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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Mod7
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Hero Candidates possessed greater physical durability than ordinary people. Many of them had the Physical Resistance skill.
Their dynamic vision, hearing, reaction speed, and intuition were all superior.
They could usually react to unexpected situations.
But the pens, propelled by Ethan’s telekinesis, were too fast for even Tesha to dodge.
Thwack!
Three pens embedded themselves in Tesha’s arm.
Blood seeped through her clothes.
“…Ethan… Ow…”
It hurt. It hurt so much that tears pricked her eyes.
Ethan’s telekinesis was strong enough to embed pens in the ceiling.
Silence descended upon the room.
“Tesha! Tesha, are you okay?!”
Ethan rushed over to Tesha’s side, his voice filled with concern.
Tesha bit her lip, a sharp pain shooting through her arm.
But along with the pain, a strange thrill coursed through her veins.
‘It hurts, but…’
It was bearable.
It wasn’t like she had been stabbed with a knife. It was just a few pens in her arm.
But they had been propelled by telekinesis.
And more importantly,
‘This… feels… good. So thrilling.’
Tesha’s body trembled with pleasure.
Ethan, seeing her trembling, panicked.
“Are you okay? I’m so sorry! Does it hurt a lot?”
He was genuinely sorry.
It was his fault. He had been careless.
His heart pounded in his chest.
If the pens had hit her somewhere else… he didn’t even want to think about it.
And she was the princess.
He had practically assaulted a member of the royal family.
He could be executed for this.
“I’m sorry, Tesha. Really… I don’t know what to say.”
He would have knelt and begged for forgiveness if she asked him to.
But Tesha didn’t respond.
“Does it hurt a lot? Tesha? I’m so sorry, it’s all my fault.”
Ethan stared at the three pens embedded in her arm, his heart sinking.
Tesha’s eyes were glistening.
She touched the pens, a sharp pain shooting through her arm.
“Please… remove the pens and disinfect the wounds.”
“Oh, sorry, I’ll remove them right away. Okay… here we go…”
Why was he so nervous?
Were they embedded in the bone?
“Gently… please be gentle…”
“Okay, I’ll pull them out on the count of three.”
Tesha, who had been whimpering, nodded resolutely.
One, two, three!
Ethan pulled out the first pen. A strange moan escaped Tesha’s lips.
“Ah! Ha… ha… Nn… It hurts, Ethan.”
Tesha lowered her head, her thighs rubbing together as she trembled.
Ethan thought she was in pain.
‘Even if she’s a masochist, there’s no way she’s enjoying this…’
They weren’t ordinary pens. They were quill pens with sharp nibs.
And they were embedded quite deeply.
It had to hurt.
But Tesha’s eyes were filled with both pain and pleasure. Ethan couldn’t see her expression because her head was lowered.
“There are still two more. Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes… It hurts, but I can handle it.”
Ethan moved on to the next pen.
The three pens, embedded side by side, looked like feathers sprouting from her arm.
“Okay, here we go. One, two, three!”
Tesha bit her lip.
Tug! Wince.
Pain, followed by a wave of pleasure.
Tesha gasped, her fists clenching. Her toes curled.
‘This feels… strange…!’
It was like she was discovering a new world, a forbidden world.
Tug! Wince.
The third pen was removed.
Her body tingled with pain and pleasure.
Tesha’s breath came in ragged gasps.
“Ha… ha…”
Tesha’s eyes were glazed over, lost in the afterglow.
Blood continued to seep through her clothes.
Ethan grabbed a bottle of topical medicine from the desk. It was for emergencies, in case someone couldn’t drink a healing potion.
It was the only medicine they had.
“Tesha, I need to apply this medicine, but… can you do it yourself?”
Ethan wanted to give her some privacy.
She would have to remove her top to expose her arm.
Tesha understood and tried to move her right arm. But she couldn’t lift it past her shoulder.
“Ow… I can’t… I can’t move my arm.”
“I need to apply this medicine. And we don’t have any healing potions. So… I need you to take off your top…”
‘Take off my clothes…?’
Tesha’s eyes widened.
Had she fallen into Ethan’s trap?
The pens attacking her as soon as she entered the room…
The only medicine being a topical ointment…
“Can you… just remove your sleeve? I just need to apply the medicine so it doesn’t scar… It might sting a little…”
“S-sting…?”
Tesha’s eyes sparkled.
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Sepia had decided to give Ethan magic lessons every weekend.
She would turn him into a powerful mage.
No, a magical prodigy.
She smiled to herself as she walked towards the club room.
She heard moans coming from inside.
“Nn… Ah… It hurts!”
This was the student hall.
There were many club rooms here, including the Hunter club room.
She often overheard conversations from other club rooms while walking down the hallway.
“Does it hurt a lot? J-just… hang in there…”
“Ha… Yes… it hurts more than I expected.”
The moans were embarrassing to even overhear.
‘Who is it? Doing that in a public place on a weekend morning? How disgusting.’
Sepia clutched her magic textbook and continued walking.
‘I have to teach Ethan magic today. Heehee.’
She was excited.
She remembered Ethan’s bright smile from yesterday’s telekinesis lesson.
And she found herself smiling too.
But as she approached the club room, the moans grew louder.
Ah.
Sepia stopped in front of the club room.
She could see two figures through the glass window.
A blonde woman, her top removed.
And Ethan, who seemed to be concentrating on something.
She recognized the blonde woman from her back.
It was Tesha.
Thud.
Sepia’s textbook fell to the floor.
She felt a surge of anger.
“Calm down… Calm down, Sepia.”
She took a deep breath, trying to compose herself.
‘I have to… ask them what’s going on… Don’t jump to conclusions, Sepia.’
She picked up her textbook and opened the door.
Ethan and Tesha jumped, startled.
The air in the room was thick with tension.
Tesha’s cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were filled with a mixture of pain and pleasure.
Sepia felt a vein throb in her forehead.
“What… what are you two doing?! In the club room?!”
Sepia’s eyes blazed with fury.
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The misunderstanding was cleared up, eventually.
Both Ethan and Tesha had to explain the situation repeatedly.
“Really? But why was Tesha moaning like that?”
Tesha looked embarrassed.
She was usually so innocent.
She probably didn’t even understand why she had reacted that way.
Ethan was also embarrassed.
His face was flushed.
From an outsider’s perspective, it must have looked like they were doing something inappropriate in a public place.
“Well… it probably hurt a lot, right?”
“Yes! It hurt so much that I cried!”
Tesha nodded vigorously.
Sepia narrowed her eyes, unconvinced.
She didn’t like how they were agreeing with each other.
“Ugh… fine. I’ll believe you. But don’t do anything weird in the club room again.”
“A-anyway, I should probably go. I was going to study here, but… I think I’ll just go back to my room and rest.”
Sepia glared at Tesha.
Tesha left, and the two of them were alone in the club room.
“Ethan… come here and sit down.”
“Uh… what?”
Her voice was soft, almost a whisper.
But that made it even more terrifying.
Ethan watched her nervously.
She seemed to have misunderstood something.
“I know you’re a man, Ethan. I understand that you might… lose control sometimes.”
Sepia nodded.
“But if you’re going to do that, do it somewhere else.”
“Sepia, it’s a misunderstanding. It wasn’t like that.”
“I know, I know. I’m not angry. I’m just saying. I understand.”
Sepia opened her textbook, her voice calm.
But she looked slightly disappointed.
“Today, we’re learning about mana efficiency and mana shields.”
“…”
“What are you waiting for? Come here. This is important. You don’t even know how to create a mana shield yet.”
Ethan couldn’t think of anything to say. He felt awkward bringing it up again.
So, he quietly listened to Sepia’s lesson on mana efficiency and mana shields.
In this world, mana could be used offensively, like a sword aura, or defensively, like a shield.
Sepia’s explanations were clear and concise.
Her analogies and examples made it easy to understand.
“Sepia, you’re a good teacher.”
“Huh?”
“You’re good at explaining things… You’re clear and concise, and also very patient.”
Sepia didn’t respond.
She seemed to be lost in thought.
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“I’m so happy! I’m so happy! What am I going to do?”
Sepia buried her face in her pillow and kicked her blankets excitedly.
Vivian watched her.
Sepia’s eyes were sparkling.
“Ha… I can’t believe it!”
Sepia looked like she was about to explode with happiness.
She was practically high on euphoria.
Her cheeks flushed as she rolled around on her bed.
“My lady, what happened?”
Sepia wasn’t usually this expressive.
She was always aloof and composed.
“Ethan complimented me…!”
Sepia sat up abruptly.
She wanted more compliments. She wanted Ethan to like everything about her.
“What did he say?”
“He said…!”
Sepia excitedly recounted the events of the day to Vivian.
“I’m going to work even harder! I want to be complimented by Ethan again…!”
It seemed like the master-servant dynamic had been reversed.
Of course, Ethan wasn’t her servant anymore.
“As you wish, my lady.”
“And… Vivian…”
But Sepia’s happiness was tinged with anxiety.
‘There are too many bitches after Ethan.’
She had to protect him.
And to do that, she had to change.
“Teach me how to be a proper lady!”
“What? A proper lady?”
“I’m going to become a refined lady! So that Ethan will like me even more!”
“It wouldn’t be difficult to teach you how to be a proper lady.”
Sepia was burning with passion.
But Vivian knew that it wasn’t easy to change one’s personality.
“I’m going to change my tone of voice! And I’ll research what men… I mean, what Ethan likes! And I’ll change myself!”
Like most men, Ethan would probably prefer a kind and gentle woman.
The biggest difference between her and Tesha was their personality.
Tesha was kind and friendly, while Sepia had an intimidating aura that made people hesitant to approach her.
“Then… I’ll do some research and let you know.”
“Okay!”
Sepia nodded, eager to continue basking in her happiness.
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Ethan, what have you done?