CH 66
“Is it all over now?”
I had returned to reality once again.
It was the first time that the illusion created by the magic circle had opened up to me on its own.
It felt quite new.
I didn’t feel any sense of discomfort that I had felt from Nanako at all.
That was probably because the experiences I had with Yuris and the data she had felt in the previous magic circle were neatly stacked within the magic circle.
It was possible because it was Yuris, someone I had touched several times, not Nanako, whom I had never experienced before.
Of course, Yuris and I had never actually had real sex, but it seemed that the magic circle had created an illusion that closely resembled her through the pleasure data Yuris had felt.
‘Honestly, I don’t know if it’s exactly the same as the real Yuris’s body since I didn’t go all the way to actual penetration.’
At least, until her body was rubbing against mine, I didn’t feel much difference from the real Yuris.
“Was this how the customers felt?”
I muttered as I looked at my still erect and throbbing dick.
The phallus erected by the fake Yuris was in a frenzy, wanting to release its semen at any moment.
Hurry up and cum. Just cum already.
My dick commanded me as it throbbed.
It urged me to release it quickly, by any means necessary.
If the illusion hadn’t disappeared, I might have actually ejaculated with the fake Yuris.
Although Reyna seemed to have seen the fake semen created by the magic circle along with the climax she felt.
If the one lying on the floor wasn’t the Emperor’s guest, I might have been excited enough to touch her.
“I’m going crazy.”
It felt much more realistic than I had expected.
There was certainly no physical force.
However, the illusion created by referencing a real person, though lacking physical force, was so pleasurable that my body reacted just the same.
I reached the brink of climax without even touching her.
Of course, I didn’t ejaculate, but the pleasure substance that was practically equivalent to it made my head spin.
‘This is why users unconsciously project real people onto the illusion.’
To make immersion easier, after all.
Just as Yuris, whom I had experienced, felt much more real than Nanako, whom I had never experienced.
‘If this continues, the customers might project me into the illusion in the future.’
Then would I become their AV actor?
‘I wanted to create an ideal daughter, but I never thought about becoming an AV actor.’
Customers who get excited just by looking at me.
It wasn’t an unpleasant feeling.
‘For the sake of creating an ideal daughter, I can do anything.’
Because that’s what I had been doing until now.
Of course, if my master saw this, he would be horrified, but as long as I keep it hidden, it wouldn’t matter.
‘There’s no need to force the magic circle to make them think of me.’
As they experience the illusion, the customers will naturally link it to me.
Forcing the image onto me through the magic circle was meaningless.
They would get excited because I was a real existence.
However, that alone wouldn’t allow them to achieve true pleasure like with Yuris, Helen, Aileen, and Reyna.
Only when the customers project their own desires onto the illusion would they finally feel deep pleasure.
‘It shouldn’t be forced; it should seep in slowly.’
Thanks to Reyna, I felt that the magic circle could develop a bit more.
It had proven to deceive even the elf’s keen senses.
I wiped Reyna’s body, which was not covered by a single thread.
Sweat, bodily fluids, saliva, and even tears.
It was probably due to the mental burden that the illusion magic imposed.
It wasn’t simply that the magic enchanted them, causing a significant mental burden.
On top of that, there was pleasure.
The intense pleasure beyond a certain level stimulated the nervous system, keeping the brain awake, which meant that once the magic circle ended, it always left the user half-conscious.
It felt like cooling down in computer terms.
It was like giving them a moment to calm down and allowing them to reflect on the previous illusion.
After wiping her body, I covered her with a blanket.
I organized and tidied up the magic circle until she woke up again.
“It’s already dawn.”
My eyes felt gritty.
Was it because it was the first time activating the magic circle twice in one day?
The fatigue was more than I had expected.
After all, unlike other customers, I hadn’t physically touched her, so I hadn’t exerted myself much, but the mental fatigue was considerable because the magic circle had calculated the circuits to operate on its own.
‘I used quite a bit of mana too.’
I probably needed to rest for a day.
‘I should think a bit about receiving two customers a day.’
Or I could improve my capabilities.
It was then.
“……Ugh.”
Reyna, who had gotten up, covered her body with the blanket and sat up.
“Are you awake?”
“…….”
Reyna’s ears twitched up and down as she looked at me.
“How was it?”
It was a question about my bet that elves wouldn’t be swayed by lust.
Honestly, there was no need to ask.
Both she and I knew how much she had felt and how many perverted acts she had done.
Contrary to her declaration that elves valued mental exchange and rejected lust, she had been drenched in pleasure and climaxed several times.
Didn’t she even masturbate while watching Yuris violate me?
At that point, the outcome of our bet was already decided.
But I still asked her.
The reason was simple.
To lead her to declare her defeat through Reyna.
Even if it felt like an intangible illusion in my mind, the moment the concept was spoken, that illusion became a reality.
“…I lost.”
That was enough.
Since she had said it out loud, she wouldn’t lie and say it didn’t happen.
“You realized that I wasn’t forcing Yuris to come, right?”
Was it because of the master’s influence earlier?
I unconsciously spoke informally.
However, Reyna seemed not to have realized that fact, as she nodded without pointing it out.
“I’ll admit it.”
“You’re admitting it surprisingly easily.”
“As an elf, I couldn’t overcome my lust because of you, and no matter how much I admire Yuris, as a human, I couldn’t possibly endure it.”
She looked down at the floor with a complicated expression, as if lost in thought.
“So, I just have to become your customer, right?”
“There’s no need for that.”
“……What?”
“You’re an elf. You’ll return to the elf forest, and it’ll be difficult for you to come to my shop regularly.”
I rubbed my fingers together as I spoke.
“You just need to give me a little more money.”
“……Are you serious?”
She narrowed her eyes at my words.
“Yeah, isn’t it a good deal for both of us? I earn money quickly, and you don’t have to get caught up in human lust anymore.”
Honestly, I had led her to become a customer to make her genuinely accept my bet.
For an elf to lose to human lust and be commanded would be the most humiliating thing.
“…….”
I thought she would readily accept the proposal.
But.
‘Why is her reaction like this?’
It wasn’t that she was biting the bait or being suspicious.
Reyna hesitated.
“Could it be that you want to come back?”
“W-What are you talking about!”
She finally shouted.
“I was just thinking about how much I should give you.”
“Five gold coins will do. That’s the amount for using this magic circle five times.”
One gold coin was worth ten silver coins.
It was also an amount that an ordinary laborer could earn in a month working alone.
“……I understand.”
She handed me five gold coins right there.
“That’s cheaper than I expected.”
“I’m using the mage’s mana instead of mana stones.”
It was a surprisingly profitable business.
Most of the mana stones I used for myself were made from crystallized mana collected during experiments.
If I had to buy all the mana stones to operate this magic circle, I would have had to spend more than ten gold coins for a single operation.
I was forcibly using the mage’s mana to maintain the profit margin.
‘If it’s too expensive from the start, people won’t come, so it can’t be helped.’
This price was already quite high.
“You don’t have to come anymore from now on.”
“……Are you serious?”
“Yeah.”
I asked Reyna, who paused for a moment.
“Are you not asking because you want to come back, right?”
“Of course not! What do you take me for! I think your skills are amazing, but this lust is just temporary, and it won’t do me any harm! How ridiculous!”
It seemed her momentum had weakened compared to before, but her voice was still full of strength.
“That’s good. This work ends here. Now, wash up a bit and go back.”
I sent Reyna on her way.
As she turned her head, I had the illusion that she was biting her lip.
***
It was humiliating.
Reyna couldn’t believe that her mental strength had crumbled against a mere human.
But the fact that she had lost was something she had no choice but to acknowledge.
She could somewhat understand why Yuris had made such sounds beyond that curtain.
Reyna gritted her teeth.
She wanted to show that next time would be different.
Recalling the clause of the bet that she would visit as a customer, she harbored the thought of a rematch in her heart.
At the same time, she replayed the scenes she had seen through the illusion magic.
It was a beautiful sight.
Even the image of Yuris, who seemed like she would never crumble, gasping and moaning in a vulgar manner.
Showing her the lewd side that she would never reveal.
Declaring her defeat while calling herself a bitch.
It was etched in her mind and wouldn’t be forgotten.
It was a sight she wanted to see again, even aside from the competition.
– There’s no need to become a customer.
But Max seemed to read her inner thoughts, rejecting her by saying there was no need to come anymore.
She left after paying the additional fee as per his request.
But those words, that he wouldn’t accept Reyna as a customer, pierced her heart like a dagger.
It was a sense of defeat that Reyna had never felt in her life.
As a high elf, she proudly believed that she was more precious and beautiful than anyone else.
It was natural that both elves and humans would be captivated by her beauty and grace.
So, when he said he didn’t need her, it sparked her pride.
‘That’s right. It’s my pride that’s hurt.’
It wasn’t because of the intense afterimage of Yuris’s moans that remained in her mind or the pleasure of rubbing her own body.
It was the desire to defeat Max that made her want to find that screening room.
That’s right.
It must be that way.
‘It has to be.’
***
Yuris headed to the palace with Reyna, who looked like she hadn’t slept well.
“You must never go up the stairs until His Majesty the Emperor calls for you.”
“……I understand.”
Yuris tilted her head at Reyna’s reaction, who lowered her head as soon as their eyes met.
Unlike yesterday, when she had tried to make unnecessary contact, just brushing shoulders with her was enough.
“Ah, I-I’m sorry.”
Reyna, blushing, distanced herself.
What was going on?
Did something happen at night?
If not.
‘Could it be that she heard something at that shop?’
No way…… right?
Her heart raced with embarrassment.