It was pointless to insist that he would practice during that time, saying that time was a waste.
As soon as Lee Ha-yool was held in his arms, he was busy dreaming.
To be exact, after briefly opening his sense of smell, he buried his nose in his chest and fell asleep without even noticing if someone carried him.
“... ... ”
He knew that the effect would be great, but it was also quite absurd and cute when he actually experienced it.
Ariel patted Lee Ha-yool on the back with a strange expression, then wiggled her fingers.
Soon, the backrest that had been supporting Ariel’s back slowly reclined.
Lee Ha-yool carefully reclined the backrest so that he could be held more comfortably and so that he wouldn’t wake up.
As the backrest reclined, Lee Ha-yool leaned against Ariel and ended up looking like he was climbing onto her.
[Huh...?]
He squirmed for a moment at the changed position. Rather, Lee Ha-yul, feeling comfortable, mumbled and dug into her arms.
Then, he rubbed his head and took a deep breath.
- Sniff sniff...
“Ugh...”
Ariel, who had a strange expression, flinched at the breath that tapped the inside of her sternum.
It was an unfamiliar and strange sensation in many ways.
Whether Ariel trembled or not at that foreign sensation, Lee Ha-yul buried his face in her arms and whined.
He stretched out both arms and hugged Ariel, and when his touch stopped, he would gently shake his body and urge her to touch him.
Among them, the most mischievous act was to bury his nose in her arms and smell her flesh.
He buried his face in her flesh, worried that the smell of human flesh was so good and that it would be suffocating.
Sometimes, when she tried to raise her head slightly to avoid suffocation, she would shake her head violently and whine.
In the end, Ariel had no choice but to give her arms to Lee Ha-yool.
[It smells good...]
“Ugh, ahem...”
[Milk...]
‘... I’m not a cow, and I don’t produce milk...’
The necklace clicked, expressing part of her inner feelings.
Ariel coughed softly and carefully stroked his head and gently patted his back.
The first hug.
For something like that, it was overly intimate and clingy.
However, Ariel didn’t find him strange.
At that moment, Ariel suddenly checked the status window that appeared in the corner of her vision.
In the corner of her vision, a small, bright blue hologram window was floating.
[Player Correction System: Favorability]
Lee Ha-yul → Ariel Segnis Ternovsia
●●●●●●●○○○(51▷70/100)
｢Tower of Knowledge｣ ｢Head of the Magic Circle｣ ｢Wow? You｣ ｢Complexity｣ ｢Confusion｣ ｢Question｣ ｢Suspicion｣ ｢Thank you｣
Favorability that suddenly went up by 20 to 70.
At most, it went up so much that he gave her a hug and embrace.
... And, the dishonorable label of ‘Torae’ and the suspicious image of ‘A normal person?’ disappeared.
‘Whew...’
The relatively easy and steep increase in favorability gave Ariel many complicated thoughts.
Lee Ha-yul realized that he was a being who lived and died for affection, but when he actually experienced it, the feeling was different.
Even though he gave her his arms and let her smell his body, it was a complicated trick, but her favorability rating went up this much...
‘... ... ’
... That means he craves affection that much.
His unique nature and the extreme affection deficiency he felt throughout his life.
For him, who was soaked in the bleak world caused by the cursed sense restriction and the fear of destruction that might come in the future, affection must be an especially sweet emotion.
‘Haa... ’
And, the tower masters, including her, are encouraging the child who wants such affection to fight.
Ariel’s face darkened as a thought suddenly occurred to her.
There are many excuses.
Even if they hadn’t brought him here, Lee Ha-yul would have had to fight at some point.
The tower masters who invaded have already destroyed countless worlds, and that will continue in the future.
If this world were to be destroyed, the next likely target would be Lee Ha-yul’s original dimension, which is relatively close.
If Lee Ha-yul starts fighting only then. As a soul without a body, without the time or resources to grow like now, without anyone to support her, bearing the full weight of their curse, without power. With the power of the world without magic or unique abilities.
She must have had to fight in a much worse environment.
... Even with such excuses, the guilt did not easily go away.
No matter how many excuses there were, in the end, Ariel was incompetent and was forcing this child into a fight.
When Lee Ha-yool first met Ariel, he showed strong caution, but he also seemed to earnestly wish that she would be a good person.
At this moment, the sight of her being held in his arms and whining as if she was happier than anyone else in the world made me feel guilty.
“Whew...”
The top lord is a politician who received a duty from the top and was given the right to fulfill it.
There are times when politicians have to see people not as beings, but as gains and numbers.
But that is not easy.
She was not a person fit for a politician.
Ariel let out an unknown sigh and hugged Lee Ha-yul tightly.
In the end, all Ariel could do for him was teach Lee Ha-yul magic, give him useful artifacts, and.
All she could do was give him her arms so he could rest comfortably.
.
.
.
Lee Ha-yul’s sleeping habits weren’t particularly awkward.
All he did was snuggle into her arms while he was asleep, bury his nose in hers, and smell her body.
So all Ariel did was comfort and soothe Lee Ha-yul, who was trembling and whining.
Lee Ha-yul, who had insisted that he didn’t need to sleep, fell asleep easily and only regained consciousness after sleeping for almost 8 hours.
[Eeeeeeeee...]
The voice the necklace spat out reached her ears. At the omen of that weather, Ariel opened her eyes that had been closed.
And she hugged Lee Ha-yul, who was whining in the sleepiness, and patted his back.
[Good]
[Good?]
[Pasting... more...]
Lee Ha-yul, who was conscious but still in a dazed state due to the sleepiness, was still whining.
He squirmed in the hands that were holding him, buried his face in Ariel’s arms and rubbed himself.
Lee Ha-yul is weak to sleep and weak in the morning.
Especially when he falls asleep while fully enjoying the body temperature and scent of a person, he becomes especially weak that day.
Because of this characteristic, those who sleep with Lee Ha-yul intentionally wake up earlier than Lee Ha-yul and watch him whining in the sleepiness.
[... Ariel?]
“Yes, did you cough?”
Lee Ha-yul came to his senses after more than 10 minutes of whining.
Lee Ha-yul, who had been absentmindedly hugging her and patting her on the back, slowly raised his head and opened his eyes.
His clearly visible gray eyes blinked.
His contradictory eyes, which seemed to be filled with both ominousness and sacredness, were unfocused.
- Sniff sniff...
Lee Ha-yul blinked for a moment and lowered his head, burying his face in Ariel’s chest.
He buried his nose in her sternum and sniffed several times as if checking something before tilting his head.
[... I don’t smell anything]
Lee Ha-yul’s face was clouded with confusion.
Only then did Ariel realize that the trick she had put on Lee Ha-yul had been lifted.
[We didn’t kiss, did we...?]
Ariel’s shoulders flinched at Lee Ha-yul’s innocent question as he tilted his head.
From Lee Ha-yul’s perspective, since his sense of smell suddenly improved, it wouldn’t have been strange to think that Ariel had stolen his lips without permission.
Ariel shook her head urgently.
“... No, no. I just temporarily lifted the curse with my limited ability.”
[Aha... ]
Lee Ha-yul nodded without any unnecessary suspicion at her quick explanation.
Then, he pouted his lips as if he was disappointed and hugged Ariel’s waist tightly.
[I want to smell more... ]
“Ugh... ”
Ariel flinched and shook her shoulders.
The source of this c𝓸ntent is frёeweɓηovel.coɱ.
Her eyes closed again, but she could feel the desire directed at her.
It was originally difficult to break a curse, even conditionally.
But it could be broken quite easily within the Tower of Knowledge.
So, it wouldn’t be difficult to give Lee Ha-yul a hug.
“... Next time, I’ll lift it again when you’re asleep.”
But if she opens her chest again now, she might be able to sleep off, saying that her energy has been recharged.
Ariel planned to use the smell of her flesh as bait to induce sleep.
Of course, if Lee Ha-yul had thrown everything away and demanded that she give it to him right away, she would have no choice but to give him her arms...
[Sigh...]
Fortunately, Lee Ha-yul nodded obediently, although he was disappointed.
The mission to put Geum-jjok to sleep was successful.
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.
.
As if to prove the rapidly increasing favorability, Lee Ha-yul’s distance from Ariel had decreased significantly.
[Ariel]
[Can you pat my head?]
... No, it had not decreased, it had become so tight that they were clinging to each other.
The magic education class began after Lee Ha-yul had completely blown away his sleep energy.
Lee Ha-yul would have sat across from Ariel across the table from where he was sitting.
But now, Ariel’s thighs sitting on.
It was a position that was made possible by Lee Ha-yul’s request to not leave his arms.
‘... ... ’
Ariel felt awkward about the distance, but she continued the training with an attitude that seemed to be normal on the outside as if it didn’t matter.
Although she occasionally flinched at the ticklish feeling that occurred whenever Lee Ha-yul moved, the training went on without any problems.
After the training was over.
Ariel leaned over the chair to start managing the tower.
It was only recently that she started teaching Lee Ha-yul magic, but this behavior was like a habit that she had been doing for a long time.
Ariel felt a small sense of peace and closed both her eyes.
After a while, she slowly opened one eye.
She could see pure white hair.
It wasn’t a strange sight.
Ariel’s hair was white to begin with.
However, the feeling she felt in his arms was unfamiliar.
Lee Ha-yul was still in her arms. He was looking through Ariel’s chest and reading a book.
If it were yesterday, Lee Ha-yul would have flown up and delved into a book.
Now, he must have liked her embrace, because he clung to her tightly without leaving her for a moment.
He hated leaving so much that he didn’t even go to get the book himself, but brought it to her through Yeomdong.
Time passed.
After Ariel finished managing the tower, Lee Ha-yul also finished reviewing and previewing, and it was time for sleep.
Lee Ha-yul buried his face in Ariel’s chest, enjoyed the scent of her skin, and fell into a deep sleep.
There was no trace of him firmly shaking his head, saying that sleep was a luxury.
‘... ...’
Lee Ha-yul must have really liked Ariel’s embrace, since he spent the whole day in her embrace.
Although it was strange, Ariel was basically someone who cared for him.
Also, in a closed space where there were no people except Lee Ha-yul and Ariel. This was the effect that occurred because Ariel was the only person she could rely on and hope for affection from.
Ariel closed her eyes tightly, not knowing whether she should be happy about this.
.
.
.
Currently, Lee Ha-yul's magic level is clearly increasing.
There is also the knowledge of countless magicians piling up in the Tower of Knowledge.
With Ariel by her side... no, now holding her in her arms and teaching her wholeheartedly, Lee Ha-yul's explosive growth was only natural.
"This time, I will start with this technique. I will give you some time, so please proceed with the reverse calculation."
[Yes]
Ariel decided to be happy that Lee Ha-yul liked her.
She asked Lee Ha-yul to solve one problem and then thought about it for a while.
'I wish I could teach you Gouyumado... but will I have time?'
Gouyumado.
Just like martial arts sublimate into unique abilities of the technical series and achieve expanded abilities. Magic can also be a unique ability.
Ariel has achieved many unique magics, but among them, the magic she wants to pass on to Lee Ha-yul is the unique magic that Ariel first achieved.
This unique magic is a perfect match for Lee Ha-yul.
With pure magic power, the output will be much higher, and Lee Ha-yul’s ability to divide intentions will be enough to handle it.
Lee Ha-yul will also continue to fight in many battles and battlefields according to his will.
Ariel’s unique magic will be a great help, especially when he has to deal with a large number of enemies.
However, the problem is time.
Since it is a magic technique that involves uniqueness, it is impossible to manifest it with memorization.
From the formation of the technique to the end of manifestation.
Only when you understand the entirety of this unique magic can you manifest it.
Therefore, Lee Ha-yul needs to raise her unique magic to the minimum level where she can understand it.
Even after reaching that level, Ariel is next to you... I have to hold him in my arms and add an explanation of the Goyumado.
Is that possible in a month or so?
‘... It’s highly unlikely. At that time, after I teach him the technique, I hope that Lee Ha-yul learns it on his own... ’
[I solved it all]
“... Yes?”
Ariel blinked.
Lee Ha-yul raised his head and showed his face to Ariel, shaking his body back and forth.
Ariel patted Lee Ha-yul’s stomach, saying she understood, and checked the problem he had solved.
The problem he had given Lee Ha-yul was not an easy one.
It was deep and had a lot of content, so it could easily eat up dozens of pages of paper.
I didn’t think Lee Ha-yul wouldn’t be able to solve it, but it hasn’t even been a few minutes since I gave him the problem... ?
Ariel checked the problem with a puzzled look.
“... You solved it well. There’s nothing wrong, and the process is right.”
And he nodded silently in surprise.
He solved it all. It’s perfect without any mistakes.
Of course, there are some awkward parts, but considering Lee Ha-yul’s level, it’s a perfect fit for an excellent evaluation.
‘What is this...?’
Ariel’s eyes were filled with wonder, and soon something fluttering appeared in the corner of her vision.
A blue band that swayed left and right. Lee Ha-yul’s winged robe.
... It was fluttering like the tail of a puppy waiting for a reward.
[Anticipation]
[Patting]
[Longing]
Soon, the necklace was flowing out... Ariel obediently reached out and stroked Lee Ha-yul’s hair, at the blatant and pure desire.
“... You’re wonderful.”
[Hehe...]
Lee Ha-yul rubbed his head against the hand that was stroking his hair, and smiled happily, brightening up the surroundings.
A few days later.
Lee Ha-yul showed off his prowess by making progress that should have taken a month in just three days.
* * *
[Player Correction System: Favorability]
Lee Ha-yul → Ariel Segnis Ternovcia
●●●●●●●○○○(70▷72/100)
｢Tower of Knowledge｣ ｢Head of the Magic Circle｣ ｢Wow? You｣ ｢Complexity｣ ｢Confusion｣ ｢Question｣ ｢Suspicion｣ ｢Gratitude｣
...
[Player Correction System: Measurement]
▷Mental State
｢Happiness｣ ｢Warmth｣ ｢Satisfaction｣ ｢Need for Praise｣ ｢Sense of Accomplishment｣