Chapter 177 The Healing Touch and Hanako’s Favorite Treat
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Tester Life Day 67, 6:00 AM – 6th Floor
”Alright, Hanako, you’re our vanguard tank,” Yakumo said. “Leticia, if she takes a hit, you’re on Heal duty.”
”Oink! ♪”
”Please be careful, Hanako-chan,” Leticia said. “It’s better if you don’t get hurt at all.”
”Oink oink!”
Leticia, still unaware of Hanako-chan’s true nature, watched the girl with a soft expression. She was still grateful to Hanako-chan for carrying her all day yesterday. Hanako-chan wagged her short tail, playing the part of the loyal companion perfectly. Internally, however, I knew the truth: she was itching to get thrashed. I’d seen the envious look she gave Rock-kun earlier when he was blocking goblin clubs. Leticia-san was the only one in the dark.
After leaving the others, we ran the gauntlet of whispers in the teleportation hub. “There goes the Lolicon Guard¹,” someone muttered. I’d had enough. I signaled Rock-kun, and his deafening roar silenced the room.
I was prepared for the gossip, but being branded a pervert everywhere I went was testing my patience. I was half-tempted to start lobbing Fireballs into the crowd. Leticia-san wasn’t helping – she was clinging to my arm with a blissful smile. I couldn’t exactly tell her to get lost when she looked that happy, so I just swallowed the insult and moved on.
My face was probably twitching from the stress. S-Rank Sayaka-san and the others were giggling at my expense, but I knew reacting would only give them more ammunition.
Once we reached the 6th floor, it was time to test Leticia-san’s magic. I sent Saizou-kun and Lucy-chan to pull some goblins, benched Rock-kun, and put Hanako-chan on the front line. A few minutes later, the scouts returned with six angry goblins in tow.
”Hanako-chan is so strong!” Leticia-san exclaimed.
”She’s just out-ranking them,” I replied with a sigh.
Goblins were half the size of an Orc and swung flimsy wooden clubs. For someone like Hanako-chan, who had stood her ground against Orc elites on the 12th floor, this was child’s play. But I knew better – and so did Sheena-san and Karen-san. We were all waiting for the inevitable. Hanako-chan was going to find a way to bleed.
”Wait, she dropped her shields!” Leticia-san cried out.
”She didn’t drop them,” I corrected. “She threw them away.”
True to form, Hanako-chan tossed her gear aside and spread her arms wide. “Oink! Oink!” she bellowed, practically begging the goblins to give her their best shot.
The goblins, sensing the insult, swarmed her. They rained blows down on her armor, but their height worked against them; they couldn’t reach her exposed face. Hanako-chan stood there with her eyes closed, a faint, disturbing smile playing on her lips as she felt the vibrations through her plate mail.
”She’s amazing,” Leticia-san whispered. “I don’t think she even needs my healing.”
Sweet, innocent Leticia. Hanako isn’t that easy to satisfy. And goblins aren’t that stupid.
”Wait, her knee… Watch out, Hanako-chan!”
Receiving concentrated attacks on the joint part not covered by armor behind her right knee, Hanako-chan’s knee hits the ground. And then, a goblin’s club hits Hanako-chan’s face, which is not covered by the helm.
”Oink!”
Hanako-chan recoiled, blood spraying from her nose. The goblins sensed an opening. They swarmed her face, clubs rising and falling in a rhythmic, brutal blur.
”Bugyah! Bugi! Bigyah!”
”Hanako-chan! Yakumo-kun, we have to help her!” Leticia-san screamed.
”Relax, Leticia-san. Look closer at Hanako’s condition,” I said.
Leticia-san looked, her expression shifting from horror to utter confusion. Hanako-chan wasn’t defending herself. She was kneeling there, face a bloody mess, letting out sharp, rhythmic gasps of pure ecstasy.
”Bugyah♡ Buhihi♡ Bubet♡”
”Wait… is she… enjoying this?”
”That’s right. Hanako-chan is a total masochist. Specifically, the type who feels it through pain.”
”Eeeh…”
Leticia-san recoiled as if she’d been slapped.
”Leticia-san, Hanako-chan is Sanae-san’s familiar. Familiars have the nature of inheriting the characteristics of the Owner of the blonde Doll²,” Sheena-san added coolly.
”I see?”
”I-I won’t admit it!” Sanae-san shouted. “I don’t feel anything from being hit! Hanako-chan is just a freak!”
”Perhaps you just haven’t been properly awakened,” Sheena-san teased. “I can help you with that tonight. I have whips and candles ready desu wa.”
”Stop it! I hate pain!” Sanae-san yelled. “Hey, Hanako-chan! Knock it off! You’re making me look like a weirdo… wait, are you okay, Hanako-chan!?”
”Oink♡ Oink… hi♡”
”Alright, that’s enough. Saizou-kun! Lucy-chan!”
Saizou-kun moved like a shadow, and Lucy-chan followed with a feral snarl. They bypassed the swarming goblins and, with a series of surgical strikes, severed the tendons in the monsters’ limbs.
”Gyah!”
”Leticia-san, finish them.”
”But what about Hanako-chan’s treatment?”
”She can wait. She’s enjoying the afterglow anyway. Kill the goblins first.”
Leticia-san looked at Hanako’s dazed, bloody face and sighed. “…Understood.”
Once the Magic Stones were collected, we turned back to our tank.
”Hanako-chan, are you ready to be healed?”
”Oink.”
Leticia-san held her hands over Hanako-chan’s swollen, bruised face. “Heal!”
A soft green glow enveloped Hanako-chan. Within seconds, the bleeding stopped and the bruising faded.
”Again. Focus on the nose. It’s definitely broken.”
”Yeah, Heal.”
Leticia-san cast the spell again. The light flickered, and the bridge of Hanako-chan’s nose snapped back toward its original shape, though not perfectly.
”The feedback is getting weaker,” Leticia-san noted. “My Mana Capacity³ is down by half already.”
After chanting Heal three more times, Leticia-san’s Mana Capacity ran out. It seemed Heal suffered from diminishing returns when spammed, or perhaps it was the lack of mana.
We resumed the power-leveling session, though I benched Hanako-chan. She grumbled until Sheena-san rested a hand on her rapier, which shut her up instantly. She is well-trained ssu.
By noon, we took a break in the Magic Tent. After a quick session with Sayaka-san and Sheena-san to blow off some steam, I walked outside to see Hanako-chan and Lucy-chan sharing snacks.
I reached into my Magic Pouch and pulled out a special bag I’d been saving for a penalty game. They were Inferno Crackers⁴ – dusted with enough habanero and ghost pepper to kill a normal person.
”Here, Hanako-chan. A reward for your hard work,” I said, handing her a cracker.
Hanako-chan squealed in delight and crunched down. She chewed happily for three seconds. Then, her entire body went rigid.
”BUHIIIIII!”
She screamed, sticking her tongue out as she looked toward the heavens. Lucy-chan panicked and tried to hand her a water skin, but Hanako-chan pushed it away. With tears streaming down her face and a look of absolute rapture, she reached back into the bag for another one.
”Just let her be, Lucy-chan,” I said. “Can’t you tell? She’s happy.”
”An…”
Lucy-chan looked at Hanako’s ecstatic, tear-streaked face and recoiled in disgust.
”To think she gets off on spicy food, too…” Sheena-san remarked. “She really is a bottomless pit of masochism desu wa.”
”Well,” I said, watching Hanako-chan twitch and squeal from the heat. “At least she’s easy to motivate.”
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Summary:
Yakumo tests Leticia’s new ‘Heal’ magic by using Hanako as a punching bag for goblins. Hanako’s extreme masochism is revealed to the innocent Leticia, who is deeply repulsed. Later, Yakumo discovers Hanako also enjoys the ‘pain’ of extremely spicy food.
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Trivia:
- Leticia is currently F+ Rank.
- Hanako’s armor is black iron.
- Familiars in this world inherit traits from their owners (the ‘Doll’ mechanic).
- Yakumo is still being hounded by the ‘Lolicon’ nickname in the teleportation hub.
- Heal magic has diminishing returns or high mana consumption when used repeatedly
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Character Insight:
Hanako is confirmed as an ‘absolute masochist’ whose fetishes extend beyond physical violence to sensory pain like spiciness. Yakumo shows his cold, pragmatic side by prioritizing monster drops over immediate healing for his familiar.
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Behind the Scenes:
The ‘Owner of the blonde Doll’ reference links to the master-servant mechanics established in earlier chapters regarding character archetypes and familiar growth.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Leticia – French exchange student, animation major 1st year, silver hair, small stature, slim, large breasts, 13 years old.
• Hanako – A female Orc tamed monster equipped with two large iron shields and a black iron helm. Large breasts, wrapped in rags with a grass skirt. Revealed to be a extreme masochist.
• Yakumo – A 25-year-old human male. He has facial scars, stab wounds, and gunshot scars from his time in a war zone. He works as a school guard.
• Rock – A male Kobold summoned from a Magic Sealing Crystal. He has grey fur, round eyes, and a face resembling a Shiba Inu. He wears a leather jacket and a pilot’s cap
• Sayaka – The academy’s premier beauty and a member of the swimming club. Currently classified as a Rank 1 Slave. She is seventeen years old and a virgin. E-cup. She has blue, short, boyish hair. Her best friend is Sanae.
• Saizou – A newly summoned Goblin. Intelligent with a small horn on his forehead and jagged teeth. Wears ninja-style clothing (shinobifuku) and uses poison daggers/knives.
• Lucy – A female Kobold familiar resembling an American Eskimo Dog. Now, she evolves into a Kobold Thief. Her height increases to approximately 140cm, her limbs become sturdier/leaner, and she retains a cute face. She wags her tail when happy.
• Sheena – Beastman Soul-less Doll with rabbit ears and a large chest. Flawless face, approx 165cm height, F or G cup, narrow waist, large hips, and a fluffy tail longer than a rabbit’s. Now, her ego is back.
• Karen – An international student from America who often runs to school late with bread in her mouth. Considered a ‘main target’ by the protagonist. Voice acting major, huge breasts, same height as Sana.
• Sanae – She struggles with the sexual training and often shows frustration. Vice-captain of the Archery Club. Described as tall with a model-like build and sharp features. She has approximately C-cup breasts and is ranked as a 1st Rank Slave. She is Sayaka’s best friend. Black ponytail, hooded/sharp eyes, kyudo practitioner, average height.
• Sana – Black ponytail, hooded/sharp eyes, kyudo practitioner, average height.
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