A week had passed, and it was time to replace the Lucky Pervert Amulet.
The amulet turns black once its effect wears off.
I discarded the Lucky Pervert Amulet. Being single-use, it was nothing more than a cheap bracelet once its effect was exhausted.
As I left the dormitory, I fastened a new Lucky Pervert Amulet onto my left wrist. This one had been enhanced using the Bright Ascension Chart within the Game World of the Bright Ascension Chart.
Since it's enhanced, its effects should be stronger than usual. I'm really looking forward to this.
The side effects would likely be more severe as well, but I trusted in my Complete Recovery Skill.
For the past week, I'd been focusing my efforts on one woman:
Floy Lambreida, a female professor in the Swordsmanship Department.
Thanks to the Lucky Pervert Amulet, we'd progressed to the point of oral sex, but further progress had stalled.
We've had so many steamy encounters that we're both pretty comfortable with physical contact now.
She barely flinches when I touch her shoulder for no reason.
I think we could advance further if the right opportunity arises... but for now, I'll have to wait.
Today, I planned to target a different woman:
Ruby Hermes, a Fourth-Year student in the Department of Magic and a librarian at the Academy.
I'd already gathered some preliminary information about her.
Ruby, true to her librarian nature, absolutely adored books. Her work at the library wasn't a duty but something she had volunteered for. Except for her one day off a week, she always worked at the library after classes.
Her magic skills are quite decent, specializing in support magic, particularly Barrier Magic.
She had a few male friends but no female ones. Her father was a Viscount with his own territory. Her personality was gentle and she rarely lost her temper.
I've already planned my approach. I need to connect with her through books.
And most importantly:
I can't forget that the author who conceived this world was only a middle schooler at the time.
As soon as classes ended, I rushed straight to the library.
Nothing lewd had happened lately, mainly because the Swordsmanship Department had so few female students.
In the Fourth-Year, there were only two women. I deliberately avoided them for a simple reason: they weren't beauties. If the Lucky Pervert Amulet triggered a lewd incident with them, it would only annoy me.
Thankfully, the Lucky Pervert Amulet seems to understand me I've never had a lewd encounter with an ugly woman.
Arriving at the library, I quietly wandered around pretending to look for books. There were about five librarians, but Ruby was the only one I was interested in.
Ruby's not here. Has she not arrived yet?
A few minutes later, Ruby entered the library. Dressed in her school uniform, she wore a white armband on her right forearm, signifying her role as a librarian.
I need to strike when no other librarians are around. They might interfere.
Ruby was quite beautiful, and I noticed other male librarians trying to flirt with her.
Is it because she's a noble? She pretends to be naive while subtly maintaining her boundaries.
The librarian guys never crossed that line, remaining just colleagues.
No other librarians nearby... This is my chance.
I approached Ruby and spoke.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for a book."
"Yes, I can help you. What title are you looking for?"
"The Magician's Deviation."
"The Magician's Deviation...?" Ruby asked, a hint of surprise in her voice.
The Magician's Deviation was a romance novel, and a rather steamy one at that.
I saw her reading romance novels when I came for preliminary research last time.
Ruby seemed to prefer novels over Grimoires, especially the more explicit romance novels.
"Is it not in this library?"
"Ah, it is. But The Magician's Deviation has only been requested by women so far... I'm a bit surprised."
"I've been interested in novels lately, so I wanted to try reading one that women enjoy."
"Really? The Magician's Deviation is on that bookshelf over there. I'll show you the way."
"You don't have to go to the trouble..."
"It's alright," I said, following Ruby. This was all part of the plan. Knowing her personality, I figured she'd handle things herself when she wasn't busy.
The bookshelf housing the novels was tucked away in a relatively secluded corner. The tall shelves shielded us from prying eyes.
"The Magician's Deviation... it's over there," Ruby said, reaching for the top shelf.
Heh heh. I deliberately placed it high up to make it hard to reach.
Ruby stood on tiptoe, straining to pull the book down, but her fingers barely brushed the spine.
Alright, the setup is complete. Activate, Lucky Pervert Amulet!
I'd been researching the activation timing of the Lucky Pervert Amulet. My findings confirmed that if the circumstances were right, there was a high probability of something lewd happening.
Unable to reach the book, Ruby eventually jumped slightly to retrieve it. She lost her balance and stumbled.
"Ah..."
She began to fall toward me, flailing her arms until she grabbed my waistband and underwear. My body lurched backward, and I landed hard on my rear.
"...!"
Ruby's face pressed directly against my crotch. Her lips brushed against my testicles, and her nose and cheek rubbed against my shaft.
Frozen with wide eyes, she seemed unable to process the situation. After a few seconds, she startled and jerked upright.
"I-I'm so sorry!"
Ruby squeezed her eyes shut, her body trembling as she bowed deeply in apology, her voice surprisingly loud. I pulled up my pants.
"...It was an accident, so there's nothing we can do about it. It's okay, lift your head. You can open your eyes now. I've put my pants back on."
I was a little disappointed. The enhanced Lucky Pervert Amulet didn't seem to have any noticeable difference compared to the unenhanced version.
"I'm so sorry. Really... Why did I grab your pants of all things...? How can I possibly compensate you...?"
"Compensation..."
I was about to say it was fine, but a different thought flashed through my mind.
"Then let me see you too."
"Huh?"
"It was an accident, but now I can't stop thinking about you. If you want, we can make this even. If you don't, I'll drop it here."
"What the..."
Ruby stumbled backward. I kept talking.
"I'm not going to report anything. If you say no, that's the end of it. But if you're curious too, come with me somewhere private and let me touch your pussy with my face just once."
Ruby's face turned red.
"...You're serious?"
"I am. But only if you want it too."
I knew I was pushing my luck, but I couldn't deny how badly I wanted to taste her.
Tap, tap.
Someone was approaching.
"Is there something wrong?"
It was the male librarian Ruby had been talking to earlier. Seeing him, I seized the opportunity and said, "Do you know what happened earlier? This librarian..."
"Ah, I know. I'll speak with him outside for a moment. Is that alright?!" Ruby interrupted hastily.
"Well, if you've already talked it over, that's fortunate," the librarian replied.
"Were you injured?"
"Not exactly. When this librarian fell earlier, my clothes tore slightly."
I showed him the torn part of my shirt. I had deliberately ripped it myself, applying slight pressure with my hand after sensing the librarian's approach.
"Oh dear... Ruby made a mistake. We'll compensate you instead."
I stared at Ruby. Did she understand my gaze? Ruby startled and quickly said to the librarian, "No! It was my mistake, so I should take responsibility. Come, let's step outside for a moment. Follow me. I'll take care of it!"
Ruby grabbed my hand and led me out of the library. We walked to a wooded area beside the building. After confirming no one was around, Ruby turned to me with a troubled expression.
"Just once. Only once...!"
"Yes. You brushed against me for a few seconds, so let me return the favor just once. If you don't want it, say so now and I'll leave."
"Ten seconds? That's too long! It was only three seconds at most!"
"Then think of ten seconds as the limit. If you want me to stop sooner, push me away and I'll stop immediately."
"..."
Ruby bit her lip, her cheeks flushed red.
I felt even more aroused seeing how nervous and curious she was.
"What will you do?"
"...Fine. Ten seconds. Exactly ten seconds."
"Very well. If you want me to stop before that, say it right away."
"Hngh."
With trembling fingers, Ruby pulled off her panties from under her skirt and clutched them tightly in both hands.
Plain white panties.
I pretended to be as uninterested as possible.
"Hmm."
"Why, why are you coming closer?!"
"If I'm going to bury my face, I need to get closer, don't I?"
I knelt before her, her black skirt pooling in front of me.
"If you're still alright with this, lift your skirt."
"Mm..."
Ruby hesitated, then slowly lifted her skirt with a small nod.
A triangular patch of dark pubic hair converged at the center, revealing the vivid pink of her pussy beneath. Her labia were slightly parted.
"It smells a bit like pee, but... well, what can you do?"
Activating Sensual Amplification, I buried my face in her pussy. My nose brushed against her clitoris, my lips against her labia. I deliberately twitched my lips and exhaled through my nose.
Ten seconds passed. Ruby grabbed my shoulders and pushed me away.
"Ten seconds have passed!"
"Only now?"
I stood up.
"I'll be going now. I hope this doesn't happen again."
That day, the side effects of the Lucky Pervert Amulet didn't activate.
The next day, I went to the library and returned The Magician's Deviation to Ruby.
"...Yes, I've confirmed the return."
Ruby took the book cautiously, her eyes wary.
She's being too cautious. At this rate, nothing lewd will ever happen.
After all, Lucky Pervert moments only occur when someone lets their guard down. If you're constantly on edge and careful about your actions, they won't happen.
No matter. I prepared a strategy for this.
Actually, I had planned to use this strategy yesterday, but it doesn't matter. What happened yesterday was meaningful in its own way.
"I've read it. But honestly, I'm a bit disappointed."
"Huh? W-which part exactly?" Ruby asked, her expression slightly annoyed. It seemed her love for romance novels made her unable to tolerate criticism of the Magician.
"The overall quality was quite low in several aspects."
"You clearly know nothing about the Magician's Deviation! Did you even read it properly? Returning it after just one day suggests you didn't even bother to open it!"
In truth, I had only skimmed about two chapters of the Magician's Deviation before setting it aside. And even then, I'd only flipped through it to find the steamy parts.
"What right do you have to say such things? The Magician's Deviation is a wildly popular novel! Its prose and plot development are superior to any other novel out there!"
"You feel that way because you only read low-quality novels."
"What did you just say?!"
Just as Ruby was about to raise her voice, I handed her two stacks of paper. They were simply bundles of A4 sheets, all handwritten in cursive.
"These are novels I've written. Give them a read."
"A Study in Scarlet... and The Shadow Over Innsmouth...?"
These were translated versions of novels I'd brought from the real world.
A Study in Scarlet is the famous Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle, and The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a horror novel by H.P. Lovecraft.
I hadn't even read either of them myself. I'd delegated the translation work to Yuria, Rizel, and Kelly, adapting real-world terms and place names to fit this world.
If anyone pointed out the different handwriting, I'd simply say they were written by different hands.
"Read it once. You'll see how utterly trashy the novels in this world are."
"...Fine. I'll read your novel and give you a proper critique."
Ruby's eyes blazed with fervor. When it came to books, she always carried herself with unwavering confidence.
"Suit yourself. Oh, I'll be back tomorrow too. The novel might be trash, but I'm interested in the Grimoire that contains magical knowledge."
I was confident.
Yesterday, Yuria had told me that the novels in this world, including The Magician's Deviation, were of remarkably low quality.
I suspect the high illiteracy rate and frequent wars in this world have left little time for literature to flourish. The fact that novels make up less than 5% of this vast library seems to confirm my theory.
Heh heh. It's cut off in the middle... If you want to see the rest, you'll have to spread your legs. Heh heh heh.
I glanced around the library one last time before leaving the Academy.
There must be plenty of beauties in the city... Perfect for testing the limits of my enhanced Lucky Pervert Amulet.
Filled with anticipation, I headed toward the city.