The Innocent Mage's Spellbinding Nights - Chapter 60
Side Story II: Switcheroo
“Gaaaah!”
Inside the residence of the White Tower’s Vice Master.
A high-pitched scream, utterly uncharacteristic of Hesed, echoed from within his quarters. If he hadn’t meticulously applied soundproofing spells as usual, the surrounding mages would have rushed to his door in alarm. They knew Hesed as someone who never screamed like this, regardless of the situation.
His usual meticulous and thorough nature paid off today.
“What… what is this?”
A voice full of shock.
Just three minutes ago, Irina’s eyes had been heavy with sleep. Now, that drowsiness had vanished completely. She looked down at her hands with a bewildered gaze.
While her hands were quite delicate, they were still a man’s, with a large and rough feel.
But it wasn’t just the hands that had changed.
The luscious hair that should have been hers had shortened, and her chest had flattened.
Most frustratingly of all, the undeniable presence between her legs was now…
‘This is crazy! This is insane!’
That substantial feeling in between her legs.
Irina, who had suddenly found herself in Hesed’s body, was utterly bewildered and disoriented.
‘Well, your junior is quite a healthy man after all.’
Whenever she used to tease him for quickly becoming aroused during their intimate moments, he would always grin and say this. Now she understood exactly what he meant.
‘No, that’s not the point right now! Why is this happening to me again?!’
This time she hadn’t even taken any faulty potion!
‘Maybe I’m not beloved by the gods, but rather terribly cursed by them?’
Irina tugged at her hair in frustration, then stopped, realizing it wasn’t even her own hair she was pulling.
‘With high probability, he’s in my body now, right?’
No matter how intelligent and extraordinary her apprentice was, he wouldn’t have anticipated this situation.
Just as she was shocked, he too must be examining his new body in confusion.
Most likely, he was bewildered by the unusual heaviness in his chest!
‘…Imagining it makes me even more embarrassed!’
While Hesed might feel a sense of pride at the weight between his legs, she was not like that at all.
Feeling a strong urge to cry, Irina covered her face with her hands.
If she could, she would avoid meeting anyone, especially Hesed, who now occupied her body.
*
Around the same time, in the residence of the White Tower Master, Irina.
Hesed also awoke in an unfamiliar body.
Her eyelids, now under his control, blinked wildly.
Thin, fragile wrists and small, delicate hands.
The empty feeling between his legs.
Contrasted by the heavy sensation in his chest.
“Huuuh…?”
Hesed, almost unconsciously, reached toward his chest.
Each side was larger than it appeared and difficult to grasp fully with one hand. It was incredibly soft and supple.
‘Well, I know that very well since I was fondling it just yesterday, but…’
He had never expected to be touching it like this.
‘Wait. If I’ve become my Senior, then… it’s highly likely that Senior is in my body right now.’
While he was just slightly startled by the unexpected situation, since it was Irina’s body he was in, Irina herself would be utterly bewildered, given her personality.
‘I need to meet her as soon as possible.’
If he tried to handle this emergency alone, he might inadvertently create a bigger problem, just like the last time with the potion incident.
‘It’s fortunate that I was the one who found her then! If it had been someone else…’
It would have been a disaster, really.
Shaking his head slightly, Hesed got up from the bed and habitually moved towards the bathroom, only to halt. He wanted to look presentable before meeting Irina, but if he washed as he usually did, she would certainly scold him for being a pervert.
‘…Really, what would I do if I weren’t a mage?’
Hesed snapped his fingers lightly. A cleanliness spell, one of the useful spells for when time was short or washing was difficult outdoors, was cast.
‘Wow, amazing!’
The moment he cast the spell, Hesed could sense the tremendous potential of this body. He understood why the former White Tower Master had chosen Irina as the next Tower Master and why the God of Magic, Magia, had chosen her as the divine vessel.
‘As expected of my Senior…’
No matter what anyone said, Irina was the best.
The arrogant fools who dared to question her abilities would beat themselves up with regret if they could feel this power firsthand.
‘No, no. For any reason at all, I can’t let anyone else take over Senior’s body.’
Hesed instinctively took a defensive stance, wrapping his arms around Irina’s shoulders.
‘I’m the only one who needs to know everything about her.’
Despite momentarily getting sidetracked by these terrifying thoughts about imaginary rivals, Hesed, now inhabiting Irina’s body, wore a more confident smile than usual, quickly finished getting ready, and left the residence.
