The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

"don't want!!!!!"

Ryan snapped out of his daze, shook his head, and banished all distracting thoughts.

"Although you will lose all your memories after the dream ends, I still want to say sorry to you." Ryan slowly moved his shoulders, his right hand spread open, and powerful magic gathered between his fingers, emitting a dazzling light.

“I have always been very careful with the past restoration work, for fear that I might accidentally awaken some strange attributes in you.”

"However, the evaluation is only a month away, so we must speed things up."

"Today, I will use magic to forcibly stitch up your magical circuits and clear all the blockages in them. During the process, you will feel intense pain that could tear your mind apart. But I believe in you, and I believe you can get through it."

Although Claire didn't know what Ryan meant by those words.

But the magical light emanating from Ryan's palm, and the fact that his limbs were bound by shackles, brought back the deepest pain buried in his memory.

“Mentor Ryan…I…I’m scared.”

“Don’t be afraid. It will all pass.” Ryan leaned close to Claire’s ear, gently kissing her soft earlobe, and spoke in the gentlest of voices.

"Pain is only temporary. When it's all over, your flame will shine again in this world."

"No, no, don't..."

Claire shook her head in despair, trying to refuse.

Cutting it would be futile.

A ruthless glint flashed in Ryan's eyes as he channeled all the magic power he had gathered in his palm into Claire's abdomen.

The starting point of the magic circuit.

In an instant, the surge of magic brought Claire unimaginable pain.

His whole body was trembling violently, and he arched his back high.

Every inch of skin, every cell, is emitting a terrible lament.

The pain caused all the muscles in her body to contract uncontrollably, squeezing her lungs, making it impossible for her to even scream or howl; she could only squeeze out some hoarse sounds from her throat.

"Claire! Hang in there!"

Ryan held his breath and focused intently, manipulating the light magic with surgical precision, transforming it into fine threads that slowly and accurately stitched together the magical circuits wherever they touched.

The resulting pain was several times more intense than before.

"...Ah, ah, ah..."

Claire's mind was almost instantly destroyed, and her pupils even began to dilate.

Ryan knew that no matter what kind of pain she caused in the dream world, she would not suffer any harm in the real world, neither in body nor in soul.

When she wakes up, the pain may linger, but once the magic circuit is successfully repaired, the benefits it brings are real.

Therefore, this risky move must be taken!

Claire was on the verge of fainting from the pain, and once she lost consciousness, she would leave the dream world.

Ryan cannot let this happen.

"Claire! Listen to my voice! You can do it! You can pull through!"

However, Claire did not react to the sound.

Her ruby-like eyes gradually lost their luster and became empty.

Ryan had a bad feeling.

Oops!

She's about to faint!

At this moment, Ryan only had two options left.

Stop, or persevere.

Stopping would mean all her efforts were in vain. Claire would develop a resistance to the dream world, and her magic circuits would not be able to be repaired in a short time.

Claire tried to persevere, but her will had already crumbled, and it was impossible for her to hold on any longer.

wrong!

Besides these two options, there is actually a third one.

But that was something Ryan tried his best to avoid.

That is to use a different kind of stimulation, which is completely different from pain but equally intense, to bring her back to her senses.

But if he did that, the thing he feared would happen.

Claire will awaken certain attributes.

The worst outcome would be becoming the second Olina.

Right now, magical needles and threads are stitching the circuit together, while surging light-attribute magic is clearing away blockages within it.

The first circuit was about to be completely repaired.

Moreover, there are signs of loosening in the second and even the third circuit.

Ryan knew.

If he keeps going, he can complete the repair work on all three circuits tonight!

Ryan was in agony, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He was still hesitating.

But time will not give him a chance to hesitate.

Claire's pupils rolled upwards, saliva dripped from the corners of her mouth, and she was about to faint.

"I'm sorry, Claire..."

Ryan finally made up his mind.

He took out the props he had prepared beforehand.

This device was originally designed as a massage tool to relax muscles.

However, it was later developed by certain individuals and acquired other uses.

Ryan turned the gadget to its highest setting and then peered under Claire's skirt.

At the same time, she poured all the tenderness she could give into the next kiss.

Claire...

Hang in there!

The next instant, a sensation completely different from pain swept through Claire's body.

The two forces within the frail girl's body were evenly matched, attacking and pulling at each other, maintaining Claire's precarious sanity.

Time flows quietly within it.

Chapter Sixteen: Life is indeed like a box of chocolates.

noon the next day.

Claire woke up with a start, her clothes soaked with cold sweat.

My previous dreams were always a mix of sweetness and a little bit of pain.

But this dream was more intense than any I'd ever had before.

As before, Claire couldn't remember the details of her dream, only that she was in great pain at the beginning.

But later, gradually, a strange feeling began to spread from my lower abdomen to my whole body.

Two completely different emotions pulled and struggled against each other, eventually merging together and converging in a certain part of her body.

Just like a switch.

So much so that even after waking up, she could still clearly feel that wonderful sensation.

Claire stared blankly at her body, an impulse brewing within her; she wanted to touch that switch.

But she was also afraid.

She feared that if she actually touched the switch, the feelings from her dream would surge forth along with something else, engulfing her consciousness.

At that point, she will be running wildly down a certain road, unable to turn back.

Finally, she managed to suppress her impulse with reason.

"call......"

Once reason regained its footing, Claire was surprised to find that three of the magic circuits within her body had been completely and successfully repaired!

Pure and rich fire magic was flowing merrily within the circuit, awaiting her command and control.

Just like before.

"It was Mentor Ryan! He must have helped me!"

Claire was overjoyed and immediately searched for the figure with her eyes, but after looking around, she found that she couldn't find Ryan at all.

"Mentor Ryan...where are you?"

An unprecedented sense of loss overwhelmed her in an instant.

“Mentor Ryan…”

She started to get scared.

She feared that her mentor, Ryan, would simply leave and never appear before her again.

This fear was even stronger than when he was imprisoned and tortured by his father.

"Mentor Ryan!"

Claire rolled out of bed, her clothes billowing up, revealing her fair thighs and white underwear, but she didn't care.

She frantically searched everywhere for Ryan's whereabouts.

Wardrobe, under the bed, bathroom...