BXBX NOVEL Chapter 98 The Stylist
While Kiera pretended to try hard to learn and practice the technique, Kaze was busy saying hello to an old acquaintance.
"I'll fail if I don't pass again." A redhead sighed, sitting in the lotus position and looking at the technique in an isolated location behind a building, "I can't let him down again. I'm pathetic."
"Hello, Addison." Kaze said charmingly.
Her eyes widened when she heard his voice, and she turned her head in panic. "K-Kaze!"
"Why are you so panicked?" He asked with a slight smile, "Do you think I'd kick a maiden like you out of Immortal Skye after giving you a personal invitation?"
Addison gave him a wry smile and turned away. "I don't know why you gave me this invitation, but I'm grateful and want to make the most of it."
"That's a ridiculous question." Kaze laughed breathlessly, "It's because you're talented at cutting hair, and this location lacks a stylist."
He got her number after she cut his hair on the second day back on Earth after transmigrating.
At the time, she felt embarrassed giving him her number because he was a scrawny, acne-riddled weeb. Now, she felt embarrassed that she was ever embarrassed.
Even seeing him now was surreal.
"So... in this sea of talent, you gave me a fast pass so I could cut your hair?" Addison giggled with a bright smile laced with self-deprecation.
Kaze turned his head both ways and then around dramatically. "What talent?"
Her eyes widened in shock, in disbelief at his bold declaration.
"So far, only one person has remarkable talent in cultivation." He smiled, "I created the entrance bar for speed, not talent, and only chose those in Malta for the first three months.
I can make you better at cultivating than every non-elite, save one, in less than a minute. However, I cannot make people talented in cutting hair in twenty years."
Addison's eyes widened in confusion. "Wait, you can make me a better cultivator than everyone else in a minute?"
"Do you not believe me?" Kaze asked in amusement, "If not, would you like me to prove it?"
She opened and closed her mouth in disbelief. Of course, she wanted that! Still, she didn't feel deserving. "You shouldn't give me more than--"
"Nonsense." He chuckled, rolling his eyes charmingly, "If I can improve your cultivation in less than a minute, do you think it's a sacrifice? Think of it as an investment in future talent."
The redhead's eyes glided to the left in confusion. However, she accepted. "I'll gratefully accept."
"Good. Now, cultivate." Kaze instructed with a smile.
Addison got into position and began cultivating. Once cultivating, he traced her meridian lightly with his tracing technique at low power.
"Mmmmhn~" She gasped, "What... is this? It feels... really good."
"I'm tracing your meridian channels. Keep cultivating." Kaze explained.
"Okay... mmmn~ ah~ ahhh~." Addison moaned as he traced her arm and back, then moved up her neck and traced sections on her skull.
He outlined every meridian channel in her back and arms, each impacting pleasure channels differently.
When he disconnected his finger, she opened her eyes and turned to him with puppy dog eyes, sad he stopped, treating it like a half-baked massage.
"I'll give you a massage later if you wish, but we're cultivating right now, yes?" Kaze asked with a charming, mocking smile.
Addison flushed red to the tip of her ears. "Y-Yes, I'm so sorry! I'll start cultivating!"
"Just look at that technique again." He chuckled in amusement, "Tell me, does it still seem difficult?"
She hurriedly picked it up, but when she did, she froze. She felt she could read and cultivate it with little practice when she saw it. "I-I don't understand how...."
"Cultivation techniques define pathways to distribute Qi between meridians." Kaze explained, "I only made you aware of multiple meridian networks, but now you can cultivate.
In short, no one here even understands how to cultivate. So your talent for cutting hair makes you special."
The redhead gulped and turned to him with a grateful expression. "I don't know what to say, but thank you."
"If you wish to thank me, cut my hair later." He replied with a magnetic smile.
"I would have done that anyway!" Addison cried, "T-That's not enough."
"Nonsense, your mere presence is enough, and a good haircut is priceless." Kaze replied in a magnetic voice, making her blush.
"I-I see. Well, I'll happily do that whenever you like." She replied nervously.
"How about now?" Kaze asked, "You've learned enough of that technique and there are six hours left. That's more than enough time for a haircut and a massage if you want one."
Addison flushed bright red to the tip of her ears again. However, everything about his proposition was desirable, and she would gladly take more. "I-I'd love to."
"Excellent. Get in line and get your practice out of the way." He instructed, "Once you're done, meet me back here."
"Absolutely!" She announced enthusiastically, "I'll be right back!"
Twenty minutes later, she returned and gave him excuses about the lines. He chuckled and brushed her excuses off, then led her to the Luxe, where there was a full Salon.
"Does this salon suit you?" Kaze asked, walking into the ultra-luxurious salon with brand-new, state-of-the-art equipment.
The sight humbled her; it was a building she'd expect from a salon catering to the ultra-rich. It made the location she worked at previously look like a run-down dump.
"O-Of course I do. I can't believe I get to work here." Addison commented in disbelief, "This place must have cost a fortune."
"It did." Kaze chuckled, "But as I said, a good haircut is priceless.
If you don't mind, I'd like the same as last time. Do you remember the cut?"
"I do!" She replied with a beaming smile, "I'd... never forget!"
"Excellent. Then let's get started." He smiled.
Addison nodded and immediately set to work cutting his hair. She used the new equipment to its highest potential and made every cut and motion as artistic as possible.
Kaze smiled and flirted with her as she cut his hair, just like the last session.
When she was done, he smiled in satisfaction. "You've already improved. Have you practiced this since?"
"Yes, I've practiced it since I got your call." Addison replied, "I convinced people to get it, and it became very popular."
"How charming." He replied with a magnetic smile, "Well, it looks fantastic. Such talent is rare in any plane."
"T-Thank you, Kaze." She stuttered with a slight bow.
"Oh, don't be shy." Kaze smiled, "There's still time. You seemed to enjoy me tracing your meridian channels. If you wish, I can give you a full massage."
Addison's face and body heated up when she realized he was being serious. "Really? Yet you'd give me a massage?"
Normally, if a client asked if she wanted a massage, she'd deny them and call them a creep.
Yet he was different. He was powerful, attractive, gave her free lessons and power, and now he was offering her a massage... it made no sense!
She felt like her life was a dream when he was around. So she definitely wanted a massage!
"Oh, love." Kaze replied hypnotizingly, "While you devalue yourself, I do not. I'll give you far more than a massage if you wish."
...
Addison laid flat on the emperor's lavish red silk sheets in the nude. Her face was bright red and mortified.
"I'm so embarrassed." She whispered, burying her head in a pillow.
"Are you embarrassed to be nude?" Kaze asked with an amused smile, climbing onto the bed with a body massage oil.
While he used [Divine Touch], his main tracing technique, the oil helped smooth out his movements.
"W-Why am I embarrassed?" Addison laughed in self-deprecation.
--Five minutes prior: Kaze's bedroom--
It revealed her d-cup breasts, which were larger than proportionate but still delightful.
When she unbuttoned her black pants and let them drop, she looked at Kaze, watching her strip as quickly as possible with an amused smile.
"Would you like...." Addison whispered, moving toward him wearing only her back-lace panties, "Some help?"
The redhead attempted to drop to her knees to pray to him, but he stopped her with an amused smirk.
"While I love your enthusiasm, I must first give you a massage, yes?" Kaze asked with a large grin.
"Oh! I-I just figured that... you know...." Addison stuttered.
"Do you think me a man that would lure women into my bedroom with false promises of massages?" He asked mockingly, "I will never [lure] a woman anywhere with false assurances."
She winced in shame and hid her face with her hands. Then she realized it exposed her breasts, so she covered them, uncovering her face. It was a shameful cycle.
"I-I'm sorry for being so... presumptuous. I just thought that you wanted to have... sex...." Addison grimaced.
"Of course I do, love." Kaze replied with a magnetic voice, "Do you think me someone that would turn down the sexual enthusiasm of someone as beautiful as yourself?
Don't be absurd; there's just an order of operations. So why don't you finish what you've started and lay down so we can begin."
Addison smiled wryly and awkwardly stripped off her panties.
--Present time: Kaze's Bedroom--
"W-Why am I embarrassed?" Addison laughed in self-deprecation, "Mistaking the situation isn't embarrassing?"