Volume 2 Chapter 27 My Beauty Gift Recoil The Average Guy Who Became My Lover
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”—Rindou Hibiki, your Gift is ‘Beauty.’”
”Huh?”
Turning sixteen, I went to the Adventurer’s Guild, and a receptionist with an impressive chest announced it, making my eyes go wide.
’Beauty,’ I thought. For any girl, that’s the most captivating ability a person could get. Could I become even prettier than I was now? If I was prettier, maybe I could finally snag one of those gorgeous, perfect-looking guys I liked!
”As you are likely already aware, you possess two Skills: ‘Skin Quality Improvement’ and ‘Fat Burning.’ Speaking as one woman to another, I’d say this Gift is no exaggeration to call S-Rank.”
”Y-yes! Thank you so much! I’ll go try it right away!” I burst out, thrilled.
”Ah, but there’s still a detail! The skills have a Recoil effect—” the receptionist called out, but I was already too excited.
I was so worked up that I didn’t think too hard about it, dancing right out of the Adventurer’s Guild.
—The next day.
My high school friends, Motoya Himari and Ihara Kairi, who I’d gotten close to since starting school, cornered me, demanding to know what my Gift was.
But I wanted to try it for myself first. I planned to talk to them only after I had truly experienced its effect. So, I decided to test it out in my room after school on Friday, the day I had plenty of time to myself.
When Friday finally arrived, I walked home alone, fully ready to use my Gift as I strode down a side alley, but—
”U-um! Rindou Hibiki!”
”Eh?”
I heard an unfamiliar voice and turned around. Standing there was a male classmate. Oh, that’s Takanashi-kun… I didn’t know his first name, but he was one of the invisible, unremarkable guys in our class.
”Did you, like, stalk me?” I demanded, suspicion coloring my tone.
”N-no! I mean… I need to talk to you about your Gift!” he pleaded, his voice cracking.
His face looked scary; Takanashi-kun was pressing toward me, utterly desperate. My Gift… I hadn’t told anyone, so how did he know? Well, I guess everyone knew I went to the Guild for ‘Appraisal.’
”And…?”
”My Gift Skill is ‘Wish-Sight,’ and when I used it, you… you were glowing!” he admitted, his eyes wide with urgency.
Glowing? What did that even mean? I pondered, confused.
”It means that you were granted the very Gift that I’ve been looking for! So please, I need you to use that Gift on me! Please!” he begged.
He didn’t seem to know exactly what Gift I received. However, from what he’d said, I understood clearly that his Skill had identified my Gift as something useful to him. But still, why would I use my Gift on him, a random guy?
”By the way… can I ask what Gift you got?” he asked, suddenly meek.
”No… that’s—”
”I’m begging you, like this!”
”Eh, wait! What are you doing!?”
Takanashi-kun suddenly pressed his head to the concrete in a deep dogeza¹, a completely unhinged action. Onlookers passing by started to stare at us.
”Ugh! Stop it, stop it! Just look up!” I hissed, mortified.
”Does that mean…?” he whispered hopefully, still on the ground.
”…Fine, whatever. Just come with me for a minute.” I sighed, exasperated.
”Huh… where?” he asked, bewildered.
I took hold of Takanashi-kun’s arm and pulled him, leading him right into my house. He glanced around nervously at my home, and once we were inside my room, he started to fidget awkwardly.
It seemed like this was his first time in a girl’s room. Well, it’s my first time bringing a guy in here, too. I internally groused. I should have brought a handsome guy, a real looker… but sighing about it wasn’t going to change anything.
”Here, I brought you a drink. Just sit down over there.”
”Thank you! Rindou-san, you’re surprisingly kind.” he replied earnestly.
”Surprisingly? What do you mean? I am kind!” I challenged him, putting my hands on my hips.
”No, it’s just… in class, you’re kind of hard to approach…” he mumbled.
That’s right. I was, by social-caste standards, at the very top. Since Himari and Kairi were always with me, an average guy like Takanashi-kun probably couldn’t bring himself to talk to me. I wasn’t trying to be intimidating, but I guess I just came across that way.
”Well, whatever. So, you want to know about my Gift?”
”Yeah… and I want you to use it on me.” he confirmed, once his initial shock had worn off.
I’d already decided to tell him the moment I let him into my room, but… Man, this guy’s eyes are really sparkling.
”My Gift is ‘Beauty.’ And—”
”‘Beauty’! Really!? You’re not lying! Wooow! This is the best!”
”Hey! What are you doing!? Don’t just start screaming, that’s creepy!” I yelled, startled.
I was about to tell him about the Skills, but Takanashi-kun was so overwhelmed by my Gift that he began to shout. Since he was getting too loud, I gave him a sharp chop to the head. That finally forced him to steady his breathing and quiet down.
”So, I have the Skills ‘Skin Quality Improvement’ and ‘Fat Burning,’ which are exactly what they sound like. They clean up your skin and burn fat.” I explained, exasperated.
”That’s amazing… Rindou-san, you’re incredible… You’re a genius. You’re like a god to a Beauty Boy like me.” he gushed, his eyes shining.
”Say that again?”
Beauty Boy? Now that I looked closely, his skin did seem clearer than other boys’, and his body was surprisingly toned. Was he working out? His face was still pretty plain, though.
If you’re a ‘Beauty Boy,’ why don’t you try harder with your hair? I could do a better job. I suddenly thought. Ugh, why am I even thinking that? I don’t owe him anything.
”Actually, I haven’t told anyone, but I buy cosmetics with my allowance.” he confessed, suddenly shy.
”Seriously? I hear more boys are doing that these days, but isn’t that a bit early for a high schooler?” I wondered aloud.
”But if you love something, you can’t help it, right!? I just love Beauty!” he insisted, leaning forward.
Takanashi-kun met my gaze with completely earnest eyes. That serious, straightforward gaze somehow made my heart flutter. I actually thought he was a little bit cool.
It’s actually pretty hard to just say you like something. Especially to someone you’ve never talked to, and even after they’ve shot you down a bit…
”—Fine. I’ll use it on you. I want to know what it does before I try it on myself, anyway.” I agreed, my tone softening slightly.
”Really!? Rindou-san, you’re the best! I’m so happy! Can we start now!? Do I just get in the bed and sleep? Should I take off my clothes?”
Takanashi-kun, completely forgetting I was right in front of him, ripped off his blazer, reached for the buttons on his shirt, unbuckled his belt, and was about to take off his pants—
”STOP RIGHT THERE!” I shrieked, instantly averting my eyes.
”Huh?”
”…Are you planning to just be in your underwear? Aren’t you embarrassed?” I asked, trying to sound stern.
”Ah… I-I’m sorry. I was just so happy…” he stammered, his face flushing with sudden shame.
Is this guy an idiot? Of course, it’s weird to be practically naked in front of a girl! But when he realized it, he looked so shy… and that made me feel embarrassed, too.
I carefully glanced back at him as he quickly put his uniform back on.
”…”
Just as I suspected, his body was muscular. Even though he wasn’t in a club, he had a chiseled six-pack and thick forearms. Despite his average face, his body was overwhelmingly male.
”Takanashi-kun… you work out, huh?” I observed, a hint of awe in my voice.
”Oh… yeah. Beauty isn’t just about the face. You have to keep your whole body in check, from your diet to your muscles, or your skin won’t look good.” he explained, clearly passionate about it.
”You’re surprisingly strict about it.”
”Haha… only about things I love.” he confessed, a rare laugh escaping him.
He was completely different from my first impression. Seriously, what is up with this guy? Why is his body so manly? His mind seems steady, too…
”—Lie down.”
”Eh?”
”Just do it. Lie down without your clothes on.” I commanded, feeling suddenly determined.
”But, I—”
”I’m going to use it on your whole body, so just hurry up and lie down!”
”Huh!?”
Caught off guard by the strength of my demand, which was fueled by his genuine passion, I had him—now only in his underwear—lie down on my bed, the very bed I’d never let any boy touch. Since it was probably his first time lying on a girl’s bed, he fidgeted awkwardly the entire time.
I took off my blazer and climbed onto the bed myself.
”Doing your whole body will take close to an hour. Do you have the time?”
”Yeah, I do… Thank you, truly.” he whispered, grateful.
”Yeah, whatever… But I forgot to tell you, there is something called Recoil. I don’t know how strong it is since this is my first time, but tell me if you want to stop.” I warned, my brow furrowed.
”Got it.”
I moved closer to Takanashi-kun’s head. Taking a deep breath, I activated my Skill for the very first time in my life.
”—Skill: ‘Skin Quality Improvement.’”
A pale white light glowed faintly in my hands, and I felt a gentle warmth. Good. It worked.
Well, time to use him as a test subject.
”—Ah!?”
”Eh?”
The moment I touched his face and then the area around his ear, Takanashi-kun made a strange sound. Seriously, this guy…
But I ignored it and continued the treatment.
”T-this is… amazing… Rindou-san…” he strained out.
Takanashi-kun’s face slowly started to turn red, and I could feel his body temperature rising. This is the Recoil’s influence. The receptionist said the body would become sensitive, but what did that mean exactly?
Takanashi-kun was breathing heavily, his face contorted in an expression no man should show in public, even with me watching him intently.
When I finally finished his face and moved to treat his neck and chest, I suddenly realized something that made my eyes widen further.
”Y-you—why are you erect!?”
A tent had formed beneath Takanashi-kun’s underwear. Is that what the Recoil means? Does it cause this kind of reaction? But I only touched his face!
”I-I’m sorry… but this is… haah… haah… my body is just moving on its own…” he choked out, apologizing.
Takanashi-kun seemed like an honest guy. Though we’d barely talked, I had that distinct impression. He was nothing like the scumbags I’d met at a group date a while back. He seemed sincere.
But… is a man’s ‘thing’ really this big?
It was significantly bigger than anything I had imagined. Was this the result of his training? No, I’d never heard of working out making it bigger. Then… was this just his potential?
”…”
No, I don’t have time to be thinking about his ‘thing.’ I need to keep going. I’ll just ignore it.
”D-don’t let your nipples get hard! My fingers are getting caught!” I protested as I started on his chest.
Every time my hand touched his nipples, his body twitched, and I could clearly feel them becoming instantly firm. Do guys get like this, too? Does this mean he’s excited by me? Or would this have happened even without the Recoil?
I didn’t know… but I was the one who offered to give him the treatment. I wasn’t going to stop unless he told me to.
”Haah… haah… nnn…”
I didn’t want to hear a man moan, but Takanashi-kun was feeling so much pleasure from my fingers that he couldn’t hold it in. He used one hand to cover his mouth, and the other gripped the pillow tightly.
—Somehow, this is starting to be fun.
”Takanashi-kun… hold it in, okay? This is just treatment… Don’t think weird things…” I teased, my voice low.
”I know… I know… but… my body…” he pleaded, desperate.
Hehe. He’s so cute when I’m just gently stroking him… Look, is this spot good for you? Or maybe here? Ah, his underwear looks like it’s about to burst, is he really okay?
There was a dark, wet stain on the very tip of his underwear. The sight, which I was seeing for the first time, somehow corrupted me, making me feel strange myself.
Somehow, I managed to finish the full-body treatment.
When I was done, I was completely exhausted. I understood now that this was the result of my inner magical power being depleted.
I pushed Takanashi-kun to the far side of the bed and lay down on the narrow space left. I was too tired to even care that he was next to me. Doing a full-body treatment for an hour without a break was way too hard for a girl to do.
”Haah… haah… I’m so tired…”
I had worked up quite a sweat. This Gift… I didn’t know the exact effect yet, but using the Skill definitely took a lot of power out of the caster. And the recipient had a terrible time because of the Recoil. Takanashi-kun was breathing even harder than I was next to me.
At the very end, I thought for sure… but I was relieved he managed to hold it in. I wouldn’t have known how to react.
”Rindou-san…”
”What… I’m tired right now,” I muttered, my eyes closed.
”I… I can’t do this.”
”Nn… what do you mean?”
Takanashi-kun didn’t speak clearly, and I was too exhausted to do anything but give a simple reply.
”I can’t… hold back.”
”…Huh?”
In the next instant, Takanashi-kun, who was supposed to be lying next to me, suddenly sat up and threw himself on top of me.
”E-eh! W-what is this!? What are you doing!?” I shrieked, instantly flustered.
I was so shocked. I saw the sweat dripping from his muscular body onto my uniform shirt.
”I… I want you, Rindou-san.” he growled, his voice thick with desire.
”Hah!? What are you talking about, all of a sudden!?” I demanded.
What is this? He’s not the type to say such a cheesy line!
”We need to calm down first. This is really bad.” I warned myself, my mind racing.
If I didn’t stop him, I would be assaulted. I thought Takanashi-kun was a gentle and sincere guy, but was he just an animal like all the others? Or was this, perhaps—
”I’m sorry—”
”Nngh!?”
My hands were caught in a lover’s clasp. Unable to resist, clutched tightly, I accepted his passionate kiss.
It was my first kiss. He pressed his lips against mine greedily, his tongue wrapping around mine so intensely that I couldn’t even catch my breath.
”Taka… nnn… stop… this… I’m getting… nngh… weird…” I gasped, my words broken by the kiss.
”I’m sorry! I can’t… I can’t stop… Rindou-san… I’m sorry!” Takanashi-kun apologized, but his actions were the complete opposite of his words, demanding more and more of me.
The wet, indecent sounds of our lips parting and meeting filled the air, and gradually, my mind started to be invaded by him.
—I don’t hate this as much as I thought I would.
When he finally pulled away from my lips with a wet pop, his face was incredibly erotic. I couldn’t believe this was the same plain, unremarkable guy I saw in class.
The male hormones were radiating off him, and his gaze was strong and glittering like a beast hunting its prey.
”The Skill—” he demanded, panting.
”Eh?”
”Use the Skill…”
”W-what do you mean—”
”Activate the Skill!”
”Huh!?”
Overwhelmed by his intensity, I activated the ‘Skin Quality Improvement’ Skill. The white light illuminated my hands, and he immediately moved them, pressing them against my ears.
But they weren’t his ears. They were mine.
”Hyaahn!?” I shrieked.
The sudden tingling sensation—I instantly received the Skill’s Recoil and let out a scandalous sound.
”Rindou-san, you need to feel good, too…” he rasped in my ear.
”Ah, no! This is… getting weird… ♥” I pleaded, my voice breathy.
From my ears to my face, from my face to my chest, and from my chest to my whole body. Gradually, the Recoil spread everywhere, making every place he touched overwhelmingly sensitive.
”Ah… ah… this is so embarrassing…!” I whimpered.
He unbuttoned my shirt one by one. I saw my cute underwear, and felt my face turn bright red. He’s seeing me, he’s seeing me… I can’t take any more—
”Rindou-san… you’re so cute,” he whispered near my ear.
”—!?”
I was completely swallowed by his body.
*
What happened after that was so shocking that the memory is hazy.
Now, he’s naked beside me, holding me in his arm. I’m naked, too, just like him.
”Rindou-san… I’m really sorry… please forgive me…” he kept murmuring, his voice full of remorse.
Once everything was over, he seemed to have returned to his senses, apologizing endlessly and even bowing his head low enough to perform another dogeza.
But… it felt good.
Overwhelmed by the pleasure of the Recoil, I was unable to resist and simply let his essence into me. There was no way I could have fought it. I understood why he became like that.
So, I wasn’t angry now. I told myself, it can’t be helped, this just happened, and gently stroked his head.
”It’s okay, stop apologizing. I know you mean it.” I soothed.
”But… I asked you to use the Skill for me, and then I did this…” he trailed off, guilt heavy in his tone.
”I said it’s fine!”
”Okay…”
Well, he did assault a girl, so he must feel terrible. If I spread the word, Takanashi-kun’s school life would be over. But I wouldn’t do that.
Was it because we had slept together, and I found it pleasurable? I was starting to feel something special for him.
I want to know a little more about him. He might not be handsome, but he’s still earnest and sincere. He’s completely different from all the other boys I’ve met. That, I thought, was kind of nice.
”Hey—what’s your first name?”
”My name… is Hirose. Takanashi Hirose.” he answered, soft-spoken.
”I see… Hirose… Hirose, huh… I’ll remember it.”
”And yours is… Hibiki, right?”
”You know?”
”Of course, you’re famous in our class.”
”Hehe, I guess so.”
As he held me in his arm, I moved my head closer to him. I looked at his clear, beautiful skin—a true Beauty Boy.
”Hirose…”
”Hibiki…?”
”You know what I want. I’ll call you by your first name from now on.”
”Um… okay.” he agreed, clearly flustered.
”And you’ll keep helping me with my experiments.”
”I was the one who asked for it, after all…” he replied, a gentle smile playing on his lips.
Wrapped in his kind, large body, I slowly lifted my neck. I saw his lips, the same ones that had tangled with mine many times.
I brought my own lips closer, and then—
”Nn…”
I kissed his confused face.
”This relationship is a secret from everyone, okay?” I whispered, possessive.
”Yeah… just being like this with a beautiful girl like Hibiki is like a dream… I wouldn’t do anything to mess it up.” he murmured.
”But you already did something bad.” I teased, a playful glint in my sharp eyes.
”Ah, that was—”
”Hehe. Sorry, I was just being mean.”
Sharing such sweet pillow talk, we quietly spent our time together in bed until his parents returned home.
My Gift is ‘Beauty’—but it’s fine if I use it to make the boy I love even more handsome, right?
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Summary:
Rindou Hibiki, the high-status high school girl with the S-Rank Beauty Gift, finally finds her first recipient: the plain but earnest Takanashi Hirose. What starts as a simple skill test quickly spirals into a highly charged romantic encounter as the Gift’s hidden Recoil effect—an overwhelming surge of pleasure and lust in the recipient—takes over. Though Hirose initially apologizes for his intense, impulsive actions, Hibiki finds herself unexpectedly drawn to his sincere passion and his surprisingly muscular body, realizing he is unlike any boy she’s met before. The scene ends with a tender first kiss and a pact for a secret relationship, hinting that her ‘useless’ Beauty power has instead become a tool for unexpected love and intimate connection with the Beauty Boy who saw her light.
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Character_Insight:
Hibiki’s initial pride and condescension are completely shattered by the intensity of the Recoil. Her internal monologue reveals she’s not the cold ‘top of the caste’ girl she pretends to be, but a typical young woman desperately yearning for a genuine, exciting romance. Her fascination with Hirose’s hidden muscles and his sincere, almost nerdy dedication to Beauty shows that she values authenticity over the superficial handsomeness she claimed to want. Her decision to keep the relationship secret highlights her sudden, fiercely possessive feelings for the boy who literally couldn’t stop himself from wanting her.
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Behind_the_scene:
This scene was crafted as an April Fool’s Day special for the Japanese web novel audience, exploring an alternate reality (an IF story) where the main characters’ Gifts were switched. The original author wanted to explore what would happen if the heroine, Hibiki, had the Beauty Gift, and the seemingly average male classmate, Hirose, was secretly a dedicated ‘Beauty Boy’. The intensity of the Recoil was a deliberate plot device to bypass the usual slow-burn romance, immediately forcing the two very different characters into a dramatic, intimate relationship, which also serves as a high-stakes hook before the main plot’s third arc begins.
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T/L_Note
¹ Dogeza: The act of kneeling directly on the ground and pressing one’s head to the floor, often used in Japan as a sign of deep apology or extreme pleading. ↩
Notes:
• Rindou Hibiki – Hirose’s cheerful, bold classmate who is the first to request his Beauty skill. Hibiki (F, pink bob hair, 158cm, F-cup) is outgoing, expressive about her interests, and quickly becomes Hirose’s girlfriend after an explicitly intimate scene. Her reactions help set the adult tone of the story.
• Ihara Kairi – Short, pale blue hair and D-cup (F, 159cm), Kairi is Hibiki’s sharp-witted friend. She’s known for her cute smile but is frequently suspicious and inquisitive regarding her classmates’ secrets. Kairi’s interactions highlight Hirose’s growing circle and the effect of his skill.
• Motoya Himari – Energetic classmate of Hibiki (F, 161cm, orange long hair, D-cup) who avoids the ‘gyaru’ label. Himari is lively and often envious or curious about developing romantic and physical relationships around her, seeking Hirose’s attention as the story progresses.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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