Chapter 93: Treatment (3)

Treatment (3)

1.

Three days had passed and the promised date had come.

Yebin was staring at Amelia blankly as they were having their regular one-on-one discussion regarding Siwoos state.

All this time she had been agonizing, trying to find an alternative way to treat him, but ultimately, she failed to do so.

Delaying Siwoos surgery any further would prove to be difficult and she desperately needed Amelias permission as Siwoos guardian and lover (according to her speculation, at least).

His condition is mostly stable.

Before revealing the big news, Yebin recited Siwoos recent test results.

However, Amelias vacant pupils seemed to pierce right through her.

To be more precise, she seemed to be staring blankly into space.

Baroness?

Ah, Im sorry, what did you just say?

Ill say it again.

She flawlessly repeated her words like a parrot, but she couldnt hide her confusion.

Usually, when it came to Siwoo, Amelia would attentively listen even to the slightest details.

She never asked Yebin incessantly because she didnt want the latter to feel burdened, but if the slightest opening where she could ask appeared, shed immediately pounce on it.

Yebin felt presumptuous for thinking about this, but she found this part of Amelia cute.

Despite that, Amelia seemed to be lost in thought during todays report.

Did something happen?

Yebin caught herself tilting her head unintentionally in confusion.

Nevertheless, she couldnt just pry into her concerns. Besides, she didnt have the leniency due to how important the words she was about to convey were.

Indeed. Youve been working hard all this time, Smyrna. I wont forget this and Ill definitely compensate you fairly.

Y-Yes! T-To me, it feels rewarding to save others lives! B-But, um T-Theres something I need to talk to you about regarding Mr. Siwoos final surgery

Yebin shot a quick glance at Amelia, trying to read her expression.

The latters sky-blue eyes seemed to urge her to hurry and speak up.

Ill listen to you properly this time.

A-Ah, y-yes U-Um

Though Amelia didnt show any impatience, Yebin found herself stumbling on her words.

Finally, she squeezed her eyes shut before continuing her explanation concisely.

For a complete recovery, other than regenerating his brain, he needs to undergo a separate treatment.

Yes, you already told me about it prior to this.

Amelia questioned why she brought this up again, making Yebin start to stutter.

W-What were trying to do is basically a form of reverse entropy, y-you see? I-Its like restoring burnt paper to its original state, but, u-um I-In our case, we need at least an initial hint of his consciousness

What kind of consciousness?

W-Well, Ive never attempted restoration at this level of severity, b-but based on my research A-Anyway, what Im trying to say is!

Calm down. You dont need to hold back, tell me everything.

It was hard for Yebin to calm herself down because of the content of what she was about to say.

Amelia could only maintain such a serene attitude because she didnt know what was it that about to hit her.

F-For the restoration, we need an indicator

And, what youre trying to say is?

Just like how the edges were necessary components to complete a complex and intricate puzzle, Yebin needed information about Siwoos original state.

W-What Im trying to say is The methods for collecting that indicator. There are two of them, one of them is To awaken his consciousness in his current state and use a spell called Memory Regression. Basically Ill merge with his psyche, observing his life experiences and memories and reconstructing everything based on that H-However, this method involves peeking into his memories without leaving a single one unobserved, so theres a possibility that Id be invading his privacy

Letting someone read all of his memories without his consent felt so wrong for Amelia.

But, theres an issue with this method.

What is it?

It blurs the boundary between the casters and subjects consciousness. During the process, the subjects magic circuits will become a significant hindrance Thats why, before starting the spell, we have to remove all of his magic circuits

That means

Siwoo would no longer be able to use magic.

Hearing this the first thought that came to Amelias mind was

Wont this prevent him from using dimensional magic to escape whenever he wants?

A ridiculously selfish thought.

Ha

Realizing her own wicked thoughts, Amelia sighed and shook her head.

She felt embarrassed for thinking like that.

No, that cant happen.

Amelia firmly rejected the idea.

Though, her rejection wasnt some incredible accomplishment as it was a basic human decency to not proceed with something like that without Siwoos consent.

What about the second method?

Amelia hesitated before she asked. This time, Yebin stuttered even more.

She cautiously drew out her words after repeatedly glancing at Amelias expression.

In truth, Yebin wasnt convinced that this was the right method.

Not to mention that this method was heavily related to ethics before anything.

S-Sexual intercourse

?

T-To stimulate one of the most instinctive physiological functions, sexual desire, sexual intercourse is needed. This will in turn activate his dormant limbic system. If it proceeds smoothly, its likely that itll greatly alleviate the expected aftereffect of his whole treatment, the emotional numbness

Yebin rambled on and on.

Just seeing Amelias expression terrified her.

Even if this was inevitable, she was still talking about having sex with Amelias man.

She didnt want her to think that she was some slut whod steal someone elses paramour, so she clarified her purity and innocence first.

H-However, I-I Actually dont have any experience

Me neither.

A-Ah, I-I see

Huh, they hadnt engaged in a physical relationship yet?

The situation was even more complicated than Yebin initially thought, which led her to an even deeper despair. But, Amelia regained her composure rather quickly and proceeded to take the lead in resolving the tension.

Ill give you my full cooperation in that aspect.

Amelia had been studying about sexual relationships between men and women, how it was conducted and what mindset and emotions were necessary throughout the process.

Basically, she only knew it by the book.

After hearing what the twins had to say, she became unsure about her feelings for Siwoo, but she was determined enough to do what she needed to do.

A-Ah, n-no, I-I havent finished speaking yet A-About the intercourse I-Im the one who has to do it

What?

B-Because I-I need to provide healing while having an I-Intercourse W-With Mr. Siwoo Y-You see, during erection and orgasm, there are fragments of information embedded in the waves of magic that both processes let out A-And during the process of the emotional and instinctive connection as the male and female genitalia came together, I have to use the moment to trace and reconstruct his neural circuitry system into one suitable for his mental state

Yebin continued her explanation, which sounded like excuses more than anything, for another ten minutes. But, Amelia was half-listening to her words at that point.

To allow him to mix his flesh with another woman for the sake of saving his life.

According to Amelias usual conventional wisdom, this wouldnt be too much of an issue.

In the first place, she had never thought of him as a potential subject for sexual attraction and she was even skeptical about linking emotional and physical love.

After all, the latter was no more than a bodily connection for reproduction purposes.

But, for some reason Yebins proposal shocked her and roused a sense of rejection from within her even though she clearly knew it was for the purpose of saving his life.

Im sorry

Feeling guilty, Yebin bowed her head and apologized.

Theres nothing else we can do I suppose

Why did she feel this way? Was this really her own emotion?

Amidst her doubt, Amelia asked another question.

How many times do you need to do it?

A-At least three times I think

Amelia nodded as she felt that she lost her footing.

Then, please proceed with that method.

Y-Yes I-I have to prepare something, so Ill proceed right after dinner.

Okay.

Yebin left Amelia, who was standing stiffly, and hurried to her own room.

2.

Haah I said it

Yebin felt like her body went limp.

It came from the sense of relief she felt after mulling over how to deliver this news to Amelia for three days.

Was she angry at me?

Unlike her passionate demeanor during their first encounter, the Baroness only had subtle changes in her expression, so she couldnt tell her reaction clearly.

It wasnt that Yebin was afraid of the aftermath.

She already figured that Amelia wasnt a bad person.

Despite what her master had taught her about the malicious nature of the noble witches in Gehenna, Amelia had always treated Yebin well.Gtt the latest chpters on n/velbin(.)com

But, is this really the right thing to do?

Yebin sprawled on her bed while fiddling with her hair.

Even if it was for treatment, she still had to have an intercourse with a man. Moreover, this man belonged to another woman.

This feels like a K-drama

Memories of the weekend soap operas she had avidly watched back when she was still a student came to mind.

All sorts of absurd situations were displayed in such shows.

Step-siblings affairs, kimchi bitchslaps, female leads with incurable illness, contract wives

She watched those kinds of shows in glee while giving out unrestrained reactions at various points.

But now that she had to face a similar situation in reality, she became utterly bewildered.

The saying Life is tragedy when seen close-up, but comedy in long-shot must have a semblance of truth in it.

Ugh

She kept telling herself that this was a medical procedure, an act to save a life.

But, Yebin had spent more years living as a regular human than a witch.

She masturbated more than a few times and she also had fantasies about a romantic and exciting first intercourse.

In her imagination, someday shed meet a man she liked, then theyd flirt, go on dates and eventually become a couple after a grand confession. After around 300 days of going out, theyd share a passionate night in a fancy hotel.

Though, she hadnt imagined the fine details because she had been practically stuck in the middle of nowhere without any suitable candidates to be found for years.

Up until now, she had gathered bits and pieces of information from her surroundings and concluded that Shin Siwoo wasnt a bad person and he also had a fairly handsome face. But, they still hadnt conversed directly yet, so it was unthinkable that she had to have sex with him.

In truth, she had thought that it was unnecessary to go to such length for this treatment,

Ugh, Im a real piece of **.

Yebin scolded herself.

Her master, the previous Smyrna, was said to have killed twelve citizens in total for her research.

She always repeated the same thing: Progression in medicine always involved sacrifices.

Even modern pharmaceutical companies had legally conducted experiments involving tens of times more living beings than she ever did (albeit with lower efficiency).

But in turn, they had saved tens or hundreds of times the number they sacrificed through their developed products.

In fact, her master had traversed Southern Africa, a region that was suffering from civil wars, saving thousands of lives.

Of course it wasnt an act of kindness, it was just part of her research.

Still, even if one had good intentions, ignoring someones will and staining their dignity was a morally incorrect act.

And the result of her masters radical ideas existed within Yebins inherited brand.

Thanks to that she carried a sense of burden.

As such, she had pledged to save and help as many people as possible.

But, here she was, trying to avoid this situation by whining about trivial things such as her first experience and such. She couldnt help but feel disappointed in herself.

Pull yourself together.

Yebin organized her thoughts once again, even though she should have already come to terms with everything over the past few days.

That aside, I need to get ready

She muttered to herself while looking around the room for no apparent reason.

Living by herself could be quite boring.

Hours of masturbating was her main pastime.

She even downloaded videos from PoXnHub using the nearby gas stations Wi-Fi and saved them as materials for the future.

As such, she didnt have fear concerning the act of sex itself.

It wasnt like she was going to die, nor was there any risk of pregnancy, not to mention that the process was supposed to be enjoyable for her.

However, she had never tried to masturbate by penetration. That was why she needed some preparation before she could actually do the deed with Siwoo.

She couldnt let the pain from the initial penetration disrupt her focus after all.

Yebin looked down at her two long and slender fingers.

Will these work?

Then, she quickly opened the door to the bathroom and went inside.

Chapter end