BXBX NOVEL Chapter 35 35 Massage Techniques
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Massage Techniques
A low thunder rumbled in the distance, and a streak of lightning flashed in the sky. But Nexus did not take notice of all that. Standing there, under the sweeping gaze of the stranger's haughty eyes, Nexus felt like a piece of meat, wondering what he had done to deserve this.
Yes, he thought to himself, this was definitely an aristocrat.
A full blooded aristocrat.
Finally, after an incredibly long stretch of awkward silence, the girl cocked her head to the side, clicked her tongue, and mumbled her very first words;
"Gotta hand it to Nora, of all the classes of people out in the world, she always manages to find bottom barrel scum."
It was the way she said it- not with malice, but matter-of-factly.
Crystal's vision turned red instantly. Rage quickly replaced embarassment. By her sides, her hands instinctively balled into fists, ready to pound this rude girl into a mess.
But Nexus beat her to it.
He lowered his voice to his most non-threatening tone;
"My Lady, we are Nora's gues–"
"Quiet peasant." she still did not raise her voice; "Nobody said you could speak. I did not say you could speak."
Nexus gulped.
Crystal burned.
But the redhead had already decided she was done with them. Dismissively, she darted her eyes away from them and raised her upturned nose into the air;
"What is this god-awful smell that's taken up the whole castle? It's sundown already and I can't sleep because of it. . ."
Both of them knew she was not at all referring to them.
She sighed in exasperation, and flicked the short stick with a flick of the wrist. Like magic, a fan suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She lifted the semi-circular fan to her face, protecting her nostrils from the invading scent.
Her near-perfect legs moved in perfect strides as she walked towards the windows at the end of the great hall. Time seemed to stand still for the girl as her mocassin footwear trudged the ground noiselessly.
At the window, she did not need to stand on her toes. She was tall enough.
Still acting like she was the only one present, the redhead stuck her head out the open slits, and lingered for sometime. She siged, and covered her nose, protecting her nostrils from the wafting smell.
She lingered for a while, before finally deciding that she was not going to be bothered. Without even as much as a glance in their direction, she turned right around and exited the same way she had come. Leaving Nexus and Crystal feeling like invisible statues.
Long after she had gone, Nexus exhaled deeply, and shook his head;
"I bet that girl is one of Nora's family or somethi–"
Nexus words trailed off as soon as he laid eyes on Crystal. Her face was twisted in a mask of rage.
With her whole body was trembling dangerously, the succubus' veins stretched out angrily on her forehead. Her right eye twitched wildly, as if she was losing it upstairs. And her teeth grinded so hard, he was afraid she might hurt herself.
"Crystal. . ." he stepped towards her; "Breathe okay? Breathe. . ."
His words fell on deaf ears. Crystal unfolded her tongue and lashed out;
"HOW DARE SHE??!" she thundered; "Who does she think she is?!! Treating us like we're nothing?"
Nexus was by her side in a second;
"It's alright, you need to calm down okay? She's gone now."
Her eyes flashed dangerously; "My lord, please give me permission to teach that girl a lesson!"
"Crystal–"
"Honestly, I only need two minutes with her. Just two minutes m'lord. Please!"
She was pleading at this point. Still trembling, but with a mixture of rage, and pain.
Nexus reached out, petting her head slowly;
"Crystal, it's okay, the mean girl is gone already. She's not worth it. You're the bigger person here."
Her hysteric breathing began to slowly come down as he continued to stroke her thick hair. She kept mumbling words like 'rude' and 'spoiled.' But she eventually found her peace.
Nexus pulled her to the great table and sat her there- to cool off.
Just then, two adolescent girls, about the same height, and roughly fifteen or sixteen years old, emerged from another side entrance, carrying trays of food, and a candle-stand.
"Good evening sire and ma'am," they curtsied as they set down the package; "Lady Nora left instructions to make sure dinner was served. We have ham, steamed vegetables, potatoes, and fresh apples."
"Will the lady be joining us soon?"
The two turned to each other, as if surprised he was speaking to them. The freckled one quickly answered;
"Forgive us sire, but our orders were simply to serve dinner."
They bowed her heads and withdrew.
Nexus turned to look at the platter. Despite the fact that he had not eaten decent meal in a while, he was not really in the mood to eat. And Crystal could not eat human food. The succubus looked like she was still mad, so, he decided to allow her some time to cool off, while he excused himself and headed towards the door, where he busied himself with what had been on his mind;
Rewards.
System rewards.
Since he had received the Flying Sword technique, and the Frozen Charms, Nexus had actually begun to look forward to these things. He was eager, almost to the point of excitement. Maybe, this time, he could get something incredibly flamboyant- like a dragon.
He chuckled;
"System, load the data log for my last mission,"
[LOADING MISSION LIGHTNING FOX:]
[STATUS: COMPLETED]
[COLLATERAL DAMAGE: ZERO]
[REWARDS: UPRGRADED PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE TECHNIQUES.]
Nexus' jaw dropped in unblief.
All his hopes came crashing down like a set of dominoes. This could not be right.
"Massage techniques?" he stammered; "Is this some kind of joke?"
[ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MASSAGE TECHNIQUES:]
[DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR ADVENTURES,
[YOU MAY LIKELY ENCOUNTER WOMEN OF THIS ISEKAI WHO WILL BE PRONE TO HAVING EXCESS YIN QI IN THEIR BODIES.]
[THIS OVER ABUNDANCE OF YIN CAN MANIFEST IN PHYSICAL SICKNESSES.]
[AND SUPPOSEDLY INCURABLE AFFLICTIONS.]
Nexus listened raptly;
[SPECIFIC MASSAGE TECHNIQUES CAN BE APPLIED TO HELP THESE WOMEN EXPUNGE THE HARMFUL EXCESS YIN QI.]
[ONCE BALANCE IS RESTORED, THE HEALTH OF THE WOMAN WILL BE RESTORED.]
In an instant, all the disappointment and anger evaporated really quickly.
This was perfect.
Healing women by simply applying the right amount of pressure on body parts? It sounded too good to be true. Nexus was fully in!
The system continued to explain;
[TO GET RID OF MIGRAINES- USE BOTH HANDS TO GENTLY SMOOTH OVER THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF THE WOMAN.]
[IN CASES OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED ISSUES- A FULL ROUNd MASSAGE.]
The system went on to offload into his consciousness, pressure-points-healing techniques, until Nexus knew just about everything to be considered pre-med.
The system continued;
[FULL DISCLOSURE: MASSAGE TECHNIQUES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY POTENT.]
[HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT PERFECT SUSBTITUTES FOR THE HEALING POWER OF YOUR SEMEN]
Nexus gulped. "Say what now?"
[EVERY DROP OF SEMEN EJACULATED INTO ANY WOMAN AT ALL IS STILL TOP TIER.]
[ASIDES FROM ITS LATENT POWER TO UPGRADE WOMEN, YOUR SEMEN IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH HEALING QUALITIES.]
[IT IS POTENT ENOUGH TO CURE BOTH THE PHYSICAL BODY, AND THE PSYCHIC ESSENCE THAT IS THE SOUL.]
[THUS, A SINGLE RELEASE CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY HEAL SICKNESSES, AND DEVELOP POTENTIALS AT THE SAME TIME.]
Nexus stood there for a minute, muling over the information, and digesting it rapidly. He knew healing was a pretty big deal. Of course, he fully intended to have fun along the way. But now, he had been gifted the power to do some good.
He walked back towards the table, with his head heavy on his shoulders, dragging his feet.
The succubus was still sulking heavily at the dinner table. The free time should have lifted her spirits, but Nexus could see the fog of repressed anger covering her. He slid over a chair and sat down.
He glanced at the window- time was going. Where was Nora?
As if right on cue, the massive door swung open, ushering in the lady boss hunter- Nora. She still had that graceful stride about her that silently screamed 'authority.' She was no longer draped in fur. She had on a light beige colored gown- perfect for the evening time.