Chapter 135. Festival (6)
The [Red Ginseng] inside the box was brimming with mana.
"Uh... it does look pretty effective."
Regardless of the specific effects, it was obvious at a glance that the quality was excellent, overflowing with mana.
"Try it now."
"Right now?"
"Yeah. I'm here."
Well... not like it matters much.
Considering both Moon Surin and Im Sol told me to eat it right away, maybe it's proper etiquette to take the elixir immediately in front of the person who gave it.
I took the red ginseng out of the box.
"I heard you're supposed to take ginseng in one go."
"That's right. I'll assist you. Just swallow it."
Im Sol stood behind me, placing her hand on my shoulder and channeling her magic.
Honestly, I didn't need her assistance, but I didn't bother telling her to stop.
Chomp.
I popped the ginseng into my mouth in one bite and began to chew.
"Mmm…!"
The heat radiating from the ginseng as it slid down my throat spread through my whole body.
It felt like entering a sauna, my entire body heating up.
I immediately controlled my mana, guiding it so none of it leaked from my body.
Im Sol's mana wrapped around me, aiding the process.
After several minutes passed, I was drenched in sweat—enough to soak my uniform—but I had successfully absorbed the red ginseng.
"Haa..."
"You did well."
With a flick of Im Sol's fingers, all the moisture on my body vanished.
"Thank you."
"Amazing. Your elixir absorption rate is off the charts."
Im Sol's eyes widened as she looked over my body.
Well, I did absorb mana like a sponge.
"Well... a brilliant professor is bound to have some brilliant students, right?"
"Pft."
Im Sol ruffled my hair, laughing.
"So, are you going to do magic research until your dinner plans?"
"Yeah. Help me out a bit."
Truth be told, it had been a while since I last did research with Professor Im Sol.
Exams and everything else kept me fairly busy too.
"How's the paper on the core circuit coming along?"
"Almost finished. Just need to finalize the verification process. By the way, you're listed as a co-author."
"Huh, me?"
Sure, I provided the idea, but I didn't really help much with writing it. Why list me as a co-author?
Or maybe I should be listed?
I've never made a paper before, so I don't really know how it works.
"Providing the idea is a huge contribution."
"But if I'm a co-author, where does the paper get published?"
"If this paper is recognized, it'll be registered with the World Mage Association. That's an enormous honor for a mage."
Im Sol smiled brightly, just imagining it seemed to make her happy.
"Oh… that's pretty cool."
Honestly, I didn't care about honors, but I couldn't let that show in front of someone who looked so happy.
"Right? Once it's released, the entire magic world will be shaken."
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[Im Sol]
- [Affection: 62]
- [Lust: 25]
- [Appetite: 30]
- [Fatigue: 39]
Current Status: Not much time left. The day of full recognition is near…
'Hmm.'
Honestly, since Im Sol isn't a heroine in the original story, I don't know her background well.
All I know is she's a beautiful professor obsessed with magic.
But spending time with her, I realized—beyond her passion for magical progress, she also desires recognition.
I wonder what happened.
'I'll find out slowly.'
Everything should be done slowly.
She clearly has her own circumstances. If I rush it, I might ruin everything.
"Then, let's check the paper together."
We began reviewing Im Sol's research together.
*
After reviewing the paper, I ended up taking a magic lecture too.
Fwoosh—
The flame blooming from my hand transformed into an ice crystal as it was.
"Doing it this way lets you transition naturally between different elements."
"Wow... you're right."
These tips from experience—not just [Mana Sensitivity]—were a huge help.
"How did people react when you first revealed you had multiple elements, Professor?"
I'm still only known to have two elements, but Im Sol can use all of them.
I asked to prepare for the day when I too might reveal that I can wield all attributes.
"There wasn't really a big reveal. I thought it was normal when I first learned magic. So I just blasted away from day one."
"Ah... I see."
Guess the experience of a genius isn't much help.
Feels like listening to a student who only studied from the textbook.
"I think we've done everything. Time to take it off."
"...."
I quietly pulled down my pants.
In truth, the moment I sensed the mood for wrapping things up, my cock, having already sensed a blowjob coming, had started rising.
Im Sol stretched her arms, then knelt in front of the couch and began stroking my cock.
"Is it working? You're pretty quick today."
"...Haha."
As we started having sex more often, I got better at reading the signs.
These days, when it feels like it's time to fuck, I get hard before I even realize it.
There was heat in Im Sol's eyes as she stared at my dick.
She watched curiously as my body flinched every time her hand slowly ran along the shaft.
Sometimes I missed the shy professor who used to be embarrassed at just a touch.
She used to flinch when I touched her boobs, but now she's completely used to even this.
All I could do was wait for our first proper fuck.
Maybe then, I'll get to see her cute side again.
Soon, Im Sol opened her mouth and took the head of my dick between her lips.
As she tucked her silver hair behind her ears, her pale pink lips wrapped around my shaft, delivering a soft and ticklish sensation.
Slurping sounds echoed in the lab, and the thrill shot down my spine.
"Ugh..."
"Sluurp. Smack... Chuup."
If Liliana's blowjob felt like she was playing with my entire dick, Im Sol's was like a researcher's approach.
She swirled her tongue, searching for my weak spots and targeting them relentlessly.
Since the sensitive areas change with my mood, Im Sol's blowjobs make me want to cum even faster.
She licked along the shaft, stimulated the spot under the head, and even poked her tongue into my urethra as she watched my reactions. I felt the urge to cum rising fast.
"I'm gonna cum…!"
"Slurp. Mmm. Suck."
For the final push, I grabbed Im Sol's head and thrust my cock in deep.
The tip hit her throat, her tongue wrapped around the shaft, and I couldn't hold back anymore—I shot my load into her mouth.
As my body trembled from the climax, Im Sol licked under the head, accelerating my release.
"Haa... haa..."
A ridiculous situation where I was the one exhausted after being pleasured.
After finishing my first ejaculation filled with yang energy from the red ginseng, I rested my hands on the armrest and let my body relax.
Im Sol swirled the semen in her mouth before gulping it down.
"Doesn't taste better or anything. Just got a little stickier."
"... You definitely had some ulterior motives."
Im Sol chuckled at my words and stood up, stretching her knees.
'Still... it's not enough.'
Im Sol's blowjob is really good.
But since we haven't had actual sex, there's always a lingering sense of dissatisfaction.
"You look disappointed."
"Huh?"
"It's nothing."
Crap, did I not manage my expression?
Must've slipped up during post-nut clarity.
'But... maybe this is a good thing?'
Things aren't bad with Im Sol, and this could be a chance to aim for the real thing.
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[Im Sol]
- [Affection: 62]
- [Lust: 25]
- [Appetite: 30]
- [Fatigue: 39]
Current Status: Even after doing it once more, he makes that face... Could it be he wants the real thing? But that's something you do with someone you love...
"...."
Professor, is a blowjob really okay?
Without noticing my gaze, Professor Im Sol began putting her outerwear back on.
"Heading to your dinner appointment now?"
"Yeah. Oh, want to come along? You worked hard—I should treat you to a meal at least."
"Oh... really? But shouldn't you ask the person you're meeting first?"
I was happy Im Sol brought up meeting outside first, but still unsure since it was someone else she'd planned to see.
"True, but... she won't say no."
Beep beep beep.
Professor Im Sol fiddled with her smartwatch and made a call.
"Hey, A-Young. Mind if I bring Hoyeon along to our dinner?"
- Hoyeon? The Lee Hoyeon I know?
The voice of the woman from the smartwatch sounded familiar.
And the name A-Young felt oddly close too.
"Is there another Hoyeon?"
- I mean, it's fine with me... but have you been with Hoyeon this whole time?
Ah... now I know who it is.
That warm, comforting voice.
It was, quite literally, the voice of a saint.
"We had some research-related stuff to talk about. Anyway, we'll come together."
- Hey, Sol. You do know, right? Hoyeon's a cadet and you're a professor...
Click—
Im Sol ended the call after saying her piece.
"She said it's fine. Let's go."
"Seems like you two got pretty close while I was taking the survival exam?"
"We clicked pretty well. Plus, we had a shared topic—you. Anyway, you're fine having dinner with A-Young, right?"
I never imagined it, but turns out Im Sol's dinner companion was Baek A-Young.
Surprisingly, they seem pretty close. That's a relief.
"Sure. I'd love to."
I'd been waiting for a chance to see Baek A-Young again—perfect timing.
We cleaned up and left the lab together.
I was starting to get hungry too. Seeing Baek A-Young and getting dinner? Two birds, one stone.
"Anything you want to eat?"
"I'm not picky. Where was the reservation?"
"A place called Pungmidang. It's Korean food. If you're not feeling it, we can change."
"Pungmidang... Ah. I like that place too."
It was the same Korean restaurant I'd been to with Moon Surin.
No signboard, but clearly popular. If even Professor Im Sol knows about it.
"You know it? Then let's go there. A-Young should already be waiting."
The street, lively from the ongoing Heavenly Festival, was buzzing. The variety of food stalls made me want to grab a snack myself.
"Professor, want to try one of those?"
"I don't eat street food. Worries me hygiene-wise."
"It's a choco-banana. You sure you don't want one?"
"... Where?"
Moments later, Im Sol was walking with a choco-banana in each hand.
Watching her made me want one too, so I bought one for myself.
"Oh, this is good. Must be a high-grade mana banana. No wonder it was five thousand won—was cursing the price before."
"Mmm... slurp."
Turning my head, I saw Im Sol sucking on the banana with a smirk. Felt like she was teasing me.
"Yours tastes better."
"... That's embarrassing."
I knew she was teasing, but seeing that smile still made me feel shy.
Seeing me flustered made Im Sol even more pleased as she munched on her banana.
We soon arrived at Pungmidang.
Guided by the staff to the second floor, we entered a private room.
"You're here?!"
Baek A-Young, already seated, stood up to greet us.
"What's this? You that happy to see Hoyeon?"
"Hello, health officer."
"I heard when I'm not around, you call A-Young 'Miss A-Young.' Heard it all."
"Ah... So you know."
Guess they really have gotten close—sharing stuff like that.
"Hi, Hoyeon. And Sol, come sit here."
Baek A-Young smiled at me, then grabbed Im Sol's hand and led her to a seat.
Then suddenly, she started scolding.
"You shouldn't be alone with a cadet late in the lab. You're the professor and Hoyeon's a cadet."
"So what. We're both adults."
Im Sol didn't seem to care, sipping water nonchalantly.
"That's not the point… W-wait, you two didn't do anything weird, right?"
"We were just doing some magic research. Right?"
"Yeah. It was exhausting."
"Y-yeah. I figured."
As if.
Despite calling herself the health officer, she only scolded Im Sol. It was kinda cute.
Is this… jealousy?
"Miss A-Young. Let's eat first. I'm starving."
"Ah, yeah."
Still, she seemed relieved when she heard we didn't do anything weird.
★ Heroine Status Window
[Baek A-Young]
- [Affection: 90] (+0.6)
- [Lust: 72]
- [Appetite: 30]
- [Fatigue: 45]
Current Status: Thank goodness. Honey's safe.
I really don't know what to do with our A-Young.
Especially since my body's already been through so much.
"Well then, let's eat while we chat."
Im Sol picked up her chopsticks first, and Baek A-Young and I followed suit to begin the meal.