Chapter 140: Universal Balance

“¡Kyaaaa!” (Olivia)

Her back cracked quite loudly, though I wasn’t sure if the scream was from pain or surprise.

“Oops, that sounded worse than I thought. I see—just because she’s a mage doesn’t mean her body is completely neglected. It looks like she has physical stats equivalent to a rank two, at least.”

I noticed that her body was tougher and stronger than I’d originally thought. That led me to realize something about mages.

When I naturally leveled up as Astan, my physical stats increased slightly—by one or two points.

At first, I thought it was because I had a mixed profession and that had some influence, but now that I see Livvy, who is purely a mage, I think I know the real reason.

Even if the body isn’t trained, following the path of a mage requires accumulating a large amount of mana, and—though it isn’t a priority—the body improves enough to withstand that energy.

It’s a passive stat boost.

“W-wait, what was that? Hyaa!” (Olivia)

Crack, crack!

“Phew, your body is really stiff. You should at least do some simple stretches in the morning. Your joint mobility also leaves a lot to be desired. If you keep this up, you’re going to have problems like an old woman!”

“E-elves don’t have…! Aaah! Aaahhh! Ugh! Mmmngh!–🖤” (Olivia)

Crack, crack! Prack!

I got serious about the treatment.

I took her arms and worked with controlled movements, alternating joint mobilization with gentle stretches.

I adjusted the position of her limbs and torso depending on the area I needed to treat, paying attention to the resistance I encountered and the way her body responded.

I turned her over, repositioned her limbs, and placed her in different positions to work on the areas that needed attention.

Honestly, this was closer to the realm of a physical therapist or a chiropractor than that of a massage therapist like me.

However, I had that knowledge in my head and the skills needed to apply it, so it would be foolish not to take advantage of them.

My massage therapist’s eye allowed me to examine the structures of her body with precision, distinguish tissue tension from actual physical abnormalities, and observe how they responded to each intervention.

I continued to reposition her, working on muscle tension and improving the mobility of joints that were restricted.

Of course, this wasn’t an ordinary treatment. Mana was involved as well, since the technique in my head required it—and was I also using my massage skill, Restorative Therapy, which made it even more effective.

Given the condition in which I’d found her body, I decided to perform a fairly thorough treatment.

“Ugh! What are you doing to me? Why is everything cracking? Aaah!”(Olivia)

Crack!

“I should be the one asking you that… You know, it’s not normal for everything to crack so easily.”

“Ugh, t-this is what you wanted… ngh, from me?”(Olivia)

“Huh? What kind of nonsense are you talking about? This is an emergency treatment. I want to get to the interesting part of the matter, too, but for your own good, I’ve had to wait.”

Obviously, this kind of treatment isn’t going to turn her on… I think. And it was totally improvised, but I really can’t just ignore it. If we’re both going to have fun together, her body had to be in good shape.

Anyway, I kept working with precise movements, releasing the built-up tension.

I didn’t leave any important area unexamined. I even checked the coccyx region…

My massage therapist’s eye allowed me to make sure everything was flowing properly, and I’d detected that everything was indeed in better shape.

I could see other things, too, but I’ll save that for later, when the real fun begins.

And with that, I finished the treatment from the neck down.

Now Olivia was lying on her back, so I set out to work on her neck. I placed my hands on either side of her head.

“Hey! W-wait!” (Olivia)

Perhaps because she felt me holding her head firmly, Olivia experienced a sudden sense of danger and tried to stop me, but it was more of a reflex, so I didn’t think much of it.

“This time, I really recommend you don’t talk, or you might bite your tongue.”

That was my final warning.

Crack, crack! Crack!

I was in a hurry, but somehow, it gave me a peculiar sense of satisfaction to make Livvy’s body crack.

It was a strangely gratifying sensation, like completing a task after identifying and solving each of its problems.

I made sure to perform the treatment thoroughly, checking her body’s response over and over again.

And when I was done…

“Uwaaaaa~!(￣﹃￣)”(Olivia)

“Huh? Why are you doing that?”

When I finished, there was Livvy, looking up with misty eyes and a face that seemed to reflect a kind of relief, letting out a strange murmur from her mouth.

Or so it was until she heard me. Her eyes cleared again, and she looked at me.

“I-I… Ahem! It’s nothing. I see I was wrong. Actually, that was totally worth it. Like Lys says, it’s really relaxing and beyond anything I could have imagined. I’ve never felt my body like this before, and my performance is sure to improve.”(Olivia)

“Huh? This was just to fix the problems you had all over your body… It was in very poor condition”

“O-of course—as a mage, I don’t have to use my body!” (Olivia)

“At least stretch, like I told you. I’ve treated others before, and yours was on a whole other level of messed up. And just so you know, those aren’t the massages I planned to give you to relax you! It’s just that your body was in such bad shape that I guess this relaxed and soothed you.”

“I-is there more?”(Olivia)

“Of course. Roll over again—now the real, really intense part starts.”

“…Y-you’re just bluffing , right?”(Olivia)

“Haha!”

“R-really?”(Olivia)

“Huehuehue!~”

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“Haaahh~❤️! Wait a second, let me go, mmmngh~❤️.”(Olivia)

“Hueh, hueh~! What happened to saying my massages weren’t all that? What? Are you feeling the heat now!?”

“Y-you! What are you doing to me…? Mmmngh~❤️! You’re making me… I… Aaah! Wait a second, down there, I-I…!”(Olivia)

“You… are you getting wet? Well, that’s obvious, since I’m stimulating you too so you’ll feel aroused~. But I’m sure that, as the amazing elf that you are, this is nothing to you, right?”

“I-I… I’m sorry, I didn’t think that…~💕 It would be so…! Kyaaa, intense~❤️! Give me a moment to…! Kya!~💕”(Olivia)

“Huh? Give you a moment to compose yourself? Come on, that would be illogical, don’t you think? Oh! There’s still not enough intensity here!”

“MNGH!~🩷”(Olivia)

She was obviously giving in. Although she remained rational, she was already letting herself get carried away by the massage.

Her body also seemed to want to tense up again from time to time, whenever I touched a sensitive area, but with me there, even if something like that happened, it didn’t last long since I quickly relaxed her again and continued with my massage.

And little by little, her body became completely relaxed, as well as warmer and more sensitive, which made her very receptive to my touch.

Finally, I finished up with her back and limbs. Once again, I avoided the most sensitive areas—her cute butt and her thighs—but this time it was because I wanted to save the best for last, and now it was time to move on to those spots.

“Mngh~ Wait, not there! Ugh, w-what are you doing with your fingers?~💕”(Olivia)

As soon as my hands rested on her soft, pleasant-to-the-touch butt, she reflexively almost jumped off the massage table, but her body was already under my control and she couldn’t do it, falling limp onto the table.

I also made sure once again that any stiffness or anything else getting in the way was gone.

“Just the massage, heee~ You know, for someone who said she was giving her body to me, you’re really making this difficult.”

“I-I’m sorry, it’s just that all of this is… Aaah~❤️! Strange, and I don’t know how…~💕 to handle it!”(Olivia)

“Oh, I totally get it, and I don’t mind, hehe~. In fact, that makes everything more interesting, hehe~.”

“Ugh! Stop laughing like that. Gnn~💕 And why does it feel different than before? Because your hands… H-hey! Mngh~ What are you doing?!”(Olivia)

“Oh, well, right now, more than the massages, I’m enjoying touching and playing with your cute butt, hehe. Life hasn’t been unfair to you.”

“That’s so~… vulgar. Aaaahh!~❤️ Don’t be so rough!”(Olivia)

Yeah, now that I was feeling around and testing the elasticity of this area, I noticed what great hips she had, and more importantly, her butt was also round and full.

She may have been short and flat-chested, but there was plenty of great material here to shape and knead—and the same could be said of her thighs.

It felt delightful to the touch, and playing with it was becoming more and more immersive and fun.

I put the massage aside; anyway, she was already relaxed enough, so there was no harm in having a little fun.

And not just her butt—I also moved down to her thighs, which were splendidly thick, and gave them the massages and affection they needed as my hands traced their contours until they were very close to her center.

“Mngh~ Right -, I-I’m not ready yet…~❤️ I need to first~”