Chapter 148: Use "Disaster With Women" on Her!
[You have exerted all your strength to save everyone who fell into the water.]
[But the real trial has only just begun: Tomoe Gozen is in critical condition, her mana completely depleted…]
[If nothing is done immediately… even though she has been pulled out of the water, she will still be in danger of death.]
Precious rescue time was slipping away second by second.
Eikou had no other choice.
He took a deep breath, clearing the tension in his chest, and tried to recall in his mind the proper procedure for artificial respiration.
Eikou carefully lifted Tomoe Gozen's chin, then leaned close to her pale lips.
"..."
Artificial respiration was not supposed to be a romantic act — it was about blowing air forcefully into the victim's mouth, then quickly pressing the chest to resuscitate them.
Even though he knew he shouldn't be distracted right now, he still couldn't help but feel the softness of her lips, still cold and wet, like a freshly picked apple — causing a strange, indescribable unease in his heart.
Her chest was just as soft; though he pressed on the upper part of her chest, he could clearly feel the perfect figure of this Japanese woman.
"Don't think about weird things… don't think about weird things…"
Eikou reminded himself, while shouting:
"I will use the skill… Human Anatomy Research!"
A dice was rolled.
[You activated Human Anatomy Research, attempting to use your knowledge of the human body to resuscitate Tomoe Gozen.]
[Check failed.]
"Use all the dice! I refuse to believe it won't work!" Eikou said impatiently.
[Second check, failed.]
[Third check, great failure.]
[You have reached the maximum number of encouragement dice.]
"..."
Fine then… I'll believe it now!
Three failures were bad enough, but the last one had to be a great failure?!
Damn it, why does bad luck only come at times like this — not at any other time, but right now, in a life-or-death situation!
"Wait a second…"
A drop of cold sweat rolled down Eikou's forehead.
He suddenly realized a serious problem:
A failure meant the resuscitation didn't succeed — but what did a great failure mean?
The story would take the worst possible turn:
"Tomoe Gozen, under my clumsy attempt at first aid, not only failed to recover, but got injured even more — immediately returning to the Throne of Heroes…"
Eikou shuddered in fear.
"No… I absolutely can't let that happen!"
Then, an idea flashed through his mind. He quickly grabbed Arjuna Alter's swim trunks beside him.
"A person's life is the most important thing — at least give me a chance! This time, turn the great failure into… 'I accidentally pulled off Arjuna's swim trunks' to divert the disaster onto him!"
[...Alright.]
[You fumbled in your movements, accidentally pulling off Arjuna's swim trunks — and even tore them.]
[Although Tomoe Gozen still hasn't received proper treatment, she didn't suffer further injury and still has a chance to be saved!]
"Perfect!"
Eikou let out a long, relieved sigh, as though a heavy weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
"Perfect my ass,"
Artoria's face turned bright red as she swung her staff and smacked him squarely on the head.
"Kissing and pressing on Tomoe Gozen's chest — not only did you fail to save her, now you've even ripped off Arjuna-sensei's swim trunks! Are you… sexually assaulting indiscriminately now?!"
"You don't understand, I sacrificed the swim trunks to exchange for her life."
"Why the hell would you need to sacrifice Arjuna-sensei's swim trunks to save Tomoe's life? What is this, equivalent exchange?!"
Eikou shook his head — now wasn't the time to argue with the Wild Boar Princess.
He had to keep saving Tomoe Gozen.
Without proper treatment, she would surely die.
"There's only one chance left to save her…"
Eikou's eyes turned serious.
But within his skill set, there was no longer any ability that could directly heal.
"Can I use Steam B to turn Tomoe into a cyborg — perform mechanical sublimation?"
[Not allowed.]
"Then what about Instinct? Can I use it for emergency aid?"
[You used Instinct recently. Cooldown time has not yet finished.]
"Damn it, so all I can do is stand here and watch her die?"
Thump… thump… thump…
Eikou could hear his own heartbeat pounding, every beat reminding him how quickly time was slipping away.
Was he really powerless?
"No way — among all my skills, there must be at least one or two that can trigger a special effect. Just tell me which one I need to use!" he shouted impatiently.
[Disaster With Women.]
"Pfft???"
Eikou nearly spat out water.
"Why… why the hell do I have to use Disaster With Women to save her?!"
[First of all, Disaster With Women grants you advantages in checks related to women.]
[Secondly, Disaster With Women is not merely your physical charm toward women, but a kind of predetermined "fated romantic entanglement."]
[In other words…]
"You mean… I can use Disaster With Women to bind our fates together — taking advantage of that karmic link so that she endures the crisis and survives? So that's basically healing her?"
[Exactly correct!]
"'Exactly' my ass! Why do I have to use Disaster With Women on a married woman?!"
Eikou exploded,
"Why does it always come down to this choice?!"
[Stop arguing, you're running out of time…]
"You think I'm that easy to push around? Just pressure me a little and I'll agree to anything, huh? Damn it — if you like married women so much, why don't you do it? What, you enjoy watching them abandon their husbands?!"
[Disaster With Women, Disaster With Women, Disaster With Women…]
"..."
This system… don't tell me you're Tristan in disguise? Why do you always love watching me seduce all kinds of married women?!
Damn it, why is it turning into this again?!
Artificial respiration was just mouth-to-mouth and chest contact — but Disaster With Women would actually make her fall for me!
Eikou gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and finally gave in.
"Arghhhh, this is so damn annoying! It's just Disaster With Women, big deal!"
Fine, let's just do it — what, am I supposed to let her die right in front of me?
At this point, Eikou had almost given up resisting, thinking: there are already plenty of married women in this story — one more won't make a difference!
He lifted Tomoe Gozen in a princess carry.
His lips gently brushed against her forehead.
[You have activated 「Disaster With Women EX (Married Woman)」]
[...Check result: Great Success!]
"So it's only in moments like this that the goddess of luck finally smiles on me?"
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