The Second Salvation Myth of a Retired Returning Hero

18. Seongsaengdan

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Sophie and Doyun rent an empty training ground, without anyone knowing. I was lying naked in it. It was the gist of the Seongsaengdan.

Sophie remained in a drowsy state for a long time after the conclusion was over. Seriously, it was to the point where Doyoon stayed still even as he personally put on his underwear and clothes.

Sophie’s gaze at Do-yoon blankly contained so much affection that it gave the illusion that hearts were drawn in her eyes.

Then, at some point, he suddenly came to his senses, and immediately ran away with his face flushed as if it would explode.

‘…It’ll be a bit awkward for a while.’

I checked the time. Due to the unexpectedly long summary, the rental time at the training ground has run out.

Do-yoon decided to return the key and go back to the dormitory.

Doyoon ate Seongsaengdan several times in his previous life, returning repeatedly. Thanks to that, he memorized all the tips and was able to apply them to Sophie.

Also, thanks to Doyun’s natural talent for mana control, he was able to carry out his own conclusions without an assistant.

To return to the dormitory, Doyoon picked up the clothes she had taken off in the corner of the training ground.

However, before putting on his underwear, he looked between his legs with puzzled eyes.

The sides of his groin were coated in sticky, hot Sophie’s bodily fluid.

‘…I wish this was a bit smaller.

Doyun’s bottom was much bigger than Enoch’s. It was uncomfortably large.

So, I don’t think I can wear pants like this. Somehow, it seemed that I needed to calm myself down through a short meditation.

‘For now… just wipe it down.’

There was nothing to wipe, so Doyoon had no choice but to pick up a piece of clothing and bring it to his lower body.

By the way.

“Ugh…!”

Do-yoon was startled and removed his hand.

‘What, what…?’

He looked down at my groin with bewildered eyes.

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“Whoa…”

After sitting on the floor of the dormitory and absorbing the elixir, Doyun let out a heavy exhalation from his mouth.

Doyoon looked at the system message in front of him.

[The stat ‘Stamina’ has risen by 1 level.]

[The stat ‘Magic Power’ has risen by 1 level.]

Stats:

strength level 5

Agility – Level 2

stamina level 8

Toughness – Level 4

Magic – Level 3

Doyoon grinned at the changes he felt in his stat level and body.

‘It’s amazing.’

As expected, he was like an alchemist who was counted on three fingers at the time. I felt it in my previous life, but the effect of this Seongsaengdan was truly amazing.

The stamina stat that was level 7 has become level 8. This was by no means something to be ignored as a difference of 1 level.

Level up difficulty is so low that low-level stats can be raised with simple physical training. However, in the second half, the hurdles between levels increase rapidly. Of course, when you level up, the changes that occur to your body also change drastically.

Doyoon recalled an interesting small talk the instructor told him during class.

‘In the past, there were [a flask that raises strength level 1 to level 8] and [a flask that raises strength level 8 to level 9]. Oh, I’m not saying the name was that way, I was just talking about the effect, only the effect. Anyway, which of the two elixirs was more expensive?’

‘Kick-kick. Wrong. No, should I say yes? The question was ambiguous. The one that was traded at a higher price… was the former.’

‘The former was eventually traded for a staggering amount. But the latter was not traded.’

‘The latter elixir caused a war.’

‘It means that it was one of the greatest treasures in history, whose value cannot be measured with money. Because of just one elixir, a kingdom-level war broke out. Even though it was an era where we had to come together because of the demon king.’

There is nothing to explain at length. According to what we learned in class, the highest stat since the creation of the system is Lion King’s magic, level 9.

If the stat of the current alliance strongest is 9, it can be expected that the main stats of the other apostles who are strong enough to be on the 10th are between 7 and 9.

In other words, level 7 is the highest level. Of course, the difficulty of leveling up is just as vicious.

In general, there is almost no way to raise stats naturally from around level 7. From this point on, a way to forcibly raise the stats is needed.

There are top-notch elixirs and level-up through systematic skill, but even the former doesn’t work much from level 8 onwards.

Nevertheless, Seongsaengdan raised the stats of Doyoon, who was at level 7. It is also an artificial elixir made only of cost-effective materials.

‘With this… you tried a repeated intake design?’

If it really succeeded, wouldn’t Enoch’s demon lord subjugation, which took place only in the 18th episode, be moved up two episodes?

It was Seongsaengdan that I ate several times, but whenever I remembered this fact, I always got goosebumps on my back.

Doyoon observed the changes in his body.

‘He has surpassed the prime of his previous life in terms of physical strength.’

Of course, Enoch Roosevolnik’s name wasn’t so easy.

In this case, the talent given to Doyoon’s body and the effectiveness of the Seongsaengdan are high, but rather than that, it should be seen that the effect of his pitiful birth as a human who always held Enoch’s ankles was greater. Because stamina is a particularly big part of racial differences.

This body is truly insane. Compared to the time when I was bound by the insignificant birth of a human being, everything was comfortable and superior. The name Shinsoo was not a bit of a waste.

The physical strength displayed by the system here does not mean only cardiorespiratory endurance. It is a broad concept that encompasses many more meanings, such as regenerative power and self-denial to endure wounds.

In addition, according to the instructor’s explanation, the higher the level of physical strength, the greater the power of other stats and skills. This is because as the stamina stat goes up, the vitality and energy that the body possesses increase.

Even with the same stats and the same skills, the power varies depending on the stamina stat. This was a story that included not only continuity but also instantaneous output.

‘If this is enough, I can use it a little bit in the actual battle of Hecleus’ esophagus. It’s encouraging.’

Do-yoon just expressed it as encouraging, but if Do-yoon’s situation is known to the cradle, it won’t end to a tumultuous level.

One cadet achieved stat level 8?

This is an event that falls into the category of realistically impossible. Right now, none of the instructors at Cradle had level 8 stats.

Of course, the distribution of Doyoon’s stats is not even. His physical strength was level 8, so it was absurdly insufficient to discuss the best output of the cradle right away. Even if it’s the most important magic, isn’t it only level 3 now?

But anyway, there was no change in the fact that Doyoon was at an instructor level or higher just with his stats right now.

However, at the same time, Doyoon felt a bit embarrassed.

‘…must have gone up a lot.’

Doyoon looked at my lower body. While absorbing the elixir, the baggage that he had barely suppressed with his mental power was growing little by little again.

After Do-yoon helped Sophie, she couldn’t understand this sudden change in her body.

Abnormally increased penile sensitivity.

Up until now, I had suppressed my erection with my mental strength, but with my physical strength at level 8, even that became difficult. This is because his energy has risen to the level of a human being.

‘Sophie seems to be the cause, but…’

I can’t seem to figure out a solution right now.

After all, to ask Sophie when the day is bright tomorrow. There was no other way.

“…”

Do-yoon lay down on the bed, worried about whether he would be able to sleep tonight.

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The next day, Sophie continued to avoid Doyun.

Even when Doyoon called to talk, she would run away straight away, blushing without even making eye contact with Doyoon.

However, when Do-yoon explained his physical condition, he dragged Do-yoon somewhere with a surprised face.

“I’m sorry!”

Behind the building, a secluded promenade where few people come. There, Sophie bowed down to Do-yoon from the waist first.

“…was Cadet Sophie the cause?”

“Yeah, sure… I-I’m really sorry. I never thought things would turn out like this…”

Doyoon nodded. I expected Sophie to be the cause, but I wasn’t blaming her.

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Just by looking at her greatly embarrassed and apologetic, I could tell that she didn’t intentionally do anything wrong.

In the first place, it was unlikely that a nice, innocent woman like Sophie would do such a thing.

“That, that’s… actually…”

Sophie began to explain the situation with a restless face.

“I… I… I think it happened because of…”

“Yes?”

At Do-yoon’s unexpected explanation, he opened his eyes wide and asked back.

“On my home plane, my clan is called… uh, Umma…. So, there are things like several qualities in the body… One of them is… an aphrodisiac, an aphrodisiac ingredient contained in bodily fluids…”

Sophie muttered in a low voice as if she was really embarrassed.

“Oh, I see…”

Do-yoon was very puzzled by her explanation, but at the same time strangely understood.

It was difficult to understand that a woman with a gentle disposition like Sophie was an umma. But when I look at her body, I nod my head.

Skin as white as white jade, a mound without a single hair, a pelvis much wider than the shoulders, a voice that seemed to tickle the glans, the soft skin that did not fit the training level…

In a way, it was more erotic than the Succubus Queen, the corps commander Enoch faced in his previous life.

‘…yes? for a moment.’

However, Doyoon soon recalled Sophie’s status window and felt a sense of incongruity.

‘Isn’t that a race that values chastity?’

Looking at the composition of the attributes and skills displayed on the status window, it was evident that her family placed great importance on ‘purity’.

But what about umma? This is a rather contradictory statement.

But I couldn’t ask this directly. It was like letting Doyun know that he could read the target’s status window.

In the end, Doyoon decided to take a little detour and ask.

“…Does Umma feel similar to the succubus of this world?”

At those words, Sophie put on a bewildered expression.

Her eyes are wet with moisture. He looked up at Do-yoon with a face full of resentment, as if asking how the hell he could say such a thing.

Doyoon saw Sophie’s reaction and felt it.

‘this.’

I made a mistake.

“Oh no…! We are completely different from those filthy people!!”

Sophie exclaimed.