Into the Creations

Chapter 28: Yeongcheon Style [2]

A week has passed.

Today, as usual, I returned to my studio apartment after training at the Yeongcheon Sword Hall, feeling my body trembling slightly.

It's the muscle soreness I've been feeling every day for the past week without fail.

At home, I gritted my teeth and stared at the time displayed on my smartphone screen.

And when 10 minutes passed, the cooldown ended. Without hesitation, I used the skill.

'Complete Recovery.'

The muscle soreness disappeared in an instant.

'If it weren't for Complete Recovery, I would've quit right away, regardless of Jin Se-young or anyone else.'

I immediately lay down on the bed. Even though my body was fine, my mind was exhausted.

Jin Se-young isn't just tough—she's downright Spartan. If she shouted, "This is Sparta!" I'd nod in agreement within a second.

'Complete Recovery is really good.'

At first, I hesitated to use Complete Recovery. I thought all the effort I put into training would go to waste if the effects of the exercise disappeared. It would be like pouring water into a bottomless pot.

'But the training effects didn't disappear.'

As proof, my stats increased.

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[Name: Seong Eugene]

[Level: 16]

[Stats]

[Strength: 12]

[Stamina: 11]

[Agility: 11]

[Intelligence: 2]

[Vitality: 15]

[Available Points: 30]

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Even though I didn't allocate any points, my Strength, Stamina, and Agility went up.

'And since I've been regularly going to the Vampire Detective world to relieve my sexual desires, I've accumulated 30 points.'

I pondered where to spend these points.

If you hoard them, they'll go to waste.

I somewhat agree with that saying.

If I increase my physical stats, Jin Seyoung will notice like a ghost and raise the intensity of the training. Plus, it's obvious that the higher the stats, the harder it is to improve them through training.

'Increasing Vitality isn't bad either... but maybe I should go for the random draw? No, that's too much of a gamble. Let's upgrade a skill.'

[Acceleration Lv.3]

[Accelerates the body for 10 minutes.]

[Cooldown: 1 hour.]

I invested 3 points. It required a whopping 5 points to reach level 4, so I stopped here.

'Maybe I should upgrade the Hacking skill.'

Then, the Erogenous Zone Detection skill caught my eye.

As skills level up, their effects improve. So, if I level up Erogenous Zone Detection, will only the cooldown decrease? Or will there be new additional effects like with Hacking?

'Additional effects for Erogenous Zone Detection... it's probably a sexy skill.'

It's not that I lack confidence in sex. Quite the opposite.

My large penis and the techniques I've naturally honed through daily sexual activities in the pleasure world are more than enough to make most women moan beneath me.

'But sex skills are a man's dream.'

The ability to make a woman climax just by touching her!

How amazing is that?

"Hehe..."

With a grin that would make anyone uncomfortable, I upgraded the Erogenous Zone Detection skill.

[Use 2 points to upgrade Erogenous Zone Detection to Lv.2?]

I nodded. When it reached level 2, the cooldown decreased, but at level 5, the skill itself changed.

[Erogenous Zone Detection Lv.5 has evolved into Sexual Arousal Lv.5.]

[Sexual Arousal Lv.6]

[‣Erogenous Zone Detection]

[Can detect the erogenous zones of a target. Must be within 5 meters of the target.]

[Cooldown: 30 minutes.]@@@@

[‣Sexual Arousal]

[Increases the sexual arousal of the target. The more you touch the target's erogenous zones, the faster their sexual excitement rises.]

[The duration of Sexual Arousal is 5 minutes.]

[Cooldown: 1 hour.]

In other words, it's one skill with two effects.

'Hehehe... This is an amazing skill.'

[Use 2 points to upgrade Sexual Arousal to Lv.6?]

[Yes / No]

The required points didn't change.

As if entranced, I pressed the smartphone screen firmly.

The maximum level was 10. I couldn't go beyond that.

[Sexual Arousal Lv. Master]

"...Phew. It's kind of hot. I should lower the air conditioner. Just a moment."

The temperature was the same as usual.

In other words, the effect of Sexual Arousal had raised her body temperature. I chuckled inwardly. Thanks to Sexual Arousal, today's training felt a bit easier.

I kept laughing inwardly, but after an hour, I couldn't laugh anymore.

'...I'm turned on.'

Jin Se-young was sweating more than usual. She was channelling her sexual arousal into her focus on training. I could hear her slightly flushed cheeks and the subtle sensuality in her breathing.

The scent emanating from Jin Se-young's body was stimulating me.

'...I need to relieve my sexual desires in the Vampire Detective world again today.'

I focused on maintaining my posture in the Yeongcheon Style, careful not to get an erection.

***

It seemed like the training and exercises at the Yeongcheon Sword Hall would continue.

But today, two weeks in.

The end of that life was in sight.

"...Eugene. I'm sorry to say this, but... it seems like you don't have talent for the Yeongcheon Style."

Jin Se-young said to me with a serious expression.

I remembered something I had forgotten. To continue here, I needed to have talent for the Yeongcheon Style.

"...I think I can do it if I keep going?"

I stubbornly insisted.

Truthfully, I also knew I had no talent.

I hadn't made any progress since a week ago. I had memorized all the basic techniques of the Yeongcheon Style, but when I tried to perform them in sequence, they didn't flow smoothly. When the stances connect, they form movements, and those movements are the basics of the Yeongcheon Style. They should flow like water, but mine creaked like a poorly oiled machine.

"You know it too. It's been a week, and there's no sign of improvement."

"..."

Jin Se-young was right. Even when I focused all my energy on maintaining the stances, they still creaked when transitioning.

"Sigh... It's not that you're particularly untalented. Most people fail at this part. That's why I value talent so much."

"...I don't even know why I'm failing. Is the movement itself impossible?"

"I can do it properly. The movements are fine. But... I can't deny that there's a lack of data. I told you, right? The reason I'm a hunter trainer is to gather data. We need a variety of data to refine the basics of the Yeongcheon Style."

"..."

"I'm sorry. But I'll still teach you diligently for the remaining two weeks. Maybe your potential will bloom later?"

"...Yeah. Well, it can't be helped."

I forced myself to reply.

And that day, when I returned to my studio apartment, I let out a small curse.

"...Damn it."

I wasn't angry at Jin Se-young. I act impulsively, but I can assess situations. Jin Se-young had told me from the start. She would evaluate my talent for the Yeongcheon Style over a month. If she had suddenly told me today, I would've been furious, but she had informed me from the beginning.

"This sucks."

I was angry at myself.

This talentless body.

I thought I wouldn't feel this damn frustration after awakening my pleasure life abilities.

"I haven't even slept with Jin Se-young yet...!"

I know. Jin Se-young has been subtly touching my body on purpose. The effort I put into using Sexual Arousal is finally paying off.

Of course, I can't sleep with her just because of this, but physical touch greatly helps in getting closer to someone.

"Why, of all things, do I have to lack talent?!"

I never cared about talent before, but today, I resented the fact that I had none. I grabbed the iron sword leaning in the corner of the room. And I performed the basic techniques of the Yeongcheon Style.

"Why! Why! Why won't it work?!"

I swung the sword fiercely. I moved exactly as I was taught, but the movements were choppy, with gaps in between. The transitions weren't smooth.

The tip of the sword tore through the wallpaper, but I gritted my teeth and kept swinging.

After almost 10 minutes of swinging the sword in a trance, I collapsed to the floor. I didn't have the strength to hold the sword anymore.

"Huff... Huff... Damn it...."

What am I even doing in my studio apartment?

Feeling a wave of self-loathing, I reflexively pulled out my smartphone. At this point, the Play Life app was my mental anchor.

"...Huh?"

When I opened the app, a notification I had never seen before appeared.

[Conditions have been met.]

[You can unlock the 'Yeongcheon Style' trait.]

[Spend 10 points to unlock the 'Yeongcheon Style' trait?]

[Yes / No / Hold]

I had accumulated a total of 28 points from my pleasure activities.

I had enough points.

Feeling like something was about to change, I pressed 'Yes.'

[Unlocking the 'Yeongcheon Style' trait.]

[Yeongcheon Style Lv.1]

[You can use the Yeongcheon Style.]

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