Author Notes: Hey guys, sorry about the delay, but I found a new novel I wanted to binge, no shame. It was called 'The Burning Fiend,' it was recommended to me, and it's a CD fanfic with Reynolds as the MC. It gets dark in some areas, but it's an excellent OP MC type fic. Don't listen to shit reviews and read the first 20 chaps.

A couple notes:

This chapter has less comedy than usual, so I hope you don't mind. The next chapter will have some more laughs.

This chapter ended up over 13K, my largest chapter to date. So, I split it into two parts. The novel recommendations will be at the end of Part 2.

The cut off will be a bit abrupt.

Enjoy!

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"Somebody speaking."

'Somebody thinking.'

"Spells" and "Messages"

"Alerts."

Disclaimer: I do not own harry potter, solo leveling, overlord, bleach, akame ga kill, danmachi, pokemon, one-piece, CCG, Toriko, or any other anime/novel/manga that I may use.

Previously:

I walked off, and the TMNP high fived each other and returned to being shadows.

On the table, the newspaper showed the front page.

Present:

The Final Hunt Part 1

Peverell Island:

Magus's Study:

"Ok girls, we accumulated all the rumors we could get from Gringotts and our own information gathering. It's time to put our final hunting list for this world together." (Magus)

Sitting in front of me was Bella, Your, and Akame. Tom was standing off to the side with a cart with tea and snacks.

We had a large stack of folders on the desk to go through.

"You know, usually paperwork is exhausting, but this feels exciting." (Yoru)

"Mn, its like treasure hunting." (Akame)

"Or like looking through a space ring from an enemy you killed." (Bella)

"I'm glad you three are enjoying it, but this could take a while, so let's knock this out." (Magus)

We all started looking through the pile to find things that interested us.

"Take out all the ones about poisons, unless its something more unique then the Basilisk, I can just make it myself." (Bella)

"And there is no point for life-extending sources since we have the elixir." (Yoru)

"We can also take out any rumors about special weapons, I can enchant anything we want." (Magus)

"Food ingredients should all be hunted." (Akame)

We smiled fondly at Akame before continuing.

It took us a few hours, but we managed to put together a list.

"Now remember, we don't know if all of these actually exist, we are going off rumors and legends." (Magus)

"We know, but that's what makes it more exciting." (Bella)

"Mn, I live for the hunt." (Akame)

"*Pft" That's one way to put it." (Yoru)

Our list had around twenty items to go for, but here are some of the ones we were looking forward to.

-Nutrient-rich fertilizer - from the mana charged volcano in Iceland, its name is one fucking unique word, Eyjafjallajokull. (AN: A real place)

-Honey Bees – Located in the Amazon jungle. A violent race that, if tamed, can use pollen from flowers to make rich and flavorful honey.

-Profound Spring Lotus – A decorative flower that, when ground and made into incense, can be used to generate calming effects.

-Pure Jade mine – A mine filled with Pure Jade that was said to have been found by a lost traveler in the Himalayas, but after he left, the cave was never located again.

- Weapon grass – A mostly ignored spirit type plant that gives the user a slightly more profound understanding of a specific weapon. Weapon grass, when consumed, will provide a consumer who trains with a sword, a slightly more in-depth knowledge of the way of the sword. It has special requirements.

-Mellow Cola – A unique Cola type drink that can be harvested from a mutated Sphynx in Egypt. Very difficult.

-Tiger Bone Wine – We found an ancient wine recipe made from rare ingredients that can boost the vitality of men.

-Ancient caves – There are rumors of caves that used to be the dwelling of old wizards and witches that have long since passed. Anyone who entered, never came back out.

"The fertilizer will improve the quality and speed of our gardens. The honey from the bees will be really convenient since we have a beautiful flower guardian, we just have to tame them with the imperious charm." (Bella)

"The lotus will look wonderful around the mansion, and even in its natural state, it releases a calming pheromone, when we make it into incense, the effect will only increase." (Yoru)

"I'm looking forward to the pure jade, it really is like those cultivation novels, jade retains memories better than any other material for some reason." (Magus)

"Mn, the weapon grass sounds interesting." (Akame)

"I would let Bella play around with it first to make sure it's safe." (Magus)

"Yeah, let me handle that one. Next, we have the Cola, I am not sure I fully believe the report or even want to drink it." (Bella)

"Apparently, the goblins have the actual location of it from their pyramid searching, but it was too dangerous to approach. The information on the Cola was found in a tome they recovered. It seems that whoever originally created the Sphinxes also tried to make other types of beasts. This one is a mutated sphinx that's entire body was made to produce this Cola." (Magus)

"Well, we will deal with that when we get there." (Yoru)

"Mn, the wine sounds fun, and the caves could be exciting." (Akame)

"Are you insinuating I need a wine that has a Viagra effect?" (Magus)

The girls looked at me, then blushed and looked away. Almost nothing boosts a man's pride than being able to fully satisfy the sexual needs of his lovers.

"That…might be a little too much." (Bella)

"Are you sure~~? You always start out as the most reserved, but once we get going, you keep releasing aphrodisiacs~~." (Yoru)

Akame and I matched Yoru's smile much to Bella's embarrassment.

"Mn, you keep getting us more excited." (Akame)

"Muuu…. Don't bully me! Yoru keeps using electricity to heighten our sensitivity, and Akame keeps using her tails to tease us! And you! It takes all three of us hours to make you go down!" (Bella)

"*Smirk* Why my dear~, are you not satisfied." (Magus)

"Damn straight I am, but don't single me out as the only pervert." (Bella)

We all shared a good laugh before I decided to get us back on track.

"*Cough* Well, between the hunts, relaxing, training, and our hobbies, we should be occupied for the summer.

Bella, try and figure out your primary weapon situation and make a list of some potions you created by the end of the summer.

Akame, I'm glad you found a new hobby, if you really like it then we will get you some materials for it.

Yoru, you should keep aiming for that adjustable gravity ward for our training fields." (Magus)

They nodded, and Tom spoke up for the first time in a few hours.

"Sir, I should also mention that the Mansion will be fully conscious by the end of the summer." (Tom)

"Oh! I almost forgot about that. Well, we can celebrate it along with our successful hunts." (Magus)

"Of course sir, the dream of the Peverell family will finally be realized." (Tom)

Tom had a soft smile on his face.

'It's easy to forget just how old Tom really is.'

I turned back to the girls.

"Ok, we have our game plan, now, let's see how long it takes before we can make Bella get excited enough to let go." (Magus)

I got a predators smile and threw Bella over my shoulder. She growled and bit me while Yoru and Akame matched my smile.

"The record is 23 minutes and 14 seconds." (Yoru)

"Mn, let's try harder." (Akame)

Bella hissed at us, and a fire was lit in her eyes.

"You three asked for it!" (Bella)

We teleported to the bedroom with our alpha personalities fighting for dominance, of course, it's all in good nature between us, we have lines we don't cross.

*Line Break*

Eyjafjallajokull – Iceland:

"Dibella's left tit! That name is one hell of a mouthful." (Magus)

We were standing in front of the volcano we came to in Iceland for the fertilizer.

"What was so special about this fertilizer again?" (Yoru)

"I have a basic understanding, Bella do you want to explain?" (Magus)

"Sure love, this volcano is one of the most active in the world for a special reason. The volcano is actually a sentient creature that sits on top of a massive ley line.

It absorbed mana for a truly massive amount of time, but it's barely conscious. There are caves throughout the mountain that make an enormous labyrinth, but the mana is so thick that muggles think its poisonous fumes and stay away. Technology will shut down due to the electromagnetic field it creates.

Hundred of years ago, a team of around fifty treasure hunting wizards dove into the place and found a lot of different items from fire elemental crystals, elemental fire beasts, natural lava golems, and crazy plant life.

Most of them died in the exploration, and less than five escaped to study their findings and discovered that the soil the plants grew in was the real reason for the plant life.

However, wizards willing to risk their life for recourses are quite rare, and only a few expeditions have been made since. In recent years it has been all but forgotten.

The majority of the mountain is solid rock, so we have to find the plant life to find the soil."

Bella was the one who suggested this place, so she did the lion's share of the research. I gave her a kiss.

"Thank you love, now, stay on your guard and let's dive in, remember to keep your elemental body shield on, our mana could help us in any environment, but it is far too wasteful."

They nodded, and we entered a cave filled with a thick cloud of mana rich poisonous vapors, Bella's body unconsciously absorbed it and learned how to recreate it. And Akame released her tails and ears due to how comfortable the fire element was for her. (AN: She is immune to fire damage.)

The caves had lava flowing in sections that lit up the place and traveled between the walls.

We made our way through the place while being occasionally jumped by a natural lava golem that jumped out of the lava.

"Is it just me, or do these things act like antibodies for this volcano?" (Yoru)

"It seems to be that way, let's try not to aggravate them more than necessary." (Bella)

We continued on and efficiently removed any golem in our way until we entered a room filled with red crystals.

"These must be the fire elemental crystals. Let's take a bunch, we can use them for our experiments."

We nodded and started looting the place. Midway through, I stopped and looked around.

"Akame, do you want to handle this one?"

She lifted her head and looked at the few hundred lava golems surrounding us before disappearing into the crowd and eliminating anything in sight.

"Eliminated." (Akame)

It only took her a few minutes due to her immunity, and she returned like nothing happened. I scratched her behind her fox ears and made her purr.

Continuing on, we ran into all kinds of weird mutated beasts. Fire lizards with giant heads but tiny eyes, a bizarre slug-like creature that's shell kept letting off flames, and I swear on my left nut I saw a few creatures that looked like a Magmar, but they ran off before the girls could see them.

It took us a few hours of fighting our way through this place to find the vegetation. We got bored of fighting the same targets, so I released some shadows, and the damn volcano released even more golems.

We entered the area and came upon a truly mesmerizing sight.

"Wow." (Bella)

"Their adorable." (Yoru)

"Meat?" (Akame)

I quickly held Akame.

"Don't kill the Pokemon look a like's love. Pokemon are friends, not food." (Magus)

That's right, what we saw was a collection of plant type magical beasts that resembled Pokemon. Little green creatures were running around the place. Some with flowers for hands, some with sprouts on their heads, and some turtles with trees growing on their shell.

The got scared when we appeared, but some brave ones approached us out of curiosity, and then the rest did too.

I am a man, and I definitely didn't squeal along with my girls and start petting them like my life depended on it. Men don't squeal.

"Can we keep them?" (Bella)

"I will catch them all." (Yoru)

"I want to be the very best." (Akame)

I had to be the voice of reason.

"As adorable as these guys are, look closely, and you will understand, their mana is linked to this place, and I doubt they will survive if they leave. Let's collect the soil and then we can set a teleport point up here and return to play with these little guys." (Magus)

They gave me heartbroken looks but eventually agreed.

We enjoyed a lovely picnic and played with real-life versions of Pokemon for a while before taking our leave.

It was a nice little trip.

*Line Break*

Amazon Jungle:

The Bee subjugation plan was not as smooth.

"I DON'T LIKE THIS PLAN!" (Magus)

I yelled into the communication spell we set up.

"You're the one who thought of it and made us draw straws." (Bella)

"That doesn't mean I have to like it!" (Magus)

"Fair." (Akame)

"Shut up and run babe, I'm enjoying the way your ass and legs look." (Yoru)

Yoru was following along silently in the trees.

"So not the time Yoru." (Magus)

"In my mind, it's always time~~" (Yoru)

'Damn horny cat, see how I punish you when this is over.'

Right behind my handsome, sculpted ass, was around ten adult arm-sized hornets with VERY sharp-pointed stingers, and I swear they were staring at my ass with the same intensity as Yoru was.

The plan was simple. Find the bee's, make them mad, get them to chase one of us and call all its friends over, and then subjugate them.

We couldn't use a shadow or spell because they can see through illusions and heat with their compound eyes.

We drew straws, and I was the bait. We found them, I made them mad by insulting the color yellow and calling out Queen. I was thinking about their queen when I said it, but they got really pissed, and I swear they're using their wings to play the song "Another one bites the dust."

The girls seemed to notice because Bella cast the music box spell, and the bee's eyes turned red and got faster!

"What the hell Bella!?" (Magus)

I heard laughing over the channel.

"*Pft* I…*Pft* I…couldn't help myself love. Look! They are flying in pattern to the music!" (Bella)

The bees did indeed start changing formation along to the beat of the song.

"How do they even know this song!?" (Magus)

"Queen exists in all dimensions." (Akame)

Akame spoke with a deadpan but severe tone that almost made me trip while running.

I took a look behind me, and immediately shadow traveled a few meters ahead to dodge being impaled.

'WHY ARE THEY AIMING FOR MY ASS?!'

"ENOUGH! IMPERIO!" (Magus)

My spell covered a crowd of around sixty giant bees'.

Yoru came down while laughing hysterically, and Bella and Akame flashed over.

"That was way too close for comfort, I really almost slaughtered them at the end, you!" (Magus)

I pointed at the bee who was leading the charge. It pointed at itself in question.

{Bzz?}

"Yes, you! For the next hour, pretend you're an Ostrich and stick your head in the dirt!" (Magus)

It did so, and I had some petty satisfaction.

"Ok, the rest of you lead us to your nest." (Magus)

I walked off and ignored the girl's deadpan looks at my childishness and the bee that had its head in the ground.

We made it to the nest and used the Imperio spell on the other forty bees and the queen. The nest was just a giant hollowed-out tree with holes all over it. We did find a few enchanted vehicles that kept repeating songs by Queen though.

"That explains the music, but where did all these cars come from?" (Yoru)

"Probably some wizard tourists; it's usually the Americans that do something stupid that gets everyone killed." (Magus) (AN: It's most humans that act like this, but Americans keep getting new laws placed in other countries because of stupid actions and getting caught. #Backpacker life.)

We all shrugged and ignored the issue. I took the bees with us and set them up in a habitat that Bron made. When I asked him to make a hive for giant bees, he seemed really enthusiastic about it for some reason.

Anyway, when I extended the land the Mansion can control and travel with, I rearranged where everything was. The new set up for areas I attached to the mansion on the outside was:

I took the spread-out medicinal ingredient from one side, and the fields growing food on the other and put them inside a glass Biodome with expanded space on the left side of the Mansion. This way, everything will be contained better when we move, and I can just keep expanding space as necessary.

In the front was still the flower garden where we kept adding new species we found around the world.

On the right side and behind the Mansion were a few Biodomes I built for beast habitats. The Emerald Dragon is enjoying one I made for peaceful creatures who want their own space.

There was also a large pool behind the house that is right on the edge of the land the mansion covers so that when we travel, it will have a sharp drop off and create an infinity pool effect.

The land outside the mansion spread in a circular shape and will be coming with us, the island itself will not be going anywhere. (AN: A few of you had questions on this subject.)

Now, back to the hunt!

*Line Break*

China:

A lot of things on our list are rumored to be in this country.

The Profound Lotus Flower was actually simple to find.

It rarely appears on the market, but I managed to buy one and got Fenrir to track down some wild ones.

What I didn't expect was what was protecting them.

"Now I have seen it all…." (Bella)

"Don't raise a flag!" (Magus + Yoru)

"My bad!" (Bella)

"*Sigh* This really is ridiculous though." (Magus)

"Mn, it reminds me of hungry hungry hippos." (Akame)

"That game really fits this situation." (Yoru)

We were standing in front of a large series of large ponds in the mountains of China. Our target was all over the ponds, but the ponds were inhabited by giant magical hippos.

"Does every generation have a wizard or witch that is required to experiment on creating a new magical species, or was it all done by one person?" (Bella)

"There is always one babe, there is always one in every group." (Magus)

We looked on as a frog the size of my head got snapped up in the jaws of a hippo.

"Well we have a few options, I grab them with shadows or levitate them, or Yoru can play around." (Magus)

Yoru's eyes lit up like a kid who got a new toy.

"This one's mine!" (Yoru)

She disappeared in a flash of lightning, and I pulled out a couch with some snacks for us.

For the next fifteen minutes, we just watched how Yoru flashed around, grabbing lotus flowers and jumping off hippo heads. She was teasing them and pissing them off into a rage for fun as any cat would.

"Should we stop her?" (Bella)

"Nah, she is having fun, look at that giant smile on her face. The hippos aren't bothering anyone outside their territory, so ill just hit them with a calming charm when she is done." (Magus)

"Mn, their souls are not corrupted." (Akame)

I pulled Akame into my lap to pamper her, and Bella joined me in the action.

An hour later after making sure to gather every last hippo in her game of 'Let's play tag with angry hippos,' Yoru flashed over, and Bella and I cast a wide area calming charm and let off some of our beastly bloodthirst to settle the crowd down and return them to their areas.

"That was fun!" (Yoru)

She had a giant smile and jumped onto us for some more cuddling time that quickly turned into mating time.

A few hours and some thoroughly frightened hippos later, and we were off to our next target.

*Line Break*

A week later:

"That was a waste of time." (Yoru)

"I told you girls that not every target would be real." (Magus)

We spent the last week chasing targets that ended up being just rumors like the abominable snowman made out of cotton candy and a giraffe that grows cookies when happy and drops them.

"Even if this next one doesn't exist, it will be a nice adventure." (Bella)

"Mn." (Akame)

We were standing on the Chinese side of the Himalayas and about to try and find the Pure Jade mine.

"Ok, I'll start the tracking spell, you girls get on the Direwolves." (Magus)

I summoned Fenrir and three Direwolves, and we mounted them. I used a tracking charm with a small piece of pure Jade, and it would lead us to an abundant source of the material.

It pointed the way, and we were off.

There is something magical about traveling on a giant wolf in a snowy mountain climate.

'Let's enjoy this with the girls.'

I stopped everyone and got the girls to hop on Fenrir, and we all huddled up to enjoy the scenery.

"Much better." (Magus)

"Mn, warm." (Akame)

"Agreed." (Yoru)

"This is nice." (Bella)

We enjoyed the scenery in silence until I felt Yoru rubbing her ass on me.

"Yoru…..not the time." (Magus)

I whispered into her ear while biting it to tease her back.

She stuck her tongue out at me.

"Let's make an igloo and have some fun." (Yoru)

"That actually does sound fun." (Bella)

"Work first." (Akame)

"Fine~" (Yoru)

I gave Akame a weird look.

'Akame is both the most submissive and commanding out of all of us. She barely changes facial expressions and can switch between both sides naturally.'

Akame noticed my look and tilted her head confusedly, and I couldn't help but smile and rub her head.

'Cute is justice.'

It took us a few days of traveling around, the spell seems to keep getting thrown off by something, but we are getting closer each time.

We would have been faster, but due to use stopping for the night, Yoru got her wish with a transfigured ice igloo, and I admit having a foursome inside one was an enjoyable experience.

The moans and pheromones got amplified in the enclosed space, and when the sun rose, the whole piece of ice shined a golden color in the morning rays.

We only used the wizard tent for meals and chose to sleep in igloos for the unique experience. With our bodies and magic, we were never bothered by the cold, and I changed the floor of the igloo into something soft.

Eventually, we came up to an area that we kept trying to avoid, but Fenrir wasn't affected and charged ahead.

"Holy shit! That's one insanely powerful ward." (Magus)

Yoru's eyes shined.

"Something this widely spread and yet still so strong must have an incredible power source." (Yoru)

"Hey guys, I've been thinking, but isn't there a legend about this area?" (Bella)

"A legend?" (Akame)

'….OH!'

"Shangri La?" (Magus)

Bella nodded.

"Well, it seems we are about to find out." (Yoru)

After making our way through the non-lethal warded field, a massive mountain shimmered into existence.

It reached up above the clouds, and with my enhanced eyesight, I could see a massive wooden gate on a sharp cliff built into the mountain without any way of getting to it.

"I'm not sure how this place works, but let's fly over to that gate." (Magus)

They nodded, and we prepared ourselves for a fight while stepping off the air and reached the ledge.

The door was massive but straightforward in design.

"Is that a doorbell?" (Yoru)

"…Seriously? With this setup?" (Bella)

Before I finished processing that, Akame walked up to it and pressed the button without hesitation.

We facepalmed.

'Akkkkaammmmee!' (Magus + Yoru + Bella)

Her social awkwardness still exists in some ways.

The doorbell rang out with a deep gong.

The door opened inwards, and something new appeared.

It was a tall man in a butler's outfit, but he had a goat head.

"Yes, how maaaay I help you?" (Goat Butler)

'This is new, let's just flow with it.'

"Is this Shangri La?" (Akame)

"*Sigh* How maaaany times to I haaave to go through this. It's Shaaangri Baaa! Baaa! Where did the Laaa come from!" (Goat Butler)

Akame nodded her head.

"I understand, I apologize. Next, what the hell is this place?" (Akame)

He gave us a weird look.

"You caaame here without knowing?" (Goat Butler)

I stepped in and decided to steer the conversation.

"Yeah, we were looking for something else, and we noticed the wards." (Magus)

He nodded his head.

"I see, pleaaase follow me inside aaaand I will explaaaain." (Goat Butler)

Akame sent us a telepathic message.

'Meat?' (Akame)

We almost tripped and fell anime style.

'No Akame, he is not meat to eat.' (Yoru)

'Do not eat that Akame!' (Bella)

'I will make you something after we are done love.' (Magus)

She nodded and smiled.

The inside of the place looked strangely relaxing and warm. It was set up like some kind of resort.

We reached a front desk that had a large sign with the words: "Welcome to the Shangri Ba Resort and Spa! Open for 94 years!"

Behind the desk was a large circular pond with a waterfall and vast open space filled with beautifully designed architecture that would fit the ancient Chinese design from hundreds of years ago. There was a large amount of plant life, flowing streams, wooden bridges, and calming music playing throughout the area. It was a heavenly image that fit the legend of 'Shangri Ba.'

The dumbfounded looks on our faces were met by a melodious laugh.

"Fufufufu~ Welcome, dear guests! I'm Mu, the manager here." (Mu)

We turned and saw a beautiful woman with fox ears and two tails.

'Isn't this a cliché trap situation?'

I didn't feel any malicious intent, so I decide to be upfront while quietly searching the butler's mind.

"Not to be rude, but this isn't one of those trap clichés where a trio of fox sisters lures travelers in for their own nefarious plans, right?" (Magus)

My girls started laughing at that, and Mu looked speechless before joining us.

"Ara Ara, it seems my kind race has been giving us a bad reputation. The fox people race is well known as pranksters in China, but every magical society has a few rotten eggs every now and then. People tend to remember the bad ones the longest.

As for this establishment, I set it up with a few of my sisters almost a century ago, but it's mainly aimed exclusively for the rich and powerful, so we do not get many new guests. I can feel the dangerous aura from each of you, and you made it here without issues, I wish to formally welcome you." (Mu)

She gave us a formal bow and smile.

I nodded at that and confirmed this was a legitimate business from the goat butler and not a fraud.

I shared the knowledge with the girls, and they relaxed. Akame seemed curious and released her ears and tails, and Mu almost had a heart attack.

"Nine….nine.. tails? Are you an ancestor of our race?" (Mu)

She looked both afraid and in awe for some reason.

"No, it's my Animagus form." (Akame)

"How is that possible?" (Mu)

'Oh right, magically species can't usually be an Animagus form.'

"We are all a bit special, let me reintroduce myself, my name is Magus E. Mor also know as Lord Peverell, and these are my wives." (Magus)

I showed my Lords ring and released my lion ears along with Yoru and Bella, and Mu's eyes widened again.

"A new Lord Peverell?! There hasn't been one for centuries! And you all have Animagus forms?! My apologies my Lord, the Peverell family is well known even in these lands." (Mu)

'Well, it was a family known for being specialized in death-related subjects.'

I decided to lower her nervousness and patted her head.

"Relax Mu, I wasn't offended. Thank you for welcoming us, I have a few questions I would like to ask you." (Magus)

She calmed down under my petting and words.

'Ha! I have three wives who love being pet, and I myself know where it feels best.'

Then my wives joined in, we are affectionate creatures.

"The first question, I came here following a tracking charm for pure Jade, is there a mine of it here?" (Magus)

She looked relieved and answered immediately.

"Yes my lord, we used a portion of it for artistic purposes, but it's not that valuable in the magical community. It was the non-magicals who went crazy over it for some reason. It's not a big secret or anything, and most of our guests know of it. I assume one of them talked about it. Anyway, most of the deposit is left untouched." (Mu)

"I see, how much is there?" (Magus)

"Ara let's see, if you gathered it all together and subtracted areas that will be lost in the mining process, I would put it at around six to seven hundred pounds of jadeite or pure jade. We used around four hundred pounds as materials to build the spa." (Mu)

"Wonderful! I have a use for it and am willing to pay for it. I will even show you how to use it." (Magus)

'I really have no need for a crazy amount of it, a memory slip can be the size of a chess piece. This is probably one of the largest deposits in this world.'

Her face lit up in a smile, and I swear I saw a field of flowers bloom behind her.

"Thank you my lord!" (Mu)

"*Cough* No worries, my next question is, how much do you charge, and what are your services?" (Magus)

The eyes of my girls lit up.

We just found a high-class spa, there is no way we are going anywhere else for a few days.

"Fufufu~ Please follow me to my office, and I will show you." (Mu)

*Line Break*

Five days later, it was time to leave.

I spent around ten thousand galleons getting a full package program for all four of us and buying out half of their jade deposit. It was easy to mine with magic, and I transfigured them into easily movable sizes.

Mu and her employees were genuinely kind souls and lived in peace, so I wanted to return their kindness, and after securing my own amount of jade, I showed Mu how to make jade memory slips. Each pound could make dozens of jade slips.

After that, we paid for our stay and got the full package in a truly magical resort. They had baths, steam rooms, hot springs, and sauna's in all kinds of forms in different materials. The amenities areas changed from normal to charcoal to clay to cold water to different liquids to different magical wood and even to baths that extend outside the walls and are open to the mountain air. There was a large assortment of amenities outside the baths as well.

We had full-body massages by fox women who were treating Akame like some kind of deity.

I joined the chef in the kitchen, and we shared recipes. Akame was in heaven.

We got skin treatments, and the girls got a few more beauty things done.

I signed a magical contract with Mu to buy the recipe for some beauty creams. I made sure the contract said the specific words: "I swear not to use this item for commercial use in this world." Mu didn't question it, but she was happy as it was her own creation.

There was a platform that would take you to the top of the mountain that had a flat clearing made with a lounge-style for guests to enjoy the view and have a meal.

There were caves to explore with incredible sights with stalactites and other mystical cavern sights.

Our room was an entire villa that had minor wards for the guests to feel comfortable.

On a few of the nights, Mu and a few other fox women offered to join our bed, and after discussing it with each other, the girls and I agreed as long as we all still shared one large bed together.

We have eternal lives together, and we knew that it was just for rare situations. I learned the real value of stamina potions that night.

In the end, we left extremely satisfied and promised to come back a few more times during the year.

It was time to get back to the hunt.

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A valley in northern Argentina:

A few more rumors that turned out to be nothing and one successful trip to find a Sakeyashi Fruit tree that had Chinese lantern-shaped fruits filled with naturally brewed sake growing from its branches, and we were ready to go after weapon grass.

"This one won't be for us to sell. I only chose this plant because it might be useful to us. The grass has the requirement that its consumer must already be knowledgeable on a physical weapon. If not, it will cause the consumer a significant amount of pain and give nothing positive.

It was discovered centuries ago, but it almost never became popular because of its difficulty in finding and using. It can't be grown in a controlled environment, so no one could cultivate it. Finally, you can't take it more than twice since it loses its effect after that." (Magus)

"How will we find it?" (Yoru)

"The goblins helped me narrow it down to this valley here near the city of Cordoba. There are pockets of indigenous tribes that live here, and while most are muggles, they have shamans that use mana infused plants for different uses.

They apparently know where the grass is located. I don't really feel like bargaining with them, I will just take it from their memories." (Magus)

(AN: True story: I traveled solo in one of these valleys and got lost for a night, I got chased by an angry farmer yelling in Spanish after taking some avocados that were ON THE GROUND! IN A FOREST! I also don't speak Spanish, so there's that. The wild animals in the place were awesome. I met a couple of ancient and wrinkly women older than my late grandfather (Who was 87) who I tried asking for directions from and got stared at, waved off, and ignored. Ended up getting guided back to the path by two kids who were playing in the woods. I took a selfie with them and gave them some chocolate. Good times.)

I got nods from the girls.

"Good, no need to waste time, and we are not harming them anyway." (Bella)

"MC's who don't use their abilities for moral reasons are just plot devices by lazy or indecisive authors." (Yoru)

"Mn, we should always use what we can." (Akame)

'I don't mind laying low for as long as necessary, but if I need to do something, then why would I hold back and take a disadvantage?'

We jumped into the valley and enjoyed a nice walk through the area while my shadows searched for anyone with a mana signature.

Yoru attached herself to my back, and I held hands with Bella and Akame.

We had a beautiful harmony going, and I thought about my life recently. I couldn't help but smile softly and think about how 'full' I felt these days.

"Girls." (Magus)

They looked at me and blushed at my smile.

"Thank you for entering my life." (Magus)

I didn't need to anything more, I just opened my mind to them and allowed them to see what I was thinking and feeling, and they reciprocated. I showed them exactly why and what I loved about them.

It's a special thing, you know. To be able to show someone you love precisely why you love them and exactly how much you feel for them.

Bella can feel what her smile makes me feel, and I can feel what Bella feels when she sees me smile. She shared the image of our first meeting and then images of the year we spent getting to know each other.

Yoru can feel what her laughter does to me, and I can feel her love when she is in my presence. She shared the images of us playing pranks together and our time where I pamper her, and we talk about things.

Akame can feel my endless desire to shower her in affection to make sure she is always smiling, and I can feel her infinite devotion to making sure all of us are never separated. She shared images of how happy she feels when she shows and receives affection from us.

When minds are connected, down to the deepest level, you can share your existence with another and have just as much given back. Our love for each other wraps around us like a blanket and blocks out the rest of the world.

When you tell someone, "I love you," just how much love do you truly feel? Why exactly do you feel that way? These are things that are shared with the connection of minds.

It's not sexual or full of any sin or negativity, it's just pure love and joy.

I refocused and found the girls tightly wrapped around me and smiling while I smiled back. Just then, my shadow returned, and I got the location.

"Come on." (Magus)

I continued walking at a calm pace and got three nods.

"Mn." (The girls)

*Line break*

Peverell Mansion:

Turned out to be a super easy find.

I found the shaman, got the information, and followed the trail to an area of the valley with tall grass.

Hiding underneath the tall grass were a clump of around thirty blades of Weapon grass.

I took twenty pieces and left the rest.

We were sitting down by a tree, a little spread out, and preparing to meditate with our weapons.

"So, we each get two blades of grass. Take one and focus on your weapon of choice. I don't know much more about this, but I read that its best to have your weapons on hand while you meditate. Bella, use whatever your most comfortable with, and don't worry about the consequences. Good luck." (Magus)

I gave them each a kiss and moved to the side to take my own.

I ate a blade and held my twin knives while entering a meditative trance.

Inside my mind appeared an identical copy of myself that was going through a set of knife movements I never saw before.

'So, it's this type of cliché item. Usually, in these situations, I should copy its movements, and then we will fight.'

I shrugged and did just that. After an hour, my copy seemed satisfied, and we spared it out with the movement.

I didn't gain some wuxia equivalent of enlightenment, but I did learn how to use my knives slightly more efficiently and fluently.

Exiting the trance, I saw that not much time had passed in the real world, so I took the second blade, and the situation repeated with a new set of movements.

This time it incorporated the attributes I gained from becoming a manticore into the movements. Using strength to overpower, using stamina to outlast, and wait for a single opening to strike with precision.

It gave me a slight improvement again. Taking both sessions into account, I gained some valuable experience that would take me years of effort to achieve usually.

You must know that the farther you go on a path with a weapon, the harder it becomes to improve.

The girls eventually finished, and we jumped into the hot springs while sharing our experience.

"I've already taken my martial arts to a very high level, but my copy showed me how much I could still improve by loosening my discipline to a martial art made for humanoid bodies and adapting to my animal instincts as a panther." (Yoru)

"Mmmm, my copy showed me a new path to walk with my swordsmanship. The power behind drawing a sword Iaijutsu and mixing it with my flames. I must create my own unique path." (Akame)

"Mine as well showed me that I was using my traits gained from my manticore to empower my knife skills." (Magus)

"I think my test gave me the answer I wanted. I have the aim to use a bow, but it's not my nature. Magus, is it possible to create a flying sword like the ones from a wuxia novel?" (Bella)

I was a bit surprised by that request, but I thought about it.

"It should be, I believe they are controlled mentally. Is that what you wanted?" (Magus)

"Yes, and no, I believe my main weapon should still be my throwing knives and darts, but I want to enchant them to hover around me and follow my mental commands. This way, I can launch them at my target regardless of the distance, and I can use them for defense in close range while I poison my targets. I might actually ask for a pistol one day, but for now, I feel this path is right." (Bella)

She spoke with a certain amount of joy for having a direction to walk in.

'Not figuring this out must have been bugging her.'

"I'll get working on it, and I should be able to add it each to your Ebony and your Goblin silver set before summer ends."

I pulled her in, and we congratulated her and made her the main focus of our 'affection session' as we are starting to call these times.

END OF PART 1