My Succubus Harem System In The Reverse World

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Unlocking the Private Tutor’s Guard

"Tell me about what you like, then?" I asked, keeping my tone casual even though I was literally sitting on her hips.

Gianna blinked, thrown by the sudden whiplash of the conversation.

The fiery defiance in her red eyes wavered, replaced by an endearing confusion.

"Is that what this is? Are you giving me some drawn-out seduction speech while pinning me to the floor?"

"I just want to know."

"Know what?"

"Know about you. Your taste. What do you actually like?"

I offered a disarming smile, watching the way her chest rose and fell beneath me.

"Before I actually make a move."

I rolled off her, falling onto my back next to her on the mat and staring up at the ceiling lights.

We both lay there catching our breath, the echo of the short but intense spar still ringing in my ears.

I could feel the heat radiating off her skin, and despite her previous threats, she didn’t immediately scramble away to create distance.

She stayed right next to me, her shoulder almost brushing mine.

"You need to work on your footwork."

She broke the silence, her voice returning to its usual bossy tone, though I could still hear a slight waver hiding underneath it.

"And you need to work on your ground game. You left your center of balance wide open."

"Shut up. I had you dead to rights."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, Captain. Next time I won’t go so easy on you."

She finally sat up, crossing her legs and refusing to look at me while she fixed her messy hair.

The blue tips swayed as she tried to compose herself, completely flustered but trying her hardest not to show it.

"If you are quite done inflating your own ego, get up," she ordered, getting to her feet and brushing off her training pants.

"Reflexes will only take you so far in this world. If you try to simply dodge a wide-area mana blast inside a dungeon, you will just get clipped and break your ribs. You need to learn how to anchor yourself properly."

I pushed myself off the mat, rolling my shoulders as I stepped back into the center of the ring.

"Is this the core stabilization thing?"

"Yes. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart."

I did as instructed, watching as she stepped near me. The tension from our wrestling match was still there, but she forced herself into a strict instructor mode, her eyes narrowing with focus.

"Core stabilization isn’t just about flexing your abdominal muscles," Gianna explained, raising her hand and pressing two fingers firmly against my solar plexus.

"It is about pooling your mana right here. Tying it directly to your physical center of gravity. When a hit lands, the kinetic energy disperses down into the floor instead of rupturing your internal organs."

"Sounds complicated."

"It requires focus. Stop looking at my mouth and look at my hand."

"I wasn’t looking at your mouth."

"Liar."

She stepped even closer, placing her other hand flat against my lower back. A jolt of warmth passed between us, and my Succubus class hummed happily in the background, eagerly drinking in the physical contact.

"Breathe in deep," she murmured, physically guiding my posture by pushing my chest up and dropping my hips lower.

"Push your internal mana down. Don’t let it float freely in your chest. Anchor it."

I closed my eyes, focusing on the points of contact where her warm hands pressed against my skin. I could feel her own energy bleeding over the edges, guiding mine, showing me the exact pathway the mana needed to take.

It felt like a warm current rushing down my spine, settling firmly into my stomach and locking my feet to the mat like they were glued down.

"Now hold it exactly there," she instructed, taking a quick step back.

Before I could even open my eyes, she swept her leg out, kicking me hard right in the side of my knee.

"Wha-?"

Instead of buckling and falling over, my leg barely shifted. The impact vibrated through my shin and vanished straight into the bouncy floor, leaving me balanced.

"Whoa."

I looked down at my legs, surprised by how effective the technique was.

"You absorbed it."

A proud little smirk replaced her earlier irritation.

"Your base stats are high, but your technique is awful. If we refine your mana control, you might actually survive the first round of the entrance exams without embarrassing me."

"You care about me?"

"I’m saying I don’t want to explain to my mother why her expensive new asset got splattered on day one."

Right as she turned away to grab our water bottles from the corner, a screen flashed across my vision.

[Target’s Mana Signature synced successfully.]

[Basic Core Stabilization learned (Passive Lv. 1).]

That alone was a huge win, but the system wasn’t quite done yet.

⟪ NEW QUEST CREATED ⟫

[Title: Private Tutor]

[Objective: The Vanguard trainee has taken a personal interest in your survival. Deepen the bond and prove your worth as a reliable partner. Raise Gianna’s Favorability from 28 to 60 within ten days.]

[Current Favorability: 28 / 100 (Curious, Guarded)]

[Reward: 1x Silver Roulette Ticket, +500 Exp, 200 Succubus Points.]

[Target Assessment: Gianna holds a potential rating of 9.7. Her emotions are important, and she should be the first person you form a bond with.]

[Penalty for Failure: Target will distance herself, locking out future dual cultivation opportunities for one month.]

I read the text twice, making sure I wasn’t hallucinating.

A Silver Roulette ticket could give me a game-changing skill right before the academy tests.

Raising her favorability to sixty in just ten days meant I had to break past those high walls.

"Why are you smiling like an idiot?" Gianna asked, tossing a water bottle straight at my head.

I caught it effortlessly, popping the cap off and taking a long sip. The penalty for failure was harsh, because losing a relationship with someone like hers would severely slow down my leveling speed, but the reward was way too good to pass up.

"Just thinking about how lucky I am to have such a dedicated, hands-on teacher," I replied, wiping my mouth and tossing the plastic bottle back to her.

"So, what’s the next lesson?"

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