Chapter 216: Confidence

"Great work."

When I finished the service for Alice and came out of the room, Scarlet was waiting and holding out a towel.

"What's this, showing such sudden devotion?"

"It is not particularly for you, Lord Ho-yeon. I am acting as Alice's butler today."

"Aha."

I wiped my face with the towel Scarlet gave me.

Of course, there was Clean Magic... but having the moisture on my body evaporate wasn't exactly a good feeling.

Wiping once like this and then using Clean felt much cleaner.

"Clean."

After wiping the sweat off my face with the towel, I wrapped my body in Clean Magic.

'Wait a minute.'

But people like me are the ones who need a towel... Normal people would be fine with just Clean Magic.

Why did she bother bringing a towel?

"Scarlet. Did you prepare a towel on purpose because of me?"

"Because even though you use magic so well, Lord Ho-yeon, strangely enough, you are not used to it."

Scarlet quietly took back the towel I used.

You're way too good at your job.

Honestly, I was a bit moved by this.

"You really are an ace. You should get a job at my company."

"Unfortunately, I still have time left on my contract with the Iris Guild."

What a real shame.

Still, I was lucky to have contracted someone that talented.

The Contract of Hell really is the best.

"Ugh, I'm tired. I'll get going now."

"Come to think of it, would it be alright if I dropped by the dormitory over the weekend?"

"The weekend?"

"Yes. Sebastian will be working on the weekend, so I will have free time."

"Hmm..."

Scarlet coming over wasn't a bad thing.

Liriana would like it, and the Nam sisters would probably like it too.

But how should I put it.

This chilling feeling.

It had settled in a corner of my chest ever since Alice said she told the Iris Guild about our contract.

'I'm telling you, something is going to happen.'

I trust my hunch.

Because I'm the protagonist.

"Hold on just a little longer."

"Understood."

Scarlet bowed her head without talking back to my words.

"Sorry. I just have this uneasy feeling. How should I put it. A Beast's Sense? You understand too, right?"

"It is fine. We have plenty of time."

"Yeah. Thanks."

"... Yes. Understood."

Her reaction isn't that great.

Seeing as it had been a while, she must have really wanted to see everyone.

"I'll put in a good word with Liriana for you."

"Thank you."

Strange.

Normally, she'd clearly show that she liked it when I said something like that.

Even when coming to Alice's house, she said she wanted to see Liriana.

Hmm. I'm not sure.

Scarlet lowered her still-flushed face.

*

"Ugh. My whole body is aching."

I dragged my exhausted body and headed to the dormitory.

It was already dark outside, and the moon was up.

On the way back, I felt the middle-aged man following behind me a few times and got slightly spooked, but fortunately, he stopped tailing me once I was a certain distance away from Alice's house.

That person was probably Alice's butler.

Judging by his aura, I wouldn't have even sensed him following me before my hospitalization.

'It just means I've gotten that much stronger.'

Calculating the time I spent at Alice's house, it took about 3 hours.

3 hours doing nothing but massaging was quite a lot.

It's natural I'm tired.

Ddiring-

When I opened the dormitory door and went inside, I saw Liriana sitting in the living room.

Since it was quite late, it seemed the Nam sisters were asleep.

Unless she was doing a broadcast, Liriana would always come out to greet me like a puppy, but she didn't come today.

"Liriana. I'm back."

"Yeah, you're back..."

"What's wrong?"

As I approached Liriana, who looked devoid of energy, I saw a piece of letter paper in her hand.

"Huh? Is that..."

It was a familiar letter paper.

The letter paper from the Contract of Hell.

It was the means to contact her hometown, Hell, which Liriana had received through my contract.

"Did you get a reply?"

"Yeah, I did get one, but..."

Liriana held the letter out to me.

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Sorry for contacting you late. Liriana.

I don't know how you ended up hearing about the Demon King,

but the Demon King is the ruler of a peaceful Hell.

It's too long to explain in a letter, so I'll tell you in detail when you return to Hell.

Let's keep in touch. Liriana.

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"... Is this it?"

What the hell kind of reply is this?

It didn't properly answer the questions Liriana asked, nor did it ask how she was doing.

For taking so long to reply, it was an incredibly insincere letter.

"..."

Liriana flipped the letter over and stared intently at it.

Of course, doing that wouldn't magically reveal any other contents.

"Hmm. She must have been really busy. Your mother has her own work too, right?"

"My mom is a civil servant..."

"... Civil servants are busy these days."

"Hell's civil servants are tax thieves. The moment they catch someone slipping up, they extort bribes from them."

"..."

Does Hell even have laws?

It's a terrifying place every time I hear about it.

Liriana placed the letter on the desk and threw her body onto the living room bed.

I couldn't just leave her alone, so I followed behind her and lay down next to her.

Seeing me follow her, Liriana lay down with her back to me.

Our Liriana is acting particularly sentimental today.

"Come here."

I opened my arms and waited to hug Liriana, but she started speaking while still showing me her back.

"I... really looked forward to contacting my mom."

"Yeah."

"I guess I was the only one."

"No. There's no way."

"Then again, she wouldn't need a daughter like me... She probably thinks it's a relief that I disappeared..."

"..."

This is really serious.

Did she get homesick or something?

It seemed she had been thinking more and more about Hell ever since the centaur appeared in France.

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Smack.

She had been thinking a lot about Hell, and it seemed the insincere letter from her mother made her feel really down.

Since I had zero information about Liriana's mother, there was no advice I could give her either.

This isn't going to work.

The only answer is shock therapy.

I wrapped my arms around Liriana's turned back.

And in that position, I forcefully squeezed her breasts.

"Kyaak!"

"Mmm..."

As expected, a succubus's body just feels different.

Firmer than a human's and breasts that feel great to touch.

I can't hold back on this.

I buried my face into Liriana's back just like that and fondled her breasts.

"Hey, you crazy bastard. I'm in a bad mood right now!"

Liriana threw vile curses and flailed her body around.

She hadn't cursed at me much at some point, but she must not have been able to hold back this time.

Liriana squirmed around to shake off my arms, but I wasn't going to let go just because of that.

Instead, I slipped my arm past her neck and grabbed her other breast too.

I grabbed both of her breasts while hugging her from behind.

"Eek! Are you crazy! Haat...!"

"Since you're in a bad mood, we should do something that makes you feel good. Right?"

Liriana flinched upon hearing my words, then quietly opened her mouth.

"... You were just meeting up with a woman."

"I didn't have sex."

"Liar. There's no way you wouldn't."

"Do you want to check for yourself?"

Liriana turned her body around and looked into my eyes.

I stroked Liriana's face as I looked at her slightly reddened eyes.

Then, I grabbed Liriana's hand and guided it to my penis.

My package had already hardened just from fondling her breasts a few times.

It was an obvious result since I had only done volunteer work for Alice and hadn't received anything in return.

"How is it. Has your mind changed a bit?"

"... Yeah. Master."

Liriana's eyes returned to that of a succubus again.

It was her usual eyes when in heat.

'Fortunately, this resolved it.'

Even if we moved past it with this for now, I couldn't keep doing this forever... I would have to find a way to go to France.

Should I try poking around it again the next time I meet Alice...?

She seemed pretty stubborn about it, though.

"Master... Touch me more."

Liriana's sweet voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Come here."

"Heuu... Smooch."

I climbed on top of Liriana's body just like that, and today's Liriana approached me much more passionately than usual.

*

The time Liriana and Lee Ho-yeon had just started having sex.

"Mmm..."

Lying in her own bed, Alice slowly opened her eyes.

"Heu-eut...!"

And at the same time, she startled in surprise and raised her body.

"Haa... Haa..."

The first thing Alice did was check her arms and legs.

She was dressed in neat pajamas.

Her crotch wasn't sticky either, and instead felt dry and soft.

Looking around the room, the massage bed was gone too.

It really was a nightmare after all.

Phew.

Alice let out a sigh.

It was because she clearly dreamt of being toyed with from head to toe by Lee Ho-yeon until she fainted.

It was a dream she couldn't understand even thinking about it now.

'...Was it a dream?'

Alice wanted to think it was a dream, but it was far too realistic to just be a dream.

Because she still remembered the texture of Lee Ho-yeon touching her body.

Even the pleasure from when she came at the end... was vivid.

To the point where she wanted to feel it again.

"... Scarlet."

Alice called out for Scarlet, who would be somewhere nearby.

Whenever Sebastian wasn't around, she would always be waiting on standby around her.

"Yes. Young Lady."

And as expected, Scarlet dropped down from the ceiling.

"... How long has it been since Ho-yeon returned?"

"He returned to his dormitory about an hour ago."

"... Then how long have I been asleep for?"

"You have been asleep for about two hours since the massage ended."

"Alright. You can switch shifts with Sebastian now."

"Yes. Understood."

After Scarlet disappeared, Alice clenched her teeth.

"... That wasn't a massage."

She got played.

She should have been careful considering he was a man who went around seducing women.

What kind of massage involved thrusting deeply into... down below like that. That was sexual harassment.

"Haa... Some dream that was."

Alice sighed and headed to the personal training room in the mansion.

Still, it seemed he really did do a mana massage in the middle of his sexual harassment.

She could feel the mana circulating through her body.

Since it was a massage she received by paying a hefty sum, she had to run a test.

Woom-

"Huh...?"

And Alice, who had brought up her magic power, widened her eyes.

The magic power felt in her body was five times, no... six times stronger.

It was over double the efficiency compared to when she normally used magic stones.

A ridiculous efficiency.

Alice tried channeling her magic power into her favored sword, Iris.

Woong-

A refined magic sword aura of a size she had never created before.

It easily surpassed 5 meters.

Considering she could barely even make a 2-meter one no matter how much she squeezed out her magic power normally, it was a remarkable growth.

Alice quietly muttered as she looked at the magic power she produced.

"... That was a real massage?"

Was it really this kind of massage, and had she just been having weird thoughts on her own?

'No, there's no way that's the case...'

From a common sense perspective, there was no way such a massage existed.

If this was a proper world, it shouldn't exist.

It was only possible because she strangely got swept up in the mood too... if it were her usual self, she would have never permitted it.

It was a bizarre massage to that extent.

But how should she explain the mana overflowing in her body?

"..."

She definitely had to make a reservation for the next massage.

If it was that kind of massage again... it felt good, but the stimulation was too intense.

She should do it after resting a bit.

Alice reeled in her magic power and stepped out of the training ground.

"Y-Young Lady..."

And she ran into Sebastian, who was waiting outside the training ground.

Unlike his usual composed demeanor, Sebastian had an urgent expression on his face.

"Sebastian?"

"T-The Guild Master is...!"