Lonely Attack on the Different World (WN)

Chapter 430: part 1

Day 99 – Nighttime, White Weirdo InnAlongside the plan to repurpose the rosary into a throwing weapon and pairing it with the 『Barrier Hair Ornament』for quick barrier deployment, I’d also tried to exploit a bit of consumer psychology, that urge to want more once you’ve got one, and I distributed sample hair accessories as rewards(trap), but it unexpectedly backfired.

Each piece was semi-custom made, and I handed them out face-to-face over a table, so I thought the situation was safe enough to let my guard down. But the girls, without hesitation, ditched their armor entirely, unleashing their wild, unrestrained selves in tight spats like predators released into the wild!

Moreover, due to popular demand, a coin-operated steam mist machine had been installed in the cafeteria. The floral mist, praised for its 『Purification』, 『Cleanse』, and 『Deodoration』effects, was a hit and brought in steady pocket change… So naturally, the girls in tight spats underwent an evolution into the girls in clingy wet tight spats, so I was met with an ambush with a tripled danger level!

But the tragedy didn’t stop there. The newly upgraded innerwear had been redesigned with a wide-open back to offset the reduced breathability of the armor. The fabric was also looser in weave to improve ventilation. As a result, when they got wet, the material shrank even more, amplifying its original 『tight』properties to the point that it looked more like body paint. Thus, I was helplessly swallowed into a bouncing, squishy ocean of densely packed bodies, under the guise of a 『Thank you』, until I lost consciousness.

「Yeah, it was seriously too much! I mean, since no one’s discovered any resistance to 『Squish effects』 or 『Boing-Boing overload』 it was literally an unstoppable storm of violence! No Healthy Highschool Boy could survive that unscathed, okay?」

When I woke up, it sort of didn’t feel like my clothes weren’t neatly re-dressed, so maybe they fixed me up after things got a little disheveled? Yeah, that must be it… There wasn’t any accidental discharge, right?!

I steady my breath, calm my spirit, focus on the flow of energy within my body, and begin circulating it, mixing in mana and skills to mold it into one with my body, harmonizing everything as one, blood, flesh, bones, nerves, nails, teeth, hair, everything. Gentle ripples spread across the bathwater, creating soft waves. As I relax in the water I feel a strange sensation, somewhat different from 『Regeneration』, and more as if the entire body is being rebuilt into something else.

「Seeking solace in a bath isn’t wrong, but expecting modesty from girls is like trying to breathe shadows or carve dust, basically pointless, to be honest, at this point, starting sculpting with mist might be easier than to make girls act with more graceful and ladylike. I mean, it’s not like I didn’t try, but it’s also not very fun? So yeah, turns out it was the perfect metaphor for a hopeless task! Kind of?」

(Jiggle-Jiggle)

I sure got swallowed by the mood. I meant to get some training in, but once again got dragged into the bodypile. Tripping and bumping into things isn’t new, I’ve been doing that nonstop in the forest, but maybe I still shouldn’t push myself too hard just yet.

One of the foundational Qi circulation techniques is 『Small Heavenly Cycle』 which sends Qi flowing throughout the entire body. You open the qi channels, trace the meridians, connect the pathways, circulate and amplify the flow until it reaches every corner of your limbs, wrapping your whole body in qi. The bathwater ripples with each motion. Meaning, it’s unstable and leaking at the moment. I mean, when people talk about 『qi』 it’s not like you can actually see or feel it. I only have a shallow understanding of it from my chuuni phase. But since I can see and feel it now, it’s actually pretty easy. Plus, since it combines with mana and refines within me, it’s great for recovering HP and MP. A very convenient technique.