Chapter 113: I Should Have Done This Earlier! (1)
Stamina doesn't simply refer to a man's sexual abilities. It refers to the vitality and energy of both body and mind. In other words, vital energy.
"Ugh. I don't want to do anything."
Seo Juhwan muttered while sprawled across the bed. He had no motivation to do anything whatsoever. Only after losing it did he realize the preciousness of stamina.
"Hmph. At least I'm not impotent."
After the blessing disappeared and listlessness arrived, he hadn't actually lost sexual function like before regression. If he had, he wouldn't have just been complaining like this. Fortunately, morning wood was still vigorous even after the blessing disappeared.
But since he had become accustomed to the vitality that had overflowed his entire body since regression, it would take some time to adapt. Actually, this was probably the normal body state of ordinary people.
Seo Juhwan found the answer in a skill he had been neglecting. With one thought in mind, his face brightened and he called out to Lucy.
"Lucy! What if I raise that skill? Holy Touch also got additional effects after the rank went up, right?"
[I'm sorry, Master. I can't tell you until you raise the skill.]
"Tsk. There's no choice but to try raising it."
The skill Seo Juhwan thought of was the 『Holy Seed Pouch』 he had obtained through gacha after it became level 2 previously.
[Holy Seed Pouch (F)]
▶ Effect 1: Stamina increases very weakly.
▶ Effect 2: Semen becomes very weakly sweet.
He had deemed it unnecessary and left it without raising the grade. With just 『Dream Demon God's Blessing』 alone providing abundant stamina that he could barely handle, it seemed like a wasteful point expenditure.
But now was different.
"Lucy, raise the skill level."
[Should I raise it to B-rank?]
"Yeah."
He had plenty of points. Using 7,500 LP, he instantly raised 『Holy Seed Pouch』 to B-rank.
At the same time, he felt the effect immediately.
"Oh? Oh oh! What is this!"
Without any stimulation whatsoever, his prized possession, which had been in normal mode, perked up. The vitality he had lost returned. It wasn't comparable to when he had the blessing, but it felt like he had recovered about half of his stolen energy.
Seo Juhwan examined the changed skill.
[Holy Seed Pouch (B)]
▶ Effect 1: Stamina increases.
▶ Effect 2: Semen becomes sweet like tropical fruit.
▶ Effect 3: Gains immunity to five types of STDs (genital warts, herpes, syphilis, AIDS, urethritis).
Not only were the existing effects strengthened, but new effects were added.
Seo Juhwan exclaimed with admiration at the description.
"This is a gold mine! I should have done it sooner!"
He regretted not raising it earlier. STD prevention? It was insurance that would let him do the deed safely with anyone. The limit of five types was unfortunate, but based on his experience so far, it seemed like more would be added as he raised the skill level.
"I can't stay like this. I need to go work out."
Now that the vitality he had lost came surging back, he couldn't stay still. First, he wanted to move his body. To get some exercise today, which he had planned to skip, he grabbed his clothes.
*
At Ribbon Fitness, Lim Soo-hee appeared. Lim Soo-hee alternated between the Gwangmyeong branch and Anyang branch on a set schedule, but on days when Seo Juhwan had PT sessions, she would come to the Anyang branch. Today was supposed to be a PT day.
Upon seeing him, Lim Soo-hee blinked.
"Juhwan, didn't you say you'd rest today?"
"I'm feeling better, so I just came out. My body's been itching."
"Good. You've seemed tired lately."
Lim Soo-hee had detected a change in Seo Juhwan for the past several days. Even though she was a fitness club owner and trainer, she was perceptive about muscles. She had judged that Seo Juhwan was tired and recommended rest.
In the first place, the workout he had been doing wasn't normal. Sustained full-body training for nearly two months based on exceptional muscle recovery ability—fatigue was inevitable. Thanks to that, Seo Juhwan had been resting his workouts these past few days.
"Noona, can you do PT now?"
"Yeah. Should we start right away?"
Although PT time was usually set in advance, Lim Soo-hee accepted readily. She also wanted to confirm whether Seo Juhwan's body had fully recovered.
"Puff! Huff!"
"Spread your legs more. Straighten your back. You're not just putting strength in your abs—put it in your entire core."
"Mmph!"
"That's it. You've recovered a lot after resting."
Lim Soo-hee nodded with satisfaction. Was she satisfied even without the blessing?
"Still, I need to be careful. It'll take some time for a complete recovery. Hmm. Something seems different about your body, though?"
She wasn't satisfied. She seemed to judge that Seo Juhwan's body condition hadn't fully returned.
'Is she going to be disappointed?'
The reason Lim Soo-hee had shown interest in him from the beginning was because of his exceptional muscle growth and recovery speed compared to others. She had a Musclephilia fetish—an obsession with quality muscles.
But now Seo Juhwan had the blessing ended and returned to a normal body. With the blessing gone, the monstrous recovery ability he had before was impossible. In other words, Lim Soo-hee's interest might wane.
Of course, having already become intimate and built familiarity, she wouldn't completely ignore him or show cold treatment, but… you never knew.
Seo Juhwan made an excuse.
"It might be because growth period is ending. I changed pretty drastically, right?"
"Ah, true. Now that I think about it, you were around 170 when I first saw you?"
"Yeah."
"How tall are you now?"
"176. I'm still growing, but the speed has slowed down a lot."
Seo Juhwan mentioned the growth period ending while leaving room for doubt. He didn't know when an item related to height might appear. His goal was to exceed 180.
"Hmm. Is it really related to the growth period?"
Lim Soo-hee had a skeptical expression. For her, it was the first time seeing someone suddenly grow at twenty-three, so she couldn't make a judgment easily. Despite reading several papers after obtaining various certifications and being interested in muscles, such extreme cases were very rare.
They resumed exercise.
He had recently changed his workout method. Instead of tearing his entire body's muscles every single day like before, he divided it into three splits, exercising different body parts on different days.
Today was leg day.
While Seo Juhwan did squats, Lim Soo-hee gave advice as before, correcting his form. She also assisted from behind to prevent accidents.
Usually, for the weight Seo Juhwan lifted, a male trainer should assist, but Lim Soo-hee did. She hadn't just built an attractive body. She had sufficient strength to assist.
Splash.
Physical contact inevitably occurred when assisting with exercise. The elastic chest of Lim Soo-hee, who was assisting from behind, touched his back. Her chest was a C-cup, fairly large.
'Oof. Almost slipped.'
For a while, without energy, he hadn't thought about meeting women. Even though desire arose, fear of the illness from before regression made him even refrain from masturbation. But today, after raising the skill and regaining vitality, his body responded sensitively.
'This didn't happen back then.'
Physical contact was more frequent when he first started exercising. Lim Soo-hee had to teach him everything step by step. But back then, he was so focused on unfamiliar movements that he had no mind for physical contact. Now, with movements he had mastered, his mind wandered elsewhere.
Lim Soo-hee shouted sharply.
"Where's your mind? Straighten your back! Stand firmly with your legs and get up. I told you not to lean your upper body forward—stand up straight!"
She kept saying to stand up straight, but after losing focus once, it was hard to maintain proper form. Seo Juhwan suppressed his frustration and focused on the exercise.
"Mmph!"
"Good. Let's do two more."
Following her words, he lifts one more. But perhaps because he lost focus, his strength weakened. On the last one, he couldn't get up properly and his body trembled.
"Ugh. Erk!"
"Ah! Oomph!"
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