’s power, having met him, seemed like anything was possible. I couldn’t determine who had the upper hand compared to Rebecca.

“There are several types of magic for escaping while minimizing traces. For example, my magic to turn into a necklace operates on a similar principle. If Rebecca had come then, she wouldn’t have recognized it.”

“Oh, really?”

What the heck. Why are you being so helpful today, this succubus.

“As expected, you know the Underworld well since it’s your home ground.”

“Of course… But how long are we going to talk about this? I’m sleepy.”

As soon as the conversation seemed to be wrapping up, Liliana rubbed her face against my chest.

“Ha. Do you want to do that?”

“Of course…. Master.”

She already had the look of a succubus.

If you forcefully separate Liliana in that state, she’ll cry and wail and make a huge fuss.

“Okay. When we go to France, let’s go to nice places together. We promised before, didn’t we?”

I’ll have to bring Liliana along, changed into a necklace. The purpose of the trip itself is to make Liliana meet the centaur.

Since we definitely promised to go on a date when the time comes, I have to make an effort.

“A d-date… with Master….”

“We can just go to good restaurants. Ah, but where did Scarlet go?”

There were two people when I went out, but only one remained when I came back in.

Scarlet also has a Heroine Status window, so I should try to win her over if possible.

“Scarlet? She was here until just now… Huh? Where did she go? She was here even while I was lying down.”

“Hmm… Well, never mind.”

I really can’t figure her out. I have no idea if she likes me or is just testing the waters.

It’s not an urgent matter that puts my life on the line right now… As time goes by, there will be an opportunity.

I stopped talking, put my hand inside Liliana’s clothes, and pulled her closer to me.

“That’s enough. Come here.”

“Uh, uh-huh. Master….”

*

The next morning.

I naturally opened my eyes to see the window, bathed in morning sunlight.

Checking the time, it was 6:30 AM.

Because of the habit from attending the academy, I always wake up around this time even if I slept late. This must be because my body is healthy now.

When I lived alone before, if I slept late, I would wake up late.

I poked the cheek of the succubus sleeping with a cute face on my chest.

“Wake up. Wake up. Hurry and hide.”

7 AM is the time for the medical check-up.

Actually, my physical condition has almost no problems.

However, I was hospitalized for just one day, just in case there might be repercussions later on.

I told them not to come check on me at night because my hearing is sensitive then, but I had no excuse to refuse a check-up in the morning.

So I need to quickly get this succubus off me and hide her.

“Uh, uh-huh… Master….”

“Wake up. Hey. If the nurse comes, you’ll be caught.”

Liliana, who had been rubbing her head against me, immediately opened her eyes at the word ‘caught’.

“Sssup. Huk. H-hide. Scarlet! Where is she?!”

“I am here. Ms. Liliana.”

I handed the disoriented Liliana, who had just woken up, over to Scarlet.

“I will take Ms. Liliana to the dormitory. Please visit when you are discharged.”

“Yeah. I’ll be discharged within today.”

Tadak-

Scarlet, as if accustomed to it, disappeared carrying Liliana like a sack of rice.

Where was she all night? And why is she showing up now?

And after Scarlet’s figure completely disappeared, I remembered my promise with Alice.

Come to think of it, I told her to come at night, but I ended up saying I’d go within today.

Hmm.

“7 AM is night, isn’t it.”

I decided to think of it comfortably.

It’s not wrong, is it? Roughly speaking, when it gets dark, it becomes night.

Knock knock knock-

“It’s the medical check-up. May I come in?”

“Yes. Please come in.”

*

They clearly said a nurse would come to do a light health check, but the one who actually came was Baek Ahyoung.

Even though she’s surely the busy school nurse, she spent over an hour in my hospital room.

“Honey….”

“Sorry. I can’t help it because it’s an internship.”

“You shouldn’t get scammed in a foreign country. Especially currency exchange scams….”

“… Okay. Honey.”

I smiled bitterly, looking at Baek Ahyoung clinging to me with a tearful face.

She seemed depressed about going for an internship at the Iris Guild. I need to do some hypnosis play again sometime. I don’t have time.

Surely, there will be many times in the future when we’ll be far apart. I’m already worried about what to do with the increased number of heroines.

Really, is there no one I can trust besides Rebecca?

In the end, Baek Ahyoung received a call saying work had piled up and left with a sad expression.

They said that since the procedures are done, I can be discharged anytime I want.

“The timing is awkward.”

Since I agreed to meet Alice at night, I’ll probably get home late at night.

I have free time until then.

I turned on my smartwatch and started searching for this and that.

From news to politics, society, economy, magic research… etc. Although I wasn’t interested, I looked for information I should know.

“[Mysterious explosion accident at Victoria Academy dormitory. Cause revealed as a student’s experiment…. ]”

“[Victoria Academy final exam commemoration ceremony. Terror attack successfully thwarted. ‘We will no longer let scoundrels defile the academy.’ Exclusive interview with the Chairman…. ]”

“…You’re really trying hard.”

Victoria Academy is the number one educational institution in the whole world.

To that extent, it appears in the news a lot, and the news articles written there, as if they’re nothing major, are all incidents I was involved in.

The incident where the S-class Mind skull masks attacked the dormitory became a mysterious explosion accident, and the commemoration ceremony terror attack, where Shin Dongmin brought an incredible item called a magic-blocking barrier, also became a successfully thwarted terror attack.

Detailed content wasn’t written even in the news articles. The important parts were glossed over appropriately, and only the chairman’s interview was listed one after another.

Of course, I don’t fail to understand the chairman’s actions. Rather, it’s wise conduct.

As it’s not just a simple educational institution, there must be various interests involved, and if the media only delivered the absolute truth, many people would fall into panic, so they must be adjusting it appropriately.

No matter how large the damage I suffered was, it’s over if it’s covered up like this.

This is how the world is maintained.

It’s better than my name being mentioned unnecessarily, but I couldn’t help the bitter feeling.

I stood by the hospital room window and looked outside.

People running as if they have an appointment from early morning, and people staring as if it’s strange.

An office worker sitting at a desk, faintly visible through a building window, taking a phone call.

A man soliciting passersby on the street.

The sense of people’s lives could be felt everywhere. This place was not a game; it was the real world.

Each and every one of those people has their own life.

Even while I’m fooling around with women, time flows on, and Pandemic is moving.

Compared to the original work, I captured the heroines quickly. My power has also grown much faster.

In a way, it can be called a very good situation.

However, I must not let my guard down until the end.

In the end, the only one I can believe in to overcome this situation is myself.

The heroines’ help is only supplementary.

I circulated my magic within my body. Focusing my mind, I maximized my senses.

The voices of people passing by on the street. The sounds of music coming from restaurants.

It felt as if every visible space became right next to me.

Actually, I’ve been thinking about combat power for a long time.

Until now, my combat has been completely haphazard.

A fighting style that relies solely on combat sense, roughly applying basic magic.

Moreover, there’s a penalty for not revealing my attributes. Even though I can use all attributes, I must only use two: ice and fire.

‘Should I just reveal it?’

Surely, it would become a huge issue the moment I reveal it, so I felt reluctant to do so without any reason, but no matter what, it’s not more precious than my life.

Ppajijik-

I concentrated magic power in my hand and made an electric current flow.

Although I’ve never used lightning attribute magic before, I used it as if wielding a familiar tool.

A talent that can realize any magic just as I imagine it.

I was letting this talent go to waste too much because I was focusing on the heroines.

“…I should go to the training ground after a long time.”

My relationships with the women were not bad.

Of course, it’s based on the assumption that Rebecca’s plan succeeds, but if it does succeed…

At least I won’t be torn limb from limb.

Now it’s time to invest time in my growth.

….

I looked outside blankly, then got dressed. Since I thought of it, I should act right away, otherwise I’ll forget again.

Then, one fact flashed through my mind.

‘I need to report to Surin noona.’

I wonder if I should really do this or not, but….

It feels like something big will happen if I don’t.

I still can’t forget Surin noona’s gaze from back then.

• Me: [Noona! I’m going to the training ground today!]

In the end, I sent this message.

‘What am I even doing….’

I felt embarrassed for a moment, reporting like this when I’m not a child, but….

Tting-

A reply arrived immediately.

• Surin noona: [Thanks. Hoyeon. I’m working in the student council room! (octopus holding heart emoji)]

“…She is cute, though.”

Tsk. As expected, pretty women can get away with anything relying on their looks, huh. I’m not angry at all.

Rather, if I can exchange messages with a beautiful woman with just one text like that, I should do it anytime.

Regarding sex, I won’t report it for now; I should only report the mundane tasks.

No matter what, reporting sex would crack a man’s pride.

I got my clothes right away and headed to the training ground.