NOVEL WEB Chapter 155: Seriously
She couldn't believe she had just been spanked by her disciple.
This was too humiliating for her.
The sting lingered long after his hand withdrew, her pride smoldering along with the heat in her skin—I can't believe he just did that…
A faint buzzing bzzzz echoed in her ears as the sting pulsed hot across her skin, each heartbeat making her acutely aware of the lingering warmth beneath his palm.
Her skin tingled as if every nerve had awoken, the aftershock making her legs feel both weak and restless.
Her mind was still processing what had happened until she felt another sting on the same soft cheek of hers, resulting in her making a weird noise once again.
The sharp slap smack resounded through the room, the impact leaving her skin tingling and her muscles tense beneath the fabric of her clothes.
Slap!
Ahhn!
She turned her head to glare back at him directly in his mystical eyes. She did try to stand up from this embarrassing bent position, inviting him to spank her ass.
But his grip on her was too strong. She couldn't get away.
She could try to use her mana to enhance her body to get away, but knew the result would be the same, and it would only cause unnecessary commotion for the city and the people.
She couldn't help but just helplessly glare at him.
Leon looked at the other lonely side of the softness. He couldn't just be partial to one, but before giving it the much-deserved spank, he firmly squeezed and enjoyed their softness for a bit.
His hand sank into the soft flesh, the faintest rustle shff of clothing and the subtle give beneath his palm sending a shiver of sensation through her body.
The sound slipped from her lips, breathless and uncontrolled, as warmth spread outward from where his hand had touched her.
Ahhn~
Yet her facial expression was a mix of shame, displeasure, and lust.
She hated the fact she was getting spanked by her own disciple, but on the other hand, when he played with her ass, the pleasure it gave—she loved that.
She was going to get back at him for this humiliation sooner or later and teach him a lesson that he shouldn't bully his master.
And the fact that these spanks aroused her a bit—she didn't even accept it, even in her thoughts.
This felt humiliating to her.
Leon could see the look on her flushed face, the irritation visibly present. He felt satisfied, as it wouldn't be a punishment if she enjoyed all of it.
He gave her another two spanks—not too light, yet not too strong, enough to make her feel the sting of it for a while.
Smack! Smack!
Seeing her grind her teeth while releasing a weird moan as his hand came in contact with her soft, giving flesh made him even more satisfied.
Ahhn~
Only then did he finally let her go and act as if nothing had happened, with a smirk on his face, and then moved on to the treasure chest filled with the mana cores.
Her skin still prickled from his touch, and the faint thump thump-thump of her heartbeat sounded loud in her ears as she struggled to steady her breathing.
Seraphine only glared at him with her face flushed, her hand trembling in embarrassment, but she didn't say or do anything, as she couldn't do anything to him.
Her breath came out in short, uneven bursts, the intensity of her stare sharp enough to cut, yet the only sound between them was the faint rustle shhff of shifting fabric.
But in her mind, she was never going to forget this humiliation and was going to make him pay in the future.
Just you wait, disciple. I'll make you regret doing this to me.
She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, but the flush on her face didn't go away. Never in her life had she felt this much embarrassment—ever.
Yet she forgot all of this for a moment when she saw the hundreds of mana cores floating in front of Leon.
The air shimmered with faint light as hundreds of colorful mana cores floated weightlessly, the low hum hummm of energy crackling crackle in the silence. A faint chill brushed over her arms as the cores drifted closer.
The different colors told what type of monster it was taken from, and the size and depth of color told what the level of the monster was.
With proper focus and control, he started the absorption of the cores,
A faint glow shimmered beneath his skin, threads of blue and violet light swirling up his arms as the mana poured in, the crackle crackle of energy a background symphony to the rush in his veins.
And in less than half a minute, he absorbed every single one of them.
At the same time, a message popped up in front of his eyes.
[You have leveled up]
There was only a single message, which didn't feel much of a surprise, knowing how much mana he needed to level up, and it made him feel disappointed, as while he had crossed the level barrier after 60 cores, for the next level, he didn't feel much improvement.
It felt like a bottomless pit.
Seraphine was shocked by how quickly he had absorbed the cores into his body.
She, hiding her revenge plan for later, asked him a bit reluctantly, but still asked as she was curious to know how many levels he had increased.
Surely he would have reached level 10 by now, as she knew he was at level 6 previously.
She was unable to detect the change in his strength for a while, so the only option was to burn down her curiosity and directly ask him.
"How many levels did you increase?"
With no excitement, Leon replied to her plainly. "Only one."
Her eyes widened in surprise, as it felt like such a scam to her—hundreds of high-level monster cores to just increase one level?
This amount was enough for her to go from at least 0 to 8 or even level 9 in one go.
But she understood, as the amount of boost he got in a single burst in terms of his overall mana was comparable to a whole 10 levels for most people, so she felt it was a good trade-off.
Leon looked at the remaining seven chests full of mana stones, but in terms of quality, only the royal palace ones were filled with high-level cores, which he had just absorbed.
They made up only three chests. As for the rest, they were mostly low-level cores and only a few above level 8.
He knew even if he absorbed all of them now, the most he would get would be another level increase—nothing more.
It's better to just give all these cores to Seraphine. She might reach Journeyman rank. And also, I know what kind of woman she is—she might be planning to take her revenge for the spanking she just received now. She has too much pride to let it just go, even though she still moaned at every spank.
So this seemed to him like killing two birds with one stone. He knew how badly she wanted to get stronger, and being the one offering her compensation, he knew she wouldn't be able to resist.
"Seraphine, why don't you absorb the rest of the cores from all seven chests? You would definitely have a shot at reaching Journeyman rank."
His voice a bit proud, he continued.
"Also, you can take this as compensation for me bullying you a little, alright?"
Seraphine shot him a flat, deadpan stare, her lips pressed into a thin line. Disbelief and exasperation flickered in her eyes, her brows twitching as if she couldn't decide whether to laugh or scold him. From the way he spoke, it was painfully clear to her that he had no idea what he was actually saying.
A faint, incredulous huff escaped her as she crossed her arms, her face gave a look which definitely said Are you serious right now.