Chapter 55:
Meditation
I fell into the trap set by two strong and beautiful college students, Nina-san and Serai-san. They sent me an estimate under the guise of an expensive travel plan, and I couldn't help but accept it.
I've been living without romance for the past few years. I haven't even gone to the beach in a long time. The only days I would go out and have a blast were the otaku festivals in summer and winter.
So, if I received a travel plan called [One Night, Two Days! Thump♡ Only Men Here~♡ Izu Beach Trip!] That was so enticing, I had no choice but to give it the green light! But in the past, I would never have made such a decision so easily.
However, I've become stronger in the dungeon, and the poly buckets are still filled with plenty of magic stones. With the adorable Ruu and the alluring Nina-san and Serai-san, if I can go on a one-night, two-day trip with them, then 300,000 or 400,000 yen is a small price.
"…san… Zucky-san!"
(Oh, right. I remember now. I was given the nickname "Zucky" by the students at the chiropractic school.)
"Hmm? Ah, Kato, what's up?"
"No, I'm Sato. Kato is over there. Come on. It's Zucky-san's turn."
"Oh, right, I forgot. I was lost in thought."
"Oh, come on, we're in the middle of class."
(I have to be careful. I paid a lot for this class, so I need to study properly.)
This is the practical training room at the chiropractic school. As a result, several treatment beds with towels are lined up, and the students practice their techniques on each other.
"So this time, am I the one receiving the treatment? And Sato is the teacher, right?"
"No, I'm Kato. Geez, please remember our faces, Zucky-san."
"Oh, sorry, sorry."
I've always had trouble remembering people's faces and names since my school days. It seems that trait has stuck with me even now that my intelligence has increased.
In my group, there are Kato and Sato, two young guys with similar appearances and dyed hair, a middle-aged man named Muto with a bulldog face, and Goto, a petite girl. It would have been perfect if my name was something like Endo, completing the "Fuji" set, but oh well.
"Okay… please relax and make it easy… (Crack)"
Kato placed his hands on my head and neck and performed cervical adjustments.
"Yep, it's in."
"Now let's go the other way… (Crack)"
"This is also fine."
"Thank you very much."
I didn't perform the demonstration. I've just started studying, so my role in this practical class is to be the guinea pig for everyone else's practice and learn by observing their treatments. I can't remember people's faces and names, but with my enhanced abilities, I can easily absorb the methods of those treatments into my mind. By the way, the students at the school started calling me "Zucky-san," the macho Zucky-san.
I'll study diligently to become a chiropractor as fast as possible.
…..
I give Sera-san a ride to and from work every morning and evening, take her to the public bath, and make sure she eats.
As I ride the bike, feeling the softness on my back, I wonder if I'm dating Ruu or Serai-san. I can't tell anymore. However, it takes about an hour and a half to get to Ruu's place even with the bike, so it's a bit difficult to see her in the evening.
"I'm back. Well, shall we do a little bit?"
Contrary to appearances, Serai-san studies for at least an hour every day. I had thought she was more pleasure-oriented and only played around, so it was surprising to discover this unexpected side of her.
However, Sera-san's study time posed a problem for me. I couldn't turn on the TV while she was studying, and it didn't look good for me, her mentor, to laze around and play with my phone in the same room where she was studying.
On the other hand, it would be strange if I said, "I'm going for a walk" during that time. It's not that I particularly want to go for a walk, but if Serai-san thinks I'm avoiding her, she would feel obligated to consider my feelings.
So, after thinking about it for a while, I decided to meditate while Serai-san studied. Yes, meditation. In manga and anime, characters who meditate are usually strong. While Serai-san, my disciple, devotes herself to her studies, I'll meditate.
But this has two advantages.
First, by meditating, I can calm my mind and improve energy flow within my body. Mental energy is synonymous with vitality. It seems that it's difficult for a person's body to hold magical energy as energy, so the mental energy present in a person's body usually takes the form of vitality.
By meditating, I can increase and refine my energy flow, transforming it into magical energy. I practice this repetitive process without activating skills. As a result, it should make skill activation easier and allow me to generate a large amount of magical energy at once, enabling me to use powerful techniques faster. There should be various benefits to this.
And the second advantage is to suppress my libido.
Under one roof, alone with a cute girl with a large bust. Visually and olfactorily stimulated, I couldn't release my pent-up sexual desire.
Furthermore, Serai-san had become even more attractive than when I first met her. It's not only because of leveling up but also because of the outstanding effects of the hot springs. The public bath I go to with Serai-an is a hot spring. In Tokyo, if you search, you'll find several public baths with natural hot springs.
As a result of going to such a public bath, Sera has leveled up to become a "plump, smooth-skinned beauty." As I mentioned before, Sera has the looks I like. Adding the buff of being a "plump, smooth-skinned beauty," I ride home with her on the back of my bike, feeling her soft warmth.
By the time we arrive at my house, I'm already in a heated and excited state.
But I can't possibly make a move on her. She's Ruu's friend, and she's here because she trusts me. I can't betray that trust.
Therefore, I say, "I'll cover the bike, so go ahead and go up to the room," and wait for the heat to die down before returning. But even then, it doesn't subside completely. That's the nature of sexual desire—it's truly difficult to control.
That's why there's meditation.
To calm the disturbance in my heart, reach a state of emptiness, and free myself from all worries.
So, I return to the room, change into my pajamas, climb up the loft ladder, put on my headphones, and play "spiritual music that connects to the heavens and fully opens the chakra.". I sit cross-legged and close my eyes.
I place the palms of my hands facing upward on my knees, sensing the sacred aura descending from above while meditating.
(…)
Yes, there's no one here anymore.
Only nothingness remains.
…..
"…Huh?! Master!… I finished studying. What are you doing??"
As I open my eyes, I see Serai-san, who climbed up the loft ladder, showing only her upper body. And the moment I see Serai-san, my eyes are immediately drawn to her large, deforming chest pressing against the ladder.
Hmm… It seems that my path to enlightenment is still far away.