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Chapter 217. Assault
The moment Liliana and Lee Hoyeon were just beginning to have sexâ
"Mmm...."
Lying in her bed, Elise slowly opened her eyes.
"Haaah...!"
And at the same time, she jolted upright.
"Haa... haa...."
Elise first checked her arms and legs.
She was wearing clean pajamas.
Even between her legs, everything was dry and fresh.
Looking around the room, there was no massage bed in sight.
It must have been a nightmare.
Whew.
Elise exhaled a deep sigh.
After all, she had just dreamed of being thoroughly ravished by Lee Hoyeon until she passed out.
Even now, she couldn't make sense of that dream.
'...Was it really a dream?'
Elise wanted to believe it was, but it had felt too real.
She could still feel the sensation of Lee Hoyeon's touch on her body.
Even the climax at the end... was vividly clear.
So clear she wanted to experience it again.
"...Scarlett."
Elise called out for Scarlett, who was likely nearby.
When Sebas-chan wasn't around, she was always on standby.
"Yes, my lady."
Just as expected, Scarlett descended from the ceiling.
"...How long has it been since Hoyeon left?"
"He returned to the dorm about an hour ago."
"...Then how long was I asleep?"
"Roughly two hours, starting around when the massage ended."
"Alright. You can switch out with Sebas-chan now."
"Understood."
After Scarlett disappeared, Elise clenched her teeth.
"...That wasn't a massage."
She'd been played.
She should've been more careful, knowing he was the type to mess around with girls.
What kind of massage involved pounding her pussy like that? That was sexual harassment.
"Haa... What a dream."
With a sigh, Elise headed to her private training room in the mansion.
Still, it seemed he had done mana massage during the harassment.
She could feel the mana circulating through her body.
Since she had paid a hefty price for it, she needed to test the results.
Hummmâ
"Huh...?"
And when she activated her mana, Elise's eyes widened.
The mana flowing through her body was fiveâno, six times stronger.
More than twice as efficient as using mana stones.
Ridiculously efficient.
Elise poured mana into her favorite sword, Iris.
Hummmâ
A refined mana blade formed, larger than anything she had ever produced.
It was over five meters long.
Considering she could barely make it reach two meters before, it was a remarkable leap.
Elise stared at the mana she had created and murmured quietly.
"...Was that really a massage?"
Was it really a legitimate massage and she just misunderstood?
'No way...'
No massage like that could exist in a normal world.
It shouldn't exist.
It only happened because she got swept up in the moodâthere's no way she would've allowed it under normal circumstances.
That's how insane the massage had been.
But how was she supposed to explain the overflowing mana in her body?
"...."
Maybe she should book another appointment.
If it's that kind of massage again... it was good, but way too intense.
She'd need to rest a bit first.
Elise settled her mana and exited the training room.
"Ah, my lady..."
Outside the training room, Sebas-chan was waiting.
Unlike his usual calm demeanor, he looked flustered.
"Sebas-chan?"
"T-the Guild Master...!"
There are many intelligence guilds around the world, but if you asked which one is the best, everyone would answer the same: France's [Iris Guild].
Whether run by individuals, families, or even governments, none differed in this opinion.
Other intelligence guilds referred to the Iris Guild as "an insurmountable wall."
There are many reasons the Iris Guild rose to the top among intelligence guilds.
Its deep reservoir of intelligence accumulated over a long period and the trust it had built.
Its unwavering resilience, remaining solid for decades despite being an intelligence organization.
Its ability to complete even the most difficult requests, as long as the price was right.
But if you asked what the biggest factor in the guild's success was, everyone would answer the same.
It was because of the Guild Master, 'Isaac.'
A man who, all by himself, earned the nickname Emperor of the Night and ruled the world's night scene.
The Emperor of the Night, Isaac.
He's the Guild Master of the Iris Guild and Elise's father.
At the very moment Elise collapsed after Lee Hoyeon's massageâ
A man entered the Iris Guild Master's office in France, brushing back his hair.
"Where the hell did that damn centaur run off to?"
Tsk.
Isaac naturally placed a cigar in his mouth and exhaled smoke.
He'd been tracking the centaur that appeared in France, but it always disappeared right before capture.
Despite organizing a pursuit team under the Iris Guild's name and reputation, the results were still dismalâhe couldn't just let it go.
He wanted to keep tracking it for days, but he couldn't neglect the guild.
Too many messages were piling up.
Because of his trait of growing stronger at night, Isaac slept during the day and worked at night. But in the dark, even a moment's distraction could be fatal.
That's why he ignored all communications during his working hours.
His single-minded focus on his tasks was what kept him at the top.
Of course, there were exceptions.
If his wife or daughter was in danger, he'd drop everything and run to them.
That's why Isaac, a known womanizer, was still able to maintain a family.
Puff, puff.
Isaac blew out smoke and looked through the stack of papers on his desk.
Most matters were handled by subordinates, but some required his direct attention, which is why he visited the guild periodically.
"Still in the black... Tsk. But profits dropped a lot."
Clicking his tongue at the mountain of documents accumulated over his absence, Isaac sighed.
The atmosphere across the guild had worsened due to the appearance of the centaur in France.
"I thought luck was on our side this year... and then some damned monster shows up."
Of all things, why did such a highly intelligent boss monster have to show up in France?
It even exuded dark mana similar to a demon'sâonly more eerie and ominous.
According to researchers, it was a never-before-seen type of monster, and its inexplicable escapes were believed to be due to that strange mana.
Leaning back in his chair, Isaac flipped through documents and scribbled his signature absentmindedly.
He was tired anyway, and figured the subordinates had handled things well enough.
His wife, the vice-guild master and a capable woman, was the primary reason he could keep going.
"Ah, here it is."
The second reason Isaac lived.
His daughter, Elise.
Since French academies weren't top-tier, she had gone abroad to study at the world-renowned Victoria Academy.
Despite having a congenital mana disorder, she was still considered a rising talent among her peers.
Seeing how she gave her all despite her hardships made it impossible not to love her.
Sure, she was going through puberty now and could be difficult, but she'd grow out of it.
In any case, worried about his daughter far away, Isaac received weekly reports on Elise.
'Right before going on a mission, the report said she was looking for a cure from the saintess Baek A-Young. And also, she had started mana massage but stopped midway.'
Mana massage.
Isaac normally didn't believe in that stuff, but when it came to Elise's treatment, he'd invest in any glimmer of hope.
Because she was his daughter, Elise.
"The cost spent on the masseur... Hmm. That's understandable."
The recruitment cost itself wasn't that much.
But a lot of money went into keeping Elise's condition a secret.
Even if there hadn't been any results yet despite the expense... it was fine.
Because it was for his daughter, Elise.
"Hmm, second place on the exam... and a new mana masseur hired... Name's Lee Hoyeon?"
Lee Hoyeon.
That name sounded familiar....
"Wait, isn't he the one who got that commission ticket?"
A ticket that allows someone to make a direct request to the Guild Master.
Even with money, it's not something you can get.
Isaac had impulsively given it to Elise because of her rare display of affectionâand this guy was the one who took it.
Still, that was fine.
Because it was for his daughter, Elise.
If he was truly a good friend, that much could be allowed.
And luckily, it had been resolved without Isaac needing to step in personallyâhandled by the Korea branch head.
But the problem lay elsewhere.
"This guy's a man."
Hiring a male masseur...?
Sebas-chan had definitely said Elise only wanted female masseurs.
Yet the report said Elise personally experienced positive effects.
"...Was this a scam?"
Isaac searched for Lee Hoyeon's picture on his smartwatch.
Multiple articles and interviews appeared.
As he played one, Isaac's expression hardened.
That young punk... reeked of the same scent as himself.
Slick personality, silver tongue.
The natural smirk that lifted during conversation.
The signature flirty eye smile that charmed women.
And, of course, ridiculously good looks.
On top of that, he was immensely talented.
People were calling him the future of the global magic community.
It was like... looking at his younger self.
Isaac's instincts screamed at him.
That kid wasn't ordinary.
That wasn't the man who would make his daughter happy.
"Maybe I should take a little vacation."
It was time to give the centaur tracking team a break anyway.
A few days off wouldn't hurt.
Isaac set aside the documents on Elise and exited the guild master's office.
In the room nearby, a beautiful blonde woman was working.
Isaac casually approached her.
"Honey? I'm going to step out for a bit."
"You're not going to meet another woman again, right?"
"Of course not. You're my only one. I'm going to see Elise."
"Hmm. You wouldn't use Elise as an excuse... Fine. Smooch."
Isaac immediately began preparations to head to Korea.
And because of that hasty decision, he didn't see the line written on the back of the paper.
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P.S. If the Guild Master comes in person, Lady Elise may get extremely angry. Please leave this matter to me and focus on your guild duties.
- Respectfully, Sebas-chan -
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